(2021-06-26). Operation Barbarossa: Myths and Reality. orinocotribune.com 
By Jacques R. Pauwels — Jun 22, 2021 | Eighty years ago, June 22, 1941: Hitler launches Operation Barbarossa, the attack against the Soviet Union… War against the Soviet Union was what Hitler had wanted from the beginning. He had already made this very clear in the pages of Mein Kampf, written in the mid-1920s. As a German historian, Rolf-Dieter Màºller, has convincingly demonstrated in a well-documented study, it was a war against the Soviet Union, and not against Poland, France, or Britain, that Hitler was planning to unleash in 1939. On August 11 of that year, Hitler explained to Carl J. Burckhardt…
(2021-06-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 vaccination rates stalling, infections from the delta variant rising. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Summer and fall are going to be a dangerous time for people in the U.S. who have not been vaccinated for COVID-19, according to Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "I really think this exponential rise in the number of sequences that are delta must be taken …
(2021-06-26). Iran To Start Production of COVID-19 Sputnik V Vaccine. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, officials from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced that Iran would be the first country in the Middle East to produce the Russian-developed Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. | RELATED: | "The home-produced Sputnik V vaccine will join the general vaccination campaign next week," Iranian government's spokesman Ali Rabiei said. | Iran's newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi declared that his gov…
(2021-06-26). Final Declaration of ALBA-TCP's 19th Summit for Heads of State & Government: Unity, Fair Vaccine Distribution & Opposition to Illegal Sanctions. orinocotribune.com The Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Sacha Llorenti, read the Final Declaration of the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government, repudiating the aggressive and coercive measures exercised by the United States and Europe, advocating for a fair distribution of vaccines and medical supplies to combat COVID-19, and supporting and promoting respect for the sovereignty and the unity processes of the countries that make up ALBA-TCP, among other issues. | The document was put to a vote and was approved by the delegations present. Llorenti…
(2021-06-26). Final Declaration of ALBA-TCP's 19th Summit for Heads of State & Government: Unity, Fair Vaccine Distribution & Opposition to Illegal Sanctions. libya360.wordpress.com The Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Sacha Llorenti, read the Final Declaration of the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government, repudiating the aggressive and coercive measures exercised by the United States and Europe, advocating for a fair distribution of vaccines and medical supplies…
(2021-06-26). Join the Twitterstorm now! #IsraelApartheidNation stop sports-washing colonialism at #TDF2021. samidoun.net 
Read the original French call to action at Collectif Palestine Vaincra. From June 26 to July 18, the 2021 edition of the Tour de France welcomes an Israeli team called "Israel Start-Up Nation" . Supported by the pro-Israeli far right, the participation of this team in one of the biggest sports competitions in the world serves a clear objective: to promote and normalize Israeli apartheid. Faced with this blatant attempt to sports-wash Israeli crimes, many organizations are mobilizing and calling for a twitterstorm on Saturday June 26 at 12 p.m. using the hashtags #IsraelApartheidNation and #TDF2021! Dégageons Isra…
(2021-06-26). [Obituary] Ayman Abu Al-Ouf. thelancet.com Leading physician in the Gaza Strip. Born in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany, on Aug 19, 1971, he was killed by an air raid on Gaza City, the Gaza Strip, occupied Palestinian territory, on May 16, 2021, aged 49 years.
(2021-06-26). Migrants killed and wounded by far-right attacks in Spain. wsws.org The Socialist Party-Podemos government is politically implicated in the recent upsurge of xenophobic, anti-migrant attacks in Spain.
(2021-06-26). 26 June, Online Event: #Save_Israa event with sister and son of Palestinian prisoner Israa Jaabis (Arabic, Spanish). samidoun.net 
Saturday, 26 June Online Event (Live translation: Arabic and Spanish) 12 pm Pacific -3 pm Eastern — 9 pm central Europe — 10 pm Palestine Join on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/81577264737 Many people may not know why so many Palestinians are imprisoned in Israeli jails. We must understand that, when living under occupation, any reason or no reason (for example, in the case of administrative detention) may be used to imprison those who fight for their natural, human and political rights. In the Zionist occupation prisons and interrogation rooms, systematic torture is considered routine and legal, espec…
(2021-06-26). Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigns. challenge-magazine.org 
This comes after a disastrous term as Health Secretary which has seen countless scandals as well as Hancock's oversight over the worst handling of COVID-19 in all of Europe, which has now killed over 128,000 people. Nevertheless, the Prime Minister and Conservative Party had continued to back Hancock, refusing to sack the health secretary despite the pressure to do so from the general public.
(2021-06-26). CNE: European Union Technical Mission to Arrive in Venezuela on July 6. orinocotribune.com A technical mission to evaluate the participation of electoral observers from the European Union for the November 21 mega-elections will arrive in Venezuela on July 6, reported the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) through a post on its Twitter account. | "The European Union informed the #CNE of the arrival of an exploratory mission on July 6, 2021," stated…
(2021-06-26). European Union To Observe Venezuela's Subnational Elections. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Chargé d'affaires of the European Union (EU) to Venezuela Duccio Bandini confirmed an exploratory mission to assess European electoral observation in the subnational elections to take place on Nov. 21. | RELATED: | National Electoral Council (CNE) President Pedro Calzadilla informed that seven officials would integrate the mission, which will visit the South American country from July 6 until July.
(2021-06-26). 'Massive' methane leaks found coming from oil and gas sites in Europe. nationofchange.org It is at these sites—storage tanks, pipelines, liquefied natural gas import terminals—where methane is leaking in large volumes.
(2021-06-26). Workers across Italy protest killing of trade union leader Adil Belakdhim. peoplesdispatch.org Adil Belakdhim was killed when a truck ran into a picket line of protesting logistics workers on June 18. Si Cobas, the union to which he belonged, has termed it the culmination of attacks on workers across the country…
(2021-06-26). Sino-Russian experts hold webinar to mark CPC's 100 years. ecns.cn A webinar to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing on June 24. Experts from China and Russia interpreted the successful experience of the CPC's development, expansion and its historic contribution to the development of China and to the world.
(2021-06-26). Defense minister, military chiefs: Turkey has killed, "neutralized"over 18,000 Kurds in six years. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense minister, military chiefs: Turkey has killed, "neutralized"over 18,000 Kurds in six years Turkey's defense minister, Hulusi Akar, recently toured a military base in his nation's southeast where most of Turkey's 20 million Kurds live. He was joined at the base in Malatya by the chiefs of the three main branches of Turkey's armed forces: …
(2021-06-26). Turkey's Night of the Living Sea Snot: Global Heating, Industrial Pollution Endanger Marmara Sea. juancole.com By Doga Celik | — ( GlobalVoices.org ) — The Marmara Sea is a pristine body of water, extending from the Dardanelles Strait to the Bosphorus. Since late May, the Marmara sea has been making international headlines for an unfortunate reason. 'Sea snot' and its causes A slimy, organic foam named "sea snot", officially known …
(2021-06-26). Turkish TPI workers sacked after rebelling against union-backed contract. wsws.org Anger erupted among workers at TPI Composites factories in Turkey, which employ some 3,800 workers, after the union imposed a pro-company contract.
(2021-06-26). Germany Axis Alert Puzzle. indybay.org Since Sig Sauer was spotted in India more information about the Axis appear in Internet which analyses who were involved inside SS at 2nd World War. I just quoted some "random" rare puzzle pieces to inform…
(2021-06-26). Divisions over Russia policy erupt inside EU at Brussels summit. wsws.org After British and Russian forces nearly clashed in Black Sea waters off the Russian coast, bitter conflicts over relations with Russia erupted at the EU summit in Brussels.
(2021-06-26). European Leaders Strongly Reject Hungarian PM's Anti-LGTBIQ Law. telesurenglish.net On Friday, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen considered starting a violation claim against the widely criticized LGTBIQ+ harming law passed by Hungary's Parliament. | RELATED: | Von der Leyen added she had sent several letters to Budapest expressing her concern since the measure violates LGBTIQ+ community rights and European values. | EC President's statements came after 17 Heads of State and Government signed…
(2021-06-26). Gorillas workers in Germany launch a wildcat strike. zcomm.org German delivery startup Gorillas touts its employee benefits and non-exploitative workplace. But its workers have found that employee status doesn't automatically protect them from the perils of the gig economy…
(2021-06-26). Greece: Unions launch general strike against labor reforms. zcomm.org Workers' organizations have called for rejection of a controversial bill that they fear will dismantle the eight-hour work day. Demonstrations are planned across the country…
(2021-06-26). NATO openly identifies Russia as target of impending Black Sea war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO openly identifies Russia as target of impending Black Sea war games NATO's military arm, Supreme Headquarters Allied Command Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium (marking its 70th anniversary this year), issued a press release on the Sea Breeze war games that will begin in the Black Sea on June 28. Coming as they do immediately …
(2021-06-25). Colombia's National Strike in perspective. workers.org 
By Juan Diego García The author is a Colombian political analyst living in Spain. The article was first published in lapluma.net. Translation by Michael Otto. June 17 — Iván Duque, the Colombian president, has confronted the current protest movement with the same methods used by previous rulers of this Andean . . . |
(2021-06-25). In Video: Russian Fighter Jets, Helicopters Destroyed ISIS Infrastructure in Central Syria. southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: Marina Lystseva/TASS | On June 25, RusVesna.SU released footage of recent Russian airstrikes on ISIS cells' positions in Syria's central region. | According to the Russian news outlet, the pinpoint airstrikes targeted a network of ISIS positions, including a command post, a communication center and several ammunition depots, located in the outskirts of the town of Ithriyah in the eastern countryside of Hama. | The airstrikes were carried out by Su-24M front-line bombers and Ka-52 attack helicopters following a th…
(2021-06-25). Russian Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile-Capable MiG-31K Jets Deployed In Syria For Military Exercise (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | Two MiG-31K fighter jets capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles have been deployed in Syria's Khmeimim Air Base for the first time as a part of preparations for an upcoming joint military exercises, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced on June 25. | According to the ministry, the Russian Navy and the Aerospace Forces will conduct the joint military exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. | "A pair of MiG-31K aircraft with the ability to use the latest hypersonic missiles from the Kinzhal complex fl…
(2021-06-25). Russian Warplanes Made 'Warning Pass' Over Daraa City As Former Syrian Rebels Refuse To Hand Over Arms. southfront.org 
On June 25, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces made a "warning pass" over the southern Syrian city of Daraa…
(2021-06-25). Will Germany be forced to pay Ukraine for non-existent gas transit from Russia? RT's Boom Bust investigates. rt.com 
The Biden administration continues to slam the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany despite its reluctant admission that nothing can be done to stop the project. | During a meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, the American side made it clear that Berlin must ensure continued transit of gas through Ukraine, whether it is needed or not, once the new pipeline becomes operational. | RT's Boom Bust asks whether Germany will now be forced to pay for non-existent transit through Ukraine as it begins to receive direct gas deliveries from Russ…
(2021-06-25). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Unite union suspends strike by UK Jacobs Douwe Egberts workers, prepares sell-out; Strikes in France against power company EDF over privatisation, by interns at hospitals against long working hours and at national rail company over pay and conditions; strike continues at Fiat Plastic in Serbia against pay cuts after workers form own union; German bus drivers in Rhineland-Palatinate on indefinite pay strike; further UK stoppages at Jacobs Douwe Egberts against "fire and Rehire" and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency over COVID safety…
(2021-06-25). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes in France against power company EDF over privatisation, by interns at hospitals against long working hours and at national rail company over pay and conditions; strike continues at Fiat Plastic in Serbia against pay cuts after workers form own union; German bus drivers in Rhineland-Palatinate on indefinite pay strike; further UK stoppages at Jacobs Douwe Egberts against "fire and Rehire" and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency over COVID safety…
(2021-06-25). Amazon workers in Germany go on 3-day strike, demand higher wages. peoplesdispatch.org Workers at six major Amazon centers across Germany went on strike demanding higher wages and better work conditions. The workers chose this year's Amazon 'prime day' to launch their strike…
(2021-06-25). Bachelet, High Commissioner for the Defense of Organized Crime. telesurenglish.net Recent remarks by United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet make clear she now openly supports organized crime in Nicaragua financed by the United States and European Union countries. That she does so comes as no surprise to anyone who has followed her earlier record of bad faith reporting on Venezuela and Nicaragua. | RELATED: | Her latest remarks derive directly from false reports on Nicaragua produced by the…
(2021-06-25). US Doubles Down on Venezuela Sanctions as Guaidó Tours Europe Touting Penalties as Leverage Tool. orinocotribune.com By Morgan Artyukhina — Jun 26, 2021 | The Biden administration has rebuffed pressure from within and without to lower its destructive sanctions against Venezuela's economy, saying that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro must first negotiate with Juan Guaidó, a no-name Venezuelan former politician who has been championed by the US and its allies as the legitimate ruler of the country. | On Sunday, a US State Department spokesperson told Bloomberg that US sanctions would only be dropped against Venezuela after extensive reforms to end the "repression and corrupt practices" it claims Maduro's government is eng…
(2021-06-25). The West's Audacity of Sanctioning. Among the Latest Cases Is Belarus. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). Letters From Minsk: the Stalin Lines. counterpunch.org This is the twelfth in a series about train and bicycle rides from Switzerland to Belarus, in those carefree days before pandemic lockdowns. Once I got the hang of riding my bicycle on the sidewalks in Minsk, I found the city pleasant, even in late winter, as the sidewalks are wide and there were few
(2021-06-25). Headlines for June 25, 2021. democracynow.org Biden and Senators Reach Compromise Infrastructure Bill That Excludes Climate and Jobs Programs, Biden Administration Backs Permits for Enbridge Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline, Climate Crisis Driving Record-High Temperatures in Pacific Northwest, Federal Fire Agency Warns Historic Drought Is Increasing Demand for Firefighters, "Half-Measures and Broken Promises": European Parliament Commits to Climate Neutrality by 2050, Climate Crisis Pushes 1 Million People in Madagascar to "Edge of Starvation", 751 Unmarked Graves Found at Former Residential School for Indigenous Children in Saskatchewan, U.S. Bans Solar Panel Part…
(2021-06-25). 2021 Rancho Cordova Juneteenth at the William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. Working Landscape. indybay.org Unyielding spirits of our Indigenous, Native American, Russian and Pan African Pioneers (1840-1875) along the American River are finally being acknowledged and the healing will soon begin, as prophesied long ago, #1619-2019. Genesis 15: 12-14 may indeed be seen in today's challenges at Negro Bar State Historic Park.
(2021-06-25). Michelle Bachelet, Alto Comisionado de la ONU para la defensa del crimen organizado. globalizacion.ca Las recientes declaraciones de la Alta Comisionada de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos, Michelle Bachelet, dejan claro que ella apoya abiertamente el crimen organizado en Nicaragua financiado por los gobiernos de Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea. Que lo…
(2021-06-25). Is America Back? Biden Abroad, and the "Specter of Fascism" at Home. counterpunch.org Joe Biden's first foreign trip as president has generally been labelled a success. He appeared alert. He delivered his scripted lines adequately. He handled press conferences without major gaffes. The U.S. press reported, very predictably, that foreign leaders expressed relief at the U.S. leadership change. Vladimir Putin did Biden an unexpected favor by telling Russian
(2021-06-25). EU Leaders Divided on Relations With Russia. telesurenglish.net EU leaders on Friday failed to agree on the way forward on relations with Russia, with most of them rejecting a proposal by France and Germany to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following marathon talks that went through Thursday night. | RELATED: | The idea was floated following U.S. President Joe Biden's meeting with Putin in Geneva, with French President Emmanuel Macron saying a summit with the Russian leader…
(2021-06-25). Russian Diplomat Slams UK, US for Trying to Foment Tensions Around Black Sea Incident. sputniknews.com SOCHI, Russia (Sputnik) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov accused Washington and London of trying to stir up controversy around the recent incident involving UK destroyer Defender near Crimea.
(2021-06-25). Russia's MiG-31K Jets Capable of Carrying Hypersonic Missiles Arrive in Syria, Defence Ministry Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two MiG-31K fighter jets capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles have been deployed in the Syrian Khmeimim air base for the first time as part of preparation for an upcoming joint military exercises, the Russian defence ministry said on 25 June.
(2021-06-25). Turkey attacks Kurdish refugee camp in northern Iraq. greenleft.org.au About 13,000 Kurdish refugees from south-eastern Turkey live inside the UNHCR-recognised Makhmur refugee camp, which is being attacked by Turkish forces, reports Peter Boyle.
(2021-06-25). Germany Axis Alert Puzzle. indybay.org Since Sig Sauer was spotted in India more information about the Axis appear in Internet which analyses who were involved inside SS at 2nd World War. I just quoted some "random" rare puzzle pieces to inform…
(2021-06-25). Pentagon Press Secretary Dismisses Incident with HMS Defender as 'Russians Trying to Spin Events'. sputniknews.com The Russian Ministry of Defence stated on Wednesday that the UK destroyer HMS Defender had entered its territorial waters off the coast of Crimea in the Black Sea deliberately as a provocation, with a Russian border patrol vessel firing warning shots at the warship, as the British side repeatedly made contradictory statements about the incident.
(2021-06-25). The UK-Russian confrontation in the Black Sea: An ominous warning. wsws.org The firing of warning shots Wednesday by Russian vessels against a British warship points to the the immense geopolitical tensions building up around the world.
(2021-06-25). Russia Denounces Bellicose Intentions From the US and UK. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Russia's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Ryabkov called the actions of the British destroyer HMS Defender, which violated the Russian border in the Black Sea on June 26, a provocation. | RELATED: | He accused the U.S. and U.K. of misrepresenting what happened despite the fact that there are recordings of conversations between the Russian coast guard and the command of the British ship. | "The video…
(2021-06-25). Biden's European Tour: "The United States is Back" and the Limits of Nostalgia. counterpunch.org Joe Biden opened his first foreign trip as president by announcing that the "United States is back." What the president didn't clarify was back where. The obvious answer is that the United States is returning to working with its allies. Biden's meetings with the G-7, NATO and European Union leaders confirmed this. After President Donald
(2021-06-25). Interceptor missiles in Poland cause concern in Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. interceptor missiles in Poland cause concern in Russia Sergey Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister (who the day before said NATO ships in the Black Sea could be directly bombed next time), was cited by TASS today stating his country would reconsider its military plans if the Pentagon goes ahead with stationing Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) …