- Montgomery County Ohio is being sued because its police officers tortured a restrained man with pepper spray. [Link]
- DHS is developing predictive software to screen air travelers. [Link]
- A terrorist in France killed at least three people in an attack on a Christmas Market. The gunman was able to escape. [Link]
- The US says there is a ‘hard deadline’ at the end of the 90-day trace truce with China. If a deal is not reached within 90 days, then the US will impose 25% tariffs on China. [Link]
- Chinese exec Meng Wanzhou has been released on bail. She must remain in Canada. [Link]
- The US sanctions three North Korean officials. [Link]
- The Philippines will buy 16 helicopters from the US. [Link]
- Pakistani PM Imran Khan says Pakistan will no longer be American’s hired gun. [Link]
- Pakistan expels 18 NGOs. [Link]
- Baghdad’s Green Zone opens to the public for the first time in 15 years. [Link]
- The US accuses Syria of a false flag chemical weapons attack. [Link]
- US backed Syrian Kurds are holding over 1,700 foreign women and children – who are related to ISIS fighters – as prisoners. Many of the home governments are refusing to allow the prisoners to return. [Link]
- The UN says 250,000 Yemenis are now in catastrophic conditions. Another 4 million are in emergency conditions. [Link]
- 53% of Yemenis are facing severe acute food insecurity. [Link]
- Saudi and UAE backed forces are clashing in Taiz. [Link]
- Mark Perry on Sudan’s role in the Yemen War. Sudan has provided thousands of mercenaries to fight for Saudi Arabia. [Link]
- The Pentagon has undercharged the Saudi coalition for providing mid-air refueling. [Link]
- Senator Chris Murphy explains how the US is assisting in creating Hell on Earth in Yemen. [Link]
