US News
- A non-profit coding group will work to have thousands of marijuana convictions expunged in Chicago. [Link]
- Trump plans to allocate $3.6 billion from the military budget to fund the wall. [Link]
Latin America
- Guatemala declared a ‘state of siege – in five areas after three soldiers were killed by suspected drug traffickers. The state of siege limits protests, imposes curfews, and removes some limitations on arresting people. [Link]
- A mayoral candidate was killed along with five other people in Colombia. Members of FARC are accused of carrying out the attack. [Link]
Hong Kong
- Hong Kong leader says she will pull the extradition bill. The bill was the spark for protests in Hong Kong. [Link]
Middle East
- Netanyahu pledges to annex Israeli settlements in the West Bank. [Link]
- Iran will develop faster centrifuges in response to Trump’s maximum pressure sanctions war. Iran gave Europe two months to save the JCPOA. [Link]
- The US will not give any sanctions waivers for a French plan to extend a $15 billion line of credit to Iran. [Link]
- Iran is expected to free seven members of the crew of the Stena Impero. [Link]
- Japan will not join the US-led operation to protect ships in the Gulf. [Link]
