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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Monday, June 22, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 6/22/2026*DERSHOWITZ EPSTEIN TESTIMONY JULY 20*US WARNS OF ATROCITIES IN SUDAN CIVIL WAR*VANCE CONFIDENT ON IRAN TALKS*CHINA FIGHTS BACK AGAINST US ECONOMIC WARFARE*STARMER OUT CALL FOR NEW UK ELECTION*
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The resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the call for a new election...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
KEY JEFFREY EPSTEIN LAWYER ALAN DERSHOWITZ TESTIFYING IN A TRANSCRIBED INTERVIEW WITH THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTE ON MONDAY JULY 20TH.
AMONG OTHER THINGS DERSHOWITZ COORDINATED EPSTEIN'S LEGAL DEFENSE IN CONNECTION WITH HIS CONTROVERSIAL PLEA DEAL FOR CHILD SEX OFFENSES ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO...NEWSMAX USA-MSN
In Montreal a deadly shooting incident two killed by a suspect including a police officer.
Police killed the suspect after they responded to a call for a 'gun sticking out of a window'.
Two others wounded in the attack.
Authorities say the shooting attack is not an act of terrorism and remains a 'domestic matter'.
The suspect said to be associated with "incel" (involuntary celibate) activity. He is reported to have distributed material hostile to women...CBC News Canada Blog
FIVE KILLED IN A UKRAINIAN MISSILE ATTACK ON THE RUSSIAN CITY OF VORONZEH TODAY...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
UKRAINE REPORTING TEN KILLED IN RUSSIAN ATTACKS TODAY...(NEWS AGENCIES(
"There are alarming indications that mass atrocities could be imminent, further worsening Sudan's already catastrophic humanitarian crisis..."
The United States expressing concern as the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's civil war are surrounding the city of el-Obeid.
The RSF, backed by the United Arab Emirates, have been battling forces of the Sudanese Army in the conflict.
The US warning the Rapid Support Forces and allies to cease actions endangering civilians and impede humanitarian assistance and to prevent any atrocities from occurring.
28 other countries joining the United States in expressing concern about the situation in an around el-Obeid...AFP France-Al Jazeera Qatar
A FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE THROWING OUT GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS AIMED AT MINNESOTA DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR TIM WALZ AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH HIM.
JUDGE PATRICK SCHILTZ DESCRIBING THE SUBPOENAS AS 'BLANTANTLY UNLAWFUL' LINKING THEM TO REPUBLICAN US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IN THE MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AREA...POLITICO
The US Supreme Court reinstating a murder conviction in the 1979 killing of a six-year-old child in New York City.
Pedro Hernandez had confessed to the murder of Etan Patz but his lawyers later said the confession was false and caused by mental illness.
A federal appeals court had ruled in Hernandez's favor order his release or a new trial.
But the high court ruling the lower court had exceeded its authority in overruling a New York state court...CNN USA
13 NOW CONFIRMED DEAD IN YESTERDAY'S EXPLOSION AT A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) FACILITY IN QATAR.
66 OTHERS INJURED IN THE MASSIVE BLAST. THEY WERE INDIAN AND PAKISTANI WORKERS AT THE FACILITY.
QATARI OFFICIALS EMPHASIZING THE NOTION THAT THE EXPLOSION WAS ACCIDENTIAL...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Alan Greenspan dead at the age of 100.
Mr. Greenspan advised Republican presidents on economic matters and was appointed Fed Chair by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980's...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE US TREASURY DEPARTMENT ISSUING A 60-DAY WAIVER ON SANCTIONS AGAINST IRANIAN OIL...OSINTdefender "X" (Link To US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Post)
US Vice-President J.D. Vance exuding confidence regarding talks to implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iran.
Vance noting that Iran will allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors back into the country...(News Agencies)
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI OFFERING SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU) BETWEEN IRAN AND THE UNITED STATES.
HE SPOKE WHEN HE MET THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF IRAN'S SECURITY COUNCIL, QADIR NIZAMIPOUR IN NEW DELHI. BOTH MEN THERE FOR A MEETING OF 'BRICS' NATIONS.
MR. WANG SAYS CHINA SUPPORTS IRAN AS A 'COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PARTNER' IN LINE WITH AGREEMENTS SIGNED BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS.
HE NOTED THAT CHINA SUPPORTS IRAN IN SAFEGUARDING ITS SOVEREGINTY, SECURITY AND NATIONAL DIGNITY. IN ADDITION, CHINA SUPPORTS BETTER RELATIONS BETWEEN IRAN AND NEIGHORING NATIONS IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND BEYOND...CHINA DAILY
China announcing sanctions on 10 US defense companies.
Chinese companies banned from providing those US companies equipment to make drones and items related to rare-earth mining.
Chinese government entities also banned from buying products from 46 US companies including units of Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Dynamics.
These moves by China follow the recent designation of three major Chinese companies (Alibaba, Baidu and BYD) as 'military companies' by the US.
That action described by China's Finance Ministry as 'wrongful expansion'...
Associated Press USA-Asia One Singapore
STARMER RESIGNS, BURNHAM IN, FARAGE CALLS FOR NEW ELECTION
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TODAY THE EXPECTED RESIGNATION OF BRITISH PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER.
MR. STARMER ANNOUNCING HIS RESIGNATION.
INCOMING MP ANDY BURNHAM CONFIRMING HE WILL REPLACE MR. STARMER.
BURNHAM BEING SWORN INTO OFFICE FOLLOWING HIS WIN IN A SPECIAL ELECTION LAST THURSDAY.
LEADER OF THE LEADING OPPOSITION PARTY REFORM UK NIGEL FARAGE CALLING FOR A GENERAL ELECTION.
FARAGE NOTED THE NEED FOR A GOVERNMENT WITH A 'CLEAR DEMOCRATIC MANDATE'...
Nigel Farage "X" (Video Embed)
...BBC NEWS BLOG
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 148.01 points or .29 percent.
The NASDAQ down 351.33 or 1.32 percent.
At 440 pm New York Time the price of oil 75 dollars 19 cents a barrel down one dollars 41 cents or 1.84 percent...Marketwatch
In New Zealand activists of the "Global Sumud Flotilla" say the government is ignoring their mistreatment at the hands of Israeli authorities.
Hundreds of activists from around the world stopped and detained by Israeli authorities in international waters last month as they sought to reach Gaza with humanitarian aid.
There have been allegations of rape and torture by the Israelis that other nations including nearby Australia are probing...One News New Zealand
IN ETHIOPIA ELECTION RESULTS SHOWING A VICTORY FOR THE 'PROSPERITY PARTY' OF PRIME MINISTER ABIY AHMED.
AHMED, A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER, STRESSED HIS PARTY'S IMPROVEMENT OF ETHIOPIA'S ECONOMY AND FOOD SECURITY.
BUT OPPONENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT NOTE VIOLENT UNREST IN THE COUNTRY INCLUDING THE TIGRAY REGION WHERE MANY THOUSANDS DIED IN A CIVIL WAR...REUTERS-AL JAZEERA QATAR
Sunday, June 21, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 6/21/2026*NEWSDUMP WEEKEND*DRONES ATTACK MOSCOW*EXPLOSION IN QATAR*TRUMP'S THREAT TO IRAN*UKRAINE WAR CONTINUES*COLOMBIA RUNOFF ELECTION*DEADLY ISRAELI ATTACKS GAZA, LEBANON*STARMER RESIGNATION EXPECTED*EMERGENCY DECLARED IN BOLIVIA*THE IRAN WAR TALKS IN SWITZERLAND
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The Colombian Presidential Runoff Election results but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
UKRAINIAN DRONES ATTACKING MOSCOW LATE TONIGHT. EARLY NEWS FROM RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES IS THAT 59 OF THEM WERE SHOT DOWN.
THERE ARE AREAS WHERE DEBRIS LANDED WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES ON THE SCENES...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Those deadly US military attacks on boats linked to drug trafficking continue.
This time an attack in the Caribbean Sea killing two crew members. Six others said to have survived the attack with no word on their fate...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)
THE LATE WORD TONIGHT VIA MESSAGING FROM QATAR AND PAKISTAN IS THAT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN THE US-IRAN TALKS IN SWITZERLAND.
QATAR AND PAKISTAN SAY THEY ARE MEDIATORS IN THE NEGOTIATIONS...TASS RUSSIA
In Bolivia six killed in the crash of a military plane. The plane being used to transport children to hospitals amid highway blockades in the country protesting the government's economic policies...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...
More on the situation in Bolivia later in the summary.
(This Story Is Updated)
IN THE NATION OF QATAR A LOUD EXPLOSION IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA LINKED TO LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION.
54 INJURIES ARE REPORTED WITH 18 MISSING.
A SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION UNDERWAY.
QATAR A KEY PLAYER IN THE ONGOING TALKS BETWEEN THE US AND IRAN...OSINTdefender "X"
The Iranian delegation at the talks in Switzerland walking out of the room. They cite 'direct threats' from US President Donald Trump.
Their protest aimed at Mr. Trump's threat to resume warfare against Iran over the attacks of the Iranian aligned Hezbollah movement on Israeli troops invading southern Lebanon....RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
THE US JOINING DIPLOMATS FROM EGYPT, SAUDI ARABIA, AND TURKEY (TURKIYE) TO DISCUSS 'STABILITY' IN LIBYA.
SEPARATE GOVERNMENTS CURRENTLY RULE THE OIL RICH COUNTRY IN ITS EASTERN AND WESTERN REGIONS WITH MANY MILITIA GROUPS ACTIVE.
LIBYA HAS BEEN IN TURMOIL SINCE THE US-BRITISH BACKED CIVIL WAR WAS IGNITED IN THE COUNTRY IN 2011 TO OVERTHROW THE MOAMMAR QADDAFI GOVERNMENT...ANADOLU AGENCY-YENI SAFAK TURKEY (TURKIYE)
Five killed in Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian energy facilities in Crimea and Krasnodar...News Agencies Al Jazeera Qatar...
Russian authorities suspending gasoline sales in Crimea...(Tass Russia)...
Russian air defenses destroying 483 drones and eight guided bombs in a 24-hour period as Ukraine continued attacks on Russia.
Russian forces attacked Ukraine this weekend hitting a military airfield, energy and infrastructure facilities...Tass Russia
IN COLOMBIA TODAY THE RUNOFF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BETWEEN NATIONALIST ABELARDO DE LA ESPRIELLA AND LEFTIST IVAN CEPEDA.
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ENDORSED MR. ESPRIELLA.
AND WITH 100 PERCENT OF THE VOTE COUNTED THIS EVENING MR. ESPRIELLA WON A NARROW VICTORY 49.66 PERCENT OF THE VOTE TO 48.7 PERCENT FOR MR. CEPEDA...2026 COLOMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Nine killed in Israeli air attacks in Gaza this weekend.
One of those killed a journalist working for Qatari media outlet Al Jazeera.
Israel describing the journalist as a terrorist working for Hamas.
More than 1000 killed in Gaza and five Israeli soldiers dying since a ceasefire was declared there last fall...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...
Meanwhile 32 killed in Israeli air attacks in Lebanon leading Iran to declare a shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz.
Among those killed in the attacks a Lebanese soldier.
More than 4,000 killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since the Iran War began at the beginning of March...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar...
Israel says one soldier was killed and 13 others wounded as they fought Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon...Times of Israel
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THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER IS EXPECTED TO RESIGN IN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYING STARMER WILL RESIGN.
MR. STARMER SAID TO BE 'REFLECTING ON THE POLITICAL REALITIES' AT HIS COUNTRY HOME.
HIS LIKELY SUCCESSOR ANDY BURNHAM WAS ELECTED TO THE MAKERFIELD SEAT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN LAST THURSDAY'S BY-ELECTION...SKY NEWS UK BLOG
Conservative Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declaring a State of Emergency this weekend.
It's a response to weeks of protests over economic conditions seeking to force his resignation.
Highways across the country blocked disrupting supplies of food, fuel and medicine.
The army now given more power to use force to stop the highway blockades...Anadolu Agency-Yeni Safak Turkey (Turkiye)
TRAVELING TO SWITZERLAND FOR TALKS THIS WEEKEND US VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE AND IRAN'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MOHAMMAD BAGHER GHALIBAF.
PAKISTAN ALSO SENDING A DELEGATION TO SWITZERLAND LED BY ITS ULTIMATE DECISION MAKER ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF FIELD MARSHAL ASIM MUNIR...OSINTdefender "X"
IN EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND COUNTERTERRORISM POLICE INVESTIGATING ATTACKS ON FIVE MEN BELIEVED TO BE TARGETING MUSLIMS.
A 36-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING THOSE ATTACKS.
VIDEO POSTED ONLINE SHOWING THE SUSPECT SPEAKING OF 'PROTECTING THE COUNTRY' AS A POLICE OFFICER HELD HIM DOWN...ASSOCIATED PRESS-NBC NEWS USA
A huge fire causing almost complete destruction at a resort in the Dominican Republic Friday.
A woman from Italy vacationing there died.
The blaze forcing the evacuation of almost 1,700 people...Associated Press USA-Asia One Singapore
Saturday, June 20, 2026
NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC MORE CRITICS*AT LEAST 27 KILLED IN LATEST ISRAELI ATTACKS*IRAN CLOSES STRAIT*'THERE'S A RAINBOW SOMEWHERE...'*"I WANT IT TO STOP AND I WANT IT TO STOP NOW"*'BIG BOY PRESIDENTIAL PANTS'*'BEAT ITSELF UP IN THE PROCESS'*
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The Sunday News Summary starts to post at Midnight Eastern US Time.
NEWSDUMP ALERT: NINE KILLED IN ISRAELI AIR ATTACKS IN GAZA THIS WEEKEND...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
NEWSDUMP ALERT: AN IRANIAN DELEGATION ARRIVING IN SWITZERLAND FOR TALKS WITH THE UNITED STATES...(NEWS AGENCIES)
NEWSDUMP ALERT: AT LEAST 27 KILLED (NEWS AGENCIES) IN THE LATEST ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LEBANON. ISRAEL JUSTIFYING THE ATTACKS DUE TO HEZBOLLAH ATTACKS ON THEIR FORCES IN SOUTHERN LEBANON...
TIMES OF ISRAEL
NEWSDUMP ALERT: IRAN CLOSES STRAIT OF HORMUZ OVER ISRAELI ATTACKS...
PRESS TV IRAN
To the music rainbows on display this month "Pride Month" reminding me of a song 50 years ago:
"There's a rainbow somewhere you were born to be there.
You're just running in circles.
Till you reach out your hand to the King of hearts"...
"KING OF HEARTS"-RANDY STONEHILL
"EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL"-THE MAIN INGREDIENT
"EASY TO BE HARD"-THREE DOG NIGHT
"I want it to stop and I want it to stop now"
US PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN SPEAKS TO ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER MENACHEM BEGIN DEMANDING AN END TO ATTACKS IN LEBANON IN AUGUST 1982
"A shocked and outraged President Reagan telephoned Israeli Prime..."-United Press International August 12, 1982
"Begin says Reagan used word 'holocaust'"-United Press International August 29, 1982
That was then...this is now
"Back in 1980's @RonaldReagan wore his big boy presidential pants and told Menachem Begin of #Israel #israelienne to stop what Reagan told Begin was a "Holocaust" in Lebanon.
The US has issues with Russia and China #IranWar bogs down America. "
America First" anyone..."-Social Media Post
WHAT HAS ISRAEL ACHIEVED SINCE THE BRUTAL HAMAS ATTACK OF OCTOBER 7TH, 2023 AN EVENT NOT THOROUGHLY AND INDEPENDENTLY INVESTIGATED?
"Israel beat up Gaza and southern Lebanon took shots at Iran but beat itself up in the process.
The soldiers harmed physically and psychologically it can be said.
Not enough personnel to do multiple ground wars with tens of thousands of young men (Ultra-Orthodox) avoiding-dodging military service"-
Nextrush On Free Republic In Thread For "Israel must overhaul trauma care for 50,000 former IDF soldiers..."
I am posting some other things online but let me say my heart is leaning towards the notion of not joining any mobs out there but standing on a line and not crossing over it.
Let's say what is wrong but let's not resort to any hatred or violence.
I'm not here to hate but to disagree with hatred and violence on all sides.
In the Bible the Apostle Paul called himself out as a great hypocrite who turned to preaching Jesus Christ first to the Jews and also the Gentiles.
Jews and Gentiles alike need to experience what I have experienced a "Come to Jesus" meeting if you will.
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile"
ROMANS 1:16 NIV BIBLE
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That's my message to those who think my posting on FR is bad we are Conservative and Constitutional IMHO that means a lot in the midst of those stirring division and strife in our camp.
You say you will not donate I say I will donate lets us reach the Second Quarter Freepathon goal.
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We need some preaching a message if you will to round this out:
"And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever--
the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you"
JOHN 14:16-18 NIV BIBLE
"The Holy Spirit And You"-Billy Graham Video Sacramento 1983
Good Night and God Bless.
FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 394*UKRAINE WAR ESCALATED AT G7 IN FRANCE, RUSSIAN REACTION*CHINA MINERAL SUPPLIES AND ECONOMIC WARFARE IN G7, EU TALKS*IRANIAN OPPOSITION PROTEST BANNED*PROTEST TODAY*
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In the end the G7 summit hosted by France came out with a strong statement of support for Ukraine including provision of weapons to attack deep inside Russia.
This has been portrayed as a win for President Emmanuel Macron with US President Donald Trump being portrayed as a weaker leader who needed to be manipulated by Macron...
"How Macron won Trump round at the G7. Until the next bust-up"-Politico EU
From the perspective of Russia the G7 statement points to stiffening European commitment to the Ukraine War with the support of the United States.
In the aftermath of the G7 statement a strong statement from Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova saying:
"in the event of aggression by any NATO state against any Russian region, our response will be decisive and devastating for those who initiate such a move"...Tass Russia Story...
Russian official Sergey Glazyev Secretary of State of the Union saying this week's G7 brings the Ukraine War to a "fundamentally new qualitative level"...
"G7 support for Ukraine takes conflict to a new level, Russian official believes"--Tass Russia Story
The issue of trade with China also figured at the G7 in particular the matter of 'critical minerals' supplied mainly by China was discussed.
France joining the push by all the G7 countries to develop alternative sources for the minerals...
"At G7 Summit, world leaders tackle reliance on China for critical minerals"-Jerusalem Post
The discussion at the EU summit meeting of national leaders on Thursday and Friday considered measures to be used against China over alleged dumping of its products on the European market.
China already warning France and other European Countries of retaliation if the EU decides on escalating with economic warfare against China.
The US taking the lead in economic warfare against China cutting off supplies of high-performance computer chips and equipment to make them.
The US Commerce Department raised the alarm this week over a chip-making machine from Dutch company ASML being in China.
"EU leaders want to take a tougher stance against China but do they dare?"-NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
SOME ARRESTS IN PARIS TODAY AS A BANNED PROTEST BY OPPONENTS OF IRAN'S GOVERNMENT WAS SET TO TAKE PLACE.
THE PARIS PREFECT OF POLICE IMPOSED A BAN ON THE DEMONSTRATION YESTERDAY CITING THE 'TENSE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT'...
FRANCE 24 NEWS STORY
The "Historic Yellow Vests" gathering-protesting in Paris today with an accompanying video...Paris Yellow Vests Week 394 Saturday 6/20/2026
For now that's news from France.
OTHER POST S AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND...
"NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC MORE CRITICS*AT LEAST 27 KILLED IN LATEST ISRAELI ATTACKS...*
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 6/21/2026*....
Friday, June 19, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 6/19/2026 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*65TH DEADLY US ATTACK*US-ITALY TENSIONS*CIA COVERED FOR FAUCI*US CLAIMS ADVANCED CHIP MACHINE IN CHINA*DEADLY ISRAELI ATTACKS SCUTTLE US-IRAN TALKS*EBOLA OUTBREAK 'WORST KNOWN'*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
URKAINIAN DRONES ATTACKING THE PORT CITY OF SEVASTOPOL IN CRIMEA LATE TONIGHT. AT LEAST FIVE DRONES SHOT DOWN...TASS RUSSIA
"And I want to thank the Emir of Qatar"
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP UNVEILING A NEW PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT JUST OUTSIDE WASHINGTON D.C. THIS AFTERNOON.
THE 400-MILLION-DOLLAR BOEING 747 AIRLINER DONATED BY QATAR FOR USE AS 'AIR FORCE ONE'.
THE PLANE WILL BE USED UNTIL BOEING CAN MANUFACTURE A NEW PLANE FOR PRESIDENTIAL USE...
NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
THE 65TH DEADLY US ATTACK ON A BOAT LINKED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING.
YESTERDAY'S ATTACK IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC KILLING THREE CREW MEMBERS ACCORDING TO US SOUTHERN COMMAND...USNI NEWS
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff reported on his way to Switzerland.
That is where possible talks with Iran are to held Iran boycotting discussions over continued deadly Israeli attacks in Lebanon...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
THE NETHERLANDS MOVING AN AIR DEFENSE FRIGATE CLOSER TO THE MIDDLE EAST FOR POSSIBLE OPERATIONS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
A MINESWEEPING VESSEL ALREADY IN THE AREA.
A POSSIBLE OPERATION TO SECURE MARITIME TRAFFIC LED BY THE UK AND FRANCE IS ENVISIONED DEPENDENT ON THE COURSE OF TALKS BETWEEN THE US AND IRAN IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD...APA NEWS AZERBAIJAN
US politics President Donald Trump endorsing both Republican candidates in a primary runoff election.
In South Carolina both Lt. Governor Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson getting Mr. Trump's support in the contest for Governor.
In the first round of the primary Mr. Trump endorsing Lt. Gov. Evette over the other candidates...The Hill USA
Bodies of migrants washing ashore near the northern Libyan city of Tobruk.
11 dead and 40 missing after a boat carrying migrants across the Mediterranean Sea capsized last week...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN ISRAEL A MAN WITH A SUSPECTED CASE OF THE EBOLA VIRUS IS HOSPITALIZED IN HAIFA.
HE TRAVELED TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO RECENTLY...TIMES OF ISRAEL
A train driver is dead, 89 people injured 11 very seriously following a collision of two trains near Bedford, England...Sky News UK Blog
THE ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKING OF 'SERIOUS AND OFFENSIVE' COMMENTS BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
FOREIGN MINISTER ANTONIO TEJANI CANCELLING A TRIP TO THE US SET TO BEGIN SUNDAY.
IT FOLLOWS COMMENTS PRESIDENT TRUMP MADE IN AN ITALIAN TELEVISION INTERVIEW WHERE HE SAID THAT ITALY'S PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI WAS 'BEGGING' HIM FOR A PHOTO OF THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER.
MELONI DESCRIBING THOSE COMMENTS A 'COMPLETE FABRICIATION' ADDING THAT 'ITALY AND I DO NOT BEG'...NPR USA
In the southern African nation of Zimbabwe lawmakers approving a constitutional amendment extending the term of President Emmerson Mnangagwa from five to seven years.
The amendment also ends the direct election of presidents in Zimbabwe. The election of president will now be in the hands of parliament.
The constitutional change promoted as a means to maintain political and economic stability in the country.
Opponents say it reflects the decline of democracy in Zimbabwe under the rule of the dominant ZANU-PF Party...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE OUTGOING DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TULSI GABBARD DECLASSIFYING DOCUMENTS REVEALING THAT DR. ANTHONY FAUCI RECEIVED THE PROTECTION OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FROM A WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT.
THAT COMPLAINT CENTERED ON FAUCI LYING TO CONGRESS ABOUT 'GAIN OF FUNCTION' RESEARCH AT THE WUHAN, CHINA LAB WHERE THE COVID-19 VIRUS ORIGINATED.
THE DOCUMENTS ALSO REVEAL EARLY KNOWLEDGE BY THE CIA OF THE COVID VIRUS IN THE FALL OF 2019.
DR. FAUCI RECENTLY PASSED A FIVE-YEAR DEADLINE UNDER WHICH HE COULD HAVE BEEN PROSECUTED FOR LYING TO CONGRESS...NEW YORK POST-MSN
The afternoon the claim of a ceasefire taking effect in Lebanon but fighting continuing.
The updated death toll from Israel attacks in Lebanon today is 47...
AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
TIMES OF ISRAEL BLOG
THE EUROPEAN UNION EXTENDING SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA OVER THE UKRAINE WAR.
THOSE SANCTIONS WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
THERE IS TENSION REPORTED AT THE EU SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS BECAUSE REPRESENTATIVES OF EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT ANTONIO COSTA HAD SPOKEN TO RUSSIA'S GOVERNMENT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The US Department of Commerce says an advanced computer chip making machine from Dutch company ASML is in China.
ASML has been subject to US imposed export restrictions aimed at China.
The accusation is strongly denied by the chip making giant...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IRAN DECIDING NOT TO SEND A DELEGATION TO SWITZERLAND TO TALK WITH THE US.
THE MOVE FOLLOWS ISRAELI BOMBING ATTACKS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON IN WHICH AT LEAST 23 PEOPLE ARE REPORTED KILLED...TASS RUSSIA...WITH DOZENS OF OTHERS WOUNDED.
PEOPLE SLEEPING IN THEIR HOMES SAID TO HAVE BEEN AMONG THE VICTIMS...
AL JAZEERA QATAR
PRESS TV IRAN
The markets today stock markets closed for the "Juneteenth" holiday.
Trading in oil continued in New York today the price at 77 dollars 54 cents a barrel up 94 cents or 1.23 percent...Marketwatch
The Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has killed more than 200 people and is now considered the 'worst known'.
Some 900 confirmed cases with 35,000 suspected contacts linked to the Ebola outbreak...India Today...
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo updating statistics about the Ebola outbreak reporting 245 deaths and 933 cases in Congo...Tass Russia
THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GIVING A BREAK TO STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS IF THEY USE AN AUTOMATIC PAYMENT SYSTEM.
THE INTEREST RATE WILL BE REDUCED BY ONE PERCENT UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 FOR THOSE ALREADY IN THE AUTO-PAY SYSTEM AND THOSE WHO ENROLL IN IT BY SEPTEMBER 30TH OF THIS YEAR...THE HILL USA
Thursday, June 18, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 6/18/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*CRITICAL BRITISH SPECIAL ELECTION*SUPREME COURT RULES 2A FOR POT USER*RUSSIA WARNS AGAINST NATO ATTACK*EU CONSIDERS ECONOMIC WARFARE AGAINST CHINA*NEARLY 200 DRONES ATTACKED MOSCOW*GOP CRITICS OF IRAN MOU*EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS ORDER*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
ISRAELI NATIONALIST CABINET MINISTER ITAMAR BEN-GVIR RESPONDING TO CRITCISM FROM US VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE.
VANCE CALLED OUT THE OPPOSITION OF BOTH NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER BEN GVIR AND FINANCE MINISTER BEZALEL SMOTRICH TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH IRAN.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW YORK TIMES VANCE SAID IN PART:
"You just can't kill your way out of solving every single national security problem..."
MR. BEN-GVIR'S CHALLENGE TO MR. VANCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN RESPONSE:
"To deal with the Nazis of the 21st Century, just as the United States dealt with the Nazis of the 20th Century"...
Times Of Israel
News happening here in York, Pennsylvania this evening as a baseball game was forfeited when several players refused to wear special "Pride Jerseys" associated with "Gay Pride Month".
The "York Revolution" minor league team set to play the "Southern Maryland Blue Crabs" as part of a "Pride Night" series of events at the WellSpan Park stadium.
Even the game was called off the "Pride Night" events continued at the stadium.
A statement from the "York Revolution" baseball team critical of the players decision not to wear the "Pride" jerseys. In part the statement said their action was 'completely inconsistent with our vision as the Most Welcoming Place in York'...Newsmax USA=MSN
(UPDATED) LATE TONIGHT IN THE UK ATTENTION FOCUSED ON THE 'MAKERFIELD' BY-ELECTION FOR A SEAT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THE LABOR PARTY ATTEMPTING TO ELECT GREATER MANCHESTER MAYOR ANDY BURNHAM TO THE SEAT TO SET HIM UP AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE EMBATTLED PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER.
MR. BURNHAM WON THE ELECTION SETTING THE STAGE FOR STARMER'S REPLACMENT.
THE REFORM UK CANDIDATE ROBERT KENYON FINISHED IN SECOND PLACE.
IN TWO OTHER BY-ELECTIONS FOR HOUSE SEATS IN SCOTLAND THE SCOTTISH NATIONALISTS WON A SEAT AND THE CONSERVATIVES TOOK A SEAT FROM SCOTTISH NATIONALISTS...SKY NEWS UK BLOG
In Peru as the long vote count widens the lead for Rightist presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori protests for 'transparency' in the electoral process set for tomorrow.
Leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez is participating in the demonstrations saying there was an 'excessive delay' in votes from Peruvians overseas being brought home for the count.'
Sanchez also says organizers of tomorrow's protests are on the lookout for infiltrators and attempts to incite violence...RPP Peru (Translation Prompt)...Vote Count Wikipedia 2026 Peruvian general election
THE IRISH PARLIAMENT VOTING TO ABOLISH A THREE-DAY TIME OF REFLECTION BEFORE ABORTIONS.
THE PROPOSAL PUSHED BY THE LEFTIST SINN FEIN PARTY WHICH SITS IN OPPOSITION WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF PARLIAMENTARY SEATS.
LEADER MARY LOU MCDONALD DESCRIBING THE THREE-DAY REFLECTION PERIOD AS AN 'UNNECESSARY OBSTACLE'.
ABORTION LEGALIZED DURING THE FIRST 12 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY IN IRELAND IN 2018...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The US Supreme Court upholding the Second Amendment right of a man who uses marijuana (cannabis).
It was a unanimous ruling against a Trump Administration Justice Department attempt to prosecute Ali Hemani, a dual Pakistani-American national.
In his opinion Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that prosecuting Hemani under a statute applying to those who consume large amount of alcohol could have impacted the gun rights of some of America's founders like John Adams and James Madison...The Hill USA
"You can't tell the country, whether Israel or Iran, they're not allowed to have any self-defense."
US VICE-PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE SPEAKING AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.
HE WAS SPEAKING ABOUT THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDESTANDING WITH IRAN AND PRESIDENT TRUMP'S WILLINGNESS TO ALLOW IRAN TO KEEP MISSILES IN CONNECTION WITH IT...TIMES OF ISRAEL
THE RULER OF BELARUS PRESIDENT ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO SPEAKING OF HIS COUNTRY'S SOUTHERN BORDER WITH UKRAINE 'BURNING LIKE NEVER BEFORE'.
THIS FOLLOWS A UKRAINIAN ATTACK ON A BUS CARRYING STUDENT ATHLETES FROM BELARUS.
A WOMAN ACCOMPANYING THE STUDENTS DIED WITH EIGHT OTHERS ON THE BUS WOUNDED.
THE UKRAINIAN ATTACK HAPPENED IN RUSSIA'S BRYANSK REGION...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"in the event of aggression by any NATO state against any Russian region, our response will be decisive and devastating for those who initiate such a move"
Those words spoken by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
She warned against words and actions that appear to be pushing Europe towards conflict...Tass Russia...
Her statement follows this week's G7 meeting in France where the group of nations led by the United States pledged more military support for Ukraine including provision of weapons that can strike deep inside Russia.
Reacting to the G7 decision one Russian official said it brings the Ukraine War against his country 'to a fundamentally new qualitative level'...Tass Russia
Officially leaders of the 27 EU countries are meeting in Brussels to discuss 'global macroeconomic imbalances'.
But unofficially it's a meeting to consider escalating economic warfare against China in line with the increasingly harsh US tone towards China which included designating three major Chinese businesses as 'military companies' recently.
French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken of China 'killing off' European industries.
It's a sensitive issue because China has economic leverage to retaliate against European countries particularly in areas of critical minerals and other raw materials.
Coordinating to find alternative sources of critical minerals was a key issue at this week's G7 summit that included major European nations.
No immediate action expected but China has warned of retaliation...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
(UPDATED) MORE THAN 190 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES APPROACHED MOSCOW TODAY.
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AT NUMEROUS SITES WHERE DEBRIS FELL.
AN OIL REFINERY AMONG THE LOCATIONS THAT CAME UNDER ATTACK WITH SOME DRONES GETTING THROUGH CAUSING A FIRE.
AN APARTMENT BUILDING WAS HIT.
DEBRIS LANDING ON THE ROOF OF A SHOPPING CENTER CAUSING A FIRE.
UPDATED INFORMATION IS THAT 17 PEOPLE WERE WOUNDED...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
THIS ATTACK DESCRIBED AS THE BIGGEST DRONE ATTACK ON MOSCOW IN TWO YEARS...TASS RUSSIA...
ATTACKS ON OTHER AREAS OF RUSSIA WITH RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES DOWNING AT LEAST 555 DRONES IN RECENT HOURS...(TASS RUSSIA)
MEANWHILE RUSSIA SAYS ITS ATTACKS ON SEVERAL UKRAINIAN CITIES LAST NIGHT WERE DIRECTED AT ENERGY-RELATED FACILITIES...TASS RUSSIA
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US politics some Republicans are critical of the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran.
Senator Bill Cassidy, moderate Republican, calling the deal a 'foreign policy blunder'.
A former Trump UN Ambassador who has been supported by the Pro-Israel lobby, Nikki Haley, saying the US is now allowing Iran access to sanctioned assets even though 'they believe they have an obligation to destroy us'.
Mike Pence, Vice President during Mr. Trump's first term, saying the MoU 'smacks of the kind of the kind of appeasement our administration rejected in the Obama-Iran nuclear deal'.
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz expressing concern about providing money to Iran.
Libertarian Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, opposed by President Trump and Pro-Israel lobby money in his May Primary Election after pushing release of the Jeffrey Epstein Files, noting the massive 300-billion-dollar assisting plan to rebuild Iran's infrastructure...Al Jazeera Qatar
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 72.15 points or .14 percent.
The NASDAQ up 496.28 points or 1.91 percent.
At 443 pm New York Time the price of oil at 76 dollars 47 cents a barrel down 32 cents or .42 percent...Marketwatch
In Washington President Trump directing his nominee for Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton not to appear at a Senate confirmation hearing.
Trump also urging lawmakers to attach the extension of warrantless spying powers to his "SAVE Act" legislation designed to regulate elections...The Hill USA
A FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERING THE FBI TO REVIEW AND RELEASE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
THE JUDGE SETTING A FRIDAY JULY 17TH DEADLINE FOR RELEASE OF THE FIRST 750 PAGES OF THE DOCUMENTS...DEMOCRACY FORWARD "X"
US House staff members visiting the federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas where Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to serve a 20-year sentence.
House Democrats say the warden revealed to staffers that Maxwell is the only sex offender housed at the minimum-security facility.
They spoke of concerns about preferential treatment being given to Maxwell.
US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has defended the transfer of Maxwell to the prison camp saying it was necessary for her safety...The Guardian UK
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