(2023-06-22). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Hit Militants Near U.S. Garrison In Syria's Al-Tanf. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | Su-24M fighter bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces have carried out a series of airstrikes against militants operating near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. | Video footage of the airstrikes surfaced on Twitter on June 22. However, it is still unclear when exactly they took place. The airstrikes reportedly t…
(2023-06-22). Selected Articles: African Peace Initiative Seeks to End War in Eastern Europe. globalresearch.ca 
By African Union (AU) member-states have refused to remain silent on the crisis between the Russian Federation and Ukraine since the beginning of the …
(2023-06-22). Political crisis deepens in Moldova as Constitutional Court bans pro-Russian »òor party. peoplesdispatch.org »òor, which has six MPs in the current parliament, is a pro-Russian conservative populist party that has been organizing fierce protests against the government's attempts to integrate Moldova into the European Union (EU) and its failure to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis in the country…
(2023-06-22). Scott Ritter: On Horseradish & Nuclear War. scheerpost.com 
When Vladimir Putin was recently asked about the potential use of nuclear weapons in the context of Ukraine, an understanding of back-alley Russian slang was needed to understand his response.
(2023-06-22). Lula and Ramaphosa Talk About the BRICS and Ukraine in Paris. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, presidents Lula da Silva (Brazil) and Cyril Ramaphosa (South Africa) held a meeting on the sidelines of the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact, which is taking place in Paris. | RELATED: | During their dialogue, they discussed issues related to the BRICS, an economic cooperation block led by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. These nations will hold a summit in August, when they deal with issues rel…
(2023-06-22). The Greater Eurasia Project: Building Bridges to Bury Atlanticism. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar If you're counting on Asia's many new power centers to compete and clash — don't. The Greater Eurasian Partnership is set to integrate them all — from the SCO, EAEU, and BRICS, to emerging new currencies — in order to replace the 'rules-based order.' On July 4, at a New Delhi summit, Iran will…
(2023-06-22). The Greater Eurasia project: Building bridges and breaking barriers. thealtworld.com If you're counting on Asia's many new power centers to compete and clash — don't. The Greater Eurasian Partnership is set to integrate them all — from the SCO, EAEU, and BRICS, to emerging new currencies — in order to replace the 'rules-based order.' | On July 4, at a New Delhi summit, Iran will finally become a That will be one of the key decisions of the summit, held via video-conference, along with the signing of a memorandum on the…
(2023-06-22). BRICS+ should tread carefully with possible NATO-aligned 'Trojan horses'. infobrics.org It's expected that the political West will try to undermine and destabilize the emergence of a more firmly established multipolar world. Support for countries on the fringes of Greater Eurasia is geopolitically convenient, as it contributes to the policy of "strategic containment".
(2023-06-22). International Criminal Court Advancing Global Injustice, Unaccountability and Criminal Agenda against Guardians of Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Prof Hoosen Vawda "Rise, O' all you intelligent, righteous humanoids". Just as the war in Ukraine has become a festering sore in the politically motivated, combined, western, proxy war against Russia, the plight of Palestinians is a chronic human rights violation, festering, as an ulcer, already systemic in its manifestations, generated by Israel in its…
(2023-06-22). Headlines for June 22, 2023. democracynow.org Nearly 40 Asylum Seekers Drown as Ship Sinks En Route to Canary Islands, Israeli Drone Strike in West Bank Kills Three Palestinians, Putin Claims Ukraine's Counteroffensive Hits "Lull" Due to Heavy Losses, Russian Court Denies Pretrial Release to Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich, More Progressives to Boycott Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Speech to Congress, Capitol Rioter Sentenced to 12+ Years in Prison for Attacking Officer with Stun Gun, House Republicans Censure Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia Claims, House Speaker McCarthy Rejects Immediate Vote on Resolution t…
(2023-06-22). London's Ukraine Recovery Conference plans imperialist looting operation. wsws.org Already being bled white militarily and demographically to weaken Russia, Ukraine faces the same fate economically at the hands of the US and European powers.
(2023-06-22). Latin American leaders participate in forum on new financial pact. plenglish.com More than a hundred heads of state and government were invited by President Emmanuel Macron for the two-day forum, focused on reaching consensus for a more reactive, fair and supportive financial system, and aimed at allowing confrontation inequalities, supporting the fight against climate change and materializing the goals of sustainable development. | Cuban President Díaz-Canel arrived in France in his capacity as president of the Group of 77 plus China. | On the other hand, the President of Colombia Gustavo Petro will participate in one of the six planned round tables, entitled "A new method: alliances for gr…
(2023-06-22). Turkey, Syria Agreed On Russian Roadmap To Normalize Relations. southfront.org 
ILE IMAGE: ≈ûimal Màºldàºr — Anadolu Ajansƒ± | Turkey, Syria and Iran have agreed with the concept of a road map submitted by Russia to normalize relations between Ankara and Damascus, Russia's special presidential envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev told Sputnik on June 22. | Work on the roadmap draft began after a meeting between the foreign ministers of Russia, Türkiye, Syria and Iran that was held in Moscow on May 10. Deputy foreign ministers of the four countries met i…
(2023-06-22). Dimitri Lascaris' Canada-Wide Speaking Tour For Peace. globalresearch.ca Dimitri Lascaris will embark upon a Canada-wide speaking tour next week to report back to Canadians about his recent mission of peace to Russia. The title of the tour is "Making Peace With Russia, One Handshake At A Time." | In …
(2023-06-22). Canadian Sanctions on Russia: Powerless Rage With a Boomerang Effect. orinocotribune.com
(2023-06-22). Liberal and "Left" Silence on National Security Police State When Used against Trump and His Supporters. dissidentvoice.org The National Security police state now regards the Democratic Party as a more useful tool to criminalize opposition to US wars and maintain their control over the US government. We see this in the attack on the Uhuru Movement as being in the pay of Russia, in the imprisonment and torture of Julian Assange, in …
(2023-06-22). Three Palestinian Fighters Killed In First Israeli Drone Strike On West Bank Since 2006 (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Late on June 21, an Israeli drone strike killed three Palestinian fighters in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern…
(2023-06-22). No Matter How You Frame It, The ADL Is A Racist Organization. popularresistance.org The Biden administration has released the country's first national strategy for combating antisemitism, a landmark plan aimed at addressing a growing problem." This is from a piece in NPR titled, "The first national strategy for fighting antisemitism is finally here. What's in it?" Spoiler alert: it is not about fighting antisemitism or any other sort of racism; it is a strategy to silence Palestinian voices in the U.S. in the service of Israel. | The article starts with an outline of the Biden administration's commitment to fighting Antisemitism. It then quotes the president, who referred to the plan as the "mos…
(2023-06-22). Biden Blows Up Blinken's Diplomatic Mission to China. sonar21.com 
Dementia Joe does it again. Less than 24 hours after Secretary of State Blinken genuflected before the Chinese, assuring them that the United States really, really, really is sincere in…
(2023-06-22). Syrian Druze In Occupied Golan Heights Clash With Israeli Police Over Wind Farm Project (Videos). southfront.org 
Druze face off against police during a protest against the construction of a new wind farm near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights, June 21, 2023. (Israel Police) | On June 21, thousands of Druze residents of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights protested against Israeli plans to set up a wind farm near the town of Majdal Shams. | The protestors burned tyres on key roads in the Golan Heights. They also hurled rocks, fireworks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli police…
(2023-06-22). North Korea Slams Blinken's Recent China Visit as 'Begging Trip'. orinocotribune.com North Korea has ridiculed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to China as a "disgraceful begging trip," further slamming it as a failure of policy aimed at exerting pressure on Beijing. | The rare visit was aimed at begging for the relaxation of tensions as the "attempt to press and restrain China may become a boomerang striking a fatal blow to the US economy," said North Korean international affairs analyst Jong Yong in a column published by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday. | "In a word, the US state secretary's recent junket can never be judged otherwise than a disgra…
(2023-06-22). Eyewitness Xinjiang: the reality vs. U.S. propaganda. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders June 19, 2023 The author is a co-director of the International Action Center and a contributing editor to Workers World newspaper. A slightly abridged version of this article was published in Global Times. U.S. imperialism's hostility to China is increasing — with military threats, new rounds of sanctions and increasingly wild fabrications. The media have been saturated with allegations of human rights abuses, forced labor, religious persecution and "genocide" — especially of Uygur and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. Sara Flounders, Lee Siu Hin and Arjae Red in front of Id Kah M…
(2023-06-22). Who determines the rules of the "rules-based world order"? indybay.org Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States – as well as the European Union with G7 observer status – that is the global West, for too long imagined that it was the world. In fact, colonialist exploitation and forced labor – in the case of Germany, also the Nazi policy of robbery – were the foundation of its power. But the world has changed.
(2023-06-22). AOC Is Boycotting Modi's Address Over "Deeply Troubling" Human Rights Record. truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) and a number of other progressives in the House have announced that they're boycotting far right Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to Congress on Thursday, citing Modi's abysmal human rights record and erosion of free press and religion rights in India. Modi is slated to speak before Congress as part of a trip to the U.S. on an invite from… |
(2023-06-22). Insights | China's poverty reduction experience instructive for Latin America: Honduran official. ecns.cn One of the main things that Latin America could learn from China is the strategy used for poverty elimination, said Marcela Arias, minister at the Permanent Mission of Honduras to the UN and Other International Organizations based in Geneva, on Thursday in an interview with China News Network.
(2023-06-22). Imperialist media can't stop lying about mosques in China. workers.org 
The writer participated in a delegation organized by the China/U.S. Solidarity Network that visited China from May 11 to May 31. Over the last few years, the U.S. media have routinely run stories accusing China of the erasure of Islam, in part based on the alleged mass demolition of mosques. . . . |
(2023-06-22). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Italian airport workers hold national 24-hour strike over pay and conditions, grounding 3,000 flights; UK refuse workers' pay strike at Cumberland and Sandwell councils spreads to Hertfordshire and Selby; general strike in Iranian city of Saqqez to protest attempts to limit access to grave of Mahsa Amini, murdered by morality police; Nigerian unions suspend national fuel subsidy strike on empty promise of negotiating concessions…
(2023-06-22). Friday 6/23: Bridge Bannering for Peace and Justice. indybay.org We'll be on the pedestrian bridge over Geary at Webster near Japantown in San Francisco.
(2023-06-22). Hunger strike threat by Palestinian prisoners forces concessions. workers.org 
Credit: Samidoun.net Over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, who had been held without charges by Israeli authorities, were poised to launch a mass hunger strike beginning on June 18. But in a statement by The Administrative Detainees' Committee of the Palestinian prisoners' movement, the strike has been postponed. Why? Because the organized . . . |
(2023-06-22). The US Finally Realized The Futility Of Trying To Force India Into Vassalhood. thealtworld.com
(2023-06-22). Promoting Israeli Apartheid in Canadian Schools Not Okay. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-22). Ukrainian Offensive on "Pause" + US Meddling vs. China & North Korea. thealtworld.com I discuss with Garland Nixon and Dr. Wilmer Leon the ongoing Ukrainian offensive, claims that it is being "paused," as well as US provocations in the Pacific including with China over its island province of Taiwan, and North Korea.
(2023-06-22). US-Based Black Radicals Convening In Atlanta, Georgia. popularresistance.org We are immersed in the irreversible contradictions of the end of the epoch of U.S. and European capitalist domination to a world in which for the first time in more than five hundred years, the Western world will no longer be in a position to establish the rules and enforce its "order" on a global scale without effective opposition from the 90 % that makes up the rest of global humanity. | But the white world is not ready to accept the end of white world supremacy without a fight. Under the leadership of the United States, the U.S./EU/NATO Axis of Domination has demonstrated that it is prepared to use unrestraine…
(2023-06-22). Biden Calls Xi Jinping a "Dictator": China-U.S. Relations and a Growing Multipolar World. democracynow.org 
Officials in Beijing have denounced U.S. President Joe Biden for describing Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "dictator," calling it a breach of diplomatic protocol. Biden's remark at a fundraising event this week came just days after Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited China to help thaw relations at a time of growing competition and suspicion between the two superpowers. "What Biden said, in fact, is true in every word," says Ho-fung Hung, professor of political economy and sociology at Johns Hopkins University, though he adds that China's response is also expected, as…
(2023-06-22). The Art of Diplomacy: Biden Blows Up Blinken's Mission to China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-22). Apart from China, which other countries celebrate Duanwu Festival. ecns.cn Duanwu Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month each year in China.
(2023-06-22). Barbecue restaurant explosion kills 31 in NW China's Ningxia. ecns.cn According to witnesses at the scene, a gas tank in the barbecue restaurant on the first floor exploded, detonating the gas pipeline on the second floor.
(2023-06-22). World's first railroad-bridge operating machine triples efficiency. ecns.cn "ÄÄ"Taihang," the world's first all-in-one machine for girder replacement, transport and erection was put into operation on Tuesday in Huanghua of Cangzhou City, north China's Hebei Province."ÄÄ…
(2023-06-22). Chinese-American worker and activist arrested for advocating for peace between US and China. peoplesdispatch.org Li Tang "Henry" Liang, a hotel worker active in his Boston local union, was suspended from his job after being indicted on federal charges…
(2023-06-22). China pushes its development of intelligent vehicles. ecns.cn China will support the commercial application of Level 3 and above autonomous driving systems, as part of its broader push to bolster the development of intelligent connected vehicles, the country's top industry regulator said on Wednesday.
(2023-06-22). Rapid 5G integration transforming real economy, society: MIIT. ecns.cn 5G technology has been integrated into 60 of 97 national economic categories after it entered commercial use four years ago, with over 50,000 application cases, said China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
(2023-06-22). Indonesia abuzz as first high-speed railway nears launch. ecns.cn The railway, a landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative between China and Indonesia, is scheduled to start operating in mid August.
(2023-06-22). China extends NEV purchase tax breaks. ecns.cn China will extend purchase tax breaks on new energy vehicles to the end of 2027, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance.
(2023-06-22). Drug control body says U.S. smearing China over fentanyl. ecns.cn China's drug control authority has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the United States' smearing of China and sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals for allegedly involved in drugs.
(2023-06-22). 2,000-year-old bronze drum discovered in South China's Guangxi. ecns.cn An ancient tomb that belongs to the Warring States Period (475BC-221BC) has recently been discovered in Pingguo, a city in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
(2023-06-22). 2023 and perception of the "third neighbor" in Mongolia: people's attitudes are changing. journal-neo.org 
(2023-06-22). Jonno Sriranganathan: 'Aim for reforms that open up space for deeper radical change'. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-22). Biden's Refusal to Demand Accountability for Israeli Army Killings Is an Open Farce. scheerpost.com 
The State Department shrugged after the Israeli government said there would be no consequences for the barbaric killings of 80-year-old Omar Asaad and three-year-old Mohammed al-Tamimi.
(2023-06-22). Israel just murdered another footballer. PUMA is complicit. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-06-22). Saudi Arabia, Yemen's Houthis Swap Bodies (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | On June 21, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that they have exchanged the bodies of fighters and soldiers who were killed during the war in Yemen with Saudi Arabia. | According to the Yemeni pro-Houthis Al-Masirah TV, the bodies were exchanged at the Saudi-Yemeni border where delegations from both sides met after weeks of negotiations in the kingdom. | The Saudi delegation received six of its soldiers and allied fighters, and the Houthis received 58 bodies. Footage aired by Al-Masirah showed body…
(2023-06-22). Modi's State Visit: Biden Embraces Indian Leader Despite Rights Crackdown. democracynow.org 
President Joe Biden is hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a four-day state visit this week amid growing concerns about the Indian leader's human rights record. Modi has been prime minister since 2014, during which time he has cracked down on dissent, curtailed the free press, targeted Muslims and other minorities and pushed an aggressive form of Hindu nationalism that violates the pluralistic vision of modern India's founders. For years, Modi was banned from even entering the United States over his role in anti-Muslim riots in 2002 that left over 1,000 dead in Gujarat, where Modi was the…
(2023-06-22). Syria's Elite Tiger Forces Join Republican Guard On Northern Region Front (Photos, Video). southfront.org 
(2023-06-22). How Daniel Ellsberg exposed the U.S. war machine and became a top enemy of empire. liberationnews.org 
Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level military analyst who courageously exposed four administrations' criminal war on Vietnam and went on to become a leading peace and civil liberties activist, died on June 16 at the age of 92.
(2023-06-22). Why Are Archaeologists Unable to Find Evidence for a Ruling Class of the Indus Civilization? independentmediainstitute.org Little more than a century ago, British and Indian archaeologists began excavating the remains of what they soon realized was a previously unknown civilization in the Indus Valley. Straddling parts of Pakistan and India and reaching into Afghanistan, the culture these explorers unearthed had existed at the same time as those of ancient Egypt and …
(2023-06-22). Six US Citizens Indicted in Venezuela on Conspiracy Charges and Related Crimes (+Operation Gideon). orinocotribune.com According to a report by news outlet It is worth noting that six of the eight Americans detained are being prosecuted for conspiracy and related offenses. Two of the prosecuted have already sentenced to 24 years in prison each: Airan Berry and Luke Alexander Denman. According to…
(2023-06-22). Israel's settlers, army and far-right government attack the Palestinians on all fronts. wsws.org Far-right forces have repeatedly demanded the annexation of the West Bank—as has Netanyahu himself—in defiance of international law, in pursuit of their aim of establishing a Jewish Supremacist state in both Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.
(2023-06-22). The Rebellious Youths of Jenin are Not Terrorists. dissidentvoice.org On 20 June, the army invaded with great force the city of Jenin and killed several of its inhabitants. Today, Palestinians took an act of revenge and killed Israelis in the West Bank settlement of Eli. The cycle of bloodshed continues to turn and claim ever more and more victims, of both peoples. The Israelis …
(2023-06-22). Israeli settlers attack West Bank villages and towns for second day, one Palestinian killed and over 35 injured. peoplesdispatch.org The settler violence caused widespread damage to Palestinian property, with hundreds of cars and dozens of homes completely burnt…
(2023-06-22). Israel Demolishes Palestinian Prisoner's Family Home in West Bank. telesurenglish.net On Thursday predawn, the Israeli occupation forces blew up in Nablus the family home of a Palestinian prisoner Kamal Jouri, who is a member of the armed group called the Lions' Den and was arrested on February. | RELATED: | Israeli army forces, backed by armored vehicles and bulldozers, stormed the city to demolish his home. The 130-square-meter apartment was located on the second floor of a residential building…
(2023-06-22). Chapter of "Moms Group" Attacking CRT Plastered a Hitler Quote on Its Newsletter. truthout.org An Indiana chapter of the far right hate group Moms for Liberty posted a newsletter on Wednesday featuring a quote from Adolf Hitler on the front page — and is now attacking the news outlet that first reported on the incident. As IndyStar reported this week, the Hamilton County chapter of Moms for Liberty — a group most recently in the news for being labeled an extremist group by the Southern… |
(2023-06-22). "If You Challenge the FBI, they Will Crush You," Says Whistleblower at Congressional Hearing. covertactionmagazine.com Being an FBI agent was Stephen Friend's dream job. For eight and a half years working there, the Notre Dame graduate and Iraq War veteran investigated around 200 violent crimes, including human and sex-trafficking cases, and served five years as part of an FBI SWAT team. Friend did his job so well that he won …
(2023-06-22). Video: The Unipolar "One World Order" (OWO) and the Imposition of a "Global Government": Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun. Dr Mahathir Mohamad. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-22). Pakistan on the brink of default as IMF pushes for still more austerity. wsws.org The Pakistan government has complained that the IMF has repeatedly shifted the "goal posts" for it accessing the desperately needed bailout loan, despite it agreeing to and imposing the US-dominated agency's savage austerity diktats.
(2023-06-22). Philippines: Knowing Who Your Friends Are. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-22). Daniel Ellsberg matters more than ever to global peace movements. peoplesdispatch.org Daniel Ellsberg released the 'Pentagon Papers' which gave new life to a generation struggling against the US war on Vietnam. Though he is no longer with us, his commitment and goals never mattered more to the peace movement…
(2023-06-22). China rechaza declaraciones del presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden. telesurtv.net La vocera de la Cancillería china señaló que las palabras de Joe Biden "violan gravemente el protocolo diplomático".
(2023-06-22). Autoridades confirman muerte de tripulación del submarino Titan. telesurtv.net El contraalmirante de la Guardia Costera, John Mauger, declaró que el campo de escombros es consistente con una implosión catastrófica del submarino.
(2023-06-22). Ocupante israelí mata a tres palestinos en un ataque con dron. telesurtv.net Las víctimas viajaban en un vehículo que recibió el impacto de un misil. Ejército israelí impidió que las ambulancias palestinas llegaran al lugar.
(2023-06-22). Petro asegura que capitalismo no resolverá crisis climática. telesurtv.net El mandatario colombiano aseguró, además, que las medidas propuestas por Bruselas son demasiado dependientes de la empresa privada.
(2023-06-22). Explosión en restaurante deja al menos 31 fallecidos en China. telesurtv.net Esta constituye la explosión más mortífera en China desde marzo de 2019, después de la producida en una planta química en la provincia oriental de Jiangsu.
(2023-06-22). Colonos israelíes asesinan a joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Asaltan la localidad de Turmus Aya, donde matan a Omar Jabara de un disparo en el pecho. Ejecutan un progromo contra varias aldeas.
(2023-06-22). Palestina condena construcción de asentamientos israelíes. telesurtv.net Los ministros de Netanyahu construyeron 1.000 nuevas unidades de asentamiento en la colonia de Eli.