US News
- A judge rejected a police officer’s bid for qualified immunity. The police officer strip-searched a four-year-old while investigating a mother for leaving her kids in the car for a few minutes. [Link]
- A judge grants qualified immunity to a police officer who damaged a vehicle during a search. The officer lied about the reason for the search before doing $4,000 in damage to the car. [Link]
- A video shows Kenosha police officers shooting a man in the back seven times as he attempts to enter his vehicle. [Link]
- Both Trump and Biden call for ending endless wars. However, when both men had power, they increased the wars. [Link]
- A high-level State Department official says the US sees no indication of Russia planning a military intervention in Belarus. [Link]
Asia
- Two bombings in the Philippines killed fifteen people. [Link]
- Myanmar is preventing people from the Rohingya ethnic group from running in the upcoming election. [Link]
- Rohingya hold a silent protest to remember the third anniversary of the ethnic cleansing by the Myanmar army. [Link]
- The Taliban killed three people in a truck bomb attack on the Afghan Army. [Link]
Middle East
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US will maintain Israel’s military advantage in any future sales to Arab states. [Link]
- The Islamic State bombed Syria’s main pipeline causing power outages for several hours. [Link]
Africa
- Rebels in Burundi killed at least 15 people. [Link]