(2023-06-13). Poland Urges NATO Response to Russia Sending Nukes to Belarus. news.antiwar.com Polish President Andrzej Duda said Monday that NATO must respond to Russia deploying nuclear weapons to Belarus. "I absolutely believe that such a situation demands an unequivocal response from NATO," Duda said at a joint press conference in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to Bloomberg. Duda didn't specify …
(2023-06-12). Netherlands Says Ukrainian Pilot Training on F-16s Could Start This Summer. news.antiwar.com The Netherlands' defense minister told Reuters on Monday that training for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets could begin as soon as this summer. Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said starting the training this summer is the "ambition" and that the coalition of countries working to arm Ukraine with F-16s will see if it's a …
(2023-06-12). China Denies Allegations That It's Spying on the US from Cuba. news.antiwar.com The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday denied allegations that China was spying on the US from Cuba and criticized the conflicting information coming from the US government and media outlets. The Wall Street Journal first reported last week that Beijing and Havana reached an agreement "in principle" on establishing a Chinese spy facility in Cuba. …
(2023-06-12). Sweden Approves Extradition of PKK Supporter to Turkey Amid NATO Bid. news.antiwar.com Sweden on Monday approved the extradition of a man to Turkey who has previously expressed support for the PKK, a Kurdish militant group Turkey, the US, and the EU consider a terrorist organization. Turkey has refused to approve Sweden's NATO bid over the Nordic country's alleged support for the PKK and has been pushing for …
(2023-06-12). Iran Confirms Holding Indirect Talks With US in Oman. news.antiwar.com The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday said that Iranian officials held indirect talks with the US in Oman last month but dismissed the idea that an interim nuclear deal was on the table. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani appeared to confirm a report from Axios that said the talks took place in Oman on May …
(2023-06-12). Israel Creates New Military Intelligence Unit to Prepare for War With Iran. news.antiwar.com Israel's military has created a new intelligence unit to prepare for war with Iran amid simmering tensions between the two nations, Ynet reported on Sunday. Israel has been conducting a covert war against Iran for some time, but in recent years, Israeli officials have been speaking more openly about the fact that they're preparing for …
(2023-06-12). Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge Biden to Send Longer-Range Weapons to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A group of nine bipartisan members of the House is urging President Biden to supply Ukraine with longer-range weapons and expedite the delivery of M1 Abrams tanks to the country. In a letter led by Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), the lawmakers called on Biden to send Kyiv Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMs), which have a …
(2023-06-12). Report: Saudi Crown Prince Threatened US With 'Major Economic Consequences'. news.antiwar.com Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warned the US would suffer economic consequences if President Biden retaliated for OPEC oil cuts that were announced last fall, The Washington Post reported.
(2023-06-13). Vienna Summit: Anti-War Activists From 32 Countries Call For Diplomacy to End Ukraine War. mintpressnews.com Over 300 activists from 32 countries gathered in Vienna, Austria to demand an end to the war in Ukraine and issue a powerful declaration of peace.
(2023-06-12). Stop the Campaign of Smears and Censorship Targeting Anti-War Meetings on Canadian University Campuses! strategic-culture.org By James CLAYTON | Are you a student at a Canadian university? Help defeat the attempts to censor anti-war actions on university campuses by contacting the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) and joining its struggle to build an international anti-war movement led by the working class. Email iyssecanada@gmail.com and
(2023-06-12). Activists In Germany Protest NATO's 'Air Defender 23' Military Exercise. popularresistance.org On June 10, hundreds of activists from various anti-imperialist and anti-war groups as well as the Communist Party of Germany (DKP) marched to the Wunstorf Air Base in Hannover to protest the NATO's Air Defender 2023 exercise scheduled from June 12-June 23. A vigil was also held at the Spangdahlem Air Base near Trier, which will also serve as a base for the exercise. Die Linke organized protests against the NATO exercise on June 11. The protestors denounced war-mongering and projection of military might by NATO amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and demanded a ceasefire and peace negotiations in Ukraine, as well…
(2023-06-12). Anti-war activists in Germany protest NATO's 'Air Defender 23' military exercise. peoplesdispatch.org Around 10,000 military personnel and 250 aircraft from 25 countries are participating in NATO's 'Air Defender 23' exercise scheduled from June 12-23. Anti-war groups have called it a provocation…
(2023-06-12). UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer slanders Roger Waters, demands censorship. wsws.org Waters' steadfast criticism of NATO's war in Ukraine, defence of the Palestinians from Israeli state repression and support for the imprisoned anti-war journalist Julian Assange has earned him the ire of imperialist governments everywhere.
(2023-06-12). Australia's pseudo-left Socialist Alternative holds fraudulent "anti-war" meeting. wsws.org The starkest aspect of the meeting was that at an event ostensibly opposing war, not a word was said about the war that is underway in Ukraine.
(2023-06-13). Fighting Remilitarization in Japan. independentmediainstitute.org Seishi Hinada is a National Executive Committee member of ZENKO (National Assembly for Peace and Democracy). ZENKO emerged in 1970 out of the student movement in the 1960s. He joined ZENKO in 1981 as a university student activist in Hiroshima's anti-nuclear peace movement. The International Strategy Center's Dae-Han Song and Michael McGrath interviewed Seishi online. …
(2023-06-12). Activists In Germany Protest NATO's 'Air Defender 23' Military Exercise. popularresistance.org On June 10, hundreds of activists from various anti-imperialist and anti-war groups as well as the Communist Party of Germany (DKP) marched to the Wunstorf Air Base in Hannover to protest the NATO's Air Defender 2023 exercise scheduled from June 12-June 23. A vigil was also held at the Spangdahlem Air Base near Trier, which will also serve as a base for the exercise. Die Linke organized protests against the NATO exercise on June 11. The protestors denounced war-mongering and projection of military might by NATO amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and demanded a ceasefire and peace negotiations in Ukraine, as well…
(2023-06-12). Anti-war activists in Germany protest NATO's 'Air Defender 23' military exercise. peoplesdispatch.org Around 10,000 military personnel and 250 aircraft from 25 countries are participating in NATO's 'Air Defender 23' exercise scheduled from June 12-23. Anti-war groups have called it a provocation…
(2023-06-12). UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer slanders Roger Waters, demands censorship. wsws.org Waters' steadfast criticism of NATO's war in Ukraine, defence of the Palestinians from Israeli state repression and support for the imprisoned anti-war journalist Julian Assange has earned him the ire of imperialist governments everywhere.
(2023-06-12). Australia's pseudo-left Socialist Alternative holds fraudulent "anti-war" meeting. wsws.org The starkest aspect of the meeting was that at an event ostensibly opposing war, not a word was said about the war that is underway in Ukraine.
(2023-06-13). Fighting Remilitarization in Japan. independentmediainstitute.org Seishi Hinada is a National Executive Committee member of ZENKO (National Assembly for Peace and Democracy). ZENKO emerged in 1970 out of the student movement in the 1960s. He joined ZENKO in 1981 as a university student activist in Hiroshima's anti-nuclear peace movement. The International Strategy Center's Dae-Han Song and Michael McGrath interviewed Seishi online. …
(2023-06-13). Talk World Radio: Matthew Hoh on Making Peace in Ukraine. davidswanson.org
(2023-06-12). African Union Advances Peace Plan for Sudan after the Failure of U.S.-Saudi Mediation. transcend.org 6 Jun 2023 – Fighting Reportedly Has Intensified after the Armed Forces Withdrew from Talks in Jeddah…
(2023-06-12). In China, German Lawmaker Calls for End to Sanctions, an 'Instrument of War' (That Backfires on Europe). transcend.org The following is a speech that Sevim Dağdelen, a member of the German Bundestag, delivered at the Shanghai International Studies University in China on 5 Jun 2023. Dağdelen is the coordinator for the Left Party parliamentary group on the Bundestag's Committee on Foreign Affairs and spokeswoman for international politics. She visited China to promote peace and cooperation.
(2023-06-12). Summer Fundraising — Please Pitch In. transcend.org Dear reader, please partner with TMS by contributing financially to our Peace Journalism. A troubled world needs our solutions as most leaders have gone berserk with their warmongering, fear-inducing militarism, and war-dependent economies. Our heartfelt thanks.
(2023-06-13). Chávez, UNASUR and the end of unipolarity: A conversation with Judith Valencia. mronline.org 
The Venezuelan researcher offers her reflections on Chávez's geopolitics and the reactivation of the Union of South American Nations.
(2023-06-13). Iranian president visits Latin American countries in an attempt to strengthen multipolar world order. peoplesdispatch.org Ebrahim Raisi is on a five-day state visit to Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua — Latin American countries that have been similarly affected by stringent US sanctions and hegemonic politics…
(2023-06-13). President Maduro Receives Iran's Ebrahim Raisi in Caracas. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi with state honors at Miraflores Palace in Caracas. | With the highest military honors and a mounted escort from the Presidential Honor Guard hussars, Raisi arrived on Monday, June 12, at Miraflores Palace. He was welcomed with a handshake from President Maduro, who was waiting for Raisi accompanied by several members of the Venezuelan cabinet. | Earlier, President Raisi laid flowers before Liberator Simón Bolívar's tomb in the National Pantheon, where he signed the guest book of prominent figures and world dignitaries. | Venezuela is the…
(2023-06-13). Presidente de Irán llega a Venezuela para iniciar gira por Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net El mandatario persa se reunirá con su par venezolano, Nicolás Maduro, con quien tiene previsto firmar varios acuerdos bilaterales.
(2023-06-13). Presidente de Venezuela sostiene encuentro con su homólogo de Irán. telesurtv.net Esta es la primera visita que realiza el mandatario iraní a Latinoamérica desde que asumió el cargo en agosto de 2021.
(2023-06-13). Presidente de Venezuela rechaza declaraciones de Donald Trump. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseveró que Trump declaró su culpabilidad en crímenes de lesa humanidad contra el pueblo de Venezuela.
(2023-06-12). Venezuela and Iran to expand strategic ties. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) With the aim of expanding strategic ties in different areas with Venezuela, the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, arrived today in Caracas, accompanied by the first lady, Jamileh-Sadat Alamolhoda.
(2023-06-12). ICC Prosecutor Opens 'Technical Assistance Office' in Venezuela Amid Human Rights Probe. venezuelanalysis.com President Maduro expressed hope that collaboration with the ICC would help correct the record about human rights in Venezuela.
(2023-06-12). Former US President Donald Trump Confesses to Planned Theft of Venezuela's Oil, Venezuelan Officials React. orinocotribune.com Responding to former United States President Donald Trump's recent confession regarding the theft of Venezuela's oil during his term, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil reiterated that Trump's ambitions to seize resources and assets belonging to the Venezuelan people had been endorsed by his lackeys inside Venezuela. | Trump's confession emerged during a speech given this Saturday, June 10, in North Carolina, where the former president postured to the audience: "How about we're buying oil from Venezuela? When I left, Venezuela was ready to collapse. We would've taken it over; we would have gotten all that oil;…