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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
One Biden Administration official saying famine is underway in Gaza.
Samantha Power of the US Agency for International Development saying this at a Congressional hearing yesterday.
Her statement following a "HuffPost" story quoting lower ranking USAID officials determined last week that famine was underway in Gaza...HUFFPOST
In Iran yesterday a blistering sermon from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
"Western Civilization"
singled out as being responsible for the plight of Palestinians.
Nations like the US and UK said to have an 'evil nature' Western Civilization said to be:
"hostile towards moral and humanistic qualities and values"...
PRESS TV IRAN
THE DRAMATIC US-ISRAELI NARRATIVE ABOUT AN IRANIAN ATTACK ON ISRAEL AS INTENSE AS EVER TONIGHT.
MANY BELIEVE IRAN WILL ATTACK AFTER THE ISRAELI KILLING OF IRANIAN GENERALS AND ALLIED MILITIA COMMANDERS AT ITS SYRIAN EMBASSY.
A CONVERSATION TONIGHT BETWEEN US DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN AND HIS ISRAELI COUNTERPART YOAV GALANT.
THE US DEFENSE DEPARTMENT SPEAKING OF 'IRONCLAD SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL'S DEFENSE IN THE FACE OR GROWING THREATS FROM IRAN AN ITS PROXIES'...US DEFENSE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE...
The Russian military in Syria says its continuing to strike jihadist hideouts in the Homs Region. Ten targets hit by the Russian Aerospace Forces...TASS RUSSIA
THE EXPANSION OF THE ANTI-CHINA AUKUS MILITARY ALLIANCE UNDER CONSIDERATION.
"PILLAR II" OF THE AUSTRALIA, US AND UK ALLIANCE MAY INCLUDE SOUTH KOREA, CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
Russian military instructors with weapons systems arriving in the African nation of Niger.
Government media there reporting an eventual deployment of Russian air defense systems in the country.
Russia signed a defense cooperation agreement with Niger following last year's military coup that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum.
The number of those instructors said to be about 100...TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED
Concern among LGBTQ health experts about the spread of "Mpox" in the coming months.
"Mpox" formerly called "Monkeypox" spreading less since last October.
But with the summer months coming concern that those numbers will increase.
Informational outreach at LGBTQI+ events will continue and its is hoped that more availability of the "Mpox" vaccine will help to prevent its spread...THE HILL
IN PRISON FOR FIVE YEARS TODAY WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE.
ASSANGE TAKEN OUT OF THE ECUADOREAN EMBASSY IN LONDON BY BRITISH POLICE AND PUT IN THE HIGH-SECURITY BELMARSH PRISON.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DECRYING HIS IMPRISONMENT SAYING IN PART:
"Julian Assange dared to bring to light revelations of alleged war crimes committed by the U.S.A. It is unacceptable that years of his life have been stolen"...
ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
MEXICO FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE OVER THE STORMING OF ITS EMBASSY IN ECUADOR.
PRESIDENT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR CALLING FOR THE EXPULSION OF ECUADOR FROM THE UNITED NATIONS WITH NO VETO BY THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL
POLICE STORMED THE MEXICAN EMBASSY SEIZING FORMER ECUADOREAN VICE-PRESIDENT JORGE GLAS CONVICTED OF CORRUPTION AND SEEKING ASYLUM...NEWS AGENCIES-FRANCE 24
"We will die and not enlist"
Thousands of Haredi Jews protesting the drafting of religious Jews into Israel's military ordered by the country's High Court in the aftermath of the Hamas attack of October 7th.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to delay the draft but the court forced the issue.
At the protest one rabbi stating:
"They deal in haredi souls like the Nazis dealt in Jews"...
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
IN THE NETHERLANDS THE NEW PARLIAMENT APPEARS TO HAVE A MAJORITY AGAINST TRANGENDER LEGISLATION PROMULGATED BY THE OUTGOING GOVERNMENT STILL IN POWER.
THE NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT PARTY AND THE CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN SGP PARTY MOVING A MOTION ASKING THE GOVERNMENT TO PULL BACK LEGISLATION MAKING IT EASIER TO CHANGE ONE'S GENDER ON GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION (PASSPORT)...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"typical economic coercion and unilateral bullying"
China's commerce ministry reacting to new US sanctions related to the Ukraine War.
Exports restrictions imposed by the US involving three Russian companies, six Chinese companies and two companies in the United Arab Emirates.
China saying it will take measures to protect the interests of the sanctioned companies...TASS RUSSIA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 2.43 points.
The NASDAQ up 271.84 points or 1.68 percent.
At 509 pm New York Time the price of oil declining at 85 dollars and 53 cents a barrel down 68 cents...MARKETWATCH
Football star O.J. Simpson dead at the age of 76.
Family members said he was battling cancer.
Simpson best remembered for being acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and another man in Los Angeles in the 1990's.
A civil lawsuit found Simpson liable for those deaths and he was ordered to pay 33.5 million dollars.
Simpson later went to prison in Nevada for almost nine years after being convicted of armed robbery...AFP FRANCE-MALAY MAIL
FIGHTERS OF THE ETHNIC KAREN MINORITY SAY THEY HAVE CAPTURED THE LAST OUTPOST OF MYANMAR'S ARMY IN A REGION ON THE BORDER OF THAILAND...ASSOCIATED PRESS-ABC NEWS USA
In Pakistan 17 killed and more than 35 injured when a truck fell into a ditch.
The truck was carrying pilgrims to a Sufi Muslim shrine in Baluchistan...ANI NEWS INDIA
A BILLIONAIRE VIETNAMESE PROPERTY OWNER SENTENCED TO DEATH.
TRUONG MY LAN CONVICTED OF FRAUD TOTALING 12.5 BILLION US DOLLARS.
SHE CONTROLLED THE SAIGON JOINT STOCK COMMERCIAL BANK BETWEEN 2012 AND 2022.
THER SHE IS SAID TO HAVE SIPHONED OFF MONEY INTO GHOST COMPANIES AND PAID BRIBES TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS...LBC NEWS UK
In South Korea the opposition Democratic Party with a strong victory in parliamentary elections.
The election results called a major setback for President Yoon Suk Yeol and his People Power Party...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
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MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
TIMES OF ISRAEL
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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