Friday, June 27, 2025

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 6/27/2025*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*BUDAPEST PRIDE ORGANIZERS DEFIANT*ISRAELI SOLDIERS ORDERED TO SHOOT GAZA AID SEEKERS*SUPREME COURT LIMITS ANTI-TRUMP INJUNCTIONS*CHINA-US TRADE FRAMEWORK*STARMER BACKS DOWN ON BENEFIT CUTS*

 


(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING PAST 1130 PM EASTERN US TIME)




                      BRISBANE AUSTRALIA SEVEN NATIONAL NEWS OPENER 1980'S






                    

The "Big Beautiful Bill" on the move this weekend in Washington, a series of US Supreme Court rulings and an agreement sealed at the White House following conflict in a mineral rich region but first...



                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:


"They have to proclaim Israel...their faith and loyalty in Israel and how Israel is our greatest ally...


Wait a minute what about our own country, what about our own people.



And we have so many problems here in America...



37 trillion dollars in debt...


My kids are 22, 25 and 27 and our children's generation they can't afford rent, they can't afford to buy a house, they can't afford insurance, 


they can't afford to buy a new car, they can't find a good paying job."



THAT IS SOME OF WHAT CONGRESSWOMAN MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE, REPUBLICAN OF GEORGIA, HAD TO SAY TO MEDIA PERSONALITY TUCKER CARLSON.



GREENE EXPRESSING HER FULL SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP AND 'AMERICA FIRST' BUT SAYING THERE ARE MANY ELECTED OFFICIALS FAKING 'AMERICA FIRST' WITH THEIR REAL PRIORITIES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.



THIS INCLUDES FOREIGN NATIONS LIKE ISRAEL AND UKRAINE AND A DESIRE FOR WARFARE OVERSEAS...




               Tucker Carlson "X" (Video Embed Full Interview)



In Israel late tonight Jewish settlers on a rampage in a Palestinian community near Ramallah scene of violence earlier this week.


They were in a fight with Israeli soldiers some of the soldiers choked rocks thrown at them.  Soldiers hurt in the fighting.


Nine arrests were made.   



Earlier the settlers shown on video expelling Palestinians from nearby farmland...Times of Israel





RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES TAKING DOWN 25 UKRAINIAN DRONES THIS EVENING...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



The US Senate turning down a resolution to prevent future military action against Iran without approval from Congress.  


The vote 53-47 with Republicans joined by Democrat US Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania in the majority.


In the minority Democrats joined by Republican US Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky...The Hill USA




IN THE US SENATE THIS WEEKEND A VOTE ON THE MASSIVE FEDERAL SPENDING PLAN DUBBED THE 'BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL'.



REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE OF KENTUCKY EXPECTING THE CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION TO BE VOTED ON BY THE HOUSE SHORTLY THEREAFTER...Thomas Massie "X" Post




AT THE WHITE HOUSE A PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED ENDING THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RWANDA AND CONGO.


RWANDA AND REBELS IT SUPPORTED INVADED THE MINERAL RICH EASTERN REGION OF CONGO EARLIER THIS YEAR.


QATAR A PLAYER IN THE MEDIATING TODAY'S SETTLEMENT.



US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE AND SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO PART OF THE OVAL OFFICE CEREMONY...BBC NEWS




US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP EXPRESSING HOPE THERE WILL BE A CEASFIRE DEAL IN GAZA WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK.   TRUMP SPEAKING TO REPORTERS...BARAK RAVID "AXIOS" "X" POST...

MORE NEWS RELATED TO GAZA LATER IN THE SUMMARY.



In Budapest, Hungary preparations for the Pride March tomorrow in spite of a ban imposed by police.


The ban linked to a law protecting children from exposure to LGBTQI+ displays.


Some organizers of the event suggest a record number of people will participate.   


Foreign representatives including members of the European Parliament and the Mayor of Amsterdam are present for the march.   They have been making public appearances in the city denouncing the ban.



The Progressive mayor of Budapest expressing his support the Pride March...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)




PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING THE US HAS BROKEN OFF TRADE TALKS WITH CANADA DENOUNCING CANADA'S DIGITAL SERVICES TAX.


IN OTTAWA PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY SAYING 'WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THESE COMPLEX NEGOTIATIONS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF CANADIANS'...CBC NEWS CANADA



The conservative opposition in Armenia seeking to nominate Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan in its effort to oust liberal Prime Minster Nikol Pashinyan.


An impeachment effort has been launched against Pashinyan...RIA Novosti Russia




                       "It's a killing field"



ISRAELI MEDIA OUTLET 'HAARETZ' REPORTING THAT ISRAELI SOLDIERS ARE UNDER ORDERS TO SHOOT AT PALESTINIANS SEEKING FOOD AT AID CENTERS IN GAZA.


'HAARETZ' HAS BOTH OFFICERS AND ENLISTED SOLDIERS IN THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES AS THEIR SOURCES FOR THE STORY.



ANGRILY REACTING TO THE STORY BOTH PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND DEFENSE MINISTER ISRAEL KATZ CALLING THE STORY 'BLOOD LIBEL'...HAARETZ ISRAEL (LIMITED ACCESS PAY WALL)




Some rulings from the US Supreme Court one case involved parents of various faiths in Montgomery County, Maryland just outside Washington DC.


They wanted to exclude their children from LGBTQ stories being told to school children pre-kindergarten to fifth grade.



The Supreme Court ruling 6-3 in favor of the parents.


Justice Samuel Alito in his majority opinion saying that the school's policy against opting out unconstitutionally burdened the parents free exercise of religion...The Hill USA






THE US SUPREME COURT GIVING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP A MAJOR VICTORY LIMITING INJUNCTIONS OF LOWER COURTS AGAINST HIS POLICIES.


THE RULING COMING IN A CASE CHALLENGING MR. TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP.


FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGES IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ISSUING NATONWIDE INJUNCTIONS AGAINST IT.


BUT THE COURT NOW SAYING IN ITS 6-3 RULING THOSE RULINGS ONLY APPLY IN THE JURISDICTIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL JUDGES.



THIS RULING OPENS THE DOOR FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP EXECUTIVE ORDER TO BE ENFORCED IN MANY AREAS OF THE COUNTRY NOT CONTROLLED BY DEMOCRATS WITH SOME LIMITED EXCEPTIONS FOR PLANTIFFS IN LAWSUITS.



TODAY'S DECISION IS NOT A FINAL RULING ON THE LEGALITY OF BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP IN THE US AS THE ISSUE REMAINS UNDER LITIGATION IN THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM...THE HILL USA...




ANOTHER SUPREME COURT DECISION TODAY REGARDING ONLINE PORNOGRAPHY.


THE COURT UPHOLDING A TEXAS LAW REQUIRING AGE VERIFICATION FOR USERS OF PORN SITES


IT WAS A 6-3 RULING CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS AND THE CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES IN THE MAJORITY, THE LIBERAL JUSTICES IN THE MINORITY.



IN THE MAJORITY OPINION SUPPORTING VERIFICATION THAT USERS ARE 18 YEARS AGO JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS SAID IN PART:



"The First Amendment leaves undisturbed States' traditional power to prevent minors from accessing speech that is obscene from their perspective.   That power includes the power to require proof of age before an individual can access such speech"...


                                          THE HILL USA




The markets today.



The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 432.43 points or one percent.



The NASDAQ rose 105.55 points or .52 percent.


After the close of trading in New York the price of oil 65 dollars seven cents a barrel down 17 cents for the day...Marketwatch




THE US AND CHINA AGREEING TO THE FRAMEWORK OF A NEW TRADE DEAL.


CHINA CONFIRMING THAT THE DEAL INCLUDES PROVISIONS FOR CHINA TO 'REVIEW AND APPROVE' ITEMS IT EXPORTS TO THE US LIKE VITAL RARE EARTHS MINERALS.


CHINA EXPECTS THE US TO DROP 'RESTRICTIVE MEASURES' ON CHINESE GOODS...FRANCE 24





German authorities charging a Syrian national in connection with the plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last August.


"Mohamed A" is a juvenile who is not in custody.  He is said to have adhered to the ideology of the Islamic State (Daesh).



Another suspect "Beran A" already in custody in Austria.



He was arrested when the US Central Intelligence Agency tipped off Austrian authorities...BBC News


THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT VOTING TO STRICTLY LIMIT FAMILY REUNIFICATION FOR SOME MIGRANTS.   


THIS APPLIES TO MIGRANTS IN GERMANY GIVEN 'PROTECTED STATUS' OVER POSSIBLE PERSECUTION IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)




BRITISH PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER BACKING AWAY FROM PLANS TO CUT BENEFITS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE.


120 LABOR PARTY MEMBERS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS REVOLTED OVER THE PROPOSAL.



THE BENEFIT CUT WILL BE IMPOSED ON FUTURE APPLICANTS WHILE EXISTING BENEFICIARIES WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THEM.


STARMER UNDER BUDGETARY PRESSURE AS HE SEEKS TO INCREASE DEFENSE SPENDING IN LINE WITH THE NEW NATO STANDARD DEMANDED BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP...BBC NEWS BLOG




In Israel on Friday morning clashes in Nablus between Israelis and Palestinians.


It started when a group of Israeli's entered Joseph's Tomb unexpectedly...Israel National News



IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI ACKNOWLEDGING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR FACILITIES.


HE SAID THAT THE DAMAGE IS BEING ASSESSED BY IRANIAN OFFICIALS...TASS RUSSIA





IN JAPAN SERIAL KILLER TAKAHIRO SHIRAISHI EXECUTED.


SHIRAISHI WAS DUBBED THE 'TWITTER KILLER' IN THE MURDERS OF NINE WOMEN HE LURED TO HIS APARTMENT.


HE SAID HE MET HIS VICTIMS ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITE THEN KNOWN AS 'TWITTER'...BBC NEWS




Six Americans arrested this morning on a South Korean island as they attempted to release plastic bottles into the sea bound for North Korea.


The bottles contained rice, one dollar bills and Bibles.



The six taken into custody facing charges of violating laws regarding management of disasters and safety.  


An administrative order in effect for island bans launches of material opposing the regime in North Korea...Yonhap News Agency South Korea





IN THE NETHERLANDS AUTHORITIES SEEKING A FOUR-YEAR PRISON TERM FOR A MAN SUSPECTED OF STEALING INFORMATION ABOUT DUTCH TECHNOLOGY.



THE ACCUSED 'GERMAN A' RECEIVING 'SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF MONEY' IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT AFTER TRIPS TO RUSSIA.



THE RUSSIAN ENGINEER WORKED FOR THE DUTCH CHIP COMPANY ASML...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




On the heels of its participation in this week's NATO summit Australia joining the NATO effort against Russia in Ukraine.


100 Australian military personnel and an Australian surveillance plane deploying to Poland...Daily Mail UK





    THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                            (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)


UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK REPELLED IN RUSSIA'S ROSTOV REGION



                        TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS


        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



Air defenses destroying attacking Ukrainian drones in Russia's Rostov Region overnight into Friday. No damage or injuries reported...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)




In other news...




THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA RESIGNING HIS POST UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION POLICIES.



JAMES RYAN IN A RESIGNATION LETTER SAYING HE WAS LEAVING HIS POSITION SO THERE WOULD NOT BE A 'FIGHT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO SAVE MY OWN JOB'...AL JAZEERA QATAR




A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for the "Washington Post" arrested by federal authorities on child pornography charges.


Thomas Pham LeGro is a video editor for the Post.


According to authorities child porn was discovered on his work computer when his apartment was raided yesterday.   


LeGro appeared in court today and is being held with a detention hearing set for next Wednesday...NY Post



CZECH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OUT WITH A REPORT ACCUSING CHINESE DIPLOMATS AND SPIES OF HARRASSING AND PLANNING TO ATTACK THE VICE PRESIDENT OF TAIWAN.



THIS IS ALLEGED TO HAVE HAPPENED WHEN VICE-PRESIDENT HSIAO BI-KHIM WAS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC LAST YEAR.



THERE HAVE BEEN VISITS BY BOTH CURRENT AND FORMER TAIWANESE OFFICIALS TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC IN THE LAST YEAR WITH A RECENT ACCUSATION THAT CHINA STAGED A CYBER ATTACK ON THE COUNTRY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

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