Islamic State executes 30 members in Syria, near borders with Iraq
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/islamic-state-executes-30-members-in-syria-near-borders-with-iraq/

Two civilians killed, four soldiers wounded in bomb blasts, northeast of Diyala
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/two-civilians-killed-four-soldiers-wounded-in-bomb-blasts-northeast-of-diyala/

Syria: US-Led Coalition Commits 2 Massacres in 24 Hours
https://www.syrianews.cc/us-coalition-2-massacres-hassakeh/

IS suicide car bomber kills six rivals in Syria
http://www.gulf-times.com/story/596187/IS-suicide-car-bomber-kills-six-rivals-in-Syria

Syria: OPCW says Sarin was used in March 2017 attack: It did not assign blame for the incidents, in line with its mandate.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44471985

Saudi-led coalition warship was possibly sunk and 250 Houthi fighters were reportedly killed in assault on Yemeni city
http://uk.businessinsider.com/250-houthis-killed-coalition-warship-possibly-sunk-in-yemen-assault-2018-6?r=US&IR=T

Four UAE soldiers killed in assault on Yemen's Hudaida
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/uae-soldiers-killed-assault-yemen-hudaida-180613183131906.html

Israel: Apparent War Crimes in Gaza: Human Rights Watch said today
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/13/israel-apparent-war-crimes-gaza

Israeli officials call for snipers to target Gaza's kite flyers
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/israeli-officials-call-snipers-target-gazas-kite-flyers-180613123548725.html

Israel at 70: An Alarming Growth of Racism And Intolerance
https://www.wrmea.org/2018-june-july/israel-at-70-an-alarming-growth-of-racism-and-intolerance.html

The Knesset officially declares that Israeli democracy is for Jews only
http://mondoweiss.net/2018/06/officially-declares-democracy/

Israeli Zionists Plans for the Kingdom of Jordan, Not Good!
https://www.syrianews.cc/zionists-plans-jordan-not-good/

Outgoing Israeli general defends his controversial Holocaust Remembrance Day speech:
Yair Golan says he was shocked by backlash last year when he compared Israeli societal trends to those of pre-WWII Germany
https://www.timesofisrael.com/outgoing-general-defends-controversial-holocaust-remembrance-day-speech/

Hewlett Packard (HP) Faces $120 Million in Potential Losses Due to its Complicity in Israel's Violations of Palestinian Human Rights
https://bdsmovement.net/news/hewlett-packard-hp-faces-120-million-potential-losses-due-its-complicity-israels-violations

Qatar pledges $500m in economic aid to Jordan
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/qatar-pledges-500m-economic-aid-jordan-180613194100173.html

Libya warlord advances in battle to take eastern city
https://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Gcc/Libya-strongman-advances-in-battle-to-take-eastern-city-59oe

20 soldiers killed in northern Afghanistan
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/20-soldiers-killed-in-northern-afghanistan

Child killed, 7 civilians injured in E. Afghan blast
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/13/c_137251015.htm

Trump: North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/trump-north-korea-longer-nuclear-threat-180613144533597.html

China wants UN Security Council to lift sanctions on North Korea
https://nypost.com/2018/06/12/china-wants-un-security-council-to-lift-sanctions-on-north-korea/

Kim Jong Un accepts Trump's invitation to Washington:
http://thehill.com/policy/international/391951-kim-jong-un-confirms-he-accepts-trumps-invitation-to-washington

Peace talks sinks U.S. defense stocks
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/06/12/trump-kim-handshake-peace-talks-korea-defense-stocks/693927002/

US Bombing in Korea More Destructive Than Damage to Germany, Japan in WWII
https://truthout.org/video/professor-bruce-cumings-us-bombing-in-korea-more-destructive-than-damage-to-germany-japan-in-wwii/

US Navy Preps For War: New "Sea Dragon" Weapon Data Hacked By Chinese
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-13/us-navy-preps-war-new-sea-dragon-weapon-data-hacked-chinese

'Europe united' should counter 'America first', says German foreign minister
http://www.itv.com/news/2018-06-13/europe-united-should-counter-america-first-says-german-foreign-minister/

Russia's Real Target Is US Alliances & Ukraine, Not Elections: CIA Veterans :
Russia was not seriously trying to get Trump elected in 2016, agreed George Beebe, former head of Russia analysis at the CIA, and fellow CIA veteran Peter Clement, former director of the Office of Russian and Eurasian Analysis
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/06/russias-real-target-is-us-alliances-ukraine-not-elections-cia-veterans/

Putin's words about "consequences for Ukraine's statehood" should be taken "unequivocally":
The words of Russian President about "grave consequences for Ukraine's statehood as such" if Kyiv makes any attempt to "liberate" Donbas during the FIFA World Cup should be taken "unequivocally."
https://www.unian.info/politics/10151114-kremlin-putin-s-words-about-consequences-for-ukraine-s-statehood-should-be-taken-unequivocally.html

Mueller unveils more proof Manafort led Ukraine lobbying in U.S.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/12/mueller-manafort-evidence-ukraine-lobbying-643476

Bolton got $115,000 for Ukraine appearances
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/06/12/bolton-got-115k-for-ukraine-appearances/

SNP MPs walk out of Commons in protest over Brexit debate
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jun/13/snp-mps-walk-out-of-commons-in-protest-over-brexit-debate

Brexit: MPs say PM must honour 'assurances' over Parliament's role
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44463199

Bolivia's Evo Morales to Secure US$1B in Investments During Russia Visit
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Bolivias-Evo-Morales-to-Secure-US1B-in-Investments-During-Russia-Visit-20180613-0006.html

Colombia: Testimony Links Uribe Family to Paramilitary Group
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Colombia-Testimony-Links-Uribe-Family-to-Paramilitary-Group-20180613-0009.html

In case you missed it: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised:
A 2002 documentary about the April 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt which briefly deposed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=Id--ZFtjR5c

Nicaragua Reports Opposition Violence to IACHR:
The national police say that various organized groups - armed with firearms, mortar shells and Molotov cocktails - have been committing "acts of terrorism" against Nicaraguans.
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Nicaragua-Reports-Opposition-Violence-to-IACHR-20180612-0020.html

UW settles suit against CIA over data on Salvadoran Army officer:
The CIA has released 139 formerly "secret" or "top-secret" documents relating to America's relationship with a brutal El Salvadoran army officer during that country's civil war.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/uw-settles-suit-against-cia-over-data-on-salvadoran-army-officer/

Brazil: Supreme Court Denies Suspension of Lula's Imprisonment
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Brazil-Supreme-Court-Denies-Suspension-of-Lulas-Imprisonment-20180613-0008.html

AMLO: Mexico Would Survive Collapse of NAFTA by Focusing on Internal Markets, Rural Economy
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/End-of-NAFTA-not-fatal-AMLO-20180613-0007.html

Migrant woman says federal authorities took her child as she was breastfeeding at the border:
When the mother resisted, she was reportedly handcuffed.
https://thinkprogress.org/breastfeeding-child-taken-from-mother-28c390d7e6d3/

Trump administration to fingerprint parents who claim custody of unaccompanied migrant kids
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article212845719.html

Trump's "Zero Tolerance" Crackdown Won't Stop Border Crossings but It Could Break the Courts
https://theintercept.com/2018/06/12/border-zero-tolerance-immigration-family-separation-operation-streamline/

Catholic bishops rebuke Trump's asylum changes, suggest 'canonical penalties'
https://religionnews.com/2018/06/13/catholic-bishops-rebuke-trumps-asylum-changes-suggest-policy-is-a-life-issue/

Report: In the Streets with the New Poor People's Campaign Against Racism and Poverty
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/6/13/special_report_in_the_streets_with

Elizabeth Warren: "There Are Not Enough ... Democrats Willing to Take On the Billionaire Class"
https://theintercept.com/2018/06/12/elizabeth-warren-dodd-frank-rollback/

Josh Schulte: CIA insider gone south or repugnant criminal?
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3279777/investigations-forensics/josh-schulte-cia-insider-gone-south-or-repugnant-criminal.html

When the CIA Infiltrated a Presidential Campaign:
Trump's allegations about FBI surveillance may be baseless. But it actually happened to Barry Goldwater.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/05/22/cia-fbi-spy-presidential-campaign-trump-goldwater-218415

The Mueller Indictments Still Don't Add Up to Collusion:
What's been revealed so far does not make a compelling brief for collusion.
https://www.thenation.com/article/mueller-indictments-still-dont-add-collusion/

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen likely to cooperate as his attorneys leave case:
Trump's "Zero Tolerance" Crackdown Won't Stop Border Crossings but It Could Break the Courts
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-cooperate-attorneys-leave-case/story?id=55861988

Republican Rep. Steve King Promotes Well-Known Neo-Nazi On Twitter
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/steve-king-white-nationalist-neo-nazi-retweet_us_5b200eaee4b0adfb826e8e40?
U.S.: Federal Reserve Raises Intrest Rates, Signals Faster Pace in Coming Years
https://worldview.stratfor.com/situation-report/us-federal-reserve-raises-intrest-rates-signals-faster-pace-coming-years

The Dollar's Purchasing Power Drops 2.9% in May from Year Ago, Fastest Drop since Nov 2011
http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/the-dollars-purchasing-power-drops-2-9-in-may-from-year-ago-fastest-drop-since-nov-2011/

Rampant Drug Use On Obama's Air Force One Made "Awkward Hookups With Colleagues Funny And Bizarre
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-13/rampant-drug-use-obamas-air-force-one-made-awkward-hookups-colleagues-funny-and