Max Blumenthal (2023-06-26). The real casualties of Russia's 'civil war': the Beltway expert class. thegrayzone.com Numerous serious casualties were incurred during Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's supposed "coup." The Grayzone offers an in-depth look at the massacre carried out by some of America's top Russia experts against their own credibility. When Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a supposed revolt against Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 23, sending his forces on a march toward Moscow following a series of tirades against the country's defense establishment, Washington's expert class overflowed with an orgy of regime change …

M. K. Bhadrakumar, People's Dispatch. (2023-06-26). The Rise And Fall Of Wagner Group's Yevgeny Prigozhin. popularresistance.org The Kremlin leadership has acted decisively to meet the threat of an armed insurrection by the Russian oligarch and self-styled 'founder' of Wagner Group of military contractors, Yevgeny Prigozhin. | In a series of videos released on Friday, Prigozhin alleged that the Russian government's justifications for military intervention in Ukraine were based on lies. He accused the Russian Defense Ministry under minister Sergei Shoigu of "trying to deceive society and the president and tell us how there was crazy aggression from Ukraine and that they were planning to attack us with the whole of NATO." He claimed that reg…

Larry Johnson (2023-06-26). Prigozhin — Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up? sonar21.com I find it fascinating that the Western narrative surrounding Yevgeny Prigozhin now emphasizes his virulent hatred of the Russian Ministry of Defense and portrays him as the Commander and "brains"…

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China supports Russia in maintaining national stability: FM. ecns.cn China supports Russia in maintaining national stability and achieving development and prosperity, said a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Sunday.

Federico Fuentes, Alexandr Zamyatin (2023-06-26). A Russian leftist deciphers Prigozhin's failed armed rebellion. greenleft.org.au Thousands of troops belonging to the Wagner Private Military Company, a mercenary force linked to the Russian regime, crossed back over the border from Ukraine and marched towards Moscow, on June 23. Russian leftist and former local councillor in Moscow, Alexandr Zamyatin explains why.

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-06-26). Russia's FSB spooked CIA on Prigozhin 'coup'. peoplesdispatch.org It wouldn't have escaped the attention of Russian intelligence analysts that Prigozhin's ranting and ravings from Donetsk from last autumn and winter began originally on the operational aspects of the Bakhmut war front in Donetsk oblast, but incrementally began acquiring political overtones. The 'known known' here is that the Russian intelligence was under instructions to be in 'listening mode'

DLI (2023-06-26). Wagner "coup" in a "January 6" moment for Russia? indybay.org Eerily, the aborted "coup" by Wagner warlord Y. Prigorzhin over the weekend resembled–with obvious differences– the January 6th D.C. "insurrection " in the US. Even more alarmingly, it portends a wildly international situation, where the 2 greatest global military powers both face wildly unpredictable political futures, while billions of our Planetary citizens could be wiped out in an accidental and/or uncontrollable nuclear exchange.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Ministry: China backs Russia's national stability. ecns.cn China expressed its support for Russia's efforts in maintaining its stability, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Sunday, a day after a rebellion by a Russian mercenary force was resolved peacefully…

Peter Boyle (2023-06-26). Japan's plan to dump radioactive Fukushima waste meets protests across the Pacific. greenleft.org.au As Pacific communities protest the Japanese government's plan to dump more than a million tonnes of radioactive waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, Australian anti-nuclear activists highlight the complicity of Australian uranium exporting companies, reports Peter Boyle.

ecsorinoco (2023-06-26). Macron is 'inappropriate' for BRICS, According to Moscow. orinocotribune.com French President Emmanuel Macron's attendance at a meeting of BRICS leaders would be "inappropriate," considering his government's stance against Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said. Paris confirmed this week that Macron is seeking an invitation to the bloc's summit in South Africa in August. | Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Ryabkov explained that Russia's opposition to Macron's potential appearance was based on France's efforts to isolate Moscow and its support for NATO's goal of inflicting a "strategic defeat" on Russia in the Ukraine conflict. | "We are not hiding this positio…

infobrics (2023-06-26). West's predictions about coup in Russia proved wrong. infobrics.org Western journalists did not understand the real situation in Russia, naively believing that there would be a real coup d'état in Moscow.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Chinese FM meets Russian deputy FM in Beijing. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko in Beijing on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China logs 3.96 million entry-exit trips during Dragon Boat Festival holiday. ecns.cn China logged 3.96 million entry and exit trips during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday that ended Saturday, an increase of 2.3 times compared with the same period of the previous year, data from the National Immigration Administration (NIA) showed Sunday. "ÄÄ…

scorinoco (2023-06-26). Cuba Solidarity Activist Gail Walker Arrested After Trying to Meet US Senator Bob Menéndez. orinocotribune.com Several activists with the National Network on Cuba (NNOC), CODEPINK, and IFCO/Pastors for Peace, including IFO executive director Gail Walker, were arrested after they tried to meet New Jersey Senator Bob Menéndez in his office in Washington, DC. The activists were attempting to meet with Menéndez on Thursday, June 22, in order to urge him to use his powers as a senator to lift the US blockade against Cuba and take Cuba off the United States' State Sponsors of Terrorism list. | In a video uploaded to her Facebook account, longtime Cuba solidarity activist Walker is seen being led away in handcuffs by a police of…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-06-26). Iranian Victims Of Saddam Hussein's Chemical Attacks Sue Dutch Companies. popularresistance.org Five victims of chemical attacks launched by the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq war are suing two Dutch companies for providing chemical materials that allowed Baghdad to manufacture mustard gas. | The two companies — Otjiaha and Forafina Beleggingen — provided Iraq with chemicals between 1982 and 1984 during the Iraqi invasion of Iran. | According to the lawsuit filed at The Hague, the Dutch companies were aware at the time that their products were being used to produce chemical weapons used against civilians. However, Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant says the corporations disp…

Ricardo Vaz, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-06-26). As Venezuela Mends Ties, Western Media Turn Up The Propaganda. popularresistance.org Venezuela's Maduro government has slowly and steadily regained its diplomatic standing in recent years, overcoming US endeavors to turn the country into a pariah state as part of its regime-change efforts. | Nevertheless, Washington remains hell-bent on ousting the democratically elected Venezuelan authorities, and has kept its deadly sanctions program virtually intact. And Western media, which have cheered coup attempts at every step of the way (FAIR.org, 6/13/22, 5/2/22, 6/4/21, 4/15/20, 1/22/20), remain committed to endorsing US policies to the bitter end. | This commitment was on full display recently when Pr…

_____ (2023-06-26). Covid and Propaganda: China vs the USA. journal-neo.org

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Cutting-edge deep-sea vessel begins construction in Guangzhou. ecns.cn Construction of China's first deep sea multi-functional scientific research and archaeological vessel officially began in Guangzhou's Nanshan district on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). High-capacity wind turbine prepped for installation in Pingtan. ecns.cn The preparation work for installing a wind turbine with an installed capacity of 16 megawatts has been completed in an offshore wind farm in Pingtan, Southeast China's Fujian province.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China-built largest hydropower project in Central and Eastern Europe breaks ground. ecns.cn The groundbreaking ceremony for the Dabar Hydropower Plant, which will be built by China Gezhouba Group, was held Friday in the entity Republika Srpska (RS) of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)…

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China's shipbuilding industry sees large growth. ecns.cn China's shipbuilding industry saw new vessel orders surge 49.5 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2023, official data showed.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China willing to promote cooperation with ASEAN in Version 3.0 FTA: MOC. ecns.cn China is willing to work with all ASEAN members to jointly upgrade the level of openness and cooperation in Version 3.0 of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA), Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China's first low-Earth-orbit broadband network tested at sea. ecns.cn GalaxySpace, a private satellite maker in Beijing, has carried out sea-based tests to verify the capability of its Mini Spider Constellation, China's first low-orbit broadband internet network.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Hipkins' visit to bolster Beijing, Wellington ties. ecns.cn New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' scheduled visit to China this week is expected to enhance bilateral relations and contribute to post-pandemic regional stability, according to experts.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Progress seen in battle against drugs. ecns.cn China's overall anti-drug situation is constantly improving, with the scale of supply, consumption and abuse continuously decreasing, and the high incidence of drug crimes has been effectively curbed.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Mislabeled arable land addressed in notice. ecns.cn China's top natural resources authority released a notice recently banning lower-level governments from improperly labeling arable land just to make their records look good.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). MOFCOM sets 164 tasks to guide high-quality devt of pilot free trade zones. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) recently issued a 164-task list to guide the high-quality development of the country's pilot free trade zones (PFTZ) from 2023 to 2025, as the nation remains committed to widen its opening-up to the world.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Sino-Thai trade relations make fruitful gains. ecns.cn Bilateral ties between China and Thailand covering a wide range of cooperation on trade, finance and personnel exchange echoed the Belt and Road Initiative and the two countries will get even closer in the future under the current strategic partnership.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). New Zealand PM to boost cooperation, promote ties in first China visit. ecns.cn New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, bringing a business delegation of 29 representatives from various fields, is making his first trip to China starting from Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China prosecutes 467,000 people for drug-related crimes in the past 5 yrs. ecns.cn China has prosecuted a total of 467,000 individuals for drug-related crimes in the past five years, representing a 33 percent decrease over the previous five-year period.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Chinese premier holds talks with Barbados PM. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds a welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 25, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Bingjie Time: Say no to drugs. ecns.cn Do you know？In recent years, many kinds of new drugs have emerged, and quietly lurked around us in disguises. On International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, we visited the Fuzhou New Museum in Beijing to review China's anti-drug history, remember those who fight in this course, and learn how to protect ourselves from the harm of drugs.

WSWS (2023-06-26). New US diplomatic provocations fuel tensions with China. wsws.org US Secretary of State Blinken's trip to China, supposedly to ease tensions, has been swiftly followed by Biden's denunciation of Xi as "a dictator" and the fuelling of allegations of Chinese spying from Cuba.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Shanghai power grid augmented with 'homemade heart'. ecns.cn China's first 500kV direct current transmission line project, which connects Shanghai's Nanqiao converter station and the Gezhouba Dam in Hubei province, was put into operation on June 18.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China successfully tests new method to transport pure hydrogen. ecns.cn China successfully conducted its first high-pressure pure hydrogen pipeline test at a testing ground of China Oil &Gas Pipeline Network Corp in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in northwestern China on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China successfully completes high-pressure pure hydrogen pipeline test. ecns.cn China successfully completed its first high-pressure pure hydrogen pipeline test on Sunday, providing technical support for the nation's future realization of large-scale and low-cost hydrogen transportation over long distances.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China's GDP expected to grow 6.2% in H1. ecns.cn China's economy saw an overall recovery and improvement in the first half of this year, with GDP forecast to expand 6.2 percent year-on-year, The Paper reported Monday quoting a report released by the China Macroeconomy Forum.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China condemns U.S. actions toward Chinese companies. ecns.cn China resolutely opposes and strongly condemns the United States' charging of certain Chinese companies on the grounds of alleged involvement in fentanyl-related issues, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). New survey finds greener lifestyles, room for improvement in China. ecns.cn Chinese people have led increasingly greener lifestyles, but the country still needs to ramp up efforts to promote green consumption, a new survey report unveiled on Monday has found.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Courts remain committed to handing down heavy punishment for drug-related crimes. ecns.cn Chinese courts handed down sentences to more than 17,000 people for drug-related crimes in the first five months of this year, of whom 4,257 were given prison terms of five years or more, according to the latest figures released by China's top court.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China to enact food security law. ecns.cn The draft law on ensuring food security was submitted at the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, for the first review on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Lights illuminate historical Zhongnanmen in Guizhou. ecns.cn Night view of Zhongnanmen Historical and Cultural Tourists Area in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 25, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Mirror-like Heavenly Lake on Arxan Mountain in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn Arxan Tianchi (Heavenly Lake) is surrounded by forest, looking like a mirror on Arxan Mountain in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 25, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China sees passenger trips during holiday rise 11.3%. ecns.cn A total of 70.38 million rail passenger trips were recorded over the five-day period, which ended on China's railway network handled more than 70 million passenger trips during the just-ended Dragon Boat Festival holiday, an increase of 11.3 percent compared with that in 2019.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Giant panda Xin Xin gives birth to panda cub. ecns.cn The China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center announced on June 21 that, on May 29, giant panda Xin Xin gave birth to a cub at the Shenshuping base in Wolong town.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). World's largest and highest-altitude hydro-solar power station put into operation. ecns.cn Aerial view of the first phase of Kela photovoltaic power station, the world's largest hydro-solar complementary power station on the Yalong River in the Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 25, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Special team to probe deadly restaurant blast. ecns.cn The State Council, China's Cabinet, has set up an investigation team to probe a deadly restaurant explosion in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, as cities across China conduct gas safety inspection work.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China to bolster ties with Barbados. ecns.cn China is ready to build its ties with Barbados into a relationship between developing countries that sets an example of unity, coordination and mutual benefits.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Tourist's videos give true picture of Xinjiang. ecns.cn Misinformation can spread like wildfire, and when Yumi Watabe set foot in China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region she knew she had to take action.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Poyang Lake water level rises back above 13 meters as drought eases. ecns.cn The water level of the Poyang Lake, the first largest freshwater lake in China, is gradually rebounding.

ecsorinoco (2023-06-26). Cuba Solidarity Activists Protest Outside White House. orinocotribune.com A week of activities in solidarity with Cuba concluded with a march and rally in front of the White House, with demonstrations taking place in more than 30 cities in the US and other parts of the world. | Take Cuba off the List of State sponsors of terror is the name of the campaign that is encouraging this new wave of criticism towards the policies of the current administration of Democrat Joe Biden towards Cuba. | According to Carlos Lazo, an activist who made the journey from Seattle, over a hundred solidarity organizations "shouted loudly, for Biden to hear, to demand Cuba's removal from the list of terrorist…

The Lever (2023-06-26). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: How New York Passed A Landmark Climate Law. levernews.com On this week's bonus episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers: Producer Frank Cappello and Lever Editorial Fellow Keerti Gopal sit down with organizer Brandon Tizol to discuss the four-year long campaign to pass the Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA) in New York state.The landmark climate bill — which was recently passed as a part of New York state's annual budget — is a huge win for climate activists and a big step toward realizing publicly-owned 100 percent renewable energy in the state, which has the third largest economy in the country.The new initiative…

ecsorinoco (2023-06-26). As Venezuela Mends Ties With Latin Neighbors, Western Media Turn Up the Propaganda. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-26). China y Barbados comprometidos con estrechar cooperación. telesurtv.net Mottley afirmó que Barbados atribuye gran importancia a sus relaciones con China y que ambos países están comprometidos a mejorar las vidas del pueblo y a promover el desarrollo sostenible.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-26). China indica que apoyará a Rusia en proteger su estabilidad. telesurtv.net El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Qin Gang, recibió este domingo al vicanciller Andrei Rudenko.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-06-26). Colombia mantiene cima de medallero en Juegos Centroamericanos. telesurtv.net Los atletas cafeteros son seguidos de cerca por México, Cuba y Venezuela que buscan hacerse de más preseas doradas.

teleSUR, JDO, SH (2023-06-26). Premian en Cuba trabajo colaborativo entre Telecristal y TeleSUR. telesurtv.net La Unión de Periodistas de Cuba destaca la serie de reportajes Incendio en Pinares de Mayarí, de Yordanis Rodríguez Laurencio y Eddi de la Pera.

teleSUR- rzr, DRL (2023-06-26). Alerta por inundaciones e intensas lluvias en centro y sur de China. telesurtv.net Las precipitaciones reportadas en la provincia de Hunan estropearon cerca de 16.400 hectáreas de cultivos.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-06-26). Cuba derrota a Nicaragua en inicio de balonmano centrocaribeño. telesurtv.net La ofensiva de las cubanas la comandó María Veranes, quien marcó diez goles en igual cantidad de tiros a la portería.

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2023-06-25). PSL Statement: The Failed Coup in Russia. liberationnews.org An attempted coup directed against Russia's military forces has ended. The leader of the coup attempt, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has agreed to leave Russia.

Editor (2023-06-25). Prigozhin Headed for Belarus After Ending 'Insurrection'. scheerpost.com By Will Porter / Antiwar Russia's Wagner Group has called off its march on Moscow and agreed to stand down after launching a two-day mutiny and seizing a military base in the city of Rostov-on-Don. The Kremlin said it would drop all charges against the company and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been guaranteed …

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Putin calls Wagner mutiny 'treason' in televised address. ecns.cn "Any internal turmoil is a deadly threat to our statehood, to us as a nation. This is a blow to Russia, to our people. And our actions to protect the motherland from such a threat will be tough," Putin said in the televised address to the nation.

Staff (2023-06-25). Putin Condemns Threats by Wagner Group Leader, Reaches Agreement. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a message to the nation regarding the situation created by the Wagner group after its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was accused of trying to organize an armed "insurrection." Putin described Prigozhin's actions as a "military mutiny" and pointed out that any revolt is "a deadly threat." Hours earlier, Prigozhin accused the Russian Army of shelling one of his camps and called for an uprising against the military command amid the military operation in Ukraine, in which the Wagner group is participating. | "We faced a betrayal. Exorbitant ambition led to a betrayal o…

Larry Johnson (2023-06-25). Russia's Academy Award Winning Performance For Best Coup, Prigozhin Scores Best Actor. sonar21.com What if the Prigozhin "Coup" is Maskirovka? I want to explore that possibility. Earlier today (Saturday on the east coast of the U.S.) I was sketching out a piece with…

WSWS (2023-06-25). The failed coup in Russia: Causes and Consequences. wsws.org A coup attempt led by Evgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the Russian Wagner mercenary force, collapsed in the evening hours of Saturday, local time.

Anonymous349 (2023-06-25). Details Of Agreement With Wagner Which Put End To Rebellion Attempt. southfront.org ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | Late on June 24, Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian President, revealed details on the agreement which put an end to the rebellion attempt by Evgeny Prigozhin and the part of Wagner units that supported him. | According to Peskov, the criminal case opened by FSB against Prigozhin will be halted and he will leave Russia.The spokesman revealed that Prigozhin "will go to Belarus." He did not elaborate what the public fonder of Wanger will do there. | Wagner's fighters that supported Pr…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-25). Ukraine Says It Launched Offensives Against Russian Forces On Several Directions (Videos, Photos). southfront.org File image. | The Ukrainian military has launched an offensive against Russian forces in several directions, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Anna Malyar, announced on June 24. | Malyar said that the offensive is underway in the direction of Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Bakhmut, Bogdanovka, Yagodnoye, Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka. She also claimed that fighting was still ongoing near Kupyansk, Liman, Maryinka, Avdeevska, Shakhtyorsk and other southern directions."There is progress in all directions,"

Anonymous669 (2023-06-25). Russian Warplanes Rain Fire On Militant Positions In Syria's Greater Idlib (Videos, Photos). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 aircaft on a runway at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria. © Maksim Blinov / Sputnik | On June 25, a new series of Russian airstrikes hit positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted positions near the town of Kabani in the northern Lattakia countryside, the city of Jisr al-Shughur in the western Idlib countryside, al-Arbaeen Mount and the village of Beinin in t…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-06-25). US Woos India's Far-Right PM Modi To Help Wage New Cold War On China. popularresistance.org India's far-right Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a historic trip to the United States this June. | President Joe Biden rolled out the proverbial red carpet for Modi, touting a "new era" to "strengthen our partnership for decades to come", as the US seeks to recruit India for its new cold war on China. | The two leaders released a joint statement implicitly criticizing China and Russia. | Reuters made it clear that "Washington wants Delhi to be a strategic counterweight to China", and that the two leaders signed "deals on defense and commerce aimed at countering China's global influence".

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-06-25). U.S. Intelligence Agencies Advance Disinformation About Chinese Spy Base in Cuba to Gain Support for Cruel Embargo Costing Cubans $455 Million Per Month. covertactionmagazine.com After having lied about WMDs, Russia Gate, chemical weapons in Syria and so many other things, the U.S. intelligence community is now advancing the lie that Cuba is hosting a Chinese spy base that enables China to spy on the U.S. The Wall Street Journal reported on June 8 that China and Cuba had reached …

Jessica Buxbaum, MintPress News. (2023-06-25). Microsoft, IBM, Cisco And Dell Enable Surveillance And Control In Palestine. popularresistance.org In September, Israel installed an AI-powered gun at a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Now, that same technology has been deployed at the entrance of the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem. Across occupied East Jerusalem, you can find surveillance cameras strategically placed on street corners. And throughout the West Bank, Palestinians' encounters with Israeli soldiers often include not only violence but face-scanning apps designed to capture their personal data. | Technology has become integral to our modern lives, but for Palestinians, Big Tech has also become another way Israel enacts…

mforinoco (2023-06-25). The Western Left Must Reject Anti-China Propaganda and Join the Progressive Global Trend. orinocotribune.com By Jenny Clegg — Jun 20, 2023 | What follows is the text of a speech given by veteran British peace activist and China specialist Jenny Clegg at the launch event in London for Carlos Martinez's book The East is Still Red: Chinese socialism in the 21st century. | Summarizing the key points of the book, Jenny highlights in particular the escalating New Cold War and anti-China rhetoric in the West. "China is being presented as an existential threat to the Western way of life so as to prepare a climate for war." | Beyond the obvious dangers of preparing a climate for war, Jenny points out that the incessant lies…

People's Dispatch. (2023-06-25). Anti-War Groups In Ireland Disrupt Security Conference. popularresistance.org Irish anti-war groups disrupted discussions over militarization and membership of military alliances at the government's first national security consultation meeting that began at the University College Cork (UCC). On June 22, activists from the Connolly Youth Movement (CYM) disrupted the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy meeting with anti-war slogans and raised a red banner that read "NATO Wars! Millions Dead." | Deputy head of government and foreign and defense minister Micheál Martin from the Fianna Fail of the ruling liberal-conservative coalition, was set to address the gathering, only to b…

Jalil Muntaqim, Black Agenda Report. (2023-06-25). Report From Venezuela On The Case Of Political Prisoner Alex Saab. popularresistance.org I was invited by Camilla Saab, the spouse of the kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat, Alex Saab, to attend the international conference titled: "Lawfare Against Venezuela: Three Years After the Kidnapping of Diplomat Alex Saab." This conference, sponsored by the Free Alex Saab Movement, brought activists and revolutionaries from as far as Canada, Slovenia, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Nigeria, England and the United States, to name a few. | On June 14th, 2023, a public forum was held at the Jose Felix Ribas Hall, Teatro Teresa Carreno, where invited speakers presented their support for the immediate release of Ale…

Bill Hackwell, Resumen English. (2023-06-25). US Policy Towards Cuba Being Challenged This Week In Over 30 Cities. popularresistance.org In a growing mosaic of solidarity across the US, people are taking to the streets to say no to the way their government is punishing Cuba for their example of humanity in these precarious times. This weekend in over 30 cities there will be protests to visibly express it. | In Washington DC there will be a national focus with a march on the White House to bring attention to a callous foreign policy that has endured through democratic and republican administrations generating an ever turning multi-million dollar industry based on hatred guided by greedy corrupt politicians with no regard to the consequences for the…

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China's longest deepwater oil and gas pipeline enters final stage before operation. ecns.cn China's longest deepwater oil and gas pipeline has entered the final stage before operation, following the completion of work on laying the submarine long-distance pipeline in waters off South China's Hainan Province on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Global aviation giants pledge to bring new aircraft models to 15th Airshow China in November 2024. ecns.cn Global aviation giants have expressed confidence in the Chinese market during the 54th Paris Airshow, while pledging to bring their newest aircraft models to attend the 15th Airshow China.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China condemns recent U.S. sanctions, indictments against Chinese companies. ecns.cn On Saturday, Beijing urged Washington to stop using fentanyl-related issues as a pretext to sanctions and indicting Chinese enterprises and nationals, and demanded immediate release of those who were illegally arrested.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Xie Feng: all countries should respect each other's human rights philosophy. ecns.cn Respecting human rights means respecting other countries' human rights philosophy, and China advocates safeguarding human rights through security, promoting them through development, and advancing them through cooperation.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China's tourism, consumption markets sizzle during Dragon Boat Festival holidays. ecns.cn A total of 106 million domestic tourism trips were made during the holidays, up 32.3 percent year-on-year, equivalent to 112.8 percent of the figure in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). 50 Pandas to settle in Beijing's New Research Center by 2024. ecns.cn Construction for a Beijing base of the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda is currently underway in the capital's Fangshan district.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China slams U.S. indictment of Chinese companies, individuals on fentanyl-related charges. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Saturday that China strongly condemned U.S.' latest charges against Chinese companies and individuals over so-called crimes related to fentanyl production and has lodged serious démarches and strong protest to the U.S. side.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Extreme weather hits China with heat sweeping the north and rainstorms in south. ecns.cn Many cities in China continued to issue heat and rainfall response warnings on Friday, as residents in many areas are experiencing weather extremes that could go down in history in the last few days.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Four suspects under criminal detention for gas explosion that killed 31 in NW China. ecns.cn Four suspects have been put under criminal detention in connection to a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which killed 31 people and injured seven.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). State Council sets up team to probe into Yinchuan restaurant explosion. ecns.cn State Council has set up an investigation team to probe into a restaurant explosion in Yinchuan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Sunrise scenery on Water Yardang in Qinghai. ecns.cn Yardang rocks at the sunrise in the Wusute Yadan Geological Park in Qaidam Basin, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 24, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Beijing continues to battle with high temperatures. ecns.cn Beijing issued a red alert for high temperatures on Friday, the highest in China's alert system, as a scorching heatwave hit the city. The weather forecast predicts a "prolonged battle" against high temperatures in the following week.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). World's largest and highest-altitude hydro-solar power station put into operation. ecns.cn Aerial view of the first phase of Kela photovoltaic power station, the world's largest hydro-solar complementary power station on the Yalong River in the Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 25, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China reaches 60 bln parcel volume. ecns.cn According to the State Post Bureau of China, as of Saturday, China's express business volume has reached 60 billion this year, 172 days ahead of the 60 billion record in 2019, and 34 days ahead of 2022.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Key work list outlines 164 initiatives aimed at improving free trade zones. ecns.cn China has released a key work list for its pilot free trade zones (2023-2025) aimed at promoting high-quality growth, according to a statement by the Ministry of Commerce on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). World's largest hydro-solar power plant enters first phase. ecns.cn The first phase of the world's largest hydro-solar power plant, also the world's highest power station of its kind, entered full operation in China on Sunday, according to its operator State Development and Investment Corp.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). China's cabinet forms team to probe restaurant blast. ecns.cn State Council has set up an investigation team to probe into a restaurant explosion in Yinchuan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). 1.3 million people enter and leave China during the Dragon Boat Festival per day: official. ecns.cn During the Dragon Boat Festival in 2023, border inspection authorities across the country processed 3.963 million people entering and leaving the country, an average of 1.321 million people per day.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Rescue and relief efforts underway in rain-ravaged Guangxi. ecns.cn Rescuers evacuate stranded people at a flood-hit village in Du'an County of Hechi City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 24,2023.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). In Numbers: China sees 100 mln domestic tourist trips during Dragon Boat Festival holiday. ecns.cn Days of high temperatures in most parts of China and the rainy season in the southern parts of the country did not affect people's enthusiasm for travel during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Tibetan football team joins lively Village Super League in Guizhou. ecns.cn Sonam Puncog and his Gesar King football teammates traveled over 1,600 kilometers from Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest China's Qinghai Province to participate in the Village Super League, or "Cun Chao" in Chinese, in Rongjiang County, Southwest China's Guizhou Province on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Fishing season kicks off in Xinjiang's Bosten Lake. ecns.cn Bosten Lake, China's largest inland freshwater lake in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, ended the fishing ban of more than three months on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). CPC official says China, UK have common responsibility. ecns.cn Despite having different views on a number of issues, China and the United Kingdom share a common responsibility to shun group politics and bloc confrontations, and China welcomes genuine discussion based on equality and respect to expand mutual understanding, a senior official of the Communist Party of China said.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Dragon boat races was held Thursday in south China's Hong Kong to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 22 this year, featuring adrenaline-pumping competition, vibrant colors, intense drumbeats and cheering fans. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Cradle of Civilization: Huizhou Ancient Town. ecns.cn Huizhou Ancient Town, a tourist spot of Shexian county, Anhui province, is one of China's four best-preserved ancient towns. In the town, tourists can enjoy the charm of ancient Huizhou-style architecture dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Over 2,000 men in SW China's Guizhou transport world's longest dragon boat to river. ecns.cn A dragon boat race kicked off on Friday on the Wuyang River in Shibing County, located in southwest China's Guizhou Province, according to local authorities. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Over 2,000 men in SW China's Guizhou transports world's longest dragon boat to river. ecns.cn A dragon boat race kicked off on Friday on the Wuyang River in Shibing County, located in southwest China's Guizhou Province, according to local authorities. "ÄÄ…

greenleft.org.au (2023-06-25). Disability activists blockade Sydney Road, call for accessible tram stops. greenleft.org.au

Editor (2023-06-25). Israeli Occupation: how Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, and Dell Enable Surveillance and Control In Palestine. scheerpost.com In September, Israel installed an AI-powered gun at a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Across occupied East Jerusalem, you can find surveillance cameras strategically placed on street corners. And throughout the West Bank, Palestinians' encounters with Israeli soldiers often include not only violence but face-scanning apps designed to capture their personal data.Technology has become integral to our modern lives, but for Palestinians, Big Tech has also become another way Israel enacts control.

teleSUR, JCM, SH (2023-06-25). Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba expresan su apoyo al Gobierno ruso. telesurtv.net En sendos comunicados, los Gobierno venezolanos y nicaragüense se manifestaron sobre la amenaza que lanzó el grupo militar Wagner de avanzar hacia Moscú, pero fue desactivado.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-06-25). Arriban a Cuba 65 toneladas de alimentos enviadas por Bolivia. telesurtv.net El jefe de estado boliviano, Luis Arce, recalcó que este envío es una muestra de solidaridad hacia Cuba y las familias afectadas por recientes lluvias.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-06-25). Presidente de Venezuela ratifica solidaridad y apoyo a Rusia. telesurtv.net Nicolás Maduro participa en acto conmemorativo por los 202 años de la Batalla de Carabobo. Asegura que Rusia enfrentó y venció un intento de traición y guerra civil.

teleSUR- lvm, JCM (2023-06-25). Arriba a Cuba presidente Díaz- Canel tras su gira por Europa. telesurtv.net El dignatario de Cuba "ya está en la Patria, luego de visitar el Vaticano, Italia, Serbia y Francia", refirió la Presidencia de Cuba.

teleSUR- rzr, DRL (2023-06-25). Alerta por inundaciones e intensas lluvias en centro y sur de China. telesurtv.net Las precipitaciones reportadas en la provincia de Hunan estropearon cerca de 16.400 hectáreas de cultivos.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-06-25). México vence a Cuba 4-0 en debut de béisbol centroamericano. telesurtv.net El picheo mexicano se mostró hermético ante la batería cubana. Lanzador Wilmer Ríos permite solo dos jits y ninguna carrera.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-25). Detienen a responsables de explosión de restaurante en China. telesurtv.net El violento incidente se produjo este jueves 22 de junio en un restaurante de barbacoa en la región autónoma de la etnia hui de Ningxia, en el noroeste de China.

Staff (2023-06-24). The rise and fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin. peoplesdispatch.org [On Saturday, June 25, the short-lived insurrection by the PMC Wagner militia group in Russia came to an end following negotiations between its head Yevgeny Prigozhin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Prigozhin announced that his troops would return to their field camps "to avoid spilling Russian blood. Former Indian diplomat and analyst M.K. Bhadrakumar analyzes …