South Korea, US launch missiles in response to North Korea tests

"South Korea and the United States fired eight ballistic missiles on Monday in response to
North Korean weapons tests the previous day." France24

Russia’s Oil Output Up 5% in May

"Russia's oil production increased by 5% in May after it saw one of its steepest drops the
previous month under Western pressure over the war in Ukraine. So far this year, Russia’s crude output totaled 219.9 million tons in January-May, a 3.5% increase over the same period last year." MT

Poles may forage for wood to heat homes

"Authorities in Warsaw have allowed citizens to forage for firewood in forests to keep their
homes heated amid spiralling energy costs. Poland is in the midst of a coal shortage after banning Russian imports.

“It is always possible, with the consent of foresters, to collect branches for fuel,” Deputy Minister of Climate and Energy Edward Siarka was quoted by Next Gazeta as saying on Monday." RT

Ukraine Foreign Minister Furious After Macron Says Russia Must Not Be Humiliated

"French President Emmanuel Macron sparked a cascade of virtue outsignaling and social
media outrage after he said that “it is vital that Russia is not humiliated so that when the fighting stops in Ukraine a diplomatic solution can be found,”...Predictably, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, who spends most of his time on twitter, slammed Macron’s comments, responding on Twitter on Saturday that “calls to avoid humiliation of Russia can only humiliate France and every other country that would call for it. Because it is Russia that humiliates itself. We all better focus on how to put Russia in its place. This will bring peace and save lives.” NW

Sanctions On Russia Backfire On The West

"Biden's arrogant anti-Russian sanctions have amounted to a price hike on working class
Americans that have so far failed to weaken the Russian economy. His neocon policy accelerates the process of de-dollarization, diplomatic isolation & imperial decline." ZH

North Korea test-fires salvo of 8 short-range missiles

"North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles from multiple locations
toward the sea on Sunday.... setting a single-day record for North Korean ballistic launches, the eight missiles were fired in succession over 35 minutes from at least four different locations...." JapanToday

Explosions Rock Kyiv as Battle for Severodonetsk Rages

"Explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday as a regional governor said Ukrainian forces were pushing back against Russian troops in the strategic eastern city of Severodonetsk.

The battle for Ukraine's eastern city of Severodonetsk was being waged street by street....Ukrainian officials said railway infrastructure was targeted in the first strikes...."MT

‘World war for bread’ underway

"If the military conflict in Ukraine does not come to an end soon, the resulting famine could
trigger political instability in Africa, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio warned during a press conference on Saturday. He also suggested “the proliferation of terrorist organizations and coups d’etat” may be on the horizon.

“The World War for Bread is already underway and we must stop it,” he said.

Di Maio urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to “come to the table” and reach a peace agreement as soon as possible, including a specific agreement on wheat." RT

Aussie Spy Plane Engines Ingested Chinese Chaff During Intercept in South China Sea

"A Chinese fighter jet drew up near an Australian Royal Air Force Boeing P-8 Poseidon
maritime patrol aircraft operating in the South China Sea and released aluminum-based countermeasures which got sucked into the plane’s engines, the Defence Ministry reported Sunday." Sputnik

Russia Threatens To 'Strike The West' If US-Supplied Rockets Hit Its Territory

"Following on the heels of the Biden administration announcing it would send longer range rocket systems to Ukraine, the Kremlin has issued a veiled threat that if it's territory is hit it could strike back directly at the West.

"One of President Putin’s closest allies has warned that Moscow could target western cities if Ukraine uses rocket systems supplied by the United States to carry out strikes on Russian territory," the UK Times is reporting." ZH

Russian Journalist, Kremlin Critic Granted Ukrainian Citizenship

"Russian TV journalist and Kremlin critic Alexander Nevzorov has been granted Ukrainian citizenship for “outstanding service to the country,” a Ukrainian official said Friday. Russian authorities sentenced Nevzorov to arrest in absentia in May after he criticized Russia's March 9 shelling of a Mariupol maternity hospital on social media." MT

Iranian dissident 'Resistance Units' take control of servers, security cameras in Tehran

"Iranian dissidents linked to Iran's largest and most prominent opposition group took control
Thursday of servers and security cameras across capital city Tehran, using their access to post and send hundreds of thousands of anti-government messages. So-called "Resistance Units" associated with the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) conducted an extensive operation, planned months in advance, in which they controlled and took down over 5,000 closed-circuit cameras installed at government centers, other key sites and in Tehran's streets." JustNews

Europeans Urged to Prepare for New Inflation, Price Shocks as EU Agrees to ‘Phase Out’ Russian Oil

"The European Union’s approval of a sixth package of sanctions against Russia, including the phase-out of Russian crude oil and petroleum products, has sparked a fierce debate between politicians, business leaders, economists and market experts about what’s more likely: the draining of Moscow’s “war chest” or Europe plunging into a recession complete with new energy price shocks and more inflation." Sputnik

Sri Lanka seizes Russian plane

"The authorities in Sri Lanka have grounded a civilian aircraft belonging to Russian carrier

Aeroflot, and seized the plane.

The Colombo High Commercial Court reportedly issued the arrest warrant following a complaint filed by Irish company Celestial Aviation Trading Limited, which is affiliated with aircraft lessor GECAS.

After Western states placed sanctions on Russia, aircraft lessors demanded that Moscow return leased planes for fear of secondary sanctions, as the restrictions barred them from pursuing financial relations with Russian air carriers." RT

Africa wants Russian sanctions lifted

"Western sanctions against Russia threaten Africa with a food security crisis, the head of the African Union (AU) and Senegalese President Macky Sall said during a meeting on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He advocated the abolition of restrictions that apply to Russian grain crops and mineral fertilizers." RT