Friday, June 21, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 6/21/2024 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*US CARRIER REDEPLOYMENT POINTS TO ISRAELI ATTACK ON HEZBOLLAH*UN CHIEF CONCERNED ABOUT ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH WAR*TOP US COURT ALLOWS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THREAT TO SUSPEND FIREARMS OWNERSHIP*HUNDREDS HURT ARRESTED IN KENYA TAX PROTESTS*

 


          (UPDATED WHEN ABLE WITH FINAL POSTING AT 11 PM EASTERN US TIME)

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                                    EAST GERMAN TV NEWS OPEN 1980'S


                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




EARLY SATURDAY MORNING IN UKRAINE EXPOSIONS REPORTED IN SEVERAL AREAS.


THIS INCLUDES THE VINNITSA REGION IN CENTRAL UKRAINE AND THE CITY OF LUTSK IN NORTHWESTERN UKRAINE NEAR THE BORDER WITH POLAND...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



A US State Department official dealing with Israel-Palestinian affairs resigning.   


Andrew Miller critical of Biden Administration policy towards Israel and a supporter of Palestinian rights and statehood.


Miller saying his family needs to be a priority right now although he would have preferred to stay in his job to 'fight for what he believes"...NEWS AGENCIES-TRT WORLD TURKEY (TURKIYE) 




ISRAELI FORCES KILLING 45 PALESTINIANS AS TROOPS CONTINUE OPERATIONS IN GAZA...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA




US AIRCRAFT CARRIERS REDELOYING THE USS DWIGHT EISNEHOWER DEPARTING THE RED SEA HEADING TO THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN.



THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT AIRCRAFT CARRIER APPEARS BEST POSITIONED TO MOVE FROM THE PACIFIC TO STATION ITSELF IN THE RED SEA AS A REPLACEMENT.


NOW THE EISENHOWER'S MOVEMENT INDICATES IT IS GOING TO ASSIST IN ISRAEL'S AIR DEFENSE WHEN AN ISRAELI OFFENSIVE IS LAUNCHED AGAINST HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON IN THE COMING WEEKS...USNI NEWS...Fox News Producer Liz Friden "X" Social Media




Explosions reported near a merchant vessel off the southern coast of Yemen this evening...UK Maritime Trade Operations "X"




A MEETING BETWEEN THE VISITING GERMAN VICE CHANCELLOR ROBERT HABECK AND CHINA'S PREMIER LI QIANG CANCELLED.



NO REASON GIVEN FOR THE CANCELLATION...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)





The Russian military in Syria saying that three US drones came dangerously close to a Russian warplane over Homs province.   The incident apparently happening early this morning...TASS RUSSIA







A DEADLY ATTACK AT A GROCERY STORE IN FORDYCE, ARKANSAS TODAY.   THREE KILLED 10 OTHERS WOUNDED INCLUDING TWO POLICE OFFCERS.


THE SUSPECT SHOT AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY...KARK LITTLE ROCK



In the African nation of Namibia the High Court overturning a law from the colonial era regarding homosexual acts involving men.


The court saying the law was 'unfair discrimination'...ASSOCIATED PRESS-ABC NEWS USA



"Let's be clear. The people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza"



UN SECRETARY GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES EXPRESSING HIS CONCERN ABOUT ESCALATING TENSIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON...TIMES OF ISRAEL




President Trump's political ally Steve Bannon appealing to the US Supreme Court to stop his imprisonment.


Bannon to be jailed for refusing to testify before the Democrat controlled House committee investigating the events of January 6th...BBC NEWS



THREE MEN ARRESTED IN GERMANY ACCUSED OF SPYING ON UKRAINIANS.  


THE SUSPECTS A RUSSIAN,  A UKRAINIAN AND AN ARMENIAN...NOS NETHERLANDS



A major power outage across the Balkans today.


 Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and most of Croatia's coast impacted.



It's being said that a sudden surge in demand caused by high temperatures led to the outage.



The outage started at 1 pm local time with restoration of power starting later in the afternoon...REUTERS-GULF TODAY




WITH CONSERVATIVE JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS DISSENTING THE US SUPREME COURT RULING 8-1 IN FAVOR OF A FEDERAL LAW DENYING FIREARMS OWNERSHIP TO THOSE UNDER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS (DVRO's).



CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS AUTHORED THE MAJORITY OPINION STAYING THAT AN INDIVIDUAL COULD BE 'TEMPORARILY DISARMED' CONSISTENT WITH THE SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT TO KEEP AD BEAR ARMS...FOX NEWS STORY



ARMENIA DECIDING TO RECOGNIZE THE STATE OF PALESTINE.   


THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT SPEAKING OF 'INTERNATIONAL LAW, EQUALITY OF NATIONS, SOVEREIGNTY AND PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE'.


RELATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND ARMENIA STRAINED.


 ISRAEL HAS NEVER RECOGNIZED THE MASS KILLING OF ARMENIANS DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR I AS GENOCIDE.


ISRAEL ALSO AIDED NEIGHBORING AZERBAIJAN DURING RECENT MILITARY CONFLICTS.


ISRAEL SUMMONING ARMENIA'S AMBASSADOR FOLLOWING THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT...THE NEW ARAB


The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 15.57 points.



The NASDAQ down 32.23 points.


At 430 pm New York Time the price of oil 80 dollars 63 cents a barrel down 66 cents...MARKETWATCH




AT LEAST 200 INURED, 100 ARRESTED IN THE PROTESTS AGAINST PLANNED TAX HIKES IN KENYA.



LOCAL MEDIA REPORT ONE PROTESTER HAS DIED AFTER A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS THIGH DURING THE POLICE CRACKDOWN ON THE PROTESTS...AL JAZEERA QATAR



A man lynched by a mob at a police station in Pakistan after he was accused of desecrating the Quran.



The enraged crowd burned him alive.


The victim a tourist from Sialkot visiting the Swat region...ANI NEWS INDIA



WITH 15 OF THE 19 9/11 HIJACKERS OF SAUDI NATIONALITY, THE NOTION OF SAUDI ARABIA'S INVOLEMENT IN THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THE DEBATE.


BUT NOW MAINSTREAM MEDIA (CBS NEWS-"60 MINUTES") HAS OBTAINED VIDEO UNSEALED IN A FEDERAL COURT REGARDING SUCH INVOLVEMENT.



A MAN LINKED TO SAUDI INTELLIGENCE SPEAKS OF A 'PLAN' TWO YEARS BEFORE THE 9/11 ATTACKS IN THE VIDEO.


THIS TRIGGERING A NEW DEBATE OVER THE TIMING OF THE VIDEO'S RELEASE AND THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA'S ATTENTION TO IT..."X" SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDING'



Satellite images revealing construction of a wall on the border between North and South Korea...BBC NEWS...



MORE WARNING SHOTS ALONG THE BORDER BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA.


NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS WITH CONSTRUCTION TOOLS CROSSED THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE LEADING TO A VERBAL WARNING AND THEN FIRING OF THE WARNING SHOTS.



THIS IS THE THIRD SUCH INCIDENT IN RECENT WEEKS...THE INDEPENDENT UK...




South Korea suggesting it may send arms to Ukraine.   


The review of policy follows this week's signing of a treaty between North Korea and Russia providing for mutual military assistance in case of war...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY




THE US PROHIBITING USE OF SOFTWARE FROM RUSSIA'S KASPERSKY LAB EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 29TH.


THE POSSIBILITY OF DATA TRANSFER TO RUSSIA'S GOVERNMENT CITED...TASS RUSSIA




JAPAN IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON 11 COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATION IN FIVE COUNTRIES INCLUDING CHINA, INDIA AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.


ALL ACCUSED OF CIRCUMVENTING SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRAION PROBING THE SUDDEN DESCENT OF A SOUTHWESTERN AIRLINES FLIGHT NEAR OKLAHOMA CITY.



THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 1205 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE PLANE WAS NINE MILES FROM THE AIRPORT IN OKLAHOMA CITY.  




A WARNING FOR MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE ACTIVATED WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ALERTING THE FLIGHT CREW...US NEWS



               THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                           (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



            MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



                               ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




                                      TIMES OF ISRAEL



In other news...





AMERICAN AIRLINES HAS PUT SOME EMPLOYEES ON LEAVE OVER AN INCIDENT INVOLVING BLACK PASSENGERS ON ONE OF ITS FLIGHTS.



ON JANUARY 5TH THOSE PASSENGERS REMOVED BECAUSE OF A COMPLAINT ABOUT BODY ODOR.




THE PASSENGERS HAVE FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COMPANY.    CEO ROBERT ISOM SAYING THE INCIDENT WAS UNACCEPTABLE...BBC NEWS







     THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                            (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




RUSSIA CLAIMS ATTACKS ON 14 MILITARY INDUSTRIAL TARGETS IN UKRAINE




ONE DEAD IN MASSIVE UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON SOUTHERN RUSSIA


                          TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)





Russia says that it hit 14 military-industrial targets in Ukraine...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



One fatality reported in that massive Ukrainian drone attack early this morning on southern Russia's Krasnodar Region...TASS RUSSIA


In other news...



SOUTH KOREAN SHIPBUILDER HANWHA MAKING A 100 MILLION TO BUY THE PHILADELPHIA SHIPYARD.



THE OFFER WINNING THE PRAISE OF US SECRETARY OF THE NAVY CARLOS DEL TORO.



THE PHILADELPHIA SHIPYARD WAS A PRODUCER OF US NAVAL VESSELS FOR DECADES AND NOW PRODUCES MERCHANT VESSELS...USNI NEWS




Four members of the wealthiest family in the UK facing prison sentences of four to four and half years over exploitation of servants.


Prakash and Kamal Hinduja along with son Ajay and his wife Namrata all found guilty of the exploitation charge but acquitted of a human trafficking charge.


They will appeal their conviction...BBC-RADIO NEW ZEALAND


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