Party for Socialism, Liberation (2023-06-25). PSL Statement: The Failed Coup in Russia. liberationnews.org An attempted coup directed against Russia's military forces has ended. The leader of the coup attempt, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has agreed to leave Russia.

Editor (2023-06-25). Prigozhin Headed for Belarus After Ending 'Insurrection'. scheerpost.com By Will Porter / Antiwar Russia's Wagner Group has called off its march on Moscow and agreed to stand down after launching a two-day mutiny and seizing a military base in the city of Rostov-on-Don. The Kremlin said it would drop all charges against the company and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been guaranteed …

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Putin calls Wagner mutiny 'treason' in televised address. ecns.cn "Any internal turmoil is a deadly threat to our statehood, to us as a nation. This is a blow to Russia, to our people. And our actions to protect the motherland from such a threat will be tough," Putin said in the televised address to the nation.

Staff (2023-06-25). Putin Condemns Threats by Wagner Group Leader, Reaches Agreement. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a message to the nation regarding the situation created by the Wagner group after its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was accused of trying to organize an armed "insurrection." Putin described Prigozhin's actions as a "military mutiny" and pointed out that any revolt is "a deadly threat." Hours earlier, Prigozhin accused the Russian Army of shelling one of his camps and called for an uprising against the military command amid the military operation in Ukraine, in which the Wagner group is participating. | "We faced a betrayal. Exorbitant ambition led to a betrayal o…

Larry Johnson (2023-06-25). Russia's Academy Award Winning Performance For Best Coup, Prigozhin Scores Best Actor. sonar21.com What if the Prigozhin "Coup" is Maskirovka? I want to explore that possibility. Earlier today (Saturday on the east coast of the U.S.) I was sketching out a piece with…

WSWS (2023-06-25). The failed coup in Russia: Causes and Consequences. wsws.org A coup attempt led by Evgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the Russian Wagner mercenary force, collapsed in the evening hours of Saturday, local time.

Anonymous349 (2023-06-25). Details Of Agreement With Wagner Which Put End To Rebellion Attempt. southfront.org ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | Late on June 24, Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian President, revealed details on the agreement which put an end to the rebellion attempt by Evgeny Prigozhin and the part of Wagner units that supported him. | According to Peskov, the criminal case opened by FSB against Prigozhin will be halted and he will leave Russia.The spokesman revealed that Prigozhin "will go to Belarus." He did not elaborate what the public fonder of Wanger will do there. | Wagner's fighters that supported Pr…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-25). Iraqi Airstrikes Eliminate Entire ISIS Detachment In Kirkuk (Video). southfront.org Iraqi Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons conduct a training mission over Iraq May 26, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf) | On June 24, the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) eliminated a detachment of ISIS terrorists in the northern province of Kirkuk, according to the official Security Media Cell. | In a statement, the cell said that F-16IQ fighters targeted the cell that was hiding in the district of Rashad based on information provided by the Federal Intelligence and Investigation…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-25). Ukraine Says It Launched Offensives Against Russian Forces On Several Directions (Videos, Photos). southfront.org File image. | The Ukrainian military has launched an offensive against Russian forces in several directions, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Anna Malyar, announced on June 24. | Malyar said that the offensive is underway in the direction of Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Bakhmut, Bogdanovka, Yagodnoye, Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka. She also claimed that fighting was still ongoing near Kupyansk, Liman, Maryinka, Avdeevska, Shakhtyorsk and other southern directions."There is progress in all directions,"

Anonymous669 (2023-06-25). Russian Warplanes Rain Fire On Militant Positions In Syria's Greater Idlib (Videos, Photos). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 aircaft on a runway at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria. © Maksim Blinov / Sputnik | On June 25, a new series of Russian airstrikes hit positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted positions near the town of Kabani in the northern Lattakia countryside, the city of Jisr al-Shughur in the western Idlib countryside, al-Arbaeen Mount and the village of Beinin in t…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-06-25). US Woos India's Far-Right PM Modi To Help Wage New Cold War On China. popularresistance.org India's far-right Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a historic trip to the United States this June. | President Joe Biden rolled out the proverbial red carpet for Modi, touting a "new era" to "strengthen our partnership for decades to come", as the US seeks to recruit India for its new cold war on China. | The two leaders released a joint statement implicitly criticizing China and Russia. | Reuters made it clear that "Washington wants Delhi to be a strategic counterweight to China", and that the two leaders signed "deals on defense and commerce aimed at countering China's global influence".

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-06-25). U.S. Intelligence Agencies Advance Disinformation About Chinese Spy Base in Cuba to Gain Support for Cruel Embargo Costing Cubans $455 Million Per Month. covertactionmagazine.com After having lied about WMDs, Russia Gate, chemical weapons in Syria and so many other things, the U.S. intelligence community is now advancing the lie that Cuba is hosting a Chinese spy base that enables China to spy on the U.S. The Wall Street Journal reported on June 8 that China and Cuba had reached …

Jessica Buxbaum, MintPress News. (2023-06-25). Microsoft, IBM, Cisco And Dell Enable Surveillance And Control In Palestine. popularresistance.org In September, Israel installed an AI-powered gun at a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Now, that same technology has been deployed at the entrance of the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem. Across occupied East Jerusalem, you can find surveillance cameras strategically placed on street corners. And throughout the West Bank, Palestinians' encounters with Israeli soldiers often include not only violence but face-scanning apps designed to capture their personal data. | Technology has become integral to our modern lives, but for Palestinians, Big Tech has also become another way Israel enacts…

mforinoco (2023-06-25). The Western Left Must Reject Anti-China Propaganda and Join the Progressive Global Trend. orinocotribune.com By Jenny Clegg — Jun 20, 2023 | What follows is the text of a speech given by veteran British peace activist and China specialist Jenny Clegg at the launch event in London for Carlos Martinez's book The East is Still Red: Chinese socialism in the 21st century. | Summarizing the key points of the book, Jenny highlights in particular the escalating New Cold War and anti-China rhetoric in the West. "China is being presented as an existential threat to the Western way of life so as to prepare a climate for war." | Beyond the obvious dangers of preparing a climate for war, Jenny points out that the incessant lies…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-25). Turkey Successfully Tested New Suicide Drone (Video). southfront.org A model of Titra Technology's new kamikaze UAV, Deli, is on display at the SAHA Expo in Istanbul, Türkiye, Oct. 25, 2022. (AA Photo) | Turkey's defense contractor Titra Teknoloji had successfully tested a new suicide drone dubbed Deli, Turkish news sources reported on June 23. | During the test, the hardware and the software of the drone worked as planned. The drone was able to hit its target with high accuracy. | Only 15 minutes are needed to set up the Deli drone, which can be launched…

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China's longest deepwater oil and gas pipeline enters final stage before operation. ecns.cn China's longest deepwater oil and gas pipeline has entered the final stage before operation, following the completion of work on laying the submarine long-distance pipeline in waters off South China's Hainan Province on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Global aviation giants pledge to bring new aircraft models to 15th Airshow China in November 2024. ecns.cn Global aviation giants have expressed confidence in the Chinese market during the 54th Paris Airshow, while pledging to bring their newest aircraft models to attend the 15th Airshow China.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China condemns recent U.S. sanctions, indictments against Chinese companies. ecns.cn On Saturday, Beijing urged Washington to stop using fentanyl-related issues as a pretext to sanctions and indicting Chinese enterprises and nationals, and demanded immediate release of those who were illegally arrested.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Xie Feng: all countries should respect each other's human rights philosophy. ecns.cn Respecting human rights means respecting other countries' human rights philosophy, and China advocates safeguarding human rights through security, promoting them through development, and advancing them through cooperation.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China's tourism, consumption markets sizzle during Dragon Boat Festival holidays. ecns.cn A total of 106 million domestic tourism trips were made during the holidays, up 32.3 percent year-on-year, equivalent to 112.8 percent of the figure in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). 50 Pandas to settle in Beijing's New Research Center by 2024. ecns.cn Construction for a Beijing base of the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda is currently underway in the capital's Fangshan district.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China slams U.S. indictment of Chinese companies, individuals on fentanyl-related charges. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Saturday that China strongly condemned U.S.' latest charges against Chinese companies and individuals over so-called crimes related to fentanyl production and has lodged serious démarches and strong protest to the U.S. side.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Extreme weather hits China with heat sweeping the north and rainstorms in south. ecns.cn Many cities in China continued to issue heat and rainfall response warnings on Friday, as residents in many areas are experiencing weather extremes that could go down in history in the last few days.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Four suspects under criminal detention for gas explosion that killed 31 in NW China. ecns.cn Four suspects have been put under criminal detention in connection to a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which killed 31 people and injured seven.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). State Council sets up team to probe into Yinchuan restaurant explosion. ecns.cn State Council has set up an investigation team to probe into a restaurant explosion in Yinchuan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Sunrise scenery on Water Yardang in Qinghai. ecns.cn Yardang rocks at the sunrise in the Wusute Yadan Geological Park in Qaidam Basin, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 24, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Beijing continues to battle with high temperatures. ecns.cn Beijing issued a red alert for high temperatures on Friday, the highest in China's alert system, as a scorching heatwave hit the city. The weather forecast predicts a "prolonged battle" against high temperatures in the following week.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). World's largest and highest-altitude hydro-solar power station put into operation. ecns.cn Aerial view of the first phase of Kela photovoltaic power station, the world's largest hydro-solar complementary power station on the Yalong River in the Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 25, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China reaches 60 bln parcel volume. ecns.cn According to the State Post Bureau of China, as of Saturday, China's express business volume has reached 60 billion this year, 172 days ahead of the 60 billion record in 2019, and 34 days ahead of 2022.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Key work list outlines 164 initiatives aimed at improving free trade zones. ecns.cn China has released a key work list for its pilot free trade zones (2023-2025) aimed at promoting high-quality growth, according to a statement by the Ministry of Commerce on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). World's largest hydro-solar power plant enters first phase. ecns.cn The first phase of the world's largest hydro-solar power plant, also the world's highest power station of its kind, entered full operation in China on Sunday, according to its operator State Development and Investment Corp.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China's cabinet forms team to probe restaurant blast. ecns.cn State Council has set up an investigation team to probe into a restaurant explosion in Yinchuan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). 1.3 million people enter and leave China during the Dragon Boat Festival per day: official. ecns.cn During the Dragon Boat Festival in 2023, border inspection authorities across the country processed 3.963 million people entering and leaving the country, an average of 1.321 million people per day.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Rescue and relief efforts underway in rain-ravaged Guangxi. ecns.cn Rescuers evacuate stranded people at a flood-hit village in Du'an County of Hechi City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 24,2023.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). In Numbers: China sees 100 mln domestic tourist trips during Dragon Boat Festival holiday. ecns.cn Days of high temperatures in most parts of China and the rainy season in the southern parts of the country did not affect people's enthusiasm for travel during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Tibetan football team joins lively Village Super League in Guizhou. ecns.cn Sonam Puncog and his Gesar King football teammates traveled over 1,600 kilometers from Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest China's Qinghai Province to participate in the Village Super League, or "Cun Chao" in Chinese, in Rongjiang County, Southwest China's Guizhou Province on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Fishing season kicks off in Xinjiang's Bosten Lake. ecns.cn Bosten Lake, China's largest inland freshwater lake in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, ended the fishing ban of more than three months on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). CPC official says China, UK have common responsibility. ecns.cn Despite having different views on a number of issues, China and the United Kingdom share a common responsibility to shun group politics and bloc confrontations, and China welcomes genuine discussion based on equality and respect to expand mutual understanding, a senior official of the Communist Party of China said.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Dragon boat races was held Thursday in south China's Hong Kong to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 22 this year, featuring adrenaline-pumping competition, vibrant colors, intense drumbeats and cheering fans. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Cradle of Civilization: Huizhou Ancient Town. ecns.cn Huizhou Ancient Town, a tourist spot of Shexian county, Anhui province, is one of China's four best-preserved ancient towns. In the town, tourists can enjoy the charm of ancient Huizhou-style architecture dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Over 2,000 men in SW China's Guizhou transport world's longest dragon boat to river. ecns.cn A dragon boat race kicked off on Friday on the Wuyang River in Shibing County, located in southwest China's Guizhou Province, according to local authorities. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Over 2,000 men in SW China's Guizhou transports world's longest dragon boat to river. ecns.cn A dragon boat race kicked off on Friday on the Wuyang River in Shibing County, located in southwest China's Guizhou Province, according to local authorities. "ÄÄ…

greenleft.org.au (2023-06-25). The fight to save Barak Beacon public housing continues. greenleft.org.au

Anonymous669 (2023-06-25). Four Syrian Police Officers Killed In New Daraa Ambush. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On June 25, four Syrian police officers were killed and another was wounded after being ambushed near the town of Muzayrib in the western Daraa countryside. | Citing a source in Daraa Police Command, the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said that the police officers were on their way from Daraa city to the town of Tafas in the western countryside to guard students doing their end of year exams when they were ambushed by unidentified militants."The terrorists…

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Hong Kong international dragon boat races resume after 4-year hiatus. ecns.cn More than 4,000 paddlers from 160 teams took part in the competition after 4-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Chinese navy vessel returns from overseas voyage. ecns.cn The vessel, with 476 navy cadets and officers on board, has sailed more than 8,500 nautical miles since it set off on May 15 and visited Vietnam, Thailand, Brunei, and the Philippines. "ÄÄ…

thecommunists (2023-06-25). Michael Palin in the DPRK: a western exceptionalism showcase. thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from the Class Consciousness Project, with thanks. ***** This article was prompted by an awful piece of BBC propaganda, entitled Michael Palin in North Korea. If you want to understand western exceptionalism, watch this programme, first with and then without sound, because the only part of this presentation that makes the …

Editor (2023-06-25). The Power of Sports: Tackling Gender Stereotypes in Hong Kong. scheerpost.com The most recent report of the World Economic Forum paints a rather dim picture of gender inequality worldwide. According to current research, it will take 132 years to close the global gender gap. Alicia Lui from the initiative Women in Sports Empowered Hong Kong (WISE) works with youth to approach this problem in Hong Kong and agreed to share a few valuable insights with Pressenza contributor, Chris Hoellriegl.

Editor (2023-06-25). Israeli Occupation: how Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, and Dell Enable Surveillance and Control In Palestine. scheerpost.com In September, Israel installed an AI-powered gun at a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Across occupied East Jerusalem, you can find surveillance cameras strategically placed on street corners. And throughout the West Bank, Palestinians' encounters with Israeli soldiers often include not only violence but face-scanning apps designed to capture their personal data.Technology has become integral to our modern lives, but for Palestinians, Big Tech has also become another way Israel enacts control.

teleSUR, SH (2023-06-25). Peruanos retoman marchas contra presidenta y el Congreso. telesurtv.net Organizaciones sociales anunciaron que el 19 de julio se movilizarán en la tercera toma de Lima para exigir nuevamente la renuncia de Dina Boluarte.

teleSUR- lvm, JCM (2023-06-25). Condenan asesinato de niño palestino en Cisjordania ocupada. telesurtv.net La víctima fue identificada como Ishaq Hamdi Ajlouni y tenía tan sólo 17 años.

teleSUR- rzr, DRL (2023-06-25). Alerta por inundaciones e intensas lluvias en centro y sur de China. telesurtv.net Las precipitaciones reportadas en la provincia de Hunan estropearon cerca de 16.400 hectáreas de cultivos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-25). Detienen a responsables de explosión de restaurante en China. telesurtv.net El violento incidente se produjo este jueves 22 de junio en un restaurante de barbacoa en la región autónoma de la etnia hui de Ningxia, en el noroeste de China.

Staff (2023-06-24). The rise and fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin. peoplesdispatch.org [On Saturday, June 25, the short-lived insurrection by the PMC Wagner militia group in Russia came to an end following negotiations between its head Yevgeny Prigozhin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Prigozhin announced that his troops would return to their field camps "to avoid spilling Russian blood. Former Indian diplomat and analyst M.K. Bhadrakumar analyzes …

Larry Johnson (2023-06-24). U.S. Military Shackled to China because of Rare Earth Minerals And Prigozhin Has a Psychotic Break. sonar21.com I want to touch on three issues. First, the dependence of the U.S. military industrial complex on rare earth minerals supplied by China and what that portends for war in…

Anonymous349 (2023-06-24). Armed Munity In Russia. Situation In Second Half Of June 24. southfront.org Police in Moscow | In the second half of June 24, the situation with the armed munity announced by the public head of PMC Wagner, Evgeny Prigozhin, reached to what could be described as the first breaking point. | According to reports, forward detachments of the Wagner units loyal to Prigozhin are about to reach Moscow Region (unconfirmed reports claim that Wagner units entered Tula Region). The movement of Wagner units took place amid little clashes with security forces. | Russian security forces and military mostly…

Anonymous349 (2023-06-24). Prigozhin Announces Start Of Rebellion Attempt In Russia. Situation In First Half Of June 24. southfront.org Evgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don | Amid the developing large-scale offensive of the Kyiv regime on Russian forces in Zaporozhye Region and South Donetsk sector, the head of PMC Wagner Evgeny Prigozhin made a series of loud statements. He accused of the defense minister and the head of the General staff of various crimes as well as announcing the beginning of "the elimination of evil in the face of the military leadership of the country." | Reacting to this situation, the anti-terrorism committee of the Russian…

Anonymous349 (2023-06-24). Prigozhin Says He Is Not Going To Fulfill Orders Of Putin, FSB Or Anyone Else. southfront.org ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE: Evgeny Prigozhin | On June 24, Evgeny Prigozhin, the public head of PMC Wagner, made another statement claiming that he and his fighters are not going to surrender and lay down arms."And no one is going to turn themselves in at the request of the president, the FSB or anyone else…" All those who oppose him, Prigozhin called "rallied round the scum." | On top of this, Prigozhin described himself as a real 'patriot' making another round of accusations against Russian leadership. With such populist sta…

Anonymous349 (2023-06-24). Putin Delivers Address To Nation. Russia Is Engaged In 'Hard Fight For Its Future' (Video). southfront.org On June 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an address to the nation regarding the developing situation with PMC Wagner and its head Evgeny Prigozhin. | In a televised speech, the Russian President said that the attempted rebellion amounts to a betrayal of Russia and its people. Putin emphasized that the country's law enforcement agencies will take decisive actions to restore order. | He noted that Russia is engaged in a historic struggle to safeguard its future while "r…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-24). Putin: Exorbitant ambitions drive the armed rebellion. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin described the call for an armed rebellion organized by the head of the Wagner Group, Evgeni Prigozhin, as treason motivated by "exorbitant ambitions."

teleSUR (2023-06-24). Wagner Group Rebellion a Deadly Threat, President Putin Says. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Russian President Vladímir Vladímirovich Putin, while referring to the mutiny of the leader of the private military group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that any act of armed rebellion in his country is a deadly threat. | Related: | Vladimir Putin assured that the Russian Armed Forces were ordered to neutralize those participating in the armed insurgency led by Prigozhin. | In his message to the Russian people, the Presiden…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-24). Russian Army Resumes Airstrikes On Terrorists In Syria Amid Wagner Mutiny (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Russian military operations against terrorist groups in Syria continues, despite the ongoing armed mutiny by the Wagner Group in Russia. | On June 24, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a new wave of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is controlled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | The airstrikes targeted al-Khudor hill in the northern Lattakia c…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-24). Wagner Mutineers Fire Anti-Aircraft Missile At Russian Attack Helicopter Over Voronezh (Videos). southfront.org Illustrative image. | Fighters from the Wagner Group, which is now waging an armed mutiny, attempted to shoot down a Russian attack helicopter over the city of Voronezh while advancing towards the Russian capital, Moscow, on June 24. | The fighters fired a missile from a Strela-10 short-range air defense system at the helicopter, a Ka-52. However, the helicopter fired flares and was able to dodge the missile, which apparently went on to hit a fuel depot and started a massive fire. | Earlier reports said that Wagner…

Scott Ritter (2023-06-24). Civil War in Russia? Wagner Troops Rebellion — SCOTT RITTER. thealtworld.com

ecns.cn (2023-06-24). Putin calls Wagner mutiny 'treason' in televised address. ecns.cn "Any internal turmoil is a deadly threat to our statehood, to us as a nation. This is a blow to Russia, to our people. And our actions to protect the motherland from such a threat will be tough," Putin said in the televised address to the nation.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-24). Russian Defense Ministry urges Wagner not to participate in rebellion. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Defense Ministry affirmed that the fighters of the Wagner private military company were dragged into a criminal adventure by means of deception, and called on them to refuse to take part in an armed insurgency.

Drago Bosnic (2023-06-24). Why US Plan for Localized Russia-Ukraine Nuclear War Doomed to Fail. globalresearch.ca

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2023-06-24). Can The European Leg Of The Triad Break Free From The Atlantic Alliance? popularresistance.org It is difficult to make sense of many events these days. France's behaviour, for instance, is hard to square. On the one hand, French President Emmanuel Macron changed his mind to support Ukraine's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). On the other hand, he said that France would like to attend the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit in South Africa in August. Europe is, of course, not an entirely homogeneous continent, with problems afoot as Hungary and Turkey have refused to ratify Sweden's desire to enter NATO at its annual summit in Vilnius (Lithuania) in July.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-24). Russian MoD Announces Strikes On Ukrainian Engineering, Reconnaissance & Storage Facilities (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On June 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had struck several key facilities of Kiev forces in different parts of Ukraine. | The ministry said in a statement that the Russian Aerospace Forces launched an attack with long-range precision-guided against engineering and reconnaissance centers as well as aviation equipment of Kiev forces in Kanatovo and Dnepr airfields. | In addition, a storage facility of British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles at a Ukrainian air base lo…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-24). Ukraine Attacks Russia's Kursk With Drones As Its Forces Struggle With Counteroffensive (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Ukraine launched an attack at the western Russian region of Kursk with two suicide drones on June 23 as its forces continue to struggle with their counteroffensive. | Kursk Governor Roman Starovoit said in a statement that both drones were shot down by Russian air defenses. The governor added that there was no significant infrastructure damage."Last night, our air defenses shot down unmanned aerial vehicles in the sky over Kursk. The fragments that fell to a land plot of a gardeners' partnership in…

Anand Naidoo (2023-06-24). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict. america.cgtn.com The Ukraine counteroffensive to regain territories is going slower than expected, as some analysts claim this conflict could last decades. "Is not like a Hollywood movie." That's how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the counteroffensive to repel Russian forces. He was alluding to the fact …

unitedEditor (2023-06-24). "We need to harmonize the doctrine of Eurasianism in Türkiye and Russia" uwidata.com The Russian Orthodox Church occupies a prominent position among Russia's important institutions. It has influence not only within Russia but also across a vast region. We had the opportunity to address Türkiye-Russia relations, multipolarity, the conflict in Ukraine, the activities of the Fener Greek Patriarch, and the current global trends with Hieromonk Stefan Igumnov who …

Eric Zuesse (2023-06-24). Now the Pay-off Comes from Blowing Up the Nord Stream Pipeline. dissidentvoice.org On June 23, Jamison Cocklin headlined at Natural Gas Intelligence, "Venture Global Set to Become Germany's Biggest Long-Term LNG Supplier" and reported: "Venture Global LNG Inc. has agreed to supply a state-owned German company with the super-chilled fuel for two decades as European offtakers continue to line up deals to replace Russian natural gas imports." …

Anonymous669 (2023-06-24). Russian Airstrikes Hit Syria's Greater Idlib After Deadly Drone Attacks (Video). southfront.org 2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | Late on June 23, a series of Russian airstrikes targeted the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is controlled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other terrorist groups. | The Russian airstrikes hit the outskirts of the towns of Sharorah in the northern Lattakia countryside and Gassaniah in the western c…

Editor (2023-06-24). Canadian sanctions on Russia: Powerless rage with a boomerang effect. mronline.org Canada's recent seizure of a Russian an-124 cargo plane, which had been delivering COVID supplies when it was grounded in February 2022 at Pearson Airport (it was forced to pay a fee for every minute, despite being trapped there), is another sanction among many others.

sforinoco (2023-06-24). EU Gives Green Light to New Sanctions Against Russia. orinocotribune.com

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-24). Counterterrorist regime declared in Moscow and homonymous province. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee announced that the counterterrorist regime for Moscow and the province of the same name was decreed in order to prevent possible terrorist attacks.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-24). Maria Zakharova: The enemy is betting on a civil war in Russia. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Russia's enemies are betting that a civil war will break out in the country, but there will be none, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, declared on Saturday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-24). Russian Senate ratifies support for President Putin. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The Federation Council fully supports the country's president, Vladimir Putin, and understands the importance of his leadership in all Russian regions, said the upper house leader Valentina Matvienko.

Stansfield Smith (2023-06-24). Liberal and Left Silence on National Security Police State When Used Against Trump and His Supporters. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Jun 21, 2023 | 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 the jailing of numerous whistleblowers, in the censoring of hundreds of anti-war websites, claiming they spread Russian "disinformation." Unfortunately, not a few who consider themselves on the left or liberals acquiesce to these attacks. Many actually repeat them.

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2023-06-24). Chinese-American Worker And Activist Arrested For Advocating For Peace. popularresistance.org Labor leaders and organizers are banding together to demand justice for Chinese-American unionized worker and activist Li Tang "Henry" Liang. Liang was indicted and then arrested in early May in Boston in retaliation for exercising his free speech rights. "The federal government has targeted Liang for advocating peaceful relations between the US and China," say labor activists in the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance of the AFL-CIO, the largest trade union in the US. | As a hotel worker, Liang was an active member in his union, UNITE HERE Local 26. He is also an activist in the Chinese-American community, ral…

ecns.cn (2023-06-24). 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.

Will Hodgkinson (2023-06-24). Issues behind the Indian Child Welfare Act. workers.org Bulletin: In a major victory for Native nations and Tribal Sovereignty, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in a June 15, 2023, decision. Had SCOTUS failed to uphold ICWA, the results would have been disastrous. The article below was . . . |

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-06-24). 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.

Staff (2023-06-24). Repression and Resistance in France: Victory for Salah Hamouri in Lyon; Herault prefecture bans Palestine demonstration. samidoun.net On Thursday, 22 June, the Collectif 69 in Support of the Palestinian People, in Lyon, France, organized a public meeting on colonization and apartheid in occupied Palestine, with guest speakers Jean-Claude Samouiller, the president of Amnesty France, and Salah Hamouri, the French-Palestinian lawyer and former political prisoner who was forcibly deported from Palestine and stripped …

Michael F. Brown (2023-06-24). Biden won't protect Palestinian Americans from Israeli attacks. electronicintifada.net Ambassador Tom Nides emptily claims that US "will not stand by" as settlers use violence.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-24). Iran To Increase Range Of Fattah Hypersonic Missile To 2,000 Kilometers. southfront.org Illustrative image. | The range of the next version of the Iranian Fattah hypersonic ballistic missile will be extended to 2,000 kilometers, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force, who developed the missile, announced on June 24. | Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh made the announcement while attending a ceremony in the northern province of Mazandaran."Today, we have achieved all complex technologies in the field of the defense industry," the commander said during the ceremony, accordi…

Vijay Prashad (2023-06-24). Why Turkey and Hungary Are Currently Blocking Sweden From Joining NATO. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Jun 20, 2023 | On July 11-12, 2023, the 31 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will hold their annual

Teri Mattson, WtF is Going on in Latin America, the Caribbean. (2023-06-24). Alex Saab, Three Years As A Kidnapped Diplomat. popularresistance.org June 12, 2023 was the third anniversary of the illegal kidnapping and imprisonment by the US of Alex Saab. | Because the brutality and cruelty of the US blockade was wreaking havoc on the economy and millions of the most vulnerable in Venezuela were being deliberately denied their human rights to the most basic necessities of daily life, President Nicolas Maduro tasked Saab with traveling around the world procuring food, medicines and fuel for his country. | Breaking every treaty, protocol, law and norm of international diplomacy, the US plotted to have Saab arrested while in transit to Iran to fulfill his diplom…

Editor (2023-06-24). And then Biden blew it … mronline.org The Biden talk, made official by posting it on the White House site, is an insult to China. Whatever Blinken has said or done to smooth the relations is now gone. It was already known that the U.S. can not be trusted with anything that it says. What counts is what the U.S. does and there it has so far shown no positive move towards China.

thecommunists (2023-06-24). How the USA practices so-called 'coercive diplomacy'. thecommunists.org We sum up below the evidence presented in a report by our comrades in the Communist Party of China, to which a few of comments of our own have been added. ***** Diplomacy is the art, science and means by which nations, groups or individuals conduct their affairs, in ways to safeguard their interests and …

ecns.cn (2023-06-24). Cradle of Civilization: Huizhou Ancient Town. ecns.cn Huizhou Ancient Town, a tourist spot of Shexian county, Anhui province, is one of China's four best-preserved ancient towns. In the town, tourists can enjoy the charm of ancient Huizhou-style architecture dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.

krish-rad_ind (2023-06-24). Blinken Must Be Angry that Biden Killed Any Chance for a U.S.-China Summit. theduran.com

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-06-24). Uruguayan exporters concerned about competitiveness and drop in sales. plenglish.com "Exports in May fell for the ninth consecutive month and this time the drop was 31.2 percent," Teresa Aishemberg, executive secretary of the Uruguayan Exporters Union, told local media. | This drop is mainly explained by lower sales to China, which completed a year of declines in the purchase of meat, seeds, timber and fish, Aishemberg noted. | She described as a constraint the Government's exchange rate policy with respect to the dollar, which continues to fall here while in other countries the US currency recorded increases in May and in the accumulated balance. | "The exchange difference that was generated la…

ecns.cn (2023-06-24). 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.

ecns.cn (2023-06-24). 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.

ecns.cn (2023-06-24). 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.

ecns.cn (2023-06-24). 'CunBA' in SW China's Guizhou treats guests with 'High Mountains and Flowing Water'. ecns.cn The opening game of the Harmonious Countryside Basketball League (CunBA) was held in Taipan Village, Qiandongnan Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province on Tuesday night.

ecns.cn (2023-06-24). 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.

ecns.cn (2023-06-24). 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.

ecns.cn (2023-06-24). 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…

Staff (2023-06-24). Take Action: Send a letter, tell the Canada Pension Plan to divest $10 billion investments in Israeli war crimes! samidoun.net

Anonymous669 (2023-06-24). Hezbollah Infiltrated Lebanese Army, Intelligence — Report. southfront.org File image. | Hezbollah has infiltrated the Lebanese army and intelligence, Al-Arabiya reported on June 24, citing Western sources with knowledge on the matter. | The source told the Saudi-owned news channel that Hezbollah had recruited "agents" within Lebanon's intelligence services and took advantage of military aid recently supplied to the Lebanese army by the West."Over the past year, the group [Hezbollah] has infiltrated intelligence equipment for the Lebanese army through an agent," the sourc…

youtube (2023-06-24). The Banned Video Israel Doesn't Want You To See. youtube.com Is this what they don't want you to know?>

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-24). Palestine condemns statements by far-right Israeli minister. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian government described as aberrational and genocidal the statements made by Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, who called for launching a large-scale military operation in the West Bank to "kill thousands of terrorists."

Staff (2023-06-24). Palestinian Resistance Condemns Settlers' Attack on Mosque. orinocotribune.com Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad condemned settlers' attack on a mosque in Urif, where they burned and tore copies of the Holy Quran. | On Friday, June 23, Hamas condemned the desecration of mosques and the burning of copies of the Quran in the village of Urif, south of Nablus. | In the organization's view, what happened is a heinous crime and a serious escalation of the religious war waged by Israeli institutions.

WSWS (2023-06-24). Three weeks since Odisha train disaster: Indian authorities desperate to cover up their responsibility for the tragedy. wsws.org The Modi government is stoking baseless claims of deliberate sabotage to cover its own responsibility for the disaster, which claimed almost 300 lives.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-06-24). Video: "The Criminalization of War". America's "Global War on Terrorism" is Fake. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca From 2005 to 2016, under the helm of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad former Prime Minister of Malaysia, I served as member of the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission (KLWCC) which coordinated the prosecution and led the indictments against: Bush, Cheney, …

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-06-24). Syrian women showcase their creations and products at two fairs. plenglish.com Damascus, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Dozens of Syrian women presented today their artistic creations, handicrafts and the products of their own projects established during the war, in two fairs inaugurated in the north and center of the country.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-24). People involved in armed attacks in Vietnam to be tried for terrorism. plenglish.com Hanoi, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Seventy-five people arrested by the Dak Lak Police and involved in recent armed attacks in two communes in that Vietnamese province will be tried for acts of terrorism against the people's administration, it was announced.

Ping-Tao Tseng, Bing-Syuan Zeng, Chih-Sung Liang (2023-06-24). Correspondence] We are human, not artificial intelligence—medical teaching innovation in Taiwan. thelancet.com We appreciated Sandro Vento's Correspondence addressing the merit of a conducive environment in medical learning.1 With artificial intelligence development booming in recent years, there is a lot of interest in applying artificial intelligence to medical education to quickly produce many new doctors to resolve the problems of insufficient medical resources. However, lots of arguments have emerged about whether quickly produced new doctors have sufficient humanity in clinical practice. Here, we provide alternative experiences of medical education in Taiwan, which might be helpful for medical education providers ar…

Manlio Dinucci (2023-06-24). La "Soluzione Coreana" per l'Europa | Grandangolo — Pangea. globalresearch.ca La "Conferenza sulla ripresa dell'Ucraina", svoltasi a Londra, segna il passaggio a una nuova fase della guerra contro la Russia: USA, NATO e UE non solo continuano ad armare le forze di Kiev, ma si stanno preparando a trasformare l'Europa …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-24). Detienen a responsables de explosión de restaurante en China. telesurtv.net El violento incidente se produjo este jueves 22 de junio en un restaurante de barbacoa en la región autónoma de la etnia hui de Ningxia, en el noroeste de China.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-06-24). Decretan alerta roja por calor en Beijing, China. telesurtv.net La administración municipal de respuesta de emergencia aconsejó a quienes residen en Beijing a no exponerse al aire libre.