Wednesday, May 8, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 5/8/2024*ATTEMPT TO OUST US HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON*EU TO GIVE FROZEN RUSSIAN ASSETS TO UKRAINE*ASTRA-ZENECA COVID SHOT PULLED FROM MARKET*

 



                                   (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)





                       LATE NEWS TONIGHT:



Air raid alerts in three Ukrainian regions early Thursday morning...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




THE DESTROYER USS HALSEY TRANSITING THE TAIWAN STRAIT BETWEEN TAIWAN AND CHINA TODAY...USNI NEWS





US POLITICS REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE OF GEORGIA INTRODUCING A MOTION DECLARING THE POSITION OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO BE VACANT...CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE "X"...



REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ALIKE CIRCLING AROUND REPUBLICAN SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON TO BLOCK THE EFFORT...(News Agencies)





Chinese President Xi Jinping continuing his European tour arriving in Hungary tonight.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife Aniko Levai greeting Xi...TASS RUSSIA




THE EUROPEAN UNION DECIDING TO USE 'PROFITS' FROM FROZEN RUSSIAN ASSETS TO SUPPORT UKRAINE.


MORE THAN 215 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK ASSETS FROZEN IN EU COUNTRIES AFTER THE UKRAINE WAR STARTED.



EU COMMISSION PRESIDENT URSULA VON DER LEYEN SAYING USING THE RUSSIAN ASSETS WILL 'MAKE UKRAINE AND ALL OF EUROPE A SAFER PLACE TO LIVE'...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)



The UK expelling Russia's military attaché and taking away diplomatic status for Russian sites.


Home Secretary James Cleverly describing the defense attaché as an 'undeclared military intelligence officer'.



The British government also imposing new restrictions on Russian diplomatic visas...GLOBAL NEWS CANADA




CLASHES IN AMSTERDAM THIS EVENING ARRESTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH A PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTEST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM.



DEMONSTRATORS ALSO OCCUPYING A BUILDING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTRECHT...NOS NETHERLANDS BLOG (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...


Early this morning 33 Pro-Palestinian protesters hauled away by police breaking up a demonstration at George Washington University in Washington DC...WTOP WASHINGTON



IN SOUTH AFRICA SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION CONTINUE AT A COLLAPSED BUILDING WITH 39 PEOPLE STILL MISSING.



29 OTHERS HAVE BEEN RESCUED...BBC NEWS...NEWS 24 SOUTH AFRICA



The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 172.13 points.



The NASDAQ down 29.80 points.


At 446 pm New York Time the price of oil at 79 dollars 20 cents a barrel up 82 cents or 1.05 percent...MARKETWATCH




US spy chief William Burns in Israel.   The CIA director speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mossad chief David Barnea and other top officials...Times Of Israel




THE TALKS ON FORMING A NEW DUTCH GOVERNMENT REACHING A "FINAL PHASE".


PARTY OF FREEDOM LEADER GEERT WILDERS JOINING THE LEADERS OF THREE OTHER PARTIES FOR A THIRD DAY OF TALKS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar (Former Burma) report kidnappings in refugee camps in Bangladesh.



Insurgent groups fighting the military government of Myanmar said to be pressing children as young as 12 years old to join their ranks.




The Myanmar government has turned to the Rohingyas for help in fighting the increasing insurgent activity spearheaded by the Arakan Army...Radio Free Asia




IN THE UK A SCHEME TO RELEASE PRISONERS EARLY IS BEING EXPANDED.    



THE PLAN STARTED WITH UP TO 18 DAY EARLY RELEASE, THEN EXPANDED TO 60 DAYS IN MARCH AND NOW WILL INCREASE TO 70 DAYS.


INMATES NOT CONVICTED OF A SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIME, SEXUAL OFFENSE OR TERRORISM ELIGIBLE...BBC NEWS



The COVID-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca is being pulled from the market. 


A surplus of COVID shots and a decline in demand cited by the pharma company.



Reuters reports concern over COVID vaccine side effects including blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca shots.



The company admitting in court in the UK side effects such as blood clots and low blood platelet counts...REUTERS-BANGKOK POST




POLITICAL POLLING IN ISRAEL SHOWING THE SO-CALLED 'FAR RIGHT' GAINING STRENGTH.


THE 'OTZMA YEHUDIT' (JEWISH STRENGTH) PARTY OF NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ITAMAR BEN GVIR NOW WINS 12 SEATS. 


 THE RELIGIOUS ZIONIST PARTY OF FINANCE MINISTER BEZALEL SMOTRICH NOW AT 6 SEATS.


AT 30 SEATS THE 'MODERATE' NATIONAL UNITY PARTY OF WAR CABINET MINISTER BENNY GANTZ WITH PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S LIKUD AT 19 SEATS.



THE 'CENTER-LEFT' YESH ATID PARTY WITH 15 SEATS THE SECULAR CONSERVATIVE YISRAEL BEYTENU PARTY AT 10 SEATS.


THE ORTHODOX RELIGIOUS PARTIES SHAS WITH 10 SEATS AND UNITED TORAH JUDAISM GAINING 7 SEATS.


ARAB PARTIES HADASH-TA'AL AT 5 SEATS AND RA'AM AT 6 SEATS.


THE POLL CONDUCTED FOR ISRAEL'S CHANNEL 13...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



              THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                           (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




ISRAELI SOLDIER WOUNDED BY ROCKET FIRE IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL




                 MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




                                    ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




                                            TIMES OF ISRAEL


An Israeli soldier wounded by rocket fire from Gaza in southern Israel today...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




      THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                             (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINIAN MILITARY AND ENERGY SITES




                      TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)






Russia attacking Ukrainian military and energy sites.   The attacks described by Russia's defense ministry as retaliation for Ukraine's attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure...TASS RUSSIA







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