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BRICS: possible expansion

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. https://tass.com/world/1633075

Texas authorities nab previously deported MS-13 gang member on international watchlist

Fox News Texas authorities announced Thursday that they have arrested a confirmed MS-13 gang member with a lengthy rap sheet, whose name is on an international watchlist, after he attempted to escape deeper into the U.S. in a grain hauler on a train. Delmar Sanchez Zuniga is a previously deported Honduran national with a lengthy…

Austin talks about “progress” in preparation of training of Ukrainian pilots

Pravda Ukraine Lloyd Austin, the head of the Pentagon, reported that the preparation of the training plan for the Ukrainian pilots has made progress, even though it will take some time. Source: Austin at the press conference on 15 June following the Ramstein meeting, as reported by a European Pravda correspondent from Brussels Quote: “Our…

Russia’s UN mission says it’s obvious Kiev bears blame for destroying Kakhovka dam

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Dmitry Polyansky stressed that there were a lot of evidence, which was really very difficult to deny, pointing to the Ukrainian responsibility for the incident https://tass.com/politics/1633071

Putin may give assessment of Russian economy when speaking at SPIEF — Kremlin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Dmitry Peskov noted that the President’s speech would be rather long https://tass.com/economy/1633067

Higher Interest Rates Expected to Weaken U.S. Consumer Spending

Wall Street Journal May’s 0.3% increase in retail sales in the U.S. includes a 1.4% gain in the value of motor vehicle sales, which is “very hard to square” with a 6.5% month-over-month decline in light-vehicle unit sales reported by manufacturers, Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics, writes in a report. https://www.wsj.com/articles/higher-interest-rates-expected-to-weaken-u-s-consumer-spending-ac5e41d1

Hungarian government denies release of Ukrainian prisoners of war from Russia

Pravda Ukraine The release of 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war and their transportation to Hungary could have been a personal initiative of Zsolt Semjén, Deputy Prime Minister, that no one else in the government knew about. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/15/7407049/

Russian Football Union inks deal with Jogel on sports gear supplies

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to RFU Secretary General Maxim Mitrofanov, the signed contract will be in force until 2026 https://tass.com/sports/1633065

Space Force general decries ‘anti-LGBTQ+’ laws at Pentagon ‘Pride’ event, claims they affect hiring decisions

Fox News A high-ranking officer in the U.S. Space Force used her speech at a Pentagon “Pride” event last week to rail against what she called “anti-LGBTQ+ laws” introduced in state legislatures across the country. Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, deputy chief of space operations, also claimed that such laws affect her hiring and promotion decisions,…

Coalition whip sanctions Likud MK for Judicial Selection Commitee vote fiasco

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746494