Friday, May 3, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 5/3/2024 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*PALESTINIAN DOCTOR DIES IN ISRAELI CUSTODY*WARNING OVER BRITISH WEAPONS USE BY URKAINE IN RUSSIA*WORLD COURT WARNS OVER PRO-ISRAEL INTIMIDATION*CHINA BLAMED FOR RUSSIAN SUCCESS ON UKRAINE BATTLEFIELD*

 



(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY EVENING WITH PERSONAL COMMITMENTS LIMITING POSTING)




                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




EXPLOSISONS TONIGHT IN THE EASTERN UKRAINIAN CITY OF KHARKIV (KHARKOV)...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




At least 39 dead in flooding in southern Brazil.   Heavy rains in the region.   The flooding said to be greater than an historic deluge back in 1941...ASSOCIATED PRESS-VOICE OF AMERICA





A PALESTINIAN DOCTOR DYING IN AN ISRAELI PRISON. 


 DR. ADNAN AL-BURSH HEADED THE ORTHOPEDICS DEPARTMENT AT GAZA'S AL SHIFA HOSPITAL.


HIS DEATH CALLED AN ASSASSINATION BY PALESTINIAN PRISONER GROUPS...BBC NEWS




A Hamas delegation in Cairo this weekend holding talks with Egypt, the United States and Qatar.



Those talks regarding a ceasefire in Gaza and release of Israeli hostages...TIMES OF ISRAEL...TASS RUSSIA




POLICE IN CANADA ARRESTING MEMBERS OF AN ALLEGED HIT SQUAD TASKED WITH KILLING SIKH NATIONALIST HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.



NIJJAR'S KILLING LINKED BY CANADIAN AUTHORITIES TO INDIA'S GOVERNMENT.



POLICE ARE CONSIDERING POSSIBLE LINKS BETWEEN THE GROUP AND OTHER MURDERS...CBC NEWS CANADA



Democrat US Congressman Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife Imelda accused of bribery.  


 The federal charges accuse them of taking 600-thousand dollars in bribes from an oil and gas company in the nation of Azerbaijan.


Conspiracy allegations tacked onto those bribery charges...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER JOINING HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON WITH AN INVITE FOR ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TO ADDRESS A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS...NEW YORK POST



The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warning British Foreign Secretary David Cameron that Russia has nuclear weapons.




She said that Russia would undoubtedly retaliate over use of British weapons by Ukraine...TASS RUSSIA...



Visiting Kiev today Mr. Cameron saying that Ukraine is allowed to use British weapons inside of Russia...UPI



IN PARIS 91 PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS REMOVED BY POLICE FROM THE 'SCIENCES PO' SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE...BFM-TV France (Translation Prompt)



Israeli politics this week's Lazar Poll showing the National Unity Party of former Defense Minister and War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz winning 31 seats if a new election were held.  National Unity with 11 seats currently.


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party at 19 seats in the poll it won 32 seats in the last election.


Parties of the government formed after the last election only gaining 50 of 120 seats according to this poll...WIKIPEDIA-OPINION POLLING FOR THE NEXT ISRAELI LEGISLATIVE ELECTION



THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CONTROLLED SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION CHARGING THE AUDITING FIRM FOR TRUMP MEDIA WITH 'MASSIVE FRAUD'.


BF BORGERS CPA AND OWNER BENJAMIN BORGERS AGREEING TO PENALTIES INCLUDING 14 MILLION DOLLARS IN PENALTIES AND PERMANENT SUSPENSION FROM PRACTICE BEFORE THE SEC...CNBC



The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 450.02 points or 1.18 percent.



The NASDAQ rose 315.37 points or 1.99 percent.


At 647 pm New York Time the price of oil lower at 77 dollars 99 cents a barrel down 96 cents...MARKETWATCH




THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IN THE HAGUE WARNING THAT:



"all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence its officials cease immediately"




ICC CHIEF PROSECUTOR KARIM KHAN SPEAKING AFTER A VIRTUAL MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK BETWEEN ICC OFFICIALS AND A BIPARTISAN DELEGATION OF US SENATORS.


THE SENATORS QUESTIONING THE COURT'S PROBE INTO THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR.



ISRAELI OFFICIALS WARNING THE COURT NOT TO IMPEDE ISRAEL'S ABILITY TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINS TERRORISM.



STORIES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED SUGGESTING ARREST WARRANTS MAY BE ISSUED AGAINST TOP ISRAELI OFFICIALS INCLUDING PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU...TIMES OF ISRAEL



Freedom of the press under attack in Western nations with authorities stamping out dissent and repressing journalists.


That message from Russia's foreign ministry today celebrated as World Press Freedom Day.



The Russian statement citing the continued imprisonment of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and the death of journalist Gonzalo Lira in a Ukrainian prison.  It also mentions the treatment of Russian journalists in Western nations...TASS RUSSIA




BRITISH POLITICS THE LABOUR PARTY WINNING THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR A HOUSE OF COMMONS SEAT IN NORTHWEST ENGLAND.



LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION RESULTS ALSO SHOWING A BIG SWING AWAY FROM THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY.




THE RESULTS PUTTING MORE PRESSURE ON PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK WHO MUST CALL A NEW ELECTION IN THE NEXT NINE MONTHS...NEWS AGENCIES-FRANCE 24...BBC NEWS BLOG



US INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS POINTING A FINGER AT CHINA WHEN IT COMES TO RUSSIA'S MOMENTUM ON THE BATTLEFIELD IN UKRAINE.


DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AVRIL HAINES TELLING THE US SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE THAT CHINESE GOODS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE A BUILD UP OF RUSSIA'S DEFENSE INDUSTRY...TASK AND PURPOSE



New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters making a speech about New Zealand's close economic relationship with China today addressing the China Council.



Yesterday Peters created a distracting controversy by calling Australia's former foreign minister Bob Carr a "Chinese puppet".



In today's speech Mr., Peters steered clear of New Zealand's creeping 'technology' relationship with the AUKUS military alliance opposing China in the "Indo-Pacific".



He talked about the importance of China in the world and the issue of human rights in China saying that the Chinese side needs to as he put it 'uphold its obligations'...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND






               THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                          (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



            MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




                                ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS





                                          TIMES OF ISRAEL



In other news...




US CENTRAL COMMAND ADMITTING THAT A CIVILIAN WAS KILLED IN AN ATTACK AIMED AT AN AL-QAEDA LEADER IN NORTHWESTERN SYRIA.



A STATEMENT SAYS THAT LOFTI HASSAN MISTO DIED DURING THE MAY 2023 STRIKE.



AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE US MILITARY SAYING THAT INVESTIGATORS RECEIVED AMONG OTHER THINGS 'COGNITIVE BIAS TRAINING AND RED TEAM TRAINING'...SCRIPPS NEWS



A PART OF INTERSTATE 95 IN CONNECTICUT NORTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY WILL BE CLOSED AT LEAST UNTIL MONDAY.


THAT FOLLOWING A FIERY CRASH INVOLVING UNDER AN OVERPASS.


THE OVERPASS IS TO BE DEMOLISHED...ABC 7 NEW YORK




     THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                                (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



 SIX UKRAINIAN DRONES DESTROYED EARLY FRIDAY


                    TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



Russian air defenses downing six Ukrainian drones early Friday.   Five taken down in the Belgorod Region and one over Crimea...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)















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