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<b>Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 60, half near aid centres</b>- <i> www.channelnewsasia.com</i>

Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 60, half near aid centres– www.channelnewsasia.com

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Similar incidents have occurred in that area regularly since late May, when the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation opened its distribution centres, as Israel eased a two-month aid blocakde.

The privately run foundation’s operations in Gaza have been marred by chaotic scenes. United Nations agencies and major aid groups have refused to cooperate with it over concerns it was designed to cater to Israeli military objectives.

Elsewhere in the territory on Friday, Bassal said 14 people were killed in two separate strikes in and around the central city of Deir el-Balah, and 13 others in three Israeli air strikes in the Gaza City area.

One of those strikes, which killed three people, hit a phone charging station in the city, Bassal said.

In southern Gaza, two people were killed “by Israeli gunfire” in two separate incidents, he added.

Keir Starmer calls for Iran to return to negotiating table – BBC– news.google.com

pgnewser June 22, 2025 0

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  1. Keir Starmer calls for Iran to return to negotiating table  BBC
  2. U.K.’s Starmer Urges Iran to Return to Negotiating Table After U.S. Strike  WSJ
  3. Crisis – which crisis? Israel-Iran another huge challenge for government  BBC
  4. Starmer backs Trump’s bombing of Iran saying it ‘can never be allowed to develop nuclear weapon’  The Independent
  5. Starmer warns Trump to de-escalate in Iran  politico.eu
<b>Israeli forces recover remains of three hostages from Gaza | World News</b>- <i> news.sky.com</i>

Israeli forces recover remains of three hostages from Gaza | World News– news.sky.com

pgnewser June 22, 2025 0

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Israeli forces have recovered the remains of three hostages from the Gaza Strip.

The military identified the remains as those of Yonatan Samerano, 21; Ofra Keidar, 70; and Shay Levinson, 19.

All three were killed when Hamas militants stormed across the border into Israel on 7 October 2023, an act which ignited the ongoing war.

The militant group still holds 50 hostages, of whom only 20 are believed to be alive.

“The campaign to return the hostages continues consistently and is happening alongside the campaign against Iran,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Israel’s military did not provide any details about the recovery operation.

Majority of Democrats Turn on Party Leaders Amid Mounting Discontent: Poll– freebeacon.com

pgnewser June 22, 2025 0

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Nearly two-thirds of Democratic voters say their party needs new leaders as frustration grows over its priorities and plummeting approval ratings, a new poll shows.

Sixty-two percent of Democrats say that the party’s leaders “should be replaced with new people,” compared with just 30 percent of Republicans who said the same about their party leaders, according to the Reuters/Ipsos survey published Thursday.

Nearly half of Democrats—49 percent—are “unsatisfied” with party leaders, while 41 percent say they are “satisfied” and 10 percent are unsure, the poll found.

The poll was released on the same day that news broke of intraparty backlash against Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin, with DNC members telling Politico that Martin is “weak,” “whiny,” and “invisible.” Earlier this week, powerful American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten quit her DNC role in protest of the party’s direction under Martin, leading Rep. Mark Pocan (D., Wis.) to tweet that he would “love to have a day go by” without the DNC doing “something embarrassing & off message.”

Democrat Governor Vetoes Constitutional Carry– wltreport.com

pgnewser June 22, 2025 0

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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, vetoed legislation to make the Tar Heel State the next to pass constitutional carry.

According to Breitbart, the legislation would make North Carolina the 30th constitutional carry state in the country.

“This bill makes North Carolinians less safe and undermines responsible gun ownership. Therefore, I am vetoing it. The bill eliminates training requirements associated with concealed carry permits and reduces the age to carry a concealed weapon from 21 to 18 years old. Authorizing teenagers to carry a concealed weapon with no training whatsoever is dangerous. The bill would also make the job of a law enforcement officer more difficult and less safe. We can and should protect the right to bear arms without recklessly endangering law enforcement officers and our people,” Stein said in a statement on his veto of Senate Bill 50.

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On June 12, 2025, Breitbart News reported that North Carolina’s constitutional carry legislation, Senate Bill 50, passed the House and was headed to the governor’s desk.

SB 50 would allow law-abiding North Carolinians of military age — 18 years and above — to carry concealed for self-defense without having to jump through all the hoops currently required to get a carry permit from the state.

Minnesota Dem lobbyist arrested for threatening violence at state Capitol | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser June 22, 2025 0

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41-year-old Jonathan Michael Bohn was taken into custody on Wednesday evening and booked into Carver County Jail on suspicion of threats of violence.

A Minnesota lobbyist has been arrested after allegedly sending a text message that threatened violence at the state Capitol. This comes after Democrat lawmakers in the state were targeted in a shooting over the weekend, with one and her husband killed.

41-year-old Jonathan Michael Bohn was taken into custody on Wednesday evening and booked into Carver County Jail on suspicion of threats of violence, per KTSP.

Republican state Rep. Jim Nash said that one of his constituents had received a text message on Wednesday to their personal phone that was “threatening in nature.” A House Republican spokesperson said that the threat was not aimed at any specific lawmaker.

Bohn is listed as the Director of Public Affairs at the Inter Faculty Organization, which “represents the interests of faculty at the seven Minnesota State universities,” per the group’s website. Bohn’s bio states, “In the halls of the Capitol, Jonathan is regarded as a well-connected advocate who has worked on a variety of issues leading to legislative victories.”

JUST IN: Biden Judge Orders Trump Admin. to Release Radical Pro-Hamas Activist Mahmoud Khalil | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

pgnewser June 22, 2025 0

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A so-called judge has once again subverted the rule of law and potentially endangered the public due to hatred of President Trump.

As The New York Times reported, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to release pro-Hamas student activist Mahmoud Khalil on bail. At this time, he is the only ‘major’ anti-Israel agitator demonstrator in America remaining in confinement.

U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz, an appointee of Joe Biden, issued the ruling.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported that Farbiarz ruled that the Trump administration could not deport Mahmoud Khalil, who was a graduate student at Columbia University before being detained.

Back in March, The Gateway Pundit reported that Trump’s ICE agents arrested Khalil, who led anti-Israel protests at Columbia and Barnard College.

He was set to be deported after being detained and taken into custody by ICE. The State Department had also issued an edict revoking his student visa and green card.

But U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman, an Obama appointee, slammed the brakes on the Trump administration’s efforts to deport Khalil.

Democrat Rep Accuses ICE of ‘Human Trafficking’ Arrested Illegal Aliens– slaynews.com

pgnewser June 22, 2025 0

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Democrat Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) has accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials of criminal behavior, including “kidnapping” and “human trafficking.”

Frost made the call on late-night television just hours after advocating for mass amnesty for all illegal aliens.

During an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Thursday, Frost launched a broadside against federal immigration agents.

The congressman claimed, without evidence, that federal agents are operating outside the law.

“We have ICE federal agents pulling up, terrorizing our communities, hopping out of unmarked vans, stealing, and yes, kidnapping people, not giving them their day in court, and yes, human trafficking them to other nations, other countries around the entire world,” Frost said.

“I like to be very clear about what’s going on right now so people understand that what is going on is, I believe, outside the bounds of the law.”

The Florida Democrat also falsely accused ICE of violating due process rights.

Construction workers find Viking graves linked to King ‘Bluetooth’– www.popsci.com

pgnewser June 20, 2025 0

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The roughly 30 graves containing artifacts and treasures represent the era’s entire social hierarchy spectrum, according to an announcement by the Moesgaard Museum. The findings include a gold-threaded box, pearls, coins, ceramics, and even a pair of scissors likely owned by an important noblewoman of the time. The box itself is a particularly remarkable find, as experts believe it’s only the third confirmed example of its kind. Human remains such as bones and teeth were also found at the site along with smaller, less ornate graves that possibly held an elite family’s enslaved workers.

Conservators work to lift a Viking Age coffin from the archeological site. Credit: Moesgaard Museum poul madsen

“Together, they paint the picture of an aristocratic environment that was linked to royal power, and which was part of the Vikings’ vast and dynamic world,” Kasper Andersen, a Viking Age historian at Moesgaard, said in a statement.

Archeologists speculate the burial site is probably related to a nobleman’s farm located less than 0.65 miles away. That find, discovered in the 1980s, may have belonged to an earl or steward of King Harald Bluetooth—a legendary figure in his own right.

The son of King Gorm the Old, Harald ruled over Denmark and Norway from around 958–986 CE and allegedly earned his nickname from a conspicuously colored tooth. More importantly, he is remembered for spreading Christianity across Denmark, as well as consolidating power over the regions of Jutland and Zealand.

X-ray photograph of the Lisbjerg box, showing a cross-shaped fitting on the lid as well as beads, scissors and gold thread inside the box. Credit: Moesgaard Museum

China Warns: ‘World Will Not Be at Peace’ if Middle East Unstable– time.com

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China Warns: ‘World Will Not Be at Peace’ if Middle East Unstable– time.com
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Iran’s friends don’t like the war decimating Tehran, but they’re not ready to join the fight against Israel and potentially the U.S.

Instead, Russia and now China have urged deescalation, emphasizing the dangerous consequences the escalating conflict could have on the whole world.

“If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be at peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday. “If the conflict escalates further, not only will the conflicting parties suffer greater losses, but regional countries will also suffer greatly.”

“The warring parties, especially Israel, should cease fire as soon as possible to prevent a cycle of escalation and resolutely avoid the spillover of the war,” Xi added.

Xi’s comments came in a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which both leaders called for a ceasefire, according to a readout by China’s foreign ministry. Earlier this week, Russia warned that Israel’s attacks have brought the world “millimeters” from nuclear calamity, and Putin urged Trump against attacking Iran, as the President is mulling direct U.S. military engagement in the war that has already killed hundreds in Iran and dozens in Israel.

Pope Leo XIV flags AI impact on kids’ intellectual and spiritual development– abcnews.go.com

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ROME — ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that artificial intelligence could negatively impact the intellectual, neurological and spiritual development of young people as he pressed one of the priorities of his young pontificate.

History’s first American pope sent a message to a conference of AI and ethics, part of which was taking place in the Vatican in a sign of the Holy See’s concern for the new technologies and what they mean for humanity.

In the message, Leo said any further development of AI must be evaluated according to the “superior ethical criterion” of the need to safeguard the dignity of each human being while respecting the diversity of the world’s population.

He warned specifically that new generations are most at risk given they have never had such quick access to information.

“All of us, I am sure, are concerned for children and young people, and the possible consequences of the use of AI on their intellectual and neurological development,” he said in the message. “Society’s well-being depends upon their being given the ability to develop their God-given gifts and capabilities,” and not allow them to confuse mere access to data with intelligence.

The FDA Just Approved a Long-Lasting Injection to Prevent HIV– www.wired.com

pgnewser June 20, 2025 0

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The US Food and Drug Administration has just approved lenacapavir, an injectable form of HIV prevention that is almost 100 percent effective and requires only two doses per year. Science magazine described the medicine the most important scientific advance of 2024.

In clinical trials, lenacapavir proved to be 99.9 percent effective in preventing HIV infection through sexual transmission in people weighing more than 35 kilograms. The drug, an antiretroviral, works not by stimulating an immune response, but by blocking HIV from reproducing during its early stages—specifically, by disrupting the function of the virus’s capsid protein. This happens so long as the body receives injections every six months.

Lenacapavir has already been approved in some countries as a treatment for HIV in people with forms of the virus that are resistant to other treatments. However, prior to this week, its prophylactic use had not been approved anywhere, making the FDA’s decision a significant new development in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

The drug is not the first medicine that can be taken preemptively to protect against an HIV infection: pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) pills were already available in many countries, including the United States. But these must be taken every day, and ensuring ongoing access to these medicines, and that people actually remember to take them, is a known challenge. It’s hoped the long-lasting effects of lenacapavir will make it easier for people to stay protected against the virus.