US News
- A judge grants qualified immunity to police officers who arrested and held a man for operating a parody Facebook account. [Link]
- The FBI conducted nearly 2 million warrantless searches using Russian cyber threats as an excuse. [Link]
- Lawmakers will likely increase the INDOPACCOM budget by $3 billion more than the White House requested. [Link]
Venezuela
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with self-proclaimed Venezuelan President Juan Guaido and reaffirmed his claim to power. [Link]
Russia
- Biden visits a Lockheed Martin plant producing Javelin missiles. [Link]
- Putin told French President Macron to stop arming Ukraine. [Link]
- Russia claims to have struck an arms depot near Odesa. [Link]
- The CIA is attempting to establish contact with Russians who are opposed to the war. [Link]
- The UN says over 3,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine. [Link]
- Germany will support NATO membership for Finland and Sweden. [Link]
- Germany says it will remove sanctions on Russia once a peace deal with Ukraine is signed. [Link]
- The EU is considering a ban on Russian oil with an exemption for Slovakia and Hungary. [Link]
- A Russian lawmaker suggests Russia could seize Western property in a response to Biden’s plan to seize and sell Russian assets. [Link]
Middle East
- Israel is holding 600 Palestinians without charges or a trial. [Link]
- CIA Director William Burns made a secret trip to Saudi Arabia last month. [Link]
- Saudi Arabia was feels let down by the lack of US support in Yemen. [Link]
- The Houthi claim Saudi Arabia is barring a ship with cooking oil from docking in Hodeida. [Link]
- Al-Shabaab forces stormed a base of African Union soldiers, killing 30. [Link]
