US news
- Trump will sign an executive order on social media soon. [Link]
- Shippers and insurers say it may be impossible to comply with the Trump administration’s new guidance on how not to violate US sanctions. [Link]
- Secretary of State Pompeo announces that Hong Kong is no longer sufficiently independent from mainland China. Pompeo triggered a law that now requires the US to place the same tariffs on Hong Kong as China. [Link]Â
Venezuela
- Venezuela reached a deal with the UN to buy food and medicine. Venezuelan owned gold in the Bank of England will be used for payment. [Link]
Afghanistan
- Trump tweets it’s time to bring US troops home from Afghanistan. [Link]
- Some fighting has resumed in Afghanistan after a three-day ceasefire expired. Fighting is still significantly down from before the ceasefire. [Link]
Middle East
- A Turkish soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Syria. [Link]
- The US will end sanctions waivers that allowed ongoing construction at Iranian nuclear sites. [Link]
Congo
- At least 40 people were killed by suspected Islamist militants in the Congo. The same militants recently killed 17 people in another attack. [Link]
