(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)

LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

(UPDATED) A STRONG EARTHQUAKE STRIKING NORTHERN JAPAN THURSDAY MORNING LOCAL TIME. THE MAGNITUDE 6.9.

THE MOST SERIOUS IMPACT ON THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF THE MAIN ISLAND OF HONSHU.

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN THE IMPACTED AREAS REPORTING NO ABNORMALITIES...NHK WORLD JAPAN...FIVE INJURIES REPORTED.

(This Story Is Updated As Able)

VIDEO OF EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE VENEZUELA

ASSOCIATED PRESS LIVE VIDEO FEED VENEZUELA

TWO POWERFUL EARTHQUAKES IN SUCCESSION THIS EVENING IN VENEZUELA.

THEY WERE 7.1 AND 7.5 IN MAGNITUDE CENTERED IN THE NORTHERN COASTAL INTERIOR OF THE COUNTRY WEST OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF CARACAS AND EAST OF THE PORT CITY OF MARACAIBO.

REPORTS OF BUILDINGS COLLAPSING IN VENEZUELA WITH VIDEOS POSTED ONLINE...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)...

VIDEO SEEN THIS EVENING OF PEOPLE BEING PULLED FROM THE WRECKAGE OF COLLAPSED BUILDINGS.

A STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY VENEZUELA'S GOVERNMENT.

OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES.

THERE WAS A TSUNAMI ALERT IN THE CARRIBEAN SEA INCLUDING THE US TERRITORY OF PUERTO RICO...(NEWS AGENCIES)...

BBC NEWS UK BLOG

20 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN APPROACHING MOSCOW DURING THE DAY...TASS RUSSIA...

245 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN BY RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES TODAY...(TASS RUSSIA)

In Gaza today a 12-year-old child killed in an Israeli drone attack in Gaza.

Others wounded in the attack.

1,027 deaths in Israeli attacks since a cease fire was proclaimed last fall in Gaza with 3,280 wounded. Five Israeli soldiers killed, others wounded as well...Al Jazeera Qatar...

Palestinian media reporting a man killed in an Israeli raid in the city of Jenin in the "West Bank".

(UPDATE) IN WASHINGTON PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKING NOISE ABOUT NOT SIGNING A HOUSING BILL PASSED BY CONGRRESS.

A SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE BILL ABRUPTLY CANCELLED.

ON SOCIAL MEDIA MR. TRUMP STRESSING THE NEED TO PASS HIS ELECTION RELATED LEGISLATION THE 'SAVE ACT'.

THE LEGISLATION CAN BECOME LAW WITHOUT MR. TRUMP'S SIGNATURE UNLESS HE CHOOSES TO VETO IT...THE HILL USA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu completing his trial testimony after 18 months on the stand in his on again, off again corruption trial.

The ongoing trial has lasted six years so far heavily disrupted by the conflicts Israel has been involved in during the last two and one-half years.

Netanyahu's defense lawyer called him back to the stand after cross-examination by prosecutors.

In his final testimony Mr. Netanyahu describing his prosecution as a political vendetta leading to '10 years of hell' for him...Times of Israel

TWO KILLED IN AN ISRAELI DRONE STRIKE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.

THE US-IRAN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU) CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON.

ISRAEL DESCRIBING THE ATTACK AS A STRIKE ON OPERATIVES OF THE IRAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT...AL JAZEERA QATAR

The transcript of billionaire Bill Gates testimony released by the House Government Oversight Committee.

Mr. Gates acknowledging he may have been in the presence of women and girls sexually abused by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

But Gates says he did not interact with them...CNN "X"

DAILY DEADLY ATTACKS IN THE UKRAINE WAR.

TWO KILLED IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK IN THE NIZHNY NOVOGOROD REGION 200 MILES EAST OF MOSCOW...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

ONE KILLED, SIX WOUNDED IN UKRAINIAN ATTACKS IN THE BELGOROD REGION ON THE BORDER WITH UKRAINE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS...TASS RUSSIA

The first case of infection by the Ebola virus confirmed in France. It's linked to the outbreak in Congo and Uganda.

The French Ebola case involves a doctor who recently returned to France from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

He is now being treated in isolation with an investigation underway into those the doctor was in contact with...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...

At the end of last week Israeli authorities reported that a man was hospitalized in isolation in Haifa because of a suspected case of Ebola after return from Congo.

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 182.06 points or .35 percent.

The NASDAQ down 110.40 points or .43 percent.

At 450 pm New York Time the price of oil 69 dollars 85 cents a barrel down three dollars 36 cents or 4.59 percent...Marketwatch

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVING TO SUPPORT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASED ELECTRICITY DEMAND DRIVEN BY TECHNOLOGY.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BACKING 17.5 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF LOANS TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF 10 LARGE-SCALE NUCLEAR PLANTS.

IT IS HOPED THOSE PLANTS WILL BE IN OPERATION BY THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT DECADE...The Hill USA-MSN

The return of migrants to Afghanistan part of the talks going on in Brussels between a Taliban delegation and European Union officials.

Diplomatic services also a topic of discussion but the desire of European countries to send migrants back to Afghanistan including those who commit crimes and lose appeals for asylum of greater concern.

Rights groups say the EU should be demanding that the Taliban respect human rights...India Today

IN ISRAEL CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE 'SHIN BET' DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

NEW SHIN BET CHIEF DAVID ZINI CANCELLED AN AGENCY 'PRIDE MONTH' CELEBRATION.

OTHER ACTIONS TAKEN INCLUDED THE REMOVAL OF FUNDING FOR THE AGENCY'S LGBTQ GROUP...TIMES OF ISRAEL

Inflation in Australia eased slightly in one category but rose in another. Consumer prices rose 4 percent in May down from 4.2 percent in April.

But the underlying inflation rate went higher last month to 3.6 percent from 3.4 percent in April...ABC News Australia

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

LATE NEWS TONIGHT:

(UPDATED) A STRONG EARTHQUAKE STRIKING NORTHERN JAPAN THURSDAY MORNING LOCAL TIME. THE MAGNITUDE 6.9.

THE MOST SERIOUS IMPACT ON THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF THE MAIN ISLAND OF HONSHU.

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN THE IMPACTED AREAS REPORTING NO ABNORMALITIES...NHK WORLD JAPAN...FIVE INJURIES REPORTED.

(This Story Is Updated As Able)

VIDEO OF EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE VENEZUELA

ASSOCIATED PRESS LIVE VIDEO FEED VENEZUELA

TWO POWERFUL EARTHQUAKES IN SUCCESSION THIS EVENING IN VENEZUELA.

THEY WERE 7.1 AND 7.5 IN MAGNITUDE CENTERED IN THE NORTHERN COASTAL INTERIOR OF THE COUNTRY WEST OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF CARACAS AND EAST OF THE PORT CITY OF MARACAIBO.

REPORTS OF BUILDINGS COLLAPSING IN VENEZUELA WITH VIDEOS POSTED ONLINE...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)...

VIDEO SEEN THIS EVENING OF PEOPLE BEING PULLED FROM THE WRECKAGE OF COLLAPSED BUILDINGS.

A STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY VENEZUELA'S GOVERNMENT.

OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES.

THERE WAS A TSUNAMI ALERT IN THE CARRIBEAN SEA INCLUDING THE US TERRITORY OF PUERTO RICO...(NEWS AGENCIES)...

BBC NEWS UK BLOG

20 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN APPROACHING MOSCOW DURING THE DAY...TASS RUSSIA...

245 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN BY RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES TODAY...(TASS RUSSIA)

In Gaza today a 12-year-old child killed in an Israeli drone attack in Gaza.

Others wounded in the attack.

1,027 deaths in Israeli attacks since a cease fire was proclaimed last fall in Gaza with 3,280 wounded. Five Israeli soldiers killed, others wounded as well...Al Jazeera Qatar...

Palestinian media reporting a man killed in an Israeli raid in the city of Jenin in the "West Bank".

(UPDATE) IN WASHINGTON PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKING NOISE ABOUT NOT SIGNING A HOUSING BILL PASSED BY CONGRRESS.

A SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE BILL ABRUPTLY CANCELLED.

ON SOCIAL MEDIA MR. TRUMP STRESSING THE NEED TO PASS HIS ELECTION RELATED LEGISLATION THE 'SAVE ACT'.

THE LEGISLATION CAN BECOME LAW WITHOUT MR. TRUMP'S SIGNATURE UNLESS HE CHOOSES TO VETO IT...THE HILL USA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu completing his trial testimony after 18 months on the stand in his on again, off again corruption trial.

The ongoing trial has lasted six years so far heavily disrupted by the conflicts Israel has been involved in during the last two and one-half years.

Netanyahu's defense lawyer called him back to the stand after cross-examination by prosecutors.

In his final testimony Mr. Netanyahu describing his prosecution as a political vendetta leading to '10 years of hell' for him...Times of Israel

TWO KILLED IN AN ISRAELI DRONE STRIKE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.

THE US-IRAN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU) CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON.

ISRAEL DESCRIBING THE ATTACK AS A STRIKE ON OPERATIVES OF THE IRAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT...AL JAZEERA QATAR

The transcript of billionaire Bill Gates testimony released by the House Government Oversight Committee.

Mr. Gates acknowledging he may have been in the presence of women and girls sexually abused by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

But Gates says he did not interact with them...CNN "X"

DAILY DEADLY ATTACKS IN THE UKRAINE WAR.

TWO KILLED IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK IN THE NIZHNY NOVOGOROD REGION 200 MILES EAST OF MOSCOW...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...

ONE KILLED, SIX WOUNDED IN UKRAINIAN ATTACKS IN THE BELGOROD REGION ON THE BORDER WITH UKRAINE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS...TASS RUSSIA

The first case of infection by the Ebola virus confirmed in France. It's linked to the outbreak in Congo and Uganda.

The French Ebola case involves a doctor who recently returned to France from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

He is now being treated in isolation with an investigation underway into those the doctor was in contact with...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...

At the end of last week Israeli authorities reported that a man was hospitalized in isolation in Haifa because of a suspected case of Ebola after return from Congo.

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 182.06 points or .35 percent.

The NASDAQ down 110.40 points or .43 percent.

At 450 pm New York Time the price of oil 69 dollars 85 cents a barrel down three dollars 36 cents or 4.59 percent...Marketwatch

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVING TO SUPPORT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASED ELECTRICITY DEMAND DRIVEN BY TECHNOLOGY.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BACKING 17.5 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF LOANS TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF 10 LARGE-SCALE NUCLEAR PLANTS.

IT IS HOPED THOSE PLANTS WILL BE IN OPERATION BY THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT DECADE...The Hill USA-MSN

The return of migrants to Afghanistan part of the talks going on in Brussels between a Taliban delegation and European Union officials.

Diplomatic services also a topic of discussion but the desire of European countries to send migrants back to Afghanistan including those who commit crimes and lose appeals for asylum of greater concern.

Rights groups say the EU should be demanding that the Taliban respect human rights...India Today

IN ISRAEL CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE 'SHIN BET' DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

NEW SHIN BET CHIEF DAVID ZINI CANCELLED AN AGENCY 'PRIDE MONTH' CELEBRATION.

OTHER ACTIONS TAKEN INCLUDED THE REMOVAL OF FUNDING FOR THE AGENCY'S LGBTQ GROUP...TIMES OF ISRAEL

Inflation in Australia eased slightly in one category but rose in another. Consumer prices rose 4 percent in May down from 4.2 percent in April.

But the underlying inflation rate went higher last month to 3.6 percent from 3.4 percent in April...ABC News Australia

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