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Israeli arrested for trying to smuggle weapons into West Bank

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746585

Algeria ready to facilitate conflict settlement in Ukraine — president

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Our only goal is to live in a world where progress is being made, real integration is taking place,” Abdelmadjid Tebboune said https://tass.com/world/1634145

Russia-China investment portfolio contains 80 projects worth over $165 bln — envoy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian and Chinese leaders have set the tasks to seriously boost the scale of bilateral trade, to improve logistics and to raise the level of financial and industrial cooperation, the diplomat noted https://tass.com/politics/1634133

Chinese envoy to EU denies committing to halt sanctions-busting shipments to Russia

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beijing ‘did not commit [to] anything – that’s the bottom line’, Ambassador Fu Cong says following move that EU sources say was expected after Brussels dropped five Chinese entities from sanction list. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224407/chinese-envoy-eu-denies-committing-halt-sanctions-busting-shipments-russia?utm_source=rss_feed

‘It Could Have Been So Much Worse’: Mountain Collapse Narrowly Misses Swiss Village

New York Times Fifty million cubic feet of rock came to rest just shy of Brienz and its schoolhouse. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/world/europe/switzerland-mountain-collapse.html

Algerian president reaffirmed interest to military-technical cooperation — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the foreign minister, relations with Algeria are a vivid example of very close, long-standing and good cooperation between Russia and the Arab world https://tass.com/politics/1634137

16 Books We Read This Week

Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/16-books-we-read-this-week-367054fc

Mike Pence Says Donald Trump May Ditch Conservatives

Wall Street Journal The former Vice President says he differs with ‘my former running mate’ on entitlements, Ukraine and abortion. He also believes American voters have a ‘hunger’ for civility. https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-may-ditch-conservatives-pence-vp-2024-republican-primary-ukraine-abortion-b2983352

Brutal attack by extremist rebels kills 7 farmers in northeast Nigeria, heightening food security concerns

Fox News Islamic extremist rebels killed at least seven farmers in northeast Nigeria, an attack that further threatens food security in the hard-hit region, local authorities told The Associated Press on Friday. The militants attacked the farmers on Thursday as they worked on their crop fields near Borno state’s Molai area, the authorities said. Security…

Biden’s Fishy Plan to Breach the Snake River Dams

Wall Street Journal It would make electricity far costlier and harm local residents, and the salmon would see little benefit. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-fishy-plan-to-breach-the-snake-river-dams-energy-electricity-washington-salmon-columbia-river-outages-55b3214b