Monthly Archives: June 2023

2023-06-07: News Headlines

Andrew Korybko (2023-06-07). France Is Reportedly Making a Principled Stand Against NATO's Expansion to Asia. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-07). Protests surge in France against abuse of constitutional provisions to defend pension reforms. peoplesdispatch.org The French working class is protesting attempts by the government of President Emmanuel Macron to invoke constitutional provisions to block a bill mooted by opposition groups to repeal the pension reforms…

teleSUR (2023-06-07). The Insubmissive Left to Try to Censor the French Government. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Mathilde Panot, the president of the parliamentary caucus of the leftist party The Insubmissive France (LFI), will present a new motion of no confidence against the government headed by President Emmanuel Macron. | RELATED: | This decision arose as a result of the right-wing, pro-government legislators refusing to vote in the plenary session on any amendment aimed at repealing the pension reform that has generated p…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-07). Nancy Morejón at Cuban Film Festival in France. plenglish.com Paris, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Cooperation France Association (CubaCoop) announced on Wednesday that renowned Cuban poet Nancy Morejón accepted to be the godmother of the first Cuban Film Festival to take place in the Vitry-sur-Seine commune in the Paris region.

Frances Madeson (2023-06-06). Louisiana Republicans Double Down on Anti-Trans Bills, But Youth Are Resisting. truthout.org This year the acid churn of existential worry that accompanies the advent of hurricane season is compounded for trans youth in Louisiana amid a legislative session that is blowing their sense of safety to smithereens. Members of the state senate and legislature have employed coercive legislature maneuvers to push forward a series of bills that will affect trans kids in their doctors' offices… |

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-06). France: Solidarity meeting in solidarity with poet Nancy Morejón. plenglish.com Paris, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban embassy in France on Tuesday hosted a meeting with the renowned poet Nancy Morejon in order to express their strong support against the decision made by the Paris Poetry Market to withdraw her from the honorary presidency given foreign pressures.


Isaac Nellist (2023-06-06). Green Left News Podcast Ep 10: Anti-protest laws, US anti-trans attacks & far-right gains in Spain. greenleft.org.au Green Left journalist's Isaac Nellist and Learo Earle go through the latest news from Australia and around the world. Music and editing by LittleArcherBeats.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-07). Turkey, Syria To Resume Normalization Talks This Month — Report. southfront.org Syria flag (flickr). | Senior diplomats from Russia, Turkey, Iraq and Syria will hold talks on the normalization process between Ankara and Damascus this month, Al-Watan reported on June 5. | Citing an informed source based in the Russian capital, Moscow, the Syrian daily said that the quadruple talks will be held on the sideline of the upcoming Astana summit, which take place on June 20 and 21, the"Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Soussan will represent the Syrian…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-07). International Rowing Federation allows Russian athletes to compete. plenglish.com World Rowing "has decided to allow a limited number of eligible sports people, holding Russian and Belarusian passports, will compete as individual neutral athletes in a limited number of boat classes at the upcoming World Rowing Championships." | The eligibility of those athletes would be determined by several criteria, including a background check to ensure they are not associated with, or publicly supporting, the conflict in Ukraine in any form, and an enhanced anti-doping control process, the sport's governing body stated. | Athletes could only compete under the principle of absolute neutrality. It includes…

teleSUR (2023-06-07). Algeria, Guyana, Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia Join UNSC. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia were elected non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. They will take up their new responsibilities on Jan. 1, 2024, and serve till Dec. 31, 2025. | RELATED: | Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, and Sierra Leone were running unopposed on Tuesday. Slovenia and Belarus contended the one seat for Eastern Europe. | The five newly elected m…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-06-07). Parlamento búlgaro elige a nuevo primer ministro. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios nacionales, 132 legisladores votaron a favor de Denkov frente a los 69 que emitieron su rechazo.

Rick Rozoff (2023-06-07). Baltic: U.S., NATO launch large-scale war games off Russia's northwest frontier. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. European CommandJune 5, 2023 Exercise Baltic Operations 2023 kicks off in the Baltic Sea Nineteen NATO Allies, one NATO partner nation, 50 ships, more than 45 aircraft, and approximately 6,000 personnel kicked off the 52nd iteration of Baltic Operations 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia, June 4, 2023. Nineteen NATO Allies, one NATO partner nation, 50 …




Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-07). US using IAEA to delay finalization of nuclear deal, claims Iran. peoplesdispatch.org The IAEA decided to shut down some of the investigations against Iran on May 31. Iran had earlier claimed these were politically motivated and being pushed by the US and its European allies…

Derrick Broze (2023-06-07). Technocracy in Action: WHO and European Commission Partner for 'Digital Health' with New COVID-19 Digital Certificate. thelastamericanvagabond.com With the latest announcement that the European Commission and the World Health Organization are partnering on a Digital Vaccine Passport the Technocratic State is coming into view. On Monday the European Commission and the World Health Organization announced a "digital health" partnership to establish a new Digital Vaccine Passport system for the world. The announcement

_____ (2023-06-07). About Yoon Suk-Yeol's trip to Hiroshima and other meetings with European leaders. Part Three. Meetings with world leaders. journal-neo.org

infobrics (2023-06-07). Following Ukraine steps, Poland now uses Russophobia to crush dissent. infobrics.org The specter of anti-Russian nationalism haunts Europe: Russophobic discourse and the rewriting of history is used today both in Ukraine and Poland as a pretext to persecute and even outlaw dissent.

WSWS (2023-06-07). Dam collapse in Ukraine causes major humanitarian and ecological disaster. wsws.org Whatever the immediate causes of the dam's collapse, workers must understand the unfolding humanitarian and ecological disaster above all as an urgent warning about the immense dangers presented by the NATO war against Russia in Ukraine for workers across Europe and internationally.

Eric Zuesse (2023-06-06). Career Corruption Prosecutor in Moldova and in EU Quits Moldovan Gov't., Saying It's Too Corrupt. dissidentvoice.org The Moldovan Stanislav Pavlovschi, a former judge at the European Court of Human Rights, whom the current Government of Moldova then appointed as Minister of Justice, quit that post two weeks later and joined the newly formed Dignity and Truth Platform Party. At the time of his resignation from the Justice Ministry in 2019, he …




midwesternmarx (2023-06-06). Obsolete Cold War Attitudes Are Holding Europe Back By: Fiona Edwards. midwesternmarx.com Recently, the United States has been followed by a number of European countries in supporting a cold war policy toward Russia and China. This has created increasing problems in Europe—bringing a major war to the continent, creating serious economic difficulties, and intensifying a decline in living standards. In this context, the case for Europe establishing an independent foreign policy has gained support, as a way of ensuring security and prosperity. Starting with the most extrem …

_____ (2023-06-06). About Yoon Suk Yeol's trip to Hiroshima and other meetings with European leaders. Part Two. The Ukrainian issue and the growing pressure on Seoul with the help of the fakes in the US media. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-06-06). Meet Norway, the War Profiteer. strategic-culture.org In 2022, Norway became Europe's largest supplier of natural gas in 2022 after the EU cut energy ties with Russia, earning a whooping $140 billion in revenues from energy exports. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-06). Lavrov Says Russia Must Keep in Mind That F-16s Can Carry Nuclear Weapons. news.antiwar.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Moscow must keep in mind that American-made F-16 fighter jets are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The Russian diplomat made the comments when warning how the US and NATO are escalating their role in the conflict in Ukraine. President Biden recently signed off on European countries delivering …

Editor (2023-06-06). Spy on your fellow (pro-Palestinian) students to get a scholarship. mronline.org Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) offers scholarships to proponents of the world's most aggressive European settler colonial outpost. It's a small part of a broader campaign to harass internationalist activism at Canadian universities.

Mitchell Zimmerman (2023-06-07). Anti-Trans Politicians Are Following the Nazi Playbook. otherwords.org The 1920s were both good and bad times for the Jews of Germany. | They'd been granted the same legal rights as other Germans and were established in respected professions. They were mostly treated as worthy of dignity. But that changed as antisemites scapegoated Jews for all of Germany's woes — from the loss of World War I to the hyperinflation that had ruined so many lives. | Nazis not only stereotyped Jews as rich, cunning, and devious, but also likened them to revolting vermin — including lice, rats, snakes, and cockroaches. They were depicted as creepy, smelly, disease-ridden, sub-human. | Attacki…




WSWS (2023-06-07). 1,000 anti-fascist demonstrators detained in Leipzig, Germany police kettle for hours. wsws.org The increasingly use of state violence against youth, peaceful protesters and workers shows that it is impossible to wage‚ÄÜ ‚ÄÜ war abroad without waging class war at home.

Editor (2023-06-06). Protests in Germany after anti-fascists sent to five years in prison. mronline.org Protests erupted across Germany after the Dresden regional court in Germany sentenced the anti-fascist activist Lina E. and three others for several alleged militant actions against fascists and for forming a criminal organization.

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-06). State Department Falsely Accuses Roger Waters of Antisemitism. news.antiwar.com The State Department has falsely accused rock legend Roger Waters, a co-founder of Pink Floyd, of antisemitism over a recent performance in Germany. Waters has come under criticism for a May 17 show in Berlin where he donned an outfit that resembled a Nazi uniform, part of a performance of the legendary Pink Floyd album …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-06). WaPo: US Knew Ukraine Planned to Attack Nord Stream Pipelines. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the US received intelligence in June 2022 about a Ukrainian plot to bomb the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline that connects Russia to Germany. The report omitted the fact that investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has sources who said President Biden ordered the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines. The …

teleSUR (2023-06-07). Greece Could Have 3rd Elections if There is No Majority. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned that Greece will have to hold a third round of general elections in August if an absolute majority is not reached in Parliament to form a single-party government in the second election round on June 25. | RELATED: | Mitsotakis' New Democracy (ND) party won the May 21 elections with 40.79 percent of the vote (146 seats), failing to obtain absolute majority in the 30…

Chris Walker (2023-06-06). Trump Earned $82 Million From Properties in Scotland and Ireland While President. truthout.org Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a nonprofit government watchdog group, reported this week that former President Donald Trump, while serving in office, made $82.5 million from his properties in Ireland and Scotland — personal business earnings that "came with extraordinary conflicts of interest," the organization wrote. Trump mixed "personal financial interests with the… |




teleSUR (2023-06-07). Tunisia and Italy Discuss Bilateral Ties and Illegal Migration. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Tunisian President Kais Saied met with visiting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to discuss bilateral ties and the illegal immigration problem. | Related: | According to a statement released by the Tunisian presidency, during the meeting, Saied expressed the close friendship and cooperation between Tunisia and Italy, while also remembering the historical events that have contributed to the affinit…

teleSUR (2023-06-06). Kazakhstan is Interested in Joining BRICS: FM Umarov. telesurenglish.net Kazakhstan's First Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov attended the BRICS+ Foreign Ministers Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. | RELATED: | It was attended by BRICS member states (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) and specially invited 'Friends of BRICS' countries (Kazakhstan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Burundi, Gabon, DRC, Egypt, Iran, Indonesia, Comoros, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Uruguay). | Kazakhstan was invited to the fo…

Rick Rozoff (2023-06-07). NATO Holds "Coalition Warrior Interoperability" drills in Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command TransformationJune 5, 2023 Allied Command Transformation Leads the Execution of the Annual Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise From June 5-23, 2023, Allied Command Transformation will improve NATO's interoperability by leading the execution of the annual Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise from the Joint Force Training Centre in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Allied Command Transformation is committed to …

_____ (2023-06-06). Poland: John Paul II Used to Lead Everyone to Hell. journal-neo.org

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-06-07). Russia Forewarned UNSC and UN Secretary General of Kiev's Plan to Destroy the Kakhovskaya Dam. globalresearch.ca

Kim Petersen (2023-06-07). How Empire Fabricates Atrocities. dissidentvoice.org Another atrocity. Yesterday, the dam holding back the waters for the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was destroyed releasing a massive flood surge, imperilling people and places below the dam on the Dnieper River. Both sides blamed each other. From the Russian standpoint, it makes no sense to blow up the dam. According to Russian Defense …




Staff (2023-06-07). Journalist grills Washington Spokesman John Kirby. youtube.com "Does it seem believable to you that Russia would destroy a dam for ethnic Russian villages and cut off the water supply to Crimea? It seems about as logical as blowing up its own pipeline, right?" A journalist grills Washington Spokesman John Kirby. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-07). Russian and Chinese planes patrol together again. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Aerospace Forces and the Chinese Air Force once again carried out a joint air patrol in the Asia-Pacific area, the Russian Defense Ministry informed.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-06-07). Russia thwarts Ukrainian attempt to break defense near Artiomovsk. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Russia's spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov on Wednesday unfolded that the Ukrainian Army was unable to break the Russian defense near the city of Artyomovsk, located in Donbas.

teleSUR (2023-06-07). Russia to Invest 24 Billion to Develop Northern Sea Route. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that his country plans to invest US$24.5 billion in the development of its Northern Sea Route (NSR) over the next 13 years, and a draft law prepared by the government has already passed the first reading in the State Duma. | RELATED: | Speaking at a strategic session on the "Development of the Northern Sea Route," Mishustin emphasized the crucial role of the NSR in…

Staff (2023-06-07). Kiev Responsible for Terrorist Attack on Kakhovka Dam, Russia Reports. orinocotribune.com Tuesday, June 6, Russian authorities The Kakhovka hydroelectric station is located in the town of Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region, which came under the control of Russian forces in March 2022. The Kiev regime has shelled the Novaya K…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-06-07). BRICS Bloc; Adding Members, Planning New Currency To Challenge US Dollar. popularresistance.org The BRICS bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa is expanding, as its members grow in economic and political influence. | Together, the five BRICS members represent more than 40% of the global population, and their share of the world economy (when measured in purchasing power parity) is larger than that of the G7. | The foreign ministers of the BRICS states met in South Africa on June 1 and 2. There, they discussed a series of issues, including plans to create a new global reserve currency to challenge the dominance of the US dollar. | Also present at the meeting in South Africa was a group of top…

Staff (2023-06-07). Journalist grills Washington Spokesman John Kirby. youtube.com "Does it seem believable to you that Russia would destroy a dam for ethnic Russian villages and cut off the water supply to Crimea? It seems about as logical as blowing up its own pipeline, right?" A journalist grills Washington Spokesman John Kirby. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-07). Russian and Chinese planes patrol together again. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Aerospace Forces and the Chinese Air Force once again carried out a joint air patrol in the Asia-Pacific area, the Russian Defense Ministry informed.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-06-07). Russia thwarts Ukrainian attempt to break defense near Artiomovsk. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Russia's spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov on Wednesday unfolded that the Ukrainian Army was unable to break the Russian defense near the city of Artyomovsk, located in Donbas.

teleSUR (2023-06-07). Russia to Invest 24 Billion to Develop Northern Sea Route. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that his country plans to invest US$24.5 billion in the development of its Northern Sea Route (NSR) over the next 13 years, and a draft law prepared by the government has already passed the first reading in the State Duma. | RELATED: | Speaking at a strategic session on the "Development of the Northern Sea Route," Mishustin emphasized the crucial role of the NSR in…

Staff (2023-06-07). Kiev Responsible for Terrorist Attack on Kakhovka Dam, Russia Reports. orinocotribune.com Tuesday, June 6, Russian authorities The Kakhovka hydroelectric station is located in the town of Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region, which came under the control of Russian forces in March 2022. The Kiev regime has shelled the Novaya K…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-06-07). BRICS Bloc; Adding Members, Planning New Currency To Challenge US Dollar. popularresistance.org The BRICS bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa is expanding, as its members grow in economic and political influence. | Together, the five BRICS members represent more than 40% of the global population, and their share of the world economy (when measured in purchasing power parity) is larger than that of the G7. | The foreign ministers of the BRICS states met in South Africa on June 1 and 2. There, they discussed a series of issues, including plans to create a new global reserve currency to challenge the dominance of the US dollar. | Also present at the meeting in South Africa was a group of top…

Andreas Urban (2023-06-07). Loss of reality and bellicism. indybay.org Ukraine is "worn out" here, which is supposed to fight a proxy war "until the last Ukrainian" and is equipped for this with weapons, ammunition, financial means, etc., in the desperate hope to finally force Russia to surrender or at least to gain a negotiating position in which the West can impose all possible maximum demands on the enemy. None of this is even remotely realistic.

Anonymous349 (2023-06-07). Situation On Frontline In Morning Of June 7, 2023. Kyiv's Offensive Losses Steam. southfront.org Russian FPV drone destroys an armoured vehicle | As of the morning of June 7, the Kyiv regime's offensive on Russian positions have lost steam on most of the initial directions. | Despite this, regime forces continue attempts to advance in South Donets and Zaporozhye sectors. The Russian Defense Ministry says that all attacks of Kyiv's forces have been repelled and the NATO-equipped formations suffered major losses in manpower and equipment. | In particular, the Defense Ministry reported that Russian forces hav…

WSWS (2023-06-07). Paul Krugman's dishonest apologetics for Ukrainian fascism. wsws.org The New York Times published yesterday a column by Paul Krugman dismissing the role of Ukrainian fascists in the mass murder of Jews and Soviet citizens during World War II and minimizing as mere "shadows" their prominence in the present NATO proxy war against Russia.

Anonymous103 (2023-06-07). Military Situation In Donbass On June 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Neskuchnoye; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Yampolovka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery destroyed 2 fuel storages of the AFU near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Serebryansky; | The AFU reportedly hit 2 control points, 1 ammo depot, 1 missile system, 3 artillery units of in the past 24 hours; | Clashes betw…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-07). Crimeans About Ukraine: Never On This Side Of The Grave! southfront.org

infobrics (2023-06-07). Russia With Expert Support for Development of Research Station With BRICS on Svalbard. infobrics.org Russia's company on Svalbard, Trust Arktikugol, has recently entered into a strategic partnership with a university in Arkhangelsk. The company will actively develop a research station together with the BRICS states and needs support in this work, says the director…

Larry Johnson (2023-06-07). Ukraine Yields to International Pressure and Launches Ill-Fated Offensive. sonar21.com After months of promising to strike a blow ostensibly to push Russia back to its original border Ukraine is on the March and, as expected, is suffering massive losses in…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-07). Russia investigates versions of Ukraine's attack on the Kakhovka dam. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that investigators are considering all versions of Ukraine's attack on the Kakhovka hydroelectric plant, since it is difficult to analyze the situation due to the collapse of the structure.

teleSUR (2023-06-06). Russia Denounces To UN Kiev's Attack On The Kakhovka Dam. telesurenglish.net Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), Vasily Nebenzia told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the Kiev Armed Forces perpetrated the attack on the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant in the Kherson region. | RELATED: | At a special UNSC meeting in New York, the Russian ambassador blamed the "Kiev regime and its Western sponsors" for "blowing up the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power…

teleSUR (2023-06-06). Cuban PM Marrero Arrives in Russia. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero arrived in Moscow for an official visit that will last until June 17. | RELATED: | "We arrived in the Russian Federation on an official visit to this sister nation in order to expand and consolidate our bilateral relations, which have been maintained uninterruptedly from 1960 to the present," he said. | PM Marrero will participate in the council of heads of governm…

teleSUR (2023-06-06). Russia-South Africa Mass Media Partnership's Prospects Are Huge. telesurenglish.net Nyana Molete is an editor-in-chief of the BRICS Africa Channel, which covers the news agenda of the BRICS countries and the African continent and provides in-depth analysis of current events in areas that affect the lives of BRICS citizens and the world at large. | RELATED: | Throughout his career, Nyana has held key positions in renowned media organizations. From 1997 to 1999, he served as the Executive Producer of Newshour, a week…

Staff (2023-06-06). Catastrophic Flooding Feared as Critical Ukrainian Dam Is Destroyed; Zaporizhzhia Nuke Plant at Risk. democracynow.org Evacuation efforts are underway in southern Ukraine, where floodwaters are rising after a dam on the Dnipro River was breached overnight in the Ukrainian city of Nova Kakhovka. The breach has created an additional humanitarian disaster in an area that's seen heavy fighting since Russia's invasion. Ukraine's government says floodwaters are threatening 80 towns and villages, as well as the city of Kherson, home to 300,000 people. The breach could also limit drinking water supplies across Kherson and Crimea. Ukrainian officials accused Russia's military of deliberately sabotaging the dam, cal…

Staff (2023-06-06). Headlines for June 6, 2023. democracynow.org Ukraine and Russia Blame One Another as Dam Breach Forces Mass Evacuations Along Dnipro River, Torrential Rains Trigger Flooding and Landslides in Haiti, Killing at Least 42, Firefighters Battle Massive Blazes in Canada's Nova Scotia Province, Global Carbon Dioxide Levels Surge to Highest Levels in 4 Million Years, China Accuses U.S. Military of "Provocative" Actions , U.S. Defense Secretary Pledges Military Cooperation with India to Counter China, Palestinian Toddler Shot in Head by Israeli Soldiers Dies of Injuries, Blinken Promotes Saudi-Israeli Ties in AIPAC Speech, Atlanta City Council Vote…

_____ (2023-06-06). Russiagate's Missing Pieces. strategic-culture.org By Seymour HERSH | The first thing to understand about John Durham is that he was a fearless prosecutor who went after organized crime and put in prison retired and active FBI agents who protected the mob for money or other enticements. One of the agents he stopped had enabled James "Whitey" Bulger Jr., once one of America's most wanted men, the Winter Hill Gang boss who evaded arrest for sixteen years. | In his forty-five years as a state and federal prosecutor in Connecticut and Virginia, Durham worked often and closely with FBI agents, especially on cases that involved violations of federal racketeering statut…

_____ (2023-06-06). Those 'Dam' Russians… Now They're Flooding Themselves for Propaganda! strategic-culture.org It's not the Russians who are perverse and barbaric. It's the Western regimes and their Nazi terrorist front in Ukraine. | Western media would have its consumers believe that Russians are the most devious, perverse, and self-destructive people on Earth. Following a flood of jaw-dropping, biblical proportions in the Russian-controlled Kherson region this week, the Western media The R…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-06). In Video: 'We Worked On Creation Of Dirty Atomic Bomb'. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-06-06). Military Situation In Donbass On June 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Torskoye; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Bogdanovka; | The AFU reportedly hit 2 control points, 1 ammo depot, 1 missile system, 3 artillery units of in the past 24 hours; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian forces from the western outskirts of Berkhivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-06). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Night strikes destroyed the Nova Kakhovka dam. Water floods the areas on the banks of the Dnieper River; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Shcherbaki; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Gulyaipole; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kamyanske; | Up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 pickups, 1 Akatsiya artillery system in Kherson region, according to…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-06). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Berkhivka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Torskoye; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Bogdanovka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Shcherbaki; | Russian forces destroyed 1 armored vehicle, 3 motor vehicles, 3 Grad MLRS in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed 2 armored vehicles, 2 pickups, 1 Gvozdika system in the Krasny Liman region; | Russian fo…

Anonymous349 (2023-06-06). In Video: Russian Attack Helicopters Purge Ukrainian Military Equipment. southfront.org Russian sources revelaed the video of the destruction of Kyiv's military equipment during its failed attempt to advance in the the Vremevsky sector on June 5, 2023. | The video reportedly shows the work of Ka-52 attack helicopters of the Russian Armed Forces. Attack helicopters are actively employed by the Russians to repel the attempts of the Kyiv regime to advance in key directions. |

Anonymous349 (2023-06-06). Video Debunks Claims That Kyiv's Forces Captured Berhovka Around Bakhmut. southfront.org A Russian vehicle moves in the area | Video from the area of the village of Berhovka located on the north-western outskirts of Bakhmut shows that the area remains in the hands of Russian forces. An attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area was repelled. | Earlier, on June 5,

Captain Liner (2023-06-06). Kiev Regime's "Upcoming Counteroffensive", Assessing Russia's "Military Industrial Complex". globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-06). US Not Concerned About Ukrainian Attacks in Russia Escalating the War. news.antiwar.com The New York Times reported Monday that the Biden administration has "shrugged off" Ukrainian attacks inside Russia as US officials are no longer as concerned about escalation as they were earlier in the war. The report said that during the first year of the war, Biden administration officials worried that if Ukraine hit targets inside …

Editor (2023-06-06). Patrick Lawrence: First There Were Neo-Nazis, Then There Were No Nazis, Then There Were. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost I tell you, serving as a New York Times correspondent these days cannot be easy. You have to convey utter nonsense to your readers while maintaining a straight face and a serious demeanor. You have to suggest the Russians may have exploded a drone over the Kremlin, that …

infobrics (2023-06-06). Kiev regime's counteroffensive, military expert's opinion — interview. infobrics.org "Ukrainians cannot support the dynamics of advancement either in width or in depth, they cannot logistically cover mass movements, but more importantly, they cannot establish a stable rear. In fact, for the counteroffensive to make sense at all, they would first have to disrupt both Russian logistics and the rear, as well as cut their lines of communication. But how can they achieve this? With what?" — Captain Liner.

Jenna Moon (2023-06-06). Deep Fake Video of Putin Declaring Martial Law Is Broadcast in Parts of Russia. globalresearch.ca

Kyle Anzalone (2023-06-06). Critical Dam in Southern Ukraine that Provides Water to Crimea Destroyed. news.antiwar.com The Nova Kakhovka Dam, located in southern Ukraine along the Dnipro River, was destroyed on Tuesday. While Kiev and Moscow are accusing each other of the attack, Russia will suffer more consequences of the dam's destruction. The dam was built by the USSR during the 1950s and, for over a year, has sat on the …

Liam Cosgrove (2023-06-06). VIDEO: Rep. Jamal Bowman supports military aid for Ukraine but is unfamiliar with the Donbas and Crimea. thegrayzone.com A congressional Squad star seems to have no idea how or why the Ukraine proxy war started. But he he says he's voting for military aid to Kiev anyway. On Monday, the New York Democratic congressman and star member of the progressive Squad Jamal Bowman told The Grayzone that he continues to support the U.S. providing aid for the Ukraine war because Russian President Vladimir Putin is "a madman." Just moments before, however, Bowman admitted that he did not know …

Michael Snyder (2023-06-06). They Are Doing Their Best to Provoke a Nuclear War with Russia. globalresearch.ca

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-06). Russian troops successfully repel Ukrainian Army ¥s offensive. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Armed Forces successfully repelled the promised offensive that the Ukrainian army launched in the last three days, the Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Staff (2023-06-06). APSP Chairman Omali Yeshitela Condemns US Repression and Exposes False 'Russian Connection' in Exclusive Interview. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 5, 2023 (

WSWS (2023-06-06). UK National Union of Journalists withdraws its defence of Kit Klarenberg. wsws.org The NUJ's refusal to defend Klarenberg is of a piece with its history of abject capitulation to the government and capitalist state and is made more venal under conditions in which Britain is playing a central role in NATO's war against Russia…

WSWS (2023-06-06). The Ukrainian "counter-offensive": A new stage in the US-NATO war against Russia. wsws.org The operations in Ukraine are only one part of an expanding and ever more open war between NATO and Russia.

Alastair Crooke (2023-06-06). Ukraine Russia War Changing Global Order? Alastair Crooke fmr Brit ambassador. thealtworld.com Ukraine Russia War Changing Global Order? Alastair Crooke fmr Brit ambassador | The article discussed:

Michael Diamond (2023-06-07). The Mandate to End War in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Chris Slee (2023-06-07). Tracing Ukraine's path from marketisation to war. greenleft.org.au Chris Slee reviews Yuliya Yurchenko's book, Ukraine and the Empire of Capital. Published in 2018, it traces Ukraine's evolution since 1991, when the Soviet Union was dissolved and Ukraine became independent.

Staff (2023-06-07). Cornel West on Running for President, Ending Ukraine War & Taking on "Corporate Duopoly" of Dems & GOP. democracynow.org Cornel West, the iconic academic and social critic, has declared his candidacy for president of the United States in the 2024 election. He is running with the People's Party, a progressive alternative to the two major parties that grew out of Bernie Sanders's 2016 campaign. With 2024 shaping up to be a rematch between "neofascist" Donald Trump and "milquetoast neoliberal" Joe Biden, West says voters need a real alternative focused on tackling inequality, racism, war and corporate greed. "There's an indifference to the plight of the vulnerable," West tells Demo…

Staff (2023-06-07). Headlines for June 7, 2023. democracynow.org Air Quality Alerts Issued as Thick Smoke Blankets Large Swaths of U.S. and Canada, Heat Waves Stifle Puerto Rico, South Asia; Bangladesh Closes Schools Amid Ongoing Power Cuts, Arctic Summers Could Be Ice-Free by Next Decade, Activists Shut Down Manchin Talk at D.C. Event over Climate Destruction, Mountain Valley Pipeline, Ukraine Dam Collapse Wreaks Havoc Along Dnipro River as Thousands Forced to Evacuate, Mexico's AMLO Claims Major Win After His Party Clinches Mexico's Governorship, Fresh Protests Take Over French Streets in Hopes of Reviving Campaign Against Retirement Reform, Blinken Tightens Ties…

Danny Shaw, Truthout. (2023-06-07). US Considers Reoccupying Haiti. popularresistance.org The United States government is spearheading an effort to reinvade and reoccupy Haiti. On May 4, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, led the latest diplomatic anti-Haitian assault traveling to Brasilia to try to convince the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to again lead the "multilateral effort." | Bogged down in a proxy war in Ukraine to the tune of $113 billion, the Biden administration has been searching for a Caribbean Community and Common Market nation or another ally to deputize to carry out the unpopular mission. Under the guise of humanitarianism, and as a potential…

Chris Slee (2023-06-07). 'Ukraine and the Empire of Capital: From Marketisation to Armed Conflict'. greenleft.org.au Chris Slee reviews Yuliya Yurchenko's book, Ukraine and the Empire of Capital. Published in 2018, it traces Ukraine's evolution since 1991, when the Soviet Union was dissolved and Ukraine became independent.

thecommunists (2023-06-07). Model motion: No cooperation with the imperialist drive to war. thecommunists.org This model motion for use by trade unionists and others is included in our upcoming pamphlet Manifesto for the Crisis, which will be available to buy soon in the party bookshop. ***** This [conference]* notes Britain's continued involvement in the war in Ukraine and its drive towards war in China and Korea, and calls for …

teleSUR (2023-06-06). No Immediate Risk to Zaporizhzhia Plant After Dam Damage: IAEA. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) excluded immediate risk to the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam in southern Ukraine was damaged. | RELATED: | IAEA Director Rafael Grossi said that the severe damage to the Kakhovka dam is "currently leading to about 5 cm per hour reduction in the height of the reservoir." | The Kakhovka reservoir supplies water for the…

Anonymous765 (2023-06-06). Dam War Supports Ukrainian Attempts To Counterattack. southfront.org |

Jake Johnson (2023-06-06). Drinking Water Threatened and Thousands Evacuate After Ukrainian Dam Destroyed. truthout.org Already heightened concerns about the operational safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine intensified further on Tuesday after a major downriver dam was destroyed, forcing thousands to evacuate as water surged through the breached structure. The wrecked barrier held back a body of water equal in size to Utah's Great Salt Lake, and the reservoir supplies water for the… |

Brian Berletic (2023-06-06). Troubles Ahead of Ukraine's Offensive + China Intercepts Nosey US Recon Plane in the South China Sea. thealtworld.com I speak with Garland Nixon about complications ahead of Ukraine's upcoming offensive as well as US provocations against China in the South China Sea.

The Exposé (2023-06-06). The Sound of Silence: Law Enforcement's Role in Curtailing Free Speech. expose-news.com In both the United Kingdom and the United States, the principle of free speech—the right to express opinions without censorship or restraint—has long been a cornerstone of democracy. However, the past decade …

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2023-06-06: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-06-06). Over 150,000 teachers on strike in Romania. wsws.org Romanian teachers join workers in the UK, Spain, Portugal, France and Germany, who are engaged in mass protests and strikes against austerity.

teleSUR, SH (2023-06-06). Franceses se movilizan nuevamente contra reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net A pesar del rechazo popular a la propuesta previsional, el presidente francés promulgó la reforma en abril de cara a su entrada en vigor en septiembre.

ecns.cn (2023-06-05). China's top diplomat Wang Yi talks to French diplomatic counselor, vows to promote stable development of bilateral ties. ecns.cn China believes France will continue pursuing a rational and positive policy towards China and play a constructive role in the healthy and stable development of China-EU relations.


Dave DeCamp (2023-06-05). France Objects to NATO Opening Liaison Office in Japan. news.antiwar.com French President Emmanuel Macron objects to NATO's plans to open a liaison office in Japan and thinks the alliance should stay in the North Atlantic, Financial Times reported on Monday. NATO's push to open its first office in the Asia Pacific is part of the US's plans to get its Western allies more involved in …

WSWS (2023-06-05). Mélenchon pushes fight against French pension cuts into parliamentary dead end. wsws.org Mélenchon's Unsubmissive France party is complicit in the union bureaucracies' attempt to demobilize the struggle against Macron's pension cuts and against the escalating NATO war against Russia in Ukraine.

John Catalinotto (2023-06-05). Challenges for mass workers' movement in France's battle over pensions. workers.org The minister strode up to the microphone, puffed up by his made-to-order suit and $200 haircut. He'll convince the people tonight that they should work two years longer for everyone's good, for the good of France. They'll eat it up. From the back of the crowd he hears a noise. . . . |




Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-06-05). France, Vietnam agree upon foreign ministries' consultations. plenglish.com Paris, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Monday welcomed her Vietnamese counterpart Bui Tanh Son to hold a meeting to agree upon establishing regular consultations to promote bilateral strategic relations.

Isaac Nellist (2023-06-06). Green Left News Podcast Ep 10: Anti-protest laws, US anti-trans attacks & far-right gains in Spain. greenleft.org.au Green Left journalist's Isaac Nellist and Learo Earle go through the latest news from Australia and around the world. Music and editing by LittleArcherBeats.

_____ (2023-06-05). Turkey: Historic Elections Behind and Historic Choices Ahead. journal-neo.org


Cornel West is Running for President

Comment: He's good, even great, on most issues. But, he sounds a bit uninformed or misinformed on the NATO proxy war in Ukraine — and especially in espousing intemperate rhetoric towards Russia.

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teleSUR (2023-06-05). Türkiye to "Return to Rational Ground", New Finance Minister. t.co On Sunday, the recent appointed Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister, Mehmet Simsek, stated that Türkiye has no choice but to return to "rational ground" in its economic policies. | Related: | Alongside his predecessor, Nureddin Nebati, in the ceremonial transfer of responsibilities, Simsek expressed the government's main objective of increasing social welfare. | "Transparency, consistency, predictability and compliance with international norms will be our basic principles in achieving this g…

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-05). Belgium Asks Ukraine If Belgian Rifles Were Used in Attack on Russia. news.antiwar.com Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Monday that his government is asking Ukraine if Belgian rifles were used by pro-Kyiv fighters in a recent attack on Russia's Belgorod region. De Croo's comments came after US officials told The Washington Post that groups of Russian volunteers fighting for Ukraine were armed with US-made armored vehicles …

Eric Zuesse (2023-06-06). Career Corruption Prosecutor in Moldova and in EU Quits Moldovan Gov't., Saying It's Too Corrupt. dissidentvoice.org The Moldovan Stanislav Pavlovschi, a former judge at the European Court of Human Rights, whom the current Government of Moldova then appointed as Minister of Justice, quit that post two weeks later and joined the newly formed Dignity and Truth Platform Party. At the time of his resignation from the Justice Ministry in 2019, he …




_____ (2023-06-06). About Yoon Suk Yeol's trip to Hiroshima and other meetings with European leaders. Part Two. The Ukrainian issue and the growing pressure on Seoul with the help of the fakes in the US media. journal-neo.org

WSWS (2023-06-06). In Eastern European tour, Macron calls to integrate Ukraine into EU, NATO. wsws.org The French president's provocative statements aim to escalate the war in Ukraine as the ruling class tries to contain rising working class anger across Europe.

_____ (2023-06-05). About Yoon Suk-Yeol's trip to Hiroshima and other meetings with European leaders. Part One. Key accomplishments. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-06-06). About Yoon Suk Yeol's trip to Hiroshima and other meetings with European leaders. Part Two. The Ukrainian issue and the growing pressure on Seoul with the help of the fakes in the US media. journal-neo.org

WSWS (2023-06-06). In Eastern European tour, Macron calls to integrate Ukraine into EU, NATO. wsws.org The French president's provocative statements aim to escalate the war in Ukraine as the ruling class tries to contain rising working class anger across Europe.

_____ (2023-06-05). About Yoon Suk-Yeol's trip to Hiroshima and other meetings with European leaders. Part One. Key accomplishments. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-06-05). The Vassalage at Heart of the G7. transcend.org 1 Jun 2023 – Resurrecting the Concept of the Triad – Following the end of the Second World War, the United States built an international system that was premised on the subordination and integration of Japan and Europe.

Brittani Banks (2023-06-05). Conflict, Migration, and Demography in Russia and Its Border Regions. independentmediainstitute.org Despite the absence of a clear definition of "ethnic group," the term generally refers to people with a common history, culture, and ancestry. Russians are widely considered the largest ethnic group in Europe, and historically they have lived in a multiethnic state where they formed a majority of the population. Within the country's vast territory, …

Sevim Dağdelen (2023-06-05). In China, German lawmaker calls for end to sanctions, an 'instrument of war' (that backfires on Europe). geopoliticaleconomy.com "Sanctions are an instrument of modern warfare", says leftist member of the German Bundestag Sevim Dağdelen, warning in a speech in China that economic war is backfiring and hurting European workers, fueling unemployment and de-industrialization.

ecns.cn (2023-06-05). Insights | International relations scholar: G7's ambition to divide the world laid bare. ecns.cn As Linjie Chou Zanadu, senior research fellow at the European Center for Peace and Development has pointed out, G7 has transformed into a containment machine for countries like China and Russia, and also a post-colonial project aiming to guard the interest of Western powers.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-05). WHO, European Commission to launch landmark digital health initiative. plenglish.com Geneva, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission have announced on Monday the launch of a landmark digital health partnership to strengthen global health security.

Global Research News (2023-06-05). Selected Articles: Preparing to Wage a Nuclear War? Nuclear Attack F-16 Fighters to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca By The United States has begun a training programme for the Ukrainian Air Force in the use of F-16 fighters. Several European …

_____ (2023-06-05). Why Is Musician Roger Waters Being Witch-Hunted in Germany? strategic-culture.org By Peter SCHWARZ | Rock musician Roger Waters ended his successful tour of Germany with a concert in Frankfurt on May 28. While tens of thousands of fans cheered him on, politicians and the media organized an unprecedented witch-hunt. All parties represented in the Bundestag (federal parliament), from the Left Party to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), and the majority of the media participated. No slander was too inappropriate, no lie too absurd to be hurled at the 79-year-old co-founder of the band Pink Floyd. | Waters, who has made a name for himself not only as a brilliant musician, but also as an…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-05). Progressives protest persecution of anti-fascists in Germany. peoplesdispatch.org Following the conviction of four antifa activists by a court in Dresden, antifa groups have accused the German state of persecuting those who oppose fascism while proceeding far more slowly on crimes by neo-Nazi groups…

teleSUR (2023-06-05). German Far-Right Leader Indicted for Use of Nazi Vocabulary. telesurenglish.net The Halle City Public Prosecutor's Office indicted Bjorn Hocke, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), for the use of Nazi vocabulary and symbols. | RELATED: | Although Hocke is only a party leader in the state of Thuringia, he is considered one of the most influential people within the neo-Nazi movement. | Two years ago, during a speech at a rally in Merseburg, he called for "Everything for Germany,"

WSWS (2023-06-05). Germany: Long prison sentences for attacking Nazis—a political judgement. wsws.org The court determined that the four defendants had formed a criminal organization that targeted, attacked and injured neo-Nazis.

Blanka Vay (2023-06-05). How trans people became Hungary's latest target. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in In Hungary, we want trans visibility. But not the kind that the Hungarian parliament imposed on us in 2020 when it

infobrics (2023-06-05). MEPs demand Hungarian opposition take over EU presidency and not Orban. infobrics.org Hungary might not "credibly fulfil" tasks of EU Council presidency, MEPs claim.

Gavin OReilly (2023-06-05). Dublin and NATO — Nord Stream: Ireland Edition Coming Soon? globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-06-05). Cross-border market opportunities beckon. ecns.cn Companies in China as well as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are rushing to pursue cross-border market opportunities and seek new growth avenues in green development, digital technologies and services.

Donald Monaco (2023-06-05). Nuclear Brinkmanship in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

David Swanson, World Beyond War. (2023-06-05). The People Kept NATO Off Their Mountain Again. popularresistance.org The U.S. military had threatened to use the mountains of Sinjajevina as a training ground between May 22nd and June 2nd, together with other troops under the banner of NATO. Instead, the troops went to other locations in Montenegro but never to the mountains of Sinjajevina. | Milan Sekulovic of Save Sinjajevina credited local and international pressure — including from International Land Coalition — for this latest success in the ongoing campaign to protect Sinjajavina from being turned into a military training ground. It also may have helped that Montenegro has parliamentary elections on June 11th.

Anonymous349 (2023-06-06). NATO Equipment Burning All Across Donbass And Zaporozhye. Kyiv Blows Up Hydroelectric Dam In Kherson. southfront.org AMX-10RC wheeled battle tanks abandoned by Kyiv's troops | As of the morning of June 6, the offensive attempts of the Kyiv regime in Zaporozhye Region have resulted in no notable success on the battleground. Russian forces inflicted significant damage to the advancing units. Kyiv actively employed NATO-supplied equipment including International MaxxPRO MRAPs, AMX-10RC armoured fighting vehicles (often described as wheeled battle tanks) and Leopard battle tanks. | According to the Russian Defense Ministry, on Jun…

ecns.cn (2023-06-06). China carries out air patrol with Russia. ecns.cn China conducted a joint air patrol with Russia on Tuesday over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea, China's Defense Ministry said.

Liam Cosgrove (2023-06-06). VIDEO: Rep. Jamal Bowman supports military aid for Ukraine but is unfamiliar with the Donbas and Crimea. thegrayzone.com A congressional Squad star seems to have no idea how or why the Ukraine proxy war started. But he he says he's voting for military aid to Kiev anyway. On Monday, the New York Democratic congressman and star member of the progressive Squad Jamal Bowman told The Grayzone that he continues to support the U.S. providing aid for the Ukraine war because Russian President Vladimir Putin is "a madman." Just moments before, however, Bowman admitted that he did not know …

Seymour Hersh, Scheer Post. (2023-06-06). Russiagate's Missing Pieces. popularresistance.org The first thing to understand about John Durham is that he was a fearless prosecutor who went after organized crime and put in prison retired and active FBI agents who protected the mob for money or other enticements. One of the agents he stopped had enabled James "Whitey" Bulger Jr., once one of America's most wanted men, the Winter Hill Gang boss who evaded arrest for sixteen years. | In his forty-five years as a state and federal prosecutor in Connecticut and Virginia, Durham worked often and closely with FBI agents, especially on cases that involved violations of federal racketeering statutes.

Staff (2023-06-06). APSP Chairman Omali Yeshitela Condemns US Repression and Exposes False 'Russian Connection' in Exclusive Interview. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 5, 2023 (

WSWS (2023-06-06). The Ukrainian "counter-offensive": A new stage in the US-NATO war against Russia. wsws.org The operations in Ukraine are only one part of an expanding and evermore open war between NATO and Russia.

Staff (2023-06-05). Headlines for June 5, 2023. democracynow.org Authorities Point to Signal Failure in India Train Disaster That Killed 275+ Passengers, Ukrainian Military Says It's Moving Forward Near Bakhmut as Russia Claims to Thwart Offensive, At Least 40 Killed in Darfur as Ceasefire Expires, Deadly Fighting Continues in Sudan, Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Bill, Averting Default But Sacrificing Food Assistance, Climate Goals, Interior Dept. Announces 20-Year Halt on New Oil and Gas Leasing at Chaco Canyon, DuPont and Spinoff Companies Will Pay $1.2 Billion to Settle "Forever Chemicals" Lawsuit, 170+ Nations Agree to Draft Treaty on Plastic Pollution, Saudi…

_____ (2023-06-05). Journey to St. Petersburg, Moscow & Crimea (Part 2). transcend.org Eyewitness Crimea – In May of this year, we took the long, 27-hour train ride from Moscow to Crimea to see how life is there and what the sentiment of the people are as the US and Ukraine sharpen their threats to "recapture" this peninsula from Russia.

_____ (2023-06-05). Putin, South Africa, and the International Criminal Court. transcend.org 31 May 2023 – The Upcoming BRICS Meetings in South Africa – The West has deployed the International Criminal Court in the US/NATO proxy war with Russia in Ukraine.

Anonymous103 (2023-06-05). In Video: Attack On Russian Ivan Khurs Ship From First Person. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-06-05). Military Overview On June 5, 2023: Second Day Of Ukrainian Counteroffensive. southfront.org Illustrative Image | After a series of attacks on the Russian villages in the border Belgorod region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) expectedly began their counter-offensive on the frontlines in the Donbass and Zaporozhie regions. | Ukrainian troops launched offensive operations simultaneously in different directions. The situation remains tense for the second day in a row. | As it was expected, the main battlefield is the Zaporozhie region, where the AFU are trying to break through Russian defenc…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-05). Military Situation In Bakhmut On June 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The AFU reportedly entered the western outskirts Berkhivka village; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue south of Ivanivske; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Khromove; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions in Bogdanivka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions in Ivanivske; | The AFU reportedly deployed observation posts in the Chernobilets gardens on the south-western outskirts of Bakhmut. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: :…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-05). Military Situation In Donbass On June 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 4, the AFU targeted Crimea with nine UAVs. Russian air defence systems and EEW means intercepted all the targets; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Nikolskoye; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Gulyaipole; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kamyanske; | The AFU reportedly hit 1 control point, 1 missile system, 6 artillery units, 3 ammo d…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-05). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 4, the AFU targeted Crimea with nine UAVs. Russian air defence systems and EEW means intercepted all the targets; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Nikolskoye; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Gulyaipole; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kamyanske; | The AFU reportedly hit 1 control point, 1 missile system, 6 artillery units, 3 ammo d…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-05). NATO Troops In Belgorod Border Attacks — Crawling 'Barbarossa 2.0'? southfront.org Click to see full-size imageRDK is ideologically based on the WWII-era "Russian Liberation Army" (ROA in Russian) that was directly allied and subordinated to the Wehrmacht during the "Barbarossa" invasion. Considering such historical parallels clearly indicates what similarities there are not only between the current Neo-Nazi junta and their Bandera forefathers, but also between their respective backers. | Written by It h…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-05). Prigozhin: Ukrainian Forces Entered Village Of Berhovka On Bakhmut Outskirts (18+). southfront.org Archive file: Wagner fighters in Berhovka | On June 5, the head of the Wagner PMCS, Yevgeny Prigozhin commented on the reports that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) entered the village of Berhovka located on the north-western outskirts of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut). | Prigozhin confirmed that fighting is ongoing in the village which was secured by forces of the Russian Defence Ministry in May. the AFU reportedly entered the western outskirts of the settlement. Wagner fighters took control of the village back in Febr…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-05). REVEALED: Last Attack In Russian Belgorod Region Was Filmed In Ukrainian Chernobil. southfront.org The Ukrainian military operation in the Russian village of Novaya Tavolzhanka in the Beldorod region on June 4 was accompanied with numerous fake videos spread by Ukrainian sources. The videos were spread immediately after the first reports about the Ukrainian came. Their authenticity was immediately questioned but they gathered…

Anonymous767 (2023-06-05). Kyiv Launched Large-Scale Offensive On Several Parts Of Frontline, Russian MoD Confirms. southfront.org Ukrainian equipment involved in the offensive | The Russian Defense Ministry officially confirmed that Kyiv's forces have launched a large-scale offensive on several parts of the frontline."On the morning of June 4, the enemy launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front in the South Donetsk direction by introducing into battle 23 and 31 mechanized brigades from the strategic reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the support of other military units. | In total, six mechanized and two tank ba…

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-05). Milley Says Ukraine 'Well Prepared' for Counteroffensive Due to US, NATO Support. news.antiwar.com On Monday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Ukraine was "well prepared" to launch a counteroffensive against Russian forces thanks to the support the US and NATO have provided. "So, I think it's too early to tell what outcomes are going to happen. I think the Ukrainians are very well …

ecsorinoco (2023-06-05). US Weapons Sent to Ukraine End Up in Mexican Gangs. orinocotribune.com A video footage broadcast in a Mexican news report has shown a Mexican gang member carrying a US-made Javelin anti-tank missile launcher, thousands of which were shipped to Ukraine for use against Russian forces. | The report broadcast by Mexico's Milenio TV on Thursday pointed to the image of a man carrying what it described as the Javelin anti-tank weapon, identifying him as a member of the Gulf Cartel based in Matamorous, Mexico, noting that such weapons were shipped to Ukraine months ago. | Milenio identified the weapon as a Raytheon-made FGM-148, believed to be a Javelin missile launcher supplied to Ukraine…

infobrics (2023-06-05). ASEAN Countries Look to Deepen Ties with the BRICS Bloc. infobrics.org ASEAN countries have improving ties with Russia as they look to access its markets and source cheap energy and commodities…

infobrics (2023-06-05). NATO troops in Belgorod border attacks — crawling 'Barbarossa 2.0'?>. infobrics.org RDK is ideologically based on the WWII-era "Russian Liberation Army" (ROA in Russian) that was directly allied and subordinated to the Wehrmacht during the "Barbarossa" invasion. Considering such historical parallels clearly indicates what similarities there are not only between the current Neo-Nazi junta and their Bandera forefathers, but also between their respective backers.

Jacob Nordangard (2023-06-05). Russia, Ukraine and the Emergence of a New Global Management Regime. globalresearch.ca

Jim Hoft (2023-06-05). Russia Claims They Collected Evidence of Avian Flu Pathogens with Lethality Rate up to 40% in Humans at US Biolab in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-06-05). Russia, China take holistic view of Pamirs, Hindu Kush. peoplesdispatch.org The Xi'an Declaration, issued after the First China-Central Asia Summit at Xi'an on May 18-19, takes a direct hit at the West's interference in the region. It also contradicts the notion in Washington and Brussels that Russia and China's dominance on the Central Asian steppe is not sustainable…

noreply (2023-06-05). The Death Of Military Expertise… smoothiex12.blogspot.com in the US, or how to peddle pseudo-academic and pseudo-military BS. I speak about it today. What they don't understand is that they completely discredit themselves and institutions they represent. Referencing the Gulf War by now creates only contemptuous smirk in Russia. CSIS is a joke, as are those who abuse sinecures there–a collection of sore losers.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-05). Russia, Cuba to set up working group for educational cooperation. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuban and Russian Education Ministries on Monday signed a document to set up a working group in charge of dealing with bilateral cooperation, according to Prensa Latina.

WSWS (2023-06-05). Young Guard of Bolshevik Leninists in Russia and Ukraine issue statement in support of Toronto anti-war meeting. wsws.org This message of solidarity was sent by the YGBL to the antiwar meeting held in Toronto, Canada, on June 4 by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality.

Larry Johnson (2023-06-05). Ukraine is Going Kamikaze. sonar21.com Ukraine's vain attempts to launch an offensive ostensibly to oust Russia from "conquered" lands in the Donbass reminds me of the Japanese Kamikaze bombers trying to impede the inevitable U.S….

Scott Ritter (2023-06-05). ‚ö°Russia thwarts attempted offensive | Belgorod shelled by Ukraine | Scott Ritter Show. thealtworld.com On episode 32 of the show we are joined by Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis. Graduate of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, he worked in various printed publications of the Ministry of Defense. From 2006 to 2011 he worked in the State Duma. | He is a laureate of an All-Russian competition in the media for covering the activities of special services and has numerous departmental and public awards for his activities in the field of mass media.

WSWS (2023-06-05). Russian autoworkers protest low wages. wsws.org Seven workers were arrested when they and dozens of others laid down their tools at the lunch hour and refused to restart the line until that night.

WSWS (2023-06-05). Spanish PM Sanchez mooted as possible NATO Secretary General. wsws.org Sánchez has not brought down his own PSOE-Podemos government in order to campaign against the right, but to coordinate with it and with NATO an escalation of the war with Russia.

WSWS (2023-06-05). French National Assembly to examine €413 billion defense spending bill. wsws.org While imposing an illegitimate and overwhelmingly unpopular pension cut, Macron is building a "war economy" amid the NATO war with Russia.

ecsorinoco (2023-06-05). US Anti-Tank Weapons Shipped to Kiev in Hands of Mexican Gangs. orinocotribune.com A video footage broadcast in a Mexican news report has shown a Mexican gang member carrying a US-made Javelin anti-tank missile launcher, thousands of which were shipped to Ukraine for use against Russian forces. | The report broadcast by Mexico's Milenio TV on Thursday pointed to the image of a man carrying what it described as the Javelin anti-tank weapon, identifying him as a member of the Gulf Cartel member based in Matamorous, Mexico, noting that such weapons were shipped to Ukraine months ago. | The weapon, identified by media outlet as a Raytheon-made FGM-148, is believed to be a Javelin missile launcher s…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-05). Poet Nancy Morejon nominated for Golden Key Award in Serbia. plenglish.com Belgrade, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuban poet and essayist Nancy Morejon is one of the nominees for the Golden Key Award in Serbia, the Cuban Ambassador to Belgrade Leyde Rodriguez said.

ecns.cn (2023-06-06). Credit Suisse takeover likely to be completed by June 12. ecns.cn Shares in Switzerland-based banking group UBS rose by 1.22 percent on Monday morning following the company's announcement that the long-running saga of its takeover of rival Credit Suisse could be completed as early as June 12.

_____ (2023-06-05). Blinken Dismisses Calls for a Ceasefire—Says US Must Build Up Ukraine's Military. transcend.org 2 Jun 2023 – The US will focus on arming Ukraine and not on a negotiated settlement: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out a plan to massively expand Kiev's military before talks begin.

_____ (2023-06-05). When Will US Join Global Call to End Ukraine War? transcend.org 30 May 2023 – Peace initiatives to end the war in Ukraine being pursued around the world, and the grassroots movement that supports them, as the US is determined to prolong it at great cost in Ukrainian lives and risk of nuclear war.

Alan MacLeod, Mintpress News. (2023-06-05). International Law, Human Rights And Ukraine, With Alfred De Zayas. popularresistance.org You can indict Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine. But if you do, you'd better indict Joe Biden as well. That is the message that Professor Alfred de Zayas, world-renowned human rights and international law expert, gave "MintCast" host Alan MacLeod on today's episode of the series. | A Swiss-American lawyer, academic and United Nations official with over 50 years' experience in the field of human rights, de Zayas joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about international law and Ukraine, U.S. sanctions, whistleblowers, the successes and failures of the United Nations and its bodies, and the growth of a new…

Anonymous765 (2023-06-05). Ukrainian Counter-Offensive Begins. southfront.org |

Danny Shaw (2023-06-05). As US Considers Reoccupying Haiti, History Shows Occupation Is the Root Problem. truthout.org The United States government is spearheading an effort to reinvade and reoccupy Haiti. On May 4, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, led the latest diplomatic anti-Haitian assault traveling to Brasilia to try to convince the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to again lead the "multilateral effort." Bogged down in a proxy war in Ukraine to the tune of $113… |

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-05). Zelensky Says Ukraine Won't Attend NATO Summit If Not Given 'Signal' Toward Membership. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Saturday that his country will sit out the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius this July if Kyiv is not given a "signal" toward full membership in the alliance. Zelensky said he doesn't expect Ukraine to be granted membership while fighting is ongoing …

Dr. Joseph Sansone (2023-06-05). Ukraine: Let's Not Pull the Pin on the Grenade to See What Happens. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-06-05). Internal disputes increasing in Ukraine. infobrics.org More and more, Zelensky seems likely to be replaced in Kiev.

Press TV, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-06-05). US Anti-Tank Weapons Shipped To Kiev Now In Hands Of Mexican Gangs. popularresistance.org The report broadcast by Mexico's Milenio TV on Thursday pointed to the image of a man carrying what it described as the Javelin anti-tank weapon, identifying him as a member of the Gulf Cartel based in Matamorous, Mexico, noting that such weapons were shipped to Ukraine months ago. | Milenio identified the weapon as a Raytheon-made FGM-148, believed to be a Javelin missile launcher supplied to Ukraine in large quantities by the US military. | The footage shows the man decked out in CDG patches, armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, and carrying the anti-tank rocket launcher.

WSWS (2023-06-05). Britain's special forces deployed in Ukraine and at least 19 countries. wsws.org The UK has secretly deployed special forces in Ukraine. Special Forces can be deployed without parliamentary approval and with the government refusing to even list their operations.

WSWS (2023-06-05). IYSSE holds powerful anti-war meeting in Toronto, defeating government-backed censorship campaign, far-right Ukrainian disrupters. wsws.org Despite the lineup of state forces behind the campaign by far-right Ukrainian nationalist forces, including Ontario's labour minister, the IYSSE was able to hold the first anti-war meeting in Toronto since the war in Ukraine began 16 months ago.

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-06-05). Internal Disputes Increasing in Ukraine. Replacement of President Volodymyr Zelensky? globalresearch.ca

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-06-05). Biden Appoints Strong Candidate For Nuremberg-Style War Crimes Tribunal As New Head of Joint Chiefs of Staff. covertactionmagazine.com Charles "CQ" Brown, Jr., Oversaw Secret Bombing Campaigns in Iraq and Syria that Killed Many Civilians and Has Been Deeply Involved in Dispursing Weapons to Ukraine When President Joe Biden named General Charles "CQ" Brown, Jr., to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top military officer in the U.S., the …

krish-rad_ind (2023-06-05). Typical Lying U.S.-and-Allied 'News'-Reporting From Ukraine. theduran.com

Sam Skove (2023-06-05). Misfiring Cannons, Rotted Tires in US Army Gear Pulled for Ukraine, Watchdog Finds. globalresearch.ca

The Exposé (2023-06-06). The Sound of Silence: Law Enforcement's Role in Curtailing Free Speech. expose-news.com In both the United Kingdom and the United States, the principle of free speech—the right to express opinions without censorship or restraint—has long been a cornerstone of democracy. However, the past decade …

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