- The newest aircraft carrier, USS Ford, has another major problem in the propulsion system. [Link]
- Google will not renew a contract with the Pentagon to develop AI tech for drones. [Link]
- The US vetoes a Kuwaiti UN Security Council resolution that condemns the Israeli killing of Palestinians. The US proposed a resolution that condemned Hamas for the death of Palestinians. The US resolution failed to gain support from any other UNSC member. [Link]
- The death toll in months-long protests in Nicaragua hits 100. 16 people were killed Wednesday. [Link]
- Ecuador’s President says Julian Assange will be allowed to stay in UK embassy as long as Assange meets conditions set by Ecuador. The conditions include not engaging in politics on Twitter. [Link]
- Romania and Lithuania hosted CIA black sites. [Link]
- Spain’s new leader socialist Pedro Sanchez takes office. [Link]
- Catalonia selects a new government. The Catalan government is led by separatist Quim Torra. [Link]
- NATO is building a new command center in southern Germany. [Link]
- Trump meets with Kim Yong Chol and announces the June 12th Summit will happen. [Link]
- Defense Secretary Mattis condemns China’s military bases on islands in the South China Sea. [Link]
- Agents from the Philippines government killed nine members of a militia after the militia members had surrendered. The militia had previously assisted the Philippines government in fighting an ISIS-linked group. [Link]
- Israeli snipers murder a 21-year-old female medic working in Gaza. [Link]
- The Afghan Army frees over 100 people held prisoners by the Taliban. [Link]
- Afghans show a lack of interest in the coming election. [Link]
- Afghan casualties were up 42% in May. [Link]
- Saudi Arabia threatens to take military actions against Qatar if Qatar buys the S-400 missile system. [Link]
- 12 members of a family were killed by ISIS in Iraq. [Link]
- US airstrikes kill 20 Syrian civilians over the weekend. [Link]
- At least 28 people have been killed in the fighting as Saudi backed forced advance towards Hodeida. [Link]
- The US is considering giving military aid to the Saudi coalition’s offensive on Hodeida. [Link]
- Haftar, the leader of eastern Libya, continues his brutal siege of Derna. [Link]
- The US claims to kill 12 militants in an airstrike in Somalia. [Link]
- Al-Shabaab fighters seize a town in central Somalia. [Link]
