(2022-06-06). Selected Articles: A New War in the Middle East? Israel Military Exercises Simulates Invasion of Lebanon, War with Hezbollah, and Iran. globalresearch.ca 
By As Russia edges closer to defeating the US-NATO back…
(2022-06-06). After US and South Korean War Games, North Korea to Tests Flurry of Missiles. news.antiwar.com The US and South Korea wrapped up military drills involving a US aircraft carrier. Following the war games, North Korea tested eight missiles. Washington and Seoul responded to Pyongyang by conducting a series of missile launches. The three-day exercises were led by the USS Ronald Reagan and included ships from the South Korean navy. Joint …
(2022-06-06). Over half of Hong Kong citizens get booster shot. ecns.cn As another 24,373 people got vaccinated on Sunday, nearly 60 percent of citizens in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have received their booster shot against COVID-19, according to the official website of Hong Kong newspaper Wen Wei Po.
(2022-06-06). Chinese mainland reports 25 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn Of the new local infections, 16 were reported in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 5 in Beijing, and 4 in Shanghai.
(2022-06-06). Military Situation In Iraq On June 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Iraqi Defense Minister Juma Inad will travel to Cairo, the capital of Egypt next week to strengthen Iraqi-Egyptian military ties, according to Iraqi media; | On June 4, the Iraqi security forces discovered an ISIS weapons depot in Anbar province; | On June 5, 14 ISIS members including several commanders were detained by the Iraqi security forces in Baghdad province; | As a result of the operations of the Iraqi Armed Forces, 13 ISIS members were killed in the provinces of Di…
(2022-06-06). Saturday 6/4: All Out for Palestine. indybay.org All Out for Palestine, Saturday 5/4, 11 AM – 12: 30 PM, corner of Ocean and Water, Santa Cruz.
(2022-06-06). Kroger workers in central Indiana vote down UFCW sellout agreement. wsws.org Workers at Kroger stores in central Indiana voted down a company-friendly tentative agreement negotiated by the UFCW which included poverty wage "increases" that fall far below the rate of inflation.
(2022-06-06). Dozens dead and hundreds injured after fire and explosion at Bangladesh container depot. wsws.org The industrial disaster is not an isolated incident but another predictable example of how big business, with government authorities turning a blind eye, violates rudimentary safety standards, sacrificing workers' lives to maximise profits.
(2022-06-06). Deport fire death toll in Bangladesh rises to 49. ecns.cn A massive fire at a container depot near a port city in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least 49 people and injured more than 300 others.
(2022-06-06). Bangladeshi army deployed as container depot fire kills at least 45. ecns.cn At least 45 people were killed and hundreds of others injured as a devastating fire swept through a container facility in Chattogram district, about 242 km southeast of the capital Dhaka.
(2022-06-06). Dentist's experience in Guizhou a bridge for cross-Straits unity. ecns.cn Huang Cheng-wei, a 35-year-old man from Taiwan who came to Jiangsu province to study when he was 18, didn't imagine he would become so deeply rooted in the mainland in the following years.
(2022-06-06). 14 ISIL terrorists arrested in Iraq's Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — The Iraqi Intelligence Service reported that it had succeeded in arresting fourteen ISIL terrorists, including several senior leaders.
(2022-06-06). Syrian army pounds terrorists positions in NW country. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — The Syrian army targeted terrorists' positions in the northwestern country.
(2022-06-06). S Korea, US fire eight missiles in response to N Korea tests. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — South Korea and the United States said they fired eight surface-to-surface missiles early on Monday off South Korea's east coast, responding to a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles launched by North Korea on Sunday.
(2022-06-06). Farshid Soltani becomes member of IPF Hall of Fame. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — President of the Asian Powerlifting Federation Farshid Soltani has been selected to become a member of the International Powerlifting Federation's Hall of Fame.
(2022-06-05). Japan's Perceptions of the Propaganda regarding the SMO. thesaker.is by Patricia Ormsby for the Saker Blog The Initial News Blitz In the immediate aftermath of Putin's announcement on February 24 of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine, Japan's media…
(2022-06-05). Kishida may be first Japanese head of state to attend a NATO summit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo News AgencyJune 24, 2022 Kishida plans to travel to Madrid to attend the NATO summit later this month Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to attend a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization slated for late June in Spain, which would make him the first Japanese leader to take part in a gathering …
(2022-06-05). Kurdish SDF Wants to Work With Syrian Govt to Resist Turkish Invasion. news.antiwar.com Kurdish SDF Wants to Work With Syrian Govt to Resist Turkish Invasion | SDF would like Syria to use air defense on Turkish planes…
(2022-06-05). 1st batch of Chinese emergency humanitarian medicine aid arrives in Sri Lanka. ecns.cn The first batch of Chinese emergency humanitarian medicine aid arrived at Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport on Friday night.
(2022-06-05). Workers and Communist Parties Greet the FRSO'S 9th Congress. fightbacknews.org 
‚Ä¢ Liberation Party (Argentina) | ‚Ä¢ Workers Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) | ‚Ä¢ Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD) | ‚Ä¢ New Communist Party of Britain | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party of Greece (KKE) | ‚Ä¢ Fronte Popolare (Italy) | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party of the Philippines | ‚Ä¢ International League of Peoples' Struggles – Jose Maria Sison | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party, Sweden | ‚Ä¢ The Labour Party of Turkey (EMEP) | ‚Ä¢ Socialist Unity Party (U…
(2022-06-05). The Angry Arab: Lebanon's Hung Parliament. orinocotribune.com 
By As'ad AbuKhalil  ; May 29, 2022 | Did Hizbullah really receive a devastating blow in the elections? As'ad AbuKhalil says the answer is not as simple as Western coverage makes it seem. | The gist of Western headlines about Lebanon's election earlier this month were the same: that either Hizbullah and its bloc suffered a severe blow or Western allies won hands-down. | In the 128-seat Lebanese Parliament, 65 seats are needed for a majority. In the 2018 election, Hizbullah and its allies held 71 seats. Western media reports give differing results, but all put Hizbullah's bloc below 65 seats. | The Washington Po…
(2022-06-05). Lebanon's Hung Parliament. orinocotribune.com By As'ad AbuKhalil  ; May 29, 2022 | Did Hizbullah really receive a devastating blow in the elections? The answer is not as simple as Western coverage makes it seem. | The gist of Western headlines about Lebanon's election earlier this month were the same: that either Hizbullah and its bloc suffered a severe blow or Western allies won hands-down. | In the 128-seat Lebanese Parliament, 65 seats are needed for a majority. In the 2018 election, Hizbullah and its allies held 71 seats. Western media reports give differing results, but all put Hizbullah's bloc below 65 seats. | The Washington Post reported that it g…
(2022-06-05). Jordanian Air Force Aircraft Crashes Near Border With Syria, Killing Both Pilots (Videos). southfront.org 
On June 5, two pilots of the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) were killed when their Grob G 120TP training aircraft crashed in northern Jordan. | In a statement, the Jordanian Armed Forces said that the two-seater aircraft crashed at 9: 00 am local time in the outskirts of the northern town of Ramtha, which is located near the border with Syria. | The two deceased pilots were identified as Major Bilal Mashhour Ahmed Al-Shoufein and Captain Baha Muhammad Mustafa Abu Ghanmi. | The incident…
(2022-06-05). Iraqi Army Shares Footage Showing Aftermath Of Strike On Mobile Ammunition Depot Of ISIS. southfront.org 
By the Iraqi Air Force official Twitter account | The Iraqi Security Media Cell has released footage showing the aftermath of the The so-called mobile ammunition depot, a truck, was destroyed as a result of the airstrike that was carried out by an F-…
(2022-06-05). Blowback for the Twenty-First Century. tomdispatch.com Once upon a time, long, long ago — actually, it was early in the year 2000 — I was involved in publishing Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire. It had been written by the eminent scholar of Asia, former CIA consultant, and cold warrior Chalmers Johnson. I was his editor at Metropolitan Books. In its introduction, using a word Americans were then (as now) all too uncomfortable with, he bluntly summed up his professional life by labeling himself "a spear-carrier for empire." And he described the origins of his book's title this way: Ominously enough, he added, "All around the world to…
(2022-06-05). Archivo CD: Discurso de Fidel Castro hace 30 años en Conferencia ONU sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo. cubadebate.cu Una importante especie biológica está en riesgo de desaparecer por la rápida y progresiva liquidación de sus condiciones naturales de vida: el hombre. (…) Cesen los egoísmos, cesen los hegemonismos, cesen la insensibilidad, la irresponsabilidad y el engaño. Mañana será demasiado tarde para hacer lo que debimos haber hecho hace mucho tiempo.
(2022-06-05). Revolution in Every Country Comic Series: Episode 1  ; Syria: Erasing an Inconvenient Revolution. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-06-05). Al menos 12 decesos deja explosión en complejo químico en la India. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a las autoridades, en el sitio se encontraban más de trabajadores.
(2022-06-05). Monkeypox-like symptoms detected in 5-year girl in India, sample sent for testing. ecns.cn Doctors at a private hospital in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have detected monkeypox-like symptoms in a five-year-old girl, officials said Saturday.
(2022-06-05). Several killed in forest fire in NW Pakistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — Local Pakistani sources reported widespread forest fires in the northwest of the country.
(2022-06-05). One person dead in heavy rains, thunderstorm in France. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — One woman died as a result of heavy rainfall in the French city of Rouen, media report.
(2022-06-05). US logistics convoy targeted in Iraq's Saladin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — Iraqi media reported a new attack on a US military logistics convoy in the country.
(2022-06-05). Sixteen killed, at least 170 injured in Bangladesh depot fire. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — At least 16 people have been killed and 170 others injured after a huge fire tore through a container depot in southern Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday.
(2022-06-05). Plane crash in Jordan leaves 2 killed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — Two people were killed after a GROB training plan crashed in Jordan.
(2022-06-04). Prayut government takes a beating in first Bangkok governor election since 2014 coup. peoplesdispatch.org The pro-military ruling coalition in Thailand faced a major defeat in the nation's capital in both the gubernatorial and city council election. On Monday, May 30, official results for the governor elections showed the independent opposition candidate, Chadchart Sittipunt, winning close to 1.39 million votes, or 52.3% of the votes polled. | The election held on May 22, along with elections for 50 members in the Bangkok Metropolitan Council, were the first popular elections to be held in nearly nine years. Moreover, these were the first local-level elections to be held in the city since the 2014 coup d'etat that br…
(2022-06-04). The Engineered Destruction and Political Fragmentation of Iraq. "America's Third War against Iraq" initiated by Obama. globalresearch.ca The objective is to engineer a civil war in Iraq, in which both sides are controlled indirectly by US-NATO. The scenario is to arm and equip them, on both sides, finance them with advanced weapons systems and then "let them fight".
(2022-06-04). Sri Lankan government increases VAT and other taxes in a new round of social attacks. wsws.org Prime Minister Wickremesinghe aims to gouge an additional 300 billion rupees annually from his new tax measures, half of that amount from increasing VAT.
(2022-06-04). Migrants Died on Her Watch Under Trump. Then She Ran a Shelter Under Biden. truthout.org The woman who led the U.S. Border Patrol and oversaw family separation under President Donald Trump later landed a job ensuring the care of migrant children as border crossings increased in early 2021. | Former Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost became site director at the Pecos Children's Center, a 2,000-bed privately run emergency shelter in West Texas for migrant children, according to records obtained by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a contract worth up to $789 million with the San Antonio-based nonprofit Endeavors to run the site, lo…
(2022-06-04). Marcos Jr. Presidency: A long view. mronline.org 
For three decades, contemporary public discourse on the Philippines has been marked by reference to a period called the "post-Marcos era." Weeks after a high-stakes national election, that widely-accepted historical marker is suddenly obsolete.
(2022-06-04). Ahead of new Syria invasion, Turkey threatens Greece using Kurdish pretext. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsJune 4, 2022 Greece's ambassador to Turkey summoned over PKK activities Greece's ambassador to Turkey was summoned to the Foreign Ministry over concerns about the activities of the outlawed PKK terror organization in his country. Turkish officials complained to Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris about the PKK…. They also raised concerns about a recent demonstration …
(2022-06-04). The War in Afghanistan: The Real 'Crime of the Century' Behind the Opioid Crisis. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | Visit and follow us on Instagram at First published on August …
(2022-06-04). Syria's Tal Tamer goes dark as Turkey shells power plant. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) — Tal Tamer town and its villages in Hasakah countryside in Syria witnessed a power outage on Saturday as Turkish occupation shelled the 66 KV line that supply the station.
(2022-06-04). Iraqi army kills 13 ISIL takfiri elements in three provinces. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) — Iraqi Armed Forces Spokesman Yahya Rasool on Friday announced that Iraqi army killed a number of 13 ISIL takfiri elements in three provinces of the country.