NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 7/24/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*CHINA RETALIATES EU RUSSIA SANCTIONS*SEXUAL MISCONDUCT FIRING AFTER NETANYAHU ARREST WARRANT*15 KILLED PAKISTAN ATTACK*TRUMP-NETANYAHU TO MEET*DEADLY FIGHT, ISRAELI CRACKDOWN WEST BANK*WILDFIRES RAGE IN FRANCE, SPAIN*IRAN WAR DEATHS ALTERED*SWEDEN CRITICAL MINERALS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
CHINA IMPOSING EXPORT CONTROLS INVOLVING 14 EUROPEAN UNION COMPANIES.
THIS IS A RESPONSE TO THE 21ST ROUND OF SANCTIONS BY THE EU AGAINST RUSSIA OVER THE UKRAINE WAR.
THOSE EU SANCTIONS TARGETED 14 COMPANIES BASED IN CHINA AND HONG KONG.
CHINA SAYS THE EUROPEAN DECISION TO TARGET CHINESE COMPANIES WAS 'MALICIOUS'.
IT SAYS THE EXPORT CONTROLS ON THE EUROPEAN COMPANIES ARE DESIGNED TO 'SAFEGUARD CHINA'S 'NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERESTS'...TASS RUSSIA
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Court of Justice fired from his job over sexual misconduct.
British national Karim Khan accused of the misconduct by a junior female employee.
82 of the 125 countries involved in the ICC voting to dismiss him.
Khan involved in arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes in the Gaza War since Israel was attacked on October 7, 2023.
Another one of his arrest warrants is against Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with the moving of children out of the war zone in Ukraine.
The US has imposed sanctions on the court following the Israeli arrest warrants with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently expressing the intention of the United States to get rid of the court...
IN PAKISTAN 15 KILLED IN A TALIBAN ATTACK ON A CHECKPOST NEAR THE AFGHAN BORDER.
THE DEAD INCLUDE 12 SOLDIERS, TWO POLICEMEN AND A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL.
THE SECURITY FORCES ALSO SAID TO HAVE KILLED '15 TERRRORISTS' FIGHTING THE ATTACK...DAWN PAKISTAN
US President Donald Trump is to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday at the White House.
Mr. Netanyahu traveling to the United States for the memorial service for South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham...Barak Ravid Axios "X"
RUSSIA SAYS IT ATTACKED A UKRAINIAN DEFENSE EXHIBITION IN THE SUBURBS OF KIEV.
10 KILLED AND 100 WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK ACCORDING TO THE UKRAINIAN PROSECUTORS' OFFICE.
THIS WEEK IN IRELAND A CAR BOMB DISCOVERED NEAR THE BORDER WITH NORTHERN IRELAND. A WOMAN IN HER 20'S AND MAN IN HIS 40'S ARRESTED AND BEING QUESTIONED OVER DISCOVERY OF THE BOMB.
IRISH POLICE COMMISSIONER JUSTIN KELLY DESCRIBES THE DISCOVERY AS 'EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT'. HE LINKS IT TO THE ACTIVITY OF 'RADICALIZED REPUBLICANS' SEEKING IRISH RULE IN THE NORTH.
KELLY ALSO SAYS IRISH AUTHORITIES ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEIR BRITISH COUNTERPARTS TO DEAL WITH THE THREAT...RTE IRELAND
Russian and Chinese foreign ministers meeting in Kazakhstan in Central Asia.
Sergei Lavrov and Wang Yi on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) foreign ministers conference.
They spoke about the Ukraine War and relations with the United States.
Mr. Lavrov met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila earlier this week...Tass Russia
ISRAEL CRACKING DOWN AFTER FIGHTING IN THE 'WEST BANK' (JUDEA AND SAMARIA) WHERE TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS AND FOUR PALESTINIANS WERE KILLED.
NATIONALIST ISRAELI SETTLERS SAID TO HAVE ATTACKED A PALESTINIAN TOWN WITH ISRAELI SOURCES SPEAKING OF 'HIKERS' BEING ATTACKED...REUTERS-AL JAZEERA QATAR
The Houthis in Yemen say their military operations are limited to an economic blockade of Saudi Arabia.
Reports have spoken of a shutdown of the Bab al-Mandab Strait by the "Ansar Allah" (Houthi) movement. This is denied by the Houthis...Tass Russia
IN THE IRAN WAR US ATTACKS RANGING ACROSS IRANIAN TERRITORY LAST NIGHT TODAY IRAN RETALIATING ATTACKING US FACILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST REGION...AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
Deadly attacks in the Ukraine War Russia attacking Ukraine as Ukraine attacked various locations in Russia overnight into Friday.
Six killed in a Ukrainian attack on Kirov in Russia meanwhile fatalities reported in Russian attacks in southeastern Ukraine...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet US President Donald Trump next Tuesday. This according to a Ukrainian media outlet.
Zelensky recently met visiting online influencer Laura Loomer said to be close to Mr. Trump.
Loomer, known for her staunch support of Israel, coming out wholeheartedly in support of Ukraine...Tass Russia
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ACROSS FRANCE WILDFIRES RAGING TENS OF THOUSANDS EVACUATED WITH SOME HOMES AND A CAMPSITE DESTROYED.
ONE MAJOR FIRE NEAR BORDEAUX CONSUMING 12,500 HECTARES, THAT'S ALMOST 30,000 ACRES.
PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES TO FIGHT THE FIRES.
AUTHORITIES REPORTING 32 DIFFERENT FIRES IN FRANCE WITH AT LEAST 27 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED.
AT LEAST TWO RESIDENTS ALSO HURT...
SPAIN HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY ALSO IN CONNECTION WITH WILDFIRES.
The Pentagon using a new metric to measure Iran War deaths.
The four service members killed recently not considered "Iran War" deaths anymore.
Their deaths separated from 14 others killed before US President Donald Trump proclaimed a ceasefire in the Iran War weeks ago...
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 235.60 points or .46 percent.
The NASDAQ declining 161.87 points or .64 percent.
At 425 pm New York Time the price of oil 90 dollars 19 cents a barrel down two dollars or 2.17 percent...Marketwatch
THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS IRANIAN REJECTION OF A CEASE-FIRE OFFER CONVEYED BY IRAQI PRIME MINISTER ALI AL-ZAIDI.
AL-ZAIDI VISITING IRAN AFTER HE VISITED PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE WHITE HOUSE RECENTLY...OSINTtechnical "X" (Embed NYT Story)
Sweden declaring the mining of critical minerals and rare earths a 'national security interest'.
This will ease the usual regulations that slow down the start up of mining operations.
The mining of critical minerals and rare earths considered a priority to help reduce dependence on China...Deutsche Welle Germany
RUSSIAN MEDIA REPORTING ON THE ACTIVITY OF NATO SPY PLANES AROUND THE LANDLOCKED RUSSIAN TERRITORY OF KALININGRAD ON THE BALTIC SEA BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND POLAND.
CITING AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SOURCE, THE RUSSIAN REPORT SPEAKS OF NATO AIRCRAFT BASED IN ROMANIA AND THE UK MAKING THE RECONAISSANCE FLIGHTS.
THERE ARE CONCERNS ON THE RUSSIAN SIDE THAT NATO HAS PLANS TO BLOCKADE THE RUSSIAN TERRITORY ATTEMPTING TO FORCE A MILITARY RESPONSE FROM RUSSIA...TASS RUSSIA
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