In Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra apologizing after her phone conversation with Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen was leaked.
The conversation regarding a contentious border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand.
Shinawatra appeared to be patronizing the Cambodian leader and critical of a Thai general.
The military a powerful force in Thailand's politics.
Political parties leaving the coalition government threatening its ability to go forward...BBC News
ISRAEL-IRAN WAR
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WHEN WILL THE US 'PULL THE TRIGGER' IN THE ISRAEL-IRAN WAR?
LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING US TIME AFTER THE MARKETS HAVE CLOSED FOR THE WEEKEND.
POSSIBLY EITHER SIDE OF FRIDAY NIGHT AS A MEANS OF ACHIEVING SOME SORT OF SURPRISE...OSINTdefender "X"
This morning the Israelis attacking the Arak nuclear reactor in Iran and the Iranians attacking Israel with a missile barrage wounding dozens of people.
Seven missiles landing on the ground out of the 20 to 30 fired.
Israel attacking dozens of targets in Iran already today with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordering an intensification of attacks.
The Israel-Iran War boosting the political fortunes of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A new Channel 13 poll showing Netanyahu's Likud with 27 seats in parliament if a new election were held.
It's less than the 32 seats won in the 2021 election but an improvement from previous polls.
In second place behind Likud a new political party formed by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett with 24 seats...Israel National News
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN COMMENTING ON THE UKRAINE WAR TO NEWS REPORTERS. PUTIN SAYING THAT THE UKRAINE WAR MUST HAVE LONG-TERM SOLUTION NOT JUST A CEASEFIRE.
PUTIN SAYING UKRAINE CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO RESTART THE WAR WITH RUSSIA AT A LATER DATE WHICH A CEASEFIRE COULD LEAD TO...TASS RUSSIA...
MR. PUTIN QUESTIONED IN ST. PETERSBURG BY MEMBERS OF WESTERN NEWS AGENCIES AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND REUTERS AMONG OTHER JOURNALISTS...TASS RUSSIA...
REGARDING THE UKRAINE WAR ITSELF PUTIN SAYING RUSSIA HAS THE STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE ITS TROOPS ADVANCING EVERYONE ALONG THE LINE OF CONTACT...TASS RUSSIA
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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DOZENS OF UKRAINIAN DRONES DOWNED BY RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES
Russian President Vladimir Putin saying his country has presented options to Iran, Israel and the US regarding their differences.
Putin telling international reporters in St. Petersburg it is possible to ensure Iran's interests in the field of peaceful nuclear energy alongside Israel's security concerns...DD Geopolitics "X" (Video Embed)
ON THE ISRAEL-IRAN WAR FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON SAYING ISRAEL SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ATTACKING IRANIAN TARGETS NOT RELATED TO ITS NUCLEAR OR BALLISTIC MISSILE ACTIVITIES.
MACRON CALLING FOR A DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION REGARDING BOTH NUCLEAR AND MISSILE PROGRAMS OF IRAN.
ITS APPEARS THE FRENCH PRESIDENT IS DISTANCING HIMSELF FROM THE NOTION OF 'REGIME CHANGE' IN IRAN INCLUDED IN THE MESSAGING OF THE US AND ISRAEL ABOUT THE CONFLICT.
THE FIRST SUPREME LEADER OF IRAN'S CURRENT REGIME AYATOLLAH RUHOLLAH KHOMEINI LIVED IN EXILE IN FRANCE IN THE MONTHS BEFORE HE RETURNED TO TAKE POWER IN IRAN IN 1979...BFM-TV FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
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In Canada a missing Quebec toddler found alive and well this afternoon.
Three-year-old Claire Bell disappeared Sunday last seen in the Montreal area.
She was spotted by a drone alongside a superhighway that connects Montreal and Ottawa in a rural area near St. Albert, Ontario.
The child taken to a hospital. On Monday her mother Rachel-Ella Todd was arrested and charged with child abandonment...
IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST THIS EVENING IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER STRESSING HIS COUNTRY'S COMMITTMENT TO DIPLOMACY.
HIS POST INCLUDING A MAP OF THE MIDDLE EAST REGION SHOWING ISRAEL POSSESSING 90 NUCLEAR WARHEADS AND OTHER NATIONS INCLUDING IRAN POSSESSING NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
ISRAEL ATTACKING TARGETS IN IRAN IRAN FIRING A FEW MISSILES AT ISRAEL.
IRAN SEEKING A MEETING OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL.
IN ITS REQUEST IRAN SPEAKING OF THE 'BRAZEN THREAT' OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO KILL ITS SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI.
IN GAZA 144 PALESTINIANS KILLED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AS ISRAEL CONTINUES MILITARY OPERATIONS...AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
"The most important thing at this point is to stop the firing, stop the hostilities"
That opinion regarding the Israel-Iran War from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. He spoke with his counterparts in Oman and Egypt.
The Chinese Foreign Minister saying that China favors a 'peaceful resolution' and rejects 'the use of force or threats'...Tass Russia
The US Supreme Court ruling 6-3 in favor of a Tennessee law that prohibits sex changes (gender transition) by the medical profession.
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and five conservative justices in the majority. Three liberal justices in the minority...BBC News
THE US FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OPTING TO KEEP INTEREST RATES STEADY...(NEWS AGENCIES)
"I may do it, I may not"
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPEAKING AT THE WHITE HOUSE THIS MORNING ABOUT JOINING THE ISRAELI ATTACKS ON IRAN...BBC NEWS BLOG
RAILROAD UNIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS CALLING OFF STRIKES SO THEIR WORKERS CAN CONSIDER AN OFFER FROM THE RAILWAY COMPANY.
THE PROPOSAL RAISES PAY 4 PERCENT RETROACTIVE TO MARCH 1ST AND INCLUDES A 2.75 PERCENT PAY HIKE NEXT YEAR.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 44.14 points.
The NASDAQ up 25.18 points.
At 429 pm New York Time the price of oil at 75 dollars 11 cents a barrel up 27 cents...Marketwatch
INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI TELLING US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THAT THE US DID NOT BROKER A CEASEFIRE TO END THEIR CONFLICT LAST MONTH.
PRESIDENT TRUMP TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO SAY THE US BROKERED A CEASEFIRE AT THE TIME.
MODI SPOKE TO TRUMP FROM THE G7 SUMMIT IN CANADA AND THEIR CONVERSATION WAS DESCRIBED BY INDIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER VIKRAM MISRI.
HE SAID THE CEASEFIRE WAS ACHIEVED BY TALKS INVOLVING MILITARY OFFICIALS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN...REUTERS-ASIA ONE SINGAPORE...
Today at the White House US President Donald Trump in a closed-door lunch with the chief of Pakistan's all-powerful military that controls the civilian government.
Pakistan borders Iran on the east and could be useful to the United States in waging war against Iran.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will also meet Field Marshal Asim Munir.
Munir, on a lengthy visit to the US, was not invited to the military parade held in Washington last Saturday...NDTV INDIA
THE MESSAGE FROM IRAN TODAY CITES A CNN INTERVIEW WITH THE UN'S ATOMIC AGENCY CHIEF.
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY DIRECTOR GENERAL RAFAEL GROSSI TOLD CNN HE HAS NO EVIDENCE OF A 'SYSTEMATIC EFFORT TO MOVE TOWARD A NUCLEAR WEAPON' BY IRAN...ECONOMIC TIMES
"This a nation that will never surrender to any form of imposition"
IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI REJECTING THE DEMAND OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOR 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER'.
AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI SPOKE IN A TELEVISED SPEECH SAYING IRAN OPPOSES BOTH 'IMPOSED WAR' AND 'IMPOSED PEACE'.
HE ALSO SAID THAT:
"The Americans must understand--any US military incursion will undoubtedly lead to irreversible consequences"...
In Gaza it's reported that at least 70 were killed as Israeli forces continued to attack while people sought aid on Tuesday.
The number of wounded reported in the hundreds...Al Jazeera Qatar
(NEWS AND ANALYSIS)
THE WHITE HOUSE CONSIDERS THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS TO BE DECISIVE IN ANY DECISION BY PRESIDENT TRUMP ON INTERVENTION IN THE ISRAEL-IRAN WAR.
THIS POINTS TO THE CALL BEING MADE ON US MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST IRAN IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND WHEN FINANCIAL MARKETS WHICH MIGHT REACT TO US ATTACKS WOULD BE CLOSED...ABC NEWS USA
Two Chinese aircraft carrier groups continuing to sail in the Philippine Sea on extended missions deep into the Western Pacific.
The carriers "Liaoning" and "Shandong" with accompanying warships now in waters east of the Philippines and southeast of Taiwan...USNI News
FORMER LEFT-WING ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CRISTINA KIRCHNER BEGINNING A SIX-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR FRAUD UNDER HOUSE ARREST.
ARGENTINA'S SUPREME COURT RULING TO UPHOLD HER SENTENCE LAST WEEK THEN A FEDERAL COURT DECIDING SHE COULD SERVE THE SENTENCE UNDER HOUSE ARREST.
THAT RULING CAME AMIDST PROTESTS IN THE STREETS AND CALLS FOR MAJOR PROTESTS TODAY BY THE PERONIST LEFT IN ARGENTINA...AFP FRANCE-FRANCE 24
Details on the Israel-Iran War with leaks about US military action being imminent but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
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"We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime. We will show the Zionists no mercy"
THE SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGE LATE TONIGHT FROM IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI.
IT COMES ABOUT SIX HOURS AFTER US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S CALL FOR IRAN'S 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!'...KHAMANEI.IR "X"...
KHAMANEI IS ALSO POSTING IN FARSI THE IRANIAN LANGUAGE SAYING 'THE BATTLE BEGINS' REFERENCING A BATTLE AGAINST JEWS IN THE 7TH CENTURY...TIMES OF ISRAEL
TikTok given another 90-day extension by the Trump Administration.
There will be no US government ordered shutdown as efforts continue to find a new ownership structure for the popular social media up currently under Chinese ownership...The Hill USA
IN KENYA A CRACKDOWN ON PROTESTORS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF BLOGGER ALBERT OJWANG IN POLICE CUSTODY.
MEN WIELDING CLUBS ATTACKED PROTESTERS BELIEVED TO BE GOVERNMENT LOYALISTS.
EARLIER DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS STORY LATER IN THE SUMMARY.
In New York City Democrat Brad Lander, on the ballot in next Tuesday's Primary Election for Mayor, detained by federal agents outside an immigration court.
Lander was guiding a defendant out of court at the time he was taken into custody. He is currently the New York City comptroller...The Hill USA
IN THE AFRICAN NATION OF MALI CONSTRUCTION LAUNCHED FOR A GOLD REFINERY.
THE REFINERY IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTRY'S MILITARY GOVERNMENT AND A RUSSIAN COMPANY.
MALI MOVING TOWARDS CLOSER TIES WITH RUSSIA AND AWAY FROM WESTERN NATIONS A CANADIAN OWNED GOLD MINE IN THE COUNTRY RECENTLY TAKEN OVER BY THE GOVERNMENT...BBC NEWS
A drone attack on a Russian trade mission building in Sweden. Paint dropped from the drone at the front entrance of the building.
THE UNITED KINGDOM MARITIME OPERATIONS CENTER CONFIRMING THE COLLISION OF TWO MERCHANT VESSELS OFF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES IN THE GULF OF OMAN.
LIMITED DETAILS BUT OTHER SOURCES SAY ONE OF THE VESSELS INVOLVED WAS AN OIL TANKER. PICTURES OF FIRES DISPLAYED ONLINE LAST NIGHT.
UKMTO SAYING THE COLLISION IS NOT RELATED TO THE ISRAEL-IRAN WAR...UKMTO Ops Centre "X"
In Canada the last day of the G7 summit minus US President Donald Trump emphasizing support for Ukraine.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledging 2 billion Canadian dollars for Ukraine...BBC News Blog
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLING FOR THE UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF IRAN 'UNCONDTIONAL SURRENDER' SPELLED OUT IN ALL CAPS SOCIAL MEDIA POST...TRUMP SOCIAL MEDIA POST...
EARLIER POSTS FROM MR. TRUMP INCLUDED THE NOTION THAT THE LOCATION OF IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER WAS KNOWN.
HE SAID AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMANEI MAY BE KILLED LATER IF THERE IS ANY RESISTANCE TO THE US MILITARY...TRUMP SOCIAL MEDIA POST...
NORTH KOREA SENDING 6,000 SOLDIERS TO RUSSIA'S KURSK REGION.
THAT WORD FROM RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY SERGEI SHOIGU WHO IS VISITING THE NORTH KOREA.
THE ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION TROOPS WILL WORK IN A PART OF RUSSIA THAT WAS INVADED BY UKRAINE AND WHERE NORTH KOREAN COMBAT TROOPS FOUGHT THE UKRAINIANS.
MINES PLANTED BY UKRAINIAN FORCES WILL BE REMOVED AND DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE REBUILT...KOREA JOONGANG DAILY
THE ISRAEL-IRAN WAR
ISRAELI ATTACK ON TEHRAN FOLLOWS EVACUATION ORDER
US MILITARY ACTION EXPECTED AS TRUMP TALKS WITH NETANYAHU
LATE NIGHT MISSILE FIRE AIMED AT ISRAEL
US THAAD MISSILE FORCES IN ISRAEL PARTICIPATING
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At dawn Wednesday Israeli air strikes in Tehran's District 4 following an evacuation order from the Israel Defense Forces.
Iran firing ten missiles at Israel early Wednesday morning.
US President Donald Trump speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late tonight.
Israeli media reports point to US military action against Iran in the coming hours likely attacks using bunker-busting bombs on deep underground facilities in the country.
Around 20 missiles fired at Israel by Iran late tonight.
Air defenses in Israel taking out most of the five or more missiles fired from Iran this evening.
The US Army in Israel helping to bring down Iranian missiles this evening.
The THAAD missile batteries were deployed to Israel beginning last year when Joe Biden was President and reinforced since Donald Trump took office as President of the United States...Israel National News
Iran's new military chief vowing 'punitive measures' will soon be carried out against Israel.
Major General Sayyid Abdolrahim Mousavi speaking after his predecessor was assassinated by Israeli forces...Press TV Iran Story...
Fox News reporting a buildup of US Air Force warplanes in the region surrounding Iran.
Israeli air attacks continued on Iran during the day and Iran fired a few missiles at Israel.
Israel says it killed the Major General Ali Shadmani new Chief of Staff of Iran's armed forces in a new targeted assassination.
Israel also attacking missile launchers in Western Iran.
President Trump speaking of a 'real end' to what he says is Iran's move towards developing nuclear weapons.
In Congressional testimony weeks ago White House Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Iran was not seeking to build a nuclear weapon.
Iran launched missiles at Israel today. Five wounded. Some buses damaged at a bus depot...
News of the conflict between Israel and Iran but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
(UPDATED) THERE ARE REPORTS OF WHAT A BRITISH SECURITY FIRM CALLS AN 'INCIDENT' OFF THE EASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
A FIRE OR FIRES REPORTED ITS ALSO REPORTED THAT AT LEAST ONE OIL TANKER IS NOT ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE LIBERIAN FLAGGED 'FRONT EAGLE'...TOM SHUGART "X"...
AN ADVISORY FROM UNITED KINGDOM MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS INDICATED ELECTRONIC JAMMING IN THE AREA OF THIS INCIDENT...UKMTO OPS CENTER "X"
"I'm a big supporter of Israel yet and I'm telling people
if we get sucked into this war which inexorably looks like gonna happen on the combat side
it's not just gonna blow up the coalition it's also going to thwart what we're doing the most important thing which is the deportation of illegal alien invaders..."
FORMER TRUMP STRATEGIST STEVE BANNON INTERVIEWED BY TUCKER CARLSON AT 1:20 INTO VIDEO LINKED BELOW
FORMER STRATEGIST FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP STEVE BANNON SAYS THE COALITION THAT ELECTED PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS DOMESTIC AGENDA WILL BE SPLIT APART BY US INVOLVEMENT IN THE ISRAEL-IRAN WAR.
BANNON, INTERVIEWED BY MEDIA PERSONALITY TUCKER CARLSON, NOTING THAT LOOMING US INVOLVEMENT IN THE CONFLICT VIOLATES PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PREVIOUS POSITION OPPOSING 'FOREVER WARS'.
He also questioned the position of media personality Tucker Carlson who opposes US participation in the war.
US military movements on a number of fronts with large US Air Force transport planes in the air this evening moving eastwards...DD_Geopolitics "X"...
Also the departure of dozens of air refueling tankers for Europe in the last 24 hours.
Also, the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and supporting warships are moving westwards from Singapore toward Iran.
US bunker busting bombs will likely destroy any underground nuclear facilities Iran has operating but nuclear weapons use may have to be considered if that fails.
THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM HAVE CUT A TRADE DEAL.
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND BRITISH PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER REACHING AGREEMENT AT THE G7 SUMMIT.
THE US CUTTING HIGHER TARIFFS ON BRITISH-MADE CARS IMPORTED INTO THE US.
BUT A TEN PERCENT TARIFF WILL REMAIN ON ALL IMPORTED BRITISH GOODS...
IN THE NETHERLANDS THE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT COMING UP WITH GUIDELINES BANNING SOCIAL MEDIA USE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 15.
THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES A SMARTPHONE RESTRICTION EXTENDING TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF DUTCH EDUCATION GROUP 8 (GRADES 11-12 US)...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 317.30 points or .75 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 294.39 points or 1.52 percent.
At 435 pm New York Time the price of oil 71 dollars at 36 cents a barrel down 1 dollar 62 cents or 2.22 percent...Marketwatch
US President Donald Trump saying anti-illegal immigration operations should focus on major cities controlled by Democrats like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
The Trump Administration modified enforcement of immigration laws over the weekend backing away from raids on agricultural interests along with the hotel and restaurant industries...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
59 PALESTINIAN KILLED IN GAZA ON SUNDAY.
MANY OF THOSE KILLED SEEKING TO OBTAIN AID AT A RELIEF CENTER RUN BY ISRAEL AND UNITED STATES...AL JAZEERA QATAR
THE ISRAEL-IRAN WAR
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IRANIAN PRESIDENT SPEAKS OF TAKING WAR TO HIGHER LEVEL IF ISRAEL IS NOT REINED IN
Tonight, Israel attacking Iranian missile launch sites in western Iran with limited Iranian missile barrages against Israel during the overnight hours.
News leaked out saying that Iran is seeking to open talks with Israel on ending the war.
But Iran's President told the Sultan of Qatar that his country will take the conflict to another level if the United States does not rein Israel in...Tass Russia
Overnight a large number of US Air Force refueling tankers left the United States headed to Europe. It is being said this move is designed to give President Trump 'options' to deal with the Iran-Israel conflict.
Israel attacking Iranian government media facilities. This video shows the moment of the attack during a live broadcast...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)...
The Israeli military ordering evacuation of the District 3 section of Tehran.
It's a part of the city that contains both government buildings and foreign embassies.
Iran responding with a general warning to residents of Tel Aviv living near military and intelligence facilities as well as other sensitive locations.
In other news...
IN ALBERTA, CANADA THE G7 SUMMIT GETTING UNDERWAY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MEETING CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY...CBC NEWS CANADA
The President of the American Federation of Teachers union Randi Weingarten resigning from the Democratic National Committee.
Weingarten citing differences with newly elected DNC chair Ken Martin. She was backed a rival candidate to Martin for chair earlier this year...The Hill USA
FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON VISITING GREENLAND.
THE VISIT SEEN AS A CHALLENGE TO US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S EFFORTS TO ANNEX THE AUTONOMOUS DANISH TERRITORY....NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
In the Iran-Israel War eight more Israelis killed in Iranian strikes on Israel early Monday morning. Dozens of others wounded...Israel National News
Meanwhile Iran is totaling up casualties from Israeli air attacks since the conflict began.
In the capital city Tehran dozens of women and children among those killed others wounded with some still trapped in the rubble...Press TV Iran...
Iran is also claiming it was able to jam Israeli air defenses at the Nevatim Air Base so defense systems attacked each other as they responded to Iranian missiles tonight...DD_Geopolitics "X" (Video Embed)...
IN THE NATION OF MOLDOVA SANDWICHED BETWEEN UKRAINE AND ROMANIA A POLICE CRACKDOWN ON OPPONENTS OF AN LGBT PRIDE EVENT.
THOSE OPPONENTS LINKED TO THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN MOLDOVA.
MOLDOVA GOVERNED BY A PRO-EUROPEAN UNION, ANTI-RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT WITH A LARGE RUSSIAN MINORITY LIVING IN THE COUNTRY...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (VIDEO EMBED)
A river bridge collapsing in India with at least four dead and 18 others hurt.
The aging iron bridge collapsed into a steady river flow caused by recent heavy rains...Press Trust Of India
In the Dutch capital city of The Hague 100,000 or more people protesting Israel's war effort in Gaza noting the brutal level of killing and the cutoff of food supplies to the civilian population.
The protest aimed at the Dutch government seeking a louder objection to Israel's conduct of the Gaza War that followed the brutal Hamas attack of October 7, 2023...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
CHINA SAYS THAT THE US POSITION ON TARRIFS IS 'ONE-SIDED' AND 'MISLEADING'.
THE US EMPHASIS ON TRADE IN GOODS IGNORES THE ADVANTAGE OF THE US IN TRADE IN SERVICES.
CHINA'S DELEGATION SPOKE AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES ON FRIDAY AT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS IN GENEVA...CGTN CHINA
SEVEN KILLED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH IN INDIA. IT HAPPENED NEAR A SHRINE SIX PILGRIMS AND A PILOT ON BOARD THE CHOPPER...PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
"He feels, a do I, this war in Israel-Iran should end, to which I explained, his war should also end"
PART OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S MESSAGE ABOUT HIS CONVERSATION WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN THIS WEEKEND
THIS WEEKEND A PHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.
MR. TRUMP POSTING A MESSAGE STRESSING THEIR DISCUSSION OF THE ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT SAYING BOTH WANTED IT TO END.
BUT MR. TRUMP ALSO SPOKE OF THE NOTION THAT 'HIS WAR SHOULD ALSO END' AN APPARENT REFERENCE TO THE UKRAINE WAR...TRUTH SOCIAL DONALD J. TRUMP...
THE KREMLIN INDICATING THAT MATTERS RELATED TO THE UKRAINE WAR AND THE ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT WERE DISCUSSED.
PUTIN SPEAKING TO TRUMP ABOUT PUTIN'S CONVERSATIONS WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND IRANIAN PRESIDENT MASOUD PEZESHKIAN...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
About a hundred people killed in an attack in central Nigeria Saturday night. Others are wounded and many missing after the attack by armed gangs.
Amnesty International saying the government's security measures are failing against the gangs who are fighting over land use for farming and livestock...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN GAZA 41 PEOPLE KILLED BY ISRAELI AIR AND GROUND ATTACKS ON SATURDAY MANY OF THEM SEEKING AID AT A US-ISRAELI BACKED RELIEF CENTER.
ADDITIONAL ISRAELI EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED SATURDAY FOR THE CIVILIAN POPULATION IN SOUTHERN PARTS OF GAZA...ASHARQ AL AWSAT
THE IRAN-ISRAEL WAR
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MISSILES FIRED AT ISRAEL BY IRAN
ISRAEL HITS KEY TARGETS IN TEHRAN
US AND OTHER NATIONS INVOLVEMENT OR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE CONFLICT SUPPORTING BOTH SIDES
DEADLY IRANIAN MISSILE ATTACKS ON ISRAEL
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More targeted assassinations of Iranian generals reported commanders of the intelligence for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps the latest high ranking officers killed by Israel.
More Iranian missiles fired at Israel tonight some shot high above the atmosphere by both the Israeli military and US Army forces already deployed in Israel (THAAD batteries).
Some missiles exploding on the ground in central and northern Israel. At least 11 wounded.
Iranians told by Israel to evacuate locations near arms factories.
Targeted assassinations are said to have been carried out in Tehran today using car bombs.
Sabotage of water and sewer lines in Iran's capital city is reported sabotage leading to flooding.
Israel bombing key buildings in Tehran this afternoon including the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps headquarters and the palace of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei attacked.
Seven drones downed as they attempted to attack Israel this morning.
Israel is pushing the United States into participation in the war according to media outlet "Axios".
The US is not considering entering the war at this time according to the report...Barak Ravid Axios "X"...
But the defense of Israel already involves the United States including two THAAD anti-missile batteries staffed by US Army troops inside Israel and US Navy vessels operating in nearby waters.
Also, unofficial reporting points to a German refueling plane active over Jordan helping refuel aircraft defending Israel...(DD_Geopolitics "X)
British aircraft have been officially announced headed for the region of the conflict.
And unofficial pro-Iran reporting says a cargo plane made a trip into Iran from China...(DD_Geopolitics "X")
Israel pressing its attack against Iran to include targets related to electricity and energy on Saturday.
Iran carrying out multiple missile attacks on Israel that killed at least eight people and wounded dozens of others.
Drones were launched against Israel as well being taken down by the Israeli military with at least one drone downed by Jordanian forces.
Iran saying that it was hitting fuel and electricity targets in Israel late Saturday night.
At least five explosions on the ground as missiles were fired from Iran at Israel Sunday morning.
A missile also fired from Yemen.
In Beit Yam Israel an Iranian missile striking a high-rise building causing many casualties with a rising death toll and about 100 wounded.
Victims trapped in the rubble. Dozens of others wounded in another Iranian missile attack in Ashod.
Iran claims to have downed three Israeli F-35I stealth fighter planes using an Iranian made surface-to-air missile system (Bavar 373)...
DEADLY POLITICAL ATTACKS IN MINNESOTA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THE LEADER OF DEMOCRATS IN THE MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GUNNED DOWN AT HER HOME.
A DEMOCRAT STATE SENATOR ALSO ATTACKED SHOT AND WOUNDED.
SUSPECT 57-YEAR-OLD VANCE BOELTER SAID TO HAVE DISGUISED HIMSELF AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO CARRY OUT THE ATTACKS.
BOELTER WAS CAPTURED THIS EVENING IN SIBLEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA. HIS ABANONDED VEHICLE WAS FOUND NEAR WHERE HE WAS CAPTURED.
MAINSTREAM MEDIA SAYING BOELTER WAS TARGETING LAWMAKERS WHO SUPPORT LEGALIZED ABORTION.
THE NEW YORK POST PUBLISHED A STORY CITING BOELTER'S APPOINTMENT TO A STATE BOARD BY DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS OF MINNESOTA INCLUDING CURRENT GOVERNOR TIM WALZ.
PAPERS WITH THE 'NO KINGS' SLOGAN ASSOCIATED WITH PROTESTS AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP ALSO SAID TO BE IN BOELTER'S POSSESSION ACCORDING TO POLICE...NY POST...
The nationwide protests against President Trump and his policies dubbed "No Kings" on Saturday at some 2,000 locations.
A crowd of some 50,000 people on the streets of New York City...
ABC 7 NEW YORK VIDEO REPORT
Tens of thousands holding a peaceful protest in Los Angeles.
Then later in the afternoon clashes involving a few people reported and Los Angeles Police issuing a dispersal order for demonstrators saying they had come under attack.
A RIOT DECLARED IN PORTLAND SATURDAY EVENING AFTER A CROWD ATTACKED A FEDERAL IMMIGRATION FACILITY.
BLACK CLOTHED INDIVIDUALS OBSERVED IN THE ATTACKING CROWD.
ICE AGENTS USED TEAR GAS, FLASH GRENADES AND OTHER METHODS TO PUSH BACK THE CROWD THEN PORTLAND POLICE DROVE BY MAKING A RIOT DECLARATION LATER SPEAKING OF PLANS FOR TARGETED ARRESTS...
POLITICAL PARTIES MEETING IN THE NETHERLANDS MEETING THIS WEEKEND WITH THE PARTY OF THE ANIMALS JOINING THE CHORUS SUPPORTING REARMAMENT AND MORE SPENDING ON NATIONAL DEFENSE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
MEANWHILE THE CHRISTIAN UNION PARTY DEFEATING A RESOLUTION WANTING MORE CRITICISM OF ISRAEL OVER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.
PARTY LEADER MIRJAM BIKKER ENDORSING INCREASED DEFENSE SPENDING AS WELL SAYING THERE IS PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.
The chief of the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo holding talks with leaders of the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized control of the eastern part of the country earlier this year.
UN representative Bintou Keita seeking protection of the civilian population of the mineral rich region seized by the rebels and Rwandan forces.
Thousands died in the conflict with hundreds of thousands more displaced from their homes... BBC News
President Trump emphasizing discussion of the war between Iran and Israel and the desire of both leaders to see the conflict end...Donald J. Trump Truth Social
NEWSDUMP ALERT:
ISRAEL'S DEFENSE MINISTER WARNS 'TEHRAN WILL BURN' FOLLOWING DEADLY ATTACKS ON ISRAEL
THE CONFLICT CONTINUING DURING THE DAY AND EVENING WITH ISRAELI ATTACKS ACROSS IRAN INCLUDING THE TARGETING OF NUCLEAR POWER FACILITIES
THREE KILLED, 20 WOUNDED IN IRANIAN MISSILE ATTACKS IN NORTHERN ISRAEL SATURDAY NIGHT
IRAN'S DEFENSE MINISTRY HIT IN AN ISRAELI STRIKE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
AND ON SUNDAY MORNING A DEADLY IRANIAN MISSILE ATTACK WITH DEATHS AND INJURIES IN BEIT YAM, ISRAEL.
This week famous music personalities passed away Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and Sylvester Stewart "Sly" of Sly and the Family Stone music associated with both part of your host's collection of three thousands songs...
"WOULDN'T IT BE NICE"-THE BEACH BOYS
"HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME"-SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
"POWDER ROOM POLITICS"-LESLIE PHILLIPS
That last song a sample of "Christian Music" in the early 1980's transitioning towards a commercial sound before the "Praise and Worship" sound.
The singer Leslie Phillips who later became known as Sam Phillips involved in music for the "Gilmore Girls" television series.
What a song about women in conflict over what constitutes beauty and speaking of a beauty contest the Book Of Esther is ahead of us and first...
How about a "White House Barbie" update yes let's hear Aqua sing "Barbie Girl" I warn you it may disturb you...
At the White House a lot of females that come off like Barbie Dolls DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
Then you have Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Here she's gives us a little cross and a little bosom at the same time as she spoke on Wednesday...
The Roger Ailes Fox News Female Anchor Look Back In My Face Again.
Put some more clothes on girl and other times she does do that to be fully honest with you.
NOW TO THE BIBLE AND THAT STORY THAT INCLUDES A FORMER IRANIAN RULER...
'when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs...to bring before him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal, crown, in order to display her beauty to the people and nobles'
From Esther Chapter One In The Bible
Billy Graham once preached this book saying that King wanted his wife to do 'a lewd dance'.
The other week a pastor I know spoke of the King wanting to display his Queen wearing her crown and nothing else.
You could say that King Xerxes of Persia (Iran) wanted his wife to be a porn star giving a live performance.
I would be remiss if I did not say I have wanted my own wife to be a porn star and how wrong I was to want that.
There's more to the Book of Esther how about Chapter 2 the King after he fought a war with Greece assembled a harem of many young girls and he used them.
"Let a search be made for the beautiful young virgins for the king...bring all these beautiful young women into the harem...let the young woman who pleases the king be queen..."
From Esther Chapter Two In The Bible
But in the end the girl he picked as his favorite turned out to be the girl who would be used for God's purposes to save his people.
I think I have experienced using other women in my heart and finding that God had a bigger plan after my misuse of women I was convicted of my sin and drawn to my knees in repentance and salvation.
And now I'll share this...
"and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father--to him be glory and power for ever and for ever! Amen."
Revelation 1:5-6 NIV Bible
SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE USA
A WORLD BEING MILITARIZED BEFORE OUR VERY EYES
I walked away from the keyboard to read and take a nap this evening also compiling a variety of news for the Sunday News Summary that should post shortly after Midnight Eastern US Time.
Two of the numerous political factions in the Netherlands (there is a proportional system) gathered this weekend both endorsing more defense spending what outwardly shocks is that a majority of delegates at the Party of the Animals (Animal Rights) are swept up in the militaristic mood.
But I think there is something to be said for the notion that loving animals is linked to a degrading of the value of human life.
Then there is the "Christian Union" these people are the "Moderates" of Christianity the "Liberals" have the "Christian Democrats" and the "Conservatives" operate under the "SGP" label in Holland.
The CU leader Mirjam Bikker asserts a strong defense posture prevents war.
She touted her visit to Ukraine as she spoke to the delegates today.
This slide toward war even getting into President Donald J. Trump's social media message today catch the phrase "his war should also end" aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin.
So the Ukraine War isn't something fueled by US-NATO weapons flowing into Ukraine all these years?
"Left To Our Own Devices"
FRANCE GOING FOR 'KNIFE CONTROL' THIS WEEK IN RESPONSE TO SCHOOL RELATED VIOLENCE AND FOLLOWING THE LEADER (THE UNITED STATES) WHEN IT COMES TO IRAN AND ISRAEL...
