Daily Archives: June 11, 2021

2021-06-11: News Headlines

Olivia Engling (2021-06-11). G7 COVID Summit: Vaccines, Tax, Debt, Climate, Trade. indybay.org The presidents and prime ministers of 7 of the world's wealthiest countries gather in the United Kingdom to meet on the response to the economic and health crises spurred by the coronavirus.

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-11). West Adds Belarus to New Axis of Evil. news.antiwar.com So far this year, and ahead of next week's NATO summit in Belgium, the commanders of the Pentagon's Unified Combatant Commands and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have denounced and thundered against Russia and China as rivals and adversaries in every part of the world, with Iran and North Korea identified as second-tier threats. All …

Staff (2021-06-11). Why Germany's Apology for Its 1904-1908 Genocide in Namibia Does Not Go Far Enough. democracynow.org Germany has apologized for its role in the first genocide of the 20th century, which took place in Namibia, a former colony then known as German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1908, German colonizers killed tens of thousands of Ovaherero and Nama people in Namibia. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas officially described the massacre as genocide and outlined an offer of more than $1.34 billion in development aid to the Namibian government. The offer was not negotiated with survivors of the genocide, and critics have described it as a pittance. We speak with Nyoko Muvangua, born of the Ovaherero people who wer…

Staff (2021-06-11). Taliban urges Turkey to pull troops out from Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — Taliban spokesman said on Thursday called for Turkey to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan under the 2020 deal for the pullout of US forces.

Staff (2021-06-11). 11 June, Online Event: Palestine Today: Settler colonialism, popular uprisings and bad journalism. samidoun.net Friday, 11 June 12 pm Eastern time (9 am Pacific, 6 pm central Europe, 7 pm Palestine) Register to join the event on Zoom: carleton.ca/socanth/cu-events/palestine-today/ Organized by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University What led to the current events? How to understand the images we are seeing? What is to be done? Join us for a Zoom webinar, and hear from speakers Nahla Abdo (Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University), Moe Alqasem (Palestinian Youth Movement, CUPE 1281 President), Chandni Desai (Assistant Professor, Critical Studies of Equity and…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-11). Biden-Putin Summit: Restricted Airspace And Other Preparations Underway In Switzerland. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | In Switzerland, preparations are underway for the 'historic' Biden-Putin summit. | On June 11th, the Federal Council approved a temporary restriction on the use of airspace during the summit between President Biden and President Putin from 15th to 17th June 2021 in Geneva. | The Swiss Air Force will provide air policing and tighter airspace surveillance. The armed forces will also set up a support service to assist the civilian authorities in providing security on a subsidiary basis. | In order…

Editorial Team (2021-06-11). G7 leaders meet in Cornwall this weekend. challenge-magazine.org G7 leaders from across the world have travelled to Carbis Bay, near St Ives in Cornwall as talks continue across the weekend, with Covid-19 vaccines and the environment high up on the agenda. The G7 brings together the largest capitalist economies, from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States. Russia joined to form the G8 but has since been excluded. Other leaders have also been invited this year, including the far right leader of the BJP in India, Narendra Modi, who will attend virtually, while Ursula von der Leyen will represent the European Union.

Lucía Eugenia Córdova (2021-06-11). Switzerland's UBS Blocks & Holds Venezuela's COVAX Payments—US & European Blockade Against Venezuelans. orinocotribune.com In an official communication issued on June 7, the COVAX initiative notified the Government of Venezuela that UBS bank (United Bank Switzerland) blocked and put "under investigation" the last four payments made by Venezuela to complete the financial requirements for COVID-19 vaccines. This news was reported to the nation this Wednesday, June 10, by the Executive Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, during an international academic conference entitled "Unilateral Coercive Measures: Disrespect of International Law and Grave Human Consequences." | Rodríguez stated that the letter, addressed to the Venezu…

_____ (2021-06-11). Switzerland's UBS Blocks And Holds Venezuela's COVAX Payments. popularresistance.org In an official communication issued on June 7, the COVAX initiative notified the Government of Venezuela that UBS bank (United Bank Switzerland) blocked and put "under investigation" the last four payments made by Venezuela to complete the financial requirements for COVID-19 vaccines. This news was reported to the nation this Wednesday, June 10, by the Executive Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, during an international academic conference entitled "Unilateral Coercive Measures: Disrespect of International Law and Grave Human Consequences." | Rodríguez stated that the letter, addressed to the Venezu…

Editorial Team (2021-06-11). Stop attacking Cuba! challenge-magazine.org Statement from the PCE about recent advances from imperialist powers upon Cuba | A new damaging motion against Cuba, subservient as always to the desires of the United States, has been presented for debate in the European Parliament (EP) by right-wing and far-right parties. A new rap music song, created in Madrid and Miami to insult the Cuban Revolution, is today's excuse. The writers called it "evil", openly agreed with far-right positions, new and classic fascism, as well as with the most reactionary circles in the US State Department and Florida lobbies. | For decades now, the US administration has been fee…

Waging Nonviolence (2021-06-11). How TikTok Videos are exposing Israeli repression of Palestinian Dissent. juancole.com By Shahira Tarrash and Craig Brown | — ( Waging Nonviolence) — On the weekend of May 8, TikTok was awash with videos from East Jerusalem, Sheikh Jarrah and the Al-Aqsa compound, where Palestinian worshippers were attacked by Israeli security forces. This was before Hamas' rockets attracted the focus of European and North American media …

WSWS (2021-06-11). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Greek workers' 24-hour strikes against draconian labour laws; stoppages in hospitals across France over pay and staff shortages; trade unions betray Spanish bank workers' dispute, accept 2,700 job losses; Lesotho garment workers enter third week of pay strike.

WSWS (2021-06-11). Berlin workers face further rent hikes after Senate supports real estate merger. wsws.org The merger of the real estate concerns Vonovia and Deutsche Wohnen, announced in May, will create the largest real estate group in Europe, giving the new company immense power to jack up rental prices.

WSWS (2021-06-11). Right-wing extremist network exposed in Frankfurt, Germany police special operations unit. wsws.org The interior minister in the state of Hesse dissolved the special operations unit after 20 officers shared Nazi symbols in a chat group and engaged in hate speech.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-06-11). Logistics workers in Italy continue struggle against anti-labor policies of FedEx-TNT. peoplesdispatch.org Logistics giant FedEx-TNT closed down its hub in Piacenza in Italy and announced mass lay-offs. Workers from the company's hubs across the country have joined protests demanding the reinstatement of those who lost their jobs…

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-11). Russia blasts U.S. for deploying nuclear-capable bombers for Baltic war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Russia blasts U.S. for deploying nuclear-capable bombers for Baltic war gamesRick Rozoff The Russian embassy in the U.S. criticized the deployment of B-52H Stratofortress nuclear-capable strategic bombers in the course of large-scale U.S.-NATO war games in the Baltic Sea, the fiftieth version of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS). The Russian embassy communicated its concern via Twitter (such …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-06-10). Greek workers go on strike to protest proposed labour reform and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the general strike observed by workers across Greece, the latest on Peru's election as Pedro Castillo nears victory, and more…

Christopher Black (2021-06-10). The Copenhagen Summit for Democracy: the new Nazis. mronline.org In an opening video, still on their website inviting people to attend, Rasmussen claims that the USA is the "defender of democracy" against oppression and then immediately cited Belarus, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Taiwan as places where 'democracy is under threat." | June 10, 2021…

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-10). West adds Belarus to new Axis of Evil. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com West adds Belarus to new Axis of EvilRick Rozoff So far this year, and ahead of next week's NATO summit in Belgium, the commanders of the Pentagon's Unified Combatant Commands and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have denounced and thundered against Russia and China as rivals and adversaries in every part of the world, with …

Staff (2021-06-10). U.S. Led 2020 Nuclear Weapons Spending; Now Biden Going "Full Steam Ahead" on Trump's Nuclear Plans. democracynow.org As President Biden prepares for the G7 and NATO summits and a meeting with Vladimir Putin, we look at how the United States, Russia and other nuclear-armed nations continue to spend billions on nuclear weapons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite President Biden's criticisms of the Trump administration's nuclear policies during his candidacy, his administration is continuing initiatives to expand the U.S. nuclear arsenal and is seeking $43 billion for nuclear weapons in his new budget. This comes as a new report from the Nobel Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons reveals global spendin…

Marc Vandepitte (2021-06-10). Why are Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela Managing so Well in the Fight Against COVID-19? orinocotribune.com By Marc Vandepitte — Jun 8, 2021 | It is curious that the three American countries that are suffering harsh economic sanctions from the United States are doing much better than the others in their fight against covid-19. One thing is certain: the pandemic has highlighted the crisis of the neoliberal and capitalist model. | Actual number of deaths from covid | As in Europe, the coronavirus crisis has hit the American continent hard. Its ratio of deaths due to covid per number of inhabitants is six times higher than in the rest of the world. However, there are three countries that stand out above the rest for…

Daniela Jimenez (2021-06-10). Sanctions Against Venezuela Are Flagrant Violations of International Law, Says Arreaza. orinocotribune.com "The illegal nature of unilateral coercive measures, called sanctions, has been clearly established. They are a flagrant violation of all the principles of international law," said Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza this Wednesday, June 9, during his participation in the virtual panel "Unilateral Coercive Measures: Disrespect of International Law and Grave Human Consequences." | At the event organized by the government of Venezuela and the School of Diplomacy and International Relations of Geneva, Switzerland, Arreaza asserted that Venezuela continues to respect the United Nations Charter, which de…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-10). In Video: Russian Military Advisors Train Syrian Special Forces In Aleppo. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | Advisors from the Russian Special Operations Forces have been training Syrian Arab Army (SAA) Special Forces personnel, The training is being held in a special center located in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. There, Russian military advisors are working to improve the performance of Syrian Special Forces personnel by teach them new tactics and methods. | The service members were trained on sniper rifles…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-10). Military Situation In Syria On June 10, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On June 10, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 35 times: 16 — in Idlib province, 11 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 5 — in Aleppo province | On June 10, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in Muzawara village | On June 9, one Russian Military Police was killed and three others were wounded in a mine explosion south of Ras al-Ain | On June 10, Abu Khaled al-Shami,…

Anonymous103 (2021-06-10). Russian Economy and Reforms to Improve its Growth Prospects. southfront.org Illustrative image | Written by Sunil Bhattarai. | Here are a few reforms which I believe would help Russian economy to undergo sustainable and long term growth in any international conditions. These reforms may be presented in 8 parts, detailing some important regulatory and administrative aspect of the economy and here is the first one — trade reforms. | TRADE REFORMS: | Introduction | Trade means exchange of goods and services. Here is a suggestion how Russian leadership can carry…

Anonymous103 (2021-06-10). In Continuation Of The "Turkish Policy": Turkish Housing Associations In Aleppo Countryside. southfront.org Illustrative image | Written by Khaled Iskef. | The Turkish forces started the process of building housing associations in the district of Jenderes in the Afrin countryside, north of Aleppo, in order to settle the militants there after offering them for investment and sale, which falls within the context of the "Turkish policy" followed by Turkey in the areas under its control. | Sources revealed that the Turkish authorities had started a project to build two housing associations around the villages of Kafr Safra an…

Anonymous007 (2021-06-10). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On June 10, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in Dzerzhinsk shelled the Gagarin mine in Gorlovka city with 82-mm artillery | 2. UAF in Avdiivka shelled DPR positions in Yakovlevka with RPG | 3. DPR forces in Sakhanka shelled UAF positions in Vodyane with ATGM | 4. DPR in Gorlovka shelled UAF positions in Novgorodske with grenade launchers | One civilian was injured in UAF shelling on the Gagarin mine in Gorlovka | In Mariupol, a drunk Ukrainian serviceman got in a fight with his fellow soldiers, killi…

Anonymous765 (2021-06-10). Russia Loses Soldier In Northern Syria, As Maintaining The Ceasefire Proves Fatal. southfront.org | DEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK : |

Staff (2021-06-10). Biden Is Going "Full Steam Ahead" on Trump's Nuclear Weapons Spending Plans. truthout.org As President Biden prepares for the G7 and NATO summits and a meeting with Vladimir Putin, we look at how the United States, Russia and other nuclear-armed nations continue to spend billions on nuclear weapons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite President Biden's criticisms of the Trump administration's nuclear policies during his candidacy, his administration is continuing initiatives to expand the U.S. nuclear arsenal and is seeking $43 billion for nuclear weapons in his new budget. This comes a…

Fight Back (2021-06-10). Eyewitness Syria: Interview with delegation members. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviewed two activists who recently traveled to Syria to provide an eyewitness account of the U.S. war there. Kobi Guillory is a member of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization and a co-chair of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. Wyatt Miller is an activist with the Minnesota-based Anti-War Committee. | Fight Back!: Who did you travel to Syria with? | Kobi Guillory: We were a part of an international delegation with members from the U.S., South Africa, Palestine, France and Canada. It was organized by the Syria Solidarity Movement and contained journalists, writers and…

_____ (2021-06-10). How Washington Is Positioning Syrian Al-Qaeda's Founder As Its 'Asset'. popularresistance.org March 2021 – marked the 10th anniversary of the Western regime-change war on Syria. And after a decade of grueling conflict, Washington is still maneuvering to extend its longstanding relationship with the Salafi-jihadist militants fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. | With the northeastern province of Idlib under the control of a self-proclaimed "Syrian Salvation Government" led by the rebranded version of Syria's al-Qaeda franchise, and protected under the military aegis of NATO member state Turkey, powerful elements from Brussels to Washington have been working to legitimize its leader. | This June, PBS…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-06-10). India, Russia determined to implement S-400 agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — The delivery schedule of the much-awaited S-400 air defence system will not be impacted by the pandemic, Russia's Ambassador to India Nikolay R. Kudashev said on Thursday.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-06-10). Denmark Offshores the Right to Asylum. counterpunch.org This has been a fantasy of Danish governments for some time. There have been gazes of admiration towards countries like Australia, where processing refugees and asylum-seekers is a task offloaded, with cash incentives, to third countries (Papua New Guinea and Nauru come to mind). Danish politicians, notably a good number among the Social Democrats, have

WSWS (2021-06-10). US military declares China "number one" challenge as Biden rallies Europe for "cold war" wsws.org Over the past week, the United States has massively expanded its conflict with China through a series of military, economic, diplomatic and propaganda initiatives aimed at strangling China's economic development, demonizing it in the eyes of the world's population and preparing for military conflict.

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-10). Pentagon official: Russian aggression in Ukraine threat to stability of international order. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Pentagon official: Russian aggression in Ukraine threat to stability of international orderRick Rozoff Interfax-Ukraine recently cited Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying that Ukraine possesses all the capabilities required to achieve NATO candidate status, whether or not it is offered it at next week's summit. On June 8 he told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: …

WSWS (2021-06-10). Madrid embraces "Wuhan lab" conspiracy, ends mask mandate. wsws.org Despite the accelerating spread of the virus, Spain's PSOE-Podemos government intends to end the mask mandate in public spaces by the end of June.

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