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Thursday, June 25, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 6/25/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*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*
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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)
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.
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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.
And who are the critics working for anyway???
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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*
(NEWS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
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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...
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NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 6/21/2026*....
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