US News
- The NYPD police commissioner says that police officers who ran their SUVs through crowds of protesters did not violate department policy. [Link]
- BlueLeaks releases millions of police documents. [Link]
- Los Angeles International Airport will begin screening travelers temperatures. [Link]
- Trump extends immigration and visa restrictions through the end of 2020. [Link]
Venezuela
- Trump said he would be open to meeting Venezuelan leader Maduro. [Link] Trump then walked back his statement saying he would only meet with Maduro as Maduro was on his way out of office. [Link]
- The White House Press Secretary says Trump still recognizes Juan Guaido as President of Venezuela and has not lost faith in him. [Link]
Great Power
- The US will name four Chinese media outlets as foreign embassies. The label will restrict their activities in the US. [Link]
- The US and Russia met to begin talks on renewing the New Start Treaty. [Link]
- Trump wants to negotiate a wide-ranging nuclear weapons agreement, not just a limitation on strategic weapons. The US also wants a new deal to include China. [Link]
- House Republicans urge Trump to reverse his decision on capping troop levels in Germany at 25,000. [Link]
Afghanistan
- The Afghan government reports the Taliban killed 291 Afghan security forces in the past week. [Link]
Middle East
- Gareth Porter explains how Israel leveraged dubious evidence to get the IAEA to place new demands on Iran. [Link]
- Saudi Crown Prince MbS is attempting to force an exiled Saudi to return to the country. MbS believes the former intelligence official has documents that could expose his rivals and damage him. [Link]
- Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE criticize Turkey for its attacking the PKK in northern Iraq. [Link]
- The Saudi-backed Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council agree to a ceasefire. [Link]
