US News
- Facebook is looking at cracking down on ‘anti-vaxers.’ [Link]
- San Francisco will expunge the records of over 8,000 marijuana convictions. [Link]
- Col Douglas Macgregor explains how Trump has created a possible path to peace with North Korea. [Link]
Haiti
- Yves Engler explains Canadian special operations forces are likely deployed to Haiti helping to prevent a popular uprising against Haiti’s leadership. Engler details the US and Canadian role in Haitian regime change. [Link]
Europe
- The UN court rules the UK should return the Chagos Islands – including Diego Garcia which is the home of a US airbase – back to Mauritius. [Link]
- Thomas Harrington argues the former Catalan leaders are facing unfair persecution. [Link]
India/Pakistan
- India carried out airstrikes in Pakistani administered Kashmir. [Link] Pakistan shot down two of the attacking Indian fighter jets. Two Indian pilots were captured. Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Indian administered Kashmir. The strikes were directed at empty area as a show of force. [Link]
- India is moving 1,000s of troops into positions for a potential attack on Pakistan. India has arrested 100s of Kashmiris in response to a suicide bombing that killed 40 India soldiers. [Link]
Afghanistan
- Over 3,800 civilians were killed and over 7,000 injured in Afghanistan during 2018. The number is a record high since data started to be tracked in 2009. [Link]
- The next round of Afghan peace talks will include the leader of the Taliban. [Link]
