(2023-06-25). US Woos India's Far-Right PM Modi To Help Wage New Cold War On China. popularresistance.org India's far-right Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a historic trip to the United States this June. | President Joe Biden rolled out the proverbial red carpet for Modi, touting a "new era" to "strengthen our partnership for decades to come", as the US seeks to recruit India for its new cold war on China. | The two leaders released a joint statement implicitly criticizing China and Russia. | Reuters made it clear that "Washington wants Delhi to be a strategic counterweight to China", and that the two leaders signed "deals on defense and commerce aimed at countering China's global influence".
(2023-06-24). Three weeks since Odisha train disaster: Indian authorities desperate to cover up their responsibility for the tragedy. wsws.org The Modi government is stoking baseless claims of deliberate sabotage to cover its own responsibility for the disaster, which claimed almost 300 lives.
(2023-06-24). The rise and fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin. peoplesdispatch.org [On Saturday, June 25, the short-lived insurrection by the PMC Wagner militia group in Russia came to an end following negotiations between its head Yevgeny Prigozhin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Prigozhin announced that his troops would return to their field camps "to avoid spilling Russian blood. Former Indian diplomat and analyst M.K. Bhadrakumar analyzes …
(2023-06-24). Issues behind the Indian Child Welfare Act. workers.org 
Bulletin: In a major victory for Native nations and Tribal Sovereignty, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in a June 15, 2023, decision. Had SCOTUS failed to uphold ICWA, the results would have been disastrous. The article below was . . . |
(2023-06-25). Anti-War Groups In Ireland Disrupt Security Conference. popularresistance.org Irish anti-war groups disrupted discussions over militarization and membership of military alliances at the government's first national security consultation meeting that began at the University College Cork (UCC). On June 22, activists from the Connolly Youth Movement (CYM) disrupted the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy meeting with anti-war slogans and raised a red banner that read "NATO Wars! Millions Dead." | Deputy head of government and foreign and defense minister Micheál Martin from the Fianna Fail of the ruling liberal-conservative coalition, was set to address the gathering, only to b…
(2023-06-24). Chinese-American Worker And Activist Arrested For Advocating For Peace. popularresistance.org Labor leaders and organizers are banding together to demand justice for Chinese-American unionized worker and activist Li Tang "Henry" Liang. Liang was indicted and then arrested in early May in Boston in retaliation for exercising his free speech rights. "The federal government has targeted Liang for advocating peaceful relations between the US and China," say labor activists in the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance of the AFL-CIO, the largest trade union in the US. | As a hotel worker, Liang was an active member in his union, UNITE HERE Local 26. He is also an activist in the Chinese-American community, ral…
(2023-06-25). China condemns recent U.S. sanctions, indictments against Chinese companies. ecns.cn On Saturday, Beijing urged Washington to stop using fentanyl-related issues as a pretext to sanctions and indicting Chinese enterprises and nationals, and demanded immediate release of those who were illegally arrested.
(2023-06-25). Hong Kong international dragon boat races resume after 4-year hiatus. ecns.cn More than 4,000 paddlers from 160 teams took part in the competition after 4-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday.
(2023-06-25). Car Plants Are Making Medical Equipment – And Things Should Stay That Way. indybay.org The time has come for progressive nationalization and socialization. This includes the financial sector, because only if we gain control over the financing of socially necessary areas of production will it be possible to ensure that we as a society can plan our future and the future of our finite planet democratically and thus avert the impending climate catastrophe.
(2023-06-25). 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…
(2023-06-25). Mayo Clinic ranked among 'Best Children's Hospitals' by U.S. News & World Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked No. 1 in Minnesota, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023—2024 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. Nationally, Mayo Clinic Children's Center ranked as a top-performing children's hospital in eight of the pediatric specialties considered in the rankings. The rankings identify the top 50 children's hospitals in each of 10 specialties considered. Ranking in specialties demonstrates broad-based excellence and the effectiveness of the team-based approach that is the hallmark of the Mayo Clinic…
(2023-06-25). The importance of prioritizing mental health for the LGBTQ+ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org People who identify as LGBTQ+ are at greater risk of experiencing mental health conditions, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Jennifer Vencill, a Mayo Clinic psychologist, explains how added stressors can put members of the LGBTQ+ community at higher risk and what steps they can take to prioritize their mental health. Watch: The importance of mental health youtu.be/dHgTkKlmpVU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 39) is in the downloads at…
(2023-06-25). Car Plants Are Making Medical Equipment – And Things Should Stay That Way. indybay.org The time has come for progressive nationalization and socialization. This includes the financial sector, because only if we gain control over the financing of socially necessary areas of production will it be possible to ensure that we as a society can plan our future and the future of our finite planet democratically and thus avert the impending climate catastrophe.
(2023-06-25). 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…
(2023-06-25). Mayo Clinic ranked among 'Best Children's Hospitals' by U.S. News & World Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked No. 1 in Minnesota, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023—2024 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. Nationally, Mayo Clinic Children's Center ranked as a top-performing children's hospital in eight of the pediatric specialties considered in the rankings. The rankings identify the top 50 children's hospitals in each of 10 specialties considered. Ranking in specialties demonstrates broad-based excellence and the effectiveness of the team-based approach that is the hallmark of the Mayo Clinic…
(2023-06-25). The importance of prioritizing mental health for the LGBTQ+ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org People who identify as LGBTQ+ are at greater risk of experiencing mental health conditions, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Jennifer Vencill, a Mayo Clinic psychologist, explains how added stressors can put members of the LGBTQ+ community at higher risk and what steps they can take to prioritize their mental health. Watch: The importance of mental health youtu.be/dHgTkKlmpVU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 39) is in the downloads at…
(2023-06-25). Bladder cancer: What you should know about diagnosis, treatment and recurrence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancer types in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. It's also one of the most likely types of cancer to recur. Experts are developing ways to reduce bladder cancer recurrence, and, with treatments and follow-up care tailored to each person's cancer, outcomes are improving. Mark Tyson, II, M.D., a Mayo Clinic urologic surgeon, explains: Blood in the urine may be the first sign of bladder cancer. The first symptom of…
(2023-06-25). US Policy Towards Cuba Being Challenged This Week In Over 30 Cities. popularresistance.org In a growing mosaic of solidarity across the US, people are taking to the streets to say no to the way their government is punishing Cuba for their example of humanity in these precarious times. This weekend in over 30 cities there will be protests to visibly express it. | In Washington DC there will be a national focus with a march on the White House to bring attention to a callous foreign policy that has endured through democratic and republican administrations generating an ever turning multi-million dollar industry based on hatred guided by greedy corrupt politicians with no regard to the consequences for the…
(2023-06-25). People, not politicians, will abolish the death penalty. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-25). Report From Venezuela On The Case Of Political Prisoner Alex Saab. popularresistance.org I was invited by Camilla Saab, the spouse of the kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat, Alex Saab, to attend the international conference titled: "Lawfare Against Venezuela: Three Years After the Kidnapping of Diplomat Alex Saab." This conference, sponsored by the Free Alex Saab Movement, brought activists and revolutionaries from as far as Canada, Slovenia, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Nigeria, England and the United States, to name a few. | On June 14th, 2023, a public forum was held at the Jose Felix Ribas Hall, Teatro Teresa Carreno, where invited speakers presented their support for the immediate release of Ale…
(2023-06-25). Moranda Smith, Food And Tobacco Workers Fight To Expand Democracy. popularresistance.org June is Pride Month, which celebrates and commemorates the struggles of LGBTQ+ people for freedom. It is held in June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, several days of protests that began on June 28, 1969, and launched the modern movement for LGBTQ+ rights. | This June also marks the 80th anniversary of a remarkable strike at the giant R.J. Reynolds tobacco plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which established Local 22 of the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural, and Allied Workers (FTA). One of those strikers, a sharecropper's daughter named Moranda Smith, would be elected to the national union's executive committe…
(2023-06-25). Climate change fanatics demand a new financial system. expose-news.com The climate change cult is not only paving the way for the destruction of healthcare and scaring our children to death, but it is also demanding a new international monetary system because …
(2023-06-24). Insights | China's poverty reduction experience instructive for Latin America: Honduran official. ecns.cn One of the main things that Latin America could learn from China is the strategy used for poverty elimination, said Marcela Arias, minister at the Permanent Mission of Honduras to the UN and Other International Organizations based in Geneva, on Thursday in an interview with China News Network.
(2023-06-24). Giant panda cub born in SW China's Sichuan. ecns.cn A giant panda named "Xinxin" gave birth to the cub on May 29 at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve. It is the first birth this year among captive pandas at the center. "ÄÄ…
(2023-06-24). ICF Dragon Boat World Cup kicks off in Qu Yuan's hometown. ecns.cn The International Canoe Federation (ICF) Dragon Boat World Cup kicked off in Zigui County, located in Yichang City of central China's Hubei Province on Thursday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-06-24). Communists meeting in New York have a plan to defeat the MAGA fascists. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK — The National Committee of the Communist Party, USA, that organization's top leadership, launched a meeting this morning here in New York with a declaration that the nationwide party organization is putting its full force behind a movement it expects will inflict a strategic defeat upon the MAGA right and its leader, "the …
(2023-06-24). World Report] South Africa passes National Health Insurance Bill. thelancet.com A landmark new law aims to pave the way for universal health coverage. Munyaradzi Makoni reports from Cape Town.
(2023-06-24). As Israeli Settler Terrorism Rises, The Palestinian Authority Nears Collapse. thelastamericanvagabond.com The latest string of settler terrorist acts against Palestinian communities, coupled with the advancements shown by the West Bank resistance forces, is leading towards a dramatic escalation inside of the occupied territory. As the current Palestinian political scene remains divided, with no sign of national elections in sight, the hunger for a unified leadership is
(2023-06-24). New Zealand sinks into recession. wsws.org With international financial institutions paying close attention, the country's Labour-led government is carrying out a far-reaching assault on jobs and living standards.
(2023-06-24). Census 2023 advances in Uruguay. plenglish.com The director of the National Statistics Institute (INE), Diego Aboal, informed that a total of one million addresses have been visited out of a total of approximately 1,700,000. | Aboal detailed that around 70 percent of the private homes have already been censused and in some 30 localities of the country the progress of the survey is higher than 99 percent. | The INE director said that the possibility of responding to the census online is still active, using the housing code established in the digital document for this purpose. | Data on housing and other data related to daily life, as well as data on the inhab…
(2023-06-24). DPRK warns against recent US provocation. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) ¥The US is practically turning the Korean Peninsula into a theater of military operations, International affairs commentator of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kang Jin Song warned on Saturday.
(2023-06-24). Panamanian workers condemn US interference. plenglish.com In a communiqué, the largest trade union center stressed that the current administration of Laurentino Cortizo and the previous ones follow the guidelines dictated by the State Department, the US embassy and the Southern Command. | In this sense, the CNTP rejected that in this way the Government yields the sovereignty achieved by the struggle and sacrifice of several generations of Panamanians. | The text points out that the collective will continue to firmly denounce those who sell out the country and will be in the safeguard of national interests and natural resources, and urged to prepare for the struggle in…
(2023-06-24). Deadline Passes: Who Registered for Venezuela's Opposition Primaries? orinocotribune.com The deadline to register candidacy for the Venezuelan opposition primary elections has almost ended. Still, some candidates have not registered. This caused the National Primary Commission (CNP) to extend the deadline, generating discomfort in some opposition politicians. | The internal elections to elect the sole opposition presidential candidate are increasingly facing more obstacles. Not only are almost half the leaders banned from running for public office, but they do not even know who will actually participate. On Monday, CNP will report who officially registered their candidacy. | Initially, candidates cou…
(2023-06-24). Borotba: The Unity of Anti-Fascist Forces is the Key to Our Common Victory. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by Borotba (Struggle), revolutionary Marxist organization banned by the Ukrainian government. Stop the armed conflict in the rear! The unity of anti-fascist forces is the key to our common victory June 24 — The whole world is closely following the events unfolding in connection with the actions of Yevgeny Prigozhin and part of the Wagner…
(2023-06-24). Chechen Commandos Leave for Areas of Tensions. libya360.wordpress.com MOSCOW, June 24. /TASS/. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has slammed the armed mutiny of the PMC Wagner as betrayal and said that Chechen commandos are on the way to the areas of tensions. "What is happening is not an ultimatum to the Ministry of Defense," he wrote on his Telegram channel. "It is a challenge…
(2023-06-24). Prigozhin Agrees to Begin De-Escalation Following Mediation by Belarus. libya360.wordpress.com June 24, Minsk /BELTA/. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held talks with the head of the Wagner Cheka Evgeny Prigozhin. This is reported by the press service of the President of Belarus: "This morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin briefed his Belarusian counterpart on the situation in the south of Russia with the private military company…
(2023-06-24). The Rise and Fall of a Russian Oligarch. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin [centre] poses with two Wagner Group fighters, Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 25, 2023 The Kremlin leadership has acted decisively to meet the threat of an armed insurrection by the Russian oligarch and self-styled 'founder' of Wagner Group of military contractors, Yevgeny Prigozhin. In a series of videos…
(2023-06-24). The Godfather of Whistleblowers. orinocotribune.com 
By John Kiriakou — Jun 21, 2023 | When the author blew the whistle on the C.I.A.'s torture program in 2007, Daniel Ellsberg called to congratulate him and say he had friends at his side. Years later, at a red-carpet event in Hollywood, the "most dangerous man in America" showed what he meant. | Like so many Americans, I was heartbroken last week to learn of the death of my friend, mentor and personal hero, Daniel Ellsberg. | Dan was a giant of modern American history. He was the godfather of national security whistleblowers. And he was a patriot who wanted nothing more than to ensure transparency, truth, an…
(2023-06-24). Sudanese Left Skeptical of US-Saudi led Peace Talks, 'The Resolution has to be Found Here in Sudan'. orinocotribune.com By Pavan Kulkarni — Jun 20, 2023 | The Sudanese Communist Party argues that the ceasefire mainly serves the warring parties who can resupply their forces and resume fighting with greater intensity. | The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which entered its third month on June 15, resumed in the early hours of Wednesday, June 21, with the end of the 72-hour-long ceasefire. The ceasefire began on June 18. | Speaking to Peoples Dispatch during the lull in the fighting amid the ceasefire, Fathi Elfadl, national spokesperson of the Sudanese Commun…
(2023-06-24). Anti-war groups in Ireland disrupt security conference at Cork University. peoplesdispatch.org Irish anti-war groups disrupted discussions over militarization and membership of military alliances at the government's first national security consultation meeting that began at the University College Cork (UCC). On June 22, activists from the Connolly Youth Movement (CYM) disrupted the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy meeting with anti-war slogans and Deputy head of government and foreign and defense minister Micheál Martin from the Fianna Fail of the ruling liberal-cons…
(2023-06-24). UK MPs must challenge WHO's power and money grab, APPG says. expose-news.com At the beginning of last week, the Pandemic Response and Recovery All-Party Parliamentary Group ("APPG") heard how, if adopted, the World Health Organisation's ("WHO's") proposed Pandemic Treaty and amendments to the International …
(2023-06-24). Peru: "Genocide Bill" Scrapped as Indigenous People Claim Victory. dissidentvoice.org 
(2023-06-24). BRICS++: The West tries playing 'catch-up', but it's too late. thealtworld.com Until recently, the West has largely derided the BRICS project. But it finally is awaking to the fact that the BRICS initiative possesses the potential to turn both geo-politics, and the international monetary system, upside-down. | The seismic Geo-Political event of this era is the explosion of BRICS membership, and of even bigger potential BRICS membership. This movement has crossed a key threshold. It has transited from 'vanilla' multipolarity to being an anti-colonial expression — a shift that should not be underestimated. It is an ethos drawing energy from deep layers of passionate feeling that was sti…
(2023-06-24). üî¥BREAKING LIVE : Russia Under Attack | Live Coverage Wagner. thealtworld.com Join us for an exclusive LIVE stream discussion on YouTube as we delve into the gripping breaking news unfolding in Russia! In this special event, we bring together three prominent experts in the field of geopolitical analysis: Brian Berletic, Alex from Reporterfy Media, Angelo Giuliano and Carl Zha. | Recent reports have emerged regarding a stunning development in Russia involving the infamous Wagner Private Military Company (PMC). The alleged armed coup led by Wagner PMC has sent shockwaves through the international community and has sparked widespread speculation and concerns about the future of Russia's polit…
(2023-06-24). Global solidarity with Writers Guild strike. workers.org 
The International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG), Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) and UNI Global Union (UNI-MEI) organized global in-person and social-media protests June 14 in a "Screenwriters Everywhere: International Day of Solidarity" with the Writers Guild (WGA) strike that began on May 1 — International Workers Day. Many . . . |
(2023-06-24). Liberal and Left Silence on National Security Police State When Used Against Trump and His Supporters. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Jun 21, 2023 | The National Security police state now regards the Democratic Party as a more useful tool to criminalize opposition to US wars and maintain their control over the US government. We see this in the attack on the Uhuru Movement as being in the pay of Russia, in the imprisonment and torture of Julian Assange, in the jailing of numerous whistleblowers, in the censoring of hundreds of anti-war websites, claiming they spread Russian "disinformation." Unfortunately, not a few who consider themselves on the left or liberals acquiesce to these attacks. Many actually repeat them.
(2023-06-24). 'I Will Stay Until 2026': Boluarte Rejects Early Elections. popularresistance.org As the Boluarte coup regime continues to dig its heels in six months after the parliamentary coup by the Fujimori right-wing Congress ousted democratically elected president Pedro Castillo, there has yet to be any justice for the massacres, repression and other human rights abuses during the uprising since December 7th. Despite multiple legal challenges from inside the country and international investigations into human rights abuses, Boluarte has stated as recently as last week that she will continue her term through 2026 .This move has outraged Peruvians who have been mobilized and organized against this dictat…
(2023-06-24). Counterterrorist regime declared in Moscow and homonymous province. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee announced that the counterterrorist regime for Moscow and the province of the same name was decreed in order to prevent possible terrorist attacks.
(2023-06-24). Palestine condemns statements by far-right Israeli minister. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian government described as aberrational and genocidal the statements made by Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, who called for launching a large-scale military operation in the West Bank to "kill thousands of terrorists."