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- These empty threats [to Hamas in January and Iran in March], more than anything, seem to have reinforced Iran's belief that it could stall, maneuver, and harden its position while the U.S. scrambled, desperate for a leverage it appeared to have dropped.
- The ANC's National Democratic Revolution strategy compels dominating the Judiciary; it reads: "judicial independence to be undermined, in part by vesting most appointments to the bench in an ANC-dominated Judicial Service Commission." It was therefore
- In all his speeches in Arabic since October 7, 2023, Abbas has very carefully avoided condemning the attack and the murder of a large number of Israelis and foreign nationals. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa, which regularly reports on Abbas's
- The findings of the International Atomic Energy Agency report, which are being discussed at this week's IAEA meeting in Vienna this week, should certainly leave the Trump administration in no doubt about the extent of the duplicity that has long
- The networks organizing the EU's migration policy wrap themselves in a humanitarian ambiguity that conceals their financial sources. [A] fractured Christianity, devastated by wars and the hatreds they develop and nurture, has always been an easy prey to
- Like most senior Hamas leaders, [Khalil] al-Hayya and his family members live outside the Gaza Strip, having fled the Gaza Strip before the October 7 attack on Israel. These Hamas leaders are leading safe, often resplendent lives in Qatar, Lebanon,
- Iran's ruling elite, bluntly, believes that both its survival and its mission depend on acquiring nuclear weapons. They saw what happened to Libya and Ukraine when their leaders gave up their nuclear weapons, and understood that this was not the way to
Syrian civil war map, showing control by city. Size of circle is proportional to population.
- One person is critically injured in a shooting at an anti-Trump protest in Salt Lake City Read Full Article at RT.com
- Iran’s deputy foreign minister says the country will reduce its cooperation with the IAEA Read Full Article at RT.com
- Lithuania warns that escalating tensions in the Middle East could play into Russia’s hands Read Full Article at RT.com
- Israel struck Iran’s oil and gas facilities in the latest wave of hostilities between the longtime rivals Read Full Article at RT.com
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump spoke on the phone on Saturday Read Full Article at RT.com
- The gunman impersonating a police officer also injured another Democratic state senator and his wife, local authorities have reported Read Full Article at RT.com
- The US House Oversight Committee has accused the two Democrats of “falsely” claiming they had the situation under control Read Full Article at RT.com
Map of the Ukraine / Russia conflict.
- Kim Jong Un attends relaunch of North Korea's repaired destroyer "Kang Kon" following a failed launch where the ship slipped off its ramp, damaging the vessel's bottom
- After strikes on Iran, Netanyahu addresses Iranian people directly, pointing to regime weakness and encouraging resistance as minority groups seeing increased oppression from regime.
- Israeli airstrike kills Ali Shamkhani, Iran's former Supreme National Security Council Secretary who rebuilt naval capabilities and was sanctioned by the U.S. after Soleimani's death.
- Experts suggest the U.S. has a strategic opportunity to leverage Iran's weakened position for a nuclear deal after Israel's targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites.
- A senior Israeli intelligence official exclusively told Fox News that "lots of surprises" are coming for Iran following the IDF's initial airstrikes.
- Eighty-one years after William Owens helped stop Nazi forces in Normandy, the Army posthumously awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross in recognition of his bravery.
- First millennial saint Carlo Acutis, who taught Catholicism and created a website on eucharistic miracles, will be canonized in September following Vatican's recognition of a miracle
- Iran condemns Israel's overnight strikes on military and nuclear facilities while threatening US bases in the Middle East as the Trump administration orders partial evacuations.
- Iran fired 100 ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation, with regional sources reporting five to seven missiles breached Israel's defense system.
News Out of Ukraine
- Germany aims to increase domestic military spending in response to Russia’s ongoing threat and amid calls by U.S. President Donald Trump for Europe to shoulder more of its own defense.
- As world leaders prepare to gather in the remote community of Kananaskis in Alberta, Canada for the Group of Seven (G7) Leaders' Summit on June 15-17, Russia's war in Ukraine once again holds center stage — but views on how to address the three-year conflict diverge sharply.
- Russia has transferred 50 children from the occupied Antratsyt district of Luhansk Oblast to a so-called rehabilitation camp in Kalmykia, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation reported on June 14.
- The request comes as Israel continues its assault on Iranian targets and warns that it lacks the capability to destroy Fordow uranium enrichment site alone.
- Kyiv Pride held a parade with over 1,500 participants in the Ukrainian capital on June 16 and was met with counterprotests.
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