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The US pausing immigration applications from 19 countries including Afghanistan and Somalia citing national security and public safety.
President Trump speaking at a cabinet meeting saying Somali Americans 'contribute nothing' and that 'Ilhan Omar is garbage' referencing Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.
Prosecutors launching probes into alleged money laundering in the Somali-American community of Minnesota related to federal funding...News Agencies-Times Of Israel
THE FORMER HONDURAN PRESIDENT JUAN ORLANDO HERNANDEZ FREED FROM FEDERAL PRISON AFTER BEING PARDONED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP.
MR. HERNANDEZ WAS CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO 45 YEARS IN PRISON AND FINED EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENSES.
MR. TRUMP FIRST ANNOUNCED THE PARDON OF HERNANDEZ WHEN HE MADE HIS ENDORSEMENT OF NASRY "TITO" ASFURA FOR PRESIDENT IN LAST SUNDAY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
ASFURA IS FROM THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY AS MR. HERNANDEZ...CNN USA
Speaking to reporters at the White House US President Donald Trump mentioned the nation of Colombia by name as he said that military attacks on drug trafficking would be extended to land targets...OSINTdefender "X"
RESULTS FROM THE TENNESSEE 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE MATT VAN EPPS PROJECTED THE WINNER OVER DEMOCRAT AFTYN BEHN WINNING THE SEAT BY A NARROWER MARGIN THAN REPUBLICANS WON IT IN LAST YEAR'S ELECTION.
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News leaked out of a phone conversation yesterday involving US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Mr. Trump is said to have told the Mr. Netanyahu to 'calm down' in Syria.
Last week 13 Syrians killed in one Israeli military operation near Damascus...Barak Ravid "X"...
Meanwhile the US and Israel are reported at odds over a planned 'stabilization force' for Gaza.
Strong opposition to participation by Turkey from Israel.
This is causing other nations close to Turkey to balk at participating in the force...Middle East Eye
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Retail giant Costco suing the Trump Administration seeking a 'full refund' for tariffs imposed by President Trump.
The lawsuit in the federal trade court seeks a judgement declaring the imposition to tariffs to be illegal.
The US Supreme Court is due to rule on the legality of the tariffs.
If they are ruled illegal, the retailer wants to get a refund to cover the cost of tariffs.
Costco argues the tariffs have led to a loss of business that it may never regain...BBC News
SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS AT THE END OF HIS TRIP TO LEBANON POPE LEO XIV WARNING AGAINST THOSE SPREADING 'FEARS' OF MUSLIMS.
HE NOTED THAT THE FEARS ARE BEING SPREAD BY THOSE WHO ARE 'AGAINST IMMIGRATION'...AFP FRANCE-TIMES OF ISRAEL...
ALSO, THE PONTIFF WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OF THOSE KILLED IN THE MASSIVE EXPLOSION IN THE PORT OF BEIRUT IN 2020.
MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN AFTER THE BLAST THAT KILLED AT LEAST 220 PEOPLE.
POPE LEO SPEAKING OF THE NEED FOR JUSTICE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 185.13 points or .39 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 137.75 points or .59 percent.
At 5 pm New York Time the price of oil at 58 dollars 62 cents a barrel down 70 cents...Marketwatch
IN ISRAEL THREE SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN SEPARATE RAMMING AND STABBING ATTACKS.
THE ATTACKERS SHOT DEAD...TIMES OF ISRAEL
PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SAYS RUSSIAN FORCES ARE 'LIQUIDATING' 15 TRAPPED UKRAINIAN BATTALIONS NEAR KUPYANSK.
PUTIN EXPECTS RUSSIAN FORCES TO MAKE MORE ADVANCES IN THE KUPYANSK AREA...TASS RUSSIA
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US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow discussing an end to hostilities in the Ukraine War.
They are meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin...TASS RUSSIA...
After the meeting Putin aide Yury Ushakov describing a conversation that was 'very useful, constructive and very informative'.
Ushakov noting some proposals presented were acceptable to Russia and others were not.
Mr. Putin sent messages to take back to US President Donald Trump...Tass Russia
ANOTHER DRONE ATTACK ON A RUSSIAN TANKER OFF THE COAST OF TURKEY (TURKIYE).
THE SHIP SAILING TO THE NATION OF GEORGIA NEIGHBORING RUSSIA CARRYING SUNFLOWER OIL.
LAST FRIDAY TWO OIL TANKERS ASSOCIATED WITH RUSSIA'S 'SHADOW FLEET' WERE ALSO ATTACKED OFF THE TURKISH COAST...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
CHINA'S COAST GUARD SAID IT EXPELLED A JAPANESE VESSEL THAT ENTERED A DISPUTED CHAIN OF ISLANDS ABOUT A HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF TAIWAN...TASS RUSSIA
A doctor's statement speaking of a 'perfectly normal' MRI for President Trump.
This after Democrat Governor Tim Walz called for release of the MRI results from the October imaging.
It was done on the President's heart and abdomen as part of preventive screening...Associated Press-MSN USA
A SPECIAL US HOUSE ELECTION TODAY IN TENNESSEE'S SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
REPUBLICAN MATT VAN EPPS FACING DEMOCRAT AFTYN BEHN.
IT'S A DISTRICT THE REPUBLICANS WON BY 20 PERCENTAGE POINTS LAST YEAR.
THE VOTE SEEN AS A TEST OF POLITICAL STRENGTH FOR PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY...
2025 Tennessee 7th Congressional District Special Election Wikipedia
In Honduras a slow vote count following Sunday's Presidential Election.
With just over 57 percent of the vote counted National Party candidate Nasry "Tito" Asfura endorsed by US President Donald Trump with a narrow lead.
Asfura leading rival Salvador Nasrallah of the Liberal Party by just over 500 votes...Wikipedia 2025 Honduran general election
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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