Monday, November 17, 2025

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 11/17/2025*"DEEPLY ASHAMED" EPSTEIN FALLOUT FOR FORMER TREASURY SECRETARY*ROMANIA, POLAND TENSIONS*STOCKS DOWN*JAPAN PM'S TAIWAN REMARKS DISTURB CHINA*TRUMP SUPPORTS HARSH SANCTIONS AIMED AT RUSSIA*NETANYAHU PUSHING LIMITED OCT. 7 PROBE*

 


                            (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING)



                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:


THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FILING SUIT AGAINST CALIFORNIA OVER ITS NEW LAW BANNNING IMMIGRATION AGENTS FROM WEARING MASKS.


THE SUIT ARGUES THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) OFFICERS...THE HILL USA



       "I am deeply ashamed of my actions"

PART OF STATEMENT FROM LARRY SUMMERS FOLLOWING JEFFREY EPSTEIN EMAIL REVELATIONS


ECONOMIST, FORMER US TREASURY SECRETARY AND HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LARRY SUMMERS STEPPING BACK FROM PUBLIC COMMITTMENTS.


THE 'HARVARD CRIMSON' NEWSPAPER REPORTED ON SUMMERS EMAIL EXCHANGES WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN.



IN EXCHANGES PRIOR TO EPSTEIN'S 2019 ARREST SUMMERS ASKING FOR ADVICE FROM EPSTEIN ON PURSUING A WOMAN HE DESCRIBED AS A 'MENTEE'.



SUMMERS IS MARRIED AND CURRENTLY TEACHES AT HARVARD.


HE SAID IN A STATEMENT HIS ACTIONS CAUSED 'PAIN' AND IT WAS 'MISGUIDED' FOR HIM TO MAINTAIN COMMUNICATIONS WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN.


DEMOCRAT SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN OF MASSACHUSETTS SAYS HARVARD SHOULD SEVER ITS TIES WITH SUMMERS...CNBC USA



The US plan for Gaza approved by the UN Security Council 13 of the 15 members voting in favor with Russia and China abstaining.


China said it felt pressured to approve the plan with Russia's UN representative speaking of a 'pig in a poke'.


US President Donald Trump hailing approval of the plan which creates a "Council of Peace" for Gaza that he will chair...The Guardian UK Blog...Tass Russia Story



PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE SUPPORTS THE SALE OF F-35 WARPLANES TO SAUDI ARABIA.


HIS ANNOUNCEMENT AHEAD OF SAUDI CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN'S VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE.


BIN SALMAN THE DEFACTO RULER OF SAUDI ARABIA.


THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL SEEKING CLOSER TIES TO THE SAUDIS AS PART OF A BROADER PLAN IN OPPOSITION TO IRAN...THE HILL USA



Romania evacuating villages on its eastern border with Ukraine.


This attributed to a Russian attack on a Liquefied Petroleum Gas tanker in the Ukrainian port city of Izmajil.


The attack igniting a fire on the Turkish-flagged tanker...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt) 



AT ISRAEL'S HIGH COURT ARGUMENTS FROM JUSTICE MINISTER YARIV LEVIN AND DIASPORA MINISTER AMICHAI CHIKLI SUPPORTING THE FIRING OF ISRAEL'S ATTORNEY GENERAL.


A COMMITTEE OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S GOVERNMENT VOTED TO FIRE GALI BAHARAV-MIARA.   


SHE IS CURRENTLY PROSECUTING MR. NETANYAHU FOR CORRUPTION AND INVESTIGATING OTHER CRIMINAL CASES RELATED TO MR. NETANYAHU.



BUT THE HIGH COURT ISSUED AN INTERIM ORDER PROHBITING HER FIRING.


THE MINISTERS ARGUE THAT SHE IS 'SYSTEMATICALLY WORKING AGAINST THE ELECTED GOVERNMENT'...TIMES OF ISRAEL



A federal district magistrate ordering the Department of Justice to turn over grand jury materials related to its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey.

The materials are to be released to Comey's lawyer.

Judge William Fitzpatrick speaking of a 'disturbing pattern of profound investigation missteps' in the grand jury proceeding linked to and FBI agent and US Attorney for Eastern Virginia Lindsey Halligan...The Hill USA



JAPAN SENDING A FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL TO CHINA AFTER AN AGGRESSIVE STANCE REGARDING TAIWAN FROM NEW PRIME MINISTER SANAE TAKAICHI.


TAKAICHI SPOKE OF CHINESE MILITARY ACTION AGAINST TAIWAN POSING A THREAT TO JAPAN WHICH WOULD JUSTIFY JAPANESE MILITARY INTERVENTION.



CHINA URGED ITS CITIZENS TO SKIP TRAVEL TO JAPAN LEADING TO 491,000 AIRLINE TICKET CANCELLATIONS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



In Bangladesh a death sentence handed down for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.


It's in connection with the deadly police crackdown on a student protest movement that ousted her from power.


Hasina is currently in exile with Bangladesh demanding her extradition from India.


In connection with the student rebellion that led to her ouster, she blamed the United States for removing her from power...Al Jazeera Qatar Live Blog


Sharp drops on the markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 557.24 points or 1.18 percent. 

The NASDAQ fell 192.51 points or .84 percent.

At 422 pm New York Time the price of oil at 59 dollars 75 cents down 34 cents...Marketwatch



POLISH PRIME MINISTER DONALD TUSK SPEAKING OF RAILWAY SABOTAGE.


DAMAGE AT TWO POINTS ALONG A RAILWAY LINE IN EASTERN POLAND.


AT ONE LOCATION TRACKS DAMAGED DUE TO AN APPARENT EXPLOSION.


AT ANOTHER SPOT OVERHEAD LINES DAMAGED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



"we must take measures to ensure our interests"


Those comments from Kremlin Dmitry Peskov in response to projection of a NATO-Russia War by 2029 coming from Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.


Peskov saying there are no supporters of war with NATO in Russia but Russia is being forced to take steps in response to the NATO threat...Tass Russia



US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SIGNALING SUPPORT FOR WIDE-RANGING SANCTIONS LEGISLATION AIMED AT COUNTRIES TRADING WITH RUSSIA.


THE SENATE CONSIDERING A BILL IMPACTING COUNTRIES DEALING WITH RUSSIA LIKE CHINA, INDIA AND IRAN WITH 500 PERCENT TARIFFS...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



In Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsing a probe of the brutal Hamas attacks on Israel in October of 2023.


But the 'independent' inquiry he seeks is not a formal state inquiry sought by many victims families.


Israel's opposition political leaders say the Netanyahu inquiry is an attempt to absolve his government of any responsibility for the October 7th attack...Times of Israel





  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                 (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)


UKRAINIAN DRONES DOWNED BY RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES



                    TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS


    RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



31 attacking Ukrainian drones downed in six Russian regions Sunday evening...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)


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