Friday, October 11, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 10/11/2024 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*FRANCE'S CREDIT RATING LOWERED*IRISH TEACHER OPPOSING TRANSGENDERISM RETURNED TO JAIL*ISRAEL ATTACKS LEBANESE ARMY, UN PEACEKEEPERS*US SLAMS CHINA OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA POLICY*INTERNAL POLL GIVES TRUMP LEAD IN ALL 'BATTLEGROUND STATES'*

 


         (UPDATED WHEN ABLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AT 11 PM EASTERN US TIME)

            (FINAL POSTING IN THE 8-11 PM EASTERN US TIME WINDOW)






                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:





Two US Navy SEAL's who died during an operation off the coast of Somalia in January were heavily weighed down when both went into the water.


That's part of what an investigation into the deaths of the sailors found.



They died during a mission at night boarding a vessel carrying missile parts to Houthi forces in Yemen.



One of the SEAL's fell in the water first with the other trying to rescue him by going in.



Changes in training and guidance recommended to prevent fatalities on future missions...Task And Purpose





The United States expanding sanctions against Iran's oil and petrochemical industries.


Targeted in the new sanctions a so-called 'shadow fleet' of ships selling Iranian oil in violation of existing sanctions.



Ten companies and 17 vessels named as 'blocked property'...Voice of America






ISRAEL URGED TO STOP SHOOTING AT UN PEACEKEEPERS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.


JOE BIDEN ADDING HIS VOICE TO A JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE FRENCH, ITALIAN AND SPANISH LEADERS CALLING ON ISRAEL TO STOP ITS ATTACKS ON THE UN FORCE.


FOUR INJURIES REPORTED IN WHAT ARE BEING CALLED DIRECT ATTACKS ON THE UN FORCE IN THE LAST TWO DAYS...BBC NEWS




Boeing cutting its workforce by ten percent (17,000 jobs).   


The decision amidst a strike by unionized workers and concerns about the quality of aircraft produced by the company...BBC News




TONIGHT FRANCE'S CREDIT RATING LOWERED.



FITCH RATINGS MOVING FRANCE'S OUTLOOK TO NEGATIVE.


YESTERDAY'S BUDGET ROLLOUT REVEALED ROBUST DEFICIT PROJECTIONS CAUSING FITCH TO MAKE ITS DECISION...REUTERS




Ireland's High Court sending teacher Enoch Burke back to jail. 


Burke steadfastly refusing to stay away from the school where he was dismissed from his position due to his moral values.   His firing remains under appeal.



Mr. Burke would not agree with the acceptance of transgenderism.



At today's hearing a judge tried to get Burke to say he would obey an order to stay away from the Wilson's Hospital School in County Westmeath.


But he instead wanted to read the principal's report that led to his firing citing Burke's refusal to accept transgenderism...IRISH EXAMINER





IN THE NETHERLANDS 2.7 MILLION PEOPLE NEARLY 18 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION 15 YEARS AND OLDER CLASSIFIED AS "LQBTQIA".


THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS REACHING THE CONCLUSION BASED ON A SURVEY CONDUCTED LAST YEAR.


LGBTQIA STANDS FOR 'LESBIAN, GAY, BI-PLUS, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, INTERSEX OR ASEXUAL'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Hezbollah fired a barrage of 100 rockets into Israel as sundown brought in the Jewish Holy Day of Yom Kippur.   No immediate reports of anyone hurt...Israel National News



THE LEBANESE ARMY SAYS TWO SOLDIERS WERE KILLED AND THREE OTHERS WOUNDED IN AN ISRAELI ATTACK.



THE SOLIDERS ATTACKED AT THEIR POST IN SOUTHERN LEBANON...NEWS AGENCIES-TIMES OF ISRAEL...



(UPDATED) TWO UN PEACEKEEPERS FROM SRI LANKA SUFFERING SHRAPNEL WOUNDS TODAY IN ISRAELI SHELLING OF THE UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE HEADQUARTERS.


ISRAEL IS DEMANDING THE UN FORCE PULL OUT OF SOUTHERN LEBANON...OSINTdefender "X"...AN ISRAELI STATEMENT SPOKE OF AN 'IMMEDIATE THREAT' THAT REQUIRED THE SHELLING TO OCCUR...(TIMES OF ISRAEL)



RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN MEETING IRANIAN PRESIDENT MASOUD PEZESHKIAN IN THE CENTRAL ASIAN NATION OF TURKMENISTAN.


THEIR MEETING AMID HEIGHTENED TENSIONS BETWEEN IRAN AND ISRAEL AND EXPECTATIONS OF AN ISRAELI ATTACK.


THE MEETING ALSO COMES AMID WESTERN INTELLIGENCE AND MEDIA CLAIMS THAT IRAN SUPPLIES RUSSIA WITH WEAPONS FOR THE UKRAINE WAR.


MR. PEZESHKIAN CHARACTERIZING RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND IRAN IS 'STRATEGIC AND SINCERE'.  HE SAID THAT CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC TIES ARE GROWING...TASS RUSSIA...ASSOCIATED PRESS USA-IRISH EXAMINER


Amid rumors that President Paul Biya is dead the African nation of Cameroon banning media discussion of Mr. Biya's health.

The 91-year old Biya has not been seen in public since he attended a China-Africa forum in Beijing.

Biya said to be in Geneva, Switzerland in good health on a private visit...BBC News


NORTH KOREA WARNING SOUTH KOREA OVER SENDING DRONES INTO THE NORTH TO DROP PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS ON ITS CAPITAL CITY OF PYONGYANG.   


ITS BEING SAID THAT THE SOUTH KOREAN LEAFLET DROPS OCCURRED THREE TIMES AT NIGHT IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO.


NORTH KOREA SAYING THE 'GRAVE POLITICAL AND MILITARY PROVOCATION' REQUIRES RETALIATION THAT COULD LEAD TO WAR.



SOUTH KOREA'S GOVERNMENT DENIES ANY INOLVEMENT IN LEAFLET DROPS BUT SAYS IT WILL INVESTIGATE IF PRIVATE GROUPS ARE RESPONSIBLE...VOICE OF AMERICA




The markets today.



The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 409.74 points or .97 percent.


The NASDAQ rose 60.89 points.


Tonight the price of oil down to 75 dollars 49 cents a barrel a 36 cent decline for the day...Marketwatch



(Updated) On the French Caribbean island of Martinique the airport forced to shut down as protesters took over the runway.


Demonstrations against the high cost of living moved to the airport when it was reported that police reinforcements from the mainland of France were about to arrive.



At least one person killed in ongoing demonstrations this week...Associated Press-France 24...A prosecutor in Martinique now links three deaths to the disturbances...(BFM-TV France)




THE UNITED STATES CONDEMING CHINA OVER ITS CLAIM TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE EAST CHINA SEA.


SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN SPEAKING AT A MEETING WITH SOUTHEAST ASIAN LEADERS.



BLINKEN SAYING THAT CHINA IS INVOLVED IN:



"increasingly dangerous and unlawful actions on the South and East China seas"



BLINKEN CARRYING A MESSAGE THAT JOE BIDEN WAS TO PRESENT TO THE LEADERS AT A SUMMIT IN LAOS BEFORE HIS TRIP WAS CANCELLED.



HE SAID THE US WILL:


"continue to support freedom of navigation and freedom of overflight in the Indo-Pacific"...



     News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany




(Updated) 20 coal miners killed in a terrorist attack in southwestern Pakistan.   Seven others wounded.



Separatists are active in the Balochistan region opposing Pakistan's central government.




Two Chinese electricity workers killed in a separate terrorist attack in Karachi, Pakistan last Sunday claimed by the "Balochistan Liberation Army".




China helping to develop southwestern Pakistan as part of its "Belt and Road" economic initiative...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...



The rise in terrorist activities comes as Pakistan prepares to host a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.   



The group of nations led by China seeks to promote economic ties...Associated Press-NPR USA




Two dead and dozens injured in a release of hydrogen sulfide at a petroleum and natural gas processing facility near Houston...KHOU Houston




THE EUROPEAN UNION AGAIN DELAYING IMPLEMENTATION OF A FACIAL SCAN-FINGERPRINT SYSTEM FOR NON-EU CITIZENS CROSSING ITS BORDERS.



THAT SYSTEM SET FOR INTRODUCTION ON NOVEMBER 10TH BUT FRANCE, GERMANY AND THE NETHERLANDS SAY THEIR SYSTEMS AREN'T READY.



AN EU OFFICIAL NOT GIVING A NEW TIMETABLE BUT SAYING THE SYSTEM WOULD BE PHASED IN...BBC NEWS




"We have got to reach a ceasefire.   We've got to de-escalate"


Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaking about the fighting involving Israel and its enemies in Gaza and Lebanon as she campaigned in Nevada...Israel National News



US politics internal polling done for Donald Trump's campaign showing leads for Trump in all seven "Battleground States".



The size of the leads ranging from one to five percent...Breitbart USA





THE ISRAEL-HAMAS-HEZBOLLAH-IRAN CONFLICT

                                                      (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



              MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)


               LBCI LEBANON (TRANSLATION PROMPT)


                                ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS


                                     AL JAZEERA QATAR


                                        TIMES OF ISRAEL



In other news...



IN AUSTRALIA AN INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY AFTER A MAN GIVEN MEDICAL CANNABIS (MARIJUANA) TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.



A PHARMACIST SUSPENDED FROM SUPPLYING CANNABIS AND TWO DOCTORS SUSPENDED IN THE CASE.



THE FATHER OF MAN WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE SAYING THE CANNABIS WAS SENT TO HIM IN SPITE OF THE SUPPLY PLATFORM BEING NOTIFIED OF HIS DEATH.



THE DECEASED MAN AND ANOTHER PATIENT GIVEN THE CANNABIS DESPITE THEIR HISTORIES OF HALLUCINATIONS (PYSCHOSIS).


THAT OTHER PATIENT HOSPITALIZED AFTER RECEIVEING CANNABIS...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA




The judge handling the January 6th case against Donald Trump agreeing to release documents painting a criminal picture of Mr. Trump right before the election.



Trump's lawyers signaling they will resist the effort...The Hill





   THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                           (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



NINE WOUNDED IN UKRAINIAN SHELLING OF BELGOROD REGION




46 DRONES USED AGAINST BELGOROD REGION OF RUSSIA




TWO DRONES DESTROYED IN RUSSIA'S BRYANSK REGION




                           TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



       RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Nine wounded in the Ukrainian shelling of the Belgorod Region...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




46 drones fired at Russia's Belgorod region with a least one civilian hurt...Tass Russia



Air defenses destroying two Ukrainian drones in Russia's Bryansk Region...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)




In other news....




THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AWARDED TO A GROUP OF SURVIVORS OF THE NUCLEAR BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI IN 1945.



THEIR ORGANIZATION NIHON HIDANKYO PRAISED FOR ESTABLISHING THE NOTION OF A 'NUCLEAR TABOO'.



BUT IT WAS SAID IN THE AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE TABOO IS NOW 'UNDER PRESSURE'...BBC NEWS

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