- A federal judge strikes down Arizona’s anti-BDS law. [Link]
- Facebook will partner with the Republican and Democratic NED groups to combat fake news. [Link]
- An F-35 crashed in South Carolina. [Link]
- Philip Giraldi explains why Trump’s sanctions will not work. [Link]
- Senator Rubia calls for Venezuela to be added to the states that sponsor terrorism list. [Link]
- Macedonia voted in a referendum on changing the name of a country. The name change will resolve a long-standing dispute with Greece and allow Macedonia to enter NATO. [Link] The referendum did not receive the minimum 50% voter turnout. However, the country’s leader says he will push forward with the name change. [Link]
- US Navy ships will sail through the South China Sea. [Link]
- Two Afghan police commanders were killed in an insider attack. [Link]
- Trump is assisting Saudi Arabia in destabilizing the Middle East. [Link]
- Trump complains that the US is subsidizing Saudi Arabia’s military. [Link]
- The Iranian Foreign Minister says an oil deal with the EU is close to being completed. [Link]
- Seven Palestinians – including two children – were killed by Israeli snipers during protests in Gaza. [Link]
- Syria’s Foreign Minister calls on Syrian refugees to return home. [Link]
- Russia says Syria now has S-300 air defense system. [Link]
- Turkey’s president claims that the US has not removed all Kurdish militants from Manjib. [Link]
- The Pentagon continues to undercount civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria. [Link]
- The US closes its consulate in Basra Iraq. [Link]
- An Egyptian woman who spoke out about being a victim of sexual harassment was sentenced to two years in jail for spreading fake news. [Link]