Case dropped against jail guards on duty night Epstein died (www.nbcnews.com)
Israeli War in Gaza Revives the Arab Solidarity with Palestine (peoplesdispatch.org)
US Pentagon failed to track Ukraine arms worth more than $1bn, says watchdog (www.ft.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)
Election of the Day: Bhutan (www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com)
(June 15 2023) The Intercept — The FBI Groomed a 16-Year-Old With “Brain Development Issues” to Become a "Terrorist Financier" (web.archive.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...
‘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....
How Russian oil is reaching the U.S. market through a loophole in the embargo (www.pbs.org)
Venezuelan President Rejects Terrorist Acts in Ecuador (www.telesurenglish.net)
Argentina's Milei backtracks on dollarization (www.dw.com)
Italy's government under fire from opposition after fascist rally in Rome (www.lemonde.fr)
Congo's constitutional court upholds election results, declares President Tshisekedi the winner (apnews.com)
Famine in Gaza is a Culmination of Israel’s Long War on Palestine’s Food System (truthout.org)
International law on trial as much as Israel: Irish MEP (www.aa.com.tr)
Israel army claims Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza strike were ‘terror operatives’ (www.scmp.com)
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‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 97: Israeli Bombardment Continues in Gaza Even as South Africa Presents Arguments to the ICJ (mondoweiss.net)
Ecuador in crisis: five points to understand a country broken by neoliberalism (peoplesdispatch.org)
Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman (www.reuters.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.
A top U.N. court opens hearings on genocide charges against Israel (www.npr.org)
The United Nations' top court opens hearings Thursday into South Africa's allegation that Israel's war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians, a claim that Israel strongly denies.
‘Astounding’ ocean temperatures in 2023 intensified extreme weather, data shows (www.theguardian.com)
Record levels of heat were absorbed last year by Earth’s seas, which have been warming year-on-year for the past decade
China sanctions five U.S. defense industry companies over arms sales to Taiwan (english.news.cn)
China says Taiwan presidential favorite a 'severe danger' (www.dw.com)
Days before Taiwan's key vote, China has warned that if William Lai wins the election, it will trigger cross-Strait conflict. The Taiwanese government has accused China of interference in the race.