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The Supreme Court’s Racial Misfire

Wall Street Journal The Justices save the Indian Child Welfare Act, for now. https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-haaland-v-brackeen-amy-coney-barrett-indian-child-welfare-act-a5fe6387

Navalny’s new trial on ‘extremism’ is held in secret, in a prison

Washington Post Russia’s leading opposition figure, already imprisoned on charges viewed as political retribution, is now being accused of running an extremist group: his foundation that long fought public corruption. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/19/navalny-extremism-russia-trialprison/

Electronic bracelet law is ‘pathetic’ – activist

Jerusalem Post The cabinet’s decision was to apply a continuation clause to the bill, which passed its first reading on the Knesset floor in 2022 but did not proceed further. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-746858

EU says Ukraine has fulfilled only 2 of 7 candidate criteria, but report will be “positive”

Pravda Ukraine According to the European Commission, Ukraine has fulfilled two of the seven conditions for the start of EU membership negotiations, at the same time Brussels notes the progress made despite Russia’s full-scale war. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/19/7407565/

US LNG exports rise by 2.2% in April

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. LNG shipments were 2.2% higher in April 2023 than in March 2023, and 13.4% higher than in April 2022 https://tass.com/economy/1635105

US: Israel is failing to meet basic standards to eradicate human trafficking

Jerusalem Post Israel used to be in the highest standard in regard to human trafficking but was downgraded one level in 2021. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-746857

God Save the Queen and Biden’s Foreign Policy

Wall Street Journal He’s as confused about Afghanistan, Ukraine and the Middle East as about the British monarch. https://www.wsj.com/articles/god-save-the-queen-and-bidens-foreign-policy-blinken-china-iran-deal-ukraine-79c598c0

Fentanyl Is a Growth Industry in China’s Weakening Economy

Wall Street Journal Chinese crime syndicates and banks flourish in the global money laundering that facilitates the drug trade with the West. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fentanyl-is-a-growth-sector-in-chinas-weakening-economy-drug-trade-crime-syndicate-overdose-daba1c2c

Donetsk People’s Republic signs agreements for $52.34 mln at SPIEF

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Denis Pushilin, the projects agreed at the SPIEF include a logistics center, a reinforced concrete products plant, tram production site, and a Kamaz equipment repair and maintenance facility https://tass.com/economy/1635103

With Judicial Reform backdrop, Bar candidates make last election appeals

Jerusalem Post The Bar said that Tuesday will see 77,201 lawyers go to one of 171 polling stations across 67 towns in Israel and submit up to four different colored ballots. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-746855