- A judge dismisses the murder for hire charge against Ross Ulbricht with prejudice. [Link]
- In 2018, the city of Chicago has agreed to pay $45 million in settlements for police misconduct. [Link]
- An ICE detainee with schizophrenia commits suicide after spending 21 days in solitary confinement. [Link]
- Proposed 2019 NDAA will prevent a drawdown of US troops in South Korea. [Link]
- North Korea returns the remains of 55 US soldiers killed during the Korean War. [Link]
- Trump urges patience with North Korean denuclearization. [Link]
- A detailed accounting of what happened to Otto Warmbier casts doubt on the story that he was beaten into a coma. [Link]
- Senator Paul lays out his roadmap to peace in the Middle East. [Link]
- Ahed Tamimi and her mother have been released from an Israeli jail. [Link]
- Israel kills five people in Gaza. Among the dead is a 12-year-old boy that was shot in the head by a sniper. [Link]
- Israel announces a plan to build 400 new settlement homes. [Link]
- Iran’s Foreign Minister rejects ‘one-sided’ talks with the US. [Link]
- Imran Khan wins the Pakistani Prime Minister election. Moon of Alabama gives analysis. [Link]
- A US diplomat met with Taliban officials in Qatar. [Link] A Taliban official described the meeting as very productive. The US has not officially acknowledged meeting with the Taliban. [Link]
- A UAE Minister says the country is ready to take a larger role securing the Middle East. [Link]
- Five Iraqi election officials were dismissed from their post. [Link]
- The Syrian Army captures the southwest city Qunitera. [Link]
- The Syrian Kurds hold talks with the Syrian government. [Link] After talks, the Syrian Kurds say they have agreed with the Assad government to work towards ending the civil war. [Link]
- Saudi Arabia bombs a water treatment facility in Yemen. 10,500 Yemeni will lose their access to clean water. [Link]
- The Suadi-led coalition has restarted airstrikes against Hodeida. [Link]
- A video shows Cameroon soldiers executing women and children. [Link]
