People gather around tributes laid on Las Ramblas near to the scene of yesterday’s terrorist attack, on August 18, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.
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Week in Review: Terror Hits Spain, Iran Threatens Nuke Deal, Civil War in North Africa, and Much More
- Islamist terrorists struck Spain this week in two separate van attacks that killed more than a dozen and injured over a hundred.
- Iran’s president lashed out against the United States, saying that if it imposes new sanctions, Tehran will immediately advance its nuclear program to its most sophisticated state ever.
- The Trump administration is touting a strong policy against nuclear North Korea, but a look at the details shows that, to this point, it hasn’t really been different from that of its predecessor.
- Civil war in the Central Africa Republic has Europe looking to intervene militarily and extend its reach in North Africa.
- We’ll also look at evidence that Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela is being propped up by Cuba, the Libyan Coast Guard banishing ngos from helping migrants cross the Mediterranean, and the Australian Defense Force deciding that, for the next 12 months, it will only recruit women.
