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Monday, May 18, 2026
Sunday, May 17, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 5/17/2026*NEWSDUMP WEEKEND*US DRONE SHOT DOWN IN YEMEN*MID-EAST CONFLICT CONTINUES*EXPLOSION IN ISRAEL*CONFLICT IN NIGERIA*DEADLY UKRAINE WAR RAGES*BOLIVIA PROTEST CRACKDOWN*LONDON PROTESTS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
A US AIR FORCE MQ-9 REAPER DRONE SHOT DOWN BY HOUTHI FORCES IN YEMEN TONIGHT.
WRECKAGE VIDEO POSTED ONLINE TONIGHT...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)
Four US Navy crewmembers ejected safety when two planes collided mid-air during an air show.
The collision happened at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho...Associated Press USA-Korea Herald
THE PENTAGON PREPARED A LIST OF TARGETS TO BE ATTACKED IN IRAN.
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL HAVE THE FINAL CALL ON ORDERING THOSE TARGETS ATTACKED...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Rising crude oil prices on Sunday night alongside declines in stock market futures...Marketwatch
CUBA'S UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVE SAYS HIS COUNTRY HAS THE RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE IF IT IS ATTACKED BY THE UNITED STATES...TASS RUSSIA
A US Senate parliamentarian ruling that the White House ballroom cannot be funded in a budget bill...The Hill USA
The conflict in the Middle East continued today in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates...Al Jazeera Qatar Blog
THE US PRESENTING TO IRAN A FIVE-POINT RESPONSE TO IRAN'S PROPOSAL TO END THE WAR WITH THE US AND ISRAEL...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In Israel a massive explosion Saturday evening described as an experiment. Defense company "Tomer" says the experiment was a success...Free Republic Post-Times Of Israel Story-Discussion
In Italy on Saturday a motorist driving into pedestrians at high speed. Eight injured, four seriously.
The suspect a 31-year-old man born in Italy of Moroccan descent. He is said to have psychological problems...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE US AND NIGERIAN MILITARIES CONDUCTING A JOINT OPERATION THAT KILED ISLAMIC STATE (ISIS-DAESH) LEADERS IN NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA...OSINTdefender "X" (US Africa Command Statement Embed)....
MEANWHILE, 42 SCHOOL CHILDREN MISSING FOLLOWING A TERRORIST ATTACK ON A SCHOOL IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF NIGERIA.
ARMED MEN ABDUCTING THE STUDENTS IN AN AREA WHERE THE BOKO HARAM MILITANT GROUP IS ACTIVE...THE INDEPENDENT UK
EIGHT KILLED, 25 INJURED WHEN A FREIGHT TRAIN COLLIDED WITH A CITY BUS IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
THE BUS BURSTING INTO FLAMES FOLLOWING THE COLLISION. AN INVESTIGATION NOW UNDERWAY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT-VIDEO EMBED)
Three killed in Ukrainian drone attacks in the Moscow Region early Sunday morning...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...
Saturday night into Sunday dozens of attacking Ukrainian drones shot down heading towards Moscow...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
Dozens of Ukrainian drones attacking the Russian port city of Sevastopol leading to power outages. A high-voltage power line was damaged...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
Dozens of attacking Ukrainian drones downed flying towards Moscow on Saturday...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting China in the coming days to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Putin's visit Tuesday and Wednesday just days after US President Donald Trump's talks with President Xi...Politico EU
In the island chain nation of Comoros in the Indian Ocean violent protests leading to a suspension of fuel price hikes caused by the Iran War.
One killed and five wounded in the demonstrations.
The country's energy minister saying 'the goal is to preserve peace'...Reuters-Dawn Pakistan
IN BOLVIA THIS WEEKEND A GOVERNENT CRACKDOWN ON ROADBLOCKS ERECTED BY DEMONSTRATORS DEMANDING THE RESIGNATION OF CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENT RODRIGO PAZ.
3,500 SOLDIERS AND POLICE USED IN OPERATIONS THAT LED TO AROUND 57 ARRESTS.
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN BOLIVIA THE WORST IN DECADES. THERE ARE LONG LINES FOR FUEL AND FOOD SHORTAGES.
MR. PAZ ELECTED LAST YEAR ON PROMISES TO ALLEVIATE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRY...AFP FRANCE-AL JAZEERA QATAR
In London Saturday competing protests one held by Tommy Robinson the Anti-Islamization, Anti-Mass Immigration activist called "Unite The Kingdom"...T Robinson New Era "X"...
The other a Pro-Palestinian protest for "Nakba Day" the expulsion of Palestinians from Israel associated with Israeli independence in 1948...Nakba Day-Wikipedia...
SKY NEWS UK BLOG
In Louisiana incumbent Republican Senator Bill Cassidy losing a primary election to Julia Letlow who was backed by President Trump ending up in third-place.
Letlow finishing in first place in the first-round election will face second-place candidate John Fleming in a runoff election.
Senator Cassidy challenged the Trump Administration and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy...LIVE RESULTS PBS USA
IN KENTUCKY'S FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CONTEST BETWEEN CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE AND THE TRUMP-BACKED CHALLENGER ED GALLREIN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP ANGERED OVER MASSIE'S PUSH TO RELEASE THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES.
CONGRESSMAN MASSIE RALLYING WITH SUPPORTERS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY WITH FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDING US SENATOR RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY AND CONGRESSWOMAN LAUREN BOEBERT OF COLORADO.
PRESIDENT TRUMP ATTACKING BOEBERT FOR SUPPORTING MASSIE.
A 'BIG DATA POLL' RELEASED THIS WEEKEND SHOWS MASSIE LEADING GALLREIN 51-49 PERCENT...REAL CLEAR POLLING LATEST POLLS...
THE MASSIE CAMPAIGN ENDING A 12-DAY 'MONEYBOMB' CAMPAIGN SATURDAY RAISING TWO MILLION 483 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
A FINAL FUNDRAISING EFFORT NOW UNDERWAY FOR CONGRESSMAN MASSIE...MASSIE MONEYBOMB
The Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna Saturday night the contestant from Bulgaria winning the competition.
Israel's entry finished second in a competition boycotted by five nations including Spain and Ireland over Israeli participation.
Those nations objecting to the Israeli military offensive in Gaza which led to tens of thousands of death and the destruction of tens of thousands of buildings...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
Saturday, May 16, 2026
NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*LONDON PROTESTS*8 DOLLARS 24 CENTS*"THE PEOPLE THAT HATE CONSPIRACY THEORIES..."*"COMPLETELY IN HIS POWER"*"MAN'S HEART IS STILL EVIL"*
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THE SUNDAY NEWS SUMMARY POSTING AT MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME SATURDAY NIGHT.
NEWSDUMP ALERT: RIVAL PROTESTS ON THE STREETS OF LONDON POLICE MAKE ARRESTS
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ANTI-ISLAMIZATION, ANTI-MASS IMMIGRATION ACTIVIST TOMMY ROBINSON HOLDING A 'UNITE THE KINGDOM' PROTEST IN LONDON AS PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS GATHER ON THE STREETS OF LONDON FOR A DEMONSTRATION.
THOUSANDS OF POLICE DEPLOYED. JUSTICE MINISTER DAVID LAMMY WARNING OF A CRACKDOWN ON ANY VIOLENCE.
POLICE SAY THEY MADE 31 ARRESTS....
SKY NEWS UK BLOG
And to the music the music of many decades in the collection this song I listened to on a 78 rpm record from the collection of records in the basement of WGCB Radio in Red Lion, Pennsylvania.
Your host had 17 years of association with historic Red Lion Broadcasting the college profs used to show up to see the site where history took place in the 1960's..."Red Lion Broadcasting Company vs. FCC"-Wikipedia
In the early 1950's Reverend John Norris ran a very mainstream radio station before Rock n Roll and other poltical-cultural developments caused a reaction in the direction of a strictly "Christian" broadcasting format.
A format heavily peppered with political preaching and conservative commentary in the 1960's-70's and beyond a powerful influence on me as a teenager.
Records like this one a top hit from 1954 could get airplay as a part of a broadcasting day that carried a variety of music, religious broadcasts and news...
"LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT"-KITTY KALLEN
"CREEQUE ALLEY"-THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS
"THE SHOW MUST GO ON"-THREE DOG NIGHT
Three songs from three decades. That last one by Three Dog Night played by El Rushbo in Pittsburgh back in 1974 when he was known as "Jeff Christie" at KQV Radio.
8 DOLLARS 24 CENTS FOR SIX HERSHEY CHOCOLATE BARS GET READY FOR THE NEW PRICE
I see at Walmart six-packs of Hershey Chocolate Bars selling for 5 dollars 97 cents but next to that price "Was 8 dollars 24 cents" so get ready soon a new higher price of 8 dollars 24 cents for Hershey bars.
A LOT OF ROLLBACKS ON PEPSI PRODUCTS AS WE MOVE INTO THE SUMMER COOKOUT SEASON AT STORES EVERYWHERE.
"The people that hate conspiracy theories are conspirators"
CANCELED COMEDIAN OWEN BENJAMIN INTERVIEWED BY TUCKER CARLSON 41:40 INTO THE VIDEO...
YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK
The whole story in that video is two hours long but Mr. Benjamin with quite a story that's led him to a simpler life in a rural area after being canceled by the Left then tossed into the arms of the Neocons who had a speech code of their own in the end.
"THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS ON THE LEFT"-JOHNNY CASH (LIVE)
"DADDY WAS AN OLDTIME PREACHER MAN"-PORTER WAGONER AND DOLLY PARTON
"YOU CAN'T BE A BEACON (IF YOU'RE LIGHT DON'T SHINE)-DONNA FARGO
The country music as I heard it back in the 1970's wow the memories.
"Just put your hand into his hand. Then you are safe, even when you cross life's wild torrent on a bridge without any rail.
Jesus is Victor, and you can safely surrender to Him.
God expects full surrender from us. Let us look for a moment at all God made. Then we shall see something that helps us to understand this--the sun, the stars, the flowers, the trees are completely in His power"
"NOT I BUT CHRIST"-CORRIE TEN BOOM (PAGE 32)
INTERNET ARCHIVE LINK TO BOOK
"We've heard glowing reports of what's going to happen in the next century but I don't share that view.
I share the view that we're going to have troubles and difficulties because man's heart is still evil.
Man's heart is away from God and without God we're going to have trouble and big trouble."
DR. BILLY GRAHAM SPEAKING IN 1997 IN AUDIO LINKED BELOW (AT 2:57)...
DR. BILLY GRAHAM-HOPE IN CHRIST
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FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 389*AFRICAN INVESTMENT*MACRON'S AFRICAN PUSH*BRIGITTE MACRON SLAP EXPLAINED?*JUSTICE MINISTER VISITING ALGERIA*
(NEWS. COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
This week President Emmanuel Macron touting 27 billion US dollars' worth of investment in Africa.
16 billion dollars originates with French sources with African investors behind the rest.
The notion presented of European investment in the continent of Africa but the investment could also be interpreted as investment aligned with the United States against Russian and Chinese influence...
"French President Announces $27B in investments for Africa"-Anadolu Agency Turkey (Turkiye)
Mr. Macron appeared in the US and Israel aligned nation of Kenya for his announcement seeking to build a positive image of a post-colonial France to Africa during a three-day visit to the country...
"Macron turns to English speaking Africa'-The Economist
EMMANUEL MACRON GETTING SLAPPED IN VIETNAM LAST MAY
THIS WEEK A FRENCH JOURNALIST AUTHORING A BOOK ABOUT MR. MACRON'S MARRIAGE GIVING A REASON FOR THE INFAMOUS SLAPPING INCIDENT INVOLVING THE FRENCH PRESIDENT AS HE ARRIVED IN VIETNAM LAST MAY.
FLORIAN TARDIF TELLING 'RTL' THE SLAP FROM HIS WIFE BRIGITTE MACRON WAS LINKED TO A PLATONIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MR. MARCON AND IRANIAN ACTRESS GOLSHIFTEH FARAHANI.
TARDIF THE AUTHOR OF A BOOK WHOSE TITLE TRANSLATES INTO ENGLISH AS 'NEARLY PERFECT COUPLE'...
"New Book Reignites Rumours Of Relationship Between French President And Iranian Actress"-Euronews
On Monday Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin visiting Algeria in another sign of the renewed relationship between France and Algeria.
Darmanin will discuss the imprisonment of French journalist Christophe Gleizes in Algeria.
Gleizes detained when he probed the 2014 death of Algerian soccer league player Albert Ebosse said to have been killed by a soccer fan. He investigated the possibility of Ebosse being killed by Algerian authorities.
Discussions about cooperation on drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism also planned...
"Gerald Darmanin In Algiers On Monday To Discuss Judicial Cooperation And Detained Journalist Christophe Gleizes"-BFM-TV France
AND IN PARIS THIS AFTERNOON THE WEEKLY YELLOW VESTS PROTEST. A RALLY ON A SIDEWALK WITH SPEAKERS. THE BACKDROP INCLUDING A MOCK GASOLINE PUMP...
VIDEO YELLOW VESTS PROTEST PARIS MAY 16, 2026
For now that's news from France.
Also available this weekend's "Unplugged" post...Link
Friday, May 15, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 5/15/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*EBOLA OUTBREAK*TRUMP TAIWAN STATEMENT*TINA PETERS SENTENCE CUT*MARKETS DROP*LABOR STABILIZES UK CRISIS BEFORE BIG PROTEST*POLAND TROOP PLAN SCRUBBED*DEADLY UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACKS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
IN AFRICA AN EBOLA OUTBREAK REPORTED WITH 65 DEATHS IN CONGO AND ONE IN UGANDA.
THERE ARE 246 SUSPECTED CASES REPORTED IN CONGO.
EBOLA A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE THAT CAN BE CONTRACTED THROUGH BODILY FLUIDS SUCH AS BLOOD OR VOMIT...GULF NEWS UAE
Air raid alerts and explosions in several cities in Ukraine tonight...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
US FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ATTEMPTING TO INDICT CUBAN OFFICIALS INCLUDING FORMER PRESIDENT RAUL CASTRO.
POSSIBLE CHARGES AGAINST CASTRO INCLUDE INVOLVEMENT IN THE CUBAN MILITARY SHOOTDOWN OF TWO PLANES BACK IN 1996.
THREE US NATIONALS AMONG THE FOUR KILLED IN THE ATTACK.
ITS POSSIBLE A GRAND JURY COULD INDICT MR. CASTRO IN THE COMING DAYS.
THE US GOVERNMENT IS ATTEMPTING TO PRESSURE THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT TO BOW TO ITS DEMANDS...CNN USA
An Iraqi national suspected of ordering attacks in Europe arrested in Turkey and turned over to the US FBI.
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi believed to have coordinated attacks on American and Jewish targets since the beginning of the Iran War.
US authorities are alleging his involvement in planning an attack on a synagogue in New York City...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
SIX KILLED INCLUDING THREE PARADMEDICS IN AN ISRAELI AIR ATTACK IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.
22 OTHERS WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK ON A CIVIL DEFENSE CENTER...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL...
MORE NEWS RELATED TO LEBANON LATER IN THIS SUMMARY.
Israel says it killed a top Hamas commander linked to the October 7th, 2023 attack on Israel.
Izz al-Din al-Haddad assassinated in an air attack in Gaza today...Times Of Israel
"I'm not looking to have someone go independent, and we have to travel 9,500 to fight a war. I want Taiwan to cool down, I want China to cool down"
US President Donald Trump with a statement on Taiwan opposing Taiwan declaring independence from China.
This follows Trump's meeting with China's President Xi Jinping. China warning the US over Taiwan which it considers a province of China.
Mr. Trump evasive when asked about any new weapons sales to Taiwan.
The US and allied nations in NATO have made provocative moves against China in the past related to Taiwan with warships sailing the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and the Chines mainland...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
THE US SUPREME COURT DECIDING NOT TO OVERTURN A VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT RULING AGAINST A REFERENDUM THAT APPROVED A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAP FAVORABLE TO DEMOCRATS...THE HILL USA
In Colorado Democrat Governor Jared Polis commuting the sentence of election worker Tina Peters.
Peters charged, convicted and sent to prison for nine years after seeking to find evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election favoring Joe Biden.
Polis cutting her sentence to 4 and a half years meaning she will be freed from prison on June 1st...The Hill USA
IN NEW YORK A JUDGE DECLARING A MISTRIAL AT A SEX CRIMES TRIAL OF MOVIE MOGUL HARVEY WEINSTEIN.
JURORS WERE UNABLE TO REACH A VERDICT IN THE CASE AFTER MORE THAN THREE DAYS OF DELIBERATIONS.
THIS IS THE SECOND MISTRIAL IN THE NEW YORK RAPE CASE INVOLVING WEINSTEIN.
AFTER HIS ORIGINAL RAPE CONVICTON IN 2020 A HIGHER COURT OVERTURNED THE CONVICTION LEADING TO THESE TWO RETRIALS THAT ENDED IN MISTRIALS.
MR. WEINSTEIN WAS FOUND GUILTY IN A NEW YORK SEXUAL ASSAULT RETRIAL LAST YEAR FOR WHICH HE FACES SENTENCING. HE WAS ALREADY CONVICTED IN CALIFORNIA FOR RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS IN PRISON...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
Norway cancelling an arms deal with Malaysia. The sale of missiles stopped on grounds that the weaponry can only go to NATO or NATO-partner nations...USNI News
THE LATEST ROUND OF US-LED TALKS TO ACHIEVE ISRAEL'S OBJECTIVE OF DISARMING THE HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT IN LEBANON HAVE FINISHED.
MORE TALKS INCLUDING MILITARY TALKS SET FOR THE WEEKS AHEAD. THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY ARE BEING PUSHED TO DISARM HEZBOLLAH.
A 'CEASEFIRE' DURING WHICH HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN KILLED HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR 45-DAYS ACCORDING TO THE US STATE DEPARTMENT...OSINTdefender "X"...John M. Larrier "X"
IN THE PHILIPPINES SENATOR RONALD DELA ROSA HAS NOT YET BEEN ARRESTED OVER AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT WARRANT FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY'S ARREST ATTEMPT AT THE PHILIPPINE SENATE.
BUT DETAILS EMERGING ABOUT WEDNESDAY'S SHOOTING INCIDENT AT THE SENATE INDICATE THAT SENATE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS MAO APLASCA FIRED A WARNING SHOT AT NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI) AGENTS.
THE PHILIPPINE OMBUDSMAN SUSPENDING MR. APLASCA FOR FIRING SHOTS WITH SENATE PRESIDENT ALAN PETER CAYETANO CALLING FOR NBI DIRECTOR MELVIN MATIBAG'S SUSPENSION OVER THE SHOOTING INCIDENT...INQUIRER PHILIPPINES...
SENATOR DELA ROSA IS ACCUSED OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE CRACKDOWN ON DRUG TRAFFICKING BY FORMER PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE.
PHILIPPINE JUSTICE MINISTER FREDDERICK VIDA WARNING ANY ATTEMPT BY THE SENATOR TO LEAVE THE PHILIPPINES WILL RESULT IN HIS ARREST...INQUIRER PHILIPPINES
Democrat Congessman Steve Cohen of Tennessee retiring after 10 terms in the US House.
His retirement triggered by Tennessee Republican redistricting that saw his Memphis district cut into two pieces in order to elect another Republican to the House...The Hill USA
IN THE UK THE BRITISH LABOR PARTY STABILIZING A POLITICAL CRISIS FOLLOWING LAST WEEK'S LOCAL ELECTION LOSSES.
THE PRESSURE FOR PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER TO RESIGN REPLACED BY A MOVE TO BRING A LABOR PARTY RIVAL OF STARMER INTO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS THROUGH A SPECIAL ELECTION...SKY NEWS UK BLOG...
Tomorrow British Anti-Islamization Anti-Mass Immigration activist Tommy Robinson leading a major protest in the center of London.
The rally called "Unite The Kingdom And Unite The West" will be critical of the policies of the current government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer...Tommy Robinson "X"
The United States deciding not to deploy 4,000 troops to Poland. The Polish government caught by surprise.
Officials in Poland saying all is well with the Polish-American defense relationship and insisting the move does not harm the nations security...Politico EU
IN THE NATION OF MALDIVES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN FIVE ITALIAN DIVERS HAVE DIED.
AUTHORITIES HAVE FOUND ONE BODY WITH VICTIMS BELIEVED TO BE A COLLEGE PROFESSOR, HER DAUGHTER AND THREE OTHER STUDENTS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
US President Donald Trump telling Fox News China will open up to American companies in stages...Tass Russia...
No deals formally announced as the Trump-Xi talks ended in Beijing...
BBC News Blog
THREE KILLED, 12 WOUNDED IN UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACKS ON RUSSIA'S RYZAN REGION SOUTHEAST OF MOSCOW...TASS RUSSIA...
IN KIEV 21 KILLED AND 47 WOUNDED IN A RUSSIAN DRONE ATTACK YESTERDAY...(SVT SWEDEN)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 537.29 points or 1.07 percent.
The NASDAQ down 410.08 points or 1.54 percent.
The price of oil in New York closed at 105 dollars 66 cents a barrel up four dollars 49 cents or 4.44 percent...Marketwatch
PRESIDENT TRUMP TOUTING ECONOMIC DEALS ON HIS TRIP TO CHINA. MR. TRUMP WAS ACCOMPANIED BY 12 CORPORATE CEO'S INCLUDING ELON MUSK AND TIM COOK.
TRUMP NOTING ENERGY DEALS, AIRCRAFT DEALS AND AN AGREEMENT TO SELL US SOYBEANS TO CHINA...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE US HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE PROBING REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN CHUCK EDWARDS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
THE COMMITTEE REVEIWING ALLEGATIONS THAT EDWARDS MAY HAVE CREATED OR FOSTERED A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND ENGAGED IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT...THE HILL USA
Air New Zealand's CEO says job cuts are on the way as the airline struggles with higher fuel costs caused by the Iran War.
Nikhil Ravishankar says losses for the company could total up to 400 million dollars (236.24 million US)...One News New Zealand
Thursday, May 14, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 5/14/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*US HIGH COURT EXTENDS ABORTION DRUG BY MAIL RULING*"DEATH TO THE ARABS' CHANTED IN JERUSALEM PARADE*PERSIAN GULF TENSIONS*TRUMP-XI TALKS*'ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ' CLOSING*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Tonight Ukrainian drone attacks on Ryazan Region of Russia southeast of Moscow.
Casualties and damage to business and residential buildings reported...RIA Novosti Russia...
One killed, three wounded in the latest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's Belgorod Region...Tass Russia
THE US SUPREME COURT DECIDING TO MAINTAIN AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE LOUISIANA STATE LAW PROHBITING MAIL ORDER DISTRIBUTION OF THE ABORTION DRUG 'MIFEPRISTONE'.
THE INJUNCTION WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HIGH COURT SENDING THE CASE BACK TO THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS WHICH RULED IN FAVOR OF THE LOUISIANA LAW.
DISSENTING FROM THE OTHER SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE HIGH COURT JUSTICES SAMUEL ALITO AND CLARENCE THOMAS.
JUSTICE ALITO NOTING THE COURT MAJORITY IS UNDERMINING THE COURT'S DECISION SENDING ABORTION LAW BACK TO THE STATES...THE HILL USA
US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe in Havana today. Ratcliffe meeting his Cuban counterpart to talk about US conditions for better relations with Cuba...Associated Press-PBS USA
IN ISRAEL TONIGHT A DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE THE HOME OF ISRAEL'S MILITARY POLICE CHIEF.
ULTRA-ORTHODOX PROTESTERS OPPOSING THE ARREST OF YOUNG ORTHODOX MEN RESISTING ISRAEL'S MILITARY DRAFT.
TWO WEEKS AGO DEMONSTRATORS ENTERED THE HOME OF BRIGADIER GENERAL YUVAL YAMIN WHILE HIS FAMILY WAS AT HOME...TIMES OF ISRAEL
US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks resigning. His departure marks his second retirement.
Banks came back to run the agency for President Trump's second term.
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott thanking Banks for his service...Associated Press-NBC News USA
BRITISH POLITICS ANDY BURNHAM THE MAYOR OF GREATER MANCHESTER SAYS HE WILL SEEK A SEAT IN PARLIAMENT AFTER THE SURPRISE RESIGNATION OF A LABOR PARTY MP.
BURNHAM WAS DENIED THE OPPORTURNITY TO RUN FOR A HOUSE OF COMMONS SEAT IN THE PAST BECAUSE HE WAS SEEN AS A THREAT TO PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER'S LABOR PARTY LEADERSHIP...SKY NEWS UK BLOG
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BALTIC NATION OF LATVIA FALLING.
THIS FOLLOWS THE WITHDRAW OF 'THE PROGRESSIVES' FROM THE COALITION AFTER DEFENSE MINISTER ANDRIS SPRUDS FROM THAT PARTY RESIGNED.
MR. SPRUDS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES IMPACTING LATVIAN TERRITORY AFTER PASSING THROUGH RUSSIA.
PRIME MINISTER EVIKA SILINA SUBMITTING HER RESIGNATION.
ELECTIONS ARE SCHEDULED IN LATVIA IN OCTOBER...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"Death to the Arabs"
"May your village be burned"
Some of the slogans shouted in Jerusalem today as Israeli nationalist youths participated in the "Flag Parade" commemorating the Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem during the Six-Day War of 1967.
Thousands of Israeli police deployed with 13 arrests made following violent incidents...Barak Ravid "X" (Link To Haaretz Israel Story-Translation Prompt)
(UPDATED) A SHIP SEIZED OFF THE COAST OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND TAKEN TOWARDS IRAN. THAT WORD FROM UNITED KINGDOM MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS...MORNING STAR UK...
THE SHIP DESCRIBED AS A FLOATING ARMORY THAT PROVIDES WEAPONS USED FOR MARITIME SECURITY FOR MERCHANT VESSELS.
MEANWHILE A CARGO SHIP WAS ATTACKED AND SANK OFF THE COAST OF OMAN...ASSOCIATED PRESS-THE HILL USA
Five killed, dozens wounded in Russian drone attacks overnight in Ukraine's capital Kiev...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THREE ISRAELIS WOUNDED, ONE CRITICALLY IN A HEZBOLLAH DRONE ATTACK ON NORTHERN ISRAEL THIS MORNING.
THE ATTACK HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING NO SIRENS SOUNDING...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
IN BEIJING TALKS BETWEEN US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING.
XI WARNING TRUMP OVER TAIWAN SAYING ANY TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE PUSH THREATENS PEACE.
IN THE PAST THE US HAS AFFIRMED THAT TAIWAN IS A PART OF CHINA IN LINE WITH THE POSITION OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT...TASS RUSSIA...
"Great place. Incredible. China is beautiful"
THE COMMENTS OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOLLOWING HIS MEETING WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING.
TRUMP SAYING HIS TALKS WITH XI WERE 'GREAT'...TASS RUSSIA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 370.26 points or .75 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 232.88 points or .88 percent.
At 436 pm New York Time the price of oil 101 dollars 94 cents a barrel up 92 cents or .91 percent...Marketwatch
IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI SAYS IRAN KNEW ABOUT A PREVIOUSLY UNDICSLOSED VISIT TO THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BY ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU.
IT HAPPENED EARLY IN THE IRAN WAR.
MR. ARAGHCHI ALSO WARNING THE UAE SAYING 'THOSE COLLUDING WITH ISRAEL TO SOW DIVISION WILL BE HELD TO ACCOUNT'...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Sweden's top General Michael Claesson has warned of a potential Russian attack on an island in the Baltic Sea.
Meanwhile Denmark's top general is more subdued focused on readiness to defend Baltic islands.
Michael Hyldgaard saying he has no knowledge of a planned Russian attack as Danish and Polish forces conduct joint maneuvers in an around Denmark's Bornholm Island.
Meanwhile Russia's concerns in the Baltic center around seizures of merchant vessels by European countries in the Baltic and Mediterranean and a potential NATO sea blockade of Russia's Kaliningrad Region on the Baltic coast.
Kaliningrad landlocked between Lithuania and Poland...Danmarks Radio Denmark (Translation Prompt)
IN FLORIDA THE 'ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ' PRISON FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FACING DEPORTATION IS SHUTTING DOWN NEXT MONTH.
THE CENTER IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE ACCORDING TO REPORTS BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND CBS NEWS.
IT CURRENTLY HOLDS 1400 DETAINEES. THEY WILL BE MOVED TO OTHER FACILITIES...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp calling a special legislative session next month. It will consider redrawing congressional districts for the 2028 Election.
The move follows the recent US Supreme Court ruling modifying the 1965 Voting Rights Act that forced creation of black majority legislative districts.
Governor Kemp noting the ruling came too late to allow districts to be changed for this year's election...The Hill USA
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 5/13/2026*RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON UKRAINE TONIGHT*STARMER TO FACE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE*GUNFIRE IN ARREST ATTEMPT AT PHILIPPINE SENATE*NETANYAHU GETS OUT OF CROSS-EXAMINATION EARLY AT CORRUPTION TRIAL*CHINA CALLS FOR STEPPED UP PAKISTANI MEDIATION IRAN WAR*
(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Explosions in three Ukrainian cities late tonight. The capital city of Kiev and other cities under Russian attack...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
Earlier news of the Ukraine war later in the summary.
US politics next Tuesday's primary in Kentucky's 4th Congressional district between incumbent Republican Congressman Thomas Massie and challenger Ed Gallrein backed by President Trump.
Gallrein challenging Massie following Massie's support for releasing the Jeffrey Epstein Files.
A poll from "Quantas Insights" released today showing Gallrein with a 53-45 lead over Massie...Latest Polls Real Clear Polling...
Also added to the political mix an allegation of 'hush money' being paid to an alleged former girlfriend.
That woman worked on a temporary basis for Indiana Congresswoman Victoria Spartz who issued a statement disputing some details of her story regarding her employment with the congresswoman.
Spartz also offering support for Congressman Massie saying he is a 'supporter of women'...Rep. Victoria Spartz "X"
Meanwhile Congressman Massie raising more than two million dollars in the last ten days with a "Massie Moneybomb" campaign...Massie Moneybomb
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NOMINEE TO CHAIR THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD KEVIN WARSH APPROVED BY THE US SENATE.
WARSH REPLACES JEROME POWELL WHO HAS COME UNDER INTENSE CRITICISM FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP ALONG WITH AN ATTEMPT BY THE TRUMP JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO POWELL.
MR. ANGERED BY POWELL'S REFUSAL TO LOWER INTEREST RATES...THE HILL USA
BRITISH HEALTH SECRETARY WES STREETING EXPECTED TO RESIGN SO HE CAN CHALLENGE PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER FOR LEADERSHIP OF THE LABOR PARTY.
MORE THAN 90 OF THE 400 LABOR PARTY MP'S ARE NOW CALLING ON MR. STARMER TO RESIGN...ITV NEWS UK
Six killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine today. Spin from Western media about a new Russian missile and other messaging about the Ukraine War also in the latest news...Sky News UK Blog
A 16-YEAR-OLD PALESTINIAN YOUTH SHOT AND KILLED IN AN ISRAELI NATIONALIST SETTLER ATTACK ON A PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY.
FOUR OTHERS WOUNDED IN THE INCIDENT...
BARAK RAVID 'AXIOS' "X" (LINK TO HAARETZ ISRAEL STORY-TRANSLATION PROMPT)
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ARRIVING IN CHINA FOR A VISIT THAT WILL LAST UNTIL FRIDAY...
1700 PASSENGERS AND CREW ONBOARD A CRUSE SHIP IN BORDEAUX CONFINED BY FRENCH AUTHORITIES FOLLOWING AN OUTBREAK OF NOROVIRUS.
ONE PASSENGER DIED WITH OTHER PASSENGERS AND CREW NOW ILL...GLOBAL NEWS
(This Story Expanded With More Detail)
Gunfire in the Philippine Senate Wednesday evening as authorities attempted to arrest Senator Ronald della Rosa.
The Acting Sergeant-at-Arms made an announcement about an impending arrest before gunshots were heard...GMA Philippines News Story...
The senator is wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague for alleged crimes against humanity linked to former President Rodrigo Duterte who is being held by the ICC.
Vice-President Sara Duterte his daughter now faces an impeachment trial before the Senate with Senator della Rosa's vote potentially preventing her conviction.
The Philippine Interior Minister spoke of the senator being 'safe' and with security personnel...(GMA News Philippines).
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. denying any government involvement in an arrest of the senator.
Senator della Rosa remained inside the Senate building overnight...Associated Press USA-France 24...GMA News Philippines...
Associated Press Live Video Stream
Video Of Senator Ronald della Rosa Fleeing Inside Senate Building
FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU BEING EXCUSED TO END HIS CORRUPTION TRIAL TESTIMONY EARLY.
NETANYAHU TELLING THE JUDGES OF HIS NEED TO BE AT AN 'UNSPECIFIED EVENT' LATER IN THE DAY.
NETANYAHU UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATION BY PROSECUTORS IN A CASE INVOLVING NETANYAHU GIVING FAVORS TO A MEDIA COMPANY IN EXCHANGE FOR POSITIVE NEWS COVERAGE...TIMES OF ISRAEL
In the Netherlands three arrested including two minors following disturbances outside an emergency asylum seekers shelter in Loosdrecht last night.
Stones and flares thrown during the protest.
Asylum seekers protests have flared up in recent weeks often with violence and arrests.
The Dutch intelligence agency AIVD says it is investigating the origins of the demonstrations...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 67.36 points or .14 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 314.14 points or 1.2 percent.
At 441 pm New York Time the price of oil at 101 dollars 24 cents a barrel down 94 cents or .92 percent...Marketwatch
CHINA CALLING ON PAKISTAN TO STEP UP ITS MEDIATION EFFORTS IN THE IRAN WAR.
FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI TELLING HIS PAKISTANI COUNTERPART ISHAQ DAR TO WORK ON BRINGING THE US AND IRAN TOGETHER AND HELP 'PROPERLY' REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ...AFP FRANCE-TIMES OF ISRAEL
Same-sex marriages performed outside Poland will be recognized inside Poland.
The socially liberal government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk making the announcement.
This follows rulings by European and Polish courts. The European Court of Justice ruling that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the European Union...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
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