(2022-06-06). War In Ukraine Day 103: Svyatogorsk Came Under Russian Control (18+). southfront.org D-20 howitzer of the DPR PM | The Kharkov region remains a hot battlefield of the war in Ukraine. After the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost control over several villages to the north and est of the city of Kharkov, they launched another counter offensive. Both sides are trying to attack in different areas, claiming control of different villages, that are later attacked by enemy forces. As a result, positional battles continue on the Cossack Lopan—Liptsy—Ternove—Rubezhnoye line. | The main front lines in the…
(2022-06-06). Indigenous Peoples In South Africa Resist Oil And Gas Exploration. popularresistance.org On Monday, May 30, communities from South Africa's Wild Coast gathered in front of a court in the city of Gqeberha. The day marked the beginning of a landmark 3-day legal challenge brought by these communities against gas and oil multinational Shell, Impact Africa, and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE). The case is the culmination of a long struggle to protect the Wild Coast against oil and gas exploration. In 2014, the DMRE granted Impact Africa an exploration right off the East Coast. Impact Africa then sought to develop an Environment Management Programme (EMPr) required under the Mineral a…
(2022-06-06). Military Situation In Iraq On June 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Iraqi Defense Minister Juma Inad will travel to Cairo, the capital of Egypt next week to strengthen Iraqi-Egyptian military ties, according to Iraqi media; | On June 4, the Iraqi security forces discovered an ISIS weapons depot in Anbar province; | On June 5, 14 ISIS members including several commanders were detained by the Iraqi security forces in Baghdad province; | As a result of the operations of the Iraqi Armed Forces, 13 ISIS members were killed in the provinces of Di…
(2022-06-06). South African airline Comair suspends all operations amid uncertainty about workers' wages. peoplesdispatch.org NUMSA, which represents 700 of the airline's employees, picketed the Comair premises on June 3 after the management refused to confirm till when operations will remain suspended and whether the workers will be paid in this period…
(2022-06-06). Ataque a templo católico en Nigeria deja al menos muertos. telesurtv.net El presidente de ese país, Muhammadu Buhari, condenó el ataque. Hasta el momento ningún grupo se ha atribuido el hecho.
(2022-06-06). Gobierno de Rusia sanciona a 61 individuos de EE.UU. telesurtv.net El MFA ruso declaró que todos los sancionados, han contribuido a crear una falsa imagen sobre bases de desinformación relacionadas con ciberataques 'maliciosos' rusos.
(2022-06-06). Notes from Wartorn Ethiopia (Part 5). transcend.org 1 Jun 2022 – I wish I could conclude on a lighter note, but summoning Gramsci's "pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will," I can only resolve to share what I've learned back home and suggest that the US let Ethiopia live.
(2022-06-06). AFRICOM: Black Skin, White Mask. transcend.org 3 Jun 2022 – Lt. General Michael Langley is poised to become the first black Four Star Marine Corps Officer and second black commander of AFRICOM—a neocolonial force to enable Western corporate pillage of Africa. We have seen Blacks assist in the subjugation of their own people before and it is not something to cheer about.
(2022-06-06). US Congress Passes Anti-Russia Bill Reinforcing Neo-colonialism in Africa. transcend.org 31 May 2022 – A U.S. Congressional bill has been approved by a wide margin targeting and punishing African states that maintain political and economic relations with the Russian Federation. The legislation compounds further militarization of the Biden administration's foreign policy.
(2022-06-06). Iran, South Africa to cooperate in IT. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — Iran and South Africa have agreed to cooperate in various areas of information technology.
(2022-06-06). Iran sympathizes with Nigeria over recent armed attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman offered his condolences over the recent attack on a Nigerian catholic church.
(2022-06-06). Iran wins first medal in open classic powerlifting c'ships. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — Mehrdad Zafari has won the first medal for Iran at the World Open Classic Powerlifting Championships 2022 in Sun City, South Africa.
(2022-06-05). Landmark California Task Force Calls for "Comprehensive Reparations" for Slavery. truthout.org California is the first state in the U.S. to establish a reparations task force for Black Americans. On June 1, the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans issued "Segregation, racial terror, harmful racist neglect, and other atrocities in nearly every sector…
(2022-06-05). In Chad: 'France, get out, no to colonization!'. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel June 3, 2022 N'Djamena, Chad Several hundred people demonstrated May 14 in N'Djamena, capital of Chad, against the presence of France in north-central Africa and in support of the anti-French struggle in Mali. Demonstrators burned at least two flags of the former colonial power and vandalized several Total service stations, a "symbol" according to them of France, tearing off gas pumps.
(2022-06-05). PNG FM hails cooperation with China. ecns.cn Soroi Eoe, minister of foreign affairs and international trade of Papua New Guinea (PNG), has hailed the win-win cooperation between PNG and China.
(2022-06-05). Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said.