US News
- Police arrested a vet – Joshua Graham Rohrer- for panhandling. During the arrest, police tased his service dog and refused to allow the vet to take his service dog with him. The dog was hit by a car and died. After the loss of his dog, Rohrer tried to commit suicide. [Link]
- The White House walks back a requirement for all federal contractors to have all employees vaccinated by December 8th. [Link]
China
- At a summit for Southeast Asian nations, Biden condemned China’s actions as coercive and said the US is committed to Taiwan. [Link]
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley says China recently tested a hypersonic missile and said it was close to a Sputnik moment. [Link]
- China says the US targeted it with over 2,000 spying missions in the past year. [Link]
- Taiwan’s leader confirms US forces are training Taiwanese soldiers. [Link]
- Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is encouraging other UN members to include Taiwan more. [Link]
Afghanistan
- Russia calls on Afghanistan’s neighbors to not allow NATO or the US to use their countries to attack Afghanistan. [Link]
Middle East
- Israel announces it will build 3,000 new West Bank settlement homes. [Link]
- Iran says talks to save the nuclear deal will resume by the end of November with an official date coming next week. [Link]
- Turkey extends its military operations in Iraq and Syria for two years. [Link]
Yemen
- Saudi Arabia is seeking to buy more arms from the US. [Link]
- The Houthi captured more territory in central Yemen. [Link]
- The UAE released 12 former Gitmo detainees in Yemen. [Link]
Sudan
- Secretary of State Blinken condemns the coup in Sudan. [Link]
