Assange

• Siggi Thordarson explains why he lied about Julian Assange. The US government attempts to use Siggi’s statements to get Assange extradited from the UK. [Link]

Brazil

• Glenn Greenwald covers the protest in Brazil. [Link]

China

• The US carried out warship maneuvers in South China Sea waters claimed by China. The US warship violated Chinese law and provoked condemnation from the Chinese government. [Link]

Afghanistan 

• Qatar says the Kabul airport is 90% operational and foreign nationals will begin flying out of Afghanistan today. [Link]
• Other Afghan groups are condemning the Taliban for appointing a new government full of Taliban members. [Link]
• The Afghan resistance to the Taliban claims it will keep up the fight after its army was defeated by the Taliban in the Panjshir Valley. [Link]
• Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US-Afghanistan relationship will depend on the actions of the Taliban. [Link]

Middle East

• Blinken says the US is closer to giving up on the Iran nuclear deal. [Link]
• The IAEA says an attack on an Iranian nuclear facility – which has been attributed to Israel – destroyed two of its cameras used to monitor the Iranian program. [Link]
• After several failed attempts, a ceasefire in Daraa, Syria is holding. [Link]
• Scores have been killed in recent fighting in central Yemen. [Link]