About this episode

The episode discusses the CIA Director's visit to Cuba, the potential US arms sale to Taiwan, and Israel's targeting of a Hamas leader in Gaza.

For review: 1. CIA Director Ratcliffe met with counterparts from Cuba's Ministry of the Interior on Thursday during a high-level visit to the island nation amid "complex bilateral relations" between the long-time adversaries. 2. President Donald Trump says he has not yet decided whether a major sale of US arms to Taiwan can move forward following his three-day visit to China. 3. Israel said that it had targeted Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip and the head of the...

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