News Roundup 8/27/19

by | Aug 27, 2019

News Roundup 8/27/19

by | Aug 27, 2019

US News

  • Ron Paul explains why Red Flag laws are dangerous. [Link]
  • Matthew Petti documents DNC candidates taking money from lobbyists representing foreign governments. [Link]

Europe

  • The French president met with the Iranian foreign minister at the G7 Summit. [Link]
  • John Bolton travels to Ukraine to meet with their president. [Link]

Middle East

  • Reports say the US and Taliban have reached a peace agreement that will be announced in a few days. [Link]
  • Iran’s president says he will meet with Trump after sanctions are lifted. [Link]
  • Lebanon’s president says Israeli drone strikes in Beirut are like a declaration of war. [Link]
  • Iraqi politicians are demanding US forces leave Iraq in response to Israeli strikes in Iraq. [Link]

Africa

  • Haftar’s forces – the LNA – killed eight government soldiers outside of Tripoli. [Link]
  • 37 people were killed in tribal clashes last week in Sudan. The violence appears limited between two tribes at Port Sudan. [Link]

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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