Daily Archives: June 13, 2023

2023-06-13: News Headlines

infobrics (2023-06-13). Brazil's Rising Challenges in the New World Order. infobrics.org Of special relevance in the Latin American context, Brazil, the largest nation and economy of the continent, and a country that historically managed well to sustain a course of largely autonomous but close relations with the hemispheric hegemon, finds itself today in an especially challenging position…

NLG (2023-06-13). Friday 6/16: Understanding the Escalating Repression of the #StopCopCity Movement. indybay.org Online via Zoom | Register at www.nlg.org/civicrm/event/register/?id=60 | Live captioning provided…

ecns.cn (2023-06-13). Graft watchdogs warn about alcohol-related violations. ecns.cn To alert officials and improve their conduct, the provincial discipline inspection and supervision departments of Qinghai province on Monday disclosed 10 cases of officials violating laws and disciplines after drinking alcohol.

Peoples Dispatch (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…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-06-13). Presidenta de la Comisión Europa inicia visita a Brasil. telesurtv.net España, el país europeo con mayores lazos históricos con América Latina, asumirá la presidencia rotatoria de la UE en julio.


teleSUR, JCM (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.

teleSUR, MER (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.

Anonymous (2023-06-13). Los Angeles Daily News killed coverage on L.A. Valley College Scandal. indybay.org Los Angeles Daily News is the second-largest-circulating daily newspaper in Los Angeles, and flag ship of Southern California News Group. Despite being widely trusted by readers in the San Fernando Valley, the Daily News had all the documents previously published and more — and killed coverage about Los Angeles Valley College fraud.

Chris Walker (2023-06-13). Fox News Sends Tucker Carlson Cease and Desist Letter Over His Twitter Show. truthout.org Fox News has sent a cease and desist letter to former host Tucker Carlson demanding that he stop producing videos for a program he began on Twitter earlier this month after his ouster from the right-wing network in April. Fox's letter reportedly includes, in bold letters, the words "not for publication" at the top. Within the letter, Fox News accuses Carlson of violating a contract that he signed… |

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-12). Cuba recorded 146.2 millimeters of rainfall in 10 days. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) The National Institute of Hydraulic Resources reported that in 10 days Cuba accumulated rainfalls of 146.2 millimeters (mm), 75% of the historical average for June.




Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-12). Haiti: Constructive dialogue discouraged without addressing murder. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Former Haitian Foreign Minister Claude Joseph dismissed that a constructive dialogue could solve the national crisis without first addressing the assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse, he said during the meeting organized by Caricom that concludes today in Jamaica.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-12). Nicaragua projects GDP growth of 3,5%. plenglish.com Managua, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua is projecting a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 3,5% this year due to the increase in international prices that several items of the country's economy are registering today, it was reported here.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-06-12). Central Bank governor arrested in Nigeria. plenglish.com Abuja, June 12 (Prensa Latina) Since last Saturday, Nigerian authorities keep under arrest the Governor of the country's Central Bank, Goswin Emefiele, as part of the investigation related to his position, an official agency informed today.

Elsy Fors Garzon (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.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-12). China, Honduras seal 17 pacts, including Belt and Road project. plenglish.com Beijing, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) China and Honduras sealed 17 agreements Monday to expand exchanges in several socio-economic sectors and include the Central American territory in the Belt and Road project.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-12). Haiti: Constructive dialogue discouraged without addressing murder. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Former Haitian Foreign Minister Claude Joseph dismissed that a constructive dialogue could solve the national crisis without first addressing the assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse, he said during the meeting organized by Caricom that concludes today in Jamaica.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-12). Nicaragua projects GDP growth of 3,5%. plenglish.com Managua, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua is projecting a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 3,5% this year due to the increase in international prices that several items of the country's economy are registering today, it was reported here.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-06-12). Central Bank governor arrested in Nigeria. plenglish.com Abuja, June 12 (Prensa Latina) Since last Saturday, Nigerian authorities keep under arrest the Governor of the country's Central Bank, Goswin Emefiele, as part of the investigation related to his position, an official agency informed today.

Elsy Fors Garzon (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.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-12). China, Honduras seal 17 pacts, including Belt and Road project. plenglish.com Beijing, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) China and Honduras sealed 17 agreements Monday to expand exchanges in several socio-economic sectors and include the Central American territory in the Belt and Road project.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-12). Public investment, a Citizen Revolution's priority in Ecuador. plenglish.com Quito, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Luisa González, a candidate for the presidency of Ecuador for the Citizen Revolution (RC), assured that if they return to government, one of their priorities will be public investment in areas that currently affect citizens, such as security. In an interview on the Youtube channel Ingobernables, the former legislator, who held several positions during the administration of former President Rafael Correa (2007-2017), insisted on the experience of her political project, which has already shown how to be a better country.

James Patrick Jordan (2023-06-12). Might the US Support a Coup in Colombia? orinocotribune.com By James Patrick Jordan — Jun 12, 2023 | As Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Marquez near the one year anniversary of their election, efforts to undermine their government are escalating. In some cases, these have included assassination threats and attempts, and calls for a coup. Many political opponents are engineering what increasingly appears to be an effort to remove President Petro by "lawfare," manipulations designed to give a semblance of legality in the removal of legitimately elected governments. For many, all these elements are familiar, as if they are taken from playboo…

Mark Gruenberg, C.J. Atkins (2023-06-12). Trump indictment: Pentagon upset over stolen plans for war against Iran. peoplesworld.org MIAMI—The federal government's 37-count indictment of former Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump—31 of the counts for violating the Espionage Act—is crammed with details of security breaches and other felonies by the one-term White House denizen. One of the items most upsetting to many in Washington is that Trump made out with documents related to …

Staff (2023-06-12). Paris rally demands liberation for Georges Abdallah, Walid Daqqah and all Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net On the afternoon of Saturday June 10, CAPJPO-EuroPalestine organized a rally at the Fontaine des Innocents in downtown Paris to demand the release of Walid Daqqah and the 5,000 Palestinian political prisoners. At the beginning of this mobilization, Olivia Zémor, the president of EuroPalestine, intervened, highlighting the various forms of colonial violence escalating against the Palestinian people. …

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-06-12). European Employment Ministers agree on digital platforms. plenglish.com Luxembourg, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Employment ministers of the European Union (EU) today agreed on a labor directive on digital platforms that aims to improve their workers' condition, an issue still to be debated before the European Parliament.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-06-12). Santiago de Cuba, "The Rainy Salton" plenglish.com Santiago de Cuba, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) The return of El Salton waterfall, in the municipality of Tercer Frente (3rd Front), is today one of the few good news left by the heavy rains of the last days in the province of Santiago de Cuba.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-06-12). Security intensified in Florida ahead of Trump's court hearing. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Today in Miami, Florida, federal and local authorities are intensifying security measures, due to former U.S. President Donald Trump's court appearance on charges of withholding classified documents.

Fight Back (2023-06-12). On June 24, take to the streets in protest as we reach one year without Roe! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following joint call to action from the Reproductive Justice Action – Milwaukee and the Minnesota Abortion Action Committee. | Since the summer of 2022, the fight for reproductive rights has been front and center in the people's movements, as the Supreme Court has demonstrated that long held protections and fundamental human rights can be stripped from the masses quickly and without remorse. The overturning of Roe vs. Wade on June 24, 2022 effectively revoked federal protections for a person's right to an abortion, meaning that states with conservative majorities across…

teleSUR (2023-06-13). 2 Top Mexican Officials Resign in Order To Run For 2024 Election. telesurenglish.net Two high-level Mexican politicians have said they will resign from their current positions in order to seek the nomination of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party in the 2024 presidential election. | Related: | On Monday, according to official statements, Mexico City Mayo Claudia Sheinbaum and Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard declared that they will resign their current position because they are seeki…

krish-rad_ind (2023-06-12). Movement That Built Puerto Rico's First Community-Owned Microgrid. popularresistance.org

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-06-13). Argentina comienza séptima semana de negociaciones con el FMI. telesurtv.net Analistas prevén una la inflación en el país sudamericano este año el 145 por ciento y un elevado déficit fiscal.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-06-13). Comunidad de Policías de América celebra cumbre en Argentina. telesurtv.net La Ameripol está integrada por 35 cuerpos de seguridad de 29 países y 30 organismos observadores.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-06-13). Mueren más de 40 personas en ataque en República Democrática del Congo. telesurtv.net Tras una década de calma, el mortífero conflicto en Ituri entre hema y lendu se ha reanudado desde finales de 2017, provocando la muerte de miles de civiles.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-06-13). Detienen al suspendido jefe del Banco Central de Nigeria. telesurtv.net La detención del gobernador del Banco Central de Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, se produjo poco después de que el Gobierno del nuevo presidente, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, lo suspendiera.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-06-13). Comienza la exhumación de víctimas del franquismo en Madrid. telesurtv.net Es parte de la aplicación de la llamada Ley de Memoria Democrática que también le cambió el nombre al entonces Valle de los Caídos y ahora denominado Valle de Cuelgamuros.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-06-13). Premier haitiano descarta posibilidad de otro acuerdo electoral. telesurtv.net Haití vive una agudización de la crisis política desde el asesinato en julio de 2021 del entonces presidente Jovenel Moïse.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-06-13). Tiroteo masivo en Annapolis, EE.UU. deja tres muertos y heridos. telesurtv.net El comunicado de la Policía decía que había un sospechoso detenido, descrito como "persona de interés" y que no se habían presentado cargos.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-06-13). OTAN inicia en Alemania ejercicio aéreo sin precedentes. telesurtv.net El ejercicio "Air Defender 23" tendrá lugar hasta el próximo 23 de junio con la participación de 10.000 efectivos.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-06-13). Estudio revela aumento de arsenal nuclear operativo en el orbe. telesurtv.net El 90 por ciento de las armas nucleares activas en el mundo son pertenecientes a Estados Unidos y Rusia.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-06-13). EE.UU. anuncia intención de reingresar a la Unesco. telesurtv.net La directora general de la Unesco, Audrey Azoulay, confirmó la notificación durante una reunión extraordinaria.

teleSUR, jaa, JCM (2023-06-13). China resalta gran momento de las relaciones con Honduras. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado chino celebró también esta, la primera visita de un mandatario hondureños a su nación, y afirmó que así se abre una nueva etapa para las relaciones entre ambos países.

teleSUR, jaa, JCM (2023-06-13). Rescatan dos personas atrapadas en mina de carbón en Colombia. telesurtv.net El gobernador García mostró su agradecimiento a los cuerpos de socorro, grupos de rescate, Agencia Nal de Minería y a los residentes de la zona.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-06-13). Allanan casa de juez que devolvió derechos políticos a Jorge Glas. telesurtv.net El juez ecuatoriano John R. se encuentra acusado por la policía y la Fiscalía por supuesto prevaricato.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-13). Movimiento °Europa Ahora! gana comicios en Montenegro. telesurtv.net Los resultados preliminares de las elecciones parlamentarias anticipadas del domingo en Montenegro muestran una estrecha victoria del movimiento europeísta ¡Europa Ahora! (PES).

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-13). UE quiere intensificar cooperación en materia migratoria con Túnez. telesurtv.net El presidente de Túnez, Kais Said, recibió a los líderes de Italia, los Países Bajos y la Comisión Europea.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-06-13). Elevan a juicio oral causa por atentado contra Cristina Fernández. telesurtv.net María Eugenia Capuchetti elevó la causa a la etapa de juicio oral y público.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-06-13). Palestina condena plan de asentamientos ilegales de Israel. telesurtv.net El Ministerio palestino puntualizó que "ve claramente las medidas unilaterales ilegales de Israel para perpetuar el colonialismo".

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-06-13). Sondeo: 77 % de peruanos desaprueba gestión de Dina Boluarte. telesurtv.net El 81 por ciento de peruanos desaprueba al Congreso de la República.

teleSUR, MER (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.

teleSUR, nama, YSM (2023-06-13). Denuncian asesinato de líder social en Córdoba, Colombia. telesurtv.net La Fundación Forjando Futuros había denunciado el secuestro del líder social el viernes último en el municipio de Arboletes.

teleSUR, nama, YSM (2023-06-13). Denuncian manipulación del proceso eleccionario en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Mirador Electoral condena presunto favoritismo del Tribunal Supremo Electoral hacia el partido Prosperidad Ciudadana.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-06-13). Líderes africanos reclaman trabajar para lograr la paz en Sudán. telesurtv.net El secretario ejecutivo de la IGAD señaló que las consecuencias de un conflicto prolongado en Sudán son "impensables".

teleSUR, JGN (2023-06-13). Cuba califica como falsas declaraciones de secretario de Estado de EE.UU. telesurtv.net "La posición de Cuba sobre este tema es clara y categórica: esas declaraciones carecen de sustento", externó el canciller Bruno Rodríguez.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-06-13). Plazo para inscribir candidaturas en Ecuador finaliza este martes. telesurtv.net La campaña electoral durará solamente nueve días. Arrancará el 8 de agosto entrante y concluirá el 16 de ese mes.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2023-06-13). La OMS propone un plan de transición para la Covid-19. telesurtv.net De igual manera, la OMS incluye la protección de la comunidad y la capacitación de trabajadores de salud de primera línea.

teleSUR, MER, JGN (2023-06-13). øQué datos debes conocer sobre el albinismo?>. telesurtv.net A través de varios exámenes físicos es posible determinar si la persona presenta este trastorno, evaluando los posibles antecedentes familiares de la misma.

teleSUR, nama, JGN (2023-06-13). Mueren al menos 13 personas en dos accidentes en Pakistán. telesurtv.net Cuatro fallecidos y 23 heridos dejó un autobús que se volcó completamente por exceso de velocidad en Punjab, en el oriente del país.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-06-13). Intensas lluvias en Cuba dejan al menos seis personas fallecidas. telesurtv.net El mandatario indicó que entre las tareas inmediatas, tras la etapa de recuperación, está estudiar todo lo que pasó y actualizar los planes de reducción de desastres.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-06-13). Lula dice que desconfianza no puede regir acuerdo UE-Mercosur. telesurtv.net "Entre socios estratégicos debe existir la premisa de confianza mutua y no de desconfianza y sanciones", añadió Lula.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-06-13). Perú detecta nuevos linajes de variante ómicron de la covid-19. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud señaló que el INS recomendó implementar "medidas preventivas", pues la OMS ha solicitado mantener vigiladas estas variantes.

teleSUR (2023-06-13). Cuba Does Not Host a Chinese Espionage Center, FM Stresses. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Cuba described the claims of the U.S. government regarding the presence of a Chinese espionage center on the island as a new disinformation operation. | RELATED: | "The statements made by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the presence of a Chinese spy base in Cuba are false… Our position on this matter is clear and categorical… Blinken's statements 'lack evidence'," Foreign Affairs M…

teleSUR (2023-06-13). Inter' Labor Organization Calls for Action to End Child Labor. telesurenglish.net On World Day Against Child Labor, the International Labor Organization (ILO) has called for action to stop children labor. | Related: | On Monday, as part of the session of the International Labor Conference, the ILO held a high-level panel themed "social justice for all, end child labor. The discussion focuses on the link between social justice and the elimination of child labor. | Panelists representing worker…

teleSUR (2023-06-13). Uganda: 17 Girls Rescued From Human Trafficking, Return Home. telesurenglish.net On Monday, an immigration spokesman said that Uganda has repatriated 17 Ethiopian girls rescued from human trafficking in the capital, Kampala. | Related: | According to Simon Mundi, spokesman for the Ugandan Ministry of the International Affairs, Ugandan authorities handed over the girls at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ethiopian immigration officials. | "They were removed from the country legally and were accompanied by our immigration officers.

teleSUR (2023-06-13). UN Sec-Gen A. Guterres Supports Creation of AI Advisory Body. telesurenglish.net On Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated hi fully supports the establishment of an AI watchdog similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency. | Related: | "It's my intention to create a high-level advisory body on artificial intelligence to seriously prepare the different kinds of initiatives that we will be able to take … I would be favorable to the idea that we could have an artificial intelligence, an agency,…

Zoe Alexandra (2023-06-13). 'We will not give in to blackmail': Colombians defend government and progressive reforms. greenleft.org.au Thousands took to the streets across Colombia, on June 7, in support of the labour, pension and healthcare reforms proposed by the Gustavo Petro government, reports Zoe Alexandra.

Cira Pascual Marquina (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.

Fight Back (2023-06-13). Free the Santa Marta 5, environmentalist political prisoners in El Salvador. fightbacknews.org Santa Marta, Cabañas, El Salvador – On January 11, 2023, five environmental activists and community leaders from Santa Marta, Cabañas, El Salvador were arrested on bogus charges in a clear case of political persecution. They are still detained five months later and the movement to free them is growing around the world. | The men arrested – Antonio Pacheco, Saúl Rivas, Pedro Antonio Rivas, Alejandro Laínez and Miguel Gámez – are prominent leaders of the grassroots movement that won the world's first ban on metallic mining. The organization they're part of, the Association for Social Economic Development (ADES…

Ebru Atac (2023-06-13). The Heat: China-Honduras Relations. america.cgtn.com China and Honduras strengthen bilateral relations as the Honduran President visits Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Honduran President Xiomara Castro on Monday. Castro is the first Honduran president to visit Beijing since the two nations established diplomatic ties back in March. Both …

ecsorinoco (2023-06-12). President Castro Requests Honduras Join BRICS Bank. orinocotribune.com On her six-day official visit to China, Castro affirmed that the Honduran people recognize the One China principle and noted that establishing relations with Beijing will "bring development opportunities for Honduras." | She asserted that "the Honduran people admire China's achievements in development, especially the country's ef…

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-06-12). Honduras seeks greater economic ties with China. america.cgtn.com See what Honduras hopes to gain in its president's state visit to China.

infobrics (2023-06-13). BRICS New Development Bank De-dollarizing, Adding Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe as Members. infobrics.org One of the most important institutions created by the BRICS is the New Development Bank (NDB). This is a Global South-oriented alternative to the World Bank, which is located in and essentially controlled by the United States…

WSWS (2023-06-13). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Road maintenance workers, steel workers and resident doctors joined the battle against raging inflation in Argentina, while the union for locomotive builders at Wabtec in the US blocked a strike and will submit management's "final offer" for a vote.

WSWS (2023-06-12). Strikes and mass protests led by teachers erupt across Argentina. wsws.org New legislation outlawing strikes and mass protests by teachers, healthcare employees and other sections of the working class signals a return to dictatorial methods of rule.

_____ (2023-06-12). Over 800 Million Trees Felled to Feed Appetite for Beef from Brazil. transcend.org 2 Jun 2023 – More than 800 million trees have been cut down in the Amazon rainforest in just six years to feed the world's appetite for Brazilian beef, despite the climate crisis. A data-driven investigation by TBIJ, the Guardian, Repórter Brasil and Forbidden Stories shows systematic and vast forest loss linked to cattle farming.

krish-rad_ind (2023-06-12). Brazil: Lula to Launch Social Programs as Part of Stopping the Deforestation of the Amazon by 2030. resumen-english.org

Staff (2023-06-12). Headlines for June 12, 2023. democracynow.org Ukraine Says It Liberated 4 Villages as Counteroffensive Gets Underway, Law Enforcement Braces for Unrest Ahead of Trump Court Hearing as Supporters Issue Violent Threats, Deadly Battles Resume in Sudan After Ceasefire Ends; South Sudan Violence Kills 20 Displaced People, New Haven Reaches $45 Million Settlement with Randy Cox, Who Was Paralyzed in Police Van, I-95 Highway in Philadelphia Could Be Closed for Months After Tanker Truck Fire Leads to Collapse, New York City Establishes First-of-Its-Kind Minimum Wage for App Delivery Workers, Four Indigenous Children Found Alive 40 Days After Plane Crash, Colombia Si…

Tareq Haddad, Consortium News. (2023-06-13). Jonathan Swift's Lilliputian Reasoning. popularresistance.org Four years into Julian Assange's imprisonment at H.M.P. Belmarsh and four years since plain-clothed officers from London's Metropolitan Police Service dragged the WikiLeaks journalist and publisher out of Ecuador's London embassy, taking him from Kensington to a maximum-security prison, a British judge last week rejected two separate applications made by Assange's lawyers to appeal his extradition to the United States — striking down all submitted grounds. | In making his judgements, Justice Jonathan Swift, formerly a lawyer for the British government [whose favourite clients he says were the intelligence s…

ecsorinoco (2023-06-12). Citizen Revolution Movement Elects González/Arauz Ticket for Ecuador's Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com

ecsorinoco (2023-06-12). Citizen Revolution Movement Elects Luisa González and Andrés Arauz as Presidential Candidates of Ecuador. orinocotribune.com

Staff (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…

José Luis Granados Ceja (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.

Staff (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;…

Editor (2023-06-13). US Tells Another Bedtime Story To Scare Away Normal Relations With China and Cuba. scheerpost.com

Eli Smith (2023-06-13). The Fuel Shortages in Cuba Are Worse Than You Think. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-06-12). Is Washington seeking to fabricate a casus belli against Cuba? mronline.org According to the U.S. newspaper The Wall Street Journal, which had the "honor" of putting the lie into circulation, there is an agreement between Cuba and China, in military matters, for the installation of an alleged espionage base.

Dave DeCamp (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. …

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2023-06-12). Accusations about Chinese 'spy base' in Cuba aim to accelerate Cold War. peoplesworld.org The Wall Street Journal reported on June 8 that Cuba would receive "several billion" dollars in return for China building a "spy base" in Cuba. The story mentions an "electronic eavesdropping" facility that would represent "a brash new geopolitical challenge by Beijing to the U.S." Other news platforms offered their own versions of the story. …

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