Sunday, January 14, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 1/14/2024 NEWSDUMP WEEKEND BRITISH POLICE MAKE PRE-EMPTIVE ARRESTS, NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH, DRAMA OVER MIGRANT DEATHS ON BORDER, NEW BOEING 737 INCIDENT

 


   (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING TILL 11 PM EASTERN US TIME)

                   (FINAL POSTING AFTER 1030 PM EASTERN US TIME)




               LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




BRITISH POLICE HAVE PRE-EMPTIVELY ARRESTED SIX PEOPLE SAID TO BE PLOTTING TO DISRUPT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE TOMORROW.


ARRESTS IN BRIGHTON, LIVERPOOL AND LONDON OF INDIVIDUALS LINKED TO THE PRO-PALESTINIAN 'PALESTINE ACTION GROUP'...BBC NEWS 




RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS DOWNING THREE UKRAINIAN PROJECTILES OVER THE KURSK REGION...TASS RUSSIA




Three Syrian soldiers killed by Turkish drones in northeastern Syria.   The Turks attacking infrastructure facilities linked to the US-allied Kurdish forces in the area.


Turkey (Türkiye) considers those Kurdish forces to be terrorist organizations...TASS RUSSIA




TONIGHT US CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS THAT A MISSILE FIRED FROM YEMEN WAS SHOT DOWN BY A US WARPLANE AS IT TARGETED A US WARSHIP...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X" POST



Israel striking targets in Lebanon tonight in response to Hezbollah attacks earlier in the day that killed and wounded Israelis.  


Israel vowing more attacks...(Times Of Israel)





US POLITICS POLLING FOR THE IOWA REPUBLICAN CAUCUS TOMORROW SHOWING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP LEADING 48 PERCENT TO NIKKI HALEY'S 20 PERCENT WITH RON DESANTIS AT 16 PERCENT AND VIVEK RAMASWAMY AT 8 PERCENT.


THE POLL DONE BY THE DES MOINES REGISTER AND NBC NEWS.


CBS NEWS DID A POLL WITH A TWO-WAY MATCHUP FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION TRUMP 50 PERCENT, JOE BIDEN 48 PERCENT.   THE POLLING ALSO SHOWS NIKKI HALEY BEATING BIDEN AND RON DESANTIS LOSING TO BIDEN,..REAL CLEAR POLLING LATEST POLLS...


MORE US POLITICS FORMER CONGRESSMAN STEVE KING OF IOWA SAYS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ATTACK ON VIVEK RAMASWAMY FOLLOWS THE ENDORSEMENT OF TRUMP BY WEALTHY BUSINESSMAN BRUCE RASTETTER.


RASTETTLER ASSOCIATED WITH A CONTROVERSIAL CARBON DIOXIDE (CO 2) PIPELINE IN IOWA THAT WOULD TAKE OUT FAMILY FARMS.


CO 2 SAID TO BE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO 'CLIMATE CHANGE'...STEVE KING TWITTER POST...



More US politics regarding President Trump and Vivek Ramaswamy later in the summary.




Yemeni government (Houthi) affiliated media report new attacks on Yemen...FAYTUKS NEWS "X" SOCIAL MEDIA



ROMANIAN FARMERS BLOCKADING A CHECKPOINT ON THE BORDER WITH UKRAINE FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW.


THERE IS FRICTION BETWEEN UKRAINE AND FARMERS IN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES OVER THE IMPORT OF CHEAP AGRICULTURAL GOODS FROM UKRAINE...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA




Homes in Iceland going up in flames as lava reached the village of Grinavik.    The earlier flow of lava following a volcanic eruption spared the community of four thousand people...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT) (VIDEO EMBED)




FIVE MIGRANTS DEAD IN AN ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL TO THE UK.   


FRENCH AUTHORITIES SAY THE FIVE WERE KILLED ON THE FRENCH SIDE OF THE CHANNEL WHEN A BOAT CARRYING SOME 70 PEOPLE OVERTURNED.


BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTER DAVID CAMERON CALLING THE INCIDENT 'HEARTBREAKNG'...BBC NEWS



Two dead in a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel today...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS....


Israel says that three terrorists who infiltrated into northern Israel from Lebanon were killed in a clash Saturday night with five Israeli soldiers wounded...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...


More on the Israel-Hamas War later in the summary.


NORTH KOREA LAUNCHING AN INTERMEDIATE-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE TODAY.


THE MISSILE TRAVELED MORE THAN 500 KILOMETERS AND MORE THAN 50 KILOMETERS HIGH.


IT LANDED IN WATERS NEAR THE KOREAN PENINSULA...NHK WORLD JAPAN...


NORTH KOREA TOUTING THE LAUNCH OF WHAT IT SAYS IS A SOLID-FUEL MISSILE WITH A HYPERSONIC WARHEAD...KYODO NEWS AGENCY JAPAN




Three migrants drowned in the Rio Grande trying to cross into the US at Eagle Pass, Texas where the Texas National Guard has secured a section of the border.


That's what Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar of Texas says adding that the US Border Patrol was denied access to the area by the Texas Guard as they tried to rescue the migrants who drowned.


This as the Biden Administration seeks US Supreme Court intervention in the move by the Texas National Guard to secure the 2.5 mile section of the border at Eagle Pass...WASHINGTON EXAMINER




TWO US MILITARY BASES ATTACKED BY PRO-IRANIAN MILITIAS IN EASTERN SYRIA.   DRONES ATTACKING THE AL-OMAR OIL FIELD AND GREEN VILLAGE BASES...PRESS TV IRAN



TWO US NAVY SEALS ARE THE SAILORS MISSING OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA.


THEY FELL INTO THE WATER ONE AFTER THE OTHER ON A NIGHTIME BOARDING MISSION INVOLVING A VESSEL IN THE GULF OF ADEN.



IT IS NOT KNOWN WHY THEY WERE BOARDING THE VESSEL WHEN THEY FELL INTO THE WATER...ABC NEWS USA




A cockpit window crack forcing a Japanese Boeing 737-800 airliner to return to an airport in Sapporo, Japan.



The All Nippon Airways flight was able to make a safe return the airline saying the crack did not affect cabin pressurization or flight control.



This incident follows last weekend's incident involving the slightly newer Boeing 737MAX-900.   That incident involving an Alaska Airlines flight where the side of the cabin blew out...REUTERS...BBC NEWS


US POLITICS THE IOWA CAUCUSES FOR REPUBLICANS ON MONDAY NIGHT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SLAMMING OPPONENT VIVEK RAMASWAMY SATURDAY NIGHT SAYING:


                 "Vivek is not MAGA" ...



AMONG OTHER THINGS.    NOW RAMASWAMY RESPONDED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT SAYING MR. TRUMP'S COMMENTS WERE:



"an unfortunate move by his campaign advisors"...



FREE REPUBLIC POST-X SOCIAL MEDIA POST-DISCUSSION



Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party the winner of the Taiwan Presidential Election in a three-way race with 40 percent of the vote.


But the DPP lost its majority in Parliament.



Lai's party has advocated for Taiwan's independence from China which considers Taiwan to be a province.



The United States, which adopted the position that Taiwan is part of China 45 years ago to establish diplomatic-economic relations with China, sending a new message in recent years.


US actions include increased military aid to Taiwan and increased military presence in waters around Taiwan...NHK WORLD JAPAN...



US House speaker Republican Mike Johnson asking for a delegation to go to Taiwan in May led by chairs of relevant House committees.



Johnson says that trip would "underscore the ongoing commitment of Congress to security and democracy"...TASS RUSSIA...



Meanwhile Joe Biden contends that the US does not support independence for Taiwan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken says US policy is consistent with the "One China" policy...REUTERS




          "You Prime Minister are guilty"


NETA SPILLMAN SISTER OF HAMAS ATTACK VICTIM SPEAKING AT TEL AVIV RALLY SATURDAY 1/13/2024



IN ISRAEL ON SATURDAY NIGHT THE ANTI-NETANYAHU ANTI-JUDICIAL REFORM MOVEMENT DRAWING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO A RALLY IN DOWNTOWN TEL AVIV.


THE PROTEST CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE ELECTIONS IN ISRAEL WITH BLAME FOR THE BRUTAL OCTOBER 7TH HAMAS ATTACK LAID AT THE FEET OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU...TIMES OF ISRAEL





An attempt to burn a Koran broken up by counter protesters who broke through a police line in Arnhem, Holland.



Several of them attacked activist Edwin Wagensveld of PEGIDA as he attempted to torch Islam's holy book.



Wagensveld ran for a police van and was taken away to safety after the attacks...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT) (VIDEO EMBED)




At least 34 killed others injured in a mudslide in Colombia.



An avalanche of mud covering a busy highway in a mountainous area connecting the cities of Quibdo and Medellin...ASSOCIATED PRESS-PBS ONLINE



IN ECUADOR ALL PRISON STAFF HELD HOSTAGE BY PRISONERS NOW RELEASED.


THE FINAL 136 HOSTAGES RELEASED BY PRISONERS FOLLOWING DISTURBANCES IN PRISONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY LAST MONDAY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)


                  ISRAEL HAMAS WAR


                                                     (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




SISTERS OF ASSASSINATED HAMAS LEADER ARRESTED IN ISRAELI RAID





          MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




                          ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS





                                 TIMES OF ISRAEL




Israeli soldiers have arrested the sisters of the assassinated Hamas Deputy Leader Saleh al-Arouri.   Raids conducted near Ramallah...TIMES OF ISRAEL






In other news...



THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN NEW ZEALAND BACKING AWAY FROM A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR LIGHT RAIL PROJECT.


TRANSPORT MINISTER SIMEON BROWN TODAY SAYING HE'S ORDERED AUCKLAND LIGHT RAIL LIMITED TO SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS.


PROJECTIONS WERE THAT THE SCHEME TO BUILD A LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM IN NEW ZEALAND LARGEST CITY COULD HAVE COST AS MUCH AS 29.2 BILLION DOLLARS (18 BILLION 226 MILLION 640 THOUSAND DOLLARS US)...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND













  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA


                                                    (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



AIR RAID ALERTS ACROSS UKRAINE SUNDAY MORNING



MASSIVE RUSSIAN ATTACK ON UKRAINIAN DEFENSE FACILITIES SATURDAY



                TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




       RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



On Sunday morning an air raid alert for Kiev and 11 Ukrainian regions...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Russia says it launched a massive attack on Ukrainian defense facilities Saturday involving 'long-range high precision weapons"...TASS RUSSIA



In other news....



US climate envoy John Kerry is leaving his post.   


The former Secretary of State, US Senator and 2004 Democrat Presidential candidate appointed by Joe Biden.


Kerry traveling the world to push climate deals with various nations including China...BBC NEWS


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