The United Nations has issued its latest report on the civilian casualties in Afghanistan, showing a major increase in civilians being killed in 2019. At least 3,812 civilians were killed or wounded in the first half of 2019. — By Jason Ditz
The US continues to escalate its anti-Venezuela measures this week, having announced Monday night that sanctions have grown to an economic embargo, and now that appears to include a naval blockade. — By Jason Ditz
Highly anticipated talks in Doha have come to an end, and the Taliban has issued a statement saying that they and the US have resolved differences on both the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and the guarantees on the Taliban cutting ties with other groups. — By Jason Ditz Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Representative from Hawaii, is running for president. She’s one of the only Democrats in the race who says anything meaningful or interesting about foreign policy. — By Scott Horton Double your impact- we have $40K in matching funds A day after Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress, the Senate Intelligence Committee released a report — By Dave DeCamp
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