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  1. George Osborne has said the UK is ready to face the future “from a position of strength” and there would be no immediate emergency Budget.

    He said there would still need to be an “adjustment” in the UK economy.

    However, it was “perfectly sensible to wait for a new prime minister” before taking any such action.

    The chancellor made the assertion in a statement aimed at calming financial markets after the Brexit vote triggered market turmoil on Friday.

    He had not spoken since the Leave campaign won Thursday’s referendum.

    “I said we had to fix the roof so we were prepared for whatever the future held and thank goodness we did,” he said.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36637732

  2. BEIRUT (AP) — A group of suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a Lebanese village near the border with Syria on Monday, killing five people and wounding at least 15, Lebanon’s state-run news agency said.

    The National News Agency said the blasts occurred in Qaa, a predominantly Christian village only few hundred meters (yards) away from the border. It said four suicide bombers were involved in the rare multiple attack.

    The villagers became suspicious of the men as they were passing through the village around 4 am local time, an eyewitness in Qaa said. When civilian security men who guard the village called out to them, they threw a hand grenade before successively blowing themselves up among civilians.

    http://bigstory.ap.org/article/05ac3c589f8f473eb73221f5fc888441/suicide-bombers-kill-5-eastern-lebanon-near-syria-border

  3. DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi-led airstrikes killed at least seven people in Yemen on Sunday, residents said, as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Kuwait to try and galvanize peace talks on the conflict.

    Yemen is more than 15 months into a war involving a Saudi-led Arab coalition that intervened to prevent Iran-allied Houthis, who control the capital, from completing a takeover of the country and overthrowing the government.

    The Houthi-run Saba news agency said five citizens were killed in two air strikes in Khawlan district, southeast of the capital Sanaa.

    Residents confirmed that five people died in the attack but did not say if they were civilians or armed members of the Houthis, a movement from the Zaydi branch of Shi’ite Islam.

    In southern Yemen, residents said two women died in an air strike on the home of a merchant in the Qubaita district, located between the Taiz and Lahej provinces. Another Yemeni died in Saada province by shelling from the Saudi side of the border, the Houthi-run al-Masirah television reported.

    There was no immediate comment from the coalition on the reports. The Saudi-led coalition says it does not target civilians in Yemen and has been observing a truce, acting only in response to Houthi violations.

    http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0ZC0U6?irpc=932

  4. SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines plane caught fire Monday while making an emergency landing at Changi Airport after turning back from a flight to Milan following an engine oil warning message, the carrier said.

    No one was injured aboard the Boeing 777-300ER, but one passenger described those moments as a “so-close to death” experience.

    SIA said in a statement the plane was en route from Singapore to Milan when an engine oil warning forced it to turn back to the city-state.

    “The aircraft’s right engine caught fire after the aircraft touched down at Changi Airport at around 6:50am,” it said.

    http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/06/27/singapore-airlines-plane-catches-fire-in-emergency-landing/

  5. ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by telephone on Sunday night and told him a deal had been reached with Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, sources from the Turkish presidency said.

    The call came as senior officials from both Turkey and Israel said a deal had been reached to normalize ties to end a rift dating to 2010, after the Israeli navy killed 10 Turkish pro-Palestinian activists involved in an aid flotilla that tried to breach an Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.

    The presidential sources said Abbas expressed satisfaction with the developments. A deal was expected to be formally announced at 1000 GMT by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Rome and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim in Ankara.

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/erdogan-speaks-abbas-turkish-israeli-deal-over-gaza-044907730.html?nhp=1

    • Erdogan apologizes to Putin over death of Russian pilot, calls Russia ‘friend & strategic partner’

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has received a letter in which his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized for the death of the pilot who was killed when a Russian jet was downed over the Syrian-Turkish border last November, the Kremlin said.

      Erdogan expressed readiness to restore relations with Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

      The incident involving the downing of the Russian Su-24 bomber led to the worst deterioration of Turkish-Russian relations in recent history, with Russia describing it as a “stab in the back.”

      “The head of the Turkish state expressed his deep sympathy and condolences to the relatives of the deceased Russian pilot and said ‘sorry,’” Peskov said.

      In his letter, Erdogan called Russia “a friend and a strategic partner” of Ankara, with whom the Turkish authorities would not want to spoil relations.

      “We never had a desire or a deliberate intention to down an aircraft belonging to Russia,” the letter read, according to a statement published on the Kremlin website.

      According to the statement, Erdogan’s letter stressed that “the Turkish side undertook all the risks and made a great effort to recover the body of the Russian pilot from the Syrian opposition, bringing it to Turkey. The organization of the pre-burial procedures was conducted in accordance with all religious and military procedures.”

      Ankara has treated the family of the dead Russian pilot as if it were a Turkish family and is “ready for any initiatives to relieve the pain and severity of the damage done,” the letter said.

      The address by the Turkish leader also informed that a criminal investigation has been launched against the person suspected of killing the Russian pilot, the Kremlin said.

      In addition, Erdogan expressed readiness to tackle security challenges in the region and fight terrorism together with Moscow.

      Turkish Hurriyet newspaper reported that sources close to Erdogan have confirmed that the letter with the apology was sent to Moscow.[…]

      https://www.rt.com/news/348562-putin-erdogan-turkey-pilot/

      Russia: Turkish president ‘sorry’ for shoot-down of Russian military jet

      […]The Russians responded by halting package tours to Turkey, banning most agricultural imports from Turkey and introducing other measures restricting bilateral trade. Before the plane’s downing, Russia had been the largest destination for Turkish exports, mostly textile and food, and also the biggest source of Turkish imports.

      The downing of the plane reflected simmering tensions between Russia and Turkey, which had backed opposing sides in the Syrian conflict. Russia’s air campaign, which began in September, helped shore up Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose foes have been backed by Turkey.

      Lifting the crippling restrictions was essential for Erdogan, who has found himself under pressure both at home and abroad. Since the incident, Erdogan and his ministers have continuously spoken in favor of normalizing ties with Moscow, but Putin made it clear that he expected a formal apology and a compensation of damage.

      Erdogan’s office also said that the Turkish leader called on Putin to restore the traditional friendly relations between Turkey and Russia and work together to address regional crises and jointly combat terrorism

      “We are pleased to announce that Turkey and Russia have agreed to take necessary steps without delay to improve bilateral relations,” Erdogan spokesman Kalin said.

      http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/06/27/russia-turkish-president-sorry-for-shoot-down-russian-military-jet.html

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      • The lead suspect in the killing of a downed Russian Su-24 pilot last November, Alparslan Celik, reappeared in court in Izmir on Monday, to face allegations he destroyed one of two Mi-8 helicopters that took part in the subsequent search and rescue operation.

        Celik appeared in court along with 17 other suspects in the case. They have all been released on bail and have had travel bans imposed on them until the next hearing.

        SOT, Siddik Caner Ersen, Alparslan Celik’s Lawyer (Turkish): “The court finally decided for a release after three months. All individuals are released. We don’t want to get into too many details of the case at this stage but in general this is a decision that we were expecting. It was not a surprise. He is released until the next hearing. He cannot travel abroad.”

  6. A Singapore Airlines plane erupted in flames shortly after making an emergency landing at Singapore’s Changi Airport early on Monday, the airline has confirmed.

    The plane had been flying from Singapore to Milan in Italy when it was forced to turn back due to engine trouble.

    Footage taken by a witness shows the Boeing 777-300ER sitting on the tarmac as fierce flames and thick black smoke billow from its right wing.

    http://www.smh.com.au/business/aviation/singapore-airlines-boeing-in-flames-at-changi-after-turnback-from-milan-flight-20160627-gpsl5n.html

  7. OK, a bit kooky, but I’m behind anyone wishing to leave the UN!!!

    Sarah Palin congratulates the UK on Brexit and urges the U.S. to ‘follow suit’ and abandon the UN

    Sarah Palin took to Facebook to praise those who voted for the Brexit
    On Friday she posted a picture of Margaret Thatcher and a quote
    She said America should follow suit and vote to leave the United Nations

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3661016/Sarah-Palin-congratulates-UK-European-Union-Brexit-urges-U-S-follow-suit-abandon-UN.html

    • We should, with out our money the EU will split apart when the bureaucrats aren’t paid.

  8. Civil Uprising Escalates As 8th EU Nation Threatens Referendum

    It appears, just as we warned, that Brexit was indeed the first of many dominoes. Even before the Brexit result, a poll by Ipsos Mori showed that the majority of people in France and Italy want to at least have a referendum on leaving:

    Meanwhile, over 40% of Swedes, Poles, and Belgians are in the same boat.

    But now, as Martin Armstrong notes, Brussels simply went too far. They cross the line moving from an economic union to a political subordination of Europe. Now eight more countries want to hold referendums to exit the EU – France, Holland, Italy, Austria, Finland, Hungary, Portugal, and Slovakia all could leave.

    With Hollande’s approval rating at about 11%, and Merkel lucky she is not tarred & feathered, the Front National leader Marine Le Pen has pledged to hold a French referendum. Hollande rejected Le Pen’s call for a refendum today during their meeting; prompting the following from the leader of France’s far-right National Front party:

    http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-06-26/civil-uprising-escalates-8th-eu-nation-threatens-referendum

  9. Taiwan ‘to test-fire missiles in US’ as China tensions rise

    Taiwan ‘to test-fire missiles in US’ as China tensions rise
    AFP
    •June 27, 2016
    Taiwan acquired the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile system as part of a $6.5 billion arms sale in 2008
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    Taiwan acquired the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile system as part of a $6.5 billion arms sale in 2008 (AFP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

    Taiwan plans to test-fire its newest anti-missile system for the first time in the United States next month as relations with rival China deteriorate, a defence source and media reports said Monday.

    Relations between China and Taiwan have cooled rapidly under the island’s new Beijing-sceptic president Tsai Ing-wen, who took office in May, ending an eight-year rapprochement.

    The test of the US-made Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) system will be launched at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, in early July, a defence ministry source told AFP, in a move likely to irk Beijing even though it was arranged before Tsai took the helm.

    According to the source, the test will be conducted in the US to avoid China collecting information about it, and due to space restrictions in Taiwan.

    The American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto US embassy, would not comment on the test, which was also reported in Taiwan’s Liberty Times newspaper.

    Despite having no official diplomatic ties with Taipei after recognising Beijing in 1979, the US is still Taiwan’s greatest ally and main arms supplier.

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/taiwan-test-fire-missiles-us-china-tensions-rise-112351298.html?ref=gs

  10. UK Labour Party: Haven for Racists?

    The UK Labour Party, which once stood proudly in solidarity with the victims of terrorism, now, under the would-be leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, seems to have become a haven for anti-Semites, Islamists and their apologists.

    It is hard to believe that the party once led by Prime Minister Tony Blair, who assisted President Bush in leading the war on terror and fighting expansionist Islamist movements, is now led by a man who voted against banning Al Qaeda as a terrorist organization months after more than 200 people were killed in the 1998 terrorist attacks on the American embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.

    Jeremy Corbyn alleges that he stands on a platform where “There is no place for anti-semitism or any form of racism in the Labour Party, or anywhere in society.” He also says that Labour have taken “decisive action.”

    Despite Corbyn’s protestations that he is an avowed anti-racist who condemns Islamism, and that he continually condemns anti-Semitism, this leadership has tolerated anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic dialogue and has drawn Islamists into the Labour Party. When Corbyn was asked to do more to tackle the rising climate of anti-Semitism, which has seen Labour MP Louise Ellman face anti-Semitic abuse, his brother, Piers Corbyn, tweeted: “ABSURD! All Corbyns are committed Anti Nazi. Zionists can’t cope with anyone supporting rights for Palestine.

    http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/8340/labour-party-racists

  11. UK: Brexit could mean UK’s ability to ‘occupy’ others’ lands will decrease – Choudary

    Activist and former Islam4UK spokesperson Anjem Choudary arrived to face trial at London’s Central Criminal Court, Monday, over accusations he had encouraged support for the self-proclaimed Islamic State in a series of social media posts.

    Choudary has denied the charges, which relate to social media posts made between June 29, 2014 and March 6, 2015. Choudary had been released on bail until the start of the trial.

    Before the ‘Brexit’ referendum vote, Choudary expressed his support for the UK remaining in the EU. Approached by the media, he said he hoped Scotland would now gain independence, and therefore leave Westminster with “less of a budget, less of an army, less of an opportunity to occupy other people’s land.”

    • Belgium: People who voted for Brexit were ‘misled’ – MEP Huebner

      Maria Danuta Huebner, Chair of the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, addressed the outcome of the UK’s EU membership referendum during a press conference at the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday.

      Huebner said that people who voted for Brexit were “misled” and stated that the vote was a “perfect example” of “the consequences of referenda on issues where you cannot, on issues too difficult, where you cannot really get through to everybody with full information on the consequences.”

    • Belgium: Kerry and Mogherini convene for Brexit talks in Brussels

      US Secretary of State John Kerry and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini addressed the Brexit issue during a press conference in Brussels, Monday.

      Commenting on the UK’s split from the European Union, Mogherini said that heads of state and governments will meet “tomorrow and the day after tomorrow” to discuss the way forward for “David Cameron and obviously all the other 27 heads of state and governments.”

      Kerry highlighted that “the vote did not come out the way President Obama and I and others hoped that it would” and stressed that “it is now incumbent on leaders to implement the will of the people.”

    • Leaked document: Germany and France to replace Brussels in charge of EU?

      Document leaked by Polish media indicates German? and France could be taking matters in their own hands without bothering to consult Brussels or any other EU countries. Document claimed to be presented to Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia at the meeting in Prague. It reportedly discloses intention to create ‘superstate’ within EU with center of power split between Paris and Berlin.

    • Alain Juppé : “Au Parlement Européen, ça se décide entre députés allemands de droite et de gauche !”

    • DAILY MAIL – EU leaders REFUSE to start informal talks with Britain and insist we formally trigger Brexit first as Angela Merkel warns other countries should be stopped from leaving

      German Chancellor says it is necessary to prevent others copying Britain
      Financial markets fear EU is ‘no longer governable’ after Brexit, she said
      Merkel is due to meet with French President Francois Hollande later today

      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3662027/EU-stop-following-Britain-door-Merkel-warns-amid-market-fears-bloc-no-longer-governable-Brexit.html

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      Au revoir, English? Now French say the language has ‘no legitimacy’ and should be kicked out of Europe too after Brexit

      English is currently one of 24 ‘official languages’ of the European Union
      Also one of the ‘working languages’ used to conduct every day business
      Mayor of French town of Béziers insists its use in Brussels should be axed

      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3661838/Au-revoir-English-French-say-language-no-legitimacy-kicked-Europe-Brexit.html

    • Channel 4 – Brexit: Nigel Farage says he’s worried about backsliding on Leave campaign promises

    • He must think we are really dumb. Leaving the EU will mean more money for Britain not less.

      • This is on the wrong video, it was suppose to be on the one where the man was saying that leaving the EU would cost Britain more money because they would have to spend their own money on welfare, police and the military. Something they are already doing.

  12. Italy: Turkey deal to give ‘immense’ boost to Israeli economy – Netanyahu

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Turkey and Israel are in the process of negotiating a ‘normalisation’ deal, which is expected to give an ‘immense’ boost to the Israeli economy. He made the statement following a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Rome on Monday.

    Netanyahu told press that the deal is “an important step here to normalize relations on one side” and “has also immense implications for the Israeli economy”, adding, “and I mean positive immense implications.”

    After six-years of strained relations, the deal is expected to include energy and defence cooperation agreements.

    • I’m not convinced, but so what?
      All cooked up during Bibi’s last visit to Putin (June 7). Bibi and Putin both wanted the Turk back in the tent. Unclear why, but reconciliation with the Turk was a key issue on their agenda. That explains the timing.
      Lots of Israelis don’t like it.

      • Something scared Erdowhatever and he is sucking up to the people he thinks can protect him.

  13. ISIS Hackers Release Kill List of 4,000

    An Islamic State affiliated group called the Caliphate Cyber Army (CCA) released the names, addresses and email addresses of some 4,000 people from around the world on social media in a “kill list” according the International Business Times.

    Those marked for death come from countries including the USA, UK, France, Canada and India. Almost half are reportedly from the USA.

    The hackers released the list on the encrypted messaging service Telegram, with the directive “O wolves of the Islamic State, [this is a] very important list, kill them immediately.”

    The list appears to be random and seems to have been taken from a business networking platform, according to Vocativ.

    Previous kill lists released by the Islamic State, such as that of Western Muslim leaders some of whom are aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood, have not yet led to killings.

    https://www.clarionproject.org/news/isis-hackers-release-kill-list-4000

  14. Birmingham man charged with preparing for acts of terrorism

    27/06/2016

    A Birmingham man has been charged with preparing for acts of terrorism contrary to section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.

    Zahid Hussain, formerly of Naseby Road in Alum Rock, is due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court tomorrow (Tuesday 28 June).

    The 28-year-old was arrested on 9 June 2015 in Naseby Road initially for possessing an offensive weapon in public.

    https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/latest-news/news.aspx?id=4683

  15. DAILY MAIL – What are military UN trucks doing in Virginia? Bemused motorists spot white ‘combat vehicles’ on the interstate

    U.N. ‘tactical vehicles’ have been spotted in Virginia driving on interstate
    Motorists have been positing pictures online sparking debate about them
    One website asks if the U.N. is preparing for economic collapse in America

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3661842/What-military-trucks-doing-Virginia-Bemused-motorists-spot-white-combat-vehicles-interstate.html

  16. Angela Merkel has said the EU needs to stop other countries following Britain out of the door amid market fears that the bloc is ‘no longer governable’ after Brexit.

    The German Chancellor told her conservative party board in a conference call that it was necessary to prevent other European Union members going down the same path as Britain.

    Merkel is also said to have revealed that international financial markets are concerned the EU is ‘no longer governable’ in the wake of Britain’s exit vote.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3662027/EU-stop-following-Britain-door-Merkel-warns-amid-market-fears-bloc-no-longer-governable-Brexit.html

  17. (AINA) — Assyrians who fled the war in Syria filed a lawsuit against a bank which is largely owned by Kuwait Finance House and the Turkish Authority for Foundations, based in Turkey. The lawsuit accuses the bank, Kuveyt Turk Katilim Bankasi A.S. (KTKB), and its parent financial institutions of funding terrorism.

    The lawsuit was filed in a court in North Carolina, United States. The organization behind the the lawsuit is called St. Francis Assisi and was formed on June 6, 2016. The Christian organization is represented by Mogeeb Weiss in San Francisco but Tom Creal seems to be the one behind the case.

    http://www.aina.org/news/20160620203226.htm

  18. While we weren’t looking, has the Pope converted and become a Muslim?

    The call for peace in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh in the statement of Pope Francis in Yerevan calls to end Armenia’s illegal occupation of Azerbaijani territories, complete withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from Azerbaijani territories, including from Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, as well as to return Azerbaijani IDPs and refugees, who got subjected to bloody ethnic cleansing, to their native lands, Hikmat Hajiyev, spokesperson of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, said in a statement June 27.

    http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/karabakh/2550569.html

  19. SINGAPORE — Singapore Airlines said Monday that there were no injuries when a jetliner caught fire after the plane returned to Changi Airport because of an engine warning.

    An airline statement said the Boeing 777-300ER, flight SQ368, departed Changi Airport for Milan on Monday when it turned back “following an engine oil warning message.”

    It said the aircraft’s right engine caught fire after Flight SQ368 touched down more than four hours after take-off.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/singapore-airlines-plane-wing-fire-changi-airport-engine-flames/

  20. A group of lawyers, lawmakers and civil rights activists are urging authorities in Germany to investigate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

    The Kurdish activist group Civaka Azad said lawyers filed the complaint Monday with Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office that relates to crimes allegedly committed against Kurds in southeastern Turkey.

    http://ahtribune.com/world/europe/1019-erdogan.html

  21. ElSurveillance, a religiously motivated Moroccan hacker, has defaced 37 websites as part of his #EscortsOffline campaign that he started last summer.

    We previously wrote about ElSurveillance’s campaign in January, when the hacker explained that he began defacing escort websites because of his religious beliefs.

    ElSurveillance, a devout Muslim, explained that no man or woman should be selling their body for money. “[O]ur bodies are gifted from Allah (God) to us to look after and not to destroy,” the hacker said.

    http://news.softpedia.com/news/moroccan-hacker-defaces-37-escort-sites-for-religious-reasons-505675.shtml

  22. DAILY MAIL – AUSTRALIA – Is this the new face of right-wing extremism in Australia? The blonde mother and Rise Up Australia leader who begged supporters to ‘protect our flag’ as clashes raged around her

    Rosalie Crestani delivered a speech with a raised fist a flag pride rally
    She is deputy of Rise Up Australia party and Councillor for Casey
    Ms Crestani hosted the 10th anniversary of the Cronulla riots
    The 42-year-old tried to ban all public support of LGBTI people

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3661591/Anti-Islam-Rise-Australia-deputy-leader-Rosalie-Crestani.html

  23. Rabat – A diabetic person was beaten up by a mob of people after he was seen drinking water in broad daylight during Ramadan in Rabat.

    The information was reported by a doctor who shared a video on YouTube where he denounced the incident. In the video, which is being widely shared on social media, the doctor explains how his patient, who suffered from diabetes since he was a child, was assaulted for drinking water.

    The doctor expresses his frustration at the ignorance that reigns among large segments of Moroccans, as well as in the Moroccan penal code, which punishes those who publicly break their fast with a fine and a sentencing of up to six months in prison.

    http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2016/06/190217/morocco-diabetic-person-beaten-up-for-drinking-water-during-ramadan/

  24. White Islamic convert says he can’t be racist because he’s Muslim

    A convert to Islam who made monkey chants at an Asian policeman march claimed he couldn’t be racist because he is Muslim.

    Sallahudin Albritani, born Desmond McHale, was arrested during an anti-austerity demonstration in Trafalgar Square that turned violent after he hurled insults and threw missiles at police.

    http://metro.co.uk/2016/06/26/white-islamic-convert-says-he-cant-be-racist-because-hes-muslim-5967214/

  25. Greece: Golden Dawn attend eviction of Lesvos refugee shelter run by Brits

    Greek authorities were called to a former refugee shelter run by an elderly British couple in Lesvos on Monday, after Golden Dawn protesters turned up to celebrate the eviction notice which was imposed.

    British expat couple, Phiippa and Eric Kempson, originally from Newport in Wales founded the ‘Hope Centre’ shelter for migrants during the height of the refugee crisis last summer. The couple provided warm shelter, food and clothing for migrants arriving by boats on the island.

    Authorities have imposed a € 10,000 ($11000) fine on the couple and closed down the shelter due to the site operating without a license.

  26. Somalia: Al Shabaab Retakes Town After SNA, AU Troops Exit (allafrica, June 27, 2016)
    http://allafrica.com/stories/201606271290.html

    “Hundreds of gun-toting Al Shabaab fighters in pick-ups have entered peacefully in Goof-Gadud area, located some 30Km north of Baidoa on Sunday after SNA and AMISOM troops withdrew the town.

    Unclear why the allied forces moved out of the area, but reports we are getting from Baidoa indicate that the retreat came after the the federal government of Somalia failed to pay salaries of soldiers for months.

    Upon their arrival, Al Shabaab fighters raised their flag on the rooftop of the administrative building, police station, and lectured residents to announce their surprise comeback.

    Goof-Gaduud falls under Baidoa city and it has changed hands several times since the Somali troops backed by AU forces (AMISOM) pushed militants out of Mogadishu in 2011.”

  27. 35 dead in suicide bombings in Yemen ex-Qaeda bastion: new toll (france24, June 27, 2016)
    http://www.france24.com/en/20160627-35-dead-suicide-bombings-yemen-ex-qaeda-bastion-new-toll

    “ADEN (AFP) – A wave of suicide bombings targeting Yemeni troops killed at least 35 people Monday in the southeastern city of Mukalla, a former Al-Qaeda bastion, a health official said giving a new toll.

    Twenty-five other people were wounded in the bombings that shook Mukalla, the provincial capital of Hadramawt, at sunset, Hadramawt’s health chief Riad al-Jalili told AFP.

    A security official had earlier given a toll of 19 killed.”

  28. German MPs file war crimes suit against Erdogan (thelocal, June 27, 2016)
    http://www.thelocal.de/20160627/german-mps-file-war-crimes-suit-against-erdogan

    “A group of German politicians and public figures have filed a lawsuit against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of committing war crimes against his country’s Kurdish minority.

    The suit has been lodged with federal prosecutors in Karlsruhe, the legal team which devised it told state broadcaster ARD on Monday.

    Lawyers Britta Eder and Petra Dervishaj told ARD their clients saw it as “a moral duty to bring a suit here in Germany against the systematic war crimes taking place in Turkey.”

    The suit, which is 200 pages long, claims Turkey has committed war crimes in Kurdish majority regions of the country, particularly in the city of Cizre in the Sirnak province, where NGOs say some 178 civilians were killed in February while taking shelter in basements, and whose bodies were later found burned up – some perhaps burned alive…”

  29. Migrants: 100 NGO leaders ask EU to reject Brussels plan (ansamed, June 27, 2016)
    http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/politics/2016/06/27/migrants-100-ngo-leaders-ask-eu-to-reject-brussels-plan_f689313e-71ec-4494-be04-e5efa28939bb.html

    “BRUSSELS – One hundred non-governmental organisations, from Oxfam to Save the Children, from Amnesty International to ActionAid, are asking European countries to reject the EU Commission’s proposal on agreements with African countries for the management of the migrant crisis, in a statement with all of the associations’ names, on the eve of the EU Summit.

    “With the movement towards a foreign policy that serves the sole objective of stopping migrant flows, the EU risks further undermining its credibility and authority in the defence of human rights,” the statement said. It asks heads of state and government to “reject the Commission’s proposal, which would cement the approach, making deterrence and repatriation the main goals of relations between the UE and other countries”.”

  30. CHP poses question to gov’t on ISIL militants seeking return via Turkey (hurriyet, June 27, 2016)
    http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/chp-poses-question-to-govt-on-isil-militants-seeking-return-via-turkey.aspx?pageID=238&nID=100947&NewsCatID=338

    “Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Ankara deputy ?enal Sar?han has posed a series of questions to the Turkish Interior Ministry on the situation of foreign national Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants who are reportedly entering Turkey from Syria and have been applying to their embassies inside the country to return to their homes, abandoning the ranks of the group…”

  31. Afghanistan mulling to buy aircraft and military equipment from Russia (khaama, June 27, 2016)
    http://www.khaama.com/afghanistan-mulling-to-buy-aircraft-and-military-equipment-from-russia-01362

    “The Afghan government is mulling to purchase aircraft and other military equipment from Russia, it has been reported.

    The Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Alexandar Mantytskiy has said the Afghan deputy foreign minister Hekmat Khalil

    Karzai has shared the issue with his Russian counterpart Igor V. Morgulov.

    Karzai during his meeting to Moscow nearly two weeks ago said “We sent a request to the Russian Security Council for expanding cooperation [in the military field], including for the deliveries of helicopters to Kabul.”

    This comes as the Afghan and Russian defense officials have agreed to establish a military-technical cooperation committee in a bid to jointly combat international terrorism…”

  32. At least 12 people were killed and 32 wounded early on Tuesday when a suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives attacked a mosque in Abu Ghraib, about 25 km (15 miles) west of the Iraqi capital, police and medics said.

    There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, the first in or around Baghdad since the government declared victory over Islamic State militants in Falluja, further west, which was seen as a launchpad for such attacks.

    http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-blast-idUSKCN0ZD2U5