Trump denies U.S. killed Minab school kids

Jeju Island, South Korea activists connecting the dots

• Washington Post: Under pressure from Trump, US Senate reverses course on Iran. The chamber rejected a resolution to force the president to end the war after he criticized Republicans for undermining his administration’s negotiations.

• Fox News: The Trump administration is seeking $672 million to help "eliminate Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon”. The funding would support the removal or disposal of Iran’s enriched uranium and other sensitive nuclear materials, as well as inspections and verification efforts by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The proposal is part of a larger $80 billion supplemental funding request tied to the recent Iran conflict. [Trump still trying to get his dirty hands on Iran's uranium.]

• Trump has the audacity to deny the murders of the Iranian schoolgirls at Minab school in Iran.

• Ukraine is currently winning the US-NATO proxy war against Russia claims Jeremy Lewin, US Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance during a Pinchuk Foundation event in Gdańsk, Poland. “At this point, we are in a position where Ukraine is winning the war,” Lewin said.  [We've been hearing that Ukraine was winning for a long time. If so why do they have to daily grab new recruits by force off the street?] 

• NATO’s European hawks have spent years pushing a concocted "Russia threat" to justify massive rearmament, but in reality, their defense industry is quietly imploding. Defense stocks are tanking because investors are terrified an end to the Ukraine proxy war might expose that cash-strapped governments can't afford their own war rhetoric without a convenient bogeyman to sell, reports Bloomberg. Russia has repeatedly dismissed the imaginary “threat” narrative, insisting that it does not threaten NATO member states. It has also long expressed valid concern over unprecedented activity of the NATO alliance near its western borders.
• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Third Reich descendant and lowlife, once again begs for ceasefire. 

• Trump's so-called 'Board of Peace' is continuing to try to chisel away at any possibility of Palestinian statehood through a 15-point “roadmap” it first presented to Hamas and other Palestinian resistance factions in April. Drop Site News obtained two documents from the latest round of negotiations between the Palestinians and Trump’s board. The first is the full text of the Palestinian negotiators’ proposed amendments to the board’s roadmap for addressing a range of issues, including the demand that Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and their allies submit to total disarmament. The revised document was delivered to the board on June 13. The second document is the response delivered to the Palestinian side last week by Nickolay Mladenov, the BoP’s “High Representative.” Taken together, the two versions of the roadmap offer detailed insights into the extent to which Trump’s board is trying to erode Palestinian insistence that any long term deal must include a clear path to statehood, that Gaza and the occupied West Bank be treated as a single Palestinian territory, and that the rights of the Palestinian people to resist Israeli occupation and annexation be preserved. “What we’re seeing is an attempt, in the shadow of a genocide, to dismantle the Palestinian resistance through all of these kinds of preconditions,” said Abdullah Al-Arian, an associate professor of history at Georgetown University in Qatar. “The interpretation of this agreement is in the hands of actors who are, for the most part, beholden to prioritizing Israel’s security.” https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/internal-proposals-palestine-hamas-gaza-trump-mladenov-israel-board-peace  

• In 2025, Britain spent £9.6 billion on its nuclear weapons programme, a 17% increase on the previous year.  The British government is driving nuclear dangers at a time when the risk of them being used in war has never been higher. Meanwhile, public services remain under pressure and millions continue to struggle with the cost of living. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is campaigning to expose the true costs of Britain's nuclear expansion and to make the case for investment in what really keeps us safe: health, education, climate action and public services.
• France is escalating measures against pro-Palestine student movements with arrests, fines, and legal prosecutions, coinciding with ongoing protests rejecting the war in Gaza. What is Macron afraid of?  Does he work for Israel?

• Preparations by the Iranian Red Crescent to assist earthquake victims in Venezuela: Following two devastating and deadly earthquakes with a magnitude of over 7 on the Richter scale in Venezuela, the head of the Red Crescent Society in Iran sent a message to the head of the Red Cross in that country, expressing his condolences to the families of the victims, and announced his full readiness to send specialized relief and treatment teams to the affected areas. At least 164 dead as powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela.
• Iranian Oil Minister: The only way to achieve stability in West Asia lies in dismantling American bases and allowing regional countries to take charge of their own security.

• Civil liberties defenders sounded the alarm Tuesday over the draconian prison sentences imposed on a group of activists falsely accused by the Trump administration of being members of a non-existent “North Texas Antifa Cell” — including a 30-year term for a man convicted of moving a box containing leftist literature. In what the US Department of Justice (DOJ) called “the first sentencing of defendants affiliated with Antifa following President Trump’s executive order designating the group as a Domestic Terrorist Organization in September 2025,” the defendants were sentenced in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Fort Worth to between 30-100 years imprisonment for actions in connection with a July 4, 2025 protest at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, an ICE lockup run by prison profiteer LaSalle Corrections. https://www.commondreams.org/news/prairieland-ice-trial

Have a laugh over Trump

Dave Chappelle explores the unconventional nature of the Trump presidency through a series of observations and anecdotes. 

From international diplomatic interactions to internal White House operations, this routine examines the administration's decision-making process and communication style from a comedic perspective.

Who controls Hormuz in the future?

• Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (key negotiator in Iran-US talks): 'There cannot be double standards where some countries can have ballistic missiles and Iran should not. You cannot digest this kind of duplicity. This MOU does not mention ballistic missiles. It was never on the table; it was never on the agenda. Iran's side never wanted to even discuss about it.' 

• Iran and Oman have released a joint statement confirming their intention to establish a joint administration over the Strait of Hormuz. The statement also confirmed that fees will be charged for maritime services ‘in accordance with international standards’. 

• It’s an international waterway says US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, showing he doesn't understand (or likely lying) that the Strait of Hormuz belongs to Iran and Oman. It's not international but a terrestrial waterway. To understand which nations charge for passage through canals or waterways, consider the following list: 

1. Egypt - Imposes fees for ships passing through the Suez Canal, varying by vessel size.
2. Panama - Charges tolls for vessels transiting the Panama Canal based on size and type.
3. Netherlands - Charges for navigation through various canals, especially in busy areas.
4. Turkey - Levies fees for passage through the Bosporus Strait and the Dardanelles.
5. United States - Collects tolls for vessels using the Intracoastal Waterway in certain regions.
6. France - Charges fees for navigation through its extensive canal system, including the Canal du Midi.  

• RT: US automakers could begin producing missiles and other weapons as Washington moves to expand military output and replenish its arsenals. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Trump said "Car companies with spare factory capacity are discussing deals to manufacture weapons, including Patriot air-defense missiles and Tomahawk cruise missiles. They’re dealing with General Motors. They’re dealing with Ford. I know General Motors is all excited about building weapons now.” [This indicates that the US is going full wartime mobilization in preparation for 2030 when the Pentagon says that US-NATO will take on Russia and China in the final war for global domination.] 
• Western nations are no longer hiding their preparations for war with Russia, President Putin has said, adding that NATO and EU leaders are using “false claims” about the supposed ‘Russian threat’ to justify rampant militarization.
• CNN: The US war with Iran cost Washington $40 billion, and also returned to the terms of Obama's deal, which Trump so harshly criticizes.  

• FIFA president and global embarrassment, Gianni Infantino, says Trump will present the trophy to the winners of the 2026 football World Cup. [FIFA has turned into a western imperial public relations promoter. The way the Iranian football team is being treated, at Trump's request, is a massive stain on FIFA's already tarnished reputation. FIFA needs new leadership not controlled by the mobster western powers.]  

• RT: Poland, whose military and logistical support remains vital to Kiev’s war effort, has reacted with anger to Zelensky’s recent gestures honoring the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, known as the OUN and UIA. Inspired by fascism, both groups sought to bring about Ukrainian statehood through collaboration with Nazi Germany. In an attempt at ethnic cleansing, OUN and UIA murdered at least 100,000 Poles, Jews, and Russians during World War II. On June 19, Polish President Karol Nawrocki decided to strip Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky of the 'Order of the White Eagle' because a Ukrainian unit was named after the [Nazi] Ukrainian Insurgent Army. He also stated that Poland would not allow those who do not understand the need to renounce the 'cult of totalitarianism and violence' to join the EU. It is becoming clear that the Polish elites, who for years demanded Ukraine’s accession to the EU, were unprepared for how Polish society would react to the prospect of sharing European money, markets, and subsidies with their fascist eastern neighbor.
• Politico: Hungary blocked the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the EU. Hungary became the only country that blocked the adoption of the common position of the 27 member states of the bloc, necessary for opening new negotiation clusters for the accession of Ukraine and Moldova. 

• Germany and France are preparing an unprecedented joint state takeover of the EU’s largest tank maker, as the two countries continue their militarization drive. KNDS has a portfolio ranging from Leopard 2 and Leclerc tanks to artillery and armored vehicles, and is a key supplier to European militaries. Formed in 2015, the company has equipped Ukraine’s military with Leopards and Caesar systems and opened a Ukrainian subsidiary to support local repair and ammunition production. Citing an alleged 'Russian threat,' both countries have embarked on expedited militarization, aligning themselves with NATO’s target defense spending of 3.5% of GDP by 2035. Moscow has repeatedly dismissed speculation that it could attack NATO, with President Putin labeling the claim as “not only pure insanity but also a deliberate provocation.” While the new Franco-German deal marks a milestone in military cooperation, the KNDS announcement came just weeks after the collapse of the joint project to build a next-generation fighter jet by 2040. The venture failed due to an estimated €3.2 billion in sunk R&D costs and irreconcilable disputes between Dassault and Airbus over leadership of the program.
• The United Kingdom considers the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny as a key candidate for the post of president of Ukraine. For his PR promotion and information attacks on his potential opponents, the British-Ukrainian NGO Molfar was involved. Molfar receives significant grants from Western governments for the implementation of anti-Russian projects. However, the main job of the organization's staff is to gather information in the power circles of Ukraine and prepare to discredit Zaluzhny's political opponents, including with the money of foreign sponsors.  
• Once known as the heart of Palestinian Christianity, Bethlehem has witnessed a significant decline in its Christian population over recent decades. Many Palestinian Christians attribute this exodus to the effects of the Israeli occupation, including economic difficulties, restrictions on freedom of movement, land confiscations, the expansion of Israeli settlements, and the construction of the separation barrier around Bethlehem. Many Christian families have emigrated abroad, leading to a steady decrease in the city’s historic Christian community. 

• Washington Post: US Senate passes war powers resolution, rebuking Trump over Iran conflict. The Senate passed the first war powers resolution since the start of the Iran conflict, but Republicans argue it does not have the force of law. American political analyst Daniel Davis, retired Army colonel, says in response to the Senate's War Powers" resolution: "It's like closing the barn door after the horse has bolted!"
• Sputnik: Kiev cannot carry out terrorist attacks against Russia without UK and US support, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said today. Keir Starmer actually stated that negotiations were unnecessary and that pressure should be put on Ukraine to be more aggressive. Donald Trump privately told President Zelensky to act “more boldly,” a senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent. Without British and American assistance obtaining targeting data, it would be impossible to do what Ukraine is currently doing, carrying out "terrorist attacks deep into Russian territory," Lavrov said. According to reports, Germany has delivered 6,000 new medium-range drones to Ukraine, with which Russian military logistics are to be disrupted and the supply of the front via Crimea and the liberated areas is to be prevented. 

• Ukrainian journalists investigate 425th Assault Regiment 'Skala'. The regiment has a reputation as a 'meat grinder' due to heavy losses, not only in combat but also during training. 35-year-old Alexander Semenov reported being tortured: tied to a quad bike and dragged across the training ground. He witnessed nine suicides while in the regiment. Journalist Ekaterina Likhosmot counted 26 deaths in Skala training centers over six months, all recorded as 'pneumonia'. Soldiers are called 'disposables', and a mined field at the training center constantly injures mobilized men trying to flee. Zelensky's 'recruiters' escalate their grabbing civilians off the streets and sending them to 'boot camps'.

Japanese activists: 'I will not be silent about Article 9'

Right-wing (US backed) government in Japan wishing to get rid of Article 9, the peaceful clause of their Constitution created just after WW2.

Now the US is pushing Japan to dump Article 9 in preparation for war with China around 2030. 

Global Network friend Makiko Sato sends this video and wrote: 

"Our coalition government is trying to reform the voting system in the Diet [parliament] for the proposition of national referendum for changing Constitution. Nationwide opposition is growing, mainly led by the Communist Party. Video above of nation-wide actions for protecting Peace Constitution. Resonate all over Japan, our Article 9!" 

(Video by Shu Tokuno ch)

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Statement

Japan must not repeat its history of war. Peaceful coexistence in East Asia is the only guaranteed path to our desired existence.

Peace begins with sitting at a diplomatic table with others, not with military expansionism.

Therefore, we should pour all our energy into diplomacy and communication, in preparation for not making war but for materialization of the ideal of peace embraced in our Constitution.  

We never give our permission to our tax money and our precious time along with our lifelines being wasted on war preparation training. 

We demand our government to: 

 ・Cancel the US-Japan joint military drillings of ‘Valiant Shield 2026’ and ‘Resolute Dragon 2026’

・Abandon the deployment of long-range missiles in Japan

・Propose to Japanese people a policy for building peace in East Asia, not through threat of force but by way of diplomacy.   

~  Part of statement by Okinawa & Western Japan Stop War Network 

MoU controversy: IAEA inspections in Iran or not?

• How long will the Lebanon ceasefire last? The IDF shelled the towns of Masha’a al-Mansouri and Byout al-Siyad in southern Lebanon. This was the first violation of the ceasefire after the first 37 hours.  Hezbollah says an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon killed two civilians and breached the ceasefire. Israeli soldiers posted footage today of the uninterrupted demolition of displaced Lebanese homes in southern Lebanon, joking as they defy the so-called US-Iran deal that supposedly required Israel to stop such actions in Lebanon.  

• Netanyahu: 'The directive from me and the Minister of Defense to the IDF is clear and has not changed: Our forces in southern Lebanon have full freedom of action to thwart any direct or emerging threat against them or against the residents of the north. The IDF faces no restrictions in this regard. I stand behind them, and the entire nation stands behind them. I remain firm in my position that we will stay in the security zone in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary in order to protect the residents of the north and all citizens of the State of Israel.' 

• US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Under President Trump and V-P JD Vance, we continue to make the world safer and more prosperous. As part of the framework, Treasury has issued a temporary 60-day general license authorizing the production, delivery, and sale of Iranian oil.
• Yemeni Military Media: 'We affirm our continued readiness to confront any escalation or developments in the current situation by the American and Israeli enemy targeting the region, seeking to isolate Gaza again, or any arena within the axis of resistance, the countries of the region, and the peoples of our Islamic nation.
• Fars News: An informed source has denied US V-P JD Vance’s claim that IAEA inspectors will return to Iran, calling it false. The source said the inspectors’ presence in Iran was never discussed during the Switzerland negotiations. Iran’s Foreign Ministry states there was no plan for the IAEA to inspect its damaged nuclear facilities, a day after Vance said conversations with inspectors could happen imminently.

• Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei: 'We have no plans for the IAEA to inspect Iran’s nuclear facilities that were damaged as a result of the enemy’s aggression. We have not had any meeting with the Director General of the IAEA.' [It is obvious that the US keeps saying Iran agreed to inspections so at some point Trump can blame Iran for violating the MoU. In the past IAEA inspectors gave Israel the names of Iranian scientists, some of them were killed by Mossad.] 

• Reuters: Crude oil inventories in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve have fallen to their lowest level since 1983.
• France’s Renault Group will produce military drones with defense technology firm Thales marking a further push by the automaker into defense manufacturing. Renault will build Thales’ Toutatis remotely operated loitering munitions at one of its factories, with production of 1,000 units a month starting as early as next year, and targeting mainly 'overseas markets'. Thales currently produces around 100 units of the Toutatis drone per year. [This is the way it works. EU sends 90 billion Euros to Ukraine. Then EU weapons corporations ramp up and build weapons/drones for Ukraine. They get paid by Ukraine with the funds from the EU. So EU taxpayers are just indirectly funding a major increase in their own military spending. Of course with some cuts for Zelensky and his mob.]
• Wall Street Journal: Trump will meet with Pentagon leaders and major [military] contractors this week to push for faster production of missiles and munitions as US stockpiles have been strained by the [war] with Iran. The Pentagon has reached preliminary agreements with companies including Lockheed Martin, RTX, Boeing, L3Harris, Northrop Grumman, and Honeywell to increase output of key weapons such as Patriot interceptors and Tomahawk missiles. However, many of those plans remain unfunded while Congress and the administration negotiate the [war] budget.
• Reuters citing a UN investigation: The Israeli army intentionally attacked children in Gaza. An independent UN commission concluded that the actions of the IDF led to genocide and crimes against humanity in the region, as well as war crimes. The commission emphasized that about 30% of those killed during the war in Gaza were children. Israel, in turn, rejects the report's findings, calling them 'slanderous,' and states that the army is taking measures to minimise civilian casualties. 

• Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov’s statements: 'At the G7 summit in Evian, the West did everything it could to bury the spirit of Anchorage and prolong the war until the last Ukrainian; The summit also marked a reshuffling of roles among Western nations in the Ukrainian drama they continue to orchestrate; The global majority, including Russia, will have to continue navigating the confrontation between an emerging multipolar world and the so-called 'rules-based order'; Russia welcomes the ceasefire between the US and Iran and hopes their talks will lead to meaningful results; Russia’s proposals on nuclear issues aimed at resolving tensions surrounding Iran remain on the table.'

• Surveillance in US about to get a whole lot worse. A military contractor is selling technology that enables license plate reading cameras to also sense driver and passenger phones, laptops, and even pet microchips as you drive past. Police and others can now purchase them. SignalTrace clips onto those same cameras already installed across the country. When your car passes one, it does not just photograph your plate. It sweeps every radio frequency signal in range: your phone's Bluetooth identifier, your laptop's Wi-Fi signature, your fitness tracker, your smartwatch, your car's tire pressure sensors and info-tainment system. Your pet's microchip, a small chip under the skin that sends out a radio signal, gets logged too. All of it is timestamped, linked to your plate, and stored in Leonardo's database for future searches. 
• The Intercept: Company records show that Israel petitioned Meta to take down Facebook and Instagram posts expressing support for Iran, opposition to Israel, and even depictions of Iranian missile impacts. The government flagged a variety of materials related to the war, including posts mourning the death of Ayatollah Khamenei following his assassination by the US and Israel on the opening day of the conflict, content supportive of Iran’s retaliatory attacks, and Iranian accounts that shared military analysis and propaganda sympathetic to the Iranian regime’s perspective. When asked how many Iran-related takedown requests had been granted to date since the war began, the company did not answer.

• DefenseOne: The US Space Force should prepare to put active-duty troops on the moon and on space stations to counter China’s lunar and military ambitions, a new research paper argues. The Mitchell Institute’s paper calls for the Space Force to prioritize the creation of a 'human spaceflight' program and redefine federal, active-duty Title 10 orders to compete against China’s military-focused space initiatives—such as the reported goal of putting its Taikonauts on the moon by 2030. Although Chinese officials as recently as last month have said the country believes in the 'peaceful use' of space, the paper claims future 'competition for control of lunar resources and territory will likely reach a tipping point' and the US military must be prepared. The 22-page policy report calls for blurring the long-standing boundaries between space exploration and militarized operations by allowing Title 10 active-duty federal orders to include 'space and lunar habitation' and 'warfighting authorities and a national defense mindset in the advancement of human spaceflight.' The 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which the US and China are parties to, calls for the governments to use the moon and other planets for 'peaceful purposes' and forbids military bases, testing, and maneuvers. Kyle Pumroy, a retired Space Force colonel and the paper’s author, called for pushing back against those norms.

These two pages from this book, a congressional study from 1989, spell out the strategy connected to the Mitchell Institute report above. On the bottom left last sentence "Armed forces might lie in wait at that location to hijack rival shipments on return.' Then on the other page at the top the last 2 sentences read "Nature reserves decisive advantage for L4 and L5, two allegedly stable libration points that theoretically could dominate Earth and moon, because they look down both gravity wells. No other location is equally commanding." So the US Space Force is now calling for the control and domination of access 'on and off' the planet as mining the sky becomes possible in the years to come. Capitalism is moving into the heavens and the US intends to be the 'Master of Space'.

Now you know....

Many US Civil War southern Confederate supporters loaded up their bags and moved to Cuba and Brasil after the Union states won the war.

Slavery was still legal in Cuba and Brasil so these plantation owners often even took their slaves with them as they fled further south. 

TikTok now works for Israel's agenda

Lowkey exposes Netanyahu’s terrifying $14 billion plan to control your mind.

Follow the money to see how they are engineering TikTok to promote the zionist IDF agenda.

They are doing classified work to advance Israeli interests.

U.S. & Israel go back and forth, back and forth with Iran

• Israel Army Radio: ‘The Iranian pressure has succeeded; Trump instructed Netanyahu to order a partial Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon’.
• Netanyahu: 'We will remain in southern Lebanon as long as necessary.'

• Tasnim News Agency, citing an informed source: Yesterday the Iranian delegation refused to shake hands or participate in a photo opportunity with the American delegation. Notice the very uncomfortable V-P J. D. Vance in below video.

• Trump to Fox News: 'If the Iranians close the Strait of Hormuz, their country will be wiped out. We might take control of the Strait of Hormuz if we have to. If we don’t reach a deal with Iran, we will impose transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz. If Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian negotiators won’t be able to return to their country.'

• Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Ghalibaf, in reaction to Trump’s threats: 'Do they not think to themselves that if their threats had achieved anything, they would not have reached today’s desperation? We do not take American threats seriously. They had better be careful with their statements. Our armed forces are ready to respond to them in a different way. No matter how much they talk, we are the ones who act.'

• Tasnim News Agency: Iran says all US-Iran talks will stop unless Israel fully withdraws from Lebanon and the war ends on all fronts. If Israel's actions continue, Iran warns it will move to a much harsher response. Tehran also suspects Washington is using negotiations to buy time for Israel.
• CNN, citing a diplomat: 'Implementation of the memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington is back on track, and the Strait of Hormuz remains open to maritime navigation. The President of Iran was informed during the trilateral US-Qatari-American meeting that the Lebanese file is still considered part of the US-Iran negotiations.''

• Stars and Stripes: Finland this week took a step toward lifting its ban on the deployment of nuclear weapons on its territory, a move that puts the country in sync with NATO’s deterrent mission. The country’s parliament voted Wednesday to lift the ban, advancing the measure to President Alexander Stubb for a decision on approval. The decision paves the way for Finland to allow nuclear weapons to be positioned in the country should they be required for 'defense purposes'. The alliance’s nuclear deterrence posture relies on forward-deployed US nuclear weapons in Europe. The US does not publicly discuss where its tactical bombs are stored in Europe, but watchdog groups have reported that roughly 100 of those weapons are stored at six bases in NATO member countries: Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, UK and Turkey. 

• The Morning Star: Over 2,500 activists from around the world gathered at Westminster’s Central Hall on Saturday for an international conference against war organised by the Stop the War Coalition. The London conference was backed by 11 trade unions drawing attendees from 23 countries. Chairing the opening session, ex-president of transport union RMT Alex Gordon said: “The gathering is part of a movement against the militarisation of Europe.” Ulrike Eifler of the German union IG Metall said there was a mass industrial crisis in her country with huge numbers of job losses; the answer of the German government was to expand the military. Rearmament is not the way to rebuild industry,” she said. The UCU union’s Sean Vernell pointed out how the strikes of workers in France, Italy and Greece had set a benchmark for the kind of action needed to stop the war machine. He said: “When Trump tried to wage gangster imperialism in the Middle East, he lost. Despite their massive military power, they’re not in a situation they can win." Palestinian physician and leader of the Palestine National Initiative Dr. Mustafa Barghouti told the conference that it was time to “translate your solidarity into concrete action” by supporting actions that press a “total comprehensive boycott and sanctions against Israel.”

• Russian troops advancing in Ukraine discover the skeletal remains of an entire Ukrainian infantry section killed a year before by a Russian airstrike. This reality is repeated daily. Ukraine intentionally leaves its dead in the field to avoid payments to families. Zelensky claims the dead troops are 'missing in action' and thus not eligible for family benefits. The money then gets pocketed by unit commanders.

• The diplomatic crisis over Ukrainian President Zelensky’s promotion of anti-Polish Nazi collaborationist forces during World War II is stripping away the political lies in which the NATO imperialist powers have shrouded their proxy war with Russia in Ukraine. The NATO-backed regime in Ukraine is not a defender of democracy and national independence but a tool of imperialism resting upon far-right forces.  https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/22/wzgt-j22.html
• More than 70 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight while flying toward Moscow, local officials have said. The barrage comes as Russia marks the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported no casualties or damage on the ground during the raid, which took place from Sunday night into Monday morning. Several airports serving the Russian capital temporarily halted operations in response to the Ukrainian drone threat. Kiev has continued to launch EU-funded kamikaze drones against Russian energy infrastructure. If such an attack on Russia had happened during the Cold War it would have gone to nuclear war in a hot flash.

Speech by Sahra Wagenknecht at the BSW 'Away with Merz' rally

The Merz government is driving Germany into decline. More and more industrial companies are relocating or going bankrupt, and hundreds of thousands of well-paid jobs are being destroyed. While shortages are rampant and the lives of citizens are steadily deteriorating, the federal government is seriously discussing where else it can cut spending. There's unlimited money available just to prolong the senseless war in Ukraine and finance the corrupt Zelenskyy government.

Enough is enough!

East Germans can stop Merz and his disastrous policies in September. Anyone who votes for the BSW (Citizens' Initiative for East Germany) to oust the CDU and SPD state premiers in the East and elect a non-partisan premier will also send Merz into retirement!

Speech by Sahra Wagenknecht at the BSW launch rally of the "Away with Merz" campaign in Magdeburg on June 13, 2026.