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US Central Command reporting an attack on shipping in the Red Sea tonight but first....
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
POLITICIANS FROM THE RELIGIOUS-CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION IN POLAND ARRESTED AT THE COUNTRY'S PRESIDENTIAL PALACE TONIGHT.
THE TWO WERE TO REPORT TO PRISON TODAY BUT INSTEAD JOINED POLAND'S CERMONIAL PRESIDENT ANDRZEJ DUDA AT A RECEPTION.
THE ARRESTS TAKING PLACE AFTER MR. DUDA LEFT THE PALACE.
SECULAR-LEFTIST PRIME MINISTER DONALD TUSK CONDEMNING MR. DUDA CLAIMING HE 'IS LEADING US TO A VERY DANGERROUS SITUATION'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Tonight the US Central Command says that military forces in the Red Sea thwarted an attack from Yemen.
21 missiles and drones used in the attack all taken down by five warships (four US and one UK)...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X"...
Earlier tonight the British Royal Navy Maritime Trade Operations said that drone activity had been observed in the Red Sea. This drone activity was being investigated by "coalition forces"...UK MTO "X" POST...
Meanwhile the British government sending the frigate "HMS Richmond" to join a British destroyer that's already part of the US-led force in the Red Sea...TASS RUSSIA
A meeting involving Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah tomorrow.
The meeting in the Jordanian port city of Aqaba said to be for discussion of 'the dangerous developments in Gaza" and 'the situation in the West Bank'...TASS RUSSIA
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapping up his whirlwind tour of the Middle East in Israel today.
Blinken sending out various messages that people who support Israel or the Palestinians might agree with.
One message that Palestinians must be allowed to return to their homes in Gaza following the war.
Another message is that the US supports Israel "ensuring that October 7 can never happen again".
Blinken talking about efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas...CNN
TONIGHT THE ISRAELI MILITARY SAYS THAT A SHELL FROM ONE OF ITS TANKS STRUCK A DETONATING CORD BEING USED BY ISRAELI COMBAT ENGINEERS IN GAZA.
SIX ISRAELI SOLDIERS KILLED IN THE RESULTING BLAST AS SOLDIERS WERE PREPARING TO DETONATE EXPLOSIVES IN A TUNNEL...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Citing astronaut safety NASA pushing back two planned missions to the Moon.
A mission to land astronauts on the moon not expected until 2026 at the earliest...TASS RUSSIA
January 6th participant Ray Epps got a probationary sentence on misdemeanor charges today.
Epps seen on video encouraging people to enter the US Capitol on January 6th and also seen on video pushing a giant sign into a police line outside the Capitol on January 6th.
He was sentenced to a year of probation and 100 hours of community service after being charged with misdemeanors...GREG PRICE "X"
THE PENTAGON REVEALING MORE ABOUT THE HOSPITALIZATION AND INCAPACITATION OF DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN.
IT WAS LINKED TO A URINARY TRACT INFECTION FOLLOWING TREATMENT FOR PROSTATE CANCER.
SECRETARY AUSTIN REMAINS IN HOSPITAL AT THIS TIME...BBC NEWS
THE BIG FINAL EPSTEIN DOCUMENT DUMP
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What is said to be the last and final set of court documents related to convicted child sex offender and accused child sex trafficker the late Jeffrey Epstein released this afternoon.
These documents related to the defamation suit against the convicted and imprisoned Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell by Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
Lengthy depositions by both Maxwell and Giuffre in today's document dump.
Giuffre names some names of men she had sexual relations with in her deposition and there are names redacted in her testimony as well as lengthy redactions in Maxwell's deposition.
In the unredacted deposition Giuffre tells a story about legal scholar and Epstein attorney Alan Dershowitz having sex with her and another female.
Mr. Dershowitz has denied any wrongdoing on his part.
Giuffre said that she met Bill Clinton twice and Al Gore (former Vice-President) once but did not have sexual relations with them.
Giuffre questioned regarding the presence of other girls at a dinner party with Bill Clinton present.
Also the deposition of Jeffrey Epstein himself in 2016. Epstein taking the Fifth Amendment in response to all questions.
In addition very lengthy deposition from Sarah Ransome who says she was involved sexually with Epstein.
Alan Dershowitz is again mentioned involved in sexual activity by Ransome.
A visit to Epstein's island by Google co-founder Sergey Brin is also described by Ransome...(Documents)...COURT LISTENER DOCUMENTS PAGE 8 (TODAY'S DOCUMENT DUMP ITEM 1335) (LINK HAVING DIFFICULTY)
(UPDATE) DISORDER IN ECUADOR FOLLOWING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AN IMPRISONED GANG LEADER AND RIOTS AT PRISONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
PRESIDENT DANIEL NOBOA DECLARING A 60-DAY STATE OF EMERGENCY THAT INCLUDES AN 11 PM TO 5 AM CURFEW.
THE LATEST A DECLARATION OF A STATE OF 'INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT ' BY PRESIDENT NOBOA.
THIS FOLLOWS AN INCIDENT INVOLVING ARMED MASKED GUNMEN AT A MAJOR TELEVISION STATION 'TC'...AL JAZEERA QATAR...TELEAMAZONAS ECUADOR (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"Trudeau has divided media into two groups: those he's bought off with bailouts and those he censors and has arrested"
Some of the new reaction today from Canada's Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre of the Conservative Party to yesterday's arrest of Rebel News reporter David Menzies.
Menzies pushed away from Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland as he asked her about whether Canada will designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization.
Rebel News planning legal action over the matter...PIERRE POILIEVRE "X" POST
THE CASE OF BABY CYRUS ANDERSON TAKEN FROM HIS PARENTS IN IDAHO LAST MARCH GETTING FULL DISCUSSION AND DISCLOSURE ONLINE.
AMMON BUNDY RESPONDING TO THE ALLEGATION OF DEFAMATION BY IDAHO MEDICAL GIANT ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL IN A SERIES OF VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEK.
POINT BY POINT BUNDY EXPLAINING THE INVOLVEMENT OF ST. LUKE'S IN THE TAKING OF BABY CYRUS WHO WAS EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO HIS PARENTS AND DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE MEDICAL CONDITION THAT CAUSED HIM TO LOSE WEIGHT...
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 157.85 points.
The NASDAQ rose 13.94 points.
At 450 pm New York Time the price of oil 72 dollars and 20 cents a barrel up one dollar and 43 cents...MARKETWATCH
THE PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN OCEAN NATION OF MALDIVES URGING CHINA TO SEND MORE TOURISTS TO HELP HIS COUNTRY.
THIS FOLLOWS A ROW WITH INDIA OVER STATEMENTS BY PARLIAMENT MEMBERS EXPRESSING DISDAIN FOR THAT COUNTRY'S PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI...PRESS TRUST OF INDIA-ONE INDIA
In South Korea's parliament a vote to ban the slaughter of dogs and consumption of dog meat.
The new law comes into force in 2027 and will end long-standing tradition...NOS NEWS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(UPDATE) IN FRANCE EDUCATION MINISTER GABIREL ATTAL NAMED TO BE THE NEW PRIME MINISTER BY PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON.
ATTAL IS 34-YEARS OLD AND HAS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A DEFENDER OF SECULARISM IN FRENCH SCHOOLS BANNING ISLAMIC CLOTHING (ABAYAS).
ATTAL TOURED THE FLOODED PAS DE CALAIS REGION OF NORTHERN FRANCE THIS EVENING.
LATER THIS YEAR ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD FOR THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AMIDST SAGGING POPULARITY FOR HIS 'MODERATE, CENTRIST' POLITICAL MOVEMENT WHICH LACKS A MAJORITY IN FRANCE'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
CONTROVERSY IN THE LAST YEAR INCLUDING MACRON'S DECISION TO IMPOSE A PENSION REFORM PLAN THAT INCREASES FRANCE'S RETIREMENT AGE FROM 62 TO 64.
THAT DECISION AND OTHER MOVES TO FORCE THROUGH MACRON'S AGENDA ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER ELISABETH BORNE...BFM-TV FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Taiwan's Defense Ministry reporting that four Chinese balloons overflew the island in a 24-hour period.
10 Chinese warplanes and four Chinese warships also detected in the security zone claimed by Taiwan...TASS RUSSIA...
Taiwan dramatizing the launch of a Chinese satellite today.
An alert was sent out to residents warning of a "missile" flying over.
The Defense Ministry in Taiwan later issuing a clarification.
The "alert" sent out days before Saturday's Presidential Election in Taiwan...ASSOCIATED PRESS-ABC NEWS USA
US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN SPEAKING OF 'CLEAR INTEREST' IN SAUDI ARABIA ABOUT NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL.
BLINKEN VISITED SAUDI ARABIA DURING HIS WHIRLWIND MID-EAST TOUR.
BUT FOR NOW THE FOCUS ON THE CONFLICT IN GAZA...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
China says it caught a British spy.
The Ministry of State Security says a third nation national named "Huang" was collecting state secrets on behalf of MI6 the British espionage agency.
Chinese authorities say "Huang" was trained in intelligence gathering and provided with equipment...ASSOCIATED PRESS-VOICE OF AMERICA
PAKISTAN'S AIR FORCE CHIEF SAID LAST WEEK THAT HIS COUNTRY HAD LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR ACQUIRING CHINA'S TOP STEALTH FIGHTER.
THE FIFTH GENERATION FC-31 GYRFALCON IS TO BE ACQUIRED IN 'THE NEAR FUTURE'.
OBSERVERS BELIEVE 36 PLANES COULD BE ACQUIRED BY PAKISTAN. SUCH A MOVE COULD FORCE INDIA TO GET US F-35 WARPLANES TO KEEP TACTICAL AIR SUPERIORITY... SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST HONG KONG
THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
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HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER KILLED AFTER HEZBOLLAH ATTACK ON ISRAELI MILITARY HEADQUARTERS
MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
TIMES OF ISRAEL
A Hezbollah military commander killed by Israel after Israel's Northern Command headquarters was targeted by a Hezbollah drone...TIMES OF ISRAEL...Tonight Hezbollah denied that one of its commanders was killed.
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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