NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 12/8/2025*1 TRILLION+ TRADE SURPLUS FOR CHINA*UK-FRANCE-GERMANY DOUBTING US UKRAINE PLAN*THAILAND-CAMBODIA FIGHTING*ISRAEL CALLED AMERICA'S 'FIREWALL' AGAINST 'RADICAL ISLAM'*

 

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ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU PLANNING A WEEK-LONG VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES AFTER CHRISTMAS.

NETANYAHU'S VISIT FROM DECEMBER 28TH TO JANUARY 4TH WILL INCLUDE A MEETING WITH US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON DECEMBER 29TH...TASS RUSSIA

  A 7.6 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE OFF JAPAN'S NORTHERNMOST ISLAND OF HOKKAIDO.

TSUNAMI WARNINGS ISSUED...NHK WORLD JAPAN

"If the Israeli media doesn't protect freedom of expression, there won't be freedom of expression"

Israel's Opposition Leader Yair Lapid warning Israeli journalists to stand their ground as the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu advances a new media bill.

The legislation coming just months before Israel's next election will create a new regulatory structure for Israeli media.

It's being justified because of left-leaning bias inside the Israeli mainstream media.

Mr. Lapid criticizing the bill as an attempt to 'silence dissent'...(Times of Israel)...Times Of Israel 

ISRAEL IS CONDUCTING WIDESPREAD SURVEILLANCE AT AN INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION CENTER TO IMPLEMENT AN AGREEMENT ENDING THE FIGHTING IN GAZA.

THE US COMMANDER OF THE BASE SUMMONED HIS ISRAELI COUNTERPART TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SPYING.

SOURCES TELLING THE GUARDIAN ABOUT THE SITUATION WITH US DECLINING TO COMMENT ON IT.

ISRAEL PUBLICLY DISMISSING THE NOTION THAT IT IS INVOLVED IN SPYING AT THE GAZA COORDINATON CENTER AS 'ABSURD'...THE GUARDIAN UK

The markets today.

At 1223 pm New York Time the Dow and NASDAQ lower the price of oil sharply lower at 59 dollars 10 cents a barrel...Marketwatch

CHINA REACHING A RECORD TRADE SURPLUS OF MORE THAN ONE TRILLION US DOLLARS.

THIS AS BOTH THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION SEEK TO LIMIT THEIR TRADING WITH CHINA.

CHINA LOST 29 PERCENT OF ITS TRADE WITH THE US LAST YEAR BUT MADE UP FOR IT BY TRADING WITH OTHER NATIONS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In London Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer along with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Their meeting apparently an attempt to oppose US efforts to end fighting in the Ukraine War...

                          BBC NEWS BLOG

                                  (This Story Is Updated)

FIGHTING BREAKING OUT BETWEEN CAMBODIA AND THAILAND THIS MORNING WITH AT LEAST FIVE KILLED ONE THAI SOLIDER AND FOUR CAMBODIAN CIVILIANS.

THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS IN BOTH COUNTRIES EVACUATING BORDER AREAS.

TODAY'S CLASH CHALLENGES THE PEACE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP...BBC NEWS BLOG...OSINTdefender "X" (Thai Air Strike Video Embed)

"The firewall between radical Islam and America is only a tiny state called Israel"

Those words from Dr. Mike Evans of the Friends of Zion organization.

Evans joining more than 1,000 US Christian leaders and influencers in Israel for an event organized by Israel's foreign ministry and a regional Israeli government.

The visitors getting pitches from dozens of top Israeli officials regarding the importance of Judea and Samaria ("The West Bank") for Israel's security.

He also said if "Israel is weakened they will hit us"...Israel National News

     THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                             (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

67 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN BY RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES

                             TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

          RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Russian air defenses taking down 67 attacking Ukrainian drones overnight into Monday.

Two of them downed over the Moscow Region and two others over the Leningrad Region near the city of St. Petersburg...Tass Russia English News

In other news...

ALBERTA PREMIER DANIELLE SMITH SAYS COURTS SHOULD NOT BE 'GATEKEEPERS' WHEN IT COMES TO ANY INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUMS.

THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA'S ENERGY RICH WESTERN PROVINCE MOVING LEGISLATION GIVING THE PROVINCIAL JUSTICE MINISTER POWER TO ALLOW REFERENDUMS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE SHOT DOWN BY THE JUDICIARY...CBC NEWS CANADA

At the Louvre in Paris hundreds of books damaged by a leak.  The leak occurred recently in the heating and ventilation system of the Egyptian antiquities section of the museum.

Books and magazines damaged along with carpet and office furniture...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 12/7/2025*NEWSDUMP WEEKEND*MTG TELLS HER SIDE OF THE STORY*THAILAND-CAMBODIA BORDER CLASHES*MACRON TALKS RUSSIAN 'ESCALATION' IN UKRAINE*NETANYAHU REJECTS LEAVING POLITICS FOR PARDON, PALESTINIAN STATE*BUSH OFFICIAL TALKS TRUMP LEAN TOWARDS PAKISTAN*

 

(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WITH FINAL POSTING 1130 PM-12 MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME)

                 LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

"I stood for women who were raped when they were 14 years old and the President that I fought for for five years called me a 'traitor' for that and so that changed the landscape of things..."

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene explaining her decision to resign from the US House on the CBS News program "60 Minutes".

She doesn't consider her move one of 'surrender' to President Donald Trump pointing to her resignation statement saying "I will be no one's battered wife".

In her interview Greene noting how Mr. Trump has gone against MAGA by supporting crypto and pharma interests as well as bombing Iran on behalf of Israel...Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene "X"

ON MONDAY MORNING CLASHES ERUPTED ON THE BORDER BETWEEN THAILAND AND CAMBODIA.

ONE THAI SOLDIER KILLED ANOTHER FOUR WOUNDED WHEN CAMBODIAN TROOPS OPENED FIRE.

THAILAND RESPONDING WITH AIR ATTACKS ON CAMBODIAN POSITIONS.

CAMBODIA SAYS THAI TROOPS OPENED FIRE FIRST EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FRANCE 24

Hamas speaking of freezing or storing its weapons.  Israel is seeking full disarmament by Hamas in Gaza...Times Of Israel

TWO DUTCH WARPLANES SENT UP WHEN AN UNKNOWN OBJECT WAS DETECTED.

THE F-35 AIRCARFT SPOTTED A DRONE THAT HAS SINCE LEFT DUTCH AIRPSACE AND WAS SAID NOT TO POSE A DIRECT THREAT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

A week-long drill involving the US Navy's 5th Fleet and the Israeli Navy underway.  Dozens of Israeli sailors participating in the exercise linked to 'strategic and operational cooperation' and 'dealing with regional threats'...Times Of Israel

 FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON SAYS RUSSIA IS ON A 'PATH OF ESCALATION' AND 'DOES NOT SEEK PEACE' IN THE UKRAINE WAR.

TOMORROW MACRON WILL JOIN BRITISH PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER AND GERMAN CHANCELLOR FRIEDRICH MERZ AS THEY MEET UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY IN LONDON.

THEY ARE SAID TO BE 'TAKING STOCK' OF THE US-LED TALKS SEEKING TO END THE FIGHTING IN UKRAINE...RFI FRANCE

IN THE AFRICAN NATION OF BENIN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FAILED MILITARY COUP TODAY. 

THE MAN WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS COUP LEADER SAID TO BE IN HIDING...TASS RUSSIA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting the notion of leaving politics in exchange for a pardon.

He says voters will be making that decision in next year's election.

Netanyahu's pardon request, supported by US President Donald Trump, is now before Israel's President Issac Herzog.

He is currently on trial for corruption and there is a criminal probe in Israel regarding money from Qatar being given to aides of Mr. Netanyahu...Jerusalem Post...

"Committed To Our Destruction At Our Doorstep"

Prime Minister Netanyahu also rejecting the idea of a Palestinian State.   He spoke alongside the visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz...Times Of Israel

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ISSUING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THIS WEEKEND ESTABLISHING FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN TASK FORCES.

THEY WILL OPERATE IN THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

THE TASK FORCES INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR ESPECIALLY FROM FOREIGN OWNED COMPANIES IS HARMING US CONSUMERS...REUTERS

25 killed and six others injured in a fire at a nightclub in Goa, India.

Tourists reported among those killed.

A gas cylinder explosion near the kitchen area is alleged to have caused the blaze...NDTV India

12 killed in South Africa when gunmen opened fire at an illegal bar in the capital city of Pretoria.

Three of those killed in the attack were children...Times Of India

18 KILLED WHEN A MIGRANT BOAT CAPSIZED SOUTH OF THE ISLAND OF CRETE.

A TURKISH CARGO SHIP DISCOVERING THE INFLATABLE BOAT AND BODIES THEN NOTIFYING THE GREEK COAST GUARD...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

JAPAN'S DEFENSE MINISTRY SAYS THAT A CHINESE WARPLANE OPERATING OFF AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER LOCKED ITS RADAR ON TWO JAPANESE MILITARY AIRCRAFT.

THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED SATURDAY SOUTHEAST OF THE MAIN ISLAND OF OKINAWA.

JAPAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER DESCRIBING THEM AS DANGEROUS ACTS ADDING THAT JAPAN WOULD LODGE A STRONG PROTEST WITH CHINA...NHK WORLD JAPAN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holding a phone conversation with US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff this weekend...Tass Russia

FIVE KILLED, EIGHT OTHERS WOUNDED IN FRIDAY NIGHT BORDER CLASHES BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN.

BOTH SIDES SAYS THE OTHER INSTIGATED THE FIGHTING...HINDUSTAN TIMES INDIA

Former George W. Bush Administration Pentagon official Michael Rubin critical of President Trump's policy towards India and Pakistan.

Mr. Rubin saying Trump's friendliness with Pakistan is bringing India closer to Russia a major oil supplier.

Rubin suggesting Mr. Trump may be influenced by "flattery or bribery" from either Pakistan itself or by Turkey (Türkiye) and its financial backer Qatar.

Mr. Rubin also speaking of 'gross incompetence' involving President Trump harming US-India ties...NDTV India

THE PRIME MINISTER OF QATAR SAYING THE CURRENT SITUATION IN GAZA CANNOT BE CALLED A CEASEFIRE.

MOHAMMED BIN ABDULRAHMAN AL THANI SAYS ISRAEL MUST WITHDRAW FROM THE PORTION OF GAZA IT CURRENTLY OCCUPIES.

SPEAKING AT A SECURITY FORUM IN QATAR HE SAID THAT THE PEACE PROCESS IN GAZA IS AT A 'CRITICAL STAGE'...TIMES OF ISRAEL

At least three Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza this weekend.

Three others wounded in those attacks...TRT World Turkey (Türkiye)

IN GAZA A NEW LEADER APPOINTED FOR THE ISRAELI-BACKED ABU SHABAB MILITIA ALSO KNOWN AS 'THE POPULAR FORCES'.

GHASSAN AL-DAHINI REPLACING YASSER ABU SHABAB WHO WAS KILLED BY HAMAS.

HAMAS'S INTERIOR MINISTRY WARNING THOSE WHO COLLABORATE WITH ISRAEL TO TURN THEMSELVES IN 'BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE'...TIMES OF ISRAEL

  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                  (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)

RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON UKRAINE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY TARGETING ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

      RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                      TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

Hundreds of drones and missiles used in Russian attacks on eight Ukrainian regions late Friday night and Saturday morning.

Energy facilities targeted in the attacks.

Ukraine says most of the drones and just over half the missiles were downed by air defenses...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

In other news...

THE SON OF JAILED FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO SAYS HE WANTS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT NEXT YEAR.

FLAVIO BOLSONARO IS A SENATOR IN BRAZIL.

POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA HE SAYS HIS FATHER HAS CHOSEN HIM FOR 'THE MISSION TO CONTINUE OUR PROJECT FOR THE NATION'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*TALK OF PEACE WARS CONTINUE*MARKETS CLOSE SHOOTNG STARTS*WHY CHRISTMAS?*"I AM INADEQUATE"*WHAT IS 'CONSERVATIVE'?*

 

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       (MORE MATERIAL INSERTED THROUGHOUT POST DURING WEEKEND)

NEWSDUMP ALERT:  ISRAELI ATTACKS CONTINUE IN GAZA

An Israeli quadcopter drone strike killed two Palestinians and wounded two others in Gaza Saturday morning.

A civil defense worker killed his son critically wounded in an Israeli attack on Friday night...

                              TRT World Turkey (Türkiye)

NEWSDUMP ALERT:  RUSSIAN DRONE AND MISSILE ATTACKS IN EIGHT UKRAINIAN REGIONS

653 drones and 51 missiles used in Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday.   Energy infrastructure targeted.

Ukrainian authorities say 585 drones and 30 missiles were taken down by air defenses...

               NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

                   SPECIAL COMMENTARY:

               MARKETS CLOSE SHOOTING STARTS

During the week there is talk of peace it helps keep stock market prices up but then after the markets close on Friday the warfare is waged so the markets aren't disturbed.

Where will the warfare happen on Christmas Day and New Years Day when the markets shut down?

                            It's December and Christmas is upon us once again...

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

                               ISAIAH 9:6 NIV BIBLE

                                                    "CORNERSTONE"-LEON PATILLO

                                                 "COME ON RING THOSE BELLS"-EVIE

                                                       "LITTLE TOWN"-CLIFF RICHARD

"You see at the heart of the Christmas story is actually the gospel message that there is a good God who made us for a purpose.

But instead of us embracing that purpose we instead chose to turn our backs on him.

To turn our backs on our Creator thinking that we could somehow be God"

PASTOR MICHAEL YUDT SPEAKING AT 55:50 INTO THE VIDEO BELOW (MESSAGE BEGINS AT 29:10 INTO VIDEO)...

             "Finding HOPE through Personal Inadequacy"

"A Lord means a Boss Jesus is the Boss he is the Ruler he is the King he is the Alpha and the Omega and the question is do you know he's the Boss do you submit to Him as King...

There are many people who give great intellectual assent to this truth of Jesus...but they fall short of having the hope in Him because they fall short of this next step...

We need to own and to celebrate our Personal Inadequacy...

First you were made in the image of God, you are fearfully and wonderfully made and there is no one exactly like you anywhere in the universe...

and you are inadequate it's not the thing we teach our children typically..."

PASTOR JEFF SMITH SPEAKING LAST SUNDAY AT GRACE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH IN SHREWSBURY, PENNSYLVANIA (STARTING AT 59:08)-(MESSAGE STARTS AT 41:55)...

                           REFLECTIONS THIS WEEKEND

Your host with you this weekend watching some football on Saturday I caught the end of the Georgia Bulldogs decisive victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide 28-7.

Reading all those social media posts from MTG about the "Dawgs" that reminds me I am commenting in threads on social media but my main posts emphasize scripture and sobriety, sanity.

There's a lot of Antisemitism being ginned up out there how much of it is artificially manufactured even by Israeli operatives to promote hatred and division in our world?

There's a Left and a Right and the Religious people on the Right can be such great hypocrites but I don't think that validates the ideas on the Left secular or religious.

                           WHAT IS 'CONSERVATIVE'?

But what is "Conservative" is it about what Big Business interests want at the expense of the little people in rural, small towns...

"Tonight I stood up for the people of Murray County who REFUSE to be steamrolled by Vanguard, BlackRock, or any other globalist outfit trying to dump biowaste facility where it's NOT wanted!..."-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene "X"

Is what some corporate elites want "America First"?

MTG offering her perspective on that and it does disappoint me that the President of the United States saw fit to describe her as:

                 "Marjorie Traitor Greene" 

"Watch My Full Interview On 60 Minutes..."_Rep, Marjorie Taylor Greene "X" (Video Embed)

THE SUNDAY NEWS SUMMARY STARTING TO POST AT MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME.

THE POST OF NEWS RELATED TO FRANCE THIS WEEK..."France Yellow Vests Week 367*Macron Visits China But....*Drone Drama At Nuclear Missile Sub Base*Protest Today*

Before we go Dr. Billy Graham preaching again this message from 1971 in Lexington, Kentucky:

"And the King trembled on his throne because Elijah came in the power and anointing of the spirit of God..."

DR. BILLY GRAHAM AT 1:58 INTO THE VIDEO LINKED BELOW...

"A Nation At The Crossroads-Dr. Billy Graham Lexington, Kentucky 1971"

                                                 Good Night.  God Bless.

                               "GOD REST YE MERRY GENTELEMEN"-NAT KING COLE  

                     

                                             "O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL"-THE SEEKERS

                                   "IL EST NE, LE DIVIN ENFANT"-NANCY HONEYTREE

FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 367*MACRON VISITS CHINA BUT...*DRONE DRAMA AT NUCLEAR MISSILE SUB BASE*PROTEST TODAY*

               

                   (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

President Emmanuel Macron in China for a three-day visit a friendly smile and handshake with President Xi Jinping.

But underlying the talk of greater cooperation and 'rebalanced trade' between China and France Mr. Macron using the Ukraine War issue as a launch pad to demand that China pressure Russia to cease hostilities.

"Macron Meets Xi, Calls For Peace In Ukraine, Rebalanced China-EU Trade"-Outlook India

The notion of conflict involving China lurks in the shadows France's aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" on a mission that took it to the "Indo Pacific" region near China earlier this year...Newsweek Story

In his speech just a few weeks ago French Chief of Staff Fabien Mandon's 'future conflicts' speech to French mayors raised the notion of a US-China conflict over Taiwan in 2027 alongside the intense dramatization of a Russian threat. 

Economic measures against China in recent years including a program to bring production of 50 drugs back to France a clear sign of efforts to be less dependent on China for pharmaceutical products.

THE DRONE DRAMA BEING LINKED TO RUSSIA WITH VARIOUS DRONE SIGHTINGS OVER EUROPE CAME TO FRANCE ON THURSDAY EVENING.

FIVE MINI-DRONES SPOTTED OVER A FRENCH NAVAL BASE WHERE NUCLEAR MISSILE SUBMARINES ARE BASED.

ANTI-AIRCRAFT WEAPONS OPENED UP BUT AUTHORITIES ADMITTING THE EXTREMELY SMALL DRONES POSED NO THREAT TO THE BASE OR THE CIVILIAN POPULATION...

"Drones over French nuclear submarine base, anti-aircraft guns enabled"-NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

This afternoon in Paris the "Historic Yellow Vests" gathering a live video stream...

Historic Yellow Vests Paris Week 367 Saturday December 6th, 2025

This video just over 90 minutes long shows the small group of protesters that took to the streets late this afternoon...

          Video Stream Yellow Vests Paris December 6, 2025

                                               For now that's news from France.

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 12/5/2025*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*TRUMP 'EXTREMELY ANGRY' WITH MTG*EU TARGETS "X" WITH FINE*US-UKRAINE TALKS*VACCINE PANEL DRAMA*ISRAELI MILITARY TENSIONS*MACRON SPEAKS 'UNITY' BETWEEN US AND EUROPE OVER UKRAINE IN CHINA*

 

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                         (FINAL POSTING IN THE 8-11 PM EASTERN US TIME WINDOW)

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                     LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

Exchanges of fire between Afghan and Pakistani forces along the border late Friday night.

Each side blaming the other for the hostilities that follow the failure of peace talks in Saudi Arabia to reach a breakthrough.

Several injured people brought to the Chaman District Hospital near the Afghan border...Al Jazeera Qatar...Dawn Pakistan

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S POPULARITY 55 PERCENT DISAPPROVAL TO 43 PERCENT APPROVAL IN THE LATEST RASMUSSEN REPORTS POLL.

TWO OTHER OPINION POLLS OUT TODAY SHOWING 53 PERCENT DISAPPROVAL FOR MR. TRUMP...REAL CLEAR POLLING LATEST POLLS

"We did talk about the Epstein Files and he was extremely angry at me...he said that it was going to hurt people"

REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE ON PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S RAGE WHEN SHE SIGNED A DISCHARGE PETITION TO FORCE RELEASE OF THE EPSTEIN FILES.

GREENE INTERVIEWED FOR THE CBS '60 MINUTES' PROGRAM AIRING THIS SUNDAY EVENING...60 MINUTES "X" (VIDEO EMBED)

"The American Childhood Vaccine schedule long required 72 'jabs', for perfectly healthy babies, far more than any other Country in the World, and far more than is necessary.  In fact, it is ridiculous"

Some of the message on social media from President Trump tonight endorsing the decision of the CDC Vaccine Panel earlier today regarding the Hepatitis B jab.

Trump going further advocating for a broad overhaul of the current childhood vaccine recommendations in the US to bring them in line with the less extensive guidelines in other countries...

More on this vaccine panel story later in the summary...Trump Truth Social Post

THE EUROPEAN UNION FINING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM "X", OWNED BY ELON MUSK, 120 MILLION EUROS (140 MILLION US DOLLARS).

IT'S ALLEGED THAT THE PLATFORM IS BREACHING THE EU'S DIGITAL REGULATIONS WHICH INCLUDE THE NOTION OF GETTING RID OF 'HARMFUL OR ILLEGAL' CONTENT.

US VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE SAYS THE FINE IS PUNISHMENT OF 'X' 'FOR NOT ENGAGING IN CENSORSHIP' AND AN ATTACK ON AMERICAN BUSINESS.

US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO CALLING THE FINE AN ATTACK ON AMERICANS SAYING 'THE DAYS OF CENSORING AMERICANS ONLINE ARE OVER'...ASSOCIATED PRESS-PBS USA

Explosions reported in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities late tonight.  Air raid warnings for Russian attacks across all of Ukraine...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

THE US SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER CHANGING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP RULES.

MR. TRUMP DECIDING TO AMEND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP TO EXCLUDE CHILDREN WITH A PARENT LIVING ILLEGALLY IN THE US OR A PARENT WHO IS NOT A US CITIZEN...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)

In Florida a federal judge ordering release of grand jury records from the first federal probe of Jeffrey Epstein in 2006 and 2007.

The judge's ruling in light of the recently passed "Epstein Files Transparency Act"...NBC News USA

MARATHON TALKS BETWEEN THE US AND UKRAINE UNDERWAY IN MIAMI.

THE US SEEKING A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE UKRAINAN AND RUSSIAN POSITIONS TO END FIGHTING IN THE UKRAINE WAR...BARAK RAVID "AXIOS" X (Limited Link To Subscriber Only Story)

In the Netherlands a lack of agreement among five political parties on forming a new government.

The "Democrats 66" (D66) and "Christian Democratic Alliance" (CDA) presented their agreement to three other parties seeking their support for a majority in the House of Representatives.

The "Liberals" (VVD), the "Green Left-Labor" (GL-PdvA) and the "Conservative Liberals" (JA21) all found something objectionable.

The parties asked to reflect over the weekend before any final decision on joining a new government...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

IN GERMANY'S PARLIAMENT THE PENSION REFORM PACKAGE OF CHANCELLOR FRIEDRICH MERZ APPROVED 318-224 WITH 53 ABSTENTIONS.

IN THE END TEN GOVERNMENT MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT CHOSE NOT TO SUPPORT THE PLAN.

SOME OPPOSITION MEMBERS ABSTAINED ON THE VOTE FOR A PENSION PACKAGE CRITICIZED FOR BEING TOO GENEROUS TO OLDER PEOPLE AT THE COST OF YOUNG TAXPAYERS...TAGESSCHAU GERMANY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The US National Security Strategy warns that Europe faces the 'stark prospect of civilizational erasure' in the next 20 years.

European mass migration policies along with other policies that suppress political speech and political opposition are mentioned in the 33-page report.

The report is seen as supportive of the ideas of political parties in Europe that are considered 'populist' or 'far-right'...Politico

ITS A DECISION DRAWING HEAVY MAINSTREAM MEDIA ATTENTION AND SOME CRITICISM FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS.

THE US CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL VACCINE ADVISORY PANEL REVISING GUIDELINES FOR GIVING NEWBORNS THE HEPATITIS B VACCINE.

THE 8-3 VOTE CHANGES THE EXISTING POLICY RECOMMENDING ALL NEWBORNS THE SHOTS NOW THEY ARE ONLY RECOMMENDED WHEN THE MOTHER TESTS POSITIVE FOR HEPATITIS B...THE HILL USA...

REPUBLICAN US SENATOR BILL CASSIDY OF LOUISANA CALLING ON THE DIRECTOR OF THE CDC TO REJECT THE RECOMMENDATION...(THE HILL USA)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 104.05 point or .22 percent.

The NASDAQ rose 72.99 points or .31 percent.

Tonight in New York the price of oil higher at 60 dollars 14 cents a barrel up 47 cents...Marketwatch

'CORE INFLATION' IN THE UNITED STATES ROSE AT A 2.8 PERCENT ANNUAL RATE IN SEPTEMBER.

INFORMATION RELEASED BY THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT AFTER BEING DELAYED BY THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

THIS KEY INDICATOR IS USED BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD TO DETERMINE INTEREST RATES...CNBC USA

IN ISRAEL DEFENSE MINISTER ISRAEL KATZ REJECTING THE PROMOTION OF A SENIOR RESERVE OFFICER.

ISRAELI CHIEF OF STAFF LT. GEN EYAL ZAMIR ISSUED A PROMOTION LIST INVOLVING 28 OFFICERS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

ONE COLONEL WHO PARTICIPATED IN PROTESTS OPPOSING PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WAS PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL AND RETURNED TO ACTIVE SERVICE FROM THE RESERVES.

THIS TRIGGERED THE OPPOSITION OF THE DEFENSE MINISTER...TIMES OF ISRAEL

"I've seen all the rumors in the last few days.  Unity between Americans and Europeans on the Ukraine issue is essential...We need to work together. We must work together"

                              FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMNUEL MACRON 

FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON STRESSING THE NEED FOR 'UNITY' BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES.

SPECIFICALLY, MACRON WAS SPEAKING ABOUT UKRAINE WHEN ASKED BY REPORTERS ABOUT HIS LEAKED REMARKS EARLIER THIS WEEK.

THOSE REMARKS SPOKE ABOUT 'A GREAT DANGER' FOR UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY AND USED THE WORD 'BETRAY' REGARDING US PEACE EEFORTS IN UKRAINE.

THE ELYSEE PALACE SAYING THE WORD 'BETRAY' WAS NOT USED IN THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MACRON AND OTHER EUROPEAN LEADERS.

MACRON MADE HIS REMARKS DURING A VISIT TO CHINA ALONGSIDE CHINESR PRESIDENT XI JINPING...POLITICO EU

The estate of Jeffrey Epstein revealing that more than 250 emails between Epstein and Goldman Sachs financial firm lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler are protected by attorney client privilege.

Emails that were released by the Epstein Estate paint a closer relationship between Reummler and the convicted child sex abuser-trafficker than previously known...Jacob Shamsian "X"

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP NOTING PRIME MINSTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S REQUEST FOR A PARDON FROM ISRAEL'S PRESIDENT.

MR. TRUMP LINKING TO AN ISRAELI MEDIA STORY ABOUT MR. NETAANYAHU'S PARDON REQUEST TO ISRAELI PRESIDENT ISSAC HERZOG.

TRUMP HAS ALREADY MADE TWO REQUESTS FOR AN ISRAELI PRESIDENTIAL PARDON OF MR. NETANYAHU.

FIRST IN SPEECH TO ISRAEL'S PARLIAMENT IN OCTOBER AND IN WRITING LAST MONTH TO PRESIDENT HERZOG...TIMES OF ISRAEL

  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

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                       TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

      RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In other news...

IN AUSTRALIA THE SON OF A PROMINENT RABBI IN THE 'CHABAD MOVEMENT' CONVICTED OF CHILD SEX ABUSE.

VEVEL SEREBRYANSKI CONVICTED OF ABUSING MANNY WAKS WHEN HE WAS A STUDENT IN RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS IN MELBOURNE.

SEREBRYANSKI DENIED THE CHARGES WITH WAKS DESCRIBING HIS CONVICTION AS 'THE CLOSING OF A LONG AND PAINFUL CIRCLE'...TIMES OF ISRAEL

Anti-aircraft weapons firing on mini-drones that flew over a French submarine base last evening.

The base is home to France's nuclear missile submarines.

It's not known if the any of the drones were shot down.  They were said to be too small to pose any military threat to the base...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

FOUR EUROPEAN PUBLIC BROADCASTERS IN THE NETHERLANDS, SPAIN, IRELAND AND SLOVENIA PULLING OUT OF NEXT YEAR'S EUROVISION SONG CONTEST.

THIS AFTER THE DECISION BY A MAJORITY OF THE COUNTRIES TO ALLOW ISRAEL TO PARTICIPATE.

DUTCH BROADCASTER AVRO/TROS DENOUNCING THE SEVERE HUMANITARIAN SUFFERING IN GAZA, THE LIMITATION OF PRESS FREEDOM THERE AND THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT'S INTERFERENCE IN LAST YEAR'S EUROVISION CONTEST.

AN ISRAELI GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN WAS WAGED BOOSTING THE ISRAELI ENTRY IN THE SONG CONTEST TO THE NUMBER TWO POSITION...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 12/4/2025*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*SLOW HONDURAN VOTE COUNT CONTINUES*ISRAEL ATTACKS LEBANON*FBI ARRESTS SUSPECT IN J6-RELATED PIPE BOMB INCIDENTS*ANTI-CHINA ECONOMIC RULES TOUTED*WHY EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE MAXWELL WANTS OUT OF PRISON*

 

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                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

THE SLOW VOTE COUNT CONTINUING IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN HONDURAS.

JUST OVER 86 PERCENT OF THE VOTE WAS COUNTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE CANDIDATE ENDORSED BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP NASRY 'TITO' ASFURA HOLDING A NARROW LEAD OF MORE THAN 23,600 VOTES...

     2025 HONDURAN GENERAL ELECTION WIKIPEDIA

IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC POPULIST BILLIONAIRE ANDREJ BABIS TAKING OFFICE NEXT TUESDAY AS PRIME MINISTER FOLLOWING THE RECENT ELECTION.

BABIS REACHING AN UNDERSTANDING WITH CZECH PRESIDENT PETR PAVEL TO SELL OFF SOME OF HIS BUSINESS HOLDINGS.

HE WILL LEAD A GOVERNMENT OF THREE PARTIES THAT CONTROL 108 SEATS IN THE 200-SEAT PARLIAMENT...EURACTIV

In Kiev late tonight explosions.   The explosions happening during an air raid alert for a Russian attack...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

IN WASHINGTON TODAY A DEAL SIGNED TO END A CONFLICT BETWEEN CONGO AND RWANDA.

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP INVOLVED IN THE SETTLEMENT AND THE SIGNING CEREMONY...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

THE US SUPREME COURT ALLOWING THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAP IN TEXAS.

ITS A MAP THAT MOVES FIVE MORE DISTRICTS TOWARDS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY...NBC NEWS USA

A SECOND ATTEMPT TO BRING AN INDICTMENT AGAINST NEW YORK DEMOCRAT ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD HAS FAILED.

A NEW GRAND JURY CONSIDERING THE MATTER AFTER THE APPOINTMENT OF LINDSEY HALLIGAN AS THE US ATTORNEY FOR EASTERN VIRGINIA WAS INVALIDATED BY A FEDERAL JUDGE...THE HILL USA

Another deadly US attack on a boat linked to drug trafficking.  Four killed in the attack on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)

IN TUNISIA 81-YEAR-OLD OPPOSITION PERSONALITY AHMED NAJIB CHEBBI ARRESTED.

CHEBBI'S ARREST FOLLOWED HIS 12-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE BEING UPHELD ON APPEAL.

HE WAS ACCUSED WITH OTHERS OF TRYING TO OVERTHROW THE REGIME OF PRESIDENT KAIS SAIED WHO DEPOSED THE ELECTED GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT IN 2021...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The leader of an Israel-backed militia in Gaza killed.  Yasser Abu Shabab led a group dubbed "Popular Forces".  

The report in both Israel media and from Al Jazeera in Qatar...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LEBANON TODAY.   

THE ISRAELI MILITARY SAYING HEZBOLLAH WEAPONS STORAGE FACILITIES WERE HIT.

HEZBOLLAH ACCUSED OF HIDING ITS WEAPONS FACILITIES IN CIVILIAN AREAS AND OF USING CIVILIANS AS HUMAN SHIELDS...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS (VIDEO EMBED)

FOOD PRICES IN CANADA PROJECTED TO RISE FOUR TO SIX PERCENT NEXT YEAR.

RESEARCHERS AT DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY PROJECTING MEAT PRICES TO RISE STEEPLY WITH THE COST OF BEEF UP SEVEN PERCENT.

CHICKEN PRICES ALSO ON THE RISE AS CONSUMERS RUSH TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE TO BEEF...CBC NEWS CANADA

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu picking a close associate as Israel's next spy chief.

Military secretary Roman Gofman named to be director of the Mossad...Times Of Israel

(UPDATED) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN ARRIVING IN INDIA FOR A TWO-DAY VISIT...TASS RUSSIA...

WHEN HE ARRIVED MR. PUTIN WAS MET BY INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI.

THE TWO LEADERS HOLDING AN INFORMAL MEETING...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT) (VIDEO EMBED)

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THE FBI ARRESTING A SUSPECT IN CONNECTION WITH THE 'PIPE BOMBS' PLANTED OUTSIDE DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS BUILDINGS ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 5TH, 2021.

THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED THE NIGHT BEFORE THE JANUARY 6TH EVENTS AT THE US CAPITOL.

NO FURTHER OFFICIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED ABOUT THE SUSPECT LATER DESCRIBED AS A VIRGINIA MAN...THE HILL USA...

FOX NEWS IDENTIFYING THE SUSPECT AS 'BRIAN COLE'...(FOX NEWS).

SUSPECT BRIAN COLE JR. IS FROM WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA.

HE FACES ONE FEDERAL CHARGE INVOLVING AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WITH MORE CHARGES POSSIBLE.

HIS ARREST FOLLOWED A REOPENING OF EVIDENCE COLLECTED ALMOST FIVE YEARS AGO.

REPUBLICAN PARTY ALIGNED LEGAL ANALYST JULIE KELLY NOTES THE DEVICES PLANTED ON JANUARY 5TH, 2021 WERE NOT VIABLE.

SHE BELIEVES THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND FBI WERE COVERING THE CASE UP BY NOT AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING IT...JULIE KELLY "X"

The markets today the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 31.96 points, the NASDAQ rose 51.04 points.

In New York the price of oil closed for the day at 59 dollars 67 cents a barrel...Marketwatch

The Iraqi government backing away from a published law that designated groups allied with Iran as 'terrorist organizations'.

Iraqi authorities say the government gazette 'mistakenly' published designation of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon and Houthi movement in Yemen as terror groups...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Turkiye)

IN ISRAEL AT LEAST 11 PALESTINIANS HURT IN A SERIES OF ATTACKS BY NATIONALIST SETTLERS.

THE NATIONALISTS USED CLUBS, STONES AND TEAR GAS IN THE ATTACKS...TIMES OF ISRAEL

In Australia social media giant Meta beginning enforcement of the new law banning social media accounts for children under the age of 16.

The law set to take effect next Wednesday December 10th...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

THE US, CANADA AND MEXICO URGED TO COORDINATE ECONOMIC RULES AGAINST CHINA.

THAT MESSAGE AT A WASHINGTON DC HEARING HELD BY THE OFFICE OF THE US TRADE REPRSENTATIVE.

THE NOTION OF 'ECONOMIC SECURITY' BEING INCORPORATED INTO THE US-MEXICO CHINA TRADE AGREEEMENT (USMCA) PRESENTED BY WITNESSES AT THE HEARING...SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

Jeffrey Epstein's former close associate Ghislaine Maxwell making an attempt to be released from prison.

Maxwell's lawyer David Oscar Markus saying she is concerned that release of 'untested and unproven' allegations in the grand jury record in her case would prejudice any possible retrial in her case.

The US Supreme Court recently rejected Maxwell's conviction and sentence on charges of sex abuse and sex trafficking involving minors...CNN USA

ISRAELI SOLDIERS BULLDOZING BODIES OF PALESTINIANS INTO UNMARKED GRAVES IN GAZA.

THIS ACCORDING TO AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY CNN.

THOSE KILLED WERE TRYING TO REACH HUMANITARIAN AID SITES IN GAZA.

THE ISRAELI ACTIONS CITED AS A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW...TASS RUSSIA...CNN STORY (HEADLINE ONLY-SUBSCRIBERS ONLY)

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RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES DOWN TARGETS NEAR SEVASTOPOL

                        TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

Russian air defenses shooting down two targets over the sea near the Crimean port city of Sevastopol...Tass Russia

In other news...

THE NETHERLANDS GETTING READY TO IMPOSE SURCHARGES ON LOW-COST PACKAGES ENTERING THE COUNTRY FROM CHINA.

THE COST OF PACKAGES FROM CHINESE ONLINE RETAILERS LIKE SHEIN AND TEMU UNDER 150 EUROS (175 US DOLLARS) IN VALUE WILL HAVE AN EXTRA SIX EURO (SEVEN US DOLLAR) CHARGE TACKED ONTO THEM.

PREVIOUSLY SUCH PACKAGES WERE EXEMPT FROM CUSTOMS FEES.  THE NETHERLANDS FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE THE UNITED STATES IN IMPOSING SUCH FEES...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

A vomiting disorder linked to frequent marijuana use is on the rise.

A sharp rise in emergency visits for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) recorded between 2016 and 2022.  Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

CHS involves both screaming and vomiting giving it the nickname of 'scromiting'.

Symptoms include cyclical nausea and vomiting accompanied by abdominal pain with no organic cause.

The research noting 188 million CMS cases in 2020 and 2021 among adults 18 to 35 years old...The Hill USA

NEWS-SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 12/3/2025*EU TO MOVE AWAY FROM CHINA TRADE NEEDED TO MAKE WEAPONS*EPSTEIN ISLAND IMAGES RELEASED*KREMLIN SAYS RUSSIA SEEKS 'COMPROMISE' WITH US ON UKRAINE WAR*VOTE COUNT IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN HONDURAS

 

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                     LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

An attacking Ukrainian drone shot down approaching Moscow late tonight...Tass Russia

A US F-16 WARPLANE CRASHING IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DESERT TODAY.

THE PLANE PART OF A FLIGHT OF THE US AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS DEMONSTRATION TEAM.

THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EJECT FROM THE PLANE AND IS BEING TREATED FOR 'NON LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES' AT A HOSPITAL...ASSOCIATED PRESS-ABC NEWS USA

                         "going along well"

President Donald Trump's assessment of how his plan for peace in Gaza is unfolding.

Trump saying Phase Two of his plan is 'going to happen pretty soon' in spite of the explosion that wounded Israeli soldiers today...Times of Israel

ISRAEL ATTACKING IN GAZA TONIGHT AFTER FIVE ISRAELI SOLDIERS WERE WOUNDED IN AN ATTACK.

A HAMAS OPERATIVE REPORTED KILLED...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS

The European Commission developing a plan to make the European Union less dependent on Chinese rare earths and raw materials.

Those items linked to everything from computer chips to electric car batteries as well as medical equipment and military weapons.

The EU is planning a major military buildup in the coming years.

Next year investment of three billion euros (3.5 billion USD) is planned to secure rare earths and raw materials in the short term.

Immediate investment underway to secure lithium from Germany and molybdenum from Greenland...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

DEMOCRATS ON THE US HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RELEASING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS FROM JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S INFAMOUS ISLAND IN THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS...

       Oversight Dems "X" (With Link To Picture-Video Files)

                                         BBC News Blog

THE ROMANIAN NAVY DESTROYING A UKRAINIAN SEA DRONE IN THE BLACK SEA.

THE DRONE BLOWN UP BY MARINES 66 KILOMETERS EAST OF THE PORT CITY OF CONSTANTA.

IT WAS SAID THAT THE UKRAINIAN DRONE POSED A THREAT TO NAVIGATION IN THE AREA...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 408.44 points or .86 percent.

The NASDAQ up 40.42 points or .17 percent.

At 431 pm New York Time the price of oil at 59 dollars 11 cents a barrel up 47 cents or .8 percent...Marketwatch

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCING 'FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL' PARDONS TO TEXAS DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR AND HIS WIFE IMELDA.

LAST YEAR THEY WERE ACCUSED OF TAKING 600,000 DOLLARS IN BRIBES FROM TWO FOREIGN ENTITITES. 

MR. TRUMP SAID THEY WERE TARGETED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AFTER CONGRESSMAN CUELLAR SPOKE OUT AGAINST BORDER POLICIES OF FORMER PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN...CNN USA

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says President Vladimir Putin accepted some proposals and rejected others offered by the United States regarding the Ukraine War yesterday.

Peskov says it would be wrong to characterize Mr. Putin's response as a 'rejection'.   He says Russia is working with the US on a final plan that will be a compromise between the positions of the two countries....RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU EXPECTED TO VISIT WASHINGTON DC AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

HE WILL MEET US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WHILE CONGRESS IS OUT OF SESSION.    ISSUES LIKE SYRIA AND GAZA WILL BE DISCUSSED...TIMES OF ISRAEL

159 bodies have been recovered at the scene of last week's high-rise fire in Hong Kong.  31 people remain missing.

4600 people lived in 2000 apartments in the complex...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

THE COUNTING OF THE VOTES CONTINUING FROM LAST SUNDAY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN HONDURAS.

WITH NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF THE VOTES COUNTED LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE SALVADOR NASRALLAH WITH A NARROW LEADER OVER NATIONAL PARTY CANDIDATE NASRY 'TITO' ASFURA.

ASFURA THE CANDIDATE ENDORSED LATE LAST WEEK BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

BOTH MR. NASRALLAH AND MR. ASFURA ARE OF PALESTINIAN ANCESTRY THEIR FAMILIES MIGRATED TO HONDURAS IN THE EARLY 1950'S...WIKIPEDIA 2025 HONDURAN GENERAL ELECTION

"All the heroes of the Torah were warriors-Joshua bin Nun, Gideon, King David were all great fighters!

Myriads of soldiers from the religious Zionist community proved themselves in this war..."

The leading political opponent of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett denouncing the 'Anti-Zionist" law on the military draft for Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men.

Mr. Netanyahu's government proposing the law and Mr. Bennett offering what was meant to be a response to a statement from Netanyahu last night supporting the law but the Prime Minister cancelled his address.

Mr. Bennett saying the law is designed to prevent the Ultra-Orthodox from being drafted in what amounts to a 'con job'.

Some 80,000 young men 18 to 24 estimated to be available from among the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel to be drafted into military service...Times Of Israel

THE MAYOR OF THE NORTHERN DUTCH CITY OF TERNUZEN RESIGNING.   

THIS AFTER HIS EFFORT TO BRING AN ASYLUM SEEKERS CENTER TO THE CITY WAS OPPOSED BY A MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

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                       TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS

        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 12/2/2025*TRUMP SUGGESTS ATTACKS IN COLOMBIA*RETAIL GIANT SEEKS 'TARIFF REFUND'*WITKOFF, KUSHNER MEET PUTIN*LATEST ATTACK ON RUSSIAN TANKER OFF TURKEY*"PERFECTLY NORMAL' MRI FOR TRUMP*

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                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

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.

                                      NBC NEWS USA

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

         (Updated With Additional Information)

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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      RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 12/1/2025*DEADLY BOAT ATTACK EXPLANATION*WHITE HOUSE STRATEGY MEETING ON VENEZUELA*ISRAEL'S PRESIDENT TALKS 'GOOD OF THE STATE' ON NETANYAHU PARDON ISSUE*ISRAELI CABINET MINISTER WARNS OF TRUMP INTERVENTION TO FORCE NETANYHAU PARDON*

 

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                LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

A SECOND ATTACK THAT KILLED SURVIVORS OF THE FIRST ONE ON A BOAT IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA BACK IN SEPTEMBER IS BEING EXPLAINED BY THE WHITE HOUSE.

MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING IN RECENT DAYS LINKING THE DEADLY ATTACK ON AN ALLEGED DRUG BOAT TO AN ORDER FROM US SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH.

BUT THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE ATTACK WAS ORDERED BY ADMIRAL FRANK M. BRADLEY WHO LEADS THE JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.

BRADLEY LAUDED BY SECRETARY HEGSETH AS A 'HERO'...NBC NEWS

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN VISITING A COMMAND POST TO HEAR REPORTS ON VICTORIES IN THE UKRAINE WAR.

RUSSIA SAYS THAT ITS FORCES NOW HAVE CONTROL OF THE CITIES OF KRASNOARMEYSK IN THE DONETSK REGION AND VOLCHANSK IN THE KHARKOV REGION...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA

Belarus says it found a Lithuanian drone on its territory.   Belarus a nation aligned with Russia that borders both Russia and Ukraine.

Authorities say the drone entered the territory of Belarus after being launched in Lithuania and flying over Poland...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt) 

PRESIDENT TRUMP ON SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTING DIALOGUE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND SYRIA AMID TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

THE US SUPPORTS THE FORMER JIHADIST LEADER AHMED AL-SHARAA SYRIA'S NEW PRESIDENT.

IN RECENT DAYS 13 SYRIANS KILLED IN ONE ISRAELI MILITARY ACTION IN SOUTHWESTERN SYRIA.   IT WAS AN ACTION ISRAEL SAID WAS LINKED TO TERRORISM.

MR. TRUMP SAYING NOTHING SHOULD HAPPEN 'THAT WILL INTERFERE WITH SYRIA'S EVOLUTION INTO A PROSPEROUS STATE'...TRUTH SOCIAL POST

President Trump and top officials holding a strategy session to discuss the next steps regarding Venezuela.    

The meeting this evening at the White House including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine among others...OSINTdefender "X"

The new congressional district map for Indiana released by Indiana State House Republicans.

It attempts to flip two US House seats towards the GOP by mixing the Gary, Indiana area with rural counties in one instance.

In the other it splits Indianapolis (Marion County) into four congressional districts to take the existing seat away from Democrats.

It is not clear if enough Indiana State Senators are prepared to vote in the favor of the map later this month...The Hill USA

A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT UPHOLDING THE DISQUALIFICATION OF ALINA HABBA AS US ATTORNEY FOR NEW JERSEY.

PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD PLACED HABBA IN THAT POSITION IN A TEMPORARY CAPACITY HAS HE CONTINUES TO SEEK US SENATE APPROVAL FOR HIS US ATTORNEY NOMINEES...THE HILL USA

  "only the good of the state and Israeli society"

Those comments from Israeli President Issac Herzog about what he will consider in deciding whether to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Mr. Herzog also saying he will not be swayed by 'violent discourse'.   

President Herzog's consideration of the pardon request is expected to take weeks...Times of Israel...

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RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY WARNING OVER COMMENTS BY A NATO ADMIRAL ABOUT POSSIBLE PREEMPTIVE ATTACKS ON RUSSIA.

ITALIAN ADMIRAL GIUSEPPE CAVO DRAGONE SUGGESTED SUCH ATTACKS FOLLOWING INCIDENTS DEFINED AS RUSSIAN HYBRID WARFARE AGAINST NATO.

 THESE INCLUDE RECENT DRONE FLIGHTS OVER EUROPE AND THE SABOTAGE OF A POLISH RAILWAY LINE.

RUSSIAN SPOKESWOMAN MARIA ZAKHAROVA SAYING THE ADMIRAL'S COMMENTS AN ATTEMPT TO PROMOTE ESCALATION AND UNDERMINE SETTLEMENT OF THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE...TASS RUSSIA

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 427.09 points or .90 percent.

The NASDAQ down 89.76 points or .38 percent.

At 441 pm New York Time the price of at 59 dollars 45 cents a barrel up 90 cents or 1.45 percent...Marketwatch

More than 1100 deaths reported in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia following a hurricane in the region.

Hundreds of others are missing with more than 600 killed on the northwestern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

WITH MORE THAN HALF THE VOTE COUNTED IN HONDURAS'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NATIONAL PARTY CANDIDATE NASRY "TITO" ASFURA WITH A NARROW LEAD OVER LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE SALVADOR NASRALLA.

MR. ASFURA RECEIVED THE ENDORSMENT OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST ON FRIDAY THAT ALSO PROMISED A PARDON FOR A FORMER HONDURAN PRESIDENT CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING...2025 HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

A cabinet minister in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government warning that Israeli President Issac Herzog must pardon Mr. Netanyahu.

Minister of Environmental Affairs Idit Silman warning that if Herzog fails to do so US President Donald Trump 'will be forced to intervene'...i24 News Israel "X" (Video Embed)

REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE OF KENTUCKY SAYS THAT NAMES OF VICTIMS OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S UNDERAGE SEX TRAFFICKING NETWORK HAVE BEEN REVEALED TO THE PUBLIC.

THIS HAPPENED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PROBE ULTIMATELY UNDER THE CONTROL OF US HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON.

MASSIE SAID JOHNSON'S EFFORT THAT LED TO DOZENS OF VICTIMS NAMES BEING REVEALED WAS DESIGNED TO THWART HIS 'EPSTEIN FILES TRANSPARENCY ACT' THAT EVENTUALLY BECAME LAW...

                                Rep. Thomas Massie "X"

    THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

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