US News
- The House and Senate’s NDAA bills head to committee. The NDAA bills passed have key differences about limiting the president’s war powers. [Link]
North Korea
- North Korea warns that planned US and South Korean wargames could kill peace talks. North Korea sees a pattern of the US backing out of commitments. A South Korean legislature reports that the former North Korean nuclear negotiator is alive. Many media sources have reported he was executed. [Link]
- Kim Jong-un is pushing the US for security guarantees over sanctions relief at talks. [Link]
Middle East
- Eleven people were killed by a landmine in Afghanistan. [Link]
- Iran says it will return to the situation from before the JCPOA unless Europeans fulfill their obligations. [Link]
- Bahrain’s king recruited al-Qaeda commanders to kill Shi’ite leaders during the 2011 Arab Spring. [Link]
- According to the UN, warring parties in Yemen agree to ceasefire moves. [Link]
Libya
- Trump is becoming more supportive of Haftar. [Link]
