Dave DeCamp (2023-06-27). Zelensky Says No Elections in Ukraine Until War Is Over. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told BBC last week that there will be no Ukrainian presidential election in 2024 if martial law is still in effect, The New Voice of Ukraine reported. Zelensky's five-year term is due to end in 2024, but his comments suggest that it will be extended indefinitely if the war isn't over …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-27). US Announces $500 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new $500 million military aid package for Ukraine that includes new Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles and munitions for various weapons systems. The provision of new Bradleys and Strykers comes after Ukraine lost armored vehicles in the first few weeks of its counteroffensive. A US military official told …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-27). First UN Investigator Allowed in Gitmo Says Detainees Face 'Cruel, Inhuman' Treatment. news.antiwar.com The first UN investigator allowed inside the notorious US prison at Guantanamo Bay said the 30 remaining detainees in the facility are facing "ongoing cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law." UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ni Aolain issued a report on the facility and told reporters in New York that "significant improvements" have been …

_____ (2023-06-27). No More Astana Peace Talks for Syria. strategic-culture.org The migrant tragedies at sea are a direct result of the U.S.-EU sanctions which strangle the Syrian people and prevent them from recovery at home. | The Astana peace talks for Syria began in 2017 and recently met in Kazakhstan on June 20-21. It surprised many when the Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-27). World Forum on Cities and Territories of Peace begins in Bogota. plenglish.com It is a scenario for dialogue and collaborative work focused on building solutions and institutional and social tools, which may contribute to the construction of sustained peace in cities, territories and communities. | This will be a space for the meeting of local governments, international organizations, civil society, academia and the private sector to advance in a conversation about the conditions that must be in place for peace, based on social justice, environmental justice and human security. | The event will be developed along five thematic axes: Territorial peace, Environmental peace, Women, peace and…

_____ (2023-06-26). Does Russia Have Legitimate Security Concerns? strategic-culture.org Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running against the Democratic establishment's position on the Russia-Ukraine War and for the presidential nomination of the party in 2024. He recently gave a peace speech in New Hampshire that echoed the sentiments of the peace speech given by his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, in 1963.

ecsorinoco (2023-06-26). Maduro Pledges Solidarity with Russia Amid Insurrection Attempt. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sent a greeting of solidarity and support to the people of Russia after an attempt of armed insurrection against President Vladimir Putin was successfully overcome this past Saturday. | The Head of State expressed these words during the concluding ceremony of the events commemorating the 202nd anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo and Bolivarian Army Day. | "I want to send from Campo de Carabobo all our solidarity and support to Russia, which has been able to face an attempt of treason, an attempt of civil war, and is now in peace," he said. "From Venezuela, all our support to…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-26). Chinese-American Worker and Activist Arrested for Advocating for Peace Between US and China. orinocotribune.com By Natalia Marques — Jun 22, 2023 | Li Tang "Henry" Liang, a hotel worker active in his Boston local union, was suspended from his job after being indicted on federal charges | Labor leaders and organizers are banding together to demand justice for Chinese-American unionized worker and activist Li Tang "Henry" Liang. Liang was indicted and then arrested in early May in Boston in retaliation for exercising his free speech rights. "The federal government has targeted Liang for advocating peaceful relations between the US and China,"

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-27). Venezuela: Yukpa People Call for Justice for Detainees Amidst Protests. orinocotribune.com Indigenous communities from western Venezuela were injured during a crackdown while trying to reach Caracas to sell handicrafts. | Caracas, June 24, 2023 ( On June 15, Zenaida Romero, her husband Alfonzo Ramos Romero, and Francisco Romero were arrested after the National Bolivarian Police (PNB) attacked a group of Yukpas on the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge ac…

Staff (2023-06-27). President Maduro Calls on CELAC to Build a Latin American Bloc With 'Its Own Identity'. orinocotribune.com This Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for the construction of a political, economic and social power bloc to unite the region and achieve a long-awaited Latin American identity. | "The construction of a Latin American and Caribbean identity positioned in the spirit of the continent's peoples will be a great opportunity to build a large block of political, social, cultural, economic and integral power in the region that will put us in the rhythm and at the level we need to be able to move forward in this 21st century and the centuries to come," said President Maduro on Monday, June 26, during his…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-06-27). Venezuela expresses support for Russian President Vladimir Putin. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Government on Tuesday expressed its support for Russian President Vladimir Putin in light of the destabilizing attempts by the Wagner group and its leader, Yevgueni Prigozhin.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-27). Meeting of CELAC Science Ministers in Venezuela comes to an end. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The meeting of ministers and high authorities of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Venezuela ends on Tuesday.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-27). Venezuela plantea crear centro de ciencias aplicadas regional. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado venezolano inauguró la reunión de trabajo dedicada al intercambio científico y tecnológico Celac 2023 junto al primer ministro de San Vicente y la Granadinas, Ralph Gonsalves.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-06-27). Inauguran seminario por los 50 años de Caricom en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El primer ministro de San Vicente y las Granadinas y presidente pro tempore Ralph Gonsalves abordó los desafíos de la comunidad.

teleSUR, MER (2023-06-27). teleSUR obtiene Premio Nacional de Periodismo en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El jurado calificador estuvo integrado por Rocío Cazal, Yuleidis Hernández, Yarisol Quintero, Lisandro Rojas y Félix Gerardi.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-27). Venezuela plantea crear centro de ciencias aplicadas regional. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado venezolano inauguró la reunión de trabajo dedicada al intercambio científico y tecnológico Celac 2023 junto al primer ministro de San Vicente y la Granadinas, Ralph Gonsalves.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-06-27). Inauguran seminario por los 50 años de Caricom en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El primer ministro de San Vicente y las Granadinas y presidente pro tempore Ralph Gonsalves abordó los desafíos de la comunidad.

teleSUR, MER (2023-06-27). teleSUR obtiene Premio Nacional de Periodismo en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El jurado calificador estuvo integrado por Rocío Cazal, Yuleidis Hernández, Yarisol Quintero, Lisandro Rojas y Félix Gerardi.

WSWS (2023-06-26). Australian IYSSE member advances antiwar perspective at pro-establishment "anti-AUKUS" meeting. wsws.org The only challenge to ex-Labor parliamentarian Peter Garrett's militaristic speech came from International Youth and Students for Social Equality member Morgan Peach.

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-25). Blinken on Russia Crisis: 'We Haven't Seen the Last Act'. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested on Sunday that the US was expecting more unrest in Russia following Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's two-day uprising. "I think we're in the midst of a moving picture. We haven't seen the last act. We're watching it very closely and carefully," Blinken told CBS News on Sunday. When asked …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-25). Pentagon Says Cluster Bombs Would Be 'Useful' for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A Pentagon official has told Congress that controversial cluster munitions Ukraine has been seeking from the US would be "useful" to Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. Cluster bombs scatter small submunitions over large areas, making them especially hazardous to civilians. Because of their indiscriminate nature, cluster munitions have been banned by more than 100 nations. …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-25). Reports Say US Intelligence Knew Prigozhin Was Planning Mutiny in Russia. news.antiwar.com Several US media outlets are claiming that US intelligence was aware Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was planning to take military action against Russia's defense establishment before his short-lived uprising began on Friday. According to a report from The New York Times, US intelligence officials briefed senior military and Biden administration officials on Wednesday about Prigozhin's …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-25). Taiwan Says Chinese Warplanes Came Close to Island's 24-Mile Zone. news.antiwar.com The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said that eight Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) warplanes came close to Taiwan's contiguous zone, which extends 24 nautical miles off the island's coast. Since then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan in August, PLA warplanes have regularly crossed the median line, an informal barrier that separates the two sides of …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-25). Ukraine Says F-16 Training for Ukrainian Pilots Will Start in July. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Saturday that training for Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16 fighter jets should begin next month. "The designated persons have been identified, the program will be prescribed by the beginning of July, it will be announced, (and) I can optimistically say that training will begin in July already," Reznikov said, according …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-25). US Aircraft Carrier Makes Rare Port Call in Vietnam. news.antiwar.com The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan docked in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Sunday for a six-day visit to the country amid rising tensions between the US and China in the region. The Ronald Reagan's port call marks only the third time a US aircraft carrier has visited the country since the end of the Vietnam …

Will Porter (2023-06-25). Prigozhin Headed for Belarus After Ending 'Insurrection'. news.antiwar.com This is an updated version of a previous article. 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, …

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…

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…

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…

Tyler Walicek (2023-06-25). UC Berkeley Holds Thousands of Native Remains Despite Repatriation Requests. truthout.org European colonialism, in the course of its centuries-long project to subjugate the Indigenous inhabitants of North America, has so relentlessly persecuted Native peoples that peace has been denied them even in death. In the path of a continental genocide trails a further insult: White archaeologists have ransacked Native graves by the thousands, exhuming bodies and stealing countless items of… |

Peninsula Peace & Justice Center (2023-06-25). Thursday 6/22: Pride, Prejudice & Corporate P.R: Corporate Capitalism and Anti-LGBTQIA+ Hate. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

teleSUR (2023-06-25). UN Commission Addresses Organized Crime in Sahel Region. telesurenglish.net The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) convened an ambassadorial-level meeting in New York to tackle the issue of organized crime in Africa's Sahel region. | RELATED: | "The security situation in the Sahel continued to be marked by terrorism and violent extremist groups frequently targeting border areas," said Ivan Simonovic of Croatia, commission chair, citing the United Nations Secretary Antonion Gute…

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

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…

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.

Aurig Hernández (2023-06-25). President Maduro Affirms Venezuela's Resolute Stand Against Empire on Carabobo Battle Anniversary" orinocotribune.com To commemorate Bolivarian Army Day and the 202nd anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, President Nicolás Maduro has asserted that Venezuela will never surrender to any empire. | "Here we are, 202 years later, with the same spirit, with the same love for our homeland, and telling the empires of the world: Venezuela will not surrender to any empire, Venezuela is heading towards the century of power," President Maduro said on Saturday, June 24, during the official event for the commemoration of the historic Battle of Carabobo, held at the Paseo Monumental del Campo de Carabobo, in Carabobo state. | Maduro highlight…

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.