Thursday, January 23, 2025

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 1/23/2025*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACKS ON RUSSIA*ARMED AMERICAN SECURITY IN GAZA*TRUMP TALKS TO DAVOS LINKS OIL PRICE TO UKRAINE WAR*FEAR OF COUP IN SLOVAKIA

 


                                (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING)



                 LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MOVING FEDERAL INMATES WHO TRANSITIONED MALE TO FEMALE OUT OF FEMALE PRISONS AND BACK TO MALE PRISONS..."X" TRENDING




JOHN RATCLIFFE CONFIRMED AT DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY BY THE US SENATE. 


THE VOTE 74-21 WITH SOME DEMOCRATS JOINING THE REPUBLICANS.   PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRAT SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN AMONG THOSE NOT VOTING...THE HILL




A Ukrainian drone attack tonight on an oil refinery in the Russian city of Ryazan southeast of Moscow.   Fires ignited by the attack...OSINTdefender (Video Embed) 



Ukrainian drones shot down in the Moscow Region late tonight.   No casualties or damage reported...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)



PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER LEADING TO RELEASE OF CLASSIFIED ASSASSINATION FILES FROM THE 1960'S.


THESE FILES CONCERN THE ASSASSINATIONS OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY AND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.



IN 15 DAYS, A PLAN MUST BE DEVELOPED FOR RELEASE OF THE FILES...The White House "X"


A new opioid settlement involving Purdue Pharma and the Sacker family.    


The 7.4-billion-dollar deal replaces a previous deal for a lower amount rejected by the US Supreme Court last year.



The money will be used to settle claims related to the powerful painkiller OxyContin...BBC News



A US DISTRICT JUDGE BLOCKING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP FOR THOSE BORN INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.


THE TEMPORARY ORDER IN CONNECTION WITH A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE EXECUTIVE ORDER.



JUDGE JOHN COUGHENOUR COMMENTING DURING A HEARING THAT MR. TRUMP'S ORDER WAS 'BLATANTLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL'...THE HILL


In the UK the killer of three young girls in a dance class given a minimum 52-year prison sentence.


Axel Rudakubana pled guilty this week in the case.



The judge in the case saying it's highly unlikely he will ever be released from prison...BBC News Blog


ARMED AMERICAN SECURITY CONTRACTORS JOINING A SECURITY CONSORTIUM SUPERVISING MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN GAZA STRIP.



THAT'S ONE PROVISION OF THE CEASEFIRE-HOSTAGE RELEASE DEAL BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



ISRAEL WANTS PERMISSION FROM THE UNITED STATES TO KEEP TROOPS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON FOR 30 MORE DAYS.


THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT LAST-NOVEMBER PROVIDES FOR ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL AFTER 60 DAYS.


BUT ISRAEL SAYS THE LEBANESE ARMY IS SLOW IN ITS DEPLOYMENT INTO BORDER AREAS AND THAT ITS FORCES CONTINUE TO FIND HEZBOLLAH ARMS CACHES...TIMES OF ISRAEL



The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court seeking arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders.


Those leaders linked to crimes against humanity related to discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



The markets today.



The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 408.34 points or .92 percent.


The NASDAQ rose 44.34 points.


At 434 pm New York Time the price of oil lower at 74 dollars 23 cents a barrel down one dollar 21 cents or 1.6 percent...Marketwatch



PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ADDESSING THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS BY VIDEO WARNING OF TARIFFS ON ALL PRODUCTS MADE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.


MR. TRUMP EMPHASIZING CHANGES IN POLICY LIKE AN END TO THE 'GREEN NEW DEAL' AND US PARTICIPATION IN THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORDS.



TRUMP SAYING THE USA WILL BECOME THE CENTER OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CRYPTOCURRENCY.



TRUMP EMPHASIZING THAT THE NEW TARIFFS WILL PROVIDE TAX REVENUE TO FUND THE US GOVERNMENT THAT WILL REPLACE TAX CUTS GIVEN TO AMERICAN TAXPAYERS.



REGARDING THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA MR. TRUMP SAYING THAT LOWERING OIL PRICES THROUGH INCREASED PRODUCTION IS CRITICAL TO ENDING THE WAR...






      FULL VIDEO INTO-SPEECH PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKING 3:45 INTO THE VIDEO


In Sudan's Civil War the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces fighting over control of an oil refinery north of the capital city of Khartoum.


The Army moving against the RSF with its offensive coming out of Khartoum.


The fighting also continuing in el-Fasher where the RSF issued an ultimatum for the Army to pull out...Al Jazeera




ISRAEL SAYS IT KILLED TWO MEN WHO KILLED THREE ISRAELIS IN A TERRORIST ATTACK EARLIER THIS MONTH.


THIS AS ISRAEL CONTINUES A MAJOR MILITARY OPERATION IN THE CITY OF JENIN IN THE 'WEST BANK'...TIMES OF ISRAEL



Intelligence about an impending coup leading to an emergency meeting in Slovakia this morning.


Prime Minister Robert Fico calling a meeting of the country's Security Council saying that foreign operators are in the country intending to generate street protests and or seizure of government buildings.



Mr. Fico survived an assassination attempt that severely wounded him last year.



Slovakia a nation on Ukraine's western border with the Fico government more friendly to Russia than Ukraine...Tass Russia



    THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                      (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)


UKRAINIAN DRONES DOWNED OVER BRYANSK REGION



                        TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS


       RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



Four Ukrainian drones downed over the Bryansk Region of Russia...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)



In other news....



Thailand's law legalizing same sex marriage went into force today.    Marriage ceremonies held by the hundreds today...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



SAMSUNG ANNOUNCING ITS LATEST GALAXY S25 SMARTPHONE MODELS.


MORE ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE NEW PHONES SAID TO HAVE MULTIMODAL CAPABILITIES AND PERSONALIZED ASSISTANCE FUNCTIONS...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA



Amazon shutting down distribution centers in Quebec after one of them voted to unionize.


The company saying the decision is linked to cost savings for customers not unionization.   Third parties will be used to deliver Amazon orders in Quebec...CBC News Canada














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