News Roundup 11/14/18

by | Nov 14, 2018

News Roundup 11/14/18

by | Nov 14, 2018

  • The DEA and ICE use hidden cameras in traffic cones and street lights to surveil Americans. [Link]
  • James Carroll explains why the INF Treaty is extremely important. [Link]
  • Spain is forcing Catalan leaders to pay over $5 million. [Link]
  • EU countries approved over $85 billion in weapon sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE from 2015-2016. [Link]
  • An Israeli raid into Gaza has caused an outbreak of fighting. The IDF has killed several Palestinians. [Link]
  • The US sanctions four people for ties to Hezbollah operations in Iraq. [Link]
  • The Taliban are challenging for control of several districts in the Ghazni Province. [Link]
  • The US has dropped a record number of bombs on Afghanistan in 2018. [Link]
  • Afghanistan’s President admits that over 28,000 Afghan troops have been killed in the past four years. [Link]
  • Over 150 people were killed in one day in Yemen. [Link]
  • House leadership is attempting to kill a bill that would end the US support for the Yemen War. [Link]
  • Rival Libyan leaders met for talks and agreed to hold elections in 2019. [Link]

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