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August 17: Indonesia Earthquake and U.S.-South Korea Military Exercises
On Capitol Hill
The House Ethics Committee is reviewing allegations that California Democratic Representative Jimmy Gomez engaged in sexual misconduct and may have violated House standards. The committee did not provide details of the allegations or announce a timetable for its review.
In Texas classrooms
The ACLU has asked the Supreme Court to take up its challenge to Texas’ law requiring public-school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. Representing parents from several faiths, the group argues the mandate violates the First Amendment’s protections against government establishment of religion.
In East Asian security
President Trump says he scaled back joint military exercises with South Korea after Seoul declined to help the United States pursue Iran’s denuclearization. He tied the decision to the U.S. troop presence meant to deter North Korea, a rationale that leaves the peninsula’s deterrence posture subject to a dispute far beyond it.
China has also publicly fielded its J-35 stealth fighter in both air-force and navy versions. Footage showed a carrier-capable model launching from the Fujian carrier by electromagnetic catapult, though major details, including its radar, engines, range, production scale and operational readiness, remain unconfirmed.
On Germany’s Rhine
Drought has driven the Rhine to exceptionally low levels, disrupting inland shipping on one of western Europe’s most important commercial waterways. The strain comes during a record-breaking period of extreme weather across the region.
In eastern Indonesia
Rescuers are continuing to search after an earthquake killed at least 68 people in eastern Indonesia. Aftershocks and landslides are complicating rescue work and the delivery of aid.
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