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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
(Updated) There was an attack warning tonight in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.
Two missiles seen flying over a merchant vessel and exploding in the distance.
No injuries or damage reported by the merchant vessel...UK MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS...
The US Central Command reports two missiles fired south into Gulf of Aden and two west into the Red Sea from Yemen between early morning and late tonight.
Strikes conducted against 11 targets in Yemen today (9 missiles and two drones)...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X"
THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY APPOINTING A NEW PRIME MINISTER.
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS PUTTING ECONOMIC ADVISER MOHAMMED MUSTAFA INTO THE POST.
MUSTAFA AN ECONOMIST EDUCATED IN THE US AND CALLED A 'POLITICAL INDEPENDENT'.
HE IS TASKED WITH CREATING A NEW ADMINISTRATION TO GOVERN JUDEA AND SAMARIA ("THE WEST BANK") AND GAZA WHICH HAD BEEN GOVERNED BY HAMAS.
THE US HAS PRESSURED THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TO REFORM ITSELF...AL JAZEERA QATAR
In Buenos Aires tonight Argentina's Senate voting against a sweeping decree from President Javier Milei.
The vote 42-25 with four abstentions...TODO NOTICIAS ARGENTINA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR IN THE UNITED STATES ANATOLY ANTONOV EXPECTS PROVOCATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RUSSIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ON SUNDAY.
ANTONOV NOTES PROTESTS ARE PLANNED OUTSIDE RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS.
HE EXPECTS STAGED INCIDENTS ON PROPERTIES OF RUSSIAN EMBASSIES TO SPOIL THE MOOD SURROUNDING VOTING IN RUSSIA...TASS RUSSIA
Tonight, French President Emmanuel Macron saying France will not lead on Ukraine policy but follow the lead.
Interviewed by French government media Macron restating the goal in Ukraine is as he puts it:
"We have one goal. Russia cannot and must not win this war"
Macron said the War in Ukraine is taking place "on European soil" and he says in recent months there is a "deeply hardened" Russian position regarding it.
He slammed opposition parties for opposing and or abstaining in a non-binding National Assembly vote earlier this week supporting France's relationship with Ukraine...(Information from BFM-TV France used)
DUTCH MEDIATOR PUSHING TOWARDS NEW GOVERNMENT WITH BUREAUCRATIC CABINET MINISTERS NOT LED BY GEERT WILDERS
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Kim Putters the second mediator conducting talks to form a new in the Netherlands issued his report this evening.
Putters pushing towards a 'technocratic' government of cabinet ministers with many unelected officials free to make tough unpopular decisions.
Not leading such a new government Geert Wilders of the Party of Freedom.
Wilders acknowledging yesterday that he is not wanted by other parties to lead the next government in spite of his wish to do so.
Four parties including Mr. Wilders PVV will take a leading role in the ongoing talks...
NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
A major disruption of the internet affecting African nations.
The internet interruption impacting everything from social media to bank transfers to international voice calls.
A submarine communications cable in Ivory Coast cited in connection with outage...BBC NEWS
THE UNITED STATES IMPOSING MORE SANCTIONS ON ISRAELI CITIZENS INVOLVED IN JEWISH SOVEREIGNTY IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA ('THE WEST BANK").
TWO JEWISH SETTLEMENTS ALSO TARGETED.
ACCUSATIONS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST ARABS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SANCTIONS...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...
REACTING TO THOSE SANCTIONS ISRAEL'S NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ITAMAR BEN-GVIR SAYING IN PART:
"the US administration does not understand who is an enemy and who it loves"...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
AN EXPLOSION NEAR A MERCHANT VESSEL OFF THE SOUTH COAST OF YEMEN. NO DAMAGE OR CASUALTIES REPORTED...UK MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS "X"
(Updated) Arguments in federal court in Florida as President Donald Trump's lawyers seek dismissal of classified documents charges.
Their argument Mr. Trump's status as President of the United States gave him the authority to declassify documents that passed into his personal possession.
Mr. Trump appeared in the federal courtroom today.
District Judge Aileen Cannon did not dismiss charges outright but is holding judgement regarding the arguments made by his lawyers...BBC NEWS
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 137.66 points.
The NASDAQ declined 49.24 points.
At 533 pm New York Time the price of oil finished trading at 81 dollars seven cents a barrel up one dollar 35 cents or 1.69 percent...MARKETWATCH
IN SPAIN THE AMNESTY LAW COVERING CATALAN INDEPENDENCE SUPPORTERS PASSING PARLIAMENT.
IT WAS A CONDITION FOR CATALAN PARTIES SUPPORTING THE SOCIALIST PARTY GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
DEMOCRAT US SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER CALLING ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AN:
"obstacle to peace"
MR. SCHUMER ALSO DEMANDING NEW ELECTIONS IN ISRAEL AND A NEW GOVERNMENT.
SCHUMER ALSO CRITICIZING HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PLUS 'RACIAL ISRAELIS' WHO SUPPORT JEWISH SOVERIGNTY IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA ("THE WEST BANK")...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
"deliberate taking out of context"
"no threats whatsoever about the use of nuclear weapons"
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noting the distortion of President Vladimir Putin's interview this week...TASS RUSSIA
THE SUDDEN SHIFT OF A PILOT'S SEAT IS BEING PROBED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHARP JOLT THAT INJURED DOZENS OF PASSENGERS ON A SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA TO AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT MONDAY.
THE LATAM AIRLINES BOEING 787-9 DREAMLINER LANDED SAFELY IN AUCKLAND WITH A DOZEN OF THE 50 OR SO INJURED TAKEN TO HOSPITAL...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
US Marine V-22 Osprey aircraft again operating on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
The Bell Boeing planes have had troubles during their use by the US military and a deadly November crash in Japan kiling eight members of the US military led to a flight ban that has since been lifted.
Local governments in Japan are demanding more details from the US miltary on why that crash happened...NHK WORLD
INDIAN FARMERS PROTESTING IN NEW DELHI FOR A LAW THAT WILL GUARANTEE MINIMUM PRICES FOR THEIR CROPS.
THE PROTEST RALLY FOLLOWS WEEKS OF MASSIVE POLICE OPERATIONS TO PREVENT TRACTORS AND OTHER FARM VEHICLES FROM ENTERING THE CITY.
THE RALLY HELD UNDER RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE AUTHORITIES...ASSOCIATED PRESS-THE PENINSULA QATAR
"bullying behavior"
"theft logic"
THOSE WORDS USED AS CHINA RESPONDS TO THE "TikTok" LEGISLATION SUPPORTED BY JOE BIDEN AND BOTH MAJOR PARTIES IN CONGRESS.
CHINA SAYS THE US HAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT POSED BY THE POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA APP.
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN WANG WENBIN SAYING IN PART:
"If the pretext of national security can be used to suppress excellent companies from other countries arbitrarily, there is no fairness or justice to speak of.
Everyone can clearly see what is bullying behavior and what is tantamount to theft logic."...
NBC NEWS USA
North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un seen driving a new tank in a picture released by government media.
Kim said to be participating in a "training match" involving tank units.
This tank training exercise comes as South Korea and US continue to hold joint military drills...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAID TO BE CONSIDERING USE OF THE GUANTANAMO NAVAL BASE IN CUBA TO PROCESS REFUGEES FROM HAITI.
THERE IS CONCERN THAT THE UNREST IN HAITI WILL CAUSE A LARGE FLOTILLA OF BOATS CARRYING REFUGEES TO HEAD TOWARDS THE US...CNN
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
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US DROPS LIMITED AID INTO GAZA
MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
TIMES OF ISRAEL
The US Central Command dropping 13,900 meal equivalents into Gaza today to sustain the some two million people living there...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X"
In other news...
The Saudi Embassy in Washington calling the incident during a recent visit by a US religious freedom delegation 'unfortunate'.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, co-chair of United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, told by Saudi officials not to wear his kippah in public.
This led to a decision by a visiting US delegation to cut short its visit to Saudi Arabia.
The Saudis describing the incident as a "misunderstanding of internal protocols"...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
A CHARITABLE GROUP SAYS AS MANY AS 60 MIGRANTS DROWNED TRYING TO CROSS THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
SOME 25 SURVIVORS RESCUED OFF THE COAST OF ITALY YESTERDAY...MIDDLE EAST MONITOR
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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