NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*UAE TANKER HIT IN HORMUZ*BLANCHE CONFIRMED AG*EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE SUICIDE REPORT*YEN BAILOUT*"IF WE COULD WIN WARS WITH 'LITTLE BLUE PILLS'..."*STILL GOT NUKES*GONE TO POT, TOO*

 

                 (SOME MATERIAL MAY BE DISTURBING OR OFFENSIVE)

                (NEW MATERIAL ADDING INTO THIS POST AS ABLE)

The Sunday News Summary will begin at Midnight Eastern US Time...

NEWSDUMP UPDATE:   THIS WEEKEND FRENCH MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING ON THE PRISON REPORT INTO THE 2022 SUICIDE OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S KEY FRENCH ASSOCIATE JEAN-LUC BRUNEL...

France Yellow Vests Week 401*Epstein Associate Death Report Revealed To Media Affirming Suicide*....

NEWSDUMP ALERT:  THE ABU DHABI (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) NATIONAL OIL COMPANY SAYS ONE OF ITS TANKERS WAS HIT IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ EARLY SATURDAY...

                           Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)

NEWSDUMP UPDATE:  TODD BLANCHE CONFIRMED BY US SENATE AS ATTORNEY GENERAL

President Trump'former personal lawyer now confirmed as Attorney General of the US Senate in a late Friday night vote.

The vote 50-49...

                                       The Hill USA

              NEWSDUMP UPDATE A STORY I MISSED....

JAPAN IS THE BIGGEST HOLDER OF THE US NATIONAL DEBT MORE THAN ONE TRILLION DOLLARS SO IT SHOULD NOT SURPRISE ANYONE THAT US AND JAPAN JOINTLY INTERVENED TO SUPPORT JAPAN'S CURRENCY THE 'YEN'...

"Inside the 'yen-tervention': Why the US stepped in to boost Japan's currency"-Markets Insider-MSN

It was pretty depressing watching CNBC the other week seeing the thick lipped painted ladies doing 'business news' with 'little blue pill' commercials in between.   I did switch the channel heck my grandson was in my arms...

"If we could win wars with 'little blue pills'..."...

           Nextrush Free Republic Post Link

Yes, James "We Shot Our...." But Are You Just Trying To Get Votes For Dems Off It...

                                      JAMES CARVILLE-AL HUNT VIDEO

AND LET'S TAKE NOTE THAT THE US AND ISRAEL STILL HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS DID SOMEONE ARGUE WITH ME ONLINE IN RECENT HOURS CLAIMING IRAN ALREADY HAS NUKES, YES THEY DID...FREE REPUBLIC POST

                 And we've gone to pot too...

"More frequent marijuana users being treated with nausea and vomiting condition: Report"-The Hill USA

"Parents Opposed To Pot" followed me on "X" and so I'll link to their page where you can read more about marijuana and issues related to it...

                             Parents Opposed to Pot "X"

                 Music from the 1960's when we started calling Pot "Grass" ....

                 "THE OTHER MAN'S GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER"-PETULA CLARK

                                              "THE BEAT GOES ON"-SONNY AND CHER

                      "LOVE SONG FOR NUMBER TWO"-MICKEY AND BECKI MOORE

Three songs from our collection of three thousand songs that couple Mickey and Becki Moore were 'in the room' with me on a number of occasions in the early 1980's.

They were part of the "Christian Music" scene I was in a crowded church basement here in York, Pennsylvania watching them perform at a coffeehouse on a Friday night as I recall.

"The Lord is My Light and my salvation---whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the Stronghold of My Life---of whom shall I be afraid?"

                       PSALM 27:1-2 NIV BIBLE

And now let's look at what it was like in church last Sunday a series entitled "The Way of Wisdom" underway...

           PASTOR JEFF SMITH SPEAKING AT 41:30 INTO THE VIDEO

                                                     Good Night.  God Bless.

                                              

FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 401*EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE DEATH REPORT REVEALED TO MEDIA AFFIRMING SUICIDE*FRENCH INTELLIGENCE DISTANCES FROM US TECH*FOREIGN INTERFERENCE WARNING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION*PARIS PROTEST*

 

                   (NEWS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

MAINSTREAM MEDIA IN FRANCE GIVEN ACCESS TO A REPORT ON THE 2022 DEATH OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S KEY FRENCH ASSOCIATE JEAN-LUC BRUNEL.

BRUNEL FOUND HANGING IN HIS PRISON CELL EARLY ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 19TH, 2022.

HIS DEATH RESEMBLING THAT OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN HIMSELF AND THE RECENT DEATH OF ANOTHER EPSTEIN FRENCH ASSOCIATE DANIEL SIAD FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME.

FRENCH MAINSTREAM MEDIA OUTLETS 'RTL' AND 'BFM-TV' MESSAGING THE OFFICIAL PRISON REPORT AFFIRMING MR. BRUNEL'S DEATH WAS CAUSED BY SUICIDE.

THE REPORT MENTIONS POSITIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BRUNEL AND HIS RELATIVES AND WITH HIS LAWYER PRIOR TO HIS DEATH.

THE FINAL DETERMINATION ON MR. SIAD'S DEATH HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET...

       "Epstein Case: The Prison Administration's Report On The Death Of Jean-Luc Brunel Does Not Question The Authenticity Of His Suicide"-BFM-TV News Story

                       "strategic autonomy"

The operative words this week as French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that France's Directorate for Intelligence and Security (DGSI) would break its relationship with the US tech company "Palantir".

Lecornu spoke of the need for France to 'develop real autonomy' instead of relying on the 'goodwill' of 'certain partners' who could end up 'turning off the access tap' for AI.

French tech company "ChapsVision" announcing it is becoming the 'technological foundation' for 'man public agencies'.

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"ChapsVision" is also serving Germany's "VS" internal security service.

There has been widespread criticism from French politicians about France's dependence on American firms.

There is controversy surrounding Palantir founded by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel supported by the US Central Intelligence Agency.

Palantir linked to the crackdown on illegal immigration in the United States and the Iran War...

"French spies break with data-analysis giant Palantir, wary of relying on US tech"-France 24

FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN-NOEL BARROT SAYING FRANCE 'WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY ATTEMPT AT FOREIGN INTERFERENCE' IN NEXT APRIL'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING SAYS THAT RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE CAMPAIGNS ARE UNDERWAY BASED ON RECENT ONLINE POSTS ABOUT SEVERAL POLITICIANS.

STORIES LINKING THOSE LIKELY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO NOTIONS OF CORRUPTION AND OR POOR HEALTH ARE BEING LABELED THE WORK OF PRO-RUSSIA ONLINE NETWORKS.

IN RECENT DAYS GERMAN AUTHORITIES SPOKE OF ONLINE POSTS ABOUT CORRUPTION AND HEALTH ISSUES INVOLVING GERMAN POLITICIANS BEING EXAMPLES OF RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN GERMAN POLITICS....

        "PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: JEAN-NOEL BARROT SAYS FRANCE 'WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY ATTEMPT AT FOREIGN INTERFERENCE'-BFM-TV STORY (TRANSLATION PROMPT) 

This afternoon in Paris a Yellow Vests protest with some video posted from the scene.

A small group of demonstrators gathered for the event.

Unlike previous videos I have linked this one has auto-dubbing so you can hear what is being said in English instead of the original French...Yellow Vests Paris Week 401 August 8, 2026

                                             

                                      For now that's news from France.

Also available this weekend's "Unplugged" post..."Nextrush Unplugged Weekend*UAE Tanker Hit In Hormuz*Blanche Confirmed AG*Epstein Associate Suicide Report*Yen Bailout*"If We Could Win Wars With 'Little Blue Pills'..."*Still Got Nukes*Gone To Pot, Too*...

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 8/7/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*US GENERAL LOSES COMMAND*POT LINKED TO NAUSEA BOUTS*WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM INJUNCTION*TURK-PAK-SAUDI MILITARY PACT*INTEL LEAK RUSSIAN THREAT NATO NATION*ISRAELI SPY IRAN SHAKEUP*

 

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      The military pact between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and the US Senate staging a string of votes towards recess but first...

                 LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

The Ukraine War raging on Friday night into Saturday a missile attack from Ukraine reported in Russia's Penza Region.

All missiles shot down according to the local governor...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...

Explosions and fires in Kiev as it came under Russian attack...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation

THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT MOVING TO INSTITUTE BORDER CHECKS FOR ITALIAN VISITORS.

THIS IS IN RETALIATION FOR ITALY'S DECISION TO IMPOSE BORDER CHECKS ON SPANIARDS FOLLOWING THE MASS INFLUX INTO SPAIN'S NORTH AFRICAN TERRITORY OF CEUTA LAST WEEK...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY

(Updated) A US general relieved of command.   Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza was in command of the US Army's Fifth (V) Corps based in both Fort Knox, Kentucky and a base in Poland.

Costanza's work included activities related to US military assistance for Ukraine...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...

His removal is not being linked to politics with one source saying General Costanza lost his job for 'conduct that would get a commander relieved at any level'...The Hill USA

THE FORMER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FRANK KENDALL LOSING HIS ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PENTAGON ACTING AFTER KENDALL SPOKE REGARDING DEFICIENCIES IN THE 'AIR FORCE ONE' AIRCRAFT DONATED BY QATAR AND USED RECENTLY BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP...OSINTdefender "X"

In Belgium a government committee preventing the takeover of a helicopter company by an Irish subsidiary of a Chinese company.

The NHV company provides helicopter services in Belgium and the Netherlands including flights to offshore energy platforms.

The Belgian government citing 'risks to national security, the strategic interests of Belgium and possible links with the defense sector' for its decision...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

THE US SENATE RUSHING TO PASS LEGISLATION BEFORE ITS RECESS APPROVING A BILL IMPOSING TOUGHER SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA.

THE VOTE 86-11 IN FAVOR OF THE BILL CHAMPIONED BY THE LATE SENATOR LINDSAY GRAHAM.

THE US HOUSE WILL CONSIDER THE SANCTIONS BILL NEXT MONTH....RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA...

ALSO, IN A 51-47 VOTE THE SENATE APPROVING 74 TRUMP ADMINISTRATION NOMINATIONS INCLUDING A NEW FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AGENCY ADMINISTATOR, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR STATISTICS AND SECRETARY OF LABOR...THE HILL USA 

Spanish police making 78 arrests in connection with a smuggling operation involving illegal immigration, drugs and weapons.

The operation active in both Spain and Algeria.   Among those taken into custody four leaders of the alleged criminal network...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

TWO KILLED, ONE WOUNDED IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON CRIMEA.   THE RUSSIAN GOVERNOR SAYS AN APARTMENT BUILDING WAS HIT...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Frequent marijuana users showing up at emergency rooms more often with a condition that causes nausea and vomiting.

Reporting from the Centers for Disease Control showing visits to emergency rooms for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) are being recorded more often.

This follows the inclusion of CHS in diagnosis codes last fall.

Nearly 200,000 CHS related emergency room visits have been recorded in the United States between January of 2023 and May of this year...The Hill USA

ISRAELI SOLDIERS REPORTED TO HAVE ENTERED SOUTHERN SYRIA BRIEFLY WHERE THEY OPENED FIRE.

THE ISRAELI TROOPS THEN RETURNED TO THEIR POSITIONS ALREADY INSIDE SYRIAN TERRITORY IN A 'BUFFER ZONE'...TASS RUSSIA

A federal appeals court issuing an injunction against construction of a ballroom at the White House.

The 2-1 ruling by a court panel does not take effect for two weeks giving the Trump Administration time to appeal to the US Supreme Court...The Hill USA

RIOTING AT THREE PRISONS IN SRI LANKA LEAVING THREE DEAD AND 23 INJURED.

DRUG DEALERS AND RIVAL GANGS LINKED TO THE VIOLENCE BY AUTHORITIES...Al Jazeera Qatar 

TURKEY, PAKISTAN, SAUDI ARABIA SIGN 'MECCA JOINT DEFENSE PACT' 

IRAN PARLIAMENT MEMBER WARNS SAUDIS DEPENDENCE ON OTHER COUNTRIES IS NOT WAY FORWARD

                                                 (UDPATED AS ABLE)

                                              (COMMENT, ANALYSIS)

TURKISH RULER PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN VISITING SAUDI ARABIA JOINING BOTH SAUDI DE-FACTO RULER CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN AND PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER SHEHBAZ SHARIF.

SHARIF ACCOMPANIED BY THE MAN WHO RULES PAKISTAN FROM BEHIND THE SCENES MILITARY CHIEF FIELD MARSHAL ASIM MUNIR.

IRAN WAR RELATED ISSUES AND DEFENSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE THREE NATIONS ON THE AGENDA...AFP FRANCE-AL JAZEERA QATAR...

TURKISH NEWS AGENCY ANADOLU REPORTING THE SIGNING OF A DEFENSE PACT BETWEEN THE THREE NATIONS....ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)...

PRESIDENT ERDOGAN DESCRIBING THE 'MECCA JOINT DEFENSE PACT' AS AN AGREEMENT THAT TARGETS NO COUNTRY.

UNDER THE AGREEENT AN ATTACK ON ANY ONE OF THE THREE COUNTRIES WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN ATTACK ON ALL.

THE DEAL COMES AS SAUDI ARABIA IS EMBROILED IN A CONFLICT WITH IRAN AND IRAN-LINKED GROUPS INCLUDING THE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN.

WHETHER THIS DEAL ULTIMATELY SUPPORTS THE INTERESTS OF THE US AND ISRAEL REMAINS TO BE FULL REVEALED.

AN IRANIAN PARLIAMEMENT MEMBER EBRAHIM REZAEI  WARNING THE SAUDIS THAT DEPENDING ON TURKEY (TURKIYE) AND PAKISTAN FOR SECURITY IS NO BETTER THAN DEPENDENCE ON THE UNITED STATES URGING SAUDI ARABIA TO REFORM...AL JAZEERA QATAR

The "Wall Street Journal" publishing a story raising the notion of a Russian threat to a NATO country.

US intelligence information leaked out suggesting the possibility of Russia using hybrid warfare or unmarked military forces against a NATO nation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's name headlined in the report.

The reporting links this intelligence information to other intelligence information leaking out of Washington about shortages of US missile interceptors...OSINTdefender "X"

(UPDATED) EIGHT DEAD IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING ATTACK AT A SCHOOL IN THAILAND.    22 OTHERS WERE WOUNDED.  FIVE TEACHERS KILLED AT THE SCHOOL.

THE SHOOTER AN EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENT LATER FOUND DEAD INSIDE THE SCHOOL.

HIS HOME WAS SEARCHED WHERE HIS GRANDPARENTS WERE FOUND DEAD WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO THE HEAD.

THE ATTACK LEADING TO CALLS FOR NEW GUN LAWS WITH THE COUNTRY'S PRIME MINISTER PROMISING SOME SORT OF GUN LEGISLATION...BANGKOK POST

"A ceasefire that leaves an average of one child dead each and every day is failing children"

Those words from UNICEF regional director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder regarding the Gaza ceasefire announced last October 10th.

Hundreds of children also wounded in Gaza.  The United Nations children's agency urging parties to the Gaza War to turn pledges into action in the midst of continuing conflict and harsh conditions in Gaza including malnutrition, disease and unsafe water...Al Jazeera Qatar

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 151.72 points or .28 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 342.26 or 1.3 percent.

In New York this evening the price of oil 77 dollars eight cents a barrel...Marketwatch

PRESIDENT TRUMP MOVING TO FIRE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD MEMBER LISA COOK FOR A SECOND TIME.

THE US SUPREME COURT RULED AGAINST HER FIRING NOTING PROPER PROCEDURE WAS NOT FOLLOWED.

THIS WEEK THE WHITE HOUSE SENDING A LETTER TO COOK STATING THE PRESIDENT'S INTENTION TO FIRE HER.

THE LETTER CITES FALSE STATEMENTS ON A MORTGAGE APPLICATION USED BY MR. TRUMP TO JUSTIFY THE PREVIOUS ATTEMPT TO FIRE COOK AND ASKS FOR 'YOUR EXPLANATION FOR YOUR FALSE STATEMENTS' WITHIN THREE WEEKS...THE HILL USA

Unemployment in the United States 4.1 percent last month down from 4.2 percent in June.

Mainstream media reporting highlighting 23,000 fewer non-farm jobs last month indicating a softening of the economy.

More Americans dropping out of the workforce enabling the statistics to show a lower unemployment rate...Reuters-MSN USA

IN ISRAEL TWO SENIOR OFFICIALS REASSIGNED TO NEW POSITIONS WITHIN ISRAEL'S SPY AGENCY THE MOSSAD.

THE TWO OFFICIALS KEY PLAYERS IN IRAN POLICY INCLUDING A FAILED PLAN TO OVERTHROW IRAN'S EXISTING GOVERNMENT.

THOSE OFFICIALS SAID TO HAVE CLASHED WITH NEW MOSSAD DIRECTOR ROMAN GOFMAN.

THE FAILED IRAN REGIME CHANGE PLAN PRESENTED TO US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP BY PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU BEFORE THE START OF THE IRAN WAR AT THE END OF FEBRUARY...TIMES OF ISRAEL

"We ourselves need missiles.  Biden gave him so much"

US President Donald Trump speaking at the White House about the reported emergency request from Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for air defense missiles...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

NEW ZEALAND POLITICS THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 7TH ELECTION A NEW POLL SHOWS A CLOSE RACE.

THE GOVERNING PARTIES (NATIONAL, NEW ZEALAND FIRST AND ACT) ON 61 SEATS WITH OPPOSITION PARTIES (LABOUR, GREEN, TE PATI MAORI AND THE OPPORTUNITIES PARTY) AT 59 SEATS.

THE NATIONAL PARTY OF PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON AT 31 PERCENT OF THE VOTE WITH 40 SEATS IN PARLIAMENT.     THE MAIN OPPOSITION LABOUR PARTY LED BY CHRIS HIPKINS WITH 27.8 PERCENT OF THE VOTE AND 36 SEATS...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 8/6/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*FAA ORDERS INSPECTIONS OF BOEING MAX PLANES*YEMEN GROUND WAR HEATS UP*LEBANON TALKS BREAK OFF*'HYBRID ATTACK SCENARIO' ALLEGED IN GERMAN DRONE INCIDENT*UN CONCENED OVER IRAN EXECUTIONS*OCTOBER 7TH SURVIVOR REJECTS NETANYAHU OFFER*

 

                                 (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING)

                              (LIMITED SERVICE UNTIL EVENING HOURS)

                     LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPOSING A 15 PERCENT TARIFF ON 'POLYSILICON DERITVATIVE' PRODUCTS.

THE TARIFF WILL TAKE EFFECT DECEMBER 4TH.

THOSE POLYSILICON PRODUCTS ARE CRITICAL TO SEMICONDUCTOR AND SOLAR PANEL PRODUCTION.

MR. TRUMP SAYING FOREIGN PRODUCERS OF THOSE PRODUCTS HAVE WEAKENED AMERICAN PRODUCERS CREATING A THREAT TO 'ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY'...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA

Social media giant Meta ordered to pay out 567 million US dollars in a New Mexico lawsuit.

The owner of the Facebook and Instagram platforms found liable for harming the mental health of children...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

AN ISRAELI NATIONALIST SETTLER IS BEING CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER IN THE KILLING OF A PALESTINIAN ACTIVIST LAST YEAR.

YINON LEVI ACCUSED OF RECKLESS MANSLAUGHER IN THE DEATH OF AWDAH HATHALEEN.

HATHALEEN WAS A PALESTINIAN ACTIVIST WHO OPPOSED NATIONALIST VIOLENCE IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA ("THE WEST BANK")...ASSOCIATED PRESS USA

11 wounded in a Houthi attack on southern Saudi Arabia from Yemen.  Most of those hurt were Saudi nationals...Reuters-Times of Israel...

More Houthi-Yemen related news later in summary.

THE PRO-ISRAEL SAUDI BASED AL-HADATH MEDIA OUTLET REPORTING PLANS BY 'ARMED FORMATIONS' INSIDE IRAQ TO LAUNCH DRONE ATTACKS IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

THE ATTACKS ON NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES NOT SPECIFIED BUT IRAQ'S GOVERNMENT IS INCREASING MILITARY READINESS TO COUNTER ANY MOVES BY MILITIA FORCES IN THE COUNTRY ALIGNED WITH IRAN...TASS RUSSIA

Following a US Supreme Court ruling on the issue of birthright citizenship, President Donald Trump again seeking to impose rules on it by executive order.

This time Mr. Trump is not trying to ban birthright citizenship outright with his new order but seeks to regulate it more closely.

Mr. Trump's previous executive order was ruled a violation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution...CNN USA

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ORDERING MANDATORY SAFETY INSPECTIONS OF 470 BOEING 737 MAX AIRLINERS.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS FAA APPROVAL IN RECENT DAYS FOR SOME 737 MAX MODELS TO BE DELIVERED TO AIRLINES FOLLOWING A SAFETY RELATED DELAY RELATED TO TWO DEADLY ACCIDENTS...THE HILL

A US Senate committee voting to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in Contempt of Congress.

Dr. Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment of the Bill of Rights when questioned about matters related to COVID. 

The matter now moves onto the full Senate...(News Agencies)

ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE MEETING WITH REPUBLICAN SENATORS SEEKING TO UNIFY THE GOP RANKS BEHIND PRESIDENT TRUMP'S AGENDA.

ONE DISPUTE REVOLVES AROUND DELAYING A BAN ON HEMP-DERIVED INTOXICATING PRODUCTS SOLD AT CONVENIENCE STORES.

THE WHITE HOUSE AND REPUBLICAN SENATOR RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY AMONG THOSE SUPPORTING THE DELAY WHILE OTHER SENATORS OBJECT.   

SENATOR PAUL SEEKING TO PROTECT THE HEMP INDUSTRY IN KENTUCKY...THE HILL USA

Houthi forces on the offensive in Yemen attacking camps of the Yemeni government forces.

At least 30 killed in an escalation of the ground war in Yemen that has been relatively quiet in recent years...Al Jazeera Qatar

TALKS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND LEBANON SUSPENDED AFTER WHAT IS CALLED A CEASEFIRE VIOLATION YESTERDAY.

TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS KILLED AND FOUR WOUNDED.

MANY LEBANESE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND WOUNDED SINCE US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PROCLAIMED A CEASEFIRE IN THE CONFLICT LINKED TO THE IRAN WAR...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

German authorities speaking of a 'hybrid attack scenario' after a drone carrying explosives was defused at the Leipzig airport in eastern Germany.

A second object said to have hit a cargo plane at the airport which is used to support Ukraine's military in the Ukraine War.

Germany's interior minister said there is a 'new level of danger' because of the drone incident...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany...

Meanwhile a Ukrainian man arrested in eastern Germany accused of spying on a German defense firm.

The 33-year-old suspect said to have passed images of the firm's premises and passed them to a foreign intelligence service.

His activity described as preparation for acts of sabotage...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany

UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF VOLKER TURK CONCERNED OVER THE LARGE NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS IN IRAN.

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE IRAN WAR 56 KILLED UNDER THE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN.

THOSE EXECUTED INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE THE GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS THOSE CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING.

LAST YEAR 1639 EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT IN IRAN MANY OF THEM LINKED TO VIOLENT PROTESTS SEEKING TO OVERTHROW IRAN'S PRESENT GOVERNMENT LIKELY LINKED TO ISRAELI AND US COVERT INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                       The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 464.02 points or .83 percent.

The NASDAQ declined 15.09 points.

At 433 pm New York Time the price of oil 77 dollars 92 cents a barrel up two dollars 70 cents or 3.59 percent...                                                                                          Marketwatch

"LIV GOLF" SAYS A 'LEAD INVESTOR' HAS BEEN FOUND TO KEEP OPERATING.

THE INVESTOR IS NOT NAMED BUT THE FUTURE OF LIV GOLF INVOLVES ITS PLAYERS BECOMING MAJORITY EQUITY HOLDERS.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE SCOTT O'NEIL SAYS A DEAL WILL BE SIGNED NEXT MONTH.

EARLIER THIS YEAR SAUDI ARABIA'S PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND PULLED OUT OF SUPPORTING LIV GOLF AFTER THE END OF THIS YEAR.

LIV LAUNCHED IN 2022 AS A COMPETITOR TO THE PGA TOUR OF GOLF...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA

"I am not entering politics anywhere at all, and certainly not with a Likud (Party) that failed on October 7th and continues to tear us apart to this day"

OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK SURVIVOR AVIDA BACHAR REJECTING OFFER FROM PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TO RUN FOR PARLIAMENT IN ISRAEL'S OCTOBER 27TH ELECTION

A survivor of the brutal October 7th, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel rebuffing an offer by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be a parliamentary candidate for Netanyahu's Likud Party.

Avida Bachar, who lost a leg in the attack, saying Mr. Netanyahu treated Hamas like an 'asset' before they attacked Israel.

Bachar referencing the Netanyahu government's policy allowing Qatar to fund the operations of Hamas governance in Gaza...

                          Times of Israel

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATOFRM "X" SHUTTING DOWN THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY ACCOUNT OF IMPRISONED ISTANBUL MAYOR EKREM IMAMOGLU.

THE PLATFORM SHUT DOWN BY COURT ORDER INSIDE TURKEY (TURKIYE) FOR REASONS OF 'NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC ORDER'

'X' SAYS IT IS APPEALING THAT ORDER.

MR. IMAMOGLU, A LEADING OPPONENT OF TURKISH RULER PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION IN 2023 AS HE ABOUT TO BE NOMINATED TO OPPOSE MR. ERDOGAN AS A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

HE HAS SINCE BEEN CONVICTED OF 'INSULTING AND THREATENING' A GOVERNMENT PROSECUTOR FOR TARGETING POLITICAL OPPONENTS WHILE STILL FACING A LONG LIST OF CORRUPTION...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY 

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 8/5/2026*NEW MEXICO SUES DOJ EPSTEIN FILES*1100 MINORS LEFT BEHIND IN SPANISH TERRITORY*ISRAEL ATTACKS LEBANON*GERMAN LEAKS ON RUSSIAN ELECTION MEDDLING*IRAN-OMAN HORMUZ DEAL*NETANYAHU DENIES AGREEMENT WITH GAZA DEAL*DEADLY RUSSIAN ATTACK KIEV*US MISSILE INTERCEPTOR SHORTAGE*UNEMPLOYMENT SPIKE NEW ZEALAND*

 

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                     LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

Late tonight two explosions reported by a tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman.  The crew and ship reported safe...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization "X"

NEW MEXICO'S ATTORNEY GENERAL SUING THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OVER IT'S REFUSAL TO PROVIDE JEFFREY EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS TO ASSIST ITS INVESTIGATION INTO EPSTEIN'S ZORRO RANCH.

AG RAUL TORREZ'S LAWSUIT ALLEGES STONEWALLING BY THE DOJ 'ACTIVELY HARMS VICTIMS AND UNDERMINES THE PUBLIC INTEREST'.

THE SUIT NOTES FEDERAL AUTHORITIES DID NOT CARRY OUT ANY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN NEW MEXICO RELATED TO EPSTEIN LIKE IT DID IN NEW YORK, FLORIDA AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CONTENDS IT HAS TO PROTECT SOME VICTIM'S NAMES BECAUSE OF COURT ORDERS AND CANNOT PROVIDE THOSE DOCUMENTS TO NEW MEXICO AUTHORITIES...ASSOCIATED PRESS NBC NEWS USA

REPUBLICANS TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR CONGRESSMAN CHUCK EDWARDS OF NORTH CAROLINA WHO'S DROPPED OUT OF HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

EDWARDS ABANDONING HIS CAMPAIGN AFTER A HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE REPORT RECOMMENDED HIS CENSURE FOR VIOLATING HOUSE SEXUAL HARASSMENT RULES INVOLVING TWO FEMALE EMPLOYEES...AXIOS USA

In Russia the CEO of a company that produces drones seriously wounded while his security guard was killed in a bomb blast.

Ukraine has routinely carried out bombing attacks to kill high profile business and military leaders in Russia during the Ukraine War...Tass Russia

THE SPANISH NORTH AFRICAN TERRITORY OF CEUTA SAYS THAT THERE ARE 2500 PEOPLE STILL THERE FOLLOWING THE MASS INFLUX OF 72,000 PEOPLE LATE LAST WEEK WHO CROSSED THE BORDER FROM MOROCCO.

AT LEAST 72 PEOPLE DIED DURING THE MASS BORDER CROSSING.

BUT THE CHALLENGE NOW IS THAT 1100 OF THOSE LEFT BEHIND ARE UNACCOMPANIED MINORS. THERE ARE ONLY ACCOMODATIONS FOR 90 MINORS.

EXTRA HELP HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM SPAIN'S CENTRAL GOVERNMENT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

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The Houthis in Yemen say they attacked a Saudi oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden.  The attacked linked to Saudi attacks on the Houthis and their blockade of Houthi territory in Yemen...Press TV Iran...

Earlier the Master of a tanker reported a loud explosion near the vessel sailing in waters between Yemen and the northern Somali coast.

Crew members reported safe...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations "X"

CLAIMING CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS ISRAEL LAUNCHING ATTACKS IN LEBANON TODAY.

AT LEAST ONE PERSON KILLED IN THE ATTACKS.

TALKS MEDIATED BY THE US BETWEEN ISRAEL AND LEBANON CONTINUED IN ROME TODAY...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)

The former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina says she is returning home from India where she has lived in exile.

A new Pro-Western government now in power after her ouster following violent student protests.

Hasina saying she will announce the specific date of her return later but she hopes it will happen in December.

The 78-year-old Hasina sentenced to death for her crackdown on those student protests in 2024.

Hasina has made allegations that prior to her ouster the United States was pressuring her to use an island located near the neighboring nation of Myanmar...Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar

GERMAN SECURITY OFFICIALS MAKING ACCUSATIONS OF RUSSIAN ELECTION INTERFERNCE THROUGH LEAKS TO MAINSTREAM MEDIA.

THE ELECTION INTERFERNCE INVOLVES STATE ELECTIONS NEXT MONTH IN SAXONY-ANHALT, MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN AND THE ELECTION IN THE CITY OF BERLIN.

ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AGAINST CANDIDATES POSTED ONLINE ARE BEING LINKED TO RUSSIA BY THE UNNAMED SECURITY OFFICIALS.

THE POLITICIANS SAID TO BE TARGETED BY RUSSIA ARE FROM PARTIES OTHER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY (AfD) PARTY.

THE AfD NOW LEADS POLLING IN THE TWO GERMANY STATES AND IS TIED FOR THE LEAD IN BERLIN...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Iran and Oman have reached agreement on how shipping traffic will use the Strait of Hormuz.

That word from Iran's foreign ministry.

Spokesman Esmail Baghaei says it's up to the United States to go along with the deal...Tass Russia

ISRAEL'S HIGH COURT AGREEING WITH OPPOSITION PARTIES ISSUING A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION FREEZING SOME GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWISH GROUPS.

THE FREEZE WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL JUSTICES CAN HOLD A HEARING AND RULE ON THE MATTER.

OPPOSITION PARTIES ARGUE A PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE HEARING TO APPROVE THE FUNDING AHEAD OF ADJOURNMENT FOR ISRAEL'S ELECTION WAS FLAWED...TIMES OF ISRAEL

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly denying any Israeli agreement with the Board of Peace plan to disarm Hamas in Gaza.

He also says there will be no pullback of Israeli forces in Gaza until there is full disarmament by Hamas.

Israel is now in the midst of an election campaign with voters going to the polls on October 27th.

As reported in yesterday's summary (Israel National News Story) Israel's government has decided to tighten its policies on killing people with targeted assassinations in response to the disarmament deal.

Such killings will now require the approval of Israel's Chief of Staff...Times of Israel

17 KILLED IN RUSSIAN ATTACKS IN AN AROUND KIEV OVERNIGHT.  28 MISSILES AND 115 DRONES USED IN THE ATTACK.

NO MISSILES DOWNED BY UKRAINIAN DEFENSES.

WAREHOUSES TARGETS OF THE ATTACKS.   UKRAINE HAS HIT RUSSIAN WAREHOUSES LINKED TO ONLINE RETAILER 'WILDBERRIES' IN RECENT WEEKS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

MORE UKRAINE NEWS LATER IN SUMMARY.

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 263.24 points or .49 percent.

The NASDAQ down 221.55 points or .83 percent.

At 440 pm New York Time the price of oil 75 dollars eight cents a barrel down 69 cents or .91 percent..Marketwatch

CNN REPORTING THAT THE US IS RUNNING LOW ON INTECEPTOR MISSILES USING HALF OF ITS PATRIOT INTERCEPTORS AND 80 PERCENT OF ITS THAAD INTERCEPTORS IN THE IRAN WAR...OSINTdefender "X"

MEANWHILE UKRAINE IS SAID TO HAVE JUST ONE PATRIOT MISSILE INTERCEPTOR AND TO BE IN DESPERATE NEED OF MORE.

BOTH THE US AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES LACK ADDITIONAL INTERECEPTORS TO PROVIDE TO UKRAINE.

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS SAID TO HAVE REJECTED A REQUEST FROM UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY FOR EMERGENCY DELIVERY OF 300 OF THE PATRIOT INTERCEPTORS...BERLINER ZEITUNG GERMANY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In Switzerland authorities investigating 24 Swiss nationals suspected of fighting for Ukraine in the war against Russia.  10 of those investigations completed the rest ongoing.

It is against Swiss law for its citizens to fight in foreign wars.

Russia kept statistics on foreigners fighting for Ukraine up through March of 2024 indicating 13,387 mercenaries arrived in Ukraine with 5,962 killed...Tass Russia

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN NEW ZEALAND RISING TO 5.6 PERCENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING IN JUNE.

THAT'S UP FROM 5.4 PERCENT IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.

IT'S THE HIGHEST RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT RECORDED IN 11 YEARS...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND

Longtime Canadian news anchor Lloyd Robertson is dead at the age of 92.

Robertson anchored for two major networks, CBC and CTV, starting in 1970 before retiring from full-time work in 2011.

He was the recipient of numerous honors including the "Order of Canada" and the "Gordon Sinclair Award"...CBC News Video Report...Lloyd Robertson Wikipedia

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 8/4/2026*ABDUL EL-SAYED WINS MICHIGAN PRIMARY*NEW ISRAELI KILL RULES IN GAZA REPORTED*US REVOKES BRAZIL AMBASSADOR'S VISA*CARGO SHIP ATTACKED, SUNK RED SEA*SPOKANE WILDFIRE ARSON SUSPECT*DEADLY MOSCOW DRONE ATTACK

 

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A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY FOUND ARMED AND APPEARING TO BE MONITORING SECURITY PREPARATIONS FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FUNDRAISING APPEARANCE IN CALIFORNIA LATER THIS WEEK.

THE HOME OF SUSPECT JEANINE JOHN TAELE WAS SEARCHED WITH FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, BODY ARMOR AND NOTEBOOKS WITH 'DISTURBING STATEMENTS' SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUND...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA

US politics primary elections in multiple states today.

In Missouri former Democrat Congresswoman Cori Bush's effort to get back into the House failing in the Democrat Primary.

Bush defeated by the Pro-Israel PAC supported incumbent Representative Wesley Bell...News Agencies-Times of Israel...

Much attention focused on the Democrat US Senate Primary with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed defeating Representative Haley Stevens.   

El-Sayed's victory seen as a breakthrough for Arab-Americans.

He will face former Republican Representative Mike Rogers in the general election in November...NBC News USA

ISRAEL SAID TO BE TIGHTENING ITS POLICY REGARDING ASSASSINATIONS ROUTINELY CARRIED OUT IN GAZA.

THE TARGETING KILLINGS OF 'TERRORISTS' WILL REQUIRE HIGHER LEVEL APPROVAL TO BE CARRIED OUT.

ISRAELI SOLDIERS WILL STILL BE ABLE TO KILL IF THEY FACE AN IMMINENT THREAT.

THE NEW KILLING POLICY IN GAZA AN ISRAELI POLITICAL DECISION FOLLOWING THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED AGREEMENT WITH HAMAS ON DISARMING IN GAZA CONCLUDED BY THE 'BOARD OF PEACE'...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

The European Union sending additional assistance to Spain to reinforce border security.

The decision follows a meeting of EU interior ministers today following last week's incursion by tens of thousands of people into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta.

Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska noting the border of the "Schengen Area" of Europe was not compromised by the sudden wave of illegal arrivals in Ceuta...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany

THE US REVOKING THE VISA OF BRAZIL'S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES.

IT'S RETALIATION JUST DAYS AFTER TWO US OFFICIALS WERE DENIED VISAS TO VISIT BRAZIL.

THE VISIT OF THOSE OFFICIALS BEFORE BRAZIL'S UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SEEN AS AN ATTEMPT AT ELECTION INTERFERENCE BY THE US...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent interviewed by business news channel "CNBC" exuding optimism about an agreement between the US and Iran over the future of the Strait of Hormuz...News Agencies-Times Of Israel

(UPDATED) EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN KIEV THIS EVENING.   THERE WAS AN AIR RAID ALERT FOR A RUSSIAN ATTACK...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

A HIGH-RISE BUILDING IN FLAMES IN KIEV LATE TONIGHT DUE TO FALLING DRONE DEBRIS.

THE RUSSIAN ATTACK SAID TO HAVE INVOLVED DOZENS OF MISSILES ALONG WITH DRONES...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

157 migrants trying to reach the UK rescued when their ship caught fire in the English Channel.

The fire broke out after French authorities stopped the vessel in waters off the coast of France.

The rescued migrants were then returned to the northern coast of France...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

An India-flagged cargo ship attacked and sunk in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen   

14 crew members, 13 of them Indian nationals, have been rescued.

The Indian government describing the attack on the ship as "unprovoked"...NDTV India

A LEGAL LETTER SENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL (SOCCER) FEDERATION FIFA FROM THE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (UEFA).

IT CALLS FOR PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS, ELECTRONIC MESSAGES AND DATA RELATED TO THE ABANDONED PLAN TO BRING PRIVATE INVESTORS INTO WORLD CUP EVENTS.

A PLAN TO BRING IN PRIVATE INVESTORS INCLUDING US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S SON-IN-LAW JARED KUSHNER ABANDONED JUST DAYS AGO....Al Jazeera Qatar

A suspect has been arrested in Spokane, Washington accused of arson following a devastating wildfire that may have consumed more than 1,100 structures mostly homes.

The 37-year-old-man seen acting nervously near the place where the inferno ignited.   He was found to have lighter fluid and matches in his possession...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

A DEADLY UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK IN MOSCOW.  FIVE KILLED, 10 WOUNDED.  THE ATTACK IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA.

A FIRE IGNITED BY THE ATTACK...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

RUSSIA ANNOUNCING ATTACKS ON SEVEN SHIPS CARRYING CARGO FOR UKRAINE'S MILITARY...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The markets today.

Stocks sharply higher with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 907.47 points or 1.71 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 671.10 points or 2.59 percent.

At 419 pm New York Time the price of oil 75 dollars 74 cents a barrel down four dollars 60 cents or 5.73 percent...Marketwatch

BOEING GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT BY THE US FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO DELIVER ITS 737 MAX 7 AIRCRAFT.

APPROVAL DELAYED FOR YEAR FOLLOWING DEADLY ACCIDENTS INVOLVING OTHER VERSIONS OF THE BOEING 737 MAX.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES WILL RECEIVE THE FIRST DELIVERIES OF 737 MAX 7 MODELS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

New Zealand's largest bank "ANZ" moving interest rates on home equity loans higher in reaction to Iran War developments.   Rate increases from .1 to .26 percent taking effect on Thursday...One News New Zealand

In the Iran War's early days a close relationship between Israel and United Arab Emirates revealed including supplies of weaponry like drones and the Iron Dome air defense system.

There was even a secret wartime visit to the UAE by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...Avi Scharf "Haaretz" Israel "X"

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 8/3/2026*DEADLY DRONE ATTACK RUSSIAN BEACH*CYCLOSPORIASIS DEATHS IN MICHIGAN*DANISH MILITARY DRAFTEES REPORT*BLANCHE AG CONFIRMATION PATH CLEARING*IRAN: NO TALKS WITH US*HOUSE COMMITTEE HYPED MORROCAN RULE SPANISH TERRITORIES*US POWER FLICKER LINKED TO DATA CENTER CLUSTER*

 

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Israel's "I24 News" reporting on a drone attack on northern Kuwait attributed to Iran...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)

THE COMMANDER OF A US BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE RELIEVED OF COMMAND.

THE NAVY ANNOUNCED SATURDAY THAT COMMANDER JOSEPH SAMMUR NO LONGER COMMANDED THE 'USS WEST VIRGINIA' DUE TO A LOSS OF CONFIDENCE.

THE REMOVAL FROM COMMAND FOLLOWS INVESTIGATION INTO A MAINTENANCE ISSUE.  THE SUB IS CURRENTLY IN PORT FOR MAINTENANCE...USNI NEWS

"I want to give them every last chance before decapitation"

US President Donald Trump describing his approach to the Iran War which is currently in a state of limbo as far as attacks from the US and Israel.

Mr. Trump questioned by reporters at the White House over his approach to the war the President noting high gasoline prices linked to the war saying energy companies are making 'too much money'.

On social media Mr. Trump saying Iran begged for talks before denying they are occurring.   He spoke of Iran's leadership as 'unbelievably duplicitous'...News Agencies-Times of Israel

An attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz tonight.   The ship hit off the coast of Oman...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations "X"

A DEADLY DAY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE UKRAINE WAR TODAY 11 KILLED IN BOTH RUSSIA AND UKRAINE IN ATTACKS NOT RELATED TO FRONT-LINE FIGHTING.

SEVEN DIED WHEN DRONE DEBRIS FELL ONTO A SOUTHERN RUSSIAN BEACH.  40 OTHERS WOUNDED...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA QATAR

Two dead in the outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the United States.  

The deaths in the state of Michigan where the intestinal disease outbreak is centered.

Underlying conditions cited in connection with the death's officials speaking of cyclosporiasis not being a life-threatening illness.

11,234 cases reported in Michigan with 193 hospitalizations linked to the outbreak...CNN USA

Limited reaction from Morocco's government to the unprecedented influx of migrants into the Spanish territory of Ceuta late week.

The tens of thousands said to have been directed by criminal networks on social media.

A similar view expressed by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

Other views from outside Morocco's government include the notion that serious grievances exist among residents of northern Morocco who live near Ceuta.

In Spanish media the notion presented that Morocco deliberately manufactured the mass influx into the Spanish territory...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

A TURKISH SHIP CARRYING VEGETABLES AND FRUITS FROM TURKEY TO RUSSIA ATTACKED BY UKRAINIAN DRONES IN THE BLACK SEA.

A FIRE IGNITED WITH FOUR CREW MEMBERS HURT IN THE ATTACK...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Military service becoming mandatory for some 18-year-old Danes.  

1600 young men and women reporting for training today including a princess of Denmark's royal family.

The Danish military short of volunteers in recent months bringing forward mandatory military service slated to being next year forward by five months.

The previous four-month service period for volunteers now extended to 11 months for new recruits including five months of basic training and six months of duty in military units.

After the young people are released from their military service, they will create a trained cadre of soldiers to be returned to duty when needed in the future.

The threat from Russia and tensions in the Arctic cited in connection with the decision to bring forward mandatory military service...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

THE PENGAGON CUTTING DEALS WITH LOCKHEED MARTIN AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN TO INCREASE PRODUCTION OF AIR DEFENSE MISSILE INTERCEPTORS.

THOSE AGREEMENTS EXPECTED TO MULTIPLY "PATRIOT" INTERCEPTOR PRODUCTION THREE TIMES AND "THAAD" INTERCEPTOR PRODUCTION FOUR TIMES IN THE FUTURE...TASS RUSSIA

The path to Todd Blanche's confirmation as US Attorney General now clearing.

A Sunday night memo by Acting Attorney General Blanche formally rescinds the controversial 'anti-weaponization fund' objected to by some Republican senators.

The Senate Judiciary Committee announced Friday night that it will hold a meeting tomorrow that now appears will vote to confirm Mr. Blanche.

Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas speaking of a 'deal' on the fund matter to move Blanche's nomination forward...The Hill USA

THE DEPUTY LEADER OF THE REFORM PARTY IN THE UK, RICHARD TICE, BEING PROBED FOR FAILING TO DECLARE HIS PRO-ISRAEL INTERESTS IN PARTICULAR A TRIP TO ISRAEL LAST SEPTEMBER.

MR. TICE DENOUNCING THE INVESTIGATION SAYING ITS BASED ON A COMPLAINT FROM AN 'ANTISEMITIC ANTI-ISRAEL LOBBYING GROUP'...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL

Iran's Foreign Ministry making it clear there are no talks going on with the United States.   

The only talks Iran is participating in involve Oman and they concern operation of the Strait of Hormuz...Press TV Iran

THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT IS CALLING FOR A EUROPEAN COMMISSION INVESTIGATION INTO LAST WEEK'S MASS STORMING OF THE SPANISH NORTH AFRICAN TERRITORY OF CEUTA.

DUTCH MINISTER OF ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION BART VAN DEN BRINK SAYS IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT NO ONE WHO ENTERED CEUTA HAS TRAVELED ONTO THE SPANISH MAINLAND IN EUROPE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

Just weeks before the mass migration into Spanish African territories from Morocco late last week a US House committee passing a 40-million-dollar aid bill for Morocco.

A committee report accompanying the vote supported Moroccan sovereignty over those Spanish territories.

Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky posting information on social media about this...Rep. Thomas Massie "X"

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 693.38 points or 1.32 percent.

The NASDAQ climbing 540.04 points or 2.13 percent.

At 444 pm New York Time the price of oil 79 dollars 96 cents a barrel down four dollars 71 cents or 5.56 percent...Marketwatch

The power grid in Cuba again going down amid a US cutoff of fuel supplies from Venezuela.

No word on when power will return...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar

A FLICKERING OF ELECTRIC POWER ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES 12 DAYS AGO IS LINKED TO A LINE FAILURE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA INVOLVING A CLUSTER OF DATA CENTERS.

THE FLICKERING AROUND 8AM WEDNESDAY JULY 22ND LASTED FOR TEN MINUTES AND EXTENDED FROM BOSTON TO MIAMI AND WESTWARDS TO CHICAGO.

THE POWER GRID'S VULNERABILITY TO A MAJOR BLACKOUT EXPOSED BY THE INCIDENT...THE COOL DOWN-MSN USA

In Sudan's civil war at least 35 people killed in a Sudanese Army drone attack on a village in North Darfur state controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The attack happened in the middle of the day Sunday as a traditional court was in session to hear local disputes...AFP France-Al Jazeera Qatar

IN ISRAEL SUNDAY NIGHT DEFENSE MINISTER ISRAEL KATZ NAMING A NEW GENERAL TO COMMAND TROOPS IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA ("THE WEST BANK").

THIS MOVE IMMEDIATELY CONTESTED BY THE MILITARY SAYING HE LACKS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE SUCH A DECISION.

KATZ GOING AFTER MAJOR GENERAL AVI BLUTH FOR BEING TOO HARSH WITH ISRAELI NATIONALIST SETTLERS WHO HAVE BEEN THREATENING AND ATTACKING PALESTINIAN COMMUNITIES...TIMES OF ISRAEL