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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
A federal judge ruling that the head of US Global Media Kari Lake cannot fire Voice of America Director Michael Abramowitz.
District Judge Royce Lamberth saying that only by a majority vote of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board can terminate Abramowitz.
Mr. Abramowitz told that he could be fired as of this Sunday August 31st...The Hill USA
IN SOUTH KOREA FORMER FIRST LADY KIM KEON HEE INDICTED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES BY A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR.
THE CHARGES LEVELED TWO DAYS BEFORE A DEADLINE FOR HER ARREST TO END.
HER HUSBAND FORMER 'RIGHT' PRESIDENT YOON SUK YEOL UNDER INDICTMENT ACCUSED OF INSURRECTION OVER A SHORT-LIVED IMPOSITION OF MARTIAL LAW LAST YEAR.
EARLIER THIS WEEK US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CRITICAL OF THE SITUATION IN SOUTH KOREA REGARDING PROSECUTION OF THE FORMER CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENT...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
The messaging from Israel is that the future of Gaza is to be some sort of new leadership instead of Hamas.
That story leaked out by insider journalist Barak Ravid writing for "Axios".
Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer said to have conveyed this at a White House meeting that included President Donald Trump, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and White House envoy Steve Witkoff...Barak Ravid "X"
CANADA AND INDIA RESTORING BROKEN RELATIONS APPOINTING NEW HIGH COMMISSIONERS (AMBASSADORS).
RELATIONS WERE DISRUPTED BY A CANADIAN POLICE INVESTIGATION THAT LINKED THE MURDER OF A SIKH INDEPENDENCE ACTIVIST IN CANADA TO INDIA'S GOVERNMMENT.
NOW THE TWO NATIONS SEEKING CLOSER RELATIONS AS CANADA IS DIVERSIFYING ITS ECONOMY IN THE FACE OF US TARIFFS...REUTERS-STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE
A Polish pilot killed in the crash of an F-16 fighter. The accident happened during a stunt at an air show...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
TONIGHT, ISRAEL BELIEVES A DECAPITATION ATTACK ON THE HOUTHI LEADERSHIP IN YEMEN TOOK OUT TWO TOP HOUTHI LEADERS.
KILLED IN THE STRIKE BOTH THE HOUTHI DEFENSE MINISTER AND CHIEF OF STAFF...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...
MEANWHILE A SOURCE SAYS THAT THE HOUTHI PRIME MINISTER WAS ALSO KILLED IN THE ATTACK...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
EARLIER DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS STORY LATER IN THE SUMMARY.
DEPUTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY JIM O'NEILL NAMED INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL.
THIS AFTER CDC DIRECTOR SUSAN MONAREZ WAS FIRED YESTERDAY.
O'NEILL ASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR POLITICAL DONOR PETER THIEL A FORMER CEO OF THE THIEL FOUNDATION...THE HILL USA
A unanimous vote by the United Nations Security Council to end the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.
The UNIFIL force will be phased out in 2027. The US and Israel had sought a quicker end to the force but France and Lebanon wanted a longer window.
The notion of a military force to keep peace in Lebanon in the future rests on the Lebanese Army.
The army is expected to disarm Hezbollah and other militia forces in the country in the months ahead...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FIRING A MEMBER OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD (STB).
ROBERT PRIMUS A DEMOCRAT APPOINTEE OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTATION.
MR. PRIMUS OBJECTING TO HIS FIRING SAYING IT WAS 'DEEPLY TROUBLING' AND 'LEGALLY INVALID'...THE HILL USA
British and European officials angry over last night's Russian attack on Kiev.
The "British Council" building in Kiev was damaged in the attack said to have killed as many at 19 people.
Russia's ambassador to the UK summoned over the attack with Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking of a Russian attempt to 'sabotage' peace talks...OSINTdefender "X" (Photo Embed)...
Damage was also reported at the building of the European Union in Kiev.
"Barbarism" was one word used to describe the Russian attack.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promising quick action on tougher sanctions against Russia...Tagesschau (Translation Prompt)
UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS SAY PALESTINIANS ARE BEING FORCIBLY TAKEN AWAY AT AID DISTRIBUTION POINTS OPERATED BY THE US-ISRAELI GAZA HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION.
ITS BEING ALLEGED THAT ISRAELI SOLDIERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE 'FORCED DISAPPEARANCES'.
THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT BEING URGED TO INVESTIGATE MATTER...TASS RUSSIA
"I understand who we are dealing with, what we are dealing with, and that is why we used force"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talking about recent deadly Israeli attacks in Syria.
Mr. Netanyahu visiting the 'war room' of Israel's Druze community which supports fellow Druze in southern Syria.
The Syrian Druze involved in a conflict with the new Turkish-backed Syrian government led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa a former jihadist leader...Times Of Israel
"unjustified, illegal and lacking any legal basis"
IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI REACTS TO 'E3' SANCTIONS ANNOUNCEMENT
THE 'E3' NATIONS BRITAIN, FRANCE AND GERMANY ANNOUNCING 'SNAPBACK SANCTIONS' ON IRAN UNDER THE NUCLEAR AGREEEMENT OF 2015.
THOSE NATIONS CITING IRAN'S FAILURE TO FULLY COOPERATE WITH INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR INSPECTORS.
THE SANCTIONS TAKE EFFECT IN 30 DAYS WITH THE THREE COUNTRIES SAYING THEY ARE WILLING TO TALK TO IRAN.
US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO WELCOMING THE MOVE...AXIOS...
MEANWHILE IRAN CONDEMNING THE MOVE AS 'UNJUSTIFIED, ILLEGAL AND LACKING ANY LEGAL BASIS'.
FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI SAYING IRAN WILL RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO PROTECT ITS NATIONAL RIGHTS AND INTERESTS...PRESS TV IRAN
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 71.67 points.
The NASDAQ rose 115.02 points or .53 percent.
At 432 pm New York Time the price of oil at 64 dollars 34 cents a barrel up 19 cents...Marketwatch
OPPOSITION PARTIES IN FRANCE REJECTING THE ATTEMPT OF PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON'S PRIME MINISTER FRANCOIS BAYROU TO 'COMPROMISE' ON AN AUSTERE 2026 BUDGET PLAN.
SEBASTIEN CHENU OF THE NATIONAL RALLY SAYING 'TOO LATE...THE PAGE HAS BEEN TURNED. DIALOGUE IS IN THE PAST'
MR. BAYROU HAS ALREADY SET THE STAGE FOR A HIGH-STAKES SEPTEMBER 8TH VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN HIS GOVERNMENT...AFP FRANCE-BRUSSELS SIGNAL
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Israel attacking the Houthi leadership in their capital city of Sanaa, Yemen.
The apparent Israeli attack to decapitate Houthi leadership came as leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi made a speech...Israel National News....
Earlier Israeli air defenses intercepted a drone launched from Yemen...Times of Israel
SOUTH KOREA CONSIDERING AN INVITATION TO NORTH KOREA'S RULER KIM JONG-UN TO ATTEND THE ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC FORUM IN SOUTH KOREA AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH.
SUCH AN INVITATION REPORTED LIKELY AS A WAY TO ENABLE A MEETING BETWEEN KIM AND US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP...TASS RUSSIA
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors have been allowed to enter Iran.
But Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says their presence does not full cooperation.
The international nuclear inspectors are being allowed to see refueling of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plan...Press TV Iran
North Korea denouncing South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung as "hypocrite afflicted with denuclearization delusion".
This follows Lee's comments during his visit to Washington D.C. where the South Korean President advocated for a three-stage denuclearization process involving the North...DONG-A-ILBO SOUTH KOREA
NORTH KOREAN RULER KIM JONG-UN WILL BE IN CHINA NEXT WEEK. HE WAS INVITED BY PRESIDENT XI JINPING TO ATTEND THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN WORLD WAR 2...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
THE UNITED NATIONS CHILDRENS FUND (UNICEF) URGING THE RAPID SUPPORT FORCES FACTION IN SUDAN'S CIVIL WAR TO ALLOW RELIEF SUPPLIES TO REACH A BESIEGED CITY.
UNICEF SAYS 6000 CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF EL-FASHER IN THE DARFUR REGION ARE AT RISK OF DEATH FROM ACUTE MALNUTRITION.
THE SIEGE OF THE CITY BEGAN 500 DAYS AGO IN THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE RAPID SUPPORT FORCES AND THE SUDANESE ARMY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In rural Australia the hunt for a gunman who shot two and killed two police officers on Tuesday.
Police moving into the Mount Buffalo National Park area in northeastern Victoria state.
Life in the area disrupted as police search for the suspect 56-year-old Dezi Freeman...ABC News Australia
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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