_____ (2023-06-23). The military alliance between South Korea and the United States has upgraded its status to "nuclear" journal-neo.org

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2023-06-23). Ukraine Stays With The West But Russia Is Winning. popularresistance.org The war in Ukraine grinds on and the Ukrainian army is being destroyed by Russia with great loss of life. One would think that Ukraine would be grateful for any and all peace efforts, but it is being used as a proxy by the United States and its NATO allies, the collective west. The seeds of this catastrophe began long before Russia's special military operation. The European Union and NATO nations brought anti-Russian right-wing forces to power in 2014 in a coup against the elected Ukrainian president. If not for them there would be no war at all. | Their degree of culpability became clear recently when a delegati…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Russia's FSB Thwarts Plot To Smuggle Radioactive Caesium-137 To Ukraine (Video). southfront.org ROSTOV-ON-DON REGION, RUSSIA — JULY 15, 2019: Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers detain two members of a cell of the Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia). Video screen grab/ Russian Federal Security Service/TASS. | On June 23, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had detained five people who were trying to buy 1 kg of radioactive Cesium-137 for $3.5 million on behalf of a citizen of Ukraine. | In a statement, the security service said th…

Scott Ritter, Consortium News. (2023-06-23). On Horseradish And Nuclear War. popularresistance.org Russian President Vladimir Putin is known for a lot of things — his "in your face" speeches, his marathon unscripted press conferences and his stoic impassiveness in the face of adversity come to mind. | One thing that doesn't jump out at the average observer is his earthy sense of humor. Long-time Putin watchers know that the Russian leader on occasion spices up his formal presentations with off-color quips which, unless one is well versed in colloquial Russian of the back-alley variety, can get missed by the casual listener. | During the June 16 discussion period of the plenary session of the 2023 St. Pet…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-23). Brics Sports Games to be held in Russian city of Kazan. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The Brics Sports Games will be held in the Russian city of Kazan in June 2024 with a preliminary program in 22 categories, an official source announced.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-23). Russia denies preparing an attack on Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov described as denigrating the accusations made by Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky about the alleged preparation of a Russian terrorist attack at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-06-23). As I said, A Nano-Second to Midnight. thealtworld.com Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova admits, as I predicted would happen, that the Kremlin's preference for a war of minimum Russian force has resulted in the West raising the stakes and becoming drawn ever deeper into military confrontation. She says, "It is obvious that such a policy, which we see as reckless, is capable of leading to a direct armed clash between nuclear powers." | So why did the Kremlin pursue a course that leads to "direct armed clash between nuclear powers." | And why did Washington get ever more deeply involved in a conflict that leads to "direct armed clash between nuclear…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Russia Reports 18 U.S. Violations Of Deconfliction Protocols Over Syria. southfront.org Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, and Royal Jordanian Air Force Lt. Col. Firas Masadeh, a flying wing commander, taxi in an RJAF F-16 Fighting Falcon before an aerial photography mission May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released) | The United States-led coalition continues to commit gross violations of deconfliction protocols over Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for R…

infobrics (2023-06-23). EU wants to steal €200 billion from Russia to reconstruct Ukraine. infobrics.org Ukraine's dreams of reconstruction crushed by rising costs.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). 20 Days Into Counteroffensive, Kiev Forces Fail To Make New Gains (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Between June 22 and 23, Kiev forces launched several attacks in the Zaporozhye and south Donetsk sectors as a part of their so-called spring counteroffensive. However, they failed to make any new gains. | In Zaporozhye, Ukrainian troops attempted to advance from the direction of Orekhov towards Tokmak and Pologi. However, they failed to overrun Russian defenses. Meanwhile in Donetsk, there were several Ukrainian attacks in the depiction of Ugleader. All of which were repelled. | Desp…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Russian Army Launches Strikes Against Kiev Forces, Repels Attacks In Zaphorohey & Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military launched new missile strikes against Kiev forces and repelled more attacks in the Zaphorohey and Donetsk regions, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on June 23. | In a statement, the ministry said that long-range air-based high-precision missiles struck Ukrainian military depots, including ones where Western-made missiles were stored. No further details on the strikes were provided | The ministry added that the Russian Vostok Group of Forces units, aviation and artil…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Western Weapons Supplied To Ukraine Has Already Surfaced Near Israel's Border: Netanyahu. southfront.org Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with U.S.-made Javelin missiles during military exercises in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on December 23, 2021. Photo: Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service. | Weapons supplied by the West to Ukraine have already surfaced near Israel's border, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told The Jerusalem Post newspaper in an interview that was published on June 22. | Answering questions on his government stance with regard to providing military…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-23). High Price For Counter Offensive: More Than 13,000 Servicemen Lost Since June 4. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On June 22, the Secretary of the Russian Security Council commented on the Ukrainian losses during the ongoing counter offensive on the Zaporozhie frontlines. | According to the data provided by various Russian military and security departments, including the Ministry of Defence, the Russian National Guard corps, the military intelligence sources, losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from June 4 to June 21 included: | 246 tanks, including 13 units provided by the West; | 595 armored…

WSWS (2023-06-23). Biden leads Washington in feting Modi, India's far-right prime minister. wsws.org Even as it pursues war with Ukraine, American imperialism is girding itself for a violent confrontation with China, which it has identified as its principal strategic rival.

Nicolas J S Davies (2023-06-23). The Silent Slaughter of Young Ukrainians. progressive.org Now that the offensive has been underway for two weeks, the brutal cost Ukraine's brave young people are paying to recover small scraps of territory from Russian occupation forces is clear.

Anonymous103 (2023-06-23). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Fighting is ongoing near the village of Robotyne; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Makarivka; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Rivnopol; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions in Velikaya Novosyolka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Gulyaipole; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Shcherbaki; | Up to 110 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 tanks, 4 infantry vehicles, 8 armored vehicles were destroyed in Zaporozhye…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-23). Russian troops destroy Ukrainian strongholds in Krasny Liman. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems of Russia's Battlegroup Center eliminated six Ukrainian bastions in the Krasny Liman area in Donetsk, the Battlegroup's spokesman, Aleksander Savchuk, informed on Friday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-23). FSB stops smuggling of radioactive substances by Ukrainian agents. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Security Service (FSB) detained Ukrainian intelligence agents who sought to plant radioactive substances in the area of the military operation to blame Russia for it.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-06-23). Russians and Belarusians will be in Paris 2024 under a neutral status. plenglish.com Lausanne, Switzerland, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, said on Thursday that Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games under neutral status only.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-23). Israeli politicians denounce occupation of Palestine and repression. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Israeli politicians denounced the occupation of the West Bank and criticized the wave of attacks by the armed forces and settlers against the Palestinian civilian population.

ecns.cn (2023-06-23). 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.

Peter Boyle (2023-06-23). The idea of degrowth communism was Marx's last breakthrough—and perhaps most important. mronline.org Even if Japanese Marxist Kohei Saito had not written

teleSUR (2023-06-23). Chinese Medical Team Provides Free Service To Ghanaian Workers. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the 12th batch of the Chinese medical team in Ghana provided free clinical service to more than 500 Ghanaian workers and dozens of Chinese workers in Accra, the capital of Ghana. | Related: | According to official data, the beneficiaries are employees of the China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group, a state-owned company that has undertaken major road and bridge projects in Ghana for almost 20 years. | "We hope to use our skill…

WSWS (2023-06-23). Sri Lankan government intensifies witch-hunting of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation union leaders and activists. wsws.org The ongoing persecution CPC workers, along with the victimisation of two Insurance General Employees Union officials is part of a wider crackdown on the working class by the Wickremesinghe government.

Editor (2023-06-23). On the fundamental rights of the sex workers and others in India | Pradip Baksi. mronline.org It is for about one and a half decades now that our Sex Workers are raising the issues related to their lack of professional, legal and social rights before the members of the Other Sections of our society.

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-06-23). 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.

Andrew Korybko (2023-06-23). Connecting the Dots Tying Together Recent US Diplomacy With China, Bharat, and Iran. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-06-23). Ghada Karmi And Lowkey Discuss Her New Book 'One State'. youtube.com For this episode of The Watchdog, Lowkey caught up with legendary writer, physician and academic Dr. Ghada Karmi. They discuss her experience of the Nakba as a child and her new book 'One State: The Only Democratic Future for Palestine-Israel.' Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews MintPress News: www.mintpressnews.com/ Twitter: twitter.com/MintPressNews Instagram: www.instagram.com/mintpress/ Telegram Broadcasting: t.me/mintpress_news …

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-06-23). Israeli Occupation: How Microsoft, IBM, Cisco and Dell Enable Surveillance and Control in Palestine. mintpressnews.com Multinational tech giants Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Systems, and Dell Technologies are complicit in Israel's human rights violations, enabling surveillance, data collection, and control over Palestinians in the occupied territories.

Vijay Prashad (2023-06-23). Why Turkey and Hungary are blocking Sweden from joining NATO. greenleft.org.au Finland and Sweden applied in May last year to join the NATO military alliance. Vijay Prashad looks at why Sweden's membership is being blocked.

Ryan Fatica, Unicorn Riot. (2023-06-23). Forest Defender Speaks From Bartow County Jail. popularresistance.org Bartow County, GA — Over 7 weeks after they were arrested while distributing fliers in a small suburb of Atlanta, Charley Tennenbaum continues to be held in the Bartow County Jail for actions they say are protected by the First Amendment. | On April 28, Charley and two other individuals were arrested in the city of White, Georgia and slapped with felony charges for distributing fliers containing information about Jonathan Salcedo, a Georgia State Patrol trooper who has been linked to the killing of Manuel 'Tortuguita' Esteban Paez Terán. Tortuguita was killed by police during a raid on the Weelaunee Forest…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Four Civilians Killed In Drone Attacks On Hama, Lattakia In Western Syria (Photos). southfront.org File image. | Four civilians were killed in two separate attacks with armed drones that targeted towns in the western Syrian governorates of Hama and Lattakia. | The town of Salhab in the western Hama countryside was bombarded by a drone on June 22 afternoon. The attack claimed the lives of a woman and two children. At least two other civilians were wounded. Material losses were also reported. | On June 23 morning, a similar drone attack targeted al-Qardahah in the northern Lattakia countryside, the ho…

Anonymous834 (2023-06-23). Military Situation In Yemen On June 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 89 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah; | On June 22, an STC member was killed by an IED explosion in the Mudiya district; | On June 22, an al-Qaeda member was killed by a drone attack in the Saeid area; | On June 21, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met with Mohammad Abdulsalam, the spokesman of AnsarAllah and the head of negotiations of the Yemeni Salvation Govern…

ecns.cn (2023-06-23). 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 (2023-06-23). Products, brands, services rise in elder care market. ecns.cn As new births continue to drop in an aging society like China today, a daily necessity producer has decided to focus on adult care products in addition to baby products.

ecns.cn (2023-06-23). 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…

krish-rad_ind (2023-06-23). Does Joe Biden Have Alzheimers Disease? U.S. President Whose Domestic Job-Approval is 41% Calls Chinese President Whose Domestic Job-Approval is Above 80% China's 'Dictator'. theduran.com

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-23). China is the subtext as Modi and Biden discuss mutual strategic interests, trade, and technology. peoplesdispatch.org In a massively hyped visit, Narendra Modi, India's Prime Minister, was received at the White House where he held discussions with US President Joe Biden. The US sought to bring India further into its strategy of encircling China…

thecommunists (2023-06-23). Seek the truth to save humanity: why context matters. thecommunists.org The press office of the international department of the Communist Party of China's central committee sent an email last week containing some links to videos that highlight different facets of Chinese history and culture. An exercise in public relations (PR), and no wonder considering the rap the Chinese are getting from western media. A cynic …

ecns.cn (2023-06-23). 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.

ecns.cn (2023-06-23). 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 (2023-06-23). 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 (2023-06-23). 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 (2023-06-23). '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 (2023-06-23). 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.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Large Blast Rocks Former Munition Factory In Central Israel (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: The Times of Israel, via Twitter. | Late on June 22, a large blast rocked the site of a former munition factory of Israel Military Industries (IMI) in the central Israeli city of Herzliya. | The blast was heard across the central region, part of cities like Ramat Gan, Givatayim, Kiryat Ono, Hod Hasharon, and Rosh Ha'ayin. Residents in Herzliya and nearby areas reported an unusual smell after the blast as well as a burning sensation in the eyes.

Middle East Eye (2023-06-23). US Brands Israeli Moves to Expand West Bank Settlements an 'Obstacle to Peace'. globalresearch.ca

CJPME (2023-06-23). Heartbreaking Disparity: Child Detainees in Canada vs. Israel. cjpme.org This analysis exposes the disparity in the way that Palestinian children are treated.

teleSUR (2023-06-23). 2 Foreigners Arrested for Cross-Border Trafficking in Cambodia. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Cambodia's Anti-Drug Police Department (ADP) reported the arrest of two foreigners for trafficking 1.59 kg of cocaine across borders. | Related: | According to the ADP report, the suspects are identified as Knights Joel Isiah, a Trinidad and Tobago man, and Arthan Thatsanee, a Thai woman; | Both foreigners were arrested at the Phnom Penh International Airport on Monday. | The ADP also stated that Isiah had smuggled the drug hidden…

teleSUR (2023-06-23). Cambodia's National Assembly Amends Election Law. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the National Assembly of Cambodia amended the country's election law to bar politicians or political officials who don't vote from running for future elections. | Related: | Official records show that, last week, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen initiated the process to amend the law and this Friday, 111 lawmakers in attendance unanimously approved the legal changes. | Sar Kheng, Cambodi…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-23). Defense is key in joint relations between Vietnam and Cuba. plenglish.com Hanoi, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Ties in the field of defense constitute one of the pillars of the relations between Cuba and Vietnam, and an example to promote cooperation in other sectors, high-ranking officers from Vietnam and Cuba said.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-23). Iran Joins Forces With Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua To Blow Back US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell — Jun 19, 2023 | The president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, concluded this Friday in Havana, a trip to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, that aimed to denounce the U.S. sanctions and imperialist policy suffered by the four countries, and to create new economic and commercial agreements to promote the development of their peoples. The tour succeeded in uniting forces between these countries, which are under heavy unilateral sanctions at a time of economic hardship. | Raisi was received with honors in Caracas by President Nicolás Maduro. This was the starting point of the leader…

Anand Naidoo (2023-06-23). The Heat: U.S.-India Relations. america.cgtn.com India's Prime Minister visits Washington. What does it mean for India-U.S. relations? The White House has given a warm welcome to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his state visit to Washington, D.C. He met with U.S. President Biden on Thursday and both leaders outlined …

Anonymous834 (2023-06-23). Military Situation In Syria On June 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

teleSUR, MER (2023-06-23). 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.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-06-23). 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.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-06-23). 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.

teleSUR- odr, YSM (2023-06-23). Descubren mosaico griego de la época romana en Siria. telesurtv.net Nuevo descubrimiento de un mosaico griego en Siria que representa la "Batalla de los centauros"

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-06-23). 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.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-06-23). Presidente de Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos recibe a canciller de Irán. telesurtv.net El diplomático iraní se reunió este jueves con el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-06-23). Palestina condena construcción de asentamientos israelíes. telesurtv.net Los ministros de Netanyahu construyeron 1.000 nuevas unidades de asentamiento en la colonia de Eli.

Anonymous669 (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…

Global Research News (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 …

Peoples Dispatch (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…

Editor (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.

teleSUR (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Pepe Escobar (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…

infobrics (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".

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Staff (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…

WSWS (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.

Luis Linares Petrov (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…

Anonymous669 (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…

Ken Stone (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 …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-22). Canadian Sanctions on Russia: Powerless Rage With a Boomerang Effect. orinocotribune.com

Stansfield Smith (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 …

Anonymous669 (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…

Miko Peled, MintPress News. (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…

Larry Johnson (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…

Anonymous669 (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…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (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…

JANET (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…

Peter Novak (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.

Sharon Zhang (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… |

ecns.cn (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.

Arjae Red (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. . . . |

WSWS (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…

Revolutionary Workers United Front (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.

Ted Kelly (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 . . . |

Andrew Korybko (2023-06-22). The US Finally Realized The Futility Of Trying To Force India Into Vassalhood. thealtworld.com

Yves Engler (2023-06-22). Promoting Israeli Apartheid in Canadian Schools Not Okay. globalresearch.ca

Brian Berletic (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.

By Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. (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…

Staff (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…

Larry Johnson (2023-06-22). The Art of Diplomacy: Biden Blows Up Blinken's Mission to China. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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…

Natalia Marques (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…

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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).

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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

greenleft.org.au (2023-06-22). Jonno Sriranganathan: 'Aim for reforms that open up space for deeper radical change'. greenleft.org.au

Editor (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.

PACBI (2023-06-22). Israel just murdered another footballer. PUMA is complicit. bdsmovement.net

Anonymous669 (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…

Staff (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…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-22). Syria's Elite Tiger Forces Join Republican Guard On Northern Region Front (Photos, Video). southfront.org

Richard Becker (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.

Brittani Banks (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 …

Staff (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…

WSWS (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.

Gush Shalom (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 …

Peoples Dispatch (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…

teleSUR (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…

Sharon Zhang (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… |

Jeremy Kuzmarov (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 …

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (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

WSWS (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.

Kim Petersen (2023-06-22). Philippines: Knowing Who Your Friends Are. globalresearch.ca

Prabir Purkayastha (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…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (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".

teleSUR, MER (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.

teleSUR, JDO (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.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (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.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (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.

teleSUR, JDO (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.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (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.