US News
- Missouri adopts a new anti-BDS law. [Link]
- A video surfaced of a NY police officer beating a homeless man for no reason. [Link]
- A Michigan judge sentenced a 15-year-old girl to juvenile detention for failing to complete online schoolwork during Covid-19. [Link]
- The US approves the sale of $163.3 million in Raytheon-made torpedoes to Germany and Belgium. [Link]
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction will no longer receive an exemption from US sanctions. [Link]
Korea
- White House sources say Trump wants to make a deal with North Korea. [Link]
- South Korea revokes the licenses of two groups that send balloons with information and food over the border to North Korea. The balloons have been a recent cause of tension between North and South Korea. [Link]
China
- Taiwan holds a live-fire drill in the South China Sea. [Link]
Afghanistan
- Afghan war criminal Abdul Dostum was given the highest rank in the Afghan Army. [Link]
Egypt
- Egypt’s leader says his country could enter into the conflict in Libya. He called a recent offensive by the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord is unacceptable. Libyan tribal leaders loyal to the Libyan National Army gave approval for an Egyptian military offensive. [Link]
