Tuesday, November 19, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 11/19/2024*DOZENS KILLED IN HAITI GANG VIOLENCE*DUTCH GOV'T DISSING CHINESE OWNED RETAILERS*RUSSIA 'CLOSELY MONITORING' SITUATION AMIDST US-ASSISTED MISSILE ATTACK*

 



                                 (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING)



                LATE NEWS TONIGHT:





Tonight, President-Elect Donald Trump announcing that Linda McMahon has been selected to be Secretary of Education.


McMahon a Trump loyalist headed the Small Business Administration during Mr. Trump's first term.   She was a Republican candidate for US Senate in Connecticut and is co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) with her husband Vince McMahon...Free Republic Post-Just The News Story Link-Discussion





The United States recognizing Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as President-Elect following the disputed election earlier this year.


Authorities in Venezuela say incumbent Leftist Nicolas Maduro won the election narrowly.



There was a crackdown on the opposition when protests broke out following the election with Mr. Gonzalez seeking asylum in Spain when an arrest warrant was issued.



The Venezuelan government calling the decision 'ridiculous'...AFP France-France 24





PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP AND SPACE X OWNER ELON MUSK WATCHED THE LAUNCH OF A STARSHIP ROCKET IN TEXAS.


THE FIRST STAGE BOOSTER MADE AN UNEXPECTED LANDING IN THE WATER AFTER DETACHING FROM THE STARSHIP...REUTERS-ASIA ONE SINGAPORE




THREE LEBANESE SOLDIERS KILLED IN AN ISRAELI ATTACK ON THEIR OUTPOST IN THE SOUTHERN LEBANON...TASS RUSSIA




42 Ukrainian drones destroyed over Russian territory this evening including two over the Moscow Region...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)




SPAIN GRANTING RESIDENCY PERMITS TO NEARLY ONE MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.


THE MOVE JUSTIFIED BY THE SOCIALIST PARTY GOVERNMENT IN SPAIN ON GROUNDS OF ICREASING THE WORKFORCE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




275 million dollars more in military aid to be sent to Ukraine.


The Biden Administration aid comes amid its decision to escalate the conflict allowing US assisted missile strikes deep into Russia and the prospect that President-Elect Trump will act to end the conflict...Associated Press US-Irish Examiner




IN NEW YORK DEMOCRAT PROSECUTORS WILLING TO DELAY SENTENCING OF PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP IN THE 'HUSH MONEY' CASE.


THEY OPPOSE THE NOTION OF DISMISSING THE CHARGES AS ADVOCATED BY MR. TRUMP'S LAWYERS.



THE JUDGE IN THE CASE DELAYING SENTENCING UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY AT THIS POINT...BBC NEWS




President-Elect Donald Trump selecting Howard Lutnick to be Secretary of Commerce.  Lutnick, known as a supporter of Bitcoin, had been suggested for Secretary of the Treasury...(News Agencies)...Al Jazeera Qatar





IN THE ABKHAZIA REGION OF RUSSIA A NEW INTERIM PRESIDENT.   THIS FOLLOWED UNREST IN THE AREA THAT WAS ANNEXED FROM GEORGIA IN 2009...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




At least 28 gang suspects killed in Haiti this morning as Haiti's National Police conducted a major operation.


The operation occurred after a wealthy neighborhood was attacked by gang forces last night.


Residents armed with machetes joined police in the fight against the criminal gangs...HAITIAN TIMES



SWEDEN'S CIVIL DEFENSE MINISTER SAYING SHIP MOVEMENTS WERE DETECTED IN THE AREA WHERE A COMMUNICATIONS CABLE BETWEEN SWEDEN AND LITHUANIA WAS DAMAGED.


THAT CABLE ALONG WITH ANOTHER BALTIC SEA COMMUNICATIONS LINK BETWEEN FINLAND AND GERMANY WERE SEVERED IN RECENT DAYS...TASS RUSSIA



IN LONDON TODAY THOUSANDS OF FARMERS PROTESTING NEW INHERITANCE TAXES.


INHERITED AGRICULTURAL ASSETS OVER ONE MILLION POUNDS (1.27 MILLION DOLLARS) SET TO BE TAXED AT 20 PERCENT IN THE BUDGET PLANS OF LABOR PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER...BBC NEWS




A Romanian court ruling that the indictment of influencer Andrew Tate has multiple irregularities.


Prosecutors directed to either or withdraw the case against Tate who is accused of human trafficking, rape and forming a gang to sexually exploit women...Associated Press-ABC News USA


THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT TRYING TO DISCOURAGE CONSUMERS FROM USING CHINESE OWNED ONLINE RETAILERS LIKE "TEMU".



THE MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS DIRK BELJAARTS TELLING THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF IS DISCOURAGING USE OF CHINESE OWNED RETAIL APPS FOR ITS BUYING.



HE ALSO NOTES THE DUTCH SPY AGENCY AIVD WARNS OF THE INCREASED ESPIONAGE RISK OF USING CHINESE RETAIL APPS.


AN OPPOSITION MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TELLING MR. BELJAARTS HE SHOULD BE SOUNDING THE ALARM MORE LOUDLY.



THERE ARE ALREADY A NUMBER OF EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO DISCREDIT OR REGULATE "TEMU" WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION NATIONS FOR UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES AMONG OTHER THINGS...NOS NETHERLANDS



The markets today.



The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 120.66 points or .28 percent.



The NASDAQ up 195.66 points or 1.04 percent.


At 431 pm New York Time the price of oil higher at 69 dollars 64 cents a barrel up 48 cents...Marketwatch



Police in the nation of Georgia breaking up a protest camp set up by the Anti-Russia opposition that was defeated in the October 26th election.


The Pro-NATO-European Union President who holds symbolic power has questioned the validity of the vote won by the Georgian Dream Party seen as friendly to Russia...Associated Press US-Irish Examiner



45 PEOPLE JAILED UNDER A 'NATIONAL SECURITY LAW' IN CHINESE-RULED HONG KONG.


THE PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS CONVICTED OF SUBVERSION IN THE TERRITORY HANDED OVER TO CHINA BY THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1997...BBC NEWS




US ASSISTED MISSILE ATTACK ON RUSSIA CALLED 'ESCALATION' OF UKRAINE WAR BY RUSSIA

                                          (UPDATED NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS)



(UPDATED) IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED THAT UKRAINE IS USING ATACMS MISSILES PROVIDED BY THE US STRIKING 130 KILOMETERS INTO RUSSIA'S BRYANSK REGION...BBC NEWS...


US SATELLITES AND MILITARY TARGETING ASSISTANCE MAKE 'DEEP STRIKES' WITH UKRAINE'S ATACMS MISSILES POSSIBLE.



RUSSIA CONFIRMING THE STRIKE SAYING IT IS A SIGN THAT THE UNITED STATES 'WANTS ESCALATION' IN THE UKRAINE WAR.



IN RIO DE JANEIRO RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV SAYING THE ATTACK WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF 'AMERICAN MILITARY EXPERTS'.



AT THE KREMLIN SPOKESMAN DMITRY PESKOV SAYING RUSSIA'S MILITARY IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE SITUATION...TASS RUSSIA...



ANOTHER ASPECT OF RUSSIA'S MESSAGE TO THE WORLD RIGHT NOW THE UPDATING OF ITS NUCLEAR DOCTRINE.


THE NEW POLICY SAYS THAT ATTACKS FROM A NON-NUCLEAR NATION ASSISTED BY A NUCLEAR NATION WOULD TRIGGER RUSSIAN CONSIDERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS USE.



In Portland, Oregon the city paying 400,000 dollars to settle a civil suit filed by a man saying he was mistreated by police during protests over the death of George Floyd in the summer of 2020...Maxine Bernstein OregonLive "X" (Limited Link To News Story)



AN INDIAN GOVERNMENT COMPETITION AGENCY IMPOSING A 25.4 MILLION US DOLLAR FINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT META.


THE AGENCY ALSO DIRECTING WHATS APP TO REFRAIN FROM SHARING DATA WITH OTHER APPS OWNED BY META...REUTERS-ASIA ONE SINGAPORE


North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un calling for deeper relations with Russia.


Kim spoke on the occasion of a visit by Russia's Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Alexander Kozlov.


His visit part of ongoing talks of the intergovernmental committee for cooperation between North Korea and Russia...Yonhap News Agency South Korea



              THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

                                                             (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



ISRAEL SAYS HEZBOLLAH HIT UNITED NATIONS BASES-FOUR WOUNDED IN ATTACKS




FIVE HURT IN ROCKET ATTACKS ON ISRAEL AS US ENVOY SEEKS CEASEFIRE DEAL WITH HEZBOLLAH





    ISRAELI SOLDIER KILLED IN LEBANON FIGHTING



                MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)


                                          LBC LEBANON


                                ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS


                                       AL JAZEERA QATAR


                                          TIMES OF ISRAEL




Israel says United Nations bases in Lebanon have been attacked by Hezbollah...Times of Israel...There were four injuries to members of the force...Tass Russia




Five wounded in Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israel today as US envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Lebanon seeking to reach a ceasefire agreement involving Israel and Hezbollah...Times of Israel




An Israeli soldier killed in the fighting in Lebanon...Israel National News




In other news...



THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON AN ISRAELI ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (THE WEST BANK)...OSINTdefender "X"




A huge protest by New Zealand's Maori population drawing thousands to the capital city of Wellington.


It's about legislation regarding the "Treaty Principles" that relate to the Maori community.



While the bill is being debated one of the parties in the government "New Zealand First" and its leader Deputy Prime Minister-Foreign Minister Winston Peters says his party will not support the legislation on final passage...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND LIVE BLOG





    THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                            (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)


                   UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN



                         TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS


         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Seven Ukrainian drones shot down by Russian air defenses in the Bryansk Region...Tass Russia


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