In Israel today a new government voted in by the Knesset the country's parliament. The vote ends 12 years of leadership by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The vote 60-59 with one abstention.
A new speaker also elected by Israel's parliament.
Naftali Bennett has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister.
Speeches in Israel's parliament ahead of the votes.
The new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of the conservative Yamina Party says Iran must not be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. Bennett also began his remarks with thanks to Benjamin Netanyahu for his service. He also thanked US President Joe Biden for "unwavering support" for Israel.
He was heckled as he spoke prior to today's vote on a new government. Some parliament members ordered to leave the room...YNET NEWS ... Bennett spoke and then his secularist centrist partner in the new government, Yair Lapid of the Yesh Atid Party, spoke briefly to denounce the heckling and "discord" they said threaten's Israel's future....ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
Outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke saying that a Palestinian state must be prevented. He also touted diplomatic and economic progress during his tenure as prime minister.
Netanyahu spoke against the new government saying that Naftali Bennett was in his opinion the "Fake Right".
Congratulations for the new government from other nations including US President Joe Biden. Mr. Bennett spoke with Biden by phone...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
Senate Majority Leader Democrat Chuck Schumer of New York hoping the new government can achieve a "two-state solution" with Palestinians...YNET NEWS ISRAEL
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A large protest drew tens of thousands onto the streets of Madrid today. Many Spaniards opposed to pardons for Catalan political leaders.
The Socialist Party government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez plans to pardon 12 people convicted in connection with the independence referendum in Catalonia in 2017....BBC NEWS
THE MAYOR OF MOSCOW DECLARING NON-WORKING DAYS FROM JUNE 15TH TO 19TH DUE TO INCREASED NUMBERS OF COVID-19 CASES...TASS
The southern African nation of Zimbabwe imposing coronavirus restrictions effective tomorrow.
Among them gatherings except funerals banned and funerals limited to 30 people. Beerhalls and nightclubs ordered shut down. Retail businesses limited to 8am to 6pm operation...THE SUNDAY MAIL ZIMBABWE
CLIMATE CHANGE MEASURES GOT A THUMBS DOWN FROM SWISS VOTERS TODAY. A GASOLINE TAX AND AIRLINE TICKET TAX REJECTED....BBC NEWS
The vote count in Peru continued this weekend in last Sunday's presidential runoff and early this morning it showed a lead of between 49 and 50 thousand votes for Leftist Pedro Castillo.
Castillo with 50.14 percent of the votes counted and the candidate of the Right, Keiko Fujimori, with 49.86.
99.94 percent of the vote reported to have been counted....WIKIPEDIA PERUVIAN GENERAL ELECTION 2021
The Hamas organization in Gaza attacking US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for her comparison of Hamas rocket attacks on Israel to the actions of the Israeli government and those of the US government and Taliban in Afghanistan.
Hamas spokesman Dr. Basem Naim saying that Omar "equated between the victim and executioner" with her comments...PRESS TV IRAN
FROM THE G7 SUMMIT IN THE UK A CONDEMNATION OF CHINA FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND UNFAIR ECONOMIC PRACTICES AND A CALL FOR MORE STUDY ON THE ORIGINS OF COVID-19.
THE GROUP OF WESTERN NATIONS ALSO PROPOSING AN AID PROGRAM TO COUNTER CHINA'S "BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE' AIMED AT POORER NATIONS...POLITICO
CHINA RESPONDING THAT A SMALL GROUP OF NATIONS NO LONGER DECIDE THE FATE OF THE WORLD...BBC NEWS
AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER SCOTT MORRISON SAYS HE WANTS TO RESTART CONTACTS WITH CHINA. RELATIONS STRAINED IN RECENT YEARS AS AUSTRALIA HAS CRITICIZED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CHINA AND CALLED FOR A PROBE OF COVID-19 ORIGINS...BLOOMBERG
The Czech Senate calling on politicians to boycott next year's Winter Olympics in Beijing. Recently US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a diplomatic boycott of the games over China's human rights policies...REMIX NEWS
THE US PLANNING TO SEND TROOPS TO KENYA. KENYA HAS BEEN THE SCENE OF ATTACKS BY AL-SHABAB TERRORISTS.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SENDING A LETTER TO CONGRESS ABOUT THE DEPLOYMENT.
A REPOSITIONING OF THE US MILITARY FROM NEIGHBORING SOMALIA ORDERED BY FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP. SOMALIA THE HOME BASE OF THE AL-SHABAB JIHADIST GROUP..ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY
Coronavirus stats for today via Worldometers 5,220 new positive tests in the US and 297,606 Worldwide. 6,408 and 326,239 a week ago today.
India reporting 67,290 new positive tests today. 101,332 last Sunday.
Russia with 14,723 today.
Japan with 1,944 new positive tests compared to 2,652 last Sunday.
Canada with 1,122 compared to 1,389.
Actor Ned Beatty is dead at the age of 83 remembered for his roles in movies like "Deliverance" and "Network" back in the 1970's.
Beatty's career spanned decades including work in movies and television...VARIETY....And here in this video is Beatty's monologue as a corporate magnate in the movie "Network"...
And that's the way it really is Sunday June 13th, 2021 Day 454 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19, Day 454 of America and the World held hostage.
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