News Roundup 7/10/19

by | Jul 10, 2019

News Roundup 7/10/19

by | Jul 10, 2019

US News

  • Kamala Harris’s career as a prosecutor leaves a disturbing record of supporting the death penalty and illegal practices. [Link]
  • An IG report finds the NSA is failing to implement controls on its spying programs to prevent illegal searches. [Link]

Brazil

  • The former governor of Rio de Janeiro testified that he paid $2 million in bribes to get his city to host the Olympic games. [Link] 

North Korea

  • The US says it would like a ‘freeze’ agreement with North Korea to start the ‘nuclear freeze’ at the start of the process. [Link]

Middle East

  • The 7th round of peace talks between the US and Taliban have concluded. Officials say the two sides are close to an agreement. [Link]
  • The US is attempting to form a military coalition to patrol the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The plan calls for US ships to command allied ships. [Link]
  • The UK, France, and Germany call for talks and for Iran to comply with the nuke deal. [Link]
  • The UN reports there have been 460,000 cholera cases in Yemen in 2019. Over 700 Yemenis have died of cholera. [Link]

Libya

  • The ongoing war in Libya is destroying the country’s drinking water infrastructure. [Link]
  • Haftar’s forces destroy the main drone hub of the UN-backed government. [Link] 
  • The death toll from the Haftar airstrike that hit a migrant detention center has increased to 53. The UN reports some of the migrants were shot by Libyan prison guards. [Link]

Africa

  • Militants killed Twenty-three people in Mali. [Link]
  • Islamist militants killed at least 18 soldiers in Niger. [Link] 
  • Islamists militants killed at least 20 people in Nigeria. [Link] 
  • The ruling military council and protest leadership come to a power-sharing agreement in Sudan. [Link]

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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