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We will start with three hits on the radio 50 years ago today.

Our first song from the collection of three thousand I heard this one on shortwave radio back in 1974 a song that swept Europe.   

Radio Nederland the Dutch shortwave station played it one Saturday night as I was home alone.

The "Lust Virus" Pornography fully unleashed into the Dutch culture right on television screens in those days.

This Philadelphia music group "The Three Degrees" sang "When Will I See You Again" what currency in my life.

The power of this song what an obsessive-compulsive seducing force.   

At I recall the fall of 1974 marked the time period when the first female I was infatuated and obsessed with moved away to another town.

                            "WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN"-THE THREE DEGREES

                                                "KUNG FU FIGHTING"-CARL DOUGLAS

                                              "CAT'S IN THE CRADLE"-HARRY CHAPIN

All across the fruited plain and beyond your host with you on a holiday weekend "Cat's In The Cradle" Harry Chapin with a song that reminds this father and grandfather that his future path must not resemble his past one.

"The eye is the lamp of the body.  If your eyes are healthy, your whole body is full of light.  

But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness.  If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!"

                                                        MATTHEW 6:22-23 NIV BIBLE

Not too many years ago I walked into a room and looked at a woman as if she was 'the answer' as if she was 'my salvation' as if she was 'my deliverance'.   

Me, a married man, looking at someone other than my wife in that way.

What was my lust looking for?

There was a void in my life that only a Higher Power could fill...

"So you know the depth of our sin always exceeds the merit of our confession we never confess deep enough, big enough or long enough but gospel is always and still for us.

It is for all of us who bend the knee to Christ.

It is for those of us who struggle with homosexual desires and for those of us who struggle with other matters.

God's grace for us in Christ is sufficient for all of our various struggles and sins..."

ROSARIA BUTTERFIELD SPEAKING AT 1:02:55 INTO THIS VIDEO AS SHE OFFERED HER TESTIMONY IN 2019...

El Rushbo used to call himself a 'male lesbian' indeed us 'male lesbians' lusters just as sure as those who have practiced or are practicing lesbianism.

"What did Jesus come into the world to do?  The will of God in saving His people from their sins--not from the punishment of their sins, that blessed aid to repentance, but from their sins themselves, the paltry as well as the heinous, the venial as well as the loathsome.

His whole work was and is to send away sin--to banish it from the earth, yea, to cast it into non-existence behind the back of God..."

               FROM  'THE REMISSION OF SINS' BY GEORGE MACDONALD

                                               "KING OF HEARTS"-RANDY STONEHILL

                                          "LAY YOUR BURDEN DOWN"-CHUCK GIRARD

                                   "BETTER THAN I KNOW MYSELF"-CLIFF RICHARD

                                                      "SLEEPWALKING"-SHELIA WALSH

It's time for a Ukraine War Update and it's no video game folks so let's show it like it is with this music the theme and scenes from "M*A*S*H" the television show...

The insanity of this war in Ukraine first they drafted older people back in 2022 to fight the war had the age down to 27 earlier this year lowered it to 25 during the year heck why not just draft more down to the age of 18 to go into the 'meat grinder'...

              "To The Last Ukrainian"-Moon of Alabama Blog

I PRAY FOR VLADIMIR PUTIN DON'T YOU HE IS BEING PUSHED PRODDED AND PROVOKED INTO 'PUSHING THE NUCLEAR BUTTON'.

 BUT ITS LOOKS LIKE MR. PUTIN FOUND A NEW CONVENTIONAL BUTTON TO PUSH INSTEAD OF THE NUCLEAR BUTTON HE WAS BEING PUSHED TOWARDS.

THE CONVENTIONIAL WARHEAD BALLISTIC MISSILE 'ORESHNIK (HAZEL)' CAN EVADE AIR DEFENSES AND DROP 36 CONVENTIONAL WARHEADS ON TARGETS...

"How The New Russian Missiles Are Changing The Game"-Moon of Alabama

I use sources like that in considering matters but that doesn't mean I trust or agree with everything I read.

NEWSDUMP UPDATE: THE SYRIAN FRONT AGAINST RUSSIA REOPENED 

'FRIENDS OF LINDSEY GRAHAM' JIHADISTS INVOLVED

THE TURKISH-UKRAINIAN LINKS TO THE OFFENSIVE IN NORTHWESTERN SYRIA

                                                     (NEWS, COMMENT ANALYSIS)

A NEW FRONT AGAINST RUSSIA OPENED UP IN NORTHWESTERN SYRIA ON THANKSGIVING DAY AS INTERNET ACCESS TO SYRIAN GOVERNMENT MEDIA WAS ALSO CUT OFF AT LEAST HERE WHERE I AM IN THE USA.

THE AL QAEDA FOLLOWER FRIENDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN US SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM AND THE LATE US SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN ON THE OFFENSIVE...

US SENATOR GRAHAM CALLS FOR NO-FLY ZONE IN SYRIA'S IDLIB-FEBRUARY 27, 2020...

THESE 9/11 PERP TYPE OF FOLKS PUSHING INTO THE CITY OF ALEPPO A PART OF IT FOR CERTAIN.

RUSSIA HAS SUPPORTED SYRIA'S GOVERNMENT AND IS NOW FORCED TO PUT SOME MORE RESOURCES THERE THE RUSSIAN AEROSPACE FORCES ON THE ATTACK.

Tass Russia-"Syrian forces conducting strikes on terrorists infiltrating Aleppo..."

Tass Russia-"Foreign Ministers of Russia, Turkey discuss situation in Syria"

These jihadists launched their offensive from the Idlib enclave in northwestern Syria under the occupation of a large Turkish military force.

Turkey (Türkiye) has supplied Ukraine with drones to conduct the war against Russia and when the Turks had an Ottoman Empire hundreds of years ago Ukraine was part of it.

All of this as if on cue after the ceasefire was announced in Lebanon Wednesday my expectations were that Israel would open up a Syrian front or Iraqi-Iranian front on the heels of that.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan helping Israel after all his drama about the Palestinians by letting these jihadists roam into Syria?

The Syrian forces supported by Iranian backed militias and Hezbollah forces as well as Russian air power.

THE SYRIAN WAR PROPAGANDA OFFENSIVE IS ON AS WELL

Plenty of propaganda videos online right now from the jihadist side of the conflict...

OSINTdefender "X" Video Embedded-"A mass withdrawal of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Iranian militias..."

They even claim a coup has begun in Syria's capital city of Damascus.

SYRIAN STATE TV IS BROADCASTING JUST FINE ON SATURDAY NIGHT HERE IS THE LINK WHERE YOU CAN CLICK FOR A LIVE STREAM...LINK SYRIAN STATE TV LIVE

Meanwhile this item was posted by the shadowy (whose side are they ultimately on) "Moon of Alabama" blog today..."US, allies reignite war on Syria"-Moon of Alabama

NEWSDUMP ALERT: TENSIONS IN THE NATION OF GEORGIA NEXT TO RUSSIA WITH SECURITY AUTHORITIES WARNING OF COUP...

             "Violent Upheaval attempt takes place in Georgia"-Tass Russia

There have been street protests in recent days in Georgia as the recently re-elected government moves forward with plans to move away from the European Union and closer to Russia.

A new president will be selected in weeks to replace the current pro-EU, pro-NATO president.

A clinical trial approved by the Food and Drug Administration for marijuana as a treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)...Task and Purpose-"FDA greenlights study of marijuana as PTSD-treatment for vets"

El Rushbo used to talk about those "dope smoking maggot infested FM types" that reminds me of this song...

                                                                  "HAIR"-THE COWSILLS

                                                                   "WATERLOO"-ABBA

                                     "FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH"-BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD

  HAL LINDSEY AND 'THE LATE GREAT PLANET EARTH'

With warfare underway in Syria in a big way this weekend one is again reminded about the Biblical events associated with Syria and nearby nations.

Events surrounding the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

The theological tides in the Evangelical Christian subculture changed over the decades Postmillennialism is the rage.

But back in the 1970's Premillennialism was big and Hal Lindsey was in vogue his bestseller "The Late Great Planet Earth" sold tens of millions of copies. 

I came across people who read this book and were influenced by it in my lifetime.

Hal Lindsey's passing Monday he was 95 years old...

"Hal Lindsey, 'Late Great Planet Earth' author, dead at 95"-Christian Post

'The Bible makes fantastic claims, but these are no more startling than those of present day astrologers, prophets and seers.

Furthermore, the claims of the Bible have a greater basis in historical evidence and fact.

Bible prophecy can become a sure foundation upon which your faith can grow--and there is no need to shelve your intellect while finding this faith'

           HAL LINDSEY "THE LATE GREAT PLANET EARTH" PAGE 7

And "The Late Great Planet Earth" was made into a movie in 1976 Hal Lindsey narrates along with Orson Welles at 37:26 into this movie Lindsey is at Tel Megiddo in northern Israel identified as the site of the final battle Armageddon...

                     "The Late Great Planet Earth" Movie

The Antichrist also presented in that film as well hope it wasn't too unsettling but things in this world are unsettled tonight.

There will be news summary for Sunday starting to post at Midnight Eastern Time events from Syria to Georgia next to Russia in the Balkans in Kosovo all really happening this weekend.

THE STORY OF EVENTS IN FRANCE THIS WEEK A BUDGET DEBATE, THE RESTORATION OF NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL, THE PROTEST IN PARIS AND MORE..."France Yellow Vests Week 315*French Premier Appeases National Rally In Budget Debate*Le Pen Sets Deadline*Fifth African Nation Cuts French Defense Ties*Macron Tours The Restored Notre Dame*

                                                              Good Night.  God Bless.

                      "I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY"-HARRY BELAFONTE

"

                                                     "SILENT NIGHT"-NAT KING COLE

                   "CHRISTMAS SONG FOR ALL YEAR ROUND"-RANDY STONEHILL

                      

FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 315*FRENCH PREMIER APPEASES NATIONAL RALLY IN BUDGET DEBATE*LE PEN SETS DEADLINE*FIFTH AFRICAN NATION CUTS FRENCH DEFENSE TIES*MACRON TOURS THE RESTORED NOTRE DAME*

 

          (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

Premier Michel Barnier appeared on TF 1 television's 8 pm news this week to say any censure of his government would send tremors through the markets and harm France's economy.

A majority of the National Assembly's members came into this week clearly opposed to his 2025 budget that may be forced through by President Macron using Article 49.3 of the constitution.

Marine Le Pen who leads the National Rally faction in the assembly adding her voice to those opposing the budget.

Energy taxes in the budget one aspect criticized.

But on Thursday the National Rally won on policy as Mr. Barnier backed away from the electricity taxation proposal.

In addition, Barnier proposed a significant reduction in government medical assistance to 'undocumented immigrants' policy that is more to the liking of the RN.

Marine Le Pen indicating that Barnier has until Monday to deal with the "red lines" laid down by the National Rally which also include a backdown from the retirement age of 64 that has been imposed by President Macron.

Meanwhile another question broached in opinion polling and the mainstream media is the notion of President Emmanuel Macron putting in his resignation to trigger early Presidential elections in France.

63 percent of those polled favoring such a scenario if the government is censured.

Many politicians from the Left, Right and French Overseas territories have spoke in favor of Macron's resignation.

                                                            BFM-TV Story

Chad becoming the fifth former French colony in Africa to cut its defense ties with France.

The decision means that one thousand French soldiers will be pulling out of the country next to Libya and Sudan in the northeastern portion of Africa.

Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Mali and Niger cut their ties with France and kicked French soldiers out in recent years.

President Emmanuel Macron speaking of Russia expanding its influence through anti-French propaganda.

As the French military has pulled out Russian military advisors and mercenaries have moved into those countries to assist their governments in fighting jihadist forces...NOS Netherlands Story (Translation Prompt)

ON FRIDAY PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON ON A TOUR OF THE NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL IN PARIS RESTORED FOLLOWING A DEVASTATING 2019 FIRE.     THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC OPENING OF THE CATHEDRAL SET FOR NEXT MONTH.

A group of protesters in Paris on Saturday afternoon...Live Video Stream Paris Protest With Interviews 11/30/2024...

A hearty group of protesters out in the cold in Paris today leaving from the Basilica of Saint-Denis marching towards Montmartre where there is a 430-foot-high hill an area rich in artistic history.

Drums near the front of the procession led by a yellow banner.  Palestinian flags displayed along with the French flag.

A white flag with a dove symbolizing peace carried.   Also, a long white banner was carried.

Others protest banners and signs displayed as the group in dozens made their way through the streets into the late afternoon sunset.

This four hour and 22 minute video shows the protest march starting at 51 minutes into it...

 

Also word this weekend that US President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated Charles Kushner to be Ambassador to France.  Kushner, the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner. was pardoned by Mr. Trump in December of 2020 after being convicted of charges involving tax evasion and illegal campaign contributions.

                                                 That's the story about France this week.

ALSO AVAILABLE THE UNPLUGGED POST THIS WEEKEND...LINK

                                              

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 11/29/2024 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*TRUDEAU MEETS TRUMP IN FLORIDA*MOODY'S DOWNGRADES HUNGARY'S DEBT OUTLOOK*JIHADIST OFFENSIVE IN SYRIA*PUTIN FEARS TRUMP'S LIFE IN DANGER*

 

  (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL 11 PM EASTERN US TIME)

                          (FINAL POSTING IN THE 8 TO 11 PM EASTERN US TIME SLOT)

                      LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

Eight Ukrainian drones taken down by Russian air defenses in the Belgorod Region and three more over Black Sea during the overnight hours into Saturday...RIA Novosti Russia

UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY SPEAKING OF GIVING UP LAND TO RUSSIA IN EXCHANGE FOR JOINING NATO.

THERE ARE REPORTS CLAIMING THAT US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS CONSIDERING THIS AS A POSSIBLE PLAN TO END THE WAR.

ZELENSKY MESSAGING THE NOTION OF LAND BEING GIVEN UP FOR A CEASEFIRE THEN BEING WON BACK THROUGH DIPLOMACY AND A FINAL PEACE AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA...INDEPENDENT UK

Supporters of Pakistan's opposition PTI party held funeral prayers in Washington DC outside Pakistan's embassy.

 They were in memory of those killed in the opposition protest in Islamabad last Tuesday night into Wednesday...ANI News India...

The number of those killed not known amid a news blackout imposed by Pakistan's government also a mystery the fate of Busha Bibi, wife of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

She was leading the demonstration to demand his release...BBC News

THE ATTACK LAUNCHED BY JIHADISTS IN NORTHWESTERN SYRIA IN THE LAST 48 HOURS HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY A DENIAL OF ACCESS TO THE SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY'S WEBSITES.

THERE ARE SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS PROVIDING POSTS WITH PICTURES AND VIDEOS CLAIMING ADVANCES BY THE AL QAEDA ASSOCIATED FORCES AND THEIR TURKISH NATIONALIST ALLIES IN THE ALEPPO AREA.

THESE OUTLETS ALSO POST REPORTS OF RUSSIA PROVIDING ADDITIONAL MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO SYRIA.

THE RUSSIAN MILITARY IN SYRIA SAYS THAT RUSSIAN AEROSPACE FORCES KILLED 200 OF THE JIHADISTS IN AIR STRIKES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS...TASS RUSSIA...

THE HEZBOLLAH AFFILILATED AL MAYADEEN TV REPORTS 40 PERCENT OF WESTERN ALEPPO UNDER JIHADIST CONTROL...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...(MORE ON THIS STORY LATER IN THE SUMMARY)

Russia's Defense Minister Andrey Belousov in North Korea meeting that country's ruler Kim Jong-Un.

Kim speaking of the need for even deeper ties between Russia and North Korea in the political, economic and military spheres.

He said that among things close ties between the two countries 'guarantees international strategic stability'...Tass Russia

IN TBILISI, GEORGIA TONIGHT OPPONENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT WHO SUPPORT EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP AGAIN MARCHED ON PARLIAMENT.

THEY WERE DRIVEN BACK BY POLICE FORCES USING A WATER CANNON...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

           PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU ARRIVES IN FLORIDA

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Florida meeting President-Elect Donald Trump.

The Trudeau-Trump dinner meeting follows Mr. Trump's threat of a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods unless steps are taken to deal border security.

Canada's Border Security Minister Dominic LeBlanc accompanying Mr. Trudeau...Fox News

CANADA'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT SLOWED TO ONE PERCENT GROWTH IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

THAT'S THE WORD FROM STATISTICS CANADA SHOWING LESS GROWTH THAN FORECAST BY THE BANK OF CANADA...MARKET SCREENER

Moody's ratings service downgrading its outlook for Hungary's debt.

The changed outlook citing conflict between the nationalist government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the European Union...AFP France-Voice of America

Former intelligence chief Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof urging the four government parties to cut a more across the board deal with opposition parties whose support is needed to move legislation through the Senate.

There have been repeated talks on a case-by-case basis with some of the opposition parties in order to pass proposals like a sales tax increase and cuts to education spending...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

ISRAEL DECLARING 60 VILLAGES IN SOUTHERN LEBANON OFF LIMITS IN SPITE OF A CEASEFIRE BEING IN EFFECT IN THE REGION.

RESIDENTS WARNED OF DANGER IF THEY RETURN TO THEIR HOMES...BBC NEWS

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 188.59 points or .42 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 157.69 points or .83 percent.

The price of oil lower at 68 dollars 15 cents a barrel down 57 cents...Marketwatch

IN NIGERIA AT LEAST EIGHT DEAD AND AT LEAST 100 MISSING AFTER A BOAT CAPSIZED.

THE MISHAP ON THE NIGER RIVER IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.   THE BOAT CARRYING MORE THAN 100 PASSENGERS...ASSOCIATED PRESS USA-EURONEWSASSOCIATED PRESS USA-EURONEWS

The New Zealand naval vessel that sank in the South Pacific after it hit a coral reef was left on autopilot.

That's the result of an official inquiry in New Zealand of HMNZS "Manawanui".

It speaks of a series of human errors leading to the mishap including failure of the crew to determine if it was on autopilot...BBC News

(UPDATED) NINE WOUNDED IN A TERRORIST ATTACK ON A BUS IN ISRAEL.  THE ATTACKER WHO OPENED FIRE WAS 'NEUTRALIZED'.  THE ATTACK ON HIGHWAY 5 IN SAMARIA (THE WEST BANK)...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

IN NORTHWESTERN SYRIA THE OFFENSIVE BY JIHADISTS AGAINST GOVERNMENT FORCES AND ALLIES CONTINUES.

FOUR KILLED IN A SHELLING ATTACK ON ALEPPO UNIVERSITY....TASS RUSSIA...

MEANWHILE THE SYRIAN ARMY CLAIMS SUCCESS IN PUSHING BACK THE JIHADIST FORCES FROM AREAS THEY SEIZED NEAR ALEPPO...PRESS TV IRAN

Social media giants TikTok and Meta critical of Australia's new law banning social media for those under age 16.

Both saying the law leaves:

              "many unanswered questions"

Meta described the legislation as 'rushed' with TikTok saying it was 'disappointed'.

The law will give the Australian government the ability to collect fines of up to 32 million US dollars if they fail to comply.

In its response a TikTok spokesperson saying in part:

"It's entirely likely the ban could see young people pushed to darker corners of the internet where no community guidelines, safety tools or protections exist."...

      News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany

TODAY A SURPRISE GENERAL ELECTION IN IRELAND CALLED JUST THREE WEEKS AGO.

174 PARLIAMENTARY SEATS BEING CONTESTED IN THIS ELECTION UP FROM 166 IN THE LAST ELECTION IN 2020 A REFLECTION OF IRELAND'S INCREASING POPULATION.

IMMIGRATION REFORM A MAJOR ISSUE IN THE ELECTION.

AN EXIT POLL TONIGHT FROM RTE IN IRELAND PUT SINN FEIN THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY PARTY AT 21.1 PERCENT AND THE FINE GAEL PARTY OF PRIME MINISTER SIMON HARRIS AT 21 PERCENT.   

THE FIANNA FAIL PARTY WHICH CURRENTLY RULES WITH FINE GAEL AT 19.3 PERCENT IN THAT EXIT POLL...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

THE COUNTING OF THE VOTES BEGINS TOMORROW.

       2024 IRISH GENERAL ELECTION WIKIPEDIA

                                      RTE IRELAND

(UPDATED) IN THE BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS TODAY A VOTE BY MP'S APPROVING 'MEDICALLY ASSISTED DYING' LEGISLATION.

THE VOTE 330-275.   THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL VOTES ON THE LEGISLATION.

OPPONENTS OF THE BILL DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW A 'MAD' LAW WOULD IMPACT THOSE WHO ARE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY VULNERABLE...(News Agencies)

"Absolutely uncivilized methods of violence were used against Trump...he is still not out of danger"

Russian President Vladimir Putin fears that President-Elect Donald Trump's life may be in danger after the two assassination attempts earlier this year...Tass Russia

FOUR US HOUSE DEMOCRATS FROM CONNECTICUT CONTACTED BY POLICE YESTERDAY AND TOLD THEY WERE THE SUBJECTS OF BOMB THREATS...BBC NEWS

        THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

                                                      (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

                   MORE DEATHS REPORTED IN GAZA

          ISRAELI SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN 'WEST BANK'

           MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                                      LBC LEBANON

                             ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

                                    AL JAZEERA QATAR

                                       TIMES OF ISRAEL

At least 40 are dead in Gaza according to Palestinian sources with many of the fatalities reported in the Nuseirat refugee camp...ASHARQ AL-AWSAT

Four Israeli soldiers lightly wounded in the "West Bank" today...Times of Israel

In other news...

A EUROPEAN UNION TAX CRACKDOWN.   ARRESTS OF 32 PEOPLE IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES OF LATVIA LITHUANIA AND ESTONIA.

THE ARE ALLEGED PARTICIPANTS IN EVASION OF 2.9 BILLION EUROS (3.06 US DOLLARS) WORTH OF VALUE ADDED TAX...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

    THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                             (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

                          TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In other news...

A cocaine smuggling vessel called 'semi-submersible' has been intercepted by the Colombian Navy.  It's the third such ship to have been seized off the Colombia's western coast.

It's said to be part of an operation that smuggles narcotics across the Pacific Ocean to Australia.

Hundreds of arrests have been made in connection with the smuggling...BBC News

And in Paris today a tour of the remodeled Notre Dame Cathedral conducted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Notre Dame ravaged by a fire in 2019...Telegraph India

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 11/28/2024*NEWSDUMP THANKSGIVING*LEBANON REPORTS ISRAELI CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS*AL-QAEDA FOLLOWERS ON OFFENSIVE IN NORTHWESTERN SYRIA*PUTIN WARNS ALL MEANS WILL BE USED IF UKRAINE GETS NUCLEAR WEAPONS*UNDER 16 SOCIAL MEDIA BAN IN AUSTRALIA*

 

(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WITH INTERRUPTIONS FOR HOLIDAY COMMITMENTS)

                     LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

An explosion causing a fire on a Swedish cargo ship off the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.   

Five crew members winched up from the vessel by a rescue helicopter...SVT News Sweden

THE AFRICAN NATION OF CHAD ENDING ITS DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH FRANCE.

THIS MEANS ONE THOUSAND FRENCH SOLDIERS IN THE COUNTRY WILL HAVE TO PULL OUT.

FOUR OTHER NATIONS IN AFRICA (BURKINA FASO, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, MALI AND NIGER) KICKED OUT THE MILITARY PRESENCE OF THE FORMER COLONIAL POWER FRANCE IN RECENT YEARS.

FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON SPEAKING OF INCREASING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE.   RUSSIAN MILITARY ADVISERS AND MERCENARIES HAVE BEGUN HELPING THOSE AFRICAN COUNTRIES FIGHT JIHADIST FORCES...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu trying to have his corruption trial testimony held outside a courtroom.

Israel's Channel 13 citing a source saying Mr. Netanyahu does not want to be photographed taking the stand.

Netanyahu's trial has moved very slowly since the October 7th, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel but is set to resume on December 10th for several weeks...Times of Israel

(Updated) IN THE NATION OF GEORGIA NEXT TO RUSSIA DEMONSTRATORS DEMANDING NEW ELECTIONS CLASHING WITH POLICE.

THE PROTESTERS BACKED BY THE COUNTRY'S PRO-NATO CEREMONIAL PRESIDENT WHO JOINED THEM.

THE GEORIGIAN DREAM PARTY THAT IS CONSIDERED FRIENDLY TO RUSSIA WINNING THE ELECTION...Tass Russia...

THE PROTESTERS CARRYING THE FLAGS OF GEORGIA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION WERE ORDERED TO LEAVE THE AREA IN FRONT OF PARLIAMENT LATE TONIGHT.

POLICE USING A WATER CANNON TO DISPERSE THEM WITH INJURIES REPORTED...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA

In Amsterdam this evening a rally attended by thousands opposing Antisemitism.   Participants waving Dutch and Israeli flags...Israel National News

ISRAEL'S NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ITAMAR BEN GVIR SAYS ISRAEL HAS 'A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO RECONQUER GAZA AND ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY MIGRATION'.

THE SO-CALLED 'FAR-RIGHT' CABINET MINISTER SPOKE AS A CORNERSTONE WAS LAID FOR A NEW POLICE STATION IN SDEROT WHERE THE FORMER STATION WAS DESTROYED IN THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK BY HAMAS...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

(Updated) The Lebanese Army says Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement announced earlier this week numerous times in the last 24 hours.

Various attacks by Israel including shelling and air strikes documented...LBC Lebanon...

The Arabic language Israeli military spokesman warning against any travel in southern Lebanon during the overnight hours into Friday...OSINTdefender "X"...

Israel saying that suspicious activity by Hezbollah led to some of their attacks...Tass Russia

(More news of the Middle East conflict at other points in this summary)

More than a dozen killed and many others missing in Uganda when landslides buried homes in six villages.   The landslides following heavy rains...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)

AMID RISING INFLATION IN RUSSIA A WARNING THAT THE BANK IS RUSSIA IS SET TO RAISE INTEREST RATES NEXT MONTH.

BANK OF RUSSIA OFFICIAL DMITRY PYANOV SAYING THE BANK MAY HIKE ITS RATE FROM 21 TO 23 PERCENT...TASS RUSSIA

The Pakistani authorities leveling new charges including terrorism against jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi and hundreds of others.

Thus follows the deadly protests in and around the capital city of Islamabad.

The government stressing the small number of police officers killed and hundreds wounded while not revealing how many supporters of Khan were killed and wounded in the confrontation.

The PTI party saying their supporters were killed in the hundreds and wounded in the thousands.

Nearly 1,000 arrests made.

Government imposed censorship in Pakistan preventing any accurate reporting on casualties among the opposition protesters...Al Jazeera Qatar

A recount ordered in the first round of Romania's presidential election by the country's Constitutional Court   

The candidate leading the count pro-farmer populist Calin Georgescu who has been described as 'far-right' and 'pro-Russian'.

He got nearly 23 percent of the vote and faces pro-NATO Elena Lasconi in the December 8th runoff election...Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty USA

(UPDATED) ISRAEL CONDUCTING AN AIRSTRIKE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON TODAY SAYING HEZBOLLAH WAS VIOLATING THE CEASEFIRE...TIMES OF ISRAEL...

THE LEBANESE MILITARY SAYING ISRAEL IS VIOLATING THE CEASEFIRE WITH ARTILLERY AND AIR STRIKES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS...(ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)

(Updated) Jihadist forces, followers of the Al-Qaeda movement that carried out the 9/11 attacks and were supported by the US and its allies in the Syrian Civil War, reported on the offensive in northwestern Syria's Idlib region.

Claims of advances in the direction of Aleppo with Syrian and Russian forces launching air attacks to impede their advance.

The opposition enclave in northwestern Syria is also heavily occupied by Turkish military forces with supplies flowing into it from Turkey...OSINTdefender "X"...

The anti-government Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says more than 130 have been killed in the fighting...News Agencies-The New Arab...

According to the anti-Syrian government Syrian Observatory for Human Rights the casualties total almost 200 with the jihadist forces cutting off a major highway south of Aleppo (M5)...Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...

The Russian military in Syria says more than 400 jihadists have been killed.    Syrian government forces are counterattacking...(RIA Novosti Russia)

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN WARNING ABOUT ANY ACQUISITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS BY UKRAINE.

THE NOTION HAS BEEN SPREAD IN RECENT WEEKS BY MAINSTREAM MEDIA.

PUTIN SAYING RUSSIA WILL RESORT TO ALL MEANS POSSIBLE TO DEAL WITH UKRAINIAN POSSESSION OF NUCLEAR ARMS.

HE SAID:

"In this case, we will accept and use everything, I want to emphasize this, namely all the means of destruction at Russia's disposal.  Everything, we not allow this"

MR. PUTIN SPEAKING ON A VISIT TO KAZAKHSTAN AN INDEPENDENT FORMER SOVIET REPUBLIC IN CENTRAL ASIA...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

PUTIN SAYS THAT FOR NOW UKRAINE IS ONLY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A 'DIRTY BOMB' USING WASTE FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS.

HE PROMISED AN 'APPROPRIATE RESPONSE' TO ANY UKRAINIAN 'DIRTY BOMB'...TASS RUSSIA...

A TALKING POINT FOR THE BBC AND OTHER WESTERN MAINSTREAM MEDIA TODAY IS THAT RUSSIA IS THREATENING TO USE ITS NEW 'ORESHNIK (HAZEL)' HYPERSONIC MISSILE TO HIT UKRAINE'S DECISION MAKING CENTERS.

THIS MORNING POWER GENERATING FACILITIES ACROSS UKRAINE WERE ATTACKED WITH POWER OUTAGES AS A RESULT...BBC NEWS BLOG

Australia's Senate approving a ban on social media for those under the age of 16.

The ban will last for at least 12 months with fines imposed on companies that do not comply.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying the ban is needed to protect young people from the 'harms' caused by social media...BBC News

At the UN Security Council a meeting on the Ukraine War Wednesday.   It broached the notion of North Korean troops fighting for Russia.

North Korea's UN Ambassador asked about it.  His response neither confirming nor denying that his nation's soldiers are fighting for Russia in the war.

Kim Song telling US Deputy UN Ambassador Robert Wood:

"We will faithfully fulfill our obligations under the North Korea-Russia Treaty"...

                         Radio Free Asia USA

          THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

                                                            (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

  DEADLY ISRAELI ATTACKS ON CENTRAL GAZA

ISRAELI TROOPS ATTACK PALESTINIAN AREAS OF JUDEA AND SAMARIA (THE WEST BANK)

             MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                                          LBC LEBANON

                               ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

                                      AL JAZEERA QATAR

                                        TIMES OF ISRAEL

21 people killed in Israeli attacks in central Gaza today.   Israeli tanks penetrating deep into southern and northern parts...Reuters

Israel launching attacks into Palestinian areas of Judea and Samaria (The West Bank).   Attacks underway early today in at least five locations...Tass Russia

In other news...

GAZA HOSTAGE FAMILIES BLOCKING THE OFFICE OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU.

THE FAMILIES WANT A DEAL WITH HAMAS IN GAZA ON RELEASING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FROM CAPTVITY NOW THAT A CEASEFIRE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN LEBANON....TIMES OF ISRAEL

     THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                               (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

RUSSIA CLAIMS DESTRUCTION OF US SUPPLIED MISSILE LAUNCHERS

                            TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

          RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Russia says its forces wiped out five US-supplied ATACMS missile launchers.   The attack earlier this week in Ukraine's Sumy Region...Tass Russia

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 11/27/2024 NEWSDUMP WEEK*ZUCKERBERG-TRUMP DINNER*US PUSHES LOWER UKRAINE DRAFT AGE*TRUMP NOMINEE BOMB THREATS-SWATTING ATTACKS*PHILIPPINE VICE-PRESIDENT UNDER TERRORISM PROBE*HUNDREDS SAID KILLED IN PAKISTAN CRACKDOWN*

 

                         (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)

    (FINAL POSTING IN THE 930-11 PM EASTERN US TIME WINDOW)

                     LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

IN SAINT HELENS, OREGON NEAR PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL DR. KATY WAGNER ACCUSED OF COVERING UP SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INVOLVING TWO TEACHERS.

WAGNER INDICTED BY A GRAND JURY YESTERDAY APPEARING IN COURT TODAY ENTERING A NOT GUILTY PLEA.  SHE WAS GIVEN SUPERVISED RELEASE ON BAIL.

TEACHERS ERIC STEARNS AND MARK COLLINS RECENTLY ARRESTED ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ABUSE INVOLVING STUDENTS...KGW PORTLAND (VIDEO EMBED)

At Mar-a-Lago tonight Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg dining with President-Elect Donald Trump...OSINTdefender "X"

(UPDATED) A UKRAINE WIDE AIR RAID ALERT DECLARED THURSDAY MORNING...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...UKRAINE CLAIMING A MAJOR RUSSIAN ATTACK ON ITS ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.

 THE SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER ULF KRISTERSSON SAYS HE WANTS A CHINESE MERCHANT VESSEL TO RETURN TO SWEDISH WATERS AS THE PROBE CONTINUES INTO THE CUTTING OF UNDERSEA LINKS BETWEEN COUNTRIES IN BALTIC SEA.

MR. KRISTERSSON SAYING HE IS NOT LEVELING ANY ACCUSATION BY MAKING THE REQUEST.

THE GERMAN AND SWEDISH GOVERNMENTS ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT SAYING THE INCIDENT RAISES SUSPICIONS OF 'HYBRID WARFARE' RELATED TO THE UKRAINE WAR...USNI NEWS

The US Food and Drug Administration okaying a clinical trial of marijuana as a treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Veterans diagnosed with moderate to severe PTSD will be involved in the study designed to determine the impact of 'real world' use of cannabis.

The FDA decision follows months of negotiations between the agency and the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) which will conduct the trial...Task and Purpose

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION URGING UKRAINE TO LOWER ITS DRAFT AGE TO 18.   

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR IN 2022 UKRAINE'S DRAFT LAW HAS APPLIED TO OLDER PEOPLE.   

EARLIER THIS YEAR THE DRAFT AGE LOWERED TO 25 YEARS OLD AND ABOVE FROM 27 YEARS...THE HILL

Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs denied bail for a third time in US federal court.

His lawyers trying to get Combs out on 50 million dollars bail ahead of a trial on a host of charges related to sex trafficking...Independent UK

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaking of 'an excellent conversation' with President-Elect Donald Trump.

Sheinbaum saying Mexico is taking on the movement of migrants who enter her country from the South and keeping them away from the US border.

She spoke with Trump about "strengthening collaboration on security issues" and Mexico's policies regarding fentanyl consumption...AFP France-Digital Journal...

Tonight Mr. Trump saying that the Mexican president has made a commitment to shut down the flow of migrants through Mexico...Truth Social Post

RETIRED LT. GEN. KEITH KELLOGG IS PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP'S CHOICE TO BE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR UKRAINE...(NEWS AGENCIES)

US sanctions announced for 21 allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.  

They are linked to the crackdown on opposition protests following the presidential election in July.

The opposition says that the election results showing a win for Mr. Maduro were fraudulent.

The Biden Administration recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of the election...Al Jazeera Qatar

SOME OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NOMINEES GETTING BOMB THREATS AND SWATTING ATTACKS LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING.

WORD FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TRANSITION TEAM IS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER AUTHORITIES ACTED QUICKLY...ASSOCIATED PRESS-IRISH EXAMINER

INFLATION IS HOT IN RUSSIA A .36 PERCENT WEEKLY RATE FOR THE WEEK THAT ENDED MONDAY.     ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THAT WOULD BE 18.72 PERCENT.

CONSUMER PRICES UP 1.15 PERCENT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER AND 7.8 PERCENT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR...TASS RUSSIA

A federal mediator in Canada suspending contract talks between Canada Post and unionized employees.

The postal workers have been on strike since November 15th.

Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon urging the two sides to reflect on their negotiating positions before coming back to the table...CBC News

ISRAEL APPEALING THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ARREST WARRANTS AGAINST PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER YOAV GALLANT.

THE COURT WILL BE ASKED TO DELAY THOSE ARREST WARRANTS UNTIL THE APPEAL IS RULED ON...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 138.25 points.

The NASDAQ down 115.10 points or .6 percent.

At 427 pm New York Time the price of oil at 68 dollars 75 cents a barrel down two cents...Marketwatch

PHILIPPINE VP SAYS HER RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESIDENT HAS REACHED 'POINT OF NO RETURN' WITH TERRORISM PROBE

"I believe we reached the point of no return and it is clear that they are really going after me"

PHILIPPINE VICE-PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE SPEAKING TODAY REGARDING HER RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESIDENT FEDINAND MARCOS JR.-GMA NEWS STORY 

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte being investigated under an Anti-Terrorism Law.

She has been subpoenaed to testify regarding remarks made last Saturday.

Duterte spoke of ordering a hit man to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she were to be killed.

She maintains that her statement was "taken out of its logical context"...GMA News Philippines

Under a weapons of mass destruction non-proliferation law the United States sanctioning one Russian and one Chinese business entity.

A Russian national and two North Korean nationals also sanctioned...Tass Russia

THREE AMERICANS DETAINED IN CHINA RELEASED AND RETURNING HOME TO THE UNITED STATES.

THE US GOVERNMENT SAYING THE THREE MEN WERE WRONGLY DETAINED ONE FACING A DEATH SENTENCE ON DRUG CHARGES THE OTHER TWO HELD FOR ESPIONAGE.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAD RAISED THEIR CASES IN DISCUSSIONS WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS...VOICE OF AMERICA

The International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan requesting an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military commander Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

Hlaing accused of crimes against humanity involving the Rohingya Muslim minority in his country...Human Rights Watch

A MIDNIGHT CRACKDOWN BY PAKISTANI SECURITY FORCES DRIVING SUPPORTERS OF JAILED FORMER PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN OUT OF ISLAMABAD.

KHAN'S PTI POLITICAL PARTY SAYS THAT HUNDREDS WERE KILLED AND COUNTLESS OTHERS INJURED.

SIX MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY FORCES SAID TO HAVE BEEN KILLED DOZENS INJURED.

AT LEAST 450 ARRESTS MADE WITH LIVE AMMUNITION FIRED AT DEMONSTRATORS ALONG WITH TEAR GAS...INDIA TODAY

In Australia police officer Kristian White found guilty of manslaughter.   

White tasered 95-year-old Clare Knowland as she approached him holding a steak knife and using a walker at a retirement home in May of 2023.

Knowland fell hitting her head she later died.

The jury deliberated five days before coming to its decision.   

White is currently on bail and the court will consider the prosecution's request to detain him tomorrow...ABC News Australia

IN LEBANON A CEASEFIRE DEAL IS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS.

THIS INCLUDES THE WITHDRAWAL OF HEZBOLLAH FORCES FROM AREAS NEAR ISRAEL AND THEIR REPLACEMENT BY LEBANESE ARMY TROOPS.

LEBANON'S PREMIER APPROVING OF THE DEAL IN A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH JOE BIDEN...TASS RUSSIA

     "retaliatory actions are being prepared"

That's part of a statement from Russia's defense ministry.

It follows a US-assisted attack by Ukraine on air defense positions in the Kursk Region of Russia.

The attack used US-supplied ATACMS missiles that need US military personnel and satellites to target long-range strikes...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

             THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

                                                               (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

               MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                                            LBC LEBANON

                                   ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

                                          AL JAZEERA QATAR

                                             TIMES OF ISRAEL

In other news...

IN NEW ZEALAND THE RESERVE BANK LOWERING THE INTEREST RATE .5 PERCENT TO 4.25 PERCENT.

SOME ECONOMISTS IN NEW ZEALAND HAD PUSHED FOR AN EVER DEEPER CUT OF .75 PERCENT...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND

In Canada an election win for the Progressive Conservative Party in Nova Scotia.  Premier Tim Houston winning re-election for a second term...CBC News

       THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                                    (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)]

                            22 DRONES SHOT DOWN IN RUSSIA

                               TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

          RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Russian air defenses shooting down 22 drones over six regions overnight into today...RIA Novosti Russia

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 11/26/2024 NEWSDUMP WEEK*FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF J6 TYPE PLOT*MEXICAN PRESIDENT PROMISES TARIFF RETALIATION TO TRUMP*DEADLY OPPOSITION PROTEST IN PAKISTAN'S CAPITAL*

 

                                 (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING)

                      LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

President-Elect Donald Trump selecting speechwriter Vince Haley to be chief of the Domestic Policy Council...Jamieson Greer named United States Trade Representative...Kevin Hassett to head the National Economic Council...Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health.

Battacharya signed the "Great Barrington Declaration" an open letter opposing COVID lockdowns...The Hill...

Jim O'Neill designated as Mr. Trump's Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services he will be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s deputy O'Neill close to campaign donor Peter Thiel...THE HILL

A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TRUMP TRANSITION AND THE BIDEN WHITE HOUSE.

THIS WILL ALLOW TRUMP NOMINEES AND TEAMS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITION IN KEY DEPARTMENTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

DONORS ARE ASSISTING WITH TRUMP TRANSITION WHICH IS NOT USING ANY TAXPAYER FUNDS...THE HILL

US Central Command attacking a militia storage facility in Syria.   That's in response to an attack by the Iranian-supported group on US forces in Syria yesterday...US Central Command "X"

           ONE HOUR 32 MINUTE VIDEO OF MONTAUBAN, FRANCE PROTEST TONIGHT

FARMERS PROTESTING TONIGHT DUMPING BRUSH, HAY BALES, TIRES AND REFUSE AT THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING IN THE SOUTHWESTERN FRENCH TOWN OF MONTAUBAN.

THIS IS PART OF A PROTEST MOVEMENT BY FRENCH FARMERS SEEKING TO STOP A FREE TRADE DEAL BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE MERCOSEUR NATIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA.

SUCH A DEAL WOULD FLOOD THE FRENCH MARKET WITH CHEAP AGRICULTURAL GOODS.

EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING KIEV AND TEN REGIONS OF UKRAINE PLACED UNDER AN AIR RAID ALERT...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA

AN ISRAELI ATTACK IN BEIRUT LATE TONIGHT IN THE HOURS BEFORE A CEASEFIRE IS SET TO BEGIN...LBC LEBANON

A BRAZILIAN POLICE REPORT CLAIMS FORMER PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO WAS IN A 'CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION' THAT TRIED TO OVERTURN RESULTS OF THE 2022 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

BOLSONARO ACCUSED OF BEING IN A MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE BRAZILIAN MILITARY TO PLOT A COUP.

THIS REPORTS EXPANDS ON LAST WEEK'S ALLEGATION THAT 36 OTHERS CONSPIRED TO KEEP MR. BOLSONARO IN POWER AFTER THE 2022 ELECTION...AL JAZEERA QATAR

French Premier Michel Barnier warning of turbulence of a storm on the markets if his government is censured over its 2025 budget.  He appeared on TF 1 television this evening.

Mr. Barnier said if the government is censured then 'there will be no budget'.

Barnier is expected to force the budget through with invocation of Article 49.3 of France's constitution which gives the President's government the ability to pass legislation without a vote in the National Assembly.

That could lead to a censure vote against his government with a majority of lawmakers now opposing the budget...BFM-TV France (Translation Prompt)

A MAN ON THE FBI'S MOST WANTED LIST ARRESTED IN WALES.   DANIEL ANDREAS OF SAN DIEGO SUSPECTED IN CONNECTION WITH TWO BOMBINGS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN 2003.

THOSE ATTACKS LINKED TO SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS.  THERE WAS A 250-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF ANDREAS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In the Red Sea off Egypt five more survivors found after a tourist boat sank.   33 survivors now found with seven still missing...BBC News

JOE BIDEN CONFIRIMING THAT A CEASE-FIRE IS TO BEGIN IN LEBANON AT 4 AM LOCAL TIME TOMORROW (9 PM EASTERN US TIME TONIGHT)...(NEWS AGENCIES)...THERE WAS A 10-1 VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE CEASEFIRE IN ISRAEL'S CABINET...(TIMES OF ISRAEL)

A BRITISH DIPLOMAT EXPELLED FROM RUSSIA ACCUSED OF SPYING.  THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT OUT WITH A DENIAL...BBC NEWS

An Israeli air raid this evening in Syria's Homs region.   Government media in Syria reporting material damage...Syrian Arab News Agency (Translation Prompt)

A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SET FOR THE NATION OF GEORGIA NEIGHBORING RUSSIA ON DECEMBER 14TH.

AN ELECTORAL COLLEGE SELECTING THE NEXT OCCUPANT OF THE CEREMONIAL POSITION.

THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA IS HOSTILE TO RUSSIA THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA AND A PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY SUPPORT CLOSER TIES WITH RUSSIA....TASS RUSSIA

The markets today.  

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 123.74 points.   

The NASDAQ rising 119.46 points or .63 percent.

At 453 pm New York Time the price of oil slightly lower at 68 dollars 79 cents a barrel...Marketwatch

(UPDATED) ISRAEL LAUNCHING 20 AIR ATTACKS IN TWO MINUTES ON BEIRUT TODAY.   THE TALK ABOUT A CEASEFIRE CONTINUES...(NEWS AGENCIES)...LBC LEBANON...

TONIGHT, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SPEAKING OF ISRAELI AGREEMENT ON THE NOTION OF A CEASEFIRE..,(NEWS AGENCIES)

Russian intelligence chief Sergey Naryskhin says the incoming Trump Administration will keep US policy against the European Union on course...Tass Russia

CANADIAN-MEXICAN RESPONSES TO TRUMP TARIFF PLANS

              MEXICAN PRESIDENT TALKS RETALIATION

                            FEAR AND ANXIETY IN CANADA

                                                                  (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

REACTION POURING IN AFTER PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP'S CALL FOR TARIFFS ON CHINA, CANADA AND MEXICO.

THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM SAYING TARIFFS WILL NOT SOLVE IMMIGRATION OR DRUG PROBLEMS.

SHE ALSO SAID ANY US TARIFFS WILL BE MET WITH MEXICAN ONES...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKEY)

PROGRESSIVE CONCERVATIVE PREMIER DOUG FORD OF CANADA'S MOST POPULOUS PROVINCE ONTARIO SPOKE WITH LIBERAL PARTY PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU LAST NIGHT.

FORD SAYING THAT THE PROPOSED 25 PERCENT TARIFF WOULD BE

           "devastating to workers and jobs"... 

                                          BBC NEWS BLOG...

       PAKISTAN OPPOSITION PROTEST

                                                              (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

Special police forces driving protesters out of the center of Pakistan's capital city Islamabad.

 Earlier demonstrators reached the center of the city.  The opposition protesters saying they will remain there until Imran Khan is freed.

Demonstrators came under intense tear gas fire as they reached the area.

Two opposition protesters and four police officers said to have been killed...Dawn Pakistan Live Blog...BBC News Blog...

The Pakistani government says a police officer was shot and killed yesterday as demonstrators involved in a 'do or die' protest to free jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan converged on the capital city of Islamabad.

More than 100 police injuries reported in clashes on Monday...Dawn Pakistan

(UPDATED)) THAT CRASH OF THE DHL AIRCRAFT CARRYING SHIPPED PACKAGES IN LITHUANIA YESTERDAY FOLLOWED MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING POINTING TO RUSSIAN SABOTAGE EFFORTS AT DHL FACILITIES.

FOR NOW US NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESMAN JOHN KIRBY SAYS THE US IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH LITHUANAIAN AUTHORITIES.

KIRBY DOES NOT WANT TO 'GET AHEAD OF THE INVESTIGATION'...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

US AND GERMAN INVESTIGATORS WORKING WITH LITHUANIAN AUTHORITIES AT THE SITE OF THE CRASH...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

TAIWAN'S DEFENSE MINISTRY SAYS A CHINESE BALLOON WAS DETECTED IN WATERS SOUTH OF THE ISLAND.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE APRIL THAT A BALLOON WAS REPORTED OFF TAIWAN.

CHINESE BALLOONS SAID TO BE PART OF THE CAMPAIGN INVOLVING THE APPROACH OF CHINESE WARSHIPS AND WARPLANES ON THE ISLAND TO DETER ANY MOVE TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE FROM CHINA...REUTERS-ASAHI SHIMBUN JAPAN

            THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

                                                                 (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

              MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                                            LBC LEBANON

                                  ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

                                      AL JAZEERA QATAR

                                         TIMES OF ISRAEL

   THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                                (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM HIT IN US ASSISTED UKRAINIAN ATTACK ON RUSSIA

                              TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Ukraine launching a US assisted missile attack deep into Russia hitting a Russian air defense system.

Russia speaking of planned retaliation...BBC News