Covid-19 social distancing was not based on scientific data, Fauci admits (www.hindustantimes.com)
US, UK begin bombing Yemen (news.cgtn.com)
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NSA iPhone Backdoor? Apple Avoids Russian Blame Game (securityboulevard.com)
U.S., U.K. militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen (www.ctvnews.ca)
Important to note that this is a unilateral action by US and UK and that there has been no UNSC authorization for this. This is western rules based world order reading its ugly head once again.
UK-US air strikes launched against Houthis in Yemen (www.bbc.com)
Maersk to use rail for some vessels to bypass Panama Canal amid drought (www.reuters.com)
Argentina’s Inflation Hits 211% in 2023, Fastest Gain in Three Decades (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
Rishi Sunak has authorized military strikes against Yemen to ensure that the genocide in Gaza can continue unimpeded. (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Taiwan's Election Under China's Shadow (www.dissentmagazine.org)
Record number of civilians hurt by explosives in 2023, new research suggests (www.bbc.com)
Irish lawyer tells Hague that Gaza is 'first genocide in history' being broadcast in 'real-time' (www.thejournal.ie)
UK's Rishi Sunak holding full Cabinet over potential strike after Houthi Red Sea attacks (www.independent.co.uk)
U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine Was Poorly Tracked, Pentagon Report Says (www.nytimes.com)
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Germany brought to its knees by train strikes and farmers’ road blocks (www.telegraph.co.uk)
US and UK prepare to launch strikes against Houthis in Yemen (www.theguardian.com)
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....