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At least five missiles fired into a US military base in western Iraq.
Minor damage and no casualties reported at this point at the Ain al-Asad base according to the Associated Press.
The US has previously accused Iranian-backed Iraqi militia of being responsible for such attacks...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
The head of the Methodist Church in Nigeria is free tonight after being abducted on Sunday...BBC NEWS
TOMORROW NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN IS SET TO MEET US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
BUT TWO MEMBERS OF HER TRAVELING PARTY HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 WHILE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM, WHO SHE MET LATE LAST WEEK...NEWSOM NEWS RELEASE..., ALSO HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID AND IS TAKING ANTIVIRAL MEDICATION...STUFF-NEW ZEALAND...CNN
Tonight in Canada new gun control legislation tabled by the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The proposals include a "freeze" on purchase, sale, importation and transfer of handguns in Canada.
Also in the mix a plan to "buyback" "banned assault weapons"...CBC NEWS CANADA
30 CHINESE WARPLANES ENTERED TAIWAN'S AIR DEFENSE ZONE TODAY.
IT'S THE LARGEST INCURSION SINCE JANUARY WITH TAIWAN SCRAMBLING ITS JETS TO WARN OFF THE CHINESE AIRCRAFT...REUTERS-US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT
CHINA CUTS DEALS WITH SOUTH PACIFIC NATIONS AS HIS VISIT IS SPUN BY WESTERN MEDIA
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has concluded some deals with South Pacific nations during his trip to the region.
But the spin from Australia is that deeper agreements on security and trade have not been made with the entire group of South Pacific nations.
Western media claimed last week that China was seeking blanket security-cooperation deals with the whole group of South Pacific nations based on a leaked document.
China already has cut a security deal with the Solomon Islands some months ago and on Saturday a new deal involving "greater collaboration" was cut with Samoa during Wang's visit to the South Pacific...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
China's President Xi Jinping offering written remarks for the China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers Meeting in Fiji.
Xi saying that China is willing to work with the Pacific Island nations for a "shared future"...CGTN NEWS CHINA...REUTERS
Greece placing its armed forces in the eastern Aegean Sea on high alert.
That's due to threats from high-ranking Turkish officials in recent days.
There's concern Turkey may escalate matters during the summer months...AHVAL TURKISH NEWS...
(New Story) Turkey may launch a military operation in northern Syria its armed forces said to be ready but awaiting a decision from its political leaders.
The Turkish newspaper "Hurriyet" reporting that today's conversation between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin is a decisive factor in such a decision...TASS RUSSIA
(Updated)Israel warning its citizens against travel to Turkey. There's concern that Iran may retaliate following the recent assassination of an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps officer.
A later report says that 100 Israelis have been told to leave Turkey over the threat...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...TIMES OF ISRAEL
AUSTRALIAN POLITICS THE FORMER RULING COALITION PARTIES PICKING NEW LEADERSHIP TODAY.
THE LIBERAL PARTY PICKING NEW LEADERSHIP FOLLOWING FORMER PRIME MINISTER SCOTT MORRISON'S DEFEAT IN THE ELECTION NINE DAYS AGO.
PETER DUTTON THE FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER WILL BECOME LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION. SUSSAN LEY THE FORMER ENVIRONMENT MINISTER BECOMING DEPUTY LEADER.
THE JUNIOR PARTY IN AUSTRALIA'S COALITION THE NATIONALS CHOOSING DAVID LITTLEPROUD TO REPLACE FORMER DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER BARNABY JOYCE AS THEIR LEADER...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA...
LABOR FINALLY GETS MAJORITY AS VOTE COUNT DRAGS ON DOWN UNDER
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MEANWHILE NINE DAYS LATER VOTES STILL BEING TALLIED IN AUSTRALIA'S ELECTION.
THE LABOR PARTY NOW HAS WON 76 SEATS AS OF MONDAY NIGHT A MAJORITY IN THE 151 SEAT HOUSE OF REPRESENATIVES.
TWO SEATS STILL UNDECIDED IN THE RACES FOR THE AUSTRALIAN HOUSE THE LIBERALS LEADING SLIGHTLY IN ONE, LABOR A NOTCH AHEAD IN THE OTHER...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS
IN SUDAN THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT ENDING ITS STATE OF EMERGENCY IMPOSED AFTER LAST OCTOBER'S COUP.
DETAINEES ALSO RELEASED AS THE MILITARY SEEKS TO HOLD TALKS WITH PRO-DEMOCRACY OPPOSITION FORCES...ASSOCIATED PRESS-TIMES OF ISRAEL
The wreckage of a missing plane that carried 22 passengeers found in Nepal.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
BIDEN RULES OUT SENDING 'ROCKET SYSTEMS THAT CAN STRIKE INTO RUSSIA' TO UKRAINE
EU DIVISION ON RUSSIAN OIL EMBARGO
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"We are not going to send to Ukraine rocket systems that can strike into Russia"
Speaking to the media on the south lawn of the White House today Joe Biden appeared to ruling out those long range MLRS rocket systems requested by Ukraine.
Details expected to emerge later this week on exactly what new US arms sales to Ukraine will look like.
MLRS sales may yet be a yes another system HIMARS which fires multiple rockets up to 187 miles has also been talked about regarding sales to Ukraine...AFP FRANCE-TIMES OF ISRAEL
The European Union struggling to reach consensus on a Russian oil embargo agreement.
Hungary wants special guarantees that its energy supply would not be disrupted by such an embargo.
Progress towards a compromise reported late tonight...(BBC News)
In other news...
IN SPITE OF RECURRING CONCERNS ABOUT HIS ETHICS WAYNE LAPIERRE HAS BEEN RE-ELECTED THE LEADER OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
THE NRA BOARD VOTING 54-1 TO RETAIN LAPIERRE IN HIS POSITION OFFICIALLY CALLED 'EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT'...
INFLATION IS WORSENING IN AUSTRIA.
LAST MONTH THE INFLATION RATE CLIMBED TO 7.2 PERCENT ITS HIGHEST RATE SINCE OCTOBER 1981.
THE OFFICIAL FORECAST FOR INFLATION THIS YEAR RAISED A NOTCH FROM 5.8 TO 6.5 PERCENT...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY
An outbreak of Hepatitis A may be linked to strawberries sold in grocery stores in the United States and Canada.
Authorities in both countries probing that matter with 17 cases of Hepatitis A already confirmed in the US, 15 of them in California...INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
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