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England and Wales get first female top judge in 750-year history

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746480

West far from shipping F-16s to Kiev, lot of work to be done — Pentagon

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “It would be premature to give a specific date on any time the F-16 or any other type of advanced aircraft to be employed in combat in Ukraine,” US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said https://tass.com/world/1633021

Education of Ukrainian children, even those who have found safety abroad, being disrupted by war

Fox News Nine-year-old Milana Minenko doesn’t play piano anymore. During the day, she attends public school in Poland, where she and her mother fled from the war in March 2022. In the evenings, her mother helps her follow Ukraine’s curriculum to keep up with lessons back home. There’s simply no time — and no money…

House strikes blow against federal regulations, votes to overturn controversial Supreme Court ruling

Fox News The House voted Thursday to overturn a 1984 Supreme Court ruling that Republicans say gave the executive branch too much power to impose regulations that cost Americans trillions of dollars each year. Lawmakers approved the Separation of Powers Restoration Act, or SOPRA, in a mostly party-line 220-211 vote. Republicans have argued for the…

Russian forces tried to advance on Bakhmut and Lyman fronts, but to no avail

Pravda Ukraine During the 477th day of the full-scale war, Russian troops conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut front, and in the area of Stelmakhivka, Lyman front, as well as in the areas of Novomykhailivka and Vodiane, Shakhtarske front, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine states. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/15/7407030/

Arab Parliament urges Intl. community to end silence on Israeli atrocities

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Arab Parliament calls on the international community to end its silence on persisting Israeli atrocities against Palestinians across occupied territories. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/15/705329/Arab-Parliament-urges-Intl–community-to-end-silence-on-Israeli-atrocities

Russian Soldier Surrenders to Drone on Bakhmut Battlefield

Wall Street Journal Russian soldier Ruslan Anitin was one of the last fighters alive in his unit on the front lines of Bakhmut after Ukrainian drones dropped explosives on his comrades. Battlefield footage shows how he used hand signals to surrender to Ukrainian pilots as their drones guided him across enemy lines. https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-soldier-surrenders-to-drone-on-bakhmut-battlefield-a39f9846

Infrastructure Bank’s Efforts to Show It Isn’t a Chinese Tool Hit Setback

Wall Street Journal The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank says it will conduct an internal review after former executive claims China’s Communist Party has infiltrated the institution. https://www.wsj.com/articles/infrastructure-banks-efforts-to-show-it-isnt-a-chinese-tool-hit-setback-7560b9d

New regional public transport service provisionally rolled out

Taipei, June 15 (CNA) A new regional public transport pass service serving northern, central and southern Taiwan scheduled to be officially launched on July 1 went on sale Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306160001

Russia, Algeria to hold joint military drills, maneuvers — declaration

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The sides intend to actively use the mechanism of the joint Russian-Algerian inter-governmental commission for military-technical cooperation to build up interaction in this sphere in the long-term perspective, the document says https://tass.com/defense/1633017