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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THE UNITED NATIONS FORCE IN LEBANON (UNIFIL) REPORTING ISRAELI DISRUPTION OF ITS OPERATIONS.
HEAVY MACHINE GUN FIRE THAT FOLLOWED A GRENADE EXPLOSION CAUSING AN EAR CONCUSSION INJURY TO A PEACEKEEPING SOLDIER...JERUSALEM POST
Explosions in Kiev late tonight. Air raid warnings for Russian attacks throughout Ukraine...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
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AN 'ACTIVE SHOOTER' HAS BEEN "NEUTRALIZED" IN WALLACE, IDAHO. THE INCIDENT AT THE SHOSHONE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THE SHOOTER DEAD WITH THREE OTHER PEOPLE WOUNDED INCLUDING A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.
THE SUSPECT KILLED INSIDE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUILDING TWO WOMEN OUTSIDE THE OFFICE IN A PICKUP TRUCK WERE ALSO SHOT ...KHQ TV SPOKANE VIDEO...KHQ SPOKANE TEXT REPORT (VIDEO EMBED)
President Trump on social media expressing anger related to the Jeffrey Epstein files.
He says 'all names' need to be released contending that Epstein worked with Democrats not Republicans.
Mr. Trump also saying the Justice Department is being tied down by the discovery of one million new files announced this week.
Trump again referencing the files as a "Democrat inspired Hoax"...The Independent UK
LAWYERS FOR IMPRISONED FORMER COLORADO ELECTION CLERK TINA PETERS FILING A MOTION IN STATE COURT THIS WEEK SEEKING HER RELEASE.
THEY ARGUE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PARDON OF PETERS ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS MONTH APPLIES TO HER CONVICTION IN STATE COURT.
PETERS RECEIVED A NINE-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE AFTER BEING CONVICTED FOR HER ACTIONS SEEKING TO FIND FRAUD IN THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION...FOX NEWS
The US Department of Health and Human Services investigating Seattle Children's Hospital over sex changing treatment of children ("gender affirming care").
The investigation could lead to the hospital losing federal funding through Medicare and Medicaid.
The Trump Administration is pursuing a national policy announced December 18th aimed at ending sex-changing medical procedures for children.
Democrat-led states are challenging the move in court...The Hill USA
THE JAILED FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA NAJIB RAZAK SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON, ORDERED TO PAY 3.3 BILLION US DOLLARS THROUGH FINES AND ASSET RECOVERIES.
RAZAK CONVICTED OF ABUSE OF POWER AND MONEY LAUNDERING INVOLVING MALAYSIA'S STATE INVESTMENT FUND "1MDB"...INDIA TODAY
China sanctioning 20 US defense firms and 10 US defense executives.
This follows last week's 11-billion-dollar arms sale to Taiwan by the United States.
China considers Taiwan part of its territory and the notion of Taiwan being part of China has been acknowledged by the United States in the past starting with then President Jimmy Carter in 1978...The Hill USA
SOUTH KOREA HAS ASKED UN SECRETARY GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES TO TRAVEL TO NORTH KOREA.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHIEF WI SUNG-LAC MET MR. GUTERRES AT THE UN HANDING HIM A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT LEE JAE MYUNG.
PRESIDENT LEE ASKING MR. GUTERRES TO VISIT NORTH KOREA IN THE INTEREST OF PROMOTING DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE TWO KOREAS.
NORTH KOREA MAINTAINING A SKEPTICAL STANCE REGARDING THE SOUTH DUE TO THE CLOSE MILITARY TIES WITH THE US THAT CONTINUE UNDER PRESIDENT LEE'S LEFT-OF-CENTER GOVERNMENT...TASS RUSSIA
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday.
Their talks will be about finding agreement to stop the fighting in the Ukraine War...(News Agencies)
15 PEOPLE STABBED AND WOUNDED AT A FACTORY IN JAPAN.
THE ATTACKER ALSO SPREADING A LIQUID AROUND THE FACTORY ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESSES.
POLICE HAVE A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY...NHK WORLD JAPAN
Israel on the attack in Lebanon today hitting multiple targets. The airstrikes aimed at target linked to the Hezbollah organization supported by Iran...OSINTdefender "X"
The markets today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 20.19 points.
The NASDAQ down 20.21 points.
In New York the price of oil sharply lower at 56 dollars 93 cents a barrel down one dollar 42 cents or 2.43 percent...Marketwatch
A TERRORIST ATTACK IN NORTHERN ISRAEL TODAY WITH TWO KILLED. THE ATTACKER SHOT AND WOUNDED BY A PASERBY...TIMES OF ISRAEL
The three-way conflict in Yemen hot today with Saudi Arabia attacking Southern Transitional Council forces backed by the United Arab Emirates.
Yesterday the Saudis called on the STC forces to withdraw from areas they occupy.
The Saudis not commenting on any attacks they support Yemen's internationally recognized government in its conflict against the Houthi rebels backed by Iran as well at the STC...Associated Press USA
(UPDATED) ISRAEL RECOGNIZING THE NORTHERN PART OF SOMALIA AS AN INDEPENDENT STATE.
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IN A SIGNING CEREMONY WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE BREAKAWAY TERRITORY.
THE MOVE CONDEMNED BY TURKEY AND EGYPT AMONG OTHER NATIONS.
TURKEY AND EGYPT KEY PLAYERS IN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EFFORT TO END THE GAZA WAR.
SOMALIA CONDEMNING THE ATTEMPT TO SPLIT ITS TERRITORY IN TWO AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORING NATION OF DJIBOUTI IN NORTHEASTERN AFRICA...TIMES OF ISRAEL...DD Geopolitics "X" (Video/Photo Embed)
In Syria an explosion at an Alawite Mosque in Homs with at least eight killed and 18 wounded (Updated Number)
A suicide bombing or explosives possibly caused the explosion.
PROSECUTORS IN SOUTH KOREA WANT A TEN-YEAR SENTENCE FOR FORMER PRESIDENT YOON SUK YEOL ON JUST ONE OF THE MANY CHARGES HE FACES.
THE CHARGES RELATE TO RESISTING HIS ARREST FOLLOWING AN ATTEMPTED COUP IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
A HOST OF OTHER CHARGES AGAINST YOON INCLUDING ONE OF LEADING AN INSURRECTION THAT INCLUDES LIFE IMPRISONMENT OR THE DEATH PENALTY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein including famed legal scholar Alan Dershowitz held social meetings with prosecutors after Epstein got a cushy plea deal in 2007.
Under that deal Epstein pled guilty to two charges and was involved in a work release program at the Palm Beach County Jail he was sentenced to.
The deal kept Mr. Epstein out of jail 12 hours a day, six days a week to work at his office in West Palm Beach.
Epstein accused of abusing girls when he was on work release.
The work release program was described by prosecutors as a material breach of his plea deal.
Epstein served 13 months of an 18-month county jail sentence when he was released early...Miami Herald Story
The new Vice-President of Bolivia Edmand Lara encouraging protests against the government in a TikTok video posted yesterday.
Demonstrations have broken out in the country against new "Right" President Rodrigo Paz's decision to cut a fuel subsidy.
Lara saying the fuel-subsidy cut by the government represents a turn towards the rich and powerful elite.
He has described President Paz as "corrupt".
Mr. Lara's selection as Paz's running mate in this year's election seen as major boost to the President's electoral victory. Lara is a former police captain who became famous calling out corruption in police ranks...RPP Peru (Translation Prompt)
IN SOUTH KOREA THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE HOLDING AN EMERGENCY MEETING ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
IT WAS ABOUT DATA BREACH AT THE SOUTH KOREAN FOUNDED US BASED ONLINE RETAIL GIANT 'COUPANG'.
THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH KOREA DISPUTING THE COMPANY'S CLAIM OF A LIMITED DATA LEAK INVOLVING AROUND THREE THOUSAND CUSTOMERS.
EARLIER SOUTH KOREA'S PRESIDENT LEE JAE MYUNG SAID 'THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT AFRAID OF PUNISHMENT AT ALL".
AUTHORITIES IN SOUTH KOREA CONDUCTING THEIR OWN PROBE OF THE DATA LEAK FROM COUPANG...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un announcing a plan for more munitions factories.
This follows a report from government media in North Korea that Kim had inspected a new 8,700 ton 'nuclear powered strategic guided missile submarine' under construction...Yonhap News Agency South Korea
The Polish Air Force intercepted a Russian military spy plane over the Baltic Sea near Polish airspace. They escorted the Russian plane as it moved further away from Polish airspace...UPI USA
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