Iraq executes 12 ISIL members on death row: PM's office
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/iraq-executes-12-isil-members-death-row-pm-office-180629075413083.html
 
 Seven police personnel killed, injured in confrontations against Islamic State in Kirkuk
  https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/seven-police-personnel-killed-injured-in-confrontations-against-islamic-state-in-kirkuk/
 
 Several Islamic State emirs killed U.S. Coalition airstrikes in three provinces: Military
  https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/several-islamic-state-emirs-killed-u-s-coalition-airstrikes-in-three-provinces-military/
 
 UN warns of 'catastrophe' as 160,000 flee southern Syria push
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/human-rights-chief-warns-catastrophe-southern-syria-180629141617487.html
 
 Jordan says ceasefire agreed in southern Syria
  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-ceasefire/jordan-says-ceasefire-agreed-in-southern-syria-idUSKBN1JP2DJ
 
 13 warplanes, 1,140 Russian troopers withdrawn from Syria over past few days: Putin
  http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/06/28/566362/Russia-Syria-troops-aircraft-withdrawal-Putin-Hmeimim-Daesh
 
 Kremlin doubts veracity of CNN report on Trump's plans for Syria:
 CNN reported that Trump had hoped to clinch a deal with Putin in Helsinki that would allow for prompt pullout of US troops from Syria.
  http://tass.com/politics/1011439
 
 Deir Ezzor Badyia completely liberated from Daesh terrorists
  https://sana.sy/en/?p=141102
 
 12-hour ceasefire in Syria's Dara agreed upon starting at midnight
  https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2018/06/28/A-12-hour-ceasefire-in-Syria-s-Dara-starting-at-midnight.html
 
 Humanitarian Corridors Open in Syrian Province of Dara'a
  http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=30259&SEO=humanitarian-corridors-open-in-syrian-province-of-daraa
 
 Nasrallah: Major victory against terrorists in south of Syria is close at hand
  https://sana.sy/en/?p=141236
 
 French Firm Probed For Funding Jihadists In Syria For Profit
  https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/French-Firm-Probed-For-Funding-Jihadists-In-Syria-For-Profit-20180628-0028.html
 
 Update on the situation in Hodeidah, Yemen, 29 June 2018
  https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/update-situation-hodeidah-yemen-29-june-2018
 
 Turkey says will not cut off trade ties to Iran at behest of others
  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-turkey/turkey-says-will-not-cut-off-trade-ties-to-iran-at-behest-of-others-idUSKBN1JP11O
 
 Bought and paid for:
 Giuliani, Gingrich to address controversial Iranian group:
 The Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, formerly considered a terrorist group, has several friends close to Trump and is seeing some of its longtime goals advanced.
  https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/28/giuliani-gingrich-to-address-iranian-group-680627
 
 Gaza: Israeli occupation forces kill 14-year-old Palestinian
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/gaza-protest-latest-updates-180406092506561.html
 
 Secret meeting held between Israel and Middle East intel chiefs
  http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/248134
 
 Malaysia to withdraw troops stationed in Saudi Arabia:
 Most countries have withdrawn their forces from the US-backed coalition, with only Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates conducting attacks in Yemen.
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/malaysia-withdraw-troops-stationed-saudi-arabia-180628115443070.html
 
 At least six killed in attack on anti-terror force's Mali base
  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/29/mali-people-dead-after-attack-on-g5-sahel-anti-terror-taskforce-base
 
 2 soldiers killed in attack on West African force
  https://www.wral.com/the-latest-2-soldiers-dead-in-attack-on-west-african-force/17664709/
 
 100 migrants feared dead as boat capsizes off Libya
  https://www.timesofmalta.com/mobile/articles/view/20180629/world/100-migrants-feared-dead-as-boat-capsizes-off-libya.683113
 
 US kills 11 people including six civilians in Afghanistan
  https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/afghan-official-11-killed-in-us-drone-attack-1.534884
 
 3 militants, 1 civilian killed in Kashmir gunbattle
  https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/3-militants-1-civilian-killed-in-kashmir-gunbattle/1191102
 
 U.S. military opens massive South Korea headquarters:
 A move the U.S. Forces Korea commander described as an investment for the long term.
  https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2018/06/29/US-military-opens-massive-South-Korea-headquarters/7331530278529/
 
 Australia passes foreign interference laws amid China tension
  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-44624270
 
 Putin ready to meet Trump over the dangers of a new arms race.
  http://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/national/485062861.html
 
 EU extends economic sanctions against Russia
  http://tass.com/economy/1011396
 
 Lavrov on trading Snowden for sanctions relief: Russia sees US exile as 'master of his own destiny'
  https://www.rt.com/news/431302-snowden-extradition-russia-lavrov/
 
 EU to deepen military readiness, raise spending, leaders say:
 The European Union must be able to act independently of the United States
  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-summit-defence/eu-to-deepen-military-readiness-raise-spending-leaders-say-idUSKBN1JP0ZF
 
 Craig Murray: Blair and Brown Governments Gory with Torture :
 The determination of the government to protect those who were complicit in torture tells us much more about their future intentions than any fake apology.
  https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/06/blair-and-brown-governments-gory-with-torture/
 
 Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on US July 1
 https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/06/29/canada-to-impose-retaliatory-tariffs-on-us-july-1-import-steel-aluminum-trade-war-trump-trudeau-nafta.html
 
 Ontario company cuts 40 jobs, blames U.S. steel tariffs
  https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ontario-company-cuts-40-jobs-blames-u-s-steel-tariffs-1.3994703
 
 Trump auto tariffs may cost hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs
  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-auto-tariffs-may-cost-hundreds-of-thousands-of-u-s-jobs/
 
 Mike Pence urged by Democrats to discuss Julian Assange's asylum status during Ecuador trip:
 A group of 10 senators, all Democrats, wrote Mr. Pence urging him to discuss Mr. Assange's asylum status during his meeting with Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno.
  https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/28/mike-pence-urged-democrats-discuss-julian-assanges/
 
 Names of Democratic Senators who demanded Julian Assange's asylum be revoked: Remember them.
  https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/1012446834760011779
 
 Assange Is A Journalist, Should Not Be Persecuted For Publishing The Truth
  https://popularresistance.org/assange-is-a-journalist-should-not-be-persecuted-for-publishing-the-truth/
 
 Honduras Marks Anniversary of Coup Against Manuel Zelaya
  https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Honduras-Marks-Anniversary-of-Coup-Against-Manuel-Zelaya-20180628-0015.html
 
 Venezuela Built 2,100,000 Homes in Seven Years:
 To date, authorities granted about 999,945 land titles, to ensure legal security on land property
  http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=29544&SEO=venezuela-built-2100000-homes-in-seven-years
 
 Maduro Dubs US Vice President Mike Pence A 'Viper' Touring Latin America
  https://videosenglish.telesurtv.net/video/727245/maduro-dubs-us-vice-president-mike-pence-a-viper-touring-latin-america/
 
 Mexico's election marred by deadly violence:
 Government statistics show there has been a total of 20,506 homicides this year, with the highest number of recorded in May with 4,381.
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/mexicos-election-marred-deadly-violence-180628182612109.html
 
 Hypocrisy meets Propaganda:
 Hillary Clinton on Trump's child-detention policy: 'It keeps me up at night'
  http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/29/hillary-clinton-on-trumps-child-detention-policy-it-keeps-me-up-at-night
 
 Former ICE General Counsel Heads to Prison for Identity Theft
  http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/06/former-ice-general-counsel-heads-prison-identity-theft/149402/?oref=ge-android-article-share
 
 Inside the Horror of Maryland Newsroom Where Gunman Killed 5 People
  https://people.com/crime/maryland-newspaper-shooting-inside-horror-gunman-kills-five/
 
 US Citizen Says He's Been the Target of Five Air Strikes:
 The Obama administration killed several United States citizens in overseas drone strikes
  https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/the-newest-fight-against-the-extrajudicial-killing-of-americans/563018/
 
 Cops Arrested Man. He Called Them Nazis, So He Was Charged With a Hate Crime:
 "This is not what the hate crime statute was for. This is criminalizing pure speech, and that violates the First Amendment."
  https://reason.com/blog/2018/06/29/hate-crime-cops-nazi-black-man
 
 House Republicans shout down No. 2 Justice official in tense hearing
  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-fbi/house-republicans-shout-down-no-2-justice-official-in-tense-hearing-idUSKBN1JO29M
 
 The Trump Administration Is Reshaping the Country Under the Guise of National Security. The Energy Sector Is Next.
  https://theintercept.com/2018/06/29/coal-bailout-rick-perry-department-of-energy/
 
 The suspicious business relationship between Trump and Justice Kennedy's son
  http://thinkprogress.org/trump-justin-anthony-kennedy-deutsche-bank-scotus-4ba95e7ce0be/
 
 Trump's top economic adviser: The deficit is 'coming down rapidly.' Reality: No, it's not.
  http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/6/29/1776655/-Trump-s-top-economic-adviser-The-deficit-is-coming-down-rapidly-Reality-No-it-s-not
 
 Trump Has Appointed Some Major Corporate Cronies, but This FTC Stooge Might Beat Them All
  http://theintercept.com/2018/06/27/andrew-smith-ftc/
 
 Top 10 wealthiest US House members
  https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/top-10-wealthiest-house-members/6/