US News
- The mayor of Louisville announces the taxpayers of his city will pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor. So far, the police officers who murdered Taylor have not been charged. [Link]
- Trump says he will sell advanced weapons to states that normalize relations with Israel. [Link]
- South African intelligence says an alleged plot to assassinate a US official in South Africa is “not likely to be true.” [Link]
Japan
- Japan selects Yoshihide Suga to be the next Prime Minister. Suga was a right-hand man to former PM Abe. Suga’s new cabinet will include half of Abe’s cabinet. [Link]
Afghanistan
- The Taliban negotiators say they are not seeking to seize power. [Link]
- Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel at the same time Israel was signing agreements with the UAE and Bahrain. Two people were wounded by the rockets. [Link]
- Trump wanted to take out Syrian leader Assad after a fake claim of chemical weapons in 2017. [Link]
- Yemen’s warring parties will meet in Switzerland for talks about a potential prisoner swap. [Link]
- The risk of famine is growing as aid cuts from the US, Saudi and UAE have reduced UN aid to Yemen by 75%. [Link]
