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At least 47 killed in Israeli airstrikes on towns and villages near the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek. Another 22 wounded...Tass Russia
FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO ACCUSED OF PLOTTING A COUP TO OVERTURN RESULTS OF THE 2022 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
THE ACCUSATION LEVELED BY BRAZIL'S FEDERAL POLICE.
BOLSONARO LINKED TO A JANUARY 6TH TYPE INCIDENT IN BRAZIL'S CAPITAL CITY OF BRASILIA IN JANUARY OF 2023...AAP-THE NEW DAILY AUSTRALIA
Visible damage on an anchor of the Chinese merchant ship "Yi Peng 3" is being noted as a possible sign that the vessel was involved in the damage to communications cables in the Baltic Sea.
The Danish Navy stopping the Chinese ship on behalf of Sweden in waters between Sweden and Denmark...Danmarks Radio Denmark (Translation Prompt) (Video Embed)
GERMAN POLITICS CHANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ WILL REMAIN LEADER OF THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS FOR THE ELECTION EARLY NEXT YEAR.
DEFENSE MINISTER BORIS PISTORIOUS TAKING HIMSELF OUT OF THE RUNNING AS THERE WAS RAMPANT SPECULATION HE WOULD REPLACE SCHOLZ AT LEADER OF THE PARTY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The Illinois Supreme Court overturning the convictions of actor Jussie Smollett. Smollett convicted in connection with what was determined to be a staged attack on himself...BBC News
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN TONIGHT CONFIRMED THAT A BALLISTIC INTERMEDIATE RANGE MISSILE WITHOUT A NUCLEAR WARHEAD WAS USED TO STRIKE A UKRAINIAN AEROSPACE FACILITY.
PUTIN DESCRIBING THE ATTACK AS A 'COMBAT CONDITIONS TEST' OF A NEW HYPERSONIC MISSILE NAMED ORESHNIK WHICH TRANSLATES TO 'HAZEL BUSH' IN ENGLISH.
MR. PUTIN SAYING USE OF THE MISSILE WAS A RESPONSE TO US-NATO ASSISTED LONG RANGE MISSILE ATTACKS ON RUSSIA BY UKRAINE...TASS RUSSIA
Here in Pennsylvania Democrat US Senator Bob Casey conceding to Republican challenger Dave McCormick...The Hill
FORMER FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI THE NEW CHOICE OF PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALDTRUMP FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL...THE HILL...
PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP'S NOMINEE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL MATT GAETZ SAYS HE'S WITHDRAWING.
GAETZ DESCRIBING THE CONFIRMATION PROCESS BEFORE THE US SENATE AS:
"unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition"...
MATT GAETZ "X" POST
Facing an election next year and high unpopularity Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing national sales tax relief.
Food one of the items targeted for temporary sales tax elimination whether bought in stores or served at restaurants.
Alcoholic beverages with low alcohol content and children's toys also among the items where the sales tax will be dropped.
The sales tax breaks lasting from December 14th into February.
In addition, all Canadians who worked in 2023 and earned less than 150,000 dollars will get a 250 dollar "Working Canadians Rebate"...CBC News Canada
NEW US SANCTIONS DROPPED ON RUSSIAN BANKS AND RUSSIAN BANKING OFFICIALS.
GSZPROMBANK AND SUBSIDIARIES A MAJOR TARGET.
MORE THAN 50 BANKS DESCRIBED AS 'INTERNATIONALLY CONNECTED' SOME 40 RUSSIAN SECURITIES REGISTRARS AND 15 BANKING OFFICIALS LISTED IN THE SANCTIONS...THE HILL
Critical medicines for patients in the Netherlands expected to run out in the weeks ahead because of a ruling by the country's Council of State the equivalent of a Supreme Court.
The council deciding that health regulators in the Netherlands cannot take rapid action to import needed medicines for patients.
The ruling means that the regulatory agency has to consider applications from hundreds of thousands of people for critical medications before deciding to import them.
Asthma medications among those impacted by the decision...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE SPOKESMAN FOR ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S OFFICE ELI FELDSTEIN CHARGED WITH HARMING STATE SECURITY.
THE CASE REVOLVES AROUND LEAKING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS TO FOREIGN NEWS MEDIA TO DRIVE MR. NETANYAHU'S POSITION AGAINST NEGOTIATING RELEASE OF HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS IN GAZA.
A NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ALSO CHARGED IN THE CASE...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 461.88 points or 1.06 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 6.28 points.
At 450 pm New York Time the price of oil rising to 70 dollars seven cents a barrel up one dollar 20 cents or 1.74 percent...Marketwatch
THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ISSUING ARREST WARRANTS FOR ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, FORMER ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER YOAV GALLANT.
AN ARREST WARRANT ALSO ISSUED FOR HAMAS LEADER MOHAMMED DEIF. ISRAEL SAYS DEIF WAS KILLED IN AN AIRSTRIKE LAST JULY.
PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S OFFICE CALLING THE DECISION 'ANTISEMITIC'.
THE WHITE HOUSE REJECTING THE ARREST WARRANTS FOR ISRAELI OFFICIALS.
THE EUROPEAN UNION FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF JOSEP BORRELL SAID THE WARRANTS SHOULD BE RESPECTED AND IMPLEMENTED...BBC NEWS
At the Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noting that the US missile defense base in Poland has long been a priority target for 'potential neutralization'.
She said it can achieved through a 'wide range of advanced weaponry'.
The US defense missiles capable of shooting down long-range missiles fired by Russia...Tass Russia...
(UPDATED) UKRAINE CLAMING THAT RUSSIA USED A LONG-RANGE MISSILE (ICBM) TO ATTACK A TARGET IN THE CITY OF DNIPRO.
THIS WEEK IT'S BEEN REVEALED THE UKRAINE IS LAUNCHING LONG RANGE MISSILE ATTACKS ON RUSSIA REQUIRING THE USE OF NATO SATELLITES AND MILITARY OFFICERS FOR TARGETING.
THE MISSILE SAID TO HAVE BEEN USED BY RUSSIA CAPABLE OF USING NUCLEAR WEAPONS BUT NOT CARRYING ONE IN THE ATTACK.
THIS IS BEING CALLED 'MAJOR ESCALATION' IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING...INDIA TODAY...
A US OFFICIAL DISPUTES THE UKRAINIAN CLAIM REGARDING USE OF THE LONG-RANGE MISSILE...(BBC NEWS)
ONE MAN KILLED IN A HEZBOLLAH ROCKET ATTACK ON THE CITY OF NAHARIYA NEAR THE LEBANESE BORDER...(ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS)
Four foreign tourists died after consuming alcohol tainted with methanol in Laos.
One of them was an American.
A group of about a dozen were sickened after going out last week.
Authorities in Laos have detained a Vietnamese hotel manager for questioning...AFP France-Malay Mail
AN IRANIAN OFFICIAL WARNING OVER A RESOLUTION AIMED AT IRAN FROM THREE US-ALLIED COUNTRIES.
THE RESOLUTION BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY'S BOARD MEETING SEEN AS ONE HOSTILE TO IRAN.
DEPUTY MINISTER FOR LEGAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS KAZEM GHARIBABADI PROMISING A 'DECISIVE AND IMMEDIATE RESPONSE' IF THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED...ISLAMIC REPUBLIC NEWS AGENCY IRAN
Two class action lawsuits filed this week alleging that four companies including Canada's McCain Foods and the US-based J.R. Simplot are sharing information to inflate prices of frozen potato products.
Pennsylvania based Redner Markets is involved in one of the suits saying that 'matching, simultaneous or near simultaneous price increases' were made by the four companies in 2021 and 2022...CBC News Canada
THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
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DOZENS KILLED IN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN NORTHERN GAZA
MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
LBC LEBANON
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
AL JAZEERA QATAR
TIMES OF ISRAEL
First reports saying 66 were killed and more than 100 wounded in an Israeli air attack on hospital complex in northern Gaza...Tass Russia
In other news...
US FEDERAL CHARGES AGAINST INDIAN BILLIONAIRE GAUTAM ADANI. HE'S ACCUSED OF FRAUD SAID TO HAVE ORCHESTRATED A 250 MILLION DOLLAR BRIBERY SCHEME.
THE BRIBERY ALLEGED TO HAVE INVOLVED INDIAN OFFICIALS BEING BRIBED SO MR. ADANI'S RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY COULD WIN CONTRACTS.
MR. ADANI AN ALLY OF INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI.
HE CONGRATULATED PRESIDENT-ELECTION DONALD TRUMP ON HIS ELECTION VICTORY LAST WEEK PLEDGING TO INVEST 10 BILLION DOLLARS IN THE US...BBC NEWS
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE UKRAINE WAR RUSSIA IS AGAIN THE LEADING SUPPLIER OF NATURAL GAS TO EUROPE.
THE SHARE IN SEPTEMBER CALCULATED AT 23.74 PERCENT OF EUROPEAN NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES WITH 40 PERCENT LIQUEFIED AND THE REST SENT BY PIPELINE...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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