Monthly Archives: June 2022

2022-06-22: News Headlines

Editor (2022-06-21). Nagasaki Survivor Denounces 'Absolute Evil' of Nuclear Bombs on Eve of Vienna Summit. scheerpost.com Sueichi Kido. [ By A survivor of the August 9, 1945 bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the United States conveyed the inhumanity of atomic weapons on Monday ahead of an international meeting that seeks to eliminate the world's…

Jason Ditz (2022-06-21). ISIS Attacks North Syria Bus, Killing 15 Pro-Govt Fighters. news.antiwar.com ISIS has carried out another substantial attack in northern Syria on Monday, attacking a bus carrying pro-government fighters on the road between Homs and Raqqa. It was the deadliest attack since March, The bus was hit in an ambush, but the exact details are still emerging.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-21). "The First Casualty of War is the Truth". What is Really Happening in Donbass/By Christelle Néant and Dr. Leon Tressell. marktaliano.net A Conversation with Christelle Neant of Donbass Insider on the War in Ukraine By Christelle Néant and Dr. Leon Tressell Global Research, June 21, 2022 To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected …

Staff (2022-06-21). NATO summit: first top-level U.S.-Japan-S. Korea meeting in five years. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsJune 21, 2022 Japan, U.S., South Korea eye summit on NATO fringes Japan, the United States and South Korea are planning to hold a three-way summit on the fringes of a NATO leaders' gathering in Spain next week, diplomatic sources close to the matter said Tuesday. *** It will be the first top-level meeting …

Staff (2022-06-21). NATO Deployable Air Command and Control Centre in Turkey for "conflict procedures for large scale air operations" drill. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandJune 20, 2022 NATOs deployable command and control centre ready to test capabilities Personnel from NATO's Deployable Air Command and Control Centre (DACCC) get started on exercise Ramstein Dust II 2022 running June 20 — 28. The DACCC based in Poggio Renatico, Italy deployed its core DARS capability to Tàºrkiye last week. The …

Dana Sanchez (2022-06-21). Employees At Parent Of Collapsed Crypto Terra Luna And UST Put On No-Fly List. moguldom.com Multiple current and past employees at Terraform Labs have been put on a no-fly list after the South Korean company's so-called stablecoin TerraUSD collapsed in May to the tune of $40 billion and its sister token, Luna, tanked, triggering a chain reaction and selloff across crypto markets. Several retail investors claimed on social media that …

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-06-21). Desertification is rising in Central Asia: study. peoplesdispatch.org Desertification, as warned by scientists, may increase due to global warming and climate change. A recent study bolsters this alert as it has found that desert climates have been spreading by up to 100 kilometers in Central Asia since the 1980s. The study was published in the journal

Staff (2022-06-21). Pan-Turkic bloc: Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan sign military pact. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyJune 21, 2022 Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan sign Treaty on military cooperation A treaty on military cooperation has been signed between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and a Treaty on military-technical cooperation has been signed between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-21). Millions affected as Bangladesh experiences worst floods in last two decades. peoplesdispatch.org Dozens of people have been killed in monsoon storms across northeastern Bangladesh. Almost six million people in the region remain stranded and are facing an immense scarcity of food, drinking water and shelter as the humanitarian crisis worsens…

Contributing Writers (2022-06-21). US Occupation Troops Steal Wheat from Syria to Send to Iraq. marktaliano.net In addition to stealing Syrian wheat supplies, the US military has also been stealing Syrian oil By The Cradle Global Research, June 21, 2022 The Cradle 20 June 2022 To receive …

Fight Back (2022-06-21). Colombians elect leftist Gustavo Petro in historic election, despite violence and threats. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – Despite massive amounts of corporate media propaganda, police crackdowns and right-wing violence, Colombians elected leftist Gustavo Petro as president in a runoff election on June 19. The new vice president is Francia Marquez Mina, an Afro-Colombian woman. This is the first time Colombia elected a president who is not from either the mainstream liberal or conservative parties. | This election victory is a rejection of the reactionary agenda of Rodolfo Hernandez, who is now making allegations of electoral tampering and fraud. Not only did the people of Colombia defeat this right-wing agenda, they ele…

Misión Verdad (2022-06-21). The Significance of Petro's Victory for Colombia & the Region. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad &#1 ; June 20, 2022 | What polls predicted in recent weeks has been fulfilled: Gustavo Petro is the president-elect of Colombia. The Historical Pact (PH) coalition achieved an unprecedented victory for a progressive political formation in a country undermined by the violence of a social and armed conflict spanning several decades. | Alongside Petro, the first Afro-Colombian woman from the working class to reach the vice presidency, Francia Márquez, brought in support from various grassroots sectors, including those that have been historically excluded from the political process. | This political…

____ (2022-06-21). S.Korea launches homegrown space rocket. ecns.cn South Korea launched its homegrown space rocket for the second time on Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-06-21). Sri Lankan police arrest 21 anti-government protesters. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party and the International Youth and Students for Socialist Equality condemn Monday's arrests and the ongoing police witch hunt of anti-government protesters.

_____ (2022-06-21). US Outlines Continued Primacy Over Asia at 2022 Shangri-La Dialogue. journal-neo.org The British International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has hosted the "Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore since 2002. It is billed as "Asia's premier security summit," all while being almost entirely Western-centric in agenda and design. To help illustrate this, since the format was created, the first plenary meeting has always been centered around the US …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-21). Japanese court lands a blow to marriage equality during Pride Month. peoplesdispatch.org The Osaka District Court deemed that the ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional. Last year, a petition at the Sapporo District Court ruled the ban unconstitutional…

Staff (2022-06-21). Iraqi group claims responsibility for attack on Turkish base. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) — The 'Ahrar al-Iraq' group has issued a statement claiming responsibility for a recent drone strike on the Turkish base of Zelikan in northern Iraq.

Staff (2022-06-21). Cuba celebra el Día Internacional del Yoga (+Fotos). cubadebate.cu "Agradecido con todas las instituciones que han colaborado con esta actividad. Quería resaltar que el yoga, no solo trae ventajas para la Educación Física, sino también para la vida. Esta práctica milenaria originaria de la India, sana y trasmite paz", dijo el Excelentísimo Señor Janakiraman, Embajador de la India en Cuba.

____ (2022-06-21). Lam expresses optimism about Hong Kong's future. ecns.cn Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said she is more optimistic about the future of Hong Kong because it has been brought back to the right track of the principle of "one country, two systems".

____ (2022-06-21). Light show staged to celebrate Hong Kong's return to the motherland. ecns.cn A light show is staged at the Victoria Harbor to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(HKSAR), June 20, 2022.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-21). Daily Round-up | Gustavo Petro wins in Colombia, Mélenchon surges in France. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode, we bring you stories from the election results in Colombia and France, protests in Tunisia and the escalating economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka…

WSWS (2022-06-21). Third National Congress of the SEP (Sri Lanka): Greetings from Canadian, Australian and UK sections. wsws.org Greetings from the Canadian, Australian and UK sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) were read to the Congress.

Staff (2022-06-21). Iraqi army pounds terrorist positions in North (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) — Iraqi army F-16 fighterjets on Tuesday bombed ISIL positions and hideouts in the north of the country.

____ (2022-06-21). Decorations seen in HK ahead of 25th anniversary of returning to motherland. ecns.cn A celebratory poster is seen in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, June 20, 2022. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.

_____ (2022-06-20). Lebanon: Hard Choices after the Elections. journal-neo.org Despite recent parliamentary elections in Lebanon, which are seen as a success, albeit a modest one, the small Mediterranean country is still frozen in suspense and chaos could return to the country. After the held elections, the Lebanese are now at a difficult crossroads: they must immediately appoint a prime minister, form a government and the …

Selma Dabbagh (2022-06-20). A murder-mystery set in Gaza, with a bookish bent. electronicintifada.net In Ahmed Masoud's novel, a woman sets out to uncover the mystery of her husband's disappearance during the 2014 Shujaiya massacre.

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2022-06-21: News Headlines

____ (2022-06-20). 13 killed in terrorist attack on bus in Syria's al-Raqqa. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) — Media sources reported a terrorist attack on a bus on the outskirts of al-Raqqa in Syria.

Anonymous767 (2022-06-20). Zelensky's Choice: Peace And EU Candidacy Or "Protracted Conflict" On Washington's Demand. southfront.org Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis arrived in Kiev on June 16, where they met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During this trip, the European leaders announced their support for Ukraine's candidate status for EU membership, however, other reports suggested that they also pressured Zelensky into ac…

Eva Bartlett (2022-06-20). Western Media and Politicians Prefer to Ignore the Truth about Civilians Killed in Donetsk Shelling. globalresearch.ca When Kiev's guilt in attacks on a maternity hospital cannot be denied, it's simply brushed under the carpet | Following intense Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk on June 13, some Western media sources, in tandem with outlets in Kiev, unsurprisingly claimed that …

Park Min-hee (2022-06-20). "Global NATO": Upcoming Summit Intended to Transform the "Atlantic Alliance". New "Strategic Concept" Envisaged. globalresearch.ca Special "partner nations" have been invited to the NATO summit to be held in Madrid, Spain, from June 29-30. In addition to the leaders of the 30 NATO member states, the leaders of South Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand…

_____ (2022-06-20). Lebanon: Hard Choices after the Elections. journal-neo.org Despite recent parliamentary elections in Lebanon, which are seen as a success, albeit a modest one, the small Mediterranean country is still frozen in suspense and chaos could return to the country. After the held elections, the Lebanese are now at a difficult crossroads: they must immediately appoint a prime minister, form a government and the …

_____ (2022-06-20). Gustavo Petro To Be First Left-Wing President And Francia Márquez The First Afro-Descendant Woman VP. popularresistance.org Celebrations took place this evening as people took to the streets of Colombia after left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro was deemed the winner of the second-round election. This victory makes his running mate, Francia Márquez, the first Afro-descendant woman who will serve as vice president once the term begins in August. | The Pacto Histórico coalition candidates won more than 50 percent of votes. Petro's competitor, Rodolfo Hernández, conceded the election, congratulating Petro. | "I called Gustavo to congratulate him on his victory and offer him my support to fulfill the promises of change for which…

Selma Dabbagh (2022-06-20). A murder-mystery set in Gaza, with a bookish bent. electronicintifada.net In Ahmed Masoud's novel, a woman sets out to uncover the mystery of her husband's disappearance during the 2014 Shujaiya massacre.

Amarynth (2022-06-20). 'Nothing Will Be As Before'. thesaker.is By Batiushka for the Saker Blog Western Europe and North America are now in dire economic straits. Four EU leaders, from Germany, France, Italy and Romania, have just been to…

WSWS (2022-06-20). Third National Congress of the SEP (Sri Lanka): Greetings from the French and German sections of the world Trotskyist movement. wsws.org Greetings from the German and French sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International were read to the Third National Congress of the SEP in Sri Lanka held from May 14 to May 16.

____ (2022-06-20). Incoming HK chief says team united, loyal. ecns.cn Incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu pledged on Sunday that the city's newly appointed governance team will sincerely listen to and communicate with the public, bear in mind their interests, and address the people's concerns.

Pepe Escobar (2022-06-20). St. Petersburg 2022 Forum Sets the Stage for the "War of Economic Corridors" globalresearch.ca The St. Petersburg in 2022 is even more crucial as it directly connects …

____ (2022-06-20). 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. ecns.cn This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.

Staff (2022-06-20). Iraq pounds 6 ISIL hideouts in Saladin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) — An Iraqi information center affiliated with the Office of the Prime Minister announced that the Iraqi military and security forces managed to confiscate and destroy 6 hideouts belonging to the ISIL terrorists in Saladin.

____ (2022-06-20). Asia's largest passenger railway hub starts operation in Beijing. ecns.cn The largest passenger railway hub in Asia was put into operation Monday in Beijing as a four-year reconstruction breathes new life into the Chinese capital's oldest railway station.

Michael Snyder (2022-06-20). If The Streets Of America Are This Chaotic Now, What Will They Be Like When Things Really Start Hitting The Fan? globalresearch.ca If you are not alarmed by what is happening to our largest cities, you should check to see if you still have a pulse. Once upon a time, the beautiful new cities that our forefathers constructed were the envy of …

The Expose (2022-06-20). W.H.O to declare Public Health Emergency of International Concern over COVID Vaccine-Induced Shingles (Monkeypox). globalresearch.ca The World Health Organization is set to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the end of June 2022 over Covid-19 vaccine-induced shingles which all member states including the USA, the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Europe …

____ (2022-06-20). Is There Life After Death? transcend.org 16 Jun 2022 – A review of 'James and Whitehead on Life after Death' by David Ray Griffin – The meaning of death, and whether humans do or do not survive it in some form, has always obsessed people, from the average person to the great artists and thinkers. Death is the mother of philosophy and all the arts and sciences.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-06-20). Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo se reúne en Doha. telesurtv.net El director general de la IATA, Willie Walsh, destacó la necesidad "lograr cero emisiones netas de carbono para 20 ".

____ (2022-06-20). Giant mushroom found in Turkey. ecns.cn A farmer shows the giant mushroom emerged after a long-lasting downpour in Kars, Turkey, June 19, 2022.

____ (2022-06-20). The Mirror on India and Sistine Chapel. transcend.org Mirror mirror on the wall | Who is the best of them all | Is it books that you read | While you laid in your bed…

WSWS (2022-06-20). Sri Lankan SEP public meeting on "The lessons of the mass uprising in Sri Lanka" wsws.org Workers and youth need to urgently draw political lessons from the past three months of anti-government strikes and protests so as to advance the struggle against brutal austerity measures of the Rajapakse regime.

Jacob G. Hornberger (2022-06-20). An Endless Stream of Scary Official Enemies. globalresearch.ca Any government that is a national-security state needs big official enemies — scary ones, ones that will cause the citizenry to continue supporting not only the continued existence of a national-security state form of government but also ever-growing budgets for …

Staff (2022-06-20). Iraqi inteligence men kill ISILchieftain in Al-Anbar province. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) — The forces of the Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency killed an ISIL chieftain who was the group's self-proclaimed Emir of Al-Anbar province and three of his assistants on Sunday.

Staff (2022-06-20). Massive fire breaks out in Iraq's Dhi Qar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) — News sources on early Monday reported a widespread fire that broke out in the city of Nasiriyah, the capital of Dhi Qar province.

____ (2022-06-20). India Is Becoming a Hindu-Fascist Enterprise. transcend.org 17 Jun 2022 – The practice of bulldozing Muslim homes and businesses for purely punitive reasons is proof that India is 'transitioning pretty brazenly into a criminal Hindu fascist enterprise.'

Jason Ditz (2022-06-19). Iraq's Sunnis, Kurds Try to Persuade Sadr to Rejoin Political Process. news.antiwar.com Over the past week, key Shi'ite Moqtada al-Sadr had his entire bloc resign from parliament and announced he is stepping away from politics. Despite this, he continues to loom large and is driving the political process. | Whoever the Shi'ite ruling faction is, the Kurdish Democrats and the biggest Sunni Arab bloc will surely find a spot in the coalition. Those groups, however, That's understandable, as Sadr's huge number of followers are going to be aligned agai…

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