US to run out of Javelin missiles for Ukraine

"The US will soon have no new Javelin anti-tank missiles to spare for Ukraine, Bloomberg
reported on Tuesday.

“The war has already consumed as much as one-third of the US military’s inventory of Javelins. Within months, the Pentagon will be unable to deliver new ones without emptying out its own supply,” it said." RT

 

Al-Qaeda Threatens India with Child Suicide Bombers for ‘Blasphemy’

"In a statement published Tuesday, the al-Qaeda terrorist organization threatened to unleash a
string of child suicide bombings across India in response to an ongoing controversy surrounding remarks about Muhammad made by a now-former spokeswoman for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

During a cable news debate last week, former spokeswoman Nupur Sharma – discussing widespread mockery by Muslims of Hindu gods following the debated discovery of a sacred Hindu relic in a mosque – suggested that Hindus should mock the Islamic hadith, or holy writing, stating that Muhammad married a girl named Aisha when she was six years old. Sharma also mentioned several other Quranic statements she considered potential fodder for jokes." MS

 

British ‘Mercenaries’ in Ukraine Sentenced to Death by Pro-Russia Separatists

"27-year-old Aiden Aslin and 48-year-old Shaun Pinner, said to have been captured in the

Ukrainian port city of Mariupol in April over the course of its long siege by Russian forces, were sentenced to death for, as Russian state media puts it, “violently attempting to overthrow the government of the Donetsk People’s Republic”, as was Moroccan national Saadun Brahim." Breitbart

German Govt’s Vaccine Advisory Panel Now Recommending Jabs for Monkeypox

"Germany’s independent vaccine advisory panel is recommending that shots against
monkeypox be prioritized for people recently exposed to the virus that causes the disease." Breitbart

Ousted Ukrainian Official Breaks Silence, Admits She Lied About Mass Rape By Russians To Garner More Aid/Arms

"Lyudmila Denisova, the former Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights,

was removed from her position following a vote of no confidence in the Ukrainian parliament which passed by a margin of 234-to-9.

Parliament member Pavlo Frolov specifically accused Denisova of pushing misinformation that “only harmed Ukraine” in relation to “the numerous details of ‘unnatural sexual offenses’ and child sexual abuses in the occupied territories, which were unsupported by evidence.”

In an interview published by a Ukrainian news outlet, Denisova admitted that her falsehoods had achieved their intended goal." ZH

Russian Radio Station Hacked to Play Ukrainian National Anthem

"Hackers targeted Russian radio station Kommersant FM on Wednesday, broadcasting the Ukrainian national anthem and anti-war songs to protest Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

The station was quickly pulled off the air. “The radio station has been hacked." MT

Safer and smarter option? After debacle in Pacific, China now plans to build secret naval base in Cambodia

"After getting snubbed in the Pacific, China now seems to be looking to build a secret naval
base in Cambodia. The construction of this base, which will expand military presence of China in southeast Asia, will begin in a few days. This upcoming base in Cambodia will also increase Chinese military influence near the Malacca Strait. It is a key chokepoint for global trade as it connects Indian and Pacific oceans." WION

As Finland applies for NATO membership, Finnish women sign up for military training

"Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Finland has applied for NATO membership.
Around 300 Finnish women have signed up for military training." WION

Iranian general threatens to ‘raze to the ground’ Tel Aviv, Haifa

"Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces General Kioumars Heydari said that the
country’s offensive armaments can "raze to the ground" Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa, the Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. "On the orders of [Iran’s] spiritual leader [Ali Khamenei], in case of the adversary’s slightest mistake, we will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground," he said." Tass

NATO Kicks Off Baltic War Games With Finland, Sweden

"The North Atlantic Treaty Organization announced it will launch military drills with 7,000 troops in the Baltics. The provocative war games will include Sweden and Finland. Stockholm is hosting the exercises after applying for NATO membership last month." ZH

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