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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Anti-Israel protesters frequently interrupted a star-studded fundraising event in New York this evening for Joe Biden's re-election.
The massive 25-million-dollar fundraiser included Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton...REUTERS
US CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS FOUR DRONES FROM YEMEN WERE SHOT DOWN TONIGHT AS THEY THREATENED TWO WARSHIPS...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X"
45 are dead in South Africa an eight-year-old girl the only survivor after a bus plunged off a bridge.
The bus crashing through a barrier and catching fire after a 165 foot fall in a ravine.
The girl who survived reported in serious condition...BBC NEWS
Rising political tensions in Israel tonight as the High Court has ruled to end government subsidy of Orthodox Jewish religious students eligible to be drafted.
Israel's Attorney General ruling the army must draft the Yeshiva students starting this coming Monday April 1st.
The issue of drafting religious Israelis has been front and center since the brutal Hamas attack of October 7th last year.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted 30 more days to conduct talks on the matter.
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Religious political parties supporting Mr. Netanyahu's government comprise 18 parliament seats.
These moves by the Attorney General and High Court can be interpreted as moves to bring down the Netanyahu government.
Sharp angry reaction from the religious parties tonight...TIMES OF ISRAEL
THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE RULING FAMINE HAS BEGUN IN GAZA AND ISRAEL MUST ALLOW MORE HUMANITARIAN AID IN.
THE COURT'S RULING SAYS ISRAEL MUST OPEN UP ADDITIONAL CROSSINGS INTO GAZA TO ALLOW RELIEF TO ENTER.
THIS ORDER IS BINDING BUT THE ICJ DOES NOT HAVE ENFORCEMENT POWER.
ISRAEL REACTED LATE TONIGHT SAYING IT DOES NOT HINDER AID INTO GAZA (ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS)...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
AT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL RUSSIA VETOING A RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE MANDATE OF A PANEL MONITORING SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA.
13 NATIONS IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION AND CHINA ABSTAINED...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
Early Friday morning the air raid alert on in Kiev and 13 other Ukrainian regions...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES ON THE ALEPPO AIRPORT IN SYRIA LATE TONIGHT.
ANTI SYRIAN GOVERNMENT SOURCES SPEAKING OF THREE EXPLOSIONS NEAR THE AIRPORT...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
The Russian Investigative Committee looking into the deadly Crocus City Hall terrorist attack last Friday says there is evidence the terrorists received large amounts of money from Ukraine.
Large amounts of money and cryptocurrency have been traced back to Ukraine according to the committee.
143 killed and 360 wounded in the attack...TASS RUSSIA
FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA BANNED FROM RUNNING IN SOUTH AFRICA'S GENERAL ELECTION IN MAY.
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION DID NOT STATE A REASON FOR THE BAN.
IN 2021 MR. ZUMA WAS CONVICTED AND JAILED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT FOR HIS FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH AN ANTI-CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION.
ZUMA IS BACKING A NEW POLITICAL PARTY THAT IS CHALLENGING THE DOMINANT GOVERNING PARTY THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS...BBC NEWS
An Indian court allowing the country's main opposition politician to remain in jail for another four days.
Arvind Kejriwal is chief minister of the capital city of New Delhi.
Accusations from an agency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government that there were millions of US dollars worth of bribes related to city policy on selling alcohol.
Opposition supporters see the arrest as one of several actions by the Modi government attempting to cripple the opposition ahead of the national elections that begin on April 19th...SKY NEWS UK
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 47.29 points.
The NASDAQ down 20.06 points.
At 506 pm New York Time the price of oil sharply higher after today's trading at 83 dollars 10 cents a barrel an increase of one dollar 75 cents or 2.15 percent...MARKETWATCH
THE CRYPTO CURRENCY MAGNATE SAM BANKMAN-FRIED SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON.
US DISTRICT JUDGE LEWIS KAPLAN SAYING BANKMAN-FRIED DID EXPRESS 'A WORD OF REMORSE FOR THE COMMISSION OF TERRIBLE CRIMES'.
HE WAS CONVICTED FOR TAKING CLIENTS MONEY AND INVESTING THEM IN PERSONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MAJOR DONATIONS TO DEMOCRAT POLITICAL CANDIDATES IN THE 2022 MID-TERM ELECTIONS...THE NATIONAL-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The Dutch national government and the local government of Eindhoven pledging 2.5 Billion Euros (2,698.50 Billion US Dollars) to support the microchip industry...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE CENTRAL ASIA NATION OF KYRGYZSTAN WARNING THAT 'OUTSIDE FORCES' ARE SEEKING TO RECRUIT CITIZENS TO STAGE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON RUSSIA...TASS RUSSIA
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos says his country is responding to China with a 'countermeasure package that is proportionate, deliberate and reasonable.'
This follows last weekend's incident involving a Philippine vessel and Chinese Coast Guard ships in disputed waters of the South China Sea.
Marcos saying his country seeks no conflict but that "Filipinos will not yield".
China says the Philippine side is 'relying on the backing of external forces' an apparent reference to the United States.
China also saying it 'will not allow the Philippines to act willfully"...AFP FRANCE-THE PENINSULA QATAR
COLOMBIA WILL EXPEL ARGENTINE DIPLOMATS FOLLOWING COMMENTS FROM PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI.
IN A CNN INTERVIEW MILEI DESCRIBED COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT GUSTAVO PETRO AS A:
"Terrorist"
"Murderer"
"Communist"
THE M-19 MOVEMENT MR. PETRO WAS PART OF DURING A CIVIL WAR IN COLOMBIA HAD TIES TO THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY AND THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION...AL JAZEERA
Members of the US military not getting enough sleep.
Part of the findings of a General Accounting Office report on fatigue in the US Armed Forces.
The Department of Defense recommending seven hours or more of sleep but most members of the military operating on six hours or less sleep.
Surveyed members citing problems from sleep deprivation including almost colliding with another aircraft to simply falling asleep on the job...USNI NEWS
US TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLEN SAYS SHE WILL WARN CHINA ABOUT 'CLEAN ENERGY' SUBSIDIES THAT HURT US BUSINESSES.
YELLEN CONCERNED THAT US MARKETS WILL BE FLOODED WITH SOLAR PANELS, ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARTS AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES.
YELLEN EXPECTED TO VISIT CHINA NEXT MONTH...VOICE OF AMERICA USA
THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
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MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
TIMES OF ISRAEL
In other news...
THE HEAD OF RUSSIA'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE (SVR) LEADING A DELEGATION FROM HIS AGENCY VISTING NORTH KOREA.
TALKS HELD WITH NORTH KOREA'S MINISTER OF STATE SECURITY ON STRENGTHENING TIES IN RESPONSE TO FOREIGN SPYING AND THE 'INTRIGUES OF FOREIGN FORCES'...TASS RUSSIA
"As soon as we start implementing these destructive thoughts about the fact that everyone else here is a stranger, we will destroy the country, and the main victim will be the Russian people"
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking to military pilots urging national unity and interethnic peace.
This follows last Friday's terrorist attack in Moscow attributed to an Islamic State group.
Regarding allegations in Western nations about Russian plans to attack those countries Putin saying:
"This is nonsense and nonsense in order to intimidate its own population"...
RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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