Thursday, June 5, 2025

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 6/5/2025*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*US SANCTIONS WORLD COURT JUDGES*ISRAELI ATTACKS IN BEIRUT*MUSK-TRUMP CONFLICT*TRUMP-XI TALK TRADE WAR XI CALLS FOR US TO BACK DOWN*SUPREME COURT RULES ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION SUIT*EX-DEFENSE CHIEF SAYS NETANYAHU ARMING JIHADISTS IN GAZA*

 


                                   (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING)



Plenty of drama regarding two powerful men tonight but the rest of the news is happening and to focus on their drama would distract from the other events reported in this summary....


                 LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




(UPDATED) AT LEAST 10 UKRAINIAN DRONES (TASS) DESTROYED APPROACHING MOSCOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING....RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




AT THE SEX TRAFFICKING TRIAL OF SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS THE JUDGE THREATENING TO REMOVE COMBS FROM THE COURTROOM.


THAT'S BECAUSE THE DEFENDANT HAS BEEN MAKING FACES AND NODDING AT MEMBERS OF THE JURY...BBC NEWS



A drone attack alert in the Ivanovo Region northeast of Moscow very late tonight...RIA Novosti Russia



(Updated) Air raid alerts across Ukraine late tonight with explosions reported in Kiev and Odessa.


Ukraine broadcasting detailed information about Russian military activity only possible with support from Western governments...(News Sources)...DD Geopolitics "X"...


Fires reported in several locations in Kiev late tonight.


Later reports said 16 were injured in the Ukranian capital with some rail lines damaged...OSINTdefender "X"





(UPDATED) US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO ANNOUNCING US SANCTIONS ON FOUR JUDGES OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT.



THE JUDGES LINKED TO PROSECUTION OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND OTHERS OVER ALLEGED WAR CRIMES IN GAZA.


THE COURT WITH A STATEMENT DENOUNCING THE SANCTIONS AS AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE COURT...TIMES OF ISRAEL...US STATE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Israel taking down another missile fired from Yemen tonight.  Sirens sounding in Israel following detection of the missile...Israel National News



Israeli air attacks in Beirut tonight the Lebanese government calling them a violation of a ceasefire.



Israel says the attacks are targeting building used by Hezbollah to manufacture drones.




The Israel Defense Forces ordered evacuation of buildings in Beirut ahead of tonight's attacks...Times of Israel




MUSK-TRUMP CONFLICT PITS RICHEST MAN AGAINST MOST POWERFUL POLITICIAN


                                                                        (UPDATED)


US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP UPSET WITH TECH ENTREPENEUR ELON MUSK THREATENING TO CUT OFF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS WITH HIS BUSINESSES.



TRUMP SAYING MR. MUSK 'JUST WENT CRAZY' WHEN MUSK WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.



TRUMP SAYING HE TOOK AWAY AN ELECTRONIC VEHICLE MANDATE UPSETTING MUSK...



"Trump says Musk 'went crazy' while leading DOGE"-Tass Russia



THIS AFTER ELON MUSK SPOKE OUT AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP THIS AFTERNOON WITH MESSAGES LIKE THIS...



"Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein Files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!"-Elon Musk "X" Post



MUSK SAID 'YES' TO ANOTHER POST CALLING FOR TRUMP'S IMPEACHMENT AND REPLACEMENT BY VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE.




HE EXPECTS MR. TRUMP'S TARIFFS TO LEAD TO A RECESSION LATER THIS YEAR.



 ELON MUSK ALSO OFFERED STRONG OPINIONS REGARDING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BUDGET BILL.



MUSK RECALLING MR. TRUMP'S OPPOSITION TO INCREASING THE DEBT CEILING BACK IN 2023.    TRUMP NOW SUPPORTING THAT IDEA...



"Where is the man who wrote these words? Was he replaced by a body double!?"-Elon Musk Post On President Trump And The Debt Ceiling




MUSK POSTED THAT WITHOUT HIS SUPPORT MR. TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICANS WOULD NOT HAVE WON THE ELECTION LAST YEAR.




 OTHER POSTS INCLUDING ONE SUGGESTING THE NEED FOR A NEW POLITICAL PARTY IN THE UNITED STATES...Elon Musk "X"



A federal judge ordered reinstatement of AmeriCorps programs in areas of the country led by Democrats (24 states, Washington DC).    This in response to a lawsuit against the Trump Administration decision to end the programs...The Hill USA





    (Updated With President Trump's Take)


US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPEAKING WITH CHINESE PRESDIENT XI JINPING.


PRESIDENT XI SAID THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO REALISTICALLY ASSESS PROGRESS MADE IN PREVIOUS TALKS AND:



"cancel the negative measures taken with regard to China"



XI REFERRING TO US ECONOMIC ACTIONS AGAINST CHINA SINCE TALKS IN GENEVA LAST MONTH...TASS RUSSIA...



MEANWHILE MR. TRUMP SAYING HE HAD A 'GOOD CALL' FROM PRESIDENT XI AND THE US AND CHINA WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD TRADE TALKS...Truth Social (Video Embed)



The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 108 points.



The NASDAQ down 162.04 points or .83 percent.


At 455 pm New York Time the price of oil 63 dollars 26 cents a barrel up 41 cents...Marketwatch



The European Central Bank slashing the prime interest rate .25 percent.   The new lending rate 2 percent.  


This is the lowest rate in two years and signifies that Europe is actively fighting the trade conflict with United States using all means at its disposal...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)




GERMAN CHANCELLOR FRIEDRICH MERZ MEETING US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT THE WHITE HOUSE.


MR. TRUMP EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR GERMANY'S DECISION TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE DEFENSE SPENDING IN THE COMING YEARS...BBC NEWS BLOG



The US Supreme Court with a unanimous ruling in favor of a woman who said she was denied promotion at an Ohio state agency because she was heterosexual.



The ruling reverses a lower court decision that threw out the civil rights lawsuit of Marlean Ames.



Ames suing the Ohio Department of Youth Services.    She says a lesbian was given a promotion over her then she was demoted so a gay man could take her job...The Guardian UK 






The US-Israeli backed "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" delivering food aid in Gaza today saying almost 1.5 million meals were handed out...Times of Israel



                               (NEWS AND COMMENT)


ISRAEL'S FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER AVIGDOR LIBERMAN SAYS A JIHADIST GANG WITH TIES TO ISLAMIC STATE (DAESH) IS BEING ARMED IN GAZA.


LIBERMAN SAYS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS BEEN ARMING THE 'ABU SHABAB' CLAN.



HE SAID HIS WAS DONE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF CABINET.



ARMED MEN WITH UNIFORMS SAYING 'COUNTER-TERRORISM MECHANISM' SEEN IN SOUTHERN GAZA IN RECENT DAYS.



THE ARMED MEN WHO FIRED ON PEOPLE SEEKING AID IN GAZA IN RECENT DAYS KILLING DOZENS AND WOUNDING HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN A MYSTERY BUT THIS REVELATION POINTS TO THEIR IDENTITY.



PREVIOUSLY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES SUGGESTED HAMAS WAS SHOOTING AT GAZA RESIDENTS SEEKING HUMANITARIAN AID AT THE 'GAZA HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION' DISTRIBUTION SITES IN SOUTHERN GAZA.


THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE ISSUING A STATEMENT THAT DOES NOT DENY LIBERMAN'S ALLEGATIONS.


PREVIOUS MEDIA REPORTS GIVE US MILITARY CONTRACTORS A ROLE IN THE 'GAZA HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION' AID DISTRIBUTION IN GAZA.   


WHAT ACTUAL ROLE IF ANY THEY PLAY RIGHT NOW IS NOT CLEAR.    THE GHF GROUP HAS SUSPENDED AID DISTRIBUTION FOR THE MOMENT...TIMES OF ISRAEL




At the European Court of Justice an opinion against Hungary's law protecting children from LGBTI content.


The Hungarian law said to violate anti-discrimination law and 'the right to human dignity'.



The opinion of the Advocate General expected to play a major role in the court's final decision on the Hungarian law...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUING AN ORDER BANNING CITIZENS OF 12 COUNTIES FROM THE UNITED STATES EFFECTIVE MONDAY.


THOSE COUNTRIES INCLUDE AFGHANISTAN, CHAD, IRAN, LIBYA, SUDAN AND YEMEN.



A PARTIAL ENTRY BAN IMPOSED ON CITIZENS OF SEVEN OTHER COUNTRIES INCLUDING BURUNDI, CUBA AND VENEZUELA.



THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE BANS INCLUDING EXISTING VISA HOLDERS...CNN USA




Australia's top military officer pushing for more defense spending openly challenging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.



Admiral David Johnston said the military is currently spending all its given with nothing to spare the implication being that more needs to be spent.   



He also said "we have to reconsider Australia as a homeland from which we will conduct combat operations".


His speech before a think tank that advocates for increased defense spending. 



Johnston speaking just weeks ahead of Albanese's first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump who is seeking a dramatic increase in Australian defense spending...ABC News Australia




     THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                         (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



                       TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



      RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




In other news...




IN THE NETHERLANDS THE ELECTORAL COUNCIL PROPOSING WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29TH AS ELECTION DAY.


THIS FOLLOWS THE END OF THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT EARLIER THIS WEEK.


SUMMER HOLIDAYS AND ADVANCE TIME TO PREPARE AN ELECTION CITED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED DATE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



After tens of thousands of people were evacuated in Cologne, Germany three American World War II bombs were successful defused yesterday.



Two 2000-pound bombs and a 1000-pound bomb were deactivated in around an hour.



The bombs discovered near a shipyard in the city.  American and British aircraft heavily bombed Cologne during the Second World War...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

















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