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filter:- + Nature: Pressure’s 400-year-old measurement techniques get an upgrade—Nature, Published online: 20 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01950-9Lasers and quantum calculations help metrologists to update centuries-old mercur...
- + Nature: Daily briefing: World population will push 10 billion by 2050—Nature, Published online: 20 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01959-0India is soon to overtake China as the most populous country, meet a robo-fish p...
- + Nature: A plant’s sneeze spreads disease—Nature, Published online: 20 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01943-8Some plants send dewdrops hurtling off their leaves — and pathogens tag along.
- + Reuters Environment: Russia starts freeing captive whales after outcry - state TV—Russia has begun releasing a group of almost 100 captive whales into the wild whose detention in Russia's Far East since last year has caused an inter...
- + Reuters Environment: North Macedonia firm plugs vintage minis into electric age—(This June 19 story has been refiled to say "Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia", not "the North Macedonian capital Skopje", in para 1 to conform ...
- + Reuters Environment: Renewable energy sector hails New York state's new climate plan—Investors, developers and users of renewable energy at an industry conference in New York this week were buzzing about the state's ambitious plan http...
- + Reuters Environment: Prospects of EU summit deal on top jobs go up in smoke—Chances of EU leaders agreeing on Thursday on who should inherit the bloc's top jobs - including the head of its central bank - appeared vanishingly s...
- + Reuters Environment: EU's Tusk 'more cautious than optimistic' on top jobs deal on Thursday—European Council President Donald Tusk said he was "more cautious than optimistic" that a deal on the European Union's top jobs can be achieved betwee...
- + Reuters Environment: EU leaders scramble for consensus on 2050 carbon neutral target—EU nations hoping to help lead the fight against global warming by agreeing to go carbon neutral by 2050 at a summit on Thursday engaged in last-ditch...
- + Reuters Environment: Highlights: EU leaders meet to hammer out deal on climate, top jobs—The European Union's 28 national leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday to haggle over how ambitious their climate goals should be and who should naviga...
- + Reuters Environment: British parliament to hold Citizens' Assembly on climate crisis—British lawmakers will hold a Citizens' Assembly to gather views on how to meet its newly-strengthened emissions targets, parliament announced on Thur...
- + Reuters Environment: Clean energy projects worth $1.5 billion seek Finnish aid—Fifteen companies have applied for Finnish investment aid to partly fund new large-scale demonstration energy projects worth $1.5 billion, six of them...
- + Reuters Environment: EU nations aim high with plan to tax air travel—The Netherlands and France are trying to convince fellow European nations at a conference in The Hague to end tax exemptions on jet fuel and plane tic...
- + Reuters Environment: EU leaders may toughen climate goal for 2050, haggle over top jobs—The EU's 28 national leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday are likely to embrace a more ambitious stance on fighting climate change but haggle over ...
- + Reuters Environment: Germany's Merkel hopes for ambitious EU goal to cut carbon emissions—Germany will push for an ambitious goal of making the European Union economy neutral in terms of carbon emissions by 2050 at the EU summit on Thursday...
- + Reuters Environment: Russia starts freeing captive whales after outcry: state TV—Russia has started releasing a group of captive killer whales whose detention in Russia's Far East has caused an international outcry, state TV said o...
- + Reuters Environment: In an impoverished Chilean suburb, a recycling drive flourishes—La Pintana, an impoverished Chilean neighborhood plagued by crime, is an unlikely place to find a green revolution. But the area on the outskirts of c...
- + Reuters Environment: In Greta Thunberg's footsteps: the climate kids fighting for their future—A keen reader of graphic novels, nine-year-old Zayne Cowie has a bookshelf laden with tales of the struggles of imaginary superheroes. Now, a real-lif...
- + Reuters Environment: Visegrad group to agree common stance on EU's 2050 climate goals: Hungary—Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic - the so-called "Visegrad Four" countries - will agree a common stance on the European Union's 2050 c...
- + Reuters Environment: New York lawmakers pass aggressive law to fight climate change—New York state lawmakers passed early Thursday one of the nation's most ambitious plans to slow climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to...
- + Reuters Environment: First 'song' recorded from rare, lovelorn, right whale off Alaska—For the first time, scientists have recorded singing by one of the rarest whales on Earth, and it just might be looking for a date. [Category: env...
- + Reuters Environment: Fall armyworm invades crops across Asia, smallholders worst hit—Looking out at his empty, red-earth field, Thai farmer Puang Timdon said his two-week-old maize crop didn't stand a chance against the fall armyworm p...
- + Reuters Environment: UAW opposes Trump plan to freeze fuel rules at 2020 levels: testimony—The United Auto Workers (UAW) will tell Congress on Thursday the union opposes the Trump administration's proposal to freeze fuel efficiency requireme...
- + Yale Environment 360: Forgotten Landscapes: Bringing Back the Rich Grasslands of the Southeast—Native prairie and savanna once covered vast areas of the U.S. Southeast from Maryland to Texas, but agriculture and sprawl have left only small patch...
- + Yale Environment 360: EPA Announces Its Replacement of Obama-Era Power Plant Rules—The Trump administration has announced a new rule for power plants that gives states more control over setting limits on greenhouse gas emissions and ...
- + Yale Environment 360: U.S. Forests Are Being Devastated to Supply Biomass Energy Industry, Report Finds—Forests in the U.S. Southeast are being devastated by demand for wood pellets to power biomass energy plants in Europe and Japan, according to a new i...
- + Yale Environment 360: U.S. Forests Are Being Clear-Cut to Supply Biomass Energy Industry, Report Finds—Forests in the U.S. Southeast are being devastated by demand for wood pellets to power biomass energy plants in Europe and Japan, according to a new r...
- + Africa: Malawi's parliament elects first woman speaker [The Morning Call]—Catherine Gotani Hara, a lawmaker with the main opposition Malawi Congress Party, MCP, has been elected speaker of the country’s parliament becoming t...
- + Africa: FIFA takes over management of African football—Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as soon as more information becomes available. [Author: editorial@africanews.com] [Link t...
- + Africa: Sudanese beat internet blackout—Internet users in Sudan have defied all odds to stay connected to the world, despite the military authorities blockage of internet access for two week...
- + Africa: Pics of the day, June 19, 2019—Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news. [Author: editorial@africanews.com] [Link to media]
- + Africa: World Refugee Day- nearly 71 million refugees worldwide [The Morning Call]—Today is World Refugee Day; the global refugee number is out and it is alarming. The total number of refugees worldwide reached a record 70.8 million ...
- + Africa: What does Omar al-Bashir's prosecution mean for Sudan? [The Morning Call]—Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir appeared in public for the first time as he was led to a prosecutor’s office on Sunday. It is his first app...
- + Africa: Uganda begins treatment of Ebola cases [The Morning Call]—Health workers in Uganda have begun the use of three experimental Ebola treatments, a week after the deadly disease spread over the border from Democr...
- + Africa: Sudan junta calls for unconditional resumption of transition talks—June 18: Junta calls for resumption of talks The head of Sudan’s ruling military council said on Wednesday it was ready to meet an opposition alli...
- + Africa: Eritrea - Ethiopia reflect on milestones of 2018 peace deal—The Ethio-Eritrea peace deal is inching towards its first-year anniversary and both countries are likely to mark the occasion with as much funfair as ...
- + Africa: Eritrea - Ethiopia reflect on milestones of 2018 peace deal—The Ethio-Eritrea peace deal is inching towards its first-year anniversary and both countries are likely to mark the occasion with as much funfair as ...
- + Africa: Women in Business Meeting opens in Paris—The second edition of the Women in Business Leadership Meeting organized by the Africa CEO Forum opened on June 17 in Paris, France. Some 250 partic...
- + Africa: Over 70 million people displaced in 2018 - UNHCR—Despite populist rhetoric in the West, the real refugee crisis is playing out in developing countries, which hosts most of the record 70.8 million dis...
- + Africa: Except in Kasese, Uganda has no Ebola - Minister dispels 'false outbreaks'—June 19: Ebola localised in Kasese – Ugandan Minister Uganda’s Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng, has told lawmakers that there is no Ebola anywhere...
- + Africa: Malawi parliament picks first woman speaker: Catherine Gotani Hara—Hon Catherine Gotani Hara, a lawmaker with the main opposition Malawi Congress Party, MCP, has been elected speaker of the country’s parliament becomi...
- + Africa: Malawi parliament elects first woman speaker of parliament—Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as soon as more information becomes available. [Author: editorial@africanews.com] [Link t...
- + Africa: AFCON 2019: organisers keen on securing support of Egypt fans—With the Africa Cup of Nations set to kick off on Friday, the organisers in Egypt are confident that they have done enough to secure the tournament (A...
- + Africa: 41 killed by gunmen in central Mali attack - mayor—Unidentified gunmen on motorbikes attacked two villages in central Mali, killing at least 41 people in a part of the country where ethnic reprisal att...
- + Africa: Inequalities in Africa at the heart of European Development Days—The African continent has always been deemed the mother of all inequalities. At the European Development Days in Brussels Belgium, experts tried to ad...
- + Africa: Guinea Bissau presidential election to be held on November 24—Guinea Bissau will hold presidential elections on November 24 this year, according to a decree announced by president Jose Mario Vaz on Tuesday. In ...
- + CSM: 'I really don't trust the attorney general': Pelosi on Trump, Barr, and more—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was the guest at the Monitor Breakfast on Wednesday. You can watch the full C-SPAN video of Ms. Pelosi's appearan...
- + CSM: Why do birds migrate? Ask the man who’s followed them.—Kenn Kaufman, author of ‘A Season on the Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration,’ talks about the wonder of migration and the effects of climate c...
- + CSM: Senate's push for Native American safety a bipartisan effort—Proposed bills seek to reduce violence against Native American women and children. Amid a movement to increase awareness of the deaths and disappearan...
- + CSM: Iran shoots down info-gathering US drone—Iran launched its first acknowledged attack against the U.S. in the two countries' current standoff, downing an American drone. Washington and Tehran ...
- + CSM: Space poll: Americans prefer averting asteroids over Mars missions—It's been 50 years since the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. But today many Americans have a different idea of what the space program should be focus...
- + CSM: Mexico's Senate approves trade bill with U.S. and Canada—Mexico's upper chamber of its Senate overwhelmingly approved a new United States-Mexico-Canada trade bill. The bill still needs approval from the U.S....
- + CSM: ‘Hope to move forward’: One refugee’s story of resolve—When we think of refugees, we often think of hardship and dependency. One refugee’s story turns that perception on its head.
- + CSM: Confused by plural nouns? Blame Latin.—English speakers often run into trouble when grappling with plural nouns because of their Latin roots.
- + India ET: The Latest: Iran tried to disrupt US monitoring, US says—12:20 p.m. A senior U.S. military official says Iran shot down an unmanned American aircraft over international waters in an attempt...
- + India ET: NHAI to offer TOT projects in smaller bundles: Nitin Gadkari—Gadkari’s ministry is actively scouting for ways to encourage private participation in the sector.
- + India ET: Defection of Rajya Sabha MPs: Crises not new to TDP, says Chandrababu Naidu—The desertion by the four MPs came barely a month after the TDP was trounced in the assembly elections by the YSR Congress headed by Jagan Mohan Reddy...
- + India ET: McConnell opposes efforts to revive pay raise for lawmakers—WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell says the GOP-controlled chamber won't go along with a bipartisan plan by House leaders to have...
- + India ET: Trump says Iran made 'big mistake' in downing US drone—WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Thursday that "Iran made a very big mistake" in shooting down a U.S.
- + India ET: India rejects Pakistani media report, says take verifiable action against terrorism—It is also learnt that Khan congratulated Modi on his election victory during their first face-to-face interaction, which took place in the Leaders' L...
- + India ET: Navy issues EOI for shortlisting Strategic Partners for building six submarines worth Rs 45,000 crore—This is the second project being undertaken under the latest Strategic Partnership (SP) Model, with the first being the procurement of 111 Naval Utili...
- + India ET: The Latest: Pelosi says US cannot be 'reckless' on Iran—11:05 a.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the U.S. cannot be "reckless" amid rising tensions with Iran.
- + India ET: Two ex-IL&FS executives sent to ED custody till June 25—IL&FS former joint managing director Arun K Saha and its transportation network MD K Ramchand were remanded in ED's custody by a special PMLA cour...
- + India ET: Supreme Court upholds cross on public land in Maryland—WASHINGTON (AP) — A World War I memorial in the shape of a 40-foot-tall cross can continue to stand on public land in Maryland, the Supreme Court rule...
- + India ET: ED summons IMA proprietor Mansoor Khan—ED has displayed the copy of the summons at properties owned by Khan. Summons have been issued under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002.
- + India ET: Court rejects Pragya Singh Thakur's plea for exemption from appearance—The newly-elected Bhopal MP had said in her plea that she was suffering from various ailments and was not in the condition to attend the court.
- + India ET: 25 dead, 35 injured as bus falls into gorge in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh—The bus was on its way to Gada Gushaini, Kullu Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri said, adding that a rescue operation is on.
- + India ET: Surgical, air strikes displayed intent, capability; will take all possible steps for security: Prez—The Army carried out surgical strikes on terror launch pads in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in 2016, while the Air Force carried out air strikes at B...
- + India ET: BJP still trying to topple my govt, alleges HD Kumaraswamy—"There is no instability to this government, it is stable. But some section of leaders wanted to create instability and they have failed in it," Kumar...
- + India ET: UK PM candidate Boris Johnson extends lead in fourth round of leadership contest—Interior minister Sajid Javid was fourth with 34 votes and was eliminated from the contest. Two votes were declared invalid.
- + India ET: In jolt to TDP, 4 Rajya Sabha members from party join BJP—With four out of six breaking away , it will meet the legal requirement of anti-defection law, which mandates the support of at least two-third member...
- + India ET: Economic activity clearly losing traction: Shaktikanta Das said at MPC meet—Overall, there is clear evidence of economic activity "losing traction" with the GDP growth in the fourth quarter of the last financial year slowing t...
- + India ET: Pelosi ally, freshmen Dem join calls for Trump impeachment—WASHINGTON (AP) — An ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a Democrat who flipped a Republican district have joined calls for impeachment proceedings...
- + India ET: Centre, states need to pursue labour law reforms: SBI report—Currently, there are about 44 central labour laws and over 100 state labour laws.
- + LA Time National: Cory Booker’s 2020 plan: Clemency for thousands of nonviolent drug offenders—In an effort to reduce mass incarceration, Cory Booker wants to reform the clemency powers of the White House and shorten federal prison sentences for...
- + LA Time National: 2020 candidate Marianne Williamson apologizes for calling vaccine mandates ‘Orwellian’—Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, an author and self-help guru who will appear on the Democratic debate stage next week, apologized Wednesda...
- + LA Time National: Supreme Court says 40-foot Maryland cross can stand as war memorial—The Supreme Court said Thursday the Constitution did not require tearing down historic monuments just because they featured religious symbols, such as...
- + LA Time National: Trump 5G push could hamper forecasting of deadly California storms—As atmospheric rivers dumped record volumes of rain on California this spring, emergency responders used the federal government’s satellites to warn p...
- + LA Time National: Joe Biden’s nostalgic remark about segregationist senators draws criticism—With a tone-deaf bit of nostalgia Tuesday night, former Vice President Joe Biden ignited a fire around his presidential campaign, speaking wistfully o...
- + LA Time National: Democrats wanted Hope Hicks to spill the beans on Trump. She didn’t—House Democrats finally had the chance Wednesday to question a former member of President Trump’s inner circle about the findings of special counsel R...
- + LA Time National: Federal Reserve, for now, holds key interest rate steady despite pressure from Trump—The Federal Reserve, facing heavy pressure from President Trump to lower borrowing costs, left interest rates unchanged Wednesday but made clear that ...
- + LA Time National: Trump moves to gut Obama climate policy and bolster the coal industry—The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled its final plan to rewrite a major Obama-era climate change policy, scrapping proposed regulations that ...
- + LA Time National: This poll asked voters to create their perfect candidate. Democrats picked an older white guy—Diversity is taking a back seat to Democrats’ desire to dump Trump. The 2020 presidential candidate field is well stocked with women, people of color ...
- + LA Time National: Iran’s behavior isn’t as mysterious as it looks—What’s Iran up to? It’s not as mysterious as it looks. The Tehran government has been pummeled by the Trump administration’s economic sanctions, with ...
- + LA Time National: German patients get the latest drugs for just $11. Can such a model work in the U.S.?—Patients who come to the Havelhöhe cancer clinic in the leafy outskirts of Germany’s capital are often very sick. Struggling with advanced-stage cance...
- + LA Time National: Trump kicks off a new campaign reprising his old themes—President Trump officially kicked off his reelection campaign Tuesday night with a rally that at times resembled a time warp, reprising the grievances...
- + LA Time National: Trump vows to deport ‘millions’ of migrants, but it’s unclear how—President Trump’s bold but vague pledge to deport “millions” of migrants facing removal orders, starting next week, came on the eve of his reelection ...
- + LA Time National: A ‘tanker war’ with Iran would be more complicated than the 1980s version—The president was named Reagan, and Iran and Iraq were locked in a horrific war with each other over control of land and the Persian Gulf. The United ...
- + LA Time National: Patrick Shanahan withdraws his candidacy to be Defense secretary, citing domestic violence incidents—Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan withdrew his already-troubled candidacy to lead the Pentagon full time on Tuesday after press accounts discl...
- + LA Time National: Is the Federal Reserve about to cave to Trump’s demand to cut interest rates?—President Trump has been hectoring the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, and financial markets are screaming for a cut. This even though rates ...
- + LA Time National: Trump hasn’t sold his reelection to all of his base yet—Early in his improbable 2016 run for president, Donald Trump boasted he could shoot someone in the middle of New York’s 5th Avenue and “I wouldn’t los...
- + LA Time National: Nunes hired a longtime supporter with little experience to handle 2018 campaign ad buys—For 13 years, Rep. Devin Nunes relied on a trusted, experienced political consultant, Tim Orman, for his campaign advertising. But as Nunes (R-Tulare)...
- + LA Time National: Pentagon to send 1,000 more troops to Middle East as tensions rise with Iran—The Pentagon said Monday it was sending about 1,000 more troops, reconnaissance aircraft and missile defense units to the Middle East, the latest U.S....
- + LA Time National: Rep. Katie Porter is latest Democrat to support impeachment inquiry—Rep. Katie Porter, the Irvine Democrat, on Monday called for an impeachment inquiry of President Trump, the first freshman House member from Californi...
- + LA Times World: Hong Kong’s leader ignores call to retract extradition bill. More protests may come—Hong Kong’s leader ignored a deadline imposed by student groups to retract an unpopular extradition bill Thursday, raising the specter of more demonst...
- + LA Times World: Germany’s capital plans 5-year ban on rent hikes to fight gentrification—German officials facing protests and endless complaints about threats to affordable housing in the nation’s capital have decided the solution may be a...
- + LA Times World: Once known as ‘Asia’s finest,’ Hong Kong police now stand accused of brutality—Ethan Chu was volunteering at an aid station near government headquarters here last week for what started out as a peaceful demonstration. Then, witho...
- + LA Times World: How an obscure Taiwan murder case led to Hong Kong’s mega-protests—More than a year ago on the outskirts of Taipei — Taiwan’s capital — a woman’s decomposed body turned up in a grassy thicket near a riverside recreati...
- + LA Times World: And then there were four: a primer on the race in Britain to succeed Theresa May—The race for British prime minister is on. Faced with ministerial resignations, rumors of Cabinet revolt and multiple parliamentary defeats of her Bre...
- + LA Times World: You called us, China reminds Trump as trade talks resume—When news broke that President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had talked again by phone, Chinese state-owned media swiftly pointed out that the W...
- + LA Times World: MH17 probe: Four charged in downing of Malaysia Airlines plane that killed 298—Five years after a Malaysia Airlines jetliner was shot down over Ukraine, killing 298 people onboard, Dutch prosecutors charged four militants associa...
- + LA Times World: MH17 probe: Four charged with murder in downing of plane that killed 298—Five years after a Malaysia Airlines jetliner was shot down over Ukraine, killing 298 people onboard, Dutch prosecutors charged four militants associa...
- + LA Times World: A primer on the race in Britain to succeed Theresa May—The race for British prime minister is on. Faced with ministerial resignations, rumors of Cabinet revolt and multiple parliamentary defeats of her Bre...
- + LA Times World: A ‘tanker war’ with Iran would be more complicated than the 1980s version—The president was named Reagan, and Iran and Iraq were locked in a horrific war with each other over control of land and the Persian Gulf. The United ...
- + LA Times World: The ‘Great Firewall’: China censors videos, social media posts of Hong Kong protests—As Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam offered her latest apology Tuesday over her bungled attempt to push through a controversial extradition law, a...
- + LA Times World: Strong earthquake jolts northwest Japan; no major damage reported—A powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Japan late Tuesday, and officials warned of a possible tsunami up to 3.3 feet high along parts of the coast....
- + LA Times World: Hong Kong’s leader offers her ‘sincere apologies’ but refuses to resign—With her term probably reduced to lame-duck status, Hong Kong’s leader offered her most forceful apology yet for championing a massively unpopular ext...
- + LA Times World: Ecuador defends decision to let the U.S. use the Galapagos Islands for anti-drug flights—Ecuador’s defense minister on Monday defended his country’s decision to allow U.S. anti-drug overflights to land in the environmentally sensitive Gala...
- + LA Times World: Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's death stirs memories of onetime democracy hopes—Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, imprisoned since the military removed him from office in 2013, died Monday after collapsing in court, putting...
- + LA Times World: Guatemalan election headed for runoff in August—Guatemala’s presidential election appeared headed for a runoff between a former first lady and a former prisons chief after none of the 19 candidates ...
- + LA Times World: At Toronto Raptors victory rally two people are shot and wounded—Toronto police say two people have been shot and wounded at a rally for the NBA champion Raptors. Two people have been arrested. Canadian Prime Minist...
- + LA Times World: Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s death renews criticism of his treatment in prison—Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, imprisoned since the military removed him from office in 2013, died Monday after collapsing in court, officia...
- + LA Times World: Hong Kong’s leader faces pressure to resign. Will her replacement be any better?—It seemed impossible to conceive Hong Kong could produce a more unpopular leader than Leung Chun-ying, the hapless one-term chief executive who was de...
- + LA Times World: Libya’s two wars: One on the battlefield and one on Facebook—In terms of its effect on the battlefield, a drone that fell from the skies one recent morning in an area south of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, was a ...
- + McClatchly All: Campaign Ad: GOP-aligned group targets Medicare for All—One Nation, a GOP-aligned non-profit advocacy group, has launched a massive ad campaign targeting single-payer health care. … Click to Continue ...
- + McClatchly All: GOP group launches ad blitz attacking single-payer health care ahead of first Democratic debates—A GOP-aligned group is launching a massive ad campaign targeting single-payer health care, a national effort designed to undercut the proposed program...
- + McClatchly All: Citizenship for military service? California Democrat renews bill to let Dreamers enlist—Rep. Josh Harder knows there’s little chance that a big immigration bill will pass in Congress this year. But so-called Dreamers — people who came to ...
- + McClatchly All: Walter Jones’ widow makes her preference clear in Republican runoff to fill his seat—Updated, June 20, 2019 with Joe Anne Jones’ comments. The widow of former U.S. Rep. Walter Jones called one of the candidates running to replace him “...
- + McClatchly All: UN Ambassador nominee Kelly Craft splits from Trump on climate change—Trump’s UN Ambassador nominee Kelly Craft said that she believes human behavior contributed to climate change. This point of view breaks from Trump’s ...
- + McClatchly All: Biden said he found common ground with segregationists. SC’s Clyburn said he did, too—Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking black member of Congress, defended Joe Biden on Wednesday after the Democratic presidential candidate cited his worki...
- + McClatchly All: How cut-rate SoBe hostel launched Jerry Falwell Jr. ‘pool boy’ saga, naked picture hunt—The sun was setting at the Cheeca Lodge resort in Islamorada when Jerry Falwell Jr. smiled for the camera, a national evangelical leader nearing 50 po...
- + McClatchly All: Kelly Craft breaks with Trump, says ‘human behavior’ plays a climate change role—Kelly Craft, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, pledged Wednesday to be an “advocate for all countries to do ...
- + McClatchly All: Why Elizabeth Warren doesn’t scare many moderate Democrats—Many moderate Democratic leaders have reached a surprising conclusion about Elizabeth Warren: They’d actually feel comfortable if she won the party’s ...
- + McClatchly All: Trump’s poverty rule could cut benefits to 15,000 California households over time, report says—The Trump administration’s proposal to change how the federal government determines what constitutes poverty would make 15,000 fewer households in Cal...
- + McClatchly All: U.N. expert finds Saudi prince should be investigated over Khashoggi killing—A U.N. independent investigator looked into the Oct. 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The investigator determined that there should be furt...
- + McClatchly All: Dem-affiliated group wants to know if McConnell’s state got a sweetheart deal—A Democratic-affiliated group is asking the Department of Transportation’s inspector general to open an inquiry into whether Transportation Secretary ...
- + McClatchly All: Critics of census citizenship question hold ‘conspiracy theories,’ House Republicans say—House Republicans are pushing back on what they’re calling Democrats’ “baseless conspiracy theories” about the origins of President Donald Trump’s eff...
- + McClatchly All: His heart stopped and he crashed his car. Now this Democrat is running for US Senate.—Eric Mansfield survived his heart stopping and the resulting car accident in 2018. One year later, the former state senator is running for the U.S. Se...
- + McClatchly All: Donald Trump announces 2020 presidential campaign—President Donald Trump announced his re-election campaign on June 18, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. … Click to Continue »
- + Radio France: French most distrustful in world about vaccines—One third of French people do not believe vaccines are safe, according to a new survey, which also finds that the French are the most sceptical countr...
- + Radio France: North Korea rolls out the red carpet for China’s Xi Jinping—With his visit to Pyongyang, China’s president Xi Jinping becomes the highest ever state leader received on home ground by Kim Jong-Un. It is also the...
- + Radio France: French advisor in Iran to defuse tensions—In an effort to defuse tensions in the Gulf, French President Emmanuel Macron sent his top adviser to Iran this week for meetings aimed at ending the ...
- + Radio France: Gay rights activists lodge EU complaint over French blood donor sex ban—Gay rights groups alleging discrimination have filed a complaint with the European Commission over a French ban on blood donations by gay men unless t...
- + Radio France: Eye on France: Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble at Flamanville nuclear site—The next generation nuclear reactor, being constructed on the north French coast at Flamanville, is already way over budget and well past its sell-by ...
- + Radio France: Women: Imagine money is your child; how would you nurture it?—As an independent financial consultant since 2014, Yulin Lee is on a mission to “break the taboo” surrounding money and educate women and children to ...
- + Radio France: Paris 2019 Air Show: Moon trips, space and a life on Mars - all in the next decade?—Fifty years after Niel Armstrong set foot on the Earth's closest celestial object, lunar exploration is back. Over the coming decade, establishinga su...
- + Radio France: Electro star Zdar of French Cassius duo dies in window fall —French electro star and producer Philippe Cerboneschi, better known as Zdar, of the electro duo Cassius, has died after falling from a window in Paris...
- + Radio France: Ôna Maiocco brings organic and ethical cooking to Paris—Ôna Maiocco is a writer and culinary creator, specialised in organic cooking using locally sourced vegetables.RFI met with her in her Paris workshop w...
- + Radio France: Africa Cup of Nations: Bigger, better...and hotter!—Barack Obama didn’t do too badly in the United Sates out of his change is a-coming schtick. The next four or so weeks in Egypt will reveal whether the...
- + Radio France: Egypt says UN trying to ‘politicize’ Morsi’s death—Egypt lashed out at the UN human rights office on Wednesday after it called for an investigation into former president Mohammed Morsi’s sudden death a...
- + Reuters Breaking: Trump: 'You'll find out' how U.S. will respond to Iran—Asked how the United States will respond to Iran after Iran shot down an American drone, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters, "You'll find out....
- + Reuters Breaking: China's Xi says world hopes North Korea-U.S. talks can succeed—The world hopes North Korea and the United States can talk to each other and for those talks to be successful, Chinese President Xi Jinping told North...
- + Reuters Breaking: Slack surges 50% in unusual listing, grabs $23 billion valuation—Shares of Slack Technologies Inc surged 50 percent in their debut through a direct listing on Thursday, giving the workplace messaging app owner a val...
- + Reuters Breaking: Trump says Iran 'made a very big mistake' by shooting down drone—U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said Iran made "a very big mistake" by shooting down a U.S. military drone that Tehran said was on a spy missi...
- + Reuters Breaking: Iran's Zarif says U.S. lying about drone being hit over international waters—Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Twitter on Thursday that the United States is lying over its drone being hit by Iran in internat...
- + Reuters Breaking: S&P 500 hits record high as Fed signals rate cuts—The S&P 500 index touched an all-time high on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve indicated that it could cut interest rates as early as July to c...
- + Reuters Breaking: Top Democrat Pelosi: U.S. has no appetite to go to war with Iran—U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday the United States has no appetite to go to war with Iran, after Tehran shot down a...
- + Reuters Breaking: U.S. labor market on solid ground; manufacturing struggling—The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to underlying labor market strength ...
- + Reuters Breaking: Trump orders review of controversial biofuel waiver program: sources—U.S. President Donald Trump has directed members of his Cabinet to review the administration’s expanded use of waivers exempting small refineries from...
- + Reuters Breaking: Ex-U.S. Marine accused of spying by Russia asks Trump to help—A former U.S. Marine held in Russia on suspicion of spying called on U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Britain, Canada and Ireland to hel...
- + Reuters Breaking: Hicks told House panel Trump is serious about foreign help in elections—Hope Hicks, a once close aide to President Donald Trump, told the House Judiciary Committee that Trump was serious in saying there was nothing wrong i...
- + Reuters Breaking: U.S. drone debris in international waters, not in Iran-U.S. source—The debris field from a U.S. military drone that was shot down by Iran is in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. naval assets have ...
- + Reuters Breaking: Trump says 'Iran made a very big mistake' after drone strike—U.S. President Donald Trump condemned Iran's shootdown on Thursday of a U.S. military surveillance drone in what Washington said was international air...
- + Reuters Breaking: The Deciders: Meet the voters defining America's politics—A retiree worried about his granddaughter's future in Pinellas County, Florida. A factory worker in Racine County, Wisconsin, who doubts politicians w...
- + Reuters Breaking: The Deciders: Inside the Reuters series on some of America’s most politically competitive places—The road to the White House next year runs through a handful of U.S. states where the election is expected to be especially close due to changing demo...
- + Reuters Breaking: Exclusive: Colombian armed groups recruiting desperate Venezuelans, army says—Venezuela's crisis is spilling across the border into Colombia as Marxist rebels and right-wing paramilitaries recruit migrants to strengthen their ra...
- + Reuters Breaking: Saudi Arabia says Iran has created 'very grave' situation in Gulf—Iran has created a grave situation and jeopardized global oil supplies with its aggressive behavior, Saudi Arabia's minister of state for foreign affa...
- + Reuters Breaking: Putin rejects conclusions of investigation into downing of Flight MH17—President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia disagreed with the conclusions of an international investigation that named three Russians and a...
- + Reuters Breaking: Russians, Ukrainian to face murder charges over downing of Flight MH17—Three Russians and a Ukrainian will face murder charges for the deaths of 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 that was shot down over east...
- + Reuters Breaking: Explainer: Two nights, 20 Democrats - What you should know about the first 2020 debate—When 20 Democrats take the stage next week for the first of 12 prime-time presidential primary debates, they will assemble according to months-in-the-...
- + Telegraph Spain: France urged by government experts to legalise cannabis and 'take back control' of black market— [Category: topics:things/cannabis, storytype:standard, topics:places/france, structure:news/world-news, topics:people/emmanuel-macron, structure:news...
- + Telegraph Spain: Hong Kong activists vow to ramp up protests after government refuse to meet demands— [Category: topics:places/hong-kong, storytype:standard, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/asia, topics:places/china] [Link to ...
- + Telegraph Spain: The inside story of how Boris Johnson's 2016 leadership campaign was torpedoed by Michael Gove— [Category: topics:organisations/conservative-party, topics:people/michael-gove, topics:people/boris-johnson, storytype:standard, topics:people/george...
- + Telegraph Spain: Nissan whips up UK's first carbon free ice cream van that tweets instead of playing jingles— [Category: topics:things/pollution, topics:organisations/nissan, structure:news/uk-news, topics:things/renewable-energy, storytype:standard, topics:t...
- + Telegraph Spain: Trump says Iran has made 'big mistake' after spy drone shot down in Gulf— [Category: topics:places/iran, storytype:standard, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/usa, topics:places/middle-east] [Link to ...
- + Telegraph Spain: School forced to apologise after it organised 'best looking pupil' contest — [Category: structure:news/uk-news, topics:places/maidstone, storytype:standard, topics:things/teachers, topics:things/students, topics:places/kent, s...
- + Telegraph Spain: UK's most senior Catholic 'more concerned with church's reputation than child sex abuse victims', report finds— [Category: topics:things/children, topics:things/religion, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard, topics:things/abuse, structure:news] [Link to ...
- + Telegraph Spain: Whales are being released from Russian 'jail', says Putin during phone-in show— [Category: storytype:standard, topics:places/russia, structure:news/world-news, topics:people/vladimir-putin, structure:news, topics:organisations/gr...
- + Telegraph Spain: French claim discovery of new ‘cat-fox’ species in Corsican forest— [Category: storytype:standard, topics:places/france, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/europe, topics:things/cats] [Link to me...
- + Telegraph Spain: Putin claims 'no evidence' Moscow shot down MH17 after investigators charge Russians with murder— [Category: storytype:standard, topics:places/russia, structure:news/world-news, topics:people/vladimir-putin, structure:news, topics:places/europe, t...
- + Telegraph Spain: Black cab rapist John Worboys admits drugging four women in order to sexually assault them— [Category: structure:news/uk-news, topics:organisations/police, storytype:standard, topics:people/john-worboys, structure:news, topics:things/drugs] ...
- + Telegraph Spain: Father faces jail for mental abuse of his daughters— [Category: structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard, topics:organisations/crown-prosecution-service, topics:things/crime, structure:news, topics:pl...
- + UPI Top Stories: Supreme Court: WWI memorial cross doesn't violate church-state clause— The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Thursday that a large concrete cross in suburban Washington, D.C., that honors veterans of World War I does not viol...
- + UPI Top Stories: British court bans arms sales to Saudis over Yemen concerns— A London court issued a historic legal decision Thursday to ban British arms sales to Saudi Arabia, as part of an effort to stop the years-long viole...
- + UPI Top Stories: Lockheed Martin awarded $76.7M for AEGIS development, test sites— Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $76.7 million contract that exercises options for the AEGIS missile system development and test sites operation an...
- + UPI Top Stories: U.S., Japanese military leaders address growing 'number of challenges'— The Japanese minister of defense and the commander of U.S. Forces Japan met Wednesday at Yokoto Air Base to discuss bilateral cooperation and the com...
- + UPI Top Stories: Turkish court sentences 24 to life for failed 2016 coup— A Turkish court issued life sentences to 24 people Thursday who were convicted of trying to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a failed mili...
- + UPI Top Stories: U.S. human trafficking report: China, Iran, N. Korea worst offenders— U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said human trafficking is a "stain" on humanity that violates basic human rights and named China, Iran, North Kor...
- + UPI Top Stories: Watch Live: House Judiciary Committee's follow-up on Mueller Report— The House Judiciary Committee continued its follow-up to special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential ele...
- + UPI Top Stories: Accused U.S. spy Paul Whelan, held in Russia, asks Donald Trump for help— Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who's been held in Russia for six months, appealed for help Thursday to President Donald Trump after a Moscow court e...
- + UPI Top Stories: Watchdog group accuses Ivanka Trump of violating Hatch Act on Twitter— Days after a former Trump administration official was accused of violating the Hatch Act, a watchdog group accused Ivanka Trump of doing the same.
- + UPI Top Stories: Navy completes tests of Raytheon's upgraded RAM missile— The U.S. Navy completed a series of guided flight tests for Raytheon's upgraded RAM Block 2A short-range, surface-to-air missile, which is expected t...
- + UPI Top Stories: Ex-India police officer Sanjiv Bhatt sentenced to life stemming from 1989 riot— An Indian court sentenced a former police command officer to life in prison Thursday for a 30-year-old case.
- + UPI Top Stories: Malaysia leader: No proof Russia behind shootdown of MH17— Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday he doesn't believe the Russian government is responsible for the downing of MH17.
- + UPI Top Stories: Waymo joins Renault, Nissan to build autonomous vehicles— Waymo announced Thursday it has signed a deal with Renault and Nissan to develop autonomous vehicles in France and Japan, along with other countries ...
- + UPI Top Stories: Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei pleads guilty to taking $2M in bribes— The former president of Interpol pleaded guilty Thursday to taking more than $2 million in bribes over 12 years while helping companies and individua...
- + UPI Top Stories: Riviera Beach, Florida votes to pay $600K ransom after latest cyberattack— Hackers have targeted another city with another ransomware cyberattack -- this time in South Florida, where officials have agreed to pay $600,000 to ...
- + UPI Top Stories: Texas the latest state to ban ticket-giving red-light cameras— More states are deciding to do away with strategically placed cameras designed to catch offending drivers at intersections nationwide over concerns t...
- + UPI Top Stories: 64-year-old man arrested in connection to Emiliano Sala's death— British authorities investigating the death of Argentinian soccer player Emiliano Sala arrested a 64-year-old man on "suspicion of manslaughter by an...
- + UPI Top Stories: Iran shoots down U.S. military drone; airspace in dispute— Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said Thursday it shot down a U.S. military drone along the country's southern coast after it violated Irani...
- + UPI Top Stories: On This Day, June 20: Germany votes to move capital to Berlin— On June 20, 1991, the German Parliament voted to move its capital from Bonn to Berlin.
- + UPI Top Stories: Popcorn will be scarce this year as Midwest rains prevent planting— Popcorn will be in short supply this year, as relentless spring rain is preventing growers across the Midwest from planting it.
- + Zero Hedge: "We Don't Need Another Apology": Congressional Hearing Erupts In Boos As Black Student Trashes Reparations Bill —Nothing infuriates the left like listening to a minority express a conservative opinion. And so it was on Wednesday when a black student who was desce...
- + Zero Hedge: Trump: "You'll Soon Find Out" If US Attacks Iran; Stocks Slide—Update 2: In his clearest threat yet, President Trump replied "you'll soon find out" when asked whether the US would attack Iran. That remark sent st...
- + Zero Hedge: US Steel Plants Are Going Idle, But The Fed Perpetuates The Myth That Everything Is Just Fine—Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, Even though there is a tremendous amount of evidence to the contrary, the Federal Reserve ...
- + Zero Hedge: Libor Tumbles The Most Since May 2009—Having been headfaked by Powell in the fourth quarter of 2018 - along with every other asset class - when 3M USD Libor rose from 2.300% to 2.800%... ...
- + Zero Hedge: FBI Ignored Repeated Warnings That Manafort 'Black Ledger' Might Be Fake—Just when you thought the Steele dossier was the only piece of "garbage" intel the FBI relied on in its efforts against the Trump campaign, The Hill's...
- + Zero Hedge: These Statistics Show Why The Status Quo Is Failing Most Americans—Authored by Isaiah Poole via OpenDemocracy.net, The rise of Donald Trump is a symptom of a systemic crisis that has been building up for decades... ...
- + Zero Hedge: Global Negative Yielding Debt Hits Record $12.3 Trillion—Somewhere, SocGen's permabearish strategist Albert Edwards is dancing a jig, as every day that passes bring us every closer to his trademark "Ice Age....
- + Zero Hedge: Putin Warns Attack On Iran Would Be "Catastrophic" As US Navy Deploys To Drone Crash Site—Following China's warning this week that the United States is poised to open "Pandora's Box" in the Middle East should it escalate military action aga...
- + Zero Hedge: Oil Prices Spike Most In 5 Months As US-Iran Tensions Soar—WTI and Brent prices spiked overnight on the headlines about a US drone being shot down by Iran, and just legged higher once again following Trump's t...
- + Zero Hedge: Trump: Iran Made "A Very Big Mistake" By Shooting Down Drone —Update: After reportedly being briefed on the attack, President Trump has weighed in on Twitter to warn Iran that it made a "very big mistake" by shoo...
- + Zero Hedge: "They're Right, It 'Is' Different This Time..."—Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, They’re right. It IS different this time. It’s worse. Much, much worse. What is? Everything. ...
- + Zero Hedge: Malaysian PM Slams MH17 Inquiry, Says It Was Designed "To Blame Russia From The Beginning"—Malaysia is expressing serious discontent about a Dutch led inquiry into the MH17 crash, which ultimately "pointed the finger at Russia before the pro...
- + Zero Hedge: Michael Every: "Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? Then I’ll Begin"—Submitted by Michael Every of Rabobank Fed-y Tales Are you sitting uncomfortably? Then I’ll begin. Once upon a time in a land far away there was a...
- + Zero Hedge: S&P Opens At All-Time Record High, Rate-Cut Expectations Soar—President Trump is happy. S&P opens at Record High!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2019 Following Powell's pivot earlier in the ye...
- + Zero Hedge: US, China Restart Trade Talks As Trump-Xi Meeting Looms—Almost as abruptly as they collapsed, talks between Washington and Beijing will take place for the first time since the dialogue collapsed last month,...
- + Zero Hedge: "You Better Be Careful And Keep Your Eyes Open"—Via The Felder Report, Stan Druckenmiller recently gave a wide-ranging interview at the Economic Club of New York. One of the insights he shared that...
- + Zero Hedge: Philly Fed Slumps In June As Price Plunge Pressures Margins—Seemingly confirming the collapse in Empire Manufacturing 'soft' survey data, The Philly Fed Business Outlook plunged from 16.6 to just 0.3 in June (w...
- + Zero Hedge: Lira Flash Crashes After Turkey Threatens US With Retaliation Against Any US Missile Sanctions—Turkish president Erdogan has decided that the best way to respond to Trump's threats is with threats of his own, and on Thursday, Erdogan said that T...
- + Zero Hedge: Goldman Slashes Tesla Target To $158, Expects Shares To Be On A "Downward Path"—Goldman Sachs is the latest to cut its Tesla price target, with analyst David Tamberrino cutting his target to $158 from $200 due to a lower likelihoo...
- + Zero Hedge: US Farmers Call For Third Farm Bailout If Trade War Intensifies: Lobby—This year's corn crop has been absolutely decimated by constant rain and unseasonably cold weather. Trade wars have collapsed American exports of soyb...
- + Aljazeera: Trump says Iran 'made very big mistake' after downing of US drone—Iranian forces downed US drone, raising fears of major military confrontation between Tehran and Washington in the Gulf.
- + Aljazeera: Vietnam asks for Russian help to help preserve Ho Chi Minh corpse—The embalmed body of Vietnam's founding leader lies in a mausoleum in Hanoi, attracting thousands of visitors each year.
- + Aljazeera: All about the mysterious 'brain fever' killing children in India—Experts dumbfounded by encephalitis outbreak, commonly known as brain fever, in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.
- + Aljazeera: Modi to Khan: Trust key to boosting India-Pakistan relations—Normalised ties require 'environment of free of terror, violence and hostility', Indian PM tells Pakistani counterpart.
- + Aljazeera: The Catalonia Trial: Justice or Vengeance?—Behind the scenes as Catalonia's pro-independence politicians are tried in Spain on charges of sedition.
- + Aljazeera: India art exhibition showcase painting by vulnerable children—Art provides an escape for the children who have escaped abuse, lived on the streets, been trafficked or forced to work.
- + Aljazeera: Hong Kongers protest extradition bill through art—Art as a form of protest has been important to this campaign as it was to the so-called Occupy movement five years ago.
- + Aljazeera: FIFA Women's World Cup 2019: The best moments so far—Al Jazeera takes a look at some of the best moments that have taken place in the tournament under way in France.
- + Aljazeera: Who will be Britain's next prime minister?—Competition to be the next British prime minister was rife even before Theresa May's resignation.
- + Aljazeera: Main officers in Turkey's failed coup handed life sentences—Accused were charged with crimes against the state, attempting to kill the president, and the deaths of 249 people.
- + Aljazeera: UK: Javid's bid for Downing Street comes to end of the road—The home secretary failed to get enough votes in the fourth secret ballot of Conservative MPs.
- + Aljazeera: Venezuela crisis: Guaido's envoys accused of embezzling aid funds—There are allegations of corruption against Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido's envoys operating on the Colombian border.
- + Aljazeera: Iran's Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone—Elite force says US drone brought down in its airspace, but US officials say it was flying in international territory.
- + Aljazeera: From Kinshasa to Liverpool: A mother's painful journey to asylum—Four years ago, Marie went to the market in Kinshasa. She returned to an empty house and was sexually abused by police.
- + Aljazeera: Qatar distributes funds to Gaza families—The small grants are part of an agreement with Israel, intended to restore calm in the blockaded Palestinian enclave.
- + Aljazeera: 'Historic' UK decision outlaws arms sales for Saudi war on Yemen—British weapons, particularly aircraft and missiles, are crucial to Saudi Arabia's war effort in Yemen.
- + Aljazeera: Trump supporters build private US-Mexico border wall—Grassroots conservative group in US raises millions of dollars on private land to build border wall to deter migrants.
- + Aljazeera: US Senate prepares new rebuke of Trump over Saudi arms sales—Anger rises over US president's bid to bypass congressional review amid doubts about handling of Iran and Yemen war.
- + Aljazeera: US picks new ambassador to the United Nations—Kelly Craft named as Trump's pick as ambassador to United Nations
- + Aljazeera: Dozens killed in heavy fighting in northwest Syria—Eighty-nine fighters and 41 government troops killed in Hama since Tuesday in major battle, UK-based monitor says.
- + BBC: EU may need more time for top job choice - Irish PM—Irish leader Leo Varadkar says picking a new EU Commission chief may require another summit.
- + BBC: Russia to release whales from 'jail' in far east after outcry—It comes after the "whale jail", where orcas and belugas were held, sparked an international outcry.
- + BBC: EU faces tense talks over top jobs in Brussels—There is intense national rivalry over the successors to Jean-Claude Juncker and other key figures.
- + BBC: MH17 crash: Malaysia PM Mahathir denounces murder charges—Mahathir Mohamad criticises the charging of three Russians over the downing of the Malaysian plane.
- + BBC: German pro-immigration mayors get death threats—Two mayors who survived serious knife attacks may be the targets of far-right groups, police say.
- + BBC: German pro-immigration mayor Henriette Reker receives death threats—Henriette Reker, who survived a serious knife attack in 2015, may have been targeted by the far-right.
- + BBC: Conservative leadership: MPs await results of fourth vote—Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Sajid Javid and Boris Johnson are vying be one of the final two candidates.
- + BBC: Tory leadership: MPs choosing final two candidates—Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove and Sajid Javid are vying to join frontrunner Boris Johnson as the last two candidates.
- + BBC: Brexit would 'diminish' UK, says Dutch PM Mark Rutte—The Dutch PM said there was "no point" in further negotiations, unless the UK changed its red lines.
- + BBC: Irish border: UK expert panel to advise on post-Brexit arrangements—The UK government appoints panel of experts to advise on ways to avoid a hard border after Brexit.
- + BBC: Showbiz whales freed from captivity arrive in Iceland—Two performing beluga whales are freed to live out their days in a secluded Icelandic bay.
- + BBC: Cassius' Philippe Zdar dies in accidental fall—Philippe Zdar, one half of of French dance duo Cassius, dies accidentally in Paris, his agent says.
- + CBC Politics: Trudeau prepares to talk trade, China with Trump today in Washington— The Trudeau government believes that it's in a relatively benign moment of its complicated relationship with the Trump administration,...
- + CBC Politics: Andrew Scheer's climate plan leaves a lot to voters' imaginations— Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer released a plan to tackle climate change this week that talks a lot about technology and home ...
- + CBC Politics: Andrew Scheer's climate plan speaks to a smaller audience: Conservatives— Most Canadians see fighting climate change as a top priority for government. But most of those who don't are voting Conservative. [Aut...
- + CBC Politics: Algonquin Nation erects wigwam opposite Parliament in protest over future of former U.S. embassy— Members of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation have erected a wigwam in front of the former U.S. embassy opposite Parliament Hill in Otta...
- + CBC Politics: Dene First Nations slam feds over land and resource negotiations— After nearly two decades of negotiations, the Dene of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba were close to signing a land and resource agr...
- + CBC Politics: Mexico becomes 1st country to ratify 'new NAFTA' trade deal— Mexico on Wednesday became the first country to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement agreed late last year to replace the ...
- + CBC Politics: Conservatives rally around Cooper over 'goat herder' controversy, as Trudeau attacks— Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer needs to address intolerance in his party after one of his MPs wa...
- + CBC Politics: Andrew Scheer unveils climate plan promising 'green technology, not taxes'— Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer unveiled a plan for the environment Wednesday that he says will meet Canada's emissions reduction ta...
- + CBC Politics: Fixes to no-fly list system coming in 2020, government says— The Liberal government is promising to have a redress system for those falsely flagged as being on the 'no-fly list' in place next yea...
- + CBC Politics: Canada passes new law cracking down on animal cruelty, bestiality— Parliament has passed a new law cracking down on animal cruelty that will list those convicted of bestiality on Canada's national sex ...
- + CBC Politics: Why Trudeau's Trans Mountain do-over might need Indigenous investment— That the federal cabinet would (again) approve the proposed expansion of the Trans-Mountain pipeline was never really in any doubt. [A...
- + Electronic Intifada: Berlin Jewish museum director forced out by Israel lobby—Museum attacked for tweeting article on Jews and Israelis who oppose BDS crackdown. [Category: Germany, Jewish Museum Berlin, Central Council of Jews ...
- + Electronic Intifada: Anti-Palestinian activists guilty of harassment —Jonathan Hoffman and Damon Lenszner fined for obstructing Palestine protest. [Category: Jonathan Hoffman, Damon Lenszner, Zionist Federation of Great ...
- + Electronic Intifada: Is Trump envoy Jason Greenblatt helping Israel violate US law?—US arms export law prohibits aid to countries that harass and intimidate Americans. [Category: Jason Greenblatt, Gilad Erdan, Ministry of Strategic Af...
- + Electronic Intifada: Video: The sand sculptor of Gaza—Rana Ramlawi sculpts Palestinian tradition into sand. [Category: video, sculptor, art, Mohammed Asad, Rana Ramlawi]
- + Electronic Intifada: Israeli channel airs call to expel all Palestinians—EU embraces Israel’s racist municipalities. [Category: Katie Hopkins, i24 News, incitement, Islamophobia, transfer, forcible transfer, neo-Nazis...
- + Electronic Intifada: Palestinians call for boycott of German festival —German festivals punishing performers for supporting Palestinian rights. [Category: Talib Kweli, BDS, PACBI, Düsseldorf, Open Source Festival, Act.il,...
- + Electronic Intifada: Gaza unemployment soars as medicine stocks hit zero—Fishers denied access to coastal waters for fifth consecutive day. [Category: Qatar, Gaza health care system, Gaza siege, Gaza fishing industry, COGAT...
- + Electronic Intifada: Israel stops children from seeing dads in jail—Children born through IVF have been accorded an inferior status. [Category: arrest and detention, children]
- + Electronic Intifada: EU legal opinion likens Israeli wine to apartheid South Africa goods—“Made in Israel” label on settlement products misleads consumers. [Category: settlement goods, Court of Justice of the European Union, European Union,...
- + Electronic Intifada: Settler group strengthens grip on Jerusalem—Israel’s high court approves sale of major assets in Old City.
- + Electronic Intifada: Palestinians warn of hunger strike as Israel reneges on promises—Palestinian prisoner suspends hunger strike after 69 days. [Category: Rimon prison, Ashkelon prison, hunger strike, Israel Prison Service, Palestinian...
- + Electronic Intifada: Mossad role in Israel's war against BDS confirmed—Spy agency with history of murder and kidnapping deployed against nonviolent movement. [Category: BDS, Mossad, Ministry of Strategic Affairs, Gilad Er...
- + Electronic Intifada: Florida passes law protecting Israel from criticism—Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker states his support of far-right Republican bill to crush BDS activism in US states. [Category: Florida, Ro...
- + Electronic Intifada: Palestinians call for Puma boycott —Sportswear maker sponsors football teams in Israeli settlements. [Category: Puma, Israel Football Association, PACBI, sports, sports boycott]
- + Electronic Intifada: Israel blames "bots" for Eurovision boycott —Report by anti-BDS ministry shows poor understanding of social media. [Category: Act.il, 4IL, Eurovision, Gilad Erdan, Ministry of Strategic Affairs, ...
- + FARS: European Drone Expert: Shooting Down of US Drone Viewed As Milestone—TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior fellow expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and a drone expert stressed that shooting down of a US Triton...
- + FARS: Senior Russian MP Proposes Iran to Purchase S-400 Missile Defense Shield—TEHRAN (FNA)- First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Parliament's Lower House Defense Committee Alexander Sherin proposed Iran to buy Russia's S-400 mis...
- + FARS: Oil Price Jumps After US Spy Drone Violating Iran's Airspace Shot Down—TEHRAN (FNA)- The price of oil spiked on Thursday just hours after a US spy drone violating Iranian airspace was shot down by the Islamic Revolution G...
- + FARS: IRGC: US Stealth Drone Downed after Violating Iran's Airspace—TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a new statement on Thursday disclosed details about the shooting down of a US spy drone ne...
- + FARS: Envoy Blasts US for Projecting Blame on Iran to Cover Failures in Afghanistan—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-e Ravanchi rejected the US allegations against Tehran ...
- + FARS: Russia Slams US over Escalating Tensions with Iran Through New Deployments to Middle East—TEHRAN (FNA)- Moscow regrets that the United States continues pursuing the policy of stirring up confrontation with Iran and asserting its military mi...
- + FARS: Leader Praises Iranian People for Foiling Enemies' Plots to Sow Discord among Ethnic Groups—TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei warned of enemies' attempts to fuel ethnic and religious differenc...
- + FARS: FM Strongly Condemns US for Violation of Iran's Airspace, Warns of Consequences—TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian foreign ministry strongly deplored violation of the country's airspace by a US spy drone which was downed by the Islamic Rev...
- + FARS: US Spy Drone Downed by Iran's Home-Made Short-Range Missile Defense System—TEHRAN (FNA)- The Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) used the Iran-made short-range and mid-altitude 'Third of Khordad' mis...
- + FARS: War with Tehran ‘Based on A Lie’: Sanders Vows to Do His Best to ‘Stop US Attacking Iran’—TEHRAN (FNA)- US 2020 presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders stated that a war with Tehran would “be based on a lie” just like the US invasion of Vietnam...
- + FARS: Spokesman: Iran, G4+1 to Meet in Vienna Next Week—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesmen Abbas Mousavi announced that Vienna is due to host a meeting of the joint commission on implementatio...
- + FARS: US to Send Patriot Systems, Drones to Middle East—TEHRAN (FNA)- The Pentagon will send Patriot missile systems, drones and surveillance planes in the Middle East as part of its planned deployment of a...
- + FARS: IRGC Commander: Shooting Down of American Drone Sends 'Clear Message' to US—TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami confirmed downing of a US spy drone on the Southern...
- + FARS: Spokesman: Iran Omits Stamp on Passports for Foreign Tourists—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiyee announced that the country has decided not to stamp the passports of foreign tourists to help t...
- + FARS: US Spy Drone Shot Down by IRGC in Southern Iran—TEHRAN (FNA)- A US-made Global Hawk spy drone was shot down by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on the Southern coasts of Iran in Hormozgan ...
- + FARS: Iran, Venezuela Call for Forming Pro-Maduro International Front—TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani, in a Wednesday meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Pasqualino A...
- + FARS: Big Blunder by al-Arabiya Chief Depicting Imaginary Row Iranian Officials—TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of al-Arabiya News Channel’s newsroom Abdulrahman al-Rashed, in an Op-Ed piece for the London-based Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat, wro...
- + FARS: Iran, Russia Discuss Situation in Syria, Region—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani and his Russian counterpart Nikolay Patrushev, in a Wednesday meeting in the Sout...
- + FARS: CBI Governor: Europe Required to Buy Iran’s Crude—TEHRAN (FNA)- Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati on Tuesday said that Europe is duty-bound to purchase Iranian crude to ke...
- + FARS: President Rouhani Insists on Removal of Sanctions—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that Iran may never sit to the negotiating table under pressure, and hailed increased suppor...
- + irin: European activists fight back against ‘criminalisation’ of aid for migrants and refugees—Critics say a 2002 EU directive is vaguely worded and being used to crack down on NGOs and individuals. They fear an uphill battle to replace it.
- + Le Monde: How US climate deniers are working with far-right racists to hijack Brexit for Big Oil—New evidence reveals how a tightly concentrated global network of politicians and corporations with close ties to the Trump administration is working ...
- + Mondoweiss: Congressional candidate Andom Ghebreghiorgis wants to end the occupation of Palestine. He’s running against one of Israel’s biggest defenders— Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY 16th District) has been a member of the House since 1989, where he’s currently the leader of the House Foreign Affairs Committ...
- + Open Democracy: Drag Queen Story Hour brings LGBTQ-friendly fun to the US South—Teaching inclusivity and diversity to kids is important, especially where LGBTQ role models are less visible.
- + Open Democracy: We need to look in a different direction to solve the current crisis of liberalism—Can liberalism be saved from obsolescence and does this really matter? Did the recent European elections spare us the irresistible fall of the establi...
- + Open Democracy: The UK’s arming of the Saudis is unlawful, but will a Brexiteering government care?—What does today's court victory by human rights campaigners mean for the future of Britain’s arms exports to both Saudi and other human rights ab...
- + Open Democracy: Of Tory leadership bids and “suspect populations”—From Theresa May to Sajid Javid, Johnson and his rivals – and from Shamima Begum, to Prevent, to the “hostile environment” – creating two tiers of cit...
- + Open Democracy: European countries should face legal consequences for ‘criminalising’ migrant solidarity, says new report—Following openDemocracy revelations, a new EU-funded study reveals a sharp rise in cases of criminalised solidarity and humanitarian aid under anti-sm...
- + Open Democracy: Uneasy alliances: learning from France’s Libya policy—Strongmen cannot provide stability in the long-term, the sooner we learn this the sooner we stop perpetuating instability and violence in the places w...
- + Open Democracy: Why Jair Bolsonaro’s new security policy endangers the lives of black and marginalized women—Brazil’s new gun legislation and measure package for public security threaten to increase gun deaths and police violence, particularly among black wom...
- + Open Democracy: "Born a refugee, I dream of a place called home"—On World Refugee Day, personal reflections of a young Palestinian from the Gaza Strip
- + PressTV: Pelosi: US has no appetite for war with Iran—US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the United States has no appetite to go to war with Iran.
- + PressTV: Bahrain conference amounts to Arab 'normalization' of ties with occupying Israel: Haniyeh—The head of the political bureau of Hamas says the US-backed conference in Bahrain amounts to Arab “normalization” of ties with occupying Israel.
- + PressTV: Turkish court gives aggravated life sentences to 24 over 2016 botched putsch—A Turkish court has sentenced 24 people to aggravated life terms over the 2016 failed coup.
- + PressTV: UK halts new arms licences to Saudi Arabia after court ruling —Britain on Thursday temporarily suspended approving new Saudi arms export licenses linked to the Saudi bombing campaign in Yemen.
- + PressTV: Zarif: Iran not changing regional policies under US threats, sanctions—Iran’s foreign minister sys the Islamic Republic will not be redirecting its political course of action in the face of the United States’ pressures.
- + PressTV: FM Muallem vows to 'liberate all of Syria' from terrorists —Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem says the Syria government is determined to rid the entire Arab country of foreign-backed terrorists.
- + PressTV: Trump trying to intimidate Tehran to negotiate: Analyst —An analyst says US President Donald Trump has already started a war on Iran after re-imposing sanctions against the country.
- + PressTV: Putin: US attack on Iran would be ‘catastrophe’—Russia’s president sternly warns against a US military attack on Iran.
- + PressTV: US lawmakers press Trump official to say Iran not behind 9/11 —US lawmakers warned Wednesday against using a war authorization passed in the wake of September 11 for action against Iran.
- + PressTV: Opposition rising against UK arms sales to Saudis—Press TV’s Roshan Salih says the chorus of opposition against the United Kingdom’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia continues to grow louder across Britain.
- + PressTV: Saudi Arabia buys $300 million worth of spy software from Israel: Report—Saudi Arabia has reportedly bought $300 million worth of spy software from Israel to spy on its own people and track human rights advocates.
- + PressTV: Johnson, Gove, Hunt sail to finale of UK Tory leadership race—Johnson, Gove, Hunt make it to the final round of UK Tory party leadership race.
- + PressTV: Iran shoots down US advanced spy drone—Iran's IRGC says it has shot down a US advanced spy drone over the southern province of Hormuzgan.
- + PressTV: Court rules 'unlawful' UK arms deals with Saudi—The UK’s arms deals with Saudi Arabia are illegal because of Riyadh’s human rights violations in Yemen.
- + PressTV: Daesh turning to Indian Ocean region: Report—Terrorists from the Daesh group are likely to conduct attacks in India and Sri Lanka, a report says, citing intelligence.
- + PressTV: Oil prices climb 3% after Iran shot down intruding US spy drone—Oil prices have surged more than three percent on June 20, 2019 after Iran shot down an intruding American spy drone in southern parts of the country.
- + PressTV: MbS is guilty, but will he do time? Don't bet on it.—The gruesome death of a dissident Saudi journalist in the Turkish city of Istanbul sent shock waves around the world last year.
- + PressTV: China’s Xi meets with North Korea’s Kim in Pyongyang—Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shortly after arriving in North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang on an official vi...
- + PressTV: World through the aperture—A selection of photos shot recently from around the world.
- + Pro Publica: Their Father Speaks Spanish. Their Foster Parents Raised Them to Speak Slovak.— by Melissa Sanchez and Duaa Eldeib ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigat...
- + Rabble: U.S. Congress marks Juneteenth with historic hearings on reparations and poverty—Anti-Racism US Politics Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom. The name comes from a combination of the two words in the date, June ninet...
- + Raw Story: Trump advisor John Bolton to hold ‘regional security’ talks in Israel—US National Security Advisor John Bolton will travel to Israel at the weekend for “regional security talks” with top Russian and Israeli o...
- + Raw Story: The View piles on Dem hopeful Marianne Williamson for ducking anti-vaxx questions: ‘You’re making people paranoid!’—Panelists on “The View” hammered Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson for giving ambiguous answers about mandatory vaccin...
- + Raw Story: Senate delivers stinging bipartisan rebuke to Trump — and blocks Saudi arms sales—The Trump White House suffered a stinging defeat on Thursday when a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers voted to block sales of American arms to Saudi A...
- + Raw Story: UN Khashoggi report piles pressure on Saudi crown prince—Saudi Arabia has sought to move on from the scandal triggered by journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, but a UN expert’s report implicating...
- + Raw Story: WATCH: Republican fumes at House hearing after being accused of not reading the Mueller report—House Democrats continue to investigate wrongdoing by the Trump campaign and administration that was revealed in the Mueller probe — despite fai...
- + Raw Story: Whoopi Goldberg scorches McConnell for obstructing Obama: ‘Maybe you should pay reparations for that!’—Whoopi Goldberg shamed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for claiming the sins of slavery had been repaid with the election of President Barack O...
- + Raw Story: Panicked GOP leaders scrambling to get Jeff Sessions to run for Senate so they won’t be saddled with Roy Moore—According to a 2020 election analysis in the Washington Post, top Republican Senate leaders are cringing at the notion that former Alabama Supreme Cou...
- + Raw Story: Federally-funded Catholic adoption agency blocks same-sex couple from fostering migrant children, because Jesus—A Texas adoption agency that receives federal taxpayer funds is refusing to allow a lesbian couple to become foster parents, and they’re citing ...
- + Raw Story: NRA owes $1.6 million in unpaid bills to vendor who runs NRATV—The National Rifle Association has a hefty bill that remains unpaid, despite making a huge haul in fundraising for the 2016 election. According to Bet...
- + Raw Story: Councilman ignites chaos at meeting by whining about people being mean to Phoenix cops who threatened to kill black family—An incident in which Phoenix police threatened to kill a black family over an allegedly stolen doll has sparked outrage in the community. Protesters h...
- + Raw Story: Michael Moore warns that Trump will be hard to beat: ‘He hasn’t lost one inch of his fired-up insane base’—Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore thinks that Democrats had better get ready for a very tough fight in the 2020 presidential election. Even though pol...
- + Raw Story: Biden says Trump strategy makes Iran conflict ‘more likely’—President Donald Trump’s strategy on Iran, including abandoning a nuclear pact, is a “self-inflicted disaster” that could push the U...
- + Raw Story: Ta-Nehisi Coates: ‘Joe Biden shouldn’t be president’—Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden is under fire for fondly reminiscing about his “civil” relationship with segregationist senators in the 19...
- + Raw Story: Canada is taking advantage of Trump’s tariff pratfalls by scooping up new trade partners: report—As American manufacturers reel and U.S. farmers see their economic well-being being destroyed by Donald Trump’s trade wars, the Canadian governm...
- + Raw Story: Lost version of Delacroix masterpiece discovered in Paris—A newly discovered version of Eugene Delacroix’s Orientalist masterpiece, “Women of Algiers” went on display for the first time in P...
- + Raw Story: Hope Hicks told Congress that Trump was ‘serious’ about accepting foreign help: Jerry Nadler—Former White House communications director Hope Hicks told Congress on Wednesday that President Donald Trump really does welcome foreign assistance to...
- + Raw Story: Supreme Court rules Christian cross on government land does not violate separation of church and state—The U.S. Supreme Court has just ruled that a 40-foot tall Christian cross war memorial that sits on government land does not violate separation of chu...
- + Raw Story: Math explains why the Democrats may have trouble picking a candidate—With 24 declared candidates for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination (and counting), many Americans are likely wondering how the party will ...
- + Raw Story: ‘It’s a disaster — and it’s getting worse’: House GOP members in a frenzy over 2020 prospects as fundraising flounders—According to a report in Politico, GOP House members are angry with their own National Republican Congressional Committee, claiming it is doing a poor...
- + Raw Story: Ex-prosecutor slams Congress for not jailing subpoena violators in the Trump administration: ‘It’s incomprehensible’—House Democrats have been blocked at every turn from their lawful oversight functions as President Donald Trump’s administration directs its mem...
- + Reuters Political: U.S. Senate rejects arms sales to Saudi Arabia, rebuking Trump—The U.S. Senate on Thursday backed a resolution opposing President Donald Trump's plan to complete weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and other countries, ...
- + Reuters Political: Democrat Bullock seizes spotlight after getting left out of presidential debate—(The story corrects the polling number the Democratic National Committee will consider for Bullock for the next debate to 1% instead of 2% in paragrap...
- + Reuters Political: Top Democrat Pelosi: U.S. has no appetite to go to war with Iran—U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday the United States has no appetite to go to war with Iran, after Tehran shot down a...
- + Reuters Political: Trump orders review of controversial biofuel waiver program: sources—U.S. President Donald Trump has directed members of his Cabinet to review the administration’s expanded use of waivers exempting small refineries from...
- + Reuters Political: U.S. Supreme Court upholds Maryland 'peace cross' in church and state test case—A 40-foot-tall (12 meters) cross-shaped war memorial standing on public land in Maryland does not represent an impermissible government endorsement of...
- + Reuters Political: U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell backs Saudi arms sales—U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urged lawmakers on Thursday to vote against resolutions seeking to block President Donald Trump's plan to ...
- + Reuters Political: Hicks told House panel Trump is serious about foreign help in elections—Hope Hicks, a once close aide to President Donald Trump, told the House Judiciary Committee that Trump was serious in saying there was nothing wrong i...
- + Reuters Political: U.S. efforts to cut off Iran oil revenue working: White House adviser—White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Thursday that United States efforts to cut off Iran's oil export revenues through sanctions are succee...
- + Reuters Political: The Deciders: Meet the voters defining America's politics—A retiree worried about his granddaughter's future in Pinellas County, Florida. A factory worker in Racine County, Wisconsin, who doubts politicians w...
- + Reuters Political: The Deciders: Inside the Reuters series on some of America’s most politically competitive places—The road to the White House next year runs through a handful of U.S. states where the election is expected to be especially close due to changing demo...
- + Reuters Political: Alabama Republican Roy Moore weighs 2020 Senate bid despite party opposition—Alabama Republican Roy Moore, whose 2017 U.S. Senate bid was derailed by allegations of decades-old sexual misconduct involving teenage girls, is expe...
- + Reuters Political: U.S. Democratic hopeful Booker proposes clemency for thousands of drug offenders—Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker said on Thursday he would consider releasing thousands of nonviolent drug offenders from federal prisons, ...
- + Reuters Political: Explainer: Two nights, 20 Democrats - What you should know about the first 2020 debate—When 20 Democrats take the stage next week for the first of 12 prime-time presidential primary debates, they will assemble according to months-in-the-...
- + Strategic Culture: Top Scientist Slams OPCW Leadership for Repressing Dissenting Report on Syria Gas Attack—MIT rocket scientist Theodore Postol has accused the OPCW leadership of overseeing “compromised reporting” and ignoring evidence that challenged claim...
- + Strategic Culture: Andrew Yang: A Trump in Democrat’s Clothing—Democratic Candidate Andrew Yang has quickly risen to become a star on the brightest side of the “intellectual dark web” by appealing to the working c...
- + Strategic Culture: Trump Fires Shanahan. Pompeo for Sec Def? Bolton to State?—Trump just fired his acting Secretary of Defense. Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump –16:59 UTC· 18 Jun 2019Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Sh...
- + Strategic Culture: We Just Took A Dramatic Turn Toward Political Collapse, Could There Be A Second Civil War?—It seems with the dramatic escalation of censorship over the past few weeks and years we are dividing our society in two and that can only lead to one...
- + Strategic Culture: June Madness Strikes Washington. Iranians, Russians and Britons Beware!—It has been a lively June so far in light of Washington’s apparent zeal to remake the world in its own image. There is considerable buzz among those n...
- + TASS: Organizers of 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar reject media allegations on possible relocation—Qatar and FIFA remain on track to deliver a tournament in Qatar in 2022, a spokesman for the organizing committee said [Category: Sport]
- + TASS: Putin cannot recall cases in which officials misled him intentionally—The president is certain that the people who misled him had been misinformed themselves [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, PUTIN'S Q&A S...
- + TASS: Situation in Idlib in focus of Assad’s meeting with Russian delegation, Moscow says—The sides have also discussed measures to improve the humanitarian situation, to ensure post-conflict restoration and to create conditions for the ret...
- + TASS: Moscow, Tokyo to seek normalization of relations—President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Japan is due on June 28-29, when Osaka will be hosting the G20 summit [Category: World]
- + TASS: About 2.2 million questions received for Putin’s televised Q&A session—Such question-and-answer sessions have been held annually since 2001 [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, PUTIN'S Q&A SESSION ] [Link to m...
- + TASS: Over 2.6 million questions received for Putin’s televised Q&A session—Such question-and-answer sessions have been held annually since 2001 [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, PUTIN'S Q&A SESSION ] [Link to m...
- + TASS: Putin says private military companies’ personnel do not represent Russian state—Putin was asked why Russia was not conferring the status of a veteran of combat operations on those who are sent to Syria as members of private milita...
- + TASS: Erdogan hopes to discuss Idlib situation with Putin at G20 summit—Last week, two monitoring posts in Idlib were shelled by mortars. three Turkish servicemen were injured [Category: World]
- + TASS: Putin tells his Q&A session viewers he is not alien—The president assured he had proof and witnesses [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, PUTIN'S Q&A SESSION ] [Link to media]
- + TASS: Belarus to attract $500 mln loan from China Development Bank by year end, says minister—Belarusian Finance Minister Maxim Yermolovich declined to comment on the course of negotiations with the Russian side on attracting a $600 mln state l...
- + TASS: Putin says Russia continues to be leader in modern weaponry despite military spending cuts—Speaking about the defense budget, the president recalled two popular sayings: "If you want peace, prepare for war," and "Those who do not feed their ...
- + TASS: Putin says he would like to spend vacations as ordinary man but knows it is impossible— [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, PUTIN'S Q&A SESSION ]
- + TASS: Vladimir Putin's Q&A marathon in pictures—The Q&A session dubbed "Direct Line with Vladimir Putin" was the 17th one held since 2001 [Category: Editors choice, Russian Politics & Diplom...
- + TASS: Putin agrees life for Russian citizens has become more challenging—Meanwhile, Putin noted that the Russian economy is now significantly different from the situation of the 1990s [Category: Russian Politics & Diplo...
- + TASS: Putin says reports on MH17 crash provide no evidence of Russia’s guilt— [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, PUTIN'S Q&A SESSION ]
- + TASS: Yandex successfully competes with Google with state support, Putin says—Meanwhile, shares of Yandex on the Moscow Exchange rose to a historic maximum after the company was mentioned by Putin [Category: Business & Econo...
- + TASS: Putin says Russia is not striving for superpower status—As Putin noted, "the bitter experience of the Soviet Union" is not being taken into account by certain Russian partners in the West [Category: Russian...
- + TASS: Relations between leaders prove important during crises, says Putin—According to the president, an approach of "open doors in this regard" is in the interests of the country and its people [Category: Russian Politics &...
- + TASS: European Union extends sanctions against Russia for a year—The decision to extend sanctions was made by the EU Council automatically by a "written procedure", without open voting [Category: World]
- + TASS: Putin vows to liberalize procedures of granting Russian citizenship to Ukrainians— [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, PUTIN'S Q&A SESSION ]
- + The Plum Line: Joe Biden is badly undermining his ability to challenge Trump—It's time for Biden to take the criticism of his comments about segregationists seriously.
- + TomDispatch: Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, The Fake News of D-Day—How best to describe the recently completed allied commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France? Two words come immediately t...
- + Washington Post: The downing of MH17 rallied the West against Russia. Now, not so much.—A push to drop European sanctions against Russia gained momentum as Russia-friendly populists made inroads into European politics in recent years.
- + Washington Post: 25 killed as bus falls into deep gorge in northern India—Police say a bus has fallen into a deep gorge on a mountainous road in northern India, killing 25 people
- + Washington Post: The Latest: Israel PM says he supports US amid Iran tensions—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is appealing to “all peace-loving countries” to support American efforts to halt what he called escalating I...
- + Washington Post: Sudan military leader says perpetrators of crackdown ID’d—The deputy chief of Sudan’s ruling military council said Thursday the military has identified the perpetrators of the violent dispersal of a pro-democ...
- + Washington Post: 3 people killed as 2 trains collide in southern Pakistan—Pakistani railroad official says a passenger train has collided with a freight train in the southern city of Hyderabad, killing three people and injur...
- + Washington Post: British court rules arms exports to Saudi Arabia are unlawful in current form—For now, the decision will only trigger a review of the exports and not an immediate halt.
- + Washington Post: The U.S.-Iran showdown: What happened after two tankers exploded—Confused about what's going on with Iran? Here's the run-down.
- + Washington Post: Police fire tear gas as thousands in Malawi protest election—Police fire tear gas as thousands in Malawi protest disputed presidential election
- + Washington Post: Iran shoots down U.S. naval drone in Persian Gulf region, escalating tensions—Iran said that the drone was inside Iranian airspace. The United States denied that, saying it was over international waters.
- + Washington Post: A starving polar bear that was seen scavenging for food in an industrial city has been captured—A polar bear, initially believed to have wandered hundreds of miles from the Arctic, instead may have been raised in captivity by pelt traders, expert...
- + Washington Post: US stocks are on pace for a record day after early surge—Stocks surged in early trading and the S&P 500 is on track to hit a new record while erasing its losses from a sharp sell-off in May
- + Washington Post: Turkey to take delivery of Russian missile systems in July—Turkey’s president says the country expects to take delivery of Russia’s S-400 missile defense systems in the first half of July, despite U.S. objecti...
- + Washington Post: Senate to vote to block Trump’s emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE—The measures, which will be consolidated into three votes Thursday, have enough support to pass, but will likely fall short of a veto-proof majority.
- + Washington Post: Sweden won’t appeal decision not to arrest Assange—A Swedish prosecutor won’t appeal a decision not to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain and suspected of rape in Swe...
- + Washington Post: American Paul Whelan, charged in Russia for spying, appeals to Trump for help—Since the former Marine was arrested in December, the U.S. president has kept quiet on the matter.
- + Washington Post: The Latest: Putin: US attack on Iran would be catastrophic—Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning the U.S. against using force on Iran, saying it would have catastrophic consequences
- + Washington Post: China’s Xi arrives in North Korea to hold talks with Kim Jong Un before G-20 summit—Some experts speculate that the Pyongyang trip is meant to strengthen China’s hand in its trade war with Washington.
- + Washington Post: Indian police officer jailed over death of person in custody—An Indian court has sentenced a former police officer who alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s complicity in the killings of Muslims in Gujarat stat...
- + Washington Post: Germany fears far-right violence after pro-refugee politician killed and others threatened—The incidents have shocked a country that had hoped to have overcome the worst tensions triggered by the 2015 influx of refugees.
- + Washington Post: Germany fears far-right violence after pro-refugee politician killed and others threatened—The incidents have shocked a country that had hoped to have overcome the worst tensions triggered by the 2015 influx of refugees.
- + Washington Post: Iran is putting Trump, the ‘madman,’ to the test—Trump has used the strategy to some effect on the world stage. The downside is when a foe tries to call your bluff. Iran seems to be doing that.
- + Washington Post: Iran is putting Trump, the ‘madman,’ to the test—Trump has used the strategy to some effect on the world stage. The downside is when a foe tries to call your bluff. Iran seems to be doing that.
- + Washington Post: Why Joe Biden is so defensive over his remarks about segregationists—His spat with Cory Booker over whether it's okay to befriend segregationist senators, explained.
- + Washington Post: Why Joe Biden is so defensive over his remarks about segregationists—His spat with Cory Booker over whether it's okay to befriend segregationist senators, explained.
- + Washington Post: Biden’s controversy over his comments on working with segregationists could threaten his position with black voters—Biden's status with African Americans has never been set in stone.
- + Washington Post: Biden’s controversy over his comments on working with segregationists could threaten his position with black voters—Biden's status with African Americans has never been set in stone.
- + Washington Post: Supreme Court rules that Maryland ‘Peace Cross’ honoring military dead may remain on public land—“The cross is undoubtedly a Christian symbol, but that fact should not blind us to everything else that the Bladensburg Cross has come to represent,” ...
- + Washington Post: Rep. Clyburn apologizes to Pelosi and Hoyer for ‘tokenism’ comments—In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Clyburn said “tokenism is all right” with the House speaker and the House majority leader. He later walk...
- + Washington Post: The Daily 202: Joe Biden’s gaffe on segregationist senators shows why aides are keeping him away from reporters—The former vice president is the least accessible of the 2020 candidates. That’s a risky strategy.
- + Washington Post: The Energy 202: Want to address climate change? Fix campaign finance first, 2020 Democrats say.—They say fossil-fuel interests have been able to forestall meaningful legislation.
- + Washington Post: More than 70 House Democrats want to open an impeachment inquiry into Trump—A running list, which keeps growing.
- + Washington Post: The Technology 202: Silicon Valley warns changes to key legal shield could unleash harmful content online—They're clapping back at proposals in Washington.
- + Washington Post: Close Pelosi ally Rep. Jan Schakowsky backs impeachment inquiry—The move by the Illinois Democrat is likely to put more pressure on the House speaker, who has rebuffed calls to open an impeachment inquiry into Pres...
- + Washington Post: Trump is bumping into a very low 2020 ceiling—45 is struggling to crack 42 percent in the polls — even against lesser-known Democrats. It suggests he’ll need to drag his 2020 opponent down with hi...
- + Washington Post: Trump is bumping into a very low 2020 ceiling—45 is struggling to crack 42 percent in the polls — even against lesser-known Democrats. It suggests he’ll need to drag his 2020 opponent down with hi...
- + Washington Post: The Trump administration is revealing U.S. intelligence operations. Is it revealing too much?—Every administration deals with tension between credibility and protecting sources -- but it's especially sharp for Trump.
- + Washington Post: The Cybersecurity 202: 2020 hopeful Seth Moulton is calling for a ‘cyber wall.' Here are the details. —It's designed to be an alternative to Trump's demands for a border wall.
- + Washington Post: The Health 202: Trump's climate rule rollback could undermine public health—The effects could be pronounced on children.
- + Washington Post: The Finance 202: Fed may lower interest rates, citing Trump's trade war as a threat.—And Powell says he's not going anywhere.
- + Washington Post: Roy Moore might launch another Senate run, and there’s nothing Washington Republicans can do about it—If Moore runs, whether he wins or loses is once again in the hands of Alabama voters, not Washington Republicans.
- + Arc Technica Science: Ars on your lunch break: There’s hope, and we’ll all be fine… probably—Enlarge / This robot doesn't want to murder you or give you weaponized SARSbola! It just wants to vaccinate you! (Probably!) (credit: Donald Iain Sm...
- + Arc Technica Science: One legacy of Carl Sagan may take flight next week—a working solar sail—Enlarge / Artist's concept of LightSail 2 above Earth. (credit: Josh Spradling / The Planetary Society) As early as next Monday night, a SpaceX...
- + Ars Technica Software: The trick to saving human factory jobs might be teaming up with the machines—Enlarge / "Oh brave new industry, that has such bots in't!" (credit: Javier Pierini / Getty) The Matrix. Skynet. Roy Batty. Anyone who has watc...
- + Ars Technica Software: Nation-sponsored hackers likely carried out hostile takeover of rival group’s servers—Enlarge If nation-sponsored hacking was baseball, the Russian-speaking group called Turla would not just be a Major League team—it would be a pe...
- + Ars Technica Software: Starry aims to bring its $50, 200Mbps broadband to 25 more US states—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | metamorworks) Starry, a wireless home Internet provider, says it has acquired enough spectrum to offer service to...
- + Ars Technica Software: Oracle issues emergency update to patch actively exploited WebLogic flaw—Enlarge / Security team KnownSec404 proof-of-concept image, showing an instance of Windows Calculator being run on the remote WebLogic server. (cred...
- + Ars Technica Software: For the industrial Internet of Things, defense in depth is a requirement—Enlarge / Sensors, sensors everywhere! (credit: Getty / 7postman) Ars yesterday wrote a big feature on the concept of "Industry 4.0," the fancy...
- + Ars Technica Software: Samsung asks users to please virus-scan their TVs— Yesterday on Twitter, Samsung's US support team reminded everyone to regularly—and manually—virus-scan their televisions. Samsung's team followed...
- + Ars Technica Software: New vulnerabilities may let hackers remotely SACK Linux and FreeBSD systems—Enlarge (credit: JIP) The Linux and FreeBSD operating systems contain newly discovered vulnerabilities that make it easy for hackers to remotely ...
- + Ars Technica Software: The fourth Industrial revolution emerges from AI and the Internet of Things—Enlarge / Robots making things! (credit: Getty / Ekkasit Keatsirikul / EyeEm) Big data, analytics, and machine learning are starting to feel li...
- + Ars Technica Software: Cloudflare aims to make HTTPS certificates safe from BGP hijacking attacks—Enlarge (credit: nternet1.jpg by Rock1997 modified.) Content delivery network Cloudflare is introducing a free service designed to make it harder...
- + Ars Technica Software: Federal bill would allow clean energy companies to structure like oil companies—Enlarge / Wind turbines near Palm Springs, Calif. (credit: nate2b / Flickr) Last week, US senators and representatives introduced bills in the ...
- + Ars Technica Software: AT&T cuts another 1,800 jobs as it finishes fiber-Internet buildout—Enlarge / AT&T service truck driving on a street in a residential neighborhood on May 17, 2019 in Sunnyvale, Calif. (credit: Getty Images | Andr...
- + Ars Technica Software: Russia warns of “cyberwar” following report the US attacked its power grid—Enlarge / Zapadnaya in the Moscow region. (credit: Vladimir Fedorenko / Владимир Федоренко) The Kremlin on Monday warned that reported US digi...
- + Ars Technica Software: “We are very sorry”—Boeing division CEO apologizes for 737 Max deaths—Enlarge / The 10,000th Boeing 737, a MAX 8, was delivered to Southwest Airlines in March 2018. Southwest is a major customer for the 737 MAX 8. (cre...
- + Ars Technica Software: Hackers behind dangerous oil and gas intrusions are probing US power grids—Enlarge / Power Lines in Page, Arizona (credit: IIP Photo Archive) In a new troubling escalation, hackers behind at least two potentially fatal...
- + Ars Technica Software: Cable companies can save money now that DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade is mostly done—Enlarge / A Comcast van in Sunnyvale, California, in November 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Andrei Stanescu) Cable-company spending on network ...
- + Ars Technica Software: Target’s same-day deliveries might break my Amazon Prime addiction—Enlarge (credit: Shipt) On Thursday, Target unveiled a new same-day ordering feature on its website. For just $9.99, customers can get items deli...
- + Ars Technica Software: Ajit Pai says NOAA and NASA are wrong about 5G harming weather forecasts—Enlarge / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai listens during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC, on June 20, 2017. (credit: Getty Imag...
- + Ars Technica Software: If you haven’t patched Vim or NeoVim text editors, you really, really should—Enlarge (credit: unknown) A recently patched vulnerability in text editors preinstalled in a variety of Linux distributions allows hackers to tak...
- + Ars Technica Software: Group to fund and operate first hydrogen fuel ferry fleet in the US— The first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry under construction. [credit: ...
- + Ars Technica Software: Huawei cancels MateBook laptop launch because of US export ban—Enlarge / The Huawei Matebook 13, which was released in January 2019. (credit: Valentina Palladino ) Huawei was planning to announce a new Mate...
- + Computer Weekly: Enterprises challenged with security basics
- + Computer Weekly: UK to launch security standard for surveillance cameras
- + Computer Weekly: Most mobile apps vulnerable to malware
- + enGadget: IDC: Android smartwatches only rival Apple in China—If you're eyeing a smartwatch, there are virtually hundreds you can choose from -- but odds are high you'll flock to Apple. The Apple Watch ha...
- + enGadget: Apple recalls older MacBook Pros for risk of overheating—Apple issued a voluntary recall for a "limited number" of older 15-inch MacBook Pros. According to the company, the laptops contain a batter...
- + enGadget: 'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite' is available to play a day early—Niantic's Harry Potter: Wizards Unite officially debuts on June 21st, but you won't have to wait until then to play if you live in the right c...
- + enGadget: Signify's LiFi system promises up to 150 Mbps internet via LED lights—This week, Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, launched one of the first commercial LiFi, or Light Fidelity, systems. LiFi transmits broadband interne...
- + enGadget: Google adds 'Welcome Offers' to its store and restaurant listings—Last year, Google allowed you to "follow" your favorite stores and restaurants so you would always get updates on the latest events, product...
- + enGadget: Respawn will share more about its 'AAA' VR shooter later this year—Back in 2017, Facebook and Respawn Entertainment revealed the developer was working on a virtual reality AAA shooter. While things have been fairly se...
- + enGadget: What do you think of the Radeon VII graphics card?—A cousin of AMD's Instinct M150 gaming card, the Radeon VII was released in February with an eyebrow-raising asking price of $699. In his review, ...
- + enGadget: Thom Yorke's new album comes with a Netflix short film—The same day Thom Yorke's upcoming album ANIMA comes out, he'll release a short musical film directed by frequent collaborator Paul Thomas And...
- + enGadget: McCormick's concept grill plays music based on what you're cooking—As someone who won't turn down an invite to a barbecue, the one thing missing in my life is a grill. That's the part about living in New York ...
- + enGadget: Florida city gives in to $600,000 bitcoin ransomware demand—Riviera Beach, a city in Florida, is set to pay hackers $600,000 in bitcoin with the hope of having its systems restored. Hackers took over the system...
- + enGadget: Nissan's zero-emission ice cream truck uses recycled EV batteries—For some, chasing the neighborhood ice cream truck is a favorite summer tradition. But many ice cream trucks have diesel engines, and older models kee...
- + enGadget: EA tells UK Parliament loot boxes are 'quite ethical'—With loot boxes receiving heavy scrutiny lately, EA has come up with a novel explanation for what the controversial game mechanic should be considered...
- + enGadget: iRobot enters the classroom with acquisition of Root Robotics—iRobot, the company behind the Roomba, is about to do more than vacuum your house, mop your floors and mow the lawn. Today the company announced that ...
- + enGadget: The Carpool Karaoke microphone is pretty pointless—When senior mobile editor Chris Velazco and I go to California to cover Google I/O, one thing keeps me sane -- our in-car karaoke (caraoke?) sessions....
- + enGadget: Adobe Lightroom is now on the Mac App Store—The first major Adobe app to be available on the Mac App Store has finally arrived. Adobe Lightroom, one of the apps in its Creative Cloud suite, is n...
- + enGadget: Hopper app now predicts hotel prices around the world—Hopper could already tell you the best time to buy tickets for a flight. Now, it can hook you up with the best prices for a hotel stay, as well. After...
- + enGadget: Google added a share button to search results—How many times have you been asked something so incredibly straightforward that the effort of asking the question likely far surpasses the effort invo...
- + enGadget: Waymo is developing driverless services with Renault and Nissan—Waymo might make its way to the top of the automotive world with the help of industry giants that chose to team up with the company. The Alphabet subs...
- + enGadget: The Morning After: Microsoft's cheaper 15-inch Surface Book 2—Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Hey there! The birthplace of Juul (and many other players in the vape world) is closing in on an e-cigarette ba...
- + enGadget: Scientists make a lifelike robotic fish using multipurpose 'blood'—There's no question that robots have come a long way since their cold, clunky, cumbersome inception. Nowadays they're smart, agile and respons...
- + Hack a Day: Automated Dice Tester Uses Machine Vision to Ensure a Fair Game—People take their tabletop games very, very seriously. [A ndrew Lauritzen], though, has gone far above and beyond in pursuit of a fair game. The gam...
- + Hack a Day: Electric Cars Sound Off, Starting July 1st—By and large, automakers have spent much of the last century trying to make cars quieter and more comfortable. Noise from vehicles can be disruptive a...
- + Hack a Day: Seeing Transistors Switch In Infrared—In the hacker and DIY community, there are people who have exceptional knowledge and fantastic tools. These people are able to do what others could on...
- + Hack a Day: Steamed Hams Localized Entirely Within A Printed Circuit Board—Maybe you’ve heard of a TV show called The Simpsons. Steamed Hams make a one-gag appearance in an unforgettable luncheon where Principal Skinner...
- + Hack a Day: A Baby Named DJ—Some of us are guilty of picking up questionable hardware from garage sales, fleamarkets, and well-meaning relatives. There is a balance between turni...
- + Hack a Day: Abusing A CPU’s Adders To Optimize Bit Counting—If you like nitpicking around C code and generated assembly language — and we’ll admit that we do — you shouldn’t miss [Scaram...
- + Parabolic Arc: SIMPLEx Small Satellite Concept Finalists Target Moon, Mars and Beyond— “I think the thing that impressed me the most was the lunar sunrises and sunsets,” said Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders as he described hi...
- + Parabolic Arc: NASA Funds Techshot to Develop In-Space Manufacturing of Microfluidic Chips—NASA has selected Techshot for funding to develop in-space manufacturing of microfluidic chips — aka, organs on chips (OOC) — for use in b...
- + Parabolic Arc: ESA’s New Mission to Intercept a Comet— Comet Interceptor concept (Credit: ESA) PARIS, 19 June 2019 (ESA PR) — ‘Comet Interceptor’ has been selected as ESA’s new fast-class mission ...
- + Parabolic Arc: Video — Blue Origin Fires BE-7 Lunar Lander Engine— First hotfire of our #BE7 lunar landing engine just yesterday at Marshall Space Flight Center. Data looks great and hardware is in perfect condition....
- + Parabolic Arc: Orbit Fab Becomes the First Private Company to Supply ISS with Water— Following successful testing of tanks, valves, plumbing and coupling technologies, Orbit Fab’s tanker test-bed was used to supply the ISS water tanks...
- + Parabolic Arc: New NAS Report Recommends NASA Build Space-Based Infrared Telescopes to Detect Near-Earth Asteroids— Asteroid Ryugu with north polar boulder (Credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute o...
- + Parabolic Arc: GAO Says Artemis 1 Flight Could Slip Amid Rising Costs— Artist’s conception of Space Launch System in Vehicle Assembly Building (Credit: NASA) by Douglas Messier Managing Editor A new Government Ac...
- + Parabolic Arc: China’ s Quantum Satellite Establishes Photon Entanglement Over 1,200 km—BEIJING (Chinese Academy of Sciences PR) — A team of Chinese scientists have realized the satellite-based distribution of entangled photon pairs...
- + Parabolic Arc: NASA Invests $45M in US Small Businesses for Space Tech Development—WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — American businesses will help NASA land astronauts on the Moon in five years and establish a sustainable presence there, ...
- + Parabolic Arc: Crew Dragon Demonstration Mission Schedule is Now NET November 1— An instrumented mannequin sit in the Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Demo-1 mission. (Credit: SpaceX) SpaceX has made an application for radio frequ...
- + Parabolic Arc: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Celebrates 10th Anniversary— Illustration of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Credits: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) GREENBELT, Md. (NASA PR) — 5:32 p.m. Eastern Ti...
- + Parabolic Arc: Government of Canada Announces $49 Million in Support for New Aerospace Innovation ecosystem—OTTAWA (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada PR) — Global companies invest in Canada’s world-class aerospace and space industries...
- + Parabolic Arc: Astrobotic Awarded NASA Study Contract for Polar Mission to the Moon— Griffin lunar lander (Credit: Astrobotic) PITTSBURGH (Astrobotic PR) – Astrobotic announces today it was one of two companies selected by NASA’s Co...
- + Parabolic Arc: AIAC’s Vision 2025 Report Urges Action for Canada to Compete as a Global Leader— PARIS (France), June 17, 2019 –Today at the Paris Air Show, former Deputy Prime Minister and Quebec Premier Jean Charest unveiled Aerospace Industrie...
- + Parabolic Arc: NSR Report Assesses Viability for Satellite Constellations Worldwide— CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Northern Sky Research PR) – NSR’s industry standard report on the market for and viability of satellite constellations worldwide: S...
- + Parabolic Arc: Advisory Committee Recommends Keeping Landsat Data Free— Landsat 8 (Credit: NASA) by Douglas Messier Managing Editor Citing a combination of negligible revenues and negative economic impacts on the econom...
- + Security Affairs: The Riviera Beach City pays $600,000 in ransom—The Riviera Beach City, Florida, agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to decrypt its data after a ransomware-based attack hit its computer system. The...
- + Security Affairs: Oregon Department of Human Services data breach impacted 645,000 clients—Oregon Department of Human Services announced it was a victim of a data breach in January, roughly 645,000 potentially impacted. Oregon Departmen...
- + Security Affairs: Tor Browser 8.5.2 fixes Firefox zero-day. Update it now!—Developers at the Tor Project have released the Tor Browser 8.5.2 to address the recently fixed CVE-2019-11707 zero-day flaw in Mozilla Firefox. ...
- + Security Affairs: Bouncing Golf cyberespionage campaign targets Android users in Middle East—According to security researchers at Trend Micro, a cyberespionage campaign is targeting Android users in Middle Eastern countries. Security resea...
- + Tech Dirt: Can't Have Copyright Enforcement Without Destroying Privacy Protections— Last week, Tim Geigner wrote about the Spanish soccer league, La Liga, getting hit with a GDPR fine because its mobile software just happened to snea...
- + Tech Dirt: Dish To Buy Parts of T-Mobile To Save Sprint Merger, But It's Not Likely To Help— We recently noted that the DOJ seemed to have shifted its thinking and is now likely to approve T-Mobile's highly problematic $25 billion merger with...
- + Tech Dirt: Australian Home Affairs Minister Says Government Still Considering Spying On Its Own Citizens— Nothing's too much to sacrifice for the greater good of Australia. Not even Australians. A series of police raids on journalists has raised questio...
- + UFO Sightings: Nick Pope – Recent Government UFO Announcements—Open Minds UFO Radio: Nick Pope worked for the British government’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) for nearly 20 years beginning in... [[ This is a conten...
- + UPI Science: Suit accuses Scientology church, leader of abuse, trafficking— A California lawsuit has accused the controversial Church of Scientology International and its leader of engaging in child abuse, human trafficking a...
- + UPI Science: Watchdog group protests baptisms of student athletes at Alabama high school— In a video of Alabama student athletes being baptized on school property, the members of a football team appear to be enthusiastic participants in th...
- + UPI Science: Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt advance in race for British prime minister— British politician Boris Johnson solidified his front-runner status Thursday to replace Theresa May as prime minister, winning another round of votin...
- + UPI Science: Sikorsky nets $15M for work on Blackhawk helicopters for Saudi Arabia— Sikorsky Aircraft was awarded a $15 million foreign military sales contract for work and support on Saudi Arabia's UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters.
- + UPI Science: Supreme Court: WWI memorial cross doesn't violate church-state clause— The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Thursday that a large concrete cross in suburban Washington, D.C., that honors veterans of World War I does not viol...
- + UPI Science: British court bans arms sales to Saudis over Yemen concerns— A London court issued a historic legal decision Thursday to ban British arms sales to Saudi Arabia, as part of an effort to stop the years-long viole...
- + UPI Science: Lockheed Martin awarded $76.7M for AEGIS development, test sites— Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $76.7 million contract that exercises options for the AEGIS missile system development and test sites operation an...
- + UPI Science: U.S., Japanese military leaders address growing 'number of challenges'— The Japanese minister of defense and the commander of U.S. Forces Japan met Wednesday at Yokoto Air Base to discuss bilateral cooperation and the com...
- + UPI Science: Watch live: House Judiciary Committee's follow-up on Mueller Report— The House Judiciary Committee continued its follow-up to special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential ele...
- + UPI Science: Watch Live: House Judiciary Committee's follow-up on Mueller Report— The House Judiciary Committee continued its follow-up to special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential ele...
- + UPI Science: Accused U.S. spy Paul Whelan, held in Russia, asks Donald Trump for help— Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who's been held in Russia for six months, appealed for help Thursday to President Donald Trump after a Moscow court e...
- + UPI Science: Watchdog group accuses Ivanka Trump of violating Hatch Act on Twitter— Days after a former Trump administration official was accused of violating the Hatch Act, a watchdog group accused Ivanka Trump of doing the same.
- + UPI Science: Navy completes tests of Raytheon's upgraded RAM missile— The U.S. Navy completed a series of guided flight tests for Raytheon's upgraded RAM Block 2A short-range, surface-to-air missile, which is expected t...
- + UPI Science: Ex-India police officer Sanjiv Bhatt sentenced to life stemming from 1989 riot— An Indian court sentenced a former police command officer to life in prison Thursday for a 30-year-old case.
- + UPI Science: Malaysia leader: No proof Russia behind shootdown of MH17— Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday he doesn't believe the Russian government is responsible for the downing of MH17.
- + UPI Science: Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei pleads guilty to taking $2M in bribes— The former president of Interpol pleaded guilty Thursday to taking more than $2 million in bribes over 12 years while helping companies and individua...
- + UPI Science: Riviera Beach, Florida votes to pay $600K ransom after latest cyberattack— Hackers have targeted another city with another ransomware cyberattack -- this time in South Florida, where officials have agreed to pay $600,000 to ...
- + UPI Science: Texas the latest state to ban ticket-giving red-light cameras— More states are deciding to do away with strategically placed cameras designed to catch offending drivers at intersections nationwide over concerns t...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: The_Darkness_at_Dawn-5d0a42f9bd785600c330c15b_Jun_19_2019_18_12_24—Pamla Roberts Lee reads the opening of her novel "The Darkness at Dawn." [Author: Alamogordo Daily Ne...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: The Darkness at Dawn: local author pens novel about ancestor—Alamogordo author Pamela Roberts Lee tells a historical fiction story about her ancestor John Lee. [A...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Wildfire burns car, structure in Lincoln National Forest—A Thursday update indicated that power to the area was turned off to safeguard firefighters. [Author:...
- + Deming Headlight: EPISD middle school to be named for El Paso World War II hero Gabriel Navarrete—Gabriel Navarrete was a highly-decorated member of Company E in WWII. He worked as the El Paso County Veterans Services officer after the war. &...
- + Deming Headlight: Police respond to SWAT situation, shooting just minutes, miles apart in Northeast El Paso—El Paso police responded to a shooting early Thursday morning at an apartment complex in Northeast El Paso, minutes after a SWAT situation miles away....
- + Deming Headlight: El Paso Pride: Members of the LGBT community share experiences—Leaders of the annual Sun City Pride parade and others share talk about life in El Paso as part of the LGBT community. &...
- + Deming Headlight: Bill Miller Bar-B-Q throws shade at Whataburger: 'That's the way it is and will always be'—Bill Miller Bar-B-Q made sure to let their Texas fans know that the restaurant would stay family-owned and operated with a dig at Whataburger. ...
- + Deming Headlight: El Paso school boards OK teacher, staff pay raises as high as 6.5%—The boards of EPISD, YISD and SISD approved giving teachers pay raises ranging from 5 to 6.5% percent for the upcoming school year. ...
- + Deming Headlight: Mexico drug cartel violence flares as Mexicles, Gente Nueva war rattles Valley of Juárez—A warning by the Mexicles gang threatens the Sinaloa cartel's Gente Nueva amid a deadly drug war on the Mexican border in the Valley of Juá...
- + Deming Headlight: El Paso man allegedly shot in the back by two teens in North Carolina, found lying in the street—Tevin Lamar Bonner of El Paso was suffered life-threatening injuries after he was allegedly shot in the back by two juveniles in Winston-Salem North C...
- + Deming Headlight: Border Patrol apprehends convicted child abuser among group of migrants near Valentine—U.S. Border Patrol agents catch a man convicted of injuring a child in Texas with a group of migrants illegally crossing into the U.S. near Valentine....
- + Deming Headlight: Cubans Waiting Months in Juarez for Asylum Hearings—Cuban asylum seekers who are now subject to the Migrant Protection Protocols (Wait in Mexico), waiting months in Juarez. ...
- + Deming Headlight: El Paso experts offer water safety tips to help prevent drowning, accidents—The El Paso Fire Department, El Paso Water Utilities and the Drowning Prevention Coalition of El Paso offer advice on how to stay safe around water. ...
- + Deming Headlight: Family of man killed by El Paso police officer responds to motion to throw out lawsuit—A family claims evidence presented so far in their lawsuit against the city and three police officers shows the officers violated the man’s righ...
- + Deming Headlight: New EPISD middle school to be named after World War II Company E commander—The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees selected Gabriel Navarette as the name for the new Northeast middle school. ...
- + Deming Headlight: Video shows woman hang on after falling out of Juárez amusement ride—A video of a woman falling off a Juárez amusement ride in Finca Bonita goes viral on social media along the border. ...
- + Deming Headlight: Beall, Burleson parents protest closures following recycling center fire—Parents of Beall and Burleson elementary school students point to a June 14 recycling facility fire as evidence for why these schools shouldn't c...
- + Deming Headlight: Girl, man killed in shooting at kindergarten graduation in Juárez, Mexico; city outraged—A young girl was killed during a shooting at the Luis Donaldo Colosio kindergarten in Juárez, Mexico. A man outside also died. ...
- + Deming Headlight: Take advantage of free rides on El Paso streetcars this summer, meet wrestler Sin Cara—People can take a ride on the streetcar to meet El Paso native luchador Sin Cara on June 27. [Author:...
- + Deming Headlight: 'When Moody speaks, people listen:' State Rep. from El Paso recognized as one of Texas' best—State Rep. Joe Moody, a Democrat from El Paso, was listed on Texas Monthly's list of best lawmakers for 'honesty' and 'smarts.&apo...
- + Deming Headlight: Donald Trump takes to Twitter to threaten to deport millions beginning next week—President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that millions of people living in the United States illegally would be deported by ICE next week. &#...
- + Deming Headlight: Pride in El Paso: Here are upcoming events celebrating the LGBTQ community—Several events are happening this week in celebration of LGBT Pride, including the Sun City Pride Parade beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 22. ...
- + El Paso Times: EPISD middle school to be named for El Paso World War II hero Gabriel Navarrete—Gabriel Navarrete was a highly-decorated member of Company E in WWII. He worked as the El Paso County Veterans Services officer after the war. &...
- + El Paso Times: Police respond to SWAT situation, shooting just minutes, miles apart in Northeast El Paso—El Paso police responded to a shooting early Thursday morning at an apartment complex in Northeast El Paso, minutes after a SWAT situation miles away....
- + El Paso Times: Cuban Migrants' Entry to US Bitter-Sweet Under MPP-5d0acdebdd173300c3aac99a_Jun_20_2019_24_11_19—Cuban asylum seekers are waiting to enter the U.S. in hopes it will help their case. [Author: El Paso...
- + NMSU News: NMSU alumnus, wife create scholarship for Hispanic students to explore law careers—NMSU alumnus, wife create scholarship for Hispanic students to explore law careers Date: 06/20/2019 Writer: Angel Mend...
- + Silver City Sun News: Acknowledgement is everyone’s first step—A request for a few bucks by a desperate stranger can often be a veiled request for acknowledgment by a person whom society has chosen to ignore. ...
- + Silver City Sun News: New Mexico once again ranks last in nation for childhood well-being—This is the third time the state has ranked last in the nation. New Mexico fell to 50th in 2013, then again in 2018. ...
- + Silver City Sun News: Rosario Dawson to star in new TV series 'Briarpatch,' will be filmed in New Mexico—The USA Network television series “Briarpatch” will be shot mid-June through the end of September in Albuquerque. &...
- + ARRL News: The Doctor Will See You Now!
- + Astronomy: Astronomers discover a new stage of galaxy evolution — the ‘cold quasar’—These galaxies should be done making stars, but they're not.
- + hfRadio: Solar Report 1716 20 Jun 2019—Solar Flux: 68 | Ap: 4 | Kp 1
- + hfRadio: Observed Space Weather 1716 20 Jun 2019—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Forecast Space Weather 1716 20 Jun 2019—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Flares 1716 20 Jun 2019—(0000 UTC) 6h hi (none) 24h hi (none)
- + hfRadio: Sunspots 1716 20 Jun 2019—SSN: 0 (06/19/2019)
- + hfRadio: Solar Wind 1716 20 Jun 2019—Solar Wind: 364 km/s @ 7.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + hfRadio: Global Conditions 1716 20 Jun 2019—Global HF Propagation Conditions for 1600Z on 20 Jun, 2019 High Latitude: Normal Middle Latitude: Normal Low Latitude: Normal
- + hfRadio: Solar Report 1637 20 Jun 2019—Solar Flux: 68 | Ap: 4 | Kp 1
- + hfRadio: Observed Space Weather 1637 20 Jun 2019—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Forecast Space Weather 1637 20 Jun 2019—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Flares 1637 20 Jun 2019—(0000 UTC) 6h hi (none) 24h hi (none)
- + hfRadio: Sunspots 1637 20 Jun 2019—SSN: 0 (06/19/2019)
- + hfRadio: Solar Wind 1637 20 Jun 2019—Solar Wind: 351 km/s @ 7.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + hfRadio: Global Conditions 1637 20 Jun 2019—Global HF Propagation Conditions for 1600Z on 20 Jun, 2019 High Latitude: Normal Middle Latitude: Normal Low Latitude: Normal
- + hfRadio: Solar Report 1530 20 Jun 2019—Solar Flux: 68 | Ap: 4 | Kp 1
- + hfRadio: Observed Space Weather 1530 20 Jun 2019—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Forecast Space Weather 1530 20 Jun 2019—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Flares 1530 20 Jun 2019—(0000 UTC) 6h hi (none) 24h hi (none)
- + hfRadio: Sunspots 1530 20 Jun 2019—SSN: 0 (06/19/2019)
- + hfRadio: Solar Wind 1530 20 Jun 2019—Solar Wind: 352 km/s @ 6.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + kb6nu: NIST Measures Mission Critical Voice Comms Performance—The National Institute of Standards and Technologies has its fingers in many different pies. The electronics buffs among us know them for their work i...
- + South Gate Club: Tony's 10m Band Report—A most excellent week, except I was in China and couldn’t get in front of a radio. Couldn’t even get BBC news or sport so no cricket commentary. Funny...
- + South Gate Club: Radio amateur to lose license—ARRL report New Jersey radio amateur, David S. Larsen Sr., WS2L, of Highland Park, will surrender his Amateur Extra-class license and pay a $7,500 civ...
- + South Gate Club: Montana to get new Section Manager—Paul Stiles, KF7SOJ, will become ARRL Montana Section Manager on October 1. Stiles, of Billings, was the only candidate after nominations for the posi...
- + South Gate Club: ARISS school contact planned for Claygate, United Kingdom—The event is planned today June 20, 2019. It is scheduled to begin at approximately 12.48 UTC, which is 13.48 BST and 14:48 CEST. The contact will be ...
- + South Gate Club: When disaster strikes, engineers provide comms and power—EE Times reports engineers outfitted a truck to provide support for search-and-rescue operations through needed communications and power
- + South Gate Club: First ham radio Class C exam of 2019—CRAC reports that the first amateur radio Class C exam of the year was held on June 15 in Changchun City. Class C is the highest class permitting 1 kW...
- + South Gate Club: AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary—2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
- + South Gate Club: 2019 JOTA/JOTI event—Richard, ZS6RKE, the National JOTA/JOTI Coordinator reports that the 2019 JOTA/JOTI event will be held on the weekend of 18 to 20 October
- + South Gate Club: Gibraltar Special Event—Members of the Gibraltar Amateur Radio Society (GARS) will activate ZB2IG19 between July 1-31st
- + South Gate Club: Afghanistan operation—Robert, S53R, will once again be in Kabul starting June 24th, and will be there for two years working with the UN World Food Program
- + South Gate Club: Mysterious moisture in the mesosphere—The 2019 season for noctilucent clouds (NLCs) has been remarkable, maybe the best ever, with NLCs appearing as far south as Los Angeles CA and Albuque...
- + Space: Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day—A new photo of Earth from space offers a clear view of southern Italy, a peninsula commonly referred to as "the boot," and the island of Sicily. [Auth...
- + Space: Oreo Moon Landing Cookies Touch Down in Stores (With Stickers!)—Houston, the Oreo moon landing cookies have landed. The limited edition "Marshmallow Moon" Oreos — and their collectible moon landing-themed stickers ...
- + Space: BepiColombo Spacecraft Snaps Selfies En Route to Mercury—Road-trip selfies are a must, especially when you're on your way to another planet. [Author: Passant Rabie] [Link to media]
- + Space: PBS 'Stellar' Series Shows How Space Discoveries Are Made—A new PBS series offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at observatories and other institutions that are spearheading the latest space discoveries. [...
- + Space: Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley Talks JFK, Moonshots and Apollo 11—Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley addressed a crowd seated beneath the space shuttle Enterprise at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum to d...
- + Space: US Postal Service Celebrates Apollo 11 Moon Landing with 'Forever' Stamps—The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will issue some very special stamps to celebrate the first moon landing 50 years ago. [Author: Elizabeth Howell] [Link ...
- + Space: The Wright Brothers and the First Airplane Flight—The Wright Brothers’ first plane flight in Kitty Hawk lasted just 12 seconds in 1903, but Orville and Wilbur made history with their Wright Flyer. [Au...
- + Space: Secretive Startup SpinLaunch Gets 1st Launch Contract for US Military—The secretive startup SpinLaunch, which aims to fling satellites into space without a traditional launch pad, has just secured its first launch contra...
- + Space: Two Potentially Earth-Like Alien Planets Found Around Nearby Star—A research team discovered two Earth-like planets in our cosmic backyard, and they reside in the perfect zone for water to form on their presumably ro...
- + Space: This Is What 2 Dozen Satellites Look Like Packed for Launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy—SpaceX is gearing up for its busiest Falcon Heavy megarocket launch yet and now, thanks the U.S. Air Force, we know what the epic rideshare looks like...
- + Space: In NYC? See 'Apollo 11' with the Director for Free at the Intrepid Museum on Friday—The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City is hosting a movie night that's out of this world on Friday (June 21). [Author: Meghan Bartels...
- + Space: NASA Wants Robots to Sniff Out Moon Pits for Astronaut Homes—With funding from NASA, researchers are working to build robots that can explore moon pits, sinkhole-like structures that could be full of resources a...
- + Space: Oldest Known Galactic Get-Together Occurred Shortly After Big Bang—Signals written in elements from the early universe have revealed the oldest known merger between two galaxies, taking place less than a billion years...
- + Space: Breakthrough Listen Releases 1 Million Gigabytes of Data from Its Search for E.T.—On Tuesday (June 18), the project announced that it's made the largest data release ever in the search for extraterrestrial life. [Author: Doris Elin ...
- + Space: This Is NASA's Best View Yet (and Closest, Too!) of Asteroid Bennu—NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft inched closer still to an asteroid called Bennu, breaking the record it set previously — but the real reward is the stunn...
- + Space: On This Day in Space! June 20, 1983: Space Shuttle Challenger Deploys Palapa B Satellite—On June 20, 1983, the crew of the space shuttle Challenger deployed the Indonesian satellite Palapa-B1. See how it happened in our "On This Day in Sp...
- + Space: NASA to Adjust SOFIA Flying Telescope's Operations to Improve Productivity—NASA plans to adjust operations of an airborne astronomical observatory in order to increase its scientific productivity. [Author: Jeff Foust] [Link t...
- + Space: 'Men in Black: International' Chases Aliens Around the World—"Men in Black: International" carries on the decades-old science fiction franchise with more extraterrestrial action, funky aliens, memory-zapping neu...
- + Space: Orbit Fab Demonstrates Satellite Refueling Technology on Space Station—A startup company that plans to develop tankers for refueling satellites has completed a key test of its technology on the International Space Station...
- + Space: Secret of the Sun's Early Spin May Be Buried in Moon Rock—NASA may discover the secrets of the sun's early history in an unlikely location: Earth's moon. [Author: Elizabeth Howell] [Link to media]
- + Antiwar: The Instigators of a Persian Gulf Crisis—Recent weeks have seen tensions between the United States and Iran soar, initially after a May 2019 incident in which four commercial vessels were str...
- + Antiwar: ‘World Refugee Day’: Palestinians Keep Their Right of Return Alive Through Hope, Resistance—The United Nations’ World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20, should not merely represent a reminder of "the courage, strength and determin...
- + Antiwar: US Foreign Policy Exposed—In the last week, the realities of US foreign policy have been exposed by a leaked audio tape, a leak about a US attack on the Russian electrical grid...
- + Defense One: Trump Might Not Want War, but the Military Is Steering His Iran Policy—The buildup in the Middle East is coming at the request of the forces responsible for the region. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: Bolton Keeps Trying to Goad Iran Into War—For more than a decade, he’s consistently promoted war with Iran. All that has changed are the pretexts he’s offering to justify one. [Category: Ideas...
- + Defense One: Iran downs US drone; Europe shows off new arms; Esper to attend NATO meeting; And a bit more.— [Category: News]
- + Defense One: HASC Chair on Mini-Nukes: 'We’re Not Trying to Manage a Nuclear War'—House Democrats don’t want to fund variable-yield nukes. The new chairman just explained why. [Category: Technology]
- + Defense One: Mission No. 1: Esper Will Attend NATO Meeting Next Week —Avoiding international embarrassment, soon-to-be Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper will attend a regularly scheduled defense ministers meeting. [Cat...
- + Defense One: USAF to Demo New Airborne Mesh Network for Latin American Militaries—The technology is being showcased at a meeting of regional air chiefs this week. [Category: Technology]
- + Defense One: Great Power Competition Ushers in a New Generation of European Weapons—Rising tensions on display at the Paris Air Show as NATO and Russia unveil new and proposed arms. [Category: Business]
- + Defense One: Cutting Language Training Is the Latest Foolish Retreat from Global Engagement—Cancelling bought-and-paid-for air tickets to study-abroad programs is the latest Trump administration blow to programs that support strategic underst...
- + Defense One: Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Failed to Ensure Proper Parts for F-35—Watchdog questions adherence to contracts and performance incentives for Defense’s largest buy. [Category: Technology]
- + Defense One: Esper ‘most likely’ to get permanent SecDef nom; Trump downplays tanker attacks; Mass deportations planned; $250M in US arms to Ukraine; And a bit more.— [Category: News]
- + Defense One: For their National Interests, the US and China Must Continue to Engage —Four former Congressmen return from a China trip with new perspectives. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: Shanahan Out; Army Secretary Esper to Be Acting SecDef—Trump tweets the news after reports that the FBI was looking into a violent domestic dispute from nine years ago. [Category: Politics]
- + Defense One: How to Step Back from the Brink with Iran—Right now, everything both sides do to strengthen their defenses looks to the other side like preparation for attack. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: This Kansas Aircraft-Parts Supplier Is Flying High on Secret Military Projects—A longtime maker of airliner parts, Spirit Aerosystems is finding new work in the defense sector. [Category: Business]
- + Defense One: House Democrats Want To Kill This More Useable Nuke. They’re Right.—There are no good arguments for the W76-2 warhead, and quite a few good ones against. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: More troops to Mideast; More debris in Boeing tankers; More junk in space; More strikes on Somalia; And a bit more.— [Category: News]
- + Defense One: Boeing Tankers Still Have Debris; Fix is ‘Months, Maybe Longer’ Away—But the Air Force is once again accepting aircraft so that new inspection processes can be brought to bear, acquisition chief Roper says. [Category: B...
- + Defense One: The Coming Flood of Space Junk Can’t Be Stopped by Technology Alone—Giant nets may help, but nations must solve the problem with new rules down here on Earth. [Category: Technology]
- + Defense One: Iran Has Options and It’s Starting to Use Them—Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign has not forced Tehran to yield—in fact, it’s done the opposite. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: Fight Deepfakes with Cyberweapons and Sanctions, Experts Tell Congress—Social media companies and the federal government must help fight hyper-realistic misinformation, witnesses told the House Intelligence Committee. [Ca...
- + Global Research: Drone Crash Database—Drone Wars UK began compiling details of military drone crashes in 2010. Our database cover crashes of large (Class II and III) military drones since ...
- + Global Research: Media Black-Out on Arab Journalists and Civilians Beheaded in Syria by Western-Backed Mercenaries—In April 2017 in Damascus, BSNews co-ed Alison Banville filmed the wall (above), commemorating the Syrian journalists killed while reporting on the co...
- + Global Research: US-China Trade War, Negotiations to Resume? Xi and Trump to Meet on Sidelines of G20—Talks broke down in early May over unacceptable US demands. Eleven rounds of talks since China’s Xi Jinping met with Trump at his Mar a Lago, Florida...
- + Global Research: UK Court of Appeal Finds Government Broke Law over Saudi Arabia Arms Sales—Campaigners have welcomed a Court of Appeal decision to overturn a 2017 High Court judgment which allowed the UK government to continue licensing the ...
- + Global Research: Brazil under Bolsonaro: A Different Form of “Hybrid War”—Brazil’s long-running Hybrid War crisis never really went away, it just took a few months for it to change form and turn against its original in...
- + Global Research: Exposed: The Pentagon’s Cyberwar Against Russia—Five years before Robert Mueller was appointed Special Counsel to investigate the allegation that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and had consp...
- + Global Research: Forget Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’. Israel Was Always on Course to Annexation—When Israeli prime ministers are in trouble, facing difficult elections or a corruption scandal, the temptation has typically been for them to unleash...
- + Global Research: Daesh-like “Scorched Earth” Terror Policy Sets Syrian and Iraqi Agricultural Land Ablaze.—After years of deprivation and financial turmoil farmers across the most fertile parts of Syria and Iraq were looking forward to a much-needed return ...
- + Global Research: Russian Nationals Falsely Charged with Downing MH17—Not a shred of credible evidence suggests Russia or its nationals had anything to do with downing Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) on July 17, 2014...
- + Global Research: Iran Downs Hostile US Spy Drone in Its Airspace—On Thursday, Iran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) said “the IRGC air force shot down an American spy drone, identified as RQ-4 Global H...
- + Global Research: A Slow Death: The Ills of the Casual Academic— Any sentient being should be offended. Eventually, the casualisation of the academic workforce was bound to find lazy enthusiasts who neither teach,...
- + Global Research: Trump Against War on Iran?—Trump’s geopolitical record shows he yielded to regime hawks Pompeo, Bolton, and in the war department on escalating aggression in multiple theaters. ...
- + Global Research: Juneteenth 2019: The US Must Repair Historic and Current Racism—On this Juneteenth, we must confront the impacts of racism dating back to the founding of the United States with the slave trade of Black people broug...
- + Global Research: Egypt’s El-Sisi Regime Let Mohamed Morsi Die from Medical Neglect—Morsi was Egypt’s only democratically elected president, serving from June 30, 2012 until the Obama regime orchestrated his ouster on July 3, 2013 — b...
- + Global Research: Video: New Al Qaeda Militant Attack in Hama Ends in Disaster—On June 18, the joint forces of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Turkish-backed militant groups launched an assault on several positions of the Syrian Arab Ar...
- + Global Research: In the U.S. They Are Never Called Human Rights Violations—Trump’s 2020 budget proposal reflects another significant increase in military spending along with corresponding cuts in spending by Federal agencies ...
- + Global Research: Matteo Salvini Sells Italy to US War Agenda— The US trip of Vice Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini comes on the eve of important deadlines for Italy in its relationship with the E...
- + Global Research: 5G Resistance: Electromagnetic Radiation, Affecting People and the Planet—Resistance to 5G is rapidly increasing, especially in Europe where many are unwilling to roll over for a 5G rollout. Fifth generation wireless threate...
- + Global Research: Video: US-Russia Relations and the Expiry of Nuclear Treaties. Global Security in Jeopardy—Nuclear treaties (mainly between the USA and Russia) have formed the cornerstone of world peace, stability and safety for decades. They have been an e...
- + Global Research: The Jackboots Are Coming: Mass Arrests, Power Grabs and the Politics of Fear—“Never has our future been more unpredictable, never have we depended so much on political forces that cannot be trusted to follow the rules of common...
- + Janes: Harris to begin LRIP 2 HMS Manpack radio deliveries to US Army in October—The Harris Corporation is expecting to finish delivering its first batch of low-rate initial production (LRIP) Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form-Fit (...
- + Janes: Court orders UK to review Saudi arms exports approvals—The UK’s Court of Appeal has ruled that the UK failed to carry out the full extent of its legal obligations in the granting of licences to expor...
- + Janes: Security alerts 21–28 June—Americas Dominican Republic WATCH FOR: Demonstrations outside the Supreme Court in Santo Domingo on 21 June during a vote on Odebrecht investigation...
- + Janes: Yemeni rebels claim cruise missile attack on Saudi powerplant—Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (Houthis) claimed on 19 June that it had carried out a third cruise missile attack on the previous day, saying it targe...
- + Janes: UAE may have deployed Pantsir-S1 to Libya—Photographs of a Russian-made Pantsir-S1 air defence system that has purportedly arrived in Libya began circulating on social media channels on 18 Jun...
- + Janes: US announces more military aid for Ukraine—The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 18 June plans to provide USD250 million in security co-operation funds for additional training, equipm...
- + Janes: Canada, Japan navies enhance interoperability in South China Sea—Key Points The navies of Canada and Japan have completed a series of drills in the South China Sea Exercises seek to further deepen interoperability...
- + Janes: Shanahan out, US Army secretary tapped to head Pentagon—US Army Secretary Mark Esper has been tapped to take over as the acting Secretary of Defence, replacing Patrick Shanahan who removed himself from cons...
- + Janes: Paris Air Show 2019: New air-combat training consortium looks for opportunities in GCC—Red Sky, a new consortium led by French business people based in the United Arab Emirates, is set to field a new global adversary training service aim...
- + Janes: CENTCOM says Iranian MANPADS fired at UAV—Iranian personnel attempted to disrupt US surveillance of one of the two tankers that was attacked in the Gulf of Oman on 13 June by firing a man-port...
- + Janes: US shipping ‘emergency’ munitions to Saudis—The United States is in the process of delivery munitions to Saudi Arabia without Congressional approval because of an emergency, a senior State Depar...
- + Janes: Australia progressing plans to upgrade Cocos Keeling Islands airport to support P-8A MPA operations—Australia is moving ahead with plans to upgrade facilities at the Cocos Keeling Islands airport to support operations using P-8A Poseidon maritime pat...
- + Janes: Russian military activity increases on Norway’s borders—Russian marines and air-assault troops began amphibious landing exercises on 10 June in Pechenga Bay in the Arctic Sea 15 km from the Norwegian border...
- + Janes: Bulgaria to take over air policing of North Macedonian airspace—Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has confirmed that the Bulgarian Air Force (BuAF) will take over the air policing of North Macedonian airspace,...
- + Janes: Indonesian Air Force establishes two new operational squadrons—The Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU) has established two new operational squadrons in a bid to improve the s...
- + Janes: Spain opts to discontinue exercise series with USN—Spain has decided to cancel the remainder of a near year-long series of exercises planned for one of its F-100 frigates with the US Navy’s (USN’s) Car...
- + Janes: US blames tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman on Iran—US officials claimed on 13 June that they had identified Iran as the culprit of the 12 June attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman as analysts and...
- + Janes: Pentagon to send 1,000 additional troops to Poland, including an MQ-9 Reaper squadron—As part of Washington’s plan to beef up troop numbers inside Poland and establish a forward division headquarters there to deter potential Russian mil...
- + National Interest: Quantum Radar: China's' Secret Weapon to Blast the F-35 Out of the Sky?—Dave Majumdar Technology, Asia Or a dream? Last year, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) announced it had tested such a radar a...
- + National Interest: Russia and China Go War Against America. Here's What Could Happen Next.—Robert Farley Security, Asia Washington beaten in battle? Could Beijing and Moscow coordinate a pair of crises that would drive two separate U.S. ...
- + National Interest: Is Iran Close to Collapse? Three Things You Need To Know about the U.S.-Iran Showdown—Michael Rubin Security, Middle East Washington must hold its red lines while not giving in to Tehran's wishes or escalating into a shooting conflic...
- + National Interest: Explainer: Why Dangerous Asteroids Heading to Earth Are so Hard to Detect—Jonti Horner Security, Space A real threat? Earth is often in the firing line of fragments of asteroids and comets, most of which burn uptens of...
- + National Interest: Hypersonic Weapons Are Almost Here (And They Will Change War Forever)—Dan Goure Technology, Americas Here's how. A new technological competition has begun, one in which America’s rivals, particularly Russia and Chin...
- + National Interest: The Army's 3rd Cavalry Regiment Earned 60 Combat Badges for Raining Hell Down on ISIS—Task and Purpose Security, Middle East Legendary. Soldiers with the 3rd Cavalry Regiment from Fort Hood, Texas, returned from a deployment to Ira...
- + National Interest: By 2029, America Will Have a New ICBM That Can Launch a Nuclear War—Kris Osborn Security, The program is a cooperative effort between the Air Force and the Navy that will share common-use technologies and take adva...
- + National Interest: Raytheon and Northrop Grumman Want to Build a 3-D Printed Hypersonic Weapon?—WarIsBoring Security, Seems amazing. Can it happen? Two giants of the American defense industry have joined forces to improve a hypersonic weapo...
- + National Interest: F-35 and F-22 Are Officially Old: Europe's 6th Generation Fighter Has Arrived—Mark Episkopos Security, Europe Germany and France are leading the way. France and Germany have unveiled their much-anticipated Future Combat Sys...
- + National Interest: The U.S. Navy’s Next Big Warship Could Look Just Like This —David Axe Security, More stealthy warships? The U.S. Navy’s next big warship could look a lot like its current DDG-1000 Zumwalt class of stealth...
- + National Interest: Oops: The Pentagon Just Revealed Its Nuclear Doctrine—David Axe Security, “Using nuclear weapons could create conditions for decisive results and the restoration of strategic stability,” the doctrine ...
- + National Interest: Out of Range: Why China's J-20 Might Have the Tools to Kill an F-35—Mark Episkopos Security, Asia Bad news? The J-20’s two side-mounted PL-10 missiles, while less conspicuous than their long range counterpart, are ...
- + National Interest: 12,000 Rounds a Minute (And Yet, This Gun Was a Flop)—War Is Boring Security, Why? The gun weighed 28 pounds with an integral electric motor—only three pounds more than the Minigun all by itself. Ge...
- + National Interest: China Can See Your F-22 or F-35 (As In They Claim They Can Track Stealth Fighters)—Michael Peck Technology, Asia Is that even possible? Wu Jianqi, a senior scientist at the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporati...
- + Space Wars: Pentagon confirms Iran shot down US surveillance drone—Washington (AFP) Jun 20, 2019 The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that Iranian forces shot down a US naval surveillance drone but insisted the aircraft...
- + Space Wars: U.S. Marines test vehicle-mounted laser for shooting down drones—Washington DC (UPI) Jun 20, 2019 The U.S. Marines announced Wednesday that they are testing a portable, ground-based laser prototype for shooting d...
- + Space Wars: U.S. considers sanctions on Turkey over plans to buy Russian air defense system—Washington DC (UPI) Jun 20, 2019 The United States is considering economic and military sanctions against Turkey if it proceeds with buying a Russi...
- + Space Wars: $54 million study aims to improve Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft—Washington DC (UPI) Jun 20, 2019 Members of the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter program at the Paris Air Show on Wednesday signed a $54 million contrac...
- + Space Wars: Collins Aerospace to provide Environmental Control System and more for NASA X-59 Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator—Paris, France (SPX) Jun 18, 2019 Collins Aerospace Systems has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide the Environmental Control Systems (ECS),...
- + Space Wars: Enabling revolutionary nondestructive inspection capability—Washington DC (SPX) Jun 17, 2019 X-rays and gamma rays have a wide range of applications including scanning suspicious maritime shipping containers...
- + Space Wars: AFRL produces lighter, thinner transparent armor—Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Jun 18, 2019 Transparent aluminum, a technology first suggested in the science fiction film "Star Trek IV: The Voyage...
- + Space Wars: BAE Systems to install vehicle control systems on Boeing's MQ-25 refueling drones—Washington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019 Boeing Co. selected BAE Systems to supply vehicle management systems for its MQ-25 unmanned aerial aircraft, BAE anno...
- + Space Wars: Science Applications awarded $41.8M for work on Navy missile systems—Washington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019 Science Applications International was awarded a $41.8 million contract over five years for overhaul and supplemental...
- + Space Wars: New energy-efficient algorithm keeps UAV swarms helping longer—Washington DC (SPX) Jun 17, 2019 A new energy-efficient data routing algorithm developed by an international team could keep unmanned aerial vehicl...
- + Space Wars: Low-cost Valkyrie unmanned aircraft completes second test flight—Washington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019 A XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft completed its test objectives in a 71-minute flight last week, the U.S. Air Force...
- + Space Wars: Laser trick produces high-energy terahertz pulses—Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Jun 17, 2019 A team of scientists from DESY and the University of Hamburg has achieved an important milestone in the quest f...
- + Space Wars: Boeing nabs five-year, $6.5B extension for JDAM guidance kit services—Washington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019 Boeing was awarded a five-year $6.5 billion extended contract for Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kit services ...
- + Space Wars: Army participates in readiness exercise in Bulgaria—Washington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019 The U.S. Army participated in a joint exercise with host Bulgaria's air force, navy and land forces as part of Shabla...
- + Space Wars: U.S. Navy orders additional Saab Sea Giraffe radar units—Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2019 Swedish auto and aerospace company Saab announced an order from the U.S. Navy for additional Sea Giraffe multi-mode r...
- + Anti-Media: Facebook is Trying to Become a Virtual Country, Expert Warns—(CONVERSATION Op-ed) — Facebook has announced a plan to launch a new cryptocurrency named the Libra, adding another layer to its efforts to dominate g...
- + Anti-Media: Saudi Arabia Buys $300 Million Spyware From Israel—(MEMO) — Saudi Arabia has bought $300 million worth of spy software from Israel as part of a large scale military deal. Senior Arab sources told Al Kh...
- + Breitbart: Biden Dodges Questions About Son's Shady Foreign Business Dealings—Democrat frontrunner and former Vice President Joe Biden (D) refused to answer questions about the deal Hunter Biden’s private equity firm and the Chi...
- + Breitbart: Pelosi Defends Biden on Segregationist Comments: ‘Authenticity’ Is Most Important ‘and Joe Biden Is Authentic’—Thursday at her weekly briefing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) defended former Vice President Joe Biden about his comments about working with segr...
- + Breitbart: Former Ukrainian Prosecutor: 'No Doubt' Joe Biden Forced Me Out to Protect Hunter Biden—At the time, Shokin was investigating Burisma Holdings while Biden's son Hunter was on the board earning as much as $50,000 a month. [Author: Charlie ...
- + Breitbart: 2020 Poll Shows Warren Overtaking Sanders With Commanding Second Place Position—Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is overtaking Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) long-held second place position among Democrat candidates, an Economist/YouGov ...
- + Breitbart: Ocasio-Cortez Slams Joe Biden: You Work Well with Segregationists if You 'Ignore Racism'—Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) joined the chorus of Democrat lawmakers criticizing former Vice President Joe Biden for touting his past working ...
- + Breitbart: Nolte: Another Week, Another Ratings Catastrophe for Far-Left CNN—When you spend two years promising your audience Trump's going to be impeached and arrested and those two years are exposed as a hoax, you should expe...
- + Breitbart: Graham on Iran Shooting Down American Drone: 'All Bets Are Off'—MSNBC aired a clip of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Thursday reacting on Capitol Hill to the news of Iran shooting down one of the United States’...
- + Breitbart: Donald Trump: 'Iran Made a Very Big Mistake' by Shooting Down Drone—President Donald Trump reacted Thursday to the news that Iran had shot down a United States drone in international waters. [Author: Charlie Spiering] ...
- + Breitbart: Steve Harvey Attacks 'Hillbilly' Mitch McConnell for Rejecting Reparations—Daytime TV star and radio host Steve Harvey ripped Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R- KY) over his dismissal of reparations Wednesday, calling...
- + Breitbart: Nolte: Biden Longs for Era When He Was Called 'Son' and Others 'Boy'—Joe Biden is openly bragging about how much better things were when he was called "son" and others were called "boy." [Author: John Nolte] [Category: ...
- + Breitbart: Samantha Bee to Longshot 2020 Democrats: 'Stop Wasting Your Time'—TBS' Full Frontal host Samantha Bee urged longshot candidates vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination to drop out of the race, arguing t...
- + Breitbart: Google Slammed for Political Bias at Annual Shareholder Meeting—Tech giant Google, which faces dual antitrust probes from the FTC and the House Judiciary Committee, was called out for political bias at the annual s...
- + Breitbart: Scarborough Defends Biden -- 'He Didn't Speak with Adoration About These Segregationists'—During Thursday’s broadcast of “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough stood up for 2020 Democratic presidential candidate form...
- + Breitbart: Washington State Law Will Force Colleges to Reschedule Exams for Fasting Muslims—A recently passed Washington law will force colleges to reschedule exams for Muslim students who are celebrating religious holidays. [Author: Tom Cicc...
- + Breitbart: Alarm Bells as Project Fear Chief George Osborne Backs Boris for Prime Minister—Alarm bells are ringing for some Brexiteers after Project Fear architect George Osborne appeared to endorse Boris Johnson's candidacy for Tory leader....
- + Breitbart: Report: Doane University Suspends Librarian for Highlighting School's History of Blackface—Doane University suspended a librarian earlier this year over her decision to highlight the university's history of blackface incidents. [Author: Tom ...
- + Breitbart: Watch: ABC's 'Good Morning America' Presents Deep Dive into Hunter Biden's Ukraine, China Dealings—Thursday on ABC's "Good Morning America," ABC's chief national correspondent Tom Llamas laid out some of the issues concerning some of former Vice Pre...
- + Breitbart: Nolte: Kasie Hunt Spreads Fake News Biden's Segregationist Pals Were 'Republicans'—Where did "Republican" come from? Biden didn’t identify them as Republicans. Did Kasie do a quick Google search, find the truth too painful, and decid...
- + Breitbart: Holocaust Remembrance Center in Israel Schools AOC on Concentration Camp Facts—The World Holocaust Remembrance Center — Yad Vashem — in Israel is schooling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on the truth about the Nazi concentr...
- + Breitbart: Bangladesh: Hundreds Brawl in Protest Against Chinese Abuse at Belt and Road Project—Hundreds of Chinese and local workers clashed at the construction site of a Beijing-funded power plant near Dhaka, Bangladesh, leaving one person dead...
- + Fort Russ: What is the real reason the US fears Russia’s POWERFUL S-400?— MOSCOW – The US National Interest magazine explained the reasons why the US and its NATO allies should be alert to the Russian S-400 air defen...
- + Fort Russ: Russian Foreign Ministry: U.S is intentionally ruining the situation in Persian Gulf region— MOSCOW – The United States is consciously aggravating the situation in the Persian Gulf with Washington trying to make the situation worse,...
- + Fort Russ: VIDEO – SYRIA – Nebenzya gives his Western colleagues a reality check— During a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Idlib, the Russian Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, had to call out his...
- + Fort Russ: Venezuela considers Moscow key ally in fight against hybrid attacks— CARACAS – General Pasqualino Angiolillo Fernández said that Venezuela considers Russia the main allied country in efforts to combat the curre...
- + Fort Russ: Malaysian Prime Minister says MH17 charges are a “Ridiculous Conspiracy” against Russia— This question, he believes, was initially politicized, and the Netherlands, before they got the case, accused Russia of taking down the Malaysian Bo...
- + Fort Russ: Turkish Courts hand down Life Sentences to Plotters of Failed 2016 Coup – Gulen still at large— ANKARA – The Turkish High Court issued 141 life sentences against 17 defendants, including the leader of the failed coup of 2016, Akin Ozturk....
- + Fort Russ: BREAKING: U.S confirms drone was shot down by Iranian missile— WASHINGTON DC – The US military has confirmed that their surveillance drone has been shot down by Iranian forces while flying over what they ...
- + Fort Russ: Of Black Boxes, Dark Arts & Geopolitics – A good time to revisit MH17— With reports that one of NATO’s lapdogs is gearing up to prosecute individuals over MH17, now’s a good time to recall what a phony job t...
- + Fort Russ: “We Strongly Support DPRK’s Socialist Construction” – China’s Xi Jinping arrives in North Korea— PYONGYANG – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea, his first visit since becoming head of state in 2013. This is, as BBC notes, ...
- + Fort Russ: NATO Countries to buy Russian Rockets despite U.S ban – U.S also seeks loophole to self-imposed sanction— MOSCOW – A number of countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are interested in acquiring Russian engines for space launch vehicles...
- + Fort Russ: US stays silent over Tehran’s downing of spy drone— The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that early in the morning the American unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down by an air defense s...
- + Fort Russ: BRICS: Bolsonaro and Putin plan mutual trips as Brazil’s VP speaks against Russia— BRASILIA – Brazil, which will host the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit later this year, expects Russian President...
- + FPIF ext: The Time Has Come for a Global Minimum Wage— (Image: Kheel Center / Flickr) The International Labour Organization (ILO) is celebrating its 100th anniversary this June. In the wake of a devasta...
- + Free Thought Project: WATCH: Cops Scared of 87yo Grandma Cutting Flowers, Taser Her in Her Breast—Police are defending their actions of tasering an 87-year-old grandmother in her breast as she cut dandelions in the woods. [Category: Filming Cops, P...
- + Havana Times: Burying the Dead Amid Chaos and Crisis in Venezuela—Mr. Jose Manuel was 93 years old and in very good health. He lived on a mountain in Venezuela’s Lara State, and he couldn’t help leaving this world wh...
- + Havana Times: Nicaragua’s Political Prisoners: Released but Besieged in Their Homes—Beginning practically the very day they were released from prison, the now ex-political prisoners continue being hounded by the police and harassed by...
- + Havana Times: Alternative Cinema in Havana from the Latin American and Caribbean African Diaspora—The Afro-Cuban Alliance* invites Havana Times readers to attend the first edition of the Alternative Film from the Latin American and Caribbean Africa...
- + Havana Times: Brazilian Justice Minister Denies Plotting to Send Lula to Jail—Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro on Wednesday denied allegations that he cooperated with prosecutors to jail former president Luiz Inacio Lula d...
- + Havana Times: Havana Weather for June 20-26—Normally on summer days we have rains in the afternoon associated with the diurnal heating, however, during the next few days we will be having rain f...
- + Liberation News: 96-year-old activist on hunger strike for world’s children— We salute Sally-Alice Thompson, who has always walked the talk. The post 96-year-old activist on hunger strike for world’s children appeared first o...
- + Mint Press: Annexation: How Israel Already Controls More Than Half of the West Bank—A state of de facto annexation already exists on the ground in most of the occupied West Bank. Almost two-thirds of the Palestinian territory, includi...
- + Mint Press: Veteran Navy Officer Exposes Flaws in US Version of Iran Oil Tanker Narrative—Insurge — The Trump administration has released a range of photographic and video evidence in support of its claim that proves how Iran attacked...
- + Mint Press: Why Protesters Set Fire to the US Embassy in Honduras —Grayzone — The streets of Honduras were filled with protesters and clouds of tear gas as the month of June began. The national police fanned out...
- + Moon of Alabama: Iran Shoots Down Strategic U.S. Drone - Is Ready For War - Puts "Maximum Pressure" On Trump —Early this morning Iranian air defense shot down a U.S. high attitude reconnaissance drone: DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have s...
- + Moon of Alabama: How John Bolton Controls The Administration And Donald Trump—Jeff Bezos' blog, the Washington Post, has some bits on the discussion and infighting in the Trump administration about the march towards war on Iran....
- + Moon of Alabama: Trump Fires Shanahan. Pompeo For Sec Def? Bolton To State?—Trump just fired his acting Secretary of Defense. Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump -16:59 UTC· 18 Jun 2019 Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanaha...
- + Moon of Alabama: Iran To Exceed Some Nuclear Deal Limits - EU Under Pressure To Fulfill Its Commitments—The conflict U.S. President Donald Trump ignited by leaving the nuclear deal with Iran is escalating at multiple fronts. U.S. sanctions on Iranian im-...
- + Moon of Alabama: The MoA Week In Review - OT 2019-34—Sorry for posting only four pieces this week. There was family visiting here who deserved a bit of attention. Last week's posts at Moon of Alabama: Ju...
- + Moon of Alabama: How Trump's "Maximum Pressure" Campaign Against Iran Now Works Against Him—There is no evidence that Iran was behind Friday's attack on tankers in the Gulf of Oman. There are many parties in the Middle East and in the United ...
- + Moon of Alabama: Iran Decided To Put Maximum Pressure On Trump - Here Is How It Will Do It—Thirteen month ago the United States launched a total economic war against Iran. It demands its capitulation. Now Iran decided to respond in kind. It ...
- + Moon of Alabama: Today's Attacks On Ships In The Gulf Of Oman Are Not In Iran's Interest - Or Are They? (Updated)—UPDATED below --- Early this morning, around 6:00 UTC, two tankers in the Gulf of Oman were attacked by surface weapons. Both ships were some 50 kilom...
- + Moon of Alabama: Unconstricted Twisted Filaments Of Fiber—I've got nothing. --- News & views ...
- + Moon of Alabama: Cuban Doctors Provide Healthcare To Those In Need - The U.S. Wants To Stop Them—The Trump administration wants to reassert hegemony over Latin America. Cuba is one of its main targets. Through right wing allies and by its own mean...
- + Moon of Alabama: The MoA Week In Review - OT 2019-32—Last week saw our biannual request to you, dear readers, to support our efforts with a donation. Many of you thankfully do so. But many more seem to h...
- + Moon of Alabama: Syria - Western Media Glorification Of Syrian Jihadist Is A Sign That The War Is Far From Its End—Western media currently publish glorifying obituaries for a Syrian 'rebel' who is know for extreme sectarianism and for being a member of a Jihadi gro...
- + Moon of Alabama: We Are Happy To Announce 40 Million Lifetime Pageviews!—Over the last week there were several meta-post about the Moon of Alabama blog itself. This is another happy one. A week ago we announced some minor r...
- + Moon of Alabama: U.S. 7 th Fleet Cruiser Ignores Rules At Sea - Nearly Collides With Russian Destroyer —The accident prone U.S. 7th fleet is again in trouble. CNN sensationally reports of a near collision of a U.S. navy ship with a Russian navy one: The ...
- + Moon of Alabama: How Moon of Alabama Is Made—In one of the interviews Seymour Hersh gave last year about his life as a reporter he was asked to give advice for other writers. He offered three tip...
- + Naked Capitalism: Links 6/20/19— [Category: Links]
- + Naked Capitalism: Citizens Assembly: Towards a Politics of Considered Judgement’—Experts in deliberative democracy have been working across the world for around twenty years. Now, all of a sudden, their expertise is in high demand....
- + Naked Capitalism: These Statistics Show Why the Status Quo Is Failing Most Americans—Ugly but important statistics on America's fraying social fabric. [Category: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity,...
- + Near East Outlook: Are the Concerns Surrounding the Death of Mohamed Morsi Legitimate?— In mid-June , right in the middle of the hearing of his case in a Cairo court, Egypt’s former president, Mohamed Morsi died from a “su...
- + Near East Outlook: Trump Must Tackle the SCO over Iran— Unlike in the West, where the US and Europe are not yet on the same page vis-à-vis Iran despite the ‘evidence’ the US has presented to claim that Ira...
- + Near East Outlook: OBOR Initiative: Critics and New Members— The second BRF-2019 Summit in Beijing became a landmark event that marked achievements of this infrastructure project, which, in 2016, changed its fo...
- + Pravda Report: 17th Q&A conference with Putin: If you want peace, prepare for war—The Russians have experienced the 17th Q&A session with President Vladimir Putin. As it was predicted, Russia stopped for the time of the conferen...
- + Pravda Report: The tragedy of Mohamed Morsi's democracy—By Giovanni Giacalone Egypt's former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi suddenly died during a trial appearance in Cairo. According to an al-Arabiya cor...
- + Pravda Report: Top climate change scientists to discuss Antarctica—Top climate change scientists to discuss Antarctica Global polar science elite meets in Coimbra to discuss the effect of climate change on Antarctica ...
- + Pravda Report: Launch of "Progress of the World's Women 2019: Families in a Changing World"—WHAT: Launch of UN Women's flagship Report: Progress of the World's Women 2019: Families in a Changing World. The 2019 edition of Progress of the Worl...
- + Pravda Report: New research busts the myths about comprehensive sexuality education—New research busts the myths about comprehensive sexuality education Paper recommends scripted lessons where necessary to help teachers cover the subj...
- + Pravda Report: Arduous "walk to freedom" in Western Sahara—Arduous "walk to freedom" in Western Sahara The story of Western Sahara, the last colony in Africa, is one of flagrant violation of international law,...
- + Pravda Report: Why is Ebola raging in DR Congo after a year?—Why is Ebola raging in DR Congo after a year? Ebola nightmare still rages in DR Congo unabated nearly one year after the Health Ministry reported an o...
- + Pravda Report: Julian Assange should have followed Edward Snowden to Russia—The US Justice Department sent an inquiry to the UK for the extradition of journalist Julian Assange. The founder of WikiLeaks has seen a lot of tribu...
- + Pravda Report: Journalist Ivan Golunov released, charges against him dropped—The Ministry for Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation has decided to terminate the prosecution of journalist Ivan Golunov as it has been impossi...
- + Pravda Report: The case of Ivan Golunov: Who made a mistake?—Dmitry Peskov, Putin's official spokesman, told reporters on June 10 that the Kremlin was watching the development of the investigation of the case of...
- + Pravda Report: Gorbachev comments on fiction in Chernobyl miniseries—Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev stated that he did not give orders not to reward the title of the Hero of Socialist Labor to academician Val...
- + Pravda Report: Global environmental catastrophe: Straight into the Gates of Hell—Global environmental catastrophe: Straight into the Gates of Hell With the rhino and elephant memories from a distant past, joining the dodo showcased...
- + Pravda Report: FIFA and UN Women sign first-ever memorandum of understanding—FIFA and UN Women sign first-ever memorandum of understanding Paris, 7 June 2019 - The first-ever memorandum of understanding (MoU) between FIFA and t...
- + Pravda Report: The Senator's letter—As I wrote other times in the past, the election of Donald Trump to the highest American political office has been accompanied by great hopes of chang...
- + Reuters International: Painting and scraping: An Afghan refugee's hopes for German residence—When Afghan asylum seeker Yar Mohammad Haiqar found a job as a painter in a small Bavarian city, he couldn't stop smiling at what he hoped would be an...
- + Reuters International: When 007 met the Prince: Bond film set gets royal visit—James Bond received a royal visit on Thursday when Britain's Prince Charles toured the set of the new 007 movie filming at Pinewood Studios outside Lo...
- + Reuters International: Factbox: The Global Hawk drone shot down by Iran—Iran on Thursday shot down a U.S. military drone it said was on a spy mission over its territory. Washington said the aircraft was targeted in interna...
- + Reuters International: U.N. chief urges maximum restraint after Iran shoots down U.S. drone—U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned by the Iranian shooting down of U.S. drone and urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint, a...
- + Reuters International: Israel's Netanyahu urges support for U.S. against Iran's 'aggression'—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called on the international community to support the United States against Iran as tensions betw...
- + Reuters International: At least 30 dead as bus plunges off Indian mountain road—At least 30 people were killed and 37 injured when a bus plunged off a road in India's hilly northern state of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, a governm...
- + Reuters International: Trump says he will discuss detained Canadians with China's Xi—U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would raise the issue of detained Canadians being held by China as part of the ongoing spat involving ...
- + Reuters International: India deploys two ships in Gulf of Oman after tanker attacks—India's navy has deployed two ships in the Gulf of Oman to ensure safe passage for Indian-flagged vessels, the country's defense ministry said late on...
- + Reuters International: Trump: 'You'll find out' how U.S. will respond to Iran—Asked how the United States will respond to Iran after Iran shot down an American drone, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters, "You'll find out....
- + Reuters International: Trump calls Iran's shooting down of U.S. drone fly in ointment—President Donald Trump on Thursday called Iran's shooting down of a U.S. military drone a new fly in the ointment and said it could have been a mistak...
- + Reuters International: U.S. military says drone was 34 km from Iran when it was shot down—The U.S. military said on Thursday that Iran shot down its drone while it was flying at high altitude in international airspace over the Strait of Hor...
- + Reuters International: Trump thanks Mexican leader on border, says migrant flow slower—U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday thanked the president of Mexico for the job he is doing at the southern U.S. border, saying the migrant flow i...
- + Reuters International: China's Xi says world hopes North Korea-U.S. talks can succeed—The world hopes North Korea and the United States can talk to each other and for those talks to be successful, Chinese President Xi Jinping told North...
- + Reuters International: In Libya's anti-Haftar bastion, a resolve to fight hardens—In a warehouse packed with rocket launchers, grenades and rifles in the Libyan city of Misrata, workers sweat in the summer heat as they install an an...
- + Reuters International: Sri Lanka cardinal says government hiding truth over Easter attacks—The head of the Catholic church in Sri Lanka on Thursday issued a scathing criticism of the government over the Easter attacks that killed more than 2...
- + Reuters International: EU leaders scramble for consensus on 2050 carbon neutral target—EU leaders hoping for the bloc to lead the fight against global warming by agreeing on Thursday to go carbon neutral by 2050 engaged in last-ditch dip...
- + Reuters International: Faced with rising far right, Soros Foundations look West—George Soros's Open Society Foundations, best known for funding civil rights activists across Eastern Europe and the developing world, are increasingl...
- + Reuters International: Displaced families suffering subhuman conditions in Ethiopia: Egeland—Displaced families are enduring subhuman conditions in Ethiopia without enough food and shelter, Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refug...
- + Reuters International: Trump says Iran 'made a very big mistake' by shooting down drone—U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said Iran made "a very big mistake" by shooting down a U.S. military drone that Tehran said was on a spy missi...
- + Reuters International: Iran's Zarif says U.S. lying about drone being hit over international waters—Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Twitter on Thursday that the United States is lying over its drone being hit by Iran in internat...
- + Strategic Culture: Top Scientist Slams OPCW Leadership for Repressing Dissenting Report on Syria Gas Attack—MIT rocket scientist Theodore Postol has accused the OPCW leadership of overseeing “compromised reporting” and ignoring evidence that challenged claim...
- + Strategic Culture: Andrew Yang: A Trump in Democrat’s Clothing—Democratic Candidate Andrew Yang has quickly risen to become a star on the brightest side of the “intellectual dark web” by appealing to the working c...
- + Strategic Culture: Trump Fires Shanahan. Pompeo for Sec Def? Bolton to State?—Trump just fired his acting Secretary of Defense. Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump –16:59 UTC· 18 Jun 2019Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Sh...
- + Strategic Culture: We Just Took A Dramatic Turn Toward Political Collapse, Could There Be A Second Civil War?—It seems with the dramatic escalation of censorship over the past few weeks and years we are dividing our society in two and that can only lead to one...
- + Strategic Culture: June Madness Strikes Washington. Iranians, Russians and Britons Beware!—It has been a lively June so far in light of Washington’s apparent zeal to remake the world in its own image. There is considerable buzz among those n...
- + The Duran: Why the United States Will Not Attack Iran—Submitted by Steve Brown… The world has become so accustomed to US hubris, bluster, arrogance, and conceit, over so many years, most people acce...
- + The Duran: CrowdStrike DNC email hack hoax. Mueller exposed as Deep State hack (Video)—The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the stunning discovery from Roger Stone’s lawyers showing that the...
- + The Iran Project: CBI calls on Europe to buy Iran’s oil or create financial line— MNA – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran has called on Europeans to purchase Iranian oil or establish a financial line with Iran. Making the re...
- + The Iran Project: Iran to take US drone intrusion to UN: Zarif— MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif says Iran will take the case on US drone intrusion to UN and show that the US is lying about international wat...
- + The Iran Project: Oil prices jump 3% after official says Iran shot down a US drone— CNBC – Oil prices climbed around 3% on Thursday amid escalating tensions in the Middle East as a U.S. official said one of the country’s milita...
- + The Iran Project: This was “small portion of Iran’s great defense capacities”: official— MNA – An Iranian Parliamentary official Hossein Amir-Abdollahian noted that today’s downing of a US spy drone in the southern Iranian borders was jus...
- + The Iran Project: Zarif: Iran looking for enhanced ties with world via interactive diplomacy— IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran will broaden its relations with those countries which consider Iran equally as b...
- + The Iran Project: Turkish FM in Isfahan for bilateral talks— IRNA – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, heading a high-ranking delegation, arrived in Isfahan to hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Mo...
- + The Iran Project: War against Iran to trigger ‘catastrophe’: Putin warns— MNA – Russian President Vladimir Putin says use of force against Iran would trigger a catastrophe in the region. The remarks came as tensions are bui...
- + The Iran Project: Iran medical tourism generates $1.2b annually— Financial Tribune – I ran earns $1.2 billion from medical tourism annually. Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi made the announcement at the ...
- + The Iran Project: ‘Defensive move’: US envoy to Iran refuses to rule out military action— Sputnik – The Trump envoy to Iran dodged questions as to whether the White House would use Washington’s 2001 Authorization of Use of Military F...
- + The Iran Project: JCPOA joint commission to hold meeting in Vienna on June 28— MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Wed. that the JCPOA joint commission meeting is to be held in Vienna next Friday June 28t...
- + The Iran Project: A country with rich history of culture, civilization cannot be threatened— MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that a country with an outstanding history of culture and civilization can never be threaten...
- + The Iran Project: Photos: Leader receives personnel of Kordestan Martyrs Congress— MNA | Mohammad Ali Haqshenas : Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei met with the staff of the Congress of Martyrs of Kordestan ...
- + The Iran Project: Iranian armed forces determined to overthrow ‘Global Arrogance’: Army cmdr.— MNA – Commander of Iran’s Army Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi has said that Iran will continue its resistance against foreign pressures and ...
- + The Iran Project: IRGC reveals more details of downing US drone— Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) disclosed more information about a US spy drone it brought down on Thursday, including the aircra...
- + The Iran Project: Iran expresses deep regret over China quake: spox— MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi expressed deep regret over the devastating earthquake and flood in China, which left hundred o...
- + The Iran Project: Amirabdollahian: Russia is strategic partner— IRNA – A senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker said on Thursday that Russia as a strategic partner, calling for enhan...
- + The Iran Project: Enemies had pinned hope on sowing discord among Iranian ethnic groups— MNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said that enemies had pinned hope on fueling ethnic and religious differences in Iran...
- + The Iran Project: Foreign ministry condemns US violation of Iran’s airspace— Tasnim – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson strongly condemned a US military drone’s intrusion into Iran’s airspace. In a statement on Thursda...
- + The Iran Project: Trump tells his team to tone down the tough talk on Iran— The Daily Beast | Erin Banco: President Donald Trump has privately pushed his representatives to walk back their tough talk on Iran—and reiterate tha...
- + The Iran Project: Top Iranian, Russian security officials meet in Ufa— MNA – The top national security officials of Iran and Russia met in the Russian city of Ufa on Wednesday to discuss bilateral ties as well as the lat...
- + The Saker: Russia Won’t Leave Iran to the Wolves! New Bilateral Cooperation Measures Approved By Kremlin!— [Category: Watch List, Vesti News report]
- + The Saker: Nasrallah: Resistance Axis is Stronger Than Ever, Trump’s Deal of the Century Doomed to Fail—Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday, May 31, 2019, on the occasion of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) International Day. Tran...
- + The Saker: The last news about the Gilets Jaunes—by Le Saker Francophone for The Saker Blog You no longer hear about the Yellow Vests in the media and you think that the movement finally stopped afte...
- + The Saker: Whither the ‘Mexican Power’ movement I predicted post-Trump?—by Ramin Mazaheri for The Saker Blog Why do we often forget how powerful Mexico is? 130 million people; undoubtedly the most powerful Spanish-speaking...
- + The Saker: Understanding America’s “regime change” strategy in Russia—by Ollie Richardson for The Saker Blog In what is a very timely admission taking into account the topic of my last article – 21st century internationa...
- + The Saker: Moveable Feast Cafe 2019/06/18 … Open Thread—2019/06/18 21:00:01Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ra...
- + The Saker: Iran at the center of the Eurasian riddle—By Pepe Escobar – posted with permission With the dogs of war on full alert, something extraordinary happened at the 19th summit of the Shanghai Coope...
- + The Saker: US planning ‘tactical assault’ on Iran in response to ‘tanker attack’ — report—RT reports: UN sources believe that the United States is planning to carry out a “tactical assault on Iran” in response to the attack on two oil tan...
- + The Saker: Turkish Artillery Struck Syrian Army Positions Near Idlib—Syrian War Report – June 17, 2019: Turkish Artillery Struck Syrian Army Positions Near Idlib On June 16, Turkey said on that its forces had str...
- + Ukraine Today: World Refugee Day: U.S. makes important statement on Russian aggression against Ukraine—U.S. diplomats have again called on Russia to abide by the Minsk peace agreements on Donbas. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Ukraine gets funds from placement of euro-denominated bonds worth EUR 1 bln—The bonds were mainly bought by asset management funds, as well as pension and insurance funds. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: EU extends sanctions by one year over illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol—The measures apply to EU persons and EU based companies. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Constitutional Court in Ukraine recognizes President's decree on Parliament dissolution in line with Basic Law—The Court handed down its conclusion June 20. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: At Filaret's "Council", decision made to restore Kyiv Patriarchate—The decision is in defiance of the newly created Orthodox Church of Ukraine which was created after Filaret signed the document dismantling the UOC-KP...
- + Ukraine Today: Halting transit via Ukraine could undermine Russian gas business: media—Russia's Gazprom said it was confident that it will send sufficient volumes of the fuel to Europe this winter, even though the transit talks with Ukra...
- + Ukraine Today: Poland offers assistance with gas transit via Ukraine—Warsaw is waiting for a decision of the Ukrainian side. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Five political parties could become part of Rada following elections – poll—The Servant of the People Party remains the leader with an overwhelming 49.8% of supporters. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Ukraine's Ambassador to Georgia protests against Russian official's speech at Forum—The 26th Annual General Assembly of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy is taking place in Georgia on June 19-22. [Category: Политика] [Link ...
- + Ukraine Today: Russia plotting provocations in Kharkiv, Riga over historical past—The events regarding Soviet-era monuments in Latvia and Ukraine deserve close examination. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Zelensky decides to move Administration HQ to Ukrainian House on Khreshchatyk—The Administration has also been renamed to become the President's Office. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Putin says accusations of occupation of Donbas "total nonsense"—The president said that as a result of sanctions, Russia had lost $50 billion since 2014. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Information Resistance OSINT Group releases statement on death of coordinator Dmytro Tymchuk—The Group is sincerely grateful to all who have expressed words of support and condolences. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Filaret's efforts to restore Kyiv Patriarchate "irreversible aging symptoms": OCU cleric—Patriarch Filaret said on April 27 he was not satisfied with the OCU's status as a metropolis. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Participants in LGBT event attacked in Kyiv—Minors were among the victims of the assault, one of the event's organizers said. [Category: Киев] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: CEC registers 233 int'l observers ahead of snap parliamentary elections—At its meeting on Wednesday, June 19, the Commission registered 190 official observers from international organizations. [Category: Общество] [Link to...
- + Ukraine Today: Trump says he will meet Putin at G20 summit next week – Reuters—Trump confirmed earlier this week he would be meeting with President of China Xi Jinping. [Category: Мир] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: U.S. to deploy more arms to Middle East—The deployment includes more Patriot missile defenses. [Category: Мир] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Volume of disbursed capital investments in Ukraine in Jan-March up 17.8%—Experts predict continued positive trends in the investment sector. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Team Zelensky "not fully aware" of Crimea issues but president's own statements "very adequate": Dzhemilev—The Crimean Tatar leader announced preparations for his meeting with the head of state. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + UNZ: Forget Trump’s 'deal of the Century'. Israel Was Always on Course to Annexation, by Jonathan Cook—When Israeli prime ministers are in trouble, facing difficult elections or a corruption scandal, the temptation has typically been for them to unleash...
- + William Bowles: Iran Newslinks 20 June 2019—20 June 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day US refutes reports on r...
- + William Bowles: Still Manufacturing Consent: An Interview With Noam Chomsky—Alan MacLeod interviewed Noam Chomsky via Skype on March 13, 2018, for MacLeod’s new book Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Conse...
- + William Bowles: Explained: War on Venezuela (Part 1)—In this first episode of a three-part explainer series on the international war on Venezuela, Peoples Dispatch will take a look at the sanctions that ...
- + William Bowles: Dissenting paper on Douma attack exposes ‘compromised reporting & analysis’ by OPCW – MIT professor—The OPCW failed to include evidence on the Douma “chemical attack” that contradicts the West’s favored narrative in its final report, so the resulting...
- + William Bowles: The Red Locomotive in Brussels? Interview with the Workers’ Party of Belgium—On 27 May, Europe woke up to what seemed like a new stage in the resurgence of the far-right and reactionary forces and a major retreat for left in th...
- + William Bowles: UN Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer Becomes One of Assange’s Most Vocal Advocates—“Here [in Assange’s case] we are not speaking of prosecution but of persecution. That means that judicial power, institutions and proceedings are bein...
- + William Bowles: Israel’s Secretive Nuclear Facility Leaking as Watchdog Finds Israel Has Nearly 100 Nukes by Whitney Webb—Israel is one of only five nations in the world that refuse to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, an international treaty ai...
- + William Bowles: How John Bolton Controls The Administration And Donald Trump—Jeff Bezos' blog, the Washington Post, has some bits on the discussion and infighting in the Trump administration about the march towards war on Iran....
- + William Bowles: US-backed Venezuela opposition caught embezzling ‘humanitarian aid’ cash—Millions of dollars raised for “freedom and democracy” in Venezuela ended up spent in Colombia by the aides of US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido...
- + William Bowles: Who Are the Arsonists of the Petrol Tankers in the Gulf? By Manlio Dinucci—While the United States prepares a new escalation of tension in the Middle East by accusing Iran of attacking petrol tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Ital...
- + William Bowles: Dave Lambert Day June 19, 1917 – October 3, 1966—Lambert enjoyed writing lyrics to the recorded solos of jazz soloists (known as vocalese) and he and Hendricks came up with the idea of recording a fu...
- + William Bowles: Why We Need a New Response to the LGBT Sex Education Row by Sita Balani—The row in Birmingham over LGBT sex education for primary school has moved into its fourth month. The school gates at Parkfield Community School and A...
- + William Bowles: Injustice shouldn’t be overlooked in the pursuit of profit—19 June 2019 — Bureau of Investigative Journalism It’s been a very busy few weeks at the Bureau. In a series of stories that show what a range o...
- + Zero Hedge: Senate Blocks Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia In Bipartisan Trump Rebuke—The Senate voted on Thursday to block billions of dollars of armaments to Saudi Arabia in what the New York Times described as a "sharp and bipartisan...
- + Zero Hedge: Quadriga Founder Siphoned Customer Coins Into Personal Accounts On Other Exchanges—Authored by Marie Huillett via CoinTelegraph, The deceased owner of the now-defunct Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX was allegedly transferring us...
- + Zero Hedge: "We Don't Need Another Apology": Congressional Hearing Erupts In Boos As Black Student Trashes Reparations Bill —Nothing infuriates the left like listening to a minority express a conservative opinion. And so it was on Wednesday when a black student who was desce...
- + Zero Hedge: Trump: "You'll Soon Find Out" If US Attacks Iran; Stocks Slide—Update 2: In his clearest threat yet, President Trump replied "you'll soon find out" when asked whether the US would attack Iran. In remarks to the p...
- + Zero Hedge: US Steel Plants Are Going Idle, But The Fed Perpetuates The Myth That Everything Is Just Fine—Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, Even though there is a tremendous amount of evidence to the contrary, the Federal Reserve ...
- + Zero Hedge: Libor Tumbles The Most Since May 2009—Having been headfaked by Powell in the fourth quarter of 2018 - along with every other asset class - when 3M USD Libor rose from 2.300% to 2.800%... ...
- + Zero Hedge: FBI Ignored Repeated Warnings That Manafort 'Black Ledger' Might Be Fake—Just when you thought the Steele dossier was the only piece of "garbage" intel the FBI relied on in its efforts against the Trump campaign, The Hill's...
- + Zero Hedge: These Statistics Show Why The Status Quo Is Failing Most Americans—Authored by Isaiah Poole via OpenDemocracy.net, The rise of Donald Trump is a symptom of a systemic crisis that has been building up for decades... ...
- + Zero Hedge: Global Negative Yielding Debt Hits Record $12.3 Trillion—Somewhere, SocGen's permabearish strategist Albert Edwards is dancing a jig, as every day that passes bring us every closer to his trademark "Ice Age....
- + Zero Hedge: Putin Warns Attack On Iran Would Be "Catastrophic" As US Navy Deploys To Drone Crash Site—Following China's warning this week that the United States is poised to open "Pandora's Box" in the Middle East should it escalate military action aga...
- + Zero Hedge: Oil Prices Spike Most In 5 Months As US-Iran Tensions Soar—WTI and Brent prices spiked overnight on the headlines about a US drone being shot down by Iran, and just legged higher once again following Trump's t...
- + Zero Hedge: Trump: Iran Made "A Very Big Mistake" By Shooting Down Drone —Update: After reportedly being briefed on the attack, President Trump has weighed in on Twitter to warn Iran that it made a "very big mistake" by shoo...
- + Zero Hedge: "They're Right, It 'Is' Different This Time..."—Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, They’re right. It IS different this time. It’s worse. Much, much worse. What is? Everything. ...
- + Zero Hedge: Malaysian PM Slams MH17 Inquiry, Says It Was Designed "To Blame Russia From The Beginning"—Malaysia is expressing serious discontent about a Dutch led inquiry into the MH17 crash, which ultimately "pointed the finger at Russia before the pro...
- + Zero Hedge: Michael Every: "Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? Then I’ll Begin"—Submitted by Michael Every of Rabobank Fed-y Tales Are you sitting uncomfortably? Then I’ll begin. Once upon a time in a land far away there was a...
- + Zero Hedge: S&P Opens At All-Time Record High, Rate-Cut Expectations Soar—President Trump is happy. S&P opens at Record High!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2019 Following Powell's pivot earlier in the ye...
- + Zero Hedge: US, China Restart Trade Talks As Trump-Xi Meeting Looms—Almost as abruptly as they collapsed, talks between Washington and Beijing will take place for the first time since the dialogue collapsed last month,...
- + Zero Hedge: "You Better Be Careful And Keep Your Eyes Open"—Via The Felder Report, Stan Druckenmiller recently gave a wide-ranging interview at the Economic Club of New York. One of the insights he shared that...
- + Zero Hedge: Philly Fed Slumps In June As Price Plunge Pressures Margins—Seemingly confirming the collapse in Empire Manufacturing 'soft' survey data, The Philly Fed Business Outlook plunged from 16.6 to just 0.3 in June (w...
- + Zero Hedge: Lira Flash Crashes After Turkey Threatens US With Retaliation Against Any US Missile Sanctions—Turkish president Erdogan has decided that the best way to respond to Trump's threats is with threats of his own, and on Thursday, Erdogan said that T...
- + CBC Indigenous: Government lied about leaked education report, says Nunavut Teachers' Association— The president of the Nunavut Teachers' Association says his organization was lied to when it comes to a leaked report on the Nunavut T...
- + CBC Indigenous: Government lied about leaked education report, says Nunavut Teachers Association— The president of the Nunavut Teachers Association says that his organization was lied to when it comes to a leaked report on the Nunav...
- + CBC Indigenous: Manitoba's new 'utility scale' solar farm aims to spark First Nations interest in green energy— Fisher River Cree Nation is aiming to generate clean power and an ongoing source of revenue from a new one megawatt solar farm, the bi...
- + CBC Indigenous: 'A catalogue of my life': Anishinaabe artist Rebecca Belmore on Facing the Monumental exhibition— The largest exhibition devoted to award-winning Anishinaabe artist Rebecca Belmore opens for the summer at Musée d’art contemporain de...
- + CBC Indigenous: Algonquin Nation erects wigwam opposite Parliament in protest over future of former U.S. embassy— Members of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation have erected a wigwam in front of the former U.S. embassy opposite Parliament Hill in Otta...
- + CBC Indigenous: Woman sues RCMP officer who asked if she was 'at all turned on' during sexual assault— An Indigenous woman who was interrogated by a Kelowna RCMP officer in March, 2012, after reporting reporting a sexual assault, is now ...
- + CBC Indigenous: 'You are not honourable': Dene of Saskatchewan and Manitoba accuse Bennett, Trudeau of breaking negotiations— After nearly two decades of negotiations, the Dene of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba were close to signing a land and resource agr...
- + CBC Indigenous: High school hockey team in Cape Breton drops Redmen name— Riverview High School in Coxheath, N.S., is dropping the Redmen name from its hockey program in an effort to be more culturally respec...
- + CBC Indigenous: Saskatchewan to continue using 'birth alerts' despite calls by national MMIWG inquiry to stop— The Saskatchewan government says it will continue to track or seize at-risk babies despite a call to stop from the inquiry into missin...
- + CBC Indigenous: Chief asks why the PM makes time for a Raptors parade but hasn't visited Grassy Narrows— Grassy Narrows First Nation members are in Toronto as part of the community's campaign to secure construction and long-term funding fo...
- + CBC Indigenous: Trans Mountain approval frustrating, says B.C. chief with unresolved concerns about pipeline project— While Coldwater Chief Lee Spahan wasn't surprised to hear that the federal government was moving ahead with plans to twin the Trans Mo...
- + CBC Indigenous: Music, art, dance, food and humour a learning experience at Elders Gathering in northern Sask.— The ninth annual Elders Gathering in the northern Saskatchewan village of Pinehouse is underway. [Author: CBC News] [Category: News/Ca...
- + CBC Indigenous: Sudbury school R.H. Murray hosts first powwow— To help students better understand National Indigenous People's Day, Sudbury’s R.H. Murray Public School is teaching its students all ...
- + CBC Indigenous: Designated spaces for smudging at Windsor Regional Hospital— A room at each hospital location has been designated to accommodate ritual smudging ceremonies, and a written policy has been put in p...
- + CBC Indigenous: RCMP seeks names of potential victims of coerced sterilization— The RCMP is seeking the names of potential victims of coerced sterilization procedures and wants lawyers to help in the process, Commi...
- + CBC Indigenous: Middle school students ask, 'What can we do about truth and reconciliation?'— Beth Weatherbee's Grade 7 and 8 students managed to stump her this year when a class discussion about Canada's Truth and Reconciliatio...
- + CBC Indigenous: Nunavut's teacher training program in 'dynamic deadlock,' can't produce enough Inuktitut-speaking teachers— A leaked 2017 report originally published by Nunavut News states that the territory's current teacher education program is 'not capabl...
- + CBC Indigenous: National billboard campaign honours missing and murdered Indigenous women— Over the course of the week, Indigenous artists' work dedicated to raising awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girl...
- + CBC Indigenous: Canadian mining company liable for pollution flowing from Kootenays to U.S. — Vancouver-based mining giant Teck has run out of appeals after polluting the Columbia River and Lake Roosevelt in Washington State for...
- + CBC Indigenous: Tsleil-Waututh Nation to appeal Trans Mountain expansion once again— The Tsleil-Waututh Nation says it will once again appeal the approval of the Trans Mountain expansion project. [Author: Andrea Ross ] ...
- + Navajo TImes: ‘We’re all related’: Treaty Days festival celebrates the homecoming—SHIPROCK The Treaty Days Festival represents the “the return home,” says artist Candace Williams, whose painting with that title depicts the Long Walk...
- + Navajo TImes: Letters: Failure to discuss alcohol bill disconcerting—On June 17, 2019, the Law and Order Committee of the 24th Navajo Nation Council met in Window Rock, to hear reports and discuss “new business” per an ...
- + Navajo TImes: Neither county chooses granddaughter for Pinto’s seat—GALLUP and AZTEC, N.M. Courtesy photoN.M. Sen. John Pinto The McKinley County and San Juan County commissions have made their choices of whom they w...
- + Navajo TImes: Navajo Nation Fair still in turmoil—WINDOW ROCK Last September, former Navajo Nation Fair Manager Alvina Arviso promised Budget and Finance Committee members that she would provide a det...
- + Navajo TImes: Alcohol bill dies in committee—WINDOW ROCK The Law and Order Committee decided it wasn’t ready to hear member Edmund Yazzie’s bill prohibiting elected officials from consuming alcoh...
- + Navajo TImes: Pride festival themed ‘Sacredness before Stonewall’—WINDOW ROCK The Navajo Nation is home to the largest Pride celebration in Indian Country. This year’s Diné Pride theme is “Honoring Sacredness before...
- + Navajo TImes: Best of the best: Springs sports all-stars include several state champs—WINDOW ROCK The final curtain of the 2018-19 high school sports scene ended at the conclusion of the New Mexico state playoffs in mid-May. A month has...
- + Navajo TImes: Tough love and discipline at Rising Stars camp—FARMINGTON Just half an hour into the 2019 Rising Stars Boys Basketball Camp, Wyatt Dearen understood what he had gotten himself into. Dearen felt as ...
- + Navajo TImes: Girls rez-ball players to tour Spain—WINDOW ROCK Seven of the Navajo Nation’s brightest talents will take their basketball skills to tour Spain next month. The seven players represent th...
- + Navajo TImes: Allentown, Whitecone cowboys win $1,000 showdown—RED ROCK PARK The 71st Annual Gallup Lions Club Rodeo reintroduced the $1,000 Winner Take All Showdown at this year’s rodeo, which was held las...
- + Ag Web: When President Trump visited an Iowa ethanol plant in June, farmers at—When President Trump visited an Iowa ethanol plant in June, farmers attending the event took the opportunity to help President Trump understand how RI...
- + Ag Web: Buyer Beware: Exposing the Truth Behind THF 303
- + Ag Web: Is the time out over?
- + Ag Web: Islamic State Terrorists Sabotaging Iraq's Wheat Crop
- + Ag Web: At Significant Support—Grain markets are testing significant support, time to get long exposure back on?
- + Ag Web: Morning Market Audio 6/20/19
- + Ag Web: A group of chief executive officers of American corporations are set t—A group of chief executive officers of American corporations are set to meet with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang this week as the simmering trade war ensn...
- + Ag Web: The Terraton Initiative is Indigo’s global effort to capture 1 trillio—The Terraton Initiative is Indigo’s global effort to capture 1 trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by using agricultural plants and th...
- + Ag Web: Debate Continues Over Planting Prospects—Debate Continues Over Planting Prospects
- + Ag Web: Blow Blow Blow Your Boat
- + Western Farm Press: USDA allocates $75 million to Feral Swine Eradication program—Pilot projects will consist of feral swine removal by APHIS; restoration efforts supported by NRCS; and assistance to producers for feral swine contro...
- + Western Farm Press: Weekly Export Sales: Mixed bag, with bearish corn numbers—Exports on the low end of trade guesses, with shipments at marketing-year low
- + Western Farm Press: Barry Evans gives 2019 crop update, harvests wheat—Barry Evans talks to Farm Press about wheat harvest, management decisions for 2019 crops.
- + Western Farm Press: Culling open heifers after preg check offers 3 economic benefits —Pregnancy checking replacement heifers helps protect producer investment
- + Western Farm Press: Arkansas agriculture secretary to serve on SASDA—Multi-state organization elects Arkansas secretary of agriculture.
- + Western Farm Press: Alabama irrigation field day June 26—On-farm irrigation use is becoming more prevalent in Alabama.
- + Western Farm Press: Morning Market Review for June 20, 2019—More profit-taking ahead? (Comments are updated by 7:30 a.m. Central Time.)
- + Western Farm Press: Farm Progress America, June 20, 2019—Max Armstrong looks at the challenge California farmers face as the state takes land for a troubled bullet train project
- + Western Farm Press: Minnesota beef producers promote product in Taiwan, Japan—The trip’s goal was to evaluate the incorporation of U.S. beef in two Asian markets.
- + Western Farm Press: 3 calf weaning methods to reduce stress —Stop the bawling: Calf stress can cause sickness and reduced gains that affect their postweaning performance.
- + Western Farm Press: Pilot project to help farmers address ephemeral gullies—The application deadline is July 19 for the $2 million available in Nebraska through the project.
- + Western Farm Press: What you can learn from tillage transect data—Here’s why Indiana conservation partners have a good handle on trends over time.
- + Western Farm Press: Illinois beef producers honored—The Illinois Beef Association recognizes the top junior, seedstock breeder, commercial producer, environmental steward and family in the state.
- + Western Farm Press: Let’s go to the fair!—County and community fairs are held through September in Wisconsin.
- + Western Farm Press: Manure management: Are you doing it right?—Event will address getting the most bang for your buck while maintaining the integrity of the environment.
- + Western Farm Press: Producing better yield maps with careful calibration—Precision ag farmer Gary Wagner checks and rechecks his sensors to ensure accuracy.
- + Western Farm Press: Scout corn for stalk borers in Iowa this summer—Determine percent of infested plants and consider applying insecticide at peak larval movement.
- + Western Farm Press: Funding supports Montana opioid research—The work will address prescription opioid abuse in the state, with an emphasis on rural areas.
- + Western Farm Press: K-State gets grant for Railroad Safety Center—Federal transportation grant of $2.5 will pay for Rural Railroad Safety Center at Kansas State.
- + Western Farm Press: Nominations open for 2019 Young Cattlemen’s Conference—The deadline for nominations is July 5.
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: OPEC wrangle over meeting date exposes deepening Saudi-Iran rift—OPEC’s month-long wrangle over a date for its next meeting has highlighted a changing dynamic in the group with decisions increasingly driven by long-...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Forecasting (Declining) Political Risks To Oil—Last week’s attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman — which the U.S. has controversially attributed to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards —...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: UAE energy minister says decision to extend oil cuts is reasonable—The United Arab Emirates’ energy minister said on Wednesday the UAE supports the the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its ...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Oil Prices Rise Sharply as Middle East Tensions Worsen—Oil prices sharply climbed Thursday as tensions in the Middle East continued to spiral and the dollar sold off. Brent crude, the global benchmark, was...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Oil jumps 3% to $63 as Iran shoots down U.S. drone in Gulf—Oil jumped more than 3% to above $63 a barrel on Thursday after Iran shot down a U.S. military drone, raising fears of a military confrontation betwee...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: OPEC Farce Sees Yet Another Oil Ministers’ Meeting Postponed—The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) postponed its regular ministers’ meeting, aimed at monitoring and enforcing the 14-memb...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Global economic slowdown hits oil consumption: Kemp—Global oil consumption rose last year at the slowest rate since 2014, as higher prices and broad deceleration in manufacturing activity and freight mo...
- + Shipping News - Security: Weekly Maritime Security Report—East Africa and Indian Ocean Iran: Attacks target two tankers in Gulf of Oman 13 June Two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman were evacuated after an unsp...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Xi Jinping and Donald Trump to broaden agenda beyond US-China trade war for meeting at G20 summit in Osaka—When Chinese President Xi Jinping meets his US counterpart Donald Trump in Japan at the end of the month they are expected to discuss a broad range of...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: US topples China as India’s largest merchandise trade partner—The US overtook China to once again become India’s top goods trading partner in 2018-19, official data shows. Also, India’s trade surplus with t...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Draghi may just have tied hands of successor—Mario Draghi is seeing out the final weeks of his tenure in charge of the European Central Bank, but his overt hint of more stimulus to come could mea...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: In India, all eyes on a monsoon that is critical for the economy—India’s monsoon has progressed more slowly than usual after hitting the southern state of Kerala nearly a week late. Monsoon rains have been 44% lower...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: U.S.-China trade war – the levers they can pull—The trade war between the United States and China has gone beyond tariffs as the countries increase pressure on each other to cede ground. U.S. Presid...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: India Will Overtake China As The Most Populated Country In 8 Years: Un Report—India will overtake China to become the world’s most populous country in just eight years, according to a United Nations report. Meanwhile, the ...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Trade tensions kick Asian business confidence to 10-year low – Thomson Reuters/INSEAD poll—Confidence among Asian companies in the June quarter fell to its lowest since the 2008-09 financial crisis, as a U.S.-China trade war disrupts global ...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Fed Holds Rates Steady, Hints at Possible Cuts if Outlook Dims—Federal Reserve officials held their benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday, but hinted they would cut rates in the months ahead if the economic ...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: US-China trade war weighed on Beijing’s decision not to pursue WTO market economy status, analysts say—The ongoing trade war with the United States was an important factor in China’s decision to halt a case against the refusal of the European Union to g...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Mario Draghi Has Spotted the Real Problem: Europe’s Politicians—Mario Draghi has spent much of his time as president of the European Central Bank fighting crises. So he hasn’t had much time to consider his legacy, ...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: World Bank: China’s Belt and Road can speed development, needs transparency—China’s massive Belt and Road infrastructure drive could speed up economic development and reduce poverty for dozens of developing countries, the Worl...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man to reveal company ownership amid tax haven crackdown—The three British Crown Dependencies – Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man – said on Wednesday they would move to reveal publicly the tru...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: The Terrible Human Cost Of Greece’s Bailouts—When writing about Greece, it is all too easy to look only at the economic figures and miss the human impact. What does a 27% fall in GDP feel like to...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: U.S. companies warn on Trump’s tariffs—A host of U.S. consumer companies have warned that costs related to tariffs on goods imported from China will hit their profits. The United States inc...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Brexit Hardens EU’s Stance on Switzerland Amid Stock Trading Row—The delicate state of Brexit negotiations has hardened the European Union’s stance toward Switzerland, another country that’s struggling to redefine i...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Two European countries could be the big winners from the US-China trade war, Barclays says—France and Germany could be the biggest beneficiaries in an escalation in trade tariffs between the U.S. and China, Barclays economists have projected...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: China central bank to strengthen anti-money laundering cooperation overseas—China’s central bank said on Wednesday it would strengthen cooperation with countries including European nations to curb cross-border money laun...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Commerzbank brings forward ECB rate-cut expectation to July—Commerzbank said on Wednesday that it has now bought forward its expectations for an interest rate cut from the European Central Bank to July from the...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: No quick fix to overcome lack of trust behind US-China trade war, Singapore minister says—Mistrust between China and the United States is unlikely to be repaired in the short term, according to Singapore’s senior minister of state for trade...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Rehn Warns Against Currency War as ECB Plans Attacked by Trump—European Central Bank policy maker Olli Rehn warned of a risk that persistent trade tensions will morph into a global currency war, a day after U.S. P...
- + World Maritime News: Net Income Drops for Carnival, Despite Rise in Revenues—Carnival's growth "hampered by a confluence of events", according to the CEO. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, oth...
- + World Maritime News: Study: Feeder Containerships Ready to Benefit from Hybrid Power Systems—Container feeders are potentially a good case for hybridization, according to DNV GL. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full li...
- + World Maritime News: Oikos Deepwater Jetty Starts Ops with Visit from BW Seine—Tanker BW Seine marked the start of operations at Oikos Storage Ltd's new deepwater jetty. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for fu...
- + World Maritime News: Hapag-Lloyd Boxship Briefly Grounds, Hits Crane in Vietnam—Hapag-Lloyd vessel damaged a gantry crane in Vietnam after briefly grounding, company confirmed. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website ...
- + World Maritime News: Canada to Build RoPax Ferry Pair at Davie Shipyard—The Canadian government is entering into contract negotiations with Davie for the construction of two ferries. [[ This is a content summary only. Vis...
- + World Maritime News: MOL in Short-Term LNG Carrier Charter Deal With India’s GAIL—The Japanese shipowner did not reveal which carrier was chartered out. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont...
- + World Maritime News: US Says Iran is Behind Tanker Attacks in Gulf of Oman—U.S. Secretary of State said that intelligence officials have "lots of evidence" to support this claim. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my w...
- + World Maritime News: Containerships Welcomes Its Second LNG-Powered Newbuild—Containerships, a subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, takes delivery of its second LNG-powered container vessel. [[ This is a content summary only. Visi...
- + World Maritime News: German LNG Terminal Starts EPC Prequalification Race—German LNG Terminal will start the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) prequalification process this month. [[ This is a content summary ...
- + World Maritime News: Maersk to Pilot New Biofuel with Select Companies—A new biofuel is being piloted with select Maersk customers engaged in sustainable solutions. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for...
- + World Maritime News: Hyundai Mipo Secures Containership Order—Hyundai Mipo Dockyard receives an order for two feeder containerships. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont...
- + World Maritime News: MACN, MOFA Team Up on Port Corruption Index—MACN partnered up with MOFA to develop the Global Port Integrity Index and scale up activities in West Africa. [[ This is a content summary only. Vis...
- + World Maritime News: BPA: Impact of Scrubbers in Harbour Areas Unclear—The main concern for most ports is impact on sediments in harbour areas and enclosed waterways, Simmonds said. [[ This is a content summary only. Vis...
- + World Maritime News: Frontline Acquires VLCC Resale, Orders LR2 Duo—Company acquired a scrubber-fitted VLCC resale from HSHI and ordered two LR2 newbuildings in China. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...
- + World Maritime News: Portugal’s Naval Rocha Expanding into LPG, LNG Upkeep Sector—LPG repair work will remain the company's key growth market. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and m...
- + World Maritime News: Port of Oakland Strives for Zero-Emission Future—The Port of Oakland approves an air-quality plan which envisions zero-emission operations in the future. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my ...
- + World Maritime News: Knud E. Hansen Unveils Sail-Assisted Cruise Vessel Design—The company claims a range of 6,000 nautical miles. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [...
- + World Maritime News: Carnival Corp on Track to Meet Its 2020 Sustainability Goals—By the end of 2018, the company's carbon footprint was reduced by 27.6% relative to 2005 baseline. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit...
- + World Maritime News: Tallink Plugs First Two Ships into Shore Power at Stockholm Port—Tallink starts using shore power for two of its vessels while they are berthed at the Port of Stockholm. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my ...
- + World Maritime News: Meriaura Group Wants to Create Zero-Waste Fleet—Finnish shipping group Meriaura Group reveals its ambitions to create a zero-waste fleet in the coming period. [[ This is a content summary only. Vis...