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]