News Roundup 10/2/19

by | Oct 2, 2019

News Roundup 10/2/19

by | Oct 2, 2019

US News

  • A Twitter executive is also a member of a Brittish Army propaganda unit. Caitlin Johnstone explains Twitter’s hypocrisy. [Link]
  • Trump talked with foreign leaders to set up contacts with his Justice Department’s investigation of Russiagate. [Link]
  • The Trump administration denies a visa to a Cuban health delegation to attend a conference in the US. [Link]
  • The US agrees to sell Ukraine 150 Javelin missiles for $39 million. [Link]

Korea

  • The US State Department says it will have a meeting with North Korean officials within a week. [Link]
  • North Korea test-fired at last one missile. [Link]
  • Russia detains at least 80 North Korea fishermen it claims were poaching in Russian water. [Link]
  • South Korea flies a fighter jet over an island claimed by South Korea and Japan. [Link]

Hong Kong

  • A Hong Kong police officer shot one person during clashes with police. [Link]

Afghanistan 

  • The Taliban kill at least 11 police officers in an attack on a district headquarters. [Link]

Middle East

  • A UN investigator says that MbS is adding layers and layers of hierarchy to try to hide his responsibility for the murder of Khashoggi. [Link]
  • Turkey says the US has not made enough progress establishing a safe zone in Syria and Turkey will have to go their own path in establishing a safe zone. [Link]
  • The Iraqi prime minister says Israel carried out the drone strike in Iraq that targeted Shia militias. [Link]
  • Two protesters were killed in Iraq. [Link]

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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