US News

• Lockheed is failing to deliver usable parts for the F-35. [Link]

Venezuela

• Venezuelan migrants are joining Marxists militants in Colombia. [Link]

Asia

• Trump sent Kim Jong-un a positive letter. [Link]
• Myanmar cuts internet in the Rakhine state. [Link]

Middle East

• The Taliban and US enter the seventh round of peace talks. The goal of the talks is to work out the timeline for US forces exiting Afghanistan. [Link]
• A UN Human Rights investigator finds there is enough evidence to investigate MbS for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. [Link]
• Scott Ritter explains how the OPCW lied about the chlorine attack in Douma to blame Assad. He argues the OPCW report is representative of reporting on alleged Syrian chemical weapons attacks. [Link]

Yemen

• The UN WFP cuts food aid to Houthi areas of Yemen. The Houthi and WFP disagree on who controls data about who receives aid. [Link]
• The Houthi attempted to hit a Saudi desalination plant with a missile. [Link]
• The Houthi hit a Saudi airport with drones. One person was killed in the attack. [Link]

Africa

• At least three high ranking Ethiopian Army officers were killed when their coup attempt failed. [Link]
• The Islamic State killed as many as 25 Nigerian soldiers. [Link]
• An international West African task force claims to kill 42 IS fighters in the Lack Chad region. [Link]