US News
- The US bars charter flights to Cuba. The US is attempting to increase economic pressure on Cuba. [Link]
- The US will require dozens of Confucius Institute branches in the US to register as foreign agents. [Link]
- The US deploys three B-2 Spirit bombers to Diago Garcia. [Link]
Trump’s UAE/Israel Deal
- In a statement released by Trump, the UAE and Israel agree to normalize relations. Trump takes credit for facilitating the agreement. [Link]
- The UAE claims the agreement defuses the “ticking time bomb” of Israeli annexation. [Link]
- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says the hold on annexation is only temporary and plans to go through with annexing parts of the West Bank. [Link]
Middle East
- Turkey’s President Erdogan said that any attack on a Turkish ship exploring for oil would come with a “high price.” Turkey recently sent oil expiration ships into a part of the Mediterranean Sea disputed with Greece. Greece and France carried out naval drills in the area. [Link]
- Greek and Turkish warships were involved in a “mini-collision” in the Mediterranean Sea. [Link]
- CENTCOM head Gen. McKenzie says US troops will remain in Iraq for years to come. [Link]
- Iraq is seeking help from the Arab League to apply diplomatic pressure on Turkey to end its invasion of northern Iraq. [Link]
- Israel says it has destroyed over a third of Syria’s air defense systems over the past two years. [Link]
Nigeria
- Nigeria says it is undergoing a huge effort to get off America’s visa ban list. [Link]
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