Monday, October 12, 2026
Sunday, October 11, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 10/11/2026*NEWSDUMP WEEKEND*NK MISSILE TESTS*NETANYAHU 'IRAN ESCALATION'*NEW ATTACK RIYADH*MIGRANT BOAT DISASTER NEAR YEMEN*YEMEN WAR DEADLY RIYADH AIRPORT ATTACK*ETHIOPIA, SUDAN WARS*MASS ARRESTS INDIA*HIGH TENSIONS PAKISTAN EMERGENCY RULE IMPOSITION*US UKRAINE TENSIONS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
NORTH KOREA TEST FIRING MISSILES MONDAY MORNING.
THE MISSILES FIRED EASTWARDS INTO THE SEA OF JAPAN (EAST SEA).
AT LEAST ONE OF THE MISSILES FLYING MORE THAN 900 KILOMETERS (559 MILES).
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO NORTH KOREA TEST FIRED WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE A HYPERSONIC MISSILE...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
A drone attack on a tanker off the coast of Oman south of the Strait of Hormuz. The crew evacuating the vessel following the attack...UKMTO "X"
ONE KILLED, THREE WOUNDED IN UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACKS ON RUSSIA'S BELGOROD REGION...TASS RUSSIA
11 killed and 27 injured in a bus accident in Turkey (Türkiye). A tour bus striking a truck.
Police detaining the driver of the bus...Anadolu Turkey-Al Jazeera Qatar
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairing a defense meeting at Israel's military headquarters amid regional conflicts involving Iran, Gaza and Lebanon.
The notion of "Iran escalation" being reported in connection with the meeting.
In 16 days voters set to go to the polls in Israel's election...Times Of Israel
IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AN ATTACK ON A TANKER EXITING FROM THE PERSIAN GULF.
THE TANKER HIT ON THE PORT SIDE WITH DAMAGE REPORTED BUT NO CASUALTIES...UKMTO "X"
(Updated) In Riyadh Saudi Arabia's capital an explosion was heard early this evening...Tass Russia...
Saudi authorities confirming a new attack on the King Khalid International Airport with casualties and damage...OSINTdefender "X"...
One killed and 11 wounded in the attack.
The Houthis in Yemen say they are attacking both airports and ARAMCO energy facilities in Saudi Arabia...Tass Russia
President Trump proclaiming an 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine hours before the oil trading markets open...(News Agencies)
THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING FIVE TELEVISION NETWORKS OVER THEIR DECISION TO PULL OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE POOL VIDEO FEED.
THE NETWORKS PULLING OUT OF THE POOL COVERAGE AT A TIME OF HIGH TENSIONS BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND NEWS ORGANIZATIONS.
THE DOJ PROBE FOCUSED ON THE NOTION THAT THE NETWORKS VIOLATED FEDERAL ANTI-TRUST LAW WITH THEIR MOVE...THE HILL USA
(Updated) Polish authorities sounding the alarm about an assassination plot aimed at Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Poland's defense minister is also alleged to be a target.
An emergency internal security meeting convened.
Later there was word of a suspect being arrested in connection with the threat...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...
Tensions high in Poland on the border of Russia's landlocked Kaliningrad territory as well as Ukraine. Poland is a major supply line for Ukraine's war effort.
There have been several attacks at Polish schools in the last week as reported later in this summary...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany
(UPDATED) IN WATERS NEAR THE YEMEN WAR A MIGRANT BOAT DISASTER.
AT LEAST 139 DEAD AND 84 MISSING AFTER A VESSEL CAPSIZED OFF THE COAST OF DJIBOUTI.
THE UNITED NATIONS MIGRATION ORGANIZATION REPORTING THE DISASTER HAPPENED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING OFF THE EASTERN COAST OF DJIBOUTI FACING THE GULF OF ADEN AND YEMEN'S BAB AL MANDEB STRAIT.
THE BOAT CARRYING MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE TO YEMEN WITH 80 OF THEM RESCUED BY AUTHORITIES IN DJIBOUTI...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA QATAR
The Yemen War raging on this weekend a deadly Houthi attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
At least 12 killed, 309 wounded in the attack...Tass Russia...
The airport evacuated at least 225 flights cancelled...Associated Press-NDTV India...NOS News Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...
Video posted showing damage inside the airport's terminal...DD Geopolitics (Video Embed)...
Other Houthi attacks this weekend on Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi attacks on the Houthis.
A projectile landing near the King Fahd International Airport in Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia...Tass Russia...
The Yemeni government claiming over 1,150 Houthis killed in 1,900 attacks in the last 24 hours...Anadolu Turkey-Dawn Pakistan
IN THE ETHIOPIAN CIVIL WAR PRO-ISRAEL ETHIOPIA ACCUSES NEIGHBORING ERITREA OF AN INVASION IN SUPPORT OF REBELLING ETHNIC GROUPS.
ETHIOPIA ALSO LEVELING CHARGES AGAINST OTHER NEARBY NATIONS INCLUDING SUDAN AND EGYPT.
MEANWHILE ERITREA URGING UNITED NATIONS INTERVENTION SAYING ETHIOPIA HAD DECLARED WAR ON IT.
ERITREA SITS ACROSS THE RED SEA FROM THE HOUTHI OCCUPIED WEST COAST OF YEMEN.
THE US RECENTLY ENDED SANCTIONS ON ERITREA WHO'S FOREIGN MINISTER ACCUSED ISRAEL AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OF 'PORT IMPERIALISM' IN THE REGION...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA QATAR
A deadly drone attack in Sudan's Civil War near the Ethiopian border. At least 40 killed in the attack on a refugee camp.
The United Arab Emirates-backed Rapid Support Forces were behind the attack according to a Sudanese lawyers group...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says a 'supertanker' exploded in the Strait of Hormuz this weekend.
The tanker exiting the strait in violation of Iran's closure...Tasnim News Agency Iran (Translation Prompt)...
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization of the British Royal Navy reports a projectile striking an outbound tanker in the strait causing a fire.
The crew reported safe...UKMTO "X"
FIVE KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACKS IN GAZA ON SATURDAY THE LATEST DEADLY ATTACKS UNDER A 'CEASEFIRE'.
ISRAEL CLAIMS ITS ATTACKS ARE AIMED AT MEMBERS OF HAMAS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In the "West Bank" this weekend nine Palestinians wounded when they came under attack by Israeli nationalist settlers and soldiers.
The Palestinians were attempting to pick olives in a village northwest of Ramallah...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
Indian authorities releasing almost all of the three thousand people arrested in recent days as the government suppressed a demonstration in the capital city of New Delhi.
Leaders of the "Cockroach Janata Party" youth protest movement remain in detention.
That protest movement linked to India's main opposition Congress Party and demands India's election chief be fired for rigging voter lists...NDTV India...
(Comment) Ultimately foreign forces like the US Central Intelligence Agency could be fueling these protests as a means of wresting India away from the "BRICS" economic alliance with China and Russia...
(This Story Is Updated)
MEANWHILE PAKISTAN EXPERIENCING EXTREMELY HIGH TENSIONS INVOLVING THE MILITARY BACKED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND THE OPPOSITION PTI PARTY OF IMPRISONED FORMER PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN.
THE PTI RULES THE STATE OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (KP) EMBROILED IN THE CROSS BORDER CONFLICT WITH THE TALIBAN OF AFGHANISTAN.
THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITING SECURITY CONCERNS HAS NOW IMPOSED EMERGENCY POWER IN KP STATE.
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT APPOINTING ITS OWN GOVERNOR TO RULE REPLACING THE ELECTED OPPOSITION GOVERNOR...DAWN PAKISTAN...
THE OPPOSITION PTI PARTY NOW STAGING A 'LONG MARCH' TOWARDS PAKISTAN'S CAPTITAL OF ISLAMABAD SEEKING THE RELEASE OF MR. KHAN FROM PRISON...DAWN PAKISTAN STORY...
US-UKRAINE TENSIONS FOLLOWING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DIESEL FUEL DEAL WITH RUSSIA.
THE US PRESIDENT CRITICAL OF UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY SAYING HE IS AN IMPEDIMENT TO A DEAL RELATED TO THE UKRAINE WAR.
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKING OF UKRAINE NEEDING TO 'GET A NEW LEADER WHO CAN MAKE A DEAL'.
TRUMP'S COMMENTS AS UKRAINIAN NEGOTIATORS MET US ENVOYS IN MIAMI SEEKING UKRAINIAN CONCESSIONS TO ALLOW A DEAL OFFER TO RUSSIA...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY...
TECH BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK WHOSE STARLINK SATELLITES BOOST UKRAINE'S WAR EFFORT CRITICAL OF PRESIDENT ZELENSKY.
MUSK SAYING ZELENSKY HAS GONE TOO FAR. RUSSIA NEGOTIATOR KIRILL DMITRIEV SAYING MUSK'S COMMENTS ARE A 'TIPPING POINT'...TASS RUSSIA...
In the Ukraine War a Yandex data center in the Russian city of Vladimir damaged by a Ukrainian drone attack.
Operations of the data center have been suspended.
No casualties reported...Tass Russia
In Warsaw three people wounded in an attack at a school. A 21-year-old female suspect overpowered by a school employee. Police speak of a 'dangerous object' being used.
This is the third attack at a Polish school in the last week...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
A FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE RULED FRIDAY AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORT TO CREATE A DATABASE OF VOTER INFORMATION.
THE DATABASE WAS TO BE COMPARED WITH DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DATA TO DETERMINE IF NON-CITIZENS WERE REGISTERED TO VOTE.
DISTRICT JUDGE SPARKLE SOOKNANAN RULING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EXCEEDED LEGAL AUTHORITY AND WAS VIOLATING PRIVACY LAWS BY SHARING DATA WITH OTHER AGENCIES...THE HILL USA
Saturday, October 10, 2026
NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*DEADLY YEMEN WAR ATTACK RIYADH AIRPORT*ISRAELI PROBE OCTOBER 7 RECORD ALTERED*REAL NEWS FLASHBACKS 50 YEARS AGO*
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(MORE MATERIAL ADDING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND)
Your host feeling the weather this weekend taking it easy sinuses impacted but closely watching news linking wars in Yemen, Ethiopia and Sudan all geographically close to each other. Read the Sunday News Summary stories about those matters when it posts.
The Sunday News Summary starts to post at Midnight Eastern US Time...LINK
NEWSDUMP ALERT: HOUTHI ATTACK ON KING KHALID INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA.
AT LEAST 12 KILLED, 309 WOUNDED
SAUDI WARPLANES HAVE BEEN POUNDING HOUTHI TARGETS IN YEMEN FOR WEEKS IN CONNECTION WITH THE YEMEN WAR.
SAUDI ARABIA VOWING A RESPONSE TO WHAT IT CALLS A 'TERRORIST ACT'
Tass Russia News Story
OSINTdefender "X" (Saudi News Release Image)
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: ISRAELI POLICE HAVE EVIDENCE NETANYAHU CHIEF OF STAFF ALTERED OTCOBER 7TH RECORD BUT CHARGES UNLIKELY
Authorities in Israel have evidence that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman changed the time at which Mr. Netanyahu was informed of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel.
But Braverman's account of his action being a mistake not a deliberate act clouds the ability to successfully prosecute the case...
Times Of Israel Story
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: NINE PALESTINIANS WOUNDED IN CLASHES WITH ISRAELI NATIONALIST SETTLERS AND SOLDIERS
Israelis wounding nine Palestinians attempting to pick olives in an olive grove northwest of Ramallah in the "West Bank"...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
Your host a composer of "Real News" summaries six days a week and this post including some "Real News" on Saturdays.
I REMEMBER WHEN 'REAL NEWS' COULD BE REPORTED BEFORE CORPORATE INTERESTS TOOK OVER TO BLOT OUT 'REAL NEWS'
THEY COULD TALK OPENLY ABOUT DEATHS AND VACCINATION ON TV 50 YEARS AGO...
FAMOUS DETROIT ANCHOR BILL BONDS WXYZ-TV OCTOBER 13, 1976 (STORY STARTS :27 INTO VIDEO)...
"The vaccination campaign has been characterized as a failure...
Also in early November Albert Sabin published a New York Times editorial, "Washington and the Flu". He agreed with the decision to create the vaccine and be prepared for an outbreak but criticized the 'scare tactics' that had been used by Washington to achieve that...
By December 15 cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) affecting vaccinated patients were reported in 10 states...On December 16th a one-month suspension of the vaccination program was announced..."
Wikipedia: '1976 swine flu outbreak'
Back in 1976 I was a teenager reading the pages of "Soldier of Fortune" magazine about a war in mineral rich Rhodesia.
And a 46-minute sampling of what it sounded like on the radio in this nation at war in October of 1976...
The music this week a hit song from 1972 Johnny Nash sings it...
"I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW"-JOHNNY NASH (LIVE)
(MORE WILL BE POSTED)
FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 410*CHILDREN AND PROTEST IN FRANCE STIR EMOTIONS*DIESEL FUEL RESERVES RELEASED*TODAY'S PROTEST*
(NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
STUDENT PROTEST IMAGES BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 1963
STUDENT PROTEST IMAGES IN FRANCE THIS WEEK
A WEEK OF DRAMATIC SCENES ACROSS FRANCE SCHOOLS BLOCKADED AND PROTEST MARCHES IN THE STREETS DEMANDING BETTER CONDITIONS IN FRENCH SCHOOLS.
A TEENAGER LOSING HIS HAND SAID TO HAVE PICKED UP A POLICE GRENADE DURING A DEMONSTRATION IN LENS NEAR THE NORTHERN CITY OF LILLE.
CHILDREN PROTESTING A HOT BUTTON FLASHPOINT ISSUE IN THE US IN 1963 WITH THE HISTORY CHANGING CIVIL RIGHTS PROTESTS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.
THE MOTHER OF A 14-YEAR-OLD WHO WAS WOUNDED IN THE FACE BY POLICE DURING FRANCE'S PROTESTS SAYING SHE IS 'ANGRY'
MORE PROTESTS PLANNED FOR NEXT TUESDAY WITH THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCING EMERGENCY MEASURES TO DRAW MORE STAFF INTO SCHOOLS TO ANSWER THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED DURING THE PROTESTS.
THE ESTIMATED COST OF DAMAGE TO SCHOOLS FROM THE PROTEST BLOCKADES AT LEAST 30 MILLION EUROS (33.6 MILLION US DOLLARS).
THE BLOCKADES OF SCHOOLS GAVE WAY TO STREET PROTESTS THIS WEEK THAT SOMETIMES INCLUDED SMALL GROUPS OF EXTREME PROTESTERS.
THE DEMONSTRATORS FIGHTING POLICE AND SETTING UP BARRICADES.
THEIR ORIGIN NOT CLEAR.
BESIDES THE NOTION OF EXTREME PEOPLE-GROUPS JOINING THE PROTESTS THE NOTION OF GOVERNMENT-LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC TRYING TO MANIPULATE THE SITUATION SHOULD NOT BE RULED OUT.
HUNDREDS WOUNDED IN THE PROTESTS WITH NEARLY 7,000 ARRESTS MANY OF THEM INVOLVING MINORS...
NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
On Wednesday night Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu making a speech to proclaim release of diesel fuel reserves.
Lecornu said the government's move is aimed at reducing pump prices 12 to 18 cents per litre...
BFM-TV News Story (Translation Prompt)
Next Saturday October 17th proclaimed a day of Yellow Vests protest in France what will come of that call remains to be seen.
But today dozens taking to the streets in Paris this afternoon for the weekly Yellow Vests protest procession.
Yellow flags alongside a Cross of Lorraine French flag were displayed...
Yellow Vests Protest Video Paris October 10th, 2026 (Protest 1:30 into video)
Friday, October 9, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 10/9/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*SOUTH SUDAN CLASH*EU-CHINA DEAL*TRUMP RUSSIAN DIESEL DEAL*US SANCTIONS WORLD COURT*DEADLY HOUTHI ATTACK RIYADH*PEACE PRIZE RESPONSE TO TRUMP*LIVESTREAM FIRING SQUAD EXECUTION*NEW ZEALAND SPIN AGAINST CHINESE EV'S*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
NINE DEAD IN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN.
A MAN OPENED FIRE IN THE STREET LATE THIS AFTERNOON KILLING HIS FIRST TWO VICTIMS THEN BARRICADING HIMSELF INSIDE A HOME.
SHOTS HEARD FROM INSIDE THE HOME AS POLICE USED A LOUDPSEAKER URGING THE GUNMAN TO COME OUT.
THEY LATER FOUND HIM AND OTHER VICTIMS DEAD INSIDE...ERIE NEWS NOW
(News, Comment, Analysis)
In South Sudan at least 71 people have been killed in intercommunal fighting.
Four of those killed were soldiers.
An outside group entered the town of Rumbek and took control before government forces moved back in to expel the outsiders.
South Sudan is under a caretaker government as it prepares for its first nationwide election since independence in 2011 and a civil war that followed killing 400,000 people.
Israel supported South Sudan covertly in its independence fight against Sudan and maintains diplomatic ties with it.
There is conflict and the threat of conflict in the region as the neighboring Pro-Israel government of Ethiopia accuses Eritrea and Sudan of supporting rebel groups in a renewed civil war inside Ethiopia...AFP France Al Jazeera Qatar
TWO KILLED AND TWO WOUNDED IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON A CAR IN RUSSIA'S BELGOROD REGION...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(UPDATED) IN THE YEMEN WAR TONIGHT SAUDI ARABIA ANNOUNCING WIDESPREAD ATTACKS ON HOUTHI FORCES...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL...HOUTHI MEDIA REPORTING TWO KILLED IN AN ATTACK ON THE SANAA AIRPORT...AFP FRANCE-DAWN PAKISTAN
China cutting a deal with the European Union on export of Chinese EV's and hybrids to the EU.
Exports are to be halved in the next four years under the agreement.
The deal includes provisions for export of European products to China and European access to Chinese rare earths exports...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
TRUMP RUSSIA DIESEL FUEL DEAL
(News, Comment, Analysis)
(Updated)
US PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCING A DEAL FOR RUSSIA TO SUPPLY DIESEL FUEL TO THE UNITED STATES AND WORLD MARKETS FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
THE PRESIDENT SAYING 300,000 TONS OF FUEL WILL MOVE THIS MONTH, 500,000 TONS NEXT MONTH AND 1 MILLION TONS OR MORE A MONTH LATER ON.
THIS FOLLOWS A CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR. TRUMP AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.
THERE WERE LIKELY BEHIND THE SCENES TALKS BETWEEN MR. TRUMP'S ENVOYS JARED KUSHNER AND STEVE WITKOFF WITH KEY RUSSIAN CONTACT KIRILL DMITRIEV.
THE US ENVOYS HOLDING TALKS WITH UKRAINIAN ENVOYS THIS WEEKEND IN MIAMI.
FOR RUSSIA THE DEAL MEANS THE LIFTING OF AN EXPORT BAN ON DIESEL FUEL IMPOSED DUE TO UKRAINIAN ATTACKS ON RUSSIAN ENERGY FACILITIES.
RUSSIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ALEXANDER NOVAK CONFIRMING RUSSIA'S READINESS TO SEND THE DIESEL FUEL TO 'THE UNITED STATES AND ITS PARTNERS'...OSINTdefender "X" (Trump Social Media Embed)...Tass Russia...
WHITE HOUSE CONNECTED ISRAELI JOURNALIST BARAK RAVID GETTING A RESPONSE TO THE DEAL FROM UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.
HE CALLED THE DEAL 'NOT FAIR AND NOT HONEST' BUT ALSO SAID 'WE NEED THE AMERICANS TO TRY TO STOP THIS WAR'...BARAK RAVID "X"
IN PANAMA A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE WITH NUMEROUS AFTERSHOCKS 7.2 IS THE READING REPORTED BY TVN IN PANAMA.
TSUNAMI WARNINGS ISSUED FOR NEARBY NATIONS.
THERE HAS BEEN DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND HIGHWAYS...TVN PANAMA (TRANSLATION PROMPT) (CLICK PAST AD)
President Trump launching a three-member commission to determine grounds to fire US Federal Reserve Board governor Lisa Cook.
This is part of the President's ongoing efforts to fire Cook who is fighting her firing through a lawsuit now in the federal court system...Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar
THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT PULLING BACK FROM A POLICY OF ACCEPTING ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS FOLLOWING RIOTING.
THERE WERE VIOLENT PROTESTS IN THE DURBAN AND JOHANNESBURG AREAS.
THEY FOLLOWED THE EARLIER GOVERNMENT DECISION TO COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER SAYING ASYLUM APPLICATIONS MUST BE ACCEPTED EVEN IF APPLICANTS ENTERED SOUTH AFRICA ILLEGALLY...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany
Police in the Balkan nation of Montenegro arresting Russian influencer Mikhail Zvinchuk and four of his associates.
Authorities say they will be expelled on 'national and internal security grounds'.
Mr. Zvinchuk associated with the "Rybar" Telegram social media channel...Tass Russia
A VESSEL STRUCK BY AN UNKNOWN PROJECTILE OFF THE COAST OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
THE ATTACK NEAR THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ CAUSING A FIRE THAT WAS EXTINGUISHED.
FURTHER DETAILS ON THE ATTACK NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations "X"
(Updated) The imposition of US sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today.
The sanctions set to take effect in April.
The ICC sanctions announcement coming on the same day a former court judge Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay has described Israeli warfare in Gaza as "genocide".
More on that story later in the summary...OSINTdefender "X"
(UPDATED) CLASHES BETWEEN POLICE AND PROTESTERS ON THE STREETS OF BRUSSELS TODAY. DEMONSTRATIONS BY UNIONS BEGAN PEACEFULLY EARLIER IN THE DAY.
THE PROTEST IN OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT AUSTERITY PLANS CUTTING PUBLIC JOBS AND PENSIONS.
110 ARRESTS REPORTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROTEST.
LAWMAKERS NOW WORKING ON A NEW BUDGET PLAN FOR BELGIUM...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In the Yemen War three killed in yesterday's Houthi attack on the Riyadh International Airport. Others wounded...Reuters
NAVI PILLAY IS THE 2026 WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN LAWYER BEING HONORED AS A SUPPORTER OF PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW.
A STATEMENT NOTES THE PROLIFERATION OF WAR THROUGHOUT THE WORLD MAKING INTERNATIONAL LAW 'AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY'.
THE STATEMENT ANNOUNCING THE AWARD SPEAKING OF THE NEED FOR 'JUDGES' WHO 'GUARD THE THIN LINE BETWEEN ORDER AND CHAOS'.
PILLAY IS A FORMER UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) JUDGE.
SHE WAS ALSO A DEFENSE LAWYER FOR NELSON MANDELA. SHE HAS SPOKE OF ISRAEL COMMITTING GENOCIDE IN GAZA.
THE DECISION TO AWARD PILLAY THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE APPEARS TO BE A DIRECT RESPONSE TO US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S SANCTIONS CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO END THE ICC'S OPERATIONS.
THE SANCTIONS PUSH FOLLOWED THE ICC'S ARREST WARRANTS FOR ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND FORMER ISRAEL DEFENSE MINISTER YOAV GALLANT OVER THE GAZA WAR.
MR. TRUMP HIMSELF VIGOROUSLY SOUGHT THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE PRIOR TO THE START OF US-ISRAELI WARFARE AGAINST IRAN...AL JAZEERA QATAR
In France emergency moves to deal with staffing shortages in schools.
Three thousand emergency substitute teachers will be sent to 514 schools with the greatest shortages by Tuesday.
More temporary workers are to be hired for schools later on.
The government actions a response to the outbreak of student-led protests at high schools across the country...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACKS ON RUSSIA OVERNIGHT WITH NINE WOUNDED IN RUSSIA'S KALUGA REGION.
RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES TAKING DOWN 505 ATTACKING DRONES...TASS RUSSIA...
ALSO IN THE KALUGA REGION PORTIONS OF A YANDEX DATA CENTER WERE DAMAGED...TASS RUSSIA
The Pentagon seeking a livestream execution by firing squad for Major Nidal Hassan.
The US Army psychologist convicted at court-martial of murdering 13 and wounding 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009.
The firing squad execution method was recommended by Defense (War) Secretary Pete Hegseth and approved by President Donald Trump.
The execution currently set for December 3rd but the appeals process may delay it...
NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
OSINTdefender "X"
Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
FORMER PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE RULED FIT TO STAND TRIAL FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.
DUTERE IS BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IN THE DUTCH CAPITAL THE HAGUE ACCUSED IN CONNECTION WITH DEATHS RELATED TO HIS 'WAR ON DRUGS'.
HIS LAWYERS HAVE ARGUED THAT HE SUFFERS FROM COGNITIVE DEFICIENCIES.
IF CONVICTED DUTERTE FACES LIFE IMPRISONMENT...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 423.31 points or .83 percent.
The NASDAQ up 172.83 points or .64 percent.
After the close of trading in New York today the price of oil 91 dollars 66 cents a barrel up 17 cents...Marketwatch
Katie Zacharia named the new White House Press Secretary.
She is a political commentator and adviser to President Trump's media company...The Hill USA
THE ALARM IS BEING RAISED IN NEW ZEALAND ABOUT LOW-COST CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
THE CHINESE EV'S DESCRIBED AS COMPETITORS FOR NEW ELECTRIC CARS LIKE THOSE MADE BY TESLA AS WELL AS USED GASOLINE CARS SOLD IN THE COUNTRY.
IT'S BEING SUGGESTED THE CHINESE CARS WILL DISRUPT THE EXISTING USED CAR INDUSTRY AS WELL AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAINTAIN THOSE USED CARS.
73 PERCENT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IMPORTED INTO NEW ZEALAND ARE CHINESE MADE.
THE LOW-END HATCHBACK MODEL FROM CHINESE EV MAKER 'BYD' THE ATTO 1 SELLS FOR 29,990 NEW ZEALAND DOLLARS OR 16,756 US DOLLARS.
THE NEXT MODELS UP INCLUDE THE DOLPHIN SELLING FOR 39,990 NEW ZEALAND DOLLARS OR 22,418 US DOLLARS.
AT THE HIGH END OF BYD'S OFFERINGS THE SEALION 8 COSTING 92,990 NEW ZEALAND DOLLARS OR 52,130 US DOLLARS...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND STORY
The US imposing sanctions on 17 vessels linked to the 'shadow fleet' carrying Iranian oil and petrochemicals.
The US Treasury Department touting this move as one that 'effective neutralizes' the vast majority of shadow vessels carrying cargo from Iran...OSINTdefender "X"
Thursday, October 8, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 10/8/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*PUTIN MEETS IRAN PRES*ISRAEL BLOCKS PALESTINIAN ELECTION OFFICIALS*INDIA PROTEST MOVEMENT SAYS THOUSANDS ARRESTED*TRUMP SAYS HE WON'T ATTACK*ANDREW EPSTEIN WARRANTS QUASHED*NEW MADURO CHARGE*FORMER GERMAN SPY BOSS LINKED CHINA*TRUMP-NETANYAHU IRAN WAR RESTART COULD CANCEL ISRAEL'S ELECTION*EU DEBT RISING*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
BRAZILIAN SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALEXANDRE DE MORAES ISSUING AN ARREST WARRANT FOR THE BROTHER OF OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FLAVIO BOLSONARO.
EDUARDO BOLSONARO WHO LIVES IN THE US SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS AND TWO MONTHS IN PRISON FOR LOBBYING US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO SANCTION JUSTICE MORAES AND OTHER BRAZILIAN OFFICIALS.
THOSE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN CONVICTING AND SENDING HIS FATHER FORMER PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO TO PRISON FOR INSURRECTION AND CENSORING INTERNET SPEECH INVOLVING HIS SUPPORTERS.
THE MOVE COMES AS POLLING DATA SHOWS FLAVIO BOLSONARO LEADING INCUMBENT LEFTIST PRESIDENT LULA DA SILVA BY 53-47 PERCENT IN THE OCTOBER 25TH RUNOFF ELECTION...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
In Northern Iraq two drones attacking a Kurdish military camp. Two explosions in a camp of forces fighting Iran's government. The attack believed to have been carried out by Iran...DD Geopolitics "X" (Video Embeds)
In Central Asia Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Their meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit focused on the Iran War and the Middle East situation in general.
Putin said Iran is 'making real attempts to end the conflict that broke out in the region through no fault of its own'.
The Russian president also spoke of a 21 percent increase in trade involving Russia and Iran in the last year.
Iran's drone technology has helped Russia to wage the Ukraine War in recent years...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
PALESTINIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ARE POSTPONED.
THE REASON GIVEN BY THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IS THE REFUSAL OF ISRAEL TO ALLOW ELECTION OFFICIALS INTO GAZA.
AN ELECTION WAS PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER 28TH IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (THE WEST BANK), EAST JERUSALEM AND GAZA...TASS RUSSIA
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India's "Cockroach Movement" of student protests associated with the opposition Congress Party says thousands of its supporters have been arrested.
The arrests ahead of a planned protest in the capital city of New Delhi tomorrow.
The movement pushing for replacement of India's top elections official alleging voter lists rigged in favor of the ruling BJP Party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India is a major player in the 'BRICS' economic alliance including Brazil, Russia, China and Iran. That alliance seen as a challenge to US economic dominance exercised through the G7 alliance...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE US GOVERNMENT SUSPENDING TECH COMPANIES FROM A VISA PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN WORKERS.
THE PROGRAM OFFERING A PATHWAY TO US CITZENSHIP FOR FOREIGN WORKERS IS SUSPECTED OF FRAUD.
VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE SAYS THIS REGARDING US TECH GIANT MICROSOFT:
"You're a great American company, but you've got to hire great American workers"
MR. VANCE ALSO SAYING LAID-OFF AMERICAN WORKERS WERE REPLACED WITH 'FOREIGN INDENTURED SERVANTS'.
THE VICE-PRESIDENT ALSO SAYING THE GOVERNMENT IS PROBING NINE UNIVERSITIES OVER THEIR USE OF FOREIGN STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS TO UNDERCUT WAGES OF AMERICAN WORKERS.
THE INVESTIGATION REGARDS THE 'J-1' VISA PROGRAM. HARVARD, YALE AND STANFORD UNIVERSITIES AMONG THE UNIVERSITIES UNDER SUSPICION...
News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar
The Hill USA
After the news story leaked out last night by White House connected Israeli journalist Barak Ravid suggesting joint US-Israeli warfare against Iran before US or Israeli elections new messaging from President Trump.
On social media Mr. Trump saying in part:
"we will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections"
The President also speaking of oil getting through the Strait of Hormuz and 'productive discussions' with Iran. He also put in all capital letters: "IRAN WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!"...
OSINTdefender "X (Image Truth Social Post)
IN THE YEMEN WAR SAUDI ARABIA INTECEPTING TWO HOUTHI MISSILES AIMED AT ITS CAPITAL CITY OF RIYADH TODAY...(NEWS AGENCIES)
Search warrants against former Prince Andrew related to his connections with Jeffrey Epstein quashed by a judge today.
Police acknowledging legal errors in the warrants.
High Court Justice Nicholas Hilliard stating the quashing of warrants "does not bring an investigation to an end or mean that the whole of the investigation was unlawful'.
The Thames Valley Police speak of "legal proceedings" to decide if police can retain material seized under the search warrants to support their investigation into whether Andrew Mountbatten Windsor gave Jeffrey Epstein confidential government information...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar
US FEDERAL PROSECUTORS DROPPING NEW CHARGES ON VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO AND HIS WIFE CILIA FLORES.
THEY ARE EACH CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT TORTURE.
THESE CHARGES ARE IN ADDITION TO THE DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES THEY ALREADY FACE...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
News magazine "Der Spiegel" reporting that former German intelligence chief August Hanning is suspected of passing information to China.
Hanning was arrested on Tuesday.
Authorities found sensitive documents from more recent times than his service as head of the 'BND' spy agency between 1998 and 2005.
Mr. Hanning's contacts with Chinese intelligence officials are involved in the German authorities investigation. He was said to have passed secret information as recently as 2022...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
In the UK two Latvian nationals arrested outside a British air base. Counterterrorism police conducting an investigation. There is suspicion the suspects wanted to harm the UK...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
The British government cutting a deal with Israel that will reduce its diplomatic presence in Palestinian East Jerusalem.
The consulate that the UK operates there will now be called a 'mission' with fewer personnel present there.
Israel at odds with Britain over its support for the State of Palestine existing next to the state of Israel as separate independent countries...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany
IN LIEGE, BELGIUM STUDENT PROTESTS THIS WEEK SPILLING OVER FROM FRANCE WITH AUTHORITIES CRACKING DOWN.
THERE WERE MORE THAN 50 ARRESTS AFTER VIOLENT INCIDENTS IN THE CITY.
AS OF TODAY, PUBLIC GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN THREE PEOPLE ARE BANNED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In France the student protest movement manifesting itself mainly in street demonstrations today with government officials meeting a group of students.
Minister of Education Edouard Geffray speaking of a "respectable movement tarnished by unspeakable violence"...
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(UPDATED) A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES ARRESTED ACCUSED OF PREPARTING TO TRANSFER INFORMATION TO BENEFIT A FOREIGN POWER.
COUNTERTERRORISM POLICE ARRESTING 24-YEAR-OLD TOBY YOUNG OF THE ROYAL NAVY AFTER AN INVESTIGATION...REUTERS-AL JAZEERA QATAR...
THE SUSPECT IS SAID TO HAVE TRIED TO FIND RUSSIAN CONTACTS ONLINE TO PASS ALONG THE INFORMATION HE POSSESSED...(NEWS AGENCIES)
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THE WHITE HOUSE-CONNECTED ISRAELI JOURNALIST BARAK RAVID REPORTING ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S IRAN WAR RESTART OPTIONS.
RAVID BRINGING ISRAELI SOURCES INTO HIS REPORTING TO SPREAD THE NOTION OF TRUMP RESTARTIG WARFARE AGAINST IRAN PRIOR TO UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN THE US AND ISRAEL.
SOURCES SPEAKING OF PRE-ELECTION WARFARE ON IRAN AS A WAY FOR MR. TRUMP TO DEMONSTRATE STRENGTH TO AMERICAN VOTERS.
THE NOTION OF THE US AND ISRAEL JOINTLY ATTACKING IRAN IS PRESENTED.
MASSIVE US-ISRAELI ATTACKS ON IRAN WOULD TRIGGER ISRAEL-IRAN WARFARE TIMED CLOSE TO ISRAEL'S OCTOBER 27TH ELECTION.
IF ISRAEL IS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN WARFARE WITH IRAN IT COULD CANCEL ISRAEL'S ELECTION AND OR STRENGTHEN THE POLITICAL POSITION OF INCUMBENT PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU.
BUT THERE IS STILL THE VERY STRONG OPTION THAT TRUMP WILL NOT ORDER ATTACKS ON IRAN UNTIL FOLLOWING THE ELECTIONS.
SEPARATE REPORTING ON TRUMP AND AN IRAN WAR RESTART PUBLISHED BY 'THE ATLANTIC'...
Barak Ravid "X"...
Barak Ravid Channel 12 Israel Story (Translation Prompt)...
Tass Russia ("The Atlantic" Story)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 51.77 points or .1 percent.
The NASDAQ down 345.35 points or 1.25 percent.
At 433 pm New York Time the price of oil 90 dollars 75 cents a barrel up two dollars 48 cents or 2.81 percent...Marketwatch
The debt burden of the European Union is on the rise. The EU's debt expected to climb from 740 billion Euros (828.73 billion US Dollars) this year to 1 trillion Euros (1.12 trillion US dollars) next year.
The European Court of Auditors linking the rising debt to support for Ukraine, increased defense spending, a COVID recovery fund and rising interest rates...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
On New Zealand's South Island a rash of copper thefts in the city of Christchurch the copper cut off an electric vehicle charger while in the nearby countryside irrigators targeted for removal of copper cables.
The cost of those irrigator copper thefts estimated to be 130,000 dollars (72,748 US dollars) before labor costs to repair damage and down time expenses are taken into account...One News New Zealand
THE 87-YEAR-OLD SPANISH WOMAN WHOSE EVICTION IGNITED A NATIONWIDE PROTEST MOVEMENT HAS DIED.
MARICARMEN ABASCAL BECAME THE FACE OF GRIEVANCES OVER THE HIGH COST OF HOUSING IN SPAIN.
THIS WEEK THE GOVERNMENT ISSUED DECREES CAPPING RENTS, BANNING EVICTIONS AND PROHBITING BUSINESS ENTITITES FROM PURCHASING HOUSING...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
A former Roman Catholic bishop in Australia sentenced to more than six years in prison for historic sexual offenses against two indigenous young men.
76-year-old Christopher Saunders found guilty earlier this year of 13 charges.
Saunders served as the Bishop of Broome in a remote region of Western Australia...ABC News Australia
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 10/7/2026*OCTOBER 7TH MEMORIAL ISRAEL*9/11 VICTIMS SAUDI SUIT CONSIDERED*TANKER HIT IN GULF NEAR QATAR*DEADLY HOUTHI ATTACKS SAUDI AIRPORTS*FRANCE STOPS STUN GRENADES STUDENT PROTESTS*RUSSIA DISPUTES PLAGUE SCARE*NK SUPPORTS 'ONE CHINA' AGAINST US*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
"In the name of the murdered and fallen, and for the sake of future generations, we will bear witness and tell the story of the day the sky fell upon us. We will remember them all, and we will never forget"
Former Gaza hostage Eli Sharabi who lost his wife and two daughters in the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, speaking at a non-governmental memorial event in Tel Aviv this evening.
50,000 people attending the event where tributes from families of the victims and special toned-down performances from musical stars were presented.
Opposition leaders in the crowd for the event government ministers stayed away.
Mr. Sharabi continuing the calls of victim families and former hostages for an independent and thorough investigation of October 7th. He said in part:
"Investigate how it happened, don't let time blur the truth"...
TIMES OF ISRAEL
US SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH VISITING WITH AND SPEAKING TO CREW MEMBERS OF THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN AIRCRAFT CARRIER PRAISING THE CREW AND ITS PERFORMANCE DURING THE IRAN WAR.
HIS VISIT AS THE SHIP RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA FROM A RECORD-LONG DEPLOYMENT.
HEGSETH ATTACKING MEDIA COVERAGE OF PROBLEMS ON BOARD THE CARRIER INCLUDING THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDES OF CREW MEMBERS.
HE SAID THE COVERAGE OF THE SHIP'S MALFUNCTIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES OF CREW MEMBERS REPRESENTED THE MEDIA'S ATTEMPT TO SYMBOLIZE A 'FAILED MISSION'...AFP FRANCE-TIMES OF ISRAEL
Families of 9/11 victims in a federal courtroom today where three appeals court judges considered arguments over whether a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia could proceed.
The suit is based on evidence pointing to two of the 19 terrorist hijackers being aided by the government of Saudi Arabia through money provided to charitable groups.
Lawyers for Saudi Arabia want the lawsuit thrown out.
No indication from the judges as to how they may rule but Terry Strada, whose husband Tom died in the World Trade Center, was pleased with the judges line of questioning...Associated Press-NBC News USA
A TANKER HIT BY MULTIPLE PROJECTILES IN THE PERSIAN GULF THIS EVENING.
THERE ARE CASUALTIES REPORTED ON THE SHIP THAT WAS ATTACKED 51 NAUTICAL MILES FROM MADINAT ASH SHAMAI, QATAR...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations "X"
Three killed and 36 wounded in Houthi attacks on international airports in Saudi Arabia yesterday and today.
Two killed and 28 wounded in the attack on the Abha International Airport.
One killed and eight wounded in the attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.
Damage to the facilities of both airports reported...Tass Russia...
Earlier news of the Yemen War later in the summary.
RUSSIAN ATTACKS REPORTED IN KIEV TONIGHT ALONG WITH THE IMPOSITION OF EMERGENCY SHUTDOWNS OF ELECTRICITY IN THE CITY...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
IN MALI THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT TAKING BACK THE STRATEGIC NORTHERN TOWN OF KIDAL FROM SEPARATIST FORCES ALLIED WITH AL-QAEDA JIHADISTS.
THE AZAWAD LIBERATION FRONT GROUP CITING AERIAL ATTACKS FROM RUSSIAN FORCES SUPPORTING MALI'S MILITARY AS THE REASON FOR THEIR WITHDRAWAL...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
Finnish authorities telling Google to suspend preparations to build two data centers.
The order linked to completion of environmental impact assessments.
The tech giant given until October 23rd to end major actions changing the environment at the Muhos and Kajaani sites...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
24 KILLED AND 60 WOUNDED IN RUSSIAN ATTACKS ACROSS UKRAINE LAST NIGHT.
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY SAYS FOUR CHILDREN ARE AMONG THE DEAD...INDIA TODAY
TEN WOUNDED IN A MASS STABBING ATTACK AT A SCHOOL IN NORTHERN POLAND.
A 19-YEAR-OLD- STUDENT OF THE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL ARRESTED AS THE SUSPECTED ATTACKER...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In France Interior Minister Laurent Nunez ordering police to stop using stun grenades at student protests.
One 15-year-old losing his left hand when he picked up a police grenade at a high school demonstration in northern France.
The student protest movement planning street marches across France tomorrow the government ordering classes at schools suspended at the end of the week for a cooling off period of 'democratic' activities...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN THE YEMEN WAR HOUTHI FORCES TAKING RESPONSIBILTY FOR RECENT ATTACKS ON BOTH THE ADEN AIRPORT IN YEMEN AND RIYADH AIRPORT IN SAUDI ARABIA.
THE YEMENI GOVERNMENT BACKED BY SAUDI ARABIA STAGING A GROUND OFFENSIVE SEEKING TO TAKE BACK TERRITORY WON BY HOUTHI FORCES...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
One killed, 16 wounded when Israeli nationalist settlers and soldier are reported to have raided a Palestinian village.
The incident in the village of Burqua north of Nablus in Samaria (West Bank).
It is said to have begun when Palestinians began to fight with the nationalists wounding five settlers...Times of Israel
THE ISRAELI CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ORDERING REMOVAL OF A VIDEO FROM PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE NOAM SOHLBERG SAYS THE VIDEO FILMED AT AN AIR FORCE BASE CONTAINS 'ELEMENTS OF ELECTION PROPAGANDA'.
IN THAT VIDEO MR. NETANYAHU WARNS OF POSSIBLE ATTACKS ON ISRAEL BEFORE THE OCTOBER 27TH ELECTION...TIMES OF ISRAEL
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 341.41 points or .86 percent.
The NASDAQ declined 61.20 points or .22 percent.
At 413 pm New York Time the price of oil 88 dollars 96 cents a barrel down 48 cents or .54 percent...Marketwatch
KENYA CONFIRMED ITS FIRST EBOLA CASE YESTERDAY.
A KENYAN NATIONAL DYING AFTER HE HAD TRAVELED TO NAIROBI FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO WHERE THE EBOLA OUTBREAK IS CENTERED.
29 OTHERS ARE QUARANTINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA QATAR
Russia is disputing Western government and media messaging about anti-plague measures following the death of an employee at an anti-plague research facility in Irkutsk.
Russia noting the woman's death remains under investigation with pneumonia suspected.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying Russia needs to 'share more information with the world'...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany
NORTH KOREAN SUPPORT FOR CHINA AGAINST THE UNITED STATES REAFFIRMED BY STATE MEDIA.
NORTH KOREAN FOREIGN POLICY ANALYST KIM MYONG-CHOL'S COMMENTARY IS ENTITLED 'U.S. IS ACTING RASHLY'.
HE SPEAKS OF THE US SEEKING TO PROVOKE CHINA WITH MORE THAN 39 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN IN THE LAST DECADE.
THE COMMENTARY AFFIRMS CHINA'S VIEW OF 'ONE CHINA' THAT INCLUDES THE OFFSHORE PROVINCE OF TAIWAN AND SAYS TAIWAN IS AN 'INTERNAL AFFAIR OF CHINA'...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
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