(2023-06-21). India-China border conflict enters fourth year as Modi visits Washington. wsws.org Increased military-strategic cooperation will be at the centre of Modi's talks with Biden, as will be removing what Washington and Wall Street perceive to be barriers to developing India as a rival global production-chain hub to China.
(2023-06-21). India's Over 130 Civil Society Organizations and Activists Express Deep Concern at Lack of Transparency in Trade Agreement with EU and Others. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Protest Song Of The Week: 'John Wayne Was a Nazi' By Fucked Up & The Halluci Nation. shadowproof.com Originally published at Ongoing History of Protest Music John Wayne slaughtered our Indian brothersBurned their villages and raped their mothersNow he has given them a white man's lord'Live by this, or die by my sword!' These are lyrics from "John Wayne Was A Nazi" a scathing tune by hardcore pioneers MDC. The single was originally …
(2023-06-20). La Corte Suprema confirma la ley de adopción indígena. peoplesworld.org 
En una decisión sorprendente, la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos falló a favor de la Ley de Bienestar del Niño Indígena (ICWA), afirmando la constitucionalidad de la ley de adopción nativa. El Tribunal Superior dictaminó que los demandantes originales en el caso (los estados de Texas, Luisiana e Indiana y varias familias individuales) no …
(2023-06-20). Will Papua New Guinea Be a New Epicenter of Struggle Between China and the US? orinocotribune.com The Pacific region is currently an important pole of economic development. It is possible that this area, which includes emerging powers such as China and India—the most populous countries in the world—will become an epicenter of geopolitical disputes. | In recent years, China has projected its economic dynamism throughout the region through trade and cooperation alliances. While China continues to expand its influence through economic relations, the United States has sought a way to halt this advance through alliances such as the Quad, which includes Australia, Japan, and India. In the same way, the…
(2023-06-20). Exercise may increase stroke risk for people with blocked arteries. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Researchers from the Indian Institute of technology Kharagpur on Tuesday reported that an elevated heart rate during intense exercise can induce a stroke in people with highly blocked carotid arteries, the journal Physics of Fluids published.
(2023-06-20). Scientists Warn Accelerated Himalayan Glacier Melt Threatens Lives of Billions. truthout.org A team of international scientists based in Nepal warned Tuesday that glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya are melting at an accelerated rate and could lose up to 80% of their volume by century's end if ambitious action isn't taken to slash planet-warming emissions. The latest research from the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) shows that Himalaya glaciers… |
(2023-06-20). 'Sand' explores the post-war trauma of Tamil survivors. greenleft.org.au 
Janaka Biyanwila reviews Sand (Munnel in Tamil), directed by Visakesa Chandrasekaram, which screened at the Sydney Film Festival.
(2023-06-20). Socialist Party of Zambia President Fred M'membe Threatened with Arrest. towardfreedom.org A warrant was issued June 15 against Socialist Party of Zambia President Fred M'membe, who alleged the police, in collaboration with ruling party cadre who had been drafted into government security, intended to abduct him. Peoples Dispatch reports.
(2023-06-20). Pentagon Says 'Accounting Error' Provides Extra $6.2 Billion in Ukraine Military Aid. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon on Tuesday claimed that an "accounting error" has freed up an additional $6.2 billion to spend on military aid for Ukraine. Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters that weapons sent to Ukraine from US military stockpiles using the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) were overvalued by using the cost to replace the …
(2023-06-21). £23m grant award for Imperial-led National Wind Tunnel Facility. imperial.ac.uk UK Research and Investment (UKRI) has announced a £23 million fund for a network of world-leading university wind tunnels, led by Imperial.
(2023-06-21). International students in Australia speak about rental and cost-of-living crisis. wsws.org "The price of food has increased a lot since last year. It affects our budget. We have a small amount we get from our job. Most of the time we have to go beyond our budget, and it's not good, because we need to save our money."
(2023-06-21). Big Oil's outsize influence on CA and US politics expands to journalism dinners and awards. indybay.org The following is a speech I gave at a climate rally at the State Capitol in Sacramento on June 10 sponsored by the Sacramento Climate Coalition, Sacramento 350, Third Act Sacramento, Oil and Gas Network and other climate groups. The event was part of a national week of action June 8 to 11 sponsored by People vs Fossil Fuels, Fridays For Future U.S., and more. The organizations demanded that President Biden use his executive powers to end the era of fossil fuels and declare a climate emergency:…
(2023-06-21). China, Qatar sign 27-year natural gas contract. ecns.cn China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and QatarEnergy signed 27-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract on Tuesday, Agence France-Presse reported.
(2023-06-21). People, not politicians, will abolish the death penalty. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). £23m grant award for Imperial-led National Wind Tunnel Facility. imperial.ac.uk UK Research and Investment (UKRI) has announced a £23 million fund for a network of world-leading university wind tunnels, led by Imperial.
(2023-06-21). International students in Australia speak about rental and cost-of-living crisis. wsws.org "The price of food has increased a lot since last year. It affects our budget. We have a small amount we get from our job. Most of the time we have to go beyond our budget, and it's not good, because we need to save our money."
(2023-06-21). Big Oil's outsize influence on CA and US politics expands to journalism dinners and awards. indybay.org The following is a speech I gave at a climate rally at the State Capitol in Sacramento on June 10 sponsored by the Sacramento Climate Coalition, Sacramento 350, Third Act Sacramento, Oil and Gas Network and other climate groups. The event was part of a national week of action June 8 to 11 sponsored by People vs Fossil Fuels, Fridays For Future U.S., and more. The organizations demanded that President Biden use his executive powers to end the era of fossil fuels and declare a climate emergency:…
(2023-06-21). China, Qatar sign 27-year natural gas contract. ecns.cn China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and QatarEnergy signed 27-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract on Tuesday, Agence France-Presse reported.
(2023-06-21). People, not politicians, will abolish the death penalty. greenleft.org.au
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: How low testosterone can affect men's health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Millions of men live with a testosterone deficiency. If left unchecked, this treatable condition may contribute to serious health problems like osteoporosis and lowered red blood cell production. During National Men's Health Week — June 12—18 — Dr. Gregory Broderick, a Mayo Clinic urologist, encourages men with symptoms of low testosterone to speak with their health care team. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/GRxb6-CyPxM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end…
(2023-06-21). Reminding men of the importance of screenings during Men's Health Month. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — June is National Men's Health Month, which is a great time to schedule an appointment with your primary care provider and learn which screenings you might be due for. Historically, men have been hesitant to seek medical attention when something seems wrong with their health. Also, men aren't as likely as women to have preventive screenings and checkups with their health care team. "This is a problem because early detection of a…
(2023-06-21). Minsk to host Eurasian security conference next October. plenglish.com Minsk, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) The Belarussian capital will host on October 26-27 an international conference on ways to deal with the Eurasian security crisis, said Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik.
(2023-06-21). NUMSA leads Eskom workers to victory. peoplesdispatch.org The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has struck a deal with Eskom, the public electric company securing better wages, housing allowance and a lump sum payment for the workers…
(2023-06-20). Beijing, Berlin sign action plan on development. ecns.cn China and Germany have secured a three-year joint action plan aimed at strengthening international development cooperation to effectively implement the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
(2023-06-21). Rapid 5G integration transforming real economy, society: MIIT. ecns.cn 5G technology has been integrated into 60 of 97 national economic categories after it entered commercial use four years ago, with over 50,000 application cases, said China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
(2023-06-21). International Seminar on Journalism and Tourism ends in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) The 16th International Seminar on Journalism and Tourism winds up its theoretical sessions in this capital on Wednesday, with the participants from 10 countries agreeing on successful debates and contacts with their colleagues.
(2023-06-21). ExpoCaribe International Fair opens in Santiago de Cuba. plenglish.com Santiago de Cuba, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) With remarkable expectations, the 18th edition of the ExpoCaribe International Fair opened today to welcome delegations from Cuba and nearly 30 countries from the region and other latitudes.
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Preventing cancer for future generations of Black families. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The statistics are staggering. Black people are more likely to die from cancer than other racial and ethnic groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African Americans have the highest death rate from cancer overall. National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week is June 15—21. Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, says educating patients is essential to reducing and preventing cancer deaths…
(2023-06-21). Libya: 165 Nigerian Migrants Deported, 90 Are Women. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Libyan authorities announced that, in coordination with the International Organization for Migration as part of a voluntary return program, deported 165 Nigerian migrants, more than half of them women and children. | Related: | Colonel Haitham Belqasim, spokesman for the Libyan Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency, said in an official statement that Libyan authorities have "deported 165 illegal immigrants to N…
(2023-06-21). Norway Criticizes Israeli Settlement Construction in West Bank. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Norwegian government condemned the decision by the Israeli government to simplify the process of approving construction of new Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. | RELATED: | "The international community stands united in its condemnation of the Israeli settlements. I strongly urge the Israeli authorities to halt and reverse settlement activity on occupied Palestinian land," Foreign Affairs Min…
(2023-06-21). Russia's FSB Chief Warns Of Terrorism Threat In Northern, Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
File image. | The threat of terrorism remains high in Syria's northern and northeastern regions, Igor Sirotkin, the deputy director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and chief of staff of Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee, warned on June 20. | Speaking during a high-level conference of heads of anti-terrorist organizations at the United Nations, Sirotkin warned that terrorists can still move across the Syrian-Iraqi border with much freedom."Despite the military defeat suffered by international…
(2023-06-20). The Ultimate All-American Slush Fund. tomdispatch.com On June 3rd, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that lifted the government's debt ceiling and capped some categories of government spending. The big winner was — surprise, surprise! — the Pentagon. Congress spared military-related programs any cuts while freezing all other categories of discretionary spending at the fiscal year 2023 level (except support for veterans). Indeed, lawmakers set the budget for the Pentagon and for other national security programs like nuclear-related work developing nuclear warheads at the Department of Energy at the level requested in the administration's Fiscal Y…
(2023-06-20). The Filipino people's continuing struggle for genuine national freedom. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and all revolutionary forces join the Filipino people in marking today 125 years of false independence under US colonialism and neocolonial rule. Let us mark this day by looking back on the history of the Filipino people's struggle for genuine freedom and democracy and reaffirm our commitment to persevere along this path in the future. | Riding on the victories of the armed revolution led by the Katipunan since 1896 and waged by the peasants and burgeoning wor…
(2023-06-20). Months Before Death, Daniel Ellsberg Warned Crisis over Ukraine & Taiwan Could Lead to Nuclear War. democracynow.org 
Over the past 50 years Daniel Ellsberg remained an antiwar and anti-nuclear activist who inspired a new generation of whistleblowers. In his last interview with Democracy Now! in April, he spoke about the war in Ukraine and why it required a diplomatic solution, and about the latest leak of Pentagon documents by Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who has been indicted on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information. We asked Ellsberg about what the leaks say about the war in Ukraine, and discussed his decision in 2021 to leak a classified government report that he had kept in h…
(2023-06-20). Holocaust Researcher Who Outraged Poland Has No Regrets: 'We Need to Understand Our Past'. strategic-culture.org After receiving an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University, Prof. Barbara Engelking, who claims that the Poles 'simply failed' in their treatment of Jews during World War II, tells Haaretz about the threats she has faced from a government trying to court the nationalist right | By Ofer ADERET | Prof. Barbara Engelking, who last month voiced criticism of Polish-Jewish relations during World War II, was awarded an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University on Thursday. Engelking, who is the founder and director of the Polish Center for Holocaust Research in Warsaw, told Haaretz that she is determined to contin…
(2023-06-20). Venezuela's Expats Do Not Want to Vote. orinocotribune.com Despite the fact that there are three million Venezuelans abroad who will be able to participate in the opposition primary elections, to date, only 24,800 citizens have updated their information to be able to vote in the elections. | The National Primary Commission reported this weekend that 24,800 Venezuelans abroad updated their data on a portal created by the opposition in order to vote in the opposition primaries on October 22. | There were 10,000 Venezuelans who began the data update process but did not complete it for various reasons. | Venezuelans abroad will be able to vote in 81 cities in 32 countries wh…
(2023-06-20). Michael Jordan Seeks To Cash In By Selling Charlotte Hornets To J. Cole-Affiliated Investor Group At Reported $3B Valuation. moguldom.com National Basketball Association great Michael Jordan is about to make a reported $2 billion. He has sold his stake in the NBA team the Charlotte Hornets to a group of investors that includes music artists J. Cole and Eric Church, who are both from North Carolina. The team has a valuation of approximately $3 billion. …
(2023-06-20). New Wave of Protests Begin as US Troops Enter Perú. orinocotribune.com By Clau O'Brien Moscoso — Jun 15, 2023 | A Third Takeover Of Lima Is The Next Action Planned In The Mobilization Against The Coup Government In Peru. | National Strike, Day 161. | As the parliamentary coup against democratically elected president Pedro Castillo enters its sixth month, the people of Perú continue the protests and begin a new wave of coordinated actions throughout the country to prepare for a third Takeover of Lima in July. Despite the coup regime's various attempts to stifle the uprising that began December 7th and has continued both in the capital city of Lima and in the outer provinces and…
(2023-06-20). China-Russia Cooperation Space in Far East Extends Far Beyond Vladivostok. infobrics.org Recently, the General Administration of Customs China (GACC) agreed to add the port of Vladivostok in Russia as a transit port for domestic transportation of goods in Jilin Province, which has attracted attention and interpretations from both domestic and international public opinion from different perspectives…
(2023-06-20). Argentina: Jujuy Rises Up Against Repression and Regressive Reforms. libya360.wordpress.com Zoe Alexandra The blockade of Route 9 in Purmamarca was heavily repressed on Saturday June 17. Photo: Edgardo Valera / TELAM The province led by conservative Governor Gerardo Morales has been rocked by mass protests against the reform of the constitution which undermines Indigenous rights and the right to protest In Jujuy, Argentina, communities and…
(2023-06-20). Building a Resistance Economy: Lessons from Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com Emanuel Pietrobon The Caribbean island country has been living under a US embargo since the early 1960s. With scarce natural resources, but a lot of creativity, the country not only managed to face economic isolation, but also developed some top-tier specialisations, writes Valdai Club expert Emanuel Pietrobon. The West-sponsored Ukraine-related sanctions-regime has converted Russia into the most-sanctioned…
(2023-06-20). Canadian Sanctions on Russia: Powerless Rage with a Boomerang Effect. libya360.wordpress.com Valeriy Krylko Russian President Vladimir Putin on the left, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the right. Image credit: Institute for Peace and Diplomacy. Canada has repeatedly imposed sanctions packages on Russia, both before and after the special military operation (SMO) began. Canada's recent seizure of a Russian an-124 cargo plane, which had been delivering COVID…
(2023-06-20). "Normal" Life Under Artillery Shells: "We Will Never Abandon Our Land" libya360.wordpress.com United World International We are in the Donetsk People's Republic. The Republic unilaterally declared independence from Ukraine in 2014. People are walking on the streets, taking their children to parks. However, at the same time, artillery shells or missiles are falling there. This is "normal" for them. We departed from Zaporizhia and took the road…
(2023-06-20). Venezuela's Opposition to Self-Organize Primary Contest After National Electoral Council Resignations. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela's opposition's "National Primary Commission" faces a tall order organizing a vote without the CNE.
(2023-06-20). Still Nowhere With The Chinese. popularresistance.org It is two years now since Antony "Guardrails" Blinken and Jake Sullivan flew to Anchorage and in a matter of two days made a perfect mess of the Biden administration's relations with China. For Joe Biden's secretary of state and national security adviser, this was their first major outing since the new president took office two months earlier, and their first encounter with senior foreign policy people from China. A big, defining deal. And a big, defining disaster. | Guardrails and his not notably imaginative sidekick are now embarked on their latest effort, of many, to repair the damage they have done.
(2023-06-20). Sri Lankan SEP demonstrates in Colombo against privatisation and government repression. wsws.org The protest was part of the SEP's campaign to mobilise the working class against the government's austerity measures on the basis of a socialist program.
(2023-06-20). Ruling elite regroups while Sri Lankans drown in debt and austerity. greenleft.org.au 
As Sri Lanka approaches the anniversary of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation in July last year, following a popular uprising, the social struggle continues, reports Janaka Biyanwila.