US News
- Twitter is relying on US and European government-funded groups to determine what is allowed on Twitter. Government media sites like RT will no longer be allowed to advertise on Twitter. [Link]
- A green card holder was detained at the airport for suspected drugs. He spent three months in jail before authorities realized that he did not have drugs, just honey. [Link]
Nicaragua
- Humanitarian groups overreported the number of deaths during Nicaraguan protests. [Link]
Hong Kong
- Protests in Hong Kong became more violent as police clashed with protesters. Over 50 protesters were arrested and 21 police injured. [Link]
Middle EastÂ
- An unnamed Taliban commander says the fight against the Afghan government will continue if a deal is made with the US. [Link]
- Iran says it has sold the oil from its supertanker, formerly the Grace 1. [Link]
- Turkey accepts its second S-400 missile defense system from Russia. [Link]
- The US named a military base in Syria after Castle Black. [Link]
- Yemen’s southern separatists declare a ceasefire in the fight against the Saudi backed government. [Link]
Israel
- Hezbollah claims an Israeli drone targeted one of its buildings in Beirut. A Palestinian group says an Israeli airstrike hit one of their buildings in Lebanon the next day. [Link]
- Israel bombed what it claimed were Iranian drone bases in Syria. [Link]
- Iraqi PMF reports an Israeli airstrike killed one of its soldiers. [Link]
