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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
North Korea testing two cruise missiles launched from a submarine.
The underwater launches off the east coast on Sunday.
The missile launches seen as a challenge to joint military maneuvers involving the US and South Korea starting Monday...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
THE SILICON VALLEY BANK FAILURE
As markets in Asia open for Monday trading moves to deal with the Silicon Valley Bank failure in the USA.
A joint statement from the US Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announcing measures that protect small depositors but not major depositors or shareholders.
In the UK a bid for the takeover of the British part of SVB....BBC NEWS...
IN ISRAEL PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WARNING AGAINST INTERFERENCE FROM ISRAEL'S ATTORNEY GENERAL.
NETANYAHU SAYING ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY OVER THE ARMY, POLICE AND OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GALI BAHARAV-MIARA STOPPED NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ITAMAR BEN GVIR FROM FIRING THE TOP POLICE OFFICER IN TEL AVIV LAST WEEK.
BEN GVIR ACTED OVER FAILURE BY THE POLICE TO DEAL WITH LEFTIST PROTESTERS OPPOSING THE JUDICIAL REFORM PLAN OF MR. NETANYAHU...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
More on the situation in Israel later in the summary...
Argentina's farming industry with an ultimatum for the government.
The farmers want a better exchange rate, the end of export duties, tax relief and public spending cuts.
Unless demands are met by tomorrow the farmers in Argentina say they will stop marketing products and set up protest blockades on highways.
The demands come amidst difficult times for agriculture in Argentina including serious drought conditions.
IN FRANCE TWO SENATORS IN THE MAJORITY THAT APPROVED THE PENSION REFORM PROPOSAL OF PRESIDENT EMNANUEL MACRON LATE SATURDAY FOUND THEIR HOMES CUT OFF FROM ELECTRIC SERVICE.
UNIONIZED ELECTRICITY WORKERS MAKING THE MOVE TO REINFORCE THEIR MESSAGE AGAINST INCREASING FRANCE'S RETIREMENT AGE FROM 62 TO 64 AND SHUFFLING RETIREMENT BENEFITS...(BFM-TV France)
MOLDOVA PROTESTERS MAKE DEMANDS ON GOVERNMENT FOR ECONOMIC RELIEF
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In Moldova, the nation between Ukraine and Romania with a large Russian ethnic minority, mass protest against the government over economic conditions in the country.
Clashes have been reported involving protesters at police barricades blocking access to the center of the capital city of Chisinau...TASS RUSSIA NEWS STORY...TASS RUSSIA
The US and US aligned nations see a Russian campaign of destabilization going on there with the government also saying the same thing...LIVE VIDEO STREAM PROTEST CHISINAU MOLDOVA...
The protesters late today issued a demand that the government pay utility bills for the three winter months amidst exploding energy costs.
POLLING IN THE NETHERLANDS AHEAD OF THIS WEDNESDAY'S LOCAL ELECTIONS SHOWS A STRONG RISE IN SUPPORT FOR THE FARMERS POLITICAL PARTY (BBB).
THE LOCAL ELECTIONS WILL DETERMINE THE COMPOSITION OF THE DUTCH SENATE WITH A PROPORTIONAL FORMULA DETERMINING HOW MANY SEATS EACH PARTY GETS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
A record profit for Saudi Arabia's ARAMCO oil company. The total for last year 161.1 billion US dollars.
High energy prices and sales behind it...BBC NEWS
THE NATION THAT NEIGHBORS IRAN ON ITS NORTH AZERBAIJAN PROTESTING TO IRAN'S AMBASSADOR.
THE PROTEST FOLLOWS THE FLIGHT OF AN IRANIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT NEAR AND DIRECTLY OVER THE BORDER WITH AZERBAIJAN...TASS RUSSIA...
ISRAEL HAS GIVEN AZERBAIJAN MILITARY HELP INCLUDING DRONES THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN THE ON-AGAIN OFF-AGAIN CONFLICT WITH WESTERN NEIGHBOR ARMENIA OVER THE DISPUTED NAGORNO-KARABAKH REGION.
IN RETURN AZERBAIJAN HAS GIVEN ISRAEL ACCESS TO ITS TERRITORY FOR USE IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AGAINST IRAN...
"We stand with you"
Part of the message from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu given to an Iranian opposition media outlet.
Netanyahu's interview with "Iran International" aired Thursday before the dramatic announcement of the Chinese brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia in which they re-established diplomatic relations.
The Israeli Prime Minister stressed that Iran is "dangerously moving forward" with its nuclear program and is near "red lines"...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
"I made a mistake in judgement, I will not give in to political pressure"
STATEMENT OF ISRAELI POLICE COMMISSIONER YAAKOV "KOBI" SHABTAI
Israel's Police Commissioner drawing a line on orders given to him by the "far-right" National Security Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
Kobi Shabtai says that he made a mistake in removing Tel Aviv's police commander just days ago. Israel's Attorney General had already intervened in the matter stopping it.
Ben Gvir said that Israeli police were being lax in their treatment of Leftist opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform plan...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
A night of massive protest in Israel Saturday evening over 250,000 on the streets.
The opponents of the judicial reform pledging to step up the pressure with more actions this coming Thursday...TIMES OF ISRAEL BLOG
(UPDATED) SYRIAN GOVERNMENT MEDIA REPORTING ISRAELI STRIKES ON TARGETS IN THE MASYAF AREA OF NORTHWEST SYRIA NEAR THE LEBANESE BORDER...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...
THE RUSSIAN MILITARY MISSION IN SYRIA SAYS THAT TWO ISRAELI F-16'S ATTACKED A RESEARCH CENTER KILLING THREE PEOPLE...TASS RUSSIA
(UPDATED) ISRAEL'S 'FAR-RIGHT' FINANCE MINISTER BEZALEL SMOTRICH COMING TO THE UNITED STATES TO SPEAK AT AN ISRAEL BONDS CONFERENCE AND VISIT JEWISH COMMUNITIES.
THERE HAVE BEEN CALLS BY LEFT-LEANING ELEMENTS OF AMERICA'S JEWISH COMMUNITY FOR A BOYCOTT OF MR. SMOTRICH...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
MR. SMOTRICH DELIVERED AN APOLOGETIC SPEECH TO THE ISRAEL BONDS CONFERENCE TODAY...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
China shaking up its cabinet including the appointment of a new defense minister sanctioned by the United States.
General Li Shangfu getting the post of Minister of National Defense.
In 2018 Li sanctioned by the US over his approval of purchases of Russian weapon systems...TASS RUSSIA...
General Li has a deep background in aerospace matters including oversight of China's first lunar probe and the launch of China's first anti-satellite missile...HINDUSTAN TIMES...SPUTNIK NEWS RUSSIA
THE URKAINE WAR
In other news...
A massive rescue operation by the Italian coast guard and navy this weekend bringing hundreds of migrants ashore.
Overcrowding on ships and bad weather conditions cited as reasons for the massive rescue operation...
(UPDATED) BBC Sports programming disrupted this weekend.
Hosts and pundits walked out in support of Gary Lineker who was suspended from his "Match of the Day" soccer (football) show.
Lineker's removal came after his social media comments opposing the government's plans to combat migrant boat landings on the southern coast of the UK...REUTERS-GLOBE AND MAIL CANADA...
The disruption of BBC Sports programming continued today...BBC NEWS BLOG
In the Democratic Republic of Congo a broken cease-fire between government and rebel forces in the eastern part of the country.
Angola says it will sent a military unit to join additional African peacekeeping troops in the area...BBC NEWS
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