THE US SUPREME COURT ALLOWING THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAP IN TEXAS.
ITS A MAP THAT MOVES FIVE MORE DISTRICTS TOWARDS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY...NBC NEWS USA
A SECOND ATTEMPT TO BRING AN INDICTMENT AGAINST NEW YORK DEMOCRAT ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD HAS FAILED.
A NEW GRAND JURY CONSIDERING THE MATTER AFTER THE APPOINTMENT OF LINDSEY HALLIGAN AS THE US ATTORNEY FOR EASTERN VIRGINIA WAS INVALIDATED BY A FEDERAL JUDGE...THE HILL USA
Another deadly US attack on a boat linked to drug trafficking. Four killed in the attack on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)
IN TUNISIA 81-YEAR-OLD OPPOSITION PERSONALITY AHMED NAJIB CHEBBI ARRESTED.
CHEBBI'S ARREST FOLLOWED HIS 12-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE BEING UPHELD ON APPEAL.
HE WAS ACCUSED WITH OTHERS OF TRYING TO OVERTHROW THE REGIME OF PRESIDENT KAIS SAIED WHO DEPOSED THE ELECTED GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT IN 2021...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The leader of an Israel-backed militia in Gaza killed. Yasser Abu Shabab led a group dubbed "Popular Forces".
THE FBI ARRESTING A SUSPECT IN CONNECTION WITH THE 'PIPE BOMBS' PLANTED OUTSIDE DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS BUILDINGS ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 5TH, 2021.
THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED THE NIGHT BEFORE THE JANUARY 6TH EVENTS AT THE US CAPITOL.
NO FURTHER OFFICIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED ABOUT THE SUSPECT LATER DESCRIBED AS A VIRGINIA MAN...THE HILL USA...
FOX NEWS IDENTIFYING THE SUSPECT AS 'BRIAN COLE'...(FOX NEWS).
SUSPECT BRIAN COLE JR. IS FROM WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA.
HE FACES ONE FEDERAL CHARGE INVOLVING AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WITH MORE CHARGES POSSIBLE.
HIS ARREST FOLLOWED A REOPENING OF EVIDENCE COLLECTED ALMOST FIVE YEARS AGO.
REPUBLICAN PARTY ALIGNED LEGAL ANALYST JULIE KELLY NOTES THE DEVICES PLANTED ON JANUARY 5TH, 2021 WERE NOT VIABLE.
SHE BELIEVES THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND FBI WERE COVERING THE CASE UP BY NOT AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING IT...JULIE KELLY "X"
The markets today the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 31.96 points, the NASDAQ rose 51.04 points.
In New York the price of oil closed for the day at 59 dollars 67 cents a barrel...Marketwatch
The Iraqi government backing away from a published law that designated groups allied with Iran as 'terrorist organizations'.
Iraqi authorities say the government gazette 'mistakenly' published designation of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon and Houthi movement in Yemen as terror groups...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Turkiye)
IN ISRAEL AT LEAST 11 PALESTINIANS HURT IN A SERIES OF ATTACKS BY NATIONALIST SETTLERS.
THE NATIONALISTS USED CLUBS, STONES AND TEAR GAS IN THE ATTACKS...TIMES OF ISRAEL
In Australia social media giant Meta beginning enforcement of the new law banning social media accounts for children under the age of 16.
THE US, CANADA AND MEXICO URGED TO COORDINATE ECONOMIC RULES AGAINST CHINA.
THAT MESSAGE AT A WASHINGTON DC HEARING HELD BY THE OFFICE OF THE US TRADE REPRSENTATIVE.
THE NOTION OF 'ECONOMIC SECURITY' BEING INCORPORATED INTO THE US-MEXICO CHINA TRADE AGREEEMENT (USMCA) PRESENTED BY WITNESSES AT THE HEARING...SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
Jeffrey Epstein's former close associate Ghislaine Maxwell making an attempt to be released from prison.
Maxwell's lawyer David Oscar Markus saying she is concerned that release of 'untested and unproven' allegations in the grand jury record in her case would prejudice any possible retrial in her case.
The US Supreme Court recently rejected Maxwell's conviction and sentence on charges of sex abuse and sex trafficking involving minors...CNN USA
ISRAELI SOLDIERS BULLDOZING BODIES OF PALESTINIANS INTO UNMARKED GRAVES IN GAZA.
THIS ACCORDING TO AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY CNN.
THOSE KILLED WERE TRYING TO REACH HUMANITARIAN AID SITES IN GAZA.
Russian air defenses shooting down two targets over the sea near the Crimean port city of Sevastopol...Tass Russia
In other news...
THE NETHERLANDS GETTING READY TO IMPOSE SURCHARGES ON LOW-COST PACKAGES ENTERING THE COUNTRY FROM CHINA.
THE COST OF PACKAGES FROM CHINESE ONLINE RETAILERS LIKE SHEIN AND TEMU UNDER 150 EUROS (175 US DOLLARS) IN VALUE WILL HAVE AN EXTRA SIX EURO (SEVEN US DOLLAR) CHARGE TACKED ONTO THEM.
PREVIOUSLY SUCH PACKAGES WERE EXEMPT FROM CUSTOMS FEES. THE NETHERLANDS FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE THE UNITED STATES IN IMPOSING SUCH FEES...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
A vomiting disorder linked to frequent marijuana use is on the rise.
A sharp rise in emergency visits for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) recorded between 2016 and 2022. Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
CHS involves both screaming and vomiting giving it the nickname of 'scromiting'.
Symptoms include cyclical nausea and vomiting accompanied by abdominal pain with no organic cause.
The research noting 188 million CMS cases in 2020 and 2021 among adults 18 to 35 years old...The Hill USA
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 408.44 points or .86 percent.
The NASDAQ up 40.42 points or .17 percent.
At 431 pm New York Time the price of oil at 59 dollars 11 cents a barrel up 47 cents or .8 percent...Marketwatch
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCING 'FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL' PARDONS TO TEXAS DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR AND HIS WIFE IMELDA.
LAST YEAR THEY WERE ACCUSED OF TAKING 600,000 DOLLARS IN BRIBES FROM TWO FOREIGN ENTITITES.
MR. TRUMP SAID THEY WERE TARGETED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AFTER CONGRESSMAN CUELLAR SPOKE OUT AGAINST BORDER POLICIES OF FORMER PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN...CNN USA
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says President Vladimir Putin accepted some proposals and rejected others offered by the United States regarding the Ukraine War yesterday.
Peskov says it would be wrong to characterize Mr. Putin's response as a 'rejection'. He says Russia is working with the US on a final plan that will be a compromise between the positions of the two countries....RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU EXPECTED TO VISIT WASHINGTON DC AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
HE WILL MEET US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WHILE CONGRESS IS OUT OF SESSION. ISSUES LIKE SYRIA AND GAZA WILL BE DISCUSSED...TIMES OF ISRAEL
159 bodies have been recovered at the scene of last week's high-rise fire in Hong Kong. 31 people remain missing.
THE COUNTING OF THE VOTES CONTINUING FROM LAST SUNDAY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN HONDURAS.
WITH NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF THE VOTES COUNTED LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE SALVADOR NASRALLAH WITH A NARROW LEADER OVER NATIONAL PARTY CANDIDATE NASRY 'TITO' ASFURA.
ASFURA THE CANDIDATE ENDORSED LATE LAST WEEK BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
BOTH MR. NASRALLAH AND MR. ASFURA ARE OF PALESTINIAN ANCESTRY THEIR FAMILIES MIGRATED TO HONDURAS IN THE EARLY 1950'S...WIKIPEDIA 2025 HONDURAN GENERAL ELECTION
"All the heroes of the Torah were warriors-Joshua bin Nun, Gideon, King David were all great fighters!
Myriads of soldiers from the religious Zionist community proved themselves in this war..."
The leading political opponent of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett denouncing the 'Anti-Zionist" law on the military draft for Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men.
Mr. Netanyahu's government proposing the law and Mr. Bennett offering what was meant to be a response to a statement from Netanyahu last night supporting the law but the Prime Minister cancelled his address.
Mr. Bennett saying the law is designed to prevent the Ultra-Orthodox from being drafted in what amounts to a 'con job'.
Some 80,000 young men 18 to 24 estimated to be available from among the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel to be drafted into military service...Times Of Israel
THE MAYOR OF THE NORTHERN DUTCH CITY OF TERNUZEN RESIGNING.
THIS AFTER HIS EFFORT TO BRING AN ASYLUM SEEKERS CENTER TO THE CITY WAS OPPOSED BY A MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(MORE NEWS POSTING IN THE EVENING EASTERN US TIME)
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The US pausing immigration applications from 19 countries including Afghanistan and Somalia citing national security and public safety.
President Trump speaking at a cabinet meeting saying Somali Americans 'contribute nothing' and that 'Ilhan Omar is garbage' referencing Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.
Prosecutors launching probes into alleged money laundering in the Somali-American community of Minnesota related to federal funding...News Agencies-Times Of Israel
THE FORMER HONDURAN PRESIDENT JUAN ORLANDO HERNANDEZ FREED FROM FEDERAL PRISON AFTER BEING PARDONED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP.
MR. HERNANDEZ WAS CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO 45 YEARS IN PRISON AND FINED EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENSES.
MR. TRUMP FIRST ANNOUNCED THE PARDON OF HERNANDEZ WHEN HE MADE HIS ENDORSEMENT OF NASRY "TITO" ASFURA FOR PRESIDENT IN LAST SUNDAY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
ASFURA IS FROM THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY AS MR. HERNANDEZ...CNN USA
Speaking to reporters at the White House US President Donald Trump mentioned the nation of Colombia by name as he said that military attacks on drug trafficking would be extended to land targets...OSINTdefender "X"
RESULTS FROM THE TENNESSEE 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE MATT VAN EPPS PROJECTED THE WINNER OVER DEMOCRAT AFTYN BEHN WINNING THE SEAT BY A NARROWER MARGIN THAN REPUBLICANS WON IT IN LAST YEAR'S ELECTION.
PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SAYS RUSSIAN FORCES ARE 'LIQUIDATING' 15 TRAPPED UKRAINIAN BATTALIONS NEAR KUPYANSK.
PUTIN EXPECTS RUSSIAN FORCES TO MAKE MORE ADVANCES IN THE KUPYANSK AREA...TASS RUSSIA
(Updated With Additional Information)
US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow discussing an end to hostilities in the Ukraine War.
They are meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin...TASS RUSSIA...
After the meeting Putin aide Yury Ushakov describing a conversation that was 'very useful, constructive and very informative'.
Ushakov noting some proposals presented were acceptable to Russia and others were not.
Mr. Putin sent messages to take back to US President Donald Trump...Tass Russia
ANOTHER DRONE ATTACK ON A RUSSIAN TANKER OFF THE COAST OF TURKEY (TURKIYE).
THE SHIP SAILING TO THE NATION OF GEORGIA NEIGHBORING RUSSIA CARRYING SUNFLOWER OIL.
LAST FRIDAY TWO OIL TANKERS ASSOCIATED WITH RUSSIA'S 'SHADOW FLEET' WERE ALSO ATTACKED OFF THE TURKISH COAST...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
CHINA'S COAST GUARD SAID IT EXPELLED A JAPANESE VESSEL THAT ENTERED A DISPUTED CHAIN OF ISLANDS ABOUT A HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF TAIWAN...TASS RUSSIA
A doctor's statement speaking of a 'perfectly normal' MRI for President Trump.
This after Democrat Governor Tim Walz called for release of the MRI results from the October imaging.
It was done on the President's heart and abdomen as part of preventive screening...Associated Press-MSN USA
A SPECIAL US HOUSE ELECTION TODAY IN TENNESSEE'S SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
REPUBLICAN MATT VAN EPPS FACING DEMOCRAT AFTYN BEHN.
IT'S A DISTRICT THE REPUBLICANS WON BY 20 PERCENTAGE POINTS LAST YEAR.
THE VOTE SEEN AS A TEST OF POLITICAL STRENGTH FOR PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY...
A SECOND ATTACK THAT KILLED SURVIVORS OF THE FIRST ONE ON A BOAT IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA BACK IN SEPTEMBER IS BEING EXPLAINED BY THE WHITE HOUSE.
MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING IN RECENT DAYS LINKING THE DEADLY ATTACK ON AN ALLEGED DRUG BOAT TO AN ORDER FROM US SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH.
BUT THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE ATTACK WAS ORDERED BY ADMIRAL FRANK M. BRADLEY WHO LEADS THE JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.
BRADLEY LAUDED BY SECRETARY HEGSETH AS A 'HERO'...NBC NEWS
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN VISITING A COMMAND POST TO HEAR REPORTS ON VICTORIES IN THE UKRAINE WAR.
RUSSIA SAYS THAT ITS FORCES NOW HAVE CONTROL OF THE CITIES OF KRASNOARMEYSK IN THE DONETSK REGION AND VOLCHANSK IN THE KHARKOV REGION...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA
Belarus says it found a Lithuanian drone on its territory. Belarus a nation aligned with Russia that borders both Russia and Ukraine.
Authorities say the drone entered the territory of Belarus after being launched in Lithuania and flying over Poland...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
PRESIDENT TRUMP ON SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTING DIALOGUE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND SYRIA AMID TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
THE US SUPPORTS THE FORMER JIHADIST LEADER AHMED AL-SHARAA SYRIA'S NEW PRESIDENT.
IN RECENT DAYS 13 SYRIANS KILLED IN ONE ISRAELI MILITARY ACTION IN SOUTHWESTERN SYRIA. IT WAS AN ACTION ISRAEL SAID WAS LINKED TO TERRORISM.
MR. TRUMP SAYING NOTHING SHOULD HAPPEN 'THAT WILL INTERFERE WITH SYRIA'S EVOLUTION INTO A PROSPEROUS STATE'...TRUTH SOCIAL POST
President Trump and top officials holding a strategy session to discuss the next steps regarding Venezuela.
The meeting this evening at the White House including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine among others...OSINTdefender "X"
The new congressional district map for Indiana released by Indiana State House Republicans.
It attempts to flip two US House seats towards the GOP by mixing the Gary, Indiana area with rural counties in one instance.
In the other it splits Indianapolis (Marion County) into four congressional districts to take the existing seat away from Democrats.
It is not clear if enough Indiana State Senators are prepared to vote in the favor of the map later this month...The Hill USA
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT UPHOLDING THE DISQUALIFICATION OF ALINA HABBA AS US ATTORNEY FOR NEW JERSEY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD PLACED HABBA IN THAT POSITION IN A TEMPORARY CAPACITY HAS HE CONTINUES TO SEEK US SENATE APPROVAL FOR HIS US ATTORNEY NOMINEES...THE HILL USA
"only the good of the state and Israeli society"
Those comments from Israeli President Issac Herzog about what he will consider in deciding whether to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Mr. Herzog also saying he will not be swayed by 'violent discourse'.
President Herzog's consideration of the pardon request is expected to take weeks...Times of Israel...
More news related to this story later in the summary.
RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY WARNING OVER COMMENTS BY A NATO ADMIRAL ABOUT POSSIBLE PREEMPTIVE ATTACKS ON RUSSIA.
ITALIAN ADMIRAL GIUSEPPE CAVO DRAGONE SUGGESTED SUCH ATTACKS FOLLOWING INCIDENTS DEFINED AS RUSSIAN HYBRID WARFARE AGAINST NATO.
THESE INCLUDE RECENT DRONE FLIGHTS OVER EUROPE AND THE SABOTAGE OF A POLISH RAILWAY LINE.
RUSSIAN SPOKESWOMAN MARIA ZAKHAROVA SAYING THE ADMIRAL'S COMMENTS AN ATTEMPT TO PROMOTE ESCALATION AND UNDERMINE SETTLEMENT OF THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE...TASS RUSSIA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 427.09 points or .90 percent.
The NASDAQ down 89.76 points or .38 percent.
At 441 pm New York Time the price of at 59 dollars 45 cents a barrel up 90 cents or 1.45 percent...Marketwatch
More than 1100 deaths reported in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia following a hurricane in the region.
Hundreds of others are missing with more than 600 killed on the northwestern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
WITH MORE THAN HALF THE VOTE COUNTED IN HONDURAS'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NATIONAL PARTY CANDIDATE NASRY "TITO" ASFURA WITH A NARROW LEAD OVER LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE SALVADOR NASRALLA.
MR. ASFURA RECEIVED THE ENDORSMENT OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST ON FRIDAY THAT ALSO PROMISED A PARDON FOR A FORMER HONDURAN PRESIDENT CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING...2025 HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
A cabinet minister in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government warning that Israeli President Issac Herzog must pardon Mr. Netanyahu.
Minister of Environmental Affairs Idit Silman warning that if Herzog fails to do so US President Donald Trump 'will be forced to intervene'...i24 News Israel "X" (Video Embed)
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE OF KENTUCKY SAYS THAT NAMES OF VICTIMS OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S UNDERAGE SEX TRAFFICKING NETWORK HAVE BEEN REVEALED TO THE PUBLIC.
THIS HAPPENED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PROBE ULTIMATELY UNDER THE CONTROL OF US HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON.
MASSIE SAID JOHNSON'S EFFORT THAT LED TO DOZENS OF VICTIMS NAMES BEING REVEALED WAS DESIGNED TO THWART HIS 'EPSTEIN FILES TRANSPARENCY ACT' THAT EVENTUALLY BECAME LAW...
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says US envoy Steve Witkoff will meet President Vladimir Putin this week. This will follow a meeting with Ukrainian officials in the United States that included Mr. Witkoff...Tass Russia
THE DUTCH INTERIOR MINISTER IN THE OUTGOING GOVERNMENT CRITICAL OF THE TONE OF PARTY OF FREEDOM LEADER GEERT WILDERS.
INTERIOR MINISTER FRANK RIJKAART SAYS THAT THE PRO-ISRAEL, ANTI-MASS IMMIGRATION POLITICIAN IS MAKING 'VERY CRUDE STATEMENTS' THAT 'RUB AGAINST THE EDGES' OF WHAT IT IS ACCPETABLE TO SAY.
WILDERS HAS PROMOTED COMMUNITY OPPOSITION ACROSS THE NETHERLANDS TO ASYLUM SEEKERS CENTERS.
MR, RIJKAART SAYS THAT LOCAL OFFICIALS MAKING DECISIONS ON ASYLUM SEEKERS CENTERS INCREASINGLY FACE THREATS AND INTIMIDATION...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally requesting a pardon from Israel's President Issac Herzog.
Weeks ago US President Donald Trump wrote President Herzog to request a pardon.
The normal procedure for pardon requests is for the person wanting to be pardoned or their family members to request it.
The 111-page pardon request comes amidst a lengthy corruption trial involving Mr. Netanyahu.
The trial delayed by constant warfare even after a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict.
It is argued in the pardon request that Mr. Netanyahu needs to devote his full energy and attention to "Israel's progress in these critical times"...
In Gaza three killed by Israeli forces including two children.
Two brothers 8 and 11 years old said to be collecting firewood when they crossed the Yellow Line between Hamas and Israeli control.
The two boys defined as 'suspects' by Israel's military who also reporting killing a third individual identified as a terrorist.
The official Israeli statement saying the airstrike that killed the two boys was carried out due to 'suspicious activity in the ground' the activity said to be 'in a way that posed an immediate threat'.
The story from the Palestinian side is that they were collecting firewood for their wheelchair bound father...News Agencies-Times of Israel
Venezuela rebuffing US President Donald Trump's social media message this weekend declaring airspace 'above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety'.
Trump's message called a 'colonialist threat' and described as 'extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people'.
This latest message from Mr. Trump comes amid a US military buildup near Venezuela and weeks of deadly attacks on boats linked to drug trafficking.
The "New York Times" reporting on a phone conversation in recent days between Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and President Trump...
The "Wall Street Journal" reporting this weekend that Trump told Maduro in that phone call that the Venezuelan president must leave office.
Violence in the town of Giessen, Germany as thousands of left-wing demonstrators sought to disrupt the organization of a new youth wing for the Alternative for Germany Party.
The AfD, commonly called far-right, forced to create a new youth group after its former youth organization was declared an 'extremist group' by Germany's domestic intelligence agency...TRT World Turkey (Türkiye)
TODAY A UKRAINIAN DELEGATION IN MIAMI TO DISCUSS ENDING THE FIGHTING IN THE UKRAINE WAR.
THEY ARE MEETING US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO ALONG WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SPECIAL ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF AND MR. TRUMP'S SON-IN-LAW JARED KUSHNER...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Belgium is resisting European Union efforts to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine.
Prime Minister Bart de Wever saying the proposal is 'fundamentally wrong'. He also said it violates international law and would lead to uncertainty and fear in financial markets.
Belgium holds the largest amount of frozen Russian assets in Europe 183 billion euros (212.19 billion US dollars).
The European Union seeks to use frozen Russian assets in Europe as collateral for a 140 billion euro loan to Ukraine (162.33 billion US dollars)...The Guardian UK The Guardian UK
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
(UPDATED WHEN ABLE)
RUSSIA REPORTS INCIDENT INVOLVING UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS UNWILLING TO FIGHT
(MATERIAL WILL ADDED THROUGHOUT DURING THE WEEKEND)
NEWSDUMP ALERT: UKRAINE WAR
RUSSIAN ATTACKS FOLLOW UKRAINIAN ATTACKS
Russian attacks on Ukraine this morning with Ukraine claiming responsibility for attacking two Russian-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea near Turkey yesterday...
"And young people have always been restless and dissatisfied with the conditions of society.
Part of it is just growing up.
What do young people really want from us as an older generation?
I'll tell you.
They want first of all to be loved.
Jesus looked at a young man who came to him asking some advice and asked him some spiritual questions and the scripture says Jesus looked at him and loved him..."
DR. BILLY GRAHAM SPEAKING AT 12:30 INTO THE AUDIO LINKED ABOVE
The scripture referenced by Dr. Graham is Mark 10:21.
THE 'CHINA WAR UPDATE' OUR THEME THE 1974 CLASSIC HIT 'KUNG FU FIGHTING' CARL DOUGLAS UP TO SING IT...
Last week we had France's chief of staff telling us about war with Russia and noting the Pentagon expects war with China over Taiwan in 2027.
Now this week the top US Navy officer Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle using the "Newsdump Week" In My Humble Opinion for these shocking comments.
They were made to sailors on Guam just hundreds of miles from China:
"You have to be ready, day one. Now you hear a lot about 2027-I want you ready like in 27 minutes from now...
There is no time to wait on this. So, as you're onboard your ships, your installations, your air squadrons-whatever it might be-every single day, every ounce of energy, needs to be in making sure that you're ready to go into conflict"
Meanwhile President Xi Jinping of China inviting President Trump to visit Beijing in April. Trump inviting Xi to visit the US later next year.
That as the two leaders spoke on Monday.
Great way to help boost stocks amid all the economic warfare-tariff tensions etc. etc. that seem to be leading us to what comes next the shooting war.
Also having these meetings next year good optics for the Mid-Term Election here in the USA.
Some hostility from Japan and its new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi saying Chinese military action against Taiwan constitutes an 'existential threat' to Japan.
In its statement China speaking of Taiwan's integration with China being 'an integral part of the post-war international order'...
THE SUNDAY NEWS SUMMARY STARTS AT MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME.
A SHOCKING STORY ABOUT THE 'SUSPECTS' KILLED IN AN ISRAELI BOMBING ATTACK IN GAZA THIS WEEKEND.
MY LINK FOR THIS STORY 'THE TIMES OF ISRAEL'.
From France this week the plan for military service a 'voluntary plan' that will train French youth for recall to military duty later when needed.
Jordan Bardella the man to beat in the latest French polling for President but he has ties to the party of Israel's Prime Minister as well as former associate of Jeffrey Epstein Steve Bannon...
(NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
After last week's shock speech from France's Chief of Staff speaking about France faltering if it is not willing to 'accept the loss of its children' President Emmanuel Macron appearing at a military base Thursday to announce phased-in military service for French youth.
18- to 25-year-old men and women are being sought for ten months of voluntary service depending on their expertise.
But the program emphasizes recruitment of 18-and-19-year-olds regardless of their skills.
Those who volunteer can recalled to serve in the military after completing their original term of service.
3,000 'volunteers' will be sought next year with number rising to 50,000 by 2035.
POLITICAL POLLING THIS WEEK SHOWING JORDAN BARDELLA THE MAN TO BEAT IN THE APRIL 2027 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL RALLY (RN) AND EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MEMBER IS THE BACK-UP CANDIDATE OF THE RN SINCE THE CONVICTION OF MARINE LE PEN FOR MISUSING EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FUNDS DISQUALIFIES HER FROM BEING A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.
BARDELLA IS JUST 30-YEARS-OLD AND HIS YOUTH SEEMS ONE FACTOR PROPELLING HIS POPULARITY.
THE ODOXA POLL PUT BARDELLA IN THE LEAD OVER ALL POSSIBLE RIVALS INCLUDING THE MOST POPULAR MACRONIST 'MODERATE' CANDIDATE FORMER PRIME MINISTER AND CURRENT MAYOR OF LE HAVRE EDOUARD PHILIPPE...
Jordan Bardella made some headlines earlier this year here in the United States.
Bardella cancelled a speech at the CPAC conference due to a hand gesture from political operative Steve Bannon that appeared to be a Nazi salute...NBC News USA...
In recent weeks Bannon identified as an associate of Jeffrey Epstein with Epstein suspected of being an operative for Israel...The Guardian UK...
One could view the Steve Bannon gesture as a pitch to Bardella to help him swing his bat and score against perceived Nazism or Antisemitism helping Mr. Bardella to polish his image ahead of the visit to Israel.
A month later after that incident Bardella traveled to Israel to participate in an Antisemitism conference at the invitation of associates of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...France 24 Story
Bardella's welcome to Israel by Netanyahu associates can certainly raise suspicion that he may be "Netanyahu's Man" to be the next French President.
This afternoon in Paris the weekly Yellow Vests protest. At the site where the demonstration began some banners displayed including one opposing war and a large banner simply reading:
"Destitution"
A message addressing the inflation and sanctions impacted economic conditions France and Europe currently face.
The French flag and yellow flag with protest signs as well.
Rain was also falling this afternoon umbrellas being used by some of those marching...
(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FINAL POSTS IN THE 8-11 PM EASTERN US TIME WINDOW)
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
"We have a moral obligation to these people. They will make great citizens over time"
THOSE WORDS SPOKEN BY REPUBLICAN US SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA REGARDING AFGHANS WHO WORKED WITH US IN AFGHANISTAN DURING THE CONFLICT WITH THE TALIBAN.
ONE OF THEM GIVEN ASYLUM IN THE US EARLIER THIS YEAR, RAHMANULLAH LAKANWAL, IS THE SUSPECT IN THE DEADLY WEDNESDAY ATTACK ON NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS IN WASHINGTON DC...PAUL DANS FOR US SENATE "X" (VIDEO EMBED)
THE US IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE DECIDING TO SUSPEND ALL ASYLUM DECISIONS FOR THE TIME BEING.
YESTERDAY ASYLUM DECISIONS INVOLVING AFGHANS SUSPENDED FOLLOWING THE WEDNESDAY ATTACK ON NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS IN WASHINGTON DC.
AN AFGHAN WHO AT ONE TIME WORKED FOR THE US CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY GIVEN ASYLUM EARLIER THIS YEAR ACCUSED IN THE DEADLY ATTACK.
THE SUSPENSION OF ASYLUM REQUESTS LINKED TO THE NOTION THAT MORE THOROUGH CHECKS INTO ASYLUM SEEKERS WILL BE CONDUCTED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WITH A MESSAGE AIMED AT HONDURAS WHERE VOTERS SELECT A NEW PRESIDENT ON SUNDAY.
MR. TRUMP ENDORSING NASRY "TITO" ASFURA OF THE NATIONAL PARTY...NASRY ASFURA WIKIPEDIA...
IN ADDITION TRUMP ANNOUNCING THE PARDON OF FORMER HONDURAN PRESIDENT JUAN ORLANDO HERNANDEZ CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING IN A US COURT.
The "Washington Post" publishing a story regarding deadly US military attacks on boat linked to drug trafficking back on September 2nd.
The leaked news is that US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike on the vessel in order to kill two crew members who survived the first attack.
The Pentagon said it has "no response" when asked about the news story...ABC News USA...
Late tonight on social media Secretary of War Pete Hegseth not disputing information in the story but decrying it as 'fake news' to 'discredit our incredible warriors'...The Hill USA
President Trump on social media this afternoon saying any "Autopen" signed document of former President Joe Biden 'is hereby terminated'.
Mr. Trump does have the power to write his own executive orders that reverse those of Mr. Biden but not the power of termination of orders...OSINTdefender "X"
An oil tanker heading towards southern Russia in the Black Sea exploded and caught on fire today.
All 25 crew members rescued by Turkish rescue services.
The tanker described by intelligence sources as belonging to Russia's 'shadow fleet'.
It's a fleet evading sanctions that nations fervently supporting Ukraine would like to see blockaded from traveling to and from Russia...Tass Russia
THREE ISRAELI SOLDIERS DETAINED FOR QUESTIONING AFTER YESTERDAY'S DEATHS OF TWO PALESTINIAN TERROR SUSPECTS.
THE TWO SUSPECTS HAD SURRENDERED TO THE SOLDIERS BUT WERE APPARENTLY SENT BACK INTO THE BUILDING THEY CAME OUT OF AND THEN SHOT.
A RECALL OF 6,000 EUROPEAN AIRBUS A320 AIRLINERS ANNOUNCED TONIGHT.
NAVIGATION SOFTWARE ON THE AIRLINERS COULD BE IMPACTED BY SOLAR RADIATION.
WEEKS AGO THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHEN AN AIRLINER'S NOSE POINTED DOWNWARDS DUE TO A SOFTWARE GLITCH.
SOME AIRLINES WILL BE IMPACTED MORE THAN OTHERS BUT FLIGHTS ARE BEING CANCELLED DUE TO THE REPAIRING OF SOFTWARE...CBC NEWS BLOG CANADA
The daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma resigning from parliament.
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of recruiting at least 17 South Africans to fight in the Ukraine War on behalf of Russia.
Their activities said to have also included recruitment of men from other African nations. The recruits are alleged to have been misled...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
US MARINE REINFORCEMENTS HEADED TO HAITI TO PROTECT THE US EMBASSY. MAINSTREAM MEDIA HIGHLIGHTING US MADE-GUNS WIELDED BY CRIMINAL GANGS INSIDE THE COUNTRY...BLOOMBERG-MSN STORY...
EARLIER THIS MONTH MARINES AT THE EMBASSY IN PORT-AU-PRINCE EXCHANGED GUNFIRE WITH SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS...MARINE CORPS TIMES
"Release the MRI results"
DEMOCRAT MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ REACTING TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ONLINE THANKSGIVING RANT.
MR. TRUMP LINKED CRIME IN THE STATE TO THE SOMALI IMMIGRATION DESCRIBING MR. WALZ AS A 'RETARD'.
WALZ ASKING FOR RELEASE OF RESULTS FROM LAST MONTH'S MRI INVOLVING THE PRESIDENT...THE HILL USA
In Germany the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz staying the course on a pension plan that some young members of parliament say is too generous at their expense.
The Christian Democrats of Mr. Merz agreeing with Social Democrats on the pension package that young members of Merz's party in parliament say burdens Germany's youth.
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT SHARPLY LOWER IN SOUTH KOREA LAST MONTH.
THE 2.5 PERCENT DECLINE THE GREATEST SINCE THE COVID ERA IN FEBRUARY OF 2020.
THERE WAS A 26.5 PERCENT DECLINE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION IN OCTOBER.
A 'BASE EFFECT' BLAMED FOR THE DROP CHIP PRODUCTION SURGING 20 PERCENT BACK IN SEPTEMBER AMID A DEMAND FUELED BY THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) BOOM...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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RUSSIAN SOURCES SAY UKRAINIAN COUNTERATTACKS FAILED
In Paris the Louvre raising the entrance fee for non-Europeans by 10 euros.
Starting January 14th they will have to pay 32 Euros (37.07 US Dollars).
The revenue raised from the fee increase will be used to deal with matters like security following the daring October 19th robbery at the world-famous museum...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)