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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THE BRITISH MEDIA OUTLET 'FINANCIAL TIMES' CLAIMS THAT US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAD A TENSE CONVERSATION WITH DENMARK'S PRIME MINISTER ABOUT GREENLAND.
MR. TRUMP STRESSING TO METTE FREDRIKSEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF HIS DESIRE TO BUY GREENLAND AND THREATENING TARGETED ACTIONS LIKE TARIFFS AGAINST DENMARK...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...OSINTdefender "X"
Pete Hegseth approved by the US Senate as Defense Secretary.
Vice-President JD Vance breaking a 50-50 tie to support Hegseth.
Three Republican Senators Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska opposing Hegseth...(News Agencies)
THE PREMIER OF CANADA'S MOST POPULOUS PROVINCE TRIGGERING AN ELECTION.
DOUG FORD SAYS THE CAMPAIGN WILL START WEDNESDAY WITH VOTERS GOING TO THE POLLS IN FEBRUARY.
FORD SAYING HE WANTS A MANDATE TO 'FIGHT' PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S TARIFFS.
MR. FORD ALSO SAYING HE WANTS THE 'LARGEST MANDATE IN ONTARIO'S HISTORY' FOR HIS PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE PARTY GOVERNMENT.
THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY MARIT STILES SEES THE ELECTION CALL AS A DISTRACTION FROM A CRIMINAL PROBE OF MR. FORD'S GOVERNMENT.
THE ONTARIO ELECTION COMING AMIDST DEEP POLITICAL TURMOIL IN CANADA OVER POTENTIAL TARIFFS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND THE LIBERAL PARTY'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU...CBC NEWS CANADA BLOG
In Syria 13 people executed and 53 taken hostage by an unknown group dressed in military uniforms.
The incident near the city of Homs in northern Syria...Tass Russia
HUGE PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS TONIGHT AGAINST THE SLOVAK GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER ROBERT FICO.
IN CAPITAL CITY OF BRATISLAVA TENS OF THOUSANDS ON THE STREETS.
MR. FICO SURVIVED AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT THAT CRITICALLY WOUNDED HIM LAST YEAR.
HIS GOVERNMENT FRIENDLY TO RUSSIA SAYS FOREIGN ELEMENTS ARE USING PROTESTS TO ATTEMPT A COUP AGAINST HIS GOVERNMENT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
MEXICO REFUSED TO ACCEPT A DEPORTATION FLIGHT FROM THE UNITED STATES.
A US MILITARY C-17 WAS TO FLY TO MEXICO BUT THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT DENIED PERMISSION TO LAND.
TWO OTHER C-17'S SUCCESSFULLY FLEW 80 DEPORTEES TO GUATEMALA...NBC NEWS USA
Explosions in Kiev and its suburbs early Saturday morning...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
FROM THE CONFLICT IN EASTERN CONGO A PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR KILLED IN THE FIGHTING.
PETER CHIRIMWAMI WAS HURT ON THE FRONT LINE OF FIGHTING BETWEEN M23 REBELS AND GOVERNMENT FORCES NEAR THE BORDER WITH RWANDA.
M23 FORCES ENCIRCLING THE MAJOR CITY OF GOMA WESTERN GOVERNMENTS WARNING THEIR CITIZENS IN THE REGION...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY...(MORE ON THIS STORY LATER IN THE SUMMARY)
MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE IS EXEMPT FROM A 90-DAY REVIEW OF FOREIGN AID ORDERED BY THE US STATE DEPARTMENT.
HUMANITARIAN AID TO UKRAINE APPEARS TO BE IMPACTED BY THE 90-DAY 'STOP WORK' ORDER.
MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL AND EGYPT ALSO EXEMPT FROM THE REVIEW OF US FOREIGN AID...OSINTdefender "X"
New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing concern over Taiwan and the South China Sea to his Chinese counterpart. Rubio holding a conversation with Foreign Minister Wang Yi...Times of Israel
IN SUDAN'S CIVIL WAR THE SUDANESE ARMY BREAKING A SIEGE OF ITS SIGNAL CORPS HEADQUARTERS IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF KHARTOUM.
THE RAPID SUPPORT FORCES HAD SURROUNDED THE BASE SINCE THE CONFLICT BEGAN 21-MONTHS AGO...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
Prosecutors in South Korea in court early Saturday morning seeking an extension of the arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol.
An earlier request to extend the arrest of Mr. Yoon was rejected by the Seoul court on Friday.
Yoon remains in a prison south of the city of Seoul accused of insurrection and abuse of power...Yonhap News Agency South Korea
A CHINESE COURT SENTENCING THE KILLER OF A 10-YEAR-OLD JAPANESE BOY LIVING IN CHINA TO DEATH. THE MURDER OCCURRED LAST SEPTEMBER.
ANOTHER DEATH SENTENCE INVOLVING THE KILLER OF A CHINESE WOMAN DEFENDING A JAPANESE WOMAN AND CHILD HANDED DOWN YESTERDAY. THAT KILLING OCCURRED BACK IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR...BBC NEWS
Hamas has released the names of hostages to be released in Gaza tomorrow. They are four female Israeli soldiers...Al Jazeera Qatar
THOSE WEEKLY PROTESTS AGAINST A GOVERNMENT FRIENDLY TO RUSSIA CONTINUED TODAY.
THOUSANDS PROTESTING IN THE STREETS OF SERBIA'S CAPITAL BELGRADE SAYING THE GOVERNING SERBIAN PROGRESSIVE PARTY IS CORRUPT AND NEGLIGENT.
THE DEMONSTRATIONS REVOLVE AROUND LAST YEAR'S COLLAPSE OF A TRAIN STATION ROOF IN THE CITY OF NOVI SAD THAT KILLED 15 PEOPLE. THE DEMONTRATORS PUSHING FOR A 'GENERAL STRIKE'...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY (VIDEO EMBED)
"We have always said, I want to emphasize again: we are ready for these negotiations on the Ukrainian issue, but there are also issues that require special attention"
President Vladimir Putin telling Russian TV 1 that he and US President Donald Trump are in agreement on many aspects of the Ukraine War.
Putin particularly noting the outcome of the 2020 US Presidential Election leading to the war.
But Mr. Putin says more needs to be done to facilitate talks to end the war.
One issue would be for the US and other nations supporting Ukraine to force Ukraine to lift its ban on negotiations with Russia...
Full Detailed RIA Novosti Russia Story (Translation Prompt)
DUTCH PRIME MINISTER DICK SCHOOF SAYS A SPECIAL MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE WILL DEVELOP A NITROGEN EMISSIONS PLAN IN TWO MONTHS.
COUNCIL OF STATE (HIGH COURT) RULINGS FORCING THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT TO COMPLY WITH STRICT CLIMATE CHANGE RULES THE GOVERNMERNT SCRAMBLING TO DEVELOP A PLAN...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(UPDATED WITH MR. TRUMP'S REMARKS IN NORTH CAROLINA-CALIFORNIA)
US President Donald Trump visiting disaster zones in North Carolina and Southern California today.
Mr. Trump speaking in North Carolina about getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
In California he said that California needs a Voter ID law and to stop restricting the flow of water from north to south across the state...BBC News Blog
THE UNITED NATIONS SUSPENDING MOVEMENT OF ITS PERSONNEL IN PARTS OF YEMEN CONTROLLED BY THE HOUTHI MOVEMENT.
THIS AFTER UN PERSONNEL WERE DETAINED...BBC NEWS
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 140.82 points.
The NASDAQ fell 99.38 points or .5 percent.
At 401 pm New York Time the price of oil at 74 dollars 61 cents a barrel down a penny...Marketwatch
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PARDONING 23 PRO-LIFE ACTIVISTS PROSECUTED UNDER FEDERAL LAWS DESIGNED TO PREVENT ANY PROTESTS AT ABORTION FACILITIES.
THE ANNOUNCMENT COMES ON THE DAY OF THE MARCH FOR LIFE EVENT IN WASHINGTON DC...(NEWS AGENCIES)....
MARCH FOR LIFE 2025 VIDEO STREAM
(UPDATED WITH 1,300 ARREST FIGURE)
President Trump's border "czar" Tom Homan says that 1,300 illegal immigration arrests have been made in major cities.
It's part of a major deportation operation...News Nation USA...
Earlier at least 538 arrests reported in the United States as Trump Administration operations against illegal immigration ramp up.
Hundreds of deportations have also been carried out...Hindustan Times India
In the United States the Food and Drug Administration warning over a home heart monitoring device.
Two deaths and 109 cases of health damage linked to the Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry devices.
They are made by a subsidiary of the Dutch company Phillips and are used for remote heart monitoring across the United States...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN CONGO REBEL M23 FORCES ADVANCING TOWARDS THE CITY OF GOMA AFTER CAPTURING SEVERAL TOWNS.
THE CONGOLESE ARMY USING HELICOPTER GUNSHIPS AND GROUND FORCES TO HALT THE REBELS OPERATING IN AREAS NEAR THE BORDER WITH RWANDA.
THE UNITED NATIONS EXPRESSING ITS CONCERN ABOUT THE SITUATION IN A REGION ALREADY DEVASTATED BY CONFLICT AND HEALTH CRISES.
THERE ARE ACCUSATIONS THE M23 REBEL GROUP OPERATES WITH THE BACKING OF RWANDA'S GOVERNMENT AS IT SEEKS TO CAPTURE THE MINERAL RICH EASTERN CONGO REGION...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
In Sydney, Australia charges for a second man in connection with the attempt to torch a synagogue last month.
The 37-year-old suspect arrested at a hotel. He was tasered during his arrest.
Earlier this week a 33-year-old man was arrested and charged in the case...ABC News Australia
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PLANNING A PARTIAL TROOP PULLOUT IN EUROPE.
20,000 US SOLDIERS SAID TO BE LEAVING WITH MR. TRUMP SEEKING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO MAINTAIN THE 80,000 OR SO TROOPS WHO WILL REMAIN.
THIS IS BASED ON A REPORT BY ITALY'S ANSA NEWS AGENCY QUOTING A EUROPEAN DIPLOMATIC SOURCE...NEWSWEEK
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
(UPDATED WHEN ABLE)
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