(2025-06-13). US drawdown in Syria and Iraq suggests "US could also strike" Iran. aljazeera.com "I think [US drawdown in Syria and Iraq] is certainly a way of Trump trying to signal publicly that they are engaged."
(2025-06-13). ICRC in Syria: Year in Review 2024. icrc.org
(2025-06-13). Prime Minister Carney Must Take Decisive Action to End Genocide in Gaza. socialistproject.ca 
We write as a concerned group of 412 Canadians, including academics, lawyers, former and retired ambassadors (including to the United Nations), ministers and public servants, UN human rights experts, and civil society, labour and faith leaders, all deeply concerned with the catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, now into its twentieth month. | Israel's actions in Gaza are broadly understood by international law experts and leading human rights organizations as constituting genocide. We write with the demand and expectation that Canada must do everything in its power to stop these atrocities…
(2025-06-13). Israeli FM to Macron: 'put Palestine in France'. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In a scathing rebuke, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron's push for Palestinian statehood, saying, "If you're so enthusiastic about a Palestinian state, establish it on the vast lands of France." Saar's sharp statement comes amid rising diplomatic tensions over growing international calls to recognize Palestinian sovereignty.The comment echoes remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who told Bloomberg that the United States no longer fully supports the creation of a Palestinian state, stating, "I don't think so," when asked directly. Israeli F…
(2025-06-13). Five Questions Surrounding Israel's Unprecedented Strikes On Iran. thealtworld.com The answers will determine the course of this crisis. | Israel launched
(2025-06-13). Minister calls for urgent, coordinated, and victim-focused response to GBVF. sanews.gov.za Minister calls for urgent, coordinated, and victim-focused response to GBVF | Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe has called for a more urgent, coordinated, and victim-centred national response to the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) in the country. | "This initiative is an urgent call for a more coordinated, victim-centered, and accountable approach to combating GBVF and ensuring justice and protection for women and children," the Minister said. | She was delivering opening remarks at a roundtable discussion at the Atteridgeville Community Hall in Pretoria on Friday, focusing on the…
(2025-06-13). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.
(2025-06-13). Mobilize the working class against Trump's dictatorship! wsws.org Workers and youth are confronting crisis without precedent in living memory, one comparable only to the Civil War. Then, it was a life-and-death struggle against slavery; today, it is a life-and-death struggle against capitalism.