Wednesday, January 18, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 1/18/2023 NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER STEPPING DOWN, ISRAELI HIGH COURT KICKS OUT KEY CABINET MINISTER, FRIDAY MEETING IN GERMANY TO MOVE MORE ARMS INTO UKRAINE



                             (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING) 



Israel's new government shaken by a high court ruling and a deadly helicopter crash in Ukraine kills government officials and children on the ground but first...




                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:






BREAKING NEWS:  NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN IS STEPPING DOWN NEXT MONTH.



ARDERN WANTING TO STEP AWAY FROM POLITICS AHEAD OF THE OCTOBER 14TH GENERAL ELECTION.



SHE EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THAT HER LABOR PARTY WOULD WIN THE ELECTION.



RECENT POLLING SHOWING A LEAD FOR OPPOSITION PARTIES IN NEW ZEALAND...




                  REUTERS-NIKKEI ASIA




   ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND LIVE BLOG




(UPDATED) OPPOSITION PROTESTERS IN PERU CONTINUING THEIR DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF DINA BOLUARTRE.


BOLUARTE INSTALLED LAST MONTH AFTER THE OUSTER OF LEFTIST PEDRO CASTILLO.



TWO MORE PROTESTERS KILLED IN THE PUNO REGION TODAY.


DEMONSTRATORS BEGINNING PROTESTS IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF LIMA TODAY...



      RPP PERU WEBSITE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




        



Türkiye (Turkey) wants the US to delink any F-16 fighter sales to the bids of Finland and Sweden to join NATO.



Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu sending that message to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington today.



Members of Congress raising objections to selling F-16's to Türkiye.



There is continued Turkish opposition to the Scandanavian nations becoming part of NATO due to links with Kurdish organizations opposed to Turkish rule over Kurds...TRT WORLD TURKIYE (TURKEY)





RUSSIAN VICTORY IN URKAINE IS:



                            "inevitable"



THAT MESSAGE TODAY FROM RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN TO FACTORY WORKERS IN ST. PETERSBURG.




PUTIN SAYING THAT THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF RUSSIA IS RAMPING UP PRODUCTION AND CAN MATCH THE CAPABILITIES OF ALL THE OTHER NATIONS IN THE WORLD COMBINED...US NEWS...




More on Russia and Ukraine later in the summary.





Stocks in the US moving downwards.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 613.89 points or 1.81 percent in value.


The NASDAQ dropped 138.10 points or 1.24 percent in value.


At 510 pm New York Time the price of oil had fell to 79 dollars and 10 cents a barrel...MARKETWATCH





IN THE UK NURSES AND AMBULANCE WORKERS WILL BOTH STRIKE ON FEBRUARY 6TH.


THEY WANT TALKS WITH THE GOVERNMENT AS THEY SEEK SIGNIFICANT PAY INCREASES TO MATCH AN INFLATION RATE EXCEEDING 10 PERCENT.



A TWO-DAY NURSES STRIKE STARTED TODAY.



ADDITIONAL STRIKE DATES HAVE BEEN SET FOR THE COMING WEEKS...BBC NEWS








The "Centrists" of the US Senate high-fiving each other as they appeared at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.



Democrat US Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia and former Democrat now Independent Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona spoke as part of a panel.


They discussed their efforts to reduce "Partisanship" in Washington...NEW YORK POST




THE LATEST OPINION POLLING IN FRANCE 66 PERCENT OF THE PUBLIC OPPOSING PRESIDENT MACRON'S PLAN TO 'REFORM' PENSIONS.



TOMORROW A NATIONAL STRIKE IS PLANNED SPEARHEADED BY LABOR UNIONS AND THE POLITICAL "LEFT".


221 SITES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED FOR PROTESTS ACROSS FRANCE WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE...(BFM-TV France)





ISRAELI GOVERNMENT TURMOIL AS HIGH COURT KICKS OUT KEY CABINET MINISTER

                            (UPDATED LATER NEWS AT BOTTOM OF STORY)




The Israeli High Court ruling 10-1 that Aryeh Deri, leader of the Orthodox Jewish Shas Party, cannot serve as Interior Minister and Health Minister.



The court citing Deri's previous convictions including one last year for tax fraud.



Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went to Deri's home this evening for talks.



Other religious and political leaders visiting Mr. Deri tonight as well.



Demonstrators outside his home protesting in support.




Mr. Netanyahu's government pledging to keep Mr. Deri office and continuing its push for judicial reform legislation that will give the government the ability to overrule Israel's judiciary...TIMES OF ISRAEL...



Late news Mr. Deri indicating that he would find a way to remain part of Mr. Netanyahu's government.



"When they close the door on us, we'll get in through the window.   When they close the window we'll break through the ceiling with G-d"s help".




Part of a statement from Deri tonight.



One option following the court ruling the appointment of Aryeh Deri as an Alternate Prime Minister but that would take some maneuvering in Parliament...TIMES OF ISRAEL




JAPAN'S CENTRAL BANK LEAVING INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED.      THE MONEY POLICY LOOSER THAN IN MOST OTHER NATIONS RIGHT NOW.


JAPAN'S CURRENCY THE YEN FALLING FOLLOWING TODAY'S DECISION...AFP-RFI FRANCE



Microsoft planning to cut five percent of its workforce.



That would equal 11,000 of the tech giant's current workforce of 220,000.




Sky News in the UK reporting about the planned job cuts with the company telling Sky it "does not comment on rumor or speculation"...




               ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS





              RUSSIA-URKAINE DRAMA


                                                     (UPDATED)



ZELENSKY TALKS TO WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM




HELICOPTER CRASH KILLS UKRAINE'S INTERIOR MINISTER, OTHER OFFICIALS, CHILDREN ON THE GROUND


RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SEES 'HIGH STAKES' FOR WESTERN NATIONS IN URKAINE



RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ATTACKED FOR 'ANTI-SEMITIC' REMARKS


                    MAJOR ARMS PUSH FOR UKRAINE


US AMMUNITION STORED IN ISRAEL SENT TO UKRAINE




                   TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




Today in Ukraine a helicopter carrying the country's interior minister crashed at a child care facility.


At least 14 are known dead.




President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to the World Economic Forum today calling it a "black morning" and asserting that "in war there are no accidents"...BBC NEWS BLOG



Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the level of support for Ukraine from Western nations points to high stakes...TASS RUSSIA...



Lavrov saying that Western nations are aiming for a "final solution" to the "Russian question".



This leading to accusations of Anti-Semitism against Mr. Lavrov with Canada's foreign minister protesting to Russia ambassador in Ottawa...TASS RUSSIA




This Friday a major meeting of nations donating weapons to Ukraine at the US Air Force Base in Ramstein, Germany.



Ursula von der Leyen the European Commission President calling to Ukraine to get all the arms "that it can handle"...TASS RUSSIA...



At a White House meeting with Joe Biden Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte pledging Patriot missiles for Ukraine...REUTERS...



The "New York Times" reporting that US ammunition pre-positioned in Israel for regional conflicts has been sent to Ukraine...TIMES OF ISRAEL






In other news...




Politics in the USA President Trump making an appearance in the early primary state of South Carolina later this month.



Trump will be joined by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Republican Governor Henry McMaster as announces his campaign leadership team for the state...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS













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