US News
- Arizona police stole a $15,000 Jeep over an alleged $25 pot sale. [Link]
- A police officer who kneed a man in the face 20 to 30 times gets qualified immunity. [Link]
- John Durham’s investigation questioned John Brennan for eight hours. The investigation said Brennan was being investigated as a possible witness to crimes, not for criminal behavior. [Link]
- Attorney General Bob Barr says he opposes a pardon of Edward Snowden. [Link]
- A high-ranking State Department official will meet with the leaders of the Belarus protest movement. [Link]
Iran
- Thirteen of the 15 member UN Security Council oppose the US effort to reimpose sanctions on Iran. [Link]
- The US imposes visa restrictions on 14 Iranians. [Link]
Israel
- Hezbollah claims to have shot down an Israeli drone. [Link]
- Israel has banned all imports to Gaza, except medicine and food. [Link]
Middle East
- Trump discusses withdrawing US troops from Iraq by the election with the Iraqi prime minister. [Link]
- US-led coalition forces withdraw from the Iraq base Camp Taji. [Link]
- Turkey is in talks with Russia to buy more S-400 air defense systems. [Link]
- An airstrike killed two civilians in Yemen. [Link]
Africa
- The Libyan National Army rejects a proposed ceasefire and claims that the Government of National Accord is using the ceasefire to launch a new attack. [Link]
- The US suspends its military relationship with Mali in response to the coup. [Link]
- The coup leader in Mali had training from the US. [Link]
- Suspected Islamic militants killed 13 people in the Congo. [Link]
