NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 4/21/2026*CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP INDICTED FOR FUELING RACISM*TRUMP EXTENDS CEASEFIRE MAINTAINS IRAN BLOOCKADE*NAVY CARRIER ENTERING WAR ZONE TESTS ANTI-DRONE LASER*CHINA AIMS NUKE ACCUSATIONS AT US AND ALLIED NATIONS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
SEVEN PALESTINIANS TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION AFTER ISRAELI NATIONALIST SETTLERS TORCHED A HOME.
TWO CARS ALSO SET ON FIRE IN THE ATTACK ON PALESTINIANS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE 'WEST BANK' (SAMARIA)...TIMES OF ISRAEL
(UPDATED) IN VIRGINIA THE REFERENDUM ON CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING.
VOTERS DECIDING ON CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORIZATION ALLOWING STATE LAWMAKERS TO APPROVE A PLAN FAVORING DEMOCRATS OVER REPUBLICANS IN DRAWING US HOUSE DISTRICTS.
THE REFERENDUM MEASURE APPROVED BY A NARROW MARGIN...
The US Justice Department announcing an 11-count federal grand jury indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center civil rights group.
The crimes described in the indictment are financial in nature.
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said that some money donated by donors to the SPLC ended up funding leaders and organizers of racist groups.
Blanche spoke of the SPLC "manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred".
3 million dollars in payments said to have been involved between 2014 and 2023.
The individuals who were paid described as 'informants' to the SPLC.
The group with a statement saying it is being targeted by the Trump Administration...NBC News USA
Democrat Congresswoman Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigned today in the face of a potential expulsion vote.
Her resignation just minutes before a public hearing of the House Ethics Committee to consider penalties against her.
The Congresswoman was indicted last fall for allegedly using federal emergency funds for personal luxuries and her political campaign...The Hill USA
TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS REMOVED FROM COMBAT DUTY AND JAILED IN CONNECTION WITH THE TEARING DOWN OF A STATUE OF JESUS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.
THE SOLDIER WHO PERFORMED THE ACT AND ANOTHER WHO PHOTOGRAPHED IT RECEIVING THE PUNISHMENT.
SIX OTHER SOLDIERS PRESENT AT THE TIME ARE BEING QUESTIONED...TIMES OF ISRAEL
German airline Lufthansa cutting 20,000 short haul flights in the next six months.
It's a move designed to deal with skyrocketing fuel costs amid a jet fuel shortage in Europe caused by the Iran War that's expected to last months...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
HOURS BEFORE HIS DEADLINE FOR THE END FOR AN IRAN WAR CEASEFIRE US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCING A CEASEFIRE EXTENSION THAT HE CALLS 'INDEFINITE'.
MR. TRUMP SAYING THE US NAVY WILL MAINTAIN ITS BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN PORTS.
TRUMP PRAISING PAKISTANI LEADERSHIP IN HIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
HIS ANNOUNCEMENT SPOKE OF A 'FRACTURED' IRANIAN LEADERSHIP A NOTION DISPUTED BY IRAN...AL JAZEERA QATAR
The European Court of Justice ruling against a Hungarian law on LGBTI promotion aimed at children.
The 2021 law prohibits making LGBTI media available to children.
The European court ruling the law is stigmatizing and marginalizing making it contrary to core values of the European Union.
The new Hungarian government of Peter Magyar taking office next month will have to decide how to respond to the ruling...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
A LASER-WEAPON SYSTEM TO DESTROY DRONES TESTED ON BOARD THE US AIRCRAFT CARRIER 'GEORGE H.W. BUSH'.
THE 'BUSH' ENTERING THE IRAN WAR ZONE AFTER TRAVELING AROUND THE SOUTHERN COAST OF AFRICA...TASS RUSSIA
The US military seizing a sanctioned oil tanker linked to Iran.
The Botswana-flagged tanker "Tifani" seen in waters near Singapore prior to the seizure...OSINTdefender "X"
The markets today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 293.18 points or .59 percent.
The NASDAQ fell 144.43 points or .59 percent.
At 442 pm New York Time the price of oil 91 dollars 80 cents a barrel up two dollars 19 cents or 2.44 percent...Marketwatch
CHINA SAYS TRANSFER OF URANIUM TO BUILD NEW AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES VIOLATES THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFIERATION TREATY.
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT OBJECTING TO THE WEAPONS-GRADE URANIUM TRANSFER UNDER THE AUKUS (AUSTRALIA-UNITED KINGDOM-UNITED STATES).
CHINA ALSO TAKING ISSUE WITH US NUCLEAR TIES TO SOUTH KOREA AND WARNING ABOUT JAPAN'S POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND DUMPING OF RADIOACTIVE WATER FROM THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT...TASS RUSSIA
Tim Cook stepping down as CEO of tech giant Apple. Cook will transition to Chairman of the Board.
John Ternus, who serves as a manager in the development group of Apple, will succeed Cook. He has worked at the company since 2001...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
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