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State Department amends comment on Apec invite for Hong Kong leader John Lee, says US ‘has not made any commitments’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Congress had earlier been told the department intended to welcome John Lee to the event in San Francisco, despite the chief executive being under US sanctions. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223992/state-department-amends-comment-apec-invite-hong-kong-leader-john-lee-says-us-has-not-made-any?utm_source=rss_feed

Luxembourg Parliament recognises Holodomor as genocide of Ukrainian people

Pravda Ukraine On Tuesday 13 June, The Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg adopted a resolution recognising the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as a genocide of the Ukrainian people. Source: This was reported by European Pravda Details: The text of the adopted resolution on the recognition of the Holodomor in Ukraine as genocide is not yet provided…

Zelenskyy: There are advancements at front, liberation from invaders requires intensive actions

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Armed Forces are moving the positions of the Russian invaders in different sectors of the front, and intensive actions are needed to liberate the occupied territories. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/13/7406731/

Southern Baptists Move to Purge Churches With Female Pastors

New York Times Some conservatives in the evangelical denomination fear a liberal drift, and are set to vote on a strict ban against women in church leadership. Two churches are appealing their expulsions. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/us/southern-baptist-movement-women-pastors.html

US approves potential sale of military support services to Kuwait for $1.8 bln -Pentagon

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746204

Canadian Mounties probing China’s alleged targeting of lawmaker Michael Chong

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The accusations – which led to a tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats – are among over 100 inquiries into foreign meddling, RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3223991/canadian-mounties-probing-chinas-alleged-targeting-lawmaker-michael-chong?utm_source=rss_feed

Iran denies it is replicating China’s internet controls

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iranian telecoms minister says the country has its own model of internet expansion. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/13/705232/Iran-Chinese-internet-controls-minister-denial-

Ukraine counteroffensive against Russia ‘making advances,’ NATO leader says

Fox News President Biden met with the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing counteroffensive in Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, a Norwegian politician, expressed optimism in Ukraine’s push to repel invading Russian forces, saying the more land resistance fighters claim, the stronger their negotiating position…

Russia cuts production by 416,000 bpd in May to 9.533 mln bpd — OPEC

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to OPEC, Russia’s 2024 oil production quota under the OPEC+ deal has been raised from 9.828 mln barrels per day (bpd) to 9.949 mln bpd https://tass.com/economy/1631687

Bud Light Loses Title as Top-Selling U.S. Beer

Wall Street Journal Modelo Especial overtook the brand as the top-selling U.S. beer in May, punctuating a monthslong boycott of Bud Light that has reshuffled the beer industry. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bud-light-modelo-best-selling-beer-6a4d6b27