(2024-06-16). Socialist Equality Party election campaign wins support in Holborn and St Pancras, London. wsws.org Dozens of workers, youth and retirees stopped and spoke with SEP campaigners. The stall, with its large placards denouncing Labour's support for the Gaza genocide and NATO's proxy-war in Ukraine, attracted interest throughout the day.
(2024-06-16). Dirigente francés exige al gobierno actuar contra crímenes israelíes. radiohc.cu París, 16 jun (RHC) El líder de La Francia Insumisa (LFI), Jean-Luc Mélenchon, exigió hoy al gobierno del presidente Emmanuel Macron reaccionar frente a los crímenes israelíes contra el pueblo palestino en la Franja de Gaza.
(2024-06-16). 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.
(2024-06-16). Israel says daylight 'tactical pause' on its Gaza assault will let aid through. scmp.com Humanitarian groups have warned for months about a dire lack of food and other essentials in the besieged Palestinian territory.
(2024-06-16). Nations agree territorial integrity of Ukraine basis of peace. newarab.com 
Eighty countries jointly called Sunday for the "territorial integrity" of The joint communique capped a two-day conference at the Bàºrgenstock resort in Switzerland mark…
(2024-06-16). Yates wins again in Swiss mountains as UAE dominates. newarab.com 
Adam Yates and Team UAE continued to dominate the Tour of Switzerland as the Yates, who won stage five and was second in stage six, again attacked on the final climb of the 118-kilometre double loop that began and ended in Villars-sur-Ollon. | Again, his Portuguese team-mate Joao Almeida was the only rider who could keep up. | On Friday, Almeida had pulled away for the win on the home straight. | This time, the two men crossed the line together pointing at each other…
(2024-06-16). Sweden protests death penalty handed out to two Swedes in Iraq. newarab.com 
Swedish media reported in recent days that two Swedes have been sentenced to death in Iraq after being convicted of killing a member of criminal gang there. | On Friday, Sweden's news agency TT cited the foreign ministry in Stockholm's confirmation that at least one person with a Swedish…
(2024-06-16). Iran, Sweden free prisoners in Oman-mediated swap. newarab.com 
Iran and Sweden announced on Saturday a prisoner exchange that saw a "Hamid Noury, who has been in illegal detention in Sweden since 2019, is free and will return to the country in a few hours," Kazem Gharibabadi, head of Iran's High Council for Human Rights, said in a post on social media platform…
(2024-06-16). Venezuela VP Delcy Rodríguez Repudiates Guyana President's Warmongering. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, repudiated the warmongering of the president of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, who is "threatening the tranquility and peace" of the region. | On Friday, June 14, Rodríguez commented that President Ali is establishing himself as "the Caribbean Zelensky," referring to the president of Ukraine who serves as a puppet to warmongering US ambitions. | "Venezuela repudiates the warmongering of Irfaan Ali, who wants to become the Caribbean Zelensky by threatening the tranquility and peace of our region to worship his American and ExxonMobil masters," Rodríguez wrote on social media.
(2024-06-16). Russia and Cuba, Beyond Warships. orinocotribune.com By Mi Cuba por Siempre — Jun 13, 2024 | While the international media only report on the arrival of a Russian naval detachment in Cuba, relations between the Russian Federation and Cuba go much further and are getting stronger. Unlike the Biden administration, which is focused on maintaining the economic and financial persecution measures against Cuba, the Russian government is working together with the Cuban government to reach mutually beneficial agreements, which you will certainly not read about in the major mainstream outlets. | Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Russia…
(2024-06-16). The Perils And Promise Of The Emerging Multipolar World. popularresistance.org In his recent article for Common Dreams, Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs describes the world's trajectory towards multipolarity over the past three decades. He notes that, "in 1994, the G7 countries constituted 45.3% of world output, compared with 18.9% of world output in the BRICS countries (Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Russia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates). The tables have turned. The BRICS now produce 35.2% of world output, while the G7 countries produce 29.3%." | The West's political influence is also waning, as exemplified by the failure of the US-led sanctions against Russia from 2022…
(2024-06-16). G7 Fail To Deliver On Fossil Fuel Promises At Italy Summit. popularresistance.org Today, G7 leaders released a joint communique, marking a significant failure to build on the momentum from last year's UN COP28 decision to transition away from fossil fuels. | New Oil Change International data shows that G7 nations are not leading on climate either at home or abroad. G7 countries represent 27% of global oil and gas production, and will be responsible for nearly 48% of CO2 pollution from planned oil and gas expansion — the equivalent lifetime emissions of nearly 600 coal plants. They are also major providers of taxpayer finance for international fossil fuel projects, providing USD $25.7 bil…
(2024-06-16). Left And Progressives Form New Popular Front To Counter Far-Right. popularresistance.org French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly following the devastating outcome of the European Parliament election on June 9. The liberal coalition to which Macron's Renaissance party belongs won only 13 seats, compared to 30 seized by Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally. The announcement was initially cheered by the far-right and met with shock at the center. | Macron's government has been hemorrhaging popularity due to several controversial policies: increasing the retirement age, tightening immigration guidelines, and signaling readiness to send French soldiers to Ukraine.
(2024-06-16). Patrick Lawrence: Europe's Elections as a Mirror. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Ah, those elections last week to the European Parliament, in which voters across the European Union administered a sound whack to the technocrats, market fundamentalists, and liberal authoritarians who now hold power across much of the Continent: Let us attempt what we are not supposed ever to undertake. …
(2024-06-16). Explainer: How was Hamid Nouri framed, jailed, tortured and freed after 1,680 days. presstv.ir Hamid Nouri, an Iranian citizen and former judiciary official unlawfully sentenced to life imprisonment in Sweden over politically motivated charges, returned to Iran on Saturday after five years.
(2024-06-16). EU's new tariffs may trigger global trade conflict, says German VDA. ecns.cn The European Union's announcement that it will temporarily impose high additional tariffs of up to 38.1 percent on electric cars from China from July is a further step away from global cooperation and will further increase the risk of a global trade conflict.
(2024-06-16). The US' "Security Pact" With Kiev Regime: Ukraine NATO Membership No longer Contemplated. WWIII "Could Break Out Through Miscalculation. globalresearch.ca
(2024-06-16). US, UK, France Promised USSR Not to Expand NATO East of Germany, Newly Discovered Document Proves. globalresearch.ca
(2024-06-16). The Drums of War are Banging in Europe. cadtm.org
(2024-06-16). The NeoCons' Proxy War "Against Ukraine": Nuclear War is On the Table. The Privatization of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2024-06-16). Video: Russia Aims to Cripple Ukraine's Military as Putin Launches Major Offensive. Jacques Baud. globalresearch.ca
(2024-06-16). America Has Been at War with Russia for More than 100 Years. globalresearch.ca
(2024-06-16). Giving Ukraine Missiles to Shoot Into Russia Is a Declaration of War. globalresearch.ca
(2024-06-16). Labor migration has always existed. indybay.org Labor migration to Germany has a history: Italian guest workers in the 1960s The labor shortage in the countryside is becoming increasingly noticeable, and it is becoming more and more difficult to find local workers; on the other hand, the demand for migrant workers, mainly foreigners, is increasing. (…)…
(2024-06-16). French association describes Prensa Latina as indispensable. plenglish.com Paris, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Si France solidarity association on Sunday congratulated Prensa Latina on its 65th anniversary, and considered the news agency indispensable to disseminate the nations' truth.
(2024-06-16). Chinese Navy ship sets sail on international peace mission. plenglish.com During the mission, the ship will visit 13 countries, including Seychelles, Tanzania, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Angola, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, Benin, Mauritania, Djibouti, and Sri Lanka, to provide medical services to local people. It will also make port calls in France and Greece. | The medical teams will provide free diagnosis and treatments for prevalent diseases to residents, people in Chinese institutions, and overseas Chinese citizens through on-board and outpatient clinics. | The Navy hospital has a crew of more than 100 and 17 clinical departments. | "Peace Ark" was the first ind…
(2024-06-16). Russian army advances near Kharkov. plenglish.com During the offensive, the units of the North and East battle groups made significant advances in the areas under the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in addition to defeating the enemy units, the military institution said in a statement on its Telegram profile on Sunday. | The Defense Ministry indicated that in the northern direction, the troops and equipment from the 71st Jaeger Brigade and the 125th Ukrainian Territorial Defense Brigade were destroyed in Volchansk and Ternova. | Seven counterattacks by the 36th Marine Brigade and the 13th National Guard Brigade were also rejected. | The Ukrainian Armed F…
(2024-06-16). ANAIC congratulates Prensa Latina on its anniversary. plenglish.com Rome, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The Italy-Cuba Friendship Association (ANAIC) congratulated the Latin American News Agency Prensa Latina, which is celebrating 65 years of uninterrupted work as an alternative media in favor of truth on Sunday.
(2024-06-16). Iran, Russia should swiftly implement comprehensive cooperation deal: Mokhber. presstv.ir Iran's interim president urges the implementation of a comprehensive bilateral cooperation agreement with Russia as soon as possible.
(2024-06-16). Ex-Iranian official Hamid Nouri returns home after long incarceration in Sweden. presstv.ir Kazem Gharibabadi, head of the Iranian Judiciary's High Council for Human Rights, says Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who has been illegally incarcerated in Sweden, has been released from prison.
(2024-06-16). Exclusive: Ex-Iranian official Nouri's family share joy, relief over his release. presstv.ir The family members of Hamid Nouri, ex-Iranian official, who was returned to the country after years of wrongful imprisonment in Sweden, recount their joy and relief.
(2024-06-16). Nouri's release 'another defeat' for MKO, other anti-Iran terror groups: Rights official. presstv.ir Iran's top human rights official says the MKO and other terrorist groups suffered another blow by the release of Hamid Nouri, a former judiciary official, from illegal detention in Sweden.
(2024-06-16). Factbox: Artistic works of Bashir Biazar, Iranian ace musician jailed in France. presstv.ir Bashir Biazar, an Iranian music maestro and filmmaker languishing in a French prison, is known in Iran for producing many critically acclaimed musical and cinematic works.
(2024-06-16). Germany's far-right AFD leaders cheer as exit polls published. presstv.ir The far-right Alternative for Germany made solid gains and take second place in EU election.
(2024-06-16). Quarter million protest against far right rise across France. presstv.ir Nearly a quarter million protesters take part in rallies across France against the rise of far-right ahead of snap election.
(2024-06-16). UK Labor Party loses Muslim support over Gaza stance ahead of elections. presstv.ir United Kingdom's Muslim populations have been alienated by the Labour Party's stance on Gaza.
(2024-06-16). Ha, CNN Reports… smoothiex12.blogspot.com 
actual news from Havana. Not the first half of the report, of course. But visit to Admiral Gorshkov is open for public. Upper deck only, of course. Obviously, no one is allowed on board of Kazan. As expected, the discussion board below the video is dominated by massive numbers of TSIPSO and simply genuine article Khohol and other Western fanboys, but the truth is–as I reiterated a number of times–it is what is in waters in the Eastern and Western seaboards which really matters. Couple of the US
(2024-06-16). 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.
(2024-06-16). Peace Summit Calls for Dialogue With Russia, Backs Ukraine's 'Territorial Integrity'. themoscowtimes.com "We believe that reaching peace requires the involvement of and dialogue between all parties," read a final communique.
(2024-06-16). Russian Journalist Killed in Ukrainian Drone Strike. themoscowtimes.com His employer said the attack happened around the Saint-Nicolas monastery near the town of Vugledar.
(2024-06-16). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 842. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 842nd day, these are the main developments.
(2024-06-16). New Caledonia reminds of the movie "L'Ordre et la Morale" uwidata.com New Caledonia, a former French colony and currently an autonomous region in the Overseas Territories Community located in the South Pacific, remains unsettled. Despite the declaration of a state of emergency, pro-independence protests that began on May 13 continue unabated on the island 17,000 kilometers away from France. The French media have intriguingly blamed Azerbaijan, …
(2024-06-16). Serbia: Stop the extradition of Andrey Gnyot to Belarus. fidh.org
(2024-06-16). Ex-president Francois Hollande emerges as surprise candidate in French election. scmp.com The former leader from 2012 to 2017 had left office with record levels of unpopularity and is detested by some within the radical left.
(2024-06-16). New Caledonia reminds of the movie "L'Ordre et la Morale" unitedworldint.com New Caledonia, a former French colony and currently an autonomous region in the Overseas Territories Community located in the South Pacific, remains unsettled. Despite the declaration of a state of emergency, pro-independence protests that began on May 13 continue unabated on the island 17,000 kilometers away from France. The French media have intriguingly blamed Azerbaijan, …
(2024-06-16). Iran Denounces UN, G7 Warnings on Nuclear Program and Coordination With Russia as 'Politically Biased'. themedialine.org 
(2024-06-16). UK minister demands explanation after police ram runaway cow with squad car. scmp.com The calf survived, but the incident has sparked the ire of animal lovers and drawn the attention of the British interior minister.
(2024-06-16). 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.
(2024-06-16). 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?
(2024-06-16). Iran's BRICS Membership Marks New Age in Regional Relations: Russian Politician. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's membership in BRICS and its cooperation agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union have opened a new chapter in the promotion of Tehran's relations with regional countries, a senior member of Russia's State Duma said.
(2024-06-16). Russian forces storm detention centre, free guards taken hostage. aljazeera.com Several assailants, reportedly linked to ISIL, killed in operation to rescue two guards at Rostov detention centre.
(2024-06-16). Russian Prison Standoff Ends With Hostages Freed, Suspects 'Liquidated'. themoscowtimes.com State media reported that IS members who are due to appear in court on terrorism charges were among the hostage-takers.
(2024-06-16). Islamic State Inmates Take Prison Guards Hostage in Southern Russia. themoscowtimes.com State media reported that IS members who are due to appear in court on terrorism charges are among the hostage takers.
(2024-06-16). G7 summit ends in quarrels and problems. independent.co.ug 
FASANO, Italy | Xinhua | The Group of Seven (G7) Summit concluded on Saturday with member countries each having their own strategic considerations, which makes the next steps uncertain. During the drafting process, the joint communique issued on Friday afternoon sparked intense debates and disagreements among the G7 members. RUBBER CHEQUE According to the communique, …
(2024-06-16). Hostage Crisis at Rostov Detention Center. devdiscourse.com Two employees of a pre-trial detention centre in Russia's Rostov region were taken hostage by detainees, Russia's RIA agency reported on Sunday, citing the Federal Penitentiary Service.
(2024-06-16). 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.