Tuesday, December 30, 2025

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 12/30/2025*YEAR-END NEWSDUMP*HHS FREEZES MINNESOTA CHILD CARE FUNDING*ISRAEL BANS AID ORGANIZATIONS*IRAN'S PRESIDENT WARNS OVER TRUMP THREAT*UAE BACKS DOWN TO SAUDI ARABIA IN YEMEN*CHINA'S MILITARY DRILLS OFF TAIWAN*KREMLIN'S TOUGHER LINE WITH UKRAINE*EPSTEIN AND NETANYAHU MEETING WITH JP MORGAN EXECUTIVES*

 


                            (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING)



                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:



THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FREEZING CHILD CARE FUNDING IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.


THIS AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD INVOLVING CHILD CARE FACILITIES IN THE STATE...POLITICO





Saudi Arabia rejecting Israel's move to recognize the northern part of Somalia as an independent nation.


At a meeting chaired by King Salman the Saudi cabinet reaffirming commitment to Somalia's sovereignty and unity...Anadolu Agency-Yeni Safak Turkey (Turkiye)




(UPDATED) UKRAINE LAUNCHING DRONES INTO RUSSIA TONIGHT...DD Geopolitics "X"...TWO PEOPLE WERE HURT IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON TUPASE WHERE AN OIL REFINERY IS LOCATED...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...


THERE ARE ALSO RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON UKRAINE.


EXPLOSIONS LATE TONIGHT IN KIEV AND ODESSA...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)





Israel banning dozens of aid organizations from operating among Palestinians in Gaza and "The West Bank".


This because the groups did not register with Israeli authorities under new rules for "non-governmental organizations"...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



INDIVIDUALS CLOSE TO ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SEEKING TALKS WITH PRESIDENT ISSAC HERZOG ON A 'PLEA DEAL' TO END MR. NETANYAHU'S CORRUPTION TRIAL.



YESTERDAY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ASSERTED THAT A PARDON OF NETANYAHU WAS ON ITS WAY FROM PRESIDENT HERZOG.


THAT WAS DENIED BY THE ISRAELI PRESIDENT'S OFFICE...TIMES OF ISRAEL



New US sanctions on Iran.  Eight Iranian entities and individuals linked to drone and missile development by Iran.  

A Venezuelan national and business entity also sanctioned over production of Iranian drones in Venezuela. Press TV Iran



Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaking of 'severe and regret inducing retaliation'.


This follows yesterday's statement of US President Donald Trump endorsing future attacks on Iran linked not just to Iran's nuclear facilities but to its conventional ballistic missile program as well...Press TV Iran



RUSSIA WARNING LATVIA, LITHUANIA AND ESTONIA OVER RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON ITS EMBASSIES IN THOSE COUNTRIES.


THE RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SPEAKING OF 'APPROPRIATE COUNTERMEASURES'...TASS RUSSIA



The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 94.87 points.   

The NASDAQ declined 55.27 points.

At 439 pm New York Time the price of oil at 57 dollars 91 cents a barrel down 17 cents...Marketwatch



THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PULLING ITS FORCES OUT OF YEMEN.


THIS AFTER SAUDI ARABIA BOMBED SHIPS THAT LANDED ARMS FROM THE UAE TO SUPPORT THE 'SOUTHERN TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL'.


YEMEN'S GOVERNMENT, ALREADY IN A CONFLICT WITH HOUTHI REBEL FORCES, DEMANDING THE PULLOUT OF UAE FORCES.


SAUDI ARABIA BACKING THE DEMAND...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



Passenger train service under the English Channel disrupted.   The Eurostar trains not able to use the Channel Tunnel.


They provide service between London and Western European cities like Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris.


But "Le Shuttle" trains carrying cars, buses and trucks are able to use the tunnel.


It is hoped that passenger train service can be resumed later...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



LARGE-SCALE CHINESE MILITARY EXERCISES AROUND TAIWAN TODAY.


MORE THAN 100 AIRCRAFT AND A DOZEN SHIPS INVOLVED.


CHINESE ARTILLERY UNITS CONDUCTING LIVE-FIRE EXERCISES.


THE MILITARY DRILLS SENDING A MESSAGE FOLLOWING THE US DECISION TO SELL TAIWAN MORE THAN 11 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF WEAPONS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov signaling the Kremlin has a tougher stance on Ukraine following the Ukrainian attempt to attack President Vladimir Putin's home in the countryside.



Peskov saying there will be no public announcement of details.




Mr. Putin told President Trump yesterday that Ukraine's action would not go 'unanswered'...Tass Russia



PRESIDENT TRUMP URGING ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TO AVOID PROVOCATIVE ACTIONS IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (THE WEST BANK).


MR. TRUMP SAYING THAT NATIONALIST SETTLER VIOLENCE, THE WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FROM THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND EXPANSION OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION UNDERMINE HIS EFFORT TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT IN GAZA.


THE STORY REPORTED BY THE 'AXIOS' WEBSITE...TASS RUSSIA


Jeffrey Epstein helped arrange a meeting between JP Morgan executives and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2011.



The meeting linked to getting financing for a major offshore natural gas project in Israel...Murtaza Hussain "X"




SIX KILLED IN THE CONFLICT BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND THE PAKISTANI TALIBAN IN THE KYBER REGION.



A MAJOR IN THE SECURITY FORCES AND FIVE TALIBAN MEMBERS KILLED DURING A SECURITY FORCES OPERATION...DAWN PAKISTAN

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