US News
- The US will no longer use B-52 bombers to carry nuclear weapons. [Link]
- The psychologist who designed the torture program will testify about it during a pre-trial hearing for a military tribunal at Gitmo. The psychologist – Mitchell and Jessen -made millions of dollars torturing detainees, including many innocent people. [Link]
- The Pentagon plans to restart training Saudi troops in the US. The program was suspended after a Saudi training in the US killed three US soldiers. [Link]
- Secretary of State Pompeo says the US will continue to assist Juan Guaido. [Link]
South Asia
- India killed three militants in Kashmir. [Link]
- A Myanmar government-appointed panel looking into the country’s 2017 ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya found the army committed war crimes like killing innocent people and destroying their homes. The panel concluded that no genocide was committed and downplayed the scale of the atrocity. Over 700,000 Rohingya were forced to flee the country. [Link]
Iran
- Iran says it could withdraw from the NPT over European countries push Iran over the Iran Nuclear Deal. [Link]
- Iran is done reducing its commitments to the Iran Nuclear Deal. [Link]
- South Korea will deploy an anti-piracy unit to the Strait of Hormuz. The US has been pressuring South Korea to aid in its mission to protect shipping in the region. The South Korean forces will not be joining a coalition. [Link]
Iraq
- Four protesters and two Iraqi police were killed during protests. In Baghdad, one protester was shot, and a tear gas canister killed another. In Basara, two policemen were run over by a civilian in a car. [Link]
