Wednesday, August 14, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 8/14/2024*GAZA TALKS GO ON WITHOUT HAMAS*WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DECLARES MPOX EMERGENCY*CYBER ATTACK ON IRANIAN BANKING SYSTEM*INFLATION GOES BELOW THREE PERCENT IN US*

 

                           (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)






                     LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




The President of Columbia University resigning.  


Minouche Shafik taking the heat over student protests against the Israel-Hamas conflict.



Those protests called out for their militancy and Antisemitism...The Hill




A MASSIVE DATA BREACH WITH HACKERS PERHAPS GETTING THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF EVERY AMERICAN.     


THE HACK FROM NATIONAL PUBLIC DATA REVEALED IN A LOS ANGELES TIME NEWS STORY..."X" TRENDING




Tonight, the situation surrounding talks in Qatar tomorrow regarding some sort of deal on a ceasefire and release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.



It's a murky situation some saying Hamas won't even be involved but the talks will go ahead anyway...(Times of Israel)...



Israel, Egypt, Qatar and the United States will be at the table.



US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatar's prime minister warning sides not to undermine the talks.



That warning said to be aimed in three directions (Hamas, Iran and Israel)...News Agencies-The New Arab...



President Donald Trump said to have spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about those talks.


One source telling "Axios" that Trump encouraged Mr. Netanyahu to accept a mediated deal with Hamas...News Agencies-Times of Israel





IN ISRAEL A KEY POLITICAL OPPONENT OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SADDLED WITH A BILL.



BENNY GANTZ, LEADER OF THE NATIONAL UNITY PARTY, WAS A CABINET MINISTER IN MARCH WHEN HE TRAVELED TO THE UK AND US.


BUT NOW THE OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYS GANTZ MUST PAY THE APPROXIMATELY 70,000 SHEKEL (18,865 US DOLLAR) BILL FOR THE TRIP BECAUSE IT WASN'T APPROVED...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS





An American citizen being held in Moscow accused of attacking a police officer.  He had been asked by Russian authorities to provide identity documents but refused...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)






The World Health Organization declaring a worldwide emergency related to 'mpox' formerly called "Monkeypox".


Outbreaks of 'mpox' noted in Africa and beyond.


There have been increased 'mpox' cases noted in the Toronto area among other places...(CBC News).


The WHO is concerned that there are a high number of cases in Africa with low availability of vaccine doses...




                              Associated Press USA






(Updated) Two French warplanes colliding in the skies over France today.


One crew member safe with two others dead.   President Emmanuel Macron announcing the deaths tonight...(BFM-TV France)


The two Rafale aircraft that were returning from a resupply mission to Germany...BFM-TV France (Translation Prompt)





A MASSIVE CYBER ATTACK ON IRAN'S BANKING SYSTEM.

THIS ACCORDING TO AN IRANIAN OPPOSITION ORGANIZATION.

ISRAEL A KNOWN PLAYER IN CYBER ATTACKS ON IRAN...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



(UPDATED) A GERMAN ARREST WARRANT FOR A UKRAINIAN SUSPECT IN THE SABOTAGE OF THE NORD STREAM PIPELINE CARRYING NATURAL GAS FROM RUSSIA TO GERMANY...(NEWS AGENCIES)...


GERMAN AUTHORITIES SAID TO BE PROBING THREE UKRAINIANS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ATTACK...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announcing that he is stepping down.



Mr. Kishida will not run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election next month...NHK World Japan




The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 242.75 points or .61 percent.




The NASDAQ up 4.99 points.


At 413 pm New York Time the price of oil lower at 77 dollars 15 cents a barrel down one dollar 20 cents or 1.53 percent...Marketwatch






Inflation easing in the United States the Consumer Price Index fell to 2.9 percent in July.


Wall Street hoping this will lead to the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates...BBC News





A GERMAN MILITARY BARRACKS NEAR THE COLOGNE AIRPORT CLOSED DUE TO CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER.



THE MILITARY IS SAYING THEY BELIEVE THERE WAS A BREAK-IN AT THE MILITARY FACILITY TO DELIBERATELY CONTAIMINTE THE WATER...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




"No anti-Israel decision or anti-Zionist decision will stop Jewish construction"


Israel's finance minister Bezalel Smotrich proclaiming construction of a new settlement in the "West Bank".



The decision to create "Nahal Heletz" and other communities in the disputed territories linked to the recent decisions by Ireland, Norway and Spain to recognize a Palestinian state...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS








            THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                     (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



            MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



                                ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




                                          TIMES OF ISRAEL



In other news...




"Squad" member of Congress Ilhan Omar from Minneapolis fending off a challenger in the Democratic Party Primary.  


She defeated Israel Lobby backed challenger Don Samuels 56-43 percent...(News Agencies)





IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA ELECTRIC SCOOTERS ARE NOW BANNED FOLLOWING CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY RISKS.


IT WAS TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO WHEN E-SCOOTERS WERE WELCOMED TO THE CITY ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS FOR TWO YEARS.


NOW A 6-4 VOTE BY THE CITY COUNCIL BANNING THE SCOOTERS AFTER CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR MISUSE.


THE E-SCOOTERS TOUTED AS A WAY TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS...BBC NEWS









   THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                            (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



                          TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS




             RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)













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