Daily Archives: June 11, 2024

2024-06-11: News Headlines

presstv.ir (2024-06-11). Hamas: Israeli massacre in Nuseirat meant to block ceasefire deal. presstv.ir Ismail Haniyeh said Washington's role in the attack made the Biden administration "no less criminal" than Israeli leaders.

Answer Coalition (2024-06-11). 100,000 surround the White House with the People's Red Line — Biden is GUILTY of genocide! answercoalition.org 100,000 surround the White House with the People's Red Line!: | In a massive display of solidarity with Palestine, 100,000 people converged from across the country to form a 2-mile long "People's Red Line" surrounding the White House to demand an end to the U.S.-Israeli genocide in Gaza! This huge action brought the nationwide grassroots movement to the doorstep of the war criminal Joe Biden. Biden said that the invasion of Rafah would be a red line, but that was a lie — so the people formed their own red line to call for an end to the administration's criminal policy of enormous and unlimited militar…

Staff (2024-06-11). Four Israeli solders killed in house explosion in Rafah, southern Gaza. haaretz.com Israeli security forces publish footage of Saturday's operation rescuing Israeli hostages from Gaza ‚ñ U.S. Secretary of State Blinken in Israel; reiterates U.S. support for Gaza cease-fire proposal in meeting with Netanyahu ‚ñ UN Security Council votes in favor of resolution backing U.S.-drafted proposal ‚ñ Netanyahu on U.S.-Hamas talks to release Americans held in Gaza: 'We welcome every attempt to release our hostages'…

Staff (2024-06-11). Headlines for June 11, 2024. democracynow.org U.N. Security Council Approves U.S.-Backed Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, 15-Year-Old Among Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces in West Bank Raid, Federal Appeals Court Hears Lawsuit Accusing Top U.S. Officials of Complicity in Genocide, Police Attack, Arrest UCLA Protesters as Students Continue to Pressure School over Israel Ties, U.S. Jury Orders Chiquita to Pay $38 Million to Families of Colombians Killed by Paramilitary Group, Belgian Prime Minister Resigns After Far-RIght Victory in EU Elections, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Agrees with Fundamentalist Ideas in Leaked Audio, Trump Interviewed by NY Probat…

Leon Kunstenaar (2024-06-11). Genocide's Red Line Drawn in Downtown SF. indybay.org Continuing protests against Padilla, Pelosi and Biden for enabling Israel's war crimes…

presstv.ir (2024-06-11). Iran: US, Britain behind Nuseirat massacre. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says the international community must fulfill its responsibility to end Israel's crimes against Palestinians.

Ryan Cristián (2024-06-11). Israel Again Feigns Gaza Ceasefire & Clumsy Propaganda Effort To Justify Nuseirat Massacre Continues. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (6/11/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

MEE staff (2024-06-11). Hamas accepts UN resolution backing ceasefire deal. middleeasteye.net Hamas accepts UN resolution backing ceasefire deal | Palestinian group says it would be incumbent on Washington to make sure Israel abides by Biden's proposal | | General view of the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at UN headquarters on 10 June 2024 in New…

newleftreview (2024-06-11). Richard Beck: Bidenism Abroad. newleftreview.org Panoramic survey of US foreign policy as Washington attempts to maintain its global hegemony in conditions of faltering growth. Containing China, confronting Russia, driving decarbonization: each of Biden's stated aims has been beset by insoluble contradictions from the outset, Richard Beck argues, now compounded by Israel's punitive war on Gaza.

Democracy Now! (2024-06-11). Democracy Now! 2024-06-11 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for June 11, 2024; "Clear Shift" Toward the Far Right: Anti-Immigrant Nationalists Gain Ground Across Europe; Doctor Just Back from Gaza: The Health System Has Totally Collapsed Due to Israel's Genocidal War; U.S. Jewish Army Intel Officer Quits over Gaza, Says "Impossible" Not to See Echoes of Holocaust | Headlines for June 11, 2024; "Clear Shift" Toward the Far Right: Anti-Immigrant Nationalists Gain Ground Across Europe; Doctor Just Back from Gaza: The Health System Has Totally Collapsed Due to Israel's Genocidal War; U.S. Jewish Army Intel Officer Quits…

Staff (2024-06-11). Doctor Just Back from Gaza: The Health System Has Totally Collapsed Due to Israel's Genocidal War. democracynow.org More than eight months into Israel's devastating assault on Gaza, the territory's healthcare system is barely functioning, with the World Health Organization reporting this week that there have been 464 Israeli attacks on Gaza's healthcare system since October 7, affecting 101 health facilities. Gaza's Health Ministry warns that the few remaining hospitals still partially functioning could completely shut down due to Israel's near-total blockade of the territory, which is keeping out parts needed to maintain hospital diesel generators, as well as crucial medical supplies. Over 37,000…

Staff (2024-06-11). U.S. Jewish Army Intel Officer Quits over Gaza, Says "Impossible" Not to See Echoes of Holocaust. democracynow.org We speak with U.S. Army Major Harrison Mann, the first military and intelligence officer to publicly resign over the Biden administration's support for Israel's war on Gaza. Mann left his role at the Defense Intelligence Agency after a 13-year career, saying in a public letter explaining his resignation that "nearly unqualified support for the government of Israel … has enabled and empowered the killing and starvation of tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians." Mann submitted his resignation on November 1, just over three weeks into Israel's assault on Gaza, but his separation…

Staff (2024-06-11). Israel-Hamas war latest: Explosion kills multiple Israeli soldiers; Biden urges Hamas to 'prove' it wants ceasefire. muslimnews.co.uk Israel Hamas Joe Biden has urged Hamas to "prove" it wants an immediate ceasefire after the UN Security Council approved his three-phase plan. Meanwhile, four Israeli soldiers have been killed in an explosion in southern Gaza. smc smc smc smc smc smc smc smc smc smc smc smc smc smc smc smc smc smc smc …

John Zangas, DC Media Group. (2024-06-11). Red Line Protest For Gaza At White House, More Support For Palestine. popularresistance.org Washington DC—Thousands surrounded the White House Saturday with a 'people's red line' message to the Biden administration to stop funding and supporting Israel's war on Gaza. At midday, hundreds unfurled and circled the White House with a 2 mile long red banner with names of thousands of Palestinians slain by Israeli military bombing in Gaza. Over 200 groups joined in demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, withdrawal of military forces, and a pathway towards Palestinian Statehood. | The Israeli military is now in its 9th month of a sustained military assault and occupation of Gaza which began on Octobe…

Reuters (2024-06-11). UN Security Council backs Biden's plan for Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza. scmp.com Fourteen member states voted in favour of the US-drafted resolution, while Russia, one of the veto powers, abstained.

newarab (2024-06-11). US-Hamas hostage pact 'very real option' if no Gaza deal reached. newarab.com The US could attempt direct talks with Hamas to attain the release of Israeli captives who hold dual According to current and former US officials speaking to NBC the Biden Administration is currently discussing whether to hold direct talks with The US nationals held in Gaza are b…

UN News Centre (2024-06-11). Gaza: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for 'immediate, full and complete ceasefire'. pressenza.com The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in three phases to end the war in Gaza, with US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield telling members "today, we voted for peace." | The United States-drafted text calls for Hamas to accept a ceasefire proposal announced on 31 May by President Joe Biden that has already been accepted by Israel. | Adopted by a large majority with 14 votes in favour and Russia abstaining — choosing not to exercise its veto power — the resolution also urges both parties to fully implement the terms of the proposal "without…

newarab (2024-06-11). EU election sees far-right parties gain seats. newarab.com European Commission chief A rightward shift inside the

newarab (2024-06-11). Muslims set to back Labour in UK election, Gaza anger remains. newarab.com British Muslims are set to overwhelmingly back Labour in the upcoming UK elections, but anger over the Savanta

newarab (2024-06-11). What Modi's third term means for India's Muslims. newarab.com Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India's prime minister for a Last week, Modi received backing from his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) – a coalition of close to 40 political parties – after meeting with its members. | Even as the BJP fell well short of the 272 seats required to form the next government on its own, Modi received the support of smaller parties (wit…

newarab (2024-06-11). France's Macron calls for snap elections after EU poll blow. newarab.com The first round of elections for the lower house National Assembly will take place on June 30, with the second round on July 7, Macron announced in an address to the nation. | The outcome of the EU elections, he acknowledged, i…

newarab (2024-06-11). Qalibaf among six to run in Iran's presidential election. newarab.com Iran" Guardian Council on Sunday approved the country's hard-line parliament speaker and five others to run in the country's June 28 presidential election following a The council again barred former The co…

newarab (2024-06-11). US federal court hears appeal in Gaza case against Biden. newarab.com At a federal appeals court in San Francisco on Monday, a panel of three judges listened to the arguments for Palestinian-Americans with families in Gaza and for those they are suing, the US administration. | The

Victoria Torres (2024-06-11). Hitmen: Venezuelan Opposition's New Plan Against President Maduro. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro denounced members of the opposition for having hitmen at their disposal in Venezuela with the aim of assassinating the president during campaign rallies amid the upcoming July 28 presidential elections. | "They have a group of hitmen, the extreme right… They have a group of hitmen already in Venezuela, looking for me, looking for us [his presidential campaign staff], to harm us," President Maduro said this Sunday, June 9, during an event in Caracas with leaders of the governing United Socialist Party (PSUV). | The president pointed toward Leopoldo López, Antonio Ledezma, and…

Staff (2024-06-11). Diosdado Cabello: 'There are Professional Fraud Claimers in the Opposition'. orinocotribune.com The opposition has "professional fraud claimers" who are present every time they lose an election, said the vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello: | "Every time there is an election and the opposition loses, they come out saying that they were cheated and they are going to hand over the evidence. There are professional fraud claimers, and they are all active in the opposition." Cabello made the comments during the weekly press conference of the PSUV this Monday, June 10. | He criticized the opposition's ambiguous position of only recognizing the electoral results when…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-06-11). Six Presidential Candidates Hit Iran's Campaign Trail. orinocotribune.com By Fereshteh Sadeghi — Jun 10, 2024 | On Sunday, the Guardian Council approved six of 80 registered candidates to run in Iran's snap presidential vote on 28 June. Among them are one Reformist and one Raisi holdover, but incredibly, neither is a frontrunner in current polls. | On 9 June, the Iranian Ministry of Interior released the final list of candidates qualified to compete in the election for the ninth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This election will determine who will succeed the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who, along with seasoned top diplomat Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian an…

Ana Vraƒçar, People's Dispatch. (2024-06-11). Far-Right Surge In Elections Shakes Up European Parliament. popularresistance.org The European Union woke up to a grim reality, albeit with few surprises, after the European Parliament elections concluded on Sunday, June 9. As predicted by polls, far-right parties emerged gleeful. According to preliminary results, combined, the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and Identity and Democracy (ID) groups secured only four fewer seats than the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the second-largest group in parliament. Including mandates won by unaffiliated parties close to ECR and ID, the far-right easily overtakes the center. | The conservative European People's P…

Diego Ramos, Scheer Post. (2024-06-11). Study Finds Indicators Of Economic Growth Without Environmental Harm. popularresistance.org A recent study conducted by researchers from China, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Britain, and South Africa has found evidence of separation between economic growth and environmental degradation in China's most economically significant lake basin. | The Yangtze River Delta, which was studied by the team, accounts for only 4 percent of the country's land area but a quarter of its gross domestic product (GDP). Some of China's major industries, including chip, electric vehicle, robot and battery manufacturers and developers in software and artificial intelligence are concentrated in the delta.

ecns.cn (2024-06-11). Tour guide captivates visitors with Shaanxi charm. ecns.cn Explaining the nuances of history captures more attention by using a unique approach, Yang Feiyue reports.

ecns.cn (2024-06-11). Robotics engineers help to promote industrial transformation. ecns.cn Na Peng (right) and his colleague check a spot welding robot in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, on June 3, 2024.Na Peng debugs the program of the industrial robot control system in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, on June 3, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]…

ecns.cn (2024-06-11). First China-developed CKD6S shunting locomotive goes offline in Sichuan. ecns.cn Developed by China's rolling stock manufacturer, the first CKD6S locomotive rolled off the line in Ziyang, Sichuan Province on Monday. It is China's first shunting locomotive used for EurAsian Conformity (EAC) certification.

ecns.cn (2024-06-11). U.S. urged to stop Taiwan provocations. ecns.cn The recent words and actions of the United States, including those of President Joe Biden, on the Taiwan question have been detrimental to cross-Strait and U.S.-China relations, and the U.S. should stop its provocations, experts said.

Eric Toussaint (2024-06-11). The World Bank's accounts. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Adam Fishbein (2024-06-11). Warren's New Bill Makes Private Equity's Death Grip on Hospitals a Crime. cepr.net Private equity's entrance into health care since 2000 has been dramatic. Both the number of private equity (PE) deals and annual PE investments in health care increased tenfold between 2001 and 2020, and peaked in 2021. Until now, lax corporate transparency and accountability regulations meant that there was nothing anyone could do when corporate owners …

Peter Bolton (2024-06-11). Trump's Conviction Papers Over Much Bigger Crimes that He (and Every Other Recent US President) Have Committed While in Office. counterpunch.org As practically everyone on planet Earth must now know, Donald Trump has become the first former US president to be convicted of felonies after leaving office. The response to the outcome of the trial from Democrats and Republicans has been predictably binary. Democrats have been reveling in the outcome and seem to think that the

Ralph Nader (2024-06-11). Joe Biden: Pushing America Deeper into the Russian/Ukrainian War. counterpunch.org Is Joe Biden increasingly slipping America into the quagmire of the Russian/Ukrainian war? Something like the U.S. did in Vietnam? When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Biden announced that the U.S. government would help Ukraine for "as long as it takes." Despite being someone who taught classes on the "separation of powers," he

Staff (2024-06-11). "Clear Shift" Toward the Far Right: Anti-Immigrant Nationalists Gain Ground Across Europe. democracynow.org Residents in all 27 countries of the European Union went to the polls this weekend to vote for the European Parliament, which resulted in a surge of support for far-right parties across much of the continent while many liberal and Green parties stumbled. Far-right parties did especially well in Italy, Germany and France, prompting French President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly and call snap elections. Lawmakers in the European Parliament can veto and shape laws, though they cannot introduce them. They also set the EU's budget and approve the selection of the European Commission president…

geo.tv (2024-06-11). Jury begins deliberations in Hunter Biden trial. geo.tv Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, departs from the federal court with his wife Melissa Cohen Biden. — Reuters FileThe jury started deliberations on Monday in the trial of Hunter Biden on federal gun charges.This is the first time in US history that the child of an…

repost (2024-06-11). Larry Bensky – another side. indybay.org He also led the movement to de-democratize KPFA.

Angela (2024-06-11). Thursday 6/20: Webinar: How Clinton's Foreign Policy Launched the U.S. Trajectory from Bush II to Biden. indybay.org Online (Registration link is below)…

Basit Mahmood (2024-06-11). Nick Robinson tears Rishi Sunak apart for repeating ' £2,000 tax rise' claim. leftfootforward.org Rishi Sunak's election campaign is full of car crash interviews, the latest of which occurred last night during a gruelling interview with the BBC's Nick Robinson. | Sunak took part in a long form election interview with Robinson, the first party leader to do so, where he faced questions on tax and spend, immigration, the NHS and the overall Tory record in office. | During the first leaders debate with Keir Starmer, Sunak lied and claimed that Labour would raise taxes by £2,000 per working household. The Treasury's top civil servant criticised the Conservatives for presenting the figure as if it had been…

Basit Mahmood (2024-06-11). Tories' own attack ad suggests that they could come third. leftfootforward.org It's got so bad for the Conservatives, that their own paid for attack ad suggests that they could come third. | With the polls continuing to predict a Tory wipeout at the general election, giving the Labour Party an average 20-point lead, Sunak has failed thus far to reverse the trend since calling a general election. | Today is the day of the Tory manifesto launch and there are even reports that rebel Tories could launch an alternative manifesto should Sunak's current proposals fall flat. | It follows on from a torrid week for the Prime Minister, who issued an apology after facing a backlash for leaving D-Day…

Hannah Davenport (2024-06-11). The four Tory candidates backing Laurence Fox's Reclaim pledges. leftfootforward.org Four Conservative candidates have backed pledges by Laurence Fox's right-wing Reclaim Party, in exchange for £5,000 each in campaign donations. | Causing even more headache for Rishi Sunak, four politicians running in the general election for the Tories have put their support behind four pledges that are not Conservative Party policy, symbolic of a faction of the party leaning further to the right. | Reclaim's "four commitments to culture" include; leaving the European Court of Human Rights, repealing the Human Rights Act and bringing in a British Bill of Rights, banning all forms of gender reassignment…

Hannah Davenport (2024-06-11). Devastating poll reveals what public think of Rishi Sunak's election campaign so far. leftfootforward.org A new poll has revealed what the public think about Rishi Sunak's election campaign so far, and the results don't reflect well on the Tory Party. | With just over three weeks to go until the general election, the campaign trail has already seen a number of glaring blunders for the Conservatives, not least including; Rishi Sunak visiting Belfast's Titanic Quarter, posing below an exit sign and Tory councillors planted in a campaign visit audience. | A YouGov poll asked the public, regardless of who they support, who they think is running the worst general election campaign so far. The Tory Party came out far a…

Imran Mulla (2024-06-11). UK election 2024: In Leicester South, independent Shockat Adam wants to lead anti-Labour revolt. middleeasteye.net

Alexandra Jacobo (2024-06-11). Democrats urge immediate rate cuts to combat housing crisis exacerbated by Fed policy. nationofchange.org Democrats in Congress are urging the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates immediately, warning that the central bank's restrictive monetary policy is worsening the nation's housing crisis and threatening to derail a strong streak of job growth.

Robert S. Becker (2024-06-11). Lock 'em up! Either presidential loser faces jail time or being swatted by punitive harassment. nationofchange.org Let's hope Never Trumpers vote before lawful protesters, dissenters and critics are sent to the gulag.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-06-11). Dominican Rep works on project to change the Constitution. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, June 11 (Prensa Latina) The Legal Consultant of the Executive Branch of the Dominican Republic, Antoliano Peralta, stated today that the reform of the constitutional text will focus on two key aspects: limitation of presidential re-election and the independence of the Public Ministry.

Martin Hacthoun (2024-06-11). Godfrey Smith denounces a "blizzard of lies" against Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, jun (Prensa Latina) Godfrey Smith, former Foreign Minister of Belize, said that, since 1959, Fidel Castro and the Cuban government have been "besieged by a blizzard of lies and a barrage of misinformation from western media in an attempt to poison the world against the glorious Cuban revolution".

Pressenza New York (2024-06-11). Biden's New Border and Asylum Cap. pressenza.com President Joe Biden signed an executive order that places stronger regulations on undocumented migrants seeking asylum at the Southern border on June 4th. According to President Biden, this decision was made to combat the fentanyl crisis, as well as manage immigration from Palestinian refugees. | This decision comes after President Biden expressed his frustration with Republican legislators during a White House press release on Tuesday because of their disagreements on how the border should be secured."Frankly, I would have preferred to address this issue through bipartisan legislation, because that's the only wa…

presstv.ir (2024-06-11). Rise of the right: France's Macron calls snap election after defeat in EU vote. presstv.ir France's Macron dissolves the French parliament and called for snap election after far right made major gains in the European elections.

presstv.ir (2024-06-11). Iran: French-US roadmap politically-motivated, in line with past failed policies. presstv.ir Biden and Macron claim Iran is transferring military materials and components to Russia to be used against Ukraine.

presstv.ir (2024-06-11). Germany's far-right AFD leaders cheer as exit polls published. presstv.ir The far-right Alternative for Germany made solid gains and take second place in EU election.

presstv.ir (2024-06-11). Spanish farmers head towards French border to protest ahead of EU elections. presstv.ir Spanish farmers were headed towards the French border where they planned to block roads in protest ahead of the European election.

presstv.ir (2024-06-11). Campaigning begins for Iran's presidential election. presstv.ir Campaigning officially starts for Iran's upcoming election, with six candidates vying to replace the late President Ebrahim Raeisi.

presstv.ir (2024-06-11). Iranians abroad can vote in 250 polling stations. presstv.ir Iran's election headquarters says Iranians living abroad can cast their ballots in the country's upcoming presidential election in more than 200 polling stations.

ptcnews.tv (2024-06-11). US Sikh lawyer seeks Kamala Harris' intervention for Amritpal Singh's release. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: American-Sikh lawyer Jaspreet Singh has reached out to US Vice-President Kamala Harris to intervene for the release of Amritpal Singh from jail. | Amritpal Singh, an Independent candidate who won the Khadoor-Sahib seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, has been lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail on terror allegations. Jaspreet Singh claims to have thoroughly studied the case and believes Amritpal Singh's arrest is "unjust".The Waris Punjab De chief was arrested in April 2023 following his surrender in Punjab's Moga District. He had been on the run for more than a month. Punjab Police used the rigorous…

ptcnews.tv (2024-06-11). US Sikh lawyer seeks Kamala Harris' intervention for Amritpal Singh's release. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: American-Sikh lawyer Jaspreet Singh has reached out to US Vice-President Kamala Harris to intervene for the release of Amritpal Singh from jail. | Amritpal Singh, an Independent candidate who won the Khadoor-Sahib seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, has been lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail on terror allegations. Jaspreet Singh claims to have thoroughly studied the case and believes Amritpal Singh's arrest is "unjust".The Waris Punjab De chief was arrested in April 2023 following his surrender in Punjab's Moga District. He had been on the run for more than a month. Punjab Police used the rigorous…

WSWS (2024-06-11). Why is the far-right vote surging in the European elections? wsws.org The rise of the far right is the product of the systematic disenfranchisement of the workers by nationalist, bureaucratic organizations that the media and the ruling class promote as the "left."

WSWS (2024-06-11). Trial of Hunter Biden on federal gun charges goes to jury. wsws.org The jury in the Delaware trial of Hunter Biden, on three federal gun charges, began deliberations on Monday afternoon following closing arguments.

WSWS (2024-06-11). UAW enforces judge's strikebreaking order against University of California academic workers. wsws.org The UAW apparatus is a critical instrument of the Biden administration, which is relying on the discredited labor bureaucracy to hold back opposition to US imperialism's wars for global domination.

UMMID (2024-06-11). 2024 Polls: The Underlying Message of BJP's Loss in Ayodhya. ummid.com In 2014 and 2019, the BJP won 71 and 62 seats of Uttar Pradesh respectively but in the 2024 election, the BJP secured only 33 seats, with the most notable being its loss in the Faizabad constituency (Ayodhya).

The Media Line Staff (2024-06-11). UN Security Council Endorses Biden's Cease-fire Plan for Gaza, Urges Acceptance. themedialine.org

Reuters (2024-06-11). France's Macron leaning towards backing von der Leyen as EU chief, sources say. scmp.com Macron's decision to call snap election after defeat in EU vote is one reason for endorsing Ursula von der Leyen, a source said. 'He doesn't want to add [European] instability to French instability.'

noemail (2024-06-11). Forging a South African Unity Government: A Herculean Task. devdiscourse.com Talks to forge South Africa's post-election unity government will need to bring together parties with goals as contradictory as seizing white-owned farms and mines, ditching Black empowerment policies and tearing up the constitution.

Reuters (2024-06-11). French far-right projected to win snap election without absolute majority. scmp.com First opinion poll published after President Emmanuel Macron's shock decision to dissolve parliament suggests the far-right has a shot at real political power in France.

Paul Le Blanc (2024-06-11). Trumpism, fascism, and political realities in the United States. links.org.au Paul Le Blanc — Donald Trump represents a kind of politics that has powerfully transformed political realities in the United States, a kind of politics labeled by some as Trumpism.

Plus News (2024-06-11). DR Congo Gov't Puts number of Locals Killed by ADF at 41. plusnews.ug The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reported that 41 locals were killed in attacks by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in Beni territory, North Kivu province, last week. This official number contradicts claims by locals and civil society groups, who reported that 82 people were killed during the attacks on …

UMMID (2024-06-11). 2024 India Election Results Expose Bania Media and its Brahmanical Proponents. ummid.com The results of the General Elections 2024 have thoroughly exposed the Bania media and its Brahmanical proponents. I have never trusted it but it took 10 years of Modi rule to expose them completely.

Adam Bienkov (2024-06-11). How Rishi Sunak 'Changed the Rules' to Keep the Conservative Party in Power. bylinetimes.com "If Labour wins this time, they'll change the rules so they're in power for a very long time", Rishi Sunak said this morning, as he published the Conservative party's election manifesto. | His justification for this dramatic claim was that the Labour leader Keir Starmer has announced that he plans to extend the right to vote to all 16-year-olds, therefore making it, in Sunak's words "harder to remove him from power". | Now, aside from what this says about the Conservative party's view of young people, and their right to be heard, this is a quite extraordinarily hypocritical comment from the Prime Minister.

Reuters (2024-06-11). Jurors begin deliberations in Hunter Biden's criminal gun case. scmp.com The son of US President Joe Biden is accused of lying about his illegal drug use when he bought a handgun in 2018, a felony.

APR editor (2024-06-11). Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: What happens to limbo law change with French snap election? asiapacificreport.nz ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French President Emmanuel Macron's surprise dissolution of the National Assembly and call for snap general elections on June 30 and July 7 has implications for New Caledonia. Grave civil unrest and rioting broke out on May 13 in reaction to a controversial constitutional amendment, directly…

Human Rights Watch (2024-06-11). UN Expert Slams Taliban Crimes Against Afghan Women, Girls. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Afghan women hold placards demanding their right to education, in Mazar-i-Sharif on June 26, 2023. | © 2023 Atif Aryan/AFP via Getty Images | On June 18, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, will present to the UN Human Rights Council his latest report, which powerfully calls for the Taliban to be held accountable for their crimes against women and girls. The report, issued today, examines the Taliban's "institutionalized system of discrimination, segregation, disrespect for human dignity and exclusion of women and girls."The situat…

jamanetwork (2024-06-11). CMS Finalizes Staffing Minimum Requirements for Nursing Homes. jamanetwork.com The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized a rule establishing the first minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes after an earlier version was proposed last September. The new rule will "hold nursing homes accountable for providing safe and high-quality care" for the 1.2 million people who are cared for in Medicare- and Medicaid-certified long-term care facilities, the agency announced.

UMMID (2024-06-11). Odisha's 1st Muslim Woman MLA Sofia Firdous's Rich Profile Makes Wave. ummid.com Newly elected Congress MLA in Odisha, Sofia Firdous, is making headlines after winning the recently concluded Assembly Elections from the Barabati-Cuttack seat to become first ever Muslim woman MLA of the state…

Plus News (2024-06-11). Kasese Youth Urged To Use Technology To Boost Tourism. plusnews.ug Youth in Kasese district have been encouraged to leverage emerging technologies to promote the district as a prime tourism destination. State Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Godfrey Kabyanga, highlighted that despite past negative media publicity and insecurity, Kasese is now making strides towards development. Kabyanga emphasized that the district's peace, stability, and friendly business …

Raphaël Lopoukhine (2024-06-11). DRC: The EU should proceed with the appointment of the Special Representative for the Great Lakes without further delay. fidh.org Now that the technical process for the selection of a candidate and approval of a mandate for…

jamanetwork (2024-06-11). Changes to Medicare, Medicaid Coverage Could Cause Thousands of Deaths. jamanetwork.com Some policymakers have suggested increasing the eligibility age for Medicare and implementing work requirements for Medicaid coverage to reduce US health care costs. However, a recent analysis involving data projections from the Census Bureau suggests that the proposed changes would cost thousands of lives without saving the government as much money as expected.

The Independent (2024-06-11). Acana calls urgent meeting of Acholi chiefs as rivals head for 'election'. independent.co.ug Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Paramount Chief of Acholi, David Onen Acana II, has called an urgent meeting with all chiefs within the Acholi Sub-region amidst an ongoing power struggle within the Acholi Cultural Institution. This call comes shortly after a rival faction of chiefs announced their own council of chiefs meeting in …

aljazeera (2024-06-11). Is the UK's left-wing Labour Party on a 'rightward' path in election race? aljazeera.com Labour's leader Keir Starmer has been accused of purging left-wing members of his party ahead of the general election.

aljazeera (2024-06-11). Who's in the running to be Iran's next president? aljazeera.com Six candidates have been approved to run for the presidency in an election to be held on June 28.

Reuters (2024-06-11). French banks, energy, motorway stocks plunge after Macron calls snap elections. scmp.com Shares in BNP Paribas fell by close to 8 per cent while Credit Agricole and Societe Generale also suffered heavy losses. French president called surprise vote after defeat in EU elections.

noemail (2024-06-11). Germany's Defence Dilemma: Budget Battles Amid Rising NATO Tensions. devdiscourse.com Budget infighting within Germany's governing coalition is jeopardising its plan to meet defence commitments to Western allies even as tensions with Russia rise and a NATO-sceptic Donald Trump bids for a second term as U.S. president.

Akielly Hu (2024-06-11). A lack of data hampers efforts to fix racial disparities in utility cutoffs. grist.org

(2024-06-11). At least 5 journalists harassed or assaulted covering pre-election events in Mozambique. misa.org.mz

aljazeera (2024-06-11). Jury deliberations start in Hunter Biden's gun trial. aljazeera.com The 12 jurors deliberated for about an hour after closing arguments. They will resume at 9am ET (13: 00 GMT) on Tuesday.

Guest Blogger (2024-06-11). Deputy Leader Of Germany's Centre-Right Party: Country in A "Green Fairy Tale World" wattsupwiththat.com The Deputy Leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union Jens Spahn warns that the current socialist-green government is leading the country into a "green fairy tale world" and sharply citicizes the country's the nuclear phase-out.

Kimera Abdu, Plus News (2024-06-11). Willy Manzi Ngarambe Appointed M23 Coordinator in-Charge of Diaspora. plusnews.ug Bertrand Bisimwa, the president of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, has appointed Willy Manzi Ngarambe as the coordinator in charge of the Diaspora, with Jackson Muheto and John Muhire serving as deputies. Ngarambe, who claims refugee status in Canada as a Tutsi from North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), will …

jamanetwork (2024-06-11). Patients Treated by Female Physicians Had Better Mortality Rates. jamanetwork.com Hospitalized patients in the US tended to have a lower chance of dying or being readmitted within 30 days when they were treated by female physicians rather than male clinicians, a recent study published in Annals of Internal Medicine found. The difference in outcomes for patients examined by female vs male physicians translated into 1 fewer death per 417 hospitalizations, and 1 fewer readmission per 208 hospitalizations, according to the researchers. The data were based on about 776‚ÄØ900 Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older who were treated by more than 42‚ÄØ100 clin…

Staff (2024-06-11). Inicia deliberación en el juicio por posesión de armas de Hunter Biden. cubadebate.cu Hunter Biden está acusado de tres delitos graves derivados de la compra del arma en 2018. Los fiscales afirman que mintió en un formulario federal al decir que no consumía ilegalmente ni era adicto a las drogas.

teleSUR, JGN (2024-06-11). Comunidad internacional saluda victoria de Sheinbaum en México. telesurtv.net Xiomara Castro dijo que acordó con Sheinbaum "trabajar juntas por la unidad de Latinoamérica y el Caribe".

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-06-11). Invitan desde Venezuela a atestiguar comicios presidenciales. radiohc.cu La Habana, 11 jun (RHC) El primer vicepresidente del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, invitó a todas las personas amantes de la paz y la democracia a acompañar las venideras elecciones presidenciales en su país.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2024-06-11). Autoridades dominicanas colocan a 25 provincias en alerta verde. telesurtv.net El COE aumenta 14 provincias y al Distrito Nacional en alerta amarilla debido a una masa de aire húmeda dejada por una onda tropical en el país caribeño.

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