Saturday, February 28, 2026

NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*WAR WITH IRAN*REMEMBERING MOM*WHO DO YOU WANT TO CRUCIFY?*I DID NOT XI THIS COMING...*CHINA GETS "A BOMBED"*

 


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BREAKING NEWS: ISRAEL AND US ATTACK IRAN LAUNCHING WAR 



TRUMP AND NETANYAHU DEFINE WAR AS ONE TO CHANGE IRAN'S GOVERNMENT URGE POPULAR REVOLT



US, ISRAEL TRIED TO KILL IRAN'S LEADERS IN INITIAL ATTACKS


IRAN FIRES MISSILES AT ISRAEL AND US BASES IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN RETALIATION



FATALITIES REPORTED IN IRAN AND SYRIA...




    BREAKING NEWS SPECIAL REPORT-COVERAGE LIMITED BY PERSONAL COMMITMENTS BUT WILL HAPPEN AT INTERVALS



FULL FRIDAY NEWSDUMP SUMMARY FEBRUARY 27, 2026 INCLUDING NUIMEROUS STORIES THAT EMERGED PRIOR TO THE CONFLICT




Time for music and in the 1970's my go to music was Country Music a sampling from 1974...



                                                      "JOLENE"-DOLLY PARTON






                                "THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES"-JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ






                                                 "NO CHARGE"-MELBA MONTGOMERY




There's a song I listened to a lot in 1974 not really able to fully appreciate its content.    My maturity was interrupted only recently has it emerged in a fuller bloom.



                                     REMEMBERING MOM


Melba Montgomery's "No Charge" reminds me of the passing of my mother five years ago this past week.



Mom did so much for me in my immaturity over the years filled voids and gaps too many of them for a child who just wasn't able to grow up.   


Sexual harms happened when I was young but one thing I spoke to my mother in the morphine coma on that awful COVID-era day she passed was this.



I appreciated the fact that she kept me from going to some man's house back when I was 11 years old.  That guy and a buddy of his he worked with collected pictures of children and yes eventually the law got involved.


But the punishment was mild compared to today "Alan Dershowitz Law" was in force the "Epstein Deal" of decades ago heck more the norm of those times.


That's a heck of a lot to think about.   You just need God's Word after this...




"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy'.  

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. 

He causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and unrighteous"

                        MATTHEW 5:43-45 NIV BIBLE


I think about mobs wanting to demonize people right now hurt them harm them during this Holy Season we are reminded of the mob that said:



                          "Crucify Him!"



           WHO DO YOU WANT TO CRUCIFY RIGHT NOW?


Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Ilhan Omar, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell.    Heck Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky.  Maybe Bret Baier or Wolf Blitzer I actually gave them a few minutes this weekend.


There's a prayer list for you this weekend but for me I think of the people in the 12-step program and certainly my family members.


Pray for the peace and serenity that these folks need in their lives I am fortunate to have something of those things on this very troubling weekend.


I identify openly as a Pharisee, a Hypocrite I want to criticize others not look at myself.


                               More Music "Would You Crucify Him?"...


                          "WOULD YOU CRUCIFY HIM?"-JOHN MICHAEL TALBOT




                                      "DON'T SHOOT THE WOUNDED"-CHUCK GIRARD




                                                   "EYE OF THE STORM"-MARK HEARD





Let's go to the China War Update the negative news about China turning into a dropping of the "A-Bomb" on China in some of the latest media reporting...





You notice Carl Douglas wearing a star in that music video but it wasn't the Star of David China is now getting the big red "A" painted on it yes China stands accused of moving in the direction of "Antisemitism"...



"China Pivoting Towards Antisemitism Driven By Geopolitics, Report Finds"-Times Of Israel







                               (MORE WILL BE POSTED)


FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 378*CABINET TWEAKING*CONFLICT BETWEEN US AMBASSADOR AND FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER*'RUSSIAN DRONE' NEAR FRENCH AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN SWEDEN*ITALY GETS GOOD GDP, CREDIT RATING NEWS FRANCE DOESN'T**

 


               (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

       (POST COMPLETED EARLY DUE TO IRAN WAR WITH UPDATING POSSIBLE IF ABLE)


A TWEAKING OF THE FRENCH CABINET THIS WEEK THE DEPARTURE OF THE MINISTER OF CULTURE RACHIDA DATI.    SHE IS ON THE BALLOT IN NEXT MONTH'S LOCAL ELECTIONS SEEKING TO BE MAYOR OF PARIS.


CULTURAL ADVISOR CATHERINE PEGARD NAMED THE NEW MINISTER OF CULTURE.


THREE NEW DEPUTY CABINET MINISTERS WERE ALSO NAMED...


                                              FRANCE 24 NEWS STORY



A diplomatic standoff this week between French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and US Ambassador Charles Kushner.


The row over US government social media posting in the name of its embassy in France along with the State Department's Office of Counterterrorism.


It referenced "violent radical leftism" in connection with the killing of nationalist Quentin Deranque in Lyon.   The claim also spoke of the leftist extremism being 'on the rise'.


Mr, Barrot saying the United States was not entitled to butt into a French internal matter.



The French Foreign Minister saying there were:



"no lessons to receive from the international reactionary community"...



                                       BFM-TV News Story



US Ambassador Charles Kushner, the father of US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, called into the French Foreign Ministry Monday evening to be told of France's objection to the remarks.


But Mr. Kushner was a no-show for that meeting.



That led to France saying Mr. Kushner would be barred from direct contact with French officials but then Ambassador Kushner got on the phone with Foreign Minister Barrot.


This brought the tensions to an end...


"Kushner's phone call cools France-US diplomatic row--for now"-Politico EU



On Friday US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning US ambassadors worldwide about any statements that could 'inflame regional tensions'.



IN SWEDEN THIS WEEK AUTHORITIES TOOK DOWN A DRONE APPROACHING THE DOCKED FRENCH AIRCRAFT CARRIER 'CHARLES DE GAULLE' IN MALMO.


SWEDEN'S MILITARY SUSPECTED THE DRONE CAME FROM A RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE SHIP OFFSHORE.


ON FRIDAY SWEDEN CONFIRMING THE DRONE WAS OF RUSSIAN ORIGIN...


                                      BFM-TV FRANCE


The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of France lagging in relation to neighboring Italy with some observers unsettled others taking the situation with a 'grain of salt'.


But for the credit ratings agencies Italy and other southern European countries like Spain and Portugal its been a year of upgrading.


But France is part of a list of nations including China and the US where credit ratings have been downgraded.


France's credit rating downgrade linked to political instability and the delay of the pension reform plan to raise the retirement age in France to 64...



         "Southern Europe Upgraded, US France China Downgraded"-The Chosun Daily South Korea



                                            For now that's the news from France.












                                            

BREAKING NEWS: IRAN ATTACKED BY ISRAEL, IRAN RETALIATES IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS*IRAN TELLS SHIPS NOT TO OPERATE IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ*OPENING ATTACKS ASSASSINATION STRIKES ON IRANIAN LEADERSHIP*MORE THAN 200 KILLED IN IRAN*ETANYAHU IN SEPTEMBER "WE NEED TO DESTROY THE IRANIAN AXIS"*IRAN ATTACKS ISRAEL, US BASE NATIONS IN REGION*

 


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"we need to destroy the Iranian axis...that is what stands before us in the coming year, which could be a historic year for the security of Israel"


ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SPEAKING TO ISRAEL'S MILITARY LEADERSHIP ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2025...



"Defeat of the Iranian axis is 'within our means', says Netanyahu The prime minister delivered a Rosh Hashanah address to the IDF General Staff forum in Tel Aviv"-Jerusalem Post September 23, 2025




                            LINKS TO NEWS SOURCES:



                         TIMES OF ISRAEL LIVEBLOG


                      OSINTdefender "X"



              MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



               RIA Novosti Russia Blog (Translation Prompt)





ISRAEL ATTACKING IRAN IN WHAT IS BEING CALLED A JOINT US-ISRAELI OPERATION 


ASSASSINATION STRIKES CARRIED OUT IN CENTRAL TEHRAN TO KILL TOP IRANIAN LEADERS


ISRAEL'S MOSSAD SPY AGENCY CALLING ON IRANIANS TO 'RETURN IRAN TO ITS GLORIOUS DAYS'....



There are explosions reported in multiple Iranian cities at numerous locations across Iran.


Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz described the initial attacks on Iran as "pre-emptive".



Mainstream US media outlets speaking of US-Israeli coordination in the attacks on Iran.


US warplanes based on land and on the "Abraham Lincoln" aircraft carrier at sea are attacking Iran.



THE REUTERS NEWS AGENCY SAYS THE US AND ISRAEL PICKED TODAY'S DATE TO ATTACK IRAN WEEKS AGO.


JUST HOURS AGO, US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPOKE OF NO DECISION ON AN ATTACK HAVING BEEN MADE.


Iran's holy city of Qom the city of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attacked.


Part of the information being reported by mainstream media is that Ayatollah Khamenei was moved to a safe location how the media know this not clear.



Iran's Press TV reporting injuries in the attacks.  Two locations in Tehran the capital city were attacked with Iranian state media speaking of attacks on five cities.



US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FORMALLY ANNOUNCING THE ATTACKS ON IRAN.


THE PRESIDENT POSTING AN EIGHT MINUTE VIDEO ON TRUTH SOCIAL...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Link Trump Statement)



Iranian warplanes in the skies over the capital city of Tehran following the attack MIG-29 aircraft sighted.


Reuters quoting Iranian officials promising a 'crushing response' to the attacks.



Seven missiles impacting near the Presidential Palace and the Supreme Leader's Residence in Tehran during the initial attacks this morning.


In his eight-minute video announcing the attacks US President Donald Trump speaking of a military campaign to destroy Iran's capability to produce missiles.


Trump saying Iran's missile industry will be "totally obliterated".



IRAN'S MEHR NEWS AGENCY SAYS THAT PRESIDENT MASOUD PEZESHKIAN WAS NOT HURT IN THE ATTACKS ON TEHRAN THIS MORNING.



Hospitals in Israel directed to move their operations to underground and safe areas.


The attacks on Iran launched in the middle of the night US time if Iran retaliates by the time many Americans wake up in the morning they will see visual images of Israel being attacked.



In his statement earlier President Trump saying Iran's Navy will also be destroyed and that Iran's military 'must lay down their arms or die'



There have also been cyberattacks on Iran this morning with several news agencies and mobile apps impacted according to Iran's Fars News Agency.



IRAN HAS BEEN BAITED TO RESPOND WITH THESE ATTACKS THE US MILITARY, ISRAELI MILITARY READY FOR ANY RESPONSE BY IRAN'S MILITARY.


IRANIAN COUNTERATTACKS WILL JUSTIFY MORE ATTACKS ON IRAN BY THE US AND ISRAEL.



The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps speaking of 'a strong and decisive response' to the attacks on Tehran.   


If I were the Iranians a measured response proportional to what was actually done to them this morning would make sense.


A lot of attacks reported but note no sign of any follow-up attacks from the US and Israel.


Perhaps they hoped to flush out a big Iranian response that would have been shot out of the sky.



PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED FOR REGIME CHANGE IN HIS EIGHT-MINUTE VIDEO SAYING TO THE IRANIAN PEOPLE:



"When we're finished take over your government"



The New York Times speaking of several days of military operations against Iran.



MISSILES LAUNCHED FROM IRAN TOWARDS ISRAEL


A second wave of attacks on multiple Iranian cities not attacked in the first wave.




ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WITH A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART THAT THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL HAVE:


"embarked on an operation to remove the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran"



IRAN LAUNCHING ATTACKS AT BASES OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE REGION USED TO ATTACK IT IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT 


ALSO QATAR WHERE FOUR BRITISH WARPLANES ARE DEPLOYED TO HELP PROTECT THE US BASE THERE.



Syria reporting four killed due to an Iranian missile impact in Sweida located in southern Syria near Israel.


THE UNITED STATES CALLING THE MILITARY OPERATION 'EPIC FURY'.



ISRAEL'S MILITARY SAYING THE ATTACKS THIS MORNING WERE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS AIMED AT IRAN'S LEADERS INCLUDING PRESIDENT MASOUD PEZESHKIAN AND SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI



Iran reports 57 killed in an attack on an elementary school in the southern part of the country.



IRAN SAYS IT DESTROYED A US RADAR SITE IN QATAR USED FOR MISSILE TRACKING



                                UPDATE

     (1230 PM US EASTERN TIME, 930 PM IRAN TIME)



More Iranian missile barrages Saturday evening aimed at Israel and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.


Shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the eastern end of the Persian Gulf being told by VHF radio that the strait is closed.


These broadcasts linked to Iran.   The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center with an advisory...



            UKMTO Shipping Advisory Persian Gulf Region




THE LUXURIOUS PALATIAL CITY OF DUBAI IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER ATTACK WITH FOUR INJURED IN A FIRE IN THE CITY.


MOUNTING EVIDENCE IN RECENT YEARS OF THE UAE BEING ISRAEL'S SILENT PARTNER WAGING WAR IN YEMEN AND SUDAN FOR THE ISRAELIS.


THE UAE ALSO TRYING TO INFLUENCE THE HORN OF AFRICA WHERE ISRAEL HAS RECOGNIZED SOMALILAND IN THE NORTH OF SOMALIA AS AN INDEPENDENT STATE.


US FORCES ARE ALSO BASED IN THE EMIRATES WITH MANY FLIGHTS OF US TRANSPORT PLANES IN AND OUT OF THE UAE IN RECENT WEEKS.



Iran telling us 63 killed at a girls school in the southern part of the country that was hit in the US-Israeli attacks.


ON FOX NEWS THIS MORNING JENNIFER GRIFFIN EXPLAINING THE FIRST ATTACKS ON IRAN WERE IN PART AN EFFORT TO KNOCK OUT IRAN'S AIR DEFENSES IN PREPARATION FOR FUTURE ATTACKS.


GRIFFIN ALSO NOTING THE FIRST USE OF ATTACK DRONES BY THE UNITED STATES ON A BATTLEFILD.



This evening an attack on the Iranian city of Bushehr where a nuclear power plant is being built with Russian assistance.


Explosions in other Iranian cities Urmiye and Qom.



This evening the Iranian missile barrages on Tel Aviv described as more intense.



MORE THAN 200 KILLED IN IRAN IN TODAY'S ATTACKS ACCORDING TO IRAN'S RED CRESCENT SOCIETY.



The spin from Israel is that some Iranian leaders were eliminated in the initial attacks this morning.  Who those leaders were not so clear?


President Trump did speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once the war started.



Israel says it hit 500 targets in Iran today.



12 INJURED IN IRANIAN MISSILE ATTACKS AIMED AT US MILITARY FACILITIES IN KUWAIT ACCORDING TO KUWAITI AUTHORITIES



Iran says one of its missiles hit a US 'MST combat support ship...IRNA News Iran (Translation Prompt)



ISRAEL WARNING RESIDENTS TO EVACUATE AN INDUSTRIAL AREA IN THE CITY OF ISFAHAN (AL JAZEERA)


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Friday, February 27, 2026

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 2/27/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*IRAN ATTACKED*RUBIO WARNS AMBASSADORS INFLAMING COMMENTS*CASH PLANE CRASH RIOT IN BOLIVIA*TRUMP TALKS 'FRIENDLY TAKEOVER" CUBA*EU IGNITES DISPUTED TRADE DEAL*BILL CLINTON EPSTEIN DEPOSITION*CHINA 'DEEP CONCERN' OVER PAK-AFGHAN FIGHT*PRE-WAR "LEAVE ISRAEL NOW" MESSAGE*US MILITARY DOWNS BORDER PATROL DRONE*PARMAMOUNT TAKEOVER WARNER BROS.*

 

(UPDATED WHEN ABLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING TILL 11 PM EASTERN US TIME OR LATER)




                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




THE CONFLICT WITH IRAN HAS BEGUN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING US TIME LATE SATURDAY MORNING IRAN TIME...


ISRAEL STRIKING TARGETS IN DOWNTOWN TEHRAN...


THE ATTACKS NOW UNDERWAY BEING CALLED A JOINT US-ISRAELI OPERATION...



THE ATTACKS BEING CHARACTERIZED AS ASSASSINATIONS OF TOP IRANIAN LEADERS...



                        TIMES OF ISRAEL



   BREAKING NEWS IRAN ATTACKED POST




                      (NEWS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS)



US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning US ambassadors around the world to refrain from comments that might 'inflame regional audiences'.


Rubio's memo noting 'rising regional tensions' surrounding Iran.


Many observers linking this to the comments of US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee regarding the Biblical explanation of Israel's land in the Book of Genesis.


It is being said that Mr. Trump is displeased with Ambassador Huckabee...Times of Israel...


But there are other controversies surrounding US Ambassadors including Ambassador Charles Kushner in France and US diplomatic comments about the recent murder of French nationalist Quentin Deranque.


Plus US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White's comments about Belgian government prosecution of Orthodox Jews for circumcising babies without medical credentials...NOS Netherlands News Story





Open AI reaching agreement with the US Department of War to deploy its models on classified computer networks.


This comes amid the federal government crackdown on "Anthropic" for refusing to give its AI to the Pentagon for unlimited use...OSINTdefender "X"




THE FIGHTING BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN CONTINUING WITH PAKISTAN'S MILITARY SPEAKING OF 297 TALIBAN FIGHTERS KILLED.


THE AFGHAN SIDE SPEAKING OF 19 CIVILIANS KILLED AND 26 WOUNDED IN PAKISTANI ATTACKS...TASS RUSSIA...


PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE US SUPPORTIVE OF PAKISTAN WITH IRAN, CHINA AND THE UN CALLING FOR AN END TO THE FIGHTING...DAWN PAKISTAN



President Trump reported displeased with FBI Director Kash Patel's recent actions at the Winter Olympics.


NBC News told by a source that Mr. Trump expressed disappointment with Patel's behavior in the locker room after the US Men's Hockey Team won the gold medal.


Trump also said to be displeased with the FBI Director's use of a government plane to travel to the Olympics...The Hill USA




IN BOLIVIA THE DEADLY CRASH OF A MILITARY PLANE CARRYING MONEY SPARKING VIOLENCE. 


15 KILLED, 30 INJURED AFTER THE C-130 TRANSPORT CRASHED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY.


A RIOTOUS SITUATION UNFOLDING AS CROWDS CAME TO TAKE MONEY FROM THE PLANE SCATTERED ON THE GROUND.


POLICE USING TEAR GAS FIREFIGHTERS SPRAYING WATER TO FIGHT PEOPLE GRABBING THE CASH.


THEY FOUGHT BACK WITH STONES...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




LEGENDARY SINGER-SONGWRITER NEIL SEDAKA HAS PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 86...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




"It's not something good to have in your food...not something I was particularly happy with...But I also understand the President's point of view"


US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking about President Trump's decision to keep glyphosate in food.  He was interviewed by podcaster Joe Rogan.


Glyphosate is a pesticide made by pharma giant "Bayer".


Secretary Kennedy also discussed other matters in his appearance on Rogan's podcast.


They included healthy foods, medical costs and the state of society...The Hill USA...Joe Rogan Podcast Full Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Interview




"THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL NEVER ALLOW A RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY TO DICTATE HOW OUR GREAT MILITARY FIGHTS  AND WINS WARS!"


Part of US President Donald Trump's social media blast as he announced a severing of US government use of technology from the AI maker "Anthropic".


Anthropic resisting attempts by the Pentagon to fully access its AI technology to wage war.


Mr. Trump threatening further actions against Anthropic to force the issue...The Hill USA



US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPEAKING OF A 'FRIENDLY TAKEOVER' OF CUBA.

HIS COMMENTS FOLLOW THE DEADLY INCIDENT WEDNESDAY WHERE FOUR MEN ON A SPEEDBOAT FROM FLORIDA DIED IN A GUNFIGHT WITH CUBA'S COAST GUARD...OSINTdefender "X"



Ukrainian drones on the attack in Russia tonight.   A fire ignited at an oil refinery in the Kuban Region of southern Russia due to falling drone debris.   No casualties reported...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)



THE UNITED STATES SUPPORTIVE OF PAKISTAN IN ITS CONFLICT WITH AFGHANISTAN.


THE US STATE DEPARTMENT STATEMENT SAYING IN PART THAT PAKISTAN HAS A 'RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST ATTACKS FROM THE TALIBAN, A SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL TERRORIST GROUP'...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL


Israel's Supreme Court suspending a decision to regulate 37 humanitarian aid organizations in Gaza.


The court agreeing to consider a challenge to the government's new policies requiring extensive disclosures by the relief organizations.



The new rules set to take effect Sunday causing those organizations to wind down relief efforts in Gaza...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)




Two killed and 39 injured in a tram accident in Milan, Italy.  The tram ending up crashing into a building...RAI NEWS ITALY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




(UPDATED) COMMENTING AS HE LEFT THE WHITE HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON PRESIDENT TRUMP SENDING A SET OF MIXED SIGNALS ON THE SITUATION WITH IRAN.


HE SPOKE OF WANTING TO MAKE A DEAL WITH IRAN BUT ALSO SAYING 'SOMETIMES' MILITARY FORCE HAS TO BE USED...(NEWS AGENCIES)



NASA backing away from a planned moon landing next year.


NASA Administrator Jared Issacman saying the Artemis III mission in 2027 will be a low Earth orbit demonstration flight of the Orion spacecraft.


It will set up possible moon landings in 2028 involving the Artemis IV and Artemis V missions...Tass Russia



THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION STARTING UP A TRADE DEAL WITH THE FIVE MERCOSUR COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AMERICA. 



THIS PROVISIONAL IMPLEMENTATION COMES WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND WITHOUT A DECISION FROM THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE.


THE COURT IS NOW CONSIDERING A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO THE CONTROVERSIAL TRADE DEAL ESPECIALLY OPPOSED BY FARMERS ACROSS EUROPE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



We are told that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel on Monday.  The idea planted that Rubio will discuss Iran during his visit.


His visit also said to be about Gaza where a shaky ceasefire is to lead to a 'second phase' in the coming weeks.


Also, Rubio discussing Lebanon where pressure is being applied to disarm the Iranian-aligned Hezbollah movement...Times of Israel



THIS WEEK AS HIGH-PROFILE DEMOCRATS FACED QUESTIONING OVER THEIR CONNECTIONS TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN MAINSTREAM MEDIA CONSIDERING REPUBLICAN CONNECTIONS.


ATTENTION DRAWN TO A PICTURE OF COMMERCE SECRETARY HOWARD LUTNICK WITH EPSTEIN.


ALSO, SOME FBI INTERVIEW DOCUMENTS WHERE A WOMAN ALLEGED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT BY PRESIDENT TRUMP WHEN SHE WAS MINOR IN THE 1980'S...THE HILL USA



The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 521.28 points or 1.05 percent.

The NASDAQ fell 210.17 points or .92 percent.

At 439 pm New York Time the price of oil at 67 dollars 31 cents a barrel a 3.22 percent rise...Marketwatch



(UPDATED) THE REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED US HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE QUESTIONING FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON OVER HIS TIES TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.


MR. CLINTON CLAIMING HE SAW NOTHING AND DID NOTHING WRONG WHEN HE WAS WITH EPSTEIN.



CLINTON ALSO SAYING HE WOULD HAVE TURNED EPSPTEIN IN HIMSELF IF HE HAD OBSERVED ANY WRONGDOING...


                                       BBC NEWS BLOG



China expressing 'deep concern' over the renewed fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the last 24 hours.


Deaths reported on both sides of the conflict with China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning saying the current round of fighting is 'more intense than before'.


China offering mediation to both countries...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye))



SWEDEN POINTING THE FINGER AT RUSSIA OVER A DRONE INCIDENT INVOLVING A FRENCH AIRCRAFT CARRIER.


SWEDEN'S MILITARY DISRUPTING THE DRONE AS IT APPROACHED THE CARRIER 'CHARLES DE GAULLE' ANCHORED IN THE PORT CITY OF MALMO.


THE DRONE CAME FROM A RUSSIAN SHIP ACCORDING TO THE SWEDISH DEFENSE MINISTRY...SVT SWEDEN (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



The US citizen killed in a boat confrontation with Cuban security forces was obsessed with overthrowing Cuba's communist government.


The brother of Michel Casanova says he and others on the boat were so obsessed they forgot about the danger.


The boat he and others used to reach Cuba was reported stolen in the Florida Keys...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)




A COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STUDENT DETAINED BY US IMMIGRATION AGENTS RELEASED AFTER INTERVENTION BY NEW YORK MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI.


MAYOR MAMDANI VISITING THE WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY MAKING HIS APPEAL DIRECTLY TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP...AFP FRANCE-FRANCE 24



      "If you want to leave Israel do it today"


The message of US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee to embassy staff ahead of war with Iran.


The embassy officially speaking of 'safety risks' for staff who remain...Times of Israel





THE OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER TRAVELING TO WASHINGTON MEETING TODAY WITH US VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE AND OTHER OFFICIALS.


SAYYID BADR ALBUSAIDI SAID TO BE SEEKING TO PREVENT A START OF A US-ISRAELI WAR WITH IRAN...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL



Members of the US House told about the accidental shoot down of a US Customs and Border Patrol drone by the US military.


It happened earlier this month in El Paso, Texas.    The incident led to a temporary closure of airspace over El Paso.


There is now a permanent closure of airspace in an area around the Fort Hancock facility 50 miles southeast of El Paso where the US Army operates lasers to shoot down drones...ABC News USA




A MAJOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN HISTORIC US MEDIA AS PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE IS MOVING TO TAKEOVER WARNER BROTHERS.


PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE ALREADY INVOLVED IN CONTROL OF TIKTOK AND CBS NEWS IT WOULD NOW GAIN CONTROL OF CNN.


THERE IS CONCERN THE TAKEOVER MEANS MORE PRO-ISRAEL CONTROL OF US MEDIA...ABC 7 LOS ANGELES...GLENN GREEENWALD "X"





Authorities in Iran releasing video linking a Dutch diplomat to efforts supporting the widely reported street protests in the country a month ago.


The diplomat's luggage opened on January 28th with satellite phones and a Starlink satellite modem.


Iranian authorities allege the street protests were being directed from outside the country by intelligence agencies using Starlink.



Starlink also used to send out videos of the demonstrations to the world.



The Dutch ambassador to Iran called in by the foreign ministry over the matter...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)\



SERBIA IS PROTECTNG A KEY WITNESS IN TWO CRIMINAL CASES SURROUNDING ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU.


ISRAEL EINHORN IS WANTED BY THE ISRAELI PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IN THE CASE INVOLVING QATARI FUNDING OF MR. NETANYAHU'S AIDES.


HE IS ALSO A SUSPECT IN THE LEAKING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS BY THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE TO THE GERMAN MAGAZINE 'BILD'...BARAK RAVID "X" (LINK TO HAARETZ ISRAEL STORY LIMITED ACCESS)


Thursday, February 26, 2026

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 2/26/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT*HILLARY CLINTON DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF EPSTEIN CRIMES*KIM SAYS NORTH KOREA CAN 'GET ON WELL WITH US'?*IRAN-US TALKS*CUBA SPEAKS OF GROUP PLANNING 'TERRORIST ACTS'*

 


                           (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING)



                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:



Russian air defenses taking down 95 attacking Ukrainian drones overnight into Friday morning...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)



TONIGHT, THE PENTAGON ON THE VERGE OF TAKING OVER AI TECHNOLOGY BEING DENIED TO IT BY A PRIVATE COMPANY.


TALKS BETWEEN THE US MILITARY AND ANTHROPIC SAID TO BE AN IMPASSE...THE HILL USA





In Israel the High Court asking for an explanation from Israel's military command in Judea and Samaria (The West Bank).


The court wants Major General Avi Bluth and another general to explain the lack of protection of Palestinian civilians from attacks by nationalist settlers...Times of Israel





A STEADY STREAM OF US MILITARY REFUELING AND TRANSPORT PLANES ON THE MOVE TONIGHT.



THE AIRCRAFT SHUTTLING BACK AND FORTH INTO THE MIDDLE EAST NEAR IRAN...OSINT Technical "X"




As news related to Jeffrey Epstein focuses on the Clintons depositions before a House committee news leaking out related to President Donald Trump and the Epstein files.


Reports says three Department Of Justice files involving an accusation against Mr. Trump have not been released.  They are FBI interviews with a victim.


The allegation involves sexual assault allegedly committed by Trump involving a young girl described as a 'child' by opponents of Mr. Trump...Roger Sollenberger "Daily Beast" "X" (Link To NBC News Story)




(UPDATED)  POLITICS A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR A HOUSE OF COMMONS SEAT IN THE MANCHESTER AREA.


THE GORDON AND DENTON BY-ELECTION SEEN AS A CLOSE FIGHT BETWEEN THE GOVERNING LABOR PARTY, THE REFORM PARTY AND THE RISING GREEN PARTY.


THE WINNER OF THE ELECTION THE GREEN PARTY AND ITS CANDIDATE HANNAH SPENCER A PLUMBER BY PROFESSION.   


REFORM UK CANDIDATE MATT GOODWIN FINISHED SECOND.


THE GOVERNING LABOR PARTY FINISHING IN THIRD PLACE.


LEFT-WING OPPONENTS OF PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER THREW THEIR SUPPPORT BEHIND THE GREEN PARTY IN THE ELECTION...



                           Sky News UK Blog




      (UPDATED WITH DETAILS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS)



Fighting underway between Afghanistan and Pakistan tonight Pakistan says it's launched a major military operation.



The Pakistani military saying it is responding to Taliban attacks on its forces in the border areas.



Pakistan's air force attacking major cities in Afghanistan including Kandahar and Kabul with the attacks said to be aimed at military targets.



Powerful explosions reported in Kabul late tonight...Tass Russia...


At least two Pakistani soldiers killed in the fighting.


Pakistan says it killed at least 133 Taliban soldiers...Dawn Pakistan...



                           (COMMENT-ANALYSIS)



It's worth noting that both these nations neighbor Iran and Qatar serves as a mediator between the US and Taliban.


India also friendly towards the Taliban Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Israel as war with Iran approaches.



THE US-IRAN TALKS HAVE CONCLUDED IN GENEVA...(NEWS AGENCIES)...THERE IS TALK OF MORE TALKS NEXT WEEK AT A 'TECHNICAL LEVEL'...OSINTdefender "X"



The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) firing agents who investigated cases against President Trump.

At least 10 agents fired.   This is not the first time agents linked to Trump cases have lost their jobs.

The fired agents probed the alleged misuse of classified documents by Mr. Trump and the January 6th related allegations against him...The Hill USA 



The CEO of the World Economic Forum leaving his position.  Borge Brende was linked to Jeffrey Epstein in the recently released Department of Justice files.


The WEF saying they found no wrongdoing involving Brende but he opted to leave so as to not distract from its work...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



A GERMAN ADMINISTRATIVE COURT RULING THAT THE MAIN OPPOSITION ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY (AfD) PARTY CANNOT BE DESCRIBED AS A 'RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION'.


 THE AfD FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST GERMANY'S INTERNAL SECURITY AGENCY OVER THE DESIGNATION...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



The markets today.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 17.05 points or .03 percent.


The NASDAQ down 273.69 points or 1.18 percent.


At 440 pm New York Time the price of oil 65 dollars 48 cents a barrel up six cents...

                          Marketwatch



                      (UPDATED WITH MORE DETAIL)


                           "I don't recall"

                            "had no idea"


THOSE ARE SOME OF THE PHRASES COMING FROM FORMER US SECRETARY OF STATE, US SENATOR AND FIRST LADY HILLARY CLINTON.


SHE'S BEING QUESTIONED ABOUT HER TIES TO JEFFREY EPSPTEIN BY THE REPUBLICAN CONROLLED US HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.


HILLARY CLINTON WAS ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES OF GHISLAINE MAXWELL EPSTEIN'S CLOSE ASSOCIATE WHO SOCIALIZED WITH HER.


MRS. CLINTON SPEAKING OF 'POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP' DURING HER QUESTIONING ALSO SAYING 'MY HEART BREAKS FOR THE SURVIVORS' OF EPSTEIN.


SHE ALSO BELIEVES THAT US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SHOULD TESTIFY UNDER OATH ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN...


                                      BBC NEWS LIVE BLOG



"There is no reason we cannot get on well with the United States"


The message of North Korea's ruler Kim Jong-Un at the ruling party congress.    Kim linking this to US acceptance of North Korea's nuclear arsenal.


Meanwhile Kim talking a hostile attitude toward South Korea...Yonhap News Agency South Korea




THE US-IRAN TALKS IN GENEVA TODAY WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM SAID TO BE ON THE TABLE BUT THE US IS ALSO SIGNALING WIDER DEMANDS.


IRAN IS WILLING TO MAKE CONCESSIONS ON ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM BUT NOT WILLING TO DISMANTLE ITS CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TO SATISFY THE ISRAELI-US DEMANDS...(NEWS AGENCY SOURCES)





BELGIUM PLANS TO INSTALL ANTI-AIRCRAFT WEAPONS IN THE MAJOR PORT CITY OF ANTWERP.


THE WEAPONS WILL BE INSTALLED NEXT YEAR ACCORDING TO BELGIAN PRIME MINISTER BART DE WEVER.



SPECULATION THAT THE NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN 'NAMSYS' SYSTEM MAY BE USED...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)





In Israel last night supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government getting loud and noisy at the home of an Arab-Israeli news anchor.


This was the fourth night of harassment outside the home of Lucy Aharish.  Stones thrown at a news photographer who was at the scene.


One protester arrested by police...Barak Ravid Channel 12 Israel-Axios "X" Post (Photo Embed)



THE CUBAN EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES REVEALING THAT THE INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEADLY INCIDENT ON ITS COAST YESTERDAY WERE PLANNING 'TERRORIST' ACTS INSIDE CUBA.


FOUR KILLED WHEN CUBAN SECURITY FORCES OPENED FIRE ON THE BOAT WHEN FIRED UPON.



THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT SAYING AN INDIVIDUAL INSIDE CUBA WAS ARRESTED FOR HIS CONNECTION TO THE BOAT AND ITS PASSENGERS MOST OF WHOM ARE NOW IDENTIFIED...




THE US UNVEILING NEW SANCTIONS ON IRAN AHEAD OF TODAY'S US-IRAN TALKS IN GENEVA.


SHIPS CARRYING IRANIAN OIL ARE TARGETED IN THE SANCTIONS WITH THE US SPEAKING OF THE OIL FUNDING IRANIAN MILITARY ACTIVITIES...AL JAZEERA QATAR



The US Justice Department charging a former US Air Force pilot for providing services to China.


65-year-old retired Major Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., nicknamed "Runner", arrested in Jeffersonville, Indiana.


Brown a former instructor for the US F-35 warplane...US Justice Department News Release


THE SWISS GOVERNMENT PAYING OUT 55,000 EUROS (64.917 US DOLLARS) TO 156 VICTIMS OF THE NEW YEAR'S EVE FIRE AT A NIGHTCLUB IN THE SKI RESORT OF CRANS MONTANA.


FOR THOSE KILLED IN THE DISASTER FAMILY MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE THE PAYMENT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

THE CLINTONS, THE EPSTEIN AND EPSTEIN'S FRIENDS LIKE THE DERSH, EHUD BARAK AND NO KIDDING KEN STARR

 

                                            (SPECIAL COMMENT AND ANALYSIS)



With Bill and Hillary Clinton giving their depositions to the US House Government Oversight Committee over Clinton ties to Jeffrey Epstein a man known as a 'financier' I am certainly reminded of those "Clinton Years" of the 1990's.


Those years punctuated by financial questions about the Clinton's from the 'cattle futures' windfall for Hillary to the Whitewater project questions surrounding them and those infamous Rose Law Firm billing records.


But in the end it was all for nought as a probe of the Clinton's centered on financial wrongdoing descended into the pit of Bill Clinton's illicit sexual relationships and his deceptive spin culminating in the affair with Monica Lewinsky.


Probably my first question for the Clintons would concern the post-impeachment enrichment of Monica Lewinsky do they know how she got that rich was Jeffrey Epstein the 'financier' involved in enriching Lewinsky?


What about the impeachment and the report of the "Special Prosecutor-Special Counsel" Ken Starr that dovetailed with the impeachment.


In the end Mr. Starr would be friendly to Epstein just like the Clintons, very friendly to Jeffrey Epstein doing legal work for his sweetheart pedo plea deal but going further to say about Epstein:


                        "He's a prince" 


And in an email to Epstein Starr went so far as to say:



"As you know I believed in you (still do) and your cause.  Come see me"



"Jeffrey Epstein visited Ken Starr..."-Baylor Lariat News Story



Getting the financial case against Bill and Hillary Clinton sidetracked to a sex case against Bill Clinton came out of leaks from individuals like Linda Tripp inside the White House, intermediary Lucianne Goldberg and the online journalist Matt Drudge???   Something for inquiring minds out there.



But back into the Clintons one of the staunchest defenders of Bill Clinton in the 1990's arena in connection with the scandals and the impeachment Jeffrey Epstein's pal, lawyer Alan Dershowitz.


Dersh would reprise his role to defend Donald Trump when Trump faced impeachment decades later.


Dershowitz has repeatedly threatened lawsuits when the subject of Jeffrey Epstein and his connection comes up a very sad performance indeed.


According to Les Wexner and Howard Lutnick among others, Epstein was a 'con-man'.  That's just as criminal as a pedophile but is Mr. Dershowitz getting any of this does he give a rip or...


It cannot be denied that Dershowitz is a passionate staunch defender of Israel in the big-league elite in that category.


Let's go to Ehud Barak.   Barak backed for Israeli Prime Minister in 1999 successfully elected with Clinton political gurus Paul Begala and James Carville assisting...



"James Carville couldn't take his eyes off his client's small pudgy hands..."-From CNN Story "Gruff and very tough" Regarding Ehud Barak in 1999



"I just kept wondering how many people he'd killed"

CLINTON POLITICAL GURU JAMES CARVILLE ON EPSTEIN FRIEND FORMER ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER EHUD BARAK



There are accusations out there linking Barak to violent sexual abuse but they are not substantiated.   No one inside Israel seems to care at this point.  Barak an opponent of current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vocal and virtually subversive.  Netanyahu claiming that proves Epstein didn't work for Israel.


Barak's Epstein connections extensive he stayed at an Epstein property in New York with security equipment installed by the Israeli government.


He and Epstein dealt with serious matters like Syria's Civil War Epstein helping Barak craft a message to support US bombing of Syria based on allegations of chemical weapons use by government forces against jihadist opponents during its civil war.


President Donald Trump would end up bombing Syria twice in 2017 and 2018 over alleged use of chemical weapons.


Will the members of the House committee particularly the Republicans wade into these matters ask tough questions consider these Epstein ties in their lines of questioning of the Clintons?



NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 2/25/2026*TRUMP ADVISERS SAID TO PREFER ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN FIRST*FORMER TREASURY SECRETARY RESIGNS HARVARD TEACHING OVER EPSTEIN TIES*EPSTEIN APOLOGY FROM BILL GATES*INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER IN ISRAEL*GERMAN CHANCELLOR VISITS CHINA AS CHINESE IMPORTS FLOURISH*

 

                               (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)

                                  (PERSONAL COMMITMENTS WILL DELAY POSTING)



                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:



In Ukraine late tonight explosions in several Ukrainian cities with Russian attacks underway.  

Intelligence sources reporting a major Russian assault tonight including drones and missiles...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)



SENIOR ADVISERS TO US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID TO PREFER AN ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAN TO LEAD TO US INTERVENTION IN A WAR WITH IRAN.


THIS ACCORDING TO 'POLITICO' CITING TWO SOURCES...OSINTdefender "X"




46 people dead following serious flooding in southeastern Brazil.  Another 21 people reported missing.

Heavy rainfall Monday night led to flooding and landslides with some buildings collapsing...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)




US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO DEMANDING THAT IRAN NEGOTIATE ITS CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS WITH THE US IN PARTICULAR ITS MISSILES.


RUBIO MAKING HIS DEMAND ON EVE OF TALKS IN GENEVA BETWEEN THE US AND IRAN...NEWS AGENCIES-TIMES OF ISRAEL



Cuban authorities say a fast boat on Cuba's coastline was fired on this morning with four killed on the boat six others wounded.


A Cuban commander on a patrol vessel wounded.


The boat said to have originated in the United States....OSINTdefender "X" (Link To Cuban Ministry of the Interior Statement)...


The United States describing the vessel fired upon as a civilian vessel not affiliated with the US government...(News Agencies)



FORMER US TREASURY SECRETARY LARRY SUMMERS RESIGNING HIS TEACHING POSITION AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY.


SUMMERS LINKED TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN WITH THE UNIVERSITY PROBING THOSE TIES.


SUMMERS WAS TREASURY SECRETARY FOR FORMER PERESIDENT BILL CLINTON AND IS A FORMER PRESIDENT OF HARVARD...WCVB-TV BOSTON


The Speaker of the British House of Commons warned police that Lord Peter Mandelson was a flight risk prior to Mandelson's Monday arrest.


The former cabinet minister and British Ambassador to the US arrested and later released suspected of official misconduct connected to his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.


Speaker Lindsay Hoyle confirming he passed information to police without detailing it...Sky News UK



A JEFFREY EPSTEIN APOLOGY FROM BILLIONAIRE BILL GATES. 

MR. GATES OFFERING UP AN APOLOGY TO THE STAFF OF THE GATES FOUNDATION.

BILL GATES TELLING STAFF IN A TOWN HALL MEETING THAT HE HURT 'THE BRAND' OF THE FOUNDATION BY ASSOCIATING WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

BUT HE DENIED ENGAING IN ANY WRONGDOING WITH EPSTEIN...THE HILL USA



JAPAN DECIDING TO PLACE MISSILES ON A JAPANESE ISLAND NEAR TAIWAN.  


DEPLOYMENT OF THE MISSILES SET FOR FIVE YEARS FROM NOW ON THE ISLAND OF YONAGUNI JUST 110 KILOMETERS (68.35 MILES) FROM THE ISLAND CHINA CONSIDERS A PROVINCE.


THE DECISION FOLLOWS CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS BY JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SANAE TAKAICHI DESCRIBING CHINA'S USE OF FORCE TO ASSERT SOVEREIGNTY OVER TAIWAN AS A THREAT TO JAPAN'S SURVIVAL...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)


The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 307.65 points or .63 percent.


The NASDAQ rose 288.40 points or 1.26 percent.

At 447 pm New York Time the price of oil 65 dollars 52 cents a barrel down 11 cents...Marketwatch




INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ARRIVING IN ISRAEL FOR A TWO-DAY VISIT.


HE WAS GREETED AT BEN GURION AIRPORT BY PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU...TIMES OF ISRAEL



German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visiting China.


His three-day visit described as a 'balancing act".



Chinese trade with Germany flourishing amid the tariff war with the United States.



China is now Germany's largest trading partner a record 170 billion Euros (200.16 billion US Dollars) worth of Chinese imports entered Germany in 2025...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)





THE US MILITARY SEIZING A SANCTIONED OIL TANKER THAT LEFT VENEZUELA MONTHS AGO.


THE TANKER 'BERTHA' SAILING UNDER THE FLAG OF THE COOK ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WAS CAPTURED IN THE INDIAN OCEAN...USNI NEWS



In New Zealand the Reserve Bank pushing for 'basic cash handling services' to be provided throughout the country.


The closing of banks particularly in rural areas is impacting cash availability for consumers and businesses.


New Zealand's central bank now conducting a six-week consultation seeking public input.



It is being suggested that central hubs be provided jointly by banks with 2.5 sites available for each area where 10,000 people live...One News New Zealand



US AUTOMAKER FORD RECALLING MORE THAN 412.000 SUV'S.


THEY ARE FORD EXPLORERS FOR THE YEAR BETWEEN 2017 AND 2019.



THE RECALL LINKED TO A SUSPENSION PROBLEM THAT COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIAL LOSS OF STEERING...THE HILL USA




In the face of the US cutoff of fuel supplies to Cuba, leftist activists launching a humanitarian aid convoy to Cuba.


The convoy "Our America" set to arrive in Cuba on March 21st according to Ecuadorean organizer Maria Luisa Ortega.  The convoy carrying both food and medical supplies.  Aid will arrive by land, air and sea.


Among those supporting the convoy Swedish activist Greta Thunberg...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...


Meanwhile Cuba's ambassador in Canada urging the Canadian government to provide assistance to Cuba.

Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand says an aid package is being prepared and will be announced in the coming days...Global News Canada