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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The Wall Street Journal reporting talks in Berlin this weekend involving White House envoy Steve Witkoff, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders.
They will seek a deal to end the fighting in Ukraine...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
A DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN SPEAKING OF PHOTOS FROM THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN ESTATE DEPICTING PEOPLE ENGAGED IN SEX ACTS.
CONGRESSMAN SUHAS SUBRAMANYAM SPOKE WHEN INTERVIEWED BY CNN.
HE DESCRIBES 'A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN SOME OF THESE ACTS'.
THE DEMOCRATS POSSESS 95,000 PHOTOS FROM THE EPSTEIN ESTATE THEY RELEASED 19 OF THEM TODAY...THE HILL USA
The US Treasury lifting sanctions on controversial Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and his wife.
Justice Moraes presided over prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro on January 6th style charges and censorship of supporters of Mr. Bolsonaro on the internet.
US President Donald Trump has held conversations with Brazil's Leftist President Lula da Silva in recent months with the US easing strict tariffs imposed earlier this year.
Brazil borders Venezuela...The Guardian UK
ONE PERSON KILLED DURING A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK IN THE SARATOV REGION OF RUSSIA LATE TONIGHT...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
TWO NEW US GOVERNMENT REPORTS ARE OUT CONCERNING THE TROUBLED V-22 OSPREY AIRCRAFT USED BY THE MILITARY.
THEY FOLLOW ACCIDENTS INVOLVING V-22'S THAT KILLED 20 PEOPLE BETWEEN 2022 AND 2024.
AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER BELL-BOEING PARTICIPATING IN THE MILITARY REPORT COMPILED BY NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND.
MOST OF THE 12 FATAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVED FLAWS IN THE AIRCRAFT'S GEARING SYSTEM
FAULTY PARTS AND POORLY UNDERSTOOD MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES ALSO CITED.
THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT CITES RELAXED OVERSIGHT AND POOR COMMUINICATION BETWEEN MILITARY BRANCHES USING THE V-22'S.
A SEPARATE REPORT ON THE V-22 COMPILED BY THE US AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND LAST YEAR HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED...USNI NEWS
HOUSE REPUBLICANS INTRODUCING THEIR VERSION OF OBAMACARE EXTENSION LEGISLATION.
IT MAKES SOME CONCESSIONS TO THOSE IN THE GOP WHO WANT TO MAINTAIN OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES ALONG WITH PROPOSALS FOR REFORMS IN HEALTHCARE...THE HILL USA
A US special forces team raided a Chinese merchant vessel in the Indian Ocean as it headed for Iran.
Military related items were seized from the vessel before it was allowed to proceed.
The seized items destroyed.
This US military action reportedly occurred last month according to the Wall Street Journal...
REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS THERE IS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THAILAND AND CAMBODIA TO RETURN TO A CEASEFIRE.
MR. TRUMP INVOLVED IN THE CEASEFIRE DEAL THAT WAS BROKEN THIS WEEK.
TRUMP THANKING MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER ANWAR IBRAHIM FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE NEW DEAL...THE HILL USA
The International Criminal Court prosecutor ousted after his arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaking of intimidation from a previous British government.
Karim's Khan's allegation appears to have involved the former Foreign Secretary David Cameron threatening ICC funding and British participation in the treaty establishing the court over those arrest warrants...(Times Of Israel)...Times Of Israel
GERMANY CALLING IN THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO PROTEST ALLEGED CYBER ATTACKS AND DISINFORMATION.
RUSSIA ACCUSED OF DISRUPTING GERMANY'S AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM IN AUGUST OF 2024 AND OF INTERFERENCE IN THE GERMAN ELECTION IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Sharp declines on the markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 245.96 points or .51 percent.
The NASDAQ fell 398.69 points or 1.69 percent.
Tonight in New York the price of oil at 57 dollars 53 cents a barrel downs seven cents for the day...Marketwatch
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IN WASHINGTON HOUSE OVERSIGHT DEMOCRATS RELEASING PHOTOS FROM THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
CURRENT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON SEEN IN ONE OF THE PICTURES.
SOME OF THE OTHER PICTURES AMONG THE 19 RELEASED INVOLVE PRESIDENT TRUMP.
ONE IMAGE INVOLVES 'TRUMP CONDOMS" PACKAGED WITH MR. TRUMP'S IMAGE ON THEM.
ANOTHER IMAGE SHOWS MR. TRUMP WITH SIX FEMALES DESCRIBED AS 'ALLEGED VICTIMS'.
OTHER PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS SEEN IN THE PICTURES.
THEY INCLUDE FORMER TRUMP ADVISER AND CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTIVIST STEVE BANNON, ACTOR-DIRECTOR WOODY ALLEN, PRINCE ANDREW AND BRITISH MAGNATE RICHARD BRANSON
...THE HILL USA (LINK IN STORY TO IMAGES THAT MAY BE DISTRUBING)...
Julie K. Brown "X" Post (Disturbing Photo)...
BBC NEWS BLOG
Israeli military operations in southern Syria today.
They included arrests of suspects, searches of homes and the blocking of highways near Israel's buffer zone inside Syria...Tass Russia...
A WAVE OF ISRAELI AIR ATTACKS IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN LEBANON TODAY.
TARGETS ATTACKED SAID BY ISRAEL TO BE LINKED TO THE HEZBOLLAH ORGANIZATION.
THE ATTACKS BY ISRAEL HAVE CONTINUED IN SPITE OF A CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN ISRAEL AND LEBANON LAST YEAR...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY
In Antwerp, Belgium signs of life from an 18-year-old patient said to be in an irreversible coma.
Marwa Benahmed's parents came to say goodbye to her yesterday when she responded to their requests.
She is reported to have moved her hand and leg, tongue and eyes and finger according to various media reports.
Family members protesting at the hospital this week fearful her treatment will be withdrawn. The hospital currently denying this.
Doctors said to be investigating Marwa's condition following her reported movements.
A fundraising effort on her behalf has raised 64-thousand euros (75,046 US dollars)...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO SPEAKING WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.
MR. MADURO SAYING THAT MR. PUTIN 'EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION OF THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE'S COURAGE' AND 'STRONGLY SUPPORTED' EFFORTS 'TO PROTECT SOVEREIGNTY AND PEACE IN THE LATIN AMERICAN REGION'...TASS RUSSIA
Kathryn (Kathy) Ruemmler Obama White House lawyer now Goldman Sachs General Counsel linked to efforts by Jeffrey Epstein to downplay his criminal sexual activities.
Ruemmler was assisting Epstein with numerous meetings involved.
This happened between 2014 and 2019 before Epstein's second arrest...
Julie K. Brown "X" (Link To CNN Limited Paywall Story_
Kathryn Ruemmler Wikipedia
US AND JAPANESE WARPLANES STAGING JOINT MANUEVERS OVER THE SEA OF JAPAN.
AMERICAN B-52 BOMBERS JOINING JAPANESE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FOR DRILLS FOLLOWING A RECENT JOINT EXERCISE BY RUSSIAN BOMBERS AND CHINESE FIGHTER PLANES NEAR JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA.
THE EXERCISES ALSO COMES IN THE WAKE OF EXTENSIVE OPERATONS BY CHINESE CARRIER-BASED WARPLANES OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE SOUTHERN JAPANESE ISLAND OF OKINAWA...USNI NEWS USA
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban exploring a pathway to remain in power.
"Bloomberg" reporting that Mr. Orban is considering a plan to legislatively expand the powers of President in Hungary then take office ahead of the parliamentary elections in April.
The political opposition with a wide lead in polling for those elections.
Orban is said to have discussed the notion of becoming President of Hungary when he met US President Donald Trump at the White House last month...OSINTdefender "X"
IN BULGARIA THE MINORITY 'CENTER-RIGHT' GOVERNMENT RESIGNING.
THIS FOLLOWS MASS PROTESTS AGAINST CORRUPTION AND IN OPPOSITION TO THE 2026 BUDGET PLAN.
THAT PLAN INCREASED TAXES, REQUIRED MORE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND INCREASED SPENDING.
THE GOVERNMENT FORCED TO WITHDRAW ITS BUDGET PLAN...THE INDEPENDENT UK
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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