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Thursday, July 16, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 7/16/2025*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*MEDIA CONTROL BILL PASSES AHEAD OF ISRAELI ELECTION*IRAN URGES ARAB COUNTRIES TO STOP ALLOWING US ATTACKS*FIRST AMENDMENT SUIT CHALLENGES INT'L COURT SANCTIONS*RECENT GAZA ATTACKS KILL 15*NETANYAHU PARTY MP QUITS, SAYS PARTY 'HIJACKED'*IRAN WAR CONTINUES*RISING ELECTRIC COSTS AND DATA CENTERS*US LOW OPINION RATING ALLIED NATIONS*
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 7/15/2026*EPSTEIN TIED TO ISRAELI INTEL BY VANCE*OBAMA LAWYER EPSTEIN TESTIMONY*FRANCE PASSES DEATH BILL*US MID-EAST MEDIVAC FLIGHTS*FEDS REBUFF EPSTEIN NEW MEXICO PROBE*ISRAELI HIGH COURT BLOCKS DRAFT DODGER LAW* MORE THAN DOZEN DEAD IN LATEST GAZA 'CEASEFIRE' ATTACKS*US AIR ATTACKS KILL DOZENS IN IRAN*US CYCLOSPORA OUTBREAK*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
AN AMENDMENT TO CUT OFF US AID TO ISRAEL REJECTED IN A 314-104 VOTE.
THE AMENDMENT SUPPORTED BY KEY SPONSOR REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE OF KENTUCKY ALONG WITH 103 DEMOCRATS. THEY INCLUDED FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI OF CALIFORNIA.
98 DEMOCRATS IN THE OPPOSITION MAJORITY ALONGSIDE 216 REPUBLICANS.
10 DEMOCRATS VOTED "PRESENT".
A MAJOR MAINSTREAM MEDIA TALKING POINT THE NOTION OF DIVISION AMONG DEMOCRATS OVER SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL...THE HILL USA
President Trump thanking Iran for the release of an American woman he says was wrongfully detained.
Amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict Iranian authorities releasing Dena Karari trapped in Iran since December of 2024...Daily Mail UK
OBAMA LAWYER TALKS TO COMMITTEE ABOUT JEFFREY EPSTEIN, VANCE UNLOADS ON EPSTEIN STORY AND DEFENDS TRUMP, NETANYAHU
(This Story Is Being Expanded To Include Comment, Analysis)
"He clearly had connections to the upper, to the highest levels of American intelligence.
He clearly had connections to the highest levels of Israeli intelligence"
VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE SPEAKS ABOUT JEFFREY EPSTEIN TO PODCASTER JOE ROGAN (13:17 INTO LINKED VIDEO BELOW)
US VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE TELLING PODCASTER JOE ROGAN THAT JEFFREY EPSTEIN HAD TIES TO ISRAELI INTELLIGENCE.
VANCE ALSO NOTING TIES BETWEEN THE CONVICTED CHILD SEX OFFENDER-TRAFFICKER AND US INTELLIGENCE.
THE VICE-PRESIDENT WITH SHARP WORDS FOR THOSE CRITICIAL OF EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN.
MR. VANCE ALSO NOTING A MAJOR MISTAKE BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IN ITS HANDLING OF THE EPSTEIN FILES.
HE ULTIMATELY DEFENDED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING OF THE EPSTEIN FILES AND SUPPORTED THE PRESIDENT.
VANCE ALSO NOTED EPSTEIN'S LINKS TO ISRAELI ELEMENTS OPPOSED TO PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU...JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY...
VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE TALKS EPSTEIN WITH JOE ROGAN
(14:49 VIDEO)
(COMMENT, ANALYSIS)
THE COMMENTS OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT COME IN THE CONTEXT OF OTHER EVENTS INCLUDING THE UPCOMING APPEARANCE OF KEY JEFFREY EPSTEIN LAWYER LEGAL SCHOLAR ALAN DERSHOWITZ BEFORE THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
DERSHOWITZ, A VERY VOCAL ADVOCATE FOR ISRAEL, SPEAKS TO THE COMMITTEE ON MONDAY.
ATTENTION TODAY FOCUSED ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WHITE HOUSE LAWYER KATHRYN RUEMMLER AND HER APPEARANCE BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
RUEMMLER WAS INVOLVED WITH EPSTEIN AT A TIME WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA WORKED TO ADVANCE THE JCPOA NUCLEAR DEAL WITH IRAN VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED BY ISRAEL.
RUEMMLER SPEAKING OF EPSTEIN AS A 'MASTERFUL LIAR' AND SOMEONE WITH WHOM SHE HAD A SOMETIMES 'IRREVERENT' RELATIONSHIP.
RUEMMLER STRESSING SHE SAW EPSTEIN INVOLVED IN NO WRONGDOING....YAHOO NEWS...
ALSO, IN THE MIX OF EVENTS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ESCALATION OF ATTACKS ON IRAN THAT MAY ESCALATE EVEN MORE IN THE COMING DAYS BASED ON NEWS COMING OUT OF WASHINGTON.
Tonight, in Kiev a Russian air attack underway with explosions reported...RIA Novosti Russia
RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES SAY THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN THE UKRAINE WAR ZONE WAS KILLED IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK.
ALEXANDER YAKOVLEV AND THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE HE WAS IN KILLED AT THE ZAPORIZHZHIA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.
THE HEAD OF RUSSIAN POWER COMPANY ROSATOM CALLING HIS DEATH A 'TERRORIST ATTACK'...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
On a third vote lawmakers in France's National Assembly approving an assisted suicide bill.
The 291-241 vote comes following sustained opposition by the French Senate. The Assembly has power to pass legislation over the Senate's objection on a third vote.
France's Constitutional Council will now evaluate the bill before it can officially become law...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE THIRD US MILITARY MEDICAL EVACUATION FLIGHT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST IN FIVE DAYS HAS OCCURRED.
OFFICIALLY THE US SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN NO CASUALTIES IN THE CONFLICT WITH IRAN THAT HAS HEATED UP IN RECENT DAYS...The Intel Frog "X"
The New Mexico Department of Justice says its request for cooperation from federal authorities in a probe of Jeffrey Epstein has been rejected.
A phone call from the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York was made to New Mexico authorities yesterday informing them of non-cooperation with their Epstein investigation.
New Mexico's Department of Justice had sent a letter to federal authorities seeking help in a probe of activities related to Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in northern New Mexico...New Mexico Department of Justice "X"
IN WALES EIGHT MEN ARRESTED CHARGED WITH RAPE AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE 1980'S AND 90'S.
30 CHARGES LEVELED AGAINST THE MEN AGED 54 TO 73 FOR INVOLVEMENT IN AN ALLEGED GROOMING GANG.
CRIMES SAID TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE ACROSS THE UNITED KINGDOM IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES.
THE EIGHT VICTIMS IN THE CASE WERE CHILDREN AT THE TIME OF THE OFFENSES...SKY NEWS UK
In Morocco the Public Prosecutor's Office says journalist Ali Lmrabet has been released.
He is described as a suspect for libel and slander with an investigation ongoing.
Mr. Lmrabet was arrested upon arrival in Tangier on Sunday. Then he was interrogated by authorities.
It is not clear whether Mr. Lmrabet is free to leave Morocco. He currently lives in Barcelona from where he reported on affairs in Morocco after his previous imprisonment related to his work...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THREE KILLED IN A NEW ISRAELI AIR ATTACK ON AN APARTMENT IN GAZA TODAY.
THE DEAD SAID TO BE A SIX-YEAR-OLD CHILD AND THE CHILD'S PARENTS...AL JAZEERA QATAR
Israel's Supreme Court intervening to block a law passed by parliament yesterday freezing arrests of Ultra-Orthodox men subject to the military draft.
The court reaffirming its previous rulings ordering those men to be drafted into the Israeli military...Jewish News Service
13 PALESTINIANS KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACKS ON GAZA IN THE LAST 24 HOURS 18 OTHERS WOUNDED.
SOME BODIES REPORTED BURIED UNDER THE RUBBLE.
MORE THAN 73 THOUSAND KILLED IN ISRAEL'S ASSAULT ON GAZA SINCE THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK ON ISRAEL IN 2023.
THE DEATH TOLL IN ISRAELI ATTACKS SINCE A CEASEFIRE WAS PROCLAIMED LAST OCTOBER NOW EXCEEDS 1,100...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
Iran continuing retaliatory attacks on the Arab nations hosting US military bases. This in response to US attacks on Iran.
Iran speaking of 'energy for none' if its energy trade is blocked.
US President Donald Trump reimposing a blockade of Iran demanding Iran comply with his demands...
AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
The waves of US air attacks on Iran in recent days have killed at least 30 civilians and wounded 260 more.
Iranian authorities also say that seven soldiers have been killed in the attacks.
Iran characterizing the attacks as 'heinous'.
The US attacking targets in southern Iran near its coast close to its borders with both Pakistan and Afghanistan...
NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 150.37 points or .29 percent.
The NASDAQ up 162.22 points or .62 percent.
At 453 pm New York Time the price of oil 80 dollars 41 cents a up one dollar seven cents or 1.35 percent...Marketwatch
US HEALTH AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING AN OUTBREAK OF THE INTESTINAL PARASTITE CYCLOSPORA.
CYCLOSPORA CAUSES WATERY, EXPLOSIVE DIARRHEA.
ABOUT SEVEN THOUSAND CASES REPORTED TO THE US CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL FROM MORE THAN 30 STATES WITH MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND OF THEM IN MICHIGAN.
THERE AUTHORITIES BELIEVE LETTUCE MAY BE BEHIND THE OUTBREAK OF CYCLOSPORA CASES...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Canadian opposition politicians wanting to know more about the deal Prime Minister Mark Carney's government cut with the United States to allow opening of the "Gordie Howe International Bridge" connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
The bridge set to open July 27th after objections by US President Donald Trump were overcome.
Mr. Trump objected to Canada getting 100 percent of the revenue from the bridge.
Now a deal cut that involves Canada receiving 50 percent of revenue with the other 50 percent going into a 'regional economic development fund'.
The deal also requires US approval of major changes in toll rates on the bridge...CBC News Canada
IN SUBURBAN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA THE YARRA CITY COUNCIL VOTING TO END THE SIX-YEAR E-BIKE TRIAL INVOLVING E-BIKE OPERATOR 'LIME'.
THE COUNCIL DECISION LINKED TO THE COMPANY'S REFUSAL TO CLEAN UP WHEN E-BIKES ARE DUMPED.
THE COST OF CLEANING UP THE DISCARDED BIKES HAS BEEN ON THE COUNCIL WITH THE BIKES OBSTRUCTING WALKING PATHS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 7/14/2026*US TIME BILL PASSES HOUSE*POWER OUT ACROSS CUBA 3RD TIME, 10 DAYS*ICE LIMITING TRAFFIC STOPS FOLLOWING FATAL SHOOTINGS*PRO-UKRAINE PARIS MILITARY PARADE*EURO-UKRAINE MILITARY EXERCISES*CHINA-RUSSIA PACIFIC NAVAL PATROLS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
LEGISLATION TO KEEP CLOCKS IN THE UNITED STATES ONE HOUR FORWARD YEAR-ROUND PASSING THE US HOUSE 308-117.
THE TIME OBSERVED IN THE SUMMERTIME IN THE UNITED STATES WILL BE KEPT YEAR-ROUND.
THE LEGISLATION DUBBED THE 'SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT' WILL RESULT IN LATER SUNRISES DURING WINTERTIME WHILE EXTENDING DAYTIME LONGER INTO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS DURING THE WINTER...THE HILL USA
The Iran War continues tonight US attacks on Iran alongside Iranian attacks on US bases in nearby countries.
An Iranian statement vowing "These operations will continue until the final victory"...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...
Al Jazeera Qatar Blog
ISRAEL'S PARLIAMENT PASSING A CONTENTIOUS BILL SPARING ULTRA-ORTHODOX MEN FROM ISRAEL'S MILITARY DRAFT AND EXEMPTING THEM FROM ARREST FOR DODGING THE DRAFT.
THE LEGISLATION CALLED 'INCONCEIVABLE' BY ISRAEL'S CHIEF OF STAFF LT. GEN EYAL ZAMIR.
ZAMIR SAYING THE BILL WAS 'CLEARLY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY INCONSISTENT' WITH THE NEEDS OF ISRAEL'S MILITARY.
72,000 ULTRA-ORTHODOX MEN AGED 18-TO-24 ESTIMATED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR MILITARY SERVICE AMID A NEED FOR MANPOWER TO FUEL ISRAEL'S MILITARY COMMITMENTS.
ISRAELI SOLDIERS DEPLOYED ON MULTIPLE FRONTS FROM LEBANON TO GAZA AS WELL AS THE 'WEST BANK' AND SOUTHERN SYRIA...Times of Israel
US President Donald Trump is said to have told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pull troops out of both Lebanon and Syria.
Trump reported to have told Mr. Netanyahu "They don't want you there"...News Agencies-Times of Israel
CUBA'S POWER GRID DOWN AGAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD OUTAGE IN TEN DAYS.
THE US HAS CUT OIL SUPPLIES FROM VENEZUELA THAT CUBA RELIED ON IN THE PAST...REUTERS
Iraq's new Prime Minister at the White House today with President Trump.
Ali al-Zaidi talking new economic deals and increased oil production but he has also talked about disarming Pro-Iran groups inside Iraq.
Promises on the table of the US military pulling out of Iraq by September 30th alongside disarmament of armed factions.
Pro-Iran forces inside Iraq rejecting any deals between the US and Iraq achieved at the talks.
The new Iraqi government staging numerous anti-corruption raids on weekends supported by troops and tanks.
Politicians arrested said to include both Shia officials friendly to Iran and Sunni officials friendly to the United States...Al Jazeera Qatar
US IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) STOPPING ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOPS.
THIS FOLLOWS YESTERDAYS DEADLY SHOOTING INCIDENT INVOLVING ICE IN MAINE AS WELL AS A PREVIOUS FATAL SHOOTING DURING A TRAFFIC STOPS.
ICE AGENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO MAKING TRAFFIC STOPS ONLY IF 'SERIOUS CRIMES' ARE INVOLVED...THE HILL
In Brussels six killed in a fire at a construction site. Bodies found in elevators at the site.
Fire spread from a second floor into a basement area of a building being renovated. The dead in elevators that dropped into the basement...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE IRAN WAR CONTINUING TODAY ATTACKS BY THE US AND IRAN REPORTED WITH IRAN REPORTING DEATHS DUE TO US ATTACKS...
AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
Two wounded with an oil refinery set on fire in southern Russia's Krasnodar Region in the latest Ukrainian attacks.
288 drones downed by Russian air defenses. Attacks on 15 Russian regions reported...Tass Russia...
Russia attacking sites in Kiev and Odessa overnight following the deadly attack on the Moscow Region by Ukraine early Monday...Tass Russia...
Meanwhile Russian authorities say they have broken up a plot to attack a 'strategic facility' in Moscow with drones.
The drone attack was to have been launched from deep inside Russian territory.
35 drones equipped with Canadian made systems to resist electronic warfare said to have been involved...Tass Russia
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 9.63 points.
The NASDAQ up 233.83 points or .9 percent.
At 415 pm New York Time the price of oil 79 dollars 84 cents up 1 dollar 70 cents or 2.18 percent...Marketwatch
IN PARIS A LARGE DISPLAY OF MILITARY POWER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES TODAY BASTILLE DAY PARADE HIGHLIGHTING THE UNITY OF FRANCE WITH THE UK AND OTHER NATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE.
FOREIGN TROOPS INCLUDING UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS PART OF THE PARADE SAID TO ILLUSTRATE THE:
"strategic rearmament of France and European strategic reawakening"
LEADERS OF PRO-UKRAINE EUROPEAN NATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE PARADE INVOLVING COUNTRIES BEING DESCRIBED AS A
"Coalition of the Willing"
A PHRASE ASSOCIATED WITH US HISTORY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE IRAQ WAR OF 2003.
LIVE BLOG-BFM-TV FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(News, Comment, Analysis)
European nations holding joint military exercises with Ukraine in the coming months.
Those exercises will be held outside Ukraine and are said to simulate the work of an international force that would deploy inside Ukraine if a ceasefire exists in the Ukraine War.
US President Donald Trump has been vocal about negotiating with Russia to end fighting in the conflict.
The leaders of nine nations supporting Ukraine met in Paris yesterday with soldiers from those nations and Ukrainian troops marching in today's Bastille Day parade down the Champs-Elysees.
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, one of the leaders present, confirming the participation of the Netherlands in the upcoming military maneuvers with Ukraine...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
CHINESE AND RUSSIAN WARSHIPS BEGINNING JOINT PATROLS THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
CHINA'S DEFENSE MINISTRY ANNOUNCING THE PATROLS IN THE AFTERMATH OF A WEEK OF DRILLS INVOLVING CHINESE AND RUSSIAN NAVAL SHIPS.
THE JOINT PATROLS DESCRIBED AS 'A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO MAINTAINING PEACE AND STABILITY AT BOTH THE INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS'...TASS RUSSIA
Microsoft reporting a 25 percent increase in its carbon emissions last year.
The rise in emissions linked in part to the company's expansion of datacenter infrastructure.
Microsoft says it is working on developing new carbon-free electricity generation in the future...The Hill USA
Monday, July 13, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 7/13/2026*TERRORISM CHARGE BRITISH POLITICAL MURDER*MINNESOTA GETS EVIDENCE ICE PROTESTER KILLINGS*DEADLY ISRAELI ATTACKS GAZA*TRUMP RESUMES IRAN BLOCKADE*HOUTHI AIRPORT ATTACK YEMEN*WILDFIRE NEAR PARIS*MASSIVE DEADLY DRONE ATTACK AIMED AT MOSCOW*ISRAEL HEADS TOWARDS OCTOBER 27TH ELECTION*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Houthi forces in Yemen say they attacked the Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia.
This followed an attack on the international airport in the Houthi controlled portion of Yemen earlier today...Press TV Iran
More Yemen news later in this summary.
IN ISRAEL LEGISLATION APPROVED IN COMMITTEE EXTENDING MILITARY SERVICE TO 32 MONTHS FROM THE PRESENT 30 MONTHS.
THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES HAD ASKED LAWMAKERS TO EXTEND SERVICE FOR DRAFTEES TO 36 MONTHS.
CONTROVERSY OVER MILITARY SERVICE IN ISRAEL RUNNING HIGH THIS WEEK AS LAWMAKERS RUSH THROUGH LEGISLATION SHIELDING ULTRA-ORTHODOX MEN FROM THE MILITARY DRAFT...TIMES OF ISRAEL
British counter-terrorism police now leading the investigation into last week's murder of Reform Party Immigration and Justice spokesperson Ann Widdecombe.
Police say this is because 'new information and evidence' has come to light in the killing of Widdecombe a former Conservative Party MP and cabinet minister.
The suspect in the case rearrested on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism...BBC News UK
IN MINNESOTA PROSECUTORS NOW SAY THEY HAVE EVIDENCE FROM FEDERAL AUTHORITIES REGARDING THE KILLINGS OF RENEE GOOD AND ALEX PRETTI.
BOTH OF THEM KILLED LAST YEAR BY FEDERAL AGENTS.
THEY WERE SHOT TO DEATH AS THEY PROTESTED THE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IN THE MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AREA.
HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY MARY MORIARITY SAYS THE FEDERAL MATERIALS INCLUDE BODY-CAM FOOTAGE AND WITNESS STATEMENTS.
MORIARITY ALSO SAYING THE MINNESOTA INVESTIGATION WILL FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE WHEREVER IT LEADS.
EVIDENCE HAS ALSO BEEN PROVIDED TO MINNESOTA AUTHORITIES REGARDING THE CONTROVERSIAL SHOOTING OF JULIO SOSA-CELIS BY A FEDERAL AGENT LAST YEAR...THE INDEPENDENT UK-MSN
Three killed and 15 wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza today.
These are latest casualties in spite of a ceasefire proclaimed by US President Donald Trump in Gaza last fall...Al Jazeera Qatar
US CENTRAL COMMAND REPORTING NEW ATTACKS ON IRAN TONIGHT. THE ATTACKS LAUNCHED AT THE DIRECTION OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP...TASS RUSSIA
(New Story) The United Arab Emirates says Iran attacked two 'national tankers' in the Strait of Hormuz inside the territorial waters of Oman.
One killed, eight wounded in the attacks. The UAE speaking of its right to respond to them...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL
TONIGHT A TANKER ATTACKED OFF THE COAST OF OMAN. A PROJECTILE STRUCK THE VESSEL THE CREW REPORTED SAFE...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations "X"
In Hungary the country's President removed from office by the new left-leaning elected government of Prime Minister Peter Magyar.
President Tamas Sulyok linked to the former right-leaning nationalist government of Viktor Orban.
The removal of President Sulyok achieved by a vote of parliament overwhelmingly controlled by Magyar's faction with Orban's faction boycotting the vote...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
DARLINE GRAHAM NORDONE, THE SISTER OF THE LATE US SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM, APPOINTED TO COMPLETE HIS TERM...THE HILL USA
US President Donald Trump resuming the naval blockade of Iran.
Mr. Trump speaking of the US as the 'protector' of the Strait of Hormuz.
In accordance with the War Powers Act Mr. Trump notifying Congress that hostilities against Iran are underway...The Hill USA...OSINTdefender "X"
THE GOVERNMENT OF YEMEN, BACKED BY SAUDI ARABIA, ATTACKING AN AIRPORT IN THE HOUTHI CONTROLLED PART OF YEMEN TO GROUND AIRLINE TRAFFIC BETWEEN IRAN AND THE HOUTHI REGION.
THE HOUTHIS PROMISING RETALIATION FOR THE ATTACK...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)
A wildfire raging in the Fountainbleau forest near Paris. More than 1000 hectares (2471 acres) consumed by the inferno.
Hundreds of firefighters and firefighting planes deployed to combat the blaze amid record hot weather in many parts of France...BFM-TV France Blog
13 killed and 5 injured in an accident involving a pickup truck accident on the Indonesian island of Java.
When the pickup truck attempted to make a U-turn, it was struck by an oncoming truck and ended up being pushed into the path of another truck...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
Moroccan journalist Ali Lmrabet arrested upon arrival in Tangier accused of 'spreading false information'.
Lmrabet has been based in Barcelona in recent years.
The Reporters Without Borders organization expressing concern about his arrest.
Lmrabet was sentenced to prison in 2003 after being accused of 'insulting the king'. He received a royal pardon but was banned from journalism for 10 years...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IRAN SAYS IT'S MAINTAINING CONTACT WITH NEARBY COUNTRIES AMID THE CONFLICT WITH THE US OVER THE WEEKEND.
FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN EMSMAEIL BAGHAEI SAYS CONTACTS WITH PAKISTAN, OMAN AND QATAR ARE DESIGNED TO PREVENT FURTHER ESCALATION IN THE REGION...TASS RUSSIA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 138.37 points or .26 percent.
The NASDAQ down 408.43 points or 1.55 percent.
At 440 pm New York Time the price of oil 78 dollars 28 cents a barrel up six dollars 87 cents or 9.62 percent...Marketwatch
In South Korea today a 20-minute circuit breaker activated to stop KOSPI stock trading.
The KOSPI had plunged more than eight percent leading to the circuit breaking action.
Stocks tumbling following the rise in Middle East tensions between the US and Iran...Yonhap News Agency South Korea
THREE WERE KILLED AND OTHERS WOUNDED IN THE MOSCOW REGION OF RUSSIA WHEN AN ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONE CRASHED.
350 DRONES SAID TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN ENROUTE TO THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY BY RUSSIA'S AIR DEFENSES...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
(News, Comment, Analysis)
Israel moving towards an expected October 27th election. It's the last possible date for the next election under Israeli law.
Parliament this week will rush to pass controversial pieces of legislation the government will run on as it seeks re-election.
Some of the laws likely to be torpedoed by Israel's courts but the controversy may be exactly what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies seek to fuel their supporters for the campaign.
Political polling suggests less support for Mr. Netanyahu's party and rapidly rising support for a party headed by former Chief of Staff General Gadi Eisenkot.
Eisenkot was a military secretary to former Prime Minister Ehud Barak elected in 1999 with the backing of then US President Bill Clinton's political consultants James Carville and Paul Begala.
Mr. Barak ensnared in controversy in recent years for his ties to financier-child sex offender-trafficker the late Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein victim the late Virginia Guiffre wrote of being sexually abused by a 'well-known former prime minister' in some versions of her autobiography published in countries with less stringent libel laws.
Who she referred to is not clear...ABC News Australia
THE UNITED STATES DID NOT WANT THE VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER MARIA CORINA MACHADO TO RETURN TO VENEZUELA FOLLOWING LAST MONTH'S DOUBLE EARTHQUAKE DISASTER.
MACHADO DID MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO VENEZUELA THROUGH THE DUTCH ISLAND OF CURACAO OFF VENEZUELA'S COAST.
WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR THE US DID NOT WANT MACHADO TO RETURN, THE NETHERLANDS AMBASSADOR TO THE US BIRGITTA TAZELAAR WITHDREW PERMISSION FOR MACHADO TO TRAVEL THROUGH CURACAO.
MACHADO'S PLANE THEN TURNED BACK TO THE US.
THE UNITED STATES SAID TO BELIEVE THAT VICE-PRESIDENT DELCY RODRIGUEZ OF THE CURRENT REGIME SHOULD GOVERN FOR THE MOMENT AND THAT MACHADO WOULD BE A DISRUPTIVE INFLUENCE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Sunday, July 12, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 7/12/2026*NEWSDUMP WEEKEND*DEADLY MOSCOW DRONE ATTACKS*US MEDIVAC ACTIVITY IN MID-EAST*DOZENS KILLED BANGKOK FIRE*FIVE KILLED ISRAELI ATTACKS GAZA*ISRAEL DRAFT DODGER IMMUNITY BILL*US SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM DEAD*JOURNALISTS TARGETED OVER QATAR PLANE STORY*US-IRAN WEEKEND CONFLICT*PAKISTAN'S POPULATION ISSUE*'NIGHT INTO DAY' SATELLITE APPROVED*
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Weekend conflict between the US and Iran but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THREE KILLED AND FIVE WOUNDED IN UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACKS ON MOSCOW OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES DOWNED 81 ATTACKING DRONES...TASS RUSSIA
"on the advice of my doctors I won't be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet"
That's part of a public statement from Republican US Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
There has been speculation and controversy surrounding Senator McConnell's health since he was hospitalized almost a month ago...The Hill USA
The cause of death of US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina officially reported to be a ruptured aorta linked to chronic heart disease.
This is a preliminary cause of death with the investigation continuing...OSINTdefender "X"...
More on this story later in the summary.
THE IRAN CONFLICT TONIGHT WITH THE US REPORTED TO HAVE ATTACKED 13 CITIES IN IRAN...TASS RUSSIA...
US MILITARY MEDIVAC ACTIVITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THIS WEEKEND AMID THE CONFLICT.
A C-17 FLIGHT LEFT JORDAN FOR RAMSTEIN AIR FORCE IN GERMANY TODAY.
OFFICIALLY NO US CASUALTIES ARE REPORTED BY CENTRAL COMMAND...OSINTdefender "X"...
MORE ON THE IRAN WAR STORY LATER IN THE SUMMARY.
Dozens have died in a fire at a cafe (pub) in Bangkok, Thailand. At least 63 injuries were also reported...Sky News UK Blog
UKRAINE'S PRIME MINISTER YULIA SVIRIDENKO RESIGNING AFTER A YEAR IN OFFICE.
PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY SHAKING UP THE COUNTRY'S CABINET.
ZELENSKY SAYS UKRAINE IS 'CHANGING ITS POLITICAL STRATEGY'...TASS RUSSIA...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
Five killed in the latest Israeli attacks in Gaza.
The five killed in a drone attack and by gunfire from Israeli forces. Israel linking its drone attack to destroying 'terrorist infrastructure'.
The death toll in Israeli attacks since a ceasefire was announced last fall in Gaza is 1,098.
More than 73,000 dead in Gaza since October 7, 2023...Al Jazeera Qatar
IN ISRAEL HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL DRAFT-DODGER IMMUNITY LEGISLATION APPROVED IN A PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.
IT CREATES A 90-DAY PERIOD OF IMMUNITY FROM ARREST FOR HAREDI (ULTRA-ORTHODOX) JEWISH MEN REFUSING TO RESPOND TO DRAFT NOTICES TO JOIN ISRAEL'S MILITARY.
THE BILL CRITICIZED BY LEGAL ADVISERS FOR BOTH THE COMMITEE AND THE ISRAELI PARLIAMENT.
THE TEMPORARY DRAFT-DODGER IMMUNITY LEGISLATION EXPECTED TO GO THROUGH SECOND AND THIRD VOTES THIS WEEK TO BECOME LAW DURING ISRAEL'S UPCOMING ELECTION CAMPAIGN...TIMES OF ISRAEL
HURRICANE BEVI COMING ASHORE ON THE MAINLAND OF CHINA AFTER IT STRUCK TAIWAN UPROOTING MANY TREES AS IT WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM.
AUTHORITIES IN TAIWAN REPORT 134 INJURIES DUE TO THE STORM...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
SHEIKH HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL THANI THE FORMER EMIR OF QATAR HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 74.
AL THANI CONSIDERED THE ARCHITECT OF A MODERN QATAR.
HE OVERSAW QATAR'S DEVELOPMENT INTO A MAJOR SUPPLIER OF NATURAL GAS TO THE WORLD...AL JAZEERA QATAR
The sudden death of influential and controversial Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
Graham died after a brief and sudden illness at the age of 71. He was rushed to a hospital after suffering chest pains Saturday evening.
Graham was close to US President Donald Trump who praised him as a 'patriot'.
He was known as a supporter of US involvement in wars around the world including the current conflicts in Ukraine and Iran.
This caused friction with fellow Republicans who preferred a more peaceful US foreign and defense policy.
Graham supported US involvement in defense and security matters worldwide following the lead of the late Senator John McCain of Arizona, Republican Presidential candidate in 2008....
New York Post
NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
FIVE UKRAINIAN DRONES ATTACKNG MOSCOW TAKEN DOWN BY RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES. FIRST RESPONDERS WORKING AT A CRASH SITE...TASS RUSSIA
TWO KILLED, FOUR WOUNDED IN A MASS SHOOTING IN TORONTO SATURDAY EVENING.
THE SHOOTING ATTACK HAPPENED DURING A FESTIVAL WHILE MUSIC WAS BEING PERFORMED LIVE ON A STAGE...CP 24 NEWS CANADA
Four New York Times journalists targeted following an article about safety and security on the new "Air Force One" plane used by President Trump and donated by Qatar.
The Justice Department says subpoenas for the journalists seek to find out who's leaking information from the White House.
Mr. Trump chose to use the old Air Force One plane when he left the NATO summit days ago.
He switched to the Qatar-donated aircraft in the United Kingdom to finish his flight to Washington DC.
The "New York Times" reporting noted safety and security concerns related to the new Air Force One...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN THE UK THE ARREST OF A 28-YEAR-OLD MAN FOR THE MURDER OF FORMER MP AND CABINET MINISTER ANN WIDDECOMBE.
THIS SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER ANOTHER MAN WAS RELEASED FOLLOWING HIS ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER.
WIDDECOMBE IS A MEMBER OF THE REFORM UK PARTY AND WAS ITS SPOKESPERSON ON IMMIGRATION AND JUSTICE.
REFORM MP'S ARE BEING PROVIDED ROUND-THE-CLOCK SECURITY PAID FOR BY THE PARTY...SKY NEWS UK BLOG
(Updated Information As Able)
CONFLICT BETWEEN THE US AND IRAN THIS WEEKEND WHILE BUSINESS MARKETS ARE SHUT DOWN.
THE IRANIANS HAD BEEN MESSAGING REJECTION OF US DEMANDS REGARDING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
THEN IRAN FIRED AT A MERCHANT VESSEL OFF THE COAST OF OMAN.
THE SHIP'S CREW EVACUATING AFTER IT CAUGHT FIRE.
IRAN ANNOUNCING THE CLOSURE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ TO MARITIME TRAFFIC.
THE US RESPONDED WITH A SERIES OF AIR ATTACKS ON IRAN.
THE IRANIAN RETALIATORY ATTACKS ON US BASES THEN FOLLOWED.
IRANIAN ATTACKS ON BAHRAIN AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, QATAR AND OMAN WERE REPORTED...(NEWS AGENCIES)...
AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
15 INDIAN TOURISTS KILLED WHEN A SPEEDBOAT CAPSIZED OFF VIETNAM'S PHU QUOC ISLAND.
17 OTHER INDIAN TOURISTS AND FOUR CREW MEMBERS RESCUED.
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT NOT YET DETERMINED...INDIA TODAY
10 killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas on Friday. The aircraft belonged to the local airline "Flamingo Air".
An investigation into the accident is underway...DPA Germany-Yahoo
AN AMERICAN AID WORKER IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO INFECTED WITH THE EBOLA VIRUS.
THE US CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) SAYS IT IS WORKING TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
AMERICANS INFECTED WITH EBOLA ARE TO BE TREATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES UNDER AMERICA'S PLANS TO DEAL WITH EBOLA.
HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN CONGO REPORT 648 DEATHS AND 1830 INFECTIONS LINKED TO THE EBOLA OUTBREAK AS OF LAST THURSDAY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Pakistan's all-powerful military ruler Asim Munir is now part of committee to address the country's rapid population growth.
In recent days Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal speaking of 259 million people living in Pakistan making it the fifth most populous country in the world.
By 2030 the population will swell to make Pakistan the world's fourth most populated country surpassing Indonesia.
Pakistan is a cash-short country with the population growth presenting a major challenge...India Today...
Messaging from government officials in recent days includes notions of 'informed decision making' and 'responsible parenthood' along with more investment in education, health care and job skills.
Also mentioned by Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is the 'empowerment of women'.
Zardari said:
"Empowering women is key to building stronger families and communities"...
Arab News
THE US FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) APPROVING A COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO REFLECT SUNLIGHT AND LIGHT UP SELECTED AREAS OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE AT NIGHT.
THE NEW SATELLITE HAILED AS A WAY TO HELP AGRICULTURE IN RURAL AREAS AND LIGHT CITIES DURNING OVERNIGHT HOURS.
OBJECTIONS RAISED BY ASTRONOMERS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS.
THE ASTRONOMERS CONCERNED ABOUT DISRUPTION FOR NIGHTTIME OBSERVATIONS ENVIRONMENTALSTS WORRIED ABOUT DISRUPTION TO PLANT AND ANIMAL CYCLES.
BUT IN THE END THE FCC SAID IT HAD NO JURISDICTION OVER THOSE MATTERS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Saturday, July 11, 2026
NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*NEWSDUMP UPDATES*PRICES CUT, WORK HOURS CUT*MUSIC OF THE 70'S*GRAHAM PLATNER LETS TURN TO PAGE 69*TOO MANY KILLED IN GAZA, LEBANON*HE HAD HIS SEX LIFE TOGETHER*TO WHAT END?*SYMPTOMS OF SIN*
(SOME MATERIAL MAY BE DISTURBING OR OFFENSIVE)
The Sunday News Summary begins to post at Midnight Eastern US Time...Link
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: CONFLICT WITH IRAN ESCALATES FOLLOWING EARLIER IRANIAN MESSAGING ABOUT NO TALKS BEING REQUESTED...(News Agencies)
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: IRAN HAS NOT REQUESTED TALKS, WILL NOT TALK TO US UNTIL IT CHANGES APPROACH
"Iran has not requested talks with USA, there will be no negotiations until the United States retreats from its positions"
IRAN'S FARS NEWS AGENCY
"Media: Iran will not negotiate with the United States until they change their approaches"-RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: EPSTEIN FILES CONGRESSMAN SURROUNDED BY ARMED ISRAELI NATIONALISTS
The co-sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act Democrat Congressman Ro Khanna of California found himself surrounded by militant Israeli nationalists as he visited Palestinian communities.
The nationalists were later cleared by Israeli security forces...
"Rep Ro Khanna says armed settlers detained him during West Bank visit"-Jerusalem Post
Welcome your host on the road today but reminding you of two things.
One: Walmart has cut prices on thousands of items.
Two: My work schedule has been cut by one half-hour per week.
Some music from the 1970's this song a big hit from 1973...
"MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA"-GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS
"YOU'RE SIXTEEN"-RINGO STARR
"DANIEL"-ELTON JOHN
Your host listening to that tune recently bouncing his grandson on his knee.
Larry Norman was someone I never saw performing but I saw him at the annual conventions of the National Religious Broadcasters with his distinctive long blond hair standing out from the rest of the crowd.
GRAHAM PLATNER REMINDS ME OF WHAT I READ AROUND PAGE 69 OF A FAMOUS PIECE OF LITERATURE
"Now about sex. Many of us needed an overhauling there. But above all, we tried to be sensible on this question.
It's so easy to get way off the track. Here we find human opinions running to extremes--absurd extremes perhaps.
One set of voices cry that sex is a lust of our lower nature, a base necessity of procreation.
Then we have the voices who cry for sex and more sex, who bewail the institution of marriage; who think that most of the troubles of the race are traceable to sex causes.
They think we do not have enough of it, or that it isn't the right kind. They see its significance everywhere.
One school would allow man no flavor for his fare and the other would have us all on a straight pepper diet.
We want to stay out of this controversy. We do not want to be the arbiter of anyone's sex conduct. We all have sex problems. We'd hardly be human if we didn't. What can we do about them?
We reviewed our own conduct over the years past. Where had we been selfish, dishonest or inconsiderate? Whom had we hurt? Did we unjustifiably arouse jealousy, suspicion or bitterness? Where we were at fault, what should we have done instead? We got this all down on paper and looked at it.
In this way we tried to shape a sane and sound ideal for our future sex life. We subjected each relation to this test-was it selfish or not? We asked God to mold our ideals and help us to live up to them. We always remembered that our sex powers were God-given and therefore good, neither to be used lightly or selfishly nor to be despised and loathed...
FROM PAGES 68 AND 69 'ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS'
'ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS' BIG BOOK PDF
ANOTHER PIECE OF LITERATURE TO CONSIDER AS WELL...
"What Works For Us"
"Those of us recovering in Sexaholics Anonymous were driven here by many forms of the same problem. Some of us fit society's stereotypes of what a sexaholic might be and some of us did not.
Some of us were driven to buy or sell sex on the streets, others to have it anonymously in bars or public places. Some of us found ourselves in painful and destructive affairs or consumed by an unhealthy obsession with a particular person or succession of persons.
Many of us kept our obsessions to ourselves, resorting to compulsive masturbation pictures, fetishes, voyeurism, or exhibitionism. Some of us victimized others.
And with many of us, our compulsions took a toll on family, coworkers, and friends. Very often, we felt that we were the only ones who could not stop, that we were doing this--whatever it was---against our will"
SEXAHOLICS ANONYMOUS 'WHITE BOOK' PAGE 1
SEXAHOLICS ANONYMOUS WHITE BOOK PDF
Instead of self-righteously thinking oneself better than Mr. Platner consider one's own situation men and women out there and anyone else for that matter...
TAKING OUT GRAHAM PLATNER DOES NOT CHANGE THE BLOODY RAMPAGE OF VIOLENCE ISRAEL HAS INDULGED IN SINCE OCTOBER 7, 2023
Now as you know Graham Platner was critical of Israel so we get to learn about his sexual activities real or made up in detail to drive him out of the political arena.
I think Israel has killed too many people in Gaza since two thousand died in Israel back on October 7th, 2023. 73-thousand plus more than 1,000 since President Trump proclaimed a ceasefire last fall.
Four thousand plus killed in Lebanon since the Iran War began at the end of February as well.
Ronald Reagan called out Israel's extreme violence in Lebanon back in 1982 telling then Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin it was a "Holocaust". Begin later said he was hurt by that but Mr. Reagan fearlessly made his point.
I guess Mr. Reagan was the kind of guy who had his sex life in order back in 1982 unlike myself. A mature adult if you will.
He certainly was no Pontius Pilate washing himself of Israel's bloodbath back then. We certainly miss Reagan like leadership in our day.
WAS IT ONLY YESTERDAY I STUDIED HEBREW TO WHAT END?
God is not mocked. In Fifth Grade the secularized religious school teacher told us students that Antisemitism was wrong and that bullying was wrong.
The Antisemitism part didn't seem to click but the bullies were chased around the playground by a mob of students because of her messaging and that of the other teachers.
I'm honestly not here to be enlisted into rage over the symptoms of sin we see in Antisemitism or Racism etc. etc.
The Top Ten List of God does not say:
"Thou shalt not be an Antisemite"
"Thou shalt not be a Racist"
Antisemitism or Racism point us back to what really matters God's Commandments.
Antisemites, Racists want to kill 'them' in their hearts, covet what 'those people' have lust after the women of the 'inferior' group.
Exodus 20-The Ten Commandments ESV Bible
Matthew 5-Jesus The Sermon On The Mount
Do the folks on the Left and Right who claim Jesus make this point no they promote political solutions to "Antisemitism" or "Racism" or whatever the ills are sexual or otherwise.
My Bible says 'all have sinned' (Romans 3:23) on the Left and Right, Jew and Gentile etc. etc.
"What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?
Thanks be to God who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!"
ROMANS 7:24-25a NIV BIBLE
Good Night. God Bless.
"LIGHT OF THE WORLD"-RANDY STONEHILL
FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 397*MARINE LE PEN CONVICTED ON APPEAL, BUT CLEARED TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT*TIGHT SECURITY FOR UKRAINE-THEMED WAR SIMULATING BASTILLE DAY PARADE*MONACO BOMBER SHOT IN HEAD IN UKRAINE*MACRON IN SYRIA*PROTEST TODAY*LE PEN LEADS POLLS*
(NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
The Paris Court of Appeal offering up what could rightly be called a 'murky ruling' on Marine Le Pen's appeal of her conviction for misuse of European Parliament funds.
Le Pen, leader of the National Rally in France's National Assembly, convicted and given a three-year prison sentence with one year wearing an ankle bracelet.
She was disqualified from being a political candidate for 45 months, but 30 of the months were suspended clearing the way for her to run in next April's presidential election.
Le Pen appealing to France's Court of Cassation regarding the appeals court conviction which orders her to wear an ankle bracelet for the next year.
For now, that means she is not subject to house arrest or electronic monitoring...
"Le Pen says she'll run for French presidency next year despite court ordered monitor"-Associated Press-NPR USA
"With Le Pen sentencing, France's presidential election veers into the extraordinary"-Associated Press USA-MSN
ON TUESDAY TIGHTENED SECURITY CONDITONS FOR A UKRAINE THEMED BASTILLE DAY PARADE IN PARIS.
SPECTATOR ACCESS TO THE CHAMPS ELYSEES WILL BE BASED ON PRE-REGISTRATION WITH EACH VISITOR GETTING THEIR OWN QR CODE.
'SAFETY RULES' ALSO IN EFFECT BANNED OBJECTS INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM SHARP OBJECTS TO FOLDING CHAIRS TO WATER BOTTLES.
500 FOREIGN SOLDIERS IN THE PARADE FROM THE UKRAINE 'COALITION OF THE WILLING' COUNTRIES INCLUDING 25 UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS.
HEADS OF STATE FROM THOSE NATIONS ALSO MARCHING INCLUDING URKAINE'S VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.
6,800 FRENCH TROOPS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PARADE WITH TANKS, AIRCRAFT AND HELICOPTERS SIMULATING COMBAT SCENARIOS.
THE EVENT SIGNALLING EUROPEAN PREPARATIONS FOR FUTURE WARS LIKELY WITH RUSSIA AND POSSIBLY CHINA.
THIS WEEK'S NATO SUMMIT IN TURKEY (TURKIYE) INCLUDED OFFICIALS OF NATIONS NEAR CHINA LIKE AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH KOREA.
NATO SECRETARY GENERAL MARK RUTTE SPEAKING OF A CHINESE THREAT IN THE ARCTIC DRAWING A SHARP RESPONSE FROM CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY...
"Big news for July 14th: access to the Champs-Elysees for the parade will be by registration only"-BFM-TV France (Translation Prompt)
The Ukrainian suspect who fled through France after planting a backpack bomb that wounded a Ukrainian businessman and his family in Monaco killed when she reached Ukraine.
39-year-old Anastasiia Berezovska shot in the head with Ukrainian authorities describing two suspects in her killing as an intelligence employee and a former police officer.
Businessman Vadim Ermolaev, targeted in the bombing, linked to business deals with Russia in Crimea...
"Monaco explosion: the main suspect found dead in Ukraine, shot dead"- BFM-TV France (Translation Prompt)
THIS WEEK PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON IN SYRIA RE-ESTABLISHING FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS CONNECTIONS TO A COUNTRY FORMERLY RULED BY FRANCE FROM THE END OF WORLD WAR ONE UNTIL 1943.
DURING HIS VISIT TWO BOMB EXPLOSIONS NEAR THE HOTEL WHERE MR. MACRON WAS STAYING.
ONE PERSON KILLED AND 36 WOUNDED.
ON FRIDAY SYRIAN AUTHORITIES SAYING THE ISLAMIC STATE (DAESH) WAS BEHIND THE BOMBINGS ALTHOUGH THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF HAS NOT CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BLASTS...
"Arrests following explosions in Damascus during Macron's visit"-NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
In Paris today a Yellow Vests demonstration a band of protesters with a drummer providing support for the marchers...Yellow Vests Paris Week 397 July 11, 2026
AND POLITICAL POLLING IN FRANCE THIS WEEKEND SHOWING MARINE LE PEN THE WINNER IN THE FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS OF A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
LE PEN SHOWN DEFEATING ALL KNOWN POTENTIAL OPPONENTS OF THE LEFT AND CENTER...
BFM-TV NEWS STORY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
For now that's news from France.
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND'S 'UNPLUGGED' POST...."Nextrush Unplugged Weekend*Newsdump Updates*...
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