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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The US Air Force meeting its recruiting goal for 2026 fiscal year five months ahead of schedule.
More than 32,750 recruits signed up for the Air Force with the Space Force also meeting its recruiting goal of 730...Task And Purpose USA
THE US EXTENDING ITS EASING OF SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN OIL FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS.
RUSSIAN OIL WILL BE FREE FROM US URKAINE WAR RELATED SANCTIONS UNTIL MAY 16TH...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"The US President made seven claims in the span of one hour, all seven of which are false"
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher-Ghalibaf disputing claims made by President Donald Trump earlier today.
Those claims in the hours after US stock markets opened and in the closing hours of oil trading for the week.
The notion that Iran will never close the Strait of Hormuz again one of the Trump claims disputed.
The Iranian parliament speaker saying 'if the blockade continues, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open'.
He also noted: "Whether the strait remains open or closed, and the rules governing it will be determined on the battlefield, not on social media"...Press TV Iran
PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKING OF HIS ENDING 10 WARS IN A POLITICAL SPEECH TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN ARIZONA...BRIAN KRASSENSTEIN "X" (Trump Video Embed)
INSIDER MEDIA OUTLET 'AXIOS' REPORTING ON A MEETING IN HAVANA LAST FRIDAY.
IT INVOVED US STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS AND THE GRANDSON OF FORMER CUBAN RULER RAUL CASTRO, BROTHER OF LONGTIME RULER FIDEL CASTRO... MARC CAPUTO "AXIOS" "X"
A judge in Los Angeles ruling that actor Alec Baldwin can be sued for emotional distress and negligence in connection with the deadly 2021 shooting incident on a movie set.
The lawsuit coming from gaffer Serge Svetnoy who first filed it in November of 2021 following the incident on the set of the movie "Rust" in New Mexico.
Trial date for the suit set for October 12th with the possibility of a settlement before trial...NBC News USA
THE WHITE HOUSE UPBEAT FOLLOWING A MEETING WITH THE CEO OF AI CREATOR "ANTHROPIC".
THE COMPANY INVOLVED IN A DISPUTE OVER ALLOWING THE PENTAGON TO USE ITS AI.
THE MEETING CHARACTERIZED AS 'PRODUCTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE'...THE HILL USA
An elderly French widow returning home to France following her detention at an ICE facility in Louisiana.
Marie-Therese Ross went through a change in immigration status following the death of her husband William Ross.
The couple married last year before Mr. Ross's death this year leading to a dispute over the estate with his sons.
French authorities intervened to gain her release from ICE custody...The Hill USA
FINNISH SECURITY FORCES CONTINUE VIGILENCE IN THE COUNTRY'S WATERS NEAR RUSSIA AS UKRAINIAN DRONES ATTACK RUSSIAN ENERGY FACILITIES.
FINLAND'S NAVY SAYS IT COULD HAVE TAKEN DOWN ONE OF THE DRONES WHEN A GROUP OF UKRAINIAN DRONES ENDED UP COMING DOWN INSIDE FINLAND RECENTLY...YLE FINLAND (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"Any country interfering in Somalia's internal affairs and compromising its territorial integrity will face repercussions, including potential restrictions on access to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait"
That post coming from a Somali diplomat in Ethiopia apparently directed at Israel.
Israel has recognized the northern part of Somalia as the independent nation of "Somaliland"...Tass Russia
IN THE UK CALLS FROM OPPOSITION POLITICIANS FOR PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER TO RESIGN.
THEY STAY STARMER APPEARS TO BE PASSING THE BLAME TO A SENIOR CIVIL SERVANT FOR NAMING JEFFREY EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE PETER MANDELSON AS AMBASSADOR TO THE US.
THIS HAPPENED IN SPITE OF MANDELSON FAILING TO GET A SECURITY CLEARANCE WHEN VETTED FOR THE POST...SKY NEWS UK BLOG
Warrantless spy powers under the "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act" (FISA) granted to the federal government for ten more days.
The legislation passed will allow time for some sort of long-term arrangement for the controversial spy powers to be approved by Congress and signed by President Trump...The Hill USA
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND IRANIAN OFFICIALS INDICATING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS OPEN.
THIS FOLLOWS THE CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCED AND IMPLEMENTED IN LEBANON.
IRAN SAYS COMMERCIAL VESSELS NOT MILITARY ONES CAN USE THE STRAIT.
MR. TRUMP PROCLAIMING PROGRESS WITH IRAN ON VARIOUS OUTSTANDING ISSUES EVEN ONES RELEATED TO NUCLEAR RESEARCH BY IRAN...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...PRESS TV IRAN
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DESCRIBES THE DISAPPEARANCES-DEATHS OF SCIENTISTS LINKED TO NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH AS 'PRETTY SERIOUS'.
MR. TRUMP HOLDING A MEETING ON THE ISSUE AT THE WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY WITH AN INVESTIGATION NOW UNDERWAY...INDIA TODAY
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 868.71 points or 1.79 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 365.78 points or 1.52 percent.
The price of oil closed in New York this evening at 85 dollars 57 cents a barrel down nine dollars 12 cents or 9.63 percent...Marketwatch
Eight killed in a helicopter crash on the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. The chopper losing contact with ground control shortly after takeoff...SVT NEWS SWEDEN (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
MANY THOUSANDS OF LEBANESE FROM AMONG THE MORE THAN ONE MILLION REFUGEES WHO FLED THE ISRAELI ASSAULT HEADED BACK HOME TO SOUTHERN LEBANON.
THIS DESPITE WARNINGS FROM BOTH LEBANESE AND ISRAELI AUTHORITIES.
THEIR RETURN HOME FOLLOWED THE ANNOUNCED CEASEFIRE IN THE CONFLICT WITH HEZBOLLAH...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In Myanmar military President Min Aung Hlaing issuing 4,435 pardons. They include the former President Win Myint who was deposed in a 2021 coup.
It was previously revealed that the prison sentence of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and democracy activist, had been reduced by one-sixth...Al Jazeera Qatar
UKRAINIAN DRONES ATTACKING IN THE LENINGRAD REGION AROUND RUSSIA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG.
12 DRONES DOWNED BY AIR DEFENSES SOME DAMAGE REPORTED INCLUDING A FIRE IN A WAREHOUSE...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
China touting five percent growth in its economy for the first quarter of 2026.
Some foreign observers suggested there would be a slowing of economic growth with the outbreak of the Iran War sometimes raised.
The total output of the world's second largest economy in the January-March quarter estimated at 4.87 trillion US dollars...Xinhua China
THE SUPPLY OF JET FUEL FOR AIRLINERS IN EUROPE ESTIMATED TO BE SIX WEEKS.
THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY SAYS ITS POSSIBLE SUPPLIES COULD REACH A CRITICIAL LEVEL IN JUNE UNLESS OIL SUPPLIES CUT OFF FROM THE MIDDLE EAST ARE REPLACED.
RE-OPENING THE CLOSED STRAIT OF HORMUZ CRUCIAL TO AVERTING A JET FUEL CRISIS...ASSOCIATED PRESS-ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA...
Dutch airline KLM canceling 80 flights next month within Europe. Those flights not profitable due to rising fuel costs.
The airline has already imposed fuel surcharges on existing flights 100 Euros (117.81 US Dollars) for long distance hauls and 10 Euros (11.78 US Dollars) for routes in Europe...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...
Another negative impact of the Iran War has been a rise in mortgage interest rates in Denmark.
The half-percentage point hike adding on average 630 to 720 kroner (99.35 to 113.54 US Dollars) more to monthly mortgage payments for Danes...Danmarks Radio Denmark (Translation Prompt)
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