Nuclear Tensions Rise Between North Korea and US Forces
On Oct. 6, North Korea fired an “unforeseeable” missile over Japan, and the US and South Korea matched responses.
FCC Commissioner Urges U.S. Government to Ban TikTok App
In an interview with Axios published Tuesday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr urged the Council on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to take steps to ban TikTok due to its ownership from ByteDance, a Chinese company.
US Supports Saudi Arabia Against Potential Iranian Attack
The United States and Saudi Arabia have been on high alert since yesterday after Saudi officials reportedly discovered Iranian plans to attack the nation’s energy infrastructures.
US Releases Guantánamo Bay’s Oldest Prisoner
On Oct. 29, the US finalized the release of Saifullah Paracha, Guantanamo Bay’s oldest prisoner yet, to his home country of Pakistan.
Jury Acquittal of Trump-Russia Dossier Source Spoils Special Counsel’s Investigation
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Russian analyst Igor Danchenko, a primary source within the Trump-Russia dossier, was acquitted on four counts of lying to the FBI about his sources by a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.
Saudi Sentencing of US citizen Deepens Existing Tensions
Friction between The United States of America and Saudi Arabia over oil production have further increased with the 16-year sentencing of 72-year old American citizen Saad Ibrahim Almadi.
