NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*US-IRAN DEAL?*IRAN TOUTS 25 SHIPS PASSING STRAIT*PAKISTAN RULER TALKS TO IRANIAN LEADERS*

 

NEWSDUMP ALERT: TALK OF A DEAL ACHEIVING AT LEAST A CEASEFIRE IN THE IRAN WAR...OSINTdefender "X"

NEWSDUMP ALERT: IRAN SAYS 25 SHIPS ALLOWED PASSAGE THROUGH STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN 24 HOURS UNDER IRANIAN RULES.

MANY INDIAN SHIPS SAID TO HAVE RECEIVED PERMISSION...

                                           PRESS TV IRAN

NEWSDUMP ALERT: US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO VISITS INDIA TOUTS US ENERGY SUPPLIES FOR INDIA AS HE MET PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI...

                                              REUTERS

NEWSDUMP ALERT: PAKISTAN'S DE-FACTO RULER MILITARY CHIEF ASIM MUNIR IN IRAN TALKING TO IRANIAN LEADERS

                             REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL

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"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'  Therefore I will boat all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me"

                         2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 ESV BIBLE

To the music "ABBA" a fixture of the 1970's and here is one of their big hits in the USA the idolatry seems to come out in it idolatry I lived out in real life....

     "the love you gave me nothing else can save me...SOS"

                                              "SOS"-ABBA (LIVE GERMAN TV 1975)

                                  "WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY?"-THE POPPY FAMILY

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FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 390*LEADING MODERATE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROBED FOR CORRUPTION*FORMER PM ANNOUNCES FOR PRESIDENT*SHOCK COURT RULING IN DEADLY MID-ATLANTIC DISASTER*ISRAELI NATIONAL MINISTER BANNED*

 

          (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

On Tuesday the National Financial Prosecutors Office (PNF) announcing that an investigating judge will probe Le Havre Mayor and former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.

Charges include embezzlement of public funds.

Mr. Philippe the leading "Moderate" candidate in next year's Presidential Election and best positioned to defeat National Rally candidate Jordan Bardella in the latest available polling data.

                    BFM-TV France Story (Translation Prompt)

MEANWHILE ANOTHER FORMER PRIME MINISTER FOR PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON MADE HIS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY OFFICIAL ON FRIDAY.

37-YEAR-OLD GABRIEL ATTAL SPEAKING TO A CROWD AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN VILLAGE OF MUR-DE-BARREZ.

ATTAL SEEKING TO DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM PARIS AND THE HIGHLY UNPOPULAR PRESIDENT MACRON.

THE MODERATE OPENLY GAY POLITICIAN SAYING HE SEEKS TO MAKE FRANCE:

                           "the leading European power"

THE IMPLICATION OF HIS COMMENTS IS THAT FRANCE WAS ONCE THE LEADING EUROPEAN NATION...

                       NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The Paris Court of Appeal with a shock ruling Thursday holding Air France and Eurobus responsible for the June 1, 2009 Flight 447 crash in the Atlantic Ocean that killed 228 people.

The ruling overturned a lower court ruling in favor of the airline and aircraft manufacturer.

The pilots of Flight AF 447 lost control of the plane during a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris...

"Air France and Airbus convicted of manslaughter in 2009 Rio-Paris crash over Atlantic"-Euronews Story

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEWSDUMP WEEKEND FRANCE'S FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN-NOEL BARROT ANNOUNCING THAT ISRAEL'S NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ITAMAR BEN GVIR IS BANNED FROM FRENCH TERRITORY.

THIS FOLLOWS BEN GVIR'S APPEARANCE IN A VIDEO DAYS AGO SHOWING HUMILIATING TREATEMENT OF DETAINED GAZA FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES.

MR. BARROT EXPRESSING DISAPPROVAL OF THE GAZA FLOTILLA WHILE AT THE SAME TIME STRESSING THE INAPPROPRIATE TREATMENT OF FRENCH AND EUROPEAN NATIONALS DETAINED BY THE ISRAELIS.

HE CALLED FOR EUROPEAN UNION SANCTIONS AGAINST MR. BEN GVIR...Jean-Noel Barrot "X" Post

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NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 5/22/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY HOLIDAY*FORMER EPSTEIN AIDE ACCUSES 3 MEN*IRAN TENSIONS*RECORD HIGH DOW*DEADLY ATTACK RUSSIAN SCHOOL*TRUMP AT WHITE HOUSE*TULSI GABBARD RESIGNS*MORE KILLED LEBANON*

 

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The Pentagon releasing more UFO files and details related to the death of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch but first...

                     LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

Eight killed and 38 trapped following an explosion at a coal mine in northern China tonight.

247 miners working in the mine at the time of the explosion most brought back to the surface...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

AN ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONE STARTING A FIRE AT AN OIL DEPOT IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA LATE TONIGHT.   SEVERAL BUILDINGS BURST INTO FLAMES IN NOVOROSSIYSK IN THE KRASNODAR REGION...TASS RUSSIA

Three men named as sexual abusers by former Jeffrey Epstein assistant Sarah Kellen.

Kellen offered closed door testimony to the House Government Oversight Committee yesterday.

She said that former Miami Beach Mayor and 2018 Democrat candidate for Florida Governor Philip Levine sexually assaulted her.

Also named as abusers a celebrity hair stylist Frederic Fekkai and fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier.

Four sources in the room during Kellen's testimony provided the men's names to the "Miami Herald"...Miami Herald USA...

British police appealing for witnesses in connection with possible sexual misconduct by Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew.

The Thames Valley Police seeking to expand their probe which started with the notion of possible financial misconduct in public office.

Andrew arrested and held for hours by police back on February 19th for questioning...ABC News USA

A FEDERAL JUDGE IN TENNESSEE THROWING OUT THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHARGES LEVELED AGAINST KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA.

GARCIA CHARGED AFTER THE US SUPREME COURT FORCED HIS RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES FOLLOWING HIS DEPORTATION TO EL SALVADOR BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

IN HIS RULING JUDGE WAVERLY CRENSHAW SAYS THE FEDERAL CHARGES AGAINST GARCIA WERE LINKED TO HIS SUCCESSFUL LAWSUIT CHALLENGING DEPORTATION...NBC NEWS USA

New rules announced for foreigners seeking 'green cards' to work in the US.

Applicants will have to return to their home countries to file the applications...The Guardian UK

40,000 residents ordered to evacuate in Garden Grove, California near Los Angeles.

A chemical leak from a storage tank at an aerospace company has the potential to either spill or cause a major explosion...ABC 7 Los Angeles (Video Embed)

          (Updated With "Wall Street Journal" Report)

AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDING IRAN WAR DISCUSSIONS WITH TOP OFFICIALS.

THEY INCLUDED SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH AND CIA DIRECTOR JOHN RATCLIFFE...OSINTdefender "X"...

THERE WAS A 'WALL STREET JOURNAL' REPORT THIS EVENING CLAIMING THE PRESIDENT POSTPONED AIR STRIKES ON IRAN TO GIVE DIPLOMACY MORE TIME...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

A QATARI DELEGATION CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN HAS APPARENTLY LEFT TEHRAN LATE TONIGHT.

THE IRANIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY WITH A NOTICE CLOSING AIRSPACE OVER ALMOST ALL OF ITS AIRPORTS THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES...OSINTdefender "X"

In the Ukraine War a deadly attack on a school building in the Luhansk Region annexed by Russia formerly part of Ukraine.

At least six killed with 39 wounded and 15 missing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemning the attack as a "terrorist act".

Russia's security council considering a response...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

PRESIDENT TRUMP ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS AFTERNOON SAYING HE WILL NOT ATTEND HIS SON'S WEDDING THIS WEEKEND IN THE BAHAMAS.

MR. TRUMP SPEAKING OF 'CIRCUMSTANCES PERTAINING TO GOVERNMENT'.

THE PRESIDENT SAID HE FEELS IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMAIN IN WASHINGTON DC AT THE WHITE HOUSE 'DURING THIS IMPORTANT PERIOD OF TIME'...OSINTdefender "X" (Social Media Post Embed)...

PRESIDENT TRUMP USUALLY LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSE ON WEEKENDS.

OFTEN HE TRAVELS TO HIS MAR-A-LAGO RESORT IN PALM BEACH, FLORIDA.

Former Democrat Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard resigning her position as President Trump's Director of National Intelligence at the White House.

Gabbard a known skeptic regarding both the Ukraine War against Russia and the Iran War.

In her resignation Gabbard noting her husband's battle with bone cancer...The Hill USA

Israel says it killed two individuals acting suspiciously near its border in southern Lebanon.

Lebanese media report four killed and two wounded in an Israeli attack last night in southern Lebanon...Deutsche Well Germany-MSN

AT THE NATO FOREIGN MINISTERS SUMMIT IN SWEDEN US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO SPEAKING OF 'SOME SLIGHT PROGRESS' IN TALKS TO END THE IRAN WAR.

MR. RUBIO MAINTAINING IRAN MUST NOT OBTAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS SOMETHING IRAN HAS CONSISTENTLY SAID IT DOES NOT WANT TO DO.

RUBIO STRONGLY OBJECTING TO IRAN'S PUSH FOR TOLL COLLECTION ON SHIPS PASSING THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ...TIMES OF ISRAEL

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 294.04 points or .58 percent..

Today close of 50,579.70 is a record high.

The NASDAQ up 50.87 points or .19 percent.

At the close in New York this evening the price of oil 97 dollars a barrel up 65 cents or .67 percent...Marketwatch

NASCAR DRIVER KYLE BUSCH EXPERIENCED SHORTNESS OF BREATH, OVERHEATING AND WAS COUGHING UP BLOOD THE DAY BEFORE HIS DEATH.

THIS WAS REVEALED IN A '911' EMERGENCY PHONE CALL THAT LED TO BUSCH BEING TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL WEDNESDAY.

BUSCH EXPERIENCING THOSE SYMPTOMS WHILE HE WAS TESTING IN A RACING SIMULATOR IN CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA PRIOR TO THE COCA COLA 600 RACE...ASSOCIATED PRESS USA

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NOMINEE TO BE FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIR KEVIN WARSH SWORN IN AT THE WHITE HOUSE THIS EVENING.

WARSH PROMISING CHANGE AT THE FED WITH THE PRESIDENT CONSISTENTLY AND PERSISTENTLY CALLING FOR INTEREST RATE CUTS...FOX NEWS USA (VIDEO REPORT)

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith adding a pre-independence question to the ballot on October 19th.

This follows a court ruling tossing out an Alberta independence referendum supported by signatures from provincial voters.

30 percent of Albertans support independence including a majority of Smith's Conservative Party supporters.

Premier Smith intends to oppose the referendum question saying it is best to work within Canada right now Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney has worked with her to promote the province's energy industry...CBC News Canada Blog

A NEW BATCH OF UFO FILES RELEASED TODAY BY THE PENTAGON.

THEY INCLUDE VIDEO OF A US F-16 WARPLANE SHOOTING DOWN A BALLOON OVER LAKE HURON IN 2023.

THE SHOOTDOWN MAY HAVE INVOLVED A BALLOON OPERATED BY A HOBBYIST GROUP...CBS NEWS USA

German politics the economic turmoil of the Iran War and tensions with the United States are accompanied by declining support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats.

The latest polling data gives the Alternative for Germany Party (AfD) leads ranging from six to eight percentage points...Opinion Polling For The New German Federal Election-Wikipedia

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AUSTRALIAN POLITICS ONE NATION PARTY LEADER SENATOR PAULINE HANSON AND HER MEDIA ASSISTANT INVOLVED IN A ROW WITH REPORTERS PUSHING FOR ANSWERS TO THEIR QUESTIONS.

ASSISTANT RICHARD HENDERSON TELLING REPORTERS TO 'SHUT UP'.

THEN AS HANSON WALKED AWAY SHE WAS CAUGHT ON MICROPHONES SAYING:

              "said you're the nasty bitch"

 TO ONE NATION MP BARNABY JOYCE WHO JOINED THE PARTY AFTER BEING A DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND LEADER OF THE NATIONAL PARTY.

THE ANTI-MASS IMMIGRATION, ANTI-ISLAMIZATION 'ONE NATION PARTY' NOW RUNNING IN SECOND PLACE BEHIND THE GOVERNING LABOR PARTY IN MANY NATIONAL POLITICAL POLLS...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 5/21/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY HOLIDAY*RUBIO CALLS CUBA 'NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT'*EPSTEIN ASSISTANT TESTIFIES*GAZA FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS "TREATED LIKE ANIMALS"*GREENLAND PROTEST OPPOSES US CONSULATE*TRUMP SENDS TROOPS FROM GERMANY TO POLAND*MERZ PUSHES SPECIAL EU STATUS FOR UKRAINE*RECORD NVIDIA EARNINGS*ARREST ORDER FOR PHILIPPINE SENATOR OVER ICC CHARGES*

 

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                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

                   "national security threat"

US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO WITH A HOSTILE TONE TOWARDS CUBA.

BESIDES CALLING CUBA A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT, MR. RUBIO ALSO SAYING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A PEACEFUL AGREEMENT IS 'NOT HIGH'...OSINTdefender "X"

"He groomed me, sexually and psychologically abused me, controlled me, manipulated me, dominated me, and gaslit me, until I could no longer tell which thoughts were mine, and which were his"

TALKING TO THE US HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TODAY A LONGTIME PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

SARAH KELLEN SPOKE THE WORDS QUOTED ABOVE IN HER OPENING STATMENT.

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER OF KENTUCKY SPOKE OF KELLEN GIVING THE NAMES OF THREE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN ABUSE.

THE FULL TRANSCRIPT WITH THOSE NAMES EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED AS WE GO INTO THE NEWSDUMP HOLIDAY WEEKEND...ABC NEWS USA

          "We have been treated like animals"

THAT MESSAGE FROM A DUTCH ACTIVIST HELD BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES AFTER BOATS OF A RELIEF FLOTILLA BOUND FOR GAZA WERE SEIZED.

THE ACTIVISTS BROUGHT TO TURKEY FOLLOWING DEPORTATION.

THEY ARRIVES ON WHERE SOME RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THEIR INJURIES ATTRIBUTED TO THE ISRAELIS...NOS NETHERLANDS (VIDEO EMBED)

A court in Turkey ousting the main opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from his post as head of the Republican Peoples Party.

The court claiming irregularities in the election of Ozgur Ozel.

Its ruling reinstates the CHP's 2023 Presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu as leader of the party...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL

IN GREENLAND TODAY PROTESTERS AT THE OPENING OF A US CONSULATE.

HUNDREDS OF DEMONSTRATORS HOLDING GREENLANDIC FLAGS SIGNS READING 'STOP USA' AND 'GO HOME'...DANMARKS RADIO DENMARK (PARTIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION)...THE HILL USA

President Trump announcing relaxation of rules that would force changes in refrigeration used in grocery stores.

The climate related rules were designed to limit hydrofluorocarbons in commercial refrigerators...The Hill USA

The US Justice Department indicting 15 individuals in Minnesota over alleged misuse of federal funding for healthcare.

The scheme is said to have involved 90 million dollars in various federal programs including Medicare...The Hill USA

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THE MOVEMENT OF FIVE THOUSAND US TROOPS TO POLAND.

HIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS THE EARLIER US DECISION TO PULL FIVE THOUSAND US TROOPS OUT OF GERMANY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposing a special European Union relationship (status) for Ukraine.

Merz trying to sidestep the lengthy process of getting Ukraine into the EU by giving it special status on a shorter timeline...Tagesschau Germany (Translation Prompt)

THE PHILIPPINE JUSTICE MINISTRY ORDERING THE ARREST OF FORMER NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF SENATOR RONALD DELA ROSA ON AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) WARRANT.

THIS FOLLOWS LAST WEEK'S SHOTS FIRED INCIDENT AT THE PHILIPPINE SENATE AIMED AT NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI) AGENTS SEEKING TO ARREST HIM.

THE SENATOR IS IN HIDING SINCE THAT INCIDENT.

HE IS ACCUSED IN CONNECTION WITH KILLINGS THAT OCCURRED DURING FORMER PRESIDENT RODRIDGO DUTERTE'S CRACKDOWN ON DRUG TRAFFICKING.

MR. DUTERTE ALREADY HELD BY THE COURT IN THE NETHERLANDS FACING CHARGES...INQUIRER PHILIPPINES...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

RECORD EARNINGS FOR CHIP MAKER NVIDIA.  TURNOVER OF 81.6 BILLION DOLLARS IN THE LAST QUARTER.

PROFITS OF 58.3 BILLION DOLLARS RECORDED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 276.31 points or .55 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 22.74 points.

At 534 pm New York Time the price of oil 98 dollars a barrel down 26 cents or .26 percent...Marketwatch

China's President Xi Jinping may soon visit North Korea.  This word from intelligence sources in South Korea...Tass Russia

Russia and China pushing back against 'hegemony' at this week's talks between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.

A joint statement saying 'attempts by a number of states to single-handedly manage world affairs have failed'.

This is apparently a reference that includes the United States...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

TECH GIANT SAMSUNG CUTTING A LAST-MINUTE DEAL WITH ITS LARGEST LABOR UNION IN SOUTH KOREA.

BOTH LABOR AND MANAGEMENT SAID TO BE DRIVEN BY CONCERNS OVER THE ECONOMIC IMPACT A STRIKE WOULD HAVE HAD ON SOUTH KOREA'S ECONOMY AND THE GLOBAL CHIP SUPPLY CHAIN.

ONE PART OF THE AGREEMENT CREATING A SYSTEM OF SEMICONDUCTOR PERFORMANCE BONUSES FOR THOSE PARTS OF THE COMPANY EARNING MONEY...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA

'SPACE X' MOVING TO BECOME A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY.   THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF STOCK HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE SPACE X CEO ELON MUSK A TRILLIONAIRE...NBC NEWS USA

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 5/20/2026*NEWSDUMP WEEK*PAKISTAN MILITARY CHIEF VISITING IRAN*ISRAELI MINISTER'S VIDEO CONTROVERSY*RAUL CASTRO INDICTED IN PLANE SHOOTDOWN*PUTIN-XI TALKS IN CHINA*UK, EU MOVES ON HIGH IRAN WAR FOOD COSTS*

 

                               (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)

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                     LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

Media messaging in the United States speaking of differences between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The two leaders phone conversation yesterday is being described as "tense".

Their differences said to be over the matter of pursuing negotiations with Iran to end the Iran War with Netanyahu said to be advocating a resumption of open warfare...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...News Agencies-Times Of Israel

PAKISTAN'S MILITARY CHIEF FIELD MARSHAL ASIM MUNIR IN IRAN TOMORROW TO DELIVER A MESSAGE TO IRANIAN OFFICIALS.

THE MESSAGE APPARENTLY FROM THE UNITED STATES REGARDING A SOLUTION TO IRAN WAR...TASS RUSSIA

The US Treasury Department imposing sanctions on 12 entities individuals linked to the Sinaloa Cartel.

Those sanctioned said to be involved in 'narcoterrorism' and 'fentanyl trafficking'...The Hill USA

IRAQ SAYS IT IS INVESTIGATING AFTER A DRONE ATTACK ON A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES WAS TRACED TO ITS TERRITORY.

THE UAE CALLING ON IRAQ'S GOVERNMENT TO 'IMMEDIATELY AND UNCONDITIONALLY PREVENT ALL HOSTILE ACTS' FROM ITS TERRITORY...THE NATIONAL UAE

THERE HAVE BEEN DIPLOMATIC PROTESTS FOLLOWING A VIDEO FEATURING ISRAEL'S 'FAR-RIGHT' NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ITAMAR BEN GVIR.

MR. BEN GVIR SEEN IN THE MIDST OF GAZA FLOTILLA PROTESTERS BEING ROUGHED UP IN ISRAELI CUSTODY...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The US military says it conducted a search of Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman.  Marines boarding the vessel on suspicion it was violating the US blockade of Iran...Tass Russia

IRAN DEFINING A 'CONTROLLED MARITIME ZONE' IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

A SOCIAL MEDIA POST DEFINES THE BORDER OF AN AREA WHERE SHIPS WILL HAVE COORDINATE WITH AND BE AUTHORIZED TO PASS THROUGH BY IRAN'S 'PERSIAN GULF STRAIT AUTHORITY'...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL

The US Southern Command announcing the arrival of the "USS Nimitz" carrier group in its area.

US warships planning joint operations with various Latin American nations.

Their arrival comes amid the rising tensions with Cuba...OSINTdefender "X"

THE FORMER CUBAN DEFENSE MINISTER AND PRESIDENT RAUL CASTRO INDICTED IN US FEDERAL COURT.

HE IS ONE OF SIX PEOPLE CHARGED IN THE DEADLY SHOOT DOWNS OF TWO US PLANE FLOWN BY CUBAN EXILES THAT KILLED FOUR MEN...CBS NEWS USA

In the Netherlands the pornographic website "Motherless" is back online to the world.

The ownership responded to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service shutdown order.

New measures taken include changes to moderation and a reporting system to remove content that may involve rape or incest...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN IN CHINA MEETING PRESIDENT XI JINPING.

COOPERATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA STRESSED IN CONNECTION WITH THE TALKS INCLUDING CAR MAKING AND SPACE EXPLORATION...TASS RUSSIA...

BOTH COUNTRIES ALLOWING VISA-FREE TRAVEL BETWEEN THEM TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF NEXT YEAR...TASS RUSSIA...

THE PUTIN VISIT TO CHINA COMES DAYS AFTER US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S VISIT TO CHINA WHERE HE HELD TALKS WITH PRESIDENT XI...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 645.47 points or 1.31 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 399.65 percent or 1.54 percent.

At 5 pm in New York the price of oil 98 dollars 93 cents a barrel down five dollars 18 cents or 4.91 percent...Marketwatch

IN THE UK THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT URGING SUPERMARKET CHAINS TO VOLUNTARILY CAP FOOD PRICES ON ESSENTIAL GOODS LIKE MILK AND BREAD.

FOOD PRICES ARE BEING PUSHED HIGHER BY THE IRAN WAR.

THE BRITISH SUPERMARKET INDUSTRY SAYS THE GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IS NOT NEEDED AND UNJUSTIFIED.

IN SCOTLAND THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY WHICH WON THE MOST SEATS IN THE RECENT ELECTION PLEDGING FOOD PRICE CONTROLS ON DOZENS OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS...THE GUARDIAN UK

The Iran War and closure of the Strait of Hormuz driving fertilizer prices higher threatening to drive trigger food price hikes.

The European Union moving on two fronts to help farmers one by tapping into emergency funds to subsidize the cost of fertilizer.

In addition, the EU considering relaxation of climate rules to allow farmers to fertilize with animal manure and vegetable residues commonly called "biogas"...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 5/19/2026*THOMAS MASSIE LOSES PRIMARY CONTEST IN KENTUCKY*PHILIPPINE GOV'T TARGETS SENATE SECURITY OVER SHOOTING*PUTIN-XI-TALKS*EBOLA OUTBREAK SPREADS*US CUBA INVASION?*

 

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                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

IN A SYMBOLIC MOVE THE US SENATE VOTING IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION ENDING THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAN.

THE VOTE 50-47 WITH FOUR REPUBLICANS AND 46 DEMOCRATS IN THE MAJORITY ONE DEMOCRAT AND 46 REPUBLICANS IN THE MINORITY.

THREE REPUBLICAN US SENATORS WERE ABSENT FOR THE VOTE ON THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION...THE NEW ARAB

US Africa Command announcing a joint strike by the US military in coordination with Nigeria's army.

The attack aimed at a camp associated with ISIS (Daesh) in northeastern Nigeria...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)

(UPDATED) US POLITICS IN KENTUCKY'S 4TH CONGRESSIONAL ED GALLREIN THE WINNER OVER INCUMBENT CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY.  HIS MARGIN OF VICTORY 55-45 PERCENT.

MASSIE DRAWING THE WRATH OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN THE AFTERMATH OF MASSIE'S ROLE IN SPONSORING AND PASSING LEGISLATION TO RELEASE THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES...(NEWS AGENCIES)

The Chief Legal Officer of the US Treasury Brian Morissey resigning.

His resignation follows announcement of a US Justice Department fund valued at 1.776 billion US dollars.

The fund created to over formal apologies and financial compensation to individuals wrongfully targeted by the Biden Administration including individuals prosecuted over the events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021... The Hill USA

IN THE PHILIPPINES OFFICIALS OF PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS JR'S GOVERNMENT ARE TARGETING THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS AND OTHER SECURITY OFFICERS OF THE SENATE.

THEY FIRED SHOTS LAST WEEK APPARENTLY AT AGENTS OF THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI) ATTEMPTING TO ARREST SENATOR RONALD DELA ROSA.

SENATOR DELA ROSA WANTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) IN CONNECTION WITH THE CRACKDOWN ON DRUG TRAFFICKING IN THE PHILIPPINES LED BY FORMER PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE.

INTERIOR MINISTER JUANITO VICTOR REMULLA PAINTING A NEW VERSION OF EVENTS SAYING THE SENATE DID COME UNDER ATTACK WHEN THE APPARENT ARREST ATTEMPT WAS MADE INVOLVING THE SENATOR.

THE MESSAGING IS THAT A CRIMINAL PROBE OF SENATE SECURITY FOR FIRING SHOTS IS UNDERWAY WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REFUSING TO CONFIRM IF THEY WERE TRYING TO ARREST SENATOR DELA ROSA WHO LEFT THE SENATE BUILDING AFTER THOSE SHOTS WERE FIRED... AFP FRANCE-AL JAZEERA QATAR

39 students and seven teachers were kidnapped from several schools in western Nigeria last week.

A local Christian association saying children between the ages of two and 16 were abducted.

An attempt to rescue the kidnap victims thwarted when bombs were planted in the path of rescuers...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar

RUSSIA'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (SVR) SAYS THAT UKRAINE IS PLANNING TO USE THE BALTIC NATION OF LATVIA FOR DRONE ATTACKS ON RUSSIA.

A RUSSIAN STATEMENT WARNING OF CONSEQUENCES IN THE CASE OF SUCH ATTACKS NOTING RUSSIA HAS COORDINATES OF KEY FACILITIES IN LATVIA...TASS RUSSIA

(Updated) Russian President Vladimir Putin arriving in Beijing holding talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.  

He is accompanied by a delegation of top Russian officials...(News Agencies)...Tass Russia

AUTHORITIES IN THE CONGO NOW REPORTING MORE THAN 130 DEATHS IN THE EBOLA OUTBREAK.

THREE SPECIAL TREATMENT CENTERS ARE BEING ESTABLISHED.

513 SUSPECTED INFECTIONS NOW REPORTED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSATION PROMPT)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 322.24 points or .65 percent.

The NASDAQ down 220.02 points or .84 percent.

Tonight at 815 pm in New York the price of oil 108 dollars 59 cents a barrel down seven cents since the close...Marketwatch

CUBA DENYING A REPORT BY THE US GOVERNMENT CONNECTED MEDIA OUTLET 'AXIOS' THAT IT HAS PLANS TO ATTACK THE UNITED STATES AND OR US BASES.

THE REPORT OF DRONES BEING PURCHASED TO CARRY OUT SUCH ATTACKS DESCRIBED AS 'MENDACIOUS AND RIDICULOUS'.

CUBA'S FOREIGN MINISTER BRUNO RODRIGUEZ SPEAKING OF THE US BUILDING A 'FRAUDULENT CASE' TO JUSTIFY ATTACKING CUBA...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

MEANWHILE 'POLITICO' REPORTING THE US MILITARY IS PLANNING FOR A FULL-SCALE ATTACK ON CUBA INCLUDING THE USE OF GROUND FORCES TO ACCOMPLISH A CHANGE OF ITS GOVERNMENT...POLITICO USA

A former Los Angeles police detective tainted by the O.J. Simpson murder trial in the 1990's has died.

Mark Fuhrman pled no contest to lying over his testimony when asked about using any racist language.

Fuhrman later retired from police work and moved to Idaho.

He became the author of death and crime related books including one about the murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson for which O.J Simpson was found liable for in a civil lawsuit...Politico USA

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 5/18/2026*KENYA FUEL PROTESTS*DEADLY MOSQUE ATTACK IN SAN DIEGO*MUSK LOSES OPEN AI SUIT*BOLIVIA PROTESTS*ISRAEL SEZIZES GAZA FLOTILLA SHIPS*NETANYAHU TRIAL CANCELED AGAIN*MORE SUSPECTED EPSTEIN VICTIMS FRENCH PROBE*

 

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                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE'S CALLED OFF ATTACKS ON IRAN AT THE REQUEST OF GULF ARAB LEADERS.

TRUMP SUGGESTING A DELAY OF UP TO THREE DAYS BEFORE LAUNCHING ATTACKS WHICH COULD MEAN WARFARE AGAINST IRAN DURING THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN THE US...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)

Four killed and more than 30 injured in fuel protests in Kenya.

Demonstrators taking to the streets to protest high prices.

Police making 348 arrests saying 'political actors' took over the demonstrations calling them 'violent and illegal'...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

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TWO SUSPECTS FOUND SHOT DEAD AFTER POLICE RESPONDED TO AN 'ACTIVE SHOOTER' INCIDENT AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER, A MOSQUE IN SAN DIEGO.

THE SUSPECTS TEENAGERS.

THE ATTACKERS SHOT AND KILLED THREE PEOPLE BEFORE THEY WENT TO A SEPATATE LOCATION WHERE THEY WERE FOUND DEAD...NBC NEWS SAN DIEGO

Elon Musk losing his lawsuit against "Open AI".   Musk contending that Open AI was not meant to become a profit-making company.

But a jury ruled against Musk in an advisory role and a judge has agreed to their verdict...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

PROTESTS IN LA PAZ, BOLIVIA WITH ROADBLOCKS ERECTED ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

CLASHES REPORTED IN LA PAZ WITH TEAR GAS AND DYNAMITE SAID TO HAVE BEEN USED.

SKYROCKETING FOOD PRICES AND FUEL SHORTAGES DRIVING DEMONSTRATIONS.

THERE ARE DEMANDS FOR THE RESIGNATION OF CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENT RODRIGO PAZ WHO WAS ELECTED JUST LAST YEAR...

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                 LIVE VIDEO STREAM LA PAZ BOLIVIA

Seven more killed amid the 'ceasefire' in Lebanon.   Lebanese authorities say the death toll since the beginning of the Iran War in Lebanon now exceeds 3,000...Al Jazeera Qatar

THE ISRAELI MILITARY SEIZING VESSELS AND CREW OF AN AID FLOTILLA BOUND FOR GAZA.

THE SEIZURES TAKING PLACE OFF THE COAST OF CYPRUS...AL JAZEERA QATAR

The "Tasnim News Agency" in Iran reports the US has proposed a lifting of oil sanctions on Iran.   The news giving a positive boost to markets...Tasnim News Agency Iran (Translation Prompt)

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AGAIN AVOIDING TESTIMONY AT HIS CORRUPTION TRIAL TODAY.

TODAY'S COURT HEARING WHERE NETANYAHU WAS BEING CROSS EXAMINED BY PROSECUTORS CANCELED WITH MR. NETANYAHU INVOLVED IN SECURITY MEETINGS RELATED TO THE CONFLICT WITH IRAN.

THE CONFLICTS ISRAEL HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SINCE OCTOBER 7, 2023 HAVE LED TO NUMEROUS. CANCELATIONS AND DELAYS OF NETANYAHU'S CORRUPTION TRIAL...TIMES OF ISRAEL

In Thailand authorities believe the driver of a freight train involved in a deadly accident with a city bus was under the influence of drugs.

The 46-year-old driver testing positive for methamphetamine and cannabis (marijuana).

Eight killed and 25 injured in the accident...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

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US POLITICS AND TOMORROW'S REPUBLICAN PRIMARY IN KENTUCKY'S FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

INCUMBENT THOMAS MASSIE'S CHALLENGER ED GALLREIN APPEARS TO BE GETTING BOOSTED THROUGH USE OF PUSH POLLS AND PREDICTION MARKETS TO SUGGEST GALLREIN HAS MOMENTUM AND IS AHEAD OF MASSIE.

MASSIE CONTINUES FUNDRAISING WITH A LAST MINUTE MONEYBOMB RAISING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SINCE SATURDAY...MASSIE MONEYBOMB

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 159.95 points or .32 percent.

The NASDAQ down 134.41 or .51 percent.

At 448 pm New York Time the price of oil 106 dollars 34 cents a barrel up 92 cents or .87 percent...Marketwatch

FRENCH MAGISTRATES HAVE BEGUN HEARING FROM AROUND 10 NEW SUSPECTED VICTIMS LINKED TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

THE FRENCH PROBE FOCUSING ON CRIMES LINKED TO EPSTEIN THAT OCCURRED IN FRANCE OR WERE FACILITATED BY FRENCH NATIONALS...AFP FRANCE-AL JAZEERA QATAR

The World Health Organization determining the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda to be a 'public health emergency of international concern'.

89 killed in the outbreak with the WHO saying the outbreak poses a 'high regional risk'...Time USA