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THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CONSIDERING ITS REMOTE EASTERN REGION AS THE SITE OF A NEW RUSSIAN MILITARY BASE.
PRESIDENT FAUSTIN-ARCHANGE TOUADERA SEES SUCH A BASE AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT THE COUNTRY'S BORDERS AND PROVIDE SECURITY...TASS RUSSIA
An Arab-Israeli academic arrested for incitement released by a judge today.
Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian held over comments disputing atrocities committed in the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel.
The judge unconvinced that Shalhoub-Kevorkian poses any danger and saying the police report related to her arrest does not justify it...TIMES OF ISRAEL
In the Netherlands government backed scientific research into which protests should be banned.
Even though last fall's elections were won by a new group of political parties led by Geert Wilders Party of Freedom the existing Liberal Party (VVD) government remains in power.
Mr. Wilders has already acknowledged he will not be allowed to become Prime Minister in a new government still being negotiated.
Meanwhile the current government trying to determine which protests are too extreme or too disruptive requiring use of legal mechanisms against them.
Highway protests like the Dutch farmers demonstrations against Cow Gas Climate Rules or Green protests against Carbon Emissions, demonstrations in airports, at abortion clinics, politicians homes and Koran burning demonstrations all to be researched...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
IN THE US HOUSE A 316-94 PROCEDURAL VOTE TO MOVE URKAINE FUNDING FORWARD...(News Agencies)...
AS THE UKRAINE FUNDING MOVES CONGRESSMAN PAUL GOSAR REPUBLICAN OF ARIZONA JOINING FELLOW GOP MEMBERS MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE AND THOMAS MASSIE IN SUPPORTING THE MOTION TO VACATE THE POSITION OF HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON...
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CONGRESSMAN PAUL GOSAR "X" POST
The markets today.
At 139 pm New York Time the Dow sharply higher, the NASDAQ sharply falling and the price of oil higher at 83 dollars 65 cents a barrel up 92 cents...MARKETWATCH
In Paris an incident at the Iranian Consulate.
A man said to have explosives entering and threatening to kill himself in revenge for his brother.
He was later detained by police his car searched no explosives found.
Iranian officials denying French 'mine clearance' experts access to the diplomatic mission located in a special security zone for the Olympics this summer...TASS RUSSIA
SERBIA HOLDING A MILITARY EXERCISE SHOWING OFF EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY CHINA AND RUSSIA ALONG WITH OTHER SUPPLIERS...DTT-NET
More US sanctions aimed at Israelis involved in "violent extremism against Palestinians"
One individual, Ben Zion Gopstein, is on the list.
Two entities established to raise funds for other Israeli Jews sanctioned by the Biden Administration added to the sanctions list...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
ISRAELI POLITICS THE LATEST LAZAR POLL SHOWING THE PARTY OF FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER AND CURRENT WAR CABINET MINISTER BENNY GANTZ LEADING BY A NARROWER MARGIN.
THE CENTIST NATIONAL UNITY PARTY AT 31 SEATS. PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S LIKUD AT 21 SEATS.
THE SECULARIST LEFT YESH ATID PARTY AT 13 SEATS, THE SECULARIST RIGHT YISRAEL BEYTENU AT 12 SEATS.
THE OTZMA YEHUDIT (JEWISH STRENGTH) PARTY OF NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ITAMAR BEN GVIR AT NINE SEATS. ALSO AT NINE SEATS THE SEPHARDIC RELIGIOUS SHAS PARTY.
AT SEVEN SEATS THE ASHKENAZI RELIGIOUS UNITED TORAH JUDAISM.
ARAB PARTIES HADASH AND RA'AM AT FIVE SEATS EACH.
THE RELIGIOUS ZIONISM PARTY OF FINANCE MINISTER BEZALEL SMOTRICH AT FOUR SEATS AS WELL AS THE LEFTIST MERETZ PARTY...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
In Pakistan Japanese workers narrowly missed a terrorist attack today.
An attacker with a bomb strapped to him detonated explosives close to a van carrying the Japanese employees to a Suzuki Motors facility in Karachi.
Three bystanders injured.
Police say they were able to shoot an accomplice of the bomber...ASSOCIATED PRESS-IRISH EXAMINER
SYRIA SAYS THAT AIR DEFENSE SITES WERE STRUCK BY ISRAELI MISSILES.
THE ATTACK IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY CAUSED DAMAGE BUT NO CASUALTIES...ANADOLU AGENCY
The Israeli strikes in Iran. No comment from Israel officially Israeli officials cited confirming an Israeli attack in Iran.
The National Security Minister in Israel Itamar Ben Gvir this morning posted the word "Lame" following the attack in an apparent criticism of its limited nature.
Mr. Ben Gvir is branded "Far-Right" by the Israeli media.
Meanwhile Iranian media spoke of several micro air vehicles being downed by air defenses over Isfahan.
Iran reassuring the public and world that there was no damage to Iran's nuclear facilities in Isfahan...BBC NEWS BLOG...MEHR NEWS AGENCY IRAN
AT LEAST 16 SYRIAN SOLIDERS KILLED IN AN ISIS ATTACK IN HOMS PROVINCE...TASS RUSSIA...OTHER REPORTING IS THAT 22 WERE KILLED.
An outbreak of dengue fever being declared in the South Pacific nation of Samoa.
It's a viral infection spread from mosquitos to people. Many people don't feel symptoms but those who do have higher fever, headache, body aches, nausea and rash...
More than 250 cases reported most of them in the part of Samoa where most of the population lives...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
Today is the first day of voting for India's General Election...
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ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
TIMES OF ISRAEL
In other news...
The BBC reporting on what's being an infected blood scandal.
Unsafe clinical testing of children carried out involving blood that was tainted with Hepatitis C and AIDS.
Many of those children involved in the testing in the 1970's and 1980's are now dead...BBC NEWS
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