- Amazon is the front-runner to win a $10 billion contract to sell cloud services to the Pentagon. [Link]
- Trump signs an order ending the US policy of separating children from their parents at the border. [Link]
- Ray McGovern on the unjust confinement of Julian Assange. [Link]
- Canada’s Senate passes a bill legalizing marijuana. [Link]
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets with Chinese leader Xi to discuss North Korean denuclearization. [Link]
- Pakistan now has more nuclear weapons than India. Overall, there are 500 fewer worldwide nuclear weapons in 2017 compared to 2016. [Link]
- US presidents have a long history of hiding Israel’s nuclear weapons. [Link]
- A former Israeli sniper explains that Israeli rules of engagement allow Israeli snipers to shoot unarmed civilians holding communication devices like cell phones. [Link]
- Saudi Arabia is taking bids for contracts to turn Qatar into an island. [Link]
- As many as 50 Afghan soldiers were killed in an attack by the Taliban. [Link]
- The Saudi and UAE backed forces have taken the Hodeida airport. The forces are now beginning to fight in the residential areas of the city. [Link]