(2023-06-21). Journalist who lied about Iraqi WMDs claims Chinese researchers were first COVID-19 patients. wsws.org On Tuesday, the notorious war propagandist Michael R. Gordon, who helped launch the Iraq war by claiming Saddam Hussein was using aluminum tubes to build nuclear weapons, claimed, citing anonymous government sources, that world-renowned researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were among the first people to be infected with COVID-19.
(2023-06-21). China stands ready to bring more like-minded partners into BRICS family: spokesperson. ecns.cn The expansion of BRICS is a political consensus reached by all five BRICS members. China is committed to advancing the BRICS expansion and stands ready to bring more like-minded partners into the big family of BRICS, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
(2023-06-20). Beijing, Berlin sign action plan on development. ecns.cn China and Germany have secured a three-year joint action plan aimed at strengthening international development cooperation to effectively implement the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
(2023-06-21). China and Pakistan ink $4.8 billion deal to build 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant: report. ecns.cn China and Pakistan inked a $4.8 billion deal on Tuesday to construct a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant, according to media reports.
(2023-06-21). Biden Says Threat of Putin Using Tactical Nukes Is 'Real'. news.antiwar.com President Biden warned Monday that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is "real." The president made the comments to donors during a trip to California. "When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the Colorado River drying up, everybody looked at me like I was …
(2023-06-21). Russian Airstrikes Hit HTS HQ, Ammunition Depot & Supply Base In Syria's Greater Idlib (Video). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-34 fighter bomber as seen over Greater Idlib on June 20. Via Twitter. | On June 20, a series of Russian airstrikes hit the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is controlled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | Several airstrikes hit the northern outskirts of Idlib city and the vicinity of the town of al-Sheikh Bahr in the northern countryside of Idlib. The targets of the airstrikes were reportedly a hea…
(2023-06-20). Air Force unit honored with high-level title. ecns.cn A bomber unit of the People's Liberation Army Air Force has been given the honorary title of "Role Model of the Time" by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
(2023-06-21). "Ukrainian Leaders Gloss Over Ukrainian Antisemitism" — Times Of Israel. southfront.org 
Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher. | The chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, "I don't know what else is needed" for Israel to realise that it needs to send arms to Ukraine as it is supposedly clear they "have the same enemy" — Russia and Iran. This rhetoric from Andriy Yermak demonstrates Kiev's desperate attempt to coerce Israel into providing military aid to Ukraine. | Yermak, on June 20…
(2023-06-21). Bogged Down On The Front, Ukraine Launches Drone Attack On Moscow (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | With its forces failing to advance on the front, Ukraine launched a new attack with drones on the Russian capital, Moscow, on June 21. | In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that three Ukrainian drones were suppressed by electronic warfare while approaching facilities in the Moscow region."Today we have foiled an attempt of the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack on facilities in the Moscow Region with three aircraft-type drones. All drones were deflected by electronic warfar…
(2023-06-21). Russian MoD Says More Ukrainian Attacks Were Repelled In Zaporozhye, Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | On June 21, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that more attacks by Kiev forces were repelled in the Zaporozhye, Donetsk and south Donetsk sectors. | According to the ministry, the air force and army aviation launched an attack against Ukrainian units in the Vremenka salient, near Novodonetskoye, Storozhevoye in the Donetsk region and Levadnoye in the Zaporozhye region. | As a result of the airstrikes, a Ukrainian tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, and three armored fighting…
(2023-06-21). Kazakhstan Announces Surprise End To Astana Talks On Syria. southfront.org 
File image. | Kazakhstan has reportedly made a surprise decision to no longer hold talks on the Syrian peace process in its capital, Astana, | The decision became public after the 20th meeting of the Astana format, which included Russia, Turkey and Iran, on June 21. The meeting discussed the situation on the ground, a roadmap to rebuild Turkey-Syria ties, Israeli attacks and a host of other issues. | Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Kanat Tumysh unexpectedly called for the conclusion of trilateral…
(2023-06-21). Russia's FSB Chief Warns Of Terrorism Threat In Northern, Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
File image. | The threat of terrorism remains high in Syria's northern and northeastern regions, Igor Sirotkin, the deputy director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and chief of staff of Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee, warned on June 20. | Speaking during a high-level conference of heads of anti-terrorist organizations at the United Nations, Sirotkin warned that terrorists can still move across the Syrian-Iraqi border with much freedom."Despite the military defeat suffered by international…
(2023-06-21). Biden kicks off reelection bid with "America First" speech to trade union bureaucrats. wsws.org The principles of "Bidenomics" are virtually identical to Trump's pledge to "Make America Great Again," with two exceptions: Biden ties his program to support for war against Russia as well as China and enlists the support of the trade union bureaucracy to carry it out.
(2023-06-21). Historic relations between Nicaragua and Russia highlighted. plenglish.com Managua, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Presidential advisor Laureano Ortega said that the historical relations between Nicaragua and Russia are reaffirmed and today are focused on mutual development and the establishment of a new world order.
(2023-06-21). Minsk to host Eurasian security conference next October. plenglish.com Minsk, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) The Belarussian capital will host on October 26-27 an international conference on ways to deal with the Eurasian security crisis, said Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik.
(2023-06-21). Eric Zuesse: Reshaping American Racism, Or REPLACING American Racism? southfront.org 
Written by America's racism is reducing its focus against Africans in order to increase its focus against Asians. | On June 20th, an editorial in China's Global Times newspaper headlined
(2023-06-21). Biden and America Have a Major China Problem. sonar21.com 
I hear that the Chinese are going to add the image of Antony Blinken to the dictionary definition of "Kow Tow." He went to Beijing, hat in hand, and received…
(2023-06-21). Promoting Israeli Apartheid in Canadian Schools Not Okay. dissidentvoice.org 
The Palestinian solidarity movement must seek to disrupt the 'school to apartheid promotion pipeline'. It's past time to challenge private schools indoctrinating young minds into worshiping a violent faraway state that oppresses millions. A recent visit to Canada by Israel's minister for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, Amichai Chikli, highlights a subject that requires far …
(2023-06-21). Will Israel's Offensive Against Jenin End Palestinian Resistance? socialistproject.ca 
Israeli occupation forces and border police carried out a broad offensive on Monday morning against the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp. The Israeli troops killed at least five Palestinians and wounded, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 91 others, 23 of whom are in a critical condition. | According to the Israeli military, the occupation forces detained two wanted Palestinians, but they were caught in an ambush on their way out of the refugee camp. Apparently eight soldiers and border police were wounded in roadside blasts and gunfire. | The evacuation of the wounded Israel…
(2023-06-21). Permanent Apartheid in Palestine: This is Why Israel Wants to Reactivate E1 Plan. scheerpost.com 
The price of Israel's major plans in East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank is not just humanitarian. It is essentially political, aimed at cutting off Palestinian communities from one another, isolating Jerusalem completely, and ensuring a Jewish demographic majority for generations to come.
(2023-06-21). Fire in Chinatown electric-bike shop leaves 4 dead, highlighting the immense social crisis in New York City. wsws.org So far this year, there have been over 100 fires caused by e-bike batteries and 13 deaths in New York City.
(2023-06-21). FBI Make-Work Entrapment Schemes: Creating Criminals in Order to Arrest Them. dissidentvoice.org 
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. — Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146 We're not dealing with a government that exists to serve its people, protect their liberties and ensure their happiness. Rather, we are the unfortunate victims of the diabolical machinations …
(2023-06-21). Machinery SOEs boost business riding on BRI, global infra uptrend. ecns.cn China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corp Ltd, or CRCC Heavy Industry, is among such SOEs. The company is preparing a trip in July to deliver its latest micro tunnel boring machine, which was rolled out in May, to Thailand.
(2023-06-21). Prime ministers of four countries to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister Mottley of Barbados, Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene of Mongolia, Prime Minister Hipkins of New Zealand and Prime Minister Pham of Viet Nam will attend the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin and pay an official visit to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press conference on Tuesday.
(2023-06-21). China, Qatar sign 27-year natural gas contract. ecns.cn China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and QatarEnergy signed 27-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract on Tuesday, Agence France-Presse reported.
(2023-06-21). Nepal expects more bilateral cooperation with China. ecns.cn The Nepalese government expects to strengthen cooperation with the Tibet autonomous region in the areas of trade, tourism, culture and infrastructure development, said a top Nepalese official in Lhasa on Tuesday.
(2023-06-21). 2,000-year-old bronze drum discovered in South China's Guangxi. ecns.cn An ancient tomb that belongs to the Warring States Period (475BC-221BC) has recently been discovered in Pingguo, a city in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
(2023-06-21). Chinese envoy firmly opposes double standards on human rights. ecns.cn China attaches great importance to the promotion and protection of human rights, and firmly opposes double standards on human rights.
(2023-06-21). India-China border conflict enters fourth year as Modi visits Washington. wsws.org Increased military-strategic cooperation will be at the centre of Modi's talks with Biden, as will be removing what Washington and Wall Street perceive to be barriers to developing India as a rival global production-chain hub to China.
(2023-06-21). Debunking media lies: US & Blinken don't want peace with China. covertactionbulletin.podbean.com We begin today's show with a remembrance of whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who passed on June 16 at the age of 92. Then, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his recent trip to China with a 35-minute meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 19th. Blinken had also met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin …
(2023-06-21). Jonno Sriranganathan: 'Aim for reforms that open up space for deeper radical change'. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Media outlets claim Iran-US close to a temporary "understanding" wsws.org That the agreement would be unwritten indicates its very limited and fragile nature in a region destabilized by decades of imperialist-stoked conflicts.
(2023-06-21). The Waiting Game: How the US Sabotages Lebanon's Energy Security (Interview). orinocotribune.com In an exclusive interview with The Cradle's Hasan Illaik, Lebanon's Energy Minister Walid Fayyad addresses the country's energy shortage dilemma: receive Iranian oil and risk US sanctions, or wait indefinitely for a purposely delayed US-backed initiative. | For almost 30 years, Lebanese authorities have failed to properly manage the state-run electricity company, Électricité du Liban (EDL), resulting in widespread blackouts. The decades of unsustainable policies and fundamental neglect, the result of elite capture of state resources, alleged corruption, and vested interests caused the sector to completely collaps…
(2023-06-21). Norway Criticizes Israeli Settlement Construction in West Bank. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Norwegian government condemned the decision by the Israeli government to simplify the process of approving construction of new Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. | RELATED: | "The international community stands united in its condemnation of the Israeli settlements. I strongly urge the Israeli authorities to halt and reverse settlement activity on occupied Palestinian land," Foreign Affairs Min…
(2023-06-21). China ratifica apoyo a proceso de expansión de los Brics. telesurtv.net La vocera de la Cancillería señaló que el gigante asiático "está comprometido con el avance de la expansión Brics".
(2023-06-21). ONU insta a Israel a frenar decisiones sobre asentamientos judíos. telesurtv.net Los asentamientos israelíes son 'una violación flagrante del derecho internacional', dice el titular de la ONU, António Guterres.