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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 1/6/2026*FIGHTING IN SYRIA*VENEZUELAN PROSEUCTOR PROBING US ATTACK*JOINT STATEMENT CHALLENGES TRUMP OVER GREENLAND*IRAN STAGE SET FOR FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Seven US service members hurt in the operation that seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro early Saturday morning. The later word on their condition is that five of them have returned to duty with two 'still recovering'...Business Insider
AT LEAST FOUR DEAD AND 17 WOUNDED AS THE KURDISH SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC FORCES ATTACK POSITIONS OF THE NEW SYRIAN GOVERNMENT IN ALEPPO.
THE SYRIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY SAYS THAT THE SDF HAS BEEN ESCALATING THE SITUATION FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS.
THE KURDISH FORCES SAID TO BE THWARTING THE AGREEMENT WITH SYRIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT MADE LAST MARCH...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Tonight, in Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin attending an Orthodox Christmas service with members of Russia's military and their families...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (VIDEO EMBEDS)
VENEZUELA'S TOP PROSECUTOR TAREK WILLIAM SAAB SAYS AT LEAST 56 WERE KILLED IN THE US ATTACK ON VENEZUELA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THAT LED TO THE SEIZURE OF PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO.
SAAB SAYS THE US ACTION MUST BE CONSIDERED 'ILLEGAL ARMED AGGRESSION OF A TERRORIST NATURE'.
THREE PROSECUTORS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED TO PROBE THE US ATTACK...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
One killed, three injured when a bus struck Haredi Orthodox Jewish draft protesters in Jerusalem this evening.
The driver of the bus arrested. He said he was trying to avoid the demonstrators who were attacking him...Times of Israel
A JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE LEADERS OF SEVEN NATIONS SAYING DECISIONS ABOUT GREENLAND REST WITH GREENLAND AND DENMARK.
THE JOINT BRITISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, POLISH, SPANISH AND DANISH STATEMENT RESPONDING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S RECENT COMMENTS AGAIN RAISING THE NOTION THAT THE UNITED STATES NEEDS GREENLAND FOR STRATEGIC REASONS...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 484.90 points or .99 percent.
The NASDAQ up 151.35 points or .65 percent.
At 457 pm New York Time the price of oil is lower at 56 dollars 99 cents a barrel down 1 dollar 33 cents or 2.28 percent...Marketwatch
Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa of California has died at the age of 65. LaMalfa represented northern California's First Congressional District.
He was hailed by Republican leaders in the US House as a champion of rural issues...The Hill USA
IN SHANGHAI TODAY VISITING SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT LEE JAE MYUNG SAID THAT SOUTH KOREA AND CHINA SHOULD DEEPEN THEIR ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP.
LEE SAYING AREAS OF MISUNDERSTANDING NEED TO BE MINIMIZED WITH AREAS OF MUTUAL BENEFIT TO THE TWO COUNTRIES MAXIMIZED...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY
(News, Comment And Analysis)
The stage for military intervention in Iran similar to that during the Libyan and Syrian disturbances of 2011 that led to civil wars is being set.
A 'human rights' organization publishing reports of deaths and arrests related to public protests in Iran caused by a rapid devaluation of its currency.
A new estimate speaks of at least 35 killed and more than 1200 arrested in Iran.
Reports speak of 'violent' attempts by Iranian authorities to suppress protests.
Last Friday US President Donald Trump spoke of the US being ready to use force because of 'peaceful protesters' being subjected to violence by Iranian authorities...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
DURING THE CHINESE MILITARY MANEUVERS AROUND TAIWAN LAST WEEK, TRIGGERED BY AN 11 BILLION DOLLAR US ARMS SALE TO TAIWAN, THE CHINESE MILITARY MOVED PLANES AND SHIPS THROUGH WATERS AROUND JAPANESE ISLANDS.
THE EIGHT ARCRAFT AND THREE WARSHIPS IN THE WATERS BETWEEN MIYAKO ISLAND AND OKINAWA TO THE NORTHEAST OF TAIWAN.
THE JAPANESE MILITARY SHADOWING THE CHINESE PLANES AND SHIPS WHEN THEY ENTERED THE AREA...USNI NEWS
Monday, January 5, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 1/5/2026*ETHICS QUESTIONS OVER "INTERN" AT CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE*ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LEBANON*MADURO FACES 'FEDERAL CASE' RELATED TO DRUGS*US-ISRAEL 'SOFT WAR' AGAINST IRAN*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
(UPDATED) CALM REPORTED TONIGHT THE 'SITUATION UNDER CONTROL' IN VENEZUELA'S CAPITAL CITY.
EARLIER AUTOMATIC GUNFIRE AROUND THE MIRAFLORES PALACE AND OTHER KEY GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN CARACAS.
EVACUATION OF THOSE BUILDINGS WAS SAID TO BE UNDERWAY.
DRONES WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The US House Ethics Committee continuing a probe of Republican Georgia Congressman Mike Collins and his Chief of Staff Brandon Phillips.
We now know details about the ethics probe first revealed last month.
Questions raised about a woman paid more than 10,000 dollars to be an intern in 2023 and 2024.
Current and former members of the congressman's staff saying "Caroline Craze" did not serve as an intern.
Some of them indicating she had a personal relationship with Congressman Collins Chief of Staff Mr. Phillips...The Hill USA
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT WITH THE US DEMAND THAT ALL MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS PAY A MINIMUM 15 PERCENT CORPORATE TAX...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
US POLITICS MINNESOTA DEMOCRAT GOVEROR TIM WALZ OPTING NOT TO RUN FOR A THIRD TERM THIS YEAR.
HIS DECISION COMING AMID MUCH MEDIA ATTENTION AND FEDERAL SCRUTINY OVER ALLEGATIONS OF DAY CARE FUNDING FRAUD IN THE STATE.
WALZ SAID HIS DECISION WILL ALLOW HIM TO FOCUS ON DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE STATE'S ISSUES AND THE CHALLENGE PRESENTED TO MINNESOTA BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S LEGAL MACHINE...CBS NEWS USA
THE US SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH MOVING TO DEMOTE RETIRED US NAVY CAPTAIN DEMOCRAT US SENATOR MARK KELLY OF ARIZONA.
THIS OVER A NOVEMBER VIDEO URGING MEMBERS OF THE US MILITARY TO DISOBEY 'ILLEGAL ORDERS'.
KELLY VOWING TO FIGHT THE MATTER SAYING HEGSETH'S MOVE IS DESIGNED TO SILENCE CRITICS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP...THE HILL USA
Israel attacking four villages in southern Lebanon this evening. An evacuation order issued ahead of the attacks.
The attacked linked to both Hamas and Hezbollah...Times of Israel
10 PEOPLE SENTENCED IN A PARIS COURT FOR THE 'MALICIOUS BULLYING' FOR FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON'S WIFE BRIGITTE.
THEIR SENTENCES INCLUDE FINES AND COMPULSORY TRAINING.
JAIL TIME FOR ALL BUT ONE DEFENDANT IS SUSPENEDED IF THEY COMPLY WITH OTHER ASPECTS OF THEIR SENTENCES.
THIS IS RELATED TO MESSAGING THAT BRIGITTE MACRON WAS BORN A MAN...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 594.79 points or 1.23 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 160.19 points or .69 percent.
At 441 pm New York Time the price of oil at 58 dollars 34 cents a barrel up one dollar two cents or 1.78 percent...Marketwatch
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO BROUGHT INTO FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK TODAY TO FACE A MOUNTAIN OF FEDERAL CHARGES.
THEY ARE RELATED TO THE NOTION THAT MADURO IS A 'NARCOTERRORIST'.
MADURO ENTERING A NOT GUILTY PLEA TO THOSE CHARGES...(NEWS AGENCIES)
In Cincinnati late last night a suspect arrested after windows were smashed at the home of Vice-President JD Vance.
Mr. Vance and his family were in Washington DC...NBC News USA
In Paris US mediated talks between Syria and Israel.
Previous attempts to forge a 'security agreement' between the two countries have failed.
In the year since the new Syrian regime took power Israel has expanded its zone of occupation and the scope of its military activity in Southern Syria...Times of Israel
SEVERAL LEADERS DISAGREEING WITH US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP OVER HIS COMMENTS ABOUT GREENLAND.
OVER THE WEEKEND MR. TRUMP TELLING 'THE ATLANTIC' THE US 'ABSOUTELY NEEDS' GREENLAND FOR STRATEGIC REASONS.
DANISH PRIME MINISTER METTE FREDRIKSEN SAYING TRUMP'S CLAIM 'MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE'.
THE PRIME MINISTER OF GREENLAND JENS-FREDERIK NIELSEN DESCRIBING THE COMMENTS OF MR. TRUMP AS 'VERY RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL'.
FINNISH PRESIDENT ALEXANDER STUBB WHO HAS PLAYED GOLF WITH MR. TRUMP SPEAKING OF HIS FULL SUPPORT FOR DENMARK AND GREENLAND...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
North Korea conducting a test of hypersonic missiles. Ruler Kim Jong-Un present for the test which was held Sunday morning.
The two missiles fired eastwards into the sea...Yonhap News Agency South Korea
IRAN'S CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS THE US AND ISRAEL ARE WAGING 'SOFT WARFARE' FOLLOWING LAST JUNE'S 12-DAY CONFLICT.
GENERAL ABDOLRAHIM MOUSAVI MEETING POLICE COMMANDERS AMID SPORADIC PROTEST INCIDENTS ACROSS IRAN.
THOSE INCIDENTS SAID TO HAVE LED TO 16 DEATHS...PRESS TV IRAN
In Israel today Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long-running corruption trial will again be cut short.
This time due to a resolution in parliament signed by 40 members of the opposition calling for an independent probe of the October 7th, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas...Maariv Israel (Translation Prompt)
Sunday, January 4, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 1/4/2026*SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT'S CHINA VISIT*CUBANS KILLED, US MILITARY HURT IN VENEZUELA OPERATION*VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS URGE RETURN TO NORMALITY*NETANYAHU HINTS AT IRAN REGIME CHANGE*BRITISH-FRENCH AIR ATTACKS SYRIA*FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE SAYS 'ONE MAN' RULES IN ISRAEL*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Air raid alerts for Russian attacks across all of Ukraine tonight...(News Agencies)...DD Geopolitics (Video Embeds)
TONIGHT, THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCING THE DEATHS OF 32 CUBANS IN THE US ATTACK ON VENEZUELA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
THOSE KILLED WERE INVOLVED IN PROVIDING SECURITY FOR VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
South Korea's left-of-center President Lee Jae Myung visiting China on a four-day state visit.
Lee will hold talks with China's President Xi Jinping.
Their discussion will focus on cultural exchanges, economic ties and North Korea...Yonhap News Agency South Korea
MORE SAUDI AIR STRIKES REPORTED IN YEMEN ON THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BACKED SOUTHERN TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL.
THIS AMID EFFORTS TO START TALKS ON THE CONFLICT IN YEMEN...TASS RUSSIA
At least 30 killed when gunmen on motorcycles attacked a village in Nigeria.
Kidnappings and theft of food also reported in the attack on the village of Demo in Niger state...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE WHITE HOUSE ACKNOWLEDGING INJURIES TO US MILITARY MEMBERS IN THE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING MILITARY OPERATION THAT SEIZED VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO AND HIS WIFE.
THOSE WOUNDED SAID TO BE IN 'GOOD AND STABLE CONDITION'...OSINTdefender "X"...
IN VENEZUELA TODAY OFFICIALS URGING A RETURN TO NORMALITY.
DEFENSE MINISTER VLADIMIR PADRINO SAYING THE MILITARY RECOGNIZES VICE-PRESIDENT DELCY RODRIGUEZ AS ACTING PRESIDENT.
THE UNITED STATES WANTS RODRIGUEZ TO TAKE ACTIONS IT DEMANDS FOLLOWING ITS SEIZURE OF PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO AND HIS WIFE IN THE EARLY HOURS OF SATURDAY...BBC NEWS BLOG...GLOBOVISION VENEZUELA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"we identify with the struggle of the Iranian people, with their aspirations for freedom, liberty and justice"
Those comments from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid reports of protests and some deaths on the streets of Iran in recent days.
Mr. Netanyahu hinting at the notion that Iranians may rise up and overthrow the present government.
Netanyahu also emphasizing the notion that Hamas needs to 'disarm' in Gaza...Times of Israel
Four people killed in a hippo attack in Kenya. It happened when a group of 14 men were fishing illegally on the shore of Lake Naivasha...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
AUTHORITIES IN BERLIN RECEIVING A LETTER AFTER POWER WAS KNOCKED OUT TO 45,000 RESIDENTS.
TWO THOUSAND COMPANIES ALSO SAID TO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED.
THE LETTER ABOUT THE OUTAGE IS FROM THE 'VOLCANO GROUP' IDENTIFIED AS 'FAR-LEFT, ANARCHIST, ENVIRONMENTALISTS'
A BRIDGE WITH CABLES NEAR A POWER PLANT CAUGHT FIRE LEADING TO THE OUTAGE.
EMERGENCY SHELTERS HAVE BEEN SET UP FOR RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHORHOOD OF THE POWER FALURE THAT MAY BE NOT BE FULLY REPAIRED UNTIL THURSDAY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
There have been joint British-French air attacks in Syria Saturday night. The attacks on an ISIS underground complex north of Palmyra.
The British Defense Ministry saying the attacks were designed to prevent ISIS from rebuilding...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
AN UNIDENTIFIED MISSILE STRIKING THE MILITARY AIRPORT OF MEZZEH IN DAMASCUS ON SATURDAY.
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT MEDIA REPORTING NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES SAYING AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY...NEWS AGENCIES-THE NEW ARAB
"Our system of governance is a rule of one political branch, which is in practice controlled by one man...the prime minister"
Those words spoken by Israel's former Supreme Court President Aharon Barak.
Barak's recorded message for the Saturday night rally opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rule in Israel saying a 'withering attack' in recent years has weakened 'essential aspects of Israeli democracy'...Times of Israel...Bar Peleg "X"
ON SATURDAY RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES DOWNED 103 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES OVER NUMEROUS REGIONS.
THIS INCLUDED 18 OVER THE MOSCOW REGION...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
North Korea conducting a test of missiles early Sunday. They were fired eastwards towards Japan. They traveled a distance of 900 kilometers.
But they landed outside of Japan's "Exclusive Economic Zone"...Yonhap News Agency South Korea
Saturday, January 3, 2026
NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*US ATTACKS VENEZUELA, SEIZES MADURO*TRUMP RAMBLES MADURO STYLE*TODAY MY GRANDAD WENT TO BE WITH...*FAKE PEACE TALK IN UKRAINE*"HIS OBJECTIVE IS JEFFREY EPSTEIN"*MTG VIDEO FAREWELL*
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NEWSDUMP ALERT: THE UNITED STATES ATTACKING VENEZUELA AND SEIZING ITS PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO
NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS 40 VENEZUELANS KILLED
BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING NO AMERICANS WERE KILLED
MADURO FLOWN TO NEW YORK FROM GUANTANAMO BAY IN CUBA
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The US military has attacked Venezuela seizing its President Nicolas Maduro who will be charged with drug offenses in the United States.
Mr. Maduro's wife was also seized by the US.
Several leading personalities in the current government are possible successors.
No immediate word on US military casualties with President Trump later stating that no Americans were killed.
The US military action condemned by China, Russia and Brazil.
Russia calling for the release of Mr. Maduro.
Inside Venezuela the public urged to take to the streets in support of the government.
Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez calling for Mr. Maduro's release in a televised speech.
Maduro arrived in New York he was taken to the headquarters of the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
A source telling the New York Times 40 Venezuelans were killed in the US attacks...
BBC NEWS BLOG
MIAMI HERALD
GLOBOVISION VENEZUELA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(COMMENT) A rehearsal for what might happen in Iran. President Trump made noise about Iran Friday morning to distract a bit from this IMHO.
Many see this as distraction from the Jeffrey Epstein Files as well.
Mr. Trump's rambling statement about the operation to capture Maduro remined me of the kind of rambling speeches Mr. Maduro makes himself...
One gets the feeling of the days of George W. Bush have returned to Washington DC with the tone of this event.
To the music and a song from the collection of three thousand that got my attention as a child it was based on a Russian melody with English lyrics sung by Welsh singer Mary Hopkin recorded on the "Apple" label of the Beatles. "Produced by Paul McCartney" on the record.
"THOSE WERE THE DAYS"-MARY HOPKIN
"PROMISED LAND"-CHUCK BERRY
"EYE OF THE STORM"-MARK HEARD
You may think of hurricanes when you hear a song like that entitled "Eye of the Storm" done by Mark Heard back in the 1980's and on Christmas Eve the passing of a personality of the 1980's who talked hurricanes and the "Eye of the Storm" many times Dr. Neil Frank...
"Today My Grandad Went To Be With Jesus"
That video from Forest Frank the singing grandson of Dr. Neil Frank and what did Dr. Neil Frank have to say at a Billy Graham Evangelistic Event back there in 1985...
"The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God"
2 CORINTHIANS 4:4 NIV BIBLE
"WHAT LIVING IS ALL ABOUT. Hi Forrest"
"YOUR WAY'S BETTER"-FORREST FRANK
"MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE"-THE HIGHWAYMEN
"GUANTANAMERA"-THE SANDPIPERS
THIS UNUSUAL BLOG CALLED 'MOON OF ALABAMA' POSTED LAST WEDNESDAY ABOUT THE DIRECTION EVENTS ARE MOVING TOWARDS IN REGARDS TO UKRAINE
I THINK THIS BLOG POINTS TO THE REALITY THAT TALKING ABOUT PEACE IN UKRAINE IS POLITICAL BLUFF AND BLUSTER.
THE DRAMA MEANS NOTHING THE UKRAINE WAR WAS LOCKED IN BEFORE DONALD J. TRUMP ARRIVED ON THE POLITICAL SCENE...
"NY Times Expose: CIA Fights Russia-Trump's Peace Deal Runs On Illusion"-Moon of Alabama
PLENTY OF NEWS THIS WEEKEND OUTSIDE OF VENEZUELA GUESS WHO'S BEEN BOMBING SYRIA?
AND A FORMER PRESIDENT OF ISRAEL'S HIGH COURT SPEAKS OF 'ONE-MAN RULE' BY BENJAMIN NETANYAHU.
MORE IN THE SUNDAY NEWS SUMMARY STARTING TO POST AT MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME.
Politics it's the James Carville Update Jerry Reed with "Amos Moses"...
James Carville in with the gators telling us President Donald Trump needs to distract you from then pesky Jeffrey Epstein Files...
"His objective is Jeffrey Epstein?"
JAMES CARVILLE VIDEO POSTED TODAY...
"James Carville: The Real Reason Trump Invaded Venezuela"
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE LEAVES THE US HOUSE ON MONDAY HERE AGAIN HER TAKE ON PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S STONEWALLING OF THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES...
"The fight over the Epstein Files really wasn't about Jeffrey Epstein it was about whether campaign promises matter.
It was about whether transparency is a principle or just a campaign talking point. It was about whether the American people can trust their leaders"
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE SPEAKING AT 6:18 INTO THE VIDEO LINKED ABOVE
Good Night. God Bless.
"DANCE CHILDREN DANCE"-LEON PATILLO
"WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU"-THE IMPERIALS
"LIFT HIM UP"-PETRA
FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 371*NEW FRENCH CITIZEN GEORGE CLOONEY RETURNS TRUMP JIBE*PARIS PROTEST OVER TRUMP'S VENEZUELA ATTACK*FOREIGN MINISTER, MACRON VENEZUELA STATEMENTS*SYRIA BOMBING*
(NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
"We must make America great again. We will start in November"
Actor George Clooney reacted to US President Donald Trump's jibes at Clooney's acting ability as well as his political views.
Clooney referencing the notion of voting for Democrats in this year's mid-term elections in the US.
Trump posting about Clooney this week after last Saturday's official journal proclaimed his French citizenship alongside that of his wife Amal Alamuddin Clooney.
France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez signed the decree saying the couple's citizenship is a 'great opportunity for our country'.
The Clooney's live in the Var region of southern France most of the time where their children attend school...
"'We must make America great again': George Clooney's tackle after Donald Trump's criticism of his French citizenship"-BFM-TV (Translation Prompt)
A protest opposing US aggression in Venezuela materialized in Paris this evening.
A banner displayed in the colors of Venezuela's flag with the words "Colombia Fight" imposed on them.
Other flags displayed by the hundreds of protesters present at the event including the Palestinian flag.
The flag of France's CGT trade union seen at the protest.
Paris Venezuela Protest Saturday January 3, 2026
Meanwhile Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot saying the US action attacking Venezuela and capturing President Nicolas Maduro violates the principles of international law on the use of force.
But Barrot also condemned the human rights record of Maduro's government and called for the Venezuelan people to have the final say in their country's future.
He said that no lasting solution can come from outside Venezuela...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye))
President Emmanuel Macron noting the end of a dictatorship in Venezuela endorsing a 'peaceful democratic' transition.
He also spoke of the candidate for President in 2024 (Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia) who lost a disputed election to Nicolas Maduro being installed in power...Emmanuel Macron "X"
LATE TONIGHT THE BRITISH DEFENSE MINISTRY ANNOUNCING JOINT BRITISH-FRENCH AIR ATTACKS ON ISIS IN SYRIA.
AN UNDERGROUND COMPLEX SAID TO HAVE BEEN TARGETED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
For now that's news from France.
Friday, January 2, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 1/2/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*FEDERAL COURT THROWS OUT CALIFORNIA GUN LAW*TRUMP THREATENS IRAN INTERVENTION JEB BUSH ENDORSES**SAUDI AIRSTRIKES IN YEMEN*MADURO SEEKS DEALS WITH US*US CRITICIZES CHINA OVER DRILLS NEAR TAIWAN*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
AT LEAST TWO DEATHS REPORTED FOLLOWING A 6.5 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO TODAY. THE QUAKE CENTERED NEAR THE RESORT CITY OF ACAPULCO...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Media in Iran tonight reporting small groups of rioters in some cities totaling 100 or fewer people.
They were shouting slogans against the current government and supporting the return of the monarchy according to the Tansim News Agency...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)....
"President Trump continues to demonstrate historic leadership on Iran"
FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR JEB BUSH ONETIME RIVAL OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PRAISING MR. TRUMP'S SUPPORT FOR DEMONSTRATIONS ON IRAN'S STREETS IN RECENT DAYS...JEB BUSH "X"...
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At least one Palestinian hurt in Israeli nationalist (settler) attacks tonight.
Attacks by the Israelis on Palestinian communities in Judea and Samaria ("The West Bank") are a regular Friday occurrence.
The issue brought up by President Trump during his meeting this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida...Times Of Israel
A helicopter with four people on board crashing in a mountainous part of Arizona. Crews are working to reach the crash site...ABC News USA
NORTH KOREAN MEDIA SHOWING THE TEENAGE DAUGHTER OF RULER KIM JONG-UN IN A PROMINENT POSITION.
JU AE APPEARING IN THE FRONT ROW OF THOSE BEHIND KIM AT THE NEW YEARS DAY PILGRIMAGE TO THE KUMSUSAN PALACE OF THE SUN.
THAT IS WHERE THE ENBALMED REMAINS OF NORTH KOREA'S FIRST COMMUNIST RULERS KIM IL SUNG AND KIM JONG IL ARE HOUSED.
HER APPEARANCE AT THE SPECIAL CEREMONY FUELING THE NOTION THAT JU AE IS DESIGNED TO SUCCEED KIM JONG-UN AS NORTH KOREAN RULER...THE DONG-A ILBO SOUTH KOREA
Chinese automaker BYD taking the worldwide lead in electric car sales pushing Tesla into second place.
BYD selling 2.26 million cars last year up 28 percent from 2024.
Tesla experienced a nine percent decline delivering 1.64 million cars in 2025...The Hill USA
THE US NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RULING A CALIFORNIA LAW BANNING OPEN CARRY OF FIREARMS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
THE 2-1 MAJORITY DECIDING THE LAW BANNING OPEN DISPLAY OF FIREARMS IN COUNTIES OVER 200,000 IN POPULATION IS A VIOLATION OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT OF THE US CONSTITUTION...THE HILL USA
(UPDATED) IN THE CONFLICT IN YEMEN THE SOUTHERN SEPARATIST MOVEMENT PROCLAIMING AN INDEPENDENT 'SOUTH ARABIA' AND CALLING FOR AN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM...SKY NEWS UK...
MEANWHILE 20 FIGHTERS OF THE 'SOUTHERN TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL' WERE KILLED IN THE SAUDI AIRSTRIKES ON TWO OF THEIR BASES.
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-BACKED GROUP ATTACKED OVER ITS RECENT ADVANCES TO AREAS NEAR THE SAUDI BORDER...AFP FRANCE-TIMES OF ISRAEL...(EARLIER NEWS LATER IN SUMMARY ON THIS STORY)
Ukraine's intelligence chief Kirill Budanov named President Volodymyr Zelensky's new chief of staff.
He replaces Andrey Yermak who was fired in connection with a major corruption investigation...Tass Russia
IN SWITZERLAND INVESTIGATORS LOOKING AT SPARKLERS ON CHAMPAGNE BOTTLES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEADLY NEW YEARS EVE FIRE DISASTER.
THE SPARKLERS ENDED UP BEING HELD TOO CLOSE TO THE CEILING LEADING TO THE INFERNO THAT SWEPT THROUGH A BAR IN CRANS MONTANA.
AT LEAST 40 KILLED AND 119 HURT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 319.28 points or .66 percent. The NASDAQ down 6.36 points.
At 403 pm New York Time the price of oil 57 dollars 27 cents a barrel down 15 cents...Marketwatch
ON SOCIAL MEDIA US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THREATENING US INTEVENTION IN THE CIVIL UNREST REPORTED IN IRAN.
TRUMP SPEAKING OF 'COMING TO THE RESCUE' OF PROTESTERS IF THEY ARE SHOT AT BY IRANIAN AUTHORITIES.
IRAN REACTING QUICKLY TO MR. TRUMP'S THREAT WARNING OF CONSEQUENCES FOR US MILITARY FORCES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE WARNING FROM IRAN'S TOP SECURITY OFFICIAL ALI LARIJANI.
HE ALSO NOTES PROVOCATIVE ISRAELI STATEMENTS ABOUT THE UNREST...PRESS TV IRAN
SAUDI AIRSTRIKES IN YEMEN TARGETING UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BACKED FORCES FIGHTING THE YEMENI GOVERNMENT.
FORCES OF THE 'SOUTHERN TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL' HAVE BEEN ADVANCING TOWARDS SAUDI ARABIA'S BORDER WITH YEMEN...AFP FRANCE-TIMES OF ISRAEL
Back in his prison cell at a federal police station the former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro.
Mr. Bolsonaro taken to a hospital recently in order to undergo double hernia surgery.
He is serving a 27-year prison sentence after being convicted in connection with January 6th style charges following violence in Brazil's capital city of Brasilia on January 8th, 2023...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO SAYS HE IS WILLING TO DISCUSS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES TO FIGHT DRUG TRAFFICKING.
MADURO ALSO SAYING HE IS WILLING TO REACH AGREEMENT WITH THE US ON AMERICAN INVESTMENT IN VENEZUELA'S OIL INDUSTRY.
THE US TARGETING MR. MADURO WITH A BOUNTY OVER ALLEGED 'NARCOTERRORISM' AND DRAMATICALLY INCREASING MILITARY ACTIVITY AROUND VENEZUELA IN RECENT MONTHS...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
IN RECENT MONTHS FIVE AMERICANS DETAINED BY AUTHORITIES IN VENEZUELA.
THE US STATE DEPARTMENT PROBING THEIR CASES AMID SUSPICION THEY WERE DETAINED FOR USE AS LEVERAGE AMID TENSIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES...CNN USA
"We urge Beijing to exercise restraint, cease its military pressure against Taiwan, and instead engage in meaningful dialogue"
The United States with a New Year's Day message to China regarding its military drills near Taiwan this week.
State Department Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott saying China's military activities in relation to Taiwan and other nations in the region 'increase tensions unnecessarily'.
China's maneuvers a direct reaction to the US announcement right before Christmas that more than 11 billion dollars worth of US arms are being sold to Taiwan...South China Morning Post
THE US SANCTIONING FOUR HONG KONG AND CHINA BUSINESSES OVER OIL TRADING WITH VENEZUELA.
THOSE SANCTIONS INCLUDE FOUR OIL TANKERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESSES.
CHINA IS VENEZUELA'S LEADING CUSTOMER FOR OIL EXPORTS.
THE US MOVE AGAINST CHINESE BUSINESSES MAY BE A SIGNAL TO CHINA TO STEER CLEAR OF THE US-VENEZUELA CONFRONTATION...BLOOMBERG-SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
Thursday, January 1, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 1/1/2026*NEW YEARS DAY NEWSDUMP*RUSSIA 24 KILLED IN UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK*TRUMP DELAYS FURNITURE TARIFF HIKES*DRONE ATTACK ON MOSCOW*MASSIVE PRO-PALESTINE RALLY IN TURKEY*DOZENS KILLED IN SWISS SKI RESORT FIRE*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
In Venezuela the government releasing 88 prisoners on New Year's Day.
Those released participated in protests against the government following the July 2024 elections.
There was a similar release of prisoners in Venezuela for Christmas...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
RUSSIA MAKING A FORMAL DIPLOMATIC REQUEST TO THE UNITED STATES TO STOP ITS PURSUIT OF AN OIL TANKER THAT ORIGINALLY LEFT VENEZUELA BOUND FOR IRAN.
RUSSIA SAYING THE VESSEL FORMERLY KNOWN AS 'BELLA 1' NOW FLIES THE FLAG OF RUSSIA AS THE 'MARINERA' WITH ITS HOMEPORT AT SOCHI ON THE BLACK SEA COAST.
IN RECENT WEEKS AFTER A FAILED US ATTEMPT TO BOARD THE VESSEL NEAR VENEZUELA, IT MOVED NORTHWARDS INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN THEN PAINTED THE RUSSIAN FLAG ON ITS HULL...OSINTdefender "X"
A US national security official denies to the Wall Street Journal that Ukraine targeted a country home of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This follows Mr. Putin's discussion of the attack with US President Donald Trump during a Monday phone conversation between the two leaders...OSINTdefender "X"
RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES SAY THE UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK THAT KILLED 24 PEOPLE CELEBRATING THE NEW YEAR WAS METICULOUSLY PLANNED.
THE ATTACK WAS AT A HOTEL AND CAFE IN THE CITY OF KHORLY IN THE KHERSON REGION...TASS RUSSIA...RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SPEAK OF BRITISH AND EU INTELLIGENCE INVOLVEMENT IN THE ATTACK.
Several deaths reported in protest demonstrations over living conditions in Iran...(News Agencies)...The value of Iran's currency has taken a steep dive against the US dollar.
Any connection between these protests and foreign powers like Israel and or the United States is not clear but Iranian officials warn of foreign nations efforts to stir unrest.
Brigadier General Hossein said today that 'no rift must occur among the people'.
He spoke on the sixth anniversary of the United States assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq...Press TV Iran
PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNING AN ORDER DELAYING TARIFF HIKES FOR IMPORTED KITCHEN CABINETS AND VANITIES AS WELL AS UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE.
TARIFFS ON THE KITCHEN ITEMS WERE SET TO DOUBLE TO 50 PERCENT TODAY AND TO RISE FROM 25 TO 30 PERCENT ON UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE...THE HILL USA
Russian air defenses repelling a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow this evening. More than a dozen drones taken down...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
IN YEMEN'S CIVIL WAR TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH WITH THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BACKED SOUTHERN TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL OFFERING ONLY LIMITED WITHDRAWAL OF ITS FORCES FROM DISPUTED AREAS.
THE YEMENI GOVERNMENT BACKED BY SAUDI ARABIA DEMANDED A MAJOR PULLBACK OF STC FORCES FROM PROVINCES NEAR THE SAUDI BORDER...AL JAZEERA QATAR
"We won't remain silent. We won't forget Palestine"
THE SLOGAN FOR A MASSIVE PRO-PALESTINIAN RALLY HELD IN INSTANBUL TODAY.
500,000 ATTENDED THE EVENT WAVING TURKISH AND PALESTINIAN FLAGS.
ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OF THE EVENT BILAL ERDOGAN THE YOUNGEST SON OF TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN...AFP FRANCE-TIMES OF ISRAEL
Dozens killed more than 100 injured when fire broke out late New Year's Eve at a party in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.
There was an explosion in a bar around 130 am linked to pyrotechnics being used for a concert...Tagesschau Germany (Translation Prompt) (Video Embed)
On New Year's Eve the US House Judiciary Committee released the transcript and video of its deposition of Biden Administration Special Prosecutor Jack Smith.
Smith provided his reasoning for prosecuting President Donald Trump in connection with the events of January 6th.
Mr. Smith saying that Mr. Trump's actions that day justified his prosecution.
Smith also justifying subpoenas of phone records of members of Congress and gag orders against Mr. Trump as the cases moved forward prior to their dismissal...CNN
GERMAN DEFENSE MINISTER BORIS PISTORIOUS SAYING HE IS SHOCKED BY ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT IN AN ELITE PARACHUTE REGIMENT.
REPORTS IN GERMAN MEDIA POINT TO 'RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND DRUG USE' IN THE 26 PARACHUTE REGIMENT.
19 NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS BEING PROBED OVER 200 INCIDENTS WITH MR. PISTORIOUS SAYING THE MISCONDUCT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICED BY RANKING OFFICERS.
SOME OF THOSE NCO'S HAVE ALREADY LOST THEIR JOBS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
More than 69,000 Israelis leaving Israel in 2025. That's a negative migration of 20,000.
Overall, Israel's population rose 1.1 percent last year reaching a record high level of 10.18 million.
The tense security situation in Israel along with internal political strife linked to Israel's negative migration trend which reached a peak of 50,000 in 2024...Times Of Israel
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