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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
HEZBOLLAH LAUNCHING ROCKETS AT NORTHERN ISRAEL LATE TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE ISRAELI ATTACKS ON LEBANON TODAY...TIMES OF ISRAEL
IN WESTERN CHINA TALKS HELD IN THE LAST WEEK BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN.
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN MAO NING SAYS THE TWO SIDES AGREED NOT TO TAKE ACTIONS TO ESCALATE CONFLICT.
SHE SAID THE TWO NATIONS ENGAGED IN 'FRANK AND PRAGMATIC DISCUSSIONS IN A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE'.
THERE HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF VIOLENT EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES THE MOST RECENT ONE BREAKING OUT RIGHT BEFORE THE WAR INVOLVING NEIGHBORING IRAN BEGAN...AFP FRANCE-DAWN PAKISTAN
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS EVENING CITICIZING NATO OVER THE RECENT IRAN WAR.
HIS CRITICAL COMMENTS FOLLOW A MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE NATO SECRETARY GENERAL MARK RUTTE.
FOLLOWING THE MEETING MR. RUTTE NOTED MR. TRUMP'S DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE OTHER NATIONS IN THE ALLIANCE...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
A US Appeals Court rejecting a bid by AI maker Anthropic to have its US government 'supply chain risk' designation removed.
While there will be no temporary injunction, the three-member court panel will expedite arguments in Anthropic's lawsuit against the federal government.
The appeals court will hear arguments on May 19th...The Hill USA
THE ARTEMIS II MISSION THAT FLEW BY THE MOON NOW HEADING BACK TO EARTH.
THE FOUR ASTRONAUTS EXPECTED TO SPLASH DOWN NEAR SAN DIEGO FRIDAY AFTERNOON LOCAL TIME...SKY NEWS UK BLOG
An Israeli attack in Gaza killing a journalist for the Qatar-based Al Jazeera media outlet.
Mohammed Wishah died when the car he was riding in was attacked by an Israeli drone...Al Jazeera Qatar
IRAN PREPARING A 'HEAVY RESPONSE' TO THE DEADLY ISRAELI AIR ASSAULT IN LEBANON TODAY AND ILLEGAL DRONE OVERFLIGHTS IN IRAN ITSELF...(TASNIM NEWS AGENCY IRAN)...
IRAN'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MOHAMMED BAGHER GHALIBAF SAYS THREE OF THE 10 POINTS IN THE PROPOSAL MADE BY IRAN TO END HOSTILITIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN BREACHED...(AL JAZEERA QATAR)...OSINTdefender "X" (With Iranian Statement On Violations)
(This Story Is Updated Casualties Revised)
ISRAEL LAUNCHING DEVASTATING ATTACKS ACROSS LEBANON TODAY WITH AT LEAST 254 KILLED.
1,165 OTHERS WOUNDED...(LBC NEWS LEBANON, LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY)
ISRAEL STRIKING THE HEART OF BEIRUT NOT JUST SOUTHERN SUBURBS WHERE THE IRAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT IS HEADQUARTERED.
A HIGH-RANKING UNNAMMED IRANIAN OFFICIAL SAYS IRAN COULD 'RISE UP IN FULL SCALE DEFENSE' AT ANY MOMENT.
THIS IS DUE TO ISRAELI CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS INCLUDING BOTH THE DEADLY ATTACKS IN LEBANON TODAY AS WELL AS AGGRESSION AGAINST IRAN ITSELF.
THE IRANIAN OFFICIAL URGING MEDIATING COUNTRIES TO PUT ISRAEL 'IN ITS PLACE' IMMEDIATELY...PRESS TV IRAN
(Update) Some ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz today after last night's ceasefire announcement in the Iran War...Tass Russia...
The "Financial Times" in the UK reporting that Iran is charging one US dollar per barrel of oil passing through the strait.
The fee is paid in bitcoin to avoid sanctions on Iran...The Hill USA...
Late word is that Iran has halted passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz due to the Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
FORMER US ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI WILL NOT COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA TO APPEAR BEFORE THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES.
THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PASSING THAT MESSAGE TO THE COMMITTEE...THE HILL USA
(This Story Is Updated)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1,325.64 points or 2.85 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 617.15 points or 2.8 percent.
At 435 pm New York Time the price of oil at 96 dollars 31 cents a barrel higher than this morning.
The price of oil dropped sharply overnight 16 dollars 61 cents a barrel or 14.71 percent due to President Trump speaking of a ceasefire in the Iran War...Marketwatch
US COMMERCE SECRETARY HOWARD LUTNICK IS TO GIVE HIS DEPOSITION TO THE US HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON MAY 6TH.
MR. LUTNICK AGREED TO TESTIFY AFTER THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EPSTEIN FILES REVEALED A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIM AND EPSTEIN THAT MR. LUTNICK PREVIOUSLY ADMITTED TO.
Despite the announced Iran War ceasefire there are attacks reported on Gulf nations and even an attack on Iran today....OSINTdefender "X"...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war is still on in Lebanon despite the announcement of a ceasefire with Iran overnight.
Netanyahu endorsing a two-week ceasefire with Iran but saying Lebanon is excluded...Al Jazeera Qatar...
Israeli air attacks continued in southern Lebanon today.
Pakistan had said the ceasefire included Lebanon when it was announced last night...AFP FRANCE-NEW STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA
North Korea firing off a series of missiles this morning.
The two missiles fired eastwards into the Sea of Japan (East Sea). They flew 240 kilometers (149 miles)...Yonhap News Agency South Korea
IN TAIWAN OPPOSITION PARTIES IN THE LEGISLATURE REBUFFING PRESIDENT LAI CHING-TE'S ATTEMPT TO INCREASE DEFENSE SPENING.
LAI PUSHED FOR INCREASING MILITARY SPENDING FROM 2.45 PERCENT TO 3.3 PERCENT OF GDP.
BUT OPPOSITION PARTIES QUESTIONED THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE PLAN AND LATE DELIVERIES OF US WEAPONS SYSTEMS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE TOP CANADIAN MILITARY OFFICER IN LATVIA NEIGHBORING RUSSIA HAS BEEN REASSIGNED TO DUTY IN CANADA.
COLONEL JAMES SMITH IS BEING PROBED OVER IRREGULARITIES IN COMPENSTATION AND BENEFITS.
WHEN THE PROBE WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT SMITH REMAINING IN HIS POST CONTRARY TO NORMAL PRACTICE...CBC NEWS CANADA
A music festival cancelled in the UK after Kanye West was denied entry into Britain.
West was set to headline each night of the Wireless Festival.
Controversy in the days leading up to the British government decision to ban West from the UK with strong criticism of Antisemitism linked to the music star. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer among the critics...Sky News UK
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