"losing control of its identity, of its values, of its responsibility to defend civilization against barbarism"
"It has much to learn from us...especially the essential lesson of the clear moral distinction between good and evil, which in moments of truth demands that we go to war for the sake of what's good..."
Those are some of the comments of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed at Europe as he marked Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Netanyahu saying the US and Israel have done the right thing in waging the Iran War including Israel's assault in Lebanon in the last seven weeks...Times Of Israel
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DUTCH ROYALS AND PRIME MINISTER ROB JETTEN ARRIVE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Regardless of what President Donald Trump is saying about NATO countries nowadays the top officials of the Netherlands a NATO member dined at the White House this evening.
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Prime Minister Rob Jetten joining Mr. Trump this evening.
Two months ago the Queen signed up to join the Dutch military as a reservist and began her basic training...CBS News Story February 5, 2026...
Her decision to join military ranks a reflection of the massive buildup in military personnel and spending planned by NATO countries like the Netherlands and Germany among others.
Earlier today the Dutch royals were in Philadelphia visiting Independence Hall meeting Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell of California resigning following published allegations of sexual assault by multiple women.
Swalwell had suspended his campaign for Governor of California over the weekend.
HERE IN THE US ICE DETAINING THE FORMER CHIEF OF BRAZILIAN INTELLIGENCE AFTER HE WAS CAUGHT IN A TRAFFIC VIOLATION.
ALEXANDRE RAMAGEN SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS IN PRISON BY A COURT IN BRAZIL.
HE WAS CONVICTED OF BEING INVOLVED IN A COUP ATTEMPT BY FORMER 'RIGHT' PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO AGAINST CURRENT LEFTIST PRESIDENT LULA DA SILVA.
BRAZIL WANTS RAMAGEN EXTRADITED BUT HE HAS APPLIED FOR ASYLUM IN THE US. HE WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAY HERE WHILE THAT REQUEST IS CONSIDERED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In Spain the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is to face four criminal charges.
An investigation determining that Begona Gomez should be tried for influence peddling, embezzlement, corruption in business and misappropriation...RTVE Spain (Translation Prompt)
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CHINA CALLING FOR A GLOBAL EFFORT TO PROMOTE PEACE TALKS IN THE IRAN WAR.
FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI ALSO STRESSING THE NEED TO COUNTER ANY EFFORTS TO ESCALATE THE CONFLICT IN A MEETING WITH PAKISTAN'S DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER.
HIS COMMENTS COME AS US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS IMPOSED A BLOCKADE ON THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ INTERPRETED AS AN ESCALATION.
OVER THE WEEKEND MR. TRUMP WARNED CHINA AGAINST SENDING ANY WEAPONS TO HELP IRAN.
MEANWHILE FORMER BRITISH INTELLIGENCE AGENT ALISTAIR CROOKE TOLD PODCASTER TUCKER CARLSON LAST WEEK CHINA HELPED PROVIDE SATELLITE TRACKING FOR IRAN WHILE RUSSIA PROVIDED DRONES...TASS RUSSIA NEWS STORY
Over the weekend the Dutch frigate "De Ruyter" leaving port headed for a military exercise with other nations in Southeast Asia near China.
The warship potentially could end up involved in the Middle East situation but that possibility is not clear at this point...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
GERMANY CUTTING THE EXCISE TAX ON GASOLINE BY 17 CENTS PER LITRE (.26 US GALLONS).
ITS A RESPONSE TO THE SKYROCKETING PRICES CAUSED BY THE IRAN WAR.
"The message of the Church, my message, the message of the Gospel 'Blessed are the peacemakers'.
I do not look on my role as being political...politician. I don't want to get into a debate with him.
I don't think the message of the Gospel is meant to be abused in the way some people are doing and I will continue to speak out loudly against war to promote peace...
So many people are suffering in the world today so many innocent people are being killed and someone has to stand up and say there's a better way..."
That's some of Pope Leo's response to President Trump's comments reported on later in this summary.
The Pontiff also he 'is not afraid of the Trump Administration'...
FULL VIDEO OF POPE LEO'S COMMENTS
THE ISRAELI ASSAULT ON LEBANON CONTINUES. 2089 KILLED SO FAR ACCORDNG TO LEBANON'S MINISTRY OF HEALTH.
6762 WOUNDED IN THE CONFLICT AS ISRAEL SEEKS TO DESTROY THE IRAN-ALLIED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT IN LEBANON.
MORE ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LEBANON TODAY WITH HEZBOLLAH FIRING BACK WITH ROCKETS SOME OF THOSE ATTACKS ON NORTHERN ISRAEL...LBCI LEBANON (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 301.68 points or .63 percent.
The NASDAQ up 280.84 points or 1.23 percent.
At 438 pm New York Time the price of oil 97 dollars 87 cents a barrel up 1 dollar 30 cents a barrel or 1.35 percent...
THERE'S CONCERN IN FINLAND ABOUT UKRAINIAN DRONES BEING DISCOVERED AS THE SPRING THAW GETS UNDERWAY.
ANOTHER DRONE FOUND SATURDAY WITH AN UNEXPLODED WARHEAD NEARBY IN SOUTHEASTERN FINLAND NEAR THE RUSSIAN BORDER.
UKRAINE HAS REPEATEDLY ATTACKED RUSSIAN TARGETS IN THE LENINGRAD REGION NEAR FINLAND IN RECENT MONTHS INCLUDING THE OIL TERMINAL AT UST-LUGA...DANMARKS RADIO DENMARK (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"I'm not a big fan of Pope Leo he's a very liberal person and he's a man that doesn't believe in stopping crime..."
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT 54 SECONDS INTO VIDEO BELOW...
On social media and in front of the cameras US President Donald Trump attacking Pope Leo XIV bringing up COVID restrictions on public worship and issues like crime and the Iran War.
The Pontiff expressing his concern for innocent civilians being killed in the Iran War particularly in Lebanon where officials now say 2,055 people have been killed in the seven weeks since the conflict began there.
OVER THE WEEKEND TWO MORE DEADLY US MILITARY ATTACKS ON BOATS LINKED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING.
TWO KILLED IN THE FIRST ATTACK WITH ONE SURVIVOR REPORTED BUT NOT RESCUED.
(SERVICE WHEN ABLE FINAL POSTING 1130 PM-12 MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME)
The Hungarian Election results, the US military announces a blockade for the Strait of Hormuz but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
IN CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN ERIC SWALWELL SUSPENDING HIS CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR.
THIS FOLLOWS ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSUALT AGAINST SWALWELL IN RECENT DAYS...KCRA SACRAMENTO
Unsettled market conditions tonight following President Trump's announcement of a Strait of Hormuz blockade. Oil prices up and stock market futures down in the USA...Marketwatch
RESULTS OF THE FIRST ROUND IN PERU'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SHOW FORMER LIMA MAYOR RAFAEL LOPEZ ALIAGA AND FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN KEIKO FUJIMORI FINISHING IN FIRST AND SECOND PLACE.
THAT PUTS THEM IN POSITION TO FACE OFF IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE ELECTION ON JUNE 7TH.
NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS FOR A SENATE AND CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES ALSO BEING HELD AMID YEARS OF POLITICAL TURMOIL IN THE COUNTRY...WIKIPEDIA
In Nigeria more than 100 civilians killed in a failed air attack by Nigeria's military.
ON THE TEMPLE MOUNT IN JERUSALEM TODAY ISRAEL'S NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ITAMAR BEN-GVIR LEADING AN INCURSION INTO THE AL-AQSA MOSQUE PROPERTY.
MR. BEN-GVIR SAYING:
"Today I feel like the owner here"
THIS IS THE LATEST INCURSION BY BEN-GVIR AND HIS NATIONALIST SUPPORTERS WHO WANT TO INCREASE THE JEWISH PRESENCE ON GROUND CONSIDERED SACRED BY JEWS AND MUSLIMS AND WAS THE SITE OF THE ANCIENT JEWISH TEMPLE...MIDDLE EAST EYE
The Irish Government announcing a carbon tax postponement to alleviate fuel costs.
The postponement is until October. This follows fuel blockades with police forcing an end to the blockade of Ireland's only oil refinery.
Prime Minister Micheal Martin speaking of his measures as the best government can do with authorities unable to shield the public from the full impact of higher fuel prices.
He denounced blockades saying 'nobody has a right to blockade our country"...
(Earlier developments in this story later in the summary)
(THIS STORY IS UPDATED EXPANDED WITH COMMENT)
THE US CENTRAL COMMAND ANNOUNCING A BLOCKADE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AT 10 AM EASTERN US TIME TOMORROW OR 1500 GREENWICH MEAN TIME (GMT).
THIS IS JUST AFTER THE OPENING OF STOCK MARKETS IN THE USA.
ON SOCIAL MEDIA SUNDAY MORNING US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCING A BLOCKADE OF SHIPPING IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
MR TRUMP'S SUNDAY MORNING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS INTERPRETED AS ESCALATION OF THE CONFLICT WITH IRAN.
TRUMP ALSO SAYING THAT ANY SHIPPING PAYING A TOLL TO IRAN WILL BE INTERCEPTED BY THE US NAVY...(NEWS AGENCIES)...OSINTdefender "X" (Trump Post Embed)...
IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTION GUARDS CORPS (IRGC) SAYS ANY WARSHIP APPROACHING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL BE CONSIDERED A VIOLATION OF THE CEASEFIRE...DD Geopolitics "X"...
IRAN SAYING IT IS NOT 'VENEZUELA'...
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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CERTAINLY DISTRACTS FROM OTHER MATTERS LIKE THE HUNGARIAN ELECTION WHERE A LOSS BY INCUMBENT VIKTOR ORBAN IS A SETBACK FOR MR. TRUMP WHO ENDORSED HIM.
ALSO, THE ORBAN GOVERNMENT IS VERY FRIENDLY TO ISRAEL AND ORBAN'S LOSS WOULD CERTAINLY BE A SETBACK TO ISRAEL'S INTERESTS.
HUNGARY ELECTION
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The election in Hungary a contest between incumbent nationalist-populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the Anti-Russian Pro-European opposition led by Peter Magyar.
The opposition party led by Magyar winning by a wide margin defeating Mr. Orban's party.
Magyar's TISZA Party winning 138 of the 199 parliamentary seats just over a two-third's majority enabling constitutional changes.
The FIDESZ Party of Orban winning 55 seats.
There was a massive turnout reported in the election...
In Ireland this weekend police mobilized to put down a blockade of the country's only oil refinery in Cork. Protesters acting in the face of huge fuel price increases.
The police crackdown followed reports of 600 service stations across the country running out of gasoline.
Government officials talking to protest leaders with promises of some action to relive fuel prices.
A 27-year-old man of Sudanese descent charged by British authorities in connection with the deaths of four migrants in the English Channel off the coast of France.
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"MY CITY WAS GONE"-THE PRETENDERS
Well, we got the right theme don't we your currently sober drunk host with my formerly stained fingers at the keyboard.
Over the target needling people out there and celebrating my tax refund when you're 65 and there's overtime involved here come the tax breaks.
Is my tax refund this year a bribe to put up with the inflation and higher gasoline prices caused by the Iran War?
Well it's time for the "Benjamin Netanyahu Update" the Bee Gees are "Staying Alive" was this video shot in some Israeli city hit by an Iranian missile...
The Prime Minister of Israel "Stayin' Alive" legally by staying at war keeping the bombs going in Lebanon and Gaza while shutting them down in Iran for a bit...
Is this why some folks get angry with me??? They claim I hate President Trump or something like that?
To the "China War Update" Carl Douglas is "Kung Fu Fighting" again...
It looks like Tucker Carlson's recent guest set up a topic of discussion for this weekend about China helping Iran in the war...
"The Iranians bought a lot of these decoys, a huge number of decoys from the Chinese that imitated airplanes and missiles and so on..."
ALASTAIR CROOKE SPEAKING TO TUCKER CARLSON AT 1:09:30 INTO THE VIDEO LINKED BELOW...
"A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington told CNN that China has 'never provided weapons to any party involved' in the conflict with Iran"
And now to the music and a song about LUST according to its writer "Only The Good Die Young" a controversial song in its day back in the 1970's.
Billy Joel denying he was writing an Anti-Catholic anthem well my mixture of emotions at the time including LUST played into this song well...
"ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG"-BILLY JOEL
"COAT OF MANY COLORS"-DOLLY PARTON
"BEAUTIFUL MUSIC"-AMY GRANT
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance:
perseverance character; and character, hope.
And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured on our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
ROMANS 5:1-5 NIV BIBLE...
"I Felt Bitterness And Hatred, But I Forgave-Corrie Ten Boom"
"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!
For if, while we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we saved through his life!
Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have no received reconciliation."
(NEWS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
France's credit rating left unchanged by Moody's rating service this week.
The "Aa3" rating with a negative outlook kept in place.
Moody's concerned about the budget deficit in France now projected to be around five percent of GDP this year. The new lower forecast seen as a positive for France's solvency.
Meanwhile other ratings agencies "Fitch" and "S and P" keep France's credit rating a notch lower...
THE FRENCH INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL CONDUCTING A PROBE RELATED TO THE DETENTION OF LEFTIST EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MEMBER RIMA HASSAN.
INFORMATION ABOUT HASSAN'S DETENTION RELEASED TO MEDIA OUTLETS WITH THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE MINISTRY IMPLICATED.
A COMPLAINT FILED BY HASSAN LEADING TO THE PROBE.
THE INFORMATION PUT OUT TO THE MEDIA INCLUDED THE NOTION THAT HASSAN POSSESSED "CBD" A COMPOUND FOUND IN CANNABIS (MARIJUANA)...
MEANWHILE, ESTONIA'S NAVAL COMMANDER NOTING INCREASED RUSSIAN NAVAL PRESENCE IN THE BALTIC SEA AND GULF OF FINLAND CLOSE TO RUSSIAN PORTS.
THIS DETERS ESTONIA FROM ANY SEIZURES OF MERCHANT SHIPS INCLUDING OIL TANKERS DEPARTING OR ARRIVING IN RUSSIA.
AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN RUSSIAN 'SHADOW FLEET' VESSELS SEIZED RECENTLY BY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES INCLUDING SOME IN THE BALTIC SEA...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The US Justice Department wants to search the seized electronic devices of a "Washington Post" reporter.
A US District Judge asked to give authorization after a Magistrate Judge ruled against an FBI search of the laptop and phone of reporter Hannah Natanson...The Hill USA
(This Story Is Updated)
Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell of California accused of sexual assault by a former staffer according to the "San Francisco Chronicle".
Swalwell is a Democratic candidate for Governor of California and the allegation led to loss of endorsements along with two campaign co-chairs.
The woman claims two sexual assaults occurred when she was intoxicated and unable to consent...The Hill USA...
Congressman Swalwell denying the allegations.
Meanwhile prominent Democrats are calling on him to end his candidacy for Governor and resign from the US House...
ARRIVING IN ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN FOR IRAN WAR TALKS THE IRANIAN DELEGATION LED BY FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI AND PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MOHAMMAD BAGHER GHALIBAF...
THE US BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS ISSUING A FINAL ORDER FOR DEPORTATION OF MAHMOUD KHALIL.
KHALIL WILL NOT BE IMMEDIATELY DEPORTED WHILE HIS LAWSUIT IS BEING HEARD IN FEDERAL COURT.
KHALIL SAYS HIS DEPORTATION IS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED BASED ON HIS INVOLVEMENT IN PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK...THE HILL USA
Ecuador imposing 100 percent tariffs on neighboring Colombia.
The Right government of President Daniel Noboa in a dispute with Colombia's Leftist President Gustavo Petro.
Noboa alleging Petro does not a have a commitment to fighting 'narcoterrorism'.
Colombia recalling its ambassador from Ecuador in retaliation...UPI USA
A deadly Israel air attack on a security building in Nabatieh, Lebanon. 13 killed...Tass Russia
ANNUAL INFLATION IN THE US ROSE TO 3.3 PERCENT LAST MONTH DRIVEN BY HIGHER GASOLINE PRICES CAUSED BY THE IRAN WAR.
THE PRICE OF GASOLINE RISING AT A 21.2 PERCENT ANNUAL RATE IN THE MARCH STATS...THE GUARDIAN UK
THE SPEAKER OF IRAN'S PARLIAMENT MOHAMMAD-BAGHER GHALIBAF SETTING TWO CONDITIONS FOR NEGOTIATIONS TO END THE IRAN WAR.
ONE IS A CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON THE OTHER IS THE RELEASE OF IRAN'S FROZEN ASSETS...OSINTdefender "X"
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 269.23 points or .56 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 80.48 points or .35 percent.
At 433 pm New York Time the price of oil 95 dollars 88 cents a barrel down one dollar 99 cents or 2.03 percent...Marketwatch
TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION KUOMINTANG (KMT) PARTY LEADER CHENG LI-WUN MEETING CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JIINPING.
SHE ARGUED FOR BETTER ECONOMIC TIES IN SPITE OF 'DIFFERENT SYSTEMS'.
PRESIDENT XI SAYING THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE PEOPLE OF CHINA AND TAIWAN 'ALL ARE CHINESE' REAFFIRMING THAT TAIWAN IS PART OF CHINA.
THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE PARTY IN TAIWAN IS PUSHING TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE AND SEEKING TO BUILD MILITARY STRENGTH WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN AND NATO NATIONS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"Our opponents will stop at nothing to seize power.
This is an organized attempt to use chaos, pressure and international vilification to call into question the decision of the Hungarian people"
That's part of a video message from Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of Sunday's election.
Orban warning about the Pro-European Union, Pro-Ukraine opposition with opinion polls showing the opposition leading ahead of the vote.
Orban's Nationalist, Populist, Pro-Israel, Friendly to Russia government is also endorsed to be returned to power by US President Donald Trump with a visit in recent days by Vice-President JD Vance.
On social media Mr. Trump urging Hungarians to get out and vote saying he is with Orban "ALL THE WAY'...AFP France-Brussels Signal
THE US POSTAL SERVICE TEMPORARILY STOPPING CONTRIBUTIONS TO ITS WORKER'S PENSION PLAN.
THE SERVICE CITING AN 'ONGOING SEVERE FINANCIAL CRISIS'.
IN RECENT WEEKS THE USPS FORCED TO PAY MORE TO FUEL ITS VEHICLES...USA TODAY-MSN
The US Department of Justice is probing the National Football League over television rights for NFL games.
The antitrust investigation considers whether the league engages in anticompetitive practices by forcing consumers to pay subscriptions to see some games...ESPN USA
ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES DOWNGRADED FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF LAST YEAR.
THE FINAL THREE MONTHS OF 2025 SAW GROWTH OF .5 PERCENT INSTEAD OF .7 PERCENT...THE HILL USA
THE NETHERLANDS ALLOWING SELF-DRIVING TESLAS ON THE ROAD. THIS FOLLOWS 18 MONTHS OF TESTING.
WHILE THE SYSTEM IS IN USE THE DRIVER OF THE CAR IS EXPECTED TO KEEP PAYING ATTENTION AND BE READY TO TAKE OVER THE WHEEL IS NEEDED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
A lawsuit against Prince Harry from a charity he and his late mother, Princess Diana, co-founded.
Harry ended his position as a patron of the "Sentebale" charity to help youth with HIV in southern Africa last year.
He is being sued for defamation the suit alleging a negative publicity campaign against the charity following his departure.
Both Prince Harry and his friend Mark Dyer a former trustee named in the suit deny the 'offensive and damaging claims'...Associated Press-CBS News USA
STEFANO GABBANA IS NO LONGER THE CEO OF FASHION COMPANY 'DOLCE AND GABBANA'
HIS DECEMBER DEPARTURE IS NOW PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE WITH THE COMPANY SAYING IT HAPPENED AS A 'NATURAL EVOLUTION' OF THE BUSINESS.
MR. GABBANA REMAINING ACTIVE AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR ALONGSIDE DOMENICO DOLCE ALTHOUGH HE MAY RELINQUISH HIS 40 PERCENT STAKE IN THE COMPANY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
South Korea sending a special envoy to Iran. He will be responsible for arranging safe passage of South Korean citizens and vessels through the Strait of Hormuz...Dawn Pakistan
A ceasefire declared in the Ukraine War for the Orthodox Christian Easter.
NORTH KOREA'S FOREIGN MINISTER VOWING DEEPER TIES WITH CHINA.
CHOE SON-HUI SPEAKING DURING THE VISIT OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI TO NORTH KOREA.
SHE NOTED THE HISTORIC MEETING LAST SEPTEMBER IN BEIJING INVOLVING NORTH KOREAN RULER KIM JONG-UN AND CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING THAT LAID OUT GUIDELINES FOR A NEW LEVEL OF FRIENDSHIP...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
First Lady Melania Trump coming out in front of the media at the White House to deny links to Jeffrey Epstein and his close associate Ghislaine Maxwell
"We have witnessed multiple instances of piracy in international waters in recent months"
KREMILIN SPOKESMAN DMITRY PESKOV
Russia providing naval escort to two oil tankers of its 'shadow fleet' under Ukraine War sanctions as they went through the English Channel.
The frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" shadowing the tankers following British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's recent authorization for the UK to seize sanctioned oil tankers.
This follows tanker seizures by Belgium, Denmark, France and Sweden in recent months.
There have also been Ukrainian air and sea drone attacks on Russian oil tankers in the Mediterranean...Novaya Gazeta
AT THE TORONTO RAPE-SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL OF BILLIONAIRE MAGNATE FRANK STRONACH THE DEFENSE ALLEGING THE COACHING OF SOME OF STRONACH'S ALLEGED VICTIMS BY THE PROSECUTION.
LAWYER LEONA SHEMESH ARGUING THIS INVALIDATES THE TRIAL.
INSTEAD OF TRYING TO THROW OUT CHARGES SHEMESH ASKING JUSTICE ANNE MOLLOY TO TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT WHEN SHE DECIDES ON MR. STRONACH'S GUILT.
JUSTICE MOLLOY DECIDING TO THROW OUT MANY OF THE CHARGES DURING THE TRIAL CITING A LACK OF EVIDENCE.
FROM 12 CHARGES INVOLVING SEVEN WOMEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRIAL THERE ARE NOW ONLY FIVE CHARGES INVOLVING THREE WOMEN...CBC NEWS CANADA
"Netanyahu's criminal trial resumes on Sunday. A region-wide ceasefire, including in Lebanon, would hasten his jailing"
Those words on social media from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
Mr. Araghchi also noting the possibility that the United States will not allow Iran War hostilities to end due to Mr. Netanyahu. He said that could have a serious impact on the US economy...Israel National News
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU NOW SAYING HIS PLAN TO DEAL WITH LEBANON IS TO PUSH DISARMAMENT OF THE IRANIAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH.
THIS IS TO BE DONE THROUGH DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 275.88 points or .58 percent. The NASDAQ rose 187.42 points or .83 percent.
At 438 pm New York Time the price of oil 98 dollars 46 cents a barrel up four dollars five cents or 4.29 percent...Marketwatch
RELATIVE CALM AFTER ISRAEL'S 40TH DAY OF WAR AIMED AT LEBANON YESTERDAY.
THE WAR OF WORDS REMAINS STRONG SOME POLITICIANS IN ISRAEL CONDEMNING THE CEASEFIRE DEAL AS A CAPITULATION.
IN IRAN THE DEADLY ISRAELI ASSAULT ON LEBANON YESTERDAY THAT KILLED HUNDREDS INCLUDING FOUR LEBANESE SOLDIERS SEEN AS A VIOLATION OF THE CEASEFIRE.
IRAN ESTIMATES MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE WAR.
THOUSANDS GATHERED IN TEHRAN TODAY TO REMEMBER THOSE KILLED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WAR INCLUDING IRAN'S TOP LEADERS AND THE SCHOOLGIRLS IN MINAB...PRESS TV IRAN...
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPEAKING OF THE NEED FOR IRAN TO COMPLY WITH WHAT HE CALLS THE 'REAL AGREEMENT'.
IN LATE NIGHT SOCIAL MEDIA POST TRUMP NOTING THE US MILITARY PRESENCE REMAINS IN THE WAR ZONE.
At least 60 deaths reported in killings in northern Nigeria. The dead include both Christians and Muslims.
The attacks in ten villages described as indiscriminate killing.
Terrorist groups close to Al-Qaeda and ISIS linked to violence in the area...TT News Agency-SVT Sweden
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI VISTING NORTH KOREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
HE WILL HOLD TALKS WITH HIS COUNTERPART FOREIGN MINISTER CHOE SUN-HUI...OSINTdefender "X"
A former US Army employee charged with leaking classified information to a journalist.
Courtney Williams arrested by the FBI a federal grand jury indictment charges her with providing classified information to a journalist.
This happened while Williams worked at Fort Bragg between 2022 and 2025...The Hill USA
NORTH KOREA SAYS IT TESTED A TACTICAL MISSILE WITH A CLUSTER BOMB WARHEAD.
YESTERDAY'S TEST INVOLVED FIRING A HWASONG-11Ka MISSILE FROM NORTH KOREA'S EAST COAST.
THE TEST DEEMED A SUCCESS WITH SOUTH KOREA'S MILITARY SPEAKING OF ANOTHER TEST FIRING OF A MISSILE IN THE PYONGYANG AREA OF THE NORTH THAT FAILED YESTERDAY...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
THE REGISTRATION OF AMERICAN MEN FOR THE MILITARY DRAFT IS BECOMING AUTOMATIC.
THE US SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENROLL MEN WHO TURN 18 YEARS OLD BEGINNING IN DECEMBER.
THE PROPOSED RULE CHANGE NOW UNDER REVIEW.
CURRENTLY YOUNG MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 25 ARE EXPECTED TO VOLUNTARILY ENROLL FOR A POSSIBLE DRAFT.
US MILITARY SERVICE BECAME VOLUNTARY WHEN THE DRAFT ENDED IN 1973...THE HILL USA
HEZBOLLAH LAUNCHING ROCKETS AT NORTHERN ISRAEL LATE TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE ISRAELI ATTACKS ON LEBANON TODAY...TIMES OF ISRAEL
IN WESTERN CHINA TALKS HELD IN THE LAST WEEK BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN.
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN MAO NING SAYS THE TWO SIDES AGREED NOT TO TAKE ACTIONS TO ESCALATE CONFLICT.
SHE SAID THE TWO NATIONS ENGAGED IN 'FRANK AND PRAGMATIC DISCUSSIONS IN A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE'.
THERE HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF VIOLENT EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES THE MOST RECENT ONE BREAKING OUT RIGHT BEFORE THE WAR INVOLVING NEIGHBORING IRAN BEGAN...AFP FRANCE-DAWN PAKISTAN
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS EVENING CITICIZING NATO OVER THE RECENT IRAN WAR.
HIS CRITICAL COMMENTS FOLLOW A MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE NATO SECRETARY GENERAL MARK RUTTE.
A US Appeals Court rejecting a bid by AI maker Anthropic to have its US government 'supply chain risk' designation removed.
While there will be no temporary injunction, the three-member court panel will expedite arguments in Anthropic's lawsuit against the federal government.
The appeals court will hear arguments on May 19th...The Hill USA
THE ARTEMIS II MISSION THAT FLEW BY THE MOON NOW HEADING BACK TO EARTH.
THE FOUR ASTRONAUTS EXPECTED TO SPLASH DOWN NEAR SAN DIEGO FRIDAY AFTERNOON LOCAL TIME...SKY NEWS UK BLOG
An Israeli attack in Gaza killing a journalist for the Qatar-based Al Jazeera media outlet.
Mohammed Wishah died when the car he was riding in was attacked by an Israeli drone...Al Jazeera Qatar
IRAN PREPARING A 'HEAVY RESPONSE' TO THE DEADLY ISRAELI AIR ASSAULT IN LEBANON TODAY AND ILLEGAL DRONE OVERFLIGHTS IN IRAN ITSELF...(TASNIM NEWS AGENCY IRAN)...
IRAN'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MOHAMMED BAGHER GHALIBAF SAYS THREE OF THE 10 POINTS IN THE PROPOSAL MADE BY IRAN TO END HOSTILITIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN BREACHED...(AL JAZEERA QATAR)...OSINTdefender "X" (With Iranian Statement On Violations)
(This Story Is Updated Casualties Revised)
ISRAEL LAUNCHING DEVASTATING ATTACKS ACROSS LEBANON TODAY WITH AT LEAST 254 KILLED.
1,165 OTHERS WOUNDED...(LBC NEWS LEBANON, LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY)
ISRAEL STRIKING THE HEART OF BEIRUT NOT JUST SOUTHERN SUBURBS WHERE THE IRAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT IS HEADQUARTERED.
A HIGH-RANKING UNNAMMED IRANIAN OFFICIAL SAYS IRAN COULD 'RISE UP IN FULL SCALE DEFENSE' AT ANY MOMENT.
THIS IS DUE TO ISRAELI CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS INCLUDING BOTH THE DEADLY ATTACKS IN LEBANON TODAY AS WELL AS AGGRESSION AGAINST IRAN ITSELF.
THE IRANIAN OFFICIAL URGING MEDIATING COUNTRIES TO PUT ISRAEL 'IN ITS PLACE' IMMEDIATELY...PRESS TV IRAN
(Update) Some ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz today after last night's ceasefire announcement in the Iran War...Tass Russia...
The "Financial Times" in the UK reporting that Iran is charging one US dollar per barrel of oil passing through the strait.
The fee is paid in bitcoin to avoid sanctions on Iran...The Hill USA...
Late word is that Iran has halted passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz due to the Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
FORMER US ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI WILL NOT COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA TO APPEAR BEFORE THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES.
THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PASSING THAT MESSAGE TO THE COMMITTEE...THE HILL USA
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The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1,325.64 points or 2.85 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 617.15 points or 2.8 percent.
At 435 pm New York Time the price of oil at 96 dollars 31 cents a barrel higher than this morning.
The price of oil dropped sharply overnight 16 dollars 61 cents a barrel or 14.71 percent due to President Trump speaking of a ceasefire in the Iran War...Marketwatch
US COMMERCE SECRETARY HOWARD LUTNICK IS TO GIVE HIS DEPOSITION TO THE US HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON MAY 6TH.
MR. LUTNICK AGREED TO TESTIFY AFTER THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EPSTEIN FILES REVEALED A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIM AND EPSTEIN THAT MR. LUTNICK PREVIOUSLY ADMITTED TO.
THE TOP CANADIAN MILITARY OFFICER IN LATVIA NEIGHBORING RUSSIA HAS BEEN REASSIGNED TO DUTY IN CANADA.
COLONEL JAMES SMITH IS BEING PROBED OVER IRREGULARITIES IN COMPENSTATION AND BENEFITS.
WHEN THE PROBE WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT SMITH REMAINING IN HIS POST CONTRARY TO NORMAL PRACTICE...CBC NEWS CANADA
A music festival cancelled in the UK after Kanye West was denied entry into Britain.
West was set to headline each night of the Wireless Festival.
Controversy in the days leading up to the British government decision to ban West from the UK with strong criticism of Antisemitism linked to the music star. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer among the critics...Sky News UK