Thursday, October 24, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 10/24/2024 NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*TRUDEAU CUTS CANADA'S IMMIGRATION TARGETS*IRANIAN GENERAL ESTIMATES US, ISRAEL ARE INCITING LEBANESE CIVIL WAR*BOEING WORKERS REJECT DEAL*

 


                           (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING)





                      LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




In Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon calling for resentencing of brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez in the 1989 murder of their parents.


Gascon's decision appears to be leading to release from prison for the Menendez brothers.


Gascon's opponent in the upcoming election questioning the timing of his decision...ABC 7 Los Angeles


 


THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNICNG THE SETTLEMENT OF A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE OWNERS OF THE CONTAINER SHIP THAT CRASHED INTO BALTIMORE'S FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE ON MARCH 26TH. 


MORE THAN 100 MILLION DOLLARS GOING TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IMPACTED BY OR INVOLVED IN RESPONDING TO THE DISASTER...BBC NEWS



In the southern African nation of Mozambique the ruling FRELIMO party remaining in power.   Observers from the European Union say there were irregularities in the October 9th election.


Daniel Chapo succeeding Filipe Nyusi he will be the fifth FRELIMO president of Mozambique since independence from Portugal in 1975.   He won with over 70 percent of the vote...News Agencies-TRT World Turkey (Turkiye)



Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scaling back on policy that sought to bring 500,000 people a year into Canada.



Trudeau now saying that only 395,000 people will be allowed in next year and 380,000 in 2026.



Both Mr. Trudeau and liberal immigration policies are unpopular.



Housing shortages in Canada directly attributed to mass immigration in recent years.



Additional measures to scale back on foreign workers and refugees allowed into Canada were announced.




Canada's liberal immigration targets were tapped into by the Biden-Harris Administration which offered migrants heading towards the US the option of gaining entry into Canada through offices set up in Latin American countries...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)





(UPDATED) FIVE ISRAELI SOLDIERS KILLED IN THE FIGHTING IN SOUTHERN LEBANON...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



(Updated) Israel apparently attacking a car in the suburbs of Damascus this evening.


One person wounded,..(Syrian Arab News Agency)



US POLITICS THREE NEW NATIONAL POLLS TODAY.


THE WALL STREET JOURNAL AND CNBC POLLS GIVING DONALD TRUMP A LEAD.


THE TIPP POLL SHOWS KAMALA HARRIS WITH A LEAD...REAL CLEAR POLITICS LATEST POLLS



One person killed and four others hurt when a passenger train derailed in Norway.



A boulder on the tracks leading to the accident...NOS Netherlands



The markets today.



The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 140.59 points.



The NASDAQ up 138.83 points or .76 percent.


At 430 pm New York Time the price of oil lower at 70 dollars 47 cents a barrel down 30 cents...Marketwatch



IRANIAN GENERAL ESTIMATES IRAN AT WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES

                                                      (NEWS. COMMENT, ANALYSIS)


"Today we are up against the United States itself.  


We don't recognize the so-called Israel and we are engaged in a direct clash with the Americans"



That's the estimation of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps General Mojtaba Fada who commands the IRGC in Isfahan Province in central Iran.



General Fada also says that the strategy of Israel and the US at this moment is to create a civil war situation in Lebanon.



Israel's air strikes and ground offensive in Lebanon are grinding down the strength of the Hezbollah forces incentivizing Lebanese Army and Christian militia forces to rise up against Hezbollah domination of the country...Tass Russia



IN THE PHILIPPINES AT LEAST 26 DEATHS AFTER TYPHOON TRAMI SLAMMED INTO THE MAIN ISLAND OF LUZON.  


VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND WINDS OF 100 KILOMETERS PER HOUR (62.5 MILES PER HOUR) MEASURED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



(Updated) Turkish forces attacking Kurdish sites in northern Syria and Iraq following yesterday's terrorist attack near Ankara.


The US-allied "Syrian Democratic Forces" in northeastern Syria say at least 12 civilians are dead following the attacks.


Turkish authorities say 59 terrorists have been killed in their attacks...BBC News



FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON SPEAKING OF HIS REGRET OVER ISRAEL'S MILITARY OPERATIONS IN LEBANON.



MACRON SPOKE IN PARIS AS FRANCE PLEDGED 100 MILLION EUROS (106 MILLION US DOLLARS) IN HUMANITARIAN AID FOR LEBANON.


A CONFERENCE IN PARIS UNDERWAY TO RAISE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR AID...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY


Unionized workers at Boeing rejecting a contract offer.    


64 percent of the International Association of Machinists members giving the thumbs down.



The strike that has halted aircraft production at Boeing will continue the contract rejection seen as another major setback for the troubled aerospace company...CNBC





TWO ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA EARLY THURSDAY WITH ONE SOLDIER KILLED AND SEVEN OTHER PEOPLE WOUNDED.



THE ATTACKS IN THE CITY OF HOMS AND SYRIA'S CAPITAL CITY OF DAMASCUS...TIMES OF ISRAEL



A NORTH KOREAN BALLOON CARRYING PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS LANDING IN THE PRESIDENTIAL COMPOUND IN SOUTH KOREA'S CAPITAL SEOUL.



THE BALLOON LANDING FOLLOWING A MASS LAUNCH OF BALLOONS BY NORTH KOREA INTO THE SOUTH.



KIM YO-JONG, THE SISTER OF NORTH KOREAN RULER KIM JONG-UN, SAYS THAT SOUTH KOREAN PROPAGANDA HAD BEEN FOUND AFTER IT LANDED IN NORTH KOREA...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA




Police in Sri Lanka making two arrests in connection with threats to Israelis in the country.   Israel had issued a warning to its citizens to leave Sri Lanka...Ada Derana Sri Lanka



THE ISRAEL HAMAS-HEZBOLLAH-IRAN CONFLICT

                                                    (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



    LEBANESE SOLDIERS KILLED IN ISRAELI STRIKE




       AT LEAST 17 DIE IN ISRAELI ATTACK IN GAZA




          MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



            LBCI LEBANON (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



       ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS (HOLIDAY SHUTDOWN)



                                    AL JAZEERA QATAR



                                        TIMES OF ISRAEL



Israel says its investigating whether three Lebanese soldiers were killed by accident in an attack on a building in southern Lebanon today...Times Of Israel



An Israeli attack on a school in Gaza with at least 17 killed some of them children.   Israel says it attacked a Hamas command and control center...REUTERS-TELEGRAPH INDIA




In other news...



IN WHAT COULD BE INTERPRETED AS INTERFERENCE IN THE US ELECTION THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND WARNING OF THE DANGER OF A TRADE WAR BETWEEN MAJOR WORLD ECONOMIES.



DONALD TRUMP HAS CALLED FOR TARIFFS TO PROTECT US JOBS ESPECIALLY AGAINST THE AMERICA'S MAJOR ECONOMIC COMPETITOR CHINA...BBC NEWS






    THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                              (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



RUSSIAN ADVANCES REPORTED IN DONESTSK REGION




                            TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Russia's defense ministry says its forces have captured two villages from Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk Region.    Military blog also reporting Russian advances on the battlefield...Reuters-Straits Times Singapore (Click Past Ads)













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