NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*TALKS IN PAKISTAN, WAR IN LEBANON*CRACKDOWN ON IRISH FUEL PROTEST*IS BONDI HIDING SOMETHING 'IN YOUR PANTRY WITH YOUR CUPCAKES'?*

 

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NEWSDUMP ALERT:  TALKS RELATED TO THE IRAN WAR UNDERWAY IN PAKISTAN AS THE WAR CONTINUES IN LEBANON 10 KILLED IN ONE OF THE LATEST ISRAELI AIR ATTACKS.

US NAVY SHIPS MOVED THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND THEN EXITED IT TODAY IRAN SAID IT WARNED THE SHIPS MOVEMENT WAS HARMFUL TO THE TALKS IN PAKISTAN.

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                                    AL JAZEERA QATAR

                                       DAWN PAKISTAN

NEWSDUMP ALERT:  IRISH POLICE MOVE TO BREAK UP OIL REFINERY BLOCKADE, MILITARY DEPLOYED

                                                 (UPDATED AS ABLE)

The Irish Police (Garda-Gardai) declared an 'extraordinary event' last night amid blockades related to high fuel prices.

One key blockade is at Ireland's only oil refinery in Cork there police are moving against demonstrators.

Irish military units have been sighted their special vehicles can be used to remove large vehicles in the blockade.

In the end fuel tankers under police escort were able to leave the refinery...

                                             RTE IRELAND BLOG 

The "Jeffrey Epstein Update" this time let Simon and Garfunkel sing "Mrs. Robinson"...

"Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes.  Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes.

It's a little secret just the Robinsons' affair.  Most of all you've got to hide it from the kids."

                       LYRICS FROM 'MRS. ROBINSON'

What is Pam Bondi hiding indeed when it comes to the Epstein Files?   

Her recent resignation as Attorney General used to sink her deposition set for this coming week before the House Government Oversight Committee...

"DOJ says Bondi won't sit for Oversight deposition on Epstein Files"-The Hill Story

And now to the music and a song about LUST according to its writer "Only The Good Die Young" a controversial song in its day back in the 1970's.

Billy Joel denying he was writing an Anti-Catholic anthem well my mixture of emotions at the time including LUST played into this song well...

                                         "ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG"-BILLY JOEL

                                             "COAT OF MANY COLORS"-DOLLY PARTON

                                                     "BEAUTIFUL MUSIC"-AMY GRANT

"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 

through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.  And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.

Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance:

perseverance character; and character, hope.

And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured on our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

                           ROMANS 5:1-5 NIV BIBLE...

"I Felt Bitterness And Hatred, But I Forgave-Corrie Ten Boom"

"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!

For if, while we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we saved through his life!

Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have no received reconciliation."

                         ROMANS 5:6-11 NIV BIBLE

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FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 384*STEADY BUT TROUBLED FRENCH CREDIT*MACRON MESSAGE ON LEBANON*DETAINED LEFTIST LINKED TO CBD USE IN MEDIA LEAK*

 

                  (NEWS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

France's credit rating left unchanged by Moody's rating service this week.

The "Aa3" rating with a negative outlook kept in place.

Moody's concerned about the budget deficit in France now projected to be around five percent of GDP this year.  The new lower forecast seen as a positive for France's solvency.

Meanwhile other ratings agencies "Fitch" and "S and P" keep France's credit rating a notch lower...

"Moody's grants France a new respite.."BFM-TV News Story

THIS WEEK PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON WATCHED AS THE 'CEASEFIRE' DEAL WITH IRAN SAID BY PAKISTAN TO INCLUDE LEBANON FALTERED.

A MASSIVE AND VIOLENT ISRAELI ASSAULT ON LEBANON WEDNESDAY LED TO AT LEAST 254 DEATHS AND 1,165 INJURIES...(LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY)

THIS LED MR. MACRON TO ISSUE A STATEMENT SAYING THE ATTACKS POSED:

"a direct threat to the sustainability of the ceasefire that has just been reached"

MACRON SPOKE OF 'FULL SOLIDARITY' WITH LEBANON:

"in the face of indiscriminate strikes carried out by Israel in Lebanon today, which resulted in a very high number of civilian casualties"

"France's Macron strongly condemns Israel's strikes on Lebanon, expresses solidarity with Beirut"-Anadolu Agency Turkey (Turkiye)

THE FRENCH INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL CONDUCTING A PROBE RELATED TO THE DETENTION OF LEFTIST EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MEMBER RIMA HASSAN.

INFORMATION ABOUT HASSAN'S DETENTION RELEASED TO MEDIA OUTLETS WITH THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE MINISTRY IMPLICATED.

A COMPLAINT FILED BY HASSAN LEADING TO THE PROBE.

THE INFORMATION PUT OUT TO THE MEDIA INCLUDED THE NOTION THAT HASSAN POSSESSED "CBD" A COMPOUND FOUND IN CANNABIS (MARIJUANA)...

                         BFM-TV FRANCE NEWS STORY

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NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 4/10/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*RUSSIA PROTECTS MERCHANT SHIPS*SWALWELL SEX ASSAULT CLAIM*DEADLY ISRAELI ATTACKS GAZA, LEBANON*IRISH FUEL BLOCKADES*IRAN SPEAKER NEGOTIATION CONDITIONS*TAIWAN OPPOSITION LEADER MEETS XI*ORBAN ELECTION WARNING*POSTAL SERVICE JUGGLES MONEY*DOJ PROBE NFL TV RIGHTS*

 

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                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

THIS EVENING TWO SWEDISH WARPLANES SHADOWED A RUSSIAN SUBMARINE.

IT HAPPENED IN THE KATTEGAT A BODY OF WATER BETWEEN SWEDEN AND DENMARK.

THE RUSSIAN SUB ENTERING THE BALTIC SEA...SVT SWEDEN (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

MEANWHILE, ESTONIA'S NAVAL COMMANDER NOTING INCREASED RUSSIAN NAVAL PRESENCE IN THE BALTIC SEA AND GULF OF FINLAND CLOSE TO RUSSIAN PORTS.

THIS DETERS ESTONIA FROM ANY SEIZURES OF MERCHANT SHIPS INCLUDING OIL TANKERS DEPARTING OR ARRIVING IN RUSSIA.

AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN RUSSIAN 'SHADOW FLEET' VESSELS SEIZED RECENTLY BY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES INCLUDING SOME IN THE BALTIC SEA...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The US Justice Department wants to search the seized electronic devices of a "Washington Post" reporter.

A US District Judge asked to give authorization after a Magistrate Judge ruled against an FBI search of the laptop and phone of reporter Hannah Natanson...The Hill USA

                   (This Story Is Updated)

Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell of California accused of sexual assault by a former staffer according to the "San Francisco Chronicle".

Swalwell is a Democratic candidate for Governor of California and the allegation led to loss of endorsements along with two campaign co-chairs.

The woman claims two sexual assaults occurred when she was intoxicated and unable to consent...The Hill USA...

Congressman Swalwell denying the allegations.

Meanwhile prominent Democrats are calling on him to end his candidacy for Governor and resign from the US House...

                     KCRA SACRAMENTO

ARRIVING IN ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN FOR IRAN WAR TALKS THE IRANIAN DELEGATION LED BY FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI AND PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MOHAMMAD BAGHER GHALIBAF...

          OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)

THE US DELEGATION FOR THE TALKS LED BY VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE.

AN ISRAELI AIR ATTACK IN GAZA LATE TONIGHT KILLING AT LEAST SIX AND WOUNDING OTHERS.

THE ATTACK AT A POLICE CHECKPOINT.   IT WAS CLEAR IF THOSE KILLED WERE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE...REUTERS-GLOBAL BANKING-FINANCE

The Artemis II mission that flew around the moon for the first time in 50 years ending with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego.

The four astronauts said to be in good condition following their return to Earth...CNN USA Blog

IN IRELAND A TENSE SITUATION WITH PROTEST BLOCKADES OVER HIGH FUEL PRICES LEADING TO GASOLINE SHORTAGES.

MANY GASOLINE STATIONS ESPCIALLY IN THE SOUTH AND WEST OF IRELAND HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL.

THE PROTESTS NOW IN THEIR FOURTH DAY THE GOVERNMENT PROMISING RELIEF MEASURES BUT ALSO PUSHING FOR BLOCKADES TO END...

                         RTE IRELAND LIVE BLOG

THE US BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS ISSUING A FINAL ORDER FOR DEPORTATION OF MAHMOUD KHALIL.

KHALIL WILL NOT BE IMMEDIATELY DEPORTED WHILE HIS LAWSUIT IS BEING HEARD IN FEDERAL COURT.

KHALIL SAYS HIS DEPORTATION IS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED BASED ON HIS INVOLVEMENT IN PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK...THE HILL USA

Ecuador imposing 100 percent tariffs on neighboring Colombia.  

The Right government of President Daniel Noboa in a dispute with Colombia's Leftist President Gustavo Petro.

Noboa alleging Petro does not a have a commitment to fighting 'narcoterrorism'.

Colombia recalling its ambassador from Ecuador in retaliation...UPI USA

A deadly Israel air attack on a security building in Nabatieh, Lebanon.   13 killed...Tass Russia

ANNUAL INFLATION IN THE US ROSE TO 3.3 PERCENT LAST MONTH DRIVEN BY HIGHER GASOLINE PRICES CAUSED BY THE IRAN WAR.

THE PRICE OF GASOLINE RISING AT A 21.2 PERCENT ANNUAL RATE IN THE MARCH STATS...THE GUARDIAN UK

THE SPEAKER OF IRAN'S PARLIAMENT MOHAMMAD-BAGHER GHALIBAF SETTING TWO CONDITIONS FOR NEGOTIATIONS TO END THE IRAN WAR.

ONE IS A CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON THE OTHER IS THE RELEASE OF IRAN'S FROZEN ASSETS...OSINTdefender "X"

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 269.23 points or .56 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 80.48 points or .35 percent.

At 433 pm New York Time the price of oil 95 dollars 88 cents a barrel down one dollar 99 cents or 2.03 percent...Marketwatch

TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION KUOMINTANG (KMT) PARTY LEADER CHENG LI-WUN MEETING CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JIINPING.

SHE ARGUED FOR BETTER ECONOMIC TIES IN SPITE OF 'DIFFERENT SYSTEMS'.

PRESIDENT XI SAYING THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE PEOPLE OF CHINA AND TAIWAN 'ALL ARE CHINESE' REAFFIRMING THAT TAIWAN IS PART OF CHINA.

THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE PARTY IN TAIWAN IS PUSHING TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE AND SEEKING TO BUILD MILITARY STRENGTH WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN AND NATO NATIONS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

"Our opponents will stop at nothing to seize power.  

This is an organized attempt to use chaos, pressure and international vilification to call into question the decision of the Hungarian people"

That's part of a video message from Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of Sunday's election.

Orban warning about the Pro-European Union, Pro-Ukraine opposition with opinion polls showing the opposition leading ahead of the vote.

Orban's Nationalist, Populist, Pro-Israel, Friendly to Russia government is also endorsed to be returned to power by US President Donald Trump with a visit in recent days by Vice-President JD Vance.

On social media Mr. Trump urging Hungarians to get out and vote saying he is with Orban "ALL THE WAY'...AFP France-Brussels Signal

THE US POSTAL SERVICE TEMPORARILY STOPPING CONTRIBUTIONS TO ITS WORKER'S PENSION PLAN.

THE SERVICE CITING AN 'ONGOING SEVERE FINANCIAL CRISIS'.

IN RECENT WEEKS THE USPS FORCED TO PAY MORE TO FUEL ITS VEHICLES...USA TODAY-MSN 

The US Department of Justice is probing the National Football League over television rights for NFL games.

The antitrust investigation considers whether the league engages in anticompetitive practices by forcing consumers to pay subscriptions to see some games...ESPN USA

ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES DOWNGRADED FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF LAST YEAR.

THE FINAL THREE MONTHS OF 2025 SAW GROWTH OF .5 PERCENT INSTEAD OF .7 PERCENT...THE HILL USA

THE NETHERLANDS ALLOWING SELF-DRIVING TESLAS ON THE ROAD.  THIS FOLLOWS 18 MONTHS OF TESTING.

WHILE THE SYSTEM IS IN USE THE DRIVER OF THE CAR IS EXPECTED TO KEEP PAYING ATTENTION AND BE READY TO TAKE OVER THE WHEEL IS NEEDED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

A lawsuit against Prince Harry from a charity he and his late mother, Princess Diana, co-founded.

Harry ended his position as a patron of the "Sentebale" charity to help youth with HIV in southern Africa last year.

He is being sued for defamation the suit alleging a negative publicity campaign against the charity following his departure.

Both Prince Harry and his friend Mark Dyer a former trustee named in the suit deny the 'offensive and damaging claims'...Associated Press-CBS News USA

STEFANO GABBANA IS NO LONGER THE CEO OF FASHION COMPANY 'DOLCE AND GABBANA'

HIS DECEMBER DEPARTURE IS NOW PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE WITH THE COMPANY SAYING IT HAPPENED AS A 'NATURAL EVOLUTION' OF THE BUSINESS.

MR. GABBANA REMAINING ACTIVE AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR ALONGSIDE DOMENICO DOLCE ALTHOUGH HE MAY RELINQUISH HIS 40 PERCENT STAKE IN THE COMPANY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

South Korea sending a special envoy to Iran.  He will be responsible for arranging safe passage of South Korean citizens and vessels through the Strait of Hormuz...Dawn Pakistan

A ceasefire declared in the Ukraine War for the Orthodox Christian Easter.

The Kremlin announcing a unilateral cessation of hostilities from 3pm Sunday through Midnight Sunday...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

NORTH KOREA'S FOREIGN MINISTER VOWING DEEPER TIES WITH CHINA.

CHOE SON-HUI SPEAKING DURING THE VISIT OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI TO NORTH KOREA.

SHE NOTED THE HISTORIC MEETING LAST SEPTEMBER IN BEIJING INVOLVING NORTH KOREAN RULER KIM JONG-UN AND CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING THAT LAID OUT GUIDELINES FOR A NEW LEVEL OF FRIENDSHIP...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 4/9/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*FIRST LADY EPSTEIN DENIAL*RUSSIA ESCORTS OIL TANKERS IN ENGLISH CHANNEL*NETANYAHU CRIMINAL TRIAL RESTARTING*BRITISH ACCUSATION OF RUSSIAN SUB ACTIVITY*RELATIVE CALM IN IRAN WAR ZONE*DOZENS KILLED IN NIGERIA ATTACKS*NORTH KOREA'S CLUSTER BOMB TEST*

 

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                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

US POLITICS POLLING DATA OUT FOR THE MAY 19TH REPUBLICAN PRIMARY IN KENTUCKY'S 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

BOTH THE 'BIG DATA POLL' AND THE 'QUANTUS INSIGHTS' POLL GIVE THE EDGE TO INCUMBENT THOMAS MASSIE.

HE IS LEADING ED GALLREIN THE CANDIDATE BACKED BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

MASSIE LEADS 52-48 PERCENT IN THE FIRST POLL AND 47-38 PERCENT IN THE OTHER...REAL CLEAR POLLING LATEST POLLS

First Lady Melania Trump coming out in front of the media at the White House to deny links to Jeffrey Epstein and his close associate Ghislaine Maxwell

Mrs. Trump speaking of "lies" that "need to end" in her statement...The Associated Press "X" (Link To AP Story)...

Photos have emerged of Melania Trump with both Epstein and Maxwell.   

In the Department of Justice Epstein Files there is an email from Mrs. Trump to Maxwell from 2002.

Theories surrounding her statement include:

               1. A big news story is breaking

             2. It's a distraction from other news

   3. Creating a mystery about what she is thinks...

             New Yorker Magazine Intelligencer

A federal district judge ruling again against the Pentagon over media access.

Judge Paul Friedman says his earlier order in favor of the New York Times restoring its access is being defied.

The Department of War (Defense) plans to appeal the judge's ruling...The Hill USA

THE WAR IN LEBANON CONTINUES TONIGHT ISRAEL ORDERING EVACUATION OF A NEIGHBORHOOD IN SOUTH BEIRUT INCLUDING TWO HOSPITALS...

                        AL JAZEERA QATAR

"We have witnessed multiple instances of piracy in international waters in recent months"

              KREMILIN SPOKESMAN DMITRY PESKOV

Russia providing naval escort to two oil tankers of its 'shadow fleet' under Ukraine War sanctions as they went through the English Channel.

The frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" shadowing the tankers following British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's recent authorization for the UK to seize sanctioned oil tankers.

This follows tanker seizures by Belgium, Denmark, France and Sweden in recent months.

There have also been Ukrainian air and sea drone attacks on Russian oil tankers in the Mediterranean...Novaya Gazeta

AT THE TORONTO RAPE-SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL OF BILLIONAIRE MAGNATE FRANK STRONACH THE DEFENSE ALLEGING THE COACHING OF SOME OF STRONACH'S ALLEGED VICTIMS BY THE PROSECUTION.

LAWYER LEONA SHEMESH ARGUING THIS INVALIDATES THE TRIAL.

INSTEAD OF TRYING TO THROW OUT CHARGES SHEMESH ASKING JUSTICE ANNE MOLLOY TO TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT WHEN SHE DECIDES ON MR. STRONACH'S GUILT.

JUSTICE MOLLOY DECIDING TO THROW OUT MANY OF THE CHARGES DURING THE TRIAL CITING A LACK OF EVIDENCE.

FROM 12 CHARGES INVOLVING SEVEN WOMEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRIAL THERE ARE NOW ONLY FIVE CHARGES INVOLVING THREE WOMEN...CBC NEWS CANADA

"Netanyahu's criminal trial resumes on Sunday. A region-wide ceasefire, including in Lebanon, would hasten his jailing"

Those words on social media from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Mr. Araghchi also noting the possibility that the United States will not allow Iran War hostilities to end due to Mr. Netanyahu. He said that could have a serious impact on the US economy...Israel National News 

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU NOW SAYING HIS PLAN TO DEAL WITH LEBANON IS TO PUSH DISARMAMENT OF THE IRANIAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH.

THIS IS TO BE DONE THROUGH DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT.

ISRAEL HAS USED THE UNITED STATES IN THE PAST TO MEDIATE ITS DEMANDS REGARDING HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

AS MANY AS 15,000 PROTESTERS ON THE STREETS OF BRUSSELS OPPOSING 'REFORMS' IN THE DUTCH SPEAKING WALLONIA REGION.

THE REFORMS CUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON SCHOOLS AND INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF TIME STUDENTS SPEND IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

THE NEW POLICIES ALSO INCREASE TUITION FEES FOR STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)

Russia has plans to evacuate the 128 Russians who remain at Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.

More than 500 Russian workers have already been evacuated from the facility...Tass Russia

BRITISH DEFENSE MINISTER JOHN HEALEY SAYS THREE RUSSIAN SUBMARINES CONDUCTED WHAT HE CALLS A 'SECRET OPERATION'.

THE SUB ACTIVITY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NORTH SEA WAS CONFRONTED BY BRITISH AND NORWEGIAN MILITARY FORCES.

THE RUSSIAN VESSELS SAID TO HAVE THEN LEFT THE AREA.

MR. HEALEY LINKING THE ALLEGED RUSSIAN PRESENCE TO CABLES AND PIPELINES IN THE AREA,..NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                    The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 275.88 points or .58 percent.   The NASDAQ rose 187.42 points or .83 percent.

At 438 pm New York Time the price of oil 98 dollars 46 cents a barrel up four dollars five cents or 4.29 percent...Marketwatch

RELATIVE CALM AFTER ISRAEL'S 40TH DAY OF WAR AIMED AT LEBANON YESTERDAY.

THE WAR OF WORDS REMAINS STRONG SOME POLITICIANS IN ISRAEL CONDEMNING THE CEASEFIRE DEAL AS A CAPITULATION.

IN IRAN THE DEADLY ISRAELI ASSAULT ON LEBANON YESTERDAY THAT KILLED HUNDREDS INCLUDING FOUR LEBANESE SOLDIERS SEEN AS A VIOLATION OF THE CEASEFIRE.

IRAN ESTIMATES MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE WAR.

THOUSANDS GATHERED IN TEHRAN TODAY TO REMEMBER THOSE KILLED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WAR INCLUDING IRAN'S TOP LEADERS AND THE SCHOOLGIRLS IN MINAB...PRESS TV IRAN...

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPEAKING OF THE NEED FOR IRAN TO COMPLY WITH WHAT HE CALLS THE 'REAL AGREEMENT'.

IN LATE NIGHT SOCIAL MEDIA POST TRUMP NOTING THE US MILITARY PRESENCE REMAINS IN THE WAR ZONE.

             AL JAZEERA QATAR INCLUDING BLOG

                TIMES OF ISRAEL INCLUDING BLOG

 

FOUR DEAD AFTER A MIGRANT BOAT CAPSIZED IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL OFF THE FRENCH CITY OF BOULOGNE.  

37 OTHERS WERE RESCUED.  ONE OTHER MIGRANT IN 'MORTAL DANGER'.

THE BOAT ATTEMPTING TO CROSS TO THE UK...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

At least 60 deaths reported in killings in northern Nigeria.   The dead include both Christians and Muslims.

The attacks in ten villages described as indiscriminate killing.

Terrorist groups close to Al-Qaeda and ISIS linked to violence in the area...TT News Agency-SVT Sweden

CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI VISTING NORTH KOREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

HE WILL HOLD TALKS WITH HIS COUNTERPART FOREIGN MINISTER CHOE SUN-HUI...OSINTdefender "X"

A former US Army employee charged with leaking classified information to a journalist.

Courtney Williams arrested by the FBI a federal grand jury indictment charges her with providing classified information to a journalist.

This happened while Williams worked at Fort Bragg between 2022 and 2025...The Hill USA

NORTH KOREA SAYS IT TESTED A TACTICAL MISSILE WITH A CLUSTER BOMB WARHEAD.

YESTERDAY'S TEST INVOLVED FIRING A HWASONG-11Ka MISSILE FROM NORTH KOREA'S EAST COAST.

THE TEST DEEMED A SUCCESS WITH SOUTH KOREA'S MILITARY SPEAKING OF ANOTHER TEST FIRING OF A MISSILE IN THE PYONGYANG AREA OF THE NORTH THAT FAILED YESTERDAY...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA

THE REGISTRATION OF AMERICAN MEN FOR THE MILITARY DRAFT IS BECOMING AUTOMATIC.

THE US SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENROLL MEN WHO TURN 18 YEARS OLD BEGINNING IN DECEMBER.

THE PROPOSED RULE CHANGE NOW UNDER REVIEW.

CURRENTLY YOUNG MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 25 ARE EXPECTED TO VOLUNTARILY ENROLL FOR A POSSIBLE DRAFT.

US MILITARY SERVICE BECAME VOLUNTARY WHEN THE DRAFT ENDED IN 1973...THE HILL USA

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 4/8/2026*CHINA BROKERED TALKS BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN*MASSIVE ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LEBANON 250+ KILLED*IRAN WARNS OVER ISRAELI CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS*BONDI WILL NOT COMPLY WITH EPSTEIN PROBE SUBPOENA*NETANYAHU SAYS NO CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON, ATTACKS CONTINUE*NORTH KOREA FIRES MISSILES*TAIWAN PASSING ON MORE MILITARY SPENDING*

 

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                 LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

HEZBOLLAH LAUNCHING ROCKETS AT NORTHERN ISRAEL LATE TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE ISRAELI ATTACKS ON LEBANON TODAY...TIMES OF ISRAEL

IN WESTERN CHINA TALKS HELD IN THE LAST WEEK BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN.

CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN MAO NING SAYS THE TWO SIDES AGREED NOT TO TAKE ACTIONS TO ESCALATE CONFLICT.

SHE SAID THE TWO NATIONS ENGAGED IN 'FRANK AND PRAGMATIC DISCUSSIONS IN A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE'.

THERE HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF VIOLENT EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES THE MOST RECENT ONE BREAKING OUT RIGHT BEFORE THE WAR INVOLVING NEIGHBORING IRAN BEGAN...AFP FRANCE-DAWN PAKISTAN

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS EVENING CITICIZING NATO OVER THE RECENT IRAN WAR.

HIS CRITICAL COMMENTS FOLLOW A MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE NATO SECRETARY GENERAL MARK RUTTE.

FOLLOWING THE MEETING MR. RUTTE NOTED MR. TRUMP'S DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE OTHER NATIONS IN THE ALLIANCE...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

A US Appeals Court rejecting a bid by AI maker Anthropic to have its US government 'supply chain risk' designation removed.

While there will be no temporary injunction, the three-member court panel will expedite arguments in Anthropic's lawsuit against the federal government.

The appeals court will hear arguments on May 19th...The Hill USA

THE ARTEMIS II MISSION THAT FLEW BY THE MOON NOW HEADING BACK TO EARTH.

THE FOUR ASTRONAUTS EXPECTED TO SPLASH DOWN NEAR SAN DIEGO FRIDAY AFTERNOON LOCAL TIME...SKY NEWS UK BLOG

An Israeli attack in Gaza killing a journalist for the Qatar-based Al Jazeera media outlet.

Mohammed Wishah died when the car he was riding in was attacked by an Israeli drone...Al Jazeera Qatar

IRAN PREPARING A 'HEAVY RESPONSE' TO THE DEADLY ISRAELI AIR ASSAULT IN LEBANON TODAY AND ILLEGAL DRONE OVERFLIGHTS IN IRAN ITSELF...(TASNIM NEWS AGENCY IRAN)...

IRAN'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MOHAMMED BAGHER GHALIBAF SAYS THREE OF THE 10 POINTS IN THE PROPOSAL MADE BY IRAN TO END HOSTILITIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN BREACHED...(AL JAZEERA QATAR)...OSINTdefender "X" (With Iranian Statement On Violations)

               (This Story Is Updated Casualties Revised)

ISRAEL LAUNCHING DEVASTATING ATTACKS ACROSS LEBANON TODAY WITH AT LEAST 254 KILLED.

1,165 OTHERS WOUNDED...(LBC NEWS LEBANON, LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY)

ISRAEL STRIKING THE HEART OF BEIRUT NOT JUST SOUTHERN SUBURBS WHERE THE IRAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT IS HEADQUARTERED.

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A HIGH-RANKING UNNAMMED IRANIAN OFFICIAL SAYS IRAN COULD 'RISE UP IN FULL SCALE DEFENSE' AT ANY MOMENT.

THIS IS DUE TO ISRAELI CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS INCLUDING BOTH THE DEADLY ATTACKS IN LEBANON TODAY AS WELL AS AGGRESSION AGAINST IRAN ITSELF.

THE IRANIAN OFFICIAL URGING MEDIATING COUNTRIES TO PUT ISRAEL 'IN ITS PLACE' IMMEDIATELY...PRESS TV IRAN

 

(Update) Some ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz today after last night's ceasefire announcement in the Iran War...Tass Russia...

The "Financial Times" in the UK reporting that Iran is charging one US dollar per barrel of oil passing through the strait.

The fee is paid in bitcoin to avoid sanctions on Iran...The Hill USA...

Late word is that Iran has halted passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz due to the Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

FORMER US ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI WILL NOT COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA TO APPEAR BEFORE THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES.

THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PASSING THAT MESSAGE TO THE COMMITTEE...THE HILL USA

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                    The markets today. 

 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1,325.64 points or 2.85 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 617.15 points or 2.8 percent.

At 435 pm New York Time the price of oil at 96 dollars 31 cents a barrel higher than this morning.

The price of oil dropped sharply overnight 16 dollars 61 cents a barrel or 14.71 percent due to President Trump speaking of a ceasefire in the Iran War...Marketwatch

US COMMERCE SECRETARY HOWARD LUTNICK IS TO GIVE HIS DEPOSITION TO THE US HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON MAY 6TH.

MR. LUTNICK AGREED TO TESTIFY AFTER THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EPSTEIN FILES REVEALED A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIM AND EPSTEIN THAT MR. LUTNICK PREVIOUSLY ADMITTED TO.

THIS INCLUDED VISITING EPSTEIN'S ISLAND ESTATE...UK INDEPENDENT-IRISH INDEPENDENT'

Despite the announced Iran War ceasefire there are attacks reported on Gulf nations and even an attack on Iran today....OSINTdefender "X"...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war is still on in Lebanon despite the announcement of a ceasefire with Iran overnight.

Netanyahu endorsing a two-week ceasefire with Iran but saying Lebanon is excluded...Al Jazeera Qatar...

Israeli air attacks continued in southern Lebanon today.

Pakistan had said the ceasefire included Lebanon when it was announced last night...AFP FRANCE-NEW STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA

North Korea firing off a series of missiles this morning.   

The two missiles fired eastwards into the Sea of Japan (East Sea).  They flew 240 kilometers (149 miles)...Yonhap News Agency South Korea

IN TAIWAN OPPOSITION PARTIES IN THE LEGISLATURE REBUFFING PRESIDENT LAI CHING-TE'S ATTEMPT TO INCREASE DEFENSE SPENING.

LAI PUSHED FOR INCREASING MILITARY SPENDING FROM 2.45 PERCENT TO 3.3 PERCENT OF GDP.

BUT OPPOSITION PARTIES QUESTIONED THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE PLAN AND LATE DELIVERIES OF US WEAPONS SYSTEMS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT) 

THE TOP CANADIAN MILITARY OFFICER IN LATVIA NEIGHBORING RUSSIA HAS BEEN REASSIGNED TO DUTY IN CANADA.

COLONEL JAMES SMITH IS BEING PROBED OVER IRREGULARITIES IN COMPENSTATION AND BENEFITS.

WHEN THE PROBE WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT SMITH REMAINING IN HIS POST CONTRARY TO NORMAL PRACTICE...CBC NEWS CANADA

A music festival cancelled in the UK after Kanye West was denied entry into Britain.

West was set to headline each night of the Wireless Festival.

Controversy in the days leading up to the British government decision to ban West from the UK with strong criticism of Antisemitism linked to the music star.   British Prime Minister Keir Starmer among the critics...Sky News UK

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 4/7/2026*TRUMP'S LAST-MINUTE IRAN MESSAGING*TRUMP: "A WHOLE CIVILIZATION WILL DIE TONIGHT"*VANCE SAYS EU MEDDLING IN HUNGARY VOTE*DECORATED AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER WAR CRIMES ARREST*

 

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BILLIONAIRE BILL GATES WILL TESTIFY BEFORE THE US HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON JUNE 10TH REGARDING HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

HIS TESTIMONY WILL BE PRIVATE AND TRANSCRIBED LIKE THE TESTIMONY OF FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON AND FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON.

GATES EXPRESSED REGRET OVER HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH EPSTEIN AND HAS ACKNOWLEDGED AFFAIRS WITH TWO RUSSIAN WOMEN ALLUDED TO BY EPSTEIN IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FILES...RTHK HONG KONG

In Georgia Republican Clay Fuller winning the Special Election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in the US House.

Fuller defeating Democrat Shawn Harris 56-44 percent.

Fuller's margin of victory significantly less than Greene's 64-36 percent margin of victory over Harris in the 2024 Election...NBC News USA

    IRAN WAR DAY 39-40 FINAL UPDATE

IN THE HOURS BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A CEASEFIRE VIOLENT ATTACKS ON GULF STATES AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT SOME MISSILES FIRE FROM IRAN AT ISRAEL.

ISRAEL SAYING ITS ATTACKS ON IRAN CONTINUED LATE TONIGHT...(TIMES OF ISRAEL)

THERE WERE ALSO INTENSE ATTACKS IN IRAQ WITH MILITIA UNITS FRIENDLY TO IRAN ATTACKED AND THE MILITIAS LAUNCHING ATTACKS ON ISRAEL...

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US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP REVERSING HIS COURSE AT THE LAST MOMENT DECIDING NOT TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON BURTAL IRAN ATTACK PLANS IMPLIED IN HIS EARLIER STATEMENT.

PAKISTAN, WHOSE MILITARY CHIEF HAS VISITED MR. TRUMP AT THE WHITE HOUSE LAST YEAR, MAKING THE REUQEST FOR A TWO-WEEK DELAY.

TRUMP LINKING HIS DELAY TO OPENING OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ...DAWN PAKISTAN...OSINTdefender "X" (Truth Social Post)...

WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT ISRAEL IS ALSO INVOLVED IN A CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES FOR TWO WEEKS THAT WILL INCLUDE LEBANON.

US-IRAN TALKS ENVISIONED FOR ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN FRIDAY ACCORDING TO INSIDER REPORTER BARAK RAVID...Barak Ravid "X"

IRAN PROCLAIMING THE US ACCEPTANCE OF A TEN-POINT PROPOSAL IT MADE CLAIMING AN 'HISTORIC AND CRUSHING DEFEAT' OF THE UNITED STATES AFTER 40 DAYS OF WAR...PRESS TV IRAN...

BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF WHAT WILL TRANSPIRE IN THE HOURS AND DAYS AHEAD INCLUDING SURPRISE ATTACKS AGAINST IRAN BY THE US OR ISRAEL.

THIS COULD INCLUDE THE USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS OF SOME SORT.

NEGOTIATIONS HAVE SOMETIMES BEEN A WAY TO COVER MILITARY ACTION BY ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES.

"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.

I don't want that to happen, but it probably will.

However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen..."

The social media message of US President Donald Trump 12 hours before his 8 pm Eastern US Time deadline for Iran to comply with his demands which by implication are also the demands of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu....OSINTdefender "X"

CHINA AND RUSSIA VETOING A UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION REGARDING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

THE RESOLUTION SPONSORED BY BAHRAIN CALLED FOR REOPENING THE STRAIT WITHOUT MENTIONTING DIRECTLY THE USE OF FORCE...TIMES OF ISRAEL...

RUSSIA BELIEVES THE RESOLUTION LACKED A CLEAR CALL FOR A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE IRAN WAR...TASS RUSSIA

                           (More on the Iran War Later)

US VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE VISITING HUNGARY. 

 THE VISIT JUST DAYS BEFORE SUNDAY'S ELECTION A SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR INCUMBENT PRIME MINISTER VIKTOR ORBAN.

MR. VANCE SAID THAT THE EU IS INTERFERING IN HUNGARY'S ELECTION TO PREVENT THE POPULIST ORBAN FROM BEING RE-ELECTED...REUTERS...

VANCE ALSO SAID UKRAINE WAS INVOLVED IN INTERFERENCE.

In Northern France a high-speed train colliding with a truck in a military convoy.

The train driver killed with 13 others injured, two seriously...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

AT LEAST THREE KILLED WITH TWO POLICE OFFICERS WOUNDED WHEN GUNFIRE ERUPED OUTSIDE THE ISRAELI CONSULATE IN ISTANBUL.

POLICE KILLED ATTACKERS OUTSIDE THE BUILDING...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA QATAR

                  IRAN WAR DAY 39

                                          (UPDATES AS ABLE)

ISRAEL ATTACKING TEN TRAIN STATIONS AROUND TEHRAN.    THE ATTACKS SEEN AS A METHOD OF ISOLATING THE CITY AHEAD OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN TONIGHT.

50 ATTACKS ON IRAN'S OIL TERMINAL ISLAND KHARG ISLAND.   MILITARY TARGETS HIT.   

IT'S BEING SUGGESTED THE US WILL INVADE THE ISLAND TONIGHT WITH GROUND TROOPS.

ATTACKS ACROSS IRAN WITH IRANIANS WARNED TO STAY AWAY FROM TRAIN STATIONS BY ISRAEL AHEAD OF THE ATTACKS.

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPEAKING OF 'COMPLETE DEMOLITION' OF IRAN IF HIS 8PM DEADLINE IS NOT MET....

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The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 85.42 points or .18 percent.  The NASDAQ up 21.51 points or .1 percent.

At 448 pm New York Time the price of oil 111 dollars 34 cents a barrel down one dollar seven cents or .95 percent...Marketwatch

PRO-ISRAEL BILLIONAIRE BILL ACKMAN SEEKING TO TAKE OVER THE UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP.

ACKMAN'S PERSHING SQUARE HOLDINGS WITH A 64.75 BILLION US DOLLAR (56 BILLION EURO) OFFER FOR THE MUSIC COMPANY OF TAYLOR SWIFT AND OTHER ARTISTS INCLUDING ARIANA GRANDE AND KENDRICK LAMAR...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In Australia decorated Afghanistan War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith arrested on suspicion of war crimes.

Smith's arrest follows his failed appeal of a trial judge's finding that media reports about his alleged war crimes in Afghanistan were substantially true.

He sued Nine Newspapers in Australia alleging defamation...ABC News Australia

IN NEW ZEALAND AIR NEW ZEALAND CUTTING FOUR PERCENT OF FLIGHTS IN MAY AND JUNE.

THE DECISION A WAY TO CUT RISING FUEL COSTS CAUSED BY THE IRAN WAR.

THE CUTS SAID TO IMPACT ONLY ONE PERCENT OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND

TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION LEADER CHENG LI-WUN VISITING MAINLAND CHINA.

THE LEADER OF THE KUOMINTANG (KMT) PARTY MEETING TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

HER VISIT DRAWING CRITICISM WITH ACCUSATIONS THAT SHE IS HELPING CHINA'S CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO ASSERT CONTROL OVER TAIWAN...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 4/6/2026*1.1 MILLION+ LEBANESE REFUGEES*RUSSIAN WARNING BALTIC COUNTRIES UKRAINE DRONE FLIGHTS*CHURCH ATTACKS NIGERIA*IRAN REJECTS CEASEFIRE NOTION*IRAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF ASSASSINATED*

 

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                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

In Panama four people hurt and one missing following an explosion of fuel tankers under the Bridge of the Americas.

The bridge crosses the Pacific side of the Panama Canal...BNO News

FOUR ACTIVE-DUTY ISRAELI SOLDIERS RECENTLY ARRESTED ACCUSED OF SPYING FOR IRAN.

THERE'S A GAG ORDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE ARRESTS.

ANOTHER IRANIAN SPY CASE IN ISRAEL INVOLVES A 21-YEAR-OLD JERUSALEM RESIDENT WHO PHOTOGRAPHED STRATEGIC LOCATIONS IN ISRAEL FOR IRAN...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

"They were warned. If they do not understand, they will receive an answer"

Those words from Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to the Baltic nations following Ukrainian drone overflights.

Attacking Ukrainian drones given a safe path by those NATO member nations to reach Russia's Leningrad Region.

That's where Ukraine has made repeated attempts to attack Russian energy export facilities with some damage reported...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

         IRAN WAR DAY 38 FINAL UPDATE

                                        (SOME ADDITIONAL INFO MAY BE ADDED)

THE UNITED NATIONS REPORTING 1.1 MILLION REFUGEES IN LEBANON DUE TO THE ISRAELI MILITARY OFFENSIVE THERE.

A FIRE IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA OF SAUDI ARABIA ON THE PERSIAN GULF COAST.  VIDEO POSTED...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)

ATTACKS ON IRAN LATE TONIGHT INCLUDING THE CAPITAL CITY OF TEHRAN.

AN IRANIAN OFFICIAL CALLING ON THE IRANIAN PUBLIC TO GATHER FOR PROTESTS AT POWER PLANTS TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

THIS WOULD BE JUST HOURS BEFORE US PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DEADLINE FOR THEIR DESTRUCTION...

PALESTINIAN MEDIA WITH VIDEO OF NATIONALIST ISRAELI SETTLRS IN ISRAEL ATTACKING A PALESTINIAN FAMILY.

ANOTHER REPORT OF A SETTLER RAID STEALING 15 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK FROM PALESTINIANS...TIMES OF ISRAEL

The US Supreme Court vacating a Contempt of Congress charge against political commentator-activist Steve Bannon.

The ruling sends the case against Bannon to a lower court judge paving the way for its dismissal.

Bannon found in contempt for his refusal to comply with subpoena in connection with the January 6th, 2021 clash at the US Capitol.

Bannon has been a high-profile political personality in Conservative circles in the last 10 years.

He worked for President Trump early in his first term at the White House then left after the deadly disturbance in Charlottesville, Virginia in August of 2017.

Mr. Bannon was then involved in an effort to rehabilitate the image of Jeffrey Epstein prior to his second arrest and death in 2019.  It included an interview...

              FULL BANNON-EPSTEIN INTERVIEW NEARLY TWO HOURS

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AT LEAST SEVEN KILLED WHEN CHURCHES WERE ATTACKED IN NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA ON EASTER SUNDAY YESTERDAY.

BOTH A ROMAN CATHOLIC AND EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH SAID TO HAVE BEEN TARGETED.

THE NIGERIAN MILITARY SPEAKING OF FORCING THE ATTACKERS TO GIVE UP HOSTAGES THEY TOOK.

UNDER ORDERS FROM US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THE AMERICAN MILITARY LAUNCHED MORE THAN A DOZEN TOMAHAWK MISSILES INTO THE REGION LAST CHRISTMAS DAY.

THE TOMAHAWK ATTACK AIMED AT CAMPS LINKED TO ISIS (ISIL-DAESH).   MR. TRUMP HAS SPOKEN OF THE GENOCIDE OF CHRISTIANS IN THE COUNTRY AND SENT MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO NIGERIA...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY

TWO KILLED IN AN AVALANCHE IN NORWAY.   FOUR SKIERS SWEPT AWAY AT A SKI RESORT.

WHEN RESCUERS REACHED THE GROUP TWO WERE STILL ALIVE.   ONE OF THOSE KILLED A SWEDE (SVT SWEDEN).

A CODE ORANGE ALERT FOR INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER WAS IN EFFECT...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

               (Story Updated, Expanded)

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei rejecting the notion of a ceasefire in the conflict.

He says a pause would allow the US and Israel to regroup for future aggression...Press TV Iran...

Media reports in the US speak of a ten-point Iranian response that demands things like reparations for damage caused by the war.

                     IRAN WAR DAY 38

                                            (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

ISRAEL SAYS IT IS CARRYING OUT LARGE SCALE ATTACKS ACROSS IRAN.

13 IRANIANS KILLED IN AN AIR ATTACK SOUTHWEST OF TEHRAN.

THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS INTELLIGENCE CHIEF ASSASSINATED BY THE US AND ISRAEL EARLY THIS MORNING IN TEHRAN.

ISRAEL ATTACKING A PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX IN IRAN A FIRE SAID TO HAVE BEEN QUICKLY PUT OUT.

SEVEN KILLED IN AN ISRAELI AIR ATTACK IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.

DRONES AND MISSILES ATTACKING ISRAEL LAUNCHED FROM LEBANON, IRAN AND YEMEN.  ONE WOMAN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.

ALL FOUR BODIES RECOVERED FROM A HAIFA ISRAEL HOME COLLAPSED BY AN IRANIAN MISSILE ATTACK YESTERDAY.

IRAN SAYS NO TALKS ARE GOING ON WITH THE UNITED STATES BUT IT IS FORMULATING A RESPONSE TO A PROPOSAL LEAKED OUT SUNDAY NIGHT ABOUT A 45-DAY CEASEFIRE IN THE CONFLICT...

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The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 165.21 points or .36 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 117.16 points or .54 percent.

At the close the price of oil in New York 112 dollars 60 cents a barrel up one dollar six cents or .95 percent...Marketwatch

A news story leaked out by the "Axios" media outlet late Sunday as oil markets and US stock futures markets traded.

It speaks of talks for a 45-day ceasefire in the Iran War...Barak Ravid Axios "X"

SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT LEE JAE MYUNG EXPRESSING HIS REGRET TO NORTH KOREA OVER THREE DRONE FLIGHTS INTO THE NORTH.

AUTHORITIES IN THE SOUTH INDICTING THREE INDIVIDUALS FOR FLYING DRONES INTO THE NORTH BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND JANUARY...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA