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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The Trump Administration ordering that all federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees be placed on paid leave by tomorrow evening.
All DEI related websites and social media accounts ordered taken down by 5 pm tomorrow...The Hill
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCING A PARTNERSHIP INVESTING AT LEAST 500 BILLION DOLLARS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI).
IT INVOLVES OPEN AI, SOFTBANK AND ORACLE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The chief psychiatrist of Ukraine's army arrested on corruption charges.
He helped to decide who was fit to be drafted into Ukraine's military.
The man apparently named Oleh Druz said to have enriched himself by more than one million dollars since the fighting with Russia began in 2022...BBC News
TONIGHT, WE ARE TOLD THAT 21 PRISONERS ARE STILL BEING HELD IN A WASHINGTON DC JAIL AFTER BEING PARDONED BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
TALK FROM AUTHORITIES OF THE NEED TO PROCESS THE PRISONERS 'ONE AT A TIME'.
CONGRESSWOMAN LAUREN BOEBERT OF COLORADO CALLING FOR INTERVENTION TO SPEED UP RELEASE OF THE PRISONERS..."X" POST (VIDEO EMBED)
President Donald Trump pardoning Ross Ulbricht. Ulbricht, founder of the online "Silk Road" marketplace, sentenced to life imprisonment based on numerous federal charges.
Mr. Trump saying that Ulbricht was a part of the Libertarian Movement who was targeted by 'scum' like those involved in the 'weaponization of government' against me...OSINTdefender "X" ...BNO News "X"
20 ETHIOPIAN MIGRANTS DEAD OFF THE COAST OF YEMEN.
THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) SAYS A BOAT CARRYING 35 MIGRANTS AND TWO CREW MEMBERS SANK AFTER LEAVING DJIBOUTI ON THE NORTHEAST COAST OF AFRICA...SHAFAQ NEWS IRAQ
New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking of the United States official policy on Ukraine being an end to the war that is longer than 2-4 years.
Rubio saying that the Ukraine War Against Russia must end with 'both sides' making concessions...Tass Russia
(UPDATED) A MASS STABBING ATTACK IN TEL AVIV, ISRAEL THIS EVENING. FOUR WOUNDED WITH THE ATTACKER KILLED...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...
THE ATTACKER'S IDENTIFICATION IS THAT OF A MOROCCAN NATIONAL WORKING IN THE UNITED STATES ON A 'GREEN CARD' AS A PERMANENT RESIDENT...TIMES OF ISRAEL...HE WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER ISRAEL AFTER INTERROGATION AT BEN GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...(TIMES OF ISRAEL)
(UPDATED) NINE PALESTINIANS KILLED IN AN ISRAELI ANTI-TERRORISM OPERATION IN JENIN IN THE 'WEST BANK' REGION...BBC NEWS
Snowy weather near the Gulf coast in the southern United States.
That's unusual and regular life has been disrupted with dozens of Walmart stores closing across Texas, Louisiana and Alabama.
Snow forecast from Texas to northern Florida in the next 24 hours....Live Video New Orleans...Live Video Alabama...Weather Live Streams
US COAST GUARD COMMANDANT ADMIRAL LINDA FAGAN REMOVED FROM HER POSITION.
'LEADERSHIP DEFICIENCY' AND 'OPERATIONAL FAILURES' CITED IN CONNECTION WITH FAGAN'S FIRING...OSINTdefender "X"
"if Ukraine were to join the EU today it would destroy Hungary"
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaking on a visit to Slovakia.
Mr. Orban meeting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico supporting Fico's efforts to restore Slovakia's supply of Russian natural gas cut off by Ukraine at the beginning of the new year.
Orban spoke of aggressive and hostile statements coming from Ukraine's government and rejected any notion of Ukraine being in NATO saying:
"Ukraine's NATO membership means an immediate, direct full-scale war against Russia; Hungary doesn't want that"...
MTVA HIRADO (NEWS) HUNGARY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today sharp rises in stocks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 537.98 points or 1.24 percent.
The NASDAQ up 126.58 points or .64 percent.
At 434 pm New York Time the price of oil declining sharply to 76 dollars nine cents a barrel a drop of one dollar 79 cents or 2.3 percent...Marketwatch
THE ANNUAL INFLATION RATE IN CANADA DOWN TO 1.8 PERCENT IN DECEMBER.
THE DECLINE LINKED TO TEMPORARY NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL SALES TAX CUTS...REUTERS
Major credit rating agencies warning Israel.
Fitch, Moody's and S and P saying Israel's economic well-being is linked to a sustained cease-fire in the conflict with Hamas...Times of Israel
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURES RELATED TO THE OCTOBER 7TH, 2023 HAMAS ATTACK ISRAELI CHIEF OF STAFF LT. GEN. HERZI HALEVI RESIGNING.
ALSO TURNING IN HIS RESIGNATION THE CHIEF OF ISRAEL'S SOUTHERN COMMAND MAJ. GEN. YARON FINKELMAN...Times Of Israel
Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a video conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Putin noting that China is the largest consumer of Russian oil and natural gas...Tass Russia...Tass Story Two
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AT LEAST 76 PEOPLE KILLED IN A FIRE AT A SKI RESORT IN TURKEY (TURKIYE)...TRT NEWS TURKEY (TURKIYE) (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
MORE THAN 50 OTHERS INJURED IN THE BLAZE
GUESTS JUMPED FROM WINDOWS TO ESCAPE THE FIRE THAT BEGAN IN A RESTAURANT AREA OF THE RESORT EARLY THIS MORNING...(EARLIER NEWS STORIES)...
REUTERS-GULF TODAY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES...ASSOCIATED PRESS-PBS USA
A PRISONER EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND AFGHANISTAN.
TWO AMERICANS FREED BY THE TALIBAN IN EXCHANGE FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL HELD IN THE UNITED STATE ON DRUG AND TERRORISM CHARGES...BBC NEWS
In Sydney, Australia an arson attack on a childcare facility with Antisemitic graffiti sprayed on the building.
It's the eighth Antisemitic incident in the past three months.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visiting the site of the attack calling the incident 'despicable and horrifying'...ABC News Australia
THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AFTER TAKING OFFICE INCLUDE ONE REMOVING SANCTIONS ON JEWISH SETTLERS AND SETTLER ORGANIZATIONS.
THOSE SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE OF VIOLENT ATTACKS ON PALESTINIANS IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (THE WEST BANK)...REUTERS-STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE
An airport built with Chinese financing opening up in western Pakistan's Baluchistan Region.
The Gwadar International Airport opened after a delay caused by a security review.
The airport project part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...Times of India
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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It will be interesting to see the change in conflict dynamics now that Trump is President. Personally I expect to see the US aid to Ukraine dry up.
ReplyDeleteHopefully all sides can be brought to a peaceful path forward.
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