Record number of civilians hurt by explosives in 2023, new research suggests (www.bbc.com)
NSA iPhone Backdoor? Apple Avoids Russian Blame Game (securityboulevard.com)
Some UK opposition parties call for Parliament recall over Yemen strike (www.bbc.com)
Mixed signals from US Congress on Biden air strikes in Yemen (www.bbc.com)
Biden Administration Backs Legislation to Seize Frozen Russian Assets (www.bloomberg.com)
U.N. Security Council demands Houthi rebels cease Red Sea attacks (www.upi.com)
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution demanding Iran-backed Houthi rebels immediately cease attacking shipping vessels transiting the Red Sea.
U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine Was Poorly Tracked, Pentagon Report Says (www.nytimes.com)
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Container ship traffic through the Suez Canal has decreased by 90% year-on-year in the first week of January, significantly disrupting global trade routes. 👏 (oilprice.com)
New York Times and Other Major Newspapers Heavily Favoured Israel, Analysis Shows (theintercept.com)
US, UK begin bombing Yemen (news.cgtn.com)
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Election of the Day: Bhutan (www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com)
Air Canada passenger opens cabin door, falls out of plane before takeoff at YYZ (globalnews.ca)
US and UK prepare to launch strikes against Houthis in Yemen (www.theguardian.com)
Taiwan's Election Under China's Shadow (www.dissentmagazine.org)
UK's Rishi Sunak holding full Cabinet over potential strike after Houthi Red Sea attacks (www.independent.co.uk)
Irish lawyer tells Hague that Gaza is 'first genocide in history' being broadcast in 'real-time' (www.thejournal.ie)
Israeli War in Gaza Revives the Arab Solidarity with Palestine (peoplesdispatch.org)
‘Still no endgame’ as Blinken concludes latest Middle East tour: Analysts (www.aljazeera.com)
The latest rhetoric underscored the “yawning gap” between Washington’s vision for a post-war Gaza and what Israel’s government is willing to accept, according to Joshua Landis, the director of the Center of Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma....
Italy's government under fire from opposition after fascist rally in Rome (www.lemonde.fr)
(June 15 2023) The Intercept — The FBI Groomed a 16-Year-Old With “Brain Development Issues” to Become a "Terrorist Financier" (web.archive.org)
Iran bans weightlifter for life after he shakes Israeli’s hand on podium (www.aljazeera.com)
Iran has banned a weightlifter from sports for life and dissolved a sports committee after the athlete greeted an Israeli counterpart on a podium....
Norway becomes first country to approve commercial deep-sea mining (www.semafor.com)
Norway has become the first country to allow for commercial-scale deep-sea mining. On Tuesday, the Norwegian Parliament approved a controversial plan to open up 280,000 square kilometers (108,000 sq miles) of Norway’s northern waters for potential mining....
Ecuador in crisis: five points to understand a country broken by neoliberalism (peoplesdispatch.org)
Delegation to Honduras Launches Campaign to Indict the US, Canada (popularresistance.org)
Members of a ten-day US/Canada delegation hosted by the Cross Border Network of Kansas City and the Honduras Solidarity Network of North America have investigated how their two nations prioritize protecting the political, economic, and military interests of their governments and corporations over the rights and interests of the...