(2026-06-14). US, Iran inch closer to deal, timing remains unclear. geo.tv 
US and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. — ReutersPakistani, US leaders predict Sunday signing.Iranian officials, protesters express scepticism.Deal framework includes reopening Strait of Hormuz.Pakistani and US leaders forecast a Sunday signing of…
(2026-06-14). Why China is attracting wealthy Gulf families in search of education, tech and business. scmp.com In April, a family from the United Arab Emirates — four adults, three children and a nanny — spent about 300,000 yuan (US$44,228) on a seven-day educational and business tour to China. | The trip was nearly cancelled as the Iran war repeatedly disrupted their flights and travel plans, but they eventually arrived in Shanghai.
(2026-06-14). How Iran used US ceasefire to replenish its depleted missile stockpiles. scmp.com Western allies believe Iran has most likely added new-build Russian weapons to its inventory and reconstituted large swathes of its missile arsenal during the eight-week ceasefire, giving the Islamic Republic the firepower to strike back at nearly full strength if hostilities resume. | Tehran has about three-quarters of the munitions it had before the war and can easily build it up further, according to intelligence assessments. That includes unspecified Russian missiles that probably came off the…
(2026-06-14). Iran says no final decision taken over US ceasefire deal. newarab.com 
Welcome to The New Arab's live coverage of all the latest developments from accross the region. | US President The development comes as Israel has continued to pound Lebanon with fresh strikes, issuing further forced evacuation orders to civilians in the south. | Here are some of the key updates: | • Iran and the US are expected to sign a cease…
(2026-06-14). Revealed: How Ali Khamenei's one move in 1984 helped Iran ward off Israel & USA in 2025 & 2026 wars. hindustantimes.com Iran is edging toward a peace deal with the U.S. and Israel — but its missiles are not going anywhere. From crude rockets in the 1980s to multi‚Äëwarhead and hypersonic systems today, Tehran has built one of the most formidable missile arsenals in the Middle East. Here's why Iran has always prioritised missiles over fighter jets and big-ticket air power, and how that strategy has been tested in the wars of June 2025 and February 2026.
(2026-06-14). With Trump's Iran war almost over, Why is US building a major military base near Gaza Strip. hindustantimes.com Reports suggest that the United States has begun constructing a large military facility near the Gaza Strip in southern Israel, close to the perimeter fence area. According to Israeli media sources, the site near the Re'im military base is expected to function as both a military and civilian coordination hub, potentially hosting international organizations involved in regional operations. Some reports claim the facility could be linked to broader post-conflict planning efforts, though these details remain unconfirmed by U.S. and Israeli authorities. The development has sparked speculation about America's expandin…
(2026-06-14). US loses key radar in Iran's Bahrain strike; Mojtaba delivers most critical parting blow to Trump. hindustantimes.com Reports and satellite imagery have fueled speculation that Iran may have struck Bahrain's Jabal Ad Dukhan radar facility during the latest wave of regional hostilities. Open-source analysts pointed to smoke plumes near the site, which hosts the AR-327 long-range surveillance radar and is considered a key component of the Gulf's missile warning architecture. If confirmed, the incident would represent one of the most significant attacks on a U.S.-linked early-warning asset in the region, raising questions about the resilience of Gulf air-defense networks and the evolving nature of Iran's military strategy.
(2026-06-14). Xi's North Korea Visit Fuels Kim's Push for Trump Talks After Iran War. moderndiplomacy.eu Chinese President Xi Jinping's historic two-day visit to North Korea (June 8-9, 2026) is linked to the ongoing conflict in their ally Iran and the current conflicts in the Middle East between the United States and Iran, reflecting a global power struggle and the exchange of geopolitical pressure tactics between the superpowers. While Washington is …
(2026-06-14). UK Judge Sentences Palestine Action Activists To Over 20 Years In Prison. popularresistance.org Four Palestine Action anti-genocide activists received combined prison sentences of over 20 years on 12 June for sabotaging an Israeli drone facility in the UK in 2024. | Judge Jeremy Johnson said an "aggravating factor" in his decision to imprison the activists was that they had a "terrorist connection." | In August 2024, the four activists raided the Elbit Systems research and development facility in Filton, near Bristol, causing more than £1 million ($1,342,000) in damage in an attempt to shut it down. | The facility conducts R&D for Tactical Multi-Rotor Quadcopter drones produced for the British Ar…
(2026-06-14). European Solidarity Convoy For Cuba Sets Off From Belgium. popularresistance.org The initiative will travel across the continent under the slogans "Let Cuba Breathe" and "Europe, Wake Up." They condemned Washington's energy blockade and sanctions policy against the island. | Luxembourg Square in Brussels, located in Belgium across from the European Parliament, became the setting where the activities of the European convoy of solidarity with Cuba began on Wednesday, June 10. Despite the cold weather and rain throughout the day, more than a hundred people gathered in this space to express their support for the island and reject the suffocating policies applied by the U.S. government.
(2026-06-14). Esteban Lazo intercambió con presidentes de las asambleas municipales del Poder Popular. radiohc.cu 
Esteban Lazo Hernández, presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de Cuba (Parlamento), intercambió este sábado mediante videoconferencia con presidentes de las asambleas municipales del Poder Popular. | En el encuentro, Lazo Hernández reflexionó sobre el papel de estos órganos atendiendo a la actual situación del país frente al bloqueo económico, comercial, financiero y energético, y a la escalada agresiva del gobierno de Estados Unidos contra Cuba, destacó el sitio del Parlamento. Foto tomada del sitio de la Asamblea. | Subrayó la importancia de fortalecer el rol del municipio en la estrategia de des…
(2026-06-14). Escritores y Artistas de Cuba recuerdan al gran cineasta José Massip. radiohc.cu La Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (Uneac) rindió homenaje al intelectual José Salvador Massip (1926-2014), cuyo centenario se conmemorará el próximo día 28. | Massip, uno de los cineastas contemporáneos más importantes de Cuba, fue fundador del Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (Icaic), Premio Nacional de Cine (2012) y figura clave en la articulación entre pensamiento histórico, creación audiovisual y crítica cultural. | Su obra abarcó el documental, la ficción y el ensayo, con títulos cardinales como El Mégano, Los tiempos del joven Martí e Historia de un ballet. | El encuentro tuvo…
(2026-06-14). Cuba fortalece capacidades en aguas subterráneas en curso del OIEA. radiohc.cu Un investigador del Centro de Estudios Ambientales de Cienfuegos (CEAC) representó a Cuba del 8 al 12 de junio en curso del OIEA en Viena sobre modelación con radón para estudiar la interacción agua subterránea-superficial. | El Curso de Capacitación sobre Modelación Avanzada de Balance de Masas utilizando Radón, organizado por el Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA), reunió a especialistas de varios países para perfeccionar técnicas que permiten comprender la relación entre aguas subterráneas y superficiales como ríos y lagos, informó la institución cubana a Prensa Latina. | Durante las jornadas, lo…
(2026-06-14). Cuba In The Eye Of The Storm. popularresistance.org It is just past 9: 00 pm, and the Havana neighborhood where I live is completely dark. This part of the capital has been without electricity for 20 hours. On my street and those nearby, the silence has been broken by the noise of cacerolazos (pot-banging protests), a form of dissent that used to be rare in Cuba but is becoming increasingly frequent these days. | To a certain extent, this is understandable. The lack of electricity affects virtually every aspect of daily life for Cubans. Long hours of blackouts, which can stretch to nearly 48 hours in some provinces, leave little room for daily routines and force ci…
(2026-06-14). Thursday 6/25: Calling Party for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/cp625…
(2026-06-14). Saturday 6/20: Love in the Time of Intifada: A Speed Meeting Fundraiser for Gaza Students. indybay.org The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…
(2026-06-14). Doctor Israel banned after 40 years in Gaza's hospitals speaks out. asiapacificreport.nz INTERVIEW: Dr Myriam Franàßois talks to Dr Mads Gilbert on The Tea Eight months on from the so-called "ceasefire" in Gaza, the headlines may have moved on — but Israel's assault has not. The siege remains. The starvation continues. The displacement continues. The destruction continues. "The Palestinian people, with their heroism and sacrifice, are fighting…
(2026-06-14). An inverse transition: Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela's first post-Chavista president. links.org.au 
Social movements in the region are resisting anti-popular policies. But Chavismo's state restructuring and austerity faces no opposition in Venezuela. Manuel Azuaje Reverón explains why.
english.palinfo.com (2026-06-13). Hamas lauds Palestinians performing prayers on W. Bank lands facing annexationThe Hamas Movement said that the large turnout of Palestinians for Friday prayers in an area threatened with appropriation in al‑Khalil governorate reflected their strong attachment to their land and national rights, and sent a clear message of rejection against annexation and settlement schemes.
presstv.co.uk (2026-06-13). Ayatollah Khamenei to be laid to rest at Imam Reza shrine on July 9 after multi-city funeral ceremoniesAccording to a statement issued by the office, farewell ceremonies for the martyred Leader's body will be held at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Mosalla on July 4 and 5, corresponding to the 19th and 20th days of Muharram.
presstv.co.uk (2026-06-13). 'Justice will be served after all': Iran marks first anniversary of 12-Day WarSenior Iranian authorities have marked the first anniversary of the 12-Day War, which began on June 13 last year with unprovoked Israeli air raids that killed several top military commanders, officials, and nuclear scientists.
aljazeera.com (2026-06-13). Amnesty calls for Israel boycott over aggression in the occupied West BankAmnesty International's Agnes Callamard says the ethnic cleansing and annexation of the occupied West Bank are not the actions of a few extremist settlers, but part of a state-backed project. She's calling on the international community to boycott Israel as violence escalates.
(2026-06-14). The ICRC's response to affected populations and infrastructure following the events of January 2026 in Venezuela. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). UFC fight, military flyover, fireworks: inside Trump's US$60 million 80th birthday bash. scmp.com Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday in a typically forceful style on Sunday, as the oldest US president ever to take office holds a bloody cage match on the White House lawn. | The unprecedented "UFC Freedom 250" event will see 14 Ultimate Fighting Championship stars beat each other to a pulp in a giant arena called The Claw.
(2026-06-14). Did an Israeli Firm Meddle in NYC, European Elections? juancole.com By Shireen Akram-Boshar | This article was originally published by The smear campaigns reportedly targeted left-wing and pro-Palestine candidates in Scotland, New York, and France. | An Israeli firm is suspected of On Thursday, Fran…
(2026-06-14). Hong Kong's domestic helpers need safe places to work and play. scmp.com Two big issues are bubbling up over Hong Kong's army of foreign domestic helpers. The whole community will have to sit down and decide how to address them. The first is the availability of places for helpers to congregate safely and freely on their days off without putting too much stress on public facilities, other residents and tourists. The second is figuring out how to provide an acceptable working environment inside the home during hot summer months. | Two underlying trends are adding to the…
(2026-06-14). The World's First Trillionaire Is Not Your Friend, And Other Notes. caitlinjohnstone.com.au ‚ùñ | It's so pathetic watching Elon Musk's groveling bootlickers fall all over themselves on social media to defend their favorite oligarch from criticism as he becomes the They're like "Don't be mean to the trillionaire, just become a trillionaire yourself! All you need is luck, connections, wealthy pare…
(2026-06-14). The Beautiful Game Can't Hide The Ugly. popularresistance.org "Football is the only sport where you put people together, it doesn't matter if you are rich, or poor, or black, or white. It is one nation. This is the beauty of football." – Pele' | This week the United States, along with Canada and Mexico, will host the first matches of the 2026 World Cup (Copa Mundial). The U.S. acting as one of the tournament's hosts has been met with a mix of concern and outrage. For instance, earlier this year when President Trump insisted that the nation of Greenland should be annexed as a U.S. territory, members of the German soccer federation's executive committee suggested a boycott of…
(2026-06-14). New Threat to Netanyahu: The Collapse of Western Support. juancole.com ( At any other time, the US would have seen this as an unacceptable act of war requiring a very strong reaction. But where Donald Trump's unpredictable social media output would usually have breathed hellfire and damnation, this time it talked a proportionate respons…
(2026-06-13). Daihu Lake: Ecological restoration revives a mountain jewel. ecns.cn Overseas Chinese media and community leaders visited Daihu Lake in Beibei District, Chongqing, on Friday as part of a joint tour highlighting the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle.
(2026-06-13). Motorcycles from Chongqing gain momentum in overseas markets. ecns.cn Chongqing Yuantai Motorcycle Industry Co., Ltd., in Beibei District, was established at the end of 2024 and went from groundbreaking to trial production in just seven months. The company's products have been gaining momentum in overseas markets.
(2026-06-14). Portland Rally Demands End To Fleet Week And Glorification Of War. popularresistance.org Portland, OR — For Fleet Week 2026, the U.S. Navy brought some of its shiniest and most lethal warships into the Willamette River and docked them on Portland's shores right in front of the annual city fair, called the Rose Festival. | Hundreds gathered down at the port on June 6 in the rain, not to welcome the fleet, but to, again, call out the normalization of war, violence, and predatory military recruitment practices. The crowd would chant "Constant lies and endless war" in response. Fleet Week brings over 700 sailors with them to swarm the city and set up recruitment tents to talk to Rose Festival atten…
(2026-06-14). Clive Palmer and the cult of Pauline Hanson. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-06-14). Sunday 6/14: End This Corrupt, Brutal, and Chaotic Regime. indybay.org Tam Junction, 150 Shoreline Highway, Mill Valley…
(2026-06-14). Wednesday 7/15: 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.
(2026-06-14). Sunday 6/14: March! No ICE Detention Camps in Gilroy! indybay.org Meet at 7500 Arroyo Circle, Gilroy. We will walk to 7240 Holsclaw Rd (NEW ICE FACILITY IN GILORY)…
(2026-06-14). Beyond the romantic necrophiliac's chit chat activities. indybay.org The Sick Twisted World Of Necrophilia:…
(2026-06-14). Friday 6/12: Land: the only real frontier . . . a walking tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2026-06-14). Sunday 6/14: Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with the Children of Palestine. indybay.org Meet at the Lake Anza parking lot (Lake Anza Rd, Berkeley)…
(2026-06-14). Switzerland votes on proposal to cap population at 10 million. geo.tv 
People walk under the Christmas illuminations on the Bahnhofstrasse shopping stree in Zurich, Switzerland. November 25, 2021.— Reuters/FileSwitzerland voted on Sunday on whether to back a proposal to cap the country's population in a referendum likened to Britain's Brexit vote,…
(2026-06-14). ICRC President: "We can no longer pretend that what we are witnessing across war zones is in accordance with the law" icrc.org Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict — 20 May 2026, New York…
(2026-06-14). Wednesday 6/17: Pesticides News Conference at Headquarters. indybay.org Driscoll's Headquaters | 345 West Ridge | Watsonville, CA 95076…
(2026-06-14). Saturday 6/13: Free virtual screening of the film "Forced to Land" indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Nf-s……
(2026-06-14). Will The World Cup Fuel Arrests Of Homeless People In Atlanta? popularresistance.org Atlanta promises a welcoming World Cup for everyone. But just days before kickoff, homeless advocates worry the city lacks the safety net needed to keep unhoused residents from being displaced or jailed amid the influx of hundreds of thousands of visitors. | The concern is not just that Atlanta lacks enough units to house everyone. (That's typical of a major city grappling with mounting homelessness.) The greater fear is that Atlanta's alternatives to arrest — outreach, shelter access, and pre-arrest diversion — are so strained that the city cannot absorb the pressures of a global event.
(2026-06-14). Soup Street – An Interview with Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry. indybay.org Audio interview with Keith McHenry, co-founder in 1980 of Food Not Bombs. His newly published memoir is titled "Soup Street" and the local book opening is in Santa Cruz, California on Friday, June 12, 2026 at 6PM at London Nelson Community Center in room 3.
(2026-06-14). Eugene Doyle: Why I'll be marching for global peace on June 20. asiapacificreport.nz 
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Anti-War Aotearoa and Greenpeace are calling on Kiwis to join the March for Peace on June 20 in Auckland. I will be marching. I will be marching for many of the same reasons that compelled me to march against the Vietnam war in 1973 as a 12-year old — opposition to…
(2026-06-14). Thursday 6/18: Tell Target to Stand Up To ICE! indybay.org Metreon Target: 789 Mission Street. Meet on the sidewalk by the Mission Street entrance.
(2026-06-14). Painters and Dockers at Docklands. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-06-14). Qatar: New Efforts to Deport Baha'i Leaders. hrw.org Click to expand Image | The Ministry of Interior Office in Doha, Qatar, May 5, 2021. | © 2021 Shutterstock | (Beirut) — The Qatari authorities since March 2026 have ordered at least four people with roles in key institutions of the minority Baha'i religion to leave the country, Human Rights Watch said today, based on information from informed sources. The four were ordered to leave without due process and with no legal pathway to challenge the orders.The people ordered to leave, who have lived in Qatar for decades and have families there, risk deportation in violation of their right to family life.
(2026-06-14). Are You an Internationalist? juancole.com Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Odds are good that no one has ever asked if you are an internationalist, but your answer to that question reveals much about your orientation to your fellow human beings around the globe. It is worth your time to give it some thought. | To assist you we will briefly describe what internationalism is, its origins, how those who believe in it operate in the modern world, and its opponents. | It is a simple concept, and refers to the belief that all humans are of equal worth, and deserving equal rights politically and before the law. In addition, all nation-…
(2026-06-14). New York Knicks Win First NBA Championship In 53 Years. newsone.com 
Source: Gregory Shamus / Getty | On Saturday night, the New York Knicks pulled off an amazing win in Texas to claim the 2026 NBA Finals championship over the Western Conference champions, the San Antonio Spurs, in a game that at times seemed like it would go the other way. | Whatever Jalen Brunson wants, Jalen Brunson should get, because he carried the Knicks on his back for the entire game, especially in the second half, where it really mattered. | The 29-year-old point guard, who is in his 8th season with the NBA and 4th season with the Knicks, scored 45 of the team's 94 points, leading them back from a 16-p…
(2026-06-14). Sunday 6/14: The Streetside Library. indybay.org in front of ye olde abandoned Half Price Books, | in Downtown Berkeley, | on 2036 Shattuck Avenue.
(2026-06-14). Activists Protest Merck For Purchasing Dogs for Animal Testing From Notorious Ridglan Farm. indybay.org Activists Protest Merck For Purchasing Dogs for Animal Testing From Notorious Ridglan Farms…
(2026-06-14). Tuesday 6/16: Why Juneteenth Still Isn't a Holiday in the City of Sacramento. indybay.org Sacramento City Hall…
(2026-06-14). Vinicius earns Brazil draw with Morocco in World Cup opener. newarab.com 
Brazil are chasing a record sixth World Cup title, 24…
(2026-06-14). Saturday 6/20: Film Showing: The Seed of the Sacred Fig, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley, CA 94704…
(2026-06-14). Saturday 6/20: Gay Shame 25th Anniversary Zines & More. indybay.org valencia st @ cunningham pl | san francisco | (south of 19th st)…
(2026-06-14). Monday 6/15: No Monarchs Monday: Weekly Protest at Tesla in San Francisco. indybay.org At the Tesla Dealership, 999 Van Ness (corner of Van Ness and O'Farrell), San Francisco…
(2026-06-14). Iran face New Zealand in politically charged Los Angeles opener. newarab.com 
Iran open their World Cup Group G campaign against New Zealand in Los Angeles on Monday in a match shaped as much by events off the pitch as by the ambitions of two teams seeking a long-awaited breakthrough. | The fixture will be played against the backdrop of the Iran's participation had appeared uncertain in the buildup to the tournament because of the conflict…
(2026-06-14). Wednesday 7/8: Webinar: A Conversation with the First Apartheid-Free University. indybay.org Online | www.mobilize.us/us-palestineactivism/eve……
(2026-06-14). Friday 6/19: Swing in Union Square / Featuring the Silver Bell Jazz Band. indybay.org Union Square, San Francisco…
(2026-06-14). Paying Who? IBT Election Officer Rules IBT SOB Illegally Taking Employer $ For Union. indybay.org The national election supervisor of the Teamsters has ruled that the president Sean O'Brien has improperly taken employer funds for his pod cast Better Bad Ideas and attacking candidates from the Fearless slate. According to IBT International Vice President John Palmer SOB continues to ignore the decision of the election supervisor.
(2026-06-14). Egypt: States Convene in Cairo to Reinforce Respect for Rules of War Amid Rising Conflicts. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Frequently asked questions: Our work in Mali. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Searching for people missing in connection with the 1992-1993 armed conflict continues. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Ethiopia: Beyond survival, a journey defined by possibility. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Sudan: ICRC RED aircraft makes first Port Sudan—Khartoum flight since war began. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Red Cross volunteers at the heart of the response in Bunia. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kimareki rebuilds a life beyond disability. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Georgia: Remains of eleven people missing in connection with 1992—93 armed conflict handed over to families. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Poland: High level briefing on IHL for the Polish ministries. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Frequently asked questions: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the military domain. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Mali: ICRC steps up support to people affected by armed violence. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Certificates and declarations of absence: A guidance note. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). ICRC report: Failure to respect rules of war deepened humanitarian crisis in Colombia in 2025. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement expresses concern over attack on Red Cross volunteers in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Jordan: The Essay Competition on International Humanitarian Law. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Frequently asked questions: Understanding the ICRC's neutrality. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). ICRC, Xinhua News Agency and Fudan University host Content Creators Forum on humanitarian storytelling and empathy. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Latin America and the Caribbean: When seeking medical care is dangerous. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Synergy in Action: IHL and Islamic Law for Humanitarian Outcomes. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). ICRC and Asian Development Bank formalize their first institutional partnership. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Penal repression of serious violations of international humanitarian law — Factsheet. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). ICRC RED aircraft to operate from Jeddah to strengthen humanitarian access to Sudan. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). Argentina: Indio Solari y movimiento de masas… indybay.org Movimiento de masas y modelo socio-político. Breve especulación sobre los "Redondos" y "el Indio"
(2026-06-14). ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 11.06.2026. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 11.06.2026 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
(2026-06-14). LLamamiento a boicotear el Mundial de Futbol en EEUU. indybay.org
(2026-06-14). El incumplimiento del DIH agravó la situación humanitaria en Colombia en 2025. icrc.org
(2026-06-14). How The Military-Industrial Complex Built The First Trillionaire. popularresistance.org On June 12, Wall Street did not discover that Elon Musk had created a trillion dollars in wealth. It marked up a paper claim on rockets, satellites, military contracts, public research and the future labor of thousands of workers — and assigned that claim to one man. | That is how the first trillionaire was made. | The financial press called it genius. The record shows something else. The military-industrial complex took a company that private capital would not carry on its own, rescued it with government money, fed it with guaranteed contracts and protected it as a monopoly because the Pentagon needed it.
(2026-06-13). Why has Trump has backed away from renewed war with Iran? juancole.com The Conversation) — The US and Iran stepped back from the brink of returning to all-out war on June 11. Hours after saying the US military would carry out strikes against Iran for a third consecutive night, Donald Trump postponed the attack. The Iranian military had said the US would "receive a more severe response than before" if it followed through on its threats. | Trump claimed to have cancelled the strikes bec…
(2026-06-13). Alexander Zevin: Trump's Gulf War. newleftreview.org Asymmetries of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, as an uneasy balance holds between Tehran's tourniquet on the Strait of Hormuz—and the world economy—and the enormous firepower of the aggressors, at the end of the first round.
(2026-06-13). Trump says Iran deal to be signed on Sunday. al-monitor.com WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump in a social media post on Saturday said a deal with Iran was scheduled to be signed on Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz would be immediately "open to all" after it was signed.(Reporting by Susan Heavey)…
(2026-06-13). US-Iran deal scheduled to be signed tomorrow, Strait of Hormuz to open immediately for all: Trump. tribune.com.pk 
United States President Donald Trump, in a social media post on ‚Å Saturday, said a deal with Iran was scheduled to be signed on ‚Å Sunday and that the Strait of ‚Å Hormuz would be immediately "open ‚Å to all" ‚Å after it was signed. | He said former US president Barack Hussein Obama's deal w…
(2026-06-13). Iran peace deal looms while new military action flares near Strait of Hormuz. al-monitor.com By Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Steve HollandDUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) – The United States and Iran signaled on Friday that an agreement to endtheir warwas close, with a senior U.S. administration official saying both sides had agreed on a text and that Washington expects to sign an initial deal in the coming days.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that while changes in the deal were still possible, the tentative agreement showed his country had emerged stronger from the conflict.
(2026-06-13). Factbox-Main provisions of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal abandoned by Trump. al-monitor.com WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. says it is close to signing a peace deal that would end the three-month-old war with Iran, though terms have not yet been made public.It is not clear at this point how any agreement would stack up against the 2015 deal with Iran, which lifted sanctions in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear activities.
(2026-06-13). Soccer-Iran team chief slams FIFA's of on visa issues. al-monitor.com By Emily GreenMEXICO CITY, June 12 (Reuters) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino has failed to deliver on promises to secure full access for the Iranian soccer federation to attend the team's three games in the United States, Iran's World Cup team supervisor told Reuters. Mahdi Mohammad Nabi, who also served as Iran's supervisor in charge of squad operations at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Russia and Qatar, is among 15 Iranian soccer federation members denied a visa to travel to the U.S. for the World Cup games.
(2026-06-13). Can Trump Restrain Israel? scheerpost.com Norliza binti Saleh for Middle East Monitor The latest exchange between Iran and Israel raises a fundamental question: Who is really driving events in the Middle East — Washington or Jerusalem? Following Israeli strikes on targets in Beirut, Lebanon, Iran responded with strikes against northern Israel and military facilities around Haifa. Israel then immediately retaliated …
(2026-06-13). Iran to hold funeral for slain supreme leader on July 4-9. tribune.com.pk 
Iran will hold funeral procedures for the country's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei between July 4 and July 9, Iranian state media reported on Saturday. | The program will include a farewell ceremony in the capital Tehran on July 4-5. Then, funeral ceremonies will be held in Tehran on July 6 and in Qom on July 7. | Read More: PM Shehbaz says US and Iran expected to sign initial deal within 24 hours | On July 9, Khamenei will be buried in the Imam Reza Shrine in the city of Mashhad following a funeral ceremony there on July 18. | Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes that began against Iran on February 28…
(2026-06-13). At Least Five Killed as Israel Continues To Pound Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Hope springs eternal for the assorted ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon actually reducing the number of Israeli strikes on Lebanon. Despite the reports that the awaited Iran deal will include calls for an Israeli pullout, however, the strikes and ground troop advancement show no signs of slowing. Between Friday and early Saturday, the IDF has …
(2026-06-13). Iran says funeral for late Supreme Leader Khamenei to begin July 4, burial set for July 9. al-monitor.com DUBAI, June 13 (Reuters) – Funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4 and conclude with his burial in the northeastern city of Mashhad on July 9, state media reported on Saturday. Khamenei, was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran in February. His death marked the end of more than three decades at the helm of the Islamic Republic. (Reporting by Ahmed Elimam, Eman Abu Hassira and Mohammed Gebaly, Editing by Louise Heavens)…
(2026-06-13). Prioritise Lebanon interests over Iran, PM Salam tells Hezbollah. newarab.com 
In an interview with Reuters, Salam said Hezbollah should "be faster than us, or at least at the same pace" in backing the upcoming talks between Lebanon and Israel, scheduled to resume on 22 June in Washington. | He stressed that the Lebanese government is negotiating as an independent state, adding that "no on…
(2026-06-13). UAE Agrees to Unlock Billions for Iran. moderndiplomacy.eu The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to release billions of dollars to Iran in a move aimed at reducing tensions after Iranian attacks during the ongoing U. S.-Israeli war. This development, which had not been reported before, coincides with negotiations between Tehran and Washington to end the war. Officials believe these talks could lead …
(2026-06-13). Israel strikes South Lebanon, issues broad evacuation warnings. newarab.com 
Lebanon reported The latest strikes came as the US and Iran indicated they were
(2026-06-13). Iran, US close to finalising Pakistan-brokered MoU: Araghchi. tribune.com.pk 
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said during an interview with Iran's State TV, Tehran and Washington are on the verge of finalising a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at formalising the ceasefire that ended the recent conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel. | According to IRNA, Araghchi described the proposed agreement as the outcome of two months of negotiations facilitated by Pakistan, which brokered the April 8 ceasefire and has continued to mediate efforts to secure a lasting settlement. | Both Iran and the United States have indicated in recent weeks that discussions are ne…
(2026-06-13). Exclusive-UAE to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, sources say. al-monitor.com By Andrew Mills, Marwa Rashad and Ahmad GhaddarDUBAI/LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the U.S.-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic.
(2026-06-13). The Madkhali Double Standard on Shirk, Kufr, and the UAE. muslimskeptic.com Madkhali Wahhabis hate Iran and refuse to ally with them because of their 'shirk and kufr.' They claim to hate it so much that, because of it, there can be no political unity between Sunni and Shi'ah against the US-Israel regime. However, when it comes to Gulf governments like the UAE openly promoting shirk and …
(2026-06-13). US says downed multiple Iran drones as both insist deal closer. newarab.com 
(2026-06-13). In Rare Step, Iran FM Agrees With Trump, Trump Retweets Him. scheerpost.com Juan Cole for Informed Comment The announcement by President Trump on Friday that he had decided not to pursue further attacks on Iran for the moment after a round of tit for tat strikes midweek provoked two different reactions in Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that negotiations are nearing success, saying that the Islamabad …
(2026-06-13). They're saying the attack on Iran was 'proportional' here are the stats: You decide. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Nuri Vitacchi The US on Wednesday night destroyed civilian water utilities serving 20,000 Iranian people. "The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression," US Central Command said in a statement on X. The punishment was "in response to yesterday's downing of a US Army Apache helicopter," the US Centcom said. READ…
(2026-06-13). Pakistan: US-Iran peace deal could be finalised within 24 hours. newarab.com 
Pakistan is now preparing for an electronic signing expected within the next 24 hours followed by technical-level talks next week, Sharif added. | "We are closer to a peace deal than ever before. With finalisation likely expe…
(2026-06-13). Iran-US peace deal near as talks reach final stage. newarab.com 
Iranian and US officials said Friday that a But during weeks of halting negotiations, marked by And disagree…
(2026-06-13). Pakistan, Saudi Arabia welcome US—Iran talks reaching final stage. tribune.com.pk 
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed the US—Iran negotiations entering their final stage, expressing hope that the development would contribute to lasting peace and stability in the region. | Both Iran and the United States have indicated in recent weeks that discussions are nearing completion. The proposed framework follows the conflict that erupted in late February and was halted after Islamabad helped secure a ceasefire between the parties. | According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telepho…
(2026-06-13). Tehran 'Holds Firm' To Red Lines As Trump Backpedals. popularresistance.org An Iranian official told US media on 11 June that the "war will continue" until Washington "respects" Tehran's interests, coinciding with reports that the Islamic Republic has withdrawn from negotiations. | Mohammad Mokhber, advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, told CNN that the situation is "in their hands." | "If they respect Iran's interests and act accordingly, the war will end; otherwise, it will continue," he added, stressing that Tehran will "not back down" and "not step back." | US President Donald Trump is "mistaken" if he believes he can continue to "test" Iran's military capabilities, Mokhber said, adding…
(2026-06-13). Starmer, Trump discuss efforts to end Iran conflict. al-monitor.com June 13 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed efforts to end the Iran conflict during a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, Downing Street said on Saturday.Starmer welcomed progress made so far and reiterated that Britain stands ready to support the implementation of any peace agreement and work with international partners to ensure its success.The two leaders also agreed on the need to restore freedom of navigation to ease global economic impact. (Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru)…
(2026-06-13). Dar, Egypt's Abdelatty discuss regional situation, peace efforts: MoFA. tribune.com.pk 
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke late last night with Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). | In a post on X, MoFA said the two leaders discussed the latest developments in the regional situation and welcomed the positive momentum in ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at promoting regional peace and stability. | According to the ministry, they expressed hope that an early and constructive outcome in the ongoing engagement between the United States and Iran would be reached, contributing to lasting peace and stability in the region.
(2026-06-13). PM Shehbaz says Pakistan now preparing for electronic signing of US-Iran deal. tribune.com.pk 
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the United States and Iran have agreed to a framework ‚Å for a peace deal that would end the months-long conflict in the Middle East, with a final text of the deal reached. | Pakistan is now preparing for an electronic signing expected ‚Å within the next 24 hours, followed by technical-level &sbqu…
(2026-06-13). Dozens protest peace deal outside Iran foreign ministry. newarab.com 
Dozens protested Saturday outside a foreign ministry office in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, chanting slogans against top diplomat Abbas Araghchi after a televised interview in which he discussed signing a peace deal with the US. |
(2026-06-13). The US May Not Have Troops on the Ground, But Venezuela's Government Is Occupied. truthout.org Venezuela is under United States occupation, albeit without the physical presence of U.S. troops on the ground. Since January 3 — when the Trump administration attacked the country and kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores on highly questionable drug and weapons charges — Venezuela has lost control of its oil, minerals, and foreign policy. In Maduro's absence Delcy… |
(2026-06-13). Western Media Normalize Ethnic Cleansing of Lebanon by Viewing It Through Israel's Eyes. scheerpost.com Belén Fernández for FAIR In October 2024, one year into Israel's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip and attendant assault on Lebanon, the Israeli army did a thing. It invited journalists from major Western corporate media outlets on an incursion into Lebanon's ravaged south, accompanied by Israeli military personnel who would interpret the wreckage in Israel's favor—not that …
(2026-06-13). Five killed as Israel hits south Lebanon, issues forced displacement orders. aljazeera.com The Israeli military has threatened residents of 24 Lebanese towns and villages to leave their homes immediately.
(2026-06-13). Mayor among dead as Israeli attacks hit south Lebanon districts. newarab.com 
(2026-06-13). Facing the Future: Reflecting on Fifty Years of Zionism and the Bund. portside.org Facing the Future: Reflecting on Fifty Years of Zionism and the Bund |
(2026-06-13). Watch: Bosnia fans chant for Palestine before match vs Canada. thecanary.co 
Bosnia fans have gathered to chant their support for Palestine before their team's match against Canada today, 12 June 2026. Bosnia — Genocide collusion To Canada's shame, its government has colluded in Israel's genocide just like that of the UK and most other western states. The Bosnian fans are on the right side of history: […] | By
(2026-06-13). 'Right to protest genocide' denied: Scotland's Palestine Action supporters. aljazeera.com As the banned group fights its proscription in London, similar battles are playing out in Edinburgh.
(2026-06-13). Charges Against U Of M Eight Threaten Entire Movement For Palestine. popularresistance.org On the morning of June 10 the FBI raided homes and arrested eight activists associated with the pro-Palestine movement. Local police and the University of Michigan aided the FBI with their investigation ahead of the raids. The activists are facing several charges including "conspiracy to transmit a threat," with some facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted. | This raid and the extreme charges are a tactic to suppress solidarity with Palestine. A fully armed squad of federal government agents raided the homes of college students who spoke out against a live-streamed genocide.
(2026-06-13). 4 University of Michigan anti-genocide protesters plead not guilty, are released on bond in federal conspiracy frame-up. wsws.org These arrests advance the drive by the Trump administration to construct a pseudo-legal framework for the criminalization of left-wing political opposition.
(2026-06-13). Rajesh Sharma's posts celebrating Gaza Genocide re-surface after son killed in US strikes. ummid.com Social media users have digged out Rajesh Sharma's posts celebrating Israeli Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza after his son, Aditya Sharma, was killed in a United States military strike off the coast of Oman Thursday June 11, 2026.
(2026-06-13). Cuba denounces that U.S. oil embargo is hindering food and medicine distribution. radiohc.cu Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced this Friday on his social media the damaging direct effect that the oil embargo imposed by the United States is having on the supply of food and medicine on the island. | The island's foreign minister stated that these measures imply collective punishment for the entire Cuban people, without exception, and asserted that there is a declared intention to provoke a social explosion in the country through a real energy blockade. | To illustrate the gravity of the situation, Bruno Rodriguez cited two concrete examples related to the distribution of basic goods. First, h…
(2026-06-13). Biocubafarma denounces most complex situation in its history. radiohc.cu Mayda Mauri Pérez, president of the Biocubafarma Business Group, declared that the Cuban biopharmaceutical industry is going through the most complex period in its history, marked by the impact of the United States' economic, commercial, and financial blockade and the escalation of measures against the national economy. | Mauri Pérez explained to Canal Caribe of Cuban Television that the inability to access raw materials and pharmaceutical supplies prevented the delivery of some 300 of the 395 medications committed to the basic health formulary. | She noted that, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health…
(2026-06-13). Ukraine Shuts out Cuba in Volleyball Nations League. radiohc.cu Havana, June 12 (RHC) — The Cuban team lost 3-0 to Ukraine today in their second appearance in the first week of the Men's Volleyball Nations League. | The Europeans dominated the match with sets of 25-21, 25-20, and 25-16 to improve their record (2-1), while the team coached by Cuban Jesús Cruz suffered their second consecutive defeat. | Kovalov (11 points) and Yanchuk (10) led the Ukrainian attack, who displayed greater control at the net, blocking nine balls to the Cubans' four. | The Cuban team's best individual performers were González (14) and Cárdenas (9), while collectively they committed nine more u…
(2026-06-13). Cuba reaffirms it does not reject or obstruct humanitarian aid. radiohc.cu Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez has reaffirmed that the island does not reject or obstruct aid offered without conditions, however cynical or ridiculous it may seem. | In a post on social media, the island's foreign minister stated that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio constantly and intentionally misrepresents the figures and responses from Cuba regarding the amounts of aid announced by its government since November of last year."It took them more than six months to finalize the shipment of the first aid package, valued at $3 million USD. Nearly four months to send a portion of the announced $6 million…
(2026-06-13). Solidarity campaigns with Cuba continue in the Basque Country. radiohc.cu Numerous solidarity campaigns with Cuba are underway in the Basque Country, northern Spain, where unions, political parties, politicians, NGOs, and Basque associations are maintaining their momentum. | The Euskadi-Cuba association stands out as a central organizing body, providing infrastructure, storage facilities, and transportation routes, as well as covering the shipping costs for containers of aid to the Caribbean island. | According to José Manzaneda, coordinator of Cubainformación, the results of the "Argia eta Indarra Kubarentzat" campaign were presented on May 30. The "Against the Blockade, Energy for Cu…
(2026-06-13). World Cup Football: When Cuba was a Protagonist. radiohc.cu Havana, June 12 (RHC) — Seeing Cuba win something important in football is like the artistic and fruitful reunion between Bjork and Lars Von Trier; that is, practically impossible. | That's why today it's worth remembering the Cuba-Sweden match that took place in the third edition of the FIFA World Cup, in France in 1938, the only time the largest of the Antilles has participated in a global football tournament. | The Cuban team attended as a guest and debuted with a 3-3 draw against Romania, whom they then defeated 2-1 in a replay, before falling in the quarterfinals to Sweden by a resounding 8-0 defeat.
(2026-06-13). Actividad cultural de apoyo a Cuba en Francia. radiohc.cu Una actividad cultural en el capitalino teatro Traversière sirvió de escenario para ratificar el apoyo solidario que impulsan desde Francia, indicó este sábado la asociación de amistad France-Cuba. | La más antigua de las asociaciones de amistad con la isla en esta nación y en Europa, celebró con un concierto su 65 años de creada, en una importante manifestación de respaldo a la nación antillana, asediada por un recrudecido bloqueo estadounidense. El evento, organizado por el comité parisino de la referida asociación, formó parte de las actividades con motivo de la celebración del centenario del nacimiento del lí…
(2026-06-13). Cuba en vías de implementar cambios en su economía. radiohc.cu En un escenario hostil, Estados Unidos incluyó a la estratégica entidad CUPET en una lista de empresas sancionadas, en tanto el gobierno cubano se apresta a introducir nuevos cambios en la economía, para favorecer la resistencia y buscar el desarrollo. | CUPET, Unión Cuba-Petróleo, fue incluida en una lista de la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros de Estados Unidos, perteneciente al departamento del Tesoro, con argumentos falaces que no ocultan el objetivo de apretar el cerco energético. | Las sanciones implican la prohibición de realizar transacciones financieras y comerciales con CUPET, en un movimiento…
(2026-06-13). Gaza post-'ceasefire' deaths hit 983 as Israeli attack targets refugee camp. aljazeera.com Israeli attack kills one person in central Gaza's Bureij camp, as a disabled Palestinian is shot in occupied West Bank.
(2026-06-13). Israel's 'voluntary emigration' plan in Gaza is its latest attempt to ethnically cleanse Palestinians. mondoweiss.net 
Israeli leaders recently announced plans to implement a "voluntary emigration plan from Gaza." This echoes Zionists' proposals since the 1800s to force Palestinians off the land. But they have always failed because Palestinians are the land.
(2026-06-13). Venezuela Denounces New Oil Spill From Trinidad and Tobago. orinocotribune.com Pollutants threaten Venezuelan marine ecosystems, fishing activities and coastal communities. | On Friday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil denounced before the international community a new oil spill in the Caribbean Sea originating from Trinidad and Tobago. | "Confirmed by satellite imagery, this event exceeds in magnitude the one that occurred in May and confirms the drift of pollutants toward Venezuelan waters, posing risks to marine ecosystems, fishing activities and coastal communities. | "In light of this situation, the competent agencies of the Venezuelan state have activated the necessary mon…
(2026-06-13). How to Understand Venezuela's Political Reality After January 3. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Jun 12, 2026 | Venezuela's reality after January 3 does not leave room for binary or moralizing interpretations. It is, above all, a scenario of State survival in which power, coercion, and pragmatic adaptation redefine the rules of the game. | To understand this reconfiguration, Hans Morgenthau's political realism offers an irreplaceable framework: his work argues that realism "is aware of the moral significance of political action… [but] universal moral principles cannot be applied to the actions of states in their abstract universal formulation… they must be filtered through the con…
(2026-06-13). Hugo Chávez and Venezuela's Historical Role in Regional Integration. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Jun 11, 2026 | At the end of the 20th century, the landscape of Latin America and the Caribbean displayed the aftermath of a widespread structural dismantling. The 1980s and 1990s, administered under the economic dogmas of the Washington Consensus and executed by technocratic teams trained in global financial centers, installed dynamics of subordination that reduced the sovereign capacities of states within the region. That fragmentation created a social void driven by the privatization of public functions and the transfer of political power to transnational corporations. The statistics of…
(2026-06-13). Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access. tribune.com.pk 
Anthropic said on Friday it will "abruptly disable" its most advanced AI models for all users after the US government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, citing national security concerns. | The company received the export control directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nationals, without being given specific details of its national security concern, Anthropic said in a statement. | The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by a…
(2026-06-13). In the steel cage: Understanding that UFC is Trump's happy place. responsiblestatecraft.org There's a lot of America happening this weekend. For good or ill.Sunday June 14 is Flag Day, commemorating the adoption of the Stars and Stripes
(2026-06-13). Tata's iPhone parts factory contaminated farmland water, India pollution body alleges. tribune.com.pk 
An Indian pollution regulator has alleged that wastewater discharged from a Tata components factory for Apple's iPhone has contaminated the groundwater for nearby farms and warned of a forced shutdown unless Tata gives a satisfactory explanation. | India's Tata Electronics is central to Apple's push to diversify iPhone production beyond China and is the second-biggest supplier to Apple in South Asia after Taiwan's Foxconn. | The Tata plant under investigation is in Hosur in southern Tamil Nadu state and makes back panels and other components for iPhones. Farmland…
(2026-06-13). Australia: Union offers no way forward for striking ACT teachers. wsws.org The strike showed strong opposition among educators to the deepening attack on public schools, where conditions are already close to impossible. But the union speakers sought to channel this anger behind plaintive appeals to the same Labor government carrying out the attack.
(2026-06-13). Oh just Barnaby being Barnaby. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-06-13). Saturday 7/4: On July 4 Stop The Fascist Take-over Of The Media, Rally At Oracle. indybay.org Oracle Redwood City | 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065…
(2026-06-13). As Federal Voting Rights Law Is Gutted, Some States Step In to Fill the Gap. truthout.org As the U.S. Supreme Court pulls back from the landmark federal law designed to safeguard the voting rights of minorities, more states are stepping in to prohibit discrimination in state and local elections. State versions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act include some of the federal law's approaches to fighting discrimination, including prohibitions against voter intimidation and vote dilution… |
(2026-06-13). WHYY Newscast for Saturday 8:00 a.m. whyy.org The latest local headlines from WHYY…
(2026-06-13). Great Nicobar Project: Serious Questions to Answer. ummid.com As bulldozers move into the forests and plans become reality, Great Nicobar stands at a historic crossroads where the choices made today may determine the fate of one of the world's last great island wildernesses for generations to come.
(2026-06-13). Price on women health products drops as state halts luxury tax. tribune.com.pk 
(2026-06-13). Workers begin removing Trump's name from US Kennedy Centre. scmp.com Workers began removing President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Centre early on Saturday, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove references to Trump from the building and other aspects of the iconic performing arts venue's operations. | Scaffolding was erected on Friday around a section of the building that includes Trump's name, but shortly after midnight, the Kennedy Centre asked a judge to extend the deadline until noon Eastern Time on Saturday because of…
(2026-06-13). Thousands turn out for anti-racism rally after Belfast unrest. newarab.com 
(2026-06-13). NEET UG 2026 Re-Exam: NTA releases 'student-friendly measures'. ummid.com The National Testing Agency (NTA) Friday announced a number of initiatives that it called 'student-friendly measures' to make the NEET UG 2026 Re-exam to be held later this month smoother for the candidates.
(2026-06-13). Bujrjeel Holdings announces Dh10 mn package for Indian/SL expats died in accident. ummid.com The UAE based Burjeel Holdings of Dr Shamsheer Vayalil has announced a Dh10 million package for the families of the Indian and Sri Lankan expatriates killed in a road accident in Dubai three days ago.
(2026-06-13). Bernie Sanders' AI "sovereign wealth fund" : a public-private partnership to bail out the tech giants. wsws.org Sanders' scheme amounts to a state bailout of the AI monopolies, giving Washington a direct stake in propping up their speculative valuations while binding them to the US imperialist war machine.
(2026-06-13). Cape May County Zoo's new red panda could help protect endangered species. whyy.org From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? The Wally, whose full name is Dr. Stephen Wallace, arrived in May from Zoo Knoxville and celebrated his first birthday June 3, according to zoo officials. Just a few feet away in a separate yard lives Ember, a female red panda that came to Cape May from New Yor…
(2026-06-13). Teachers in Türkiye to launch an indefinite protest in Ankara. wsws.org Private-sector teachers in Türkiye will launch an indefinite protest in Ankara—where the NATO summit will be held in early July—to demand their social rights.
(2026-06-13). Marcus Verhagen: The Art of Counter-Remembrance. newleftreview.org In 2017, a fire killed 72 residents of Grenfell Tower in West London, exposing a bleak background of neglect. How can art grapple with such an event? Contrasting modes of aesthetic response explored in the works of Chris Ofili, Steve McQueen and Forensic Architecture.
(2026-06-13). President Ramaphosa meets with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa meets with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday held a bilateral meeting with his counterpart, President Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the Republic of Namibia. ⚪ The Presidency said the meeting took place in Johannesburg on the occasion of Her Excellency President Nandi-Ndaitwah's working visit to South Africa. ⚪ "South Africa and Namibia share deep, fraternal diplomatic and historical relations forged through their shared struggles against colonialism and apartheid. ⚪ "Ties are cemented by strong economic interdependence, as Namibia and South Africa's bilat…
(2026-06-13). Can Transit Workers Escape The Death Spiral? popularresistance.org Public transit has been in a deep crisis since the Covid pandemic. Transit systems weren't adequately funded to begin with. Then, as remote work increased, ridership declined. Now, emergency relief and infrastructure funds passed during the Biden administration have dried up. | When transit systems make cuts, service quality declines. As public transit gets dirtier, more dangerous, and less reliable, the public responds by using it less. This "death spiral" is a dream scenario for privatizers, who employ the "four D's": Defund, Degrade, Demonize, and Dismantle.
(2026-06-13). Dem Lawmakers Condemn Trump's Attempts to Influence Upcoming Colombian Elections. truthout.org A group of Democratic members of the US Congress on Friday condemned President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers' attempts to influence the results of Colombia's upcoming presidential runoff, calling it an "insult" to the Colombian people's sovereignty. "We see actions by US President Donald Trump and other members of Congress to endorse, advocate for, or otherwise tip the scales to a… |
(2026-06-13). Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Appears In Court For The First Time. popularresistance.org In yet another attempt to break the will of Palestinians and their supporters around the globe, Israeli occupation authorities released new footage of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya in hand and foot shackles. The footage, taken during his first appearance before an Israeli court on Wednesday, June 10, shows his health condition remarkably deteriorating. | My detention is "unjust" and arbitrary and I demand my immediate release, Abu Safiya maintained. | This is the second time that footage surfaced revealing the dire situation of the prominent Palestinian physician under Israeli custody.
(2026-06-13). Brazil vs Morocco World Cup team news: Neymar, start time and how to watch. aljazeera.com Record five-time world champions Brazil open their 2026 campaign against African heavyweights Morocco on Saturday.
(2026-06-13). Do organic farms use pesticides? How organic and conventional farming differ. nationofchange.org Many consumers assume organic food is pesticide-free. In reality, both organic and conventional farms use pesticides, but the types of products, regulatory standards, and pest-management strategies differ significantly.
(2026-06-13). RRB NTPC CEN-07/2025 Admit Card: Steps, Link to Download. ummid.com The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is releasing the RRB NTPC Undergraduate Admit Card 2026 for Phase 2 Computer Based Test 1 (CBT-1) conducted to fill the vacancies as per the CEN 07/2025 today i.e. Tuesday June 09, 2026.
(2026-06-13). Brazil enter the fray at the World Cup. tribune.com.pk 
Five-time winners Brazil roll into the World Cup on Saturday when they play surprise 2022 semi-finalists Morocco in one of the standout group-stage matchups. | On the first day featuring four matches at a tournament expanded this year to 48 teams, Scotland return to the World Cup for the first time since 1998 and take on debutants Haiti in Boston. | In other games, 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar play Switzerland in Santa Clara before Australia take on Turkey in Vancouver to close out the day. | Co-hosts the United States launched their home World Cup in emphatic fashion Friday, thrashing Paraguay 4-1 to delight a…
(2026-06-13). Gov. Newsom Applauds Trump Regime for Advancing Delta Conveyance Project Construction. indybay.org In response to the Governor, Delta Tunnel opponents noted the concurrence between Trump and Newsom on water management in California, despite their alleged "differences."
(2026-06-13). Plankton Production Same As 20 Years Before—Climate Scientists Panic! wattsupwiththat.com Yet another junk study, which would not see the light of day in any other branch of science:…
(2026-06-13). Norris pips Russell in Barca practice. tribune.com.pk 
Lando Norris edged fellow Briton George Russell by 0.009 seconds to top second practice on Friday for the Barcelona-Catalunya Formula One Grand Prix. | Reigning world champion Norris, who sat out the opening session, and his team-mate Oscar Piastri sandwiched the Mercedes driver for the top three, with the Australian coming in 0.057s off the top time. | Italian teenage sensation Kimi Antonelli, who leads the championship after five straight triumphs in the other Mercedes, came in fifth, over half a second behind Norris, with Charles Leclerc fourth in his upgraded Ferrari. | Norris, who did not finish the previ…
(2026-06-13). Judge Denies Motion To Keep Trump's Name On Kennedy Center. newsone.com 
Source: The Washington Post / Getty | For whatever reason, President Donald Trump's
(2026-06-13). Meet Atiqa Mir: 1 of only 3 girls globally selected by Formula 1 Academy. ummid.com Atiqa Mir, 11-year-old Kashmiri teen racing sensation who is currently residing in Dubai, created history after her selection by the Formula 1 Academy (F1 Academy) for its 'Discover Your Drive' development programme.
(2026-06-13). Topuria shoves Gaethje by Lincoln Memorial ahead of White House UFC event. aljazeera.com UFC Freedom 250 will proceed after ‚Å a federal judge denies a legal challenge to the event on Friday.
(2026-06-13). Iran war is straining African airlines, industry body warns. newarab.com 
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) says the crisis has exposed its heavy dependence on imported refined jet fuel, leaving airlines vulnerable to global shocks. | African carriers were already paying about 17% more for jet fuel than the global average before the Iran war, according to AFRAA. The new price pressures are adding to al…
(2026-06-13). England training equipment stolen ahead of squad's arrival in Kansas City. aljazeera.com Local police say an investigation is under way over the possible theft of equipment which was arriving in Kansas City.
(2026-06-13). Canada Achieved a Historic First Point in World Cup Football. radiohc.cu Havana, June 12 (RHC) — Amid an atmosphere of total euphoria in the streets of Toronto and Vancouver, the national team achieved a milestone that had eluded generations: the first point in its history in the competition. | Before a crowd that filled every corner of the stadium with red, the team led by a new generation of stars like Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David proved that the Maple Leaf is no longer just a passing attraction. | With a courageous and disciplined performance, the home side secured a draw that felt like a victory, erasing a record of six defeats in six World Cup appearances (1986 and 202…
(2026-06-13). Pendulum justice: The greater MAGA's orgy of outrages, the more change looms. nationofchange.org Under duress, wealth shares its spoils,/ But never forsakes its octopus coils.
(2026-06-13). Who Is Min Zhen? US Scholar Detained in China Before Myanmar's President Visit. moderndiplomacy.eu On Friday, June 12, 2026, Chinese authorities officially announced the detention of American analyst Min Zhen, co-founder of the Institute for Strategy and Policy in Burma (ISP-Myanmar). He was detained in Kunming, China, on suspicion of engaging in espionage activities that threaten Chinese national security. The US Consulate General in Guangzhou, China, was notified. Min …
(2026-06-13). Trump's name removed from Kennedy Centre. scmp.com The letters spelling out US President Donald Trump's name on the facade of the Kennedy Centre are now gone, the executive director of the performing arts venue said in a legal filing on Saturday with the court that had ordered the removal. | A tarp continued to hang over the scaffolding constructed for workers to remove Trump's name from the building, making it impossible to immediately detect whether the only words remaining on its white marble portico are "The John F. Kennedy Center for the…
(2026-06-13). Thunberg speaks out against EU's deportation bill before Parliament vote. thecanary.co 
Greta Thunberg took to social media to condemn the EU-wide deportation plan, calling on citizens to rally against it. The European government and institutions are pushing through a law which the far right celebrated as the start of the era of deportations, she said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by […] | By
(2026-06-13). Doctors Without Borders investigation finds exploitation by staff in Chad. aljazeera.com The organisation employs tens of thousands of workers, local and foreign, to respond to crises across several countries.
(2026-06-13). DHS Documents: Government Bracing For Nationwide Anti-AI Riots. popularresistance.org New documents from government agencies such as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security show that Washington is preparing for widespread anti-A.I. riots, as the technology destroys communities and industries across the country. Ironically, the Trump administration is already using invasive A.I. technology to identify and suppress what it calls anti-A.I. "extremists," in the process, sweeping the entire nation into its massive surveillance dragnet. | More than 1,000 pages of leaked documents reviewed by WIRED Magazine show that government agencies are anticipating a huge wave of domestic unrest in the coming ye…
(2026-06-13). Reinstate Nexteer worker Antwiane Sanders immediately! An injury to one is an injury to all! Remove the company's cops in the UAW bureaucracy! wsws.org Antwiane Sanders, a Nexteer worker with more than 10 years on the job, was fired after speaking out against the fourth tentative agreement at a UAW Local 699 roll-out meeting held on company premises.
(2026-06-13). Ardent Russian patriotism on display in the Mariinsky Theater last night. gilbertdoctorow.com As those who have been reading my travel notes on Substack this past week will know, last night my wife and I attended a performance of Mikhail Glinka's 1836 opera 'A Life for the Tsar' at the historic Mariinsky-1 theater. This was a special event for a very special opera, which, as I have noted, …
(2026-06-13). Israeli, Palestinian civil society groups meet in France as two-state hopes dim. al-monitor.com By John IrishPARIS, June 12 (Reuters) – Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups delivered an appeal in France on Friday to urge the international community not to abandon a two-state solution, as Paris seeks to keep the issue alive amid the Middle East war.
(2026-06-13). Ro-meow and Juliet: Cat steals show during tragic ballet finale (VIDEOS). t.co A cat wandered onstage during Romeo's death scene in Türkiye, briefly turning the Shakespearean tragedy into comedy | A cat became an unlikely star in Türkiye after wandering onto the stage during a performance of 'Romeo and Juliet' and upstaging one of classical theater's most tragic scenes. | The surprise entrance occurred during a performance by the Imperial Russian Ballet in the western city of Izmir on Friday when the cat strolled out as Romeo lay dying in the climactic final act. | According to prima ballerina Larisa Korsakova, who played Juliet, the cat settled beside Romeo's head and started…
(2026-06-13). Yemen's 'Spider-Man' dies while scaling volcanic crater. aljazeera.com Yemen's 'Spider-Man' dies while scaling volcanic crater…
(2026-06-13). Why is Pakistan's Sialkot Trending as 2026 FIFA World Cup Opens. ummid.com Pakistan has not qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, yet it is trending worldwide as fans gear up for the opening ceremony of the football mega event, and the reason is Sialkot.
(2026-06-13). TS Inter 1st, 2nd Supplementary Results 2026 Out; Check Now. ummid.com The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education Andhra Pradesh (TSBIE) has declared today i.e. Thursday June 11, 2026 on its official website tsbie.cgg.gov.in the result of the students who had appeared for TS Intermediate (Class 11 and 12) 1st and 2nd year 2026 Supplementary examinations.
(2026-06-13). Workers remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center after court ruling. aljazeera.com Judge says Trump-backed board's move to add president's name unlawful, requires Congressional approval.
(2026-06-13). Five Indian air force staff killed as transport plane crashes in Assam. aljazeera.com Antonov An-32 transport plane crashed near Assam's Jorhat region, air forces says.
(2026-06-13). Knicks face Spurs in Game 5, with first NBA title in 53 years in sight. aljazeera.com After an epic comeback, the New York Knicks head to San Antonio, hoping to beat the Spurs to seal the 2026 championship.
(2026-06-13). BYD Seal U to hit Indian roads soon: Explore features. ummid.com Chinese carmaker BYD India Tuesday June 09, 2026 showcased its first plug-in hybrid 'Seal U SUV' based on its DM-i (Dual Mode Intelligent) technology.
(2026-06-13). Podcast: Painting Pete Hegseth And Then Burning The Painting. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Caitlin and Tim discuss Trump, trillionaires and other tribulations. Caitlin paints the US Secretary of War and then sets fire to the painting. Available in video or audio, and can be found on all your favorite podcast platforms. VIDEO: AUDIO: _____________________ The best way to make sure you see everything I publish is to get …
(2026-06-13). USGA aims to keep control as US Open returns to Shinnecock. tribune.com.pk 
After organizers "lost the course" and desperately watered greens between groups in the past two US Opens at Shinnecock, there's hope for improvement when the 126th US Open begins Thursday. | Shinnecock Hills will play host to the US Open for the sixth time and try to learn from stumbles in 2004 and 2018, the most recent times the Long Island layout has staged the event. | "There's never guarantees about anything. This is Shinnecock. Things change here quickly," Jeff Hall, US Golf Association (USGA) manager of rules and open championships, told Golf Channel. | "But we are acutely aware of it and we believe we…
(2026-06-13). WHYY Newscast for Saturday 10:00 a.m. whyy.org The latest local headlines from WHYY…
(2026-06-13). A little distraction hurts nobody. newarab.com 
The New Arab/Al-Araby Al-Jadeed Cartoon of the Day by Palestinian-Jordanian editorial cartoonist Emad Hajjaj.
(2026-06-13). European Central Bank lifts interest rate amid rising inflation. wsws.org The rate rise was the first since 2023 and sets the stage for other central banks to possibly follow suit.
(2026-06-13). Dr. Hamawy's Call for an End to War a Model for all 12 NJ Dem Candidates for Congress (and the Senate Seat). fightbackbetter.com EDITOR'S NOTE: If I was in an organization with Dr. Hamawy (click foreign policy) and this was a statement we…
(2026-06-13). US, India to tackle trade at G7 but deal not imminent. tribune.com.pk 
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel to India the week after the G7 leaders summit, a senior US administration official said on Saturday, saying a trade agreement was possible. | Trade would be an issue discussed during President Donald Trump's meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during next week's gathering in France, but no agreement on a trade deal was expected at the summit, the official said. | "We know that Prime Minister Modi is quite ambitious about the role he sees for India, the importance of the US-India…
(2026-06-13). Netanyahu Pushes Congress to Adopt a New Structure for US Military Aid to Israel. truthout.org Last month, Responsible Statecraft's Ben Freeman reported on a provision buried in the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that seeks to deepen connections between the United States and Israeli militaries. Section 224, the "United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative", would synchronize efforts between the the two countries "to expand and accelerate bilateral… |
(2026-06-13). What You Need To Know About ICE At The FIFA World Cup. lataco.com Plus, CHIRLA and LAARN published a "Know Before You Go" safety guide for fans attending World Cup-related events.
(2026-06-13). Canada denies Ghana star entry visa as FIFA says it cannot intervene. thecanary.co 
Ghana have suffered a major setback ahead of their 2026 World Cup campaign after it was confirmed that midfielder Thomas Partey will miss their opening match against Panama in Toronto following a decision by Canadian authorities to deny him entry to the country. According to Reuters, the ruling will deprive Ghana of one of their […] | By
(2026-06-13). Morocco coach says 'don't fear' Brazil ahead of World Cup opener. newarab.com 
Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi said on Friday his players The Atlas Lions take on Brazil in New Jersey on Saturday in one of the standout matches of the group stage, fuelled by the memories of their run to "It's a match that will tell us where we stand, but I think we're in a good place to start t…
(2026-06-13). Qatar vs Switzerland: World Cup group match — preview, team news, lineups. aljazeera.com After a disappointing home World Cup in 2022, Asian Cup champions Qatar are looking for better showing in North America.
(2026-06-13). Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to be buried on July 9: state TV. geo.tv 
(2026-06-13). Alifereti Sakiasi: The geopolitical battle for Pacific media narratives. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Alifereti Sakiasi in Suva The contest for influence in the Pacific is no longer confined to diplomacy, aid projects or infrastructure. Increasingly, it is being waged through information, media and communications networks. A recent report, Understanding China's Footprint in the Pacific Island Media Landscape, paints a picture of a region where newsrooms are…
(2026-06-13). Love Not Hate! Art Exhibition in Manitowoc. wibailoutpeople.org 
(2026-06-13). Africa's nuclear future is small (modular reactors). wattsupwiththat.com Rwandan President Paul Kagame may well be Africa's foremost nuclear energy champion. Speaking in Paris at Nuclear Energy Summit 2026, Kagame said Rwanda is determined to do what it takes to power its development with nuclear energy. This, he said, will require strong institutions, sound regulation, and an educated workforce — all of which Rwanda is building.
(2026-06-13). You Love To See It: Democracy Dodges A Bullet. levernews.com Good things are happening! The Senate votes down voter suppression, Hawaii lawyers take one for the team, immigrants fight to stay in Tennessee, and Massachusetts teachers oppose private equity. | Dodging A Voter Suppression NightmareA major voter suppression bill failed in the Senate this week. On June 4, senators voted against adding the SAVE America Act, which President Donald Trump has called his… | This full story is for paid subscribers.: | Sign up for a paid subscription to The Lever now to gain access to this story and more. | Already…
(2026-06-13). Germany: As unions close ranks with corporations and the state, steelworkers need international unity to defend jobs. wsws.org IG Metall is not fighting against the steel corporations and government, which is pouring hundreds of billions into war and rearmament while slashing social spending. It is closing ranks with the worst enemies of the steelworkers.
(2026-06-13). What explains the global stardom of Dimash Qudaibergen, Kazakhstan's cultural phenomenon? globalvoices.org His fame knows no limits and attracts people from all walks of life Global VoicesDimash performing Kazakhstan's national anthem. Screenshot from the video " Joy is a young lady from California, wearing a traditional robe called a shapan and speaking Kazakh, a language she began learning three months earlier.
(2026-06-13). SC notice to CBSE over Saudi student's 12th Improvement Exam Result. ummid.com The Supreme Court of India Monday June 08, 2026 issued notice to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) over the undeclared result of a private student who appeared in the 12th Improvement Exam 2026 from Saudi Arabia.
(2026-06-13). Peru Presidential Elections: Fujimori Leads by Minimal Margin, Sánchez Demands Recount. orinocotribune.com The leftist presidential candidate for the Together for Peru party, Roberto Sánchez, formally proposed to his far-right opponent, Keiko Fujimori, that they jointly request a thorough review and a total recount of the votes in the second round of the presidential election from the electoral authorities. Currently, 98% of the votes have been counted, and the candidates are separated by a minimal difference in favor of Fujimori. | Sánchez made his proposal on Friday, June 12. He underscored that its objective is to ensure absolute transparency, legitimacy, and political stability in Peru, regardless of who ultimatel…
(2026-06-13). From colony to cell: Sexual violence in Israeli prisons. aljazeera.com This testimony is part of a wider pattern documented in reports describing sexual abuse inside Israeli prisons.
(2026-06-13). Bolivia In Crisis Part 2: In Conversation With Evo Morales. popularresistance.org In a Black Agenda Report exclusive on May 29, 2026, former Bolivian president Evo Morales Ayma spoke with correspondent Clau O'Brien Moscoso. In the recent presidential election won by Rodrigo Paz, Evo Morales, the people's candidate and first indigenous president of the plurinational state of Bolivia, was banned using various mechanisms of lawfare which prevented him from successfully running a fair campaign. They also discussed the now five week long general strike. Below is Part 2 of the excerpts of an interview with the man who was Bolivia's first indigenous president from his office in Lauca àë, Shinaho…
(2026-06-13). Teamsters For A Democratic Union Leaders Explain Their Strategy. popularresistance.org Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU), the organization dedicated to rank-and-file organizing within the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, is one of the most important labor reform organizations in the United States. The group has played a key role within one of the most powerful unions in the country over the years, including in the election of insurgent Ron Carey as Teamsters president in 1991 and then the United Parcel Service (UPS) 1997 strike, as well as the election of current Teamsters President Sean O'Brien and within the UPS contract campaign in 2023.
(2026-06-13). FIFA World Cup Day 3: Brazil vs Morocco prediction, schedule, what to know. aljazeera.com Brazil face Morocco as World Cup Day three brings predictions, key fixtures and other headlines.
(2026-06-13). Richard Overy: Rethinking The Second World War. newleftreview.org Interviewed by Tom Stevenson, one of Britain's leading historians discusses the development of his understanding of the war as a terminal clash between imperial-colonial systems, built on close analysis of its interrelated military, political and economic dimensions.
(2026-06-13). Sarah Henderson puts Senate Estimates on notice over Eurovision score. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-06-13). Beyond School Gates: Why Violence in Turkish Schools Has Become a Structural Problem. unitedworldint.com Interview with Kadem àñzbay, President of the trade union Egitim ƒ∞≈ü. The fatal shooting of a school principal in Istanbul, attacks on teachers in ≈ûanlƒ±urfa and Kahramanmara≈ü, and a growing number of incidents involving threats, physical violence and intimidation in educational institutions have reignited a national debate in Türkiye: Why is violence increasingly reaching schools, …
(2026-06-13). Chinese Intelligence Targets Organized Crime in Egypt. moderndiplomacy.eu Chinese intelligence and security agencies view the crackdown on influence thuggery and the arrest of Sabry Nakhnoukh by Egyptian security forces in June 2026 as a vital step to ensure the stability of Chinese investments. This is achieved by reducing the activities and influence of (intermediaries and parallel entities) operating outside the official security apparatus. …
(2026-06-13). Wrong, ScienceAlert: Sea Level 'Acceleration' Isn't What the Measured Data Show. wattsupwiththat.com Sea level is rising; it has been for generations. The key question is whether it is accelerating in a way that justifies claims of looming crisis. The longest, most reliable measurements say no. ScienceAlert failed to look at all the science available, and in the process, created a biased and false article.
(2026-06-13). Uranium Mining Permit Hearing In Black Hills Halted. popularresistance.org Hot Springs, SD — A scheduled hearing was halted after opponents against a proposed uranium drilling project in the Black Hills of South Dakota filed a lawsuit in federal court on May 20. The lawsuit is centered around the state providing Lakota language translation services during a public hearing regarding a uranium mining project near a sacred site in the southern Black Hills. Plaintiffs are asking for the federal government to direct the state of South Dakota to provide interpretation and translation services in the Lakota language during the hearing.
(2026-06-13). Trump's name removed from Kennedy Centre in predawn operation. tribune.com.pk 
Workers stripped United States President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Centre early on Saturday, less than six months after it went up, complying with a judge's ruling that the performing arts landmark cannot be renamed without an act of Congress. | The work began around 1: 20am (0520 GMT), hours after the Department of Justice (DOJ) said the government would miss the court-ordered deadline of 11: 59pm on Friday to take Trump's name off the Washington venue, created a half-century ago to honour an assassinated president. | The centre's board, which Trump chairs, voted in ‚Å December to rename…
(2026-06-13). DHS Docs: Govt bracing for Nationwide anti-AI riots, preparing to crack down on dissent. mronline.org 
It remains to be seen to what extent A.I. will actually become a revolutionary technology, but what is clear is that the U.S. government is preparing for major economic and social disruption in its wake.
(2026-06-13). Not Brainwashed or Forced: Shamli Millionaire's Son who Converted to Islam. ummid.com Mohammed Ali, earlier Ayush Malik — Shamli millionaire's son who converted to Islam, has refuted the allegations that he was forced or blackmailed to shun Hinduism and convert to Islam.
(2026-06-13). England rout of Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup. tribune.com.pk 
England made a flying start to the Women's T20 World Cup as Danni Wyatt-Hodge's blistering century inspired an 87-run rout of Sri Lanka on Friday. | Wyatt-Hodge, whose wife Georgie gave birth to their daughter Daisy last month, celebrated becoming a parent with a superb innings of 105 not out in just 62 balls at Edgbaston. | It was only England's fifth women's T20 hundred and Wyatt-Hodge has three of them. | Wyatt-Hodge had made single-figure scores in each of her last three knocks since returning from maternity leave. | But she propelled the hosts to 219-1, their highest ever score in the tournament ⚪ eclips…
(2026-06-13). Mexico's teachers march against wage and pension cuts as tens of millions are doled out on FIFA World Cup. wsws.org Despite the populist guise of Morena, President Sheinbaum has cited "budgetary constraints" in prioritizing financial elites over teachers' demands.
(2026-06-13). Military transport plane crashes in India, casualties unknown. tribune.com.pk 
An Indian military transport plane crashed on Saturday while landing at an air force station in the country's remote northeast, the military said in a statement. | The Russian-made Antonov An-32 "met with an accident today while landing at Jorhat," a city in Assam state, the air force said. | The statement gave no details of casualties and did not say how many people were on board at the time. | "A court of inquiry is being constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident," it said. | News channel NDTV broadcast images of the crash site, showing a thick black plume of smoke and the aircraft apparently broken…
(2026-06-13). UPSC Prelims 2026 Result: When, Where and How to Check. ummid.com The Union Public Service Commission is releasing on its official website upsc.gov.in the result of the UPSC Civil Services (CSE) Prelims exams held in May 2026.
(2026-06-13). UGEAC 2026 Merit List, Rank Card Today – Check Here. ummid.com The Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECE) is releasing today i.e. Monday June 08 2026 UGEAC Merit List 2026 and Rank Card prepared for Under Graduate Engineering Admission Counselling conducted for admission in First Year BE / BTech engineering courses in Government Engineering Colleges of Bihar on its official website bceceboard.bihar.gov.in.
(2026-06-13). Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement Instagram Handle: @wi.bopm. wibailoutpeople.org Please give us a follow at our new Instagram. | @ In unity and solidarity, | Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement…
(2026-06-13). Nathan Sperber: Beyond Neoliberalism? newleftreview.org Investigating the persistence—or retreat—of capital's great prog ≠rammatic offensive, along its many fronts: ideological struggle, policy prescription, macro-regulation of economic life, class direction. A multi-dimensional analysis of an uneven condition.
(2026-06-13). The Equity Docket: Fast-Tracking Exclusion. portside.org The Equity Docket: Fast-Tracking Exclusion |
(2026-06-13). What Happens When the US Military Puts AI in Charge of National Security? moderndiplomacy.eu On June 5, Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 11. The document is titled "Artificial Intelligence in the National Security Enterprise" and it does exactly what that title suggests: it tells the US military, intelligence agencies, and every national security department how they will adopt, deploy, and govern artificial intelligence going forward. It replaces Biden's …
(2026-06-13). Trump to meet with Middle East leaders, attend Ukraine session at G7, US officials say. al-monitor.com WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Middle Eastern leaders and attend a working session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the G7 summit in France next week, senior U.S. administration officials said on Saturday. (Reporting by Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal; Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)…
(2026-06-13). Israeli settlers shoot, injure disabled Palestinian man in WB. newarab.com 
A The 29-year-old man, who has not yet been named, was reportedly shot at the entrance of Duma, a Palestinian village in the Nablus governorate, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. | The owner of an a…
(2026-06-13). Soccer-Iran face New Zealand in politically charged Los Angeles opener. al-monitor.com By Rory CarrollLOS ANGELES, June 13 (Reuters) – Iran open their World Cup Group G campaign against New Zealand in Los Angeles on Monday in a match shaped as much by events off the pitch as by the ambitions of two teams seeking a long-awaited breakthrough.The fixture will be played against the backdrop of the U.S. war with Iran and in a region home to the largest Iranian community outside the country, adding a charged atmosphere to a contest between two nations who have never met at the World Cup.
(2026-06-13). They Weren't Convicted of Terrorism, But These Palestine Activists Got Sentenced as Terrorists Anyway. theintercept.com 
(2026-06-13). Aurangzeb says Budget 2026-27 delivers on promise to move economy from stability to growth. tribune.com.pk 
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said that the government's Budget 2026-27 delivers on its commitment to shift the economy from stability towards growth during a post-budget press conference on Saturday. | He noted that last year's discussions on economic stability included a clear commitment to move the country from stabilisation towards growth, and said the latest budget fulfils that pledge through measures aimed at supporting economic expansion. | Finance Minister Aurangzeb, flanked by Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani, Finance Secretary Imdadullah Bos…
(2026-06-13). Why Traditional Endpoint Security Isn't Enough Anymore. moguldom.com For a long time, endpoint security felt straightforward. You installed antivirus, kept signatures updated, and trusted that if something bad landed on a laptop or desktop, your tools would catch it before damage happened. That approach wasn't perfect, but it matched the world we were living in: most work happened inside the office, on managed …
(2026-06-13). Trump to name James McDonald — one of his lawyers — as Wall Street's top cop. scmp.com US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he planned to appoint James McDonald as US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the federal prosecutor whose office handles many of the most high-profile cases involving Wall Street. | McDonald would replace Jay Clayton, whom Trump nominated as US director of national intelligence less than two weeks after a congressional backlash against his interim appointee, housing official Bill Pulte.
(2026-06-13). Sebastian Veg: Three Vistas of Hong Kong. newleftreview.org Sebastian Veg on Ming-Sho Ho, Be Water; Ching Kwan Lee, Forever Hong Kong; Edmund Cheng and Samson Yuen, The Making of Leaderful Mobilization. Studies of Hong Kong's 2019 protests.
(2026-06-13). Watch Tonight: Venus, Jupiter to be at kissing distance. ummid.com Venus-Jupiter Conjunction: Watch tonight when Venus and Jupiter — the two brightest planets of our solar system, will come in conjunction again.
(2026-06-13). Who Will Handle Younis Khan? tribune.com.pk 
(2026-06-13). Armed men in Haiti's capital seize top official in rare high-level abduction. scmp.com Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped James Boyard, cabinet director of the Defence Ministry and a highly respected security expert who also serves as inspector general of Haiti's police, a person with the knowledge of the situation said on Saturday. | He is the highest-ranking official to be kidnapped in the gang-wracked Caribbean country in recent years.
(2026-06-13). Warning: Trump's rolling coup is already underway. mronline.org 
And what must be done to stop it.
(2026-06-13). Wednesday 6/10: San Francisco Dragon Boat Festival. indybay.org Lake Merced, 1 Harding Road, San Francisco, CA, 94132…
(2026-06-13). OFSS Inter 3rd Selection List 2026 Out, Confirm Admission Before June 14. ummid.com Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has released 2026 OFSS Inter Third Selection List or Merit List of students, who have applied for admission in Class 11 (Intermediate) through Online Facilitation System For Students for the year 2026-28, website www.ofssbihar.info.
(2026-06-13). Belgium seek statement start as Egypt chase first World Cup win. newarab.com 
Belgium will seek to underline their credentials as Group G favourites when they Belgium arrive in North America among contenders to progress deep into the tournament despite being some way removed from the generation that delivered a third-place finish at the 2018 World Cup, the best result i…
(2026-06-13). Climate Alarmism's Reset And The Policy Reckoning It Demands. wattsupwiththat.com This moment offers developing nations a rare opportunity to reclaim energy sovereignty. They can accelerate fossil-fuel development where it makes economic sense, integrate newer technologies where they prove competitive, and reject any framework that treats affordable energy as a luxury.
(2026-06-13). India FM calls Rubio over Gulf ship attacks. newarab.com 
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has called The call came after New Delhi summoned a senior US diplomat in the Indian capital for a second time in two days over the incident. | "Spoke to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio this evening," Jaishankar said early Saturday in a post on X. | "I reiterated India's strong protest at the a…
(2026-06-13). Trump, not Netanyahu, has the cards. he should play them. strategic-culture.su By Josh PAUL | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Upcoming Israeli elections give the U.S. president leverage he can use. | The U.S.-I…
(2026-06-13). New Law Requires Parental Consent for Sex Ed in Italy. hrw.org Click to expand Image | OSA students perform a flash mob in front of the Ministry of Education and Merit to request sexual and affective education in schools in Rome, Italy, on October 31, 2024. | © 2024 Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images…
(2026-06-13). Equipment stolen before England's opening World Cup match. newarab.com 
Police in Kansas City, Mo., are investigating the theft of training equipment from England's World Cup team. | Gear was taken from the team's vehicles sometime Friday night during their move from a training site in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., to its World Cup base camp in Kansas City, authorities said. | Sgt. Phil DiMartino of the Kansas City Police Department confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday that two people had been taken into custody. | "Yesterday, officials in Kansas City learned at some point between their over- the-road transport from Florida to their arrival at the training facility in Kansas Cit…
(2026-06-13). Friday 6/12: Papal encyclical on AI online roundtable. indybay.org Join with Google Meet | meet.google.com/uwe-oeaw-ppi…
(2026-06-13). Graham Platner Won Maine by 50 Points. The Establishment Is Furious. Good. portside.org Graham Platner Won Maine by 50 Points. The Establishment Is Furious. Good. |
(2026-06-13). The Pyongyang Diaries: Xi's North Korea Visit and the North Korea/Russia Axis. moderndiplomacy.eu Xi Jinping's historic Pyongyang summit, coming after 7 years of limited diplomatic engagement, has been touted as a Chinese effort to bring North Korea back under its "orbit." This comes amid strengthened Moscow-Pyongyang ties due to bilateral military support in the Ukraine war and economic support due to global sanctions and exclusionism, respectively. The ties …
(2026-06-13). England squad's boots, equipment, and balls stolen before start of 2026 World Cup. thecanary.co 
The England national team suffered an unexpected setback before the start of their 2026 World Cup campaign after a portion of their training equipment was stolen following the squad's arrival in Kansas City, USA. According to a report by The Guardian, special boots belonging to several players, along with official balls and other training equipment, […] | By
(2026-06-13). How We Got Here, Part 4: The Framework Solved in Code. scheerpost.com From Madison's Failure to Bitcoin's Challenge to State Power In the concluding installment of his four-part ScheerPost series How We Got Here, Jeffery Wernick brings together the constitutional, monetary, and political threads developed throughout the previous episodes and asks the question that follows naturally from them all: If the American system failed to restrain the …
(2026-06-13). Fans reveal how much they paid for World Cup tickets. aljazeera.com World Cup fans reveal how much they paid for a seat at the US's opening game against Paraguay.
(2026-06-13). The Centrality of India-US Ties in Shaping Quad's Future. moderndiplomacy.eu With its recent Foreign Ministers' meeting in Delhi, the Quad has again shown it remains active, defying widespread rumours of collapse. While the Japanese and Australian foreign ministers highlighted their countries' strong relations with India and the Quad's central role in shaping the Indo-Pacific security architecture, Marco Rubio's four-day visit to India was the most …
(2026-06-13). Pakistan to face India in ICC Women's T20 World Cup opener. tribune.com.pk 
Pakistan will open their ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against arch-rivals India on Sunday, 14 June at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. | The 10th edition of the tournament, hosted by the England and Wales Cricket Board from 12 June to 5 July, marks the biggest Women's T20 World Cup in history, with the field expanding from 10 to 12 teams. | A total of 33 matches will be played across seven venues, with the final scheduled for the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground in London on 5 July. | Pakistan have been placed in Group 1 alongside record six-time champions Australia, India, South Africa, Bang…
(2026-06-13). The Grassroots Secret of Chinese Manufacturing. moderndiplomacy.eu The dramatic transformation of the global flange industry over the past two decades serves as a masterclass in the profound structural power of China's localized cluster economy. Around twenty years ago, a delegation of German engineering experts traveled to Dingxiang County, a rural area in North China's Shanxi Province, for field research. What they witnessed …
(2026-06-13). At the Department of Homeland Security, a Culture of Sexual Violence Runs Deep. truthout.org Dozens of federal immigration agents have been arrested — and in some cases, convicted — of crimes related to sexual and gender-based violence, according to a group of anti-fascist researchers. The Pacific Antifascist Collective (PAC) tracks federal immigration agents they claim are "credibly accused" of abuse. The group reports that over the last 20 years, at least 81 agents with… |
(2026-06-13). Manmade climate change responsible for extreme sea level rise: Study. ummid.com Human-caused climate change is responsible for the unprecedented increases in extreme sea water levels at local and regional scales across the globe during the 21st century, a new research has found.
(2026-06-13). Trumpism, Mamdani and the revolutionary party we need. links.org.au 
Paul Le Blanc responds to criticism of his recent text on the situation in the United States, "Defining Trumpism, defeating Trump".
(2026-06-13). How Iran is framing deal with US amid competing narratives. al-monitor.com Amid growing speculation about details and technicalities of a US-Iran deal, Washington and Tehran are painting different pictures, exposing a gap between public messaging and diplomatic reality.
(2026-06-13). Palestine Action Activists Sentenced as Terrorists. orinocotribune.com A British judge has concluded that the vandals tried to "influence the UK government" by ransacking an Israeli arms plant | Four Palestine Action activists convicted of causing criminal damage to an Israeli arms plant in the UK have been sentenced as terrorists due to the blacklisting of their organization. Dozens of the group's supporters were arrested outside the courthouse as the verdicts were read out. | The defendants took part in a raid on an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in 2024. After ramming the gate with a decommissioned prison van, they destroyed computers, drones, and other equipment inside, caus…
(2026-06-13). Belfast pogroms show loyalism is ideal vanguard of a future brownshirt Britain. thecanary.co 
By now, there has been extensive coverage of the fact that the Belfast pogroms took place almost entirely in loyalist areas. This should surprise no one. Loyalism has always been an exclusivist ideology, predicated on the notion that one population deserves to dominate another that is dismissed as less deserving. Historically of course, this viewpoint […] | By
(2026-06-13). Football: Why is India struggling to play the world's most popular sport? aljazeera.com As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, 101 East explores why India struggles to compete in the world's most popular sport…
(2026-06-13). The chimera of a reformed capitalism. mronline.org 
Today India has a level of income inequality higher than at any time in the previous one hundred years, and one of the highest in the world…
(2026-06-13). The US border runs straight through the World Cup. aljazeera.com The tournament was sold as a symbol of unity, but Trump's border politics have turned it into a spectacle of exclusion.
(2026-06-13). 88 Corporations That Paid No US Federal Income Tax in 2025 Spent $852 Million on Recent Lobbying, Elections. progressivehub.net BRETT WILKINS | COMMON DREAMS…
(2026-06-13). Upset 'Tommeh' gives Canary's print edition free advertising. thecanary.co 
The Canary upsets all the right people. Particularly, it seems, in print. The far-right hate peddler known as 'Tommy Robinson' has got a bit upset at being called out on a Canary front page for his part in inciting white-supremacist violence in Belfast. And in his annoyance, he gave the Canary some accidental free advertising: […] | By
(2026-06-13). Oval Office octagon: How Trump turned combat sports into a political weapon. aljazeera.com MMA event reflects career deeply intertwined with professional fighting, but risks political fallout.
(2026-06-13). Elon Musk is a threat to democracy, and now also a trillionaire (same thing, really). thecanary.co 
Elon Musk has been all over the headlines today, 12 June, as he tips over the threshold to become the world's first trillionaire. And inevitably, Musk is a walking, talking argument against the existence of such wealth — which he uses to oppose democracy and amplify the far-right around the world. The real-life Bond villain […] | By
(2026-06-13). Trump Plan Would Give Political Appointees More Control Over Federal Grant Money. truthout.org A Trump White House plan to give political appointees more power over federal grant money has sparked alarm among scientists, public health organizations, environmental groups, and others who fear that the proposal amounts to an attempt to subordinate critical funds to the whims of the president and his far-right allies. More than 300 organizations signed a joint letter on Friday calling on… |
(2026-06-13). US deports Iran activist to Central African Republic: lawyer. newarab.com 
The United States has deported an Iranian pro-democracy activist to The Iranian American Legal Defense Fund (IALDF) said on Thursday that three Iranian women who fled persecution were at risk of deportation, including one who had converted to Christianity. | In the end, only the activist was on the flight which took off from Louisiana on Thursday night, said her l…
(2026-06-13). Loic Wacquant: Against Abolitionism. newleftreview.org A sociological critique of calls for the wholesale elimination of police, courts and prisons, arguing instead for a radical 'penal minimalism'—a better-funded system, with fewer suspects funnelled into it, and imprisonment a punishment of last resort.
(2026-06-13). Cambodia's New Airport Won't Become a Hub by Itself. unitedworldint.com 
Techo International Airport gives Cambodia the hardware. The next test is whether Cambodia can build the software. Techo International Airport is the kind of project Cambodia doesn't get to build twice. A gateway of this kind, in this day and age, has the potential to change the way the country relates to the region, the …
(2026-06-13). Rusia nunca mintió sobre los laboratorios biológicos en Ucrania, confirman documentos desclasificados. radiohc.cu La publicación de documentos que confirman la existencia de biolaboratorios de Estados Unidos en Ucrania demuestra que Rusia tuvo razón desde el principio, dijo este sábado el político Kiril Dmítriev. | El enviado del Kremlin para la cooperación económica internacional publicó hoy en la red social X que la verdad de Moscú sobre los biolaboratorios de los ex presidentes estadounidenses, Barack Obama y Joe Biden, en Ucrania, que pusieron en peligro al mundo y cuya existencia fue negada, fue confirmada en el Día de Rusia. | El responsable ruso se refería a la desclasificación de documentos por parte de la Oficina de…
(2026-06-13). L'Iran scommette sulla guerra. strategic-culture.su Questa fase del conflitto iraniano probabilmente si concluderà solo quando l'Occidente precipiterà nel baratro economico che si profila all'orizzonte | Segue nostro La guerra degli Stati Uniti contro l'Iran è passata dalla fase iniziale a una nuova fase emergente — una fase in cui l'Iran scommette implicitamente sul fatto che la fase successiva sarà la guerra. Molto probabilmente si tratterà di episodi brevi di guerra limitata, che…
(2026-06-13). Iran says signing of Islamabad memorandum will not take place on Sunday. al-monitor.com June 13 (Reuters) – The exact timing of the signing of the Islamabad memorandum will not be on Sunday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, according to state media on Saturday.Baghaei said the possibility of signing the Islamabad memorandum in the coming days could not be ruled out, but added that caution was needed regarding any comment on the signing date due to the hesitation of the other side. (Reporting by Eman Abouhassira and Muhammad El Gebaly, Editing by Louise Heavens)…
(2026-06-13). Delaware program aims to expand maternal care access in rural communities. whyy.org 
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Maternal health providers in Sussex County are launching a new initiative aimed at connecting pregnant women in rural Delaware with care earlier in their pregnancies, particularly women of color and immigrant families who often face barriers accessing services. | Last month, La Red Health Center partnered with the Delaware State Housing Authority and several community organizations to launch the Maternal Outreach and Mobile Services: Advancing Health for Rural Delaware Famil…