Thursday, June 1, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 6/1/2023 DUTCH GOV'T TANK SCHEME FOR UKRAINE, JERUSALEM LGBTQ PRIDE MARCH, RUSSIA REPELS ATTACK ON BELGOROD REGION

 


                            (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING)



                LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES SHOOTING DOWN UKRAINIAN DRONES TONIGHT NEAR KURSK IN SOUTHWESTERN RUSSIA...RIA NOVOSTI AGENCY RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...



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







Street protests in the African nation of Senegal today as the opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was given a two-year prison sentence for "corrupting youth".



Sonko was acquitted of a rape accusation at his trial.



The jail sentence takes Sanko out of the running to challenge incumbent President Macky Sall in next year's election.



Sonko was not in court for the trial he is surrounded at his home by police who may now move in to arrest him...NEWS AGENCIES-TRT WORLD









IN WASHINGTON DC THE US SENATE TAKING UP THE PLAN TO RAISE THE US DEBT CEILING.     


TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS MORE SET TO BE SPENT BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE PLAN.


SENATORS TAKING UP 11 AMENDMENTS BEFORE A FINAL VOTE.


THE VOTE 63-36 IN FAVOR...BBC NEWS BLOG





US Secretary of State Antony Blinken cancelling a planned visit to Israel next week.     


The cancellation said to be for technical reasons.




But there is concern in Israel that the United States is moving towards some sort of accommodation with Iran to avoid any possible military confrontation as the 2024 US election approaches...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




JOE BIDEN TAKING A FALL ONSTAGE DURING GRADUATION CEREMONIES AT THE US AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN COLORADO SPRINGS TODAY...







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THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO BUY DOZENS OF LEOPARD TANKS FOR UKRAINE.


THIS NEW EFFORT TO SEND ARMS TO URKAINE WOULD INVOLVE PURCHASING THE TANKS FROM A SWISS COMPANY. 


BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE SWISS GOVERNMENT APPROVAL...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



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



NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he will travel to Türkiye to discuss the membership of Sweden in NATO.



The Turkish government concerned about Kurdish groups considered terrorist operating in Sweden.



Mr. Stoltenberg said he believes the Swedish government has addressed those concerns including passage of new terrorism legislation.



Now Stoltenberg wants Türkiye to act on allowing Sweden into NATO...MIDDLE EAST MONITOR


In the Balkan crisis a top Kosovo official says that new elections for mayors are possible.


The controversy that led to violence earlier this week involved Albanian mayors taking office in majority Serb areas following elections boycotted by Serbs over harsh Kosovo government policies...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA




In southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada firefighters battling wildfires that continue to grow...CBC NEWS



THE US ANNOUNCING SANCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO FIGHTING IN SUDAN BETWEEN THE MILTIARY AND PARAMILITARY FORCES.



COMPANIES SAID TO BE FUELING THE CONFLICT TARGETED...NEWSLOOKS...




SPEAKING IN OSLO US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN WARNING THAT THE US IS CONSIDERING ACTION AGAINST THE LEADERS OF THE WARRING FACTIONS.


THE NATURE OF THE POTENTIAL ACTION NOT CLEAR...ARAB NEWS




The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 153.30 points.



The NASDAQ is sharply higher up 165.70 or 1.28 percent.



The price of oil is sharply higher as of 527 pm New York Time 70 dollars and 15 cents a barrel up two dollars and six cents...MARKETWATCH




A leader of the opposition PTI Party in Pakistan arrested by anti-corruption police as the crackdown on political opponents continues in the country...ANI NEWS INDIA



     JERUSALEM PRIDE PARADE TENS OF             THOUSANDS MARCH PEACEFULLY



    'NAZIS OUT' SHOUTED AT ISRAEL'S                   NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER

                                                             (UPDATED)



US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides leading the "Pride Parade" in Jerusalem this evening...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



Jerusalem's LGBTQ Pride March happening amid controversy as a counter rally was reportedly planned.



A so-called 'far-right' group called off the counter-protest today...TIMES OF ISRAEL



Two thousand Israeli police deployed in the holy city including undercover officers.


As the parade assembled National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir appeared in the area.


The so-called "far-right" minister greeted with shouts of "Nazis Out"...TIMES OF ISRAEL...



In the end a peaceful event involving tens of thousands of participants...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)





PRE-MARCH STORY ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...



               "Nobody will make us move"



The message from Uganda's President amid threats from Joe Biden and others to cut off aid and impose sanctions over a new law regarding homosexuality in the country...AFP FRANCE-AFRICA NEWS




BRITISH POLITICS A LABOR PARTY MP SUSPENDED FROM THE PARTY.    GERAINT DAVIES DENYING ALLEGATIONS OF SUBJECTING YOUNGER COLLEAGUES TO UNWANTED SEXUAL ATTENTION.    


HE NOTES NO FORMAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED...BBC NEWS



THE PENTAGON SAYS IT'S CONCERNED ABOUT CHINESE MILITARY BEHAVIOR DURING INTERCEPTS OF THE US MILITARY.


IT'S SAID THAT THERE'S AN ALARMING INCREASE IN AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR BY CHINESE WARPLANES AND WARSHIPS WHEN THEY APPROACH THEIR AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS.


LAST WEEK'S MANEUVER BY A CHINESE WARPLANE IN FRONT OF A US SPY PLANE CITED AS AN EXAMPLE...VOICE OF AMERICA





The sister of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un says a spy satellite will be correctly placed into orbit.



Kim Yo Jong commenting following the failure of the first attempt to place the reconnaissance satellite into orbit.



She also slammed criticism of the launch from the United States...ANI NEWS INDIA





   THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA




RUSSIA SAYS UKRAINIAN ATTACK REPELLED IN BELGOROD REGION




RUSSIA SAYS EIGHT WOUNDED IN SHELLING OF BELGOROD REGION



UKRAINE REPORTS CASUALTIES IN EARLY MORNING KIEV ATTACK




                 TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




The governor of Russia's Belgorod region says eight have been wounded in Ukrainian shelling of the town of Shebekino...TASS RUSSIA...





Russia revealed today that there was an incursion into Shebekino from Ukraine.



The Russians say more than 60 Ukrainians were killed an six vehicles destroyed...TASS RUSSIA...





Earlier the governor denying a report claiming a military incursion into the Belgorod Region circulating in mainstream media





Ukrainian authorities say three died and 11 were injured in the early morning Russian strikes in and around Kiev...(BBC News)



Russia says that a Ukrainian command center was hit by Russian rockets in the Zaporozhye Region...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




In other news...






A 30.8 million dollar payout by Amazon for privacy violations involving Alexa and Ring.



The money going to US federal authorities.



 Alexa data being retained by Amazon when parents were assured their children's data was deleted.




Amazon employees were also given unrestricted access to Ring doorbell unit data...BBC NEWS

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