(2023-06-03). Editorial] Targeting health care in conflict: the need to end impunity. thelancet.com On the morning of May 26, a Russian missile destroyed Dnipropetrovsk City Hospital No 14 in Dnipro, Ukraine, killing at least two people and injuring more than 30. Later that same day, the BBC reported that attacks on medical facilities and staff in Sudan might constitute war crimes. As described in a World Report, such attacks continue in Sudan, including most recently the looting and occupation of centres run by Médecins Sans Frontières, denying Sudanese civilians much needed medical care. From the deliberate targeting of hospitals in Syria and the destruction of the health system in Yemen, to the arrest and ab…
(2023-06-03). Military Situation In Syria On June 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-06-03). Syria's invitation to the Arab League is a defeat for U.S. imperialism. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders May 29, 2023 The following is the message Sara Flounders was invited to deliver to the May 28 meeting of the International Arab Forum to Break the Siege on Syria. Greetings and warm solidarity to the International Arab Forum to Break the Siege on Syria. I'm Sara Flounders, Co-director of International Action Center and member of the International Relations Committee of Workers World Party. Demonstration in 2019 in Philadelphia. Credit: Joe Piette It is an honor to join you in celebrating the breaking of the unjust siege imposed on Syria. This siege was part of a global war, led by U.S. imperiali…
(2023-06-03). Colombia: Petro Removes Ambassador Benedetti From Government. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-06-03). Iran Releases Three European Citizens In Deal Involving Oman, Belgium. southfront.org 
Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi who was freed by Belgium. | On June 2, Iran freed two Austrian and one Danish citizens in a follow up to a recent Oman-brokered prisoner swap deal that saw the release of an Iranian diplomat by Belgium. | Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said he was "very relieved" that Kamran Ghaderi and Massud Mossaheb were being brought home after "years of arduous imprisonment in Iran." | From his side, Denmark's foreign minister, Lars Là∏kke Rasmussen, s…
(2023-06-03). Cuban Deputy FM meets with South African parliamentary leader. plenglish.com During the meeting, both parties advocated for strengthening parliamentary relations between Cuba and South Africa and acknowledged the strength of the bonds of solidarity between the two countries. | Also present at the meeting were Cuban Ambassador to South Africa Enrique Orta Gonzalez and Rodolfo Benitez Verson, general director of Multilateral Affairs and International Law at the Cuban Foreign Ministry. | The two officials met on the occasion of Peñalver Portal's participation in the Friends of BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting in Cape Town, where Cuba participated as president of the Group of 77+China.
(2023-06-02). How Europe sees the Ukraine War Now — Alastair Crooke fmr Brit Ambassador. thealtworld.com
(2023-06-02). Cuban FM congratulates Dennis Francis as new UNGA chief. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Friday sent congratulations to Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador Dennis Francis on his election as President of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
(2023-06-03). Lebanon's Hezbollah rejects accusation in death of an Irish soldier. plenglish.com Beirut, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) Hezbollah's media official Mohammed Afif has rejected the indictment in the investigation into the death of an Irish soldier in southern Lebanon, Al Mayadeen reported on Saturday.
(2023-06-02). Hezbollah Warns Israeli Army In Leaflets Dropped Over Occupied Farms Chebaa. southfront.org 
File image. | On June 1, leaflets with warning to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were dropped over the occupied part of Lebanon's Chebaa farms. | The leaflets, which were reportedly dropped by Hezbollah, called on the IDF to end its violations and occupation of Lebanese territory. | Ali Shoeib, a reporter for the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese news outlet Al-Manar, posted a photo on