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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
(UPDATED) NORTH KOREA FIRING MULTIPLE PROJECTILES EASTWARDS TUESDAY MORNING AMIDST POLITICAL TURMOIL IN SOUTH KOREA.
THE MISSILES TRAVELED AROUND 250 KILOMETERS GOING DOWN IN THE EAST SEA (SEA OF JAPAN)...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
Media leaks say talks on a hostage deal in Gaza are at an 'advanced stage'. 33 hostages to be released initially.
They are said to include children, women, female soldiers, the elderly and sick.
Israel said to believe that some of the hostages are dead...Times of Israel
IN SOUTH AFRICA DOZENS OF MINERS DEAD AFTER POLICE BLOCKED THE ENTRANCE TO AN ILLEGAL MINE.
MANY ILLEGAL MINERS SURRENDED TO POLICE BUT ITS SAID THAT 400 REMAIN IN THE MINE DETERMINED NOT TO GIVE UP...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
(UPDATED) A MASSIVE UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON RUSSIA'S TULA REGION. 16 DRONES DESTROYED BY RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES.
SOME DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND CARS REPORTED FROM FALLING DEBRIS...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer signaling a major push by the UK on Artificial Intelligence.
Starmer wants to focus efforts on pushing AI forward in the UK instead of trying to regulate it...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE US IS MOVING TO BAN EXPORT OF ADVANCED COMPUTER CHIPS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RELATED TECHNOLOGY TO DOZENS OF COUNTRIES.
THIS EXPANDS THE RESTRICTIONS BEYOND COUNTRIES LIKE CHINA, IRAN AND RUSSIA.
REACTION FROM MAJOR CHIP MAKER NVIDIA SAYING THE PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS WILL 'WEAKEN AMERICA'S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS'...BBC NEWS
Outgoing US National Security Adviser Jake Sullvan says he expects Ukraine to lower its draft age to 18.
Sullivan noting that Ukraine had a draft age of 27 until last year when it was lowered to 25...Tass Russia
FIVE ISRAELI SOLDIERS KILLED, EIGHT WOUNDED IN THE FIGHTING IN GAZA...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
Amidst the talk of a hostage deal involving Hamas and Israel internal political debate over such a deal.
Ten parliament members from Israel's government opposing such a deal...Israel National News...
Meanwhile opposition leader Yair Lapid promising opposition votes in parliament to support a deal to offset opponents votes...Israel National News
IN SOUTH KOREA THE ACTING PRESIDENT WARNING AGAINST VIOLENCE INVOLVING POLICE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SEEKING TO ARREST IMPEACHED PRESIDENT YOON SUK-YEOL.
CHOI SANG-MOK SAYING:
'Under no circumstances should violence be employed by any involved agencies'...
THE PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY SERVICE (PSS) HAS INSTALLED BARBED WIRE AND ERECTED BARRICADES INCLUDING BUSES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE.
A SECOND ATTEMPT TO ARREST MR. YOON IS ANTICIPATED AFTER A FIRST ATTEMPT FAILED ON JANUARY 3RD...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
A strong 6.9 earthquake off the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu this evening. Tsunami warnings issued but their size limited to 20 centimeters (about 8 inches).
Officials considered the possibility of the tremor leading to a more serious quake but see no link...(NHK Japan)...NHK Japan
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 358.67 points or .86 percent.
The NASDAQ down 73.53 points.
The price of oil rising steeply at 424 pm New York Time 78 dollars 72 cents a barrel up two dollars 15 cents or 2.81 percent.
The sharp rise follows the newest set of Biden Administration sanctions aimed at Russia's energy industry Friday...Marketwatch
IN BELGIUM TODAY POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS CLASHED DURING A NATIONWIDE STRIKE.
TENS OF THOUSANDS IN THE STREETS PROTESTING PENSION REFORM PLANS FOR BELGIAN WORKERS.
TEAR GAS USED BY POLICE WITH FIREFIGHTERS SEEKING TO BLOCK A STREET...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Nigeria's military said it made a mistake killing 16 civilians in an airstrike in the northwestern part of the country.
It was thought those killed were members of criminal gangs but in reality they were local people armed for self-defense against the gangs.
The gangs often kidnap local people for ransom...BBC News
SWEDEN'S MINISTER OF CIVIL DEFENSE SAYS THERE'S EVIDENCE OF AN ANCHOR BEING DRAGGED NEAR AN ELECTRICITY LINK UNDER THE BALTIC SEA.
CARL OSKAR-BOHLIN POINTING TOWARDS TWO MERCHANT VESSELS THAT LEFT RUSSIA AS BEING BEHIND ATTACKS ON ELECTICITY LINKS BETWEEN SCANDANAVIAN AND BALTIC COUNTRIES...SVT SWEDEN
SWEDISH MILITARY FORCES ON THE ISLAND OF GOTLAND IN THE BALTIC SEA ARE PREPARING TO DEFEND AGAINST HYBIRD ATTACKS.
THERE IS TALK OF SUSPICIOUS DRONE FLIGHTS AROUND THE ISLAND AND SUSPICIOUS INDIVIDUALS.
THE THREAT IN THE SIGHT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF ONE OF NATO'S NEWEST MEMBERS IS SEEN AS RUSSIA...SVT SWEDEN
An Austrian woman living in the African nation of Niger kidnapped. Eva Gretz macher is in her 70's and has lived in the country for two decades as a development worker.
Jihadist forces are active in the country...BBC News
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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