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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The Biden Administration recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of last Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken citing "overwhelming evidence" that the opponent of incumbent President Nicolas Maduro won the election.
Mr. Maduro countering doubts about the elections results with the notion that the country's Supreme Court packed with his ruling party's appointees will "audit" the election...Associated Press-CBS News
In US politics polling data conflicting today. A poll from the Left gives Kamala Harris the lead over Donald Trump.
The Daily Kos/Civiqs poll shows Harris at 49 percent, Trump at 45 percent.
Meanwhile the Rasmussen Reports poll gives Trump 49 percent and Harris 44 percent.
No third-party candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. included in the Daily Kos poll but Trump's lead narrows in five-way contest to 46-45 according to Rasmussen...Real Clear Polling Latest Polls
TONIGHT, THE WHITE HOUSE TALKING ABOUT DEFENSIVE US MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL.
EARLIER JOE BIDEN TALKED WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU BY PHONE.
THEY DISCUSSED THE SITUATION FOLLOWING ISRAEL'S STRIKES THAT KILLED HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH LEADERS.
THOSE STRIKES LEADING TO THREATS FROM IRAN AND HEZBOLLAH TO RETALIATE AGAINST ISRAEL...(ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS)...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Israel struck a Hezbollah target in southern Lebanon tonight following a rocket barrage aimed at northern Israel.
Some of the rockets shot down by Israeli defenses with others landing in open areas...Times Of Israel
CHINA ANGERED BY THE VOYAGE OF A CANADIAN WARSHIP THROUGH THE TAIWAN STRAIT.
THE FRIGATE 'MONTREAL' MAKING THE PASSAGE IN THE LATEST SIGN OF NATO MEMBER NATIONS TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN CONFRONTING CHINA.
CHINA NOTING THE 'HYPING' OF THE SITUATION BY CANADA SAYING THE WARSHIP'S PASSAGE IS 'UNDERMINING PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT'...PRESS TV IRAN
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement says last weekend's deadly rocket attack that killed children and young people in the Golan Heights was an incident manufactured by Israel.
Hassan Nasrallah saying the Majdal Shams attack was not carried out by Hezbollah but was used by Israel to kill top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.
Nasrallah spoke today at Shukr's funeral saying Israel's strike not only killed Shukr but civilians in Lebanon as well.
Regarding requests for Hezbollah to refrain from a response to the attack that killed its commander Nasrallah saying:
"We are before a major battle and we have entered a new phase..."...
Press Tv Iran
SUDANESE ARMY COMMANDER ABDEL FATTAL AL BURHAN SAYING THE ARMY WON'T BE TALKING TO THE RAPID SUPPORT FORCES.
THE US AND SAUDI ARABIA SEEKING TO BRING THE ARMY AND RSF TOGETHER TO SETTLE THE CIVIL WAR UNDERWAY IN SUDAN.
BUT TODAY GENERAL BURHAN SAID THAT THE RSF TRIED TO KILL HIM IN A DONE ATTACK YESTERDAY IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY...AFRICANEWS
(UPDATED) THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES NOW REVEALING THE NAME OF THE 17-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT IN THE DEADLY KNIFE ATTACK THAT KILLED THREE CHILDREN IN SOUTHPORT.
AXEL RUDAKUBANA NAMED IN THE FACE OF MANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS FROM OPPOSITION POLITICAL PERSONALITIES LIKE TOMMY ROBINSON AND REFORM PARTY LEADER MP NIGEL FARAGE.
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN MASS PROTESTS ON THE STREETS DEMANDING ACTION ON IMMIGRATION WITH MASS ARRESTS BY POLICE.
THE DEMONSTRATIONS LINKED TO THE 'FAR-RIGHT' BY MAINSTREAM MEDIA.
LABOR PARTY PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER APPEARING AT A HASTILY CALLED MEETING WITH POLICE CHIEFS FROM ACROSS THE UK.
MR. STARMER CHARACTERIZING PROTESTERS AS:
"a gang of thugs"
AND SPEAKING OF A NEW:
"national capability"
TO SUPPRESS PROTESTS WITH A NEW POLICE UNIT...
...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
BBC NEWS BLOG
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 494.82 points or 1.21 percent.
The NASDAQ dropped 405.25 points or 2.3 percent.
At 519 pm New York Time the price of oil declining to 76 dollars 93 cents a barrel down 98 cents or 1.26 percent...Marketwatch
Mass protests across Nigeria today. Demonstrators want immediate action on economic issues including inflation and the high cost of food.
Police tried to stop the demonstrations with organizers saying they are committed to peaceful protest.
A key area of the capital city Abuja was sealed off by militarized police...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Turkiye)
26 prisoners freed in a multinational exchange of prisoners led by the United States and Russia.
Other nations involved Belarus, Germany, Norway, Poland and Slovenia.
American prisoners Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan among those freed...NTD News...
The prisoner exchange taking place at Ankara Airport in Turkey...Tass Russia
ONE PERSON INJURED IN A FIGHT AT THE TER APEL ASYLUM SEEKERS CENTER IN THE NETHERLANDS LAST NIGHT.
TWO GROUPS TOTALING TEN PEOPLE INVOLVING IN THE FIGHTING.
MIGRANTS SEEKING REFUGE IN THE COUNTRY USE THE CENTER. OVERCROWDING AT TER APEL HAS LED TO MIGRANTS BEING SENT TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NETHERLANDS...NOS NETHERLANDS
In Venezuela government of President Nicolas Maduro talking restoration of public order following protests against the presidential election results.
More than 1,000 arrests said to have been made after demonstrations by the "Far-Right"...Tass Russia
A UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT SAYS THAT ISRAEL HAS USED WATERBOARDING, DOGS AND EVEN SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST PALESTINIAN PRISONERS.
INTERVIEWS WITH RELEASED PRISONERS AND OTHER SOURCES CITED IN THE REPORT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
POLAND LAUNCHING A NEW MILITARY OPERATION ON ITS BORDER WITH BELARUS TO COMBAT MIGRANT CROSSINGS.
BOTH GROUND AND AERIAL DEFENSES BEEFED UP.
POLAND SAYS BELARUS IS DELIBERATELY FORCING MIGRANTS INTO ITS TERRITORY.
THE RULER OF BELARUS ALEXANDER BELARUS SAYS WESTERN SANCTIONS ON HIS COUNTRY JUSTIFY ALLOWING THE MIGRANTS TO FREELY LEAVE BELARUS...RIA BELARUS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
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MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
TIMES OF ISRAEL
In other news...
Russian authorities cracking down on fraud related to military supplies.
Suspects have been taken into custody.
The Russian Interior Ministry says that a criminal case has been opened involving the chief executive and employees of "Voentorg".
They are suspected of wrongdoing between 2019 and 2022 that overcharged the Russian Defense Ministry 400 million rubles ($4,622,000 US Dollars)...Tass Russia...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt) (Video Embed Police Raid)
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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