2020
- Kamala Harris announces she is running for president in 2020. [Link]
- How the Democrat 2020 candidates reacted to Trump’s Syria withdraw. [Link]
Police Shootings
- The former Chicago police officer who killed Laquan McDonald was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison. [Link]
- Three Chicago police officers were acquitted of covering up the murder of Laquan McDonald. [Link]
- An Arizona police officer shoots a fleeing 14-year-old boy in the back. The boy was carrying a toy gun. [Link]
Korean Peace
- North Korean diplomats visit the US for talks. [Link] Trump said progress was made between the US and North Korea during a visit from North Korean diplomats. [Link]
European News
- Two men were arrested for a car bombing in Northern Ireland. No one was injured when the truck exploded. [Link]
- A British soldier is suing the Ministry of Defense after he contracted Q Fever in Afghanistan. [Link]
- German weapon sales dropped 23% in 2018. [Link]
- Germany bans an Iranian airline from using Germany airspace. The US pressed Germany to make the move. [Link]
Afghanistan
- Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar enters the presidential race. [Link]
- At least 126 Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on an Afghan Army base. [Link]
- The Afghan Army and US forces Kill 57 Taliban in operations across Afghanistan. [Link]
- The Taliban meet with the US for talks in Qatar. Last week the Taliban rejected talks with the US in Pakistan because the Afghan government was invited. [Link]
Syria
- ISIS targets American forces with a bombing in Syria. No American casualties were reported. [Link]
- A US airstrike kills 20 civilians in Syria. [Link]
- Israel carried out several airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria. [Link] The airstrikes hit eight missile defense targets and killed 11 Syrian soldiers. [Link]
