(2021-06-22). Iran's New President Rules Out Ever Meeting With Biden, Calls Ballistic Missiles "Nonnegotiable" southfront.org 
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(2021-06-22). Tory government opens negotiations with trans-Pacific trading bloc. challenge-magazine.org The UK government has begun talks to join the trans-Pacific trading bloc, CPTPP, as part of its post-Brexit move to focus on trade outside of Europe. The International Trade Secretary, Liz Truss, opened negotiations on Tuesday morning with Japan's Yasutoshi Nishimura, the current chair of the CPTPP. | The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a trade alliance between 11 nations: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. The UK formally applied to join the CPTPP in February, as the first non-founding member to…
(2021-06-22). Liberal Media Propaganda Tells the World: America is First. counterpunch.org If you get your foreign policy news today from CNN or MSNBC or NPR or similar outlets, then you're bombarded hour after hour with the idea that the United States has the absolute right to impose sanctions on country after country overseas if they violate human rights or are not democratic. To give just one example: On Sunday, CNN anchor Dana Bash grilled Biden National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on why the White House is not imposing yet more sanctions on Russia (and
(2021-06-22). The Real Danger of Israel's New Government. counterpunch.org The new Israeli government takes office already largely paralyzed. With eight diverse parties, they agree only on two things. One, they want to get rid of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Check — that's done. Two, given the unlikeliness of reaching agreement on any major policy changes, they all agree that the current situation of occupation
(2021-06-22). Caracas Welcomes Delegates from 120 Countries at Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World. orinocotribune.com This Monday, Caracas welcomed the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World (CBPM), the international chapter of the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples inaugurated earlier this year in Venezuela as a political platform for diverse groups to meet, cooperate and generate dialogue. | The CBPM launch took place in the Manzanares room of the Meliá Caracas Hotel and was attended by dozens of delegates from 123 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, and our America. It marked the beginning of three consecutive days of deliberations in groups divided by thematic areas. The delegations will share and discuss proposa…
(2021-06-22). WHO warns that Delta variant of coronavirus will "pick off" the unvaccinated. wsws.org The warning applies particularly to the poor countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, which are virtually without vaccines, but also to the unvaccinated in the richer countries.
(2021-06-22). Workers' power on display as Chinese astronauts arrive at Tiangong space station. workers.org 
China's new Tiangong space station received its first three astronauts June 17, marking a major milestone in the country's rapid scientific and technological development. Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming, known as "taikonauts," successfully docked their Shenzhou-12 spacecraft with the Tianhe-1 core module, which had been placed into orbit . . . |
(2021-06-22). Salute on the Communist Party of China's 100th Anniversary. workers.org 
Workers World Party, founded in 1959, is a Marxist-Leninist party in the U.S. From its beginning, Workers World has been a staunch supporter of the 1949 Chinese Revolution, with great appreciation for the guiding role of the Communist Party of China in that revolution. As a revolutionary working-class party in . . . |
(2021-06-22). Canadian government promotes Wuhan Lab conspiracy theory as anti-China campaign gathers pace. wsws.org Canada joined with its G7 allies at their annual summit, held earlier this month in the UK, in "comparing notes" on the discredited lab leak theory, which got its start from far-right circles around the fascist ideologue Steve Bannon and former US President Donald Trump.
(2021-06-22). Ousting of National Party leader highlights political instability in Australia. wsws.org Driving the Coalition infighting are deep conflicts, bound up with growing popular political disaffection, soaring social inequality and the escalating US offensive against China.
(2021-06-22). China, allies seek probe into indigenous children's remains in Canada. popularresistance.org "We call for a thorough and impartial investigation into all cases where crimes were committed against the indigenous people, especially children, so as to bring those responsible to justice, and offer full remedy to victims," Jiang Duan, a senior official at China's mission to the U.N. in Geneva, told the Human Rights Council.
(2021-06-22). US Digital War Against China: A Means to Preserve World Domination? globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @
(2021-06-22). Iran's Raisi: Supports renewed Nuclear Deal, Seeks Lifting of US Sanctions, and Restored Saudi Diplomatic Relations. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — In his first press conference on Monday, newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi expressed support for the negotiations in Vienna toward restoring the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the United Nations, as long as, he said, they achieve benefits for the Iranian nation and do not drag on forever. He …
(2021-06-22). Military Situation In Afghanistan On June 22, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 22, clashes between Taliban and Afghan Army were reported in the Baghlan-e Jadid district in Baghlan province | On June 22, Taliban reportedly captured Aliabad district in Kunduz province | On June 22, Taliban reportedly captured Nahrain district in Baghlan province | On June 22, Taliban reportedly captured Chahar Dare district in Kunduz province | 234 Taliban militants were killed and 103 others were wounded as a result of Afghan Army operations in Logar, Nanga…
(2021-06-22). Turkey, Iran And Afghanistan Foreign Ministers Discuss Taliban Issue. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | A trilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan was held in Antalya, Turkey on June 20th."Started last day of Antalya Diplomacy Forum with a trilateral meeting with Javad Zarif and Haneef Atmar," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tweeted. | Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar described the meeting as "first & very successful." In a tweet, he termed it a "crucial mechanism" to coordinate combined efforts for peace, security, counter-terrorism, and…
(2021-06-22). Headlines for June 22, 2021. democracynow.org South African President Blasts Big Pharma for Refusing to Share COVID-19 Vaccine Technology, Cuba Says Abdala Vaccine Shows 92% Efficacy Against COVID-19, Coronavirus Surges in Indonesia; Colombia Death Toll Passes 100,000, White House Falls Behind Goal of Donating 80 Million Vaccine Doses by End of June, Deaths Soared by 32% in U.S. Nursing Homes, Where 4 in 10 Had COVID-19 in 2020, Senate GOP to Filibuster Restoration of Voting Rights Protections, Belarus Hit with New Sanctions as U.N. Rights Chief Decries Torture and Other Abuses, Zapatistas Arrive in Spain, Marking 500 Years Since Cortés's Conquest of Mexico,…
(2021-06-22). Indigenous and environmental victory ‚àí Keystone XL pipeline 'dead in the water'. workers.org 
In an immense victory for Indigenous water protectors and land defenders on this continent, TC Energy, formerly known as TransCanada, revealed its investors have quit the Keystone XL pipeline. Work has completely halted — the KXL tar-sands pipeline is "dead in the water." Indigenous members of the Cowboy Indian Alliance . . . |
(2021-06-22). Outrage at ProPublica Tax Leaks Underscores Their Importance. popularresistance.org The attack on both the leak itself and ProPublica's willingness to publish the information is chilling, especially when one considers the fate of leakers targeted by the United States government. Edward Snowden is still living in Russia because of his disclosure of National Security Agency surveillance to the Guardian. As Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman recently said, the "US State Department [is] still pushing to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Britain, where he's been locked up for over two years." The leaker or leakers will be very lucky if they avoid a a visit from federal agents, if not much…
(2021-06-22). Amazon's Investments in Israel Reveal Complicity in Settlements and Military Operations. thenation.com Charmaine Chua, Jake Alimahomed-Wilson, Spencer Louis Potiker Amazon's Investments in Israel Reveal Complicity in Settlements and Military Operations…
(2021-06-22). A number of theoretical and practical issues on Socialism and the path to Socialism in Viet Nam. challenge-magazine.org 
Professor Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, addresses the history and contemporary experience of building Socialism in Viet Nam and the lessons which can be applied globally. | Professor Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam | Socialism and the path to socialism in Viet Nam is a truly fundamental theoretical and practical topic of great importance. It covers a broad array of diverse and complex issues under various approaches, and requires both painstaking and serious investigation, and a deep and scientific stocktaki…
(2021-06-22). UN criticized for leaving out Israel and Saudi coalition from list of violators of children's rights. peoplesdispatch.org 
Despite having verified cases of child right violations, Israel, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and several parties in Afghanistan were not included in this years' UN report on Children and Armed Conflict…
(2021-06-22). 30 June, Cluj-Napoca (Romania): Film Screening — Fedayin: The Struggle of Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net 
Friday, 30 June 7: 45 pm Strada RƒÉzboieni 60 400260 Cluj-Napoca, România Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/183670633741312 [EN] Fedayin, Georges Abdallah's Fight reconstitutes the journey of a tireless Arab warrior for Palestine. From the camps for Palestinian refugees where he developed his political conscience, to the international mobilization for his release, we will discover the man who became one of the oldest political prisoners in Europe. More than just a story of Abdallah's life, the documentary reconstructs the complicated history of the struggle for the liberation of Palestine, a ba…
(2021-06-22). Georges Abdallah's statement for week of action salutes Palestinian resistance, urges solidarity. samidoun.net 
Georges Abdallah, the Lebanese Communist revolutionary and struggler for Palestine who has been imprisoned in France since 1984, delivered the following statement for the International Week of Action for the Liberation of Georges Abdallah, marked at demonstrations and events around the world between 12 and 19 June. Georges Abdallah is now the longest-held political prisoner in Europe. His story is chronicled in the new film, Fedayin: The Struggle of Georges Abdallah, screened in cities across France, Switzerland, Italy and Tunisia as part of the Week of Action. Fedayin is available in French, English, Arabic, Spa…
(2021-06-22). Iran election: what Ebrahim Raisi's victory will mean for his country — and the rest of the world. juancole.com 
By Arshin Adib-Moghaddam | — When Iranians elect a new leader, the world watches. So the election of Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline right-winger, to replace the more centrist Hassan Rouhani, is global news of some significance. Raisi is the choice of Iran's socially arch-conservative and politically anti-reformist "deep state". This ideological core of the state …
(2021-06-22). SDF Killed 3 SNA's Militants In Response To Intense Turkish Shelling In Syria's Manbij. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | According to the Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) Manbij Military Council, early in the morning on June 22, Turkish forces and Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA) fired rockets at the positions of the Kurdish forces in the northwestern part of the Manbij district. | Turkish artillery struck Rafiyah and Hawshariyah areas; clashes were reported on the fronts of Tukhar al-Saghir, Muhsanli, Arab Hassan, Hamran, and Yalishli. 3 SDF fighters were reportedly wounded in Rafiyah.
(2021-06-22). SDF Besieged Al-Busairah In Syria's Deir Ezzor, Arrested Dozens Of Civilians. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Written by Khaled Iskef. | On June 22, SDF militants have launched a surprise security operation at dawn today, during which they targeted the city of Al-Busairah in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, with the aerial support of the U.S.-led International Coalition's helicopters. | Local sources from the town stated that SDF gunmen had imposed a security cordon around the city, preventing entry and exit. Militants announced a curfew in the town until a further notice, posting their barriers on th…
(2021-06-22). Ukraine Prepared For Joint Space Program With Turkey. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Ukraine can carry out many joint projects with Turkey in the field of space as in the defense industry, the head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine said. | In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Volodymyr Taftay evaluated Ukraine's space program and the possibilities of cooperation between Ankara and Kiev in the field of space. | Kiev is quite open to cooperation, and together with Ankara they could reach success in space. | He also said they would like to visit the Turkish Sp…
(2021-06-22). Military Situation In Syria On June 22, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 21, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 34 times: 16 — in Idlib province, 11 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On June 22, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ahsim, Barah and Kansafra villages | On June 21, Russian military police and Turkish Army conducted a joint patrol in the vicinity of the city of Ain al-Arab | On June 21, the SD…
(2021-06-22). Military Situation In Yemen On June 22, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 109 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On June 21, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Kitaf area | On June 21, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Haradh area | On June 21, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Boqa area | On June 21, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 24 airstrikes on th…
(2021-06-22). Houthis Claim Downing Another US-Made ScanEagle Drone. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 21st, Yemen's Houthis claimed to have shot down a US spy drone in the central Marib province, the second in two days. | The drone, operated by the Saudi-led military coalition, was downed while flying above the central province of Ma'rib. | The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said that Yemeni air defense forces had used a domestically-developed surface-to-air missile to shoot down the unmanned aerial vehicle that was o…
(2021-06-22). 25 June, Tarbes: Film screening and discussion — "Fedayin: The Struggle of Georges Abdallah" samidoun.net 
Friday, 25 June 6: 30 pm Maison de quartier de Laubadere Boulevard Saint Exupery 65000 Tarbes, France Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/830458404345466/ Screening of "Fedayin: The Struggle of Georges Abdallah," followed by a discussion with the Vacarme(s) Films team and the Collectif 65 pour la liberation de Georges Ibrahim Abdallah. FEDAYIN, THE STRUGGLE OF GEORGES ABDALLAH A documentary by Vacarme(s) Films France / Palestine / Lebanon ‚Ä¢ 2020 ‚Ä¢ 1h21m For more than 35 years, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah has been locked behind bars. This documentary retraces the journey of th…
(2021-06-22). Turkey, Azerbaijan practice liberating more occupied territories. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Note the NATO flag among those of Turkey and Azerbaijan at the beginning.
(2021-06-22). India's Options Beyond the "Quad Alliance" globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @
(2021-06-22). Turkey to Upgrade Ukraine's Navy, Prepare It for NATO. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at
(2021-06-22). No-No Boy's 1975: Julian Saporiti's ambitious effort. wsws.org The band name is taken from John Okada's 1957 novel No-No Boy, set during and after the internment of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
(2021-06-22). New Evidence Reveals That Senator John McCain and Other High-Ranking Vietnam War POWs May Have Lied to the American Public About Being Tortured. covertactionmagazine.com Collusion by the White House, the Pentagon, and the mainstream media resulted in disparagement, denial, and suppression of eyewitness testimony confirming that most POWs were actually well-treated by their North Vietnamese captors (in contrast to the brutal torture and death often meted out to North Vietnamese POWs by U.S. forces). When numerous U.S. POWs began …