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A US MILITARY ATTACK IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN ON A SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE VESSEL LINKED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING.
ONE PERSON KILLED IN THE STRIKE...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)
An explosion reported in Kharkiv (Kharkov) late tonight. Russian attacks on Ukraine underway...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...DD Geopolitics "X"
US DISTRICT JUDGE PAULA XINIS ORDERING IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT TO REFRAIN FROM DETAINING KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SEASON.
GARCIA REPEATEDLY DETAINED AND AT ONE POINT DEPORTED TO EL SALVADOR BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THE ADMINISTRATION NOW SPEAKING OF DEPORTING GARCIA TO ANOTHER COUNTRY POSSIBLY IN AFRICA.
IN COURT JUDGE XINIS SPEAKING OF AN 'EXTREMELY IRREGULAR AND EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION'...UPI USA
China saying US seizure of oil tankers near Venezuela "grossly violates international law".
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman also says Venezuela has a right 'to develop mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries'.
He said that China supports Venezuela in 'defending its own legitimate rights and interests'.
A US attempt yesterday to seize the "Bella 1" tanker off the coast of Venezuela did not succeed with the ship sailing away...The Hill USA
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCING A NEW CLASS OF WARSHIPS NAMED AFTER HIMSELF.
THE 'TRUMP CLASS' SHIPS DUBBED 'BATTLESHIPS' BY MR. TRUMP SAID TO BE FASTER AND MORE POWERFUL.
TRUMP DESCRIBING A 'GOLDEN FLEET' TO BE BUILT IN A REVIVAL OF US SHIPBUILDING THAT WILL BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FOREIGN SHIPBUILDING COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE USA.
TWO SHIPS TO BE BUILT IMMEDIATELY MORE TO BE BUILT LATER TO A TOTAL OF 25...INDIA TODAY
The postal service and postal service bank in France hit by a cyber attack.
The attack just days before Christmas causing disruption of package and parcel delivery...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
FORMER ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NAFTALI BENNETT CALLING ON PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TO RESIGN.
BENNETT, CONSIDERED THE STRONGEST CHALLENGER TO MR. NETANYAHU IN NEXT OCTOBER'S ELECTION REFERENCING THE 'QATARGATE' SCANDAL.
HE CALLED IT THE "MOST SERIOUS ACT OF TREASON" IN ISRAELI HISTORY.
THAT CASE ONE WHERE MR. NETANYAHU'S AIDES ARE LINKED TO FUNDING FROM QATAR.
THERE HAVE BEEN NEW REVELATIONS IN THE CASE IN ISRAELI MEDIA IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
BENNETT SAYING NETANYAHU'S OFFICE BETRAYED ISRAEL FOR THE SAKE OF FINANCIAL GAIN DURING WARTIME.
OPPOSITION POLITICIANS ECHOING BENNETT'S CALL FOR NETANYAHU'S RESIGNATION...TIMES OF ISRAEL
"Should Israel become a normal country with normal acceptance of international law, then Saudi Arabia will consider normalization"
Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal speaking those words in an interview with the "Times of Israel"
The prince is a former chief of Saudi intelligence. His comments underscore the estrangement of Israel from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since the Gaza War began.
The United States continues to seek a normalization or relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel...Times of Israel
Ultra-Orthodox draft resistance protesters blocking a major highway in central Israel today during the evening rush hour.
This follows the arrest of a draft dodger by Israeli police. Tens of thousands of young "Haredi" men now subject to Israel's military draft by order of the High Court and the Attorney General...Times Of Israel
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUSPENDING LEASES FOR OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE PROJECTS...(NEWS AGENCIES)
President Trump denying disaster relief aid to the State of Colorado.
The office of Democrat Governor Jared Polis announced the denial of aid on Sunday in a statement noting 'political games'.
The statement asking reconsideration of the aid request related to fires and flooding in Colorado.
The White House denying any political considerations in the denial of aid stressing the need for fiscal responsibility and the responsibility of Colorado to deal with disasters.
One contentious issue that President Trump has brought up with Colorado is the imprisonment of former election official Tina Peters. Peter convicted in a state court for her efforts to find fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election...The Hill USA
CHINA IMPOSING TARIFFS ON EUROPEAN DAIRY PRODUCTS.
THEY RANGE FROM 22 TO MORE THAN 42 PERCENT.
THE NEW TARIFFS APPEAR TO BE CHINA'S RESPONSE TO EUROPE'S TARIFFS ON CHINESE ELECTRIC CARS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Today the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 227.79 points or .47 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 121.21 points or .52 percent.
At 426 pm New York Time today with the price of oil rising sharply to 57 dollars 90 cents a barrel up one dollar 38 cents or 2.44 percent...Marketwatch
A RUSSIAN GENERAL KILLED IN A CAR BOMB EXPLOSION IN MOSCOW THIS MORNING.
THE KILLING OF THE GENERAL DESCRIBED AS A TERRORIST ATTACK UKRAINE IS SUSPECTED.
LT. GEN FANIL SARVAROV WAS IN THE CHARGE OF THE TRAINING DIRECTORATE OF THE RUSSIAN GENERAL STAFF...TASS RUSSIA
"Labour Chair Anna Turley has total contempt for democracy"
REFORM UK LEADER NIGEL FARAGE'S REACTION AFTER LABOR PARTY CHAIR ANNA TURLEY WOULD NOT RULE OUT CANCELLATION OF THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR 2029.
TURLEY WAS INTERVIEWED BY SKY NEWS IN THE UK WHEN SHE MADE HER COMMENTS ABOUT THE NEXT NATIONAL ELECTION.
A NUMBER OF LOCAL ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED ACROSS THE UK AMID A SURGE IN SUPPORT FOR THE REFORM PARTY...NIGEL FARAGE "X" (LINK TO DAILY EXPRESS NEWS STORY)
AT LEAST 16 KILLED ON THE INDONESIAN ISLAND OF JAVA WHEN A BUS HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER.
THE BUS ENDED UP TURNING ON ITS SIDE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE INSIDER MEDIA OUTLET "AXIOS" REPORTING THAT ISRAEL RAISED CONCERNS WITH THE US ABOUT IRANIAN MILITARY DRILLS.
IT IS BEING SAID THOSE DRILLS MIGHT BE COVER FOR AN IRANIAN ATTACK ON ISRAEL.
THIS REPORT SURFACED AFTER A REPORT THAT ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS PRESENTING PLANS TO ATTACK IRAN AT A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP EXPECTED MONDAY DECEMBER 29TH...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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