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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
"Some think the war in Ukraine would not have happened if he (Trump) were still in power. I agree with that"
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaking to a news magazine in his country as he campaigns ahead of the second round of the Presidential Election on October 30th...REUTERS-RADIO NEW ZEALAND
IN UKRAINE TONIGHT REPORTS OF ATTACKS ON BOTH SIDES.
THE RUSSIAN MILITARY SAID TO HAVE STRUCK THE EASTERN CITY OF KHARKOV (KHARKIV) EARLY SATURDAY...(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
UKRAINE STRIKING THE DONETSK REGION WITH SIX HIMARS ROCKETS TONIGHT...TASS RUSSIA...
Changes in command surrounding Russian military operations in Ukraine.
Army General Sergei Surovikin now said to be the commander of the Russian military operation itself.
There are also other command changes...SOUTHFRONT...
More on Russia and Ukraine later in the summary....
A JUDGE IN OHIO GRANTING A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST THE SIX-WEEK ABORTION LAW IN THE STATE...WXIX-FOX 19 NOW
AN ARIZONA APPEALS COURT OVERTURNING A LOWER COURT DECISION THAT IMPOSED AN 1864 ABORTION LAW ON THE STATE....ASSOCIATED PRESS-POLITICO
The Pentagon signing off on deliveries of F-35 fighters after the discovery of materials made in China in the aircraft.
A decision to suspend deliveries made on August 19th when an alloy from China was discovered to be in magnets used in the aircraft.
The material made in China will not be replaced in the aircraft already delivered...POLITICO...
More on the F-35 involving a noise problem later in the summary...
Gasoline prices moving up in the USA and here in Central Pennsylvania today.
A four cent a gallon rise to 389.9 locally today...
A DRAMATIC RISE IN THE PRICE OF OIL IN NEW YORK TODAY.
AT LATE AFTERNOON A FIVE PERCENT PLUS INCREASE RECORDED WITH A BARREL OF OIL NOW ABOVE 93 DOLLARS.
AND BIG DROPS ON WALL STREET TODAY.
THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE TUMBLED 630.15 POINTS OR 2.11 PERCENT IN VALUE.
THE NASDAQ LOST 420.91 POINTS OR 3.80 PERCENT IN VALUE...
THE UNEMPLOYMENT PICTURE IN THE US A SLOWING DOWN OF NEW JOBS BUT THE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 3.5 PERCENT.
WAGE GROWTH IS ALSO SLOWING..(FORBES)
As Europe heads for an energy starved winter over sanctions on Russia, the destruction of a coal-fired power plant continued today.
The site will eventually become a "wind park". The Netherlands has major plans to expand the number of wind turbines in the coming decades...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
IN ITALY THE OUTGOING GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER MARIO DRAGHI IMPOSING ENERGY RESTRICTIONS FOR THE COMING WINTER SEASON DUE TO THE CUTOFF OF RUSSIAN NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES.
TEMPERATURES IN HEATED ROOMS TO BE TURNED DOWN ONE DEGREE WITH FEWER HOURS AND FEWER DAYS OF OPERATION FOR HEATING SYSTEMS IN ITALY.
THESE MEASURES APPLYING PRIMARILY TO GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND APARTMENT BLOCKS IN THE COUNTRY...NEWS AGENCIES-ORF AUSTRIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
A NATURAL GAS DISCOVERY ANNOUNCED OFF THE COAST OF ISRAEL.
THE ENERGEAN COMPANY SAYING THE FIND AMOUNTS TO 7-15 BILLION CUBIC METERS...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Two Palestinian teenagers killed in clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers today.
One of those killed after he hurled a Molotov cocktail at Israeli soldiers...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Norway deciding to impose restrictions on Russian fishing boats. They will now be subject to inspection and limited to three Norwegian ports...TASS RUSSIA
Military maneuvers now underway involving the US aircraft carrier "Ronald Reagan" and South Korean warships.
This follows yesterday's drill by North Korean aircraft near the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea...REUTERS...
New US sanctions related to North Korea.
The US sanctioning individuals and entities related to gasoline deliveries to North Korea.
Two Singapore companies and another in the Marshall Islands included in the sanctions...CNN
THE US IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON TOP IRANIAN OFFICIALS OVER THE RECENT DEATH OF A 22-YEAR OLD KURDISH WOMAN IN POLICE CUSTODY.
THE SANCTIONS ANNOUNCED BY THE US TREASURY DEPARTMENT INCLUDE THE IRANIAN INTERIOR MINISTER, COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER AND HIGH-RANKING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS...ASSOCIATED PRESS-TIMES OF ISRAEL
The United States claiming the killing of two ISIS leaders in Syria. This claim follows an earlier one about the killing of an ISIS operative...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
The British Trade Minister fired from his job.
Conor Burns accused of serious misconduct at a Conservative Party conference.
Burns saying he looks forward to clearing his name...BBC NEWS
THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER AN INFLUX OF MIGRANTS INTO THE CITY.
ERIC ADAMS SAYS THAT THE CITY WILL HAVE TO SPEND AT LEAST ONE BILLION DOLLARS TO DEAL WITH SITUATION BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
ADAMS APPEALING FOR STATE AND FEDERAL HELP TO DEAL WITH 17,000 PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME TO THE CITY SINCE APRIL.
THE MAYOR ALSO CALLED FOR FEDERAL ACTION TO ALLOW THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FLOODING THE CITY TO BE ALLOWED INTO THE WORKFORCE...NY 1
CANADIAN POLITICS A NEW PREMIER SELECTED IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA THURSDAY EVENING.
LIBERTARIAN-MINDED DANIELLE SMITH WHO ONCE LED THE WILDROSE PARTY OF ALBERTA SELECTED AS THE NEW LEADER OF THE UNITED CONSERVATIVE PARTY.
SHE REPLACES THE VERY CONTROVERSIAL JASON KENNEY WHO IMPOSED COVID RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROVINCE INCLUDING THE SHUTTING DOWN OF BUSINESSES AND CHURCHES...
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
RUSSIAN CITY CANS HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS TO SUPPORT MILITARY EFFORT IN UKRAINE
MERKEL SAYS LASTING PEACE ONLY POSSIBLE WITH RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT SAYS PUTIN IS NOT BLUFFING
JOE BIDEN TALKS PUTIN AND ARMAGEDDON AT DEMOCRAT FUNDRAISER
Russia's second-largest city St. Petersburg is cancelling public celebrations of the New Year and Christmas.
The city government says the money allocated for those celebrations will be spent to pay for uniforms and other gear for soldiers...TASS RUSSIA
"We are all strongly advised to take the words seriously..."
The former German Chancellor Angela Merkel noting the recent statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding Ukraine.
Merkel saying that lasting peace and a real end to the Cold War is not possible without Russian participation...TASS RUSSIA...
Meanwhile Joe Biden talking about Vladimir Putin "not joking" at a Democrat Party fundraiser saying there is the prospect of the use of nuclear weapons not seen since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 which also happened during a mid-term election campaign...THE WASHINGTON TIMES
In other news...
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AWARDED TO 'CHAMPIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS' IN BELARUS, RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.
THE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZED SAID TO REPRESENT:
"civil society"
AND CRITICISM OF ABUSES OF POWER BY GOVERNMENTS...
A GAY PALESTINIAN MAN IN ISRAEL MURDERED
25-YEAR OLD AHMAD ABU MURKHIYEH BEHEADED IN THE KILLING.
HE WAS LIVING IN ISRAEL AS AN ASYLUM-SEEKER.
PALESTINIAN POLICE ARRESTING A SUSPECT...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Joe Biden signing an executive order on data protection with the European Union. The order aimed at EU concerns over US government spying...NEWS AGENCIES-ORF AUSTRIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
NOISE COMPLAINTS HAVE INCREASED AROUND A DUTCH AIR BASE FOLLOWING THE ARRIVAL OF F-35 WARPLANES THERE.
RESIDENTS IN THE AREA OF THE VOKEL AIR BASE MAKING THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOISE WITH THE F-35 MAKING MORE NOISE THAN OTHER AIRCRAFT STATIONED AT THE BASE LIKE THE F-16.
Authorities in Indonesia prosecuting six people in connection with the stadium stampede last weekend that killed at least 130 and hurt hundreds more.
They include three police officers, two members of a soccer competition organizer and the director of a league organization.
The stampede began when police fired tear gas onto the field following a match.
In Uvalde, Texas a decision to suspend the entire "school district police force" over a hiring decision.
There's already outrage over the lack of response by the force to a mass murder attack at the school that killed 21.
But the decision to hire a state trooper said to have been part of the wider law enforcement response to the attack caused this move...IRISH EXAMINER
Nebraska Republican Senator Ben Sasse resigning from the US Senate. He is to take up a job as President of the University of Florida...FREE REPUBLIC POST-POLITICO ARTICLE-DISCUSSION
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