US News
- The police officers who restrained Cedric Lofton at a Kansas juvenile facility until he died will not face charges. [Link]
- The city of Baltimore settles with two men – who police officers planted drugs on – for $200,000. The officers were members of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force. [Link]
- An interim CIA report has concluded it is unlikely that ‘Havana Syndrome’ is caused by an adversary or weapon. [Link]
- The Pentagon will spend over $52 million in 2022 on 18 blimps to surveil the southern border. [Link]
- Rodolphe Jaar – wanted for his role in the assassination of Haitian President Moise – was extradited to the US from the Dominican Republic. [Link]
Russia
- Mark Brzezinski, son of former US national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, has been sworn in as US ambassador to Poland. [Link]
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Ukraine and pledges an additional $200 million in military aid. [Link]
- The US approved US-made weapons to be transferred from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to Ukraine. [Link]
- Russia calls on the US to stop arming and training Ukrainians. [Link]
- Biden says there is room to work with Russia on Ukraine. [Link]
China
- Biden says it is too soon to consider easing tariffs on China. [Link]’
North Korea
- North Korea threatens to resume suspended activities. North Korea is likely referencing its pause on nuclear and ICBM tests. [Link]
Middle East
- Biden says there is some progress being made in the Iran nuclear deal talks. [Link]
- Biden says he is considering redesignating the Houthi are a terrorist organization. [Link]
- The UAE claims the Houthi launched cruise and ballistic missiles along with drones in the recent attack on a fuel depot and international airport. The UAE says some of the missiles were intercepted. [Link]
