Putin: People Do Not Understand How Potentially Dangerous The Situation Really Is By RT
	Western officials “pull the wool over [their news outlets] eyes,” who in turn misinform their audiences. Continue

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If You Value Life, Wake Up! By Paul Craig Roberts
	The crazed, insane, nazified, neoconized government in Washington, is driving the world to extinction in nuclear war. Continue

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The State Department’s Collective Madness By Robert Parry
	These hawks are so eager for more war that they don’t mind risking a direct conflict with Russia. Continue

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German Minister Warns Nato Against 'Warmongering' By BBC
	Imprison people and exploit them for cheap labor — often at 50 cents an hour or less. Continue

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The US Is Sleepwalking Towards A Nuclear Confrontation By Dmitry Orlov
	Chris interview Dmitry Orlov this week about the potential likelihood for actual direct conflict to break out between the world powers. Continue

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Syria: Aleppo Doctor Demolishes Propaganda and Media Warmongering: By Vanessa Beeley
	Dr Antaki deconstructs much of the propaganda upon which the US and NATO base their interventionist, neo-colonialist policies. Continue

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Children Pay the Highest Price in Refugee Crisis By César Chelala
	More than 4.29 million children inside Syria are poor, displaced or caught in the line of fire.. Continue

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Israel! This Is No Way To Treat A Child By Cathy Sultan
	Israel’s policy is meant to dispel the idea that a parent can protect his or her child and that a home is sacred and safe. Continue

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Did George W. Bush Bless Israel’s Killing of Yasser Arafat With Polonium? By Sputnik
	Mounting evidence of polonium poisoning and shocking admissions suggest an explosive assassination cover-up has been underway for over a decade. Continue

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BREXIT vs. GREXIT – The True Face of Europe By Peter Koenig
	Every day this neo-colonial continent spits out new atrocities. Continue

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Con vs. Con By Chris Hedges
	The character traits of the Clintons are as despicable as those that define Trump. Continue

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The Civil War Didn’t End Slavery After All By Lauren Karaffa
	Imprison people and exploit them for cheap labor — often at 50 cents an hour or less. Continue

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Before Omar Mateen Committed Mass Murder, The FBI Tried To 'Lure' Him Into A Terror Plot By Max Blumenthal, Sarah Lazare
	The FBI dispatched an informant to "lure Omar into some kind of act and Omar did not bite." Continue

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23 terrorists killed in N. Syria: Turkish artillery and coalition jets hit 33 weapons emplacements, including Katyusha rockets, which were reportedly preparing to attack Turkey, security sources said on Monday

Suicide Bomber Targets Memorial To Massacred Christians In Syria, 3 Killed: Three people were killed in northeast Syria on Sunday when a suicide bomber attacked an event commemorating the massacre of Christians more than a century ago, state media and a security source said.

Russian officer killed in car bomb attack in Syria’s Latakia: Andrey Timoshenkov died of his injuries after a car bomb attack hit an aid convoy that was heading to Homs, Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Syria: Aal-Qaida-affiliated Nusra Front, killed 86 troops and pro-government gunmen, including 25 members of Hezbollah: Hezbollah issued a statement in Beirut on Saturday saying it lost a number of "martyrs" in "direct and fierce confrontations with terrorist organizations."

Turkish troops killed 11 Syrians, mostly from one family, trying to cross border: : At least two women and four children were among those killed in the shootings overnight as the refugees sought to cross into Turkey from the border village of Khirbet al Jouz,

U.S. and Russian Jets Clash Over Syria: American and Russian fighter jets had a tense showdown in the skies above Syria as the Russians dropped bombs on U.S.-backed rebels.

Russia says US failed to provide Syrian opposition locations: The Russian military on Sunday rejected the Pentagon’s accusations that it had deliberately targeted U.S.-backed Syrian opposition forces, arguing the U.S. had failed to warn about their locations.

Russia says agrees with U.S. to improve military coordination in Syria: Russia said on Sunday it had reached an agreement with the United States to improve coordination between their military operations in Syria, where they are backing opposing sides of a civil war and launching air strikes.

Syrian Lira Pounds the US Dollar: The attempt to destroy Syria’s currency has been an additional and heinous crime, as though the illegal war bombings, the funding of terrorists, and the draconian, unjust, illegal, coercive sanctions, by the US and EU were not sufficient.

17 ISIS members killed during battles in northern Ramadi: “Today, a security force from the [army’s] Tactical Regiment, backed by the international coalition aviation, conducted an extensive military operation to liberate the areas of Albu Risha and Touwa in northern Ramadi from the ISIS control, killing 17 ISIS members

Iraqi Army Kills 8 Daesh in Anbar: Islamic State Security Service, Ahmed Madjid, and other terrorist group members were hiding. As a result, Madjid was killed in a shootout together with seven other terrorists," the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) press service cited Obaidi as saying.

Four Iraqi soldiers killed in suicide bombing at entrance of Taji military camp: Four Iraqi soldiers have been killed in a suicide bombing outside the camp New Zealand troops are based at.

Security forces liberate all areas in southern axis of Fallujah, tens of ISIS members killed: Amiriyah Fallujah District Council in Anbar Province announced on Sunday, that the security forces managed to liberate the areas of Zawba region in northern Fallujah from the ISIS control.

ISIS fighting back in northern Fallujah : Iraqi forces have control of around fifty percent of Fallujah and fighting is ongoing in the northern part of the town, according to a Rudaw reporter.

'Unprecedented tidal wave' of 30,000 fleeing Fallujah creates humanitarian disaster: Hundreds of families, including young children, have spent the last few nights sleeping on the ground with no shelter in temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius.

Preparing for the Collapse of the Saudi Kingdom: Saudi Arabia is no state at all. There are two ways to describe it: as a political enterprise with a clever but ultimately unsustainable business model, or as an entity so corrupt as to resemble a vertically and horizontally integrated criminal organization.

15 Boko Haram killed in Nigerian airstrike: “A Nigerian aircraft… sighted a group of BHTs [Boko Haram extremists] in seven Hilux vehicles hiding under trees,” spokesman Gp. Cpt. Ayodele Famuyiwa said in a statement. “An Alpha jet was scrambled to attack the Boko Haram location. The attack was successful as 15… extremists were killed.”

Rocket attack kills 5 police in northern Kenya: Five police officers were killed in a rocket attack by suspected al-Shabaab militants in northern Kenya on Monday, an official said.

Three Killed In Libya : A militia group in Libya calling itself The Benghazi Defense Forces launched an attack on eastern military units in an area close to oil facilities in the country on Sunday. Those facilities included three oil terminals north of the country’s major oil fields. Three people died during the fighting.

Bomb attacks kill at least 22 in Afghanistan: More than 20 people were killed in separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan on Monday, including at least 14 who died when a suicide bomber struck a minibus carrying Nepali security guards working at the Canadian embassy in Kabul, officials said.

Tens of thousands protest on Okinawa to close key U.S. bases in Japan: Tens of thousands of protesters Sunday on Okinawa called for the closure of all U.S. military bases on the strategically important island, following last month's rape and murder of a 20-year-old woman in which a U.S. base worker is the suspect

Chinese company beats Amazon to deliver online goods by unmanned drone : E-commerce giants Jingdong has already begun using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to deliver goods to customers in rural areas.

Putin wants to ‘re-establish full relations’ with Canada, says ‘specific steps’ needed : “The prime minister himself said when we were at G20 in Antalya that he thinks how we should re-establish the relations in full. We welcome this ... and will get down to this task, to work together.”

Angry Assange starts 5th year cooped in London embassy: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange started his fifth year camped out in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London on Sunday, an occasion his supporters were to mark with events celebrating whistleblowers.

Global migrant tide swells to record 65 million: Europe's high-profile migrant crisis, its worst since World War II, is just one part of a growing tide of human misery led by Palestinians, Syrians and Afghans.

UN: 24 people displaced per minute in 2015: The UN refugee agency says persecution and conflict in places such as Syria and Afghanistan raised the total number of refugees and internally displaced people worldwide to a record 65.3 million at the end of last year.

Mexican Police Kill 9 in Clashes with Striking Oaxaca Teachers: The Mexican government followed through on its threat to use force against striking dissident teachers.

Oppressive heat to challenge all-time records across the southwestern US early this week: A strong ridge of high pressure will take control and strengthen into this week, sending temperatures to dangerous levels.

‘American ISIS fighter’ releases video praising Orlando shootings : Aside from praising the Orlando shooting, Amriki refers to a "surprise” operation at the Euro 2016 football tournament – currently underway in France – according to NBC.

"Partial Transcript" Of Orlando 911 Calls Will Have References To Islamic Terrorism Removed: "We are not going to hear him make his assertions of allegiance [to the Islamic State]."

'I did the shootings': DOJ releases some redacted transcripts of Orlando killer's phone calls during massacre: “Praise be to God, and prayers as well as peace be upon the prophet of God [in Arabic]. I let you know, I’m in Orlando and I did the shootings,” Mateen told a 911 dispatcher during a 50-second phone call at 2:35 a.m. on June 12.

Before Omar Mateen Committed Mass Murder, the FBI Tried To Lure Him Into a Terror Plot: New revelations raise questions about the FBI’s role in shaping Mateen’s lethal mindset.

US Supreme Court turns down challenge to assault weapons ban in 2 states: On Monday, justices rejected an appeal of an October decision by the Second US Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld laws in Connecticut and New York that prohibit civilians from owning certain semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines.

Trump Says U.S. Should Consider Racial Profiling, Cites Israel as a Role Model: 'You look at Israel and you look at others and they do it and they do it successfully,' presumptive Republican nominee says, though it wasn't immediately clear how the tactic should be employed.

Campaign manager who ‘let Trump be Trump’ unceremoniously dumped : With only 142 days to go until election day, Trump’s numbers have slid to their lowest point in months, with a RealClearPolitics average showing that an average of polls from June 2 to June 16 shows the candidate garnering support from 39.1 percent of voters, solidly behind Clinton’s support of 44.9 percent.

Wall Street donors seek to block Warren VP pick: If Clinton chooses the Massachusetts senator as her running mate, donations will dry up, fundraisers warn.

Hillary Clinton once called disabled children at an Easter egg hunt 'f***ing ree-tards' and referred to Jews as 'stupid k***s' while Bill called Jesse Jackson a 'damned n****r,' claims Bill's former lover

State Department “Dissent” Memo Backs Escalation of Regime-change War in Syria By Bill Van Auken
	The State Department memo and mounting US threats were denounced by Russian officials. Continue

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Syria - Russian Surprise Attack Blows Up Kerry's Delaying Tactic By Moon Of Alabama
	The U.S. has at least twice asked Russia not to bomb al-Qaeda. Continue

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Putin Says Accepts U.S. is Sole Superpower By Reuters
	Russia President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to work with whoever won the presidency, but didn't want to be told how to live by Americans. Continue

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Russia Dismantles the Myth of the American Navy’s Invincibility By Valentin Vasilescu
	Russian hypersonic weapons rule out US-NATO naval assault. Continue

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NATO Threatens Europe With Annihilation By John Scales Avery
	To save itself from the danger of nuclear annihilation, Europe must declare its independence from America. Continue

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Deconstructing Russophobia By Catherine Brown
	Imagine that Vladimir Putin were not a murderous autocrat and kleptocrat . Continue

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U.S. Sets Stage for Libya-Like Regime Change in Eritrea, “Africa’s Cuba” By Glen Ford
	Obama is set to add another war to his bloody legacy. Continue

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Barak Flogs Netanyahu, Laments ‘Budding Fascism’ In Israel By Judah Ari Gross
	Former prime minister Ehud Barak blasted Israel’s current government, saying it was putting the country on the path to "becoming" an “apartheid state,” Continue

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Trump, His Virus and the Dark Age of Unreason By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
	It feeds on fear, paranoia and bigotry. Continue

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Why Is the Killer of British MP Jo Cox Not Being Called a "Terrorist"? By Glenn Greenwald
	The word “terrorism” has no real concrete meaning. In the West, functionally speaking, it’s now a propaganda. Continue

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As Exceptionally American As It Gets By Pierre Tristam
	There’s the obligatory debate on whether it’s traditional murder, hate crime or terrorism. Continue

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Turkish shells, coalition strikes kill 13 Islamic State members: sources: The Turkish army fired howitzers at 32 targets in northern Syria to take out Islamic State weapon systems as the militants prepared to shell sites across the Turkish border, the sources told Reuters.

Syria rebels kill 7 in Aleppo assault, capture 3 villages: activists: At least seven people died in rebel shelling of a neighborhood of the Syrian city of Aleppo held by the Kurdish YPG militia at dawn on Saturday, activists said, as rebels took territory to the south.

Al-Qaeda linked rebels capture three towns in Syria's Aleppo: The Al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and allied militant groups have captured three towns in the country's northern province of Aleppo, following battles with the Syrian army, a monitor group reported on Saturday.

Kremlin: Mingling of moderate and extremist Syria rebels complicates air strikes: The Kremlin complained on Friday that the mingling of so-called moderate rebels with Nusra Front fighters on the ground in Syria made it hard to distinguish between the two when it came to targeting air strikes.

Saudi minister rips White House on Syria: A top Saudi Arabian official visiting Washington gave his full backing Friday to State Department officials protesting the White House's refusal to directly confront the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

US air strikes kill six alledged Al-Qaeda fighters in Yemen: The United States killed six Al-Qaeda fighters last week in three separate air strikes in central Yemen, the military has said.

Iraq: 4 volunteer soldiers killed while dismantling IED in central Karma: “This morning, a booby-trapped house exploded while a force from al-Hashd al-Shaabi was trying to dismantle the IEDs that were emplaced inside it in the center of Karma District, resulting in the killing of four (4) members of al-Hashd al-Shaabi.”

Iraqi forces open second front south of Islamic State-held Mosul: Iraqi forces opened a second front on Saturday in preparation for an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, a day after government troops declared victory over the militants in Falluja.

U.S. Officials Fear Saudi Collapse If New Prince Fails: The Saudi prince who seems to have won a family power struggle is meeting with U.S. officials this week -- some of them the same officials who are concerned his reign could be ruinous and hurt the regional security U.S. officials crave.

Bodies of 19 suffocated Ethiopians found on truck in DRC: Seventy-six other Ethiopians were found still alive when the Zambian-registered truck was stopped on Thursday in the southeast of Congo, close to the border with Zambia.

Seven killed in Uganda’s military barracks’ shootout: Uganda People’s Defence Forces spokesman, Col. Paddy Ankunda confirmed the attack, saying most of the dead were civilian women and children of the soldiers in the barracks.

Egyptian court sentences 2 Al-Jazeera employees to death : An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, to death for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based TV network during the rule of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

Mohamed Morsi: Former Egyptian president sentenced to life in prison in espionage trial: An Egyptian court has sentenced former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to life in prison in an espionage trial in which six of his co-defendants were handed death penalties.

21 militants killed in Baghlan province of Afghanistan: The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan National Army disclosed that the operations were conducted in the past 24 hours in Surkh Kotal area of Dand-e-Ghori district, killing at least 21 militants and wounding 20 others.

Pentagon: Afghan casualties increase with 'resilient' Taliban: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan are at record highs, according to a Pentagon report released Friday that paints a bleak picture of a country where the Taliban continues its resurgence and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) continues to be uneven.

Putin says US missile shield is a danger: "We will perfect our missile strike capability, to preserve balance, only because of that," Putin told leaders of international media organisations at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday.

Germany slams NATO 'warmongering' on Russia: German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier has criticised NATO for having a bellicose policy towards Russia, describing it as “warmongering”, the German daily Bild reported.

Putin: Russia has no grudge against EU, ready to improve ties: But in a disappointment for investors, he provided little hope that either Russia or the EU were likely to soften their sanctions, and was vague about the steps Russia would take to improve its investment climate.

IMF fires Brexit warning as Russian President Vladimir Putin cites David Cameron's EU 'blackmail': The IMF has warned Brexit could deal the British economy a "negative and substantial" blow as Vladimir Putin suggested David Cameron was trying to "blackmail" Europe with the Eu referendum.

Jo Cox murder suspect tells court his name is 'death to traitors, freedom for Britain' : Asked to confirm his name, Mair said: “My name is death to traitors, freedom for Britain.” The judge then asked the defendant’s lawyers to confirm that his name was Thomas Mair, which they did.

Three men charged after Belgium anti-terror sweep: prosecutors: Three men have been charged with "attempted terrorist murder" following sweeping nationwide anti-terror raids in Belgium, federal prosecutors said on Saturday.

Switzerland withdraws longstanding application to join EU : The upper house of the Swiss parliament on Wednesday voted to invalidate its 1992 application to join the European Union, backing an earlier decision by the lower house.

Doctor listed on psych-evaluation carried out on Omar Mateen by G4S says she never saw him : However, her name appears on the document in Florida's state records that cleared him to carry a firearm as a private security guard

Muslim Leader Says MBTA’s Response To Prayer Was ‘Understandable’: Guards responded with machine guns to a report of a Muslim couple praying on the Orange Line platform in Medford, after a nervous passenger called security.

True Reason for Kerry's Warning to Russia, Assad Over Syria Truce By Sputnik
	The current president's administration is itching to implement the plan before Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office. Continue

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Putin : West Supported Coup in Kiev to Justify Existence of NATO By TASS
	"They need an external enemy, an external opponent - or why else would this organization be needed?" Continue

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Beijing Goes Mobile in the South China Sea By Pepe Escobar
	Count on the Pentagon to continue its meddling. Continue

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The Pentagon’s Real $trategy Keeping the Money Flowing By Andrew Cockburn
	The military establishment does indeed have a strategy, a highly successful one. Continue

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CIA Chief Contradicts Obama: Warns Of Intensified Terror Campaign Editorial
	“As the pressure mounts,” he said, the group “will intensify its global terror campaign.” Continue

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Interventionism, Not Islam, Is the Problem By Jacob G. Hornberger
	As long as the U.S. death machine is killing people over there, there are going to be people who are going to retaliate. Get used to it. Continue

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Barbaric Conditions That Led to a Detainee's Death Are Laid Bare in CIA Reports By Jason Leopold
	"The new details are sickening," said Dror Ladin, an ACLU attorney. Continue

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Samantha Power, Henry Kissinger & Imperial Delusions By Daniel Kovalik
	Samantha Power is a hypocrite and a phony idealist who believes her own lies about the role of the U.S., and even herself, in the world. Continue

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Violence Begets Violence The Orlando Shootings and the War on Terror By John W. Whitehead
	Whether fabricated or real, these attacks serve a larger purpose. Continue

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Who’s Protecting Hillary Clinton? By Voltaire Network
	Hillary Clinton should have been arrested this week. Continue

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Negative Rates, Plunging Yields and a “Fix” for the Economy By Mike Whitney
	Negative rates illustrate the muddled thinking of central bankers who continue to believe they can spur growth by reducing the cost of cash. Continue

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UK – The European Union Referendum and the Parliamentary Dirty Tricks Brigade By Felicity Arbuthnot
	A small example of the utter hypocrisy of “Vote Leave.” Continue

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Brexit: The Movie Video
	Brexit: The Movie blows apart the pro-EU propaganda. Continue

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Security forces kill 40 ISIS members in northern Ramadi: “This morning, security forces managed to repel an attack launched by ISIS on the areas of Zankora and al-Jazeera in the northern axis of Ramadi,” pointing out that, “The battles resulted in the killing of 40 ISIS members.”

ISIS attack in Iraq kills 15 members of security forces: The attack was launched late Thursday on villages west of the restive town of Tuz Khurmatu, which lies in an ethnically mixed area 160 kilometers (100 miles) north of Baghdad.

Daesh kills 12 policemen in Iraq's Saladin province: At least 12 police officers, including a commander, were killed overnight in clashes with the Daesh terrorist group in Iraq’s Saladin province north of Baghdad, a police source told Anadolu Agency on Friday.

Iraqi PM says to declare victory in Falluja after rapid advances: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Twitter that he was set Friday to declare victory over ISIS in Falluja, the Iraqi city held longest by the extremists, following rapid advances by U.S.-backed government forces into the center.

ISIS elements begin mass escape from central Fallujah, says Federal Police: “ISIS began a mass escape from central Fallujah towards the areas of al-Halabsa and Albu Elwan west of the city.”

Poland to send F-16 fighter aircraft, 200 soldiers to Iraq and Kuwait: The Polish government announced yesterday, that it had decided to send four F-16 aircraft and about 200 troops to Iraq and Kuwait to participate in the fight against ISIS.

Strikes on Syria's divided Aleppo kill 7; activists wounded: Syrian activists: New government airstrikes kill at least 7 in contested city of Aleppo; 2 wounded activists taken to Turkey

Two US-backed fighters killed in Syria raids: Monitor: Two US-backed fighters opposed to the Islamic State (IS) group were killed in air strikes in Syria that Washington has blamed on Moscow, a monitor said Friday.

UN: ISIL committing genocide against Yazidis: Fighters killing thousands of members of religious minority in Syria and keeping women as sexual slaves, UN says.

Syria conflict: Report says UN has lost impartiality: More than 50 humanitarian, human rights and civil society groups back a report that says the UN has given in to demands not to help rebel-held areas. This has contributed to thousands of civilians' deaths, the report alleges.

Russia failed to heed U.S. call to stop targeting Syrian rebels - U.S.: Russia launched a second air strike on U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battling Islamic State, even after the U.S. military used emergency channels to ask Moscow to stop following a first strike, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday.

‘Despite 400,000 civilians killed in Syria, US State Dept wants military action against Assad’ Fifty-one State Department officials are pushing for military operations rather than diplomacy and working with the Russian government to achieve peace in Syria, former US State Department official Ann Wright told RT.

Russia: US strikes on Assad will plunge Mideast into chaos: “It is not a secret to us that there are political forces in the US who favor a military solution [to the Syrian crisis]. But this is not our method," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

CIA Chief Contradicts Obama: Warns Of Intensified Terror Campaign : Commanders say forces met limited resistance from ISIL during push into centre of city which government lost in 2014.

Minister Disowns Comment That UAE's Role in Yemen Is Over: A top diplomat in the United Arab Emirates stepped back early Friday from his previous comments that the country's part in the Saudi-led war in Yemen was "over."

House Approves More Sales Of Cluster Bombs To Saudi Arabia: The House on Thursday narrowly defeated a measure that would have banned the transfer of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia

Israeli soldier told his commander: 'The terrorist was alive, he needs to die' : Wounded Hebron assailant would have lived if not shot in head by IDF soldier Elor Azaria, pathologist says.

US House okays funding boost for Israel’s missile defense: Under the shadow of a presidential veto, over $600 million allocated for programs; pro-Israel groups criticize White House for opposing spending increase

Hamas, Fatah Seek Unity amid Israel's Collective Punishment: The two biggest Palestinian parties, Hamas and Fatah, held talks in the Qatari capital Doha Wednesday in order to discuss reconciliation efforts and the establishment of a unity government in the West Bank and Gaza.

Backers of Israel boycotts protest New York governor's order: Critics of Israel's treatment of Palestinians are protesting New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order prohibiting state investments in any company that support a boycott of Israel.

Miko Peled: Israel/Palestine is one state: Video - will Israel/Palestine transform itself into a secular democracy for the five and a half million Israelis and almost five million Palestinians who live between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

20 children among dead in Niger desert: Total of 34 bodies of people trying to reach Algeria found after being abandoned by human traffickers, officials say.

Boko Haram kills 18 women at a funeral in Nigeria; Gunmen on motorbikes attack village near Madagali in Adamawa state, killing mourners and setting houses on fire.

16 Libyan militiamen killed in 2 IS attacks near Sirte: At least 16 Libyan militia fighters have been killed in two attacks by the Islamic State group as pro-government forces try to dislodge the extremists from Sirte, their last stronghold in the country, officials said on Thursday.

10 killed in Libya suicide attack: A suicide car bombing on Thursday killed 10 members of forces allied to Libya’s unity government who are fighting the Islamic State jihadist group, hospital sources said.

U.N. peacekeepers kill seven Congo rebels amid inter-ethnic tensions: United Nations peacekeepers killed seven rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday as part of operations to tamp down rising inter-ethnic tensions in the area, the U.N. mission said on Friday.

Afghan forces kill 51 Taliban: Defense Ministry: Dozens of Taliban militants were killed on Friday during army operations carried out in different parts of Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said Friday.

The Taliban now hold more ground in Afghanistan than at any point since 2001: The new U.S. commander in Afghanistan has submitted his first three-month assessment of the situation in the war-torn country and what it's going to take to defeat the Taliban, a U.S. military official has told The Associated Press.

US Navy boosts fleet in East Asia as China tensions rise: Swift wants the Navy to utilise the "total combined power" of the 140,000 sailors, 200 ships and 1,200 aircraft that make up the Pacific Fleet, Reuters reported.

Putin says accepts U.S. is sole superpower, dilutes Trump praise: President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he accepted the United States was probably still the world's sole superpower and he was ready to work with whoever won the presidency, but didn't want to be told how to live by Americans.

Putin urges EU to restore cooperation with Russia, says Moscow is ready to meet halfway : "We do not hold a grudge and are ready to meet our European partners halfway," the Russian president told the forum. "But it certainly cannot be a one-way game."

Propaganda alert: U.S. says it will stay in Black Sea despite Russian Concerns: - "We're going to be there," Mabus said of the Black Sea. "We're going to deter. That's the main reason we're there -- to deter potential aggression."

‘I don’t need war’: Bulgarian PM rules out joining NATO flotilla in Black Sea: Bulgaria's prime minister ruled out participation in plans to form a united NATO Black Sea naval task force to counter the Russian Navy in the region. The president of Romania said the initiative is about joint drills, not maintaining a separate fleet.

US 'Having Hard Time' Forcing EU to Deploy Troops Near Russian Borders: There is a fierce debate going on in the alliance, with the United States literally struggling to coerce European states to strengthen military presence in the east, German magazine Focus Online wrote.

Massive cyber attack could trigger NATO response - Stoltenberg: He spoke after a decision this week by NATO ministers to designate cyber as an official operational domain of warfare, along with air, sea, and land.

Britain mourns murdered lawmaker amid suspended EU campaign: Britain mourned lawmaker Jo Cox Friday after a man with suspected neo-Nazi links and a history of mental illness was arrested over a killing that has thrown next week's referendum on European Union membership into limbo.

Murdered Labour MP Jo Cox faced months of security threats before attack : A British MP who was shot and stabbed repeatedly by a man who allegedly shouted “Britain first” had received a stream of threats over three months but had not been given extra security.

Jo Cox death: 'The well of hatred killed her,' Corbyn says – Grief and shock over death of ‘MP with huge compassion’

Tens of Thousands of Child Refugees Are Missing in Europe: UNICEF releases a sobering report on the horrific circumstance of refugee children, but world leaders ignore its suggestions.

Venezuela police arrest 400 for looting in food shortage: Over 100 shops in the coastal town of Cumana were hit and at least one person killed according to local media.

The hottest May in modern history: Earth breaks heat record for 13th month in a row

120 Degrees! Western Wildfires Explode With Triple-Digit Heat Wave on the Way: If you live in Arizona, California or Nevada, watch out for temperatures as high as 120 degrees in the next few days.

CIA medical staff gave specifications on how to torture post-9/11 detainees: Office of Medical Staff detailed exactly how to enforce sleep deprivation, limit food intake, waterboard and use ‘confinement boxes’, declassified report revealed

Teen Left with Permanent Brain Damage after Cop Tasers Him in Chest for 23 Seconds [Video]: Medical officials confirmed Bryce suffered a cardiac arrest. It was revealed that his brain was deprived of oxygen for about six to eight minutes, sending him into a coma. The Taser recklessly discharged by Runnels nearly killed Bryce.

FBI has 411 million photos in its facial recognition system, and a federal watchdog isn't happy: The FBI has amassed more than 411 million photos as part of its vast facial recognition database, according to a government watchdog -- which in a new report criticized the system for its lack of safeguards and protections.

US Navy ‘discussed plans to fit humans with microchips and track their every move’: The US Navy has held meetings to discuss highly controversial technology which could one day allow the government to track the movements of every single citizen in the country

Orlando terrorist's chilling Facebook posts from inside club revealed: “The real muslims will never accept the filthy ways of the west” …“You kill innocent women and children by doing us airstrikes..now taste the Islamic state vengeance.”

Democrats End 15-Hour Filibuster, GOP Agree on Gun Control Vote: Votes will now be held on whether to ban people on the government's terrorist watchlist from obtaining gun licenses and whether to expand background checks to gun shows and internet sales, he added, according to NBC News.

Hacker Who Breached Democratic National Committee Server Posts Confidential Trump, Hillary Files: "the main part of the papers, thousands of files and mails, I gave to Wikileaks. They will publish them soon." On Monday "Julian Assange Warns WikiLeaks Will Publish "Enough Evidence" To Indict Hillary Clinton"

This Looks Like the DNC's Hacked Trump Oppo File: A 200+ page document that appears to be a Democratic anti-Trump playbook compiled by the Democratic National Committee has leaked online

Proof DNC Used Media to Rig Election for Hillary: Solid proof — leaked emails show the DNC colluded with mainstream outlets to heavily favor Clinton.

Clinton Backs Requiring Women To Register For Draft: The push to treat women the same as men in signing up for the draft comes amid major changes in the military to level the playing field.

Hillary's Huge Libya Disaster: Before the revolution, Libya was a secure, prospering, secular Islamic country and a critical ally providing intelligence on terrorist activity post–September 11, 2001