US News
- A fire injured twenty-one people on the USS Bonhomme. The ship is docked in San Diego. [Link]
- The federal government ran an $867 billion deficit in June. The US is running a $2.7 trillion deficit for the year. With three months left in the year, the current deficit is near twice the previous high. [Link]
- Israeli advocacy groups are taking Covid bailouts. [Link]
- The US is targeting Venezuela’s shipping industry with sanctions. [Link]
China
- After the US sanctioned Chinese officials, China announced retaliatory sanctions against the US. [Link]
- Chinese scholars are suggesting the country should act more aggressively against the US in the South China Sea. [Link]
Afghanistan
- The NYT continues to push discredited theories about Russia arming the Taliban. [Link]
- Taliban attack on an Afghan government compound killed ten members of Afghan security forces. [Link]
- Australian special forces were found to have killed ten unarmed civilians in Afghanistan. The slaughter took place during 2012. [Link]
Middle East
- A Lebanese man – who was in prison in the US for supporting Hezbollah – was released. His release was secured by indirect talks between the US and Iran. [Link]
- A roadside bomb hit a joint Russian/Turkish patrol in Syria. [Link]
- The Houthi claim they have destroyed targets within Saudi Arabia by drone and missile attacks. [Link]
