- The House overrides Trump’s veto of the 2021 NDAA. The Senate will also likely override the veto. [Link]
- Biden calls for modernizing US defense capabilities to face China and Russia. [Link]
- A digital watchdog, the Sada Social Center, reports that Facebook is throttling the reach of posts exposing Israeli war crimes by as much as 80%. [Link]
- Iran warns the US and Israel against crossing ‘red lines’ in the Persian Gulf. [Link]
- Three French soldiers were killed in Mali. [Link]
- The US will open a virtual diplomatic mission in Western Sahara. The mission symbolizes the US recognition of the Moroccan occupation of independent Sahrawis people. [Link]
News Roundup 7/17/2025
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