NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 4/13/2026*NETANYAHU TRASHES EUROPE*DUTCH LEADERS DINE WITH TRUMP*CHINA URGES IRAN WAR TALKS, NO ESCALATION*DEATH TOLL RISES IN ISRAELI ASSAULT ON LEBANON*TRUMP SLAMS POPE AS 'VERY LIBERAL PERSON', PAPAL RESPONSE*

 

                                  (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING)

                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

           "afflicted by deep moral weakness"

"losing control of its identity, of its values, of its responsibility to defend civilization against barbarism"

"It has much to learn from us...especially the essential lesson of the clear moral distinction between good and evil, which in moments of truth demands that we go to war for the sake of what's good..."

Those are some of the comments of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed at Europe as he marked Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Netanyahu saying the US and Israel have done the right thing in waging the Iran War including Israel's assault in Lebanon in the last seven weeks...Times Of Israel

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              DUTCH ROYALS AND PRIME MINISTER ROB                               JETTEN ARRIVE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Regardless of what President Donald Trump is saying about NATO countries nowadays the top officials of the Netherlands a NATO member dined at the White House this evening.

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Prime Minister Rob Jetten joining Mr. Trump this evening.

Two months ago the Queen signed up to join the Dutch military as a reservist and began her basic training...CBS News Story February 5, 2026...

Her decision to join military ranks a reflection of the massive buildup in military personnel and spending planned by NATO countries like the Netherlands and Germany among others.

Earlier today the Dutch royals were in Philadelphia visiting Independence Hall meeting Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell of California resigning following published allegations of sexual assault by multiple women.

Swalwell had suspended his campaign for Governor of California over the weekend.

He spoke of being "deeply sorry" for "mistakes in judgement" in a resignation statement...BRIAN KRASSENSTEIN "X" (VIDEO EMBED)

HERE IN THE US ICE DETAINING THE FORMER CHIEF OF BRAZILIAN INTELLIGENCE AFTER HE WAS CAUGHT IN A TRAFFIC VIOLATION.

ALEXANDRE RAMAGEN SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS IN PRISON BY A COURT IN BRAZIL.

HE WAS CONVICTED OF BEING INVOLVED IN A COUP ATTEMPT BY FORMER 'RIGHT' PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO AGAINST CURRENT LEFTIST PRESIDENT LULA DA SILVA.

BRAZIL WANTS RAMAGEN EXTRADITED BUT HE HAS APPLIED FOR ASYLUM IN THE US.  HE WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAY HERE WHILE THAT REQUEST IS CONSIDERED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

In Spain the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is to face four criminal charges.

An investigation determining that Begona Gomez should be tried for influence peddling, embezzlement, corruption in business and misappropriation...RTVE Spain (Translation Prompt)

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CHINA CALLING FOR A GLOBAL EFFORT TO PROMOTE PEACE TALKS IN THE IRAN WAR.

FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI ALSO STRESSING THE NEED TO COUNTER ANY EFFORTS TO ESCALATE THE CONFLICT IN A MEETING WITH PAKISTAN'S DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER.

HIS COMMENTS COME AS US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS IMPOSED A BLOCKADE ON THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ INTERPRETED AS AN ESCALATION.

OVER THE WEEKEND MR. TRUMP WARNED CHINA AGAINST SENDING ANY WEAPONS TO HELP IRAN.

MEANWHILE FORMER BRITISH INTELLIGENCE AGENT ALISTAIR CROOKE TOLD PODCASTER TUCKER CARLSON LAST WEEK CHINA HELPED PROVIDE SATELLITE TRACKING FOR IRAN WHILE RUSSIA PROVIDED DRONES...TASS RUSSIA NEWS STORY

Over the weekend the Dutch frigate "De Ruyter" leaving port headed for a military exercise with other nations in Southeast Asia near China.

The warship potentially could end up involved in the Middle East situation but that possibility is not clear at this point...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

GERMANY CUTTING THE EXCISE TAX ON GASOLINE BY 17 CENTS PER LITRE (.26 US GALLONS).  

ITS A RESPONSE TO THE SKYROCKETING PRICES CAUSED BY THE IRAN WAR.

THE FUEL TAX CUT TO LAST AT LEAST TWO MONTHS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

"The message of the Church, my message, the message of the Gospel 'Blessed are the peacemakers'.

I do not look on my role as being political...politician.   I don't want to get into a debate with him.

I don't think the message of the Gospel is meant to be abused in the way some people are doing and I will continue to speak out loudly against war to promote peace...

So many people are suffering in the world today so many innocent people are being killed and someone has to stand up and say there's a better way..."

That's some of Pope Leo's response to President Trump's comments reported on later in this summary.

The Pontiff also he 'is not afraid of the Trump Administration'...

                                FULL VIDEO OF POPE LEO'S COMMENTS

THE ISRAELI ASSAULT ON LEBANON CONTINUES.  2089 KILLED SO FAR ACCORDNG TO LEBANON'S MINISTRY OF HEALTH.

6762 WOUNDED IN THE CONFLICT AS ISRAEL SEEKS TO DESTROY THE IRAN-ALLIED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT IN LEBANON.

MORE ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LEBANON TODAY WITH HEZBOLLAH FIRING BACK WITH ROCKETS SOME OF THOSE ATTACKS ON NORTHERN ISRAEL...LBCI LEBANON (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

                     The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 301.68 points or .63 percent.

The NASDAQ up 280.84 points or 1.23 percent.

At 438 pm New York Time the price of oil 97 dollars 87 cents a barrel up 1 dollar 30 cents a barrel or 1.35 percent...

                          Marketwatch

THERE'S CONCERN IN FINLAND ABOUT UKRAINIAN DRONES BEING DISCOVERED AS THE SPRING THAW GETS UNDERWAY.

ANOTHER DRONE FOUND SATURDAY WITH AN UNEXPLODED WARHEAD NEARBY IN SOUTHEASTERN FINLAND NEAR THE RUSSIAN BORDER.

UKRAINE HAS REPEATEDLY ATTACKED RUSSIAN TARGETS IN THE LENINGRAD REGION NEAR FINLAND IN RECENT MONTHS INCLUDING THE OIL TERMINAL AT UST-LUGA...DANMARKS RADIO DENMARK (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

"I'm not a big fan of Pope Leo he's a very liberal person and he's a man that doesn't believe in stopping crime..."

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT 54 SECONDS INTO VIDEO BELOW...

On social media and in front of the cameras US President Donald Trump attacking Pope Leo XIV bringing up COVID restrictions on public worship and issues like crime and the Iran War.

The Pontiff expressing his concern for innocent civilians being killed in the Iran War particularly in Lebanon where officials now say 2,055 people have been killed in the seven weeks since the conflict began there.

OVER THE WEEKEND TWO MORE DEADLY US MILITARY ATTACKS ON BOATS LINKED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING.

TWO KILLED IN THE FIRST ATTACK WITH ONE SURVIVOR REPORTED BUT NOT RESCUED.

TWO OTHERS KILLED IN THE SECOND ATTACK.

BOTH ATTACKS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed Attacks)