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The death of a business and political giant but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
President Trump in Miami tonight before tomorrow afternoon's appearance in federal court to face a massive federal indictment alleging violations of records laws.
Republican Senate Leaders Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and his deputy John Thune of South Dakota speaking of "serious" charges against Mr. Trump taking a different tone than Republicans in the US House...(News Agencies)...
Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene introducing legislation to defund the Special Prosecutor targeting President Trump...NEW YORK POST
THE CRACKDOWN IN PAKISTAN FOLLOWING ITS JANUARY 6TH ON MAY 9TH
(NEWS AND COMMENT)
Before police burst into a courtroom on May 9th to arrest Imran Khan the former Prime Minister he was expecting such an incident to happen.
He urged his PTI party supporters to protest peacefully yet in the aftermath of his tumultuous arrest there were incidents involving attacks on Pakistan's military bases.
The powerful military in Pakistan going after Khan and his supporters following those incidents.
Mass arrests and prosecutions under the "Army Act" and prominent supporters of Khan defecting from his PTI party.
Today government parliamentarians pushing for swift punishment of those allegedly involved in the May 9th incidents under the Army Act through military courts...
In Canada a Supreme Court justice retiring amidst controversy over his behavior in Arizona earlier this year.
Russell Brown was facing an inquiry from the Canadian Judicial Council.
It follows his alleged confrontational behavior at a Scottsdale, Arizona resort in late January said to be linked to alcohol...CBC NEWS CANADA
Financial giant JP Morgan agreeing in principle to settle a class action suit from a victim of Jeffrey Epstein.
JP Morgan willing to pay 290 million dollars to settle with victims of Epstein.
Other Jeffrey Epstein related litigation still pending...AL JAZEERA QATAR
IN FRANCE'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY A MOTION OF CENSURE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON FAILED.
IT RECEIVED 239 VOTES 50 SHORT OF A MAJORITY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS FROM THE MAINSTREAM 'RIGHT' LES REPUBLICAINS FAILING TO SUPPORT IT THEY HOLD THE BALANCE OF POWER.
MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY FROM MACRON'S POLITICAL ALLANICE ALSO OPPOSED THE CENSURE MOTION...'
(Information from BFM-TV France used in connection with this story)
A leading secularist politician in Israel says he expects a deal on the "judicial reform" issue within days.
Former Finance Minister and leader of the Yisrael Beytenu party, Avigdor Lieberman, sees a cave-in to Israel's religious parties in the pending deal...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
IRAN SAYS THERE ARE INDIRECT TALKS WITH THE UNITED STATES UNDERWAY THROUGH OMAN.
BUT IRAN SAYS IT HAS NO INTEREST IN ANY DEAL WITH THE US.
IRAN SEEKING A RETURN TO THE 2015 NUCLEAR DEAL (JCPOA).
THE IRANIANS ALSO SAYING THE GUIDELINES OF SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH KHANMENEI MUST BE FOLLOWED ALONG WITH RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS...NEWS AGENCIES-TIMES OF ISRAEL
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 189.55 points.
The NASDAQ sharply higher up 202.78 points or 1.53 percent.
At 427 pm New York Time the price of oil is falling down more than four percent at 67 dollars and 25 cents down two dollars and 92 cents...MARKETWATCH
Financially strapped Pakistan importing Russian oil at a discounted price using China's currency, the yuan.
The move away from traditional use of the US dollar and also a move away from the Middle East nations that normally supply oil to Pakistan...REUTERS-AL ARABIYA SAUDI ARABIA
POLICE IN VIETNAM ARRESTING 22 PEOPLE AFTER ARMED ATTACKS ON TWO POLICE STATIONS.
THE SUNDAY MORNING ATTACKS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS KILLED SIX PEOPLE AND WOUNDED OTHERS.
SOME 40 ATTACKERS WEARING CAMOUFLAGE VESTS SAID TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED...RADIO FREE ASIA
North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un wishing Russia well in the Ukraine War.
Kim sending a telegram to President Vladimir Putin commemorating Russia Day saying the North Korean people express "full support and solidarity" to the Russian people.
Regarding the war he said:
"Justice will definitely win, and the Russian people will continue to glorify their characteristic and traditional history of victories"...
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
RUSSIAN ACTIVIST SPEAKS OF COUNTERATTACK IN ZAPOROZHYE REGION
UKRAINE CLAIMS 'MODEST' PROGRESS IN OFFENSIVE
Russian activist Vladimir Rogov speaking of a counterattack in the Zaporozhye Region. Rogov noting that Ukrainian forces did take control of two villages in that area...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
Ukraine is reporting "modest" Ukrainian progress on the battlefield following announcement of an offensive...(Mainstream Media)
In other news...
Thousands of people fleeing a volcanic eruption in the north-east Philippines.
The Mayon volcano is oozing lava right and more people may need to evacuate if the eruption intensifies...BBC NEWS
Former Italian Prime Minister and media magnate Silvio Berlusconi is dead at the age of 86.
Current Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni calling him "one of the most influential men in Italy's history".
Berlusconi's early business activity in construction before entering the newly emerging private television industry in Italy during the 1970's.
Politically Berlusconi supported the Socialist Party and described himself as a "Socialist" in media interviews in the late 1970's and 1980's.
He had close ties to a Socialist Prime Minister Bettino Craxi.
When Berlusconi entered politics in the 1990's he came out on the "Right" with his "Forza Italia" party.
There were numerous scandals during his tumultuous political career ranging from financial to sexual.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Berlusconi supported stronger ties between Italy and Russia...SILVIO BERLUSCONI WIKIPEDIA...TASS RUSSIA...BBC NEWS BLOG
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