NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 12/30/2025*NEWSDUMP WEEKEND*NETANYAHU REQUESTS PARDON FROM ISRAEL'S PRESIDENT*FOUR KILLED IN CALIFORNIA SHOOTING*TWO CHILDREN DEAD IN GAZA AFTER CROSSING 'YELLOW LINE'*TRUMP DEMANDS VENEZUELAN RULER LEAVE OFFICE*

 

   (SERVICE WHEN ABLE WITH FINAL POSTING 1130 PM-12 MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME)

                 LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

ISSUES ARE UNRESOLVED AFTER TODAY'S US-URKAINE TALKS LIKE THE NOTION OF 'SECURITY GUARANTEES' FOR UKRAINE FROM THE US AND OTHER NATIONS.

THIS ACCORDING TO THE 'WALL STREET JOURNAL' QUOTING A SENIOR US OFFICIAL...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

"Governor Walz? You mean, the incompetent governor? So, if they want to release it, it's okay with me to release it."

President Trump on social media this evening answering Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's challenge to release MRI test results involving Mr. Trump.

Mr. Trump started the back and forth with an earlier holiday weekend social media attack on Governor Walz over crime and Somali immigrants.

In that post Trump described Mr. Walz as 'retarded'...

                                        THE HILL USA 

POPE LEO BEGINNING A VISIT TO LEBANON TODAY.  THE PONTIFF MEETING POLITICAL LEADERSHIP THEN VISITING NUNS AS A MONASTERY...CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Tens of thousands protesting in Madrid today demanding an end to the government led by Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

The protest organized by the main opposition Peoples Party focusing on corruption linked to Mr. Sanchez...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

IN SWITERLAND VOTERS GIVING THE THUMBS DOWN ON TWO ISSUES. 

ONE REFERENDUM INVOLVED DRAFTING WOMEN FOR MILITARY SERVICE. 84 PERCENT VOTED NO.

MEN ARE CURRENTLY OBLIGED TO DO MILITARY SERVICE.  FOR WOMEN IT IS VOLUNTARY.

THE OTHER ISSUE INVOLVED TAXATION OF INHERITANCES AND GIFTS EXCEEDING 50 MILLION SWISS FRANCS (62.15 MILLLION US DOLLARS) AT A 50 PERCENT RATE.

THAT PROPOSAL RECEIVED A 78 PERCENT NO VOTE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

NETANYAHU PARDON REQUEST UPDATE

              (EARLIER DETAILS OF THIS STORY LATER IN SUMMARY)

Inside Israel tonight the public debate over the pardon request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

One common thread in the debate and news leaks that may come from Mr. Netanyahu's camp itself talk of a compromise or a conditional pardon.

The rules regarding a pardon by President Issac Herzog say that the person seeking a pardon must admit their guilt among other things...

                                    Times Of Israel Blog

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says US envoy Steve Witkoff will meet President Vladimir Putin this week.   This will follow a meeting with Ukrainian officials in the United States that included Mr. Witkoff...Tass Russia

THE DUTCH INTERIOR MINISTER IN THE OUTGOING GOVERNMENT CRITICAL OF THE TONE OF PARTY OF FREEDOM LEADER GEERT WILDERS.

INTERIOR MINISTER FRANK RIJKAART SAYS THAT THE PRO-ISRAEL, ANTI-MASS IMMIGRATION POLITICIAN IS MAKING 'VERY CRUDE STATEMENTS' THAT 'RUB AGAINST THE EDGES' OF WHAT IT IS ACCPETABLE TO SAY.

WILDERS HAS PROMOTED COMMUNITY OPPOSITION ACROSS THE NETHERLANDS TO ASYLUM SEEKERS CENTERS.

MR, RIJKAART SAYS THAT LOCAL OFFICIALS MAKING DECISIONS ON ASYLUM SEEKERS CENTERS INCREASINGLY FACE THREATS AND INTIMIDATION...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally requesting a pardon from Israel's President Issac Herzog.

Weeks ago US President Donald Trump wrote President Herzog to request a pardon.

The normal procedure for pardon requests is for the person wanting to be pardoned or their family members to request it.

The 111-page pardon request comes amidst a lengthy corruption trial involving Mr. Netanyahu.

The trial delayed by constant warfare even after a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict.

It is argued in the pardon request that Mr. Netanyahu needs to devote his full energy and attention to "Israel's progress in these critical times"...

      NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                     TIMES OF ISRAEL

IN STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA FOUR KILLED AND 10 OTHERS WOUNDED IN A MASS SHOOTING ATTACK.

IT HAPPENED AT A BANQUET HALL DURING A CHILD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.

THE SUSPECT HAS NOT BEEN CAPTURED YET...KCRA 3 (VIDEO EMBED)

In Gaza three killed by Israeli forces including two children.

Two brothers 8 and 11 years old said to be collecting firewood when they crossed the Yellow Line between Hamas and Israeli control.

The two boys defined as 'suspects' by Israel's military who also reporting killing a third individual identified as a terrorist.

The official Israeli statement saying the airstrike that killed the two boys was carried out due to 'suspicious activity in the ground' the activity said to be 'in a way that posed an immediate threat'.

The story from the Palestinian side is that they were collecting firewood for their wheelchair bound father...News Agencies-Times of Israel

Venezuela rebuffing US President Donald Trump's social media message this weekend declaring airspace 'above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety'.

Trump's message called a 'colonialist threat' and described as 'extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people'.

This latest message from Mr. Trump comes amid a US military buildup near Venezuela and weeks of deadly attacks on boats linked to drug trafficking.

The "New York Times" reporting on a phone conversation in recent days between Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and President Trump...

The "Wall Street Journal" reporting this weekend that Trump told Maduro in that phone call that the Venezuelan president must leave office.

If he doesn't US will consider other options...AFP France-France 24...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

Violence in the town of Giessen, Germany as thousands of left-wing demonstrators sought to disrupt the organization of a new youth wing for the Alternative for Germany Party.

The AfD, commonly called far-right, forced to create a new youth group after its former youth organization was declared an 'extremist group' by Germany's domestic intelligence agency...TRT World Turkey (Türkiye)

TODAY A UKRAINIAN DELEGATION IN MIAMI TO DISCUSS ENDING THE FIGHTING IN THE UKRAINE WAR.

THEY ARE MEETING US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO ALONG WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SPECIAL ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF AND MR. TRUMP'S SON-IN-LAW JARED KUSHNER...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Belgium is resisting European Union efforts to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine.   

Prime Minister Bart de Wever saying the proposal is 'fundamentally wrong'.  He also said it violates international law and would lead to uncertainty and fear in financial markets.

Belgium holds the largest amount of frozen Russian assets in Europe 183 billion euros (212.19 billion US dollars).

The European Union seeks to use frozen Russian assets in Europe as collateral for a 140 billion euro loan to Ukraine (162.33 billion US dollars)...The Guardian UK The Guardian UK

      THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                         (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

RUSSIA REPORTS INCIDENT INVOLVING UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS UNWILLING TO FIGHT

                          TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Russian media quoting security officials telling the story of a Ukrainian military unit unwilling to carry out combat missions.

The company refusing to join the fighting is near the city of Krasny Liman...Tass Russia

In other news...

THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA ANTHONY ALBANESE MARRYING HIS PARTNER OF FIVE YEARS JODIE HAYDON.

THEIR WEDDING WAS AT 'THE LODGE' THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICIAL RESIDENCE IN CANBERRA.

THE CEREMONY KEPT A SECRET UNTIL IT WAS HELD FOR SECURITY REASONS...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA (VIDEO EMBED)

NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*UKRAINE WAR ATTACKS CONTINUE*READY FOR WAR WITH CHINA IN 27 MINUTES*THE ISRAELI CHIEF OF STAFF AND MTG*BELIEVERS AND FEAR*

 

                          (SOME MATERIAL MAY BE DISTURBING OR OFFENSIVE)

                  (MATERIAL WILL ADDED THROUGHOUT DURING THE WEEKEND)

     NEWSDUMP ALERT: UKRAINE WAR

   RUSSIAN ATTACKS FOLLOW UKRAINIAN ATTACKS

Russian attacks on Ukraine this morning with Ukraine claiming responsibility for attacking two Russian-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea near Turkey yesterday...

       "Ukraine Confirms Responsibility For Attacks"-One India

                                          BBC News Story

Now let's play disc jockey for a bit from the collection of three thousand songs.

Here's a flashback in music to the "Easy Listening" sound my parents enjoyed maybe yours did too back in the 1960's or 70's Bert Kaempfert...

                                      "WONDERLAND BY NIGHT"-BERT KAEMPFERT

                                                       "SIR DUKE"-STEVIE WONDER

                    "ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD"-PAUL SIMON VIDEO

What a video there with sports legends Mickey Mantle and John Madden joining Paul Simon and a lot of then young people in the picture.

Well Thanksgiving three generations gathering in my home for dinner on Thursday.

Great day to be in the real world with real people heck my family I left this keyboard for hours something I would not have done before.

It reminded me of this...

        "The Generation Gap"-Dr. Billy Graham Message

"And young people have always been restless and dissatisfied with the conditions of society.

Part of it is just growing up.

What do young people really want from us as an older generation?

I'll tell you.

They want first of all to be loved.

Jesus looked at a young man who came to him asking some advice and asked him some spiritual questions and the scripture says Jesus looked at him and loved him..."

DR. BILLY GRAHAM SPEAKING AT 12:30 INTO THE AUDIO LINKED ABOVE

The scripture referenced by Dr. Graham is Mark 10:21.

THE 'CHINA WAR UPDATE' OUR THEME THE 1974 CLASSIC HIT 'KUNG FU FIGHTING' CARL DOUGLAS UP TO SING IT...

Last week we had France's chief of staff telling us about war with Russia and noting the Pentagon expects war with China over Taiwan in 2027.

Now this week the top US Navy officer Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle using the "Newsdump Week" In My Humble Opinion for these shocking comments.

They were made to sailors on Guam just hundreds of miles from China:

"You have to be ready, day one.  Now you hear a lot about 2027-I want you ready like in 27 minutes from now...

There is no time to wait on this. So, as you're onboard your ships, your installations, your air squadrons-whatever it might be-every single day, every ounce of energy, needs to be in making sure that you're ready to go into conflict"

"CNO Caudle Tells Sailors In Guam To Be Ready For Conflict Now"-USNI News November 24, 2025

Meanwhile President Xi Jinping of China inviting President Trump to visit Beijing in April.   Trump inviting Xi to visit the US later next year.

That as the two leaders spoke on Monday.

Great way to help boost stocks amid all the economic warfare-tariff tensions etc. etc. that seem to be leading us to what comes next the shooting war.

Also having these meetings next year good optics for the Mid-Term Election here in the USA.

Some hostility from Japan and its new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi saying Chinese military action against Taiwan constitutes an 'existential threat' to Japan.

In its statement China speaking of Taiwan's integration with China being 'an integral part of the post-war international order'... 

"Trump, Xi spoke by phone Monday"-Politico November 24, 2025

                                           Let's bring some more music into the picture...

                 "(LAST NIGHT) I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL"-THE FIFTH DIMENSION

 

                    "DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE"-THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS

                                                 "HEART OF HEARTS"-MARK HEARD

"Today it is clear to us beyond any doubt...What is needed is courageous, purposeful, transformative leadership.

Leadership that both recognizes failure and dares to drive change.

Not leadership that frightens and stifles, but leadership that uplifts-leadership with inspiration.

Not leadership that evades, but one that looks truth in the eye and sets a new direction"

ISRAEL'S CHIEF OF STAFF LT. GEN EYAL ZAMIR OFFERS CRITICISM OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU 11/26/2025...

"IDF Chief: Israel needs bold leadership that recognizes failure doesn't 'frighten, evade'"-Times Of Israel

"So your support is telling me to stay in there until I'm murdered and keep fighting the broken system that can't be fixed.

That's not support, that's cruel.

Instead of listening to me tell all of you that it's broken far beyond repair more than you know, you throw rocks.

Again run for congress yourself.  Stop keyboarding."

CONGRESSWOMAN MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE RESPONDS TO CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST MIKE CERNOVICH'S CALL ON HER TO PULL BACK FROM RESIGNING 11/26/2025

             Marjorie Taylor Greene On "X" 11/26/2025

                 BELIEVERS AND FEAR

"Peter Hitchens: The New Atheist attack on religion was a shot in the arm for Christianity-People reproach believers for being motivated by fear. But if you have never been motivated by fear, you are very foolish"-Marker

THE SUNDAY NEWS SUMMARY STARTS AT MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME.  

A SHOCKING STORY ABOUT THE 'SUSPECTS' KILLED IN AN ISRAELI BOMBING ATTACK IN GAZA THIS WEEKEND.

MY LINK FOR THIS STORY 'THE TIMES OF ISRAEL'.

From France this week the plan for military service a 'voluntary plan' that will train French youth for recall to military duty later when needed.  

Jordan Bardella the man to beat in the latest French polling for President but he has ties to the party of Israel's Prime Minister as well as former associate of Jeffrey Epstein Steve Bannon...

"France Yellow Vests Week 366*Macron Announces Phased In Military Draft*The Man To Beat For President In 2027 And His Connections*Today's Rainy Day Protest*

                                                        Good Night. God Bless.         

                                                 "ALL DAY SONG"-ERNIE AND DEBBY  

          

                                                                 "ALL THINGS"-GLAD

                                             "SAIL ON SAILOR"-MUSTARD SEED FAITH

FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 366*MACRON ANNOUNCES PHASED IN MILITARY DRAFT*THE MAN TO BEAT FOR PRESIDENT IN 2027 AND HIS CONNECTIONS*TODAY'S RAINY DAY PROTEST*

 

                  (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

After last week's shock speech from France's Chief of Staff speaking about France faltering if it is not willing to 'accept the loss of its children' President Emmanuel Macron appearing at a military base Thursday to announce phased-in military service for French youth.

18- to 25-year-old men and women are being sought for ten months of voluntary service depending on their expertise.

But the program emphasizes recruitment of 18-and-19-year-olds regardless of their skills.

Those who volunteer can recalled to serve in the military after completing their original term of service. 

3,000 'volunteers' will be sought next year with number rising to 50,000 by 2035.

                 NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

"French military chief calls for France to prepare for 'sacrifices'-Brussels Signal November 20, 2025

POLITICAL POLLING THIS WEEK SHOWING JORDAN BARDELLA THE MAN TO BEAT IN THE APRIL 2027 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL RALLY (RN) AND EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MEMBER IS THE BACK-UP CANDIDATE OF THE RN SINCE THE CONVICTION OF MARINE LE PEN FOR MISUSING EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FUNDS DISQUALIFIES HER FROM BEING A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.

BARDELLA IS JUST 30-YEARS-OLD AND HIS YOUTH SEEMS ONE FACTOR PROPELLING HIS POPULARITY.

THE ODOXA POLL PUT BARDELLA IN THE LEAD OVER ALL POSSIBLE RIVALS INCLUDING THE MOST POPULAR MACRONIST 'MODERATE' CANDIDATE FORMER PRIME MINISTER AND CURRENT MAYOR OF LE HAVRE EDOUARD PHILIPPE...

             "Has Jordan Bardella conquered the anti-RN alliance?"-UnHerd 

                                      JORDAN BARDELLA WIKIPEDIA

Jordan Bardella made some headlines earlier this year here in the United States.

Bardella cancelled a speech at the CPAC conference due to a hand gesture from political operative Steve Bannon that appeared to be a Nazi salute...NBC News USA...

In recent weeks Bannon identified as an associate of Jeffrey Epstein with Epstein suspected of being an operative for Israel...The Guardian UK...

One could view the Steve Bannon gesture as a pitch to Bardella to help him swing his bat and score against perceived Nazism or Antisemitism helping Mr. Bardella to polish his image ahead of the visit to Israel.

A month later after that incident Bardella traveled to Israel to participate in an Antisemitism conference at the invitation of associates of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...France 24 Story

Bardella's welcome to Israel by Netanyahu associates can certainly raise suspicion that he may be "Netanyahu's Man" to be the next French President.

This afternoon in Paris the weekly Yellow Vests protest.   At the site where the demonstration began some banners displayed including one opposing war and a large banner simply reading:

                                "Destitution"

A message addressing the inflation and sanctions impacted economic conditions France and Europe currently face.

The French flag and yellow flag with protest signs as well.

Rain was also falling this afternoon umbrellas being used by some of those marching...

                          Yellow Vests Protest Paris Week 366 November 29, 2025

                                                       For now that's the news from France.

                                                 

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 11/28/2025*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*TRUMP HONDURAS ELECTION PUSH*AIRBUS RECALL TRIGGERS AIRLINE DISRUPTION*ZELESNKY'S RIGHT-HAND MAN RESIGNS AMID CORRUPTION PROBE*ISRAELI TROOPS IN DEADLY SYRIAN CLASH*

 

(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FINAL POSTS IN THE 8-11 PM EASTERN US TIME WINDOW)

                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

"We have a moral obligation to these people.  They will make great citizens over time"

THOSE WORDS SPOKEN BY REPUBLICAN US SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA REGARDING AFGHANS WHO WORKED WITH US IN AFGHANISTAN DURING THE CONFLICT WITH THE TALIBAN.

ONE OF THEM GIVEN ASYLUM IN THE US EARLIER THIS YEAR, RAHMANULLAH LAKANWAL, IS THE SUSPECT IN THE DEADLY WEDNESDAY ATTACK ON NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS IN WASHINGTON DC...PAUL DANS FOR US SENATE "X" (VIDEO EMBED)

THE US IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE DECIDING TO SUSPEND ALL ASYLUM DECISIONS FOR THE TIME BEING.

YESTERDAY ASYLUM DECISIONS INVOLVING AFGHANS SUSPENDED FOLLOWING THE WEDNESDAY ATTACK ON NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS IN WASHINGTON DC.

AN AFGHAN WHO AT ONE TIME WORKED FOR THE US CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY GIVEN ASYLUM EARLIER THIS YEAR ACCUSED IN THE DEADLY ATTACK.

THE SUSPENSION OF ASYLUM REQUESTS LINKED TO THE NOTION THAT MORE THOROUGH CHECKS INTO ASYLUM SEEKERS WILL BE CONDUCTED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WITH A MESSAGE AIMED AT HONDURAS WHERE VOTERS SELECT A NEW PRESIDENT ON SUNDAY.

MR. TRUMP ENDORSING NASRY "TITO" ASFURA OF THE NATIONAL PARTY...NASRY ASFURA WIKIPEDIA...

IN ADDITION TRUMP ANNOUNCING THE PARDON OF FORMER HONDURAN PRESIDENT JUAN ORLANDO HERNANDEZ CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING IN A US COURT.

HERNANDEZ FROM THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY AS MR. ..TRUMP TRUTH SOCIAL POST...Pedro L. Gonzalez "X" Post...

The "Washington Post" publishing a story regarding deadly US military attacks on boat linked to drug trafficking back on September 2nd.

The leaked news is that US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike on the vessel in order to kill two crew members who survived the first attack.

The Pentagon said it has "no response" when asked about the news story...ABC News USA...

Late tonight on social media Secretary of War Pete Hegseth not disputing information in the story but decrying it as 'fake news' to 'discredit our incredible warriors'...The Hill USA

President Trump on social media this afternoon saying any "Autopen" signed document of former President Joe Biden 'is hereby terminated'.

Mr. Trump does have the power to write his own executive orders that reverse those of Mr. Biden but not the power of termination of orders...OSINTdefender "X"

An oil tanker heading towards southern Russia in the Black Sea exploded and caught on fire today.

All 25 crew members rescued by Turkish rescue services.

The tanker described by intelligence sources as belonging to Russia's 'shadow fleet'.

It's a fleet evading sanctions that nations fervently supporting Ukraine would like to see blockaded from traveling to and from Russia...Tass Russia

THREE ISRAELI SOLDIERS DETAINED FOR QUESTIONING AFTER YESTERDAY'S DEATHS OF TWO PALESTINIAN TERROR SUSPECTS.

THE TWO SUSPECTS HAD SURRENDERED TO THE SOLDIERS BUT WERE APPARENTLY SENT BACK INTO THE BUILDING THEY CAME OUT OF AND THEN SHOT.

THE DEATHS BEING DESCRIBED AS AN 'EXECUTION'...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

A RECALL OF 6,000 EUROPEAN AIRBUS A320 AIRLINERS ANNOUNCED TONIGHT.  

NAVIGATION SOFTWARE ON THE AIRLINERS COULD BE IMPACTED BY SOLAR RADIATION.  

WEEKS AGO THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHEN AN AIRLINER'S NOSE POINTED DOWNWARDS DUE TO A SOFTWARE GLITCH.

SOME AIRLINES WILL BE IMPACTED MORE THAN OTHERS BUT FLIGHTS ARE BEING CANCELLED DUE TO THE REPAIRING OF SOFTWARE...CBC NEWS BLOG CANADA

The daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma resigning from parliament.

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of recruiting at least 17 South Africans to fight in the Ukraine War on behalf of Russia.

Their activities said to have also included recruitment of men from other African nations.   The recruits are alleged to have been misled...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

US MARINE REINFORCEMENTS HEADED TO HAITI TO PROTECT THE US EMBASSY.  MAINSTREAM MEDIA HIGHLIGHTING US MADE-GUNS WIELDED BY CRIMINAL GANGS INSIDE THE COUNTRY...BLOOMBERG-MSN STORY...

EARLIER THIS MONTH MARINES AT THE EMBASSY IN PORT-AU-PRINCE EXCHANGED GUNFIRE WITH SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS...MARINE CORPS TIMES

               "Release the MRI results"

DEMOCRAT MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ REACTING TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ONLINE THANKSGIVING RANT.

MR. TRUMP LINKED CRIME IN THE STATE TO THE SOMALI IMMIGRATION DESCRIBING MR. WALZ AS A 'RETARD'.

WALZ ASKING FOR RELEASE OF RESULTS FROM LAST MONTH'S MRI INVOLVING THE PRESIDENT...THE HILL USA

In Germany the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz staying the course on a pension plan that some young members of parliament say is too generous at their expense.

The Christian Democrats of Mr. Merz agreeing with Social Democrats on the pension package that young members of Merz's party in parliament say burdens Germany's youth.

The government is dependent on the 18 young members of parliament for its majority...Tagesschau Germany (Translation Prompt)

A HURRICANE STRIKING THE ISLAND NATION OF SRI LANKA IN THE INDIAN OCEAN WITH AT LEAST 56 DEAD.

OTHERS ARE MISSING.

LANDSLIDES WERE TRIGGERED BY THE STORM WITH MORE THAN 600 HOMES DESTROYED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The markets today.

A half-day of trading with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 289.30 points or .61 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 151 points even or .65 percent.

The price of oil in New York this afternoon 59 dollars 49 cents a barrel up 84 cents...Marketwatch

UKRAINE CORRUPTION PROBE TAKES OUT ZELENSKY'S RIGHT-HAND MAN AHEAD OF TALKS WITH US ON WAR

                                                             (UPDATED)

A CORRUPTION PROBE IN UKRAINE LEADING TO THE RIGHT-HAND MAN OF PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.

ANDRIY YERMAK TURNING IN HIS RESIGNATION.

HE WAS SET TO MEET PRESIDENT TRUMP'S REPRESENTATIVES STEVE WITKOFF AND JARED KUSHNER THIS WEEKEND...TASS RUSSIA...

THE APARTMENT OF  YERMAK SEARCHED BY AUTHORITIES.  YERMAK SAYING EARLIER THAT HE IS COOPERATING WITH THE INVESTIGATION.

YERMAK REPRESENTS UKRAINE AT MEETINGS REGARDING SETTLEMENT OF THE UKRAINE WAR.

IT IS SUSPECTED HE MAY BE INOVLVED IN AN ENERGY COMPANY SCANDAL INVOLVING BRIBES PAID BY ITS SUBCONTRACTORS...

                                             CNN USA

           NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT) 

                     (This Story Is Updated)

Early Friday morning Israeli troops got into a fight with residents of the Syrian town of Beit Jinn about 40 kilometers from Damascus.

The Israelis arriving in the town just outside their southern Syrian military buffer zone to arrest local residents when gunfire erupted.

13 Syrians killed, others wounded.  Syrian authorities describing a 'war crime'.

Six Israeli soldiers wounded with the two Syrians arrested described as 'rocket-firing terrorists'.

They are linked to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group...

                              Times Of Israel

            Israel National News (Video Embed)

                                             (UPDATED)

128 DEATHS NOW CONFIRMED IN WEDNESDAY'S HIGH-RISE FIRE IN HONG KONG.

79 WERE INJURED.  THE STATUS OF 200 PEOPLE REMAINS UNCLEAR.

25 CALLS FOR HELP FROM THE FIRE SCENE REMAIN UNRESOLVED.

FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUING TO PUT OUT FLAMES FROM THE BLAZE.

FAMILIES HAVE ARRIVED TO IDENTIFY BODIES BUT 80 BODIES CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED...SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

"They say Russia is preparing to attack Europe so they can urgently 'strengthen their defenses'. 

Either they serve private defense firms or they're trying to raise their political ratings amid a dismal economy.

It's total nonsense.  It's a lie."

THE WORDS OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AS HE DISCUSSED THE US PLAN FOR UKRAINE'S WAR.

PUTIN NOTING THE 28-POINT PLAN IS A BASIS FOR FUTURE AGREEMENTS.

BUT MR. PUTIN NOTING THE HYSTERIA BEING SPREAD ESPECIALLY IN EUROPE ABOUT A RUSSIAN MILITARY THREAT...

                         DD Geopolitics "X" (Video Embed) 

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT SHARPLY LOWER IN SOUTH KOREA LAST MONTH.   

THE 2.5 PERCENT DECLINE THE GREATEST SINCE THE COVID ERA IN FEBRUARY OF 2020.

THERE WAS A 26.5 PERCENT DECLINE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION IN OCTOBER.

A 'BASE EFFECT' BLAMED FOR THE DROP CHIP PRODUCTION SURGING 20 PERCENT BACK IN SEPTEMBER AMID A DEMAND FUELED BY THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) BOOM...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA

  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                      (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

RUSSIAN SOURCES SAY UKRAINIAN COUNTERATTACKS FAILED

                       TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

According to Russian sources Ukrainian counterattacks have failed in the Sumy and Kharkiv (Kharkov) regions...RIA Novosti Russia

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In Ontario, Canada a former eighth grade teacher sentenced to four years in prison and added to a registry of sex offenders.  

She will also be required to provide a DNA sample.

41-year-old Kelly-Anne Jennings pled guilty to six sex offences involving three boys.

Jennings sent explicit images of herself to male students and invited them to share images of themselves with her.

The sentencing judge said: "The impact of having a child perform sexual acts on camera for the gratification of an adult is severe."...CBC News Canada

'HITLER' IS NO LONGER THE MIDDLE NAME OF A POLITICIAN IN THE AFRICAN NATION OF NAMIBIA.

59-YEAR OLD ADOLF UUNONA GOT HIS FULL NAME FROM HIS FATHER.   HE SAYS THE NAMES GIVEN DID NOT REFLECT HIS FATHER'S CHARACTER OR AMBITION.

UUNONA HAS SERVED IN A REGIONAL LEGISLATURE SINCE 2004.

THE COUNTRY ONCE A GERMAN COLONY MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In Paris the Louvre raising the entrance fee for non-Europeans by 10 euros.

Starting January 14th they will have to pay 32 Euros (37.07 US Dollars).

The revenue raised from the fee increase will be used to deal with matters like security following the daring October 19th robbery at the world-famous museum...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 11/27/2025*THANKSGIVING NEWSDUMP*GUARD ATTACK SUSPECT FOUGHT ALONGSIDE US MILITARY, FOR CIA IN AFGHANISTAN*FORMER ISRAELI PM SLAMS 'DRAFT EVASION' BILL*MACRON PROPOSES MILITARY SERVICE FOR FRENCH YOUTH*SPECIAL US HOUSE RACE POLLING CLOSE*

 

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(Updated) Two Palestinian terror suspects shot and killed by Israeli police after they surrendered today.

An investigation into the incident seen on video is now underway...Times Of Israel..."X" Post (Video Embed)

ONE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS SHOT IN WASHINGTON DC YESTERDAY HAS DIED.

20-YEAR-OLD SARAH BECKSTROM HAD RECENTLY JOINED THE GUARD...NBC NEWS STORY

A joint statement from Britain, France, Germany and Italy calling for 'stability' in Israel's "West Bank" region.

The four nations condemning increased violence there.

This follows repeated violent attacks by Israeli nationalists on Palestinian residents of Judea and Samaria...News Agencies-Times Of Israel

DETAILS ABOUT THE SUSPECT IN YESTERDAY'S ATTACK ON NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS IN WASHINGTON DC EMERGING.

RAHMANULLAH LAKANWAL SERVED IN THE AFGHAN MILITARY FIGHTING ALONG US FORCES HE ALSO WAS INVOLVED IN A SPECIAL STRIKE FORCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE US CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY...

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The Justice Department revealing details of what documents from the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell must be released under the "Epstein Files Transparency Act".

They include financial records, travel records and documents related to the judicial process like search warrants.

Internet data is also covered in the list as well as various government records...

               NOS Netherlands (Links In Story)

"We will not let this thing pass.  We will all unite together, religious, secular, left, right, and say no to the draft evasion law"

THOSE WORDS FROM ISRAEL'S FORMER PRIME MINISTER NAFTALI BENNETT.   

BENNETT, CONSIDERED THE LEADING CHALLENGER TO CURRENT PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IN NEXT YEAR'S ELECTION, SLAMMING THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED CONSCRIPTION LAW.

THE PROPOSAL OF GOVERNMENT PARLIAMENT MEMBER BOAZ BISMUTH WOULD CREATE WIDE EXEMPTIONS FROM MILITARY SERVICE FOR ULTRA-ORTHODOX MEN.

MR. BENNETT ALSO DESCRIBED THE PROPOSAL AS 'THE MOST ANTI-ZIONIST LAW' EVER...TIMES OF ISRAEL

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France's President Emmanuel Macron proposing voluntary military service for French youth ages 18 to 25 with emphasis on those aged 18 and 19.

Those who volunteer and serve for ten months could be called back for military service later on if needed.

The number of those who serve will rise from 3,000 next year to 50,000 by 2035.

This follows a recent announcement from Germany's government about voluntary military service that could become mandatory if ranks could not be filled.

Last week France's Chief of Staff said Francc must be prepared to lose its children.   He noted the possibility of conflict with both Russia and China in the coming years...

       BFM-TV France (Translation Prompt)

In southwestern China 11 railroad employees killed when they were struck by a train.  Two others injured in the accident.  A train testing for earthquakes was involved...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP BANNING SOUTH AFRICA FROM NEXT YEAR'S G20 SUMMIT IN MIAMI.

MR. TRUMP SPEAKING OF "HORRIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES" RELATED TO WHITE FARMERS IN THE COUNTRY.

SOUTH AFRICA HAS BEEN OUTSPOKEN IN ITS SUPPORT OF PALESTINIANS AND IS PURSUING HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINTS AGAINST ISRAEL OVER ITS CONDUCT OF THE GAZA WAR.

THE UNITED STATES BOYCOTTED THIS YEAR'S G20 SUMMIT HELD IN SOUTH AFRICA...THE NEW ARAB

In the Special US House Election next Tuesday in Tennessee polling showing a very close race.

Republican Matt Van Epps only two percentage points ahead of Democrat Aftyn Behn 48 to 46 percent.

Those numbers for likely voters and those who voted early.

About five percent of voters saying they were undecided.

A factoring in of undecided voters showing Van Epps at 49 percent and Behn at 47 percent.

The GOP won the election in this district last year 60 to 38 percent...The Hill USA

President Trump says Afghans who entered the United States during the Biden Administration must be re-examined.

This after a 29-year-old Afghan admitted to the US in 2021 was identified as the suspect in the ambush shooting of two National Guard members in Washington DC yesterday...The Hill USA

  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

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In other news...

DEMOCRAT ATTORNEY GENERALS SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER NEW GUIDANCE FOR SNAP FOOD BENEFITS.

THEY ARGUE THAT LEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE BLOCKED FROM ACCESS TO FOOD ASSISTANCE UNDER THOSE RULES.

THE RULES SAYING THAT LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENTS AND THOSE WHO ENTERED THE US AS ASYLUM SEEKERS OR REFUGEES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SNAP...POLITICO

Foreign visitors to US national parks will have to pay more.  At least 100 dollars more.

The Department of the Interior following through with President Trump's directive to impose a higher charge for foreign visitors to national parks with entrance fees like the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 11/26/2025*NEWSDUMP WEEK*NORTHERN IRAQ DRONE ATTACK*TWO NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS SHOT IN DC*ISRAELI MILITARY CHIEF SHARPLY CRITICAL OF NETANYAHU GOVT*DOZENS DEAD HONG KONG HIGH RISE FIRE*IRAN READY FOR 'REAL' TALKS WITH US*"SAFE HOUSING" PLAN FOR PALESTINIANS IN ISRAELI GAZA*

 

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"So your support is telling me to stay in there until I'm murdered and keep fighting the broken system that can't be fixed...

Instead of listening to me tell all of you that it's broken far beyond repair more than you know, you throw rocks..."

That is part of the stark message from retiring Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia today.

She was being criticized for her decision to depart the US House after being called a 'traitor' by President Donald Trump.

Her critic Mike Cernovich an activist on the Right who makes documentaries and posts frequently on social media...

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A panel of federal judges in North Carolina ruling in favor of a redrawn congressional map that could help Republicans gain one US House seat in next year's election.

Any appeals of the decision go to the US Supreme Court...The Hill USA

A DRONE ATTACK ON NORTHERN IRAQ TONIGHT TARGETING A NATURAL GAS COMPLEX

NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES TO POWER PLANTS IN KURDISTAN CUT OFF LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES.

AUTHORITIES SPEAK OF THE ATTACK BEING UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT NO INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON WHO MAY BE BEHIND THE ATTACK...THE NEW ARAB

Late tonight explosions in the Odessa Region of Ukraine.  Russian attacks underway...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...DD Geopolitics (Video Embed)

PRESIDENT TRUMP PROPOSING EXTENSION OF OPERATIONS FOR 11 COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS IN THE UNITED STATES...THE HILL USA

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Two West Virginia National Guard members shot in Washington DC this afternoon.

The shooting near a Metro Station in the vicinity of the White House.

10 to 15 shots fired in what is being called an 'ambush-style' attack.

A wounded suspect in custody according to police.  The suspect shot four times.

News leaking out this evening is that the suspect is an Afghan national.

He was later identified as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal.  He entered the United States in 2021...CBS News USA

BRITISH CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER RACHEL REEVES INTRODUCING A BUDGET THAT RAISES TAXES.

TAXES WILL RISE FOR THOSE WITH LOW AND MODERATE INCOMES.

INCOME TAX THRESHOLDS WILL BE FROZEN UNTIL 2031 MEANING PAY RAISES WILL BUMP PEOPLE INTO HIGHER TAX BRACKETS...BBC NEWS BLOG

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 314.67 points or .67 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 189.10 points or .82 percent.

At 450 pm New York Time the price of oil 58 dollars 59 cents a barrel up 64 cents or 1.1 percent...

                         Marketwatch

The Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen Eyal Zamir says Israel needs 'courageous transformative' leadership not a government that evades responsibility.

He spoke at a ceremony on the 52nd anniversary of the death of Israel's first prime minister David Ben-Gurion.

His speech contrasted leadership that 'frightens' and 'stifles' with leadership that 'uplifts' and 'transforms'.

This is the latest in a series of developments after General Zamir unilaterally purged the military ranks of officers deemed to have failed their responsibilities over Hamas's brutal October 7th, 2023 attack on Israel.

His dispute with Defense Minister Israel Katz said to be the subject of mediation by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...Times of Israel

IN THE AFRICAN NATION OF GUINEA-BISSAU A MILITARY COUP.   IT CAME AS RESULTS OF LAST SUNDAY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE EXPECTED TO BE ANNOUNCED.

THE COUNTRY'S INCUMBENT PRESIDENT SAID TO HAVE BEEN PUT UNDER ARREST WITH THE COUP LED BY COMMANDER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL GUARD...AL JAZEERA QATAR

In Atlanta a Georgia prosecutor opting to drop charges against President Trump and his supporters for questioning the 2020 presidential election results.

A judge formally dismissing the case which was described by the prosecutor as more a federal case than a state case...Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Limited Access)

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A DEADLY FIRE IN A RESIDENTIAL HIGH-RISE COMPLEX IN HONG KONG.  

AT LEAST 44 KILLED INCLUDING A FIREFIGHTER.   15 OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED.

LATEST INFORMATION PUTS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INJURED AT 33.

PEOPLE WERE TRAPPED BY THE INFERNO WITH 279 PEOPLE MISSING.

CONDOLENCES FROM CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST (VIDEO EMBED)

"We accept real negotiations, not artificial ones, and the outcome of any negotiations must not be predetermined"

The Chief of Iran's National Security Council Ali Larijani says his country is ready for 'real' talks with the US. regarding its nuclear program.

Larijani also rejecting any notion that the United States (President Trump) is the 'turning point of any global development.

He said that Iran is ready for a well-balanced deal taking both sides concerns into account.

Iran-US talks earlier this year were punctuated by a sudden Israeli attack on Iran on Friday June 13th that launched a 12-Day-War between Iran and Israel...Tass Russia

THE 'NEW YORK TIMES' REPORTING ON A SCHEME TO PROVIDE 'ALTERNATIVE SAFE COMMUNITIES' FOR PALESTINIANS IN ISRAELI CONTROLLED SECTIONS OF GAZA.

THE UNITED STATES SAID TO BE BEHIND THE PROPOSAL THAT COMES AS ISRAEL CONTINUES DEADLY ATTACKS ON HAMAS CONTROLLED AREAS OF GAZA.

THE ATTACKS GENERALLY OCCUR ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS IN THE UNITED STATES.

ONE RECENT ISRAELI ATTACK DURING WHAT IS OFFICIALLY SUPPOSED TO BE A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA DEFENDED BY THE US AS 'SELF-DEFENSE'...TIMES OF ISRAEL STORY

A Russian research ship said to have pointed lasers at a British military aircraft.

The incident happening as the "Yantar", believed to be a spy ship for Russia, was operating in waters near the UK earlier this month...USNI News

PRO-UKRAINE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK SPEAKING OUT FOLLOWING THE LEAK OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SPECIAL ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF AND A RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.

FITZPATRICK SPEAKING OF 'RIDICULOUS SIDESHOWS' AND 'SECRET MEETINGS'.

HE IS URGING THAT US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO BE DIRECTLY INOVOLVED IN UKRAINE TALKS WITH RUSSIA...THE HILL USA

                                          (COMMENT)  

THE MYSTERY OF THIS STORY HOW THE CONVERSATION WAS LEAKED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND WHY?

IN NEW ZEALAND THE PRIME LENDING RATE (OFFICIAL CASH RATE)  LOWERED TO 2.25 PERCENT.

THE RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND DROPPING THE RATE TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN THREE YEARS...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND BLOG

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MEMBERS OF UKRAINIAN UNIT REFUSE TO GO TO FRONT ACCORDING TO RUSSIAN LAW ENFORCMENT

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Russian law enforcement agencies say that members of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Army are refusing to deploy to the front.

This is said to be happening in the Kharkiv (Kharkov) Region...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In other news...

INDIANA'S STATE SENATE SET TO RECONVENE NEXT MONTH FOR A 'FINAL DECSION' ON ANY US HOUSE REDISTRICTING APPROVED BY THE STATE HOUSE.

THE CHANGE IN PLANS FOLLOWS PRESSURE FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO REDRAW US HOUSE DISTRICTS FAVORABLE TO REPUBLICANS AHEAD OF NEXT YEAR'S MID-TERM ELECTIONS...THE HILL USA

The Walgreens Pharmacy chain recalling 41 thousand bottles of saline nasal spray.  There is concern over possible bacterial contamination.

The recall affects two lots of "Walgreens Saline Nasal Spray with Xylitol...The Hill USA

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 11/25/2025*NEWSDUMP WEEK*SAUDI OPINION TURNED ON ISRAEL OVER GAZA WAR*"READY LIKE IN 27 MINUTES" TOP US ADMIRAL*FBI PROBES DEMOCRATS OVER 'ILLEGAL ORDERS' COMMENTS*UKRAINE AGREES TO TERMS THAT RUSSIA WILL CONSIDER*TURKEY, QATAR EXEMPT FROM TRUMP TERROR DESIGNATION*

 

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President Trump saying his preference is for money to be given to people directly to pay for health insurance instead of maintaining the current subsidies of health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

But Mr. Trump also saying some deal on the ACA may be necessary with the support of Democrats to move forward on health insurance coverage for millions of Americans...The Hill USA

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told US President Donald Trump at talks last week that public opinion in his country is overwhelmingly anti-Israel.

This following Israel's military actions in Gaza after the October 7th, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

President Trump was pressing the de-facto ruler of Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel joining the Abraham Accords...Jerusalem Post...

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The "Abraham Accords" appear to be part of a broad effort by Israel and the US in alignment with Qatar, Turkey and other nations to isolate Iran and change its current government through warfare.

PRESIDENT TRUMP DIRECTING SPECIAL EVNOY STEVE WITKOFF TO MEET RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN TO DISCUSS A PLAN TO END THE FIGHTING IN UKRAINE.

THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO NOW SERVING HIS 27-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF JANUARY 6TH TYPE OFFENSES.

THE SUPREME COURT OF BRAZIL ORDERING HIS SENTENCE TO BE SERVED AT THE FEDERAL POLICE STATION IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF BRASILIA INSTEAD OF A PRISON.

BOLSONARO TAKEN INTO CUSTODY LAST SATURDAY FROM HOUSE ARREST AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO REMOVE HIS ANKLE BRACELET IN WHAT WAS SAID TO BE AN ESCAPE ATTEMPT.

MR. BOLSONARO SAYING HE WAS HALLUCINATING...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

US War Secretary Pete Hegseth going to the Dominican Republic tomorrow amid the US military buildup in the Caribbean region.  

Today US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Caine meeting the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.

Deadly US military attacks underway in the region targeting boats linked to drug trafficking with President Trump weighing possible military action against Venezuela...Associated Press-PBS USA

"Now you hear a lot about 2027-I want you ready like in 27 minutes from now"

Today's message from America's top naval officer speaking to sailors based in the US territory of Guam just hundreds of miles from China.

Admiral Daryl Caudle stressing immediate readiness for war in the ranks of the US Navy.  Fighting with China over Taiwan has been projected for 2027.

Caudle urging that 'every ounce of energy needs to be in making sure that you're ready to go into conflict'...USNI News  

FRENCH POLITICS POLLING FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SHOWING NATIONAL RALLY (RN) CANDIDATE JORDAN BARDELLA LEADING ALL LIKELY SECOND ROUND COMPETITORS.

BARDELLA IS 30 YEARS OLD AND HAS BECOME THE RN'S STANDARD BEARER FOLLOWING THE COURT CONVICTION OF RN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADER MARINE LE PEN FOR MISUSING EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FUNDS.

BARDELLA IS A CURRENT EUROPEAN MP AND PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL RALLY.

THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SET FOR APRIL OF 2027...THE TELEGRAPH UK-YAHOO

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THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING SIX DEMOCRAT HOUSE AND SENATE MEMBERS FOR THEIR VIDEO CALLING ON MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY NOT TO FOLLOW 'ILLEGAL ORDERS'.

THE BUREAU WILL INTERVIEW THE SIX ELECTED OFFICIALS.  

THIS FOLLOWS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S COMMENTS CALLING THEM 'TRAITORS' SAYING THEY HAD ENGAGED IN 'SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR' DESERVING OF 'DEATH'...THE HILL USA...

MEANWHILE US SECRETARY OF WAR ORDERING THE REVIEW OF DEMOCRAT US SENATOR MARK KELLY TO BE FINISHED BY DECEMBER 10TH.

A COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST THE FORMER NAVAL OFFICER AND NASA ASTRONAUT IN CONNECTION WITH THE 'ILLEGAL ORDERS' VIDEO...THE HILL USA

In Washington DC a 'draft memo' from US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth leaked to the mainstream media.

The document is critical of "Scouting America" formerly the "Boy Scouts of America"   It notes that the organization is 'genderless' and 'no longer supports the future of American boys'.

There is a reaction of surprise and disappointment from the Scouting America organization with reporting that the Pentagon is pulling back from support for the scouting group...The Hill USA

THE EUROPEAN UNION BANNING 'DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES' FROM TOYS.  SUBSTANCES HARMFUL TO SKIN AND BREATHING ON THE LIST...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Negotiators from the United States partner nations implementing the Gaza ceasefire meeting in Cairo.   

Turkey and Egypt represented by their intelligence chiefs alongside the Prime Minister of Qatar.

The representatives discussing working with the US for 'successful implementation' of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...AFP France-Times of Israel

THE MESSAGE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE IS THAT UKRAINE HAS AGREED TO TERMS TO END FIGHTING IN THE UKRAINE WAR.

THESE TERMS WILL HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED BY RUSSIA.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYING THE US WILL HAVE TO MEET WITH RUSSIA AND UKRAINE TO DEAL WITH OUTSTANDING ISSUES...TASS RUSSIA

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 664.18 points or 1.43 percent.

The NASDAQ up 153.59 points or .67 percent.

At 430 pm New York Time the price of oil 57 dollars 96 cents a barrel down 88 cents or 1.5 percent...Marketwatch

The German government's survival in doubt with 18 young parliament members balking at the pension compromise now under consideration.

The Social Democrats desiring a pension plan that gives a minimum pension of 48 percent of wages.

But the group of young Christian Democrats consider that plan too much of a burden on younger Germans...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

US ARMY SECRETARY DAN DRISCOLL MEETING RUSSIAN OFFICIALS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

THE US SEEKING TO CUT A DEAL BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE TO END HOSTILITIES.

THOSE MEETINGS CONTINUING DURING THE DAY...CBS NEWS

President Trump's move to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization has exceptions to it.

While the brotherhood's branches in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan get the terrorism label those in Turkey (Türkiye) and Qatar do not.

The governments of Turkey and Qatar are linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and leaders of those countries are close to President Trump.

The "Times of Israel" reporting that the terrorism designation of the Muslim Brotherhood allows Israel's government to ban the Arab-Israeli "Ra'am" Party ahead of next year's election.  

Such a move would increase Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chances of victory...Maariv Israel (Translation Prompt)

PAKISTAN CARRYING OUT DEADLY AIR ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN.

THE ATTACKS KILLED 10 CIVILIANS ACCORDING TO AFGHAN AUTHORITIES.

THEY FOLLOW YESTERDAY'S DEADLY TERRRORST ATTACK ON A PAKISTANI CONSTABULARY HEADQUARTERS...AFP FRANCE-FRANCE 24

US SENATE DEMOCRATS SEEKING DECLASSIFICATION OF A US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MEMO ON DRUG BOAT STRIKES.

THE MEMO BEING USED AS A LEGAL JUSTIFICATION FOR THE DEADLY ATTACKS ON BOATS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND ATLANTIC OCEAN...THE HILL USA

Temporary Protected Status eliminated for 4,000 Burmese nationals in the US by US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Conditions in the nation of Myanmar determined to have improved allowing their return.   The protected status ending on January 26th...The Hill USA

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IN AUSTRALIA ONE NATION PARTY SENATOR PAULINE HANSON SUSPENDED FOR SEVEN SITTING DAYS.

THIS FOLLOWS HER APPEARANCE YESTERDAY IN A BURQA IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.

SHE MADE THE APPEARANCE AFTER BEING DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO BAN BURQAS AND FACE COVERINGS IN PUBLIC SPACES...STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE

Onetime Black Power activist H. Rap Brown has died in a federal prison hospital at the age of 82.   He was diagnosed with cancer in 2014.

Brown converted to Islam in the 1970's becoming an Imam.

He went to prison after shooting two sheriff's deputies in Atlanta killing one of them in March of 2000...CNN USA

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 11/24/2025*NEWSDUMP WEEK*UKRAINE WAR CONTINUES*CARRIER'S UNEXPECTED PACIFIC DEPLOYMENT*TRUMP ISRAEL ELECTION MOVE*PENTAGON MOVES TOWARDS COURT-MARTIAL OF DEMOCRAT*CONTROVERSIAL GAZA AID GROUP FOLDS*LATEST ISRAELI ASSASSINATION RAISES LEBANON TENSIONS*

 

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(UPDATED) EXPLOSIONS IN KIEV AIR RAID ALERTS ACROSS UKRAINE LATE TONIGHT DUE TO RUSSIAN ATTACKS...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

POWER PLANTS TARGETED IN THE KIEV ATTACKS...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)

DAMAGE AND INJURIES FOLLOWING URKAINIAN DRONE ATTACKS IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA TONIGHT.

THREE HURT IN THE ROSTOV REGION WITH DAMAGE REPORTED IN THE CITIES OF KRASNODAR AND TAGANROG...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

A key leadership officer at the US Naval Academy relieved of duty.  Captain Gilbert Clark Jr. removed as Commandant by the Superintendent of the academy.

Clark fired for 'loss of confidence in his ability to lead' the 4400 midshipmen.  He had served less than six months in his position...Task and Purpose USA

A US Navy aircraft carrier with an unexpected deployment.  The USS Abraham Lincoln left San Diego Friday 11 months after its previous deployment.

It has been standard practice in the Navy to maintain a 36-month gap between deployments.

The Lincoln deploying with a guided missile destroyer to provide air defense.

No details on the carrier's mission other than it being described as a "Pacific deployment" referencing the Pacific Ocean...USNI News

POLAND DETAINING A UKRAINIAN SUSPECT IN LAST WEEK'S SABOTAGE OF A RAILWAY LINE LEADING TO UKRAINE.

POLISH AUTHORITIES SAY RUSSIA WAS BEHIND THE SABOTAGE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCING A STATE VISIT TO CHINA NEXT APRIL WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING SET TO VISIT THE US LATER IN THE YEAR.

TRUMP SPEAKING OF SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN RELATION TO CHINA...TASS RUSSIA

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Late this afternoon US President Donald Trump signing off on designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terror group.

Earlier there was White House social media confirmation today that President Trump was designating the "Muslim Brotherhood" as a foreign terrorist organization. 

The move will impact Israel's upcoming election the brotherhood linked to the Arab-Israeli "Ra'am" Party.

Outlawing of the "Ra'am" Party likely to suppress Arab voting in Israel helping Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fortunes in the election Israel must have by the end of next October...Times Of Israel...

Later word on President Trump's terror designation is that it did not apply to Muslim Brotherhood branches in Qatar and Turkey more details in Tuesday's news summary...(Maariv Israel)

A FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSING CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY AND NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES.

DISTRICT JUDGE CAMERON MCGOWAN CURRIE RULING THAT LINDSEY HALLIGAN'S APPOINTMENT AS US ATTORNEY FOR EASTERN VIRGINIA WAS ILLEGAL.

HALLIGAN THE US ATTORNEY PROSECUTING BOTH COMEY AND JAMES...CBS NEWS USA

The Pentagon initiating a probe of former naval officer and NASA astronaut now Democrat US Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona.

The investigation in response to 'serious allegations of misconduct'.

This follows a video featuring Kelly and other Democrat elected officials calling on members of the military to disobey 'illegal orders'.

The Pentagon saying its probe could lead to a court-martial or other discipline of Kelly by recalling him to active duty...The Hill USA

CHINA PULLING OUT OF A PLANNED SUMMIT WITH JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA.

ITS THE LATEST CHINESE RESPONSE TO THE TOUGH STATEMENTS AND ACTIONS OF JAPAN'S NEW PRIME MINISTER SANAE TAKAICHI.

SHE HAS SAID CHINESE MILITARY ACTION AGAINST TAIWAN WOULD BE AN 'EXISTENTIAL THREAT' TO JAPAN AND JAPAN IS MOVING FORWARD WITH MISSILE DEPLOYMENT ON AN ISLAND CLOSE TO TAIWAN...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation closing down.

The GHF group associated with food distribution centers in Gaza linked to US military contractors and the deaths of Palestinians seeking aid at them.

GHF issuing a statement saying the new international effort in Gaza picks up where it is getting off.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation based in the US but linked to individuals in Israel associated with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...Times Of Israel

A US FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULING 2-1 TO UPHOLD A LOWER COURT RULING BLOCKING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM CONDUCTING RAPID DEPORTATIONS.

THE ADMINISTRATION WAS SEEKING TO RAPIDLY REMOVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO RECENTLY CROSSED THE BORDER WITHOUT ANY COURT HEARINGS...THE HILL USA

"the Zionists should be worried, because they've committed a grave crime against the resistance and against Lebanon"

A leading Hezbollah official speaking at the funeral of Hezbollah leader Haytham Ali Tabatabai.   Tabatabai killed in an Israeli assassination attack in southern Beirut yesterday.

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Ali Daamoush says the Lebanese government needs to reject pressure from the Israel, the US and other countries to disarm Hezbollah...Times of Israel

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 202.86 points or .44 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 598.92 points or 2.69 percent.

At 437 pm New York Time the price of oil at 58 dollars 96 cents a barrel up 90 cents or 1.55 percent...Marketwatch

(UPDATED) IN PAKISTAN A DEADLY ATTACK ON THE FEDERAL CONSTABULARY HEADQUARTERS IN PESHAWAR MONDAY MORNING.

THREE CONSTABULARY MEMBERS KILLED TWO OTHERS WOUNDED WITH THREE ATTACKERS REPORTED DEAD.

PESHAWAR LOCATED NEAR THE BORDER WITH AFGHANISTAN.

THE ATTACK AMID TENSIONS BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND ITS NEIGHBORS AFGANHISTAN AND INDIA

CLASHES HAVE OCCURRED BETWEN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN.

RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS IN BOTH INDIA AND PAKISTAN BEING LINKED TO THE OTHER COUNTRY.

A FACTION OF THE TALIBAN IN PAKISTAN CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR TODAY'S ATTACK ...Dawn Pakistan

THE SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN THE SERBIAN PART OF BOSNIA WON BY A CLOSE AIDE TO THE OUSTED PRESIDENT MILORAD DODIK.

SINISA KARAN RECEIVED 50.9 PERCENT OF THE VOTE.

KARAN WILL SERVE THE REMAINDER OF DODIK'S TERM AFTER DODIK WAS OUSTED BY THE CENTRAL BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT UNDER INTERNATIONAL-EUROPEAN UNION SUPERVISION...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

     THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                            (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

                           TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In other news....

REGGAE MUSIC STAR JIMMY CLIFF HAS PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 81.

HE PERFORMED AROUND THE WORLD FOR DECADES...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)