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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
US federal authorities arresting a Chinese couple accusing them of smuggling a fungus into the United States.
The couple bringing the fungus for research at the University of Michigan.
The Justice Department pointing to the potential dangers of the fungus and the ties of the couple to the Chinese Communist Party and of Chinese government...OSINTdefender "X"
REUTERS REPORTS THAT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL IS TO VOTE ON A GAZA RESOLUTION TOMORROW.
ITS SPONSORED BY THE 10 ELECTED ROTATING NATIONS ON THE COUNCIL NOT THE FIVE MAJOR NATIONS WHO ARE PERMANENT MEMBERS.
IT CALLS FOR RELEASE OF ALL CAPTIVES HELD BY HAMAS AND ITS ALLIES AND THE IMMEDIATE LIFTING OF ALL RESTRICTIONS ON HUMANITARIAN AID ENTERING GAZA...MIDDLE EAST EYE
THE ISRAEL-US BACKED 'GAZA HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION' SUSPENDING FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN GAZA.
THIS FOLLOWS THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN WHICH GAZA RESIDENTS WERE KILLED AND WOUNDED AS THEY SOUGHT FOOD AT GHF FACILITIES IN SOUTHERN GAZA.
THE 'GHF' GROUP SAYS THE PAUSE WILL ALLOW EXPANSION OF FACILITIES AND BETTER COORDINATION OF SECURITY WITH THE ISRAELI MILITARY.
ISRAELI MEDIA OUTLET 'HAARETZ' REPORTED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF US MILITARY CONTRACTORS IN THE GHF DISTRIBUTION EFFORT...TIMES OF ISRAEL
In the Mediterranean Sea tonight drones reported around the "Gaza Freedom Flotilla" that includes Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and French European Parliamentarian Rima Hassan.
The flotilla is seeking to reach Gaza.
The late word on this situation says a Greek Coast Guard drone was surveilling the flotilla.
Greece maintains close and friendly relations with Israel...Freedom Flotilla Coalition "X"
MANY CAUSALTIES REPORTED IN SOUTHERN SYRIA FOLLOWING ISRAELI ATTACKS.
THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT SAYING THAT THERE WAS ALSO MATERIAL DAMAGE...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA...
ISRAEL SAYS ROCKET FIRE CAME FROM SYRIA PRIOR TO ITS ATTACKS.
DEFENSE MINISTER ISRAEL KATZ SAYING ISRAEL WOULD GIVE A 'FULL RESPONSE'.
KATZ BLAMING THE GOVERNMENT OF JIHADIST PRESIDENT AHMED AL-SHARAA...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
A SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY STATEMENT LATE TONIGHT SAYING SYRIA DOES NOT POSE A THREAT TO ISRAEL AND THAT THERE ARE THOSE WHO SEEK TO DESTABILIZE THE REGION.
THE STATEMENT SEEKS HELP FROM 'THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY' TO STOP THE ISRAELI ATTACKS...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
POLISH PRIME MINISTER DONALD TUSK CALLING FOR A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN HIS LEFT LEANING COALITION GOVERNMENT NEXT WEEK.
THIS FOLLOWS THE VICTORY OF THE RIGHT-OF-CENTER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE KAROL NAWROCKI.
THERE ARE SIGNS OF STRAIN WITHIN THE CURRENT COALITION.
NAWROCKI WILL BE IN A POSITION AS PRESIDENT TO VETO LAWS PASSED BY THE GOVERNMENT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"This massive, outrageous pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination"
That is some of the social media message from Elon Musk this afternoon. Musk condemning the spending plans of the House and Senate adding 'shame on those who voted for it'...
ELON MUSK "X"
The White House putting out the word for a second time that US President Donald Trump will soon hold a discussion with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This in the midst of the trade conflict between the two nations...(News Agencies)
RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES SAY TRAFFIC ON THE BRIDGE BETWEEN CRIMEA AND THE MAINLAND IS FLOWING NORMALLY.
THERE WERE TWO TEMPORARY CLOSURES EARLIER VIDEOS POSTED ONLINE ASSERTING A UKRAINIAN ATTACK ON THE BRIDGE...TASS RUSSIA
A SENIOR UKRAINIAN DELEGATION NOW IN WASHINGTON.
IT IS MEETING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND WILL BE US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO AND US SPECIAL ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF...Faytuks Network "X" (Video Embed)
"And Europe which held a middle ground position for some time, finally sided with Washington and now is spending billions to rearm itself.
That concerns me. If you keep speaking about war there will never be peace"
Brazil's President Lula da Silva interviewed by "Le Monde" in France ahead of his state visit concerned about the Ukraine.
Lula said that former US President Joe Biden in his words:
"thought that Russia should be destroyed"
Lula saying that due to the rising world tensions "We need global governance now more than ever"...
TASS RUSSIA
LE MONDE FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT) (PAYWALL LIMITED ACCESS)
IN SUDAN A DEADLY ATTACK ON A UN AID CONVOY. IN HAPPENED IN THE NORTHERN DAFRUR REGION. AT LEAST FIVE KILLED.
THE SUDANESE GOVERNMENT SAYS GUARDS, DRIVER AND CIVILIANS WERE AMONG THOSE KILLED IN THE ATTACK ATTRIBUTED TO THE RAPID SUPPORT FORCES.
THE RSF AND THE SUDANESE GOVERNMENT ARE CURRENTLY FIGHTING A CIVIL WAR...BBC NEWS
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 214.16 points or .51 percent.
The NASDAQ up 156.34 points or .81 percent.
At 436 pm New York Time the price of oil at 63 dollars 36 cents a barrel up 84 cents or 1.34 percent...Marketwatch
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TODAY THE FIRST DAY OF CROSS-EXAMINATION FOR ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AT HIS CORRUPTION TRIAL.
A PROSEUCTOR NOTED THAT NETANYAHU TOLD POLICE THAT HE DID NOT RECALL PAST EVENTS 1,778 TIMES.
THE PROSECUTOR NOTED ANOTHER WITNESS SPEAKING OF NETANYAHU'S 'PHENOMENAL' MEMORY.
A JUDGE ASKED MR. NETANYAHU IF HE DID REMEMBER PAST EVENTS TO AVOID QUESTIONING TO WHICH HE REPLIED 'NO'.
SOME NAME-DROPPING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TESTIMONY TODAY, THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER REFERENCING HIS CONVERSATION WITH US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO LAST NIGHT.
NETANYAHU TOLD RUBIO ABOUT TODAY'S CROSS-EXAMINATION SAYING HE NEEDED TIME TO GET READY:
"He didn't believe it and I didn't believe it either--because in my opinion this whole investigation is a joke"...TIMES OF ISRAEL...JERUSALEM POST ANALYSIS
At least 27 killed in Gaza as residents sought aid from a relief center run by the US-Israeli backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calling for an independent investigation into the series of deadly shooting incidents involving aid facilities of the GHF group.
GHF was reported weeks ago by Israel's "Haaretz" planning operations in Gaza using US military contractors to provide security...
AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
DUTCH GOVERNMENT FALLS GEERT WILDERS SAYS HE WILL SEEK TO BE PRIME MINISTER AFTER NEXT ELECTION
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"we can no longer bear responsibility for this"
GEERT WILDERS-DUTCH PARTY OF FREEDOM LEADER
IN THE NETHERLANDS PARTY OF FREEDOM LEADER GEERT WILDERS PULLING HIS PARTY OUT OF THE COALITION GOVERNMENT LED BY FORMER DUTCH SPY CHIEF DICK SCHOOF.
WILDERS HAD EXPRESSED HIS CONCERNS ABOUT IMMIGRATION POLICY IN RECENT DAYS SAYING THE NETHERLANDS SHOULD FOLLOW THE LEAD OF GERMANY IN CLOSING ITS BORDERS TO MIGRANTS.
THIS DECISION ALSO COMES AS THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT AND THE EUROPEAN UNION TAKE AN INCREASINGLY TOUGH ATTITUDE TOWARDS ISRAEL'S CONDUCT OF THE WAR IN GAZA.
MR, WILDERS A VOCAL SUPPORTER OF ISRAEL
PRIME MINISTER DICK SCHOOF SUBMITTING THE RESIGNATON OF HIS GOVERNMENT FORCING IT INTO A CARETAKER ROLE.
HE LABELED THE DECISION OF THE PARTY OF FREEDOM TO LEAVE THE GOVERNMENT AS 'IRRESPONSIBLE'.
MEANWHILE WILDERS SAYING HE WILL SEEK TO BE PRIME MINISTER FOLLOWING THE NEXT ELECTION...
NOS NETHERLANDS BLOG FULL DETAILS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
EARLIER NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In South Korea a special presidential election today following the impeachment of former Right President Yoon Suk-Yeol.
Yoon ousted by the Left-dominated National Assembly following his declaration of martial law last December.
Three candidates contesting today's election.
The candidate of the Left-leaning Democratic Party Lee Jae-myung projected the winner.
67 percent of the vote counted Lee leading the three-way race with 48 percent of the vote...2025 South Korean Presidential Election Wikipedia...BBC News Blog
THE OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL FROM LAST WEEK'S FLOODING IN NIGERIA NOW MORE THAN 200.
AT LEAST 500 MORE PEOPLE SAID TO BE MISSING.
THE FLOODING TRIGGERED BY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WESTERN CITY OF MOKWA...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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