US News
- The police officer who killed Eric Garner will not face charges. [Link]
- Trump reallocates $42 million in aid funds from Central American to Juan Guaido’s regime change effort in Venezuela. [Link]
- Peru’s former president has been attested in the US and is facing extradition back to Peru. Peru alleges, the former leader is guilty of corruption. [Link]
- Senator Paul has approval from Trump to talk with Iran’s foreign minister. [Link]
IAEA
- The IAEA head announces he will step down in March due to illness. [Link]
Russia
- Russia will continue to hold the Ukrainian soldiers captured in the Sea of Azov incident for at least three more months. [Link]
Middle East
- The Afghan Army carries out a raid in an attempt to capture a Taliban leader. 18 Afghan soldiers were killed in the attack. [Link]
- Israel agrees to sell India $50 million in missile systems. [Link]
Africa
- A UN Peacekeeper and six civilians were killed by gunmen along the Sudan/South Sudan border. [Link]
- Libya has extradited the brother of the Manchester Bomber to the UK. He is accused of helping his brother carry out the attack. [Link]
- The WHO has labeled the Ebola outbreak in the Congo as an international emergency. The agency reports a man died of Ebola after visiting a crowded market in Uganda. [Link]
