Runaway cholera in Yemen

YEMEN: One in every 45 people living in Yemen is expected to contract cholera this year, according to the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The latest World Health Organization figures show nearly 400,000 suspected cases and more than 1,800 deaths—a preventable epidemic brought on by Yemen’s civil war and Saudi coalition airstrikes.

RUSSIA: The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill imposing new sanctions on Russian officials for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The bill, which also includes new sanctions against North Korea and Iran, looks like it may make it through the U.S. Senate, with room to override a veto by President Donald Trump. The Kremlin vows retaliation.

One year ago, when Trump secured the Republican nomination, Garry Kasparov wrote a chilling piece about Trump similarities to Putin, a checklist worth going over one year on.

ISRAEL: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ statement demanding Israel remove metal detectors from the Temple Mount was hypocritical and illogical—and his position along with Israel’s acquiescence keeps the short-term peace (maybe) at the long-term expense of Palestinians, writes Daniel Pipes.

IRAQ: Hawija is the largest ISIS-controlled area remaining in Iraq, with an estimated 70,000 people living in a state of siege no one hears about.

Laurence Geai’s photos from the liberation of Mosul reveal so much about life under ISIS.

TURKEY: An appeals court has upheld consecutive life sentences for five Turkish men convicted of murdering three Christians in Malatya—10 years ago—and the case is likely now to go to Turkey’s Supreme Court.

PORTUGAL: Golden visas are bringing in $3.1 billion in investment, but the results on the Lisbon economy are decidedly mixed.

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