News Roundup 3/5/21

by | Mar 5, 2021

News Roundup 3/5/21

by | Mar 5, 2021

News Roundup from The Libertarian Institute by Kyle Anzalone

US News

  • NY Governor Cuomo’s advisors changed Covid numbers to make it appear the governor wasn’t responsible for killing as many nursing homes residents as he did. [Link]
  • Biden extends an executive order naming Venezuela as a threat. [Link]

Myanmar

  • The US blocked Myanmar’s military from withdrawing $1 billion held at the FED. [Link]
  • YouTube removed five channels run by the Myanmar state and military. [Link]

Middle East

  • Vice President Kamala Harris says the US opposes the ICC investigation into war crimes in Palestine. [Link]
  • Israel is updating its plans to strike Iran. [Link]
  • Elliot Abrams praises Biden’s Iran policy. [Link]

Africa

  • Al-Shabaab stormed a prison in Somalia. Seven Somali soldiers were killed and 400 inmates freed. [Link]
  • The US and UN demand the Eritrean military leave Tigray, Ethiopia. [Link]

About 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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