(2024-06-25). Washington rolls out the red carpet for war criminal Gallant, as US imperialism prepares to endorse Israel's war in Lebanon. wsws.org Far from being held accountable for his barbaric crimes, Gallant was welcomed in the cockpit of world imperialism with open arms by fellow war criminals drenched in the blood of Palestinians, Iraqis, Afghans, Ukrainians and Russians.
(2024-06-25). Two Saudi cities among world's hottest. albawaba.com ALBAWABA Two cities in Saudi Arabia have recorded temperatures exceeding 48 ∞C in the past 24 hours, securing spots on the list of the world's hottest locations. This information comes from weather data provided by the "Ogimet" website and reported by the local newspaper "Sabq" on Monday.The cities, Al-Qaisumah and Al-Ahsa, are now featured on a global list topped by Basra in Iraq, where temperatures reached 51.1 ∞C. Alongside these cities, the list includes five other Iraqi cities, three cities in Iran, one in Oman, one in Algeria, one in Kuwait, and one in the United Arab Emirates.ÿß&Yuml…
(2024-06-25). Julian Assange Is Free: WikiLeaks Founder's Brother Gabriel Shipton on End of Decadelong Legal Saga. democracynow.org 
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from Belmarsh Prison in London, where he has been incarcerated for the past five years, after accepting a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors. After a decade-plus of legal challenges, Assange will plead guilty to a single felony count of illegally obtaining and disclosing national security material for publishing classified documents detailing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan on WikiLeaks. The Australian publisher is expected to be sentenced to time served and allowed to return home, where he reportedly will seek a pardon. Assange's brother Gabriel Shipton…
(2024-06-25). Julian Assange Strikes Plea Deal, Will Return to Australia. theintercept.com 
After years of fighting extradition from the United Kingdom to the U.S. on charges related to his publication of secret cables about the Iraq War, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors, according to court documents filed on Monday. The Justice Department expects Assange to return home to Australia after a plea hearing Tuesday morning. | The agreement would bring to an end Assange's lengthy standoff with the White House, which has sparked diplomatic tensions and global concern about U.S. hypocrisy when it comes to advancing freedom of the press. | In 2018, the Justice…
(2024-06-25). After 8 months in detention, Syrian journalist Sleman Ahmed faces spying charges in Iraq. cpj.org
(2024-06-25). After 8 months in detention, Syrian journalist Sleman Ahmed faces spying charges in Iraq. cpj.org Sulaymaniyah, June 24, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iraqi Kurdish authorities to immediately and unconditionally free Syrian journalist Sleman Ahmed, who has been detained for eight months, and drop all charges against him. Ahmed — an Arabic editor for the local news website RojNews — is due to stand trial before Duhok Criminal…
(2024-06-25). Julian Assange: Free at last. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-06-25). After 8 months in detention, Syrian journalist Sleman Ahmed faces spying charges in Iraq. cpj.org
(2024-06-25). Sirens sounded in Al-Malikiya and Dishon for fear of drone infiltration: statement. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2024-06-25). Hamas refutes reports of political bureau relocating to Iraq. newarab.com 
As negotiations for a potential ceasefire in In a statement on his Telegram account, Izzat al-Rishq, a member of the Hamas political bureau, dismissed claims from Sky News Arabia, which ref…
(2024-06-25). Kuwaiti ex-MP jailed for criticising dissolution of parliament. newarab.com 
(2024-06-25). US interests will be targeted if Israel attacks Lebanon, warns Iraqi resistance. presstv.ir The secretary general of Iraq's Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq resistance movement says the US interests in West Asia will be targeted in case Israel wages military aggression on Lebanon.
(2024-06-25). Iraqi resistance to fight Israel 'at zero distance,' official warns. presstv.ir Iraqi official warns that the country's resistance fighters would engage the Israeli regime "at zero distance" if the latter waged a war against Lebanon.