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Will Trump Take a Mug Shot or Get Fingerprinted?

New York Times Normally, defendants in criminal cases are fingerprinted and photographed to help identify them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/us/politics/trump-mug-shot-fingerprints.html

Allies to deliver air defence equipment to Ukraine worth 107 million euros

Pravda Ukraine On Tuesday, the United Kingdom announced a new GBP 92 million (EUR 107.5 million) military aid package for Ukraine to strengthen air defences. Source: Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, at the meeting of heads of the defence departments of the countries participating in the Joint Expeditionary Force…

Ukraine on day ten of counteroffensive, seeing no success — Putin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “This is a large-scale counteroffensive, using reserves that were trained for this purpose, it has been underway since the 4th of June and is still underway, right now,” the head of state said https://tass.com/politics/1631573

Russians attack on four fronts, 22 combat clashes occur in one day – General Staff report

Pravda Ukraine Russian forces continue to focus their main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts, and heavy fighting continues. There were 22 combat clashes over the last day. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Details: The situation on the Volyn and Polissia fronts remained unchanged. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/13/7406709/

Deaths on Middle East migration routes highest since 2017, U.N. finds

Washington Post The number of deaths recorded in 2022 on Middle Eastern and North African migration routes amounts to more than half the total recorded number of deaths worldwide, according to newly released data from a U.N. agency. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/13/migration-deaths-mena/

U.S. Warned Ukraine Not to Attack Nord Stream

Wall Street Journal CIA pressed Kyiv weeks before explosions sabotaged the natural gas pipelines bringing Russian gas to Europe. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-warned-ukraine-not-to-attack-nord-stream-7777939b

EY’s Global Head to Retire After Breakup Plan Fails

Wall Street Journal Carmine Di Sibio will serve as global chairman and chief executive through June 2024, a year earlier than the planned end of his recently extended term. https://www.wsj.com/articles/eys-global-head-to-retire-after-breakup-plan-fails-542ee644

Egyptian border fiasco: IDF admits to errors, some officers get mild reprimands

Jerusalem Post Three senior commanders received a mix of reprimands and command transfers. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-746166

Berlusconi Seizes Italy’s Attention Even in Death

New York Times A day after Silvio Berlusconi’s death, some Italians said goodbye, others said good riddance, and many debated whether the billionaire and former prime minister did more good or bad for Italy. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/world/europe/silvio-berlusconi-italy.html

New poll reveals voters’ thoughts on Kamala Harris if Biden can’t finish second term

Fox News Most Democrats are “very comfortable” with Vice President Kamala Harris becoming commander and chief in the event that President Joe Biden becomes incapable of serving, a recent poll shows. A Suffolk University/USA Today poll released Tuesday shows that about 86% of Democratic Biden voters said they are either very or somewhat comfortable with…