midwesternmarx (2023-06-30). Ukraine Violated Peace Agreement Approved in Turkey, Putin Reveals By: Al Mayadeen Español. midwesternmarx.com Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed during an African leaders meeting in St. Petersburg that Russian forces had withdrawn from Kiev and other regions of Ukraine last year in compliance with a peace agreement reached in Turkey, as part of an African mediation mission to Russia.However, during the meeting with the members of the African delegation, who were entrusted with presenting an initiative to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, Putin informed them that Kiev had declined to sign the …

Matthew Hunter (2023-06-30). LA hotel, hospitality workers prepare for strike with airport sit-in. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES—Next week, thousands of hotel and hospitality workers could go on strike in Los Angeles and Orange County, and the Phoenix metropolitan area. And they prepared for the possibility with a peaceful sit-in of civil disobedience at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The forced strike by members of Unite Here Local 11 is …

Bharat Dogra (2023-06-30). Europe's Strategic Autonomy for Rational Pursuit of Welfare and Peace. globalresearch.ca

Catherine Crockett (2023-06-30). Tuesday 7/4: Monterey 4th of July Parade: Walk with the Peace Coalition. indybay.org The parade starts at the corner of Alvarado Street and Pearl Street, in Downtown Monterey. Assemble in the parking lot behind the CHOMP Behavioral Health Services building, 576 Hartnell St.

ecns.cn (2023-06-30). Blinken: Peaceful coexistence 'base line' of ties. ecns.cn Blinken said there is not — at least in the near term, and maybe even in the lifetime of most people in the audience — a clear finish line in the competition between the two countries.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-30). Defense of peace in Colombia at Logroño Summit. plenglish.com Madrid, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Jorge Eduardo Londoño, former Colombian justice minister and current director of the National Training Service (SENA), highlighted the importance of education to defend peace in his country.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-30). UN Mission in Mali Comes to an End. libya360.wordpress.com Al Mayadeen A decade-old "peacekeeping mission" to Mali was terminated by the UN Security Council on Friday after the country's military junta demanded that the troops leave. A resolution passed by the Security Council with a unanimous vote will begin the immediate winding down of the MINUSMA mission, which was launched in 2013 to stop…

teleSUR (2023-06-30). Cambodian PM Calls for Peace and Stability Ahead of Election. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of Cambodia, called for people to join him in safeguarding peace and political stability in the upcoming general election in the Southeast Asian nation next month. | Related: | "Peace and political stability not only provide happiness to our people, but also attract foreign investors to help develop our country," Hun Sen said in a speech during a get-together with thousands of factory worke…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-06-30). Colombia, Venezuela to launch Integration Commission. plenglish.com Both nations will seek to promote cooperation and joint development in neighboring areas, following the re-establishment of their political, diplomatic, commercial and economic ties past August when Gustavo Petro took the office. | At the end of the meeting, held at the San Carlos Palace, the two foreign ministers and respective delegations signed several agreements in virtue of strengthening bilateral ties. | "What we are doing today, which is to return to good neighborliness, to integration, to leave behind that mistake, is something that exalts both republics," said Leyva. | Colombian FM, on the other hand, no…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-06-30). Venezuela sets up Electoral Nominations Committee. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Electoral Nominations Committee, made up of 21 members, on Friday was set up at the headquarters of the National Assembly (Parliament), where its board of directors was elected by unanimous vote.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-30). México encabeza medallero de Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe. telesurtv.net Colombia, Cuba y Venezuela ocupan el segundo, tercer y cuarto lugar, en ese orden cuando se cumplió el séptimo día de competencias en las diversas modalidades deportivas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-30). Parlamento venezolano juramenta comité que elegirá a CNE. telesurtv.net En la sesión ordinaria de este jueves se conoció a los integrantes del Comité de Postulaciones Electorales, encargados de renovar a las autoridades del poder Electoral venezolano.

Ana Perdigón (2023-06-30). Trade Between Colombia and Venezuela Soars by 76%: Venezuelan Exports More than Double. orinocotribune.com According to the Venezuelan-Colombian Chamber of Economic Integration (CAVECOL), trade between Colombia and Venezuela saw a significant boost, with a 76% increase compared to last year. Moreover, Venezuelan exports to Colombia more than doubled during the same period. | CAVECOL president Luis Alberto Russián stated in a recent interview that trade between Colombia and Venezuela increased from $106 million to $187 million in 2023, which represents an increase of 76% with respect to 2022. | "Trade grew by 76%, and in the same period, exports grew 150%, but we have to keep working," Russián stated. He added that the…

Ana Perdigón (2023-06-30). Venezuela: Opposition Politician María Corina Machado to Unveil Economic Plan in New York Amidst Presidential Aspirations and Legal Uncertainties. orinocotribune.com

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-06-30). Venezuelan foreign minister arrives in Colombia for joint meeting. plenglish.com Bogotá, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil arrived in this capital on Friday to participate in the opening ceremony of the Commission for Good Neighborliness and Integration between the two countries.

Staff (2023-06-30). Ron DeSantis Tricks Venezuelan Migrants, Sending Them Far From Florida. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan migrants in the United States are once again in the news, having These migrants had entered through the US-México border and were subsequently taken fr…

Staff (2023-06-30). Venezuela's Anti-Blockade Observatory: US Flight Ban Has Not Been Lifted. orinocotribune.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-28). NATO Chief Says Members Will Be Defended From Wagner Fighters in Belarus. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the alliance is prepared to defend itself from any threat posed by Wagner fighters who go to Belarus. After Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived uprising, Wagner members have the option of signing contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry, traveling to Belarus, or going home. President Alexander Lukashenko has denied rumors …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-28). NYT: US Officials Claim Russian General Knew About Prigozhin's Rebellion Plans. news.antiwar.com US officials speaking to The New York Times said Wednesday that a senior Russian general knew Yevgeny Prigozhin was planning an uprising, a claim dismissed by the Kremlin. The US officials claimed that intelligence showed Gen. Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian Aerospace Forces and deputy commander of Russia war effort in Ukraine, had knowledge of …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-28). Report: US Expressed Concern to Israel About Leaking Info on Iran Talks. news.antiwar.com Axios reported on Wednesday that White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan expressed concern to his Israeli counterpart about Israel leaking information to the press about the US and Iran holding indirect talks to reach an interim agreement on Tehran's nuclear program. Iran has publicly confirmed that it held indirect talks with the US in …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-28). Swedish Government Permits Quran-Burning Protest, Angering Turkey. news.antiwar.com The Swedish government permitted a Quran-burning protest that took place in Sweden on Wednesday, a move that angered Turkey and made it less likely that Ankara will approve Stockholm's NATO membership before the Vilnius summit in July. Swedish police said the approval was done in accordance with the right of free speech. Only one man …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-28). US Envoy Says US and India Can Jointly Deploy Warships. news.antiwar.com US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said Wednesday that Washington and New Delhi can jointly deploy warships and warplanes in the Indian and Pacific Oceans as the two nations are increasing military ties. "We can deploy our ships together in the Pacific and Indian oceans, and even beyond, to ensure maritime security," Garcetti said during a …

JANET (2023-06-28). Message after aborted march on Moscow still: Stop U.S.-NATO war in Ukraine. iacenter.org June 27, 2023 The announcement June 24 that the private mercenary Wagner Group was marching toward Moscow, with an implied threat to the Russian government, brought joy to U.S. imperialist strategists and their corporate media hacks. Antiwar demonstrators in Times Square, Jan. 14, 2023. (Photo: Brenda Ryan) Within 24 hours, however, the march and implied coup were over, at least for now. Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was reported to be heading to exile in Belarus, and in a statement June 26, he declared that he had no intention to depose Russian President Vladimir Putin. Joy in the corporate media subsided, repl…

Kyle Anzalone (2023-06-28). Lavrov: US, Russia in a 'Fight of Worlds'. news.antiwar.com The Kremlin's top diplomat said Moscow can no longer trust Washington and the potential for nuclear war has escalated. The Russian foreign minister suggested talks with American officials were possible, but Washington has not made an effort to engage. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's remarks were reported in TASS on Wednesday. "Russian President Vladimir Putin has said …

Catherine Crockett (2023-06-29). Tuesday 7/4: Monterey 4th of July Parade: Walk with the Peace Coalition. indybay.org The parade starts at the corner of Alvarado Street and Pearl Street, in Downtown Monterey. Assemble in the parking lot behind the CHOMP Behavioral Health Services building, 576 Hartnell St.

ecns.cn (2023-06-29). Blinken offers blend of U.S. policy on China. ecns.cn A realistic goal for American policy toward China is finding a way to "coexist peacefully" with the country that it seeks to compete with from "a position of strength", U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.

Murray Horton (2023-06-29). Military Initiative by Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) is Another Major Step in Prospective War on China. covertactionmagazine.com Peace groups in all three nations need to rally against provocative alliance that is a pivotal component of war planning. The AUKUS pact (military initiative among Australia, the UK and U.S.) came out of nowhere in 2021 when Australia broke a $A90 billion contract to buy French submarines. Instead, it signed up with the U.S …

Editor (2023-06-29). LGBTIQ Activists Celebrate Moldova's Most Peaceful Pride March Yet. scheerpost.com

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-06-28). The Truth Will Set All of Us Free. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Jun 23, 2023 | "You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion." | ~ Julian Assange | 'The truth will set you free' is an aphorism we've all heard so many times it's lost a lot of its meaning and doesn't sound especially profound when we hear it again, but it really does contain the answer to humanity's most difficult problems. A truth-based relationship with reality is the only way to move into peace and harmony, whether you're talking about the inner…

Ken Stone (2023-06-28). Despite Cancelling Attempts, Dimitri Lascaris's Canada-Wide Tour for Peace Continues. globalresearch.ca

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-06-28). UN special rapporteur says Bolsonaro attacked democracy in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Peaceful Assembly and Freedom of Association, Clement Nyaletsossi, on Wednesday condemned that former President Jair Bolsonaro attacked elections and democratic institutions in Brazil.

Adriaan Alsema (2023-06-28). Future of Colombia's peace policy uncertain. colombiareports.com Colombia's constitutional court may strike down the flagship "Total Peace" policy of President Gustavo Petro. The court revealed it was studying a lawsuit that claimed Congress committed errors in the…

Jim McIlroy (2023-06-29). Venezuela shows Australia the way on housing. greenleft.org.au Four million low-cost homes were delivered to Venezuelan citizens in April last year, as part of a national social housing program, despite attempts by the United States to cripple the country's economy, reports Jim McIlroy.

Ana Perdigón (2023-06-28). UNT Party Considers Registering Manuel Rosales in Venezuelan Opposition Primaries. orinocotribune.com After registering a wild card candidate for the primary elections, Venezuelan political party Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT) stated that the primaries do not yet have the conditions to register the current governor of Zulia State, Manuel Rosales, as its candidate. | The vice-president of UNT, Luis Emilio Rondón, stated that Manuel Rosales' candidacy would be subject to the fulfillment of the primary elections' conditions. For this reason, they registered a wild card candidate while they decide whether to make the Zulia state governor the official candidate. | On Saturday, UNT registered a candidate at the last minute to k…

Ricardo Vaz (2023-06-28). Venezuela: Campesino Organization Welcomes Gov't Pledges to Support Production. venezuelanalysis.com President Maduro promised a new credit line and larger crop purchases from the state.

Staff (2023-06-28). Reports: US Lifts Flight Ban on Venezuela (+LATAM). orinocotribune.com The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cancelled its flight ban on Venezuela, according to the Air Navigation Services Directorate of the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC), quoted by the outlet La Tabla. To date, neither the FAA or the INAC have issued official statements on the subject. | In May 2019, the US government imposed a unilateral restriction on commercial flights to and from Venezuela connecting with the United States. The ban was issued as part of the US's failed attempt to oust the socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro. Ironically, those affected the most by the decision…

Staff (2023-06-28). Venezuela Repudiates International Criminal Court as Tool of US Imperialism. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber noted that while it sees that the Venezuelan government has taken "some investigative steps," it considers that Vene…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-06-28). México lidera medallero en los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe. telesurtv.net Colombia, Cuba y Venezuela se mantienen en la lucha en los XXIV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023.