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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
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(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
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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
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