unitedEditor (2023-07-07). "France is still pursuing neo-colonialism" uwidata.com The Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Coordinating Bureau themed "NAM: United and steadfast in confronting emerging challenges" has been held at Baku Convention Center. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement held the opening speech. Below we present the speech in its translation as published by the …

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report. (2023-07-07). Police Brutality, Racism And Poverty Underlie Youth Rebellion In France. popularresistance.org A 17-year-old youth of Moroccan and Algerian descent named Nahel M was gunned down by the French police on June 27 sparking a nationwide series of mass demonstrations and rebellions throughout the country. | Several videos released on the shooting show clearly that Nahel, who was driving a vehicle, was posing no threat to the police. | There were two other people in the vehicle with Nahel, one of whom has given evidence to the authorities while the third person is being sought by prosecutors. The policeman has been indicted for voluntary homicide. In addition, reports suggest he has apologized for the fatal shoot…

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-07). France's "Neocolonial Practices" in South Caucasus. Threatens Russia's Security Interests? globalresearch.ca

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-07). French Association and Cuban province strengthen cooperation. plenglish.com Paris, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Coopération France (CubaCoop) association and the Provincial Government of Cienfuegos today highlighted 17 years of coordinated work and agreements reached on a recent visit to the island from the French side.

guest author (2023-07-07). Nahel's murder: France's continuum of post-colonial denial. workers.org Nahel M., a 17-year-old poor French citizen of Algerian and Moroccan origin, died of a single bullet fired by a French police officer at almost point-blank range on June 27 . When I heard the news about the murder of young Nahel in the ghetto-ized suburb of Nanterre, shot at . . . |

Patrick Lawrence, Scheer Post. (2023-07-07). We Need To Talk About Nahel. popularresistance.org What is it about France these days? La republique seems to be ever on the brink of exploding over one or another social question. Twice in the past four months the French have erupted in protests and all too often rioting. In March they took to the streets, burned buildings, burned tires, built barricades, lit bonfires, and made impassioned references to the guillotine in reaction to the Macron government's plans to neoliberalize the pension system. For a week beginning last Tuesday, cities from Lille to Marseille were set ablaze after the police shot and killed a 17—year-old citizen named Nahel, who was of…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-07). CubaCoop calls to turn Brussels into the capital against US blockade. plenglish.com Paris, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Coopération France (CubaCoop) Association on Friday called to turn Brussels this month into the capital of the struggle against the U.S. blockade imposed on Cuba.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-07-07). Street Protests In France Do Not Represent "An Invasion", It Is The Other Way Around. thelastamericanvagabond.com The riots and widespread street protests across France, following the murder of an unarmed 17-year-old, Nahel Merzouk, at a traffic stop, has sent shockwaves throughout a nation that has already been struck by instability. However, the way that the unrest is being reported in many media outlets is misleading and refuses to give proper context

Staff (2023-07-07). Unbelievable Images of France Burning! leecamp.com

Staff (2023-07-07). 22 July: Join the Day of Action to Free Palestine Action Prisoners! samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network stands in solidarity with the Palestine Action prisoners in British jails and demands their immediate release. The imprisonment of direct action activists confronting the corporations supplying the Zionist military machine with weaponry is part and parcel of the system of oppression targeting activists in Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands and …

teleSUR (2023-07-07). Spain: July 23 General Elections Campaigning Kicks Off. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the campaign season for Spain's general election scheduled on July 23 kicked off. The incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, candidate of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, and Alberto Nunez Feijoo from the People's Party, among others, are the major contestants for…

teleSUR, JGN (2023-07-07). Octavo Seminario de la OPEP concluye en Viena, Austria. telesurtv.net El foro de la OPEP, que aglutina a 13 socios productores del llamado "oro negro", tuvo como tema central hacia una transición energética sostenible e inclusiva.

teleSUR (2023-07-07). 8th OPEC Seminar Concludes in Vienna. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the 8th International Seminar of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) concluded in Vienna, Austria, with proposals for a sustainable energy transition. | Related: | Haitham al-Ghais, OPEC's Secretary General, summarized how to achieve a sustainable and inclusive energy transition, putting forward three fundamental pillars: economic viability, environmental protection and social equity. | Al-Ghais, who was…

teleSUR (2023-07-07). Switzerland and Austria Join the European Sky Shield Initiative. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Swiss Federal Council (SFC) announced that the defense ministers of Switzerland, Austria and Germany signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on their participation in the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI). | RELATED: | Viola Amherd, head of the Swiss Federal Department of Defense, held meetings with Defense Ministers Klaudia Tanner of Austria and Boris Pistorius of Germany in Bern on July 6-7, focusing on t…

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-07-07). Presidente de Belarús insta a negociar paz en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Alexandr Lukashenko consideró que la lucha se intensificará en esa nación, pues dicho territorio todavía tiene reservas estratégicas considerables.

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). Lancang-Mekong-Sichuan Express departs Chengdu t for Europe. ecns.cn A Lancang-Mekong-Sichuan Express train carrying automotive spare parts departed from Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province on Friday morning.

_____ (2023-07-07). 15 Minute Cities: Where Israel Leads, Europe's Forrest Gumps Follow. strategic-culture.org

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-07). Cuban artist calls for participation in Peoples' Summit. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer-songwriter Israel Rojas call to participate in the Summit of the Peoples, parallel to the upcoming Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) in Brussels.

Derrick Broze (2023-07-07). US and European Commission Call for "International Framework" to Advance Geoengineering Research. thelastamericanvagabond.com The pronouncements delivered last week by the US government and the European Union represent one more step towards a singular, centralized governing body managing individual nations. Late on Friday, the White House released a report outlining the Biden Administration's openness to studying geoengineering as part of an effort to reduce the amount of sunlight reaching

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). EU official hails positive talks in China on climate. ecns.cn European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans said he had a "very positive "visit to China in the last couple of days to discuss with Chinese officials on working together in tackling the global climate crisis.

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). Europe retires Ariane-5 and is without launcher. ecns.cn Europe's space program headed into uncharted territory this week, after an Ariane-5 rocket blasted off for the final time, and with no firm date set for the arrival of its replacement.

thecommunists (2023-07-07). Ukrainian communists threatened with death by Zelensky regime. thecommunists.org The Kononovich brothers of Ukraine have sent us this urgent appeal. They fear for their lives and ask for our urgent solidarity action. ***** We, the Kononovich brothers, Ukrainian communists and antifascists, call on the World Federation of Democratic Youth, communists, all left-wing militants and antifacists in Europe and throughout the world. We officially declare …

teleSUR (2023-07-07). Sweden Fails to End NATO Membership Standoff. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Türkiye did not green-light Sweden's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); but the participants agreed to meet again next Monday in Vilnius, Lithuania. | Related: | Official statements show that the aim of the talks between Stoltenberg and the foreign ministers of Sweden and Türkiye in Brussels was to overcome Türkiye's objections to Sweden joining the alliance…

_____ (2023-07-07). CIA Running Ukraine Blows Biden's Bluster About No U.S. Boots on the Ground. strategic-culture.org Ukraine is ground zero for the CIA's fascist origins | The American magazine Newsweek published a big "exclusive" report this week purporting to reveal the extent of CIA involvement in the Ukraine proxy war against Russia. It hardly merits the billing of "exclusive" since it is well known that the U.S. spy agency is up to its neck in orchestrating the conflict. | In truth, the CIA's nefarious role in Ukraine goes back decades to the end of World War Two. More on that further down. | Nevertheless, the Newsweek article provides a useful admission that Washington is recklessly — and criminally — fueling…

_____ (2023-07-07). The State of Ukrainian Democracy Is Not Strong. strategic-culture.org One year after Russia's invasion, Ukraine is backsliding away from democratic freedoms and liberal pluralism. | By Branko MARCETIC | Few Ukrainians have spent as many years of their life fighting authoritarianism as Volodymyr Chemerys.The sixty-year-old Ukrainian human rights campaigner's record of activism reads like a history of Ukrainian protest: the 1990 "Revolution on Granite" against Soviet domination of the country, today dubbed the "first Maidan"; the 2000—2001 "Ukraine without Kuchma" protests targeting an independent Ukraine's later, similarly repressive president; founding human rights bodies…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-07). Precious Trophy: Russian Forces Captured Storm Shadow Missile. southfront.org Russian troops received a precious trophy on the Ukrainian front lines. On July 7, servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation completed a two-day operation to deliver a British Storm Shadow missile that fell in the Zaporozhye region to Moscow. | Dmitry Rogozin, now the head of the Military Technical Center "Tsar Wolves", commented on the incident, claiming that servicemen of the BARS-11 volunteer detachment and the command of the Tsar Wolves unit managed to take British Stor…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-07). Russian Assault Operations On Dnieper River (Video). southfront.org The Dnieper River is one of strategically important battlefields of the war in Ukraine. While the warring sides are shelling enemy positions with artillery and aviation, reconnaissance and sabotage groups on speed boats continue local assault operations mainly in the area of the islands located in the estuary. | The Ukrainian military is known for numerous attempts to cross the river by small groups and attack Russian positions on the eastern bank, where they are usually destroyed by Russian…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-07). Russian MoD Says Kiev Forces Failed To Advance In Donetsk, Krasny Liman & South Donetsk (VideoS). southfront.org The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 7 that Kiev forces had launched several new attacks in the directions…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-07). Russian Strikes Inflicts More Losses On Kiev Forces (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Kiev forces have sustained more losses in manpower and equipment in different directions as a result of Russian strikes. | The Russian Zapad Group of Forces announced on July 7 that it had delivered eight airstrikes against gatherings of manpower and equipment of Ukraine's 14 Separate Mechanized Brigade and 103 Separate Territorial Defense Brigade in the Kupyansk direction. | In addition, the group said that its artillery destroyed an American-made M113 armored personnel carrier near Beres…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-07). U.S. Claims Its Drones Were Harassed Again Over Syria, Russia Warns Of Flight Violations (Video). southfront.org A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | The United States Air Force has accused the Russian military of harassing its drones over Syria for the second time in two days. | Lieutenant General Alex Grynkewich, the U.S. commander responsible for air operations in the Middle East, said that on July 6 a MQ-9 combat drone was conducting a mission against ISIS targets in nort…

Brian Berletic (2023-07-07). The New Atlas LIVE: Mark Sleboda and Ukraine's Offensive at Week 5. thealtworld.com Mark Sleboda is an international relations and security expert living in Russia. Today he talks about Ukraine's long-anticipated offensive as it enters its 5th week, the upcoming NATO summit, talk of an attack on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, and what comes next.

C.J. Atkins (2023-07-07). Former U.S. officials hold 'secret' talks with Russia to end Ukraine war. peoplesworld.org A group of former top U.S. diplomats has been conducting secret peace talks with officials at the highest level of the Russian government since at least April with the goal of negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. That is according to NBC News, which published an exclusive report on the talks Thursday just …

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-07). John Bolton Accidentally Explains Why US Policy On Russia And China Is Wrong. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | Professional psychopath John Bolton has an article out with The Hill titled " Citing a

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). Russian warships kick off 7-day visit in Shanghai, to conduct military exercises with PLA. ecns.cn Two Russian warships, Russian Navy corvettes RFS Sovershennyy (333) and RFS Gromkiy (335), arrived at the Shanghai port on Wednesday for their first friendly visit, the seventh by Russia's naval ships to Shanghai.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-07). Export of Russian grains would exceed 55 million tons. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Russia can export up to 55 million tons of cereals in the 2023 agricultural year, and the export potential can increase further, declared today the Minister of Agriculture, Dmitri Patrushev,…

infobrics (2023-07-07). Pivotal Moment for India-Russia Relations. infobrics.org Modi government's 'de-ideologized' foreign policy irks US while seeking larger strategic and security role in a new multipolar order…

Joel Wendland-Liu (2023-07-07). A new book examines global radicalism in the era of the Mexican Revolution. peoplesworld.org Christina Heatherton's Arise! Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution is a massively important book about which so much needs to be said. It explores the centrality of the Mexican Revolution to the creation of a revolutionary internationalist political consciousness in the Americas in advance of and in conjunction with the 1917 Russian …

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-07). Russia to respond harshly for cluster munitions supplied to Ukraine. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Russia will respond harshly to the US supply of cluster bombs to Ukraine, according to the Chairman of the International Committee of the Federation Council Grigori Karasin.

Staff (2023-07-07). Headlines for July 7, 2023. democracynow.org Earth's Average Temperature Hits All-Time High for Third Consecutive Day, Climate Protesters Disrupt Wimbledon Tennis Matches, Shut Down Welsh Coal Mine, Biden Administration Will Arm Ukraine with Banned Cluster Munitions, NBC News: Former U.S. Officials Hold Secret Talks with Russians over Ukraine War, Rocket Fire from Southern Lebanon Prompts Cross-Border Shelling by Israel, "An Honest Mistake": Israeli Police Officer Acquitted of Killing Autistic Palestinian, U.N. Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Israeli Assault on Palestinians in Jenin, U.N. Pushes for International Security Force in Haiti…

teleSUR (2023-07-07). Russia and China Reject Deployment of Foreign Force in Haiti. telesurenglish.net During the last session of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Russia and China were skeptical about sending a multinational military force into Haiti. | RELATED: | Earlier, Haitian Foreign Affairs Minister Jean Victor Geneus renewed the request for a "robust international force," which was supported by almost all UNSC members and by guests from Caribbean countries at the session. | Taking the floor, Russian Amba…

Vanessa Beeley (2023-07-07). Prigozhin's Mutiny, Zaporozhye False Flag, & Russia-Ukraine w/ Vanessa Beeley & Brian Berletic. thealtworld.com Prigozhin's Mutiny, Zaporozhye False Flag, & Russia-Ukraine w/ Vanessa Beeley & Brian Berletic…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-07). March in Pakistan in protest against profanation of the Koran. plenglish.com Islamabad, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described the profanation of the Koran in Sweden as an attempt to divide Muslims and Christians. Peaceful demonstrations will take place today in Pakistan in protest against this act.

_____ (2023-07-07). Western development finance institutions: The misuse of aid to Ukraine risks serious consequences. journal-neo.org

Anonymous765 (2023-07-07). Cheap Lives Of Ukrainian Servicemen In Exchange For Expensive NATO Vehicles. southfront.org |

Chris Hedges (2023-07-07). They Lied About Afghanistan. They Lied About Iraq. And They Are Lying About Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-07-07). NATO's Scorched Earth in Ukraine. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-07). Solidarity with Dimitri Lescaris and the Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War. workers.org STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY June 26, 2023 Workers World Party expresses its full solidarity with Dimitri Lescaris and the Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War. Lescaris and the Coalition have embarked on a lecture tour of Canada in opposition to that government's aggressive, U.S.-dictated policy in Ukraine. The tour has been . . . |

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-07). Communist Activists Aleksander and Mikhail Kononovich Are Facing Death Threats in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Communist youth leaders Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail, who are under house arrest in Ukraine, have said they are facing death threats. Left and progressive organizations across the world have condemned the persecution of the activists | Various communist and progressive youth groups have denounced the death threats and other forms of intimidation against communist youth leaders Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail Kononovich. The duo is currently under house arrest in Ukraine. Earlier this week, the Kononovich brothers, in an appeal,

teleSUR (2023-07-07). Biden to Announce Shipment of Cluster Bombs to Ukraine. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Joe Biden, has approved the supply of controversial cluster bombs from the Pentagon's arsenals to Ukraine and is set to make an official announcement on Friday. | RELATED: | The decision, which circumvents the existing legal prohibition on the production, use, and supply of these types of weapons, comes after human rights defenders urged the Biden administration not to supply cluster bombs. | The move come…

Thomas Palley (2023-07-07). Ukraine Destroyed the Kakhovka Dam: A Forensic Assessment. globalresearch.ca

unherd (2023-07-07). The capitalists are circling over Ukraine. unherd.com The war is creating massive profit opportunities.

unitedEditor (2023-07-06). The Armenian National Committee of America insults Atatàºrk. uwidata.com By Rozerin Doƒüan The Armenian diaspora targets the series "Atatàºrk", that's release in 6 episodes is planned for October 29, 2023, the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye. Directed by Mehmet Ada àñztekin, Disney Plus currently films the series, in which Bulut ƒ∞ynemli plays the role of Mustafa Kemal Atatàºrk. The Armenian diaspora called …

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-06). A brutal colonial legacy is tinder for the fires that are sweeping across France. peoplesdispatch.org Racism against people of Arab and African descent in France has become almost banal, something that takes place and no longer raises an eyebrow. The killing of Nael was absolutely explicable — the result of a general social toxicity towards minorities and one that is given expression through the police…

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-06). France Is Suffering Blowback From Its State Policy Towards Ukraine. thealtworld.com

Editor (2023-07-06). No justice, no peace in France. mronline.org "Tout le monde deteste la police!"—Everyone hates the police—was chanted at demonstrations and riots across France last week.

Editor (2023-07-06). Patrick Lawrence: We Need to Talk About Nahel. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost What is it about France these days? La republique seems to be ever on the brink of exploding over one or another social question. Twice in the past four months the French have erupted in protests and all too often rioting. In March they took to the streets, …

Staff (2023-07-05). "Inflection Point": Uprising over French Teen's Killing in Traffic Stop & Pattern of Racist Policing. democracynow.org In France, more than 3,000 people have been arrested after a week of nationwide protests following the police killing of Nahel Merzouk, a teenager of North African descent, captured on video. Nahel's family and friends held his funeral Saturday at a mosque in Nanterre. We speak with Rokhaya Diallo, a French journalist in Paris, who explains this killing is part of a long pattern of racist policing that has divided the country. "I wish there was a real and profound discussion about police brutality, about racialized policing," says Diallo.

Staff (2023-07-05). Headlines for July 5, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Kills at Least 13 Palestinians in Worst West Bank Raid in 2 Decades, Unrest Grows in France Following Police Killing of Arab Teen as Country Reckons with Its Racism, Ukraine Mourns Killing of Writer Victoria Amelina in Russian Attack as War Rages On, Veteran Russian Journalist Elena Milashina Brutally Attacked While Reporting in Chechnya, SCOTUS Blocks Biden's Student Debt Relief Plan as Administration Pivots to "New Path", SCOTUS Sides with Christian Web Designer Who Wants to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Clients, At Least 15 Gun Deaths Mar July 4th Festivities in Mass Shootings Across U.S.

Editor (2023-07-06). America Has Just Destroyed a Great Empire. scheerpost.com By Michael Hudson / CounterPunch Herodotus (History, Book 1.53) tells the story of Croesus, king of Lydia c. 585-546 BC in what is now Western Turkey and the Ionian shore of the Mediterranean. Croesus conquered Ephesus, Miletus and neighboring Greek-speaking realms, obtaining tribute and booty that made him one of the richest rulers of his …

WSWS (2023-07-06). Provocation against refugees in Kocaeli, Turkey highlights growing dangers. wsws.org What started as friction between neighbors was transformed into attacks targeting refugees. The responsibility for this poisonous atmosphere lies with the entire political establishment.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-05). Ahead of vote on aid to Syria through Turkey, UN Secretary General seeks longer extension. peoplesdispatch.org The Syrian government has opposed the cross-border aid through the Turkish border claiming it violates its sovereignty and is used by anti-government forces to transfer arms. Instead, it wants the aid to flow through the government machinery…

Staff (2023-07-06). Headlines for July 6, 2023. democracynow.org IAEA Sees No Evidence of Explosives Planted at Russian-Held Nuclear Plant in Ukraine, Belarus President Says Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin Is in Russia, Biden Welcomes Swedish PM to White House, Pressing NATO Membership for Sweden, U.S. Judge Restricts Biden Administration's Ability to Stem Misinformation on Social Media, Meta Launches Twitter Competitor "Threads"; Canada Blocks Facebook and Instagram Ads, Biden Nominates Elliott Abrams, Death Squad Backer Convicted of Lying to Congress, to Gov't Commission, Hunger and Malnutrition Surge in Ethiopia's War-Torn Tigray After U.S. and…

Staff (2023-07-06). Syria's Missing: New U.N. Body Will Investigate Disappearance of 130,000 People in 12-Year Civil War. democracynow.org The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution to establish an independent body to investigate what happened to more than 130,000 people who went missing during the conflict in Syria over the last 12 years. The Syrian government opposed the resolution, along with Russia, China, Belarus, North Korea, Cuba and Iran. "This is one of the most painful chapters in the Syrian crisis," says Dr. Zaher Sahloul, president and CEO of the medical nonprofit MedGlobal, as well as a former medical school classmate of President Bashar al-Assad.

Amy Goodman (2023-07-06). New UN Body Will Investigate Disappearances During Syria's 12-Year Civil War. truthout.org The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution to establish an independent body to investigate what happened to more than 130,000 people who went missing during the conflict in Syria over the last 12 years. The Syrian government opposed the resolution, along with Russia, China, Belarus, North Korea, Cuba and Iran. "This is one of the most painful chapters in the Syrian crisis… |

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-06). Lukashenko Says Wagner Chief Prigozhin Is in Russia. news.antiwar.com Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was now in Russia, raising questions about the deal between Moscow and the mercenary leader that ended his short-lived mutiny. "As for Evgeny Prigozhin, he is in St. Petersburg. Maybe he went to Moscow, but he is not on Belarusian soil," Lukashenko said, according …

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-07-06). Presidente de Belarús insta a negociar paz en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Alexandr Lukashenko consideró que la lucha se intensificará en esa nación, pues dicho territorio todavía tiene reservas estratégicas considerables.

teleSUR (2023-07-06). Wagner Leader Prigozhin is Not in Belarus: Lukashenko. telesurenglish.net On Thrusday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner military group, is not in Belarus. | RELATED: | "As far as I am informed, the fighters of the Wagner PMC are in those camps where they were after the withdrawal from the front for recovery," Lukashenko said. | "As for Yevgeny Prigozhin, he is in St. Petersburg. Where is he this morning? Maybe he went to Moscow, maybe somewhere else, but he is not…

infobrics (2023-07-05). Contrary to what some media say, Russia became stronger after failed mutiny. infobrics.org Pragmatically speaking, "exiling" Wagner group to Belarus serves Russian and Belarusian interests.

midwesternmarx (2023-07-06). Pakistan arrests human trafficking suspects after migrant boat tragedy By: The Associated Press. midwesternmarx.com Pakistani authorities said Wednesday they have arrested seven alleged key figures in a human trafficking ring following last week's sinking of an overcrowded smuggling vessel off Greece that left more than 500 migrants missing, including Pakistanis.Police told The Associated Press that the ring was engaged in smuggling Pakistanis into Europe and that the arrests took place over the last two days, as part of a government crackdown on traffickers.Thirty other suspects were arrested over the …

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). China operates 8,641 China-Europe freight train services during first half of 2023. ecns.cn A total of 8,641 China-Europe freight train services were operated from January to June this year, transporting 936,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of goods, representing year-on-year increases of 16 percent and 30 percent respectively, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd on Thursday.

_____ (2023-07-06). Europe Says No to China Decoupling. journal-neo.org Following active US diplomacy over the past few years, Europe seems to have now decided to say no to the US geopolitics of "decoupling" from China. This is nothing short of a major diplomatic blow for the US, although this blow has not received as much attention in the mainstream Western media due to its […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Health Freedom Defense Fund (2023-07-06). The WHO and European Commission (EC) Launch Digital Health Initiative. globalresearch.ca

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-06). "We no longer have freedom," says son of persecuted Canadian pastor to EU Parliament. expose-news.com On Tuesday, Nathaniel Pawlowski testified in the European Parliament about the tyranny in Canada. "Canada has fallen, we no longer have freedom of religion, freedom of speech, or the right to protest, …

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-07-06). Tribunal europeo retira inmunidad parlamentaria a líder catalán. telesurtv.net Esta determinación abre paso a la emisión de una nueva orden de detención y entrega por parte del Tribunal Supremo para que rinda cuentas en España.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-07-06). Países de la Unión Europea firman acuerdo por derechos LGBTIQ. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de España, que asume la presidencia del Consejo de la UE, firmaron este documento junto a otros 15 estados miembros.

teleSUR (2023-07-06). WHO: Urgent Action To Prevent Climate Change Impact on Health. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, at the 7th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in Budapest, Hungary, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Dr. Hans Kluge said that the "triple threat" of climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity to health must urgently be addressed. | Related: | According to Kluge, an estimated 1.4 million deaths annually in the European region are attributable to environmental risk…

mforinoco (2023-07-05). Why Europe, US, China and Russia are Not the Same for Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Lucy Pagoada-Quesada — Jun 29, 2023 | For some time, I have been listening to a sector, supposedly on the left, say that they do not want European, U.S., Chinese or Russian empires. | And, to this, I reply that I don't see the relationship between the four of them. We Latin Americans have a very well-documented history of colonization, exploitation, and occupation with Europeans and North Americans, but not with China and Russia. | It was not the Russians or the Chinese who invaded the continent and began the colonization process from 1492 that produced one of the largest genocides of Indigenous peoples i…

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). (W.E. Talk) Prokopios Pavlopoulos：Why is the dialogue between China and the West so important？. ecns.cn Former Greek president and professor of law at the University of Athens, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, discussed the significance of China-Greece cultural exchange and mutual learning, as well as its power in promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Phil Miller (2023-07-06). Cluster Bombs for Ukraine? A Warning From Kosovo. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-07-06). NATO plans escalation against Russia at Vilnius summit. wsws.org Next week, NATO will hold a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, where the military alliance will announce plans to rapidly expand military spending, surge troops to Russia's borders, and dramatically increase its involvement in the war in Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-07-06). NATO plans massive escalation against Russia at Vilnius summit. wsws.org Next week, NATO will hold a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, where the military alliance will announce plans to rapidly expand military spending, surge troops to Russia's borders, and dramatically increase its involvement in the war in Ukraine.

Global Times (2023-07-06). Is China's Export Control a Precise Counterattack against US, Japan and the Netherlands? dissidentvoice.org

midwesternmarx (2023-07-06). Bolivia Forges Lithium Extraction Partnerships with China and Russia By: Misión Verdad. midwesternmarx.com Bolivia's government has recently entered into agreements with Chinese and Russian companies for the extraction of lithium from two of the country's salt flats. Signed on Thursday, June 29, these agreements grant authorization to China's Citic Guoan and Russia's Uranium One Group to deploy direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies for lithium exploration in Bolivia, with a total investment of $1.4 billion.A previous agreement worth a similar value had already be …

infobrics (2023-07-06). China-Russia Trade Gets Boost With Vladivostok Being New Transit Port for Domestic Trade. infobrics.org Industry insiders tap into business potential with Vladivostok being transit hub for domestic trade…

infobrics (2023-07-06). Kiev lies by accusing Russia of crimes against Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. infobrics.org Since last year, the Ukrainian side has been responsible for a series of bombings and sabotages against the plant's facilities.

Staff (2023-07-06). Elena Milashina Attack: Rights Groups Condemn Brutal Beating of Russian Journalist in Chechnya. democracynow.org Press freedom groups around the world have condemned the brutal attack on Russian journalist Elena Milashina, who was beaten by unknown assailants in the Chechen capital of Grozny on July 4. Milashina, a reporter for Novaya Gazeta, was in town to report on Chechnya's ongoing attacks on LGBTQ people when she was assaulted along with lawyer Alexander Nemov. The attackers broke her fingers, shaved her head and doused her in liquid iodine, which leaves long-lasting stains on a person's skin. For more, we speak with human rights monitor Anna Dobrovolskaya, the former executive director of Memorial Human Ri…

Staff (2023-07-06). Ukrainian Writer Andrey Kurkov Recalls Friend Victoria Amelina, Novelist Killed in Russian Airstrike. democracynow.org We remember the acclaimed Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, who died as a result of injuries from a Russian strike on a restaurant in Kramatorsk last week, which also killed 12 other people. Amelina was part of a human rights group, Truth Hounds, investigating Russian war crimes. Amelina's friend Andrey Kurkov, a fellow author and the former president of PEN Ukraine, says the young writer's death is just the latest in a long string of artists lost to the Russian invasion. "We don't know when the war is going to end, but it will cost a lot for Ukrainian culture," says Kurkov.

_____ (2023-07-06). Failed Russian Coup Through a U.S. Looking Glass. strategic-culture.org By M.K. BHADRAKUMAR | The former U.S. president Donald Trump's remarks regarding the failed coup attempt in Russia by Yevgeniy Prigozhin stood out for their sheer subtlety amidst the crass new western narrative that the dramatic events on June 23-24 highlighted "cracks" within the Russian system. | No one cares to explain what these "cracks" are but the coinage conveys that Russia is heading for implosion.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-06). Military Situation In Bakhmut Region On July 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The AFU launched a new series of attacks on Russian positions near Berkhivka; | Russian forces launched a counter attack and took back control of some positions west of Berkhivka; | The AFU resumed attacks on the village of Razdolovka; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Klishchiivka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions in Bogdanivka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions in Ivanivske; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions in Stupoch…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-06). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On July 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes are ongoing near Pryyutne village; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orekhov; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Robotyne; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Makarivka; | Up to 165 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armored vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 2 howitzers were destroyed in Zaporozhye region, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 130 Ukrainian servicemen, 8 motor vehicles, 1 Gvozdika howit…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-06). Military Situation In Syria On July 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On July 6, five militia members were killed in clashes between Turkish-backed forces in Ras al-Ain; | On July 5, three Russian warplanes intercepted three US drones in northeastern Syria, according to the US Air Forces Central Command; | On July 5, clashes between the SAA and gunmen from the town of Tafas resulted in the death of a gu…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-06). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Stupochki and Vyemka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Stelmakhovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Pervomayskoye; | Russian forces destroyed 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, 2 pickups, 1 M777 artillery system in Kupyansk area; | Russian forces destroyed 90 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 ar…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-06). Russian Army Repels Several Attacks In Donetsk, Inflicts More Losses On Kiev Forces (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has repelled several new attacks in the Donetsk sectors and inflicted more losses on Kiev forces. | The Yug Group Forces said on July 6 that it had repelled Ukrainian attacks in the directions of Soledaro-Artemovsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky. The group added that its aviation also attacked gatherings of manpower and equipment near Kleshcheevka. | In addition, the group's artillery destroyed two D-20, one D-30, one American-made M777 and one German-made Panze…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-06). Russian Army Struck Ukrainian Troops Deployment Sites, Storage Facilities For Western Weapons. southfront.org File image. | The Russian military delivered an overnight strike by seaborne precision weapons on the deployment sites of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries and Western armor storage facilities, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, reported on July 6."Last night, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by seaborne long-range precision weapons against the temporary deployment sites of the Ukrainian army personnel and foreign mercena…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-06). U.S. Drones Violated Russian-Syrian Drills Area, Almost Got Shot Down (Video). southfront.org A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson). | The United States has claimed that Russian fighter jets harassed its drones over Syria, while Russia said that the drones were flying in an area where joint drills with the Syrian military are taking place. | Russian fighter jets harassed American combat drones on an anti-ISIS mission over Syria, the U.S. military said late…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-06). The U.S.- NATO Hate — Campaign Against Russia And China. southfront.org Written by On June 30th, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting headlined

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-06). Report: Former Senior US Officials Held Secret Talks With Russians. news.antiwar.com A group of former senior US officials has held talks with influential Russians, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in an effort to lay the groundwork for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, NBC News reported on Thursday. The meeting with Lavrov took place when he was in New York for a UN Security Council …

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). Russia seeks to reconnect to SWIFT payments. ecns.cn Russia on Tuesday restated its demand that its state agricultural bank be reconnected to the global SWIFT payments system to avert the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal, and said it would not accept a reported compromise proposal.

Editor (2023-07-06). Ukraine destroyed the Kakhovka dam: a forensic assessment. mronline.org In multiple ways, the dam's destruction echoes the 2022 destruction of the Russian-owned Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-06). The U.S.-NATO Hate-Campaign Against Russia and China. theduran.com

Larry Johnson (2023-07-06). Background Paper: Russia, United States & Ukraine. sonar21.com INTRODUCTION This paper is written to help address a recurring question concerning the Ukraine conflict: whether Russia is moving fast enough to finish its Special Military Operation (SMO)? In order…

Michael Welch (2023-07-06). Making Peace with Russia, One Handshake at a Time. Dimitri Lascaris. globalresearch.ca

People's Dispatch. (2023-07-06). SCO Denounces Confrontation And Protectionist Policies. popularresistance.org The New Delhi Declaration was adopted on Tuesday, July 4, after a virtual meeting of the leaders of the nine-member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The declaration underlined the need for stronger and more effective international regimes and vowed to work for a more "just, democratic and multipolar world order." | The 23rd meeting of the Council of Head of States was hosted by India virtually. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the meeting along with leaders from Central Asian countries.

thecommunists (2023-07-06). Prigozhin's failed mutiny. thecommunists.org On Saturday 24 June, Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, occupied key points in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, after which he began a march towards Moscow with a view to effecting a change in the composition of the Russian government, if not its complete overthrow. For months leading up to …

WSWS (2023-07-06). Indonesian president visits Australia amid intensifying US-China tensions. wsws.org Public professions of friendship could not hide fundamental divergences between the two countries as the US intensifies the war against Russia in Ukraine while step-by-step preparing for conflict with China.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-06). Syrian and Russian armies carry out joint maneuvers. plenglish.com Damascus, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Arab Army and the Russian Armed Forces began today joint military maneuvers, the first of their kind this year, and will last six days, in the east of the northern Syrian province of Aleppo.

infobrics (2023-07-05). Kiev attacks Russian airport with possible Western help. infobrics.org The case shows how the neo-Nazi regime is really focused on targeting civilian Russian facilities.

infobrics (2023-07-05). One of leading US think tanks admits Russia unlikely to ever run out of missiles. infobrics.org CSIS reports that "Russia will continue having the capacity to build missiles and drones and will continue to use them" and that "this reality will not change until the war ends".

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-05). BRICS Summit Will Go On As Planned, Confirms Host South Africa. towardfreedom.org The International Criminal Court's arrest warrant issued against Russian President Vladimir Putin had led to speculation about the BRICS summit being shifted to China or another country to avoid his arrest. Peoples Dispatch reports.

_____ (2023-07-06). Defense Contractor Funded Think Tanks Dominate Ukraine Debate. strategic-culture.org By Ben FREEMAN | Executive Summary | Think tanks in the United States are a go—to resource for media outlets seeking expert opinions on pressing public policy issues. But think tanks often have entrenched stances; a growing body of research has shown that their funders can influence their analysis and commentary. This influence can include censorship — both self-censorship and more direct censoring of work unfavorable to a funder — and outright pay—for—research agreements with funders. The result is an environment where the interests of the most generous funders can dominate think ta…

_____ (2023-07-06). Srebrenica: New Disclosures Further Undermine Bogus Genocide Narrative. strategic-culture.org The human cost of R2P genocide prevention activities ultimately originating with Srebrenica has been appalling, Stephen Karganovic writes. | This year, the annual July 11 Srebrenica remembrance ceremonies will be more subdued than usual. There are good reasons for that. The "Ukraine fatigue" which is spreading to many countries has now been augmented by Srebrenica fatigue. Both phenomena are a natural reaction to cynical deceit, in particular when the lies had been camouflaged with lofty ideals and high-sounding phrases. Once the truth becomes known, the game is up and then woe to the deceivers. | In the genealog…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-06). United Kingdom to train Ukrainian military pilots. plenglish.com London, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Some 20 pilots from Ukraine's Armed Forces will train in the United Kingdom, starting in August, to "control Western equipment," Deputy Defense Minister James Hippie announced here.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-06). Military Situation In Kupyansk Region, Ukraine, On July 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous765 (2023-07-06). Victories On Auxiliary Front Of Ukrainian Offensive. southfront.org |

Brian Berletic (2023-07-06). "First 30 days recap" with Brian Berletic, Kalibrated Episode #54. thealtworld.com Brain Berletic joins me again to recap the first 30 days of the Ukrainian counter offensive and contemplate how Ukraine can turn it around.

Joe Lauria (2023-07-06). Ukraine Timeline Tells the Story. globalresearch.ca

Kenny Stancil (2023-07-06). Watchdog Urges Biden to Abandon Any Plans to Supply Ukraine With Cluster Bombs. truthout.org An independent weapons watchdog on Thursday implored the Biden administration to abandon any plans it has to provide the Ukrainian government with cluster bombs. While the White House has yet to finalize its decision, the State Department is expected to invoke a waiver under U.S. arms export laws that would allow stockpiled cluster munitions to be transferred to Ukraine, which is currently waging… |

infobrics (2023-07-05). West frustrated by Ukrainian military advancing only "in metres, rather than kilometres" infobrics.org NATO refuses to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine before end of counteroffensive.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-05). Communist activists Aleksander and Mikhail Kononovich are facing death threats in Ukraine. peoplesdispatch.org Communist youth leaders Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail, who are under house arrest in Ukraine, have said they are facing death threats. Left and progressive organizations across the world have condemned the persecution of the activists…