NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 5/26/2024 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*RFK JR. 'IN IT TO WIN IT'*TRUMP-NETANYAHU MEETING*FRENCH RAIL SYSTEM SABOTAGED ON OPENING DAY OF OLYMPICS*

 

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                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

A GROUP OF FORMER LATIN AMERICAN PRESIDENTS PRVENTED FROM FLYING TO VENEZUELA TO OBSERVE SUNDAY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

INCUMBENT LEFTIST PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO FACING A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE FROM THE OPPOSITION...BBC NEWS

US politics a Wall Street Journal Poll with Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris 49-47 percent.   This compares with a previous poll showing Trump leading Joe Biden 49-43 percent...Reuters-Times Of Israel

AIR RAID ALERTS IN SEVEN EASTERN REGIONS OF UKRAINE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

IN RUSSIA'S KURSK REGION SIX UKRAINIAN DRONES DOWNED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

IN SOUTHWESTERN RUSSIA'S BRYANSK REGION 21 UKRAINIAN DRONES DOWNED BY AIR DEFENSES THIS EVENING...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                        "I'm in it to win it"

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denying a report he's dropping out of the race for President to endorse Donald Trump...Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "X" Post

US CENTRAL COMMAND REPORTING DESTRUCTION OF SIX HOUTHI DRONES IN YEMEN AND THREE HOUTHI DRONE BOATS IN THE RED SEA...US CENTRAL COMMAND "X"

A British police investigation agency probing the officer seen kicking a man arrested at Manchester airport Tuesday.

That officer filmed tasering, kicking and punching the man...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt) (Video Embed)

IN RUSSIA ONE VILLAGE FLOODED SEVERAL OTHERS EVACUATED AFTER A DAM BREAK IN THE CHELYABINSK REGION IN THE URAL MOUNTAINS.

RUSSIAN EMERGENCY WORKERS PLAN TO START RESTORATION WORK IN THE MORNING...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                         "We missed you"

ISRAEL PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU'S WIFE SARA SPEAKS TO DONALD TRUMP AT MAR-A-LAGO MEETING

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU MEETING DONALD TRUMP AT MAR-A-LAGO IN FLORIDA.

THE MEETING INCLUDED DISCUSSION OF THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR GAZA AND THE RECENT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON MR. TRUMP.

NETANYAHU PRESENTING A PICTURE TO TRUMP OF FOUR-YEAR OLD HOSTAGE ARIEL BIBAS HELD IN GAZA.

MR. TRUMP SAYING:

                 "We'll get that taken care of" .

DONALD TRUMP ALSO TAKING AIM AT HIS DEMOCRAT OPPONENT VICE-PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS OVER HER STATEMENTS REGARDING PALESTINIAN DEATH IN ISRAEL'S WAR WITH HAMAS.

HE SAID:

          "I think her remarks were disrespectful"

                    LINK-TIMES OF ISRAEL

           AAP-THE NEW DAILY AUSTRALIA

The markets today sharp rises.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 654.27 points or 1.64 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 176.16 points or 1.03 percent.

At 429 pm New York Time the price of oil down to 76 dollars and 80 cents a barrel down one dollar 48 cents or 1.89 percent for the day...Marketwatch

THIS EVENING IN PARIS THE OPENING CEREMONIES FOR THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES ALONG THE SEINE RIVER WITH THE EIFFEL TOWER AS A BACKDROP...BBC SPORT BLOG...

 ATTACKS SABOTAGING FRANCE'S NATIONAL RAILWAY SYSTEM ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN PARIS.

800,000 RAIL PASSENGERS IMPACTED BY THE ATTACKS.

A FULL RESTORATION OF SERVICE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK...

                                        BBC NEWS STORY

              BFM-TV FRANCE UPDATED STORY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCING THE ARREST OF TWO MEN ASSOCIATED WITH DRUG CARTELS.

ONE OF THEM ISMAEL 'EL MAYO' ZAMBADA AN 'HISTORIC LEADER' OF THE SINALOA CARTEL.

THE OTHER JOAQUIN GUZMAN LOPEZ IS A SON OF JOAQUIN 'EL CHAPO' GUZMAN CONVICTED DRUG CARTEL LEADER...ASSOCIATED PRESS-NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO USA

The new British government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer backing away from challenging the International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant...Ynet News Israel

               THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

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             MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                               ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

                                       TIMES OF ISRAEL

In other news...

The US, UK and South Korea say that North Korea is conducting a cyber espionage campaign around the world.

The campaign aimed at stealing information including classified military secrets to help North Korea develop its nuclear weapons program...Reuters-Asia One Singapore

  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

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                        TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In other news...

More than 20 heat-related deaths reported in Morocco this week in and around a hospital in the interior region of the country.

An investigation into those deaths underway with the government announcing emergency measures to deal with the heat...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)