US News
- Rep. Matt Gaetz says Trump is listening to people who are telling him to pardon Edward Snowden. [Link]
- The Senate passes the 2021 NDAA authorizing the Pentagon to spend $740 billion and limiting the president’s ability to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. [Link]
- Trump threatened to veto the NDAA. [Link]
Korea
- South Korea says it banned sending propaganda leaflets into North Korea. A North Korean defector who launched the leaflets said he will continue his campaign. [Link]
Afghanistan
- The US continues to bomb the Taliban despite signing a peace agreement. [Link]
- Kabul’s assistant governor was killed in an attack. It is unclear who is behind the killing. [Link]
- 13 civilians were killed by Afghan airstrikes over the weekend. [Link]
Middle East
- The US targeted Turkey’s defense industry with sanctions. [Link]
- Iran’s president says his country will return to the JCPOA within an hour of the US doing so. [Link]
- The US placed sanctions on two Iranians. [Link]
Africa
- Trump is pushing forward a $1 billion arms sale to Morocco. The sale includes advanced drones and munitions. [Link]
- The US removed Sudan from the State Sponsor of Terrorism List. [Link]
- Gunmen killed 28 people and burned 800s of houses. Boko Haram is believed to be behind the attack. [Link]
- 300 school children were kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria. [Link]
