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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Ahead of Wednesday's budget announcement British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer talking tax increases to avoid austerity.
Starmer talking about 'fiscal reality' that will lead to tax increases that he says will not involve 'working people'...BBC News Blog
LATE TONIGHT ISRAEL'S PARLIAMENT PASSING LEGISLATION TO OUTLAW AND RESTRICT UN RELIEF EFFORTS IN ISRAEL AND GAZA INCLUDING JUDEA AND SAMARIA (THE WEST BANK)...TIMES OF ISRAEL
60 or more dead in eastern Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes in the Baalbek and Bekaa regions. Dozens wounded. Rescue efforts are underway...LBCI LEBANON
THE RUSSIAN MILITARY IN SYRIA SAYS THAT A US SPY PLANE FLEW TOO CLOSE TO A RUSSIAN WARPLANE OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA...TASS RUSSIA
Around 40 soldiers killed in an attack on a military base in the African nation of Chad. The attack in the southern part of the country near the border with Nigeria. The Boko Haram terrorist group blamed...Reuters
US politics Philadelphia Democrat District Attorney Larry Krasner suing Elon Musk and his America PAC over monetary giveaways to registered voters.
Krasner contending it's an 'illegal lottery scheme'...CNN
IRAN EXECUTING GOVERNMENT OPPONENT JAMSHID SHARMAHD.
SHARMAHD CONVICTED LAST YEAR FOR LEADING A US-BASED GROUP SEEKING TO RESTORE THE MONARCHY IN IRAN.
HE WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED BY IRANIAN AGENTS IN DUBAI BACK IN 2020 AND TAKEN THROUGH OMAN TO IRAN...BBC NEWS
AN ISRAELI MEDIA LEAK TONIGHT CLAIMS ISRAEL AND THE US ARE NEGOTIATING AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR A LIMITED MILITARY OPERATION IN LEBANON BY ISRAEL.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DEAL SAID TO BE ISRAELI FREEDOM OF ACTION IN THE FUTURE IF HEZBOLLAH TRIES TO REARM ITS FORCES IN LEBANON.
THE REPORT DENIED BY PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
THE LEAK COMES AMID A VISIT TO ISRAEL BY US LEBANON MEDIATOR AMOS HOCHSTEIN.
HOCHSTEIN SEEN AS A FORCE TO DIPLOMATICALLY ACHIEVE GOALS FAVORABLE TO ISRAEL IN LEBANON.
HE HAS BEEN HOLDING REGULAR TALKS WITH LEBANESE OFFICIALS SEEKING CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT POLICY AWAY FROM HEZBOLLAH.
Protesters taking to the streets outside parliament in the nation of Georgia after yesterday's election was declared rigged by the opposition.
The Pro-NATO, EU opposition saying Russia interfered with the election and tampered with the final results through violence at polling stations...(News Agencies)...Rustavi 2 Georgia Opposition TV Network Live...Live Video Stream Protest Tbilisi, Georgia...
Late word is that the protest rally broke up.
Meanwhile Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arriving for a two-day official visit in Georgia...Tass Russia
(Updated third explosion) In waters off the western coast of Yemen a merchant ship under attack. At least two explosions near the vessel. No reports of damage or injuries...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations...Late tonight a third explosion confirmed near the vessel again no damage or injuries.
(Updated) Burning election ballots pulled from a drop box in Vancouver, Washington early today. Hundreds of ballots destroyed by the fire.
This incident followed an earlier one in nearby Portland, Oregon at a drop box. That fire called arson...PHILIP LEWIS-HUFFINGTON POST "X" (PHOTO EMBED)...KATU Portland...
Portland Police say an incendiary device started the fire...Oregon Live
IRAQ FORMALLY COMPLAINING TO THE UNITED NATIONS ABOUT ISRAELI USE OF ITS AIRSPACE TO ATTACK IRAN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT SAYING IT WOULD BRING THE MATTER UP WITH THE UNITED STATES AS WELL.
IRAN SAYS THAT THE US IS COMPLICIT IN ISRAEL'S ATTACK GIVING ISRAEL THE AIRSPACE USED TO LAUNCH THE ATTACK.
THE IMPLICATION OF IRAN'S VIEW IS THAT THE UNITED STATES ULTIMATELY CONTROLS IRAQ'S AIRSPACE...PRESS TV IRAN
German auto-maker Volkswagen planning to close three factories in Germany, cut tens of thousands of jobs and reduce pay by 10 percent.
That's the word coming out of talks between Volkswagen and unions representing its workers in Germany...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 273.17 points or .65 percent.
The NASDAQ rising 48.58 points.
The price of oil sharply lower in New York at 435 pm 68 dollars three cents a barrel down three dollars 75 cents or 5.22 percent...Marketwatch
Israeli political tensions over the drafting of Ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students into the military.
The leader of the United Torah Judaism Party in Israel Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf rebuffed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Smotrich saying there will be no law exempting yeshiva students from the draft before a budget is passed.
Mr. Smotrich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisting that the budget must be passed on time...Israel National News
JAPAN COMMITTING TO SUPPORT AROUND THREE BILLION DOLLARS OF A 50 BILLION DOLLAR LOAN SCHEME FOR UKRAINE.
THE US AND THE EU ARE THE MAIN BACKERS OF THE LOAN FINANCED ENTIRELY FROM INTEREST GENERATED BY SEIZED RUSSIAN ASSETS.
RUSSIA SAYS IT IS IMPLEMENTING RETALIATORY MEASURES USING INCOME FROM SEIZED ASSETS CONNECTED TO WESTERN NATIONS...TASS RUSSIA
(Updated) British Anti-Islamization activist Tommy Robinson slapped with an 18-month contempt of court sentence.
Robinson arrested Friday ahead of a major protest event by his supports in London Saturday...Ezra Levant "X"...
The contempt charge and jailing of Robinson rooted in the allegation he repeated 'false claims' regarding a Syrian migrant...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
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THE FORMER LEFTIST PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA EVO MORALES SAYS THE GOVERNMENT OF CURRENT LEFTIST PRESIDENT LUIS ARCE TRIED TO KILL HIM.
MORALES POSTING VIDEO ON FACEBOOK SHOWING A WILD CHASE WITH BULLET HOLES IN A WINDSHIELD AND A CHANGE OF CARS.
HE SAID MEN DRESSED IN BLACK ELITE AGENTS OF THE STATE WERE BEHIND THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT) (VIDEO EMBED)...
THE BOLIVIAN GOVERNMENT NOW CLAIMS THAT ONE OF ITS ANTI-NARCOTICS PATROLS CAME UNDER FIRE FROM MORALES.
THE GOV'T ACCUSATION IS THAT MR. MORALES CONVOY CARRIED DRUGS. THIS MORALES DENIES...REUTERS-VOICE OF AMERICA
In Chicago the investigation into the shooting of an Orthodox Jewish man Saturday morning. The injured man treated and released from a hospital.
Meanwhile the suspect opened fire on responding paramedics and police.
He was critically wounded.
Video of the shootout between the police and suspect with the suspect apparently shouting "Allahu Akbar"...Israel National News (Video Embed)
THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
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MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
LBCI LEBANON (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
AL JAZEERA QATAR
TIMES OF ISRAEL
In other news...
McDonalds in the US resuming sales of its Quarter Pounder burgers.
The burgers taken off the menu last week after an E.coli outbreak.
Investigation has determined the beef patties used were not the source of the contamination...BBC News
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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