Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 4/21/2026*CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP INDICTED FOR FUELING RACISM*TRUMP EXTENDS CEASEFIRE MAINTAINS IRAN BLOOCKADE*NAVY CARRIER ENTERING WAR ZONE TESTS ANTI-DRONE LASER*CHINA AIMS NUKE ACCUSATIONS AT US AND ALLIED NATIONS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
SEVEN PALESTINIANS TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION AFTER ISRAELI NATIONALIST SETTLERS TORCHED A HOME.
TWO CARS ALSO SET ON FIRE IN THE ATTACK ON PALESTINIANS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE 'WEST BANK' (SAMARIA)...TIMES OF ISRAEL
(UPDATED) IN VIRGINIA THE REFERENDUM ON CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING.
VOTERS DECIDING ON CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORIZATION ALLOWING STATE LAWMAKERS TO APPROVE A PLAN FAVORING DEMOCRATS OVER REPUBLICANS IN DRAWING US HOUSE DISTRICTS.
THE REFERENDUM MEASURE APPROVED BY A NARROW MARGIN...
REFERENDUM RESULTS WTOP
The US Justice Department announcing an 11-count federal grand jury indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center civil rights group.
The crimes described in the indictment are financial in nature.
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said that some money donated by donors to the SPLC ended up funding leaders and organizers of racist groups.
Blanche spoke of the SPLC "manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred".
3 million dollars in payments said to have been involved between 2014 and 2023.
The individuals who were paid described as 'informants' to the SPLC.
The group with a statement saying it is being targeted by the Trump Administration...NBC News USA
Democrat Congresswoman Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigned today in the face of a potential expulsion vote.
Her resignation just minutes before a public hearing of the House Ethics Committee to consider penalties against her.
The Congresswoman was indicted last fall for allegedly using federal emergency funds for personal luxuries and her political campaign...The Hill USA
TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS REMOVED FROM COMBAT DUTY AND JAILED IN CONNECTION WITH THE TEARING DOWN OF A STATUE OF JESUS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.
THE SOLDIER WHO PERFORMED THE ACT AND ANOTHER WHO PHOTOGRAPHED IT RECEIVING THE PUNISHMENT.
SIX OTHER SOLDIERS PRESENT AT THE TIME ARE BEING QUESTIONED...TIMES OF ISRAEL
German airline Lufthansa cutting 20,000 short haul flights in the next six months.
It's a move designed to deal with skyrocketing fuel costs amid a jet fuel shortage in Europe caused by the Iran War that's expected to last months...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
HOURS BEFORE HIS DEADLINE FOR THE END FOR AN IRAN WAR CEASEFIRE US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCING A CEASEFIRE EXTENSION THAT HE CALLS 'INDEFINITE'.
MR. TRUMP SAYING THE US NAVY WILL MAINTAIN ITS BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN PORTS.
TRUMP PRAISING PAKISTANI LEADERSHIP IN HIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
HIS ANNOUNCEMENT SPOKE OF A 'FRACTURED' IRANIAN LEADERSHIP A NOTION DISPUTED BY IRAN...AL JAZEERA QATAR
The European Court of Justice ruling against a Hungarian law on LGBTI promotion aimed at children.
The 2021 law prohibits making LGBTI media available to children.
The European court ruling the law is stigmatizing and marginalizing making it contrary to core values of the European Union.
The new Hungarian government of Peter Magyar taking office next month will have to decide how to respond to the ruling...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
A LASER-WEAPON SYSTEM TO DESTROY DRONES TESTED ON BOARD THE US AIRCRAFT CARRIER 'GEORGE H.W. BUSH'.
THE 'BUSH' ENTERING THE IRAN WAR ZONE AFTER TRAVELING AROUND THE SOUTHERN COAST OF AFRICA...TASS RUSSIA
The US military seizing a sanctioned oil tanker linked to Iran.
The Botswana-flagged tanker "Tifani" seen in waters near Singapore prior to the seizure...OSINTdefender "X"
The markets today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 293.18 points or .59 percent.
The NASDAQ fell 144.43 points or .59 percent.
At 442 pm New York Time the price of oil 91 dollars 80 cents a barrel up two dollars 19 cents or 2.44 percent...Marketwatch
CHINA SAYS TRANSFER OF URANIUM TO BUILD NEW AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES VIOLATES THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFIERATION TREATY.
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT OBJECTING TO THE WEAPONS-GRADE URANIUM TRANSFER UNDER THE AUKUS (AUSTRALIA-UNITED KINGDOM-UNITED STATES).
CHINA ALSO TAKING ISSUE WITH US NUCLEAR TIES TO SOUTH KOREA AND WARNING ABOUT JAPAN'S POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND DUMPING OF RADIOACTIVE WATER FROM THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT...TASS RUSSIA
Tim Cook stepping down as CEO of tech giant Apple. Cook will transition to Chairman of the Board.
John Ternus, who serves as a manager in the development group of Apple, will succeed Cook. He has worked at the company since 2001...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
Monday, April 20, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 4/20/2026*THIRD TRUMP CABINET MEMBER LEAVES*ISRAEL EXPANDS DEMOLITIONS OF SOUTH LEBANON COMMUNITIES*ISRAEL VOWS RESPONSE TO JESUS STATUE VANDALISM*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
(UPDATED) A GUNMEN OPENED FIRE AT A TOURISM AND ARCHEOLOGY SITE OUTSIDE MEXICO CITY.
A CANADIAN WOMAN KILLED, 13 OTHERS WOUNDED.
THE ATTACKER THEN KILLED HIMSELF...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA QATAR
In Los Angeles singer "D4vd" (David Anthony Burke) is charged with the murder of a 14-year-old girl.
The body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez found dead in the trunk of Burke's Tesla back in September.
He has pled not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, continuous sexual abuse and mutilation of human remains...NBC News USA
LORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER LEAVING HER POST AS LABOR SECRETARY.
SHE IS THE THIRD MEMBERS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CABINET TO LEAVE IN RECENT WEEKS FOLLOWING HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM AND ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI.
HER DEPARTURE COMES AS INVESTIGATION INTO HER CONDUCT IS CONCLUDING.
CHAVEZ-DEREMER ACCUSED OF AN AFFAIR WITH A SUBORDINATE AND USE OF DEPARTMENT RESOURCES FOR PERSONAL USE...THE HILL USA
At least 21 killed in a bus crash in the Indian ruled part of Kashmir.
29 others injured in the accident with the bus landing on a three-wheeled taxi vehicle in a mountainous region...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
DISCLOSURE FROM THE US HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE ON SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING HOUSE MEMBERS.
20 OF THEM SINCE 2017 WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION BRINGING TO LIGHT FIVE INVESTIGATIONS NOT REVEALED TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE...THE HILL USA
French authorities pushing their probe of social media platform "X".
They say their investigation is linked to extreme content including antisemitism, child pornography, and deepfake pornography.
Interviews are being sought with owner Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
TODAY ISRAEL DESIGNATED 50 MORE COMMUNITIES FOR DEMOLITION IN SOUTHERN LEBANON...(CBC RADIO ONE 9AM EASTERN NEWS)...
MEANWHILE ISRAELI DEMOLITIONS CONTINUED IN SOUTHERN LEBANON ISRAEL DESIGNATING A 'SECURITY ZONE' IN AREAS SOUTH OF THE LITANI RIVER...THE NEW ARAB
INFLATION IN CANADA AT 2.4 PERCENT IN MARCH. ITS AN INCREASE FROM 1.8 PERCENT THE MONTH BEFORE.
DRIVING HIGHER PRICES THE COST OF GASOLINE THAT ROSE 21.2 PERCENT...CBC NEWS CANADA
The markets today...Marketwatch
ONE KILLED, ONE WOUNDED IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON THE SOUTHERN RUSSIAN PORT OF TUPASE.
THE ATTACK TRIGGERING A FIRE IN THE OIL EXPORTING SEAPORT...TASS RUSSIA
IN THE CONGO WAR AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND RWANDAN BACKED M23 REBELS.
THE DEAL ALLOWS HUMANITARIAN AID INTO THE WAR ZONE AND ALSO INCLUDES RELEASE OF PRISONERS WITHIN 10 DAYS.
THE TWO SIDES IN THE CONFLICT ALSO AGREEING NOT TO ATTACK THE FOOD AND WATER SUPPLY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Israel says it will respond to the vandalism of a statue of Jesus Christ by an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon.
Video of the vandalism during the Israeli military assault on southern Lebanon has spread around the world.
The statue included an inscription from the Bible Luke 23:35 "Father forgive them for they know not what they do"...India Today
Sunday, April 19, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 4/19/2026*NEWSDUMP WEEKEND*US SEIZES IRANIAN VESSEL*'PRO-RUSSIA' WINNER BULGARIA ELECTION*IRAN WAR MESSAGING*NETANYAHU TRIAL TESTIMONY DELAYED*NETANYAHU CALLED TO ACCOUNT 'SECOND HOLOCAUST'*MINNSOTA GOV. SLAMS TRUMP IN SPAIN*US SANCTIONS SUDAN CIVIL WAR*TRUMP BIBLE READING*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
A VERY STRONG DEBATE IN AN ISRAELI PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE TODAY OVER A PROPOSED LAW TO REGULATE MEDIA.
THE LEGISLATION CREATING A NEW PANEL CHOSEN BY THE COMMUINICATIONS MINISTRY TO REGULATE VARIOUS BROADCAST AND ONLINE MEDIA.
THE PROPOSED PANEL WOULD HAVE POWER TO LEVY FINES AGAINST MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS.
OPPONENTS OF THE LEGISLATION SEE IT AN ATTEMPT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TO CONTROL SPEECH IN ISRAEL...TIMES OF ISRAEL
THREE KILLED IN THE LATEST US MILITARY ATTACK ON A BOAT LINKED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING.
THE ATTACK HAPPENED IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Iran vows a response following the US seizure of an Iranian vessel violating the American blockade.
The cargo ship "Touska" attacked in its engine room and boarded by US Marines in the Gulf of Oman...Al Jazeera Qatar
IN SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA EIGHT CHILDREN SHOT DEAD, TWO WOMEN WOUNDED ONE CRTICALLY WITH HEAD WOUND.
THE SUSPECT BELIEVED TO BE THE FATHER OF SOME OF THE MURDERED CHILDREN.
HE WAS SHOT DEAD BY POLICE...KSLA 12 NEWS
RUMEN RADEV'S 'PRO-RUSSIA' PARTY PROJECTED TO WIN BULGARIAN ELECTION
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The eighth Bulgarian election in five years today.
In this election the new "Progressive Bulgaria" Party of resigned President Rumen Radev contesting for the first time.
Radev described as "Pro-Russian" his party led public opinion polls prior to today's vote.
The exit polls tonight showing Radev's "PB" Party the clear winner one poll giving his party 38.9 percent, the other 37.5 percent.
It is likely when all the votes are counted that his party will control a majority of the 240 parliamentary seats.
Mr. Radev speaking of a willingness to work with different factions on forming a new government...
Politico EU
Wikipedia 2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election
IRAN SAYS IT'S NOT INVOLVED IN ANY SECOND ROUND OF TALKS WITH THE UNITED STATES CITING 'WASHINGTON'S EXCESSIVE DEMANDS'...AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG...
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS US NEGOTIATORS ARE HEADING TO ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN FOR TALKS WITH IRAN...DAWN PAKISTAN
THE TESTIMONY OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AT HIS CORRUPTION TRIAL CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEK.
HIS LAWYERS SAID CANCELLATION WAS NEEDED FOR 'DIPLOMATIC AND SECURITY' REASONS.
ANOTHER WITNESS IN THE TRIAL WILL TESTIFY TOMORROW.
THE CONFLICTS IN GAZA, LEBANON AND IRAN HAVE DISRUPTED NETANYAHU'S TESTIMONY AT THE POINT WHERE HE IS UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATION BY PROSECUTORS...TIMES OF ISRAEL
North Korea test fired multiple missiles this morning. The missile launches from the east coast eastwards into the East Sea (Sea of Japan).
The missiles flew 140 kilometers or 90 miles. North Korea is believed to have a submarine base in the port where the missile launches occurred...ABC News USA
"After two and a half years of war, the country is not grand. It's crumbling and that's on you"
THE MESSAGE OF OFRI BIBAS WHOSE RELATIVES DIED IN CAPTIVITY IN GAZA.
ITS A MESSAGE AIMED AT ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU. MR. BIBAS ALSO SAID:
"Prime Minister, a second Holocaust happened to my family, it happened to us"
IN A HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY SPEECH LAST MONDAY MR. NETANYAHU JUSTIFIED THE IRAN WAR ON GROUNDS OR PREVENTING 'A SECOND HOLOCAUST'.
BILBAS'S SPEECH PART OF A RALLY IN TEL AVIV SATURDAY NIGHT CALLING FOR AN INDEPENDENT PROBE OF THE HAMAS ATTACK ON ISRAEL IN OCTOBER OF 2023.
SUCH A PROBE RESISTED BY MR. NETANYAHU...TIMES OF ISRAEL
On social media Saturday night US President Donald Trump saluting Israel as a "GREAT ally of the United States of America".
He also said in that post: "Israel fights hard and knows how to WIN!...Truth Social Post...
(COMMENT)
Is this post a prelude to Israel resuming hostilities against Iran in an extremely violent way to seek a change of its existing government?
This weekend "Left" leaders coming together for a summit in Barcelona, Spain called the "Global Progressive Mobilization".
Three of them Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez criticizing the US for causing a humanitarian crisis in Cuba.
They pledged more humanitarian aid for Cuba following the US cutoff of oil supplies formerly sent by Venezuela and the US pressure that led Mexico to stop supplying oil to Cuba...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...
Speaking at the event Democrat Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaking of a 'consolidation of power' surrounding President Donald Trump.
He spoke of 'fascism' or 'fascist-curious' in describing Mr. Trump's actions.
He condemned Trump as a 'feeble-minded, trigger-happy president who plunged us into a war where no threat was present, with no clear objectives and no exit plan'...The Hill USA
POPE LEO XIV WITH A STATEMENT SAYING HE DOES NOT SEEK A 'PUBLIC DEBATE' WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP NOTING IT IS 'NOT IN HIS INTEREST AT ALL'.
HE SAYS HIS RECENT REMARKS ARE NOT DIRECTED AT MR. TRUMP...
ABC 7 CHICAGO VIDEO REPORT ON POPE'S REMARKS
SIX PEOPLE KILLED IN A MASS SHOOTING ATTACK IN KYIV. 10 OTHERS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
THE ATTACKER TOOK FOUR HOSTAGES AND WAS LATER SHOT DEAD BY UKRAINIAN POLICE WHEN HE HOLED UP IN A SUPERMARKET.
A TERRORISM INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY WITH THE DEAD ATTACKER DESCRIBED AS A 58-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM MOSCOW...ASSOCIATED PRESS-AL JAZEERA
The United States imposing sanctions on five individuals and entities associated with the civil war in Sudan.
State Department deputy spokesman Tommy Pigott speaking of 'the world's worst humanitarian crisis' in connection with the war now entering its fourth year.
He noted 150,000 deaths and 14 million refugees in connection the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.
The US calling on both sides of the conflict to accept an immediate three-month humanitarian truce...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP RECORDING A SEGEMENT READING FROM THE BIBLE.
IT'S PART OF A WEEKLONG EVENT 'AMERICA READS THE BIBLE'.
THE PASSAGE MR. TRUMP READS IS FROM 2 CHRONICLES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NOTION OF NATIONAL REPENTANCE...THE HILL USA
Saturday, April 18, 2026
NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*IRAN CLOSES STRAIT*WAR CONTINUES LEBANON*WHEN THE POPE WAS CALLED 'ANTICHRIST'*CHINESE CYANIDE PLOT?*GOOD TALK FOR $TOCKS BUT...*
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NEWSDUMP ALERT: IRAN PROCLAIMING CLOSURE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ SATURDAY LINKING THE DECISION TO THE US BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN PORTS...
PRESS TV IRAN
NEWSDUMP ALERT: ISRAELI SHELLING ATTACKS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON BREAK CEASEFIRE
Al Jazeera Qatar
NEWSDUMP ALERT: AN ATTACK ON FRENCH PEACEKEEPING TROOPS OF THE UN FORCE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON
ONE SOLDIER KILLED, THREE WOUNDED
FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON SAYING HEZBOLLAH WAS RESPONSIBLE WITH THE IRAN-ALIGNED GROUP DENYING ITS INVOLVEMENT...MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT TRACKER "X"...WAR NEWS BLOG-FRANCE 24
THE SUNDAY NEWS SUMMARY STARTS TO POST MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT EASTERN US TIME.
The Pope and the President has been news this week I grew up listening to Dr. Carl McIntire self-styled leader of a 20th Century Reformation against liberal Protestant theology.
One of his friends was from Northern Ireland and once his friend Dr. Ian Paisley said this to a Pope:
"I denounce you as Christ's enemy and Antichrist"
Legendary Northern Ireland preacher-politician Ian Paisley in the European Parliament on October 11, 1988 heckling Pope John Paul II...
The video here with Dr. Paisley holding a paper naming Pope John Paul II as "Antichrist"...
The events of recent weeks certainly create an atmosphere where the name "Antichrist" can be applied to individuals on all sides of the Iran War.
The "China War Update" let's listen to Randy Stonehill sing "China"...
Well first we had those elusive "Weapons of Mass Destruction" (WMD) used to justify a war in Iraq back in 2003.
For decades we had the notion of Iran developing a nuclear weapon in just weeks leading us to the Iran War of today.
And look out now China is getting demonized for allegedly using 'cyanide' to kill marine life in disputed islands in the South China Sea...
"Philippines accuses China of using cyanide to poison South China Sea atoll-Officials warn cyanide could harm marine and weaken the reef supporting a grounded warship"-Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL GET HIS 'HUG' AND SAY ALL IS WELL WHEN HE MEETS PRESIDENT XI JINPING NEXT MONTH.
THAT TALK IS GOOD FOR BUSINE$$ THE $TOCK MARKET$ BUT THE REALITY SEEMS MORE OMINOUS AND SINISTER.
To our music let's have a "Jesus Music Revival" here...
"YOU CAN'T GET TO HEAVEN BY LIVING LIKE HELL"-THE CHRISTIAN GRIT STREET BAND
"CHANGED INTO HIS IMAGE"-ERNIE RETTINO AND DEBBIE KERNER
Romans Chapter 9: 1-13 is my recent reading from the Bible and here is a sermon in relation to that...
THE WORD HAS NOT FAILED! (Sermon) Romans 9:1-13
Good Night. God Bless.
FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 385*EPSTEIN LINKED POLITICIAN DENIES CLOSE CONNECTION*CONTROVERSIAL ANTISEMITISM LAW PULLED BACK TEMPORARILY*TENSIONS WITH ISRAEL*DEGAULLE REMEMBERED*FRANCE EDGING INTO IRAN WAR?*
(NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
He's mentioned 673 times in the US Justice Department's files on Jeffrey Epstein but the former head of the Arab World Institute Jack Lang painting a limited picture of his dealings with Epstein.
Lang, who is a former Culture Minister, speaking of once or twice a year in person contact with Epstein. Mr. Lang interviewed by media outlet "Le Parisien".
France's National Financial Prosecutor's Office conducting a preliminary investigation over financial ties between Lang and Epstein.
The probe centered on the notion of 'laundering aggravated tax fraud'...
BFM-TV France Story (Translation Prompt)
IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY A CONTROVERSIAL 'ANTISEMITISM' LAW PULLED BACK FROM CONSIDERATION FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
THE BILL CRITICIZED BY PARTIES ON THE LEFT AS AN ATTACK ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH TO CRITICIZE ISRAEL FOR ITS TREATMENT OF PALESTINIANS.
THE PROPOSAL ORIGINATED FROM JEWISH LAWMAKER CAROLINE YADAN OF THE 'ENSEMBLE' PARTY ONE OF THE 'MODERATE' FACTIONS SUPPORTING PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON.
YADAN HAS BEEN CRITICAL OF PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON'S DECISION TO RECOGNIZE A PALESTINIAN STATE.
THE LEGISATION FIRST PROPOSED IN NOVEMBER 2024 WAS DESCRIBED AS A WAY TO COMBAT 'NEW FORMS' OF ANTISEMITISM CONNECTED TO ISRAEL'S WAR IN GAZA FOLLOWING THE HAMAS ATTACK OF OCTOBER 7, 2023.
HER BILL IS TO COME BACK TO FRENCH LAWMAKERS IN JUNE VIA THE SENATE...
"France's controversial antisemitism bill withdrawn, new draft law expected late June"-ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
As Israel and the US align themselves with Lebanese government officials not affiliated with Hezbollah to push its defeat and disarming France finds itself on the sidelines of the conflict in its former colonial territory.
Another sign of Israel distancing itself from France is an end to Israeli arms purchases from French companies...
"Israel boxes Paris out of Lebanon talks, halts arms buys as French disconnect grows"--Times of Israel
70 years ago France was closely aligned with Israel providing jet warplanes to boost the Israeli assault on Egypt supporting a failed British-French attempt to retake the Suez Canal.
The Suez Crisis and the Algerian War led to the rise of Charles De Gaulle and his sometime ruthless leadership to restore a sense of French pride and independence from the US.
A biography of De Gaulle was published in the last decade authored by Julian Jackson and reviewed by British journalist Peter Hitchens in 2019...
"A Certain Idea Of France"-First Things April 1, 2019
IN SOUTHERN LEBANON ONE FRENCH UN SOLDIER KILLED AND THREE OTHERS WOUNDED IN AN ATTACK THAT PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON QUICKLY BLAMED ON THE IRAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT...LE MONDE FRANCE...
HEZBOLLAH DENYING ITS INVOLVEMENT...PRESS TV IRAN...
MEANWHILE IT'S BEEN REVEALED IN 'LE JOURNAL DU DIMANCHE' THAT ABOUT 80 IRANIAN DRONES WERE DESTROYED IN THE IRAN WAR BY THE FRENCH MILITARY.
THE COST OF MISSILES FIRED FROM WARPLANES MENTIONED IN THE STORY FRANCE IS KNOWN TO HAVE A MILITARY BASE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES WHICH CAME UNDER EXTENSIVE ATTACK BY IRAN IN THE WAR...TASS RUSSIA
For now that's news from France.
Friday, April 17, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 4/17/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*LAWYER SEES TRUMP PARDON MAXWELL*IRAN: TRUMP'S 7 FALSE CLAIMS*SOMALIA WARNING POINTS ISRAEL*EPSTEIN CONTROVERSY CALLS FOR STARMER QUIT*10-DAY FISA EXTENSION*US, IRAN PROCLAIM HORMUZ OPEN*IN SPITE OF DANGER THOUSANDS RETURN HOME IN LEBANON*CHINA TOUTS 5 PERCENT GROWTH*JET FUEL SHORTAGE HINGES ON HORMUZ OPENING*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THE LAWYER FOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE GHISLAINE MAXWELL THINKS PRESIDENT TRUMP IS LIKELY TO PARDON HER.
DAVID OSKAR MARKUS, A LAWYER CALLED A 'DISCIPLE' OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE LEGAL SCHOLAR ALAN DERSHOWITZ, SAYS MAXWELL WAS A 'SCAPEGOAT'.
MARKUS URGING MAXWELL TO BE PATIENT IN WAITING FOR A PARDON.
SHE WAS TRANSFERRED FROM A FEDERAL PRISON TO A MORE RELAXED FEDERAL PRISON CAMP LAST YEAR.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS NOT RULED OUT A PARDON WHILE SAYING HE HAS NOT GIVEN IT MUCH THOUGHT...THE INDEPENDENT UK
The US Air Force meeting its recruiting goal for the 2026 fiscal year five months ahead of schedule.
More than 32,750 recruits signed up for the Air Force with the Space Force also meeting its recruiting goal of 730...Task And Purpose USA
THE US EXTENDING ITS EASING OF SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN OIL FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS.
RUSSIAN OIL WILL BE FREE FROM US URKAINE WAR RELATED SANCTIONS UNTIL MAY 16TH...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"The US President made seven claims in the span of one hour, all seven of which are false"
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher-Ghalibaf disputing claims made by President Donald Trump earlier today.
Those claims in the hours after US stock markets opened and in the closing hours of oil trading for the week.
The notion that Iran will never close the Strait of Hormuz again one of the Trump claims disputed.
The Iranian parliament speaker saying 'if the blockade continues, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open'.
He also noted: "Whether the strait remains open or closed, and the rules governing it will be determined on the battlefield, not on social media"...Press TV Iran
PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKING OF ENDING 10 WARS IN A POLITICAL SPEECH TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN ARIZONA...BRIAN KRASSENSTEIN "X" (Trump Video Embed)
INSIDER MEDIA OUTLET 'AXIOS' REPORTING ON A MEETING IN HAVANA LAST FRIDAY.
IT INVOVED US STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS AND THE GRANDSON OF FORMER CUBAN RULER RAUL CASTRO, BROTHER OF LONGTIME RULER FIDEL CASTRO... MARC CAPUTO "AXIOS" "X"
A judge in Los Angeles ruling that actor Alec Baldwin can be sued for emotional distress and negligence in connection with the deadly 2021 shooting incident on a movie set.
The lawsuit coming from gaffer Serge Svetnoy who first filed it in November of 2021 following the incident on the set of the movie "Rust" in New Mexico.
Trial date for the suit set for October 12th with the possibility of a settlement before trial...NBC News USA
THE WHITE HOUSE UPBEAT FOLLOWING A MEETING WITH THE CEO OF AI CREATOR "ANTHROPIC".
THE COMPANY INVOLVED IN A DISPUTE OVER ALLOWING THE PENTAGON TO USE ITS AI.
THE MEETING CHARACTERIZED AS 'PRODUCTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE'...THE HILL USA
An elderly French widow returning home to France following her detention at an ICE facility in Louisiana.
Marie-Therese Ross went through a change in immigration status following the death of her husband William Ross.
The couple married last year before Mr. Ross's death this year leading to a dispute over the estate with his sons.
French authorities intervened to gain her release from ICE custody...The Hill USA
FINNISH SECURITY FORCES CONTINUE VIGILANCE IN THE COUNTRY'S WATERS NEAR RUSSIA AS UKRAINIAN DRONES ATTACK RUSSIAN ENERGY FACILITIES.
FINLAND'S NAVY SAYS IT COULD HAVE TAKEN DOWN ONE OF THE DRONES WHEN A GROUP OF UKRAINIAN DRONES ENDED UP COMING DOWN INSIDE FINLAND RECENTLY...YLE FINLAND (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"Any country interfering in Somalia's internal affairs and compromising its territorial integrity will face repercussions, including potential restrictions on access to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait"
That post coming from a Somali diplomat in Ethiopia apparently directed at Israel.
Israel has recognized the northern part of Somalia as the independent nation of "Somaliland"...Tass Russia
IN THE UK CALLS FROM OPPOSITION POLITICIANS FOR PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER TO RESIGN.
THEY STAY STARMER APPEARS TO BE PASSING THE BLAME TO A SENIOR CIVIL SERVANT FOR NAMING JEFFREY EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE PETER MANDELSON AS AMBASSADOR TO THE US.
THIS HAPPENED IN SPITE OF MANDELSON FAILING TO GET A SECURITY CLEARANCE WHEN VETTED FOR THE POST...SKY NEWS UK BLOG
Warrantless spy powers under the "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act" (FISA) granted to the federal government for ten more days.
The legislation passed will allow time for some sort of long-term arrangement for the controversial spy powers to be approved by Congress and signed by President Trump...The Hill USA
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND IRANIAN OFFICIALS INDICATING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS OPEN.
THIS FOLLOWS THE CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCED AND IMPLEMENTED IN LEBANON.
IRAN SAYS COMMERCIAL VESSELS NOT MILITARY ONES CAN USE THE STRAIT.
MR. TRUMP PROCLAIMING PROGRESS WITH IRAN ON VARIOUS OUTSTANDING ISSUES EVEN ONES RELEATED TO NUCLEAR RESEARCH BY IRAN...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...PRESS TV IRAN
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DESCRIBES THE DISAPPEARANCES-DEATHS OF SCIENTISTS LINKED TO NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH AS 'PRETTY SERIOUS'.
MR. TRUMP HOLDING A MEETING ON THE ISSUE AT THE WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY WITH AN INVESTIGATION NOW UNDERWAY...INDIA TODAY
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 868.71 points or 1.79 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 365.78 points or 1.52 percent.
The price of oil closed in New York this evening at 85 dollars 57 cents a barrel down nine dollars 12 cents or 9.63 percent...Marketwatch
A FEDERAL PROSECUTOR IN FLORIDA NO LONGER LEADING THE CASE AGAINST FORMER CIA DIRECTOR JOHN BRENNAN.
BRENNAN SUSPECTED OF LYING TO CONGRESS IN RELATION TO ALLEGED RUSSIAN COLLUSION INVOLVING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
PROSECUTOR MARIA MEDETIS LONG IS REPORTED TO HAVE TOLD THE US ATTORNEY FOR SOUTH FLORIDA SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PROSECUTE BRENNAN...CBS NEWS USA
In Nigeria 17 students enroute to university entrance exams kidnapped.
A search and rescue operation launched with authorities not saying who they thought was responsible for the abduction...NEWS AGENCIES-DW GERMANY
Eight killed in a helicopter crash on the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. The chopper losing contact with ground control shortly after takeoff...SVT NEWS SWEDEN (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
MANY THOUSANDS OF LEBANESE FROM AMONG THE MORE THAN ONE MILLION REFUGEES WHO FLED THE ISRAELI ASSAULT HEADED BACK HOME TO SOUTHERN LEBANON.
THIS DESPITE WARNINGS FROM BOTH LEBANESE AND ISRAELI AUTHORITIES.
THEIR RETURN HOME FOLLOWED THE ANNOUNCED CEASEFIRE IN THE CONFLICT WITH HEZBOLLAH...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In Myanmar military President Min Aung Hlaing issuing 4,435 pardons. They include the former President Win Myint who was deposed in a 2021 coup.
It was previously revealed that the prison sentence of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and democracy activist, had been reduced by one-sixth...Al Jazeera Qatar
UKRAINIAN DRONES ATTACKING IN THE LENINGRAD REGION AROUND RUSSIA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG.
12 DRONES DOWNED BY AIR DEFENSES SOME DAMAGE REPORTED INCLUDING A FIRE IN A WAREHOUSE...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
China touting five percent growth in its economy for the first quarter of 2026.
Some foreign observers suggested there would be a slowing of economic growth with the outbreak of the Iran War sometimes raised.
The total output of the world's second largest economy in the January-March quarter estimated at 4.87 trillion US dollars...Xinhua China
THE SUPPLY OF JET FUEL FOR AIRLINERS IN EUROPE ESTIMATED TO BE SIX WEEKS.
THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY SAYS ITS POSSIBLE SUPPLIES COULD REACH A CRITICIAL LEVEL IN JUNE UNLESS OIL SUPPLIES CUT OFF FROM THE MIDDLE EAST ARE REPLACED.
RE-OPENING THE CLOSED STRAIT OF HORMUZ CRUCIAL TO AVERTING A JET FUEL CRISIS...ASSOCIATED PRESS-ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA...
Dutch airline KLM canceling 80 flights next month within Europe. Those flights not profitable due to rising fuel costs.
The airline has already imposed fuel surcharges on existing flights 100 Euros (117.81 US Dollars) for long distance hauls and 10 Euros (11.78 US Dollars) for routes in Europe...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...
Another negative impact of the Iran War has been a rise in mortgage interest rates in Denmark.
The half-percentage point hike adding on average 630 to 720 kroner (99.35 to 113.54 US Dollars) more to monthly mortgage payments for Danes...Danmarks Radio Denmark (Translation Prompt)
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