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On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1242, Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris. In 1400, Jan of Jenštejn, archbishop of Prague (born 1348) passed away. In 1941, Đorđe Bogić, protopresbyter of the Serbian Orthodox Church, victim of Genocide of Serbs (born 1911) passed away. In 1942, Doğu Perinçek, Turkish lawyer and politician was born. In 1953, Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion. In 1957, Uģis Prauliņš, Latvian composer was born. In 1977, Bartosz Brożek, Polish philosopher and jurist was born. In 1982, Marek Svatoš, Slovak ice hockey player (died 2016) was born. In 2012, Stéphane Brosse, French mountaineer (born 1971) passed away. In 2020, Jean Kennedy Smith, American activist, humanitarian, author and diplomat (United States Ambassador to Ireland, 1993-1998) (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Popular pro-war outlet effectively acknowledges Russian responsibility for the Kyiv monastery strike — while defending it and ridiculing fellow Z-bloggers for rejecting such attacks
Rybar, a Telegram channel with close ties to Russia’s Defense Ministry, has effectively acknowledged that Russian forces struck the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a historic Orthodox monastery complex in Ukraine’s capital. The channel’s authors also accuse other pro-war bloggers of inconsistency and “muddled thinking” in their commentary about the attack.
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