(2025-06-17). 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.
(2025-06-17). Ukraine: A birthday and a message of hope. icrc.org
(2025-06-17). Kyiv says 1,245 bodies returned to Ukraine from Russia. newarab.com 
Ukraine received another 1,245 bodies of its soldiers killed "Today marks the final stage of the repatriation of fallen soldiers," Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said. "Since last week, when the implementation of the Istanbul agreements began, we have managed to bring back over 6,000 bodies." | This marks one of the largest returns of war dead since Russia launched its full-sca…
(2025-06-17). A Glorious US Air Defense … smoothiex12.blogspot.com at work in Kiev. Ah, wait ⚪ forgot, it doesn't work against modern stand-off weapons, even subsonic but low flying X-101s and 3M14s. I repeat ⚪ this is NOT Israel, just a party night in Kiev as I type this.
(2025-06-17). How US senator falsely claimed Minnesota shooting suspect was 'Marxist'. aljazeera.com Vance Boelter targeted Democrats, leaning politically right, with no Marxist ties as suggested by the evidence.
(2025-06-17). Lebanese MP calls for NATO membership, drawing public ridicule. newarab.com 
Lebanese MP Walid Al-Baarini, a Sunni lawmaker and member of the National Moderation Bloc, has called on the Lebanese state to "take a bold stance and submit a request to join NATO as soon as possible", triggering a wave of public ridicule and criticism over the political and legal implausibility of such a move. | Speaking during a tour of the Akkar region, Al-Baarini said his proposal was rooted in a desire to protect Lebanon, not to entangle it in global military blocs. | He said that the call came in response to what he described as years of deception by a regional axis that "collapsed more quickly than any…