NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*NEWSDUMP ALERTS*1940'S MUSIC*A RIOT AND THE NATIONAL GUARD 1966 STYLE*

 

                          (SOME MATERIAL MAY BE DISTURBING OR OFFENSIVE)

NEWSDUMP ALERT:  INDIA'S EDUCATION MINISTER RESIGNS IN FACE OF 'COCKROACH' STUDENT PROTEST MOVEMENT

STUDENT LEADERS ANNOUNCE END OF DEMONSTRATIONS

                                                         (UPDATED)

The Indian government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting a demand of student protesters with the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

The protesters holding Mr. Pradhan responsible for leaks of student examination papers.

Police fired tear gas again in New Delhi today to break up student protesters.    Protest leaders set to meet with government officials...

                           News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar

Following a meeting between the government and protest leaders a decision by the "Cockroach" student movement to end protests...

                                             Sky News UK

NEWSDUMP ALERT:  NEARLY 200,000 EVACUATED AND 242,000 PLUS ACRES CONSUMED BY FRENCH WILDFIRES

       France Yellow Vests Week 399 (Including Wildfire Story)

The music from the collection of 3,000 songs this week focused on 1940's tunes like this one done by The Andrews Sisters...

                          "BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY"-THE ANDREWS SISTERS

                        "WOODY WOOD-PECKER"-KAY KYSER AND HIS ORCHESTRA

       "SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY"-LES BROWN AND HIS ORCHESTRA WITH DORIS DAY

                SIXTY YEARS AGO IN JULY:

IN JULY OF 1966 RACIAL RIOTING WAS A REALITY IN THE UNITED STATES AND CBS NEWS WAS COVERING THE STORY IN CHICAGO.

THE NATIONAL GUARD WAS DEPLOYED TO DEAL WITH THE BURNING AND LOOTING.

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAS A LEADING PERSONALITY AMID THE VIOLENCE AND TENSION...

Video-Battleground Chicago: The West Side Riots Of 1966 (CBS News Special Report)

"These troops were armed with rifles, handguns, bayonets, BAR's, machine guns, every time of device used to quell disturbances"

FROM 26 MINUTES 46 SECONDS INTO THE VIDEO LINKED ABOVE THE REALITY OF HOW THE NATIONAL GUARD WAS ARMED AND READY TO DEAL WITH RIOTING IN THE PAST

                                                    (MORE WILL BE POSTED)

FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 399*SOCIAL MEDIA, SCHOOL CELL PHONE BANS APPROVED BY LAWMAKERS*SECOND EPSTEIN-RELATED DEATH IN FRANCE*NOTION OF EPSTEIN AS SPY IN FRENCH CONTACT*RAGING WILDFIRES, MASS EVACUATIONS*

 

             (NEWS COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

Lawmakers in the National Assembly and Senate approving legislation imposing a social media ban for children under the age of 15.

On September 1st, children under the age of 15 will not be able to establish new social media accounts.

Social media companies will have to shut down children's accounts as of January 1st.

The legislation also brings a ban on cell phones in schools into force.

French President Emmanuel Macron had made the legislation a major priority in recent months...

      "French lawmakers approve social media ban for children"-Deutsche Welle

ON WEDNESDAY IT WAS REVEALED THAT MODELING SCOUT DANIEL SIAD WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME IN COLOMBES OUTSIDE PARIS ON MONDAY.

SIAD LINKED TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN HIS NAME APPEARING ALMOST 2,000 TIMES IN THE CONTROVERSIAL JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES RELEASED BY THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

FRENCH AUTHORITIES WERE ALREADY ON THE TRAIL OF SIAD WITH ACCUSATIONS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST HIM.

SIAD ADMITTED INTRODUCING YOUNG WOMEN TO EPSTEIN AND HE HAD GONE TO MULTIPLE CONTINENTS SEEKING WOMEN FOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

HIS DEATH THE SECOND INVOLVING A MODELING SCOUT IN FRANCE LINKED TO THE CONVICTED CHILD SEX OFFENDER-TRAFFICKER.

A KEY JEFFREY EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE JEAN-LUC BRUNEL FOUND HANGING DEAD IN HIS PRISON CELL IN FEBRUARY 2022 HIS DEATH RESEMBLING THAT OF EPSTEIN HIMSELF...

"Model scout linked to Jeffrey Epstein found dead in France"-Anadolu Agency-Turkey (Türkiye)

                             "Jean-Luc Brunel"-Wikipedia

MR. SIAD'S LAWYER ME MENYA ARAB-TIGRINE SAYING HIS DEATH WAS 'EXTREMELY SUPRISING'.

SHE SPOKE OF HIS DESIRE TO MAKE HIS SIDE OF THE STORY KNOWN IN HIS LEGAL PROCEEDINGS...

                                     BFM-TV News Story

SIAD'S DEATH FOLLOWED RECENT JEFFREY EPSTEIN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE US THAT INCLUDED THE CANCELLATION OF A MONDAY DEPOSITION FROM KEY JEFFREY EPSTEIN LAWYER ALAN DERSHOWITZ.

DERSHOWITZ LINKED TO THE 2007 PLEA DEAL THAT SPARED EPSTEIN FEDERAL PROSECUTION FOR CHILD SEX ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING.

ALSO, IT CAME DAYS AFTER US VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE TOLD PODCASTER JOE ROGAN THAT EPSTEIN WAS LINKED TO THE 'HIGHEST LEVELS' OF ISRAELI AND AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.

THE NOTION OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN AS A SPY EXISTS IN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER FRENCH CONTACT WHO IS STILL ALIVE.

FABRICE AIDAN A FRENCH DIPLOMAT WHO WAS DOING WORK AT THE UNITED NATIONS WHEN HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

REUTERS REPORTING THAT EMAILS SHOW CONFIDENTIAL UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL DOCUMENTS BEING SENT BY AIDAN TO EPSTEIN.

THE UNITED NATIONS CONSIDERED AN ADVERSARY BY ISRAEL.

MR. AIDAN BEING PROBED BY FRENCH FINANCIAL AUTHORITIES IN CONNECTION WITH HIS JEFFREY EPSTEIN RELATIONSHIP.

A NEWS STORY EARLIER THIS YEAR IN CONNECTON WITH A RAID ON MR. AIDAN'S FORMER EMPLOYER 'BANK DE ROTHSCHILD' ILLUSTRATED HOW HE WAS A SOURCE OF CONFIDENTIAL UN INFORMATION FOR EPSTEIN:

"Some of the emails reviewed by Reuters show the transfer of UN Security Council briefings and other confidential documents to Epstein during that period" 

THE INDEPENDENT UK NEWS STORY MARCH 24, 2026...

                                 The Independent UK

The wildfire situation across France worsened as the week went on with President Emmanuel Macron seeking assistance from other European countries.

By today the total number of people evacuated from fire danger estimated to be around 200,000.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez says that almost 98,000 hectares have been consumed by dozens of fires (242,163 acres).

The largest fire in the Gironde Region near Bordeaux...

     BFM-TV Saturday July 25, 2026 Blog (Translation Prompt)

                                                    (More Will Be Posted)

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 7/24/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*EBOLA VAX TEST*CHINA HITS BACK EU RUSSIA SANCTIONS*SEXUAL MISCONDUCT FIRING NETANYAHU ARREST WARRANT*15 KILLED PAK ATTACK*TRUMPANYAHU MEET*DEADLY FIGHT, ISRAELI CRACKDOWN*WILDFIRES FRANCE, SPAIN*IRAN WAR DEATHS ALTERED*SWEDEN CRITICAL MINERALS*

 

(SERVICE WHEN ABLE PERSONAL COMMITMENTS WILL LIMIT SERVICE FINAL POSTING 9PM- 12 MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME)

                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

TWO AIRLINES CANCELLING FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL TOMORROW OUT OF CONCERN FOR POSSIBLE ESCALATION OF THE IRAN WAR.

ITA AIRLINES OF ITALY AND AUSTRIAN AIRLINES SCRAPPING THEIR SCHEDULED FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)

PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKING AT THE RESCHEDULED WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER TONIGHT.

HIS REMARKS LASTED JUST OVER AN HOUR WITH MR. TRUMP DONNING A 'TRUMP 2028' HAT NEAR THE END SUGGESTING HE WILL RUN FOR A THIRD TERM.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S ARE USUALLY A PERIOD WHEN MR. TRUMP SEEKS TO PROVOKE HIS OPPONENTS WITH PROVOCATIVE REMARKS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER MEANS...

    FULL TRUMP SPEECH WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER

At a preliminary hearing in Los Angeles today it was revealed that the 14-year-old girl alleged to have been sexually abused, murdered and dismembered by singer "D4vd" texted about having an abortion.

The hearing was held today to determine if there is enough evidence for David Anthony Burke to face trial for victimizing Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Those text messages presented in court today show Hernandez texting about an abortion during her relationship with Burke...NBC News USA

WOUNDED TONIGHT IN RUSSIA'S BELGOROD REGION ON THE BORDER WITH UKRAINE.

THEY WERE VICTIMS OF A MASSIVE UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The New York Times publishing a story saying that President Trump switched from using the new "Air Force One" donated by Qatar because of a 'credible threat' from an 'Iranian proxy group'.

Mr. Trump switched to an older 'Air Force One' when he left the NATO Summit in Turkey (Türkiye) earlier this month...OSINTdefender "X"

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL PUBLISHING A STORY CLAIMING THAT BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT CONDUCTED AIR ATTACKS ON IRAN SUPPORTED BY THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

THIS IS DENIED BY KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR IN THE UNITED STATES...OSINTdefender "X"

The Houthis in Yemen conducting retaliatory attacks on Saudi Arabia tonight.   This follows Saudi attacks on Yemen earlier today...(News Agencies)...Tass Russia

IN ENGLAND THE FIRST TEST SUBJECT RECEIVING AN EXPERIMENTAL VACCINE TO DEAL WITH EBOLA VARIANT NOW CAUSING A MAJOR OUTBREAK IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.

50 SUBJECTS AGED 18 TO 55 INVOLVED IN AN INITIAL ROUND OF TESTS IN ENGLAND.

LATER THE VACCINE WILL BE TESTED IN CONGO.

THE OXFORD VACCINE THE FIRST OF THREE EBOLA VAACCINES NOW BEING DEVELOPED TO ENTER THE TESTING PHASE. 

THE 'BUNDIBUGYO' VARIANT OF EBOLA HAD LED TO 2500 CASES IN CONGO WITH MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DEATHS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The United Nations member countries approving Volkur Turk for a second four-year term as UN Human Rights Chief.

The vote 144-10 with 13 abstentions.

Mr. Turk, a critic of Israeli human rights policies, was strongly opposed by the United States and Israel...Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar

       FRANCE-SPAIN WILDFIRE UPDATE:

THE FIGHT AGAINST WILDFIRES IN FRANCE AND SPAIN INTENSIFYING WITH THE SPANISH MILITARY LIGHTING BACKFIRES TO STOP OUT OF CONTROL BLAZES NEAR MADRID.

IN FRANCE 110,000 EVACUATED FROM THE PATH OF DOZENS OF BLAZES NOW BURNING INCLUDING A MAJOR FIRE IN THE GIRONDE REGION NEAR BORDEAUX.

MORE THAN 1,000 FRENCH SOLDIERS NOW COMMITTED TO EFFORTS TO DEAL WITH THE WILDFIRES...SKY NEWS UK BLOG

SPACE X CONDUCTING A SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT OF ITS STARSHIP V3 THIS EVENING.

THIS 13TH TEST FLIGHT MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THE MOST RECENT ONE AS SPACE X SEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE ITS ABILITY TO SEND ASTRONAUTS TO THE MOON BY 2028...CNN USA

CHINA IMPOSING EXPORT CONTROLS INVOLVING 14 EUROPEAN UNION COMPANIES.

THIS IS A RESPONSE TO THE 21ST ROUND OF SANCTIONS BY THE EU AGAINST RUSSIA OVER THE UKRAINE WAR.

THOSE EU SANCTIONS TARGETED 14 COMPANIES BASED IN CHINA AND HONG KONG.

CHINA SAYS THE EUROPEAN DECISION TO TARGET CHINESE COMPANIES WAS 'MALICIOUS'.

IT SAYS THE EXPORT CONTROLS ON THE EUROPEAN COMPANIES ARE DESIGNED TO 'SAFEGUARD CHINA'S 'NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERESTS'...TASS RUSSIA

The Chief Prosecutor of the International Court of Justice fired from his job over sexual misconduct.

British national Karim Khan accused of the misconduct by a junior female employee.

82 of the 125 countries involved in the ICC voting to dismiss him.

Khan involved in arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes in the Gaza War since Israel was attacked on October 7, 2023.

Another one of his arrest warrants is against Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with the moving of children out of the war zone in Ukraine.   

The US has imposed sanctions on the court following the Israeli arrest warrants with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently expressing the intention of the United States to get rid of the court...

         NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

IN PAKISTAN 15 KILLED IN A TALIBAN ATTACK ON A CHECKPOST NEAR THE AFGHAN BORDER.

THE DEAD INCLUDE 12 SOLDIERS, TWO POLICEMEN AND A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL.

THE SECURITY FORCES ALSO SAID TO HAVE KILLED '15 TERRRORISTS' FIGHTING THE ATTACK...DAWN PAKISTAN

US President Donald Trump is to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday at the White House.

Mr. Netanyahu traveling to the United States for the memorial service for South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham...Barak Ravid Axios "X"

RUSSIA SAYS IT ATTACKED A UKRAINIAN DEFENSE EXHIBITION IN THE SUBURBS OF KIEV.

10 KILLED AND 100 WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK ACCORDING TO THE UKRAINIAN PROSECUTORS' OFFICE.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRONES WERE ON DISPLAY AT THE EXHIBITION...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

THIS WEEK IN IRELAND A CAR BOMB DISCOVERED NEAR THE BORDER WITH NORTHERN IRELAND.  A WOMAN IN HER 20'S AND MAN IN HIS 40'S ARRESTED AND BEING QUESTIONED OVER DISCOVERY OF THE BOMB.

IRISH POLICE COMMISSIONER JUSTIN KELLY DESCRIBES THE DISCOVERY AS 'EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT'.   HE LINKS IT TO THE ACTIVITY OF 'RADICALIZED REPUBLICANS' SEEKING IRISH RULE IN THE NORTH.

KELLY ALSO SAYS IRISH AUTHORITIES ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEIR BRITISH COUNTERPARTS TO DEAL WITH THE THREAT...RTE IRELAND

Russian and Chinese foreign ministers meeting in Kazakhstan in Central Asia.

Sergei Lavrov and Wang Yi on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) foreign ministers conference.

They spoke about the Ukraine War and relations with the United States.

Mr. Lavrov met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila earlier this week...Tass Russia

ISRAEL CRACKING DOWN AFTER DEADLY FIGHTING IN THE 'WEST BANK' (JUDEA AND SAMARIA) WHERE TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS AND FOUR PALESTINIANS WERE KILLED.

NATIONALIST ISRAELI SETTLERS SAID TO HAVE ATTACKED A PALESTINIAN TOWN WITH ISRAELI SOURCES SPEAKING OF 'HIKERS' BEING ATTACKED...REUTERS-AL JAZEERA QATAR

The Houthis in Yemen say their military operations are limited to an economic blockade of Saudi Arabia.

Reports have spoken of a shutdown of the Bab al-Mandab Strait by the "Ansar Allah" (Houthi) movement.  This is denied by the Houthis...Tass Russia

IN THE IRAN WAR US ATTACKS RANGING ACROSS IRANIAN TERRITORY LAST NIGHT TODAY IRAN RETALIATING ATTACKING US FACILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST REGION...AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG

Deadly attacks in the Ukraine War Russia attacking Ukraine as Ukraine attacked various locations in Russia overnight into Friday.   

Six killed in a Ukrainian attack on Kirov in Russia meanwhile fatalities reported in Russian attacks in southeastern Ukraine...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet US President Donald Trump next Tuesday.   This according to a Ukrainian media outlet.  

Zelensky recently met visiting online influencer Laura Loomer said to be close to Mr. Trump.

Loomer, known for her staunch support of Israel, coming out wholeheartedly in support of Ukraine...Tass Russia

                                      (This Story Updated)

ACROSS FRANCE WILDFIRES RAGING TENS OF THOUSANDS EVACUATED WITH SOME HOMES AND A CAMPSITE DESTROYED.

ONE MAJOR FIRE NEAR BORDEAUX CONSUMING 12,500 HECTARES, THAT'S ALMOST 30,000 ACRES.

PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES TO FIGHT THE FIRES.

AUTHORITIES REPORTING 32 DIFFERENT FIRES IN FRANCE WITH AT LEAST 27 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED.

AT LEAST TWO RESIDENTS ALSO HURT...

                           BFM-TV FRANCE LIVE BLOG

SPAIN HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY ALSO IN CONNECTION WITH WILDFIRES.

AT LEAST 10,000 EVACUATED THERE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The Pentagon using a new metric to measure Iran War deaths.   

The four service members killed recently not considered "Iran War" deaths anymore.

Their deaths separated from 14 others killed before US President Donald Trump proclaimed a ceasefire in the Iran War weeks ago...

           Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 235.60 points or .46 percent.

The NASDAQ declining 161.87 points or .64 percent.

At the close in New York tonight the price of oil 90 dollars 47 cents a barrel down one dollar 72 cents or 1.87 percent...Marketwatch

THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS IRANIAN REJECTION OF A CEASE-FIRE OFFER CONVEYED BY IRAQI PRIME MINISTER ALI AL-ZAIDI.

AL-ZAIDI VISITING IRAN AFTER HE VISITED PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE WHITE HOUSE RECENTLY...OSINTtechnical "X" (Embed NYT Story)

Sweden declaring the mining of critical minerals and rare earths a 'national security interest'.

This will ease the usual regulations that slow down the start up of mining operations.

The mining of critical minerals and rare earths considered a priority to help reduce dependence on China...Deutsche Welle Germany

RUSSIAN MEDIA REPORTING ON THE ACTIVITY OF NATO SPY PLANES AROUND THE LANDLOCKED RUSSIAN TERRITORY OF KALININGRAD ON THE BALTIC SEA BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND POLAND.

CITING AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SOURCE, THE RUSSIAN REPORT SPEAKS OF NATO AIRCRAFT BASED IN ROMANIA AND THE UK MAKING THE RECONAISSANCE FLIGHTS.

THERE ARE CONCERNS ON THE RUSSIAN SIDE THAT NATO HAS PLANS TO BLOCKADE THE RUSSIAN TERRITORY ATTEMPTING TO FORCE A MILITARY RESPONSE FROM RUSSIA...TASS RUSSIA

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 7/23/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*TRUMP TALKS 'MASSIVE ATTACK' IRAN*NEW TRUMP TARIFFS 60 COUNTRIES*ISRAELI NATIONALISTS STORM TEMPLE MOUNT*TRUMP IRAN POLICY: "A HEAD FOR AN EYE"*OIL PRICES SPIRAL HIGHER*"EXTREMELY SURPRISING" DEATH EPSTEIN MODEL AGENT*NEW HAMAS LEADER SPEAKS*TRUMP CONSIDERS ATTACKING JIHADISTS IN MALI*

 

                           (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING)

                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

A MISSILE ALERT IN RUSSIA'S SAMARA REGION EARLY FRIDAY AS UKRAINE IS APPARENTLY ATTACKING WITH THE 'FLAMINGO' CRUISE MISSILE DEVELOPED WITH BRITISH ASSISTANCE...(RIA NOVOSTI) 

ALSO IN THE UKRAINE WAR DRONES ATTACKING THE LENINGRAD REGION AROUND RUSSIA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY ST. PETERSBURG.

AT LEAST 50 DRONES DOWNED EARLY FRIDAY...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

UKRAINE APPARENTLY SEEKING ANOTHER HIGH-PROFILE HIT ON A WAREHOUSE OF THE RUSSIAN ONLINE RETAILER 'WILDBERRIES'.

VIDEO POSTED ONLINE SHOWING A FIRE AT A ST. PETERSBURG WAREHOUSE FACILITY OF 'WILDBERRIES'...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)

A federal appeals court rejecting the attempt by the Trump Administration to re-detain a scholar critical of Israeli war policy in Gaza.

Badar Khan Suri is facing deportation but a lower court judge ordered his release while his case is considered.

Suri is an Indian national associated with Georgetown University. 

 

He was one of many Pro-Palestinian campus activists detained and or deported last year amid protests over Israel's military offensive in Gaza...Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP BROACHING THE NOTION OF A 'MASSIVE ATTACK' ON IRAN INTERVIEWED BY ISRAEL'S CHANNEL 12...OSINTtechnical "X"

President Trump announcing a new set of tariffs involving 60 countries in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court ruling against his earlier levies.

Goods imported from nations in Europe as well as China, India and other countries will be taxed at rates of between 10 and 12.5 percent.

The 60 countries involved encompass 99.4 percent of all US imports...CNN USA-MSN

IN THE US A MAN CONVICTED OF ATTACKING DEMOCRAT POLITICIANS IN MINNESOTA SENTENCED TO TWO LIFE TERMS IN PRISON PLUS 40 YEARS.

59-YEAR-OLD VANCE BOELTER REMAINED SILENT AT HIS SENTENCING AS VICTIM'S FAMILIES WERE ALLOWED TO MAKE STATEMENTS.

BOELTER CONVICTED IN THE MURDERS OF STATE HOUSE MEMBER MELISSA HORTMAN AND HER HUSBAND AS WELL AS THE ATTEMPTED MURDERS OF STATE SENATOR JOHN HOFFMAN AND HIS WIFE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...VANCE BOELTER WIKIPEDIA

The US Justice Department withdrawing subpoenas for three New York Times journalists over a story they wrote about the Qatari donated aircraft used by President Trump.

The judge in the case saying such subpoenas are the last thing to be done when the government is seeking to find out sources of information used by journalists.

The Trump Administration had sought to keep today's court hearing closed to the public and news reporters...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

MORE US AIR ATTACKS ON IRAN TONIGHT.

TONIGHT IS THE 13TH NIGHT IN A ROW OF ATTACKS...OSINTdefender "X"

New messaging from US President Donald Trump regarding the nuclear program deal with Saudi Arabia announced yesterday.

Mr. Trump responding to criticism from Pro-Israel perspectives saying the deal to create a civilian nuclear program for Saudi Arabia is linked to normalization of Saudi-Israeli relations under the "Abraham Accords"...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

THOUSANDS OF ISRAELI NATIONALISTS STORMING THE TEMPLE MOUNT IN JERUSALEM ESCORTED BY ARMED POLICE.

ESTIMATES OF THE CROWD RANGE AS HIGH AS MORE THAN 4,200.

SOME JEWS PRAYING AT THE SITE OF WHAT IS NOW THE AL AQSA MOSQUE.

THE ISRAELI FLAG WAVED, ITS NATIONAL ANTHEM SUNG.

IN THE VANGUARD OF THE ASSAULT NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ITAMAR BEN-GVIR WHO OVERSEES ISRAEL'S POLICE AND PRISONS.

TODAY'S INCIDENT IN THE MIDST OF OVERALL MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS LINKED TO THE IRAN WAR AS WELL AS ISRAEL'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

THE ISRAELI NATIONALIST PRESENCE OCCURRING ON TISHA B'AV THE JEWISH DAY OF MOURNING FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ANCIENT TEMPLES AND JERUSALEM...

                       THE GUARDIAN UK

                         TIMES OF ISRAEL

                    "a head for an eye"

US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S WAR POLICY TOWARDS IRAN

"The situation is in the Middle East is getting out of control.  It's time to step back."

    UN SECRETARY GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES

The Iran War raging with actions and words today US President Donald Trump speaking of holding Iran responsible for Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.

Meanwhile US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says while Iran speaks of an 'eye for an eye' war policy President Trump's war policy is a 'head for an eye'.

Rubio speaking of Iran paying 'a very heavy price'.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urging and end to fighting and diplomacy.  He says the situation is 'spiraling out of control'.

An Iranian drone attack on a border post with Kuwait.

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the situation now unfolding will lead to global recession.   He used cartoons to illustrate his point.

Ghalibaf says Iran has a "10/10 Strategy" based on the 10 points in the recent Memorandum of Understanding...

                 DAWN PAKISTAN BLOG

DRIVEN BY THE IRAN WAR THE OIL PRICE IN NEW YORK SPRIALING HIGHER OVER 92 DOLLARS A BARREL BY MID-DAY.

AT THE GAS PUMPS HERE IN YORK, PENNSYLVANIA THE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS AT SAM'S CLUB ROSE TO 3.91.9.   THAT'S SIX CENTS HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY.

The European Union agreeing to a new round of sanctions on Russia.  Greece had been resisting the tougher sanctions over concern for Greek transport of natural gas supplied by Russia.

An exemption has been granted for Greece...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

                     "extremely surprising"

The French lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein-linked modeling scout Daniel Siad found dead in his home near Paris.

Menya Arab-Tigrine says she saw her client 'in good shape' when she visited him last month.

Siad was facing criminal charges including rape.  

Siad's death the second involving a model scout linked to Epstein.   Jean Luc Brunel found hanging in a jail cell back in February 2022 after he was arrested...

                     BFM-TV France (Translation Prompt)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average sharply lower down 506.93 points or .97 percent.

The NASDAQ in a steep dive down 553.21 points or 2.15 percent.

Tonight at 838 pm New York Time in post close trading the price of oil 92 dollars 30 cents a barrel up 11 cents...Marketwatch

THE NEW LEADER OF HAMAS IN GAZA TALKING PALESTINIAN UNITY.

KHALIL AL-HAYYA IN A VIDEO SPEECH SPEAKING OF REBUILDING GAZA, FREEING PRISONERS FROM ISRAELI PRISONS AND UNITING PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES INCLUDING THE 'WEST BANK' AND EAST JERUSALEM AS A 'FREE AND PROUD PALESTINE'.

AL-HAYYA WAS PART OF A FIVE-MAN COUNCIL LEADING GAZA AFTER PREVIOUS HAMAS LEADER YAHYA SINWAR WAS KILLED BY ISRAEL IN 2024...AL JAZEERA QATAR

(UPDATED) ON THE SIDELINES OF THE ASEAN (ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS) SUMMIT IN MANILA A HALF-HOUR MEETING BETWEEN US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO AND RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV...(NEWS AGENCIES)...

ALONGSIDE THIS MEETING TALK OF RUSSIA HELPING IRAN'S WAR EFFORT AGAINST THE US WITH INFORMATION ABOUT US MILITARY TARGETS INCLUDING HIDDEN COVERT FACILITIES...OSINTdefender "X"...

RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS MR. LAVROV TOLD MR. RUBIO IT IS UNACCPTABLE TO KEEP SUPPLYING UKRAINE WITH WEAPONS.

HE ALSO STATED RUSSIA'S ESTIMATION OF THE SITUATION ON THE FRONT LINE OF THE UKRAINE WAR...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In the lead up to the Mid-Term Elections the White House seeking to deal with the controversy surrounding rising electricity costs linked to data centers.

A 'voluntary pledge' program involving major tech companies now expanding to include utilities and state governors.

The pledge states that the tech companies will bear the burden of increased electricity costs and not pass them onto ratepayers...THE HILL-YAHOO

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID TO BE CONSIDERING ATTACKING AL-QAEDA AFFILIATED JIHADISTS IN MALI.

THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT IN MALI AND OTHER SAHEL NATIONS ALIGNED WITH IT ARE SUPPORTED BY RUSSIAN MILITARY FORCES IN THEIR FIGHT WITH THE JIHADISTS.

THE 'WASHINGTON POST' REPORTING DISAGREEMENT WITHIN THE WHITE HOUSE OVER THE NOTION OF ATTACKING THE 'JNIM' GROUP.

SENIOR WHITE HOUSE AIDE FOR COUNTERTERRORISM SEBASTIAN GORKA SAID TO BE STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF US MILITARY ACTION IN MALI.

WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE NOTION CURRENT AND FORMER WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS NOTING THE US DESIRE TO HAVE MALI PURCHASE US WEAPONS AND ACCEPT US SUPPORT TO FIGHT THE JIHADISTS.

RUSSIA IS BLAMED FOR THE SUDDEN SURGE IN JIHADIST ACTIVITY IN MALI FOLLOWING THE COUNTRY'S DECISION TO ALIGN ITSELF MORE CLOSELY WITH RUSSIA...THE HILL USA

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 7/22/2026*HOUSE PASSES CONTROVERSIAL ISRAEL-LINKED DEFENSE BILL*HOUTHI TANKER ATTACKS RED SEA*SECOND EPSTEIN LINKED MODEL SCOUT DEATH IN FRANCE*JAPAN PROTESTS CHINESE NAVAL EXERCISE*UNDER 15 SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FRANCE*

 

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The second death of a model scout in France linked to Jeffrey Epstein but first...

                 LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

A deadly US attack at a border crossing between Iran and Iraq.  

Two killed and 11 wounded in the attack the border crossing said to be in operation...Tass Russia

THE CONTROVERSIAL NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT PASSED THE US HOUSE 216-212.

IT'S SECTION 219 LINKS THE DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITH THE DEFENSE OF ISRAEL.

REPUBLICAN CONRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE OF KENTUCKY DESCRIBING THAT PART OF THE BILL AS A 'BETRAYAL OF OUR NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY'...Rep. Thomas Massie "X"

Ten members of a family killed in Peru in a fire said to involve blackmail.

Seven escaped the inferno.

The family operated a mattress shop out of their home.

Mattresses piled up at the door to the home torched after a motorcycle was ignited there...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

THE IRAN-ALIGNED HOUTHI MOVEMENT IN YEMEN SAYS IT'S CARRIED OUT ATTACKS ON TWO SAUDI OIL TANKERS.

THE ATTACKS IN THE RED SEA OFF THE COAST OF SAUDI ARABIA.

 UNITED KINGDOM MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS REPORTS A TANKER ON FIRE AFTER IT WAS HIT...AL JAZEERA QATAR...OSINTdefender "X"

IN TURKEY (TURKIYE) A REPORTER FOR GERMAN GOVERNMENT MEDIA OUTLET 'DEUTSCHE WELLE' RELEASED AFTER BEING DETAINED FOR 25 HOURS.

ALICAN ULUDAG WAS HELD ON SUSPICION OF 'SUSPICION OF INCITING HATRED AND HOSTILITY AND PUBLICLY SPREADING MISLEADING INFORMATION'.

HE WAS DETAINED EARLIER THIS YEAR ON A VARIETY OF CHARGES INCLUDING INSULTING THE TURKISH RULER PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN...DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY

The fuel price impact of the Iran War being felt in a nation next to Iran.

Pakistan raising the price of gasoline and diesel fuel daily with the new price per liter (.26 gallon) for gasoline rising 6.39 rupees (23 cents) to 327.12 rupees (1.17 USD) tomorrow.

The price of diesel fuel moving 7.82 rupees higher (28 cents) to 375.04 rupees (1.35 USD) tomorrow...Dawn Pakistan

A 12TH NIGHT OF US AIR ATTACKS ON IRAN...OSINTdefender "X"

President Trump approving a nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia.

This will lead to the construction of nuclear power facilities in Saudi Arabia.

It will allow the Saudis to develop their own civilian nuclear program including the enrichment of uranium that is also involved in Iran's nuclear program...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

THE PRICE OF GASOLINE AT SAM'S CLUB HERE IN YORK, PENNSYLVANIA ROSE TO 385.9 A GALLON THIS MORNING.

A RISE OF SIX CENTS SINCE SUNDAY EVENING AND 23 CENTS MORE THAN WHEN THE LATEST ESCLATION OF THE IRAN WAR BEGAN ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO.

OFFICIALS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) SAY 999 ARE DEAD IN THE EBOLA OUTBREAK FIRST DISCOVERED IN MAY.

2.473 CASES RECORDED IN THE OUTBREAK WITH 737 PEOPLE CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED OR IN ISOLATION...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA QATAR

In Western Africa police in Liberia discovering 325 million euros (370.89 million US dollars) worth of cocaine.

Two arrests made in connection with the discovery.

One of the suspects holding a Colombian and Spanish passport the other described as a Serbian national...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

IN GERMANY PROSECUTORS SEARCHING AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF DEUTSCHE BANK.

THEY ARE PROBING ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUDULENT TAX TRANSACTIONS AT THE BANK'S 'POSTBANK' DIVISION BETWEEN 2008 AND 2010.

IN A SEPARATE MATTER, JEFFREY EPSTEIN IS SHOWN IN THE EPSTEIN FILES TO HAVE POSSESSED UP TO 40 ACCOUNTS IN DEUTSCHE BANK...REUTERS-MSN

SECOND MODEL SCOUT DEATH IN FRANCE LINKED TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN

                                    (THIS STORY UPDATED, EXPANDED)

In France Jeffrey Epstein linked model scout Daniel Siad found dead in his home near Paris on Monday.

Siad's name appeared about 2,000 times in the US Justice Department files about Jeffrey Epstein that were released months ago amid tumult and controversy.

Police revealed his death today and are now investigating.

There had been an investigation for rape and sexual violence linked to him underway.  Five women had filed complaints against Siad who is a Swedish national.

Siad had told France's BFM-TV he introduced young women to Epstein.   The media outlet's investigation said Siad went to multiple continents to recruit women for Epstein.

Mr. Siad's death is the second death of a model scout linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

Jean Luc Brunel found hanging dead in his prison cell in February of 2022 after he was arrested.   His death is considered a suicide...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)...Jean Luc Brunel Wikipedia

(Updated) In the Iran War more Iranian attacks today following last night's US attacks on Iran.

US President Donald Trump promising an attack on an Iranian bridge or power plant every time a ship is attacked in the Strait of Hormuz...Al Jazeera Qatar Blog...

Jordan reports downing four of six missiles fired by Iran aimed at US bases.  Four attacking Iranian drones also intercepted by Jordanian air defenses...Times of Israel

JAPAN PROTESTNG A LIVE FIRE EXERCISE IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS BY A CHINESE WARSHIP.

IT HAPPENED SUNDAY IN WATERS JAPAN CONSIDERS PART OF IT'S ''EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE".

A RUSSIAN NAVAL VESSEL WAS NEARBY ITS PRESENCE FOLLOWING THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF JOINT CHINESE-RUSSIAN NAVAL PATROLS IN 'RELEVANT' PACIFIC WATERS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Ukraine's latest attacks on Russia included less-protected targets namely two distribution centers of online Russian retailer "Wildberries".

At least one killed, ten wounded in the latest attacks Russian air defenses downing 242 drones.

The attacking Ukrainian drones downed in 17 Russian regions including Moscow and Leningrad (St. Petersburg)...

                            Tass Russia

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 6.06 points.

The NASDAQ fell 146.30 points or .57 percent.

The price of oil in New York at 507 pm stood at 86 dollars 41 cents a barrel up two dollars seven cents or 2.45 percent...Marketwatch

IN FRANCE LAWMAKERS APPROVING A SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 15.

SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CREATE ACCOUNTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER 15 AS OF SEPTEMBER 1ST.

ALL EXISTING ACCOUNTS FOR UNDER 15-YEAR-OLDS ARE TO BE SHUT DOWN BY JANUARY 1ST.

THE NEW LEGISLATION ALSO BRINGS INTO FORCE A CELL PHONE BAN IN FRENCH SCHOOLS...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 7/21/2026*IRAN WARNS US ABOUT HITTING NUKE SITES*US ATTACKS ON IRAN TONIGHT*INDIAN PROTEST TENSIONS*TOP UKRAINIAN GENERAL FIRED*SIX KILLED IN GAZA ATTACK*MORE THAN 100 MIGRANTS FOUND DEAD*IRAN WAR CONTINUES*GUYANA FERRY DISASTER*

 

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Iran says that any US attack on its nuclear facilities would be escalation of the current round of the Iran War.

This would mean escalation of Iranian attacks on US interests and those of its allies in the Middle East.

US President Donald Trump spoke today of a planned attack on the "Pickaxe Mountain" site in Iran linked to nuclear activities like uranium enriching centrifuges...Press TV Iran

AN 11TH WAVE OF US AIR ATTACKS ACROSS IRAN TONIGHT.   AIR DEFENSES ACTIVE OVER IRAN'S CAPITAL CITY OF TEHRAN...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)

Amid student street protests of India's "Cockroach" student movement the leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi detained by police.

Gandhi had joining other politicians involved in a sit-in demonstration protesting the police crackdown on the student protests...Associated Press USA-Al Jazeera Qatar

UKRAINE'S TOP GENERAL ARMED FORCES COMMANDER OLKESANDR SYRSKY FIRED.

PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

MIKHAIL DRAPATY APPOINTED AS HIS REPLACEMENT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...TASS RUSSIA

Six killed in the latest Israeli air attack in Gaza.   The victims described as a man, his wife and four children.

More than 1,150 killed in Israeli attacks since US President Donald Trump proclaimed a cease-fire last fall...Al Jazeera Qatar

143 MIGRANTS FOUND DEAD IN A BOAT OFF THE COAST OF MAURITANIA IN NORTHWESTERN AFRICA.

THE UNITED NATIONS ALSO REPORTING THERE WERE 38 SURVIVORS.

THE BOAT HAD BEEN DRIFTING AT SEA FOR 25 DAYS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In Turkey opposition politician Ozgur Ozel leaving the CHP Party so he can launch a new party.

Ozel's move triggered by a government controlled court's ruling his election as CHP leader was invalid...AFP France-Reuters-Times of Israel

The Philippines and China summoning each others ambassadors following a confrontation in the South China Sea between the Philippine Navy and Chinese Coast Guard.  

Both sides say the other provoked the incident at "Second Thomas Shoal" in the South China Sea.

It's the latest confrontation between vessels of the two nations.

The US Coast Guard recently increased its presence in the region stationing six cutters in Singapore and at Subic Bay in the Philippines.

Another USCG vessel recently arrived in the Philippines to conduct joint patrols with the Philippine Coast Guard...Outlook India

THE IRAN WAR CONTINUED TODAY WITH IRANIAN ATTACKS AIMED AT KUWAIT, BAHRAIN AND JORDAN.  

THEY FOLLOW ANOTHER NIGHT OF US ATTACKS ON IRAN...AL JAZEERA QATAR LIVE BLOG

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russian warships operate in compliance with international law.

He says nothing should be read into a report that a Russian frigate conducted live-fire exercises 46 miles off the British coast.

This report coincides with the change in leadership in the UK...TASS RUSSIA

"POLITICO" REPORTS THAT FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL WILL VISIT RUSSIA.

THE VISIT IN OCTOBER WILL INCLUDE SAINT PETERSBURG AND MOSCOW...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 385.38 points or .74 percent.

The NASDAQ up 329.13 points or 1.29 percent.

At 417 pm New York Time the price of oil 84 dollars 99 cents a barrel up 1 dollar 76 cents or 2.11 percent...Marketwatch

AUTHORITIES IN GUYANA CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THE MISSING AFTER A FERRY BOAT CAPSIZED SATURDAY NIGHT.

27 NOW CONFIRMED DEAD WITH 83 OTHERS MISSING.

SOME ON BOARD THE BOAT WERE RESCUED WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON BOARD THE FERRY NOW ESTIMATED AT 179.

POLICE HAVE DETAINED CREW MEMBERS...REUTERS-JERUSALEM POST

Three-way talks dominated by the US and Israel are leading to Israel's handover of three villages in southern Lebanon to Lebanese Army control.

The "pilot zone" is an attempt to establish a precedent for the future situation Israel and the United States desire in Lebanon.

Their ultimate goal is disarmament of the Iran-aligned Hezbollah movement inside Lebanon with the Lebanese Army being a tool to accomplish that end...AFP France-Al Jazeera Qatar

ANNUAL INFLATION IN NEW ZEALAND 4.1 PERCENT IN JUNE.  

ITS THE HIGHEST RATE IN MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

THE PRICE OF GASOLINE (PETROL) UP 27.5 PERCENT FOR THE YEAR...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 7/20/2026*US CASUALTIES KEPT SECRET IRAN WAR*TRUMP TARIFF THREAT CANADA*IRAN, TRUMP UNLEASH RAGING COMMENTS*OPPOSITION MAYOR ARRESTED TURKEY*DEADLY UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK RUSSIA*

 

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(UPDATED) THE US MILITARY NOT DISCLOSING THE NUMBER OF WOUNDED FOLLOWING IRANIAN ATTACKS ON US MIDDLE EAST BASES LAST WEEK.

DOZENS WERE HURT IN THE ATTACKS SOME OF THEM SAID TO HAVE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

BUT AN ONLINE SOURCE "TheIntelFrog" POSTED INFORMATION LAST WEEK ABOUT THREE US MEDICAL EVACUATION FLIGHTS TO EUROPE FROM THE MID-EAST.

WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT US HELICOPTERS WERE DAMAGED IN THOSE ATTACKS AS WELL...DAILY MAIL UK MSN...

PENTAGON SPOKESMAN SEAN PARNELL ACKNOWLEDGING LATE THIS EVENING NEARLY 100 US MILITARY WOUNDED IN THE RECENT FLAREUP OF THE IRAN WAR...(NEWS AGENCIES)

"The days when parties supported by the Americans can come to power are over.

There will be no more elections here, which can give them the chance to seize power"

THE AUTHORITARIAN RULER OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN NATION OF NICARAGUA DANIEL ORTEGA ANNOUNCING THE COUNTRY WILL NOT HAVE ANY MORE ELECTIONS.

COMMUNIST-LEFTIST ORTEGA CAME TO POWER IN 1979 OVERTHROWING A US BACKED DICTATOR.

HE ALLOWED ELECTIONS IN THE PAST WINNING SOME AND LOSING OTHERS.

BUT SINCE TAKING OFFICE AFTER THE 2007 ELECTION MR. ORTEGA HAS CONSOLIDATED POWER AND CRACKED DOWN ON OPPONENTS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

(Updated) In the Strait of Hormuz tonight the crew of an oil tanker abandoning ship.   

This after the tanker was struck by an unknown object off the coast of Oman...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations "X"...

Intelligence sources report the tanker is a Kuwaiti vessel and say it was attacked by Iran.

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WAVING THE THREAT OF 50 PERCENT TARIFFS AT CANADA.

MR. TRUMP'S LOUD WORDS TRIGGERING A RESPONSE FROM CANADA'S PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY SAYING HIS COUNTRY IS 'READY TO ENGAGE' WITH THE UNITED STATES.

NO REAL TARIFFS ARE BEING IMPLMENTED THEY ARE SET FOR 30 DAYS FROM NOW ALLOWING FOR DRAMATIC TENSIONS TO UNFOLD IN THE WEEKS AHEAD...CBC NEWS CANADA BLOG

A federal judge issuing a temporary restraining order against the merger of Paramount-Skydance with Warner Brothers-Discovery.

The merger of the two large media companies into Pro-Israel Pro-President Donald Trump ownership put on hold for two weeks so an antitrust lawsuit can be considered.

The lawsuit brought by 12 Democrat Attorney Generals spearheaded by California AG Rob Bonta...The Hill USA

THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) BACKING DOWN FROM ENFORCEMENT OF METHANE RULES LINKED TO 'CLIMATE CHANGE'.

THE DECISION TO DELAY FINES LINKED TO THE 'ENERGY SECURITY' SITUATION IN THE EU COUNTRIES THAT IN SOME WAYS IS LINKED TO BOTH THE UKRAINE AND IRAN WARS.

COMPANIES IMPORTING ENERGY INTO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES FACED PENALTIES UNDER THE RULES.

THAT LED TO FEARS ENERGY SUPPLIES FOR EUROPE WOULD END UP GETTING DIVERTED TO MARKETS WITH LESS STRINGENT CLIMATE RULES LIKE CHINA AND THE US...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

"Now that criminal America has once again chosen the path of error, aggression and adventurism, we are firmly bound to this covenant...

that we will teach it the 'unforgettable lesson' you promised..."

That statement from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) affirming the threatening message from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei pledging an 'unforgettable lesson' for the United States...

                                         Press TV Iran

"Every time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!"

The blistering message on social media from US President Donald Trump following the deaths of four American soldiers in recent days in the Iran War...

                                OSINTdefender "X"

A political transition in the UK today as Andy Burnham becomes the new Prime Minister of the Labor Party government.

Burnham replacing the unpopular Keir Starmer.

He immediately spoke to the economic turmoil in Britain pledging to help ease the cost of living...BBC News Blog

IN TURKEY THE OPPOSITION MAYOR OF THE CITY OF IZMIR ARRESTED.

POLICE RAIDING CITY HALL TAKING AWAY MAYOR FATMA KAPLAN HURRIYET AND DOZENS OF OTHERS.

ACCUSATIONS OF CORRUPTION LEVELED.

TODAY'S CHARGES FOLLOW A PATTERN THAT HAS EMERGED IN TURKEY (TURKIYE) INVOLVING THE GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN.

OPPOSITION POLITICAL LEADERS OF CITY GOVERNMENTS ARE BEING ARRESTED, JAILED AND TRIED FOR CORRUPTION AND INVOLVEMENT IN 'CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

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US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS EXPRESSED HIS ADMIRATION FOR PRESIDENT ERDOGAN AND IS CLOSE TO THE TURKISH RULER AND THE TURKISH-ALIGNED NATION OF QATAR IN THE PERSIAN GULF.

IN THIS COUNTRY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CONTROLLED BY MR. TRUMP HAVE STEPPED UP INVESTIGATIONS RELATED TO DEMOCRATS AND VARIOUS ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION.

Five killed. 23 wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on a bus in Russia.  The attack happened in the Belgorod Region near the border with Ukraine...Tass Russia

(UPDATE, NEW STORY) YEMEN'S IRAN-ALLIED HOUTHI MOVEMENT ANNOUNCING A MARITIME BLOCKADE OF SAUDI ARABIA...

THE IRAN WAR CONTINUES TODAY FOLLOWING A NINTH STRAIGHT NIGHT OF US ATTACKS ON IRAN.

IRAN ATTACKING COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST REGION WHERE US FORCES ARE BASED...AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 307.16 points or .59 percent.

The NASDAQ declined 12.17 points.

At 430 pm New York Time the price of oil 83 dollars three cents a barrel up 54 cents or .65 percent...Marketwatch

Dozens are feared dead in waters off the coast of Guyana after a ferry capsized on Saturday night.

67 of the 133 people on board were rescued...AFP France-Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar

THE MESSAGING FROM THE US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SUNDAY NIGHT IS THAT A POSITIVE TEST RESULT FOR THE PARASITE CYCLOSPORA TURNED OUT TO BE A FALSE POSITIVE.

BUT THE FDA CONTINUES TO WORK WITH LETTUCE PRODUCER TAYLOR FARMS TO REMOVE LETTUCE FROM THE SHELVES...CBC NEWS CANADA