NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 6/28/2026*CORRUPTION ARRESTS IN IRAQ*DEADLY MID EAST ATTACKS*TRUMP RAGE*KEY EPSTEIN LAWYER RAGES OVER 'MCCARTHYISM'*CHINESE-RUSSIAN AIR DRILLS*

 

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The conflict in Lebanon continuing with Israel saying it killed a Hezbollah member after one of its soldiers was killed...Times Of Israel

MORE ARRESTS REPORTED IN A CRACKDOWN ON CORRUPTION IN IRAQ.

POLITICIANS WHO ARE BOTH PRO-IRANIAN AND ANTI-IRANIAN SAID TO HAVE BEEN TARGETED FOR ARREST...OSINTdefender "X" (Video, Photo Embed)

14 killed in a helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia.  

A helicopter belonging to Saudi Aramco oil company involved in the crash at the Ras Tanura terminal on the coast of the Persian Gulf.   

Those killed were Saudi nationals...REUTERS-AL JAZEERA QATAR

IN EASTERN FRANCE NEAR NANCY AT LEAST 11 KILLED WHEN A SKYDIVING PLANE CRASHED.

BOTH SKYDIVERS AND INSTRUCTORS WERE AMONG THOSE ON BOARD THE PLANE...AP--REUTERS-AL JAZEERA QATAR

AT LEAST ONE PERSON KILLED BY FALLING DRONE DEBRIS IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA.

A MASSIVE UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK REPORTED IN THE KRASNODAR REGION WITH BUILDINGS ALSO DAMAGED...TASS RUSSIA

A key lawyer in the lenient 2008 plea deal for child sex trafficker-abuser Jeffrey Epstein raging against what he calls "Epstein McCarthyism".

Alan Dershowitz targeting the stories of women who said they were sexually abused by prominent men associated with Epstein often when they were girls.

He calls them "anonymous accusations" in an interview with Conservative media outlet "Newsmax".

Mr. Dershowitz set to give his version of ties to Jeffrey Epstein and the Epstein Case on July 20th before the House Government Oversight Committee...Newsmax USA-MSN

Three killed in an Israeli drone attack in Gaza on Saturday in what Israel designated as a 'safe zone'.  A 15-year-old girl one of those killed according to Palestinian authorities.

25 others wounded in the latest deadly attack since a ceasefire was proclaimed in Gaza by US President Donald Trump last fall...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)..Al Jazeera Qatar Earlier Story

An Israeli attack in southern Lebanon Saturday evening.  One fatality reported...(News Agencies)

THIS WEEKEND IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ A PROJECTILE STRIKING A TANKER SAILING CLOSE TO OMAN.

NO INJURIES REPORTED BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TANKER'S BRIDGE...UKMTO "X"...

THE UNITED STATES CONDUCTING ATTACKS ON IRAN IN RESPONSE.   THE ATTACKS CALLED 'SELF-DEFENSE AIR STRIKES'...OSINTdefender "X"...

EARLY SUNDAY IRAN RESPONDING WITH ATTACKS ON US BASES IN BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT...(NEWS AGENCIES)

"There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable...If that happens the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist"!

Some of the social media messaging of US President Donald Trump on Saturday evening regarding the situation with Iran...OSINTdefender "X"

PRESIDENT TRUMP NAMING A NEW IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS (ICE) DIRECTOR THIS WEEKEND.

LANCE SCHROYER IS A FORMER OKLAHOMA STATE TROOPER AND US MARINE.

MR. TRUMP URGING QUICK SENATE CONFIRMATION OF MR. SCHROYER...THE HILL USA

Chinese and Russian warplanes holding joint drills in what is called 'relevant airspace'.

China and Russia conducting the air drills over both the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and the Pacific Ocean.

At one point 10 Chinese and Russian aircraft entering the air defense identification zone of South Korea.

China's defense ministry said the drills showcased the two nation's determination to uphold regional peace and stability...News Agencies TRT World Turkey (Turkiye)

THREE MEMBERS OF PAKISTAN'S PARAMILITARY 'RANGERS' KILLED IN AN ATTACK ON THEIR BASE IN KARACHI.

A VEHICLE RAMMING THE GATE OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT'S COMPOUND IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSAULT.

THREE ATTACKERS DESCRIBED AS 'TERRORISTS' WERE ALSO KILLED...DAWN PAKISTAN

1,430 confirmed fatalities in the twin earthquake disaster in Venezuela.

International teams pouring into the country to rescue victims trapped in the rubble...NTN Venezuela (Translation Prompt)

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The Australian government moving to double the maximum fine for violating the ban on social media use by under 16-year-olds.

The fine will now be 60 million Euros or 68.298 million US Dollars.

According to authorities the new social media ban involving children in Australia has had little or no effect...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

A FEDERAL JUDGE RULING THAT A FENCE MUST BE REMOVED FROM AROUND THE FEDERAL BUILDING IN EUGENE, OREGON BY THIS COMING THURSDAY JULY 2ND.

DISTRICT JUDGE MUSTAFA KASUBHAI NOTING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES NEXT SATURDAY AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO 'SPEAK FREELY' IN HIS RULING.

THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT APPEALING TO THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS...MAXINE BERNSTEIN THE OREGONIAN-OREGON LIVE "X"

In France an investigation underway into the Lithuanian online sales platform "Vinted".

Allegations of child trafficking linked to the site.  Online influencers spread suspicious images from it.

Vinted, which mainly sells second-hand clothing, denying the allegations.

German investigators finding no evidence of child trafficking in their probe...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

IN ALASKA A JUDGE RULING THAT DANIEL SULLIVAN JR. CAN REMAIN ON THE BALLOT FOR ALASKA'S 'RANKED CHOICE' US SENATE PRIMARY ON AUGUST 18TH.

HIS NAME SIMILAR TO THAT OF INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN US SENATOR DAN SULLIVAN.

AN ELECTION OFFICIAL HAD DISQUALIFIED DANIEL SULLIVAN JR. FROM THE BALLOT...THE HILL USA

NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*NEWSDUMP UPDATES*JULY 4 ALERT*CHINA WAR UPDATE*THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO*'REPUBLICAN, BAPTIST, COMMUNIST'*SUPPORT FR*APART FROM CHRIST NOTHING*

 

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The Sunday News Summary starts to post at Midnight Eastern US Time...LINK

NEWSDUMP UPDATE: JOINT CHINA-RUSSIA AIR DRILLS IN SEA OF JAPAN, PACIFIC OCEAN

                       TRT WORLD TURKEY (TURKIYE)

NEWSDUMP UPDATE: SUNDAY MORNING IRANIAN ATTACKS ON KUWAIT AND BAHRAIN FOLLOW US ATTACKS ON IRAN SATURDAY NIGHT...(NEWS AGENCIES)

NEWSDUMP UPDATE: SATURDAY NIGHT US ATTACKS ON IRAN FOLLOW ATTACK ON MERCHANT VESSEL IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ (NEWS AGENCIES)

NEWSDUMP UPDATE: VESSEL IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ STRUCK BY PROJECTILE

United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) "X"

  NEWSDUMP UPDATE: IRAN ATTACKS US MILITARY IN BAHRAIN IN RESPONSE TO FRIDAY NIGHT US ATTACKS ON IRAN

                                      OSINTdefender "X"

                                   ALERT

                                           (NEWS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS)

JULY 4TH WARNING: THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF AN HISTORIC ISRAELI MILITARY OPERATION

On July 4th, 1976 Israel staged an operation to extract hostages held by terrorists in Entebbe, Uganda.

Killed in that raid the brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

I will be on alert next Saturday July 4th, 2026.

Maybe there will be targeted assassinations in Gaza, Lebanon or elsewhere from Israel or something worse.

One objective at this point is to stir up the Lebanese conflict where the plan is to destroy Hezbollah so Mr. Netanyahu will have something to hang his hat on for the October Election...

                                        Entebbe Raid

                      AN OBSERVATION

Please don't jump to conclusions join an angry mob but I'm stunned to realize that ten years ago Mark Levin and Glenn Beck were in the forefront of opposing Donald J. Trump as he moved towards the Republican presidential nomination.

Mark Levin and Glenn Beck outspoken supporters of Israel outspokenly opposing Trump "Never Trumpers".

The China War Update China punching back on Monday following those US designations of three major Chinese companies as 'military companies' Carl Douglas sings our theme "Kung Fu Fighting"...

"BEIJING--China on Monday (June 22) announced sanctions on 10 American military-related companies...Chinese companies would be blocked from exporting 'dual-use' items to the 10 companies, which including military drone makers and some involved in rare earth mining...

the Finance Ministry said that government entities would be prohibited from buying products from 46 American companies including multiple units of Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Dynamics..."

"China hits back at US sanctions on tech giants restricting its exports to American defence firms"-Associated Press USA--Asia One Singapore

To the music this song a big hit in the summer of 1972.  A trip to upstate New York the Baseball Hall of Fame among other locations that's when I recall hearing this in the car...

                                                 "SATURDAY IN THE PARK"-CHICAGO

                                                   "TURN, TURN, TURN"-THE BYRDS

                                              "THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO"-DALE EVANS

There's a hit song from 1955 I was reminded of it when I saw a video this week...

WHERE ARE YOU PLACING YOUR HOPE AS YOU LOOK TOWARDS ETERNITY?-JONI EARECKSON TADA VIDEO

"So now faith, hope and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love"

                     I CORINTHIANS 13:13 ESV BIBLE

Next week the 250th Anniversary of the United States a Declaration of Independence signed in Philadelphia July 4th, 1776.

Plenty of drama out there in many of the headlines and podcast videos, social media posts etc. and who do those podcasters, posters ultimately work for?

And what about the quiet ones who bored their way into the USA looking 'normal' and 'mainstream' even "Christian" and "Conservative".

     REPUBLICAN, BAPTIST, COMMUNIST

"Wakefield was a gerrymandered district, they said, controlled by the Republicans.  There was no Democratic organization in the town.

'It will be best for you to register as a Republican.  Whatever you will say will carry much more weight if you are speaking as a Republican'.

I inquired about my activity in the Baptist Church, somewhat apprehensive that they might direct me to stay out of it.

'By all means get yourself firmly established in the church' Alice Gordon said. 'Never separate yourself from your normal contacts with the masses. A good Communist is a leader of the people...'"

FROM PAGE 63 OF 'I LED THREE LIVES' THE ACCOUNT OF FBI 'COUNTERSPY' HERBERT PHILBRICK WHO WORKED IN AMERICA'S COMMUNIST PARTY UNDERGROUND IN THE 1940'S

             "I Led Three Lives" Link Internet Archive

 A lot of noise this week about "Communists" in connection with elections but consider the not so high-profile folks as well and their legacy of influence on us.

JOIN ME SUPPORTING FREE REPUBLIC AS THE QUARTERLY FREEPATHON NEARS ITS END

The critics make their noise but I keep posting on Free Republic and I provide financial support contributing twice in this quarter my latest donation this weekend...

                                  Free Republic Donate Credit Card

I post some brutally honest things on FR from time to time like this post just today...

"The Communists and Nazis out there need to be let into my tent which is one that recognizes that apart from Christ I am nothing.

 'I am the vine you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him bears much fruit for apart from me you can do nothing' John 15:5 

 The Apostle Paul told his own people the Jewish people that Jesus was the The Way, The Only Way and Paul suffered for it..."...

"The big thing is that Jesus is going to be so revealed in beauty and glory in and through us his saints the whole universe is going to stand and marvel that Christ could do such a thing by his death and resurrection.

That he could take sinners like you and me who are opposed to God who break his laws, who disobey him every day and he's going to take us and make us into what he plans for the future..."

DR. BILLY GRAHAM AT 10:10 INTO THE AUDIO LINKED BELOW...

"The Day of the Coming of Christ"-Dr. Billy Graham Albany New York 1990

                                                 Good Night.  God Bless.

                              "WELL HAVEN'T YOU HEARD"-2ND CHAPTER OF ACTS

                                      

FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 395*MACRON TALKS ABOUT LEBANON CONFLICT*RUSSIA CALLS FRENCH SEIZURE OF TANKER 'PIRACY'*HEAT WAVE DEATHS ACROSS FRANCE*A FEW PROTEST IN THE HEAT*

 

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This week President Emmanuel Macron spoke with the top leaders of Lebanon a nation formerly under French colonial rule.

The Christian President Joseph Aoun, the Sunni Muslim Prime Minister Nawar Salam and the Shia Muslim Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri involved in the phone meeting their positions reserved for their communities that comprise various portions of the Lebanese population.

Following the meeting Macron calling on social media for a 'solid ceasefire regime' that would include withdrawal of the Israeli military from southern Lebanon and strengthening the Lebanese Army so it could be the only force with the exclusive right to use lethal force.

This would appear to be a policy reducing the role of Hezbollah in Lebanon with its military capabilities to attack Israel....

"Macron: Israel must begin withdrawing troops from Lebanon"-BALKANWEB

Macron seeking a new peacekeeping force for Lebanon when the mandate of the current UNIFIL force expires at the end of the year.

Several European countries expressing interest in participating in such a force...

Lebanese, French leaders discuss post-UNIFIL peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon'

The US brokered plan signed by Israel and Lebanon on Friday drives the notion of the removal of the Iran-aligned Hezbollah forces from southern Lebanon.

MR. MACRON HAS MET ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI WITH BOTH COUNTRIES SEEKING TO LEAD A NEW INTERNATIONAL FORCE IN LEBANON.

                              "piracy"

Russian reaction to the latest French seizure of an oil tanker linked to Russia under Ukraine War sanctions.

It happened on Tuesday off the coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.

But French President Emmanuel Macron did not make a public announcement about it until Thursday.

The tanker "Deliver" arriving in the French port city of Marseille yesterday (Friday).

France, the UK and other European nations have been involved in a series of seizures of Russian oil tankers...

"The Russian Embassy called France's detention of the tanker 'Deliver' piracy"-RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

"Another European action against Russian shadow fleet: France intercepts tanker" -NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

THIS WEEK RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES RECORDED IN 50 DEPARTMENTS OF FRANCE EXCEEDING 40 DEGREES CELSISUS (104 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT).

VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER BECAME SWIMMING HOLES IN THE SWELTERING HEAT LEADING TO MORE THAN 55 DROWNING DEATHS AS OF FRIDAY.

INTERIOR MINISTER LAURENT NUNEZ LINKING THE DEATHS TO SWIMMING IN 'UNAUTHORIZED' BODIES OF WATER.

IN ADDITION, AT LEAST FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN DIED IN VARIOUS INCIDENTS LINKED TO BEING INSIDE CARS IN THE INTENSELY HOT CONDITIONS...

"Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe's brutal heatwave forecast to shift east"-The Guardian UK

TODAY FRENCH AUTHORITIES CONFIRMING 74 DROWNING DEATHS SINCE JUNE 18TH.

TONIGHT INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOME PARTS OF FRANCE AS THE HOT WEATHER MOVES INTO CENTRAL EUROPE.

13,360 LIGHTNING STRIKES RECORDED BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING.

In Paris today a gathering of the "Historic Yellow Vests".  A few demonstrators going for a walk in the hot conditions prevailing in Paris today.

Their protest journey took them to the 'swimming holes' favored by many Parisians today...

"Historic Yellow Vests" Week 395 Yellow Vests Paris June 27, 2026 (Video 3 hours, 49 minutes) (Viewer Discretion Advised Thong Bikinis)

                                                     That's the news from France for now.

Also available the "Unplugged" post..."Nextrush Unplugged Weekend*Newsdump Updates*July 4 Alert*China War Update*The Bible Tells Me So*'Republican, Baptist, Communist'*...

                                                       

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 6/26/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*TOP PERU ELECTION OFFICIAL FIRED AMID COUNT*DEADLY ISRAELI ATTACK GAZA*EPSTEIN BILLIONAIRE ASSOCIATE BALKS*RESCUE, RELIEF EFFORTS VENEZUELA QUAKES*FRANCE, ITALY TALK LEBANON FORCE*NZ TOP COP PROBE*

 

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                        (FINAL POSTING 8-11 PM EASTERN US TIME EXPECTED)

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                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

As the vote count in Peru's Presidential Runoff Election nears its conclusion word that a top election official was ousted.

This evening it was revealed that the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) dismissed Secretary General Elar Bolanos Llanos Tuesday after Llanos submitted his resignation.

Mr. Llanos's resignation letter citing the altering of his computer systems with information he did not generate...RPP Peru (Translation Prompt)...

The vote count in the Presidential Runoff tonight at 98.899 percent of the total with Rightist candidate Keiko Fujimori leading Leftist Robert Sanchez by nearly 46,000 votes.

The Sanchez Camp filing a formal complaint alleging electoral irregularities particularly with votes of Peruvians living in foreign countries.

The complaint names current President Jose Maria Balcazar and Keiko Fujimori among others...RPP Peru (Translation Prompt)

TEN WOUNDED IN A UKRAINIAN ATTACK ON A RUSSIAN DEFENSE PLANT IN VOLGOGRAD...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

A MISSILE ATTACK ALERT DEEP INSIDE RUSSIA LATE TONIGHT IN THE ORENBURG REGION SOUTHEAST OF MOSCOW...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Three killed in an Israeli drone attack in Gaza.   Others wounded in the attack.

Those killed identified as police officers.

1,031 killed in Israeli attacks since US President Donald Trump.

The total number of those killed in the conflict in Gaza over the last two and half years is more than 73,000...Al Jazeera Qatar...

In Gaza today an event promoted in Israeli media in recent days a protest demonstration opposing the rule of Hamas in Gaza.

The event taking place amid Israeli control of around 60 percent of Gaza's territory.

Media reports from Israel speak of people demonstrating in spite of threats from Hamas...Times of Israel

A DEAL REGARDING LEBANON TODAY IT'S INCREMENTAL CALLED 'THE BEGINNING OF THE BEGINNING' BY US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO

THE US BROKERED AGREEMENT SIGNED BY LEBANESE AND ISRAELI REPRESENTATIVES LAYS OUT A PATHWAY TO ACHEIVE ISRAEL'S GOAL OF REMOVING THE IRANIAN ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH FORCES FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON...AL JAZEERA QATAR...

MORE NEWS RELATED TO LEBANON LATER IN THE SUMMARY.

MORE US ATTACKS ON IRAN TONIGHT.   

THE ATTACKS ON RADAR SITES AND DRONE STORAGE FACILITIES LINKED TO YESTERDAY'S IRANIAN ATTACK THAT DAMAGED A MERCHANT VESSEL...AL JAZEERA QATAR

                     (This Story Is Updated Expanded)

Jeffrey Epstein associate billionaire investor Leon Black refusing answers to questions regarding Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA's).

It happened during his testimony before the House Government Oversight Committee regarding his connections to Epstein.

This led the committee to issue subpoenas related to the NDA's with Committee Chairman James Comer wanting to know if Epstein was involved in any of them.

Black and his legal team emphasizing that Mr. Black never abused any woman and was not involved with any underage woman or sex trafficking...

                             CNN-MSN USA...

Journalist Julie K. Brown of the "Miami Herald" says that Black is one of 25 men suspected of making payments of millions of dollars.

Those payments linked to secret legal settlements involving young women, some of whom are identified as victims of Jeffrey Epstein...

                      Julie K. Brown "X"

ON SOCIAL MEDIA US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID IRAN FIRED FOUR DRONES AT COMMERCIAL SHIPPING IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AREA.

HE NOTED THAT ONE DRONE CAUSED DAMAGE TO A MERCHANT VESSEL. MR TRUMP REFERENCING AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY PREVIOUSLY REPORTED HERE.

TRUMP DEFINING THIS AS A 'FOOLISH VIOLATION' OF THE CEASEFIRE.

IRAN WARNING SHIPS TO USE ONLY APPROVED ROUTES TO TRANSIT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ...OSINTdefender "X"...

MORE NEWS RELATED TO THIS LATER IN THE SUMMARY.

A small plane crashed into the tallest building in Beijing, China this evening.

Debris falling from the 108-story tall "Citic Tower" also called "China Zun".

Authorities asking people not to take any pictures of the crash and to delete images...The Hill USA

IRAN SAYS IT TURNED BACK THREE TANKERS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSIT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

THEY WERE OPERATING ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE STRAIT.

IRAN WARNING THAT VESSELS CAN ONLY USE THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ ON IRANIAN APPROVED ROUTES...TASS RUSSIA

More than 900 now confirmed dead in the twin earthquakes in Venezuela.   The number of injured exceeds 3,300...(News Agencies)...

Search and rescue operations underway with foreign assistance pouring in including search and rescue teams.

The US military participating in those efforts...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

LEBANESE PRESIDENT JOSEPH AOUN WELCOMING A FRENCH-ITALIAN INITIATIVE TO CREATE A NEW INTERNATIONAL FORCE IN LEBANON.

THE MANDATE OF THE CURRENT UN FORCE CONCLUDES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

YESTERDAY FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON AND ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI MET.

MR. MACRON SAYING THE TWO NATIONS WANTED TO LAUNCH A COALITION TO PREVENT LEBANON FROM BEING A SOURCE OF INSTABILITY IN THE FUTURE...AFP FRANCE-ARAB NEWS

An Iranian statement says US military bases in the Persian Gulf are a source of insecurity.

The statement follows US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to the region which led to a joint statement denounced by Iran as containing "interventionist, irresponsible and provocative positions".

Iran also says it should control the Strait of Hormuz jointly with Oman...Reuters-Times of Israel

SOUTH KOREA'S FORMER FIRST LADY SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR BRIBERY.

KIM KEON HEE IS SAID TO HAVE TAKEN GIFTS INCLUDING A TWO CHANEL BAGS AND A DIAMOND NECKLACE IN EXCHANGE FOR FAVORS.

THE WIFE OF THE FORMER CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA YOON SUK YEOL WAS ACQUITTED OF CHARGES INVOLVING STOCK FRAUD AND CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

HER HUSBAND MR. YOON WITH MULTIPLE SENTENCES PILED ON HIM INCLUDING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR INSURRECTION IN CONNECTION WITH MARTIAL LAW HE DECLARED IN DECEMBER OF 2024.

IN ADDITION HE RECEIVED A 30-YEAR SENTENCE FOR SENDING DRONES INTO NORTH KOREA TO PROVOKE IT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 44.51 points.

The NASDAQ declined 60.99 points or .24 percent.

The price of oil closed in New York at 70 dollars 24 cents a barrel down one dollar 68 cents or 2.34 percent...Marketwatch

In Russia a decision to ban cryptocurrency mining in the Moscow area and certain parts of the Kursk Region.

The ban to take effect next Wednesday July 1st and be in effect until the end of 2032.

In the Moscow region the ban is linked to electricity usage by data centers.   Russian authorities have imposed crypto mining bans in other parts of the country some of them linked to months where there is peak use of electricity...Tass Russia

FOUR ISRAELI SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN A HEZBOLLAH GRENADE ATTACK IN SOUTHERN LEBANON...TIMES OF ISRAEL

FORMER WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JOHN BOLTON ENTERING A GUILTY PLEA IN A CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASE.

BOLTON, AN ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN CRITIC OF PRESIDENT TRUMP, TARGETED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OVER PERSONAL USE OF CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.

BOLTON'S GUILTY PLEA INCLUDES NO PRISON TIME, BUT INVOLVES A FINE OF 2.25 MILLION DOLLARS AND 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE...AP-Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar

In New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers is under investigation.

The probe relates to allegations made about Chambers conduct towards women on two occasions since last November.

Chambers says he "strongly rejects the claims that have been made".   He says he is not required to leave his post at this time...One News New Zealand

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTING THAT THE US IS CONSIDERING RELOCATING MIDDLE EAST BASES FURTHER AWAY FROM IRAN.

THIS FOLLOWS DAMAGE INFLICTED ON THEM DURING THE IRAN WAR.

SOME US BASES MAY RELOCATE TO ISRAEL...TIMES OF ISRAEL

There are 275 flu cases reported at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.  The flu outbreak last week involved 160 cases.

Four people are hospitalized with one death on June 16th still under investigation to determine a cause...The Hill USA

ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI DISPUTING NATO SECRETARY GENERAL MARK RUTTE'S ACCOUNT OF HOW ITALY HELPED THE US AND ISRAEL DURING THE IRAN WAR.

RUTTE TOLD FOX NEWS ITALY ALLOWED 500 US MILITARY PLANES TO USE ITALIAN BASES.

MELONI INSISTING THE USE OF ITALIAN BASES WAS FOR LOGISTICAL AND TECHNICAL REASONS NOT TO DIRECTLY ATTACK IRAN.

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CRITICAL OF ITALY AND OTHER NATO COUNTRIES FOR NOT SUPPORTING THE WAR...POLITICO EU

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 6/25/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*ORDER TO REVEAL EPSTEIN FILES*UKRAINE WAR ATTACKS*DEADLY ISRAELI ATTACKS LEBANON, GAZA*FRENCH SEIZURE RUSSIAN TANKER*US HIGH COURT RULINGS*INTERNATIONAL JUDGES SUE TRUMP SANCTIONS LINKED TO NETANYAHU*VENEZUELA QUAKES TOLL RISING*87.6 BILLION IRAN WAR BILL*POLICE REVIEW OF EPSTEIN-RELATED DEATH*

 

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                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT CARRIED OUT IN FLORIDA THIS EVENING.

74-YEAR-OLD DUSTY RAY SPENCER EXECUTED FOR THE 1992 MURDER OF HIS WIFE KAREN.

LETHAL DRUGS USED TO KILL SPENCER...ASSOCIATED PRESS-NBC NEWS USA

A federal judge ordering redacted parts of the Justice Department's Jeffrey Epstein Files to be revealed.

District Judge Emmet Sullivan also giving the DOJ the option of explaining why they can't reveal the files setting a deadline of next Thursday July 2nd.

His ruling in response to a lawsuit by journalist and legal commentator Katie Phang.

One blacked out name in an email is the recipient of an email from convicted sex offender Epstein referring to a 'torture video'...CBS News USA

(UPDATED) AT LEAST 18 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN APPROACHING MOSCOW LATE TONIGHT.

DEBRIS FELL IN AT LEAST ONE LOCATION...TASS RUSSIA...

EXPLOSIONS IN SEVERAL UKRAINIAN CITIES LATE TONIGHT AS RUSSIAN ATTACKS CONTINUE...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

EXPLOSIONS TONIGHT IN KIEV.   URKAINE'S CAPITAL CITY UNDER RUSSIAN ATTACK...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Mass arrests in Kenya today.

The government of President William Ruto cracking down on protesters remembering demonstrators killed by government security forces two years ago today.

At least 60 people killed in the protests which included the breaching of the grounds of Kenya's parliament.

Demonstrators opposed tax increases imposed by the government...Al Jazeera Qatar

THE US SUPREME COURT RULING THAT LAWSUITS CANNOT BE ALLOWED UNDER FEDERAL LAW AGAINST PESTICIDE MAKER 'MONSANTO'.

A MISSOURI JURY HAD ALREADY RULED IN FAVOR OF PLANTIFF JOHN DURNELL IN HIS LAWSUIT LINKED TO CANCER CAUSED BY THE 'ROUNDUP' WEED KILLER.

THE COURT'S 7-2 RULING SAW LIBERTARIAN-LEANING JUSTICE NEIL GORSUCH AND LIBERAL JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON IN THE MINORITY.

THE CASE WATCHED BY MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN (MAHA) DISTURBED OVER LINKAGE BETWEEN 'ROUNDUP' AND CANCER...NPR USA...

MORE NEWS OF US SUPREME COURT RULINGS LATER IN THIS SUMMARY.

In Gaza and the "West Bank" at least two Palestinians killed in Israeli shooting attacks...Al Jazeera Qatar...

Three killed in the latest Israeli air attack in southern Lebanon.  They were the occupants of a car in which another occupant was wounded...AFP France-Al Jazeera Qatar

A PROJECTILE STRIKING A CARGO VESSEL OFF THE COAST OF OMAN NEAR THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.  NO CASUALTIES REPORTED...UKMTO "X"...

US OFFICIALS LATER TOLD THE 'WALL STREET JOURNAL' IRAN WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTACK.

THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION SUSPENDING AN OPERATION TO MOVE MERCHANT VESSELS OUT OF THE PERSIAN GULF.

IRAN HAD WARNED ABOUT VESSELS TRANSITING THE AREA WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION...OSINTdefender "X"

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The European countries continuing their escalating sanctions enforcement against Russia in connection with the Ukraine War.

The French military seizing a Russian linked oil tanker off the coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.

French President Emmanel Macron saying the seizure took place on Tuesday...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)...

The Russian Embassy in France describing the seizure of the tanker as 'piracy'...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

RULINGS FROM US SUPREME COURT AS ITS SESSION COMES TO AN END.

FIRST THE HIGH COURT RULING THAT MIGRANTS SEEKING ASYLUM MUST ENTER THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THEY CAN APPLY FOR ASYLUM

THE RULING 6-3 CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS AND CONSERVATIVES IN THE MAJORITY LIBERALS IN THE MINORITY...BBC UK-MSN...

The US Supreme Court also ruling that Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitians and 6.100 Syrians can be terminated.

This will allow the United States to deport the Haitian and Syrian migrants.

The ruling 6-3 with Chief Justice John Roberts and five conservatives in the majority the three liberals in the minority.

In the majority opinion Justice Samuel Alito noting that the lower courts who overturned the TPS decisions acted beyond their authority...Reuters-Telegraph India...

Another 6-3 majority ruling from the US high court struck down an Hawaii law that banned firearms on private property unless authorized by the owner....CNN USA

FIVE PEOPLE IN ISOLATION IN FRANCE OVER CONTACT WITH A MAN WHO IS CONFIRMED TO HAVE THE EBOLA VIRUS.

THEY WERE ON AN AIR FRANCE FLIGHT FROM CONGO THAT LANDED NEAR PARIS ON TUESDAY.

IN CONGO 1118 CASES OF EBOLA NOW CONFIRMED ALONG WITH AT LEAST 267 DEATHS DUE TO THE OUTBREAK.

THIS IS A RECORD NUMBER OF INFECTIONS IN AN EBOLA OUTBREAK DURING THE FIRST MONTH...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Judges of the International Criminal Court suing in US Federal Court over sanctions imposed by the Trump Administration.

The sanctions linked to the war crimes arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes in Gaza.

More than 70,000 people killed more than 170,000 wounded in the two-and-a-half-year conflict still underway in spite of a ceasefire proclaimed by Mr. Trump last fall.

The ICC based in the The Hague in the Netherlands also opened a probe into alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan...Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar

Iran's Foreign Ministry says European countries who supported the Iran War should be held accountable.

Both Italy and Romania named as nations who helped the US-Israeli war effort by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte...Press TV Iran

(UPDATED) AT LEAST 235 KILLED (ASSOCIATED PRESS) IN THE TWO BACK-TO-BACK EARTHQUAKES IN VENEZUELA LAST EVENING.

THE NUMBER OF INJURED MORE THAN 1,500.

SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS UNDERWAY WITH THOSUANDS OF PEOPLE REPORTED MISSING VIA ONLINE REGISTRATION...NOS NETHERLANDS BLOG (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 71.72 points or .14 percent.

The NASDAQ declined 118.03 points or .46 percent.

At 446 pm the price of oil in New York 71 dollars 66 cents a barrel up one dollar 32 cents or 1.88 percent...Marketwatch

The cost of the Iran War totaled for Congress the Trump Administration requesting 87.6 billion dollars in additional funding...The Hill USA

TWO TOP DUTCH OFFICIALS VISITING SYRIA WITH MIGRANTS ON THEIR MIND.

THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER IN CHARGE OF MIGRATION AND THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LOBBYING THE NEW SYRIAN JIHADIST GOVERNMENT TO TAKE BACK MIGRANTS FROM THE NETHERLANDS.

THEY ENVISION FORCED RETURN OF SOME SYRIANS NOW IN THE NETHERLANDS.

THE NETHERLANDS IS PROVIDING SYRIA WITH ASSISTANCE FOR RECONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING THE CIVIL WAR WON BY THE WESTERN BACKED JIHADIST FORCES...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

There is controversy here in the United States over eight federal terrorism sentences handed out to opponents of President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown.

A 100-year sentence given to Benjamin Song who shot a police office in the neck in a confrontation outside of an ICE facility in Texas.

The others defined as accomplices and given lengthy sentences.  

Song's lawyer says he never intended to shoot anyone and plans an appeal...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

Police in Australia will review the suicide of Virginia Guiffre high profile victim of sexual abuse involving Jeffrey Epstein and associates.

Her family accepts suicide as her cause of death but is questioning if police could have dealt with her tumultuous situation prior to it.

Giuffre was in a domestic dispute with her husband he was given custody of the couple's three children she was barred from contact...

                        The Telegraph Australia-MSN

Australian "Today" show host Karl Stefanovic being forced out after he did a podcast interview with British Anti-Mass Immigration, Islamization activist Tommy Robinson.

Channel Nine holding 'crisis meetings' following the podcast which was promoted with both men holding their arms around each other.

Mr. Stefanovic has called himself "Joe Bogan" comparing himself to American podcaster "Joe Rogan".

Quick to support Stefanovic Senator Pauline Hanson leader of Australia's rising "One Nation Party" speaking of him as her 'close friend'...ABC News Australia

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 6/24/2026*TWO QUAKES VENEZUELA*CHILD KILLED IN GAZA ATTACK*FINAL DAY ON WITNESS STAND FOR NETANYAHU*TWO KILLED ISRAELI DRONE STRIKE LEBANON*GATES SAYS HE MAY HAVE BEEN PRESENT WITH EPSTEIN VICTIMS*UKRAINE WAR RAGING*EBOLA CASE IN FRANCE*TALIBAN EU TALK MIGRANTS RETURN*

 

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                     LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

(UPDATED) A STRONG EARTHQUAKE STRIKING NORTHERN JAPAN THURSDAY MORNING LOCAL TIME.   THE MAGNITUDE 6.9.

THE MOST SERIOUS IMPACT ON THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF THE MAIN ISLAND OF HONSHU.

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN THE IMPACTED AREAS REPORTING NO ABNORMALITIES...NHK WORLD JAPAN...FIVE INJURIES REPORTED.

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                          VIDEO OF EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE VENEZUELA

   ASSOCIATED PRESS LIVE VIDEO FEED VENEZUELA

TWO POWERFUL EARTHQUAKES IN SUCCESSION THIS EVENING IN VENEZUELA.

THEY WERE 7.1 AND 7.5 IN MAGNITUDE CENTERED IN THE NORTHERN COASTAL INTERIOR OF THE COUNTRY WEST OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF CARACAS AND EAST OF THE PORT CITY OF MARACAIBO.

REPORTS OF BUILDINGS COLLAPSING IN VENEZUELA WITH VIDEOS POSTED ONLINE...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)...

VIDEO SEEN THIS EVENING OF PEOPLE BEING PULLED FROM THE WRECKAGE OF COLLAPSED BUILDINGS.

A STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY VENEZUELA'S GOVERNMENT.

OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES.

THERE WAS A TSUNAMI ALERT IN THE CARRIBEAN SEA INCLUDING THE US TERRITORY OF PUERTO RICO...(NEWS AGENCIES)...

                               BBC NEWS UK BLOG

20 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN APPROACHING MOSCOW DURING THE DAY...TASS RUSSIA...

245 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN BY RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES TODAY...(TASS RUSSIA)

In Gaza today a 12-year-old child killed in an Israeli drone attack in Gaza.

Others wounded in the attack.

1,027 deaths in Israeli attacks since a cease fire was proclaimed last fall in Gaza with 3,280 wounded.    Five Israeli soldiers killed, others wounded as well...Al Jazeera Qatar...

Palestinian media reporting a man killed in an Israeli raid in the city of Jenin in the "West Bank".

(UPDATE) IN WASHINGTON PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKING NOISE ABOUT NOT SIGNING A HOUSING BILL PASSED BY CONGRRESS.

A SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE BILL ABRUPTLY CANCELLED.

ON SOCIAL MEDIA MR. TRUMP STRESSING THE NEED TO PASS HIS ELECTION RELATED LEGISLATION THE 'SAVE ACT'.

THE LEGISLATION CAN BECOME LAW WITHOUT MR. TRUMP'S SIGNATURE UNLESS HE CHOOSES TO VETO IT...THE HILL USA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu completing his trial testimony after 18 months on the stand in his on again, off again corruption trial.

The ongoing trial has lasted six years so far heavily disrupted by the conflicts Israel has been involved in during the last two and one-half years.

Netanyahu's defense lawyer called him back to the stand after cross-examination by prosecutors.

In his final testimony Mr. Netanyahu describing his prosecution as a political vendetta leading to '10 years of hell' for him...Times of Israel

TWO KILLED IN AN ISRAELI DRONE STRIKE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.

THE US-IRAN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU) CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON.

ISRAEL DESCRIBING THE ATTACK AS A STRIKE ON OPERATIVES OF THE IRAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT...AL JAZEERA QATAR

The transcript of billionaire Bill Gates testimony released by the House Government Oversight Committee.

Mr. Gates acknowledging he may have been in the presence of women and girls sexually abused by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

But Gates says he did not interact with them...CNN "X"

DAILY DEADLY ATTACKS IN THE UKRAINE WAR.   

TWO KILLED IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK IN THE NIZHNY NOVOGOROD REGION 200 MILES EAST OF MOSCOW...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

ONE KILLED, SIX WOUNDED IN UKRAINIAN ATTACKS IN THE BELGOROD REGION ON THE BORDER WITH UKRAINE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS...TASS RUSSIA

The first case of infection by the Ebola virus confirmed in France.  It's linked to the outbreak in Congo and Uganda.

The French Ebola case involves a doctor who recently returned to France from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

He is now being treated in isolation with an investigation underway into those the doctor was in contact with...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...

At the end of last week Israeli authorities reported that a man was hospitalized in isolation in Haifa because of a suspected case of Ebola after return from Congo.

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 182.06 points or .35 percent.

The NASDAQ down 110.40 points or .43 percent.

At 450 pm New York Time the price of oil 69 dollars 85 cents a barrel down three dollars 36 cents or 4.59 percent...Marketwatch

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVING TO SUPPORT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASED ELECTRICITY DEMAND DRIVEN BY TECHNOLOGY.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BACKING 17.5 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF LOANS TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF 10 LARGE-SCALE NUCLEAR PLANTS.

IT IS HOPED THOSE PLANTS WILL BE IN OPERATION BY THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT DECADE...The Hill USA-MSN

The return of migrants to Afghanistan part of the talks going on in Brussels between a Taliban delegation and European Union officials.

Diplomatic services also a topic of discussion but the desire of European countries to send migrants back to Afghanistan including those who commit crimes and lose appeals for asylum of greater concern.

Rights groups say the EU should be demanding that the Taliban respect human rights...India Today

IN ISRAEL CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE 'SHIN BET' DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

NEW SHIN BET CHIEF DAVID ZINI CANCELLED AN AGENCY 'PRIDE MONTH' CELEBRATION.

OTHER ACTIONS TAKEN INCLUDED THE REMOVAL OF FUNDING FOR THE AGENCY'S LGBTQ GROUP...TIMES OF ISRAEL

Inflation in Australia eased slightly in one category but rose in another.  Consumer prices rose 4 percent in May down from 4.2 percent in April.

But the underlying inflation rate went higher last month to 3.6 percent from 3.4 percent in April...ABC News Australia

 

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 6/23/2026*WITHDRAW IRAN WAR RESOLUTION PASSES SENATE*TWO KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACK IN LEBANON*PUTIN WARNS OF WESTERN WAR PREP*KREMLIN NOTES US ECONOMY 'MILITARIZATION'*UN REPORTS SAYS ISRAEL TARGETS CHILDREN IN GAZA*KIM TALKS 'OVERTAKING THE WORLD' IN NUKES*

 

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                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

In the Russian port city of Sevastopol Ukrainian attacks taking out energy infrastructure causing a loss of electrical power. 

 Ukraine launching intense attacks on Sevastopol and other parts of Crimea...Tass Russia

US POLITICS TONIGHT SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN ATTORNEY ALAN WILSON WINNING THE RUNOFF ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR...(NEWS AGENCIES)

For several hours tonight train traffic in Germany completely disrupted by the malfunction of a communications system connecting train drivers with traffic control.

Trains are again moving in Germany late tonight...Tagesschau Germany (Translation Prompt)

THE US SENATE VOTING 50-48 IN FAVOR OF A RESOLUTION TO WITHDRAW US FORCES FROM THE IRAN WAR.

IT'S A NON-BINDING RESOLUTION WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS RELATED TO DEFENDING US MILITARY BASES IN THE WAR ZONE.

FOUR REPUBLICANS JOINING 46 DEMOCRATS IN THE MAJORITY WITH DEMOCRAT SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN ALIGNING WITH 47 REPUBLICANS IN THE MINORITY.

TWO REPUBLICAN US SENATORS ABSENT FROM THE VOTE MITCH MCCONNELL OF KENTUCKY AND DAVE MCCORMICK OF PENNSYLVANIA...THE HILL USA

Intelligence agencies of the United States and allied nations in the 'Five Eyes' group warning that AI is enhancing cybersecurity risks.

They say leaders of nations must 'act quickly' because danger is just months away.

AI improves cyber security but it also enhances attack threats from malicious actors according to the intelligence agencies...The Hill USA

TWO KILLED BY ISRAELI FIRE IN LEBANON WITH HEZBOLLAH DESCRIBING THE ATTACK AS A 'BLATANT' CEASEFIRE VIOLATION...AL JAZEERA QATAR

IN AMMAN, JORDAN A JOSTLING INCIDENT AMONG A MASS OF SOCCER (FOOTBALL) FANS WATCHING A WORLD CUP MATCH ON A BIG SCREEN.

ONE PERSON KILLED, EIGHT OTHERS INJURED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

"they are now openly talking about preparing for a war with us and increasing their military budgets"

Russian President Vladimir Putin talking about Western nations to an audience of military school graduates today...Tass Russia

  "The economy is undergoing militarization"

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commenting on US President Donald Trump's plans to meet US automakers Ford and General Motors tomorrow.

Trump speaking of the automakers using 'excess capacity' to produce military weapons for the US including missiles like the Patriot air defense missiles used in the Ukraine War against Russia...Tass Russia

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 45.87 points.

The NASDAQ fell sharply 579.56 points or 2.21 percent.

In New York at 426 pm the price of oil 73 dollars 37 cents a barrel down 49 cents or .66 percent. ..Marketwatch

A UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY SAYS 30 PERCENT OF THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DEATHS IN GAZA DURING ISRAEL'S RETALIATION FOR THE BRUTAL HAMAS ATTACK OF OCTOBER 2023 ARE CHILDREN.

THE INQUIRY SAYING ISRAELI TARGETING OF FACILITIES LIKE HOSPITALS WITH FACILITIES TO TREAT CHILDREN ALONG WITH BLOCKADES OF HUMANITARIAN AID HAVE HARMED CHILDREN.

IT ALSO NOTES CHILDREN CONTINUE TO DIE IN CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS SINCE LAST OCTOBER.

MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACKS SINCE THE CEASEFIRE PROCLAMATION BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP LAST FALL...AL JAZEERA QATAR

In Israel today a blockade of Highway 6 over the arrest of a draft evader with Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators planning a slow parade of cars leaving 20 locations tomorrow.

The Anti-Draft protest being coordinated with police.

The nationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir says police officers will be held accountable for any 'excessive force' used against the Haredi protests opposing Israel's military draft...Ynet News Israel (Translation Prompt)

ISRAEL'S CHANNEL 13 REPORTING THE UNITED STATES IS NOT ALLOWING ISRAEL TO CONDUCT 'UNRESTRICTED MILITARY OPERATIONS' IN LEBANON.

ISRAEL WARNED NOT TO ATTACK THE LEBANESE CAPITAL OF BEIRUT OR THE SOUTHERN CITY OF TYRE.

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID TO BE RESTRAINING ISRAEL FROM ATTACKS IN LEBANON AND OTHER AREAS.

MORE THAN 4,000 KILLED, 12,000 WOUNDED AND ONE MILLION REFUGEES DUE TO THE CONFLICT IN LEBANON ASSOCIATED WITH THE IRAN WAR THAT BEGAN ALMOST FOUR MONTHS AGO...ANADOLU AGENCY-YENI SAFAK TURKEY (TURKIYE)

      "with a goal of overtaking the world"

That's the vision of ruler Kim Jong-Un for North Korea's nuclear arsenal.

Kim expressing his nuclear vision during a three-day conference of the ruling Workers Party that ended yesterday.

North Korea's nuclear weapons described as the 'core of the military sovereignty of the nation'...Yonhap News Agency South Korea

THE UNITED NATIONS REPORTING MORE THAN 700 CIVILIAN DEATHS IN MYANMAR CAUSED BY THE COUNTRY'S MILITARY GOVERNMENT.

THE GOVERNMENT FIGHTING RESISTANCE TO ITS RULE IN MANY PARTS OF MYANMAR.

REDUCED HUMANITARIAN AID ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO SUFFERING FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN MYANMAR...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)