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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
A South Korean KF-16 warplane dropping at least eight 500-pound bombs on a town near the demilitarized zone with North Korea.
At least seven people were wounded, four critically. Several homes and a church destroyed.
The incident happening during joint military exercises with the US Air Force...OSINTdefender "X"...Yonhap-Korea Times
AUTHORITIES IN ALASKA BELIEVE THREE SKIERS ARE LIKELY DEAD AFTER AN AVALANCHE.
THE THREE CAUGHT IN THE AVALANCHE AFTER THEY FLEW BY HELICOPTER TO THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF ANCHORAGE...SKY NEWS UK
An air raid alert in eight regions of Ukraine early Thursday morning including Kiev...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT ALLOWING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REMOVE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL CHIEF HAMPTON DELLINGER FROM HIS POST.
THE RULING A TEMPORARY ONE WHILE THE CASE PLAYS OUT IN THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM...CNN
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking to US President Donald Trump.
"Trade and fentanyl" said to have been discussed.
Mr. Trump saying Canada has not done enough when it comes to fentanyl via social media this afternoon.
US and Canadian negotiating teams reported to be talking to each other.
It has been decided that cars will be exempt from the 25 percent US tariffs on Canadian goods for one month at the request of major automakers...CBC News Canada
ISRAEL'S JUSTICE MINISTER YARIV LEVIN LAUNCHING A MOVE TO IMPEACH THE LEFT-LEANING ATTORNEY GENERAL GALI BAHARAV-MIARA ALLEGING 'INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT'.
BAHARAV-MIARA AT ODDS WITH PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU LAUNCHING PROBES ABOUT NEWS LEAKS FROM HIS OFFICE TO FOREIGN MEDIA AND TIES BETWEEN MR. NETANYAHU'S STAFF AND THE NATION OF QATAR...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ACCUSING CHINESE HACKERS AND TWO CHINESE SECURITY OFFICIALS.
THE DOJ SAYING THEY WERE INVOLVED IN TRYING TO STEAL DATA FROM AMERICAN ENTITIES AND CHINESE GOVERNMENT OPPONENTS...THE HILL
MACRON SPEAKS OF RUSSIAN THREAT
SAYS TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO UKRAINE WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
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A trip to Washington by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is being planned.
This according to a spokesperson for President Macron (Elysee Palace)...Tass Russia...
Mr. Macron making a speech this evening asserting that Russia is a threat to Europe and that the United States has changed its position on Ukraine.
Among other things Macron claimed interference by Russia in elections in Moldova and Romania.
Macron saying a meeting will be held next week involving military chiefs of France and other nations willing to send troops to Ukraine to 'monitor the implementation of a peace agreement' once it is signed...Tass Russia...
His speech ahead of a European summit tomorrow...
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THE US CONDUCTING SECRET DIRECT TALKS WITH HAMAS AIMED AT FREEING HOSTAGES AND ENDING THE CONFLICT WITH ISRAEL. THIS ACCORDING TO US MEDIA OUTLET 'AXIOS'...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
PRESIDENT TRUMP MEETING A DELEGATION OF RELEASED HAMAS HOSTAGES AT THE WHITE HOUSE THEN POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA A DEMAND THAT HAMAS IMMEDIATELY RELEASE HOSTAGES OR 'THERE 'WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER'...SOCIAL MEDIA POST DONALD J. TRUMP
In the Netherlands today prosecutors demanding prison sentences for three men in connection with violence against Israeli soccer (football) fans last November.
They are linked to various actions against the Israeli fans including sharing locations in Amsterdam where the fans were.
Allegations such as 'open violence' 'group insult' and 'condoning the Holocaust' are involved in the case.
Hearings for two more suspects set for tomorrow...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN NORTHWESTERN PAKISTAN A DEADLY SUICIDE BOMBING ATTACK AT A SECURITY FACILITY.
AT LEAST 18 KILLED INCLUDING FIVE SOLDIERS. DOZENS OF OTHERS WOUNDED.
AT LEAST 16 ATTACKERS ALSO KILLED INCLUDING FOUR SUICIDE BOMBERS.
THE ATTACK IN THE EVENING AS THE DAILY FAST FOR RAMADAN HAD ENDED WITH MANY PEOPLE SHOPPING IN A MARKET...REUTERS-THE TELEGRAPH INDIA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 485.60 points or 1.14 percent.
The NASDAQ rising 267.57 points or 1.46 percent.
At 449 pm New York Time the price of oil at 66 dollars 33 cents a barrel down 1 dollar 93 cents or 2.83 percent...Marketwatch
A 5-4 RULING FROM THE US SUPREME COURT REJECTING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORT TO STOP TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN FORIEGN AID.
THE HIGH COURT REFUSING TO OVERTURN A LOWER COURT JUDGE'S RULING IN FAVOR OF THE FOREIGN AID. THAT JUDGE RULING THE MONEY HAD TO BE DISTRIBUTED UNDER 'EXISTING CONTRACTS'.
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS AND JUSTICE AMY CONEY BARRETT JOINED THE SUPREME COURT LIBERALS IN THE MAJORITY...THE HILL
A NEW CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE ISRAELI MILITARY TODAY.
LT. GENERAL EYAL ZAMIR TAKING OVER FROM LT. GENERAL HERZI HALEVI WHO RESIGNED OVER FAILURES RELATED TO THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK.
ZAMIR VOWING 'VICTORY' OVER HAMAS AND PLEDGING TO DRAFT ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWS INTO ISRAEL'S MILITARY FOLLOWING ORDERS FOR COMPLIANCE BY ISRAEL'S LIBERAL LEGAL SYSTEM.
THE OUTGOING CHIEF OF STAFF GENERAL HALEVI CALLING FOR A STATE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK A MOVE BEING RESISTED BY PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S GOVERNMENT...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Both the US and Israel have rejected a plan developed by Arab nations for reconstruction of Gaza.
That plan would not have involved evacuation of the Palestinian population as proposed by US President Donald Trump.
The White House and Israel's foreign ministry both saying the proposal does not address the 'realities' in Gaza...BBC News
THERE IS CONCERN IN GAZA ABOUT THE RECENT CUTOFF OF AID SUPPLIES BY ISRAEL.
THAT CUTOFF DESIGNED TO PRESSURE HAMAS TO RELEASE ISRAELI HOSTAGES.
OFFCIALS FEAR ANOTHER ROUND OF FAMINE LIKE THE ONE THAT OCCURRED BEFORE DURING ISRAEL'S MILITARY RESPONSE TO THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACKS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
FRENCH DEFENSE MINISTER SEBASTIEN LECORNU SAYS THAT A RUSSIAN WARPLANE ACTED AGGRESSIVELY TOWARDS A FRENCH DRONE PATROLLING THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN.
LECORNU DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPENED ON SUNDAY AS 'DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR' THAT MIGHT HAVE LED TO LOSS OF CONTROL FOR THE DRONE.
HE POSTED VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA..BFM-TV FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT) (SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO INCLUDED)
In Western Australia a 16-year-old boy charged with making violent online threats against a mosque in Sydney.
He was released on bail and is set to appear in court next month...ABC News Australia...
In the Sydney, Australia area a nurse charged over an online video that threatened Israeli patients.
Ahmad Rashad Nadir the second nurse to be charged over the video. Another charge leveled against Nadir was possession of a prohibited drug...ABC News Australia
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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