Thursday, May 11, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 5/11/2023 TENSIONS AS TITLE 42 ENDS, UK CONFIRMS SUPPLIES OF LONG-RANGE MISSILES TO UKRAINE, PAKISTAN SUPREME COURT ORDERS KHAN RELEASED BUT KEEPS HIM AT 'GUEST HOUSE'

 


                     (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING)





                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:



On the southern US border and beyond tensions tonight as the Title 42 policy rapidly deporting illegal immigrants comes to an end.



Attention focused on the heavily populated stretch of border where El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico meet.


A number of border counties in Texas declaring states of emergency today.


The US Border Patrol estimating tens of thousands ready to make border crossings...KTSM-TV EL PASO...BBC NEWS...




In major US cities Democrat mayors concerned about Texas rapidly moving illegal immigrants northward into their communities.



Their desires for financial support from the Biden Administration rebuffed.



Commenting on the situation via Twitter Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sees the situation as:



                 "a humanitarian disaster"...



     ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. TWITTER




THE WARRING PARTIES IN SUDAN REACHING A PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT AT TALKS IN SAUDI ARABIA.



THE SUDANESE ARMY AND RAPID SUPPORT FORCES SAY THEY WILL PROTECT CIVILIANS AND ALLOW MOVEMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AID.



BUT A US STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ADMITTING THE TWO SIDES ARE STILL FAR APART ON A CEASE FIRE...AAP-THE NEW DAILY AUSTRALIA





French President Emmanuel Macron calling for a pause in any new European environmental regulations.



Macron citing the stricter standards of Europe in relation to China and the United States.



The French president speaking today to promote the "reindustrialization of France"...(Information from BFM-TV France)





Twitter's owner Elon Musk announcing a new CEO to replace himself.    Musk did not announce a name but said "she" will start in six weeks...(News Agencies)





SOUTH AFRICA'S GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCING AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AFTER US AMBASSADOR REUBEN BRIGETY ACCUSED IT OF SUPPLYING ARMS TO RUSSIA.


SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA SAYS HE IS DISAPPOINTED BY THE US ALLEGATION...BBC NEWS...




THE BRITISH DEFENSE SECRETARY BEN WALLACE CONFIRMS THAT THE UK HAS PROVIDED UKRAINE WITH LONG RANGE MISSILES.


THE STORM SHADOW MISSILES HAVE A RANGE LONGER THAN THE HIMARS ROCKETS THE US IS GIVING TO UKRAINE.



THEIR RANGE MORE THAN 155 MILES...BBC NEWS...




More on the Ukraine War later in the summary...





TURKISH POLITICS AND ONE OF THE MINOR CANDIDATES IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST PULLING OUT RIGHT BEFORE THE FIRST ROUND VOTE THIS SUNDAY.



MUHARREM INCE DESCRIBING PROVOCATIONS, ALLEGATIONS AND MISINFORMATION ABOUT HIM CONTIRBUTING TO HIS DECISION TO PULL OUT.



THREE CANDIDATES REMAIN, INCUMBENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, HIS MAIN CHALLENGER KEMAL KILICDAROGLU AND SINAN OGAN.



THE POLLS SHOW A CLOSE RACE A CANDIDATE MUST WIN A MAJORITY OF THE POPULAR VOTE TO BE ELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND...TASS RUSSIA...WIKIPEDIA TURKISH ELECTION POLLS




THE BANK OF ENGLAND RAISING THE PRIME RATE IN THE UK .25 PERCENT TO 4.5 PERCENT.



The markets today.




The Dow down 221.82 points.




The NASDAQ up 22.06 points.





The price of oil falling one dollar and 14 cents a barrel now at 71 dollars and 42 cents in New York...MARKETWATCH



(Updated) In Pakistan the Supreme Court with a late Thursday order to release former Prime Minister Imran Khan.



Khan was brought to court for the hearing where the Chief Justice proclaimed:




"We believe that Imran Khan's arrest was illegal"



There has been deadly turmoil in the country since Khan's arrest earlier this week.



Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial urging Mr. Khan to help quiet the protests in the streets that have followed his arrest.


But Mr. Khan is being kept at a police guest house for "security reasons" the court saying he is allowed to have visitors of his choosing...



                            BBC NEWS




            HINDUSTAN TIMES INDIA




                STUFF NEW ZEALAND



THE AUSTRALIAN TRADE MINISTER VISTING BEIJING REPORTED PUSHING FOR AN END TO TRADE BARRIERS AND WANTING BETTER DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CHINA.


HIS VISIT FOLLOWS BEIJING'S CALL FOR AUSTRALIA'S CLOSE ALLY THE UNITED STATES TO BACK AWAY FROM TREATING TAIWAN LIKE A SOVEREIGN NATION WHICH DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE HAPPENING...STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE (CLICK PAST AD)



IN NEW ZEALAND FOOD PRICES RISING AT A 12.5 PERCENT ANNUAL RATE.



AND GROCERY STORE PRICES RISING 14 PERCENT ANNUALLY.



THIS IS LATEST INFORMATION COMPILED FOR LAST MONTH BY STATS NZ...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND





LATEST ROCKETS FROM GAZA CAUSE DEATH AND INJURY IN ISRAEL


     STRIKES IN GAZA LATE TONIGHT

                                                      (UPDATED)



In Israel mortars fired from Gaza towards Israel today as the conflict continues between Israel and the Islamic Jihad terrorist group in Gaza....TIMES OF ISRAEL BLOG...



This evening an apartment building hit in the city of Rehovot this evening with one killed and 10 others hurt (Maariv Israel)...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...




This evening Israel saying 803 rockets have been fired in total from Gaza...(Times Of Israel)



Early this morning the Islamic Jihad's rocket launch commander was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza.


Israel continuing its campaign against the Islamic Jihad that has killed numerous leaders with the group firing hundreds of rockets into Israel...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...



More Israeli strikes in Gaza against Islamic Jihad late tonight.




FIGHTING BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN TODAY.     AZERBAIJAN REPORTS ONE OF ITS SOLIDERS KILLED IN THE CLASHES...TASS RUSSIA



JORAN VAN DER SLOOT, THE MAN SUSPECTED IN THE 2005 DISAPPEARANCE OF AMERICAN TEENAGER NATALEE HOLLOWAY IN ARUBA, IS TO BE EXTRADITED TO THE US.


VAN DER SLOOT IN A PERUVIAN PRISON RIGHT NOW SERVING TIME FOR THE KILLING OF A PERUVIAN WOMAN.



HE WILL FACE WIRE FRAUD AND EXTORTION CHARGES IN THE US RELATED TO THE HOLLOWAY DISAPPEARANCE...BBC NEWS






                  THE UKRAINE WAR



OIL TANK FARM ATTACK IN RUSSIA'S BRYANSK REGION




                   TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




A Ukrainian drone struck an oil tank farm in the Bryansk Region.    No casualties but damage reported...TASS RUSSIA

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