(2024-06-21). Israeli assault on Rafah continues, Blinken warns of Lebanon war. newarab.com 
Israel's renewed pushes into areas of Rafah comes amid deadly Israeli strikes in
(2024-06-21). Hezbollah fires squadron of kamikaze drones with 'pinpoint accuracy' at Israeli naval base. presstv.ir In a statement, the movement said it attacked the Ras al-Naqoura site, 'accurately' hitting buildings used by Israeli officers and soldiers, causing confirmed casualties and destroying part of the site. ‚Äè…
(2024-06-21). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…
(2024-06-21). Due to Israel's war, baby formula is impossible to find in Gaza. newarab.com 
Speaking to The New Arab, several
(2024-06-21). Gaza's children face extreme heat and starvation under Israeli blockade. nationofchange.org UN reports visible signs of wasting among Gaza's children as aid deliveries falter and temperatures soar.
(2024-06-21). Israel kills Palestinian journalist in Gaza, death toll to 152. newarab.com 
A Palestinian journalist was killed by Israeli bombing on Thursday, raising the number of media workers killed in In a statement via Telegram, Palestinian broadcaster Al-Aqsa TV identified the deceased as Salim al Sharafa, who worked as a journalist and presenter for the channel. | However, Al-Aqsa TV did not provide details on how or where the journalist was killed. | "We pray to Allah for mercy, acceptance, and paradise for our martyred colleagues, and for patience and so…
(2024-06-21). No more 'mowing the grass': Hezbollah's drones ups the ante. newarab.com 
(2024-06-21). Resistance To Know No Bounds if Lebanon Attacked: Sayyed Nasrallah. orinocotribune.com Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah underlines the importance of the Lebanese support front on a military, economic, and political level against "Israel". | Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah underlined in a televised speech Wednesday the substantial role played by the Lebanese support front in the war on Gaza in the face of the Israeli occupation. | "The battle on the Lebanese front has played a very significant role, causing material, moral, and psychological losses to the enemy," he stressed during the memorial service for Hezbollah senior leader Hajj Sami Taleb Abdullah and his companions…
(2024-06-21). When U.S. Officials Show You Who They Are, Believe Them. counterpunch.org 
"When someone shows you who they are," Maya Angelou said, "believe them the first time." That should apply to foreign-policy elites who show you who they are, time after time. Officials running the Pentagon and State Department have been in overdrive for more than 250 days in support of Israel's ongoing slaughter of Palestinian civilians
(2024-06-21). Israel plans alternative to ICRC visits to Palestinian prisoners. newarab.com 
The Red Cross visits to Palestinians held in Israel and the transfer of information about Palestinian detainees have come to halt since the start of Israel's war on Gaza. | Israel said it will not rescind the policy until Hamas allows access to Israeli capt…
(2024-06-21). Yemen operations testament to 'rise of Resistance Axis': Ansarullah. presstv.ir Yemen's Ansarullah says the country's anti-Israeli operations serve as a testament to the unity of the regional Axis of Resistance in support of Palestine.
en.mehrnews.com (2024-06-20). UN says people in Rafah continue to be displaced
The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) now estimates 65,000 people remain in Rafah, the UN secretary-general deputy spokesperson has said.
"This is in stark contrast to six weeks ago we when Rafah hosted 1.4 million displaced people before the Israeli evacuation orders and military operation," Al Jazeera quoted the UN official as saying.
(2024-06-21). U.S. floating dock used for Nusseirat massacre. workers.org 
The following statement is from the Media Office for the Popular Resistance Committees in Palestine, issued by the Resistance News Network on June 15, 2024. Nusseirat massacre survivors The dismantling of the U.S. floating dock in Gaza, despite the widespread famine, reveals that this dock was a malicious charade to . . . |
(2024-06-21). Armenia recognises Palestine after Israel's Gaza massacres. newarab.com 
A series of countries have recognised the State of Palestine amid the war between
(2024-06-21). State Repression of Social Movements. counterpunch.org 
Growing up in my hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina I heard all about the infamous 1979 massacre. My parents and teachers lacerated the adventurist Communist Workers Party/Workers Viewpoint Organization (CWP/WVO) for courting death through increasingly aggressive rhetoric against the Ku Klux Klan. Family friends who were there on the day emphasized the complicity of law
(2024-06-21). US daily says 'Israel Caught off guard' by Hezbollah drones. presstv.ir Israel's air defense system provides an "imperfect shield" against Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement and its allies in the region, an American newspaper reports.
(2024-06-21). Hezbollah hits Israeli outpost after attack on southern Lebanon. presstv.ir Lebanon's official National News Agency reported that the deadly Israeli drone strike left one person dead.
(2024-06-21). Israeli war cabinet dissolved, Hezbollah threats, Hajj heatwave. newarab.com 
(2024-06-21). Israel-Hezbollah hostilities fan fears of widening Gaza war. muslimnews.co.uk Israel and Hezbollah traded fresh cross-border fire, as fears of a regional conflict grew after Israel revealed it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive and the Iran-backed militants vowed to blanket their foe in rockets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
(2024-06-21). Bibi says US arms needed to prevent Hezbollah war as both sides threaten escalation. muslimnews.co.uk Former hostage Almog Meir Jan: 'Our army is strongest there is, I pray for the hostages' Former Israeli hostage Almog Meir Jan, who was rescued from Hamas captivity earlier this month by the IDF, spoke publicly on Friday for the first time since his return at an event organized by friends, family, and the municipality …
(2024-06-21). Nasrallah: Enemies seeking to disconnect Lebanese front from Gaza. presstv.ir The Hezbollah secretary general says enemies are desperately trying to detach the Lebanese strikes against Israeli positions from the bloody campaign in Gaza.
(2024-06-21). Cyprus rejects Hezbollah claims on Israel, airports. newarab.com 
(2024-06-21). Israel bombs Gaza as fears grow of wider war. muslimnews.co.uk Israel bombed Gaza on Friday as exchanges of fire and threats over the Lebanon border raised fears of wider war. Five municipal workers died "during an Israeli bombing" of a garage in Gaza City, said Mahmud Basal, spokesman for the civil defence agency in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory. . . . . . . . …
(2024-06-21). Sight of Israeli Druze fighting in Gaza horrifies Lebanon's community. middleeasteye.net 
Sight of Israeli Druze fighting in Gaza horrifies Lebanon's community | Unlike Muslim and Christian Palestinian citizens of Israel, Druze have been drafted into mandatory military service since the 1950s | | Israeli security forces carry the casket of Wessam Mahmoud, an Israeli…
(2024-06-21). Israel prepares for 'mass burials' amid Lebanon war specter: Minister. presstv.ir Michael Malchieli told Channel 14 mass casualties are anticipated ahead of a possible military conflict with Lebanon.
(2024-06-21). Dissident Vice-Presidential Contender Challenges "Genocide Joe" and Trump "The Devil" counterpunch.org 
Activist academic/BLM organizer Melina Abdullah discusses Palestinians, abolishing police and military budgets, the two-party system and her White House run. In April, Dr. Melina Abdullah tossed her hat into the ring, becoming the running mate of independent presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West, the renowned scholar/author/public intellectual. Los Angeles-based Abdullah is a Pan-African Studies professor at
(2024-06-21). How and Why the US Left Betrayed Tigray. indybay.org US organizations like PSL and Black Alliance for Peace cannot be trusted to advocate for Palestine's liberation after they condemned nearly a million Tigrayans to genocide.
(2024-06-21). Iran: Canada's blacklisting of IRGC 'utter servility' to Israel. presstv.ir Iran says Canada's unlawful decision to designate the IRGC as a terrorist group is "utter servility" to the Zionist regime.
(2024-06-21). Fierce battles rage in Rafah as Israeli tanks push into Gaza city. presstv.ir Battles intensify between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli forces in Rafah.
(2024-06-21). Israeli army says two soldiers killed in central Gaza fighting. newarab.com 
The The army said its operations were continuing in central and the south of the Gaza Strip with an assault on Rafah intensifying and more casualties for Israeli mounting. | On Thursday even…
(2024-06-21). Israel war on Gaza live: Rafah fighting rages as political divisions widen. muslimnews.co.uk Israeli tanks push deeper into western Rafah in south Gaza, firing shells at displaced people's tents, with one armoured vehicle blown up by a Hamas-planted improvised explosive device.< . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
(2024-06-21). ICC prosecutor biased towards Israel: Hamas. presstv.ir Hamas denounces the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor for applying for arrest warrants against the group's leaders out of pro-Israeli bias.
(2024-06-21). Pro-Palestinian Columbia students reject New York DA deals. newarab.com 
Pro-Palestinian activists in New York who were arrested for occupying a building at On Thursday afternoon, following their first court appearance for the charges in the Manhattan Criminal Court, the students, speaking about news of the 30 whose charges were dismissed (out of 46 arrested), held a short pr…
(2024-06-21). The Asian American Foundation's ADL Partnership Is A Betrayal. popularresistance.org Currently entering its ninth month, Israel's brutal assault on Gaza continues to cast fault lines in U.S. politics. Students, activists, and voters have challenged the complicity of the U.S. government, universities, and corporations in enabling the mass destruction of Gaza and the genocidal violence that has taken over 40,000 lives and counting. For some Asian American activists, the movement in defense of Palestinian lives has raised some surprising revelations about the influence of Zionism in Asian American movement spaces. | Nowhere is that influence clearer than in the case of The Asian American Foundation…
(2024-06-21). The Crackdown On Campus Protests Is Just Beginning. popularresistance.org On April 24, as students were wrapping up their semester at Indiana University (IU) in Bloomington, the school's provost convened an ad hoc committee to discuss a planned protest against the war in Gaza that was set to begin the following day. It was less than a week after Columbia University had called in the NYPD to break up an encampment in Manhattan, arresting more than 100 students, and tensions were running high nationwide. Already, over the winter, Indiana University had suspended a professor for sponsoring a talk by the student Palestine Solidarity Committee and canceled a major retrospective exhibition&s…
(2024-06-21). Israel Turns Gaza Conflict into Record Arms Sales. mintpressnews.com For the third consecutive year Israeli weapons sales hit a record high in 2023, reflecting a trend in which there is a direct correlation between Palestinian deaths inflicted and the amount of revenue generated by Israel's weapons industry. | Despite
(2024-06-21). Houthi: US pier in Gaza serving as military structure for Washington. presstv.ir Yemen's Ansarullah leader says the US-built pier to purportedly bring aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip serves to advance Washington's military agenda.
(2024-06-21). Hostage families petition to investigate if PM's criminal trials affected war decisions. muslimnews.co.uk The petitioners wrote that they had sent a letter on May 8 asking whether the prime minister's conflict of interest agreement applied to his decision-making regarding the war. A group of family members of hostages and parents of soldiers and reservists petitioned the High Court of Justice on Thursday to demand that the Attorney General's Office …
(2024-06-21). Israel has turned a refugee camp into a ghost town. electronicintifada.net
(2024-06-21). Jun 21, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
Hauser — Air on the G String (J. S. Bach) Our Propagandized Society Is Like A Sick Man Who Doesn't Know He's Sick, by Caitlin Johnstone Russia's Fifth Offer to Negotiate With US on Ukraine, by Jeffrey Sachs Will Israel's New Ultra-Extremist Cabinet Spark World War III? by Kevin Barrett Columbia Task Force Finally Weighs In: Yes, Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism, by Natasha Lennard Israel Falsely Claims Gaza Famine A "Hoax" As It Continues To Block Aid & Bomb — Ryan Cristián (Video) UNHRC: Israel's is among most Criminal Armies in the World, Clear intention of forcible Dislocation, by J…
(2024-06-21). Biden Team Ignores Israel's History of Deceit and Deception. counterpunch.org 
Israel's history over the past 76 years is replete with examples of deceit. This was true from the start, when the Israelis denied their role in expelling hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes during Israel's War of Independence. The Arab world refers to the expulsion as the "nakba" (the catastrophe), which is largely denied in Israel. The Israeli legacy of denying the "nakba" is no different from those who deny the Holocaust.
(2024-06-21). 'Wishful Thinking' — Does Israel Have All the Cards in Gaza? counterpunch.org 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is often criticized for failing to produce a vision for the 'next day', meaning the day following the end of the Gaza war. Some of these criticisms emanate from Israel's traditional western allies, who are wary of Netanyahu's personal and political agendas, which are fixated on delaying his corruption trials
(2024-06-21). Israel lobby groups in UK politics. presstv.ir The British government policy will continue to support Israel and ignore the Palestinian plight no matter which political party is in charge.
(2024-06-21). New tensions emerge between White House, Israel's Netanyahu. newarab.com 
(2024-06-21). Israeli officials to meet top White House adviser: US official. newarab.com 
Two top advisers to Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Ron Dermer, Israel's minister for strategic affairs, will meet Sullivan as a larger, more formal "strategic dialogue" meeting was being rescheduled, according to a White House official who spoke on the conditio…
(2024-06-21). Israel's brutal war batters Gaza's economy. newarab.com 
(2024-06-21). "The Night Won't End": New Film Investigates Civilian Killings in Gaza and U.S. Backing of Israeli Assault. democracynow.org 
The Night Won't End, a new documentary from Al Jazeera English, takes an in-depth look at attacks on civilians by the Israeli military in Gaza and the United States' role in the war. The film follows three Palestinian families as they recount the horrific experiences they have endured under relentless Israeli assault, including the family of 6-year-old Hind Rajab, the young Palestinian girl who made headlines when it emerged in January that she had been trapped in a car with family members killed by Israeli ground troops, and the Salem family, who first lost dozens of family members in an Israeli airs…
(2024-06-21). BlackRock to be Excluded in Malaysia Airport's Privatisation Bid Amidst Political Protests. devdiscourse.com Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) said its buyer BlackRock will not be involved in privatising Malaysia Airports after criticism in Muslim-majority Malaysia over the U.S. firm's alleged ties to Israel. GIP, Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional and others are part of a consortium that has offered to take over Malaysia Airport (MAHB) in a privatisation deal that would value the airport operator at $3.9 billion.
(2024-06-21). UN experts warn arms firms may be 'complicit' in Israeli crimes. presstv.ir UN experts say the companies that are providing Israel with weapons may be "complicit" in the regime's human rights abuses and violations of international law.
(2024-06-21). Video: The Mystery of Israel. "Reveals Something So Evil" globalresearch.ca
(2024-06-21). Resistance must make Israel pay heavier price for aggression: Iran. presstv.ir Iran says Palestinian resistance groups must use all their capacities to force Israel to pay a heavier price for its aggression in Gaza.
(2024-06-21). How a Hedge Fund Manager and Right-Wing Donor is Financing an Israeli Influence Op Masquerading as a Journalism Project. counterpunch.org 
The Krauthammer Fellowship was launched in 2019, a year after his death, and was established to honor his dedication to "pursuing truth through honest, rigorous argument," in the words of the Tikvah Fund's website, though that description bears absolutely no resemblance to its namesake's oeuvre. An egregious hack and one-man state-controlled news outlet, Krauthammer ceaselessly churned out bilge throughout his career, with a heavy focus on "America's special role" in the world, its superficially similar but somehow entirely distinctive "special place" in the world, and the "special responsibility" the United Stat…
(2024-06-21). Israel army's acknowledgment of Hamas invincibility signals defeat: Official. presstv.ir A senior Hamas official says remarks by the Israeli military spokesman on the impossibility of eliminating the group shows that the regime has failed in its war on Gaza.
(2024-06-21). How Corporations Are Fueling Geopolitical Tensions and Global Conflicts in the 21st Century. counterpunch.org 
Shortly after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War and the beginning of the widescale destruction of Gaza in October 2023, McDonald's executives in Chicago found themselves inadvertently entangled in the conflict. Local owners of McDonald's restaurants are given significant autonomy over profits and operations, and franchisees had begun taking sides. Social media posts by McDonald's
(2024-06-21). Protesters clash in Brooklyn as Israeli firm hosts event to sell stolen Palestinian land. presstv.ir New York's Jewish community has been hosting events annually to auction off land in Israel and in West Bank settlements.
(2024-06-21). Detained Gaza man in 'horrifying' state after release by Israel. newarab.com 
Video footage and photos of a wide-eyed and trembling The man has been identified by local Palestinian media as Badr Dahlan, a 29-year-old who was detained by Israeli forces in Gaza and held for a month. | In a video which has since gone viral online, Dahlan struggles to speak…
(2024-06-21). Palestinian teenager killed by Israeli military in Qalqilya. newarab.com 
Naeem Abdullah Samha, 15, was killed "by occupation (Israeli army) bullets" in The Palestinian official news agency Wafa, citing local sources, reported that Samha was s…
(2024-06-21). Headlines for June 21, 2024. democracynow.org Hunger, Death, Homelessness, Orphanhood: The Unimaginable Toll of Israel's War on Gaza's Children, Majed Abu Maraheel, Palestine's First-Ever Olympian, Dies Due to Israel's Medical Blockade on Gaza, U.N. Warns Israel's War on Gaza Has Led to an Unprecedented Environmental Catastrophe, U.S. Media Org. Rescinds Award for Celebrated Gaza Journalist Maha Hussaini, Wikipedia Declares ADL an "Unreliable" Source on the Israel-Palestine Conflict, AIPAC-Affiliated Groups Pour Record Sums into Defeating Progressive NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Trump Says He Wants to Grant Green Cards to…
(2024-06-21). Ex-Pakistan cricketer 'ambushed' by UK pro-Israel activists. newarab.com 
Pakistani former cricketer Shahid Afridi has pushed back against claims that he attended a pro-Israel vigil, after a UK-based pro-Israel group posted a photograph of the sportsman with two of its supporters. | The photo was posted to social media by North West Friends of Israel, accompanied by the caption: "Pakistani international cricketer Shahid Afridi stopped to offer his support for our call to release the hostages at our NWFOI vigil last Sunday in Manchester. Shahid is pictured with NWFOI co Chair Raphi Bloom & deputy Chair Bernie Yaffe. Thank you for your support, Shahid!" | The photo showed Afridi stand…
(2024-06-21). Ban Israel from the 2024 Olympic Games! workers.org 
The following call was issued by Nkosi Zwelivelile Royal House of Mandela Mvezo Komkhulu based in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The statement was read at a June 12, 2024, solidarity rally in Lausanne, Switzerland. In solidarity with the athletes and the Palestinian people and in response to the . . . |
(2024-06-21). A settler shot my husband. Then Israel bulldozed my childhood home. 972mag.com
(2024-06-21). Egypt agrees to form Arab security force in Gaza after Israel-Hamas War — report. muslimnews.co.uk In mid-June, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi met with generals from the United States, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt to discuss regional security cooperation. During talks between the United States, Israel, and Arab countries held in Bahrain at the beginning of the month at the latest Arab Summit, Egypt …
(2024-06-21). History repeats itself in new Nakba. presstv.ir The Nakba saw more than 750,000 Palestinians forced to flee or being driven from their homes before and during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
(2024-06-21). Israel in crisis as Netanyahu accuses Ben-Gvir of state leaks. newarab.com 
(2024-06-21). Gaza death toll from Israeli onslaught exceeds 37,400. muslimmirror.com ANKARA : The Palestinian death toll from relentless Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since last October has reached 37,431, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on Thursday. At least 85,653 people have also been injured in the onslaught, the ministry added in a statement. "Israeli forces killed 35 people and injured 130 …
(2024-06-21). UN must act on abuses in China's Xinjiang: rights groups. newarab.com 
Rights groups called Thursday on the UN rights chief "Volker Turk should provide a public update of measures taken by the Chinese government and by his office to address the human rights situation in Xinjiang", four leading rights organisations said in a statement. | "The ongoing absence of public reporting by the high commissioner to follow-up the atrocity crimes documented by his o…
(2024-06-21). Six migrants die off Spain's Canary Islands, 67 rescued. newarab.com 
Six migrants from a fishing boat drifting south of Initially 68 survivors had been taken on board the cruise ship, the Insignia, but That brought the number of deaths to six after five bodies were fou…
(2024-06-21). Pro-Palestine US students celebrate the 'People's Graduation'. newarab.com 
(2024-06-21). Egypt forms crisis unit on hajj deaths following soaring toll. newarab.com 
In recent days hundreds of people from different countries have died in punishing conditions for the hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi Arabian city, where temperatures ha…
(2024-06-21). Iran holds second presidential debate with economy on agenda. newarab.com 
(2024-06-21). Egypt mourns football female fans dying after Ahly victory. newarab.com 
Hundreds of Egyptians joined The names of two Egyptian women, both…
(2024-06-21). Nour Al Barakah: Empowering the youth in Amman. newarab.com 
It is an ordinary Monday afternoon in Amman in the Al Rabiya neighbourhood. But as you move away from the daily dusty traffic, you hear loud pop music, laughter, and voices, suggesting the sounds of a home outdoor party. | As you reach the
(2024-06-21). A hotter holy land: Why the Hajj disaster is a call to action>. newarab.com 
One after the other, the faces of missing pilgrims drop in the Telegram channel. | Nadia: a middle-aged woman cloaked in a white-preying veil. Samiyah: a smiling, gentle face wrapped in a pink hijab. Muhammad stands smiling inside a mosque, his shoulders wrapped in white cloth. | Below the pictures are their names, the place and date they were last seen, a phone number to contact, and sometimes, a plea to help. | "Thousands ended up in the hospital with symptoms of heat stroke and heat exhaustion, and hundreds died on the street" | The Telegram channel, named 'Disappeared at Hajj 1445' (after the Hijri calenda…
(2024-06-21). How immigration became a flagship UK general election issue. newarab.com 
(2024-06-21). Chad ammo depot blaze kills nine, wounds dozens. newarab.com 
A fire tore through a military ammunition depot in The blaze, which started late Tuesday, sent powerful blasts into the night sky and the exploding ordnance shook buildings miles away. | "I would like to tell my compatriots that the situation is under control and to remain calm," President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno told the press during a visit to the site of the explosion. | "This is not the first time t…
(2024-06-21). MENA Sports Wrap: Turkey is the region's big hope in Euro 2024. newarab.com 
(2024-06-21). Comedian Esther Manito is unleashing her anger on stage. newarab.com 
But for Taking up a six-week writing course while on maternity leave, Esther thought it would be fun to do something creative. | "I never intended to do stand-up, but I got bitten by the bug," she remembers, leaving her teaching career to pursue comedy full-time during the pandemic. | "People can see the impact that being a woman of a certain ethnicity — who's also a mother — has and how you have to navigate your life without…
(2024-06-21). Wildfires in southeast Turkey kill 11 people and livestock. newarab.com 
A huge Hundreds of animals also perished in the blaze that roared across the By morning the fire had left huge areas of charred and blackened…
(2024-06-21). Putin 'does not rule out' sending weapons to North Korea. newarab.com 
(2024-06-21). Pro-Palestine students undeterred by LSE 'violent' eviction. newarab.com 
Student activists from the university's Palestinian Society had
(2024-06-21). UK election and the Muslim vote: Gaza ushers in a new era. newarab.com 
From This is especially true for Muslim voters who abandoned Labour in their masses for independent candidates and smaller parties…
(2024-06-21). UAE to allow abortion for cases of rape, incest. newarab.com 
The
(2024-06-21). Nobel committee condemns jail term for Iran laureate Mohammadi. newarab.com 
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Thursday criticised an Iranian court's decision to slap an additional one-year jail term on imprisoned 2023 Peace Prize laureate Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, called it "a flagrant violation of human rights and a travesty of justice". | Mohammadi, 52,
(2024-06-21). Sudan's RSF seize control of West Kordofan state capital El-Fula. newarab.com 
The group released videos of its leaders speaking from the city's government headquarters, while other reports confirmed the capture of the city's military base. | NGOs had warned of the impact the RSF's…
(2024-06-21). Over 4,700 returning Syrian refugees 'detained by Assad regime'. newarab.com 
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) has said that 4,714 Syrian refugees who Of that number,2,149 were later released by the regime, while 1,383 remain detained and 969 have been In a report released on Thursday to mark World Refugee Day 2024, the rights group said that the same human rights…
(2024-06-21). Swedish court acquits ex-Syrian general of war crimes. newarab.com 
A Stockholm court on Thursday acquitted a former Syrian general of war crimes charges, saying prosecutors did not prove his alleged involvement in the attacks carried out during the Former brigadier general Mohammed Hamo, 65, who lives in Sweden and was one of the highest-ranking Syrian military officials to have been tried in Europe, stood accused of "aiding and abetting" war crimes in the first half of 2012. | In a statement announcing its verdict, the Stockholm district court said t…
(2024-06-21). Louisiana requires display of Ten Commandments in all classrooms. newarab.com 
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on Wednesday signed into law a bill that makes the state the only one in the country to require displaying the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. | The American Civil Liberties Union immediately announced it would sue to block the law, saying it violates the constitutional separation of church and state and a US Supreme Court ruling. | Landry signed the bill along with a package of others he said were designed to "expand faith in public schools." | "If you want to respect the rule of law, you've got to start from the original law-giver, which was Moses," Landry sa…
(2024-06-21). In Haiti, the Masks Come Off. orinocotribune.com 
By Henriot Dorcent — Jun 19, 2024 | A Haitian proverb says: "twou manti pa fon." The hole a lie makes is not deep. | Since Garry Conille's May 28 designation and Jun. 12 inauguration as Prime Minister with his government, and the Jun. 14 return of Normil Rameau as the Haitian National Police (PNH) chief, the masks have all come off, and the popular masses and progressives can no longer be fooled by this parody of political transition imposed by the imperialist governments of the "Core Group" nations, particularly the USA. | Another Haitian proverb says: "A quelque chose, Malheur est bon." To something, misfo…
(2024-06-21). Hunter Biden's Charge Of Lying Under Oath. popularresistance.org One reads regularly in the mainstream media, when events force them to report on the question, that the U.S. House Oversight Committee has hit a wall as it investigates Hunter Biden's schemes to leverage his father's power and Joe Biden's potentially impeachable role in his son's unseemly doings. | The House hearings have stalled, or fizzled, or reached a dead end: This has been the standard theme in corporate media for months now. | "Wouldn't you know it," Michael Goodwin asked in The New York Post as far back as March, "CNN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Politico and others on the left all reached ex…
(2024-06-21). How To Be A Nonviolent Second-Wave Feminist. popularresistance.org
(2024-06-21). Russia And North Korea Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement. popularresistance.org As a result of June 19 talks, Russia and North Korea have signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement. The agreement provides for mutual military assistance in the case of aggression against either country. Russia also denounced the "indefinite restrictions regime" of sanctions imposed on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) by the United Nations. | "Overused Western propaganda tropes can no longer hide their aggressive geopolitical intentions, including in Northwestern Asia," Putin said in signing the agreement. The DPRK re-emphasizes its support for Russia in the war in Ukraine. | This de…
(2024-06-21). The US List Of Countries Allegedly Sponsors Of Terrorism. popularresistance.org In the US State Department's toolkit, unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) are used to blackmail, bully and intimidate States that do not readily accept US hegemony. Placing a country in the US list of countries sponsors for terrorism is intended to lend some phony legitimacy to UCMs imposed against targeted States. | Unilateral Coercive Measures are not "sanctions", since the US has no legal or moral right to sanction or "punish" other states. Nor do the American UCMs satisfy the legal criteria to be considered "retorsion" or "countermeasures" for purposes of the International Law Commission's code on State respo…
(2024-06-21). How To Be A Nonviolent Second-Wave Feminist. popularresistance.org During the 1970s and 1980s, many feminists pushed the armed forces to allow women to serve in combat. Many also organized to demand that police forces diversify and bring more women and people of color into their ranks. But this segment of the women's movement did not represent everyone. A smaller but hugely vocal constituency opposed violence, militarism, police expansion and colonialism, and argued that an equal opportunity to maim or kill would do nothing to create the equitable societies they sought to build. | Unfortunately, their efforts often get short shrift in historical accounts of the era. The antholog…
(2024-06-21). Competing Global Economic Initiatives: A Tale Of Two Routes. popularresistance.org In recent years, two major economic initiatives have emerged in Asia, particularly in West Asia: China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). These initiatives represent a strategic contest between global powers vying for influence and economic dominance in a rapidly changing world. | The Belt and Road Initiative, conceived by Chinese President Xi Jinping, is a modern resurrection of the ancient Silk Road. This initiative aims to connect China to the rest of the world through extensive infrastructure investments, including ports, roads, railways, and industrial…
(2024-06-21). Amazon Workers Affiliate With The Teamsters, Next Up Electing Officers. popularresistance.org Amazon Labor Union members voted June 17 to affiliate with the Teamsters. | Workers cast 878 ballots at JFK8 Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island, N.Y. The tally broke down to 829 votes in favor of the affiliation and 14 against it; 10 ballots were spoiled. | Total turnout was 11 percent out of 8,000 workers. However, workers estimate the workforce has dipped to between 5,000 and 6,000 workers during the off-peak season. | A Teamsters statement said the union will now "represent the roughly 5,500 Amazon warehouse workers." Turnout works out to 16 percent based on that number. | "On behalf of the Amazon Labo…
(2024-06-21). The Problem With Juneteenth. popularresistance.org The fact that members of the United States Senate voted unanimously to make Juneteenth a federal holiday proved that the commemoration is of no political value. Turning what was a peoples' celebration into an occasion for opportunism and window dressing has actually damaged the cause of Black liberation and the understanding of history. | On June 19, 1865 Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas and issued General Order Three, a declaration that slavery had ended. The fact that this event occurred two months after the Civil War ended took on an understandably mythic quality, including a belief that the news had…
(2024-06-21). U.S. Give Ukraine Permission to Do What It Already Is Doing. sonar21.com 
(2024-06-21). Leslie Feinberg to Aswat: 'I am at your side'. workers.org 
Leslie Feinberg, a lesbian transgender and Jewish communist and a managing editor of Workers World, delivered the following solidarity statement to the first public conference of Aswat—Palestinian Gay Women—in Haifa on March 28, 2007. Bracketed words, phrases and sentences were delivered in Arabic. The 10th anniversary of comrade Leslie's death . . . |
(2024-06-21). Veterans for Peace march to Washington, D.C. workers.org 
Veterans taking part in an anti-war walk from Maine to Washington, D.C., stopped in Philadelphia on June 14-15. The Peace Walk 2024 began May 7 in Ogunquit, Maine, and will conclude around July 4 or 5 at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C. Under the general theme "Silence the Drums . . . |
(2024-06-21). Miniature art exhibition restores lifestyle of Hong Kong People. ecns.cn A miniature model work replicating a peak tram is on display at a exhibition showcasing unique Central and Western District landmarks on June 20.
(2024-06-21). Shanghai to host global conference on AI governance. ecns.cn Shanghai is set to host the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance from July 4 to July 7, according to a news conference by the event organizers in Shanghai on June 20.
(2024-06-21). In Numbers: 2024 World Intelligent Industry Expo. ecns.cn
(2024-06-21). American-donated Qing Dynasty robe given to Shandong University Museum. ecns.cn A Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) silk robe was donated to the NCHA by the great-grandson of U.S. missionary Watson McMillan Hayes, who played a key role in establishing the Shandong University in 1901 at the invitation of local officials.
(2024-06-21). Culture Fact: Explore China's unique 'Canal City' in one day. ecns.cn
(2024-06-21). Japan's erroneous remarks on South China Sea firmly opposed. ecns.cn China has expressed firm opposition to erroneous remarks of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs about recent Filipino moves in the South China Sea, said a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Japan on Friday.
(2024-06-21). Guilin combats the city's most severe flooding since 1998. ecns.cn The water level at the Guilin Hydrological Station reached 148.65 meters on Wednesday (with the warning level at 146.0 meters), exceeding the warning level by 2.65 meters. It is the highest water level since 1998.
(2024-06-21). Underdog Zhang upsets Medvedev. ecns.cn First on clay and now on grass, China's pioneering tennis star Zhang Zhizhen has served up further proof of his all-around evolution with a shock victory over world No 5 Daniil Medvedev at the Halle Open in Germany.
(2024-06-21). China issues yellow alert for rainstorms in multiple regions. ecns.cn The National Meteorological Center of China issued a yellow alert on Friday for rainstorms, predicting heavy rainfall in multiple regions.
(2024-06-21). Wild animals appear at the foot of Kunlun Mountains. ecns.cn Tibetan foxes play together in the snow at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains near Golmud City, northwest China's Qinghai Province.
(2024-06-21). Road collapses near Metro Line construction site in Chengdu, no casualties reported. ecns.cn A road collapsed near the construction site of the Metro Line 13 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province in the early hours of Friday.
(2024-06-21). Rescue work underway in First Ancestral Hall of Hakka. ecns.cn Local officials and cultural relics experts check the situation of the Li Clan Ancestral Hall, known as the "First Ancestral Hall of Hakka," in East China's Fujian Province on June 20.
(2024-06-21). Japan-U.S. security ties may heighten tensions in Asia-Pacific, experts warn. ecns.cn Japan and the United States have taken their security relationship to a new height, a move that might both create and escalate tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, experts said.
(2024-06-21). In Numbers: 'China Travel' becomes a global buzzword. ecns.cn
(2024-06-21). Air China orders 100 C919 aircraft in $10.8 billion deal. ecns.cn Air China announced a major purchase of domestically produced C919 aircraft on Thursday evening.
(2024-06-21). Face-swapping app fined for infringements. ecns.cn A face-swapping service provider was fined 3,500 yuan ($482) by a Beijing court on Thursday for infringing upon the personal information of two women through the use of artificial intelligence.
(2024-06-21). Putin vows to shore up ties with Vietnam. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that strengthening strategic ties is one of his priorities during a state visit to Vietnam, as Moscow seeks to bolster relations with Asian states.
(2024-06-21). World's first artificial short-circuit disturbance test for 100MWh grid-forming energy storage station a success. ecns.cn The world's first artificial short-circuit disturbance test for a 100MWh grid-forming energy storage power station has been successfully completed, State Grid Corporation of China (State Grid) said on Tuesday.
(2024-06-21). Cradle of Civilization: China Grand Canal Museum. ecns.cn
(2024-06-21). Germany becomes NATO's 2nd-largest defense spender. ecns.cn Newly published figures show that Germany is the second-largest spender on defense among the 32 member states of the NATO military alliance.
(2024-06-21). Over 10 giant pandas to head home this year. ecns.cn More than 10 giant pandas will return to China this year, an official of China Wildlife Conservation Association said in Beijing on Thursday.
(2024-06-21). Rare snakes sighted in Tibetan county. ecns.cn A research team has recently uncovered a Tibetan hot-spring snake habitat in the northern part of Gyirong county, Xizang autonomous region, by using infrared cameras, marking the first official sighting of the snake in the county.
(2024-06-21). Downpours in south China's Pingyuan county cause 38 deaths, 2 still missing. ecns.cn Torrential rains and extreme weather in Pingyuan County of Meizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, have triggered natural disasters including landslides, flooding, and mudslides, resulting in 38 deaths and leaving two people missing, according to the local disaster prevention and control headquarters.
(2024-06-21). EU tariffs on Chinese EVs unfair and stupid: Italian university professor. ecns.cn
(2024-06-21). Accidents spur stricter oversight at scenic sites. ecns.cn Many Chinese tourist attractions have implemented strict management of undeveloped areas to keep travelers away from potential safety hazards after a number of fatal accidents at some disused attractions or places that are off-limits to tourists.
(2024-06-21). Insights丨Malaysian Minister: Malaysia, China to usher in a new golden age. ecns.cn
(2024-06-21). Xi calls for high-quality community services for residents. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Wednesday called for high-quality community services for residents during his inspection of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwest China.
(2024-06-21). Hefei symposium focuses on human rights protection. ecns.cn China has been vigorously promoting its human rights development and continuously enhancing legal protection for human rights, according to human rights experts.
(2024-06-21). Gorgeous scenery of Qumar River, north headwater of Yangtze River. ecns.cn Drone photo shows the beauty of Qumar River in Qumalai County of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture?in northwest China's Qinghai Province June 20.
(2024-06-21). Major sci-fi work set for big screen test. ecns.cn The trilogy is arguably China's most celebrated science-fiction creation through the past decades.
(2024-06-21). China condemns U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. ecns.cn Beijing expressed strong opposition on Thursday to Washington's second sale of arms this month to the Taiwan region.
(2024-06-21). Washington Post Doesn't Have Access to Data on U.S. Energy Production. cepr.net 
That's what readers must conclude after reading this Washington Post's piece on President Biden's plans to increase corporate taxes and taxes on the rich. At one point the piece gives the response to these plans from Representative Steven Scalise, the second-ranking Republican in the House: "He tries to act like it's not going to affect …
(2024-06-21). Firewalls of Ignorance and Disappearance: Corporate Media in the Age of Fascist Politics. counterpunch.org 
The corporate media undermines moral witnessing by often prioritizing the discredited notion of balance over the more crucial goal of seeking truth in the service of accountability and democracy. This retreat from holding power accountable not only discredits the pursuit of truth in the service of justice and the strengthening of democracy but also tends to fall prey to the seductions of corruption, political theater and entertainment.
(2024-06-21). The Art of the Submarine. counterpunch.org 
Walk through any art museum and you're likely to see a mix of the classical and contemporary, impressionist and surrealist, refined and raw, beautiful, eerie, and provocative. Looking at art allows me at least a few moments of relief from the "that's just the way it is" attitude of our hyper-consumerist, hyper-militarized, hyper-nihilist nation. I
(2024-06-21). Bàºrgenstock: A High Altitude Summit-Lite. counterpunch.org There are mountain summits and there are political summits. The June 15-16 Swiss organized "Peace Summit" on the Russia/Ukraine war at Bàºrgenstock at 1,128 meters (3,701 ft) in central Switzerland with leaders from over ninety countries was a bit of both, but neither attained a Sir Edmund Hillary conquering of Everest nor a Woodrow Wilson
(2024-06-21). The Beekeeper in Kathmandu. counterpunch.org 
(2024-06-21). At the Edge of Apocalypse. counterpunch.org 
Biblical flooding, scorching heat, collapsing grid system, animals crumbling, waters rising, crops wilting, economy on the brink, and millions displaced. Welcome to the future of climate change… Pakistan. If one could classify a global warming beta test as a success towards the ultimate goal of apocalypse, unfortunately, it has turned Pakistan into a country populated
(2024-06-21). New World, New Hope: The Struggle for a Free Western Sahara Continues. counterpunch.org 
Life under occupation is a constant struggle. This is continually expressed at the international media conference in a refugee camp in Western Sahara. The conference takes place from May 1—5 and is organized by the Sahrawi Union of Journalists and Writers (UPES). Western Sahara is occupied by Morocco, a country where King Muhammad VI has full control over Morocco's
(2024-06-21). Trumping the Shark on Lake Michigan. counterpunch.org 
In much of the public imagination, and in Trump's own fantasies, Trump rallies are political juggernauts with armies of thousands marching relentlessly toward a Trump restoration on November 5, 2024. But even if you just stream live into one of his rallies—as I did recently in Racine, Wisconsin—you come away with the impression that he's little more than a tired vaudeville act that is getting ready to close out of town.
(2024-06-21). On the Bàºrgenstock "Peace" Conference. counterpunch.org 
The Geneva International Peace Research Institute (GIPRI, in consultative status with UN) believes that peace in Ukraine is possible and urgent not only for Ukraine and Russia, but more widely for the survival of mankind. The danger of a nuclear confrontation between NATO and Russia is real and growing by the day. Peace in Ukraine can
(2024-06-21). If You Have a Problem, Kill It. counterpunch.org 
The term is "banal militarism" — that is to say, violence and the preparation for violence so utterly commonplace that most people don't even notice. Banal militarism is as American as apple pie. It's also global in scope. As Richard Rubenstein writes: "Part of the reason for the relative immunity of militarism to criticism is the extraordinary
(2024-06-21). Knowledge for the Present Moment. counterpunch.org 
Arthur Borriello and Anton Jà§ger | The Populist Moment: The Left After the Great Recession | Verso Books | September 2023 | 224 Pages Vincent Bevins | If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution |Wildfire| 336 pages| October 2023 Anna Kornbluh|Immediacy, or, The Style of Too Late Capitalism |Verso Books |January
(2024-06-21). Roaming Charges: The Man From Quiet Room 4. counterpunch.org 
The entire time Al-Hadi was held in Afghanistan he never saw the sun, never knew what time it was, when to say his prayers or in which direction to say them. Unlike many other CIA prisoners, who were blasted with loud music, Al-Hadi was condemned to six months of silence. From his Quiet Cell, he couldn't hear street noises, bird songs or human voices. He was living in a void.
(2024-06-21). Reality Has Changed: the Ukraine War Slams Europe Rightward. counterpunch.org 
So has fascism come back to Europe or are Europeans simply sick of the Empire's endless wars? The smart money's on the latter, because what mostly unites the diverse right-wingers recently elected to the European Parliament is objection to the Ukraine War. But even that unity shows many cracks, as this motley collection of rightists
(2024-06-21). Heat Wave Crisis: Developing Nations Bear the Brunt. counterpunch.org 
In April 2024, extreme heat hit South and Southeast Asia, affecting nations like India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. These heat waves severely impacted some of the world's most densely populated regions, taking a heavy toll on health, the economy, and education. In May and June, tens of millions of people faced dangerous
(2024-06-21). Capital's Big Bank. counterpunch.org 
I remember once hearing Michael Parenti say about conspiracy theories that if one thinks there are groups of mostly rich white men gathering in a room and deciding how they are going to tighten their control on the world, they would be partially right. Why? Because there are groups of mostly rich white men who
(2024-06-21). Me, Myself and I. counterpunch.org 
Let us go then you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky, Like a patient etherized upon a table. The masterful opening lines of T.S. Eliot's 1910 poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" contains a startling image. It also has a grammatical error that allows the verse to rhyme.
(2024-06-21). Coming in From the Cold. counterpunch.org 
Self-Exfiltration I can't say exactly how or when I realized my cover was blown and that I had to leave the U.S. Perhaps it was when I couldn't read past the headlines in the New York Times without feeling despair; or maybe it was the downcast glances from my wife and handler, Harriet; or else
(2024-06-21). "Green Border": Agnieszka Holland's New Film Shows "Impossible Choices" Facing Refugees in Europe. democracynow.org 
The new film Green Border, from acclaimed Polish director Agnieszka Holland, dramatizes the humanitarian crisis facing millions of migrants seeking refuge in Europe. It tells the true story of how refugees from the Middle East and Africa became trapped in 2021 at the so-called green border between Poland and Belarus, through the perspectives of refugees, border guards and refugee rights activists. "Fear and the hate are so easy to be spread when our borders or our comfort is attacked by the challenge of newcomers," warns Holland, who connects the crisis depicted in the film to Europe's growing a…
(2024-06-21). D-Day 2024. Diana Johnstone. globalresearch.ca
(2024-06-21). 'If we aren't back by four': The Philadelphia, Mississippi murders 60 years later. liberationnews.org 
On June 21, 1964, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, three civil rights workers, were murdered by a Ku Klux Klan lynch mob outside of Philadelphia, Mississippi.
(2024-06-21). Documentary unveils the shocking medical conspiracy in America during the covid era. expose-news.com 'Do No Harm: The Clifton Dawley Story' tells the story of Clifton Dawley, whose son believes his father died due to covid hospital protocols. It is a powerful and thought-provoking documentary that …
(2024-06-21). DEI in aviation is making flying less safe. expose-news.com Earlier this month, former FAA test pilot Brett Vance host of Jet Jockeys and retired chiropractor and airline captain Kevin Stillwagon discussed diversity, equity, and inclusion ("DEI") in commercial aviation. "I'm convinced …
(2024-06-21). Network Rail covertly monitors people's emotions using facial recognition and AI; it hasn't gone down well with the UK public. expose-news.com During the past two years, eight train stations around the UK tested artificial intelligence ("AI") surveillance technology with CCTV cameras. Thousands of people catching trains likely had their faces scanned by cameras …
(2024-06-21). The Powers That Be wanted to enslave humanity. Instead, they caused a Great Awakening. expose-news.com Yesterday, Neil Oliver — a Scottish broadcaster who hosts the podcast Neil Oliver's Love Letter to the World and The Neil Oliver Show on GB News — joined Tucker Carlson to discuss …
(2024-06-21). Trump's presidential campaign receives boost of $50m by single donor. geo.tv 
Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump reacts on stage during a campaign rally in Richmond, Virginia, US March 2, 2024. — Reuters
(2024-06-21). There Never Was a "New Corona Virus", There Never Was a Pandemic. globalresearch.ca The official story is that a dangerous new coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, PRC. It had not been isolated, it's identity had not been confirmed. And then in February, the name of the "new virus" was changed to SARS-CoV-2, a virus first detected 20 years ago in 2003.
(2024-06-21). The Invisibles: About Mass Persecution of Dissidents in Ukraine. pressenza.com 
"We insist on respect for human rights," Chilean President Gabriel Boric made such a message at the peace summit in Switzerland. Indeed, the current Russian-Ukrainian military conflict has catastrophic humanitarian consequences and the issue of respect for human rights within the framework of this conflict is perhaps the main issue. | By Pavel Volkov | In January 2024, thanks to Jeffrey Sachs and Elon Musk, the world learned about the death of the American and Chilean blogger Gonzalo Lira in a Ukrainian prison. According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), the blogger "denied Russian war crimes," accused th…
(2024-06-21). China: Regional seminar held to empower military's operational legal advisors. icrc.org
(2024-06-21). Humanitarian Visa d'Or: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham wins for documenting the plight of civilians in the DRC. icrc.org
(2024-06-21). The ICRC's Assembly elects a new member. icrc.org News release | Ms Sapina is an experienced leader in the humanitarian sector.
(2024-06-21). Saturday 9/28: Walk for Alopecia. indybay.org Golden Gate Park Music Concourse…
(2024-06-21). Military poisoning of society. indybay.org Military, political and social leaders are misrepresenting the genesis of the Ukraine war with half-truths, for example by hiding CIA chief Burns' memo against NATO's eastward expansion; they are building a rollback of society on such misinformation by permeating many areas of society with militarization.
(2024-06-21). When U.S. Officials Show You Who They Are, Believe Them. indybay.org Credible criminality on a vast scale…
(2024-06-21). Wednesday 7/10: Electrify Your Home. indybay.org San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium | 100 Larkin Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2024-06-21). Thursday 6/20: All Movement Call: Our Bodies, Our Choice! Youth Fighting for Our Right to Abortion. indybay.org Virtual event – join from anywhere…
(2024-06-21). Saturday 6/22: Kickoff for 2025 California Juneteenth Official Paid Holiday Campaign. indybay.org Historic Folsom Lite Rail | Leidesdorff Plaza…
(2024-06-21). Sunday 6/30: Charlie Acre's Sanctuary Workday. indybay.org 3210 Napa Rd, Sonoma, CA 95476…
(2024-06-21). Thursday 6/20: The New Age Vision. indybay.org Avalon Visions | 2815 Porter Street, Soquel, 95073…
(2024-06-21). Sunday 6/23: Ceasefire Postcards Pop-Up. indybay.org Heyma Coffee, 1122 University Ave, Berkeley CA…
(2024-06-21). Sunday 6/23: Palo Alto Vigil for the Children of Gaza. indybay.org Corner of Town & Country Village | 855 El Camino Real | Palo Alto, CA…
(2024-06-21). Sunday 7/14: Dancing Our Ancestors Home. indybay.org Rumsen Village of Tucutnut | Garland Ranch Regional Park, 700 W Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel Valley…
(2024-06-21). Saturday 7/13: Building Decarbonization x Energy Justice Teach-In. indybay.org Animal Rights Center (2414 6th St. Berkeley, CA)…
(2024-06-21). Sunday 6/23: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Where the Olive Trees Weep" indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7RDS……
(2024-06-21). Saturday 7/13: Super Saturday For Yes On J! indybay.org 112 Glacier Ct, Petaluma, CA…
(2024-06-21). 58 CA Counties, 100+ CA Cities and CA Corporations consider California Juneteenth Holiday. indybay.org 1849 California Constitution Convention in Colton Hall, Monterey offers interesting connections to our 2024-2025 efforts to align California Juneteenth Holiday to US Juneteenth Federal Holiday…
(2024-06-21). Saturday 6/22: San Diego Weekly Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…
(2024-06-21). Trump Rallies Fascists in Detroit & Struggle in UAW & Labor Movement with UAW Frank Hammer. indybay.org Former president Trump went to Detroit for a rally at a Black church and at the national conference of the fascist Turning Point USA. A small protest rally took place and former UAW 909 president Frank Hammer talks about the rise of fascism an the failure of the UAW and labor movement along with the left to confront the danger.
(2024-06-21). Wednesday 6/26: Centering LGBTQIA+ Experiences: The Future of Abortion Access. indybay.org Virtual – Zoom details will be emailed registrants the Monday prior to the event.
(2024-06-21). Wednesday 7/10: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.
(2024-06-21). Vigil for Freedom for Leonard Peltier in San Francisco: 'Let Leonard breathe fresh air'. indybay.org The Prayer Vigil for Freedom for Leonard Peltier held at the U.S. Department of Justice in San Francisco honored the Ohlone people whose land the people stood on, and honored Peltier for the stand he took for the Lakota people on Pine Ridge before he was imprisoned 49 years ago. | "It would be very cruel if the parole board denies him his freedom," said Tony Gonzales, AIM West, pointing out that Peltier's last parole hearing was in 2009. The vigil was held on June 10, the same day as Peltier's parole hearing at Coleman Prison in Florida.
(2024-06-21). Saturday 6/22: Free virtual screening of the drama fiction short "Strawberry" indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PrxL……
(2024-06-21). Europa_Cárceles E$pañolas: Libertad para Amadeu Casellas. indybay.org
(2024-06-21). Psychopathic Politicians Provoke World War and Nuclear Annihilation. indybay.org The People must use their right to rebel against the psychopathic plans for world war…
(2024-06-21). Monday 7/1: Meet SF Mayoral candidates one at a time with Red Hill Jumps! indybay.org Notable House, on the southside of Bernal Hill | 189 Ellsworth St. | San Francisco…
(2024-06-21). Private Foundations Gave $3.2 Billion in Grants to National Donor-Advised Funds in 2022. inequality.org
(2024-06-21). Cracks in the Wealth Extraction System. inequality.org
(2024-06-21). The World After Billionaire Media. levernews.com 
(2024-06-21). Leanne Mohamad: Could anger over Gaza topple a Labour heavyweight? middleeasteye.net 
Leanne Mohamad: Could anger over Gaza topple a Labour heavyweight? | | On the campaign trail in East London with the young British Palestinian woman looking to unseat Wes Streeting | Driving along a street in Ilford, a few miles from where East London meets the county of Essex, a middle-…
(2024-06-21). Armenia recognises state of Palestine. middleeasteye.net 
(2024-06-21). Armenia recognises state of Palestine. middleeasteye.net 
(2024-06-21). Hate speeches and the spiral of hatred in the build-up to the April 2024 General Elections. muslimmirror.com By Irfan Engineer, Neha Dabhade and Mithila Raut The month of April 2024, witnessed dramatic rise in communal discourse and targeting of Muslim minorities during election campaign for the 18th Lok Sabha. Even the Prime Minister of India delivered hate speeches in no less than ten occasions, according to the monthly monitoring of Centre for Study …
(2024-06-21). Famous MMA fighter Jeff Monson converts to Islam. muslimmirror.com 
By Muslim Mirror Desk Jeff Monson, a renowned figure in the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), has announced his conversion to Islam. The news broke on June 21, 2024, when Monson, also known as "The Snowman," shared his spiritual journey with his fans and the media. Monson, who has had an illustrious career in …
(2024-06-21). APCR Fact-Finding: A report on Medak communal violence. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Desk Background: Clashes Erupt in Medak Over Bakrid Sacrificial Animals Tensions escalated in Medak district, Telangana, following disputes over Minhaj ul Uloom Madrasa's procurement and intended sacrifice of oxen for Bakrid. Allegations from right-wing factions claiming the animals were cows provoked strong objections, leading to confrontations and resulting in injuries and property …
(2024-06-21). SC refuses to defer NEET counselling, issues notices on plea to cancel exam. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff The Supreme Court on Friday refused to defer the counselling for the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024 examination scheduled to kick off on July 6, saying it is not an "open and shut" process. The apex court issued notices to the National Testing Agency (NTA), the Centre and others on a petition seeking …
(2024-06-21). CBI registered FIR into UGC-NET paper leak case. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The CBI registered an FIR into the UGC-NET paper leak case on Thursday against unidentified persons on a reference from the Union Education Ministry, officials said. The UGC-NET, 2024, exam for the selection of junior research fellows, assistant professors and PhD scholars was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on June …
(2024-06-21). Global consensus: Majority support quick fossil fuel phaseout, even in top producing nations. nationofchange.org
(2024-06-21). Congress demands answers from Chief Justice Roberts on Supreme Court ethics scandals. nationofchange.org Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin press Chief Justice John Roberts on ethics standards amid controversies involving Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
(2024-06-21). Essential jobs and public school teachers in the US fail to provide living wages. nationofchange.org Home health aides, retail salespersons, fast-food workers, and public school teachers are essential to the economy and society, yet their wages fall far short of the cost of living.
(2024-06-21). US: Ukraine Can Strike 'Anywhere' Russian Forces May Cross Border. news.antiwar.com Ukraine has been authorized to use US-supplied weapons to strike the Russian mainland wherever Moscow's troops are advancing from across the border, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told PBS on Tuesday. The Pentagon also reiterated the escalatory change in policy on Thursday. Ukraine has suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties and continues losing territory in …
(2024-06-21). Two elections, two outcomes: Prospects for human rights in Guatemala and El Salvador. peoplesworld.org 
On January 15, 2024, president-elect Bernardo Arévalo of the Semilla Party was inaugurated after five tense months since he was elected on August 20, 2023. (Inauguration day in Guatemala is usually held on January 14 but constitutional challenges to president-elect Arévalo delayed the ceremony nine hours until shortly after midnight.) Guatemalans from all sectors (led …
(2024-06-21). Recovering the Black antifascist tradition in U.S. history. peoplesworld.org 
"Recovering the Black antifascist tradition means recovering the best features of the left in U.S. history," say authors Jeanelle Hope and Bill Mullen. The roots of fascism lay right here in the United States. In fact, anti-Blackness is a persistent feature of fascism in all its forms. But there is a long lineage of Black …
(2024-06-21). Triple role of People's World. peoplesworld.org 
Editor's Note: These remarks were delivered to the session celebrating the 100th birthday of People's World at the 32nd National Convention of the Communist Party USA, June 7, 2024, Chicago. On your way here you crossed Ida B. Wells Drive. Chicago renamed this parkway to honor the great African American journalist and crusader against lynch …
(2024-06-21). Anything but the extreme right wing, French union warns. plenglish.com Paris, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) The general secretary of the French Democratic Confederation of Labor (CFDT), Marylise Léon, reiterated today the total rejection of that union to the extreme right, in view of the possibility of its coming to power.
(2024-06-21). Russian University grants Cuban doctor honorary degree. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Transport University has granted Dr. Gustavo Cobreiro, former dean of the University of Havana, the Title Doctor Honoris Causa, Prensa Latina learnt on Friday.
(2024-06-21). China and the United States hold anti-drug talks. plenglish.com Beijing, June 21 (Prensa Latina) The director of the National Narcotics Control Commission of China, Wang Xiaohong, met here today with the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy of the United States, Rahul Gupta.
(2024-06-21). Puerto Rican pro-independence organizations sign declaration. plenglish.com Member entities of the Boricua Independence Front, such as the Puerto Rican Independence Party Committee of New York, Puertorriqueños Unidos en Acción, El Grito, El País Posible and other patriotic entities such as the Hostosiano del Norte Institute, the Institute of International Relations and the àëin Negrón Movement, submitted the report. | "Puerto Rico is a nation occupied, intervened and dominated politically, economically, legally and militarily by a foreign power called the United States of America. This, as a result of the belligerent military invasion of July 25, 1898," the text reads. | Despite 126…
(2024-06-21). "Unblock Cuba" events in Euskadi and other Spanish regions. plenglish.com Madrid, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) The Basque locality of Lezama, Euskadi, will be one of the major scenarios in Spain where the "Unblock Cuba!" campaign will be held, organizers informed today.
(2024-06-21). Uruguayan Senate urged to debate euthanasia bill. plenglish.com This was a reaction to the delayed debate of a proposed law that the ruling National Party's bench decided to postpone. | The legislative project is being studied by the Senate Commission, which has not met for two months. | The organizations Empatia Uruguay and Muerte Asistida Digna Uruguay (MADU) issued a statement in which they expressed their 'deep regret' for the 'lack of progress in the treatment of the draft bill,' which was approved by the Chamber of Deputies and at the upper chamber in late 2022. | In a press release, both groups expressed concern about reports of 'inadmissible interference by the execu…
(2024-06-21). Russia to simplify visa process for Latin America and Africa. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Russia is working to simplify the visa system with the countries of the BRICS group and other Latin American and African nations, the Minister of Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov, said today.
(2024-06-21). Document signed by presidential candidates backs peace in Venezuela. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Eight of ten presidential candidates who will participate in the July 28 elections in Venezuela signed an agreement to recognize their results, a majority of support amid denunciations of probable acts of violence.
(2024-06-21). China ratifies willingness to strengthen strategic ties with Pakistan. plenglish.com Islamabad, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China, Liu Jianchao, affirmed that his country will continue to strengthen the strategic cooperative partnership with Pakistan.
(2024-06-21). Latin America and the Caribbean exceeds cases of dengue fever in 2023. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) With more than 9.3 million cases of dengue fever, Latin America and the Caribbean today has doubled the number of cases registered in all of 2023, according to the latest epidemiological update issued by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
(2024-06-21). Cuban sports official denounces effects of US blockade. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) The director of International Relations at the Cuban Sports Institute (INDER), Gisleidy Sosa, stated that on Thursday that in recent months, the sector have been affected by more than three million dollars in damage as a result of the United States blockade.
(2024-06-21). Cuba Destination seeks to expand presence on China's platforms. plenglish.com Guangzhou, China, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuba seeks to obtain the Welcome Chinese Certification and insert it in China's applications to promote tourism and the Havana-Beijing direct flight, a specialized source commented on Friday.
(2024-06-21). "Free Assange" exhibition in Cuba. plenglish.com The exhibition will be inaugurated at 4: 00 p.m. local time and will show the artists' particular vision of Australian journalist and activist Julian Assange and the judicial process against him, according to the institution. | "Free Assange" is part of the exhibitions taking place within the I International Biennial of Political Humor, Havana 2024, in its venue in this capital, until june the 28th with the central theme of denouncing the empowerment of neo-fascism in today's world.
(2024-06-21). How to Avoid Whiplash in 2024 and 2025. pressenza.com Parallel Realities: | Over the course of the last ten to twelve months, I've had conversations with more than a few of my fellow Democrats (I'm still officially on the books as a member of the Democratic Party) about an array of topics. Most of the individuals that I've had these discussions with are intelligent, largely open-minded people, some of whom I've known and cared a lot about for decades. The majority of these folks are people I can talk to and listen to and have a gratifying exchange of ideas with on just about any topic. I have learned from these people. I respect these people. | There is, how…
(2024-06-21). Analysis: How presidential hopefuls outlined economic, social welfare plans in 2nd debate. presstv.ir Six candidates in a race for the presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran unveiled their comprehensive economic and social welfare blueprints during the second televised debate on Thursday.
(2024-06-21). Iran says reserves right to give proper response to Canada's blacklisting of IRGC. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns Canada's move to designate the IRGC as a "terrorist organization."
(2024-06-21). Highlights: Second debate in 2024 Iran presidential election. presstv.ir Highlights of the second televised debate of the 2024 Iranian presidential election with participation of six candidates.
(2024-06-21). Thousands of demonstrators rally in Paris against the far right. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators gather at the Place de la Republique in Paris to protest against the far right.
(2024-06-21). China warns EU of potential 'trade war' as tensions heighten. presstv.ir China's commerce ministry has stated that the European Union has further heightened trade disputes, raising concerns about the possibility of a trade war.
(2024-06-21). Tear gas fired as hundreds in Kenya continue protest against tax hikes. presstv.ir Police fire tear gas as Kenyans took to the streets.
(2024-06-21). Iran proposes areas for energy cooperation among SCO members. presstv.ir Iran's energy minister says Tehran has proposed seven areas for strengthening cooperation among member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
(2024-06-21). Pro-Palestinian demonstrators condemn Paris arms fair amid Gaza conflict. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian demonstrators were seen protesting against the Eurosatory 2024 defense and security trade show in Paris.
(2024-06-21). Iran rejects US claims, backs resolution of Yemen crisis via diplomatic channels: UN envoy. presstv.ir Iran's UN ambassador backs resolution of Yemeni crisis via diplomatic channels.
(2024-06-21). Oil depots on fire in Russia's Rostov region after drone attack: Officials. presstv.ir Several oil storage tanks were on fire after a drone attack early on Tuesday in the town of Azov in Russia.
(2024-06-21). EU to formally launch Ukraine membership talks next week. presstv.ir The bloc will vote in the formal EU accession process for both Ukraine and Moldova on Friday.
(2024-06-21). Guardians of the sky: Iran says Air Defense Force monitoring enemy's slightest movement. presstv.ir The commander of the Iranian Army's Air Defense Force hails the force's strong stewardship of the country's airspace.
(2024-06-21). Thousands evacuated as floods and landslides cause chaos in East China's Fujian. presstv.ir Severe flooding and landslides wreaked havoc in southeast China leading to evacuation of over 35,000 locals.
(2024-06-21). Poll of Polls: Where do candidates stand ahead of June 28 presidential election. presstv.ir With one week to go until the June 28 snap presidential election in the Islamic Republic of Iran, voters are weighing their options to elect the most efficient candidate.
(2024-06-21). California robbery: Surveillance footage shows 20 robbers breaking into US jewellery store. presstv.ir Surveillance footage shows 20 people breaking into a jewellery store in Sunnyvale, California, smashing the display cases and making off with the items.
(2024-06-21). Russian presidential aide, Azerbaijani deputy PM due in Iran to open key rail link. presstv.ir Iran's railway link between Rasht and the Caspian Port will enable sea-to-sea rail freight transport.
(2024-06-21). Russia's Pacific Fleet holds naval drills off Kamchatka Peninsula. presstv.ir The Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy holds exercises June 18-28 in the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
(2024-06-21). Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan inaugurate Rasht-Caspian railway. presstv.ir The 37-kilometer railway completes the Qazvin-Rasht rail route, and connects the city of Rasht to the Caspian Sea.
(2024-06-21). Armenia officially recognizes Palestine as state. presstv.ir The Foreign Ministry of Armenia announces that it is recognizing the state of Palestine.
(2024-06-21). 1000s of young Kenyans protest tax hikes. presstv.ir Young demonstrators took to the streets in Nairobi.
(2024-06-21). Iran summons Italian ambassador over Canada's blacklisting of IRGC. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Italian ambassador to Tehran in protest at the Canadian government's decision to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a so-called "terrorist" entity.
(2024-06-21). Migrant shipwrecks off Italy leave 11 dead. presstv.ir Bodies of eleven migrants recovered by the German aid group RESQSHIP were brought to Italy's Lampedusa.
(2024-06-21). Hajj 2024: 98 Indians died of natural causes during pilgrimage, says Centre. ptcnews.tv Hajj 2024: At least 98 Indian pilgrims have lost their lives in Saudi Arabia during Hajj pilgrimage this year, the Foreign Minister said on Friday. All deaths were caused by "natural causes," added the ministry. | According to the government, 1,75,000 Indians have visited Saudi Arabia for hajj so far this year.Around ten countries have reported 1,081 deaths during the pilgrimage, which is one of Islam's five pillars and requires all Muslims with the means to complete it at least once. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that heat kills at least half a million people each year, but cautions that the tru…
(2024-06-21). Sikh activists on Canada's no-fly list lose appeal; court cites 'reasonable grounds' for terror concerns. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Two Sikh extremists' request to be removed from Canada's no-fly list has been denied by a Canadian judge, which stated that there are "reasonable grounds" to believe they will endanger transportation security or use air travel to perpetrate terrorism.The Canadian Press news agency reported from Vancouver on Thursday that the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal filed by Bhagat Singh Brar and Parvkar Singh Dulai this week. The two had lost a constitutional challenge to their no-fly designations under Canada's Secure Air Travel Act.In 2018, the two were barred from boarding planes in Vancouve…
(2024-06-21). España da otra clarinada en Eurocopa de fútbol. radiohc.cu Gelsenkirchen, Alemania, 21 jun (PL).- España dio otra clarinada de sus sólidas intenciones en la Eurocopa de fútbol Alemania 2024, al vencer 1-0 a Italia en el grupo B.
(2024-06-21). Primer ministro evalúa desarrollo socioeconómico de Cienfuegos. radiohc.cu Cienfuegos, Cuba, 21 junio (RHC) El primer ministro de Cuba, Manuel Marrero, visitó hoy centros productivos de esta central provincia para evaluar el desarrollo socioeconómico del territorio.
(2024-06-21). Estreno en Cuba de temporada Islas de Acosta Danza Yunior. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 junio (RHC) La compañía Acosta Danza Yunior, bajo la dirección general del primer bailarín cubano Carlos Acosta, estrena hoy en el Teatro Martí de esta capital la temporada "Islas", con funciones todo este fin de semana.
(2024-06-21). Doctor cubano recibe título Honoris Causa de universidad rusa. radiohc.cu Moscú, 21 junio (RHC) La Universidad Rusa del Transporte, le confirió el Título de Doctor Honoris Causa al doctor Gustavo Cobreiro, exrector de casa de altos estudios de La Habana.
(2024-06-21). Argentina doblega 2-0 a Canadá en apertura de Copa América. radiohc.cu Austin, Estados Unidos, 21 jun (PL).- Argentina, actual campeona del mundo, doblegó 2-0 a Canadá en el inicio de la cuadragésima octava edición de la Copa América de fútbol, con sede en varias ciudades de los Estados Unidos.
(2024-06-21). Cuba acoge exposición "Free Assange" radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 junio (RHC) La Casa del ALBA Cultural, en la capital cubana, acoge este viernes la exposición colectiva "Free Assange", con 32 obras de caricaturistas de siete países.
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(2024-06-21). Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nikondet Phalangkun: Joining BRICS would allow Thailand to leverage further in advancing South-South co-operation. tvbrics.com 
The country wants to join the alliance at the upcoming summit…
(2024-06-21). Digital Museum of China returns to life of prehistoric animals. tvbrics.com 
Giant mammoth skeletons will be demonstrated at the Daqing Museum in Heilongjiang province, northeastern China…
(2024-06-21). Experts discuss directions of UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science. tvbrics.com 
The programme seeks to strengthen ties between the weather and rain enhancement scientific community locally and globally…
(2024-06-21). Ethiopia launches initiatives to combat forest loss and climate change. tvbrics.com 
The country has also developed policies, strategies, and plans to protect foresters…
(2024-06-21). Trickers from China to take part in the Grand Final of International Award-Competition KARDO. tvbrics.com 
The final competition will be held in Stavropol…
(2024-06-21). Iran announces date of Ranger's Day. tvbrics.com 
Ranger Day aims to honour these people for their efforts to conserve biodiversity…
(2024-06-21). BRICS countries' tourism: revival after the pandemic. tvbrics.com The BRICS nations experiencing a surge in tourism…
(2024-06-21). South Africa's Department of Health plans to use AI to diagnose tuberculosis in miners. tvbrics.com 
The department has organised a specialised conference…
(2024-06-21). Participants of XV International IT Forum from BRICS, SCO, Africa and Latin America share their impressions of event. tvbrics.com 
They spoke about sharing experience and networking with colleagues from other countries…
(2024-06-21). Death toll rises due to natural disasters in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state. tvbrics.com 
Thirty-seven people are reported missing…
(2024-06-21). Analysts forecast increase in India's annual electronics production to US$250 billion. tvbrics.com 
The country's authorities plan to double the number of jobs in this sphere…
(2024-06-21). Japan sanctions China-based firms accused of supporting war in Ukraine. aljazeera.com Measures mark the first time Tokyo has targeted China-based companies over their alleged support for Russia's war.
(2024-06-21). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 847. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 847th day, these are the main developments.
(2024-06-21). Germany Arrests 3 Men Suspected of Spying on Ukrainian National. themoscowtimes.com The three men were only identified as Robert A. from Ukraine, Vardges I. from Armenia and Russian citizen Arman S.
(2024-06-21). Wave of Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Russia Kills 1. themoscowtimes.com Authorities in the southern Krasnodar region said a worker at a heating station was killed when a drone struck near the facility.
(2024-06-21). Putin meets North Korea's Kim for summit as US, NATO threats of global war grow. wsws.org The Putin-Kim summit was a response to the attempts of the US and NATO to link the proxy conflict in Ukraine to a war drive in the Indo-Pacific.
(2024-06-21). Amid the widening auto jobs bloodbath, exposures of further UAW corruption fuels rank-and-file anger. wsws.org Stellantis CEO Carlos Taveres has outlined plans for savage cost cutting, as UAW apparatus is more and more exposed as a corrupt management tool.
(2024-06-21). Amazon Prime reverses itself on censorship of poster for Full Metal Jacket. wsws.org Actor Matthew Modine's public criticism forced the corporate giant to give way in suppressing anti-war sentiment.
(2024-06-21). Johnson administration evicts migrant families from Chicago shelters while promoting "reparations" wsws.org Mayor Brandon Johnson's 60-day shelter limit has led to a vast increase in homelessness among migrants as the Democratic Party carries out attacks on immigration.
(2024-06-21). Philippine ruling elite whips up anti-China campaign to justify alignment with US war plans. wsws.org The vicious and racist campaign is designed to justify the fact that the US is turning the Philippines into a base for launching a war against China and to demonize anti-war sentiment.
(2024-06-21). Death toll from global heat wave climbs as 1,000 die from extreme heat in Mecca. wsws.org Extreme heat events are becoming more common and more extreme as climate change warms the planet…
(2024-06-21). Putin launches purge of military. wsws.org Shortly after the inauguration of his fifth term as President in late April, Vladimir Putin has initiated a far-reaching purge of the military leadership.
(2024-06-21). "This is intolerable": US workers face scorching temperatures without protection during heat dome. wsws.org With more than 100 million Americans currently affected by high temperatures, working conditions are becoming dangerous across the country.
(2024-06-21). US Surgeon General and Democrats launch campaign against youth access to social media and smartphones. wsws.org Dr. Vivek Murthy launched a campaign calling for a health warning label requirement to be imposed on social media platforms by Congress.
(2024-06-21). Moves to change Selective Service rules in the US prompt outpouring of opposition to reintroduction of the draft. wsws.org Last week, the House of Representatives voted to make enrollment in the US Selective Service database automatic, prompting a flood of worried statements by young people and parents on social media about the reimposition of the draft.
(2024-06-21). Construction union threats against Australian Football League have nothing to do with workers' interests. wsws.org The CFMEU's crude stunt has nothing to do with the interests of construction workers or the broader working class.
(2024-06-21). The lessons of the University of California strike and the way forward to stop war and state repression. wsws.org The significance of the strike, and the police-state measures used to end it, are that they anticipate an even broader and more explosive confrontation between the working class, which is being forced to pay the cost of war, and American and world imperialism.
(2024-06-21). IYSSE secures representation in Humboldt University student parliament for 10th time with record result of 7.7 percent and 5 seats. wsws.org The political significance of the IYSSE's strong election result extends far beyond the campus of Humboldt University. At HU, the extremely acute situation in Germany and internationally finds concentrated expression.
(2024-06-21). "Name names"—Canada's anti-China foreign interference furor reaches new McCarthyite frenzy. wsws.org From the outset, the spy agency-incited furor over "foreign interference" has served as a means to poison public opinion against China and push official politics and government policy sharply further right.
(2024-06-21). France's neo-fascist National Rally endorses NATO war against Russia. wsws.org National Rally President Jordan Bardella is aligning his party with NATO's well-advanced plans for a monumentally reckless military escalation against Russia.
(2024-06-21). Political upheaval in Fiji after MPs vote themselves huge pay rises. wsws.org The grubby dispute over MPs' salary hikes further exposes the vast gulf that separates Fiji's venal and corrupt ruling elite from the mass of ordinary people.
(2024-06-21). Macron's threat of dictatorship and the treachery of France's New Popular Front. wsws.org Workers cannot fight war and police-state rule under the control of the New Popular Front and its allied trade union bureaucracies, who are signaling their support for war against Russia.
(2024-06-21). Way forward to keep the gains of 2024 poll results. ummid.com After the humiliation of the 2024 results, like a wounded beast, Modi is quite likely to turn even more of a man-eater than he already was. So what's the way forward?
(2024-06-21). SATIRE: Austin Butler Unable To Stop Making Revving Sounds After Starring In 'The Bikeriders'. theonion.com 
LOS ANGELES—Showing off his new accent Friday during the press tour for the film, Austin Butler has reportedly been unable to stop making revving noises since starring in The Bikeriders. "Brmm, brmm, brmm, brmm, brmm, brmm, brmm," said the 32-year-old Hollywood actor, whose speech was inflected with a rumbling sound…
(2024-06-21). Once the pride of Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific becomes government's punchbag. aljazeera.com Flag carrier has become a regular target of government criticism as it struggles to recover from the COVID pandemic.
(2024-06-21). Union Budget 2024-25: Real Estate Sector's Wish-list. ummid.com With Union Budget 2024-25 set to be tabled in July, the real estate sector pins renewed hope on the Modi 3.0 regime. Expectations are high for tax reliefs and other sentiment boosters.
(2024-06-21). The last picture show: After a century of exhibitions, the Philadelphia Art Alliance hosts what might be its final art show. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? The Philadelphia Art Alliance is buzzing with screeching noise music, the clickety-clack of a 16mm projector, and electric fans billowing parachute cloth upward into a dome so it can act as a projection screen. | This could be the last hurrah before the building — the former mansion of playwright and Alliance co-founder Christine Wetherill Stevenson — goes quiet. The building became the home of the Art Alliance in 1926 and operated as an independent organization…
(2024-06-21). Millions of students at risk: India's elite exams hit by corruption 'scam'. aljazeera.com More than 3 million aspirants took India's top tests for medical and research schools. Their future is now uncertain.
(2024-06-21). FYJC Merit List 2024 Pune Today, Direct Link to Check. ummid.com FYJC Admission 2024 Pune PMC: The School Education and Sports Department, Govt of Maharashtra is set to release on its official website pune.11thadmission.org.in today i.e. Tuesday June 18, 2024 the General Merit List (Provisional) of Pune PMC students, including from Pimpri, Chinchwad and nearby cities, who have registered for admission to Class 11 i.e. First Year Junior College (FYJC) for the year 2024-25.
(2024-06-21). Govt launches GROW project in Karamoja sub-region. independent.co.ug 
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has extended the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women (GROW) project to benefit women entrepreneurs in the Karamoja sub-region. The GROW project running for five years and implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development was launched in Kampala in June 2023. However, …
(2024-06-21). Momentum grows for ban on smartphone use in U.S. schools. independent.co.ug 
LOS ANGELES,Carlifornia | Xinhua | A nationwide movement to ban smartphone use in U.S. schools is gaining traction, as the nation's second-largest school district has approved a "phone-free" policy during school days to support students' academic success and well-being. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted on Tuesday to implement the ban, which will …
(2024-06-21). Childhood trauma damages society — why aren't our leaders recognising it? aljazeera.com Prioritising child protection is both the right and smart thing to do.
(2024-06-21). NEET UG 2024: Arrested medical aspirants confess to receiving leaked paper. ummid.com NEET UG 2024: At least two medical aspirants, who appeared in NEET UG 2024 exams but later arrested by Bihar police have confessed to receiving leaked paper a day before the medical entrance exam.
(2024-06-21). FO ∞ Talks: Make Sense of the Metaverse, Its Promise and Peril. fairobserver.com 
Webster's dictionary defines "metaverse" as "a persistent virtual environment that allows access to … multiple individual virtual realities." In truth, though, there is no static definition. Much like the internet, the metaverse is constantly evolving. In just a decade, the internet morphed from an army research project into the birthplace of emails; soon afterward, a…
(2024-06-21). FYJC Merit List 2024 Mumbai Today, Direct Link to Check. ummid.com The School Education and Sports Department, Govt of Maharashtra is set to release on its official website mumbai.11thadmission.org.in today i.e. Tuesday June 18, 2024 the General Merit List (Provisional) of Mumbai MMR students, including from Thane, Dombivali and nearby cities, who have registered for admission to Class 11 i.e. First Year Junior College (FYJC) for the year 2024-25.
(2024-06-21). Kasese man senteced to 20 years for murdering wife and brother. independent.co.ug 
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kasese has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for murder. Jackson Muhindo Kasulenge was convicted on his plea of guilty over the murder of two people in Kamughobe one village in Kisinga Sub County in Kasese district. On Wednesday, the High Court presided …
(2024-06-21). Finally! Vanilla Ice makes a zombie movie. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-06-21). Journalists remanded for writing stories on alleged corruption without a valid license. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded two Journalists to Luzira Prison on charges of publishing information without a valid broadcasting License. Dickson Ashley Mubiru the Managing Director Grace Publications, Alirabaki Ssengoba a News Writer at Grape Vine Media were arraigned before the Court presided over by the Chief …
(2024-06-21). Live: MHT CET 2024 PCM, PCB Results Today, Direct Link to Check. ummid.com Maharashtra CET Cell is set to declare the result of students who appeared for MHT CET 2024 — Engineering (PCM) and Medical (PCB), on its official website cetcell.mahacet.org today i.e. Sunday June 16, 2024.
(2024-06-21). St. Petersburg Court Jails Woman 10 Years for Military Office Arson Attack. themoscowtimes.com An unidentified person was said to have convinced Elena Komaricheva to throw a Molotov cocktail at the enlistment office last September.
(2024-06-21). Feathers ruffled over Fossil Free Books' stance on artwashing. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-06-21). City of Johannesburg, City Power ordered to pay Eskom debt. sanews.gov.za City of Johannesburg, City Power ordered to pay Eskom debt | Eskom has obtained a court judgement against the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and City Power for the payment of their R1.073 billion debt. | According to Eskom, the city and its local power utility have been defaulting on their account since October last year. | "When the matter was heard on 4 June 2024, the total amount owed to Eskom by CoJ/City Power was R3.4 billion. | "The city in response to Eskom's application, brought a counterclaim against Eskom for R3.4 billion alleging potential over-billing and that as a result it has applied an automatic set-o…
(2024-06-21). 'Arre sun lo koi': Father wails, mother faints as UPSC aspirant denied entry. ummid.com In a heart wrenching incident, mother of a UPSC Civil Services aspirant fainted while her father frantically wailed for attention after their daughter was denied permission to sit in the CSE Prelims 2024 for late arrival Sunday June 16, 2024.
(2024-06-21). MHT CET 2024 Result Out, 37 Students in Toppers List. ummid.com As many as 37 students from 6,75,377 students who appeared for the MHT CET 2024 exam have made to the Toppers List, the Maharashtra CET Cell said Sunday while announcing the MHT CET PCM and PCB results of the year 2024-25.
(2024-06-21). Sun Safety and Skin Cancer Prevention Tips. ummid.com Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer globally, but with proactive measures, we can significantly reduce its risk.
(2024-06-21). At least five killed in southeast Turkey wildfires. aljazeera.com Blaze on farmland was spread by winds to nearby villages, one of several to hit the country this week.
(2024-06-21). U.S. Bans Russia's Kaspersky Antivirus Software. themoscowtimes.com U.S. officials "strongly encouraged" users to switch to new vendors, although the move does not ban them from using the software.
(2024-06-21). Govt cancels UGC NET June 2024 conducted by NTA amid reports of paper leak. ummid.com In yet another setback for students, the Ministry of Education Wednesday cancelled the UGC NET June 2024 conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) amid the reports alleging paper leaks.
(2024-06-21). After 5-year battle, new Pa. probation reforms pushed by Meek Mill go into effect. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? On a Friday afternoon last December, Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill stood on a stage next to Gov. Josh Shapiro, describing the fear he felt every time he crossed the Ben Franklin Bridge to drop his son off at school. | "I already was in jail my whole 20s — my son seen me in prison," he said a moment before breaking down. "And I wanted to take my son to school. So I thought that, it's either I'm going to go to jail, or I'm going to take my son to school. And I ended up t…
(2024-06-21). U.S. History of Biowarfare on Its Own People. youtu.be
(2024-06-21). Hospital treating Medak Madrasa patients attacked by Hindutva mob. ummid.com A hospital in Medak treating the patients from Madrasa Minhaj ul Uloom, who were injured in the attack by the Hindutva mob, was Saturday June 15, 2024 allegedly targeted by 150-200 BJP and BJYM workers.
(2024-06-21). Ex-Governor Belykh Released From Russian Prison After Serving 8-Year Sentence. themoscowtimes.com Once the leader of the liberal Union of Right Forces party, Nikita Belykh was one of the few governors not to align himself with Vladimir Putin.
(2024-06-21). FYJC Merit List 2024 Nashik Released, Direct Link to Check. ummid.com FYJC Admission 2024 Nashik NMC: The School Education and Sports Department, Govt of Maharashtra has released on its official website nashik.11thadmission.org.in today i.e. Tuesday June 18, 2024 the General Merit List (Provisional) of Nashik NMC students, including from Nashik City, Deolali and nearby towns, who have registered for admission to Class 11 i.e. First Year Junior College (FYJC) for the year 2024-25.
(2024-06-21). Rahul Gandhi to retain Raebareli, vacate Wayanad for sister Priyanka. ummid.com Rahul Gandhi will retain Raebareli Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh and vacate Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency in Kerala for his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress party announced Monday.
(2024-06-21). FYJC Merit List 2024 Nagpur Released, Direct Link to Check. ummid.com FYJC Admission 2024 Nagpur NMC: The School Education and Sports Department, Govt of Maharashtra has released on its official website nagpur.11thadmission.org.in today i.e. Tuesday June 18, 2024 the General Merit List (Provisional) of Nagpur NMC students, including from Nagpur City, Kamptee and nearby towns, who have registered for admission to Class 11 i.e. First Year Junior College (FYJC) for the year 2024-25.
(2024-06-21). Fragments of Gaza: My journey of memory and loss. aljazeera.com All that is left from my favourite places in Gaza are my memories, and the photographs in which I tried to capture them.
(2024-06-21). 'PadhAI' app cracks 2024 UPSC Prelims 2024 in 7 minutes. ummid.com UPSC Civil Services Exams 2024: 'PadhAI' app is trending after it cracked the UPSC Preliminary Exams 2024 in just seven minutes and scoring more than the qualifying marks.
(2024-06-21). SATIRE: Ethics Committee To Review Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct, Drug Use Against Matt Gaetz. theonion.com 
The House Ethics Committee, which has a long-running investigation into the conduct of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), announced it is now also considering allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use in addition to previous claims that he accepted improper gifts and sought to obstruct government investigations. What…
(2024-06-21). Is Burkina Faso on the cusp of another coup? aljazeera.com Worsening insecurity in the country is fuelling rumours of dissent against Burkina Faso's military government.
(2024-06-21). 'This is how I'm gonna die': Former employees remember the PES refinery explosion, 5 years later. whyy.org 
Have a question about Philly's neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Charles Hook was scheduled to work an early morning shift at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery June 21, 2019. | But a delayed shipment meant he stayed home in Audubon, New Jersey. | "I went back to sleep," he said. "4: 21 [a.m.], the explosion happened." | Hook's wife was awake, getting ready for work, when she heard the "big thud." She saw on the news a video of Hook's workplace engulfed in f…
(2024-06-21). Wealthy Liberals Barrel Ahead with Plans to Block the Sun. wattsupwiththat.com The Alameda experiment operated for a grand total of 20 minutes despite being slated to last for months, in part because researchers chose to announce the project in The New York Times before notifying the city, according to Politico.
(2024-06-21). Niger revokes French nuclear group's licence at major uranium mine. aljazeera.com Removal of Orano licence highlights tensions with France, with Russia said to be eyeing the major site.
(2024-06-21). Parables In The Qur'an — A Parable Regarding Three Women and Their Husbands. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allah says: ÿ∂Ÿéÿ±Ÿéÿ®Ÿé Ÿ±ŸÑŸÑŸëŸéŸáŸè ŸÖŸéÿ´ŸéŸÑŸãÿß ŸÑŸëŸêŸÑŸëŸéÿ∞ŸêŸäŸÜŸé ŸÉŸéŸÅŸéÿ±ŸèŸàÿ߀ü &Yuml…
(2024-06-21). Donald Sutherland, whose career spanned MASH to Hunger Games, dies aged 88. aljazeera.com Son Kiefer Sutherland pays tribute to a father who 'loved what he did and did what he loved'.
(2024-06-21). Journalists remanded for writing stories without a valid license. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded two Journalists to Luzira Prison on charges of publishing information without a valid broadcasting License. Dickson Ashley Mubiru the Managing Director Grace Publications, Alirabaki Ssengoba a News Writer at Grape Vine Media were arraigned before the Court presided over by the Chief …
(2024-06-21). Local tourist killed in Pakistan's Swat over blasphemy allegations. aljazeera.com Videos circulating on social media show a large crowd chanting religious slogans and surrounding a burning body.
(2024-06-21). Latest Tech Trends and Challenges in Cancer Screening and Early Detection. ummid.com AI-driven tools can augment the capabilities of healthcare professionals, aiding in the interpretation of complex images, such as mammograms, MRIs, and CT scans, and flagging abnormalities that might escape human notice.
(2024-06-21). Immigration, economy, wars: Key issues at the heart of UK general election. aljazeera.com Candidates promise to fix Britain's domestic woes as the top two parties look set to lose votes over Gaza positions.
(2024-06-21). Why NASA named its Artificial Star mission 'Landolt'. ummid.com American space agency NASA has announced a new space mission to launch an 'Artificial Star' named after famed American astronomer Arlo Landolt.
(2024-06-21). "Good club to be part of": Pat Cummins on joining elite list with T20 World Cup hat-trick. devdiscourse.com Australia speedster Pat Cummins said that he had no idea he had accomplished the feat of becoming the second Australian bowler to score a hat-trick in T20 World Cups before it came on the screen. David Warner's 34-ball fifty and Cummins' hat-trick headlined Australia's breezy 28-run victory over Bangladesh via DLS method in the rain-curtailed clash in the Super 8 match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Thursday (local time).
(2024-06-21). Anti-Trump Anxiety Ignores History. consortiumnews.com
(2024-06-21). At least 200 injured, 100 arrested in Kenya tax protests: Rights groups. aljazeera.com Local media reported an unidentified man died from a gunshot wound to his thigh during riot police crackdown in Nairobi.
(2024-06-21). TikTok owner ByteDance launches Instagram competitor 'Whee'. ummid.com ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant which owns the popular video-sharing app TikTok, has quietly launched a new app called 'Whee', drawing comparisons to Meta's Instagram.
(2024-06-21). NZ Samoa citizenship bill: Committee receives 24,000 plus public submissions. asiapacificreport.nz RNZ Pacific Public submissions have closed on a bill which would offer a pathway to New Zealand citizenship to a group of Samoans born between 1924 and 1949. Public hearings on the Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship Act Bill start on Monday. In 1982, the Privy Council ruled that because those born in Western Samoa…
(2024-06-21). Mamata Banerjee Calls for Deferral of Controversial Criminal Laws. devdiscourse.com West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has made a significant appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to postpone the implementation of three contentious criminal laws scheduled for July 1. In her letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Banerjee voiced her 'grave concern' regarding The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNA) 2023, The Bharatiya Sakhsya Adhiniyam (BSA) 2023, and The Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023.
(2024-06-21). Outgoing Lango Paramount Chief appoints new Electoral Commission members. independent.co.ug 
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yosam Odur Ebii, the paramount chief (Won- Nyaci) of Lango under Lango Cultural Foundation has appointed new members of the Electoral Commission. The members will spearhead the election of a new Won-Nyaci in November. The five-member commission will be chaired by the deputy Awitong of the Inomo Clan Col. Rt. …
(2024-06-21). Unseen Wounds: Confronting the devastating reality of sexual violence in the Middle East. muslimnews.co.uk Experts reveal the pervasive nature of sexual violence in the region, calling for urgent legal reforms and societal change to protect women and girls. Girls and women worldwide continue to face horrifying violence: rape, loss of control over their bodies, and irreparable wounds. The pain after such traumas never fades. June 19 marked the International …
(2024-06-21). South Korea Summons Russian Ambassador Over Pyongyang Defense Pact. themoscowtimes.com Seoul "strongly urged Russia to immediately stop military cooperation with North Korea and comply with [UN] Security Council resolutions."
(2024-06-21). Escape Velocity: Sarah Manguso in Conversation with Tess McNulty. publicbooks.org "It's still a vast mystery to me how one can write knowing anything at all what they're about to write."
(2024-06-21). Mpox cases rise to 13. sanews.gov.za Mpox cases rise to 13 | South Africa has identified six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox, taking the total number of cases from seven to 13 since the first case was reported last month. | The Department of Health reported new infections in Gauteng and the Western Cape. The death toll is still at two. | The first case of Monkeypox, now known as Mpox, was reported in South Africa on 9 May 2024, when a 35-year-old male living in Gauteng tested positive. | In the latest statement, the department said it has received a batch of Mpox-specific treatment, Tecovirimat – also known as TPOXX or ST-246, for tre…
(2024-06-21). Mira Road: Commotion in JP North Celeste Society over Bakra Eid lamb. ummid.com Some 'miscreants' along with the society members Saturday June 15, 2024 created ruckus in JP North Celeste Society of Mira Road in Mumbai Suburbs over sacrificial goat brought ahead of Bakra Eid, Eid al Adha.
(2024-06-21). Hacks on how to kick out school fees pressure. independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | JULIET BAGGYA NSIYONA | As a parent, one of the greatest challenges to your resolve and financial planning skills is managing school fees payments. While school fees payments may appear to be due only at specific times of the year, managing these periods requires deliberate planning and discipline. Fortunately, advancements in payment processes …
(2024-06-21). Gold bars and Sen. Bob Menendez's curiosity about their price takes central role at bribery trial. whyy.org Prosecutors showed jurors at Sen. The evidence about the Democrat's online searches was prominently displayed to a New York jury as prosecutors traced the history of his text messages and internet queries as he allegedly tried to aid Fred Dabies, a prominent New Jersey real estate developer who is on trial with him. | The evidence is considered crucial in the government's effo…
(2024-06-21). Government thanks SA for tuning into Presidential Inauguration. sanews.gov.za Government thanks SA for tuning into Presidential Inauguration | Government has extended its deepest and most sincere appreciation to all South Africans who joined the 2024 Presidential Inauguration in person, on television, radio and online to witness a very important and momentous occasion in the nation's history. | "Your participation has been very instrumental in making the event successful and memorable," the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) said on Wednesday. | Government also extended its deepest gratitude to all visitors and dignitaries who graced this auspicious occasion with their…
(2024-06-21). RFK Jr.'s campaign files petitions to get on presidential ballot in swing-state Pennsylvania. whyy.org Independent presidential candidate Kennedy's filing comes six weeks before the Aug. 1 deadline, after which the paperwork can be challenged in court. | The campaigns of both President
(2024-06-21). Injectable drug 100% effective in HIV prevention among Ugandan, South African women. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new HIV prevention study has found that twice-a-year injections of a new antiviral drug, called lenacapavir, completely protected women from contracting HIV. Findings of the the PURPOSE 1 HIV prevention study among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Uganda was released on Thursday by Gilead Sciences. …
(2024-06-21). MPs Mawanda, Wamakuyu, and Akamba expected in court over theft of shs7.3bn cooperative cash. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Members of Parliament are expected in court on charges of conspiracy to defraud and diversion of public resources. They are Igara East MP Michael Mawanda, Elgon County MP Mudimi Wamakuyu, and Busiki County MP Paul Akamba. They will be charged with Leonard Kavundira, the Assistant Registrar of Cooperatives in the …
(2024-06-21). Tailoring, craft making help refugee women in Uganda heal from war trauma. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | In the hustle and bustle of Kampala, the Ugandan capital, a group of Congolese refugee women are trying to fit in, hoping to heal from the war trauma they faced back home in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and stand on their own feet in a foreign …
(2024-06-21). Thousands across the world participate in International Yoga Day. aljazeera.com First proclaimed by the UN in 2014 in recognition of its universal appeal, the event is marked every June 21.
(2024-06-21). The Heat: Artificial Intelligence Trends. america.cgtn.com 
(2024-06-21). FYJC Merit List 2024 Amravati Released, Direct Link to Check. ummid.com FYJC Admission 2024 Amravati AMC: The School Education and Sports Department, Govt of Maharashtra has released on its official website amravati.11thadmission.org.in today i.e. Tuesday June 18, 2024 the General Merit List (Provisional) of Amravati AMC students, including from Amravati City, and nearby towns, who have registered for admission to Class 11 i.e. First Year Junior College (FYJC) for the year 2024-25.
(2024-06-21). Hajj Live 2024: From Muzdalifah, Pilgrims Now in Mina to Sacrifice Animals. ummid.com Covered in two white sheets and chanting Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik (Here I am O Allah, Here I am), close to 2 million Muslims from all across the world are on their way to Mina as the annual ritual of Haj begins Friday Dhul Hijjah 8th 1445 H, corresponding to June 14, 2024.
(2024-06-21). Leaks of findings from Oct. 7 IDF probe show: Friendly fire incidents, hesitation to fight. muslimnews.co.uk The IDF has aggressively denied various other leaks about failures related to October 7, so the complete silence in the face of this latest report was telling. Officially, the IDF probes on October 7 will only be disclosed to the public in mid-July. On Wednesday, Channel 12 reported leaks of some of the key findings; the …
(2024-06-21). WATCH Protests WRECK Kamala Harris on the Jimmy Kimmel show! youtube.com
(2024-06-21). Dhul Hijjah 1445 AH Full Moon to be 'Strawberry Moon'. ummid.com The Full Moon of the Holy Month of Dhul Hijjah 1445 AH on 14th of the month will be 'Strawberry Moon' to officially mark the beginning of summer shortly after the arrival of summer solstice in North America.
(2024-06-21). South Korea Protests Russia-North Korea Military Pact. devdiscourse.com South Korea's foreign ministry said it summoned the Russian ambassador in protest of a pact between Russia and North Korea signed in Pyongyang this week, as a Reuters witness saw him enter the ministry building on Friday afternoon.
(2024-06-21). Arunachal Pradesh Celebrates International Yoga Day with Statewide Events. devdiscourse.com International Yoga Day was celebrated across Arunachal Pradesh on Friday with notable participation from Governor Lt Gen K T Parnaik (Retd), Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, and various other ministers. Events were organized in multiple districts, drawing widespread public interest.
(2024-06-21). Reminder: Historical Natural Warming Rates Dwarf Modern Climate Change. wattsupwiththat.com From 80,000 to 20,000 years ago Greenland warmed by 10-15 Kelvin within a span of "a few decades" 24 times (Kypke and Ditlevsen 2024).
(2024-06-21). Photo essay: Chinese Lantern Festival takes center stage at Franklin Square through Aug. 18. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Philadelphia's Chinese Lantern Festival features more than 1,200 works of art at Franklin Square this summer. |
(2024-06-21). Mass protests erupt across Kenya against tax hike. independent.co.ug 
NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Normal business was disrupted in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, and various towns across the East African nation Thursday as thousands of people protested against proposed taxation measures by the government. The protests, the second this week, saw thousands of people dressed in black clothes pour onto the streets carrying their smartphones …
(2024-06-21). 'Barbarism': Jamiat condemn mob lynching of Muslims in Aligarh, Raipur. ummid.com Maulana Mahmood Asa'd Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Thursday condemned the recent incidents of mob violence in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
(2024-06-21). Tensions Soar as South Korea Condemns Russia-North Korea Defense Pact. devdiscourse.com In a significant diplomatic stance, South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to express strong protests against the recent defense pact with North Korea. The move underscores escalating border tensions, marked by brief incursions and threats.
(2024-06-21). Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: Toll Rises to 47, 30 Critically Ill. devdiscourse.com The death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rose to 47, with at least 30 people in critical condition, Tamil Nadu government officials confirmed on Friday. The bodies of 29 victims have been handed over to their families for final rites, according to Kallakurichi District Collector, Prasanth M S.
(2024-06-21). South Korea fires warning shots as North Korean soldiers cross border again. aljazeera.com Incident is the third this month and took place as Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting Pyongyang.
(2024-06-21). The (Actual) Motive Behind Mohan Bhagwat's Post-Poll Rants. ummid.com Surely, Mohan Bhagwat has no interest in any of these issues raised in his speech. He knew if he opened his mouth on these issues, BJP's electoral fortunes would dip, and that is not acceptable to him.
(2024-06-21). BREAKING: RFK Jr. To Be Kept Off Debate Stage! (& much more). rumble.com
(2024-06-21). Kabale reports over 1300 teenage pregnancies in 11 months. independent.co.ug 
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to one thousand four hundred (1396) girls aged between 15-19 years in Kabale district were impregnated between July 2023-June 2024. According to Monica Muhumuza Nzeirwe, Kabale District Senior Probation officer, among the impregnated include four girls who are aged below the age of 15. Muhumuza revealed the data as …
(2024-06-21). Trump says he would give green cards to foreign graduates of US colleges. aljazeera.com Republican contender known for his hardline stance on immigration says graduates should be able to stay in the country.
(2024-06-21). BBC Pushes U.S. Heatwave Story but Buries 'Junuary' Winter Storm Story. wattsupwiththat.com Of course, the BBC stuck resiliently to the story about a heat dome in the U.S. (but managed a fleeting mention of the Montana storm in an online report that had to be hunted down for Daily Sceptic). Make of all that what you will.
(2024-06-21). 7 ways to protect yourself from kidney cancer. ummid.com Prioritizing kidney health through lifestyle modifications and preventive measures is crucial for reducing the risk of kidney cancer and promoting overall well-being.
(2024-06-21). Denuncian muerte por tortura de 36 gazatíes en prisiones israelíes. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 jun (RHC) Las autoridades de la Franja de Gaza denunciaron hoy que al menos 36 palestinos del territorio murieron en prisiones israelíes debido a las torturas y vejaciones a las que fueron sometidos en los últimos nueve meses.
(2024-06-21). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net En varios países continúan realizándose actividades para expresar apoyo al pueblo palestino y condenar el genocidio que comete Israel.
(2024-06-21). Biden distorsiona el Día D. workers.org 
El 80 aniversario del desembarco del Día D en Normandía, Francia, reelaboró un escenario que los funcionarios imperialistas han utilizado antes para reforzar su prestigio, aumentar su capacidad electoral o movilizarse para la batalla contra el enemigo extranjero de su preferencia. Los centros poderosos de la propaganda imperialista -pensemos en . . . |
(2024-06-21). Armas biológicas de EEUU. cubadebate.cu La rama militar y el gobierno estadounidense, buscan con estas acciones lograr influencia en la región a partir de la dependencia tecnológica, mantener la presión sobre los países progresistas del área, con accidentes biológicos o despliegues de focos controlados, todo lo que influiría en reforzar la colaboración en el sector militar y salud.
(2024-06-21). Punto Deportivo: øQué equipos salen como favoritos en la Copa América de fútbol? (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Hoy comenzó la Copa América de fútbol, que se extenderá hasta el 14 de julio. Reúne a 16 selecciones, incluidos 10 de la Conmebol y seis invitados de la Concacaf. El partido inaugural entre Argentina y Canadá deparó la victoria de la albiceleste 2-0. Sobre lo que puede pasar en el torneo de clubes más antigua del futbol, comentamos en el Punto Deportivo.
(2024-06-21). Sinfonías desde el alma para la música en su día. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 jun (RHC) En el Día Mundial de la Música, celebrado hoy, el universo afina las más exquisitas sinfonías para agasajar a una expresión del arte que brota del alma y enamora desde la belleza de cada composición.
(2024-06-21). Francia a las urnas. radiohc.cu Los franceses están a escasos 10 días de ir a la primera vuelta de las elecciones legislativas anticipadas, donde está en juego algo más que el destino del gobierno de Emmanuel Macron, porque por primera ocasión en la historia de ese país la extrema derecha podría dominar el Parlamento.
(2024-06-21). Organización argentina demanda exclusión de Cuba de lista de EEUU. radiohc.cu Buenos Aires, 21 junio (RHC) La representación de la Asamblea Permanente por los Derechos Humanos en la ciudad argentina de Rosario se sumó a las voces que exigen hoy la exclusión de Cuba de una lista estadounidense de supuestos patrocinadores del terrorismo.
(2024-06-21). Partidos Políticos de los Brics apoyan a Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 junio (RHC) Una declaración final del reciente Foro de los Partidos Políticos de los Brics y asociados condenó la aplicación del bloqueo de EE. UU. a Cuba, al rechazar el uso de las ilegales medidas coercitivas unilaterales que pasan por alto la Carta de la ONU.
(2024-06-21). Unesco advierte sobre deterioro acelerado de los océanos desde 2003. telesurtv.net La directora del ente, Audrey Azoulay, manifestó que factores como "temperatura, acidificación, nivel del mar: están sonando todas las alarmas".
(2024-06-21). Trabajadores de telecomunicaciones rechazan ley de medios en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Los Diputados acordaron que el documento será nuevamente analizado después del 30 de junio.
(2024-06-21). Gobierno colombiano y la Segunda Marquetalia inician diálogos de paz. telesurtv.net Las partes firmantes, representadas por el consejero comisionado de paz de Colombia, Otty Patiño, e Iván Márquez, exnegociador de los diálogos que condujeron al acuerdo de paz de 2016 de las disidencias de las FARC.
(2024-06-21). Ataque ucraniano deja tres heridos en Bélgorod, Rusia. telesurtv.net Hace solo dos días esta región rusa registró otro ataque que cobró la vida del subjefe del municipio de Korochanski.
(2024-06-21). Encuesta: 88,2 % de peruanos desaprueban desempeño de Dina Boluarte. telesurtv.net El informe refleja que un 81,2 por ciento considera que Boluarte debería dejar "cuanto antes" su cargo.
(2024-06-21). Comunidad internacional saluda victoria de Sheinbaum en México. telesurtv.net Xiomara Castro dijo que acordó con Sheinbaum "trabajar juntas por la unidad de Latinoamérica y el Caribe".
(2024-06-21). Líder mapuche Héctor Llaitul inicia huelga de hambre en prisión. telesurtv.net A través de un comunicado, Llaitul exigió la nulidad del juicio y que los recursos presentados hace unas semanas sean revisados por la Corte Suprema.
(2024-06-21). EE.UU. anuncia que limita las solicitudes de asilo en la frontera. telesurtv.net Su entrada en vigor se producirá cuando el número de cruces en la frontera supere los 2.500 diarios durante una semana.
(2024-06-21). López Obrador asegura que continuará investigación del caso Ayotzinapa. telesurtv.net El presidente destacó que "bajo ninguna circunstancia se va a cerrar el caso".
(2024-06-21). Docentes universitarios realizan paro nacional en Argentina. telesurtv.net Si no encuentran una respuesta satisfactoria, los manifestantes han declarado que existen posibilidades de que la semana próxima vayan nuevamente al paro.
(2024-06-21). Eleva a 22 el número de muertos por inundaciones en Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net Las graves inundaciones han afectado casas que han sido arrasadas por las aguas del temporal, así como carreteras anegadas y árboles arrancados de raíz.
(2024-06-21). Presidente Maduro alerta sobre violencia de la extrema derecha. telesurtv.net El mandatario le expresó al pueblo venezolano que es necesario cuidar la paz.
(2024-06-21). Venezuela denuncia campaña mediática internacional para desconocer procesos electorales. telesurtv.net Jorge Rodríguez advirtió a la ultraderecha que no se permitirá la vulneración de la paz venezolana.
(2024-06-21). Convoca Parlamento al Tercer Período Ordinario de Sesiones de la Asamblea Nacional. cubadebate.cu Esteban Lazo Hernández, presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y del Consejo de Estado, convocó hoy al Tercer Período Ordinario de Sesiones de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, en su X Legislatura. La cita, según informó el Parlamento en su sitio web, será a partir de las 9: 00 a.m. del día 17 de julio del año en curso.
(2024-06-21). Los gallos espirituanos se llevan el último cupo a la postemporada beisbolera. cubadebate.cu Los gallos espirituanos ganaron este jueves dos veces a los Elefantes cienfuegueros y aseguraron el octavo cupo para la postemporada de la 63 Serie Nacional de Beisbol. Ambos triunfos se concretaron con similar marcador de 2×1. En el primero destacó el relevista Fernando Betanzos, quien apenas admitió un jit en cuatro entradas y selló su sexto triunfo de la temporada.
(2024-06-21). Canciller de Cuba felicita a Centro de Prensa Internacional. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 junio (RHC) El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, felicitó hoy a través de su cuenta oficial en X, al colectivo y fundadores del Centro de Prensa Internacional (CPI), en ocasión de celebrarse el aniversario 45 de su creación.
(2024-06-21). Ciudad francesa orgullosa de acoger atletas cubanos para París-2024. radiohc.cu París, 21 jun (PL) El concejal municipal de la ciudad de Tremblay-en-France Michel Bodart expresó satisfacción por la acogida de atletas cubanos para su preparación y aclimatación de cara a los Juegos Olímpicos de París-2024.
(2024-06-21). Titular del Citma visita Centro de Estudios en Cienfuegos. radiohc.cu Cienfuegos, 21 junio (RHC) Eduardo Martínez, ministro cubano de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (Citma), visitó el Centro de Estudios Ambientales de Cienfuegos (CEAC) como parte de su programa de trabajo en esta central provincia, destacan hoy medios locales.
(2024-06-21). Destino Cuba por incrementar su presencia en plataformas chinas. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 jun (RHC) Cuba busca obtener la Certificación Welcome Chinese y se inserta en aplicaciones del gigante asiático para promocionar el turismo y el vuelo directo Habana-Beijing, comentó hoy una fuente especializada.
(2024-06-21). Presidente Maduro conversa con mandataria electa de México. telesurtv.net Ambas autoridades ratificaron los lazos de hermandad entre México y Venezuela, así como su disposición en fortalecer la Celac.
(2024-06-21). Narendra Modi celebra su victoria en las elecciones generales. telesurtv.net Narendra Modi necesitará el apoyo de otros partidos para gobernar, algo inédito en sus anteriores mandatos.
(2024-06-21). Militares franceses en Ucrania serán blanco legítimo para tropas rusas. telesurtv.net Canciller Lavrov se reúne con su homólogo congoleño en Oyo, tras comenzar este lunes una gira por África para reforzar los vínculos de Rusia en el continente.
(2024-06-21). Servicio de neonatología de Sancti Spíritus: La máquina de los milagros (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Gracias a los especialistas del servicio provincial de Neonatología de Sancti Spíritus y a muchísimos otros profesionales y trabajadores del sistema de salud pública, el territorio exhibió una tasa de mortalidad infantil de 4,7 por cada mil nacidos vivos al cierre de 2023 y mantiene, hasta la fecha, un indicador de 2,7; la más baja del país.
(2024-06-21). Inundación de una mina de carbón en China deja tres muertos. telesurtv.net La tragedia tuvo lugar el pasado sábado alrededor de las 17H00, cuando diez trabajadores se encontraban en la zona afectada. Dos lograron escapar por sus propios medios, dejando a ocho atrapados.
(2024-06-21). Venezuela y China muestran sintonía en agenda bilateral. telesurtv.net La visita es una invitación del ministro chino de Relaciones Exteriores, Wang Yi, miembro del Buró Político del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de China.
(2024-06-21). Autoridades dominicanas colocan a 25 provincias en alerta verde. telesurtv.net El COE aumenta 14 provincias y al Distrito Nacional en alerta amarilla debido a una masa de aire húmeda dejada por una onda tropical en el país caribeño.
(2024-06-21). Insurgent Slate Wins UFT Retiree Chapter Election. popularresistance.org In a significant setback to the union's leadership, former educators with the Retiree Advocate caucus of the United Federation of Teachers have ousted the incumbent Unity slate. | In balloting for leadership of the union's Retired Teachers chapter, the Retiree Advocate slate received 17,226 votes, or 63 percent of the total, while Unity, which is aligned with UFT President Michael Mulgrew, got 10,114 votes, according to unofficial results. | Members of the Retiree Advocate had campaigned in opposition to the city's efforts to switch retired city workers to a Medicare Advantage plan from their traditional Medicare…
(2024-06-21). Jornadas "Unblock Cuba" en regiones españolas. radiohc.cu Madrid, 21 junio (RHC) La localidad vasca de Lezama, Euskadi, será uno de los grandes escenarios de España donde se realizarán jornadas de la campaña "Unblock Cuba!", los días 28 y 29 de junio, informaron hoy los organizadores.
(2024-06-21). Telecomunicaciones, uno de los sectores golpeado por el bloqueo estadounidense. radiohc.cu Entre los sectores seriamente afectados por el inhumano bloqueo estadounidense está el de las comunicaciones, cuyas pérdidas económicas en los últimos diez años se contabilizan en 500 millones de dólares.
(2024-06-21). Copa América 2024: Con goles de Julián y Lautaro, Argentina vence a Canadá. cubadebate.cu Con un Lionel Messi explosivo en la segunda mitad, la campeona mundial Argentina comenzó con éxito la defensa del título de la Copa América al imponerse 2-0 a Canadá, en la apertura este jueves de la edición de Estados Unidos-2024 en Atlanta.
(2024-06-21). Cuba y Rusia refuerzan sus lazos financieros: Abre en La Habana representación del banco Novikombank. cubadebate.cu La apertura de esta representación directa en Cuba, en las condiciones del cerco norteamericano constituye un acontecimiento de gran significado en el desarrollo de las relaciones entre ambos países, declaró el jefe de la oficina comercial del gigante euroasiático en este país, Serguei Baldin.
(2024-06-21). Brasil: Allanan empresas acusadas de financiar golpe contra Lula. cubadebate.cu La Policía Federal de Brasil realizó hoy jueves el allanamiento de 27 domicilios y sedes de empresas como parte de la Operación Lesa Patria, para investigar el financiamiento del intento de golpe de Estado contra el Gobierno de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, el 8 de enero de 2023.
(2024-06-21). Sancti Spíritus alcanza el último boleto a los playoffs del béisbol cubano. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 jun (JIT).- Los Gallos de Sancti Spíritus ganaron dos veces a los Elefantes cienfuegueros y aseguraron el octavo boleto para la postemporada de la Serie Nacional de Beisbol.
(2024-06-21). Desde Venezuela hasta Villa Clara, el orgullo por la carrera de Periodismo y por nuestra Universidad Central (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu La carrera de Licenciatura en Periodismo de la Universidad Central, con 22 años de creada, opta por acreditarse con la categoría de excelencia, y con ese propósito, en estos días sus profesores y alumnos reciben la visita de la Junta de Acreditación Nacional del Ministerio de Educación Superior.
(2024-06-21). Trump y el juicio por documentos clasificados, sin fecha a la vista. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 jun (RHC) Hasta hoy no existe fecha para el juicio al expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump en el caso de mal manejo de documentos clasificados ni tampoco hay alguna a la vista.
(2024-06-21). Venezuela acogerá la Serie del Caribe en el año 2026. telesurtv.net La lista de sedes por año quedaría de la siguiente forma: Mexicali 2025, Venezuela 2026, Hermosillo 2027, República Dominicana 2028 y Puerto Rico 2029.
(2024-06-21). Irán inicia etapa de calificación de candidatos a elecciones. telesurtv.net Tras el proceso de investigación, el Ministerio del Interior anunciará los candidatos finales el 11 de junio, y los calificados tendrán 15 días, del 12 al 26 de junio, para llevar a cabo sus campañas electorales.
(2024-06-21). Presidente de Siria recibe a canciller de Irán. telesurtv.net Ambos políticos debatieron sobre el estado de las relaciones bilaterales, así como el avance de la agresión de Israel en la Franja de Gaza.
(2024-06-21). ONU condena más de 500 asesinatos de palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Más de 500 palestinos han muerto desde el 7 de octubre en actos de violencia en la ocupada Cisjordania vinculados al asedio del Ejército israelí de ocupación en Gaza.
(2024-06-21). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente" telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
(2024-06-20). UNEB issues final call as 1.3 million register for 2024 exams. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has issued a final call for students wishing to register for this year's examinations across different levels. In a statement to the press issued on Wednesday, Jennifer Kalule, UNEB's spokesperson, emphasized that parents, schools, and candidates have until June 21st, 2024 to complete this …