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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THIS WEEK A US STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON ECHOING THE MESSAGE OF IMPEACHED SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT YOON SUK-YEOL.
AT HIS CONSTITUTIONAL COURT IMPEACHMENT TRIAL PRESIDENT YOON SAYING THAT CHINA IS INVOLVED IN A DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN AGAINST SOUTH KOREA.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON SAYING 'FAKE NEWS, PROPAGANDA AND DISINFORMATION' ARE PART OF 'BEIJING'S DIPLOMACY'.
THOSE COMMENTS RESPONDING TO CHINA'S AMBASSADOR IN SOUTH KOREA WHO CRITICIZED CONSERVATIVE GROUPS IN SOUTH KOREA DEFENDING PRESIDENT YOON AND SAYING CHINA IS INTERFERING IN ELECTIONS THERE.
MR. YOON FACING HIS IMPEACHMENT TRIAL AS WELL AS A CRIMINAL CASE OVER HIS DECLARATION OF MARTIAL LAW LAST DECEMBER...VOICE OF AMERICA
The new FBI Director Kash Patel out tonight with a social media post defending a female FBI agent mentioned in connection with a 'honeypot' operation that targeted President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
Patel saying she was not a 'honeypot' and referencing evidence to the contrary including the work of Special Counsel John Durham...FBI Director Kash Patel "X"
TONIGHT US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO TELLING CNN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WANT TO KEEP THE UKRAINE WAR GOING FOR ANOTHER YEAR TO 'WEAKEN RUSSIA'.
RUBIO SAYS THE US SEES SUCH A NOTION AS UNREALISTIC...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
MR. RUBIO ALSO SAYING THAT UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY NEEDS TO APOLOGIZE OVER HIS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
RUBIO EXPRESSING DOUBTS THAT ZELENSKY WANTS PEACE...CNN
"Zelensky cannot make peace with Moscow, he would be removed within days.
It is possible that being publicly overborne by Trump by relieving him of responsibility for any retreat, makes life easier for him. Only a guess"
The opinion of British journalist Peter Hitchens tonight following President Donald Trump's rebuke of Ukraine's president at the White House.
Mr. Trump telling Volodymyr Zelensky he can come back when he wants peace...Peter Hitchens "X" Post
FROM CANADA AND MANY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TONIGHT EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE AND HOSTILITY TO RUSSIA.
THIS FOLLOWS UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY'S PUBLIC RESISTANCE TO US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S EFFORTS TO END THE UKRAINE WAR.
AFTER THE TRUMP-ZELENSKY TENSIONS AT THE WHITE HOUSE VARIOUS LEADERS INCLUDING FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON AND OUTGOING GERMAN CHANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ REAFFIRMED THEIR VIEWS FAVORING UKRAINE AGAINST RUSSIA.
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER REAFFIRMED 'UNWAVERING SUPPORT' FOR UKRAINE...(BBC NEWS)...
THEY WERE JOINED BY LEADERS FROM THE NETHERLANDS AND CANADA.
A GROUP OF NATIONS WILL MEET IN LONDON ON SUNDAY TO DISCUSS UKRAINE.
PRESIDENT ZELENSKY WILL BE THERE.
ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI CALLING FOR A 'SUMMIT' INVOLVING THE US AND OTHER NATIONS REGARDING UKRAINE.
BFM-TV FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT) (EMMANUEL MACRON-OLAF SCHOLZ-FRENCH-GERMAN REACTION
NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT) (DUTCH GOV'T SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE)
CBC NEWS CANADA (TRUDEAU SUPPORT UKRAINE)
FOLLOWING PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY'S RESISTANCE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PUSH FOR PEACE IN UKRAINE, THE WASHINGTON POST REPORTS THE US MAY STOP SHIPMENTS OF MILITARY AID...TASS RUSSIA
The FBI returning property seized from President Trump during its 2022 raid on his Mar-a-Lago home. Presidential aide Alina Habba says she loaded some of the boxes personally onto Air Force One.
This right before the President departed for Florida this evening...The Hill
IN NEW MEXICO THE SANTE FE COUNTY SHERIFF TALKING ABOUT THE DEATH OF ACTOR GENE HACKMAN AND HIS WIFE BETSY ARAKAWA.
TESTS FOR CARBON MONOXIDE COMING UP NEGATIVE.
THEIR BODIES WERE FOUND IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THEIR HOME.
HACKMAN'S PACEMAKER SHUT OFF ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 17TH NINE DAYS BEFORE THE BODIES WERE DISCOVERED WEDENSDAY AFTERNOON...KOAT (VIDEO EMBED)
IN ROME POPE FRANCIS HAVING A BREATHING CRISIS TODAY NOW RECEIVING GAS THROUGH A FACE MASK TO ASSIST HIS BREATHING.
HE IS DESCRIBED AS ALERT AND IN GOOD SPIRITS WITH HIS PROGNOSIS UNCERTAIN FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...BBC NEWS
The US State Department announcing three-billion-dollars worth of arms sales to Israel.
The deal includes a large stockpile of bombs and armored bulldozers...Times Of Israel
FOUR SOURCES TELLING REUTERS NEWS AGENCY THAT ISRAEL IS LOBBYING FOR US SUPPORT TO KEEP SYRIA WEAK.
PART OF THAT EFFORT IS KEEPING RUSSIAN MILITARY BASES IN SYRIA.
ISRAEL SAID TO BE CONCERNED THAT THE NEW ISLAMIST GOVERNMENT BACKED BY TURKEY POSES A THREAT TO ISRAEL'S SECURITY...TIMES OF ISRAEL
MICROSOFT SHUTTING DOWN VIDEO COMMUNICATION SERVICE SKYPE. IT BEGAN 22 YEARS AGO AND AT ITS PEAK HAD 300 MILLION USERS.
SKYPE USERS WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE 'TEAMS' SERVICE OFFERED BY MICROSOFT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"The fentanyl issue is just an excuse the US uses to impose tariffs on, pressure and blackmail China..."
CHINA CONDEMNING THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP OF A SECOND TEN PERCENT TARIFF INCREASE FOR CHINESE GOODS.
CHINA'S COMMERCE MINISTRY ALSO SAYING THAT CHINA IS COOPERATING WITH THE US ON THE DRUG TRAFFICKING ISSUE AND THAT ADDITIONAL TARIFFS WILL BE 'COUNTERPRODUCTIVE'...THE HILL
The markets today sharp rises for the Dow and NASDAQ.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 601.41 or 1.39 percent.
The NASDAQ up 302.84 points or 1.63 percent.
The price of oil lower tonight at 69 dollars 95 cents a barrel down 40 cents...MARKETWATCH
IN THE UK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTER ANNELIESE DODDS RESIGNING FROM THE LABOR PARTY GOVERNMENT.
DODDS PROTESTING THE DECISION OF PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER TO CUT INTERNATIONAL AID SPENDING.
STARMER SHIFTING SPENDING TO THE DEFENSE BUDGET...BBC NEWS
Mass protests across Greece today some of them violent. The demonstrations on the second anniversary of a deadly train crash.
Protesters demanding justice for the crash victims saying there needs to be more accountability for the accident and a more thorough investigation...ERT NEWS GREECE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
TRUMP-ZELENSKY TENSIONS WITH NO MINERALS AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN US AND UKRAINE
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"I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace"
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER HIS MEETING WITH UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY-LINK
AT THE WHITE HOUSE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY MEETING PRESIDENT TRUMP.
BOTH MR. TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE ASKING ZELENSKY TO BE MORE RESPECTFUL OF THE UNITED STATES IN GENERAL AND THE PRESIDENT IN PARTICULAR.
VANCE SAID THAT ZELENSKY CAMPAIGNED FOR DEMOCRATS BEFORE LAST FALL'S ELECTION.
TRUMP WARNING 'YOUR COUNTRY IS IN BIG TROUBLE'.
MR. TRUMP INDICATING UKRAINE NEEDS TO MAKE A DEAL OR THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING UKRAINE.
UNDERLYING TODAY'S TENSIONS THE LACK OF A RARE EARTH MINERALS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE US AND UKRAINE.
MR. ZELENSKY ABRUPTLY LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE AND DEMOCRATS EXPRESSING THEIR ANGER WITH TODAY'S TURN OF EVENTS...BBC NEWS BLOG...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(Updated) In northwestern Pakistan a deadly bombing at a Pro-Taliban seminary mosque. At least six killed (BBC News) in the blast with dozens hurt.
The school nicknamed the "University of Jihad" over its ideology and training of Taliban fighters.
Around four thousand students hosted there with free clothing, food and education provided...Hindustan Times India
UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MEXICO EXTRADITING 29 DRUG SUSPECTS TO THE US INCLUDING LEADING CARTEL MEMBER RAFAEL CARO QUINTERO.
QUINTERO WANTED FOR MURDERING A US DRUG AGENT 40 YEARS AGO...BBC NEWS
An international police operation led by European police agency Europol arresting at least 25 people for distributing AI child sex abuse images.
A Danish man is described as a prime suspect the original producer of the images.
19 countries are involved in the case with 30 houses searched and 300 suspects. More arrests are possible...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
A FORMER US NAVY SAILOR ENTERING A GUILTY PLEA TO CHARGES OF PLOTTING AN ATTACK ON A NAVY BASE.
38-YEAR XUANYU PANG ENDED UP COMMUNICATING WITH AND MEETING FBI EMPLOYEES PRETENDING TO BE PART OF THE QUDS FORCE OF THE IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS.
PANG WAS DISCUSSING AN ATTACK ON THE NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES IN ILLINOIS. HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD WITHOUT BAIL PENDING SENTENCING FACING A POSSIBLE 20 YEARS IN PRISON...USNI NEWS
Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara ordering a criminal investigation into alleged ties of officials in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office and Qatar.
One allegation involves former Netanyahu spokesman Eli Feldstein working for a firm that sought to plant pro-Qatar news stories in the Israeli media.
Qatar the nation where Hamas officials were based for many years.
Qatar also a source of funding for Hamas governance of Gaza allowed by Prime Minister Netanyahu's government in the name of pacifying the territory prior to the October 7th attack on Israel...Times of Israel
IN AUSTRALIA CONSUMERS WARNED THAT EGG SHORTAGES COULD LAST FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS WITH HIGH PRICES LIKELY.
AUSTRALIA'S SHORTFALL OF EGGS AT LEAST 500 MILLION THIS YEAR.
10 PERCENT OF THE LAYING FLOCK DESTROYED OVER BIRD FLU OUTBREAKS. MAJOR AUSTRALIAN GROCERY RETAILERS LIKE WOOLWORTHS, COLES AND IGA LIMITING EGG PURCHASES TO TWO CARTONS...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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