News Roundup 8/28/20

by | Aug 28, 2020

News Roundup 8/28/20

by | Aug 28, 2020

News Roundup from The Libertarian Institute by Kyle Anzalone

US News

  • A Florida woman will get $4.6 million from the state after prison guards beat her until she was paralyzed. [Link]
  • New Jersey police vandalized the car of a man who filed a complaint against the department. The car’s tires were smashed, and windows were broken. [Link]
  • The US is seeking to seize 280 crypto accounts it says are linked to North Korea hacks. [Link]

Europe

  • Greece and Egypt sign a new deal for marine boundaries in the Mediterranean Sea. Earlier in the year, Turkey signed a marine boundaries deal with Libya that divided up the sea. The borders in the opposing agreements overlap. [Link]

Japan

  • Japan’s Prime Minister Abe steps down, citing his health. [Link]

Afghanistan

  • A Taliban official contradicts the Afghan government and says no peace talks are planned for early September. [Link]
  • A roadside bomb killed thirteen people in Afghanistan. [Link]

Israel 

  • Secretary of State Mike Pompeo toured Middle East states hoping others would follow the UAE in making a deal with Israel. Sudan and Bahrain rejected the idea, and Oman is not making any public statements on the matter. [Link]
  • Israel continues to drop bombs on Gaza. Israel reports the bombs are in response to rockets and flaming balloons launched by Hamas. [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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