(2024-06-29). 5 missiles hit near ship in Red Sea in potential Houthi attack. newarab.com 
A ship traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated missile fire Friday in a likely attack launched by Five missiles landed near the vessel as it traveled off the coast of the port city of Hodeida in Yemen, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. | The missiles landed near the vessel, but caused no damage, the UKTMO added. | The Houthis did not immediately claim the attack. How…
(2024-06-29). Germany asks Iran to help prevent further escalation in West Asia. presstv.ir Germany asks Iran to help prevent further escalation in the region, days after calling on global powers to mediate a decrease in regional tensions.
(2024-06-29). Rockets target Israel's south, no damage reported; Hamas: 40 Gazans killed in past day. haaretz.com Attacker shot dead after wounding police officer guarding Israeli embassy in Serbia ‚ñ Israeli army says three anti-tank missiles fired at communities in country's north; no casualties reported ‚ñ Two rockets fired from southern Gaza land in Israel's south; no casualties reported ‚ñ U.S. amphibious assault ship USS Wasp entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea…
(2024-06-29). Iran threatens 'obliterating war' on Israel if Lebanon hit by full-scale attack. scmp.com Israel's military says plans for a Lebanon offensive have been "approved and validated'.
(2024-06-29). Sunday 6/30: Solidarity in Resistance: The Palestinian, Armenian and Kurdish Struggles Against Genocide. indybay.org SubRosa Community Space, 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz…
(2024-06-29). Russia, China Ink Pact on All-Year Shipping Via Arctic Sea Route. infobrics.org Russia's state nuclear agency Rosatom has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese shipping company to establish a year-round container line between the two countries via the Arctic's Northern Sea Route…
(2024-06-29). In Europe, new (right) forces could change the political course. infobrics.org Due to the decline of France and the deindustrialization of Germany, the influence of the individual states in the European Union is shifting in the long term.
(2024-06-29). Tunisia Plans to Join BRICS Nations. infobrics.org Tunisia said that it intends to join the BRICS countries bloc of emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa…
(2024-06-29). Crossbow attacker shot dead outside Israeli embassy in Serbia. scmp.com The attacker shot a police officer in the neck with a crossbow in front of the embassy in Belgrade, Serbia's interior minister said.
(2024-06-29). Police officer guarding Israeli embassy in Serbia wounded by arrow; attacker shot dead. haaretz.com The police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade was hit in the neck by an arrow, then shot and killed the attacker, whose identity is still being determined…
(2024-06-29). Richard Beck: Bidenism Abroad. newleftreview.org Panoramic survey of US foreign policy as Washington attempts to maintain its global hegemony in conditions of faltering growth. Containing China, confronting Russia, driving decarbonization: each of Biden's stated aims has been beset by insoluble contradictions from the outset, Richard Beck argues, now compounded by Israel's punitive war on Gaza.
(2024-06-29). Pro-Palestine protesters march in Ghent, call for sanctions on Israel. presstv.ir A pro-Palestinian demonstration in Ghent, Belgium, attracted a significant turnout of over a thousand participants on Saturday, advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza and urging for sanctions against Israel.
(2024-06-29). Attack on Israel's Embassy in Serbia described as terrorism. plenglish.com According to local television RTS, the president assessed the assault on a member of the gendarmerie and announced the arrest of several people as a precaution near police facilities. | Previously, the Serbian Government had reported that in the attempted attack on Israel's diplomatic seat in Belgrade, a police officer was injured with a crossbow, and the attacker was killed. | According to Minister Ivica, the special prosecutor's office is now investigating the case and there are suspicions that people supposedly linked to the Wahhabi movement, an ultra-conservative branch of Islam, are related to the attack.
(2024-06-29). Turkey removed from FATF money laundering grey list. newarab.com 
The international crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed Turkey was downgraded to the "grey list" in 2021 on concerns about money laundering and terrorist financing. The latest move came after an FATF team recently held meetings with Turkish authorities to assess progress in addressing those worries. | Turkey has made "significant progress" in i…
(2024-06-29). Erdogan does not rule out meeting Syria's Assad to restore ties. newarab.com 
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he did not rule out a possible meeting with Syrian President Turkey severed ties with Syria after the 2011 Syrian civil war and supported rebels looking to oust Assad. | It has carried out several
(2024-06-29). EU foreign policy chief Borrell to be replaced by Estonian PM. newarab.com 
On Friday, the bloc's 27 national leaders selected Kallas as the EU's next foreign policy chief after EU leaders also selected fo…
(2024-06-29). Norway pension fund cuts ties with Caterpillar over Gaza war. newarab.com 
Pension fund KLP took the decision earlier this month after Caterpillar was not able to provide assurances tha…
(2024-06-29). There Is No Such Thing As A Small Nuclear War. popularresistance.org There was a time when calls for a nuclear-free Europe rang across the continent. It began with the Stockholm Appeal (1950), which opened with the powerful words 'We demand the outlawing of atomic weapons as instruments of intimidation and mass murder of peoples' and then deepened with the Appeal for European Nuclear Disarmament (1980), which issued the chilling warning 'We are entering the most dangerous decade in human history'. Roughly 274 million people signed the Stockholm Appeal, including — as is often reported — the entire adult population of the Soviet Union. Yet, since the European appeal of…
(2024-06-29). New Evidence US Blocked Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal. popularresistance.org Since the collapse of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in April-May 2022, the Biden administration and establishment US media have maintained a near-total vow of silence. | Even as Russian President Vladmir Putin has directly accused the US and UK of sabotaging the negotiations in Istanbul, President Biden and his top principals have never offered a rebuttal, and no major US outlet has bothered to seek one. The lone exception was an anonymous senior administration official, who told the Wall Street Journal's Yaroslav Trofimov that Russian complaints were "Utter bulls—." The official added: "I know for…
(2024-06-29). Friday Roundtable With Judge Napolitano and Ray McGovern. sonar21.com 
(2024-06-29). Putin's trip to North Korea, Vietnam weakens U.S. imperialism. workers.org 
Russian President Vladimir Putin received a warm welcome when he visited the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on June 19 to meet with Kim Jong Un, who is general secretary of the Workers Party and DPRK president. Workers and soldiers of all ages greeted the Russian president with music and . . . |
(2024-06-29). China's economic development and role in international politics in the face of U.S. hostility. workers.org 
This interview with Rémy Herrera, a research analyst at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the Sorbonne in Paris, the largest such research institution in France, was carried out by Tang Xiaofu for the Observers' Network, Beijing, where it was published in May 2024. Some of the following . . . |
(2024-06-29). China-Serbia FTA to take effect on July 1. ecns.cn The free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Serbia will officially take effect on July 1, 2024…
(2024-06-29). Insights | Joel Ruet: China and Europe should build mutual trust for cooperation. ecns.cn Subsidy policies are conducive to the development of green industries, and China and Europe should build mutual trust and jointly promote overall cooperation, said Joel Ruet, chairman of The Bridge Tank during the 2024 Summer Davos held from Tuesday to Thursday in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province.
(2024-06-29). Europe is turning black and brown. cadtm.org How should we interpret the results of the EU parliamentary elections?
| In Croatia the voter turnout was only 21.35%
| The first observation: in the EU elections held in all 27 member countries between 6 and 9 June 2024, voter turnout was once again very low. The average for the entire European Union was 51%. But keep in mind that countries where voting is compulsory also figure into the calculation of that average — for example Belgium, where voter turnout was 90%. Without those countries, (…) | – | /…
(2024-06-29). The Pact on Migration and Asylum: another step forward for necropolitics in Europe. cadtm.org
(2024-06-29). France: With the New Popular Front against the deadly fascist threat! cadtm.org
(2024-06-29). Dark clouds over Europe with a few sunny patches. cadtm.org
(2024-06-29). Regaining peacekeeping capabilities. indybay.org The war could have been settled by the end of March 2022 if the USA had joined in. The question is who is the aggressor here. Vladimir Putin crossed a red line with the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. NATO and the United States under Barack Obama crossed a red line with the Maidan coup they staged in 2014, and even before that with NATO's eastward expansion.
(2024-06-29). The Telegraph claims Brexit has been a success, but its readers disagree. leftfootforward.org June 23 marked eight years since the referendum, which saw Britain narrowly vote in favour to leave the European Union. To observe the milestone, the pro-Brexit newspapers came out in force, dedicated op-eds and columns to apparent Brexit benefits. | A Telegraph View piece entitled 'Brexit is working' argued that the vote to leave was the right decision eight years ago and is the right decision now. The article offers little in terms of why it was the right decision, other than the trade deals that have been signed with Australia and New Zealand, which, according to the report, "would not have been possible wh…
(2024-06-29). Cuban youths graduate in fire protection in Russia. plenglish.com The institution, attached to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, trained the Cuban specialists for five years in subjects related to theory and practice, and application of experiments in both laboratories and exercises in polygons. | At the same time, as part of the curriculum, a Russian-Spanish dictionary was created where the main themes and concepts oriented to firefighter subjects are developed, Lieutenant Arnaldo Bombino, a recent graduate, told Prensa Latina. | In that regard, he added that in addition to the specialist title, they were certified as drone pilots for work in emergency situation…
(2024-06-29). BRICS supports Russia's initiative to create grain stock exchange. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) The BRICS group supports Russia's initiative to create a grain stock exchange, Russian Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut informed on Friday at the 14th meeting of heads of that sector within the BRICS members.
(2024-06-29). UNDP supports digital transformation in Cuba. plenglish.com As announced by the UNDP office on its website, the action aims to facilitate access for the Cuban population to different social programs through digital platforms. | The Ministry of Communications (MINCOM) and the National Institute of Economic Research of the Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) are participating and contributing to the project's implementation. | For its development, it also has the support of the government of Luxembourg as part of the UNDP Financing Windows. | The primary objective is to strengthen institutional capacities to promote technological innovation in order to design digital se…
(2024-06-29). More than five million euros raised from Cuban cigars. plenglish.com A statement from the Habanos S.A. corporation published in Havana on Friday added that it was a successful presentation of Cuban products in the United Kingdom on June 27, at the first face-to-face Habanos World Days, when a gala in honor of the 55th anniversary of Cuba's Premium cigar brand Trinidad was held, the official press release says. | During the ceremony, one of the brand's great novelties, the Trinidad Cabildos Premier Limited Edition, was launched for the first time in the world, and 5.15 million euros were raised in an auction of five exclusive humidors. | The first face-to-face edition of the Haban…
(2024-06-29). Ukrainian drones kill five people in Kursk, Russia. plenglish.com A Ukrainian drone struck a residential house in the village of Gorodische, Rylsk district, where two people were seriously injured, Smirnov wrote on his Telegram channel. | Those injured were taken to the Rylsk district hospital in serious condition, where they are being treated. I express my deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims, the official added. | Earlier, the acting governor had declared that anti-aircraft forces had eliminated and neutralized nine Ukrainian drones. | The Russian Defense Ministry informed that air defense systems intercepted and destroyed six unmanned aerial vehicl…
(2024-06-29). Whooping cough kills 17 people, including 14 children, in France. plenglish.com Paris, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Pertussis or whooping cough, a respiratory disease on the rise, is responsible for 17 deaths in France so far this year, including 14 children among the fatal victims, a health official warned.
(2024-06-29). Erdogan says 'ready' to meet Syria's Assad to restore ties. presstv.ir Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has stressed his readiness to restore ties with Syria after over a decade of severed relations.
(2024-06-29). Russia's Pacific Fleet holds naval drills off Kamchatka Peninsula. presstv.ir The Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy holds exercises June 18-28 in the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
(2024-06-29). Hamid Nouri says next president should continue path of Martyr Raeisi. presstv.ir Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who was recently released from prison in Sweden, says the next Iranian president should continue the path of the martyred president Ebrahim Raeisi.
(2024-06-29). Putin vows to consider deploying nukes near NATO countries. presstv.ir Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced his plan to consider placing new nuclear missiles near NATO countries.
(2024-06-29). Oil depots on fire in Russia's Rostov region after drone attack: Officials. presstv.ir Several oil storage tanks were on fire after a drone attack early on Tuesday in the town of Azov in Russia.
(2024-06-29). RIAC at the HSE Workshop "Political Dynamics in the Middle East: Clash of Interests and Escalation Risks" russiancouncil.ru On June 27, 2024, HSE University hosted a research workshop "Political Dynamics in the Middle East: Clashes of Interests and Escalation Risks"
(2024-06-29). Putin To Resume Making 'Banned' Nuclear Missiles? Cites US Nuke Deployment In Europe, Asia | Ukraine. hindustantimes.com Russian President Vladimir Putin called for resuming production of intermediate and shorter range nuclear-capable missiles that were banned under a now-defunct treaty with the United States. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty banned the use of ground-based nuclear and conventional missiles with a range of between 500-5,500 kilometers. However, America withdrew from the pact in 2019, citing Russian violations. Since scrapping the treaty, the United States has tested missiles banned under the INF treaty. Watch this video to know more.
(2024-06-29). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 855. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 855th day, these are the main developments.
(2024-06-29). World Report] Mobile screening for Ukraine's wartime tuberculosis epidemic. thelancet.com Conflict is driving up tuberculosis cases in Ukraine, while displacement and damage have put many health facilities out of action. Lily Hyde reports.
(2024-06-29). Belgium look forward to France match to appease fans at Euro 2024. independent.co.ug 
BERLIN | Xinhua | The bumpy group performance at the UEFA Euro 2024 seemed a thing of the past for the team of Belgium. After the goalless draw against Ukraine, Belgium's star midfielder De Bruyne turned his head to the upcoming Classico against France in the round of 16 on Monday in Dusseldorf. "We are …
(2024-06-29). Joy Neumeyer: Moscow's Story. newleftreview.org Joy Neumeyer on Jade McGlynn, Memory Makers and Russia's War. Twin studies, scholarly and less so, of the uses of the past in Putin's war for Ukraine.
(2024-06-29). Pabloite NPA backs pro-war New Popular Front in French snap elections. wsws.org By supporting the New Popular Front, the NPA is joining in the right-wing restucturing of the political establishment to prepare for war with Russia abroad and class war at home.
(2024-06-29). Who is Jordan Bardella, France's far-right star eyeing the premiership? aljazeera.com The 28-year-old National Rally president, Le Pen's protege, has enjoyed a meteoric rise that could go further yet.
(2024-06-29). European Union General Affairs Council must address continued rule of law and human rights violations in Hungary and Poland. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and other international NGOs sent a letter to EU ministers ahead of the EU General Affairs Council's meeting on 25 June 2024 where member States will hold a hearing on the situation in Hungary under the Article 7.1 TEU procedure.
In the letter, the signatory organisations point to the continued deterioration of the situation in Hungary, which fails to comply with Europea Union rule of law recommendations. Major concerns include judicial (…) | – |
(2024-06-29). Protesters, police clash as Germany's far-right AfD party congress starts. aljazeera.com Alternative for Germany came in second in European Parliament elections earlier this month.
(2024-06-29). US and allies clash with Russia and China over North Korea at UN meeting. scmp.com Beijing was urged to use its influence to end the 'increasingly dangerous military cooperation' between Moscow and Pyongyang.
(2024-06-29). Perry Anderson: Pathbreakers High and Low. newleftreview.org A decade ago, Christopher Clark upended conventional accounts of the origins of the First World War; he has now rewritten the history of the European revolutions of 1848—1849, and proposed a new way of considering their outcomes. Analytically, what differentiates and what connects these two outstanding achievements?
(2024-06-29). Russian satellite breaks up into pieces, forces ISS astronauts to take shelter. ummid.com Resurs-P1, a defunct satellite thrown into the space by Russia, shattered into pieces forcing the astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) to run for cover.
(2024-06-29). Rule of law in Poland: FIDH denounces the premature closing of Article 7(1) TEU procedure. fidh.org
(2024-06-29). Joe Biden comes out swinging after disastrous debate against Donald Trump. scmp.com The US president acknowledged his age and poor showing but vowed to 'get back up', saying Trump had set a 'record for most lies'.
(2024-06-29). Athletics camp in Kapchorwa targeting 2024 Paris Olympics. independent.co.ug 
Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Athletics team has entered a residential camp to prepare for the Paris Olympics games scheduled for July 26th to August 11th in France. The team of over 20 athletes is camping at Trinity Biblical Institute in Kapchorwa under the guidance of the national coach who is also …
(2024-06-29). Hungary: Joint statement in solidarity with Transparency International Hungary and Átlátszó. fidh.org
(2024-06-29). UK PM Rishi Sunak slams racist slur by Nigel Farage party campaigner. scmp.com An undercover investigation filmed anti-immigration Reform UK campaigners making racist, homophobic and offensive comments.
(2024-06-29). Putin wants Russia to resume production of once-banned intermediate-range missiles. scmp.com The move comes amid fears that Russia and the US — the two biggest nuclear powers — could be entering a new arms race together with China.
(2024-06-29). Putin's New Defence Minister Exposes USA's Secret Spy Drone Ops Over Black Sea? NATO Clash Warning. hindustantimes.com Russia President Vladimir Putin's new defence minister Andrei Belousov has alleged secret US military operations near Russia. Major allegations from Belousov include American spy drones flying over the Black Sea, where some of Russia's naval forces are stationed. Moscow has warned of heightening risk of direct Russia-NATO confrontation over the American operations. Putin's minister is also soliciting ideas for a "rapid response" to the "provocations". This comes amidst Russia's nuclear weapons exercises, creating a new flashpoint in global security. Watch the full video for more.
(2024-06-29). Georgia : Serious deterioration of the situation of human rights defenders. fidh.org In recent years, human rights defenders in Georgia have faced escalating threats and violence, exacerbated by hostile rhetoric from the government and high-ranking officials in the country. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) and the Human Rights Center denounce the worsening conditions for civil society in Georgia and call on the authorities to ensure effective, timely, and objective investigations into attacks against human rights defenders and to put (…) | – |
(2024-06-29). Correspondence] Targeted release of budesonide in primary IgA nephropathy. thelancet.com Richard Lafayette and colleagues1 presented the results of a 2-year, phase 3 NefIgArd trial that found that Nefecon acting locally at the intestinal mucosa showed "a clinically relevant reduction in estimated eGFR [estimated glomerular filtration rate] decline and a durable reduction in proteinuria with a safety profile" in IgA nephropathy. More importantly, although discrepancy in the kidney protection effects of systemic corticosteroids was observed between Asians and Europeans,2,3 the kidney protection effects remained when comparing White patients (76%) with patients mainly identifying as Asian (24%) in NefIg…
(2024-06-29). Sahra Wagenknecht: Condition of Germany. newleftreview.org Interview with a prominent leader of the German left on the state of her country, currently the epicentre of converging crises—geopolitical, economic, environmental. With politics swerving right under an SPD-led government, flux and refoundation on the left.
(2024-06-29). US Supreme Court rules in favour of January 6 rioters, decision could affect Trump case. scmp.com Dozens of convictions could be overturned after the court ruled that prosecutors overstepped by bringing obstruction charges against rioters.
(2024-06-29). Militares franceses en Ucrania serán blanco legítimo para tropas rusas. telesurtv.net Canciller Lavrov se reúne con su homólogo congoleño en Oyo, tras comenzar este lunes una gira por África para reforzar los vínculos de Rusia en el continente.