"Iran is very close to assembling six nuclear bombs. They will kill Israel. They'll come after us"
THOSE WORDS FROM REPUBLICAN US SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
GRAHAM, LONGTIME SUPPORTER OF THE JIHADIST FORCES THAT NOW RULE SYRIA, TELLING FOX NEWS IRAN HAS ENOUGH WEAPONS GRADE URANIUM TO MAKE SIX NUCLEAR WEAPONS...TASS RUSSIA...
"We doubt the intentions of the US and are not certain they possess the will for a fair and serious negotiation, but we will test them"
Those words from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ahead of his talks with US President Donald Trump's personal representative Steve Witkoff this coming Saturday in Oman.
Iran being pressured regarding its nuclear program which it says is not about obtaining a nuclear weapon. President Trump has spoken about 'bad things' happening if Iran does not cut a deal with the US.
Israel seeking an elimination of what it calls Iran's nuclear weapons program with the US reported willing to allow Iran to operate its nuclear reactors to non-military purposes.
Mr. Araghchi's talks with Mr. Witkoff called direct talks by President Trump with Iran describing them as indirect talks...Press TV Iran...
Meanwhile, a sign that Israel's government may be trying to portray Iran as aggressive and threatening ahead of those Saturday's talks.
"The Times" in the UK publishing a story about long-range missiles being transferred from Iran to militia groups in Iraq.
This being depicted as going against President Trump's warnings to Iran over those militia groups and a possible threat to Europe.
There is a criminal investigation in Israel right now involving leaking of classified information by aides of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to foreign media designed to influence talks with Hamas regarding the War in Gaza.
"We're going to be announcing very shortly a major tariff on pharmaceuticals"
In a statement aimed at major pharmaceutical producing nations like China President Donald said tonight he will soon be announcing a tariff on pharma products.
Trump expecting the move to bring pharma production back to the United States.
"I'm proud to be the President for the workers, not the outsourcers; the President who stands up for Main Street, not Wall Street; who protects the middle class, not the political class; and who defends America, not trade cheaters all over the globe"
President Trump also had that to say tonight at the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner...Truth Social (Video Embed)...
PRESIDENT TRUMP ACTING TO BOLSTER THE COAL INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES.
EXEMPTIONS FROM POLLUTION REGULATIONS GRANTED TO DOZENS OF COAL PLANTS THAT HELP SUSTAIN THE ELECTRICITY GRID OF THE UNITED STATES...THE HILL USA
US politics Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenging incumbent Republican US Senator John Cornyn.
Paxton making the official announcement on Fox News with host Laura Ingraham.
He says Texas needs another US Senator who is comparable to Ted Cruz.
Paxton saying that he will 'fight for the values of the people of Texas' and 'support President Trump...in a very significant way'...Texas Tribune
(UPDATED) THE LATEST OF THE NIGHTLY US AIR ATTACKS IN YEMEN TONIGHT.
MEDIA IN YEMEN SAY 16 KILLED, OTHERS WOUNDED IN THE ATTACKS.
A US federal district judge ordering the White House to allow the Associated Press into areas it has been denied access to...The Hill USA
AN ISRAELI AIR ATTACK IN LEBANON'S BEKAA VALLEY. ISRAEL SAYING IT ATTACKED A WEAPONS DEPOT LINKED TO HEZBOLLAH...TIMES OF ISRAEL
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, dead hippos floating in the river of a national park. At least 50 hippos and some other large animals killed by anthrax poisoning.
ISRAEL'S HIGH COURT (SUPREME COURT) ORDERING THE GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU NOT TO FIRE 'SHIN BET' DOMESTIC SECURITY CHIEF RONEN BAR.
THE ORDER ALSO STATING THAT THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT LIMIT MR. BAR'S RESPONSIBILITIES.
THE COURT ORDERING THE GOVERNMENT AND ATTORNEY GENERAL TO WORK OUT A COMPROMISE IN THE FACE OF MR. NETANYAHU'S DESIRE TO FIRE MR. BAR.
THE COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER IN THE GOVERNMENT SHLOMO KARHI SUGGESTING THE GOVERNMENT MAY NOT OBEY THE ORDER...TIMES OF ISRAEL
"Gaza is a killing field...and civilians are in an endless death loop"
That's UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres rejecting a new Israeli proposal to control humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Israel cut off aid to Gaza on March 2nd but says it is willing to allow more aid in under strict guidelines.
Guterres linking the Israeli plan to 'further controlling and callously limiting aid down to the last calorie and grain of flour'.
He says the UN will not be involved in any plan that does 'fully respect...humanitarian principles' that include 'humanity, impartiality, independence and neutrality'...TIMES OF ISRAEL
The markets today sharp drops.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 320.01 points or 4. 84 percent.
The NASDAQ down 335.35 or 2.15 percent.
At 445 pm New York Time the price of oil at 58 dollars 31 cents a barrel down two dollars 39 cents or 3.94 percent...Marketwatch
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IN SANTO DOMINGO IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AT LEAST 79 DEAD (NEWS AGENCIES) AND MORE THAN 150 INJURED AFTER A NIGHTCLUB ROOF COLLAPSED.
THE US SUPREME COURT HAS OPENED THE DOOR FOR THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO FIRE PROBATIONARY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
THE COURT SAYS THAT THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE LABOR UNIONS SUING OVER THE FIRINGS DO HAVE LEGAL STANDING TO SUE.
THE CASE INVOLVES ONE OF TWO INJUNCTIONS THAT FEDERAL JUDGES HAVE ISSUED TO STOP THE FIRING OF THE PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES...THE HILL USA
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In the Ukraine War, Russia says its facing mercenaries from Colombia fighting for Ukraine in the Kursk Region of Russia...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...
Within hours of that news Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that two Chinese nationals had been captured in eastern Ukraine fighting for Russia...BBC News
IN ISRAEL TODAY A HIGH COURT HEARING ON PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S PLAN TO FIRE SHIN BET SECURITY CHIEF RONEN BAR DISRUPTED BY A PRO-NETANYAHU DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE COURTROOM.
PARLIAMENT MEMBER TALLY GOTLIV WAS ULTIMATELY REMOVED FROM THE COURTROOM. EARLIER THE FATHER OF A SOLDIER KILLED IN THE WAR WITH HAMAS DISRUPTED THE COURT HEARING...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
AT THE HEARING HIGH COURT PRESIDENT ISSAC AMIT SAID THAT MR. NETANYAHU HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN FIRING BAR.
AMIT NOTING NETANYAHU'S COMMENTS ON CASES AGAINST HIS AIDES FOR LEAKING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS SAYING THEY WERE A 'WITCH HUNT' AGAINST HIM.
BAR'S SHIN BET AGENCY A KEY PLAYER IN THAT INVESTIGATION OF MR. NETANYAHU'S AIDES AS WELL AS THE MORE RECENT 'QATARGATE' SCANDAL INVOLVING OTHER NETANYAHU AIDES...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said to be leaving Washington DC today after a disappointing trip.
President Trump did not agree to end a 17 percent tariff on Israeli goods and Iran and the US will hold direct talks this coming weekend...Times Of Israel
"a mistake on top of a mistake"
China's commerce ministry reacting to US President Donald Trump's latest tariff plan for China.
Mr. Trump pledging a new 50 percent tariff on China starting tomorrow. This would be on top of 54 percent tariffs already imposed.
China said to see an opportunity in economic warfare with the United States...CNN
THE US IS MAKING ACCUSATIONS OF HACKING ATTACKS FROM CHINA BUT HAS NO EVIDENCE TO BACK THEM UP.
THAT IS THE MESSAGE FROM CHINA'S AMBASSADOR IN RUSSIA.
ZHANG HANHUI CITING RECENT ACCUSATIONS ABOUT HACKER GROUPS NAMED 'VOLT TYPHOON' AND 'SALT TYPHOON'.
HE SAYS THE ACCUSATIONS ABOUT CHINA BASED HACKING ATTACKS ON THE US LACK ANY 'SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT WOULD STAND UP TO INTERNATIONAL SCRUTINY AND TECHNICAL ATTRIBUTION'...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"What is actually concerning me is the shift away from agreed rules and the risks of actually backsliding into a global trade war"
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressing his concern over the tariffs imposed by the United States on nations around the world.
Luxon saying a trade war will slow economic growth.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis saying tariffs could create .5 percent more global inflation. Willis calling the economic situation an 'historically significant global event'...One News New Zealand
A volcanic eruption in the Philippines. The Kanlaon volcano on the island of Negros sending a plume of ash four thousand meters in the sky.
Local authorities monitoring the situation an evacuation order in place in some areas with recommendations for school and work activities to be cancelled...ABC News Australia
US SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS PAUSING A LOWER COURT ORDER REQURING RETURN OF A DEPORTED SALVADORAN NATION FROM A SALVADORAN PRISON...BBC NEWS
US President Donald Trump speaking of 'direct talks' with Iran regarding its nuclear program.
This at the end of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
A US military representative to NATO Vice-Admiral Shoshana S. Chatfield removed from her post.
Her removal linked to President Trump and the notion of loyalty to his policies in media reporting...OSINTdefender "X"
AN ATTACK ON PALESTINIANS BY JEWISH RESIDENTS IN JUDEA (WEST BANK). FIVE PALESTINIANS WOUNDED.
DOZENS OF MASKED PEOPLE ATTACKING PALESTINIANS WITH CLUBS. THAT GROUP SAID TO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO BREACH A FENCE AROUND A PALESTINIAN VILLAGE...TIMES OF ISRAEL
French President Emmanuel Macron organizing a phone call to President Trump involving himself and the leaders of Egypt and Jordan.
France, Egypt and Jordan seeking an immediate ceasefire in Gaza...REUTERS-AOL.COM
ISRAEL'S AIR FORCE TAKING DOWN A DRONE APPROACHING FROM THE EAST. THE DRONE LIKELY LAUNCHED FROM YEMEN...TIMES OF ISRAEL
President Trump threatening an additional 50 percent tariff on Chinese goods.
This is Mr. Trump's response to China's retaliatory tariffs on his original 34 percent levy.
China must back down from its retaliatory tariffs by tomorrow or the additional US tariffs will be implemented on Wednesday...Donald J. Trump Truth Social
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AT THE WHITE HOUSE MEETING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SPECIAL ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF.
A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP FOLLOWING THAT MEETING...(NEWS AGENCIES)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 349.26 points or .91 percent.
The NASDAQ up 15.48 points.
At 430 pm New York Time the price of oil at 61 dollars two cents a barrel down 97 cents or 1.56 percent...Marketwatch
BEFORE US MARKETS OPENED TODAY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AGAIN CALLED ON THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD TO CUT INTEREST RATES...(Truth Social-Donald J. Trump)
15 SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED IN GERMANY TODAY OVER ALLEGED 'FAR-RIGHT THREATS'.
LETTERS WITH 'FAR-RIGHT STATEMENTS' RECEIVED BY A SCHOOL BOARD OF ONE SCHOOL MENTIONING A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF DUISBURG.
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"We will use all our might to respond to any aggression against our country...if these threats materialize they will immediately be met with a comprehensive response...any threats against the Islamic republic will be met with a harsh response..."
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman today. Esmail Baghaei speaking as their are hints of impending attacks on Iran from the United States and or Israel.
He also warned neighboring nations not to become bases of operations against Iran. Part of his message 'the nature of fire is that it spreads quickly'.
The US military has been moving additional air defense forces into Israel and the Middle East in recent days...(OSINTdefender "X")...Tass Russia...
"Iran will never, under any circumstances, take the path of developing nuclear weapons"
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman reaffirming the fatwa of its supreme religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei. The development of nuclear weapons by Iran is not allowed.
A member of Iran's parliament had made a statement advocating for Iran to develop nuclear weapons...Tass Russia
AS THE CONFLICT CONTINUES IN GAZA BRITISH NATIONALS SERVING IN ISRAEL'S ARMY ARE ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMES THERE.
BRITISH LAWYERS COLLECTING THE EVIDENCE AND GIVING IT OVER TO SCOTLAND YARD.
A TEENAGER KILLED THROWING ROCKS AT ISRAELI SOLDIERS IN THE 'WEST BANK'. THE 14-YEAR-OLD SAID TO BE OF AMERICAN-PALESTINIAN NATIONALITY.
The price of oil down in early New York trading dropping below 60 dollars a barrel more than 3.5 percent.
Dow and NASDAQ futures declining.
The early activity on the markets around the world declines continuing with the Hang Seng stock market in Hong Kong losing more than 10 percent of its value.
Markets declining across Asia and Europe...Marketwatch
MORE THAN 50 NATIONS SAID TO HAVE CONTACTED THE UNITED STATES REGARDING THE TARIFFS IMPOSED LAST WEEK.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING HE HAS SPOKEN WITH ASIAN AND EUROPEAN LEADERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE DEALS WITH US ABOUT THOSE TARIFFS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
IN WASHINGTON SUNDAY EVENING TALKING TO US COMMERCE SECRETARY HOWARD LUTNICK AND OTHER OFFICIALS ABOUT TARIFFS VISITING ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU...(TIMES OF ISRAEL)
The foreign ministers of the G7 nations expressing concern over China's recent 'provocative actions'.
The European Union representative joined in the statement that draws attention to recent Chinese military maneuvers around Taiwan which China considers to be an integral part of its territory.
The statement expressing concern about the growing frequency of 'destabilizing activities' involving China.
It says those activities pose risks to global security and prosperity...ANI News India
TENS OF THOUSANDS PROTESTING IN MOROCCO'S CAPITAL CITY OF RABAT SUNDAY EXPRESSING OUTRAGE OVER ISRAEL'S MILITARY OPERATIONS IN GAZA.
THE PROTEST CALLED ONE OF THE LARGEST IN RECENT MONTHS ALSO CRITICAL OF US POLICY SUPPORTING ISRAEL.
DEMONSTRATORS OBJECTING TO THE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL PURSUED BY MOROCCO'S GOVERNMENT IN RECENT YEARS.
PROTEST ORGANIZERS WARNING THAT ANGER WOULD ONLY DEEPEN IN THE REGION IF THE WAR IN GAZA CONTINUES...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
THE URKAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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19 UKRAINIAN DRONES DOWNED SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
19 Ukrainian drones downed Sunday night into Monday by Russian air defenses. 13 of the drones taken down over the Sea of Azov...Tass Russia
In other news....
New Zealand announcing a major boost in defense spending.
Nine billion dollars (5,012,100,000 US) in additional spending tacked on in the next four years.
New Zealand increasing its share of GDP allocated to defense from just over one percent to more than two percent in the next eight years.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon saying among other things "global tensions are increasing rapidly...our current defense spending is simply too low"...One News New Zealand
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
A US federal judge with a blistering ruling Sunday against the Trump Administrations deportation of a Salvadoran to El Salvador.
Judge Paula Xinis ordering the Department of Homeland Security and Homeland Security Seretary Kristi Noem to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States...The Hill USA
US HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON REACHING AN UNDERSTANDING WITH REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN ANNA PAULINA LUNA OF FLORIDA.
THEY WERE DISPUTING VOTING PRIVILEGES FOR HOUSE MEMBERS WHO ARE PARENTS OF NEWBORN CHILDREN.
A VOTE PAIRING SYSTEM SAID TO BE INVOLVED IN THE RESOLUTION A PARENT OF A NEWBORN UNABLE TO VOTE PAIRING THEIR VOTE WITH SOMEONE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ISSUE BEING VOTED ON...THE HILL USA
SYRIA'S NEW PRESIDENT AHMED AL-SHARAA VISITING THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES THIS WEEK. NEXT WEEK AL-SHARAA SET TO VISIT HIS CLOSE ALLY TURKEY...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
ISRAEL'S FOREIGN MINISTER IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TONIGHT. GIDEON SA'AR SPOKE WITH THE UAE'S FOREIGN MINISTER...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz calling for wider military action in Gaza after rockets were fired at Israel tonight. Israel already on the offensive with ground and air attacks there...Times of Israel
AT LEAST 22 KILLED IN FLOODING IN KINSHASA THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
A second Israeli businessman was questioned by police in the "Qatargate' scandal.
David Saig's name cleared for publication after a court gag order was lifted. Saig does business in the Persian Gulf but his lawyer says he has nothing to with the allegations raised in the probe.
Qatar is alleged to have funneled money to two close aides of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The aides then sought out Israeli journalists to plant positive stories in Israel media about Qatar a major backer of the Hamas movement in Gaza that attacked Israel on October 7th, 2023...Times of Israel
ROCKETS FIRED AT ISRAEL FROM GAZA THIS EVENING. ONE ROCKET LANDED ON THE GROUND DAMAGING CARS WITH OTHERS SHOT DOWN BY AIR DEFENSES...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)
Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitols breaking a National Hockey League record held by Wayne Gretzky.
"This is not a court decision, it is a political decision"
MARINE LE PEN SPEAKING TO THOUSANDS OF HER SUPPORTERS IN PARIS FOLLOWING A COURT SENTENCE OF TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT AND A FIVE-YEAR BAN FROM POLITICS.
LE PEN, WHO LEADS POLLING FOR THE 2027 PRESIDENT ELECTION, SAYING THE ASSERTION OF THE COURT THAT SHE IS A 'PUBLIC DISTURBANCE TO THE DEMOCRATIC ORDER' WAS AN IDEA 'INVENTED FOR THE OCCASION'.
LE PEN TOLD HER SUPPORTERS:
"I will not give up"
SHE ALSO INVOKED THE AMERCIAN CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. SAYING:
THOUSANDS OF LEFTISTS MARCHED IN PARIS TO OPPOSE MARINE LE PEN AND THE 'FAR-RIGHT' TODAY INCLUDING LEFTIST LEADER JEAN-LUC MELENCHON....
"Iran is the head of the snake"
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz touting a document that he says proves Iran's support for the brutal October 7th attacks by Hamas on southern Israel.
Hamas said to have asked the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps for 500 million dollars and the IRGC agreed to the request.
Mr. Katz saying that any Iranian denials of links to October 7th are lies and that Iran is 'the head of the snake' that 'advances terror on all fronts' from points inside Israel and without including Lebanon and Yemen...Israel National News
A LEADING IRANIAN GENERAL SAYING HIS COUNTRY 'IS NOT A WARMONGER, BUT IT DOES NOT ACCEPT BULLYING'.
MAJOR GENERAL MOHAMMAD BAQERI CHAIRS THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF OF IRAN'S ARMED FORCES.
BAQERI SPEAKING OF AN 'APPROPRIATE' RESPONSE BY SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMANEI TO US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S LETTER DEMANDING TALKS...PRESS TV IRAN
A member of Iran's parliament says his country must have nuclear weapons to negotiate with Western nations on equal terms.
Mohammad Qasim Osmani saying in part 'global arrogance has left us no other way'...Tass Russia...
More on Iran later in this summary.
US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO REVOKING VISAS FOR SOUTH SUDANESE NATIONALS IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS IS BECAUSE SOUTH SUDAN IS REFUSING TO ACCEPT ITS CITIZENS DEPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES...BBC NEWS
"Direct negotiations would be meaningless with a party that constantly threatens to resort to force..."
The Iranian Foreign Minister rejecting the notion of any direct talks with the United States. Abbas Araghchi also saying various US officials send out contradictory messages...Tass Russia
THE PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE BACKING DOWN IN THE TARIFF WAR.
EMERSON MNANGAGWA SAYING HIS NATION IS SUSPENDING ALL DUTIES ON GOODS FROM THE UNITED STATES...TASS RUSSIA
"While the hostages are undergoing a Holocaust and drinking water from toilets...Netanyahu is on a luxury vacation in Europe"
Israeli hostage mother Vicki Cohen speaking at a Saturday evening rally in Tel Aviv as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on a visit to Hungary that began several days ago.
Hostage families in Israel calling on President Trump to intervene and get a deal with Hamas to bring those captives out of Gaza...Times of Israel...
HAMAS RELEASING A NEW VIDEO OF TWO HOSTAGES THIS WEEKEND. THEY SPOKE OF MINOR INJURIES CAUSED BY ISRAELI ATTACKS IN GAZA...TASS RUSSIA
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU LEAVING HUNGARY HEADED TO THE WHITE HOUSE ON MONDAY.
A TARIFF DEAL WITH THE US ANTICIPATED BUT OTHER TOPICS LIKE GAZA AND IRAN ON THE AGENDA.
THE SUDDENLY ANNOUNCED TRIP TO WASHINGTON WILL KEEP MR. NETANYAHU OUT OF THE COURTROOM TO TESTIFY AT HIS CORRUPTION TRIAL.
Leaders of Egypt, Jordan and France holding a summit in Cairo on Monday to discuss ways to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Gaza...Israel National News
AFTER A NEW VIDEO WAS RELEASED ISRAEL'S MILITARY SAYING IT WAS WRONG TO SAY THAT AMBULANCES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE NOT OPERATING THEIR LIGHTS WHEN ISRAELI FORCES OPENED FIRE LAST MONTH KILLING 15 PALESTINIAN EMERGENCY WORKERS IN GAZA...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 15 AID WORKERS AT THE HANDS OF THE ISRAELI MILITARY IS WIDELY PERCEIVED AS A WAR CRIME...GLENN GREENWALD "X"...
AN ISRAELI OPPOSITION MP GILAD KARIV OF 'THE DEMOCRATS' SAYING THE SHOOTING OF THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES CONVOY AND SUBSUQUENT EXPLANATIONS FOR IT ARE THE RESULT OF GOVERNMENT RHETORIC THAT THERE ARE NO INNOCENTS IN GAZA...TIMES OF ISRAEL
The US building up air defenses in Israel. Two Patriot missile batteries and a Thermal High Altitude Air Defense system moved there this weekend according to "Al Arabiya"...OSINTdefender "X"
Two British MP's detained when they attempted to enter Israel this weekend. Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang are Labor Party members.
Foreign Minister David Lammy calling their detention 'unacceptable'. Israel's Interior Minister Moshe Arbel denying the MP's and their aides entry following an interrogation...BBC News
In the UK Labor Party MP Dan Norris arrested suspected of rape and child sex offenses.
Police raiding the home of Norris who was formerly a teacher and child protection officer.
The Labor Party suspending Norris.
Many of the allegations are around 20 years old but one is more recent..."X" Trending...BBC News
MASS PROTESTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES CALLED 'HANDS OFF'.
THEY WERE PROTESTS OPPOSING THE POLICIES OF PRESIDENT TRUMP RANGING FROM TARIFFS TO IMMIGRATION TO UKRAINE...BBC News
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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AIR RAID ALERTS IN KIEV AND OTHER PARTS OF UKRAINE
The tariffs hurled back and forth this week but there's more.
Was this week's ouster of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol when the Constitutional Court upheld his impeachment a culmination of Chinese efforts to expand influence in South Korea?
That 'expert' represents the Middle East Media Research Institute an outfit one associates with carrying Israel's message in the Middle East. That group now gets into matters related to China and that should tell us all something.
NEWSDUMP UPDATE:
The "Benjamin Netanyahu Update" why not skip testifying at your corruption trial to talk with the President of the United States at the White House.
That is the scene laid out before us this weekend.
The Bee Gees got the music "Stayin Alive" a video shot in Gaza???
Gaza, Iran, the Tariffs on Israel all issues enabling Mr. Netanyahu to walk away from the mess at home from his trial to the new "Qatargate" allegations...
Back in Israel the High Court in the next week considering whether Netanyahu can fire his "Shin Bet" domestic spy chief Ronen Bar.
Bar telling the court in a letter that Mr. Netanyahu wanted him to make an excuse to keep the Prime Minister from testifying at his corruption trial...
The "Qatargate" scandal in Israel continued to unfold on Friday here is the headline there regarding those aides to Benjamin Netanyahu suspected of being on the Qatari take...
As Benjamin Netanyahu is 'staying alive' with his visit to Hungary since Wednesday demonstrating an International Criminal Court warrant against him for 'war crimes' is worthless we get this shocking story from Gaza...
A British intelligence oriented social media page came out with a message to challenge the Trump-Netanyahu Alliance as you would expect a British page to do in the present circumstances Ukraine, tariffs etc. the message about what happened in Gaza last month clear...
The former Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett expected to run next year in the 2026 election to get that office back saying these three things about "Qatargate":
"1. Qatar is the main driving force powering Hamas.
2. The PM's advisers worked for it and not for us.
3. All this happened during a war our children are fighting"...
Driving around in my 2025 model car with a dashboard display that ends up looking like a smartphone screen that's the world we live in. Yeah folks I still use a 'dumb phone'.
60 YEARS AGO IN LOS ANGELES A NEW SOUND ON THE RADIO 'BOSS RADIO' 93 KHJ
Here is what it sounded like on the radio back in April of 1965 as the new sound of "boss radio' came to Los Angeles the Top 30 hits rolling out to dominate and medicate the audience.
The news pushed to the side as "20/20 News"...
Helping to get things started at 93 KHJ back then Promotion Director Clancy Imislund who would later become the Executive Director of the Venice Rescue Mission we lost Clancy during COVID...
In the Alcoholics Anonymous movement where folks are supposed to be anonymous Clancy Imislund had a rather high profile in his day speaking locally and in cities around the world.
He talks about the "Grace of God" in this video below the audio of one of his AA speaker appearances...
Clancy says a lot of very practical things in that speech about having to grow up.
Drunks like me can be so emotional and childish our reality gets distorted.
Towards the end of his speech (55 minutes in) Clancy talks about breaking away from medications prescribed by psychiatrists and working the program of AA instead.
WELL, HERE WE GO IS WAR WITH IRAN IN THE GRAND SCHEME FOR NETANYAHU AND TRUMP A WAY TO KEEP ISRAEL DISTRACTED FROM THE 'QATARGATE' SCANDAL AND KEEP MR. NETANYAHU'S CORRUPTION TRIAL ON HOLD?
THE TWO LEADERS SET TO MEET AT THE WHITE HOUSE MONDAY A GREAT PR STUNT TRUMP AND NETANYAHU WILL REACH A DEAL ON TARIFFS BUT GAZA AND IRAN WILL BE TALKED ABOUT.
The 'OSINTdefender' social media page I read suggesting Iran is jamming US aircraft GPS over the Persian Gulf this weekend...OSINTdefender "X" Post
THE SUNDAY NEWS SUMMARY STARTS AT MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME.
The story from France this week Marine Le Pen dominating it our weekly post about France...
(NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
The big news story this week the conviction of the leading presidential candidate in the 2027 election Marine Le Pen of the National Rally (RN).
Her conviction alongside two dozen other RN defendants accused of using European Parliament funds for political purposes roundly denounced as 'political' by many in France.
Le Pen herself describing what happened as an 'atomic bomb'.
Many in the ranks of nationalistic European parties with ties to Israel calling out the conviction.
Personalities ranging from Geert Wilders in the Netherlands to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban expressing their dismay.
In the UK Nigel Farage condemning the prosecution of Le Pen as political.
And most importantly in the United States individuals close to President Donald Trump including his son Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk expressing their outrage.
On Friday Mr. Trump himself weighed in on social media saying in part:
"The Witch Hunt against Marine Le Pen is another example of European Leftists using Lawfare to silence Free Speech, and censor their Political Opponent..."
Trump comparing Le Pen's prosecution to his own experience leading up to the 2024 presidential election in the United States...
For Marine Le Pen an expedited appeals process with a decision in the summer of 2026 was suggested in the aftermath of the verdict something she said is 'very good news'.
This weekend protest planned both by the National Rally and the Left in France the RN seeking a well-managed event amid warnings from authorities about 'threats' to magistrates...
The Left wanting to protest to demonstrate a notion that it respects 'the rule of law' and opposes the 'far right' that doesn't. Greens and ecologists will demonstrate tomorrow.
But some major left-wing forces including the Socialist and Communist parties opting not to protest tomorrow instead calling for a 'rule of law' protest next Saturday in Paris.
THE NOTION OF EUROPE 'TALKING TO PUTIN' THIS WEEK IT CAME FROM THE PRESIDENT OF FINLAND ALEXANDER STUBB.
STUBB PLAYED GOLF LAST WEEKEND WITH US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN A FOURSOME THAT INCLUDED US SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN TREY GOWDY...OSINTdefender "X" (Photo Embeds).
STUBB RECENTLY VISITED UKRAINE AND SPOKE WITH PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.
BY THE END OF THE WEEK 'THE TELEGRAPH' NEWSPAPER IN THE UK SAYING THAT FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON IS WILLING TO TAKE ON THE ROLE 'WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT'...TASS RUSSIA
From Paris this afternoon the "Reservoir Apps" video a lot of interviews as people gather to protest...
The protest captured on this video stream one of opposition to bias in media. A small rally with speakers held outside the "Radio France" building headquarters to government owned media outlets.
A protest march making its way through the streets of Paris this afternoon...
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A deal to sell TikTok to new owners on hold an emergency US Supreme Court ruling favorable to President Trump and the President urging Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
US politics an appeals court in North Carolina ruling in favor of the Republican candidate in last fall's Supreme Court election in that state.
65,000 thousand votes ruled invalid in the contest where Democrat incumbent Allison Riggs led Republican Jefferson Griffin by 734 votes.
The case now moves to the state's Supreme Court and may end up in federal court...CNN USA
THE US GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS UNDER MEDICARE AND MEDICAID AS PROPOSED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.
THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES OPTING NOT TO FINALIZE A RULE THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED AN ESTIMATED SEVEN MILLION PLUS PEOPLE ACCESS TO THE 'GLP-1' WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS...THE HILL USA
In Israel an autopsy on a 17-year-old Palestinian prisoner who collapsed and died last week showing signs of starvation and medical neglect.
There have been complaints about conditions at the Megiddo Prison related to a bacterial infection causing diarrhea and vomiting...Associated Press USA-Times of Israel
IN THE UK A PRO-LIFE ACTIVIST ORDERED TO PAY 20,000 POUNDS IN COURT COSTS (26,000 US DOLLARS).
THE VERDICT AGAINST LIVIA TOSSICI-BOLT WAS OVER A SIGN SHE HELD NEAR AN ABORTION CLINIC IN BOURNEMOUTH.
THE SIGN READING 'HERE TO TALK IF YOU WANT'.
SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING A 'PUBLIC SPACES PROTECTION ORDER'.
THE US STATE DEPARTMENT MONITORING THE CASE AS A 'VIOLATION OF FREE SPEECH'.
TOSSICI-BOLT SPOKE AFTER THE VERDICT SAYING:
"I was not protesting and did not harass or obstruct anyone. The US State Department was right to be concerned about this case as it has serious implications for the entire Western world"...LIFE NEWS
Ukranian officials say at least 18 were killed in a missile attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih.
A missile said to have hit a residential area with nine children among the dead.
President Volodymyr Zelensky saying the attack is proof Russia does not want a ceasefire.
Russia describing a 'high precision missile strike' aimed at 'unit commanders and Western instructors'...BBC News
'AXIOS' REPORTS THAT ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WILL BE AT THE WHITE HOUSE MONDAY.
MR. NETANYAHU'S TALKS WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PROVIDING A SHOWCASE TO QUICKLY DEAL WITH TARIFFS MR. TRUMP IMPOSED ON ISRAEL THIS WEEK.
THE CONFLICT IN GAZA AND IRAN ALSO SAID TO BE ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS.
NETANYAHU VISITING HUNGARY UNTIL SUNDAY.
BUT THE MEETING IS SAID TO BE DEPENDENT ON CANCELLATION OF MR. NETANYAHU'S TESTIMONY AT HIS CORRUPTION TRIAL...TIMES OF ISRAEL...(OSINTdefender "X"-Axios)
THE ISRAELI DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE CHIEF RONEN BAR SAYS THAT PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WANTED HIM TO TELL A COURT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE FOR MR. NETANYAHU TO TESTIFY AT HIS CORRUPTION TRIAL.
BAR SUBMITTING A LETTER TO ISRAEL'S HIGH COURT AHEAD OF A HEARING NEXT WEEK ON NETANYAHU'S ATTEMPT TO FIRE HIM AS OF NEXT THURSDAY (APRIL 10TH)...TIMES OF ISRAEL
A HOUTHI DRONE TAKEN DOWN BY ISRAEL OVER THE RED SEA THIS EVENING. THE HOUTHIS SAY THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO ATTACK A 'MILITARY TARGET' IN THE TEL AVIV AREA...TIMES OF ISRAEL
(Updated) President Trump signing an order allowing TikTok to operate in the United States for another 75 days.
Mr. Trump saying more work needs to be done on securing new ownership for the social media app...Tass Russia...
China said to have balked at a deal right now due to the tariffs imposed on it by Mr. Trump this week...Reuters-Radio New Zealand
THE US SUPREME COURT GIVING PRESIDENT TRUMP A VICTORY. THE COURT'S EMERGENCY 5-4 RULING ALLOWING THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO BLOCK TEACHER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
THERE WAS CONCERN THAT THE 65 MILLION DOLLARS WAS BEING SPENT ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION POLICIES CONSIDERED DISCRIMINATORY
FIVE 'CONSERVATIVE' JUSTICES IN THE MAJORITY WITH CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS AND THREE 'LIBERAL' JUSTICES IN THE MINORITY.
THIS RULING STOPS A LOWER COURT ORDER TO SPEND THE GRANT MONEY...THE HILL USA
DEFROCKED ROMAN CATHOLIC CARDINAL THEODORE MCCARRICK IS DEAD AT THE AGE OF 94.
MCCARRICK WAS A FORMER ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON DC DESCRIBED AS A MODERATE.
HE WAS REMOVED FROM MINISTRY AND DEFROCKED OVER ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INVOLVING CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
Russia supplying Cuba with 100,000 metric tons of oil. The supply of oil on February 19th in line with the 'state loan framework' according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.
He said that Russia will continue to support Cuba with economic aid and humanitarian assistance using various channels...Tass Russia
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP URGING FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD CHARIMAN JEROME POWELL TO LOWER INTEREST RATES.
TRUMP SLAMMING POWELL FOR REFUSING TO LOWER THEM SAYING HE IS ACTING POLITICALLY AGAINST HIM...THE HILL USA
In Israel's "Qatargate" scandal one aide of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kept in detention another released to house arrest.
Police appealed to a second judge who allowed them to keep Jonatan Urich in custody while another aide Eli Feldestein was put under house arrest.
The aides accused of helping Qatar to plant stories in Israeli media favorable to its image during hostage release talks with Hamas which has close ties to Qatar...Times of Israel
THE ISRAELI MILITARY ASSAULT IN GAZA CONTINUES. MANY KILLED AS AIR STRIKES CONTUINUE AND FORCES ADVANCE ON THE GROUND.
ISRAEL SEEKING TO ESTABLISH A 'SECURITY ZONE' ORDERING THE CIVILIAN POPULATION OF THAT AREA OUT.
ISRAEL SEEKING TO PRESSURE THE HOSTAGE HOLDING HAMAS FORCES INTO CAPITULATION TO ISRAELS DESIRE TO HAVE FULL CONTROL OF GAZA...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
China responding to President Trump's 34 percent tariff with its own 34 percent levy on US imports.
US agricultural goods hit hard by China's move.
Recently a Chinese spokesman said that his country was ready for any kind of 'war' trade or otherwise the US wished to wage against it...BBC News
ON SOCIAL MEDIA US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DECRYING THE PROSECUTION AND CONVICTION OF FRANCE'S MARINE LE PEN.
LE PEN'S CONVICTION COMING AS SHE LED POLLING FOR THE 2027 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
MR. TRUMP COMPARING HER PROSECUTION TO THE EFFORTS OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO PROSECUTE HIM PRIOR TO THE LAST YEAR'S ELECTION HERE IN THE UNITED STATES...DONALD J. TRUMP TRUTH SOCIAL
The markets today sharp declines continue.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2,232.07 points or 5.5 percent. The Dow closing at 38.314.86.
The NASDAQ dropped 962.82 points or 5.82 percent closing at 15,587.79.
The price of oil in New York at the close 62 dollars 32 cents a barrel down four dollars 63 cents or 6.92 percent...Marketwatch
MORE JOBS ADDED IN THE US LAST MONTH WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISING TO 4.2 PERCENT...YAHOO FINANCE
The Metropolitan Police in London accusing comedian Russell Brand of rape and other 'sexual offences'.
The allegations dating back to between 1999 and 2005.
In recent years Brand was known as an opponent of COVID vaccines and COVID lockdowns in the UK and around the world...AFP France-Gulf News...
Responding by video Mr. Brand questioning the legitimacy of the British government and legal system then describing his early as one marked by drug addiction and sex addiction.
OPERTATIONS OF AUTO MAKER STELLANTIS PAUSED AT FACTORIES IN CANADA AND MEXICO IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW US TARIFFS.
THE WINDSOR, ONTARIO FACTORY EMPLOYING 4,500 PEOPLE GOING INTO A TEMPORARY SHUT DOWN...BBC NEWS
Turkey (Türkiye) says that Israel is a threat to regional peace and stability and 'feeds' on conflict.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry draws attention to Israeli military actions in Syria and Lebanon.
The new jihadist government in Syria has close ties to Turkey.
The statement calling for the international community to curb Israel's 'increasingly brazen aggression'...Daily Sabah Turkey (Türkiye)
THE BRITISH NEWSPAPER 'THE TELEGRAPH' REPORTING THAT IRAN HAS REMOVED MILITARY PERSONNEL FROM YEMEN.
AN ANONYMOUS IRANIAN OFFICIAL IS CITED IN THE REPORT.
THIS IS SAID TO BE LINKED TO FEAR OF DIRECT CONFRONTATION WITH THE UNITED STATES AS THE US CONTINUES DAILY AIR ATTACKS ON THE COUNTRY...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
"A series of human errors"
In New Zealand an official board of inquiry reporting on the sinking of a New Zealand naval vessel in Samoan waters last October 5th.
Errors cited in the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui started with the ship being steered towards land and left on its autopilot.
Key personnel involved in the grounding of the ship that led to its sinking found to have had deficiencies in qualifications and endorsements...One News New Zealand
US AND CHINESE MILITARY OFFICIALS TALKING IN SHANGHAI THIS WEEK.
THE TALKS AIMED AT KEEPING MILITARY ENCOUNTERS IN THE AIR AND AT SEA FROM BECOMING UNSAFE.
BOTH SIDES EXPRESSING CONCERNS OVER THE ACTIONS OF THE OTHER SIDES MILITARY FORCES IN AREAS NEAR MAINLAND CHINA AND TAIWAN...ASSOCIATED PRESS-IRISH EXAMINER
US House Speaker Mike Johnson talking with Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna of Florida.
This follows President Trump's endorsement of proxy voting for new parents of House members.
Johnson shutting down all House business to prevent a floor vote on a discharge petition to allow proxy voting mostly backed by Democrats along with Luna and eight other Republicans.
Speaker Johnson broaching the notion of making the proposal to allow proxy voting to apply to new mothers who are House members only...The Hill USA
OPINION POLLING FROM REUTERS/IPSOS ON US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SHOWS AT 43 PERCENT OVERALL APPROVAL RATING.
IT'S A TWO PERCENT DECLINE FROM LAST MONTH. WHEN HE TOOK OFFICE IN JANUARY MR. TRUMP HAD A 47 PERCENT APPROVAL RATING ACCORDING TO REUTERS/IPSOS.
MR. TRUMP'S APPROVAL RATING FOR HIS HANDLING OF THE ECONOMY LOWER AT 37 PERCENT...THE HILL USA
Russia's military said to be blocking Ukrainian seaports in the Mykolaiv Region along the Black Sea. Russian forces on the Kinburn Peninsula blocking the ports just west of the Kherson Region...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
In other news...
A federal lawsuit filed against President Donald Trump's tariffs imposed on China.
The suit filed on behalf of a Florida business "Simplified" that currently conducts business with China.
The suit argues the law Mr. Trump is using to impose the tariffs was designed for emergency situations not to implement a broad-ranging domestic policy...The Hill USA
A US NAVY COMMANDER IN COLORADO RELIEVED OF COMMAND.
COMMANDER CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON RELIEVED AS COMMANDER OF THE NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS CENTER.
A 'LOSS OF CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY TO COMMAND' CITED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DECISION...TASK AND PURPOSE
