New START Expiration, Iran Casualty Portal and Mediterranean Diet Benefits

The last U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty expires, Iran launches a portal to report unlisted protest deaths, Xi and Trump discuss Taiwan and trade in a phone call, An adviser to France’s Macron holds talks with Russian officials in Moscow, Maduro ally Alex Saab is arrested in Venezuela, The European Central Bank and Bank of England maintain their interest rates steady, The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recommends delaying gender surgery to 19, NBC’s “Today” host Savannah Guthrie makes a plea for the safe return of her missing mother, Jeanine Pirro clarifies remarks she made about bringing guns into D.C., and a study links the Mediterranean diet to an 18% lower chance of stroke in women. Sources: Verity.News