NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*NEWSDUMP UPDATES*70'S COUNTRY MUSIC*

 

                                   (SOME MATERIAL MAY BE DISTURBING OR OFFENSIVE)

The "banned" Friday News Summary is posted here...

                      News Summary-Intelligence Report Friday 7/31/2026

NEWSDUMP ALERT: SECURITY WARNINGS ISSUED BY US EMBASSIES IN MIDDLE EAST...OSINTdefender "X"

NEWSDUMP UPDATE:  IRAN WARNS ARAB NATIONS HELPING US-ISRAEL THEY WILL 'BURN IN FIRE OF WAR'

Iran launched an attack on US ally Kuwait again today according to Kuwaiti authorities...(News Agencies)...

                                         Press TV Iran

NEWSDUMP UPDATE: 67 NOW CONFIMRED DEAD IN THE MASS SURGE OF MIGRANTS INTO THE SPANISH NORTH AFRICAN TERRITORY OF CEUTA

A FLOATING FENCE IN USE TO HELP STEM ANY FUTURE BORDER CROSSINGS MOST OF THOSE WHO ENTERED IN RECENT DAYS BACK IN MOROCCO...NOS NETHERLANDS

This week's music from the collection of three thousand songs let's go to the country music.

Back in the 1970's truck driving songs and country music DJ's with trucking shows were the norm my teenage radio listening experience re-created...

"                                               "KEEP ON TRUCKIN'"-DAVE DUDLEY

                                                         "SUPERMAN"-DONNA FARGO

                                                       "I'M JUST ME"-CHARLEY PRIDE

                                                    (MORE WILL BE POSTED)

FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 400*US-FRANCE HUMAN RIGHTS ISRAEL TENSIONS*GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN ON RUSSIAN ADVOCATE*

 

(NEWS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

US DIPLOMATS WALKING OUT OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL WHEN FRENCH DIPLOMATS TOOK THE FLOOR.

IT HAPPENED DURING A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE UKRAINE WAR.

THE US WALKOUT WAS LINKED TO FRENCH COMMENTS ABOUT US OPPOSITION TO THE RE-ELECTION OF OUTSPOKEN CRITIC OF ISRAELI PALESTINIAN POLICIES VOLKER TURK TO HEAD THE UN'S HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE.

FRANCE'S UN MISSION IN GENEVA MADE COMMENTS LINKING THE US TO GOVERNMENTS LIKE THOSE OF NORTH KOREA, RUSSIA, MALI AND NICARAGUA.

THE COMMENTS ALSO INCLUDED THE NOTION THAT THE US WAS NO LONGER A 'BEACON OF HUMAN RIGHTS'.

US DIPLOMAT DAN NEGREA SAYING FRANCE MUST RENOUNCE ITS 'CONSESCENDING AND DISRESPECTFUL RHETORIC'.

THE US UN AMBASSADOR MIKE WALZ SAYING FRANCE SUPPORTED MR. TURK WHO CRITICIZED 'DEMOCRACIES' LIKE THE US, UK AND ISRAEL WHILE 'COZYING UP' TO 'OPPRESSORS'...

"US DIPLOMATS WALK OUT AS FRANCE ADDRESSES UN SECURITY COUNCIL"-NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA QATAR

The former head of the "Russia Today" media outlet in France Xenia Fedorova given an expulsion order this week.

Fedorova's assets now frozen with an order to report daily to a police station.

Her lawyers appealing the expulsion order.

Fedorova says she is being subjected to 'political pressure' and 'censorship' as she continues to express Pro-Russia opinions.

The French government claiming her views constitute 'disinformation and destabilization' at the direction of Russian authorities to 'manipulate public opinion'...

""Censorship' 'Political Pressure': Xenia Fedorova denounces the deportation order against her for interference"- BFM-TV News Story

                                              (More Will Be Posted)

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 7/31/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*ISRAEL ATTACKS GAZA*RUSSIA ATTACKS KIEV*US, ISRAEL TO ATTACK IRAN*DC POOL VANDALISM CASE DROPPED*MORE US WAR CASUALTIES*NETANYAHU RIVAL BLASTS GAZA DEAL*UK HIGH COURT OK'S NEW CHINA EMBASSY UK*50,000+ MIGRANTS STORM SPANISH ENCLAVE*TRUMP ORDER CRITICAL MINERAL WASTE*NEW ZEALAND FM CHINESE COMMENTS CONTROVERSY*

 

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                    (NEW STORIES WILL ADD IN LOWER HALF PAST MARKET NEWS)

Updated news of the migrant invasion of Spain's North African enclave but first...

                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

Politics in Washington late tonight word that the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled a meeting next Tuesday.

That meeting may involve a vote on the nomination of Todd Blanche to be US Attorney General.   The scheduling of such a meeting suggests resolution of the impasse between some senators and President Trump...CNN USA-MSN

A TANKER HIT IN ITS ENGINE ROOM NEAR THE COAST OF OMAN IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ BY AN UNKNOWN PROJECTILE.

NO INJURIES REPORTED WITH THE SHIP 'NOT UNDER COMMAND'...UNITED KINGDOM MARITIME OPERATIONS "X"

At least 20 injuries reported after a 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck Naples, Italy this evening...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL (SOCCER) FEDERATION "FIFA" ABANDONING PLANS FOR PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE WORLD CUP.

THE MOVE FOLLOWED A SHARP REACTION THAT INCLUDED THE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF A BOYCOTT OF WORLD CUP EVENTS.

FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO WITH A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART 'THE PROPOSAL WILL NOT PROCEED'...EPSN USA

Two killed, dozens wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza.

In one Israeli attack ten were wounded in a residential building near a refugee camp...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)

Multiple explosions reported late tonight in Ukraine's capital city Kiev under missile Russian attack...RIA Novosti Russia...

Nine killed and 23 wounded in the attack.  Ukrainian authorities noting damage to cars and residential building...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany...

Meanwhile Russian media reporting destruction of an American owned drone factory in Kiev in another recent attack...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

CBS NEWS REPORTING THE US AND ISRAEL WILL LAUNCH JOINT ATTACKS ON IRAN THAT MAY START AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND AND LAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

THE TARGETS TO BE ATTACKED WILL BE ENERGY RELATED FACILITIES THAT GENERATE REVENUE FOR IRAN...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYING THE OBJECTIVE OF THE UPCOMING US ATTACKS IS TO 'FORCE IRAN TO SURRENDER'.

ANOTHER REPORT FROM INSIDER JOURNALIST BARAK RAVID QUOTES A US OFFICIAL SAYING PRESIDENT TRUMP IS CONSIDERING ATTACKS ON IRANIAN ENERGY SITES...Barak Ravid "X"

The US Justice Department dropping a criminal case against former Olympic athlete David Hearn.

Hearn was accused of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington DC.

Washington DC federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro's office now speaking of a botched and rushed job by a contractor leading to problems at the pool...The Hill USA

11 more wounded added to the US military's casualty count since July 7th bringing the total to four killed and 236 wounded.

The total US Iran War casualty count since the end of February is now 18 killed 653 wounded.

Another medical evacuation flight left the war zone in recent hours the second such flight this week...THE INTEL FROG "X"

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now considered the second largest outbreak on record.

3,532 cases now confirmed with 1,556 deaths reported.

Back between 2014 and 2016 an Ebola outbreak in West Africa led to 28,616 cases and 11,310 deaths...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar

A GERMAN COURT RULING THAT AN 'AI' MUSIC COMPANY MUST PAY ROYALTIES FOR USE OF EXISTING SONGS TO CREATE NEW ONES WITH ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE RULING AGAINST 'SUNO' IN RESPONSE TO A LAWSUIT BY THE GERMAN MUSIC COPYRIGHT ORGANIZATION 'GEMA'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Israeli politics the poll leading opponent of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retired general Gadi Eisenkot tearing into Mr. Netanyahu over the Trump "Board of Peace" deal to disarm Hamas in Gaza.

Eisenkot says the deal touted by the US president will leave Hamas in power in Gaza meaning a failure of Israel's war aims there.

Eisenkot's "Yashar" party has risen to parity and even supremacy over Netanyahu's "Likud" party ahead of Israel's October 27th election...Times Of Israel

REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOHN KENNEDY OF LOUISIANA WARNING PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT PULLING HIS NOMINATION OF TODD BLANCHE TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

MR. TRUMP SUGGESTED KEEPING THE NOMINATION ON HOLD UNTIL AFTER THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

BUT SENATOR KENNEDY SAYS 'THIS PLACE COULD DIFFERENT' FOLLOWING THE ELECTION.   CURRENTLY REPUBLICANS HAVE A 53-47 VOTE MAJORITY IN THE US SENATE...THE HILL USA

THE BRITISH HIGH COURT RULING IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CHINESE EMBASSY IN LONDON.

OPPONENTS WENT TO COURT INCLUDING TWO MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES (CONSERVATIVE AND REFORM) CLAIMED THE EMBASSY WOULD BE USED TO SPY ON BRITONS...SKY NEWS UK

THE IRAN WAR CONTINUING WITH IRANIAN ATTACKS REPORTED IN IRAQ AND KUWAIT RELATED TO THE WAR...AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG

A SENIOR ADVISER TO FIFA WORLD FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO RESIGNING.

CARLOS CODEIRO STEPPING DOWN AFTER EUROPEAN FOOTBALL (UEFA) ANNOUNCED A WORLD CUP BOYCOTT BECAUSE OF A PLAN FOR PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE EVENT...AL JAZEERA QATAR

MIGRANT INVASION OF SPANISH NORTH AFRICAN TERRITORY WITH DOZENS DEAD

MOST WHO ENTERED HAVE NOW RETURNED TO MOROCCO

                                                (UPDATED AS ABLE)

"What happened yesterday was an attack, a violation of the territorial integrity of Spain"

SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ ON THE STORMING OF THE NORTH AFRICAN SPANISH CITY OF CEUTA BY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS...NOS NETHERLANDS STORY (VIDEO EMBED)

At least 57 dead in the migrant storming of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the northern coast of Africa bordering Morocco.

Spanish media reporting bodies were recovered from the sea.

The total number of people involved in this week's invasion more than 50,000 (RTVE Spain).

The mass storming of the last 24 hours involving the vast majority of them.  

48,000 of those who crossed in the last 24 hours said to have returned to Morocco.

Mostly men but in some cases entire families have entered the 7.1 square mile Spanish territory at the Strait of Gibraltar.

A large continuous mass of migrants had been moving from Tangier in northern Morocco towards Ceuta forcing the closure of a major highway inside Morocco.

Moroccan authorities are said to have taken action just in the last 24 hours including use of tear gas to help stop the flow of migrants.

The mass migrant invasion leading to criticism from opposition parties in Spain including the "far-right" anti-mass immigration VOX Party seeking to oust the Pro-Palestinian state Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez...

                         NOS Netherlands Story

                RTVE Spain (Translation Prompt)

President Trump signaling he will appeal a federal judge's finding that a lawsuit involving the President, his sons and the Trump Organization against the Internal Revenue Service was 'improper'.

The lawsuit linked to a decision by the US Justice Department to establish a 1.8 billion dollar 'anti-weaponization' fund widely denounced by Mr. Trump's opponents...NBC News USA

THE FBI REPORTING THREATS TO MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEMS IN THE US FROM HACKERS.

SEVEN STATES INVOLVED INCLUDING MINNESOTA WITH SOME FINGER POINTING IN THE DIRECTION OF IRAN.

BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP POINTING TO MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS LED BY OUTGOING GOVERNOR TIM WALZ.

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CLOSE SUPPORTER MIKE LINDELL IS A LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR IN MINNESOTA ENDORSED BY MR. TRUMP...NBC NEWS USA

THE UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK LAST NIGHT ON VOLGOGRAD RUSSIA IGNITING A FIRE AT A DISTRIBUTION CENTER OF ONLINE RETAILER 'WILDBERRIES'.  

THIS IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF UKRAINIAN ATTACKS ON WILDBERRIES FACILITIES...TASS RUSSIA

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 276.97 points or .53 percent.

The NASDAQ up 251.68 points or one percent.

At the close of trading in New York this evening the price of oil 86 dollars 80 cents a barrel up three dollars 21 cents or 3.84 percent...Marketwatch

US President Donald Trump signing an executive order authorizing a ban on export of industrial or electronic waste containing recoverable materials critical to the economy.

Some waste exports may contain valuable rare earth minerals that could be reused...Tass Russia

RETAIL GIANT AMAZON GIVEN US GOVERNMENT APPROVAL TO DEPLOY ITS 'ZOOX' ROBOTAXIS.

THE APPROVAL INVOLVES 'LIMITED COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT' OF STEERING WHEEL FREE TAXIS.

AMAZON WILL BE ABLE TO LAUNCH SERVICE INVOLVING 2,500 OF THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ONCE IT RECEIVES STATE AND LOCAL APPROVAL FOR THEIR USE...REUTERS-ASSOCIATED PRESS AL JAZEERA QATAR

               "go back to your own country"

Those words spoken by New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters to a Chinese-born member of parliament stirring up controversy.

Peters also said that in China people 'lie like flatfish' in his comments directed at lawmaker Lawrence Xu-Nan of the Green Party.

This happened after Mr. Peters was heckled in parliament on Wednesday.

Former Labor Party Prime Minister Helen Clark among those calling for the firing of Mr. Peters suggesting the comments were insensitive to minorities and offensive to China a major New Zealand trading partner.

Current Prime Minister Christopher Luxon of the National Party saying Peters comments should not be taken so seriously.  Voters in New Zealand go to the polls November 7th.

Foreign Minister Peters nationalistic New Zealand First Party won eight seats in the last election polling data points to as many as 15 seats being won in the upcoming vote...One News New Zealand

NORTH KOREA CRITICAL OF INCREASED NUMBERS OF US TROOPS IN JAPAN.

NORTH KOREA'S GOVERNMENT NEWS AGENCY SPEAKING OF A 'SINISTER' PLAN TO WAGE 'AN ALL-OUT WAR IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION'.

215 MORE US PERSONNEL ADDED IN JAPAN WITHIN THE LAST YEAR.

THE TOP US GENERAL IN JAPAN LT. GEN. STEPHEN JOST SPEAKING OF THE NEED FOR THE US MILITARY TO 'HELP STRENGTHEN ITS COMMAND STRUCTURE' AND 'IMPROVE COORDINATION' WITH JAPANESE FORCES.

THE US MILITARY IS APPARENTLY BUILDING STRENGTH IN JAPAN TO COUNTER CHINA...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY-THE KOREA TIMES

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 7/30/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*JUDGE'S EPSTEIN FILES DEADLINE MET BY DOJ*THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS STORM SPANISH AFRICAN ENCLAVE, SOME DIE*TRUMP TOUTS 'COMPLETE DISARMAMENT' IN GAZA*IRAN REPORTS THREE KILLED IN US ATTACKS*CHINA URGES US REVERSAL OF ROBOT BAN*

 

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                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI WARNING OF FALSE-FLAG PLOTS FOLLOWING THE DRONE ATTACK IN EGYPT ON A FLOATING US NATURAL GAS PLATFORM.

ARAGHCHI LINKING THE NOTION OF FALSE-FLAG PLOTS TO ISRAEL...PRESS TV IRAN "X"

In Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah calling for calm following Hindu-Muslim clashes that have left three people dead.

Violence began last Sunday with objections to noise associated with a Hindu procession.  Police opened fire to disperse a crowd killing two.

Another man died in a protest today held in spite of a curfew being imposed...AFP France-Al Jazeera Qatar

FIVE WOUNDED IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK LATE TONIGHT ON RUSSIA'S VOLGORAD REGION.

DAMAGE REPORTED TO APARTMENTS AND HOUSES WITH FIRES AT AN OIL AND GAS COMPLEX...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Saudi Arabia says it has met with dozens of countries seeking to create an 'international maritime coalition' to protect sea-lanes carrying its oil to the world.

This following attacks and threats from the Houthi movement in Yemen following Saudi attacks on Houthi targets.

14 countries said to be affirming support for the coalition including Pakistan and Turkey...The Hill USA

US POLITICS IN MICHIGAN NEW POLLING FOR NEXT TUESDAY'S DEMOCAT US SENATE PRIMARY SHOWING DOUBLE-DIGIT LEADS FOR ABDUL EL-SAYED OVER HALEY STEVENS...REAL CLEAR POLLING LATEST POLLS

THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING IT MET TODAY'S 3 PM DEADLINE FROM FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE EMMET SULLIVAN FOR EIGHT UNREDACTED EMAIL CHAINS IN THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES.

JUDGE SULLIVAN ALSO ASKED FOR PROOF FROM US ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL TODD BLANCHE AS TO WHY THE EMAIL CHAINS MUST REMAIN REDACTED.

JUDGE SULLIVAN'S DEADLINE IN CONNECTION WITH A LAWSUIT FROM JOURNALIST KATIE PHANG...MEDIAS TOUCH NEWS-MSN

         (This Story Updated With Comment)

The Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta stormed by thousands of migrants swimming across from Morocco, using boats and also climbing over border fences.

The massive movement of more than 10,000 people continued to enter the Spanish territory tonight.

At least 18 have died (El Pais Spain) trying to reach Ceuta on the northern coast of Africa near the Strait of Gibraltar.

Spanish soldiers and police deploying with Moroccan authorities using tear gas and water cannon to stop the migrants...RTVE Spain Blog (Translation Prompt)...

                                 (Comment)

Behind these dramatic events Morocco's friendliness to Israel and the steadfast opposition of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government to Israeli policies involving the Palestinians.

Spain, Ireland and Norway among the first European countries in recent years to recognize the State of Palestine.

In the Netherlands today farmers protesting the government's nitrogen gas rules related to 'climate change'.

One unannounced protest of 80 tractors that blocked a highway led to police intervention.  After 45 minutes the protest ended.

Another highway blocked for an hour by a group of 25 tractors...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

US President Donald Trump proclaiming a deal involving his "Board of Peace" in Gaza.

Mr. Trump saying the "deal" involves "complete disarmament" of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.

The Hamas decision to agree to the board's terms puts the ball in Israel's court with an Israeli official stating the agreement does not meet Israel's demands.

No Israeli backdown in Gaza expected before the October 27th election...Times of Israel

117 PEOPLE ARRESTED TODAY OUTSIDE A LONDON COURTHOUSE FOR SUPPORTING THE BANNED GROUP 'PALESTINE ACTION'.

THE ARRESTS CAME JUST BEFORE THE BRITISH SUPREME COURT ALLOWED A CHALLENGE TO THE PALESTINE ACTION BAN TO BE CONSIDERED.

COURT OF APPEAL JUDGES HAVE RULED THE BAN LEGAL AFTER THREE HIGH COURT JUDGES RULED IT ILLEGAL...SKY NEWS UK

President Trump venting over the opposition of two Republican senators to his nomination of Todd Blanche to be US Attorney General.

Mr. Trump suggesting he may pull the nomination until after the election in November.

Both Senator John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina have become political enemies of Trump following his vocal opposition to them...The Hill USA

POLISH PRIME MINISTER DONALD TUSK APPEARING BEFORE A CRATER IN EASTERN POLAND TODAY SAYING IT WAS CREATED BY A RUSSIAN MISSILE.

THERE WAS A LOUD BANG HEARD BY RESIDENTS OF A VILLAGE ON THE UKRAINE BORDER.    THEY FOUND A CRATER 100 KILOMETERS INSIDE POLISH TERRITORY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Three firefighters killed battling wildfires in Greece.   Thousands of people including tourists forced to evacuate on the island of Crete...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany

JORDAN REPORTS FIVE ATTACKING IRANIAN MISSILES INTERCEPTED FOLLOWING LAST NIGHT'S US ATTACKS ON IRAN.

THERE ARE ALSO NEWS REPORTS THAT MEMBERS OF THE US MILITARY IN JORDAN WILL HAVE THEIR CELL PHONES CONFISCATED TO PREVENT VIDEOS OF IRANIAN ATTACKS FROM BEING DISTRIBUTED...(NEWS AGENCIES)

Iranian authorities say last night's US attacks killed three on Qeshm Island off its southern coast.

The dead identified as a two-year-old boy and his parents...Press TV Iran

PAKISTAN SAYS 11 POLICE OFFICERS KILLED AT A CHECKPOINT NEAR THE AFGHAN BORDER, 28 OTHERS WOUNDED WITH 15 ATTACKERS KILLED.

LAST NIGHT'S ATTACK THE LATEST IN A STRING OF CLASHES BETWEEN THE 'TTP' PAKISTANI TALIBAN GROUP AND THE SECURITY FORCES...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)

A POLITICAL GROUP IN PAKISTAN'S PART OF THE DISPUTED KASHMIR REGION SAYS AT LEAST 30 OF ITS MEMBERS HAVE BEEN KILLED BY PAKISTANI SECURITY FORCES.

THE JOINT AWAMI ACTION LEAGUE (JAAC) DESCRIBING ITS ELECTION RELATED PROTESTS AS PEACEFUL.

PAKISTANI AUTHORITIES SAY ONE MEMBER OF THE SECURITY FORCES DIED WITH FIVE OTHERS WOUNDED.

THE 'JAAC' IS A BANNED GROUP.

HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DESCRIBING THE REPORTED DEATHS AS 'DISTURBING' CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION...REUTERS-AL JAZEERA QATAR

China urging the United States to turn back from its latest ban on Chinese products.

The US this week banning both humanoid robots and advanced power inverters.

The US moves described as 'discriminatory measures' with China warning of retaliation...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)

The markets today.

Big rises with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 613.92 points or 1.19 percent.

The NASDAQ surging higher up 679.24 points or 2.78 percent.

Tonight at 729 pm in New York the price of oil 84 dollars five cents a barrel up 46 cents or .55 percent since the close of trading...Marketwatch

In recent days 1500 migrants swimming from Morocco into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta.

It's an unusually high number of migrants both adults and children clogging migrant reception centers...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

LAWYERS FOR FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE CASE AGAINST COMEY FOR ALLEGEDLY THREATENING THE LIFE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP.

THEY ASSERT THE CASE BEING MADE BY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS OMITS KEY DETAILS AND FALSIFIES OTHERS.

MR. COMEY IS ACCUSED IN CONNECTION WITH A SOCIAL MEDIA POST WHERE A PHOTO OF SEASHELLS READING '8647' IS SHOWN.

THE NOTION PRESENTED BY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS THAT THIS MEANS KILLING PRESIDENT TRUMP THE 47TH PRESIDENT.

ON THE OTHER HAND COMEY'S DEFENSE TEAM SEES THE '86' PART OF THE PHOTO REFERENCING THE NOTION OF AN ORDER BEING CANCELED AT A RESTAURANT...AL JAZEERA QATAR

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 7/29/2026*UKRAINE ATTACKS RUSSIA*RUSSIA ATTACKS KIEV*US ATTACKS IRAN*US NATURAL GAS VESSEL ATTACKED EGYPT*COVID ORIGINS UNDERLY FAUCI CONTROVERSY*'TRIAL BALLOON' STORY CLAIMS CHINESE WEAPONS FOR IRAN*DEADLY US-SAUDI IRAQ ATTACKS*S. KOREA MARKET PLUNGE*US BAN ON CHINESE HUMANOID ROBOTS*

 

                               (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)

               LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

At least one person hurt in Russia's Penza Region in the latest Ukrainian drone attack on a "Wildberries" warehouse.    Around 200 workers at the online retail warehouse evacuated following the attack...Tass Russia

EXPLOSIONS IN KIEV LATE TONIGHT RUSSIA ATTACKING UKRAINE'S CAPITAL CITY...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (Translation Prompt)...

AT LEAST ONE DEATH REPORTED IN THE ATTACK...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY

The US attacking Iran again tonight first according to insider journalist Barak Ravid...Barak Ravid "X"...

US Central Command confirming speaking of retaliation for Iranian attacks on US bases described as 'attempted Iranian attacks on US forces'...US Central Command "X"

IN EGYPT TODAY A DRONE ATTACK ON A US NATURAL GAS VESSEL IN THE PORT CITY OF DAMIETTA ON THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.

A FIRE IGNITED ON THE "ENERGOS WINTER" PLATFORM.

THE FIRE SPREADING TO ANOTHER VESSEL THE CREW OF THE FLOATING US NATURAL GAS PLATFORM SAFELY EVACUATED.

THE SOURCE OF THE ATTACK NOT IMMEDIATELY KNOWN...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The 'COVID' point man during President Trump's first term in 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci invoking his Fifth Amendment rights before a US Senate committee.

Dr. Fauci saying answering questions would entrap him in perjury charges.

Fauci also sharply critical of US Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky who chairs the committee describing him as 'unhinged'.

Senator Paul will convene his committee next week to vote on finding Dr. Fauci in contempt.

Underlying today's hearing and the controversy surrounding it is the US government funding of the lab in Wuhan, China where the COVID-19 virus originated.

The US funding of that lab linked to what is called 'gain of function' research...NBC News USA

A UN DRAFT REPORT POINTS TO THE AFRICAN NATION OF CHAD AS A SUPPLY LINE FOR THE RAPID SUPPORT FORCES FIGHTING SUDAN'S ARMY IN A CIVIL WAR.

WEAPONS AND COLOMBIAN MERCENARIES FLOWED THROUGH CHAD INTO SUDAN HELPING TO FUEL THE SIEGE OF AL-FASHER LAST YEAR LINKED TO MASS CASUALTY ATROCITIES INVOLVING CIVILIANS.

THAT UN REPORT IS BEING FORWARDED TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.

MEANWHILE IN RECENT DAYS THE NATION OF CHAD WITHDREW FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) A BODY THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PROSECUTE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATROCITIES IN AL-FASHER...TASS RUSSIA

                  (News, Comment, Analysis)

A Reuters news story published citing reports that Iran is about to receive portable air defense systems from China.

300-400 of the so-called "MANPADS" systems said to be on their way to Iran through Pakistan.

These reports are denied by China.

Israel has often put out stories in mainstream Israeli and world media discussing missing Iranian officials or questioning the health and well-being of Iranian officials.

These stories appear designed to trigger a response to help Israel locate those Iranian officials for possible assassination.

This story may be another trial balloon to get some response from the other side in this case "China"...OSINTdefender "X"

TWO KILLED, FIVE WOUNDED IN A UKRAINIAN ATTACK ON CRIMEA LAST NIGHT.  RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES SAY THOSE KILLED WERE CIVILIANS...TASS RUSSIA

German automaker BMW cutting eight thousand jobs most of them in Germany.

The company citing a weaker sales market in China and rising costs to do business...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)

IN IRAQ THE POPULAR MOBILIZATION FORCES (PMF) SAY 20 WERE KILLED AND 32 WOUNDED IN THE US-SAUDI ATTACKS LAST NIGHT.

THE PMF ARE BOTH PART OF THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT'S SECURITY STRUCTURE AND ALLIES WITH IRAN.

A PMF STATEMENT SAYS LAST NIGHT'S ATTACKS REPRESENT A 'HIGHLY DANGEROUS ESCALATION'...REUTERS-AL JAZEERA QATAR

13 are dead and others are trapped following yesterday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake centered off the coast of southern Japan's Kyushu island.

130 people were injured in the quake...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

IN SOUTH KOREA THE "KOSPI" STOCK MARKET DOWN NEARLY SIX PERCENT TODAY DRIVEN BY SKEPTICISM OVER THE PROFITABILITY OF "AI' INVESTMENT.

THIS FOLLOWS A NEARLY 11 PERCENT PLUNGE YESTERDAY...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA

Sharp declines on the markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1,153.18 points or 2.19 percent.

The NASDAQ declined 433.97 points or 1.74 percent.

At 541 pm New York Time the price of oil 84 dollars 60 cents up 5 dollars 34 cents or 6.74 percent...Marketwatch

Here in the United States the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) banning humanoid robots made in China.

The FCC citing "unacceptable risks" to national security.

A ban also imposed on connected power inverters that connect renewable energy sources and batteries to power grids and datacenters.

The moves seen as a means of promoting production of such technology in the US instead of China...The Guardian UK

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ENDING A 3.6-BILLION-DOLLAR SUBSIDY FOR MEDICARE PART D PRESCRIPTION PLANS.

THIS COULD LEAD TO HIGHER RATES FOR PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE NEXT YEAR...WALL STREET JOURNAL-MSN USA

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 7/28/2026*US-SAUDI ATTACKS IN IRAQ*IRAN-UKRAINE DISCUSS UKRAINIAN ATTACK ON SHIP*FUJIMORI SWORN IN PERU PRESIDENT*LINDSEY GRAHAM FUNERAL*TRUMPANYAHU MEETING*STRONG EARTHQUAKE SOUTHERN JAPAN*CHINESE CHIP MAKER'S BLOCKBUSTER DEBUT*

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More on the "Trumpanyahu" meeting at the White House today but first...

                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

US-Saudi joint attacks on targets in eastern Iraq tonight.  

The attacks aimed at Pro-Iran militia forces who have attacked Kurdish forces in Iraq and targets in Saudi Arabia...OSINTdefender- US Central Command "X"

IRAN AND UKRAINE HOLDING A 'FRANK DISCUSSION' OF LAST WEEKEND'S DEADLY UKRAINIAN ATTACK ON AN IRANIAN VESSEL IN THE CASPIAN SEA BETWEEN RUSSIA AND IRAN.

UKRAINE'S FOREIGN MINISTER LINKING THE ATTACK TO DEFENSE AGAINST RUSSIA.

HE SAID THERE WAS NO INTENTION TO ATTACK A CIVILIAN SHIP AND THAT UKRAINE DOES NOT SEEK ESCALATION.

IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYING IRAN DOES NOT WANT ESCALATION ALSO CALLING FOR UKRAINIAN COMPENSATION FOR THE ATTACK...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The US Senate confirming Jay Clayton as the new Director of National Intelligence.  The 51-47 vote was along party lines...The Hill USA

US CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS IT SUCCESSFULLY INTERCEPTED IRANIAN MISSILES FIRED AT A US BASE IN JORDAN TONIGHT.

THE US CHARACTERIZING THE ATTACK BY IRAN AS A 'SURPRISE ATTACK'...NEWS AGENCIES-TIMES OF ISRAEL

IN PERU RIGHTIST KEIKO FUJIMORI SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT FOLLOWING HER NARROW VICTORY IN THE RECENT ELECTION.

LEFTIST LAWMAKERS WALKING OUT OF CONGRESS WHEN FUJIMORI SPOKE THIS AFTERNOON.

SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF FORMER PRESIDENT ALBERTO FUJIMORI KNOWN FOR HIS CRACKDOWN ON THE LEFT-WING MAOIST 'SHINING PATH' TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.

KEIKO FUJIMORI PROMISING PERUVIANS A CRACKDOWN ON CRIME...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA QATAR

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A funeral service this afternoon at Washington's National Cathedral for US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina...(News Agencies)...

Among those participating Reverend Franklin Graham who read from Chapter 21 of the Book of Revelation in the Bible...

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HOLDING TALKS WITH URKAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY. 

MR. ZELENSKYY SAYING THOSE TALKS 'WENT WELL'...OSINTdefender "X"

A Saudi oil refinery forced to shut down follow a Houthi attack from Yemen.

Aramco's Jizan refinery which processes 400,000 barrels of oil a day is expected to be shut down until August 15th...Tass Russia

IN ISRAEL THE HIGH COURT HEARD ARGUMENTS ON THE RECENTLY APPROVED LAW TO PREVENT ARRESTS OF ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWISH DRAFT DODGERS.

MANY JUSTICES BRISTLING AT THE NOTION THAT HAREDI JEWS ARE EXEMPT FROM MILITARY SERVICE BECAUSE OF WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES 'THE TORAH'.

THE GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU RUSHED THE DRAFT DODGER ARREST BAN LAW THROUGH PARLIAMENT AHEAD OF ITS RECESS FOR THE OCTOBER 27TH ELECTION.

THE LAW DESIGNED TO BLUNT THE DRAFTING OF SOME 80,000 ULTRA-ORTHODOX MEN ORDERED BY ISRAEL'S HIGH COURT AND ITS INDEPENDENT ATTORNEY GENERAL...TIMES OF ISRAEL

(Updated) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House.

Mr. Netanyahu using a side entrance at the White House no formal public greeting from Mr. Trump...(News Agencies)...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...

The meeting between the two leaders lasted for about an hour.

A source describing the meeting as "positive" with "chemistry" between Mr. Trump and Mr. Netanyahu.

Others present in the room Vice-President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff...Tass Russia

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THERE ARE FATALITIES WITH OTHERS MISSING FOLLOWING A 7.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE OFF THE SOUTHERN JAPANESE ISLAND OF KYUSHU.

INJURIES AND DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED.

FIRES HAVE BROKEN OUT IN SOME PLACES AND ELECTRICITY HAS BEEN KNOCKED OUT...

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                           NHK WORLD NEWS STORY

                         NHK WORLD JAPAN QUAKE INFO INCLUDING AFTERSHOCKS

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19 people hurt in a Ukrainian drone attack on a bus in Russia Belgorod Region on the border with Ukraine...Tass Russia...

RUSSIA SAYS 390 DRONES WERE SENT BY UKRAINE TO ATTACK MOSCOW LAST NIGHT.  81 OF THEM DOWNED BY AIR DEFENSES WHEN THEY CLOSED IN ON THE CITY...TASS RUSSIA

This morning South Korea's KOSPI stock market in a sharp decline.

Its fall triggering a circuit breaker when the decline reached the eight percent level.

Skepticism over tech giants spending on AI impacting trading.

In the end South Korea's stock market declined more than 10 percent today...Yonhap News Agency South Korea

A BLOCKBUSTER OPENING YESTERDAY FOR CHINESE CHIPMAKER CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES (CXMT) ON THE SHANGHAI STAR STOCK EXCHANGE.

THERE WAS A TURNOVER OF 18 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF SHARES IN THE MORNING SESSION FOLLOWING THE COMPANY'S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (IPO) EXPECTED TO EXCEED NINE BILLION DOLLARS.

THE VALUE OF CXMT STOCK ROSE BY 500 PERCENT IN MONDAY TRADING.

CXMT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR MAKERS OF DRAM MEMORY CHIPS IN THE WORLD...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 537.24 points or 1.03 percent.

The NASDAQ fell 55.17 points or .22 percent.

At 413 pm New York Time the price of oil 79 dollars 24 cents a barrel down three dollars 37 cents or 4.08 percent...Marketwatch

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 7/27/2026*SUDANESE ARMY TAKES KEY HIGHWAY IN CIVIL WAR*IRAN-ALIGNED IRAQI GROUPS ATTACK SAUDI ARABIA*UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF SUGGESTS ISRAELI WAR CRIMES IN LEBANON*EBOLA OUTBREAK DEATHS TOP 1,400*UKRAINE ATTACKED IRAN WHILE US REFRAINS DRIVING OIL PRICES DOWN*

 

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(Updated) Russian air defenses downing at least 73 attacking Ukrainian drones early Tuesday as they approached Moscow.

There are drone crash sites with emergency personnel at those sites...Tass Russia...RIA Novosti Russia Earlier Story (Translation Prompt)

THE SUDANESE ARMY TAKING AN IMPORTANT HIGHWAY BETWEEN THE CAPITAL CITY OF KHARTOUM AND THE SOUTHERN CITY OF AL-OBEID.

AL-OBEID FACED THE THREAT OF BEING BESIEGED BY THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BACKED RAPID SUPPORT FORCES (RSF) IN THE SUDANESE CIVIL WAR.

THERE WERE FEARS THE RSF WAS ABOUT TO COMMIT ATROCITIES LIKE THOSE REPORTED IN ITS SIEGE AND CAPTURE OF THE CITY OF AL-FASHER LAST YEAR...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The messaging of US President Donald Trump today is that the US is in 'deep talks' with Iran.  He also says that 'very strong military action' is another option...Barak Ravid "X"

IRAN-ALIGNED IRAQI MILITIAS ATTACKED SAUDI OIL AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY.

THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA CONDEMNED THE ATTACKS AND CALLED ON THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THOSE RESPONSIBLE...OSINTdefender "X"

Israeli military actions in Lebanon during the Iran War may in some cases be 'war crimes'.

That word from UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on a visit to Lebanon.

Turk says the UN Human Rights Office has documented large-scale violations of international humanitarian law in the Israeli military offensive in Lebanon that began in March.

Lebanese authorities report more than 4,300 killed and 12,200 wounded in the Israeli offensive that continued in spite of a ceasefire being announced.

Israel says its offensive is aimed at the Iranian-aligned Hezbollah group...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)

THERE WAS A KNIFE ATTACK IN PARIS TODAY BUT THE ATTACKER WAS QUICKLY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY AN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER.

THREE WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK.

THE SUSPECT UNDER ARREST SAID TO BE SPEAKING INCOHERENTLY.   POLICE INVESTIGATING...BFM-TV FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In the Democratic Republic of Congo the Ebola outbreak continues.

1,405 deaths recorded while the number of confirmed infections is at 3,200.

The actual number of cases likely higher than that total.

Accelerated clinical trials are underway in the UK on a vaccine to treat the Bundibugyo variant of Ebola involved in the outbreak...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany

TWO DRONES SHOT DOWN OVER JORDAN TODAY.   NO WORD ON WHERE THEY CAME FROM...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)

IN PAKISTAN SEASONAL MONSOON RAINS AND FLOODS HAVE KILLED 107 PEOPLE IN THE LAST MONTH.    

344 OTHERS INJURED WITH HUNDREDS OF HOMES DAMAGED.

MORE HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED THIS WEEK...AL JAZEERA QATAR

While Ukraine attacked an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea over the weekend, the US refrained from attacking Iran.

A leading Iranian parliament member said that "any attack on Iran always has a cost" and "Ukraine will soon realize" this is the case...Press TV Iran

Oil prices began a sharp decline on Sunday as a result of the US decision to stop attacking Iran for the moment.

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 262.83 points or .51 percent.

The NASDAQ down 43.74 points or .18 percent.

In New York at 440 pm the price of oil 81 dollars 90 cents a barrel down seven dollars 41 cents or 8.3 percent...Marketwatch

THREE KILLED, FOUR WOUNDED IN A SHOOTING INCIDENT IN SEATTLE.   IT HAPPENED DURING AN EVENT CALLED 'BITE OF SEATTLE'.

A SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY.   THE SHOOTING INVOLVED TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING FIRE...KING 5 NEWS

The Iran War forcing a New Zealand bank to hike its short-term home equity loan rates.

Westpac NZ raising its one-year loan rate from 4.79 to 4.99 percent interest.  18-month, two year and three year rates also rising...One News New Zealand

BRAZIL RECALLING ITS AMBASSADOR TO ARGENTINA IN PROTEST OF REMARKS BY ARGENTINE PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI.

MILEI SPOKE TO THE LIBERAL PARTY OF BRAZIL'S CONVENTION DENOUNCING THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT OF LEFTIST PRESIDENT LULA DA SILVA AND ITS SUPPORTERS LIKE THE CONTROVERSIAL SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALEXANDRE DE MORAES.

MILEI URGING BRAZILIANS TO ELECT A LEADER OF THE RIGHT LIKE OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES.

THIS WEEKEND'S POLITICAL CONVENTION OF BRAZIL'S LIBERAL PARTY CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF FLAVIO BOLSONARO, SON OF THE IMPRISONED FORMER PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO, AS ITS NOMINEEE TO FACE MR. LULA IN OCTOBER'S ELECTION...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that North Korea is sending 30,000 soldiers and missile launchers to Russia.

According to Mr. Zelenskyy, they will arrive in Russia's Voronezh Region to participate in the Ukraine War...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA