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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits frontline headquarters of the Ukraine War but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
ONE PERSON DEAD, OTHERS INJURED IN A PARKING GARAGE COLLAPSE IN NEW YORK CITY.
THE COLLAPSE IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT OF LOWER MANHATTAN BROUGHT FIREFIGHTERS TO THE SCENE TO CONDUCT SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS...ABC 7 NEW YORK (VIDEO EMBEDS)
The Commander of US Forces Korea General Paul LaCamera says that North Korea has missiles that can reach beyond Washington DC.
The general testifying before the House Armed Services committee in Washington today...KBS WORLD SOUTH KOREA
ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF A DEADLY TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE US EMBASSY IN BEIRUT THE US STATE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCING AN UP TO 7 MILLION DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF HEZBOLLAH LEADER IBRAHIM AQIL.
The US Justice Department charging four US citizens and three Russian nations in connection a "malign influence campaign".
The accusation is that Russia's government was funding US African nationalist political groups to act on its behalf.
US groups named in connection with the charges said to have been working on a local election campaign in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2019...AL JAZEERA QATAR
In Russia a court rejecting the appeal of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
The Biden Administration says Russia is wrong to detain Gershkovich who is accused of espionage....ANADOLU AGENCY
IN ARGENTINA THE BLACK MARKET US DOLLAR CALLED THE "BLUE DOLLAR" REACHED A RECORD HIGH 420 PESOS THIS AFTERNOON.
Ambassadors from Canada, the UK and the US called to the foreign ministry in Moscow.
Russia objecting to statements from the ambassadors regarding the sentencing of journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza. Kara-Murza, described in mainstream media reports as a government opponent, was given a 25-year sentence.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova saying that the demand of the Canadian and US ambassadors for the release of Kara-Murza are extremely hypocritical in light of the persecution of dissidents and violations of human rights in both their countries...TASS RUSSIA
MORE RAIDS AND ARRESTS IN BRAZIL IN CONNECTION WITH THE INCIDENTS IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF BRASILIA ON JANUARY 8TH.
AT LEAST 13 ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE JANUARY 6TH STYLE EVENTS AT GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
AN AIR FORCE COLONEL AND POLITICIANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARTY OF FORMER PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO AMONG THOSE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"DeSanctus is being absolutely destroyed by Disney"
Some of what President Trump is saying on social media today regarding Florida Governor and potential 2024 GOP Presidential contest opponent Ron DeSantis.
Mr. Trump saying that DeSantis's fight with Disney over the sexualization of children may end up with Disney pulling its business out of Florida hurting the state...DONALD J TRUMP TRUTH SOCIAL MEDIA
ISRAELI POLITICS AND FORMER PRIME MINISTER NAFTALI BENNETT SAYING THE COUNTRY NEEDS A 'CENTRIST GOVERNMENT' FOR THE NEXT 10-20 YEARS.
BENNETT SPEAKING ON A VISIT TO WASHINGTON.
HE LED A SHORT-LIVED GOVERNMENT THAT INCLUDED VARIOUS ELEMENTS LEFT AND RIGHT UNITED IN OPPOSITION TO CURRENT PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU...TIMES OF ISRAEL
SOUTHWESTERN AIRLINES FLIGHTS GROUNDED FOR AWHILE TODAY BY 'DATA CONNECTION ISSUES' LINKED TO A FIREWALL FAILURE...CNN
The markets today moved very little.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 10.55 and the NASDAQ off 4.31 points.
At 528 pm New York Time the price of oil down two cents at 80 dollars and 85 cents a barrel...MARKETWATCH
China had a better-than-expected growth in GDP for the first quarter of this year. The annual growth rate reported at 4.5 percent.
Analysts had projected 4 percent growth ahead of today's report from China's National Bureau of Statistics...STRAITS-TIMES SINGAPORE (CLICK PAST POP-UP AD)
US HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY SAYS LEGISLATION TO INCREASE THE NATIONAL DEBT CEILING WILL BE VOTED ON IN THE COMING WEEKS.
MCCARTHY CRITCICIZING JOE BIDEN FOR REFUSING TO NEGOTIATE THE DEBT CEILING LIMIT...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKIYE
21 reported dead in a fire at a hospital in Beijing. It took firefighters 90 minutes to out the blaze out.
SUDAN CONFLICT NEWS
(UPDATED WHEN ABLE)
IN THE CONFLICT IN SUDAN THE RAPID SUPPORT FORCES CALLED FOR A 24-HOUR CEASE FIRE EARLIER TODAY.
THE MILITARY REBUFFED SUCH AN IDEA BUT A CEASE-FIRE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMING INTO FORCE FOR 24 HOURS THIS EVENING.
AT LEAST 180 REPORTED DEAD SINCE THE FIGHTING STARTED ON SATURDAY...AL JAZEERA BLOG...
THIS EVENING SHOOTING STILL REPORTED IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF KHARTOUM...BBC NEWS STORY
Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina visiting Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Graham sees a window of opportunity for normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia even as the Saudis draw closer to Israel's arch-enemy Iran through Chinese mediation.
He says the Biden Administration must get involved this year before it focuses on the 2024 election campaign.
Graham saying the Saudis would normalize relations with Israel if they get the right kind of defense and trade agreements with the US...TIMES OF ISRAEL
TWO JEWS WOUNDED IN A TERRORIST ATTACK IN JERUSALEM THIS MORNING. THE ATTACKER FLED THE SCENE...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
The "Wall Street Journal" reporter arrested on espionage charges in Russia appeared in court today...BBC NEWS
White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby attacking Brazil's President Inacio Lula da Silva.
Kirby claiming Lula's comments about the US "encouraging" the war in Ukraine with its arms supplies equals "parroting" of propaganda from Russia and China.
Kirby's comments came as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met President Lula and other top Brazilian officials...REUTERS MALAY MAIL...
Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira saying in response:
"No I don't agree. It's not. I don't know why he came to this conclusion. But I don't agree"...
THE UKRAINE WAR
PUTIN MAKES FRONTLINE VISTS
ZELENSKY QUICKLY RESPONDS IN RECIPROCITY
Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting military headquarters in the Luhansk and Kherson Regions. The Kremlin says that the meetings were not prepared in advance...TASS NEWS STORY...
Later in the day word that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was visiting the frontline area...TASS RUSSIA
In other news....
Politics in the USA and the defamation suit in a Delaware court against Fox News launched by voting machine maker Dominion Voting Systems.
It all surrounds the programming of Fox News that discussed questions raised about voting irregularities in the 2020 Presidential Election.
Dominion claiming it was wronged by the discussion about its voting machines and how they may have been rigged to help Democrats.
Late this afternoon word of an out of court settlement in the case.
Lawyers for Dominion claim that Fox News told "lies" and they intend to continue legal actions. ...BBC NEWS BLOG
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