News Roundup 2/25/21

by | Feb 25, 2021

News Roundup 2/25/21

by | Feb 25, 2021

News Roundup from The Libertarian Institute by Kyle Anzalone

US News

  • YouTube removed a Consortium News video that covered election suppression in the Georgia Senate runoff. [Link]
  • Facebook plans to invest $1 billion in the news industry over the next three years. Facebook invested $600 million in the industry since 2018. [Link]
  • The Air Force wants a low cost fighter plane. The Air Force said the F-35 is a Ferrari that you only drive on Sundays. [Link]

China

  • Biden’s nominee to lead the CIA, William Burns, said the US needs to counter China to preserve our national security. [Link]
  • The US warned China not to sail ships near islands claimed by Japan, Taiwan, and China. [Link]
  • The US sailed a warship through the Taiwan Strait. [Link]
  • Armenia’s president warned the military was attempting a coup. [Link]

India/Pakistan

  • India and Pakistan issue a joint statement agreeing to respect a ceasefire along the Line of Control in Kashmir. [Link]

Afghanistan

  • The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jack Reed, says he expects US troops to remain in Afghanistan past May 1st. [Link]
  • Germany will keep troops in Afghanistan past May 1st. [Link]

Iran

  • State Department Spokesman Ned Price said that Iran moving away from provisions of the JCPOA was an urgent challenge and the US did not have unlimited patience with China. [Link]
  • Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz says Israel is preparing to take action against Iran’s nuclear program. [Link]

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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