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INDIA REPORTS A SECOND NIGHT OF FIRING BY PAKISTAN ACROSS THE LINE OF CONTROL IN KASHMIR.
INDIAN TROOPS SAID TO HAVE RETALIATED APPROPRIATELY.
INDIA SAYS THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES ON ITS SIDE...NDTV INDIA...
MEANWHILE IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA ARE URGING RESTRAINT AND SEEKING DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES IN THE AFTERMATH OF THIS WEEK'S TERRORIST ATTACK IN KASHMIR...ON MANORAMA INDIA
In Serbia two suspects arrested wanted by the US for conspiring against a Chinese government critic living in California.
Chinese national Cui Guanghai and British national John Miller accused of enlisting four individuals who were working for the FBI to conduct operations against a man who criticized the Chinese government and President Xi Jinping...US Attorney Central California News Release
THE CREDIT RATING OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES DOWNGRADED A NOTCH TO AA- BY STANDARD AND POORS.
S&P ALSO GIVING A NEGATIVE OUTLOOK CITING BOTH BUDGET AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE CITY'S GOVERNMENT...BLOOMBERG
VIRGINIA GIUFFRE, A PROMINENT SURVIVOR OF SEXUAL ABUSE LINKED TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN, IS DEAD BY SUICIDE.
GIUFFRE DIED AT HER FARM IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACCORDING TO A FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENT.
SHE WAS SEEN IN A PHOTO WITH EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE GHISLAINE MAXWELL AND PRINCE ANDREW. GIUFFRE FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST PRINCE ANDREW. THE PRINCE AGREEING TO A SETTLEMENT IN 2022.
ASSOCIATES OF GIUFFRE DESCRIBING HER AS A 'FIERCE WARRIOR' FIGHTING AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE AND SEX TRAFFICKING.
SHE SPOKE EARLY AND OFTEN URGING PROSECUTION OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN BEFORE HIS 2019 ARREST...NBC NEWS
Israeli air defenses downing a missile fired by Houthi forces in Yemen. The missile taken down before it could reach Israeli territory...Times Of Israel
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DECIDING TO RESTORE STUDENT VISA STATUS FOR THOUSANDS OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN THE US.
BUT EVENUALLY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT WILL DEVELOP A NEW POLICY ON TERMINATING FOREIGN STUDENT VISAS...CBS NEWS USA
President Trump saying tonight that Russia and Ukraine are very close to a deal.
Trump urging the two countries to "meet at very high levels, to 'finish it off'" and "stop the bloodshed"...Donald J. Trump Truth Social
THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LAUNCHING A PROBE INTO FOREIGN FUNDING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKLEY.
IT HAS BEEN ALLEGED BY 'THE DAILY BEAST' IN A MAY 2023 STORY THAT 220 MILLION OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT FUNDING WAS FUNNELED INTO THE UNIVERSITY...THE HILL USA
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signing a letter of intent to end fighting in eastern Congo.
The signing in Washington DC including the signature of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The Rwandan backed M23 rebel group went on the offensive earlier this year taking major cities in the mineral rich eastern Congo.
The Congo's mineral wealth would help the US be less dependent on China...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
TONIGHT, AT THE VATICAN THE COFFIN OF POPE FRANCIS SEALED AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S FUNERAL.
MORE THAN 250,000 PEOPLE PAYING THEIR LAST RESPECTS DURING THREE DAYS OF PUBLIC VIEWING.
TOMORROW'S FUNERAL WILL INVOLVE 54 HEADS OF STATE AND 12 REIGNING MONARCHS FROM AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON AND ARGENTINE PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI...ASSOCIATED PRESS-PBS USA
In federal court in New York today Luigi Mangione entering not guilty pleas to federal charges in the murder of health insurance executive Brian Thompson.
Mangione faces both state and federal murder charges in the case with federal charges carrying the possibility of the death penalty...BBC News Blog
FORMER REPUBLICAN US CONGRESSMAN GEORGE SANTOS SENTENCED TO 87 MONTHS IN PRISON.
SANTOS CONVICTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES OF WIRE FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT.
A FEDERAL JUDGE ADMONISHING SANTOS AS HE WAS SENTENCED WITH MR. SANTOS SAID TO BE SOBBING...FOX NEWS
Indian cabinet minister Chandrakant Raghunath Patil says plans are being drawn up to cut off water flow from the Indus River into Pakistan.
Patil speaking of short, medium and long-term measures that will not allow any water to get to Pakistan.
Following the terrorist attack in Kashmir this week India suspending its participation in the Indus Water Treaty.
Pakistan, which is heavily dependent on Indus River water, saying any cutoff of water would be considered an "act of war"...Tass Russia
INTENSE FIGHTING IN GAZA.
ISRAEL'S DEFENSE MINISTER ISRAEL KATZ SPEAKING OF GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT ADDING "THE DANGERS ARE GREAT AND THE PRICES ARE HEAVY".
HE SAYS THOUSANDS OF ISRAEL SOLDIERS ARE IN THE FIGHTING WHICH HE LINKS TO FREEING HOSTAGES AND DESTROYING 'HAMAS TERRORISTS'...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Brush fires here in the Central Pennsylvania area. One fire has now consumed more than a thousand acres in Cumberland County.
The National Weather Service warning of elevated risk of wildfires across Central Pennsylvania...WHTM Harrisburg
IN ROMANIA A FLURRY OF COURT ACTIVITY IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AN APPEALS COURT REVERSED THE ANNULLMENT OF LAST YEAR'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
BUT THE SUPREME COURT OF ROMANIA QUICKLY RETORTED WITH AN UPHOLDING OF THE ORDER LAST FALL ANNULLING THE ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT AFTER POPULIST CALIN GEORGESCU WON THE FIRST ROUND.
AS IT STANDS NOW A NEW PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN ROMANIA IS SET WITH THE FIRST ROUND VOTE A WEEK FROM SUNDAY ON MAY 4TH.
MR. GEORGESCU IS OFF THE BALLOT BUT THE CANDIDATE HE SUPPORTS GEORGE SIMION IS CONTESTING THE ELECTION...DAILY ROMANIA "X"
In Israel General Michael Kurilla in charge of US Central Command meeting Israel's Defense Minister and Chief of Staff today. Regional security issues including Iran said to have part of their discussion.
General Kurilla makes regular visits to Israel as part of his duties...OSINTdefender "X"
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 20.10 points.
The NASDAQ rose 216.90 points or 1.26 percent.
Tonight in New York the price of oil slightly higher 63 dollars 18 cents a barrel up 39 cents...Marketwatch
WISCONSIN JUDGE ARRESTED BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ACCUSED OF OBSTRUCTING ARREST OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT
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A MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN JUDGE ARRESTED BY THE FBI ACCUSED OF HELPING AN ILLEGAL ALIEN EVADE IMMIGRATION AGENTS.
FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL SAYING AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THAT JUDGE HANNAH DUGAN MISDIRECTED FEDERAL AGENTS TO HELP EDUARDO FLORES RUIZ EVADE THEM.
AUTHORITIES WERE ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH AND CAPTURE RUIZ.
JUDGE DUGAN WAS ARRESTED THIS MORNING IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
SHE IS FACING TWO FEDERAL FELONY CHARGES OBSTRUCTION AND CONCEALING AN INDIVIDUAL.
DUGAN RELEASED ON HER OWN RECOGNIZANCE WITH HER LAWYER SAYING THE JUDGE 'WHOLEHEARTEDLY PROTESTS THE ARREST AND BELIEVES IT WAS NOT MADE IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY'...NEW YORK POST ...BBC NEWS...WTMJ MILWAUKEE...MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL
IN BRAZIL FORMER PRESIDENT FERNANDO COLLOR ARRESTED EARLY TODAY. COLLOR WAS CONVICTED OF CORRUPTION IN 2023.
COLLOR ARRESTED IN ORDER TO SERVE HIS PRISON SENTENCE. HE WAS PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL BETWEEN 1990 AND 1992...ASSOCIATED PRESS-ABC NEWS USA
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A RUSSIAN GENERAL KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION NEAR MOSCOW TODAY.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL YAROSLAV MOSKALIK THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE MAIN OPERATION OPERATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF THE RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL STAFF.
MOKALIK KILLED BY AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE THAT DESTROYED A VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CAR...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN MARIA ZAKHAROVA SAYS THE INVOLVEMENT OF UKRAINIAN SPECIAL SERVICES IN THE ATTACK IS POSSIBLE...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
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US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow talking about the Ukraine War.
His talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin lasting three hours.
A Kremlin aide calling the dialogue 'constructive and very useful'. He said an 'active dialogue' will continue at various levels between the US and Russia...Tass Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country is ready for a deal to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Lavrov telling CBS News Russia is engaged in the process with certain parts that need to be 'fine-tuned'...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
SAUDI ARABIA TO BE OFFERED A MAJOR US WEAPONS PACKAGE WORTH MORE THAN 100 BILLION US DOLLARS.
THAT'S IN CONJUNCTION WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S VISIT TO THE KINGDOM NEXT MONTH...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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