Thursday, April 30, 2026

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 4/30/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*AIR DEFENSES ACTIVATE IN TEHRAN*FIRE KNOCKS OUT US WARSHIP*US INFLATION SURGE*BELGIUM REACTIVATES NUKE REACTORS*LEBANON WAR CONTINUES*BONDI SET FOR NEWSDUMP EPSTEIN TESTIMONY*APPEAL OF MASS MURDER MOSQUE ATTACKER REJECTED*

 

                                (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING)



                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




Late tonight explosions reported in several Ukrainian cities including the port city of Odessa.  Ukraine declared an air raid alert in the Sumy Region...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)





PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNING A BILL TO FUND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.  ITS EXCLUDES FUNDING OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.


THE LEGISLATION ENDING MONTHS OF CONFLICT OVER DHS FUNDING...ASSOCIATED PRESS-FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK USA




ISRAEL'S DEFENSE MINISTER SIGNALING A RESUMPTION OF WAR WITH IRAN IN THE COMING DAYS.


MINISTER ISRAEL KATZ SPEAKING OF THE WAR RESTARTNG 'SOON'...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)...



THE CHIEF OF US CENTRAL COMMAND ADMIRAL BRAD COOPER HAS PREPARED PLANS FOR THE WAR TO RESTART.


HE IS PRESENTING OPTIONS TO US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP...OSINTdefender "X"




Air defenses activated over Iran's capital Tehran tonight.  The defenses activated to counter drones and or reconnaissance drones according to Iranian media.


After minutes of activity the air defense system shut down for a return to calm...Tasnim News Agency Iran (Translation Prompt)



PRESIDENT TRUMP PULLING SURGEON GENERAL NOMINEE DR. CASEY MEANS.


MEANS ATTACKED FOR BEING SKEPTICAL ABOUT VACCINES.


MR. TRUMP'S NEW NOMINEE IS DR. NICOLE SAPHIER.


SHE IS A RADIOLOGIST AT THE MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER AND A LONGTIME FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR.


DR. SAPHIER'S NOMINATION IS THE THIRD MADE FOR SURGEON GENERAL BY MR. TRUMP...CNN USA


The USS Higgins guided missile destroyer dead in the water this week in the "Indo-Pacific" region near China.


A fire on board the warship knocking out electricity and propulsion.



No injuries reported.


Limited details on the incident have been reported by CBS News here in the US...Daily Epxress UK




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IN NORWAY THE 25-YEAR-OLD SON OF TWO NORWEGIAN ASSOCIATES OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN TAKING HIS OWN LIFE.


HIS DEATH COMES AMID FINANCIAL PROBES OF HIS PARENTS, TERJE ROD-LARSEN AND MONICA JUUL, OVER TO THEIR TIES TO EPSTEIN.



ROD-LARSEN AND JUUL ARE BOTH FORMER UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS CONNECTED TO MIDDLE EAST ISSUES...JULIE K. BROWN "X"...


A JOINT FRENCH-NORWEGIAN INVESTIGATION ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK.


FRENCH DIPLOMAT FABRICE AIDAN, WHO ALSO DID UNITED NATIONS WORK, IS BEING PROBED OVER HIS FINANCIAL TIES TO EPSTEIN.



In Maine the "Progressive" Democrat Graham Platner now getting the official support of the party.

Governor Janet Mills dropped her bid for the US Senate seat now held by Republican Susan Collins.

This clears a path for Platner's win in the primary with polls showing him defeating Collins in November...The Hill USA



THE PRICE OF A GALLON OF A GAS AT SAMS CLUB HERE IN YORK, PENNSYLVANIA AT 407.9 THIS MORNING UP SIX CENTS FROM YESTERDAY.


IT WAS 273.9 WHEN THE IRAN WAR BEGAN.


THE US CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SURGING TO 3.3. PERCENT IN MARCH, UP FROM 2.4 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY.


PRICES HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THE IRAN WAR.


GASOLINE PRICES SURGED 18.9 PERCENT, THE COST OF PIPED GAS SERVICE INCREASED 6.4 PERCENT AND ELETRICITY PRICES RISING AT A RATE OF 4.6 PERCENT.



THE COST OF AIRLINE TICKETS ROSE 14.9 PERCENT...CNBC USA



IN BELGIUM THE GOVERNMENT BRINGING NUCLEAR REACTORS BACK TO LIFE.


FIVE OF THE COUNTRY'S REACTORS TO BE BROUGHT BACK WITH THE TWO CURRENTLY OPERATING BEING KEPT IN OPERATION FOR A LONGER PERIOD.


PRIME MINISTER BART DE WEVER SPEAKING OF THE NEED FOR SECURE, AFFORDABLE AND STABLE ENERGY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



Canada's economy grew by .2 percent in February with government agency StatsCan projecting .2 percent growth for March giving an estimate of 1.7 percent growth for the first quarter.


The Bank of Canada notes that the Iran War provides much uncertainty for Canada's economy...US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT



(UPDATED) THE WAR IN LEBANON CONTINUES ISRAELI BOMBING ATTACKS FOLLOWING A HEZOLLAH DRONE ATTACK ON NORTHERN ISRAEL...TIMES OF ISRAEL...


HEZBOLLAH SAID IT WAS TARGETING AN ISRAEL ARTILLERY POSITION ISRAEL'S MILITARY REPORTS ONE DEAD, 13 WOUNDED.


ISRAEL ORDERING EVACUATION OF EIGHT LEBANESE VILLAGES IN THE TYRE AREA...(LBC LEBANON)




In the Netherlands a drinking water shortage is emerging alongside a shortage of electricity that prevents new connections to the power grid.


"Economic Development" is cited as one reason an apparent reference to technology related projects that consume large amounts of water.


But the "Council for the Environment and Infrastructure" also presents climate change, pollution and population growth as issues impacting the drinking water supply.


The 'CI' calling for a 'national strategy' on drinking water.


Dozens of 'companies' are unable to be connected to the water network with water being contaminated by medicines and chemicals used in agriculture...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 790.33 points or 1.62 percent.  

The NASDAQ up 219.07 points or .89 percent.

At 449 pm New York Time the price of oil 105 dollars 80 cents a barrel one dollar eight cents or 1.01 percent lower...Marketwatch


THE NOW FORMER US ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI GIVING HER JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES TESTIMONY ON THE NEWSDUMP FRIDAY LEADING INTO THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND.


IT'S A RESCHEDULING OF TESTIMONY ANNOUNCED BY THE REPUBLICANS WHO CONTROL THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.


THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAD USED BONDI'S DEPARTURE AS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CANCEL HER PLANNED APPEARANCE EARLIER THIS MONTH...NBC NEWS USA



Meanwhile a shocking incident at Jeffrey Epstein's infamous island Little St. James in the US Virgin Islands.


Property manager Ana Rodriguez accused of going after two men on jet skis photographing the island, pointing a gun at them, stripping and hogtieing one of them, then destroying memory cards related to a drone.


Charges of false imprisonment, kidnapping, assault and destruction of property against Rodriquez over the incident with a court hearing set for next month...Newsnation USA 





              "Utterly devoid of merit"




IN NEW ZEALAND THE APPEAL OF MASS MURDER MOSQUE ATTACKER BRENTON TARRANT REJECTED.


ON MARCH 15, 2019 TARRANT ATTACKED TWO MOSQUES IN CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND KILLING 51 PEOPLE.


THE COURT OF APPEAL REJECTING HIS ARGUMENTS SAYING THEY CAME 505 DAYS TOO LATE.


TARRANT ARGUING HIS ORIGINAL GUILTY PLEAS WERE NOT GIVEN VOLUNTARILY DUE TO HIS TREATMENT IN PRISON AT THE TIME...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND



















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