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TONIGHT AIR RAID WARNINGS ACROSS ALL OF UKRAINE FOR AN HOUR AND 45 MINUTES. EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN KHARKOV...TASS RUSSIA
Italy's Defense Minister saying his country made a bad decision regarding China in 2019.
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto saying Italy's move to enter China's "Belt and Road" initiative was 'improvised and atrocious"...BBC NEWS
ISRAELI AUTHORITIES SAY THEY BROKE UP A SMUGGLING OPERATION FROM JORDAN INVOLVING 'IRREGULAR' WEAPONS.
THE INCIDENT HAPPENING AT A KIBBUTZ IN NORTHERN ISRAEL NEAR THE JORDANIAN BORDER.
LIMITED INFORMATION BEING RELEASED ABOUT THE MATTER WHICH HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO CENSORSHIP UNTIL TODAY...TIMES OF ISRAEL...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
The (ECOWAS) organization of Western African countries cutting off commercial ties with Niger following last week's military coup.
Additional economic measures include the freezing of assets from Niger in those nearby countries...TASS RUSSIA...
ECOWAS putting out word that it 'does not rule out' the use of military force in response to the coup.
The economic sanctions of the group of nations amount to an ultimatum for the coup to end within a week...(News Agencies)
French President Emmanuel Macron warning against any harm to French citizens or French interests saying he:
"will not tolerate any attack on France and its' interests"
There have been protests against France in the aftermath of the coup.
Thousands of protesters pelting and setting fire to the door of France's embassy in the capital city of Niamey today.
France has a large military base in Niger...(Some information from BFM-TV France in connection with this story)...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
PAKISTAN POLITICAL RALLY BOMBING
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IN PAKISTAN A BOMB ATTACK AT POLITICAL RALLY.
DOZENS DEAD, HUNDREDS WOUNDED.
THE RALLY BEING HELD BY AN ISLAMIST PARTY. POLICE SAYING THERE WAS A SUICIDE ATTACK.
THE JUI-F PARTY IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT COALITION IN PAKISTAN.
SOME MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTS SPEAK OF ISLAMIC STATE ACTIVITY ACROSS THE BORDER IN AFGHANISTAN...BBC NEWS
British politics Prime Minister Rishi Sunak raising the issue of restrictive traffic policies in urban neighborhoods.
In the recent by-elections Sunak's Conservatives retained the Uxbridge in Greater London.
They made an issue of the plans of London Mayor Sadiq Khan to expand Green policies that restrict car traffic in neighborhoods.
Mr. Sunak ordering a review of such policies...BBC NEWS
Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewing Russian warships parading on the Neva River in St. Petersburg today.
It's Navy Day in Russia. Mr. Putin saying that Russia's will receive 30 new combat ships this year...(Tass Russia)...TASS RUSSIA...
At a news conference this weekend President Putin said that Russia is:
"ready for any scenario"
NEWS ABOUT ISRAEL
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ISRAELI POLITICS OPPOSITION LEADER YAIR LAPID DEMANDING AN 18-MONTH FREEZE ON JUDICIAL LEGISLATION IN EXCHANGE FOR TALKS.
PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S LIKUD PARTY REJECTING THE NOTION...TIMES OF ISRAEL
THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS SEEKING TO CREATE A 'NATIONAL UNITY' POLICY IN ISRAEL INVOLVING PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND THE OPPOSITION.
THE UNITED POLICY WOULD INVOLVE CUTTING A DEAL WITH SAUDI ARABIA.
SUCH A DEAL WOULD LIKELY BE IN THE DIRECTION OF CREATING A PALESTINIAN STATE AND THREATEN JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (THE WEST BANK).
THE WEEKEND US NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JAKE SULLIVAN IS IN SAUDI ARABIA WITH TOP OFFICIALS LIKE CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN SAID TO BE INVOLVED IN TALKS ON AN ISRAELI-SAUDI DEAL...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...
WORD TONIGHT THAT LEADING OPPOSITION POLITICIANS IN ISRAEL YAIR LAPID AND BENNY GANTZ REJECT ANY NOTION OF SUCH A UNITY GOVERNMENT TO CUT A DEAL WITH THE SAUDIS...TIMES OF ISRAEL
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS THAT UKRAINE WAR 'PEACE TALKS' ARE TO BE HELD NEXT WEEKEND IN SAUDI ARABIA.
THOSE TALKS DO NOT INVOLVE RUSSIA A KEY PLAYER IN THE WAR...TASS RUSSIA
Politics in the USA seven Republican presidential candidates meeting the threshold for participation in the August 23rd Fox News debate in Milwaukee.
Candidates needed 40,000 unique donors with 200 or more in 20 states and territories along with polling thresholds of one percent in national and early state contests.
Other candidates have not met the threshold including former Vice-President Mike Pence...SPECTRUM NEWS
Hundreds of thousands continuing to protest against judicial reform in Israel this weekend.
In Tel Aviv demonstrators attempted to block the Ayalon Highway but police pushed them back from the freeway...MAARIV-ISRAEL TRANSLATION PROMPT
IN THE KURDISH REGION OF NORTHEASTERN SYRIA FOUR MEMBERS OF THE US-SUPPORTED SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC FORCES KILLED FRIDAY.
THEY DIED IN A TURKISH DRONE STRIKE...EKURD NEWS
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
ZELENSKY SAYS WAR IS COMING TO RUSSIA
DRONE ATTACK ON MOSCOW REPELLED LIGHT DAMAGE, ONE INJURY
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky saying that it's "inevitable, natural and absolutely fair" for war to come to Russia.
Zelensky speaking after this weekend's attempt to attack Moscow with drones...BBC NEWS
Early Sunday two drones reported shot down by Russian air defenses in the western part of the Moscow Region.
Glass shattered office buildings evacuated with no casualties reported initially...TASS RUSSIA...
But later word that one person was hurt...TASS RUSSIA...Three drones shot down during the attack...(BBC News)
In other news...
The son of Colombian Leftist President Gustavo Petro arrested on money laundering charges.
Nicolas Petro accused of taking money from drug traffickers to fund his fathers peace efforts and political campaign...BBC NEWS
In Haiti an American nurse and her child kidnapped.
That word from the Christian charity organization that nurse Alix Dosanivil works for...ANI NEWS INDIA
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