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Israeli jets bombard Gaza in response to 'explosive kites & balloons'


RT
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 16:07 UTC
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Israeli Air Force jets have carried out a series of strikes on Gaza, reportedly destroying several Hamas military targets in retaliation to alleged arson attempts and "explosive kites and balloons" being launched at Israel.

"The IDF attacked nine terror targets in two military compounds and a weapons manufacturing facility belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in the northern Gaza Strip in response to the firing of kites and explosives and incendiary attacks on Israeli territory," the army said in a statement. The IDF said that it treats the incident as terrorist acts and will continue to retaliate against such threats from the Gaza Strip against Israeli civilians.

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Court says 'In the best interest of the child', three people in a polyamorous relationship recognized as legal parents of a child in Canada


RT
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 16:01 UTC
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A Canadian court has declared two men in a polyamorous relationship with a woman as legal parents of a child in the first such case in the country's history.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court came up with a ruling in April, but it was only publicly announced last week. Canadian law recognizes polyamorous relationships, but bars bigamy and polygamy, in which the same person is involved in several marriages.

"Society is continuously changing and family structures are changing along with it," Justice Robert Fowler wrote in his decision. "This must be recognized as a reality and not as a detriment to the best interests of the child."

The trio from the city of St. John's have been together for three years, the Canadian Press reported. The woman in the polyamorous relationship is the mother of the child, who was born last year, while the father remains unknown. The family members haven't been identified in the decision.
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Teesside man knifes himself to death after believing vest was stab proof, inquest hears


RT
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:41 UTC
Knife
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A man stabbed himself to death as he believed his vest was stab-proof, an inquest has heard. Jordan Easton died from self-inflicted wounds just five days after his 22nd birthday.

Easton, from Thornaby, Teesside, inflicted the fatal wound while at his friend's parents on August 23. According to Teesside Live, assistant coroner Karin Welsh said: "While in the kitchen, he took hold a knife to demonstrate it was stab-proof and sadly realized it wasn't the case."

Easton, who was described by his friends as "one-of-a-kind", was rushed to the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton with a single stab to the chest.

"Despite the best efforts of the medical professionals, they were unable to save him," Welsh said.
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Russian lawmaker claims West's sanctions policy only unite Crimeans in the face of foreign aggression


RT
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:47 UTC
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© Alexey Malgavko / Sputnik
Sailors of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol during the celebrations to mark the 235th anniversary of the Black Sea Fleet
The tightening of anti-Russian sanctions will only boost the popularity of patriotic ideology while the new generation will grow up knowing that the West cannot be trusted, says a Crimean deputy of the State Duma.

"The economy of Crimea and Sevastopol along with the views of the residents of these regions have already adjusted to the life under sanctions. As of today, the sanctions have become one of the ideologies that unite the people of Crimea and Sevastopol in the face of aggressive external forces," MP Dmitry Belik said in comments with TASS.

"The longer the West sticks to its so-called "sanctions policy" the stronger would be the solidarity of the local people and the ideological policy in the whole Russian Federation. If they are using sanctions against us this means that any sort of armistice is out of the question and the new generation of Russians would know that there are no friends among western politicians. They make rather mediocre allies as well," the lawmaker noted.

Comment: Sanctions on Russia are losing their bite

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Almost half of Indians out of clean drinking water by 2030, 600 million facing shortages - study


RT
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:30 UTC
Carrying water jug
© Ahmad Masood / Reuters
Hundreds of millions of Indians are in need of clean water and demand may twice exceed the available supply by 2030, a government think tank has warned. 200,000 people already die annually due to drought and water contamination.

The second-largest population in the world is suffering from the worst water crisis in its history, with the situation deteriorating year by year, according to a study by the government-run National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) think tank.

The study found 21 of the busiest cities in India, including New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad, are expected to reach zero groundwater levels by 2020, affecting 100 million people, according to the study.

"Currently, 600 million Indians face high to extreme water stress and about [200,000] people die every year due to inadequate access to safe water," the study warned.
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Proposed EU 'Copyright Directive' could make memes and remixes illegal to share

John Vibes
The Free Thought Project
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 00:00 UTC
Memes EU copyright law
Posting memes, remixes, and other similar content could soon be banned from the web in the European Union, according to critics who are speaking out against a recently proposed copyright law.

The law, known as the "Copyright Directive," will be voted on later this month by the European Parliament, and lawmakers suggest that this will protect content creators in the internet age. However, one of the primary reasons why the internet age has brought us so much innovation and novelty is because of the fact that such a large aggregate of people are able to share their ideas and build upon the ideas of others to create something uniquely special.

Article 13 of the proposed bill calls on platform providers such as Google, Facebook, and web hosts to "take measures to ensure the functioning of agreements concluded with rights-holders for the use of their works".

This type of policy would create a slippery slope that could very quickly lead to a situation where platforms are required to add a filter for the content that is shared through them, which will restrict the ability for creators to do something as simple as creating a meme or a remix of a song.

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Mr. Potato

Actor John Cusack accused of inciting violence for 'burn it down' tweet during immigration rant


RT
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:20 UTC
John Cusack
© Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters
John Cusack
Actor John Cusack's flurry of tweets on President Donald Trump's immigration policy has prompted concern that he may be inciting violence. Some rushed to Cusack's defense however, insisting his posts were being misinterpreted.

Cusack began tweeting about the Trump administration's controversial immigration policy of separating children from their parents on Sunday. He accused Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen of being a liar and encouraged his followers to tell Trump aide Stephen Miller how they feel about the immigration policy he is thought to have penned. He also called Trump a white supremacist.
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Payback: Trump supporter interrupts De Niro's Broadway show with a Keep America Great flag


RT
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:09 UTC
a bronx tale
© Joe Del Vicario / Twitter
A Donald Trump supporter hit back at actor-director Robert De Niro for his f-bomb-laden rant at the president, interrupting a performance of De Niro's Broadway show to wave a 'Keep America Great' flag in front of the stage.

As the play - 'A Bronx Tale', directed by De Niro - reached its finale on Saturday night, the protester stood up and unfurled a 'Keep America Great' flag with 'Trump 2020' emblazoned on it. He was escorted out of the theater shortly afterwards.

"It's sad that people can't enjoy a beautiful show and embrace its unifying message without politicizing it," read one tweet from an audience member.

Brian Strumwasser, who works in the show's hair department, was livid.
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Fake news photo of 'Russian' dog execution actually shot in Pakistan in 2016


RT
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 10:50 UTC
The carcasses of dead dogs Karachi 2016.
© Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
The carcasses of dead dogs in Karachi, August 4, 2016.
A picture circulating online of an alleged dog cull in Russia actually depicts Pakistan, during an attempt to reduce the number of stray animals on the streets of Karachi in 2016.

Ahead of the World Cup there were fears that Russia would try to exterminate stray dogs in time for the arrival of fans. However, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said that the animals would be captured and placed in shelters.

A Twitter user has now posted an image that purports to show scores of dogs lying dead in a street somewhere in Russia. But while the picture does show more than 50 dead dogs, it was actually taken two years ago in Pakistan.

Comment: Thankfully, the The West's unrelenting, baseless anti-Russia propaganda is now being called out or completely ignored by the vast majority of people:

Anti-Russian propaganda means nothing to hundreds of thousands of international fans enjoying World Cup in Russia

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Propaganda

WaPo report on Roger Stone's meeting with man selling 'dirt on Hillary' attempts to revive dead #Russiagate 'scandal'


RT
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:58 UTC
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© Jim Bourg / Reuters
Could the Washington Post pour it on any thicker?
It was no less than "a man with a Make America Great Again hat and a viscous Russian accent" who Donald Trump's former advisor, Roger Stone, met and nothing happened, a new story by the Washington Post relates.

Stone, who was described as "the political dark sorcerer" in the piece, had met with the man who offered, for a price of $2 million, unspecified "political dirt" on Trump's Democratic rival for the White House, Hillary Clinton, in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida in late May 2016, the paper reported.

Stone himself shared the information with the paper, saying he declined the offer, saying Donald Trump "doesn't pay for anything." In a text message to Trump campaign communications official Michael Caputo, which was seen by the paper, Stone had also described his dealings with the mysterious Russian a "waste of time."
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