China demands end to US blockade on Cuba
China called for the US to heed the call for justice made by the overwhelming majority of countries demanding that it end the blockade on Cuba.
Protests erupt after US pharma company fires 900 employees in India’s Keralam state
Unions and employees claim the company decided to close its offices in Keralam after it failed to exploit them.
India’s left stands against the right wing’s bulldozers
The newly elected BJP government in West Bengal, India, has launched massive demolition drives in Kolkata, and other areas, targeting street vendors and slum dwellers.
China adds over a dozen Japanese companies to its export control list, warning against re-militarization efforts
China argues that Japanese remilitarization and revivalism would threaten peace in the region, calling for immediate international intervention against it.
Iran demands accountability for NATO members involved in US-Israeli war against the country
Iran is demanding that all members of the NATO alliance who participated in the US-Israeli war against the country earlier this year, be held accountable for war crimes and other violations of international laws.
The demand followed the recent admission by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about the role of European countries during the US-Israeli war in Iran, which began on February 28 and ended with a ceasefire on April 8.
Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday, Rutte admitted that thousands of aircraft took off from US bases in various European countries during the US-Israeli aggression in Iran.
“Country after country, ally after ally have made their bases available.” Rutte described “between 4,000 to 5,000 planes taking off from European bases to support Epic Fury,” He was responding to complaints about the underwhelming support of NATO members during the US war efforts in Iran.
Rutte repeated those comments during his meeting with US President Donald Trump later in the day.
Iran and US announce peace deal ending the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon
The deal includes lifting the US naval blockade on Iran and free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, among other conditions the fulfillment of which will lead to the second round of talks after 60 days.
Court throws out cases against NewsClick and founder Prabir Purkayashta, calls them ‘gross abuse of the process of law’
NewsClick and various unions welcomed the verdict, hailing the Delhi High Court ruling as a strong stand in support of independent journalism and a warning against the misuse of state power.
Trump threatens Iran with escalation as Tehran vows to defend itself
The US will hit Iran “very hard” today, said US President Donald Trump from the Oval Office on June 10. In a Truth Social post earlier, he claimed Iran had taken too long to negotiate a deal and now “will have to pay the price.” Trump's threats came after fresh US attacks on Iran on June 9, which prompted retaliation from the Islamic Republic.
“Despite its defeat on the battlefield, the US opted to test our determination. Our powerful armed forces will leave no attack or threat unanswered. Leave our region if you want to be safe,” Abbas Araghchi, Iranian foreign minister, said in a post on X on Wednesday, June 10.
Araghchi’s warning came hours after Iran targeted several US military bases in the region in retaliation to strikes on its Hormozgan Province in the early morning, particularly targeting civilian facilities, including water supply facilities, in the regions of Jask and Sirik near the Strait of Hormuz.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed its missiles and drones targeted the US navy's fifth fleet base in Bahrain and its military bases in Kuwait and al-Azraq in Jordan, including the F-35 shelters.
Earlier US Central Command launched air and missile attacks on several locations in Iran, calling them “self-defense” and “proportional response” strikes, after accusing Iran of downing one of its Apache helicopters near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.