Americas

Canada
With Merkel leaving, Trudeau positions himself as new ‘Dean’ of G-7
'Serious conflict of interest': Officer who golfed with Vance has power to direct military police investigations
MPs accused of 'secret law making' in rush to pass controversial C-10 broadcasting bill
Tories allege 'insider access and backroom dealing' after lobbying watchdog clears spouse of Trudeau’s chief of staff
Canada pays final homage to family killed in truck attack
Canadian institute launches nuclear hydrogen feasibility study
Records, oral history shed light on how some students at Kamloops residential school lived and died
Sask., N.B. close in on COVID-19 vaccination thresholds for reopening

USA
Biden rallies western allies in global ‘contest’ against autocrats
US CDC removes 150K deaths from VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) database
US: 60 million J&J vaccine doses from troubled plant can’t be used
Across US West, drought arriving dangerously early
Fed explores ‘once in a century’ bid to remake the U.S. dollar
Journalist Who Broke 'Tarmac Meeting' Story About Clinton Found Dead, Presumably Committed Suicide

Mexico
Evidence in Mexico serial killer's house suggests 17 victims
Hurricane center monitors two tropical disturbances by Gulf of Mexico and Carolinas coastlines
Huge sinkhole on Mexican farm is growing larger
Daughter of Jalisco cartel boss sentenced to 2 1/2 years
2 Mexicans dead, US tourist wounded in Cancún beach shooting
López Obrador should seize Mexico’s big opportunity
Mexico and U.S. said to be negotiating end to border restrictions, with vaccination requirements

Guatemala
‘Huge step’: Relatives of Guatemala disappeared hope for justice
5.4-magnitude quake hits 14 km SSE of Nueva Concepcion, Guatemala -- USGS

El Salvador
Is El Salvador’s Bitcoin embrace a cold shoulder to the US?

Nicaragua
MIGOB, UAF train NGOs in Nicaragua on money laundering

Panama
Panama spread hits all-time high as shippers flee to east coast
Panama, China hold film day to celebrate 4th anniversary of bilateral ties

Cuba
Canadian medical donation arrives in Cuba
Belgian associations call for Biden to lift US blockade against Cuba

Haiti
Spike in violence in Haiti puts patients, staff, and medical activities at risk

Venezuela
ALBA-TCP denounces financial blockade of Venezuela
COVID-19 Worsens Venezuela Displacement Crisis
Iran and Venezuela are testing Biden with suspected weapons transfer

Colombia
Colombia removes statues of Columbus and Spanish queen after attacks
Colombia’s former president asks forgiveness for mass killing of civilians
Colombia’s COVID deaths reach new record high
Colombia desperately implies peaceful protesters were armed to the teeth
Colombia: Water cannon deployed to disperse protesters in Bogota

Ecuador
JetBlue Wins Ecuador Fight Against Eastern Airlines
Quake info: Moderate mag. 3.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 51 km west of Manta Ecuador

Peru
Meet Peru's lawmakers for 2021-2026 legislative term
Peru: Vaccination of people aged 58-59 on the way
Peru: Get to know Sundays' COVID-19 restrictions in Lima and Callao
Peru: Citizens march through Lima streets
Peru: Central Bank keeps benchmark interest rate at 0.25%

Bolivia
Bolivia received 22.5 tons of medical oxygen from Brazil
Bolivia ex-president marks three months in pre-trial detention

Brazil
Bolsonaro fined for flouting mask order at motorcycle rally
Hosts Brazil win Copa America opener
Bolsonaro Appoints Marcelo Crivella to Be Ambassador to South Africa
Bolsonaro Says that Brazil's Minister of Health Is Preparing to Recommend No Masks for The Vaccinated and already Infected
Bolsonaro Challenges Barroso and Says that If Congress Approves, 'We Will Have a Paper Ballot and That's It'

Argentina
Spain Has More “Disappeared” People Than Chile And Argentina Put Together.
Alberto blunders into a political minefield
A crypto-revolution in Argentina
Argentine Government further restricts flights amid Covid ‘Delta’ variant fears
Paraná’s historic low levels test Argentina’s agriculture trade

Chile
With nearly 60% of their population vaccinated, why is Chile’s Covid rate surging?
Only Chile and Poland have less public trust in government than Belgians

Asia

Japan
Four Toshiba executives ousted after emergency board meeting
Draft plan boosts legal powers for handling pandemics in Japan
Japan’s big bet on hydrogen
ANA begins on-site vaccinations, the first among Japanese firms
Toshiba to drop two board members as shareholders demand action
Japan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in Tokyo and Osaka on June 21
Japan universities rush to provide COVID-19 vaccinations
Japan welcomes German and French commitment to Indo-Pacific
Suga and Moon exchange greetings on fringes of G7 summit

S. Korea
Moon joins G-7 summit, vows financial support for global vaccine supply
South Korean shipbuilders unveil competing carrier designs

Mongolia
Mongolia's daily COVID-19 cases top 2000

China
G7 singles out China, calls for respect for rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang
CPC leadership in advancing 'one country, two systems'
Soil erosion area in China drops by nearly 1M sq km
Gas explosion at market in Hubei province kills at least 12 people
G7 calls for new study into origins of Covid and voices concern on China
HK busts highest-value speedboat smuggling ring involving HK$120m
Guangzhou tests 16m people in 2 weeks; new tech helps find virus variants in one hour

Taiwan
Covid-19: Despite a surge in cases, Taiwan resists China’s vaccine diplomacy
McDonald's hit by data breaches in US, South Korea and Taiwan

Philippines
100-hectare Minglanilla reclamation project gets PRA nod
Philippines: Militant wanted for beheadings, 3 others killed
WHO, UNICEF declare end of polio outbreak in the Philippines
Statement by the Prime Minister on Philippine Independence Day

Vietnam
Viêt Nam reports 194 new COVID-19 cases, one more death
Bình Dương IPs tighten COVID prevention measures
Obesity recorded in over 40% of Vietnam’s urban elementary school students: survey

Laos
Laos, Chinese medics provide free cataract surgery
Suffer the children: Laos does little to tackle child labor

Thailand
Thailand struggles to contain a new coronavirus wave
Bangkok: Thailand's cosmopolitan capital where the past races into the future
Thailand: Betting amounting to tens of billions of baht expected during Euro 2020
Thailand struggles to contain a new coronavirus wave

Cambodia
Cambodia limits US diplomat's scrutiny of controversial naval base
Highest ever COVID death day for Cambodia as cases go past 38000 mark
Cambodia rejects “fake news” allegations that China is harvesting data via Cambodia's “Stop Covid” QR code campaign

Malaysia
US charges Jho Low and ex-Fugee with 1MDB back-channel lobbying
Civil societies welcome Malaysia's plans to adopt hybrid Parliament, citing successful rollout in the UK
Malaysian employers urge Putrajaya to set up Covid vaccine research centre
Lorry driver fined for transporting 48 Covid-positive workers
Kedah Forestry Dept: No logging at Puncak Janing Forest Eco Park
EMCO at several localities in Sabah, Sarawak from June 15, says senior minister
Deputy minister: No report received on vegetable price hike in Malaysia
Tajuddin: Don’t push for GE15 to be held amid Covid-19 pandemic

Singapore
Singapore offshore-listed companies consider 'homecoming

Indonesia
No report of damages after Meulaboh quake: disaster mitigation agency
Awaiting endgame for Papua, West Papua's lingering problems
Thohir urges SOEs to empower students and women
Govt to complete new Demangan watergate construction by end of 2021

Myanmar
Striking Myanmar Medics Face up to Six Years in Jail

Bangladesh
Bangladesh panel wants female officials barred from guard of honour for dead war veterans
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation launches Grievances Redress System
How Bangladesh became a global paragon of economic development – and 11 other weekend reads

Nepal
Nepal's wild elephants are also on the move
World Bank approves $60m to strengthen Nepal's higher education
Covid-19 Nepal: Govt receives medical aid from Slovenia, Austria and Malta

India
India’s biggest domestic airline braces for third Covid wave
India’s Covid surge shows why world may not reopen at once: Chinese expert
Thrikkakara cooperative hospital to launch major expansion project
Indian Covid variant could be the dominant strain in the US within a week
PM Modi to address virtual high-level UN meet on desertification, land degradation, drought today
Married to 39, patriarch of world’s ‘largest family’ dies
‘Road through Corbett-Rajaji corridor to hit wildlife habitat’

Sri Lanka
Avoiding Necrocapitalism in Sri Lanka’s Free Trade Zones
Sri Lanka : President justifies fuel price increase as a key factor in a common strategy to strengthen the local economy
Sri Lanka's tourism industry crisis worsens

Central Asia & Middle East

Pakistan
Pakistani, Indian exporters agree to share Basmati rice ownership
‘Rental spokesperson’ trying to secure his job, PPP hits back at Fawad
PML-N accuses govt of imposing presidential system
Fawad slams Sindh govt for ‘zero development’ despite being given funds

Afghanistan
Severe drought threatens three million Afghans
7 killed in explosions hitting public mini-buses in Afghan capital
Meet the Afghan Canadian artist who created this year’s World Refugee Day emoji
Kabul neighbourhood, home to Hazaras, stunned by wave of attacks

Kazakhstan
German Works Display Kazakhstan of 145 Years Ago and Now
Kazakhstan building vegetable oil extraction plant

Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz speaker and Kazakh FM discuss removing barriers at state border
Kyrgyzstan considers issue of weapons to residents to protect border regions

Tajikistan
Moderate magnitude 4.7 quake hits 46 km northwest of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan after midnight

Uzbekistan
Uzbek Leader Visits Tajikistan To Cement New Relationship
Uzbekistan ratifies two international conventions

Armenia
Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange detainees for mine maps

Iran
US Fears Russia's Advanced Satellite System Will Boost Iran's Military Surveillance Ability - Report

Iraq
Strengthening relations between Israel and Iraqi Kurdistan
KRG Health Minister: COVID-19 herd immunity requires 80 percent of public to be vaccinated
Erbil to host 2nd annual international fair on information technology
Iraq opens mass grave to identify Daesh victims

Syria
'They Are All The Same to Him': Watch Biden Confuse Syria and Libya Multiple Times During G7 Speech

Turkey
Erdoğan, Biden to address number of issues
Hesso: Intra Kurdish fighting is more dangerous than Turkish attacks
Turkey's Erdoğan meets Hungarian, Lithuanian leaders in Brussels
Zhaparov meets with Chairman of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly Mustafa Shentop
Turkey should pull troops from Afghanistan under 2020 accord -Taliban spokesman
S-400s, F-35s & Armenian Genocide: Erdogan Urges Biden to Use Upcoming Meeting to Resolve Disputes

Lebanon
Abdel Samad partakes in a webinar on e-learning: Corona pandemic turned some challenges into opportunities
Abu Shakra to NNA: Fuel to be distributed tomorrow, state must decide whether to lift or rationalize subsidies
Jumblatt: Lift subsidies, support public transportation
Lebanon's currency plumbs new record lows as crisis deepens

Israel
End of era in Israel as Netanyahu is ousted
Abstention of Ra'am MK reduces majority to just one seat
Full text: PM-to-be Bennett presents gov’t ‘that will work for the sake of all’

Palestine
Local NGO holds online workshop for traumatised Palestinian children, caregivers
Hamas: ‘Striking All of Israel’ Still an Option

Jordan
Jordan begins trial of former royal court chief on charges
King: Citizens must be reassured political reform programmes follow set timeline
‘Jordan represents a model in co-existence’
SSC levels sedition charges against Sharif Hassan Bin Zeid, Awadallah

Oman
Oman to conduct survey of cellphone and landline users
Northern winds lead mercury to shoot up in Oman

Qatar
Qatari Envoy Urges IAEA to Monitor Israeli Nuclear Activities, Inspect Their Reactors0

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia allows 60,000 vaccinated residents on Hajj, bars foreigners again
Belarus, Arab League agree on visit of AOAD head

U. A. E.
Tax or no tax, UAE aims to remain magnet for investors
UAEU at Expo 2020 applies Piscine Method, first in UAE, to shortlist applicants
Dubai Economy, Dubai Business Women Council highlight incentives for businesswomen

Europe

United Kingdom
UK bank office return plans hang in the balance
UK-EU sausage spat sizzles on final day of G7 summit
Johnson accuses EU of infringing on 'UK integrity' over N Ireland

Ireland
European Union’s view of Northern Ireland ‘offensive,’ Britain says
Ireland to consider additional restrictions on travel from Britain
Group dedicates 700-pound Celtic cross, made in Ireland, for those who died in the pandemic

Portugal
Campaign to get Portugal on the UK green list
Why is testing reducing in Portugal?
SATA boosts inter-island flights and from Lisbon to Pico and Faial
Portugal: Orange weather warning for thunderstorms

Spain
Spain's right wing rejects any pardons for Catalan leaders
Discovery of girl’s body prompts nationwide protests in Spain

France
France to Carry Out Major Overhaul of its Sahel Operation
France ends West African Barkhane military operation

Belgium
Johnson accuses EU of infringing on ‘UK integrity’ over N Ireland
BNP under fire from Europe’s top wine exporter over lossmaking forex trades
ECB says 'too early' to remove support despite rebound
Odds of settling US-EU trade rifts? Hope may outrun progress
Biden arrives in Belgium ahead of NATO summit

Netherlands
Cubans in the Netherlands condemn resolution of European Parliament

Germany
Greens vow to turn Germany into ‘socio-ecological economy’
Mask-free warm vibes among leaders at 2021 G7 Summit
Merkel looking forward to 'working closely' with Israel's Bennett

Denmark
Denmark, Germany mark centennial of Danish reunification
Denmark's Christian Eriksen Is Stable and Talking to Friends

Austria
Austria's AT&S plans $2 bln investment in Malaysian plant
Racist, sexist messages trip up Austrian judge at center of Kurz scandal

Switzerland
Swiss reject synthetic pesticide ban
Biden Seeks Separate Pressers at Geneva Meeting With Putin to Avoid 'Embarrassment'

Italy
Italy: Gunman kills man and 2 boys, found dead near Rome
Italian TV employees suspected of thieving dozens of works of art

Slovenia
Flydubai becomes first UAE airline to offer non-stop flights to Slovenia
Slovenia aiming for progress on digital services, AI

Montenegro
Montenegro has no plan to sell state property to ease debt - report

Greece
Communist parties of Greece, Hungary, France express solidarity with Belarus
‘Americans are heaven for us’: the surge in US visitors throwing Greece a lifeline
Greece: Four Afghan migrants jailed over Moria camp fire

Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Election Campaign for Snap Parliamentary Elections on July 11, Has Started
Chief Health Inspector Kunchev: High Mortality Rate from Covid-19 in Bulgaria Must Be Analysed
Bulgaria: More Details from Laura Kovesi Press Conference
Bulgarian MEP Radan Kanev: Mobile Workers’ Rights Are Underprotected
CITUB: Minimum Wage in Bulgaria to Become BGN 764 in 2022

Romania
President of Competition Council: 2020, clearly different year; our economy has performed surprisingly well
CNCAV: Over 960,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine to arrive in Romania on Monday and Tuesday
Chief of Defense Staff: Romanian Army, to carry out defense operations in case of invocation of NATO Article 5

Hungary
'The Underhanded Sale Of Our Sovereignty': How China Became An Election Issue In Hungary
Opposition forces U-turn on Chinese campus in Hungary
Hungary proposes new legislation banning LGBTQ+ content from school curriculums

Slovakia
Further education gives hope, but not to people in Slovakia
Bratislava’s growth cannot be stopped, but it can be regulated

Czech Republic
Slovakian Hungarians' Martyr János Esterhazy Commemorated in Czechia
Czech Senate Calls For Diplomatic Boycott Of Beijing Winter Olympics
Czech health ministry recommends AstraZeneca, J&J jabs only for over-60s
Bulgaria and Czech Republic Probe into Arms Depots Blasts Together

Poland
New shipment of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines reaches Poland
Biden arrives in Brussels for NATO, EU summits

Ukraine
Zelensky to participate in 'Ukraine 30. Economy without oligarchs' forum on Tuesday
Kuleba: No attempts to agree on agenda for Zelensky-Putin meeting, but meeting's place not discussed yet
Ukraine, Hungary mutually recognize COVID-19 vaccination certificates – Kuleba
IMF still waiting for much more progress by Ukraine before second SBA tranche – fund
Fall of Ukraine's GDP slows to 0.2% in four months – Economy Ministry
Govt appoints official investigation on Energoatom head Kotin

Belarus
What Will Happen If Lukashenka Regime Is Disconnected From SWIFT?
Belarus President Property Management Directorate head's resignation accepted

Russia
Putin expects Biden summit to restore contacts and establish dialogue
BREST Fast Neutron Reactor: Russia Offers a New Nuclear Paradigm for Sustainable Development
Demand for Private Jets Surges as Rich Russians Skirt Pandemic Rules to Holiday in Europe
A Russian Jehovah’s Witness Vows to Keep Worshipping Despite Crackdown

Georgia
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg expects upcoming summit to reaffirm support for Euro-Atlantic aspirations of Ukraine, Georgia

Lithuania
Lithuania aims to boost multiple sectors at Dubai Expo 2020

Estonia
Estonian NOC signs €2.7 million sponsorship deals for new Olympic cycle

Finland
Finland's local elections a test for nation's young leader
IT experts criticise Finland's patchwork cyber security
Finns elect members of municipal bodies

Sweden
Tallinn-Stockholm cruises resume as Estonia eases more restrictions

Africa

Egypt
Seeders Capital is Creating Zero Pollution Zones for Egypt's Vision 2030 Sustainability Strategy
Hot weather across Egypt for Monday
Egypt's PM follows up road, main axes upgrading schemes in Giza Governorate
Egypt's Banque Misr applies on licenses to operate in Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya

Libya
Libya and Tunisia launch of joint customs system at Ras Ajdir border
Mellitah increases production at Al-Bouri offshore field by 1,210 bpd
Libyan government to support local manufacturing

Tunisia
Violent protests over police abuses continue in Tunisian capital
Satellite-tracked turtle ends up in Tunisia after 300-day journey
Minister of Trade & Tunisian counterpart review the preparations for the Joint Committee meeting
Tunisia starts wheat harvesting

Algeria
Algeria cancels France 24’s operating license: State media
Islamist party makes early victory claim in Algeria election
Algerians shun parliamentary election under protest boycott
Algeria's Early Parliamentary Elections Marred by Arrests

Morocco
Morocco 'Halts' Negotiations For Renewal of Spain-Algeria Pipeline Gas Concession
SPLA carries out new attacks against Moroccan occupation forces
ISACOM "welcomes decision of European Parliament condemning Morocco"

Sierra Leone
Chinese official viciously attacks African staff in Sierra Leone; viral video condemned
Chinese-funded harbour in Sierra Leone stirs environmental fears

Cote dIvoire
Ivory Coast opens counter-terrorism academy in partnership with France

Burkina Faso
Solhan massacre exposes failure to tackle Sahel crisis

Mali
Two Mali soldiers in ambush by suspected jihadists

Niger
Niger: Attack on Seini Oumarou’s home kills guard
Niger IDP camps increase to 20
Niger: Machine-gun attack on Seini Oumarou’s home kills guard

Nigeria
June 12: Nigerians Stage Protests Nationwide
Legislature, Judiciary Paralysed in Nigeria, Says Afe Babalola
Anambra Guber: Uncertainty in PDP as Court Dissolves Congresses
One killed, 10 kidnapped in Nigerian school raid

Chad
African Union And Chad Junta Seek Peaceful Transition Of Power

Sudan
UN agencies in Sudan reach conflict-affected communities in non-government-controlled areas for first time in a decade

Eritrea
Somalia appoints team to investigate complaints over soldiers training in Eritrea

Ethiopia
Ethiopia to vaccinate two million people against cholera in Tigray region
UN agencies concerned by looming famine in northern Ethiopia, call for urgent life-saving action to avert it
Ethiopia to vaccinate two million people against cholera in Tigray region
US pushes UN Security Council to publicly address Ethiopia’s Tigray

Somalia
Somalia, UNICEF, ILO pledge more efforts to end child labor
Residents of Mogadishu and surrounding areas meet for peacebuilding dialogue
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, ILO and UNICEF commit to ending Child Labour in Somalia
Somalia: Inside Farmajo's failed Foreign Policy

Kenya
A packed funeral, a rollicking bullfight and a message for Kenya’s police: ‘Corona can’t stop culture’
Kenya's tea exports post Q1 growth
Three meetings held in Mount Kenya to lay strategy for the presidency

Uganda
The anatomy of corruption in Uganda
A Nile crocodile believed to be over 75 years old, named after Osama Bin Laden has terrorised villagers of Lugana, wiping out a tenth of its population.
New licensing roadmap set as Uganda woos oil investors

Angola
World heritage site in Angola is at risk
WHO Angola supports the Education sector to improve School

Rwanda
Rwanda: Ex-Ministers Shyaka, Gashumba Appointed Ambassadors
Rwanda: Curfew to Start At 9 PM, Places of Worship and Public Offices to Function At 30% Capacity
World Blood Donor Day 2021 Host Nation: From Rwanda to the Netherlands

Tanzania
Tanzania to refine 970 kilograms of gold per day
Tanzania to Add Gold to Reserves, Resume $3 Billion Iron Project
Tanzania must change ways of empowering the youth: call
Tanzania turns to IMF loan, boosts government spending by 4%

Mozambique
Insecurity in northern Mozambique continues to forcibly displace thousands
Close to 10000 Mozambicans fleeing violence forcibly removed from Tanzania - U.N.
Insecurity in northern Mozambique continues to forcibly displace thousands

Madagascar
Skyrocketing Food Insecurity And Malnutrition A Cause For Concern In Madagascar

Zimbabwe
'Zimbabwe's Economy is Set for Recovery, but Key Risks Remain'
Zimbabwe: Doubt Over Commission's Ability to Rein in Rogue Army, Police Elements

Botswana
Southern Africa: The Sex Organs of Baobab Flowers May Solve the Puzzle of Trees That Bear More Fruit

Namibia
Namibia can export electricity to southern, eastern African states: official
Namibia's Green Energy Prospects

South Africa
South African Ingonyama Trust to Pay Back Money to Land Tenants
South African Covid-19 Infections Surge Amid Third Infection Wave
Ramaphosa: Biden has agreed to channel Pfizer vaccine donations to SA 'as soon as possible'
Provincial health departments a cesspool of irregular expenditure, Zweli Mkhize reveals
Mother elephant that charged bakkie was probably protecting a calf - game warden

Oceania

Australia
ABC’s reputation under scrutiny like never before
Bidding wars and cheap funding have deal making activity running at a frenetic pace, and bankers and lawyers are confident 2021 will set a record.
Telehealth boom brings holograms in focus
G7 fails on solid coal message but worries are building for Morrison
Australia has 38GW of green hydrogen in pipeline, but major cost falls needed

New Zealand
Education: Lincoln, Auckland And Canterbury Lift In World Uni Rankings
Trade: EU And UK FTAs Top Of List For First Ministerial Trip Since COVID-19