US News
- A security guard was shot and killed by looters at a St. Louis pawn shop. [Link]
- The Department of Justice gave the DEA the authority to carry out covert surveillance of the George Floyd protest movement. [Link]
- One thousand six hundred soldiers are on standby in DC in case the government wants to deploy them against protesters. [Link]
- Rep Adam Schiff is blocking an amendment in the House that would prevent warrantless spying on internet search histories. [Link]
Asia
- Russian President Putin signed a new nuclear warfare document saying Russia could respond to a conventional attack with nuclear weapons. [Link]
- The Pentagon has accepted a South Korean proposal for South Korea to pay the salary of South Koreans working for the US. [Link]
- The President of the Philippines has reversed course and will now keep an agreement with the US that allows for American soldiers to be in the Philippines. [Link]
Afghanistan
- The Afghan government reports a significant drop in violence since a three-day ceasefire started last week. [Link]
- Two people were killed in Afghanistan by a bomb planted at a mosque. The Taliban denied involvement. [Link]
