NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 6/26/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*RESCUE, RELIEF EFFORTS VENEZUELA QUAKES*FRANCE, ITALY TALK LEBANON FORCE*NZ TOP COP PROBE*
(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING)
(FINAL POSTING 8-11 PM EASTERN US TIME EXPECTED)
(STORIES ADDING IN UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS OF POST)
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Jeffrey Epstein associate billionaire investor Leon Black declining answers to questions regarding Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA's).
It happened during his testimony before the House Government Oversight Committee regarding his connections to Epstein.
This led the committee to issue subpoenas related to the NDA's with Committee Chairman James Comer wanting to know if Epstein was involved in any of them.
Black and his legal team emphasizing that Mr. Black never abused any woman and was not involved with any underage woman or sex trafficking...
ON SOCIAL MEDIA US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID IRAN FIRED FOUR DRONES AT COMMERCIAL SHIPPING IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AREA.
HE NOTED THAT ONE DRONE CAUSED DAMAGE TO A MERCHANT VESSEL. MR TRUMP REFERENCING AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY PREVIOUSLY REPORTED HERE.
TRUMP DEFINING THIS AS A 'FOOLISH VIOLATION' OF THE CEASEFIRE.
IRAN WARNING SHIPS TO USE ONLY APPROVED ROUTES TO TRANSIT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ...OSINTdefender "X"...
MORE NEWS RELATED TO THIS LATER IN THE SUMMARY.
A small plane crashed into the tallest building in Beijing, China this evening.
Debris falling from the 108-story tall "Citic Tower" also called "China Zun".
Authorities asking people not to take any pictures of the crash and to delete images...The Hill USA
IRAN SAYS IT TURNED BACK THREE TANKERS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSIT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
THEY WERE OPERATING ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE STRAIT.
IRAN WARNING THAT VESSELS CAN ONLY USE THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ ON IRANIAN APPROVED ROUTES...TASS RUSSIA
589 now confirmed dead in the twin earthquakes in Venezuela. The number of injured exceeds 3,000.
Search and rescue operations underway with foreign assistance pouring in including search and rescue teams.
LEBANESE PRESIDENT JOSEPH AOUN WELCOMING A FRENCH-ITALIAN INITIATIVE TO CREATE A NEW INTERNATIONAL FORCE IN LEBANON.
THE MANDATE OF THE CURRENT UN FORCE CONCLUDES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
YESTERDAY FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON AND ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI MET.
MR. MACRON SAYING THE TWO NATIONS WANTED TO LAUNCH A COALITION TO PREVENT LEBANON FROM BEING A SOURCE OF INSTABILITY IN THE FUTURE...AFP FRANCE-ARAB NEWS
An Iranian statement says US military bases in the Persian Gulf are a source of insecurity.
The statement follows US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to the region which led to a joint statement denounced by Iran as containing "interventionist, irresponsible and provocative positions".
Iran also says it should control the Strait of Hormuz jointly with Oman...Reuters-Times of Israel
SOUTH KOREA'S FORMER FIRST LADY SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR BRIBERY.
KIM KEON HEE IS SAID TO HAVE TAKEN GIFTS INCLUDING A TWO CHANEL BAGS AND A DIAMOND NECKLACE IN EXCHANGE FOR FAVORS.
THE WIFE OF THE FORMER CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA YOON SUK YEOL WAS ACQUITTED OF CHARGES INVOLVING STOCK FRAUD AND CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
HER HUSBAND MR. YOON WITH MULTIPLE SENTENCES PILED ON HIM INCLUDING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR INSURRECTION IN CONNECTION WITH MARTIAL LAW HE DECLARED IN DECEMBER OF 2024.
IN ADDITION HE RECEIVED A 30-YEAR SENTENCE FOR SENDING DRONES INTO NORTH KOREA TO PROVOKE IT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
FOUR ISRAELI SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN A HEZBOLLAH GRENADE ATTACK IN SOUTHERN LEBANON...TIMES OF ISRAEL
FORMER WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JOHN BOLTON ENTERING A GUILTY PLEA IN A CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASE.
BOLTON, AN ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN CRITIC OF PRESIDENT TRUMP, TARGETED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OVER PERSONAL USE OF CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.
BOLTON'S GUILTY PLEA INCLUDES NO PRISON TIME, BUT INVOLVES A FINE OF 2.25 MILLION DOLLARS AND 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE...AP-Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar
In New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers is under investigation.
The probe relates to allegations made about Chambers conduct towards women on two occasions since last November.
Chambers says he "strongly rejects the claims that have been made". He says he is not required to leave his post at this time...One News New Zealand
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTING THAT THE US IS CONSIDERING RELOCATING MIDDLE EAST BASES FURTHER AWAY FROM IRAN.
THIS FOLLOWS DAMAGE INFLICTED ON THEM DURING THE IRAN WAR.
SOME US BASES MAY RELOCATE TO ISRAEL...TIMES OF ISRAEL
There are 275 flu cases reported at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. The flu outbreak last week involved 160 cases.
Four people are hospitalized with one death on June 16th still under investigation to determine a cause...The Hill USA
ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI DISPUTING NATO SECRETARY GENERAL MARK RUTTE'S ACCOUNT OF HOW ITALY HELPED THE US AND ISRAEL DURING THE IRAN WAR.
RUTTE TOLD FOX NEWS ITALY ALLOWED 500 US MILITARY PLANES TO USE ITALIAN BASES.
MELONI INSISTING THE USE OF ITALIAN BASES WAS FOR LOGISTICAL AND TECHNICAL REASONS NOT TO DIRECTLY ATTACK IRAN.
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CRITICAL OF ITALY AND OTHER NATO COUNTRIES FOR NOT SUPPORTING THE WAR...POLITICO EU
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