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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…

Ukrainian army’s casualties ten times Russia’s losses, says Putin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Speaking about Ukrainian armor losses, the Russian president said that they were “even more serious” https://tass.com/politics/1631561

White House Seeks to Ease Growing Strains in Port Labor Talks

Wall Street Journal Labor Secretary-designate Julie Su is meeting with the dockworkers union and employers as shipping officials say the threat of larger disruptions is increasing. https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-seeks-to-ease-growing-strains-in-port-labor-talks-d8a1b0d4

Trump to Make Court Appearance in Classified Documents Case

Wall Street Journal The former president faces charges that he illegally held on to classified national-security documents after leaving the White House. He is expected to enter a not guilty plea. https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-arraignment-indictment-miami-903b2f18

Young couple killed in Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih

Pravda Ukraine Davyd and Kseniia Epelman, both 22 and recently married, were killed in the Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih on the night of 12-13 June. Davyd and Kseniia got married last year, wrote Svoi.Kryvyi Rih, a local news media. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/13/7406708/