(2023-06-13). India: Modi govt's criminal neglect of railway safety. greenleft.org.au By all indications, Balasore will be remembered as one of India's worst rail disasters in years with the scale of trauma and devastation still unfolding, writes CPIML (Liberation).
(2023-06-13). India and Pakistan: The Historic Divide Imposed by the British Empire. The Forbidden Truth of People and Cultures. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-12). India and Pakistan: Forbidden Truths of People and Cultures Revive Interwoven Passions. transcend.org Legacy of British Colonialism and Loss of Strategic Direction…
(2023-06-12). Track Two Diplomacy Efforts Needed to Reduce China-India Frontier Tensions. transcend.org 9 Jun 2023 – There has been a buildup of military forces by the governments of India and China along their frontiers. The Indian province of Arunachal Pradesh (called Zangman by the Chinese) with Itanagar as its capital is claimed by the Chinese.
(2023-06-12). Activists In Germany Protest NATO's 'Air Defender 23' Military Exercise. popularresistance.org On June 10, hundreds of activists from various anti-imperialist and anti-war groups as well as the Communist Party of Germany (DKP) marched to the Wunstorf Air Base in Hannover to protest the NATO's Air Defender 2023 exercise scheduled from June 12-June 23. A vigil was also held at the Spangdahlem Air Base near Trier, which will also serve as a base for the exercise. Die Linke organized protests against the NATO exercise on June 11. The protestors denounced war-mongering and projection of military might by NATO amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and demanded a ceasefire and peace negotiations in Ukraine, as well…
(2023-06-13). Silvio Berlusconi, herald of Italy's far-right. peoplesdispatch.org Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister and billionaire right-wing politician, died in Milan on June 12, at the age of 86. | In a decades-long career marred by financial and other scandals and prosecutions, the leader of the Forza Italia party would assume the role of prime minister four times between 1994 and until he was forced to step down in 2011. | Considered to be Italy's first true populist, his influence in shaping the national discourse extended beyond the time he spent in office, both through the role he had played in the privatization of television in the 1980s, and subsequently in the mainstr…
(2023-06-12). He thought he'd been accepted to a Canadian university—until officials tried to deport him. therealnews.com 
As the days and hours melted away, it was looking like all hope was lost: Tuesday, June 13, was going to be Lovepreet Singh's last day in Canada before being deported. | "[My family] sacrificed their whole life savings to sponsor my education here… and I'm facing deportation," Now, thanks to a formidable protest mounted by international students and former students facing similar circumstances, Singh will be allo…
(2023-06-12). A deadly fight: Senegal's political crisis escalates after repression of protesters. peoplesdispatch.org At least 16 people were killed after protests broke out in Senegal following the sentencing of leading opposition figure Ousmane Sonko to two years in prison. Mass public unrest has grown against President Macky Sall and the continued neo-colonial exploitation of the country by France…
(2023-06-13). Mueren al menos 13 personas en dos accidentes en Pakistán. telesurtv.net Cuatro fallecidos y 23 heridos dejó un autobús que se volcó completamente por exceso de velocidad en Punjab, en el oriente del país.
(2023-06-13). Fighting Remilitarization in Japan. independentmediainstitute.org Seishi Hinada is a National Executive Committee member of ZENKO (National Assembly for Peace and Democracy). ZENKO emerged in 1970 out of the student movement in the 1960s. He joined ZENKO in 1981 as a university student activist in Hiroshima's anti-nuclear peace movement. The International Strategy Center's Dae-Han Song and Michael McGrath interviewed Seishi online. …
(2023-06-13). Thursday 6/29: 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. indybay.org National Mall, Washington, D.C.
(2023-06-13). New York Legislature Extends Session, Vote on Debt Relief Bill Pending. indybay.org Religion, Development and Labor Coalition Pushes Passage of New York Taxpayer and International Debt Crises Protection Act…
(2023-06-13). Modern supply-side economics and the New Washington Consensus. mronline.org 
Last month, the U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, outlined the international economic policy of the U.S. administration. This was a pivotal speech, because Sullivan explained what is called the New Washington Consensus on U.S. foreign policy.
(2023-06-13). China and Palestine: No To 'Piecemeal Crisis Management'. scheerpost.com 
By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch Remarks by China's United Nations Ambassador, Geng Shuang, on the situation in Occupied Palestine on May 24 were impeccable, in terms of their consistency with international law. Compared to the United States' position, which perceives the UN, and particularly the Security Council, as a battleground to defend Israeli interests, the Chinese political …
(2023-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why it's important to help kids who identify as LGBTQ+ and may be struggling. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's not uncommon for teens to experience mental health issues like anxiety. It's believed 1 in 5 young people experiences some type of mental health issue during their teen years. For LGBTQ+ youth, the statistics are alarming. A recent national survey showed 41% expressed serious suicidal ideation. Dr. Marcie Billings, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician, says these kids need support. It can be as simple as listening. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/4YxiGVkCguI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00)…
(2023-06-13). Thursday 6/29: 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. indybay.org National Mall, Washington, D.C.
(2023-06-13). New York Legislature Extends Session, Vote on Debt Relief Bill Pending. indybay.org Religion, Development and Labor Coalition Pushes Passage of New York Taxpayer and International Debt Crises Protection Act…
(2023-06-13). Modern supply-side economics and the New Washington Consensus. mronline.org Last month, the U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, outlined the international economic policy of the U.S. administration. This was a pivotal speech, because Sullivan explained what is called the New Washington Consensus on U.S. foreign policy.
(2023-06-13). China and Palestine: No To 'Piecemeal Crisis Management'. scheerpost.com By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch Remarks by China's United Nations Ambassador, Geng Shuang, on the situation in Occupied Palestine on May 24 were impeccable, in terms of their consistency with international law. Compared to the United States' position, which perceives the UN, and particularly the Security Council, as a battleground to defend Israeli interests, the Chinese political …
(2023-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why it's important to help kids who identify as LGBTQ+ and may be struggling. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's not uncommon for teens to experience mental health issues like anxiety. It's believed 1 in 5 young people experiences some type of mental health issue during their teen years. For LGBTQ+ youth, the statistics are alarming. A recent national survey showed 41% expressed serious suicidal ideation. Dr. Marcie Billings, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician, says these kids need support. It can be as simple as listening. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/4YxiGVkCguI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00)…
(2023-06-13). Consumer Health: Cancer survivorship and life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 4, which makes this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 2 men and 1 in 3 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and more than 18 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the world. Survival rates are improving for many types of…
(2023-06-13). Mayo Clinic receives top honors for environmental excellence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic locations in Arizona, Florida and Rochester, and Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Eau Claire and La Crosse, Wisconsin, have been recognized as an industry leader in environmental sustainability by Practice Greenhealth. The national organization honors hospitals and healthcare systems annually for their achievements and leadership in sustainability practices through its Environmental Excellence Awards. Mayo Clinic in Rochester received the Top 25 Award, Practice Greenhealth's highest honor for hospitals for…
(2023-06-13). Canada's Scotiabank Is Funding Israeli War Crimes. orinocotribune.com By Marion Kawas — Jun 10, 2023 | Activists in Canada are launching a national campaign to demand that Scotiabank immediately divest from Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems. | On June 3 in Vancouver Canada, Palestine solidarity activists held a Canadian BDS Coal…
(2023-06-13). President Maduro Receives Iran's Ebrahim Raisi in Caracas. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi with state honors at Miraflores Palace in Caracas. | With the highest military honors and a mounted escort from the Presidential Honor Guard hussars, Raisi arrived on Monday, June 12, at Miraflores Palace. He was welcomed with a handshake from President Maduro, who was waiting for Raisi accompanied by several members of the Venezuelan cabinet. | Earlier, President Raisi laid flowers before Liberator Simón Bolívar's tomb in the National Pantheon, where he signed the guest book of prominent figures and world dignitaries. | Venezuela is the…
(2023-06-13). ILWU local president at Port of San Diego threatens to blacklist dockworkers who talk to reporters. wsws.org International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 29 President Ray Leyba threatened to deny employment to any dockworker who spoke with WSWS reporters.
(2023-06-13). Ukrainian nationalists demand Russian and Belarusian pianists be barred from Australian music competition. wsws.org Calls for the banning of the classical musicians expose the bogus claims that the US-led NATO war against Russia is a "human rights" endeavour and reveal its anti-democratic, chauvinist and reactionary character.
(2023-06-13). Announcing the International Center for 9/11 Justice. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-13). China to select pilot cities to integrate industry and education. ecns.cn China will select a second batch of around 30 national pilot cities for the integration of industry and education sectors in the second half of this year as the country aims to foster more skilled craftsmen.
(2023-06-13). Cultural fair ends with record turnover in projects. ecns.cn The 19th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair wrapped up on Sunday, with the turnover in investment projects hitting a record high of 3.42 billion yuan ($478.8 million).
(2023-06-13). UAW 4121 strikers confront University of Washington board of regents. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – On June 8, at the University of Washington-Seattle, over 100 people confronted the UW board of regents and University President Ana Marie Cauce in the morning prior to their meeting regarding their targeting of international workers. Organized by the UAW 4121, the workers lined the entrances of Suzzallo Library, and the UW administration was forced to deal with the consequences of their union-busting actions. | On June 7, at the beginning of the strike, the university distributed a message to multiple departments containing a distortion of facts concerning international scholars and the strike, alon…
(2023-06-13). 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…
(2023-06-13). China's appeal to foreign firms more than the size of its market. ecns.cn The series of recent visits to China by senior executives of global multinationals reflects their confidence in China's economic prospects and the attractiveness of China's market, manufacturing strength and innovation capability.
(2023-06-13). Legal Brief Filed to Bar Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett from Canada. socialistproject.ca 
Lawyers have filed a complaint on behalf of a Palestinian-Canadian and four Canadian organizations seeking to have the government declare former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett inadmissible to Canada before he is set to speak in Toronto on June 14. As lawyers Shane Martinez and Nicholas Pope have laid out in the complaint, Bennett should be denied entry to Canada pursuant to sections 35(1)(a) and (b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. | As put forth in the complaint filed on Tuesday, May 29th, 2023, The federal government has "domestic and international legal obligations to excl…
(2023-06-13). 2 Top Mexican Officials Resign in Order To Run For 2024 Election. telesurenglish.net Two high-level Mexican politicians have said they will resign from their current positions in order to seek the nomination of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party in the 2024 presidential election. | Related: | On Monday, according to official statements, Mexico City Mayo Claudia Sheinbaum and Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard declared that they will resign their current position because they are seeki…
(2023-06-13). Inter' Labor Organization Calls for Action to End Child Labor. telesurenglish.net On World Day Against Child Labor, the International Labor Organization (ILO) has called for action to stop children labor. | Related: | On Monday, as part of the session of the International Labor Conference, the ILO held a high-level panel themed "social justice for all, end child labor. The discussion focuses on the link between social justice and the elimination of child labor. | Panelists representing worker…
(2023-06-13). Uganda: 17 Girls Rescued From Human Trafficking, Return Home. telesurenglish.net On Monday, an immigration spokesman said that Uganda has repatriated 17 Ethiopian girls rescued from human trafficking in the capital, Kampala. | Related: | According to Simon Mundi, spokesman for the Ugandan Ministry of the International Affairs, Ugandan authorities handed over the girls at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ethiopian immigration officials. | "They were removed from the country legally and were accompanied by our immigration officers.
(2023-06-13). UN Sec-Gen A. Guterres Supports Creation of AI Advisory Body. telesurenglish.net On Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated hi fully supports the establishment of an AI watchdog similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency. | Related: | "It's my intention to create a high-level advisory body on artificial intelligence to seriously prepare the different kinds of initiatives that we will be able to take … I would be favorable to the idea that we could have an artificial intelligence, an agency,…
(2023-06-12). Did Dr. Cornel West Just Avoid The High Probability Of Cheating In The DNC Primary? The Evidence Of Crooked Primaries. moguldom.com When philosopher, political activist, social critic, and former educator Dr. Cornel West announced on June 5 that he would be running for president as a third-party candidate instead of as a Democrat, he might have avoided the high probability of cheating in the Democratic National Committee primary. The Democrats have the dark cloud of the 2016 primary …
(2023-06-12). WSJ Investigation Shows National Pedophile Ring On Instagram, Algorithms Help Promote Group. moguldom.com The Wall Street Journal has published a shocking report that blows the lid off of a pedophile ring utilizing Instagram. What's more, the platform's algorithms are helping promote the group. A "vast network" of pedophiles interested in "underage sex content" are being connected through the Meta-owned social media platform's algorithms, Fox News reported. The algorithms …
(2023-06-12). Blinken's Failed Saudi Visit. strategic-culture.org 
Developments during Secretary of State Blinken's visit to Saudi Arabia fit with growing speculations about the Gulf Cooperation Council becoming more autonomous of the U.S., writes Abdul Rahman. | By Abdul RAHMAN | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his three-day visit to Saudi Arabia last Thursday. He was the second top U.S. official to visit the kingdom in less than a month, after National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. | His visit was widely seen as a
(2023-06-12). Imperial Blowback and the CIA's 'Tainted Source'. strategic-culture.org America's premier intelligence service has a fundamental design flaw. | By Chad NAGLE | Among the most recent redactions lifted on documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy housed at the National Archives are two lines in a fifteen-page memorandum from presidential aide Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.—"SUBJECT: CIA Reorganization"—written in June 1961 at Kennedy's request. In the memo, Schlesinger proposes "a fairly drastic rearrangement of our current intelligence set-up." Although almost a page-and-a-half remains redacted, recently disclosed text includes the title sentence of t…
(2023-06-12). Stop the Campaign of Smears and Censorship Targeting Anti-War Meetings on Canadian University Campuses! strategic-culture.org By James CLAYTON | Are you a student at a Canadian university? Help defeat the attempts to censor anti-war actions on university campuses by contacting the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) and joining its struggle to build an international anti-war movement led by the working class. Email iyssecanada@gmail.com and
(2023-06-12). Cuba recorded 146.2 millimeters of rainfall in 10 days. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) The National Institute of Hydraulic Resources reported that in 10 days Cuba accumulated rainfalls of 146.2 millimeters (mm), 75% of the historical average for June.
(2023-06-12). Haiti: Constructive dialogue discouraged without addressing murder. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Former Haitian Foreign Minister Claude Joseph dismissed that a constructive dialogue could solve the national crisis without first addressing the assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse, he said during the meeting organized by Caricom that concludes today in Jamaica.
(2023-06-12). Nicaragua projects GDP growth of 3,5%. plenglish.com Managua, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua is projecting a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 3,5% this year due to the increase in international prices that several items of the country's economy are registering today, it was reported here.
(2023-06-12). Kiev's Terror In Donetsk: Young Woman Killed, Her Child Wounded By Ukrainian Shelling. southfront.org 
On June 12, Russia Day is celebrated in the Russian Federation, including in the Zaporozhie, Kherson regions and L/DPR. On such a big national holiday, provocations and attacks by the Kiev regime are largely expected. | On the afternoon of June 12, Ukrainian Nazis launched another attack on the streets of the city of Donetsk. As a result of the shelling of the streets near the railway station, a yong 20 year-old woman was killed. Her 2 years-old child was wounded. | In total, two more women…
(2023-06-12). Moscow And Kiev Exchanged Almost 200 Prisoners On The Eve Of Russia's National Holiday. southfront.org 
(2023-06-12). Erie, Pennsylvania now the center of test case for the right to strike. peoplesworld.org 
ERIE, Pa.—Bargaining over a new contract between Wabtec, the owner of the former GE locomotive plant in Erie, Pennsylvania and United Electrical Workers Local 506, which represents the 1,400 workers there, has become a test case for the right to strike. And that's important for workers, union and non-union, nationally. A strike is a worker's …
(2023-06-12). Oppose CWU's surrender to Royal Mail! Reinstate all victimised reps and postal workers! wsws.org At Royal Mail's Craigavon delivery office in Northern Ireland, the CWU postal executive has blocked a unanimous strike vote against revisions and the suspension of two reps. CWU national officials are functioning openly as strike-breakers.
(2023-06-12). The Trump indictment and the "national security" secrets of the state. wsws.org Amidst the voluminous media commentary on the indictment, there is little discussion of the content of the documents Trump removed from the White House, which involve the most dangerous and explosive secrets of the US military and intelligence apparatus.
(2023-06-12). CWU blocks Royal Mail strike in Craigavon Northern Ireland: Reinstate all victimised reps and workers! wsws.org At Royal Mail's Craigavon delivery office in Northern Ireland, the CWU postal executive has blocked a unanimous strike vote against revisions and the suspension of two reps. CWU national officials are functioning openly as strike-breakers.
(2023-06-12). In China, German Lawmaker Calls for End to Sanctions, an 'Instrument of War' (That Backfires on Europe). transcend.org The following is a speech that Sevim Dağdelen, a member of the German Bundestag, delivered at the Shanghai International Studies University in China on 5 Jun 2023. Dağdelen is the coordinator for the Left Party parliamentary group on the Bundestag's Committee on Foreign Affairs and spokeswoman for international politics. She visited China to promote peace and cooperation.
(2023-06-12). Pressure Mounts against US Occupation of Northeast Syria. transcend.org 3 Jun 2023 – Russian and Syrian Reinforcements on Their Way to East of the Euphrates – Any Syrian moves to expel the US military from Syrian territory are justified under international law and the US should be aware that its reign of terror is coming to an end.
(2023-06-12). Basta las palabras; necesitamos acción! podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, we read from the October 12, 1979 UN General assembly speech given by Dr. Fidel Castro Ruz, on the necessity to end the suffering of the poor, the sick, and the ignorant, not through bombs, not through words, but through Liberation, Struggle, Unity, internationalism, and revolution. We then talk a little bit more about this and I hope to add more afterwards, links can be found on YouTube to speeches.
(2023-06-12). Neo-Nazi Regiments in the Ukraine Army? It's Perfectly Ok with U.S. State Department and CIA—and Its Reliable New York Times Echo Chamber—as Long as They Hide Those Nasty Neo-Nazi Insignia. covertactionmagazine.com Bellingcat is a Netherlands-based investigative research group that received funding from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a CIA cutout that promotes propaganda denigrating U.S. enemies and defending U.S.-NATO foreign policy. On June 6, one of its researchers, Michael Colborne, provided a tortured defense essentially of the adoption of Nazi insignia by Ukrainian soldiers on …
(2023-06-13). Oppose attempt to disrupt defence for witch-hunted Sri Lankan plantation workers. wsws.org The estate management fears that the defence campaign for the witch-hunted workers will inspire estate workers to fight for their social and democratic rights against the attacks of the government and companies.
(2023-06-12). Sri Lankan comedienne Natasha Edirisooriya arrested: An attack on freedom of speech. wsws.org Sections of the Buddhist establishment and the government, mired in a deepening crisis, demanded Edirisooriya's arrest on absurd accusations of "defaming" Buddhism.