Wednesday, August 19, 2026

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 8/19/2026*DUTCH FM COMMENTS US INTERNATIONAL COURT SANCTIONS*FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS EPSTEIN DEFAMATION DOCS RELEASED*

 


                          (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING)



THE DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER SAYING 'OF COURSE' WHEN ASKED ABOUT OPPOSITION TO US SANCTIONS ON THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT BASED IN THE DUTCH CAPITAL OF THE HAGUE.


FOREIGN MINISTER TOM BERENDSEN SAYING THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS HAS WORKED TO MITIGATE THE SANCTIONS BUT 'THAT HAD NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE'.


THE JAPANESE JUDGE WHO IS PRESIDENT OF THE COURT AND A COURT PROSECUTOR THE LATEST US SANCTION TARGETS.


MR. BERENDSEN SAYING THE COURT 'IS UNDER PRESSURE' WITH THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT WANTING THE COURT 'BEING ABLE TO DO ITS JOB'.


THE US IS SEEKING TO DISMANTLE THE COURT 'BRICK BY BRICK' ACCORDING TO US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO.


THE AMERICAN SANCTIONS FOLLOW GAZA WAR CRIMES CHARGES AND ARREST WARRANTS AGAINST ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER YOAV GALLANT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)


Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended from the sport after testing positive for cocaine.


Today the International Tennis Integrity Agency announcing the positive test for the stimulating substance happened in Mallorca on June 17th.



Kyrgios admitting he made a mistake noting he is reaching the end of his tennis career with several injuries and is finding that difficult to deal with...Al Jazeera Qatar


A FEDERAL JUDGE IN NEW YORK ORDERING RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO EPSTEIN VICTIM VIRGINIA GUIFFRE'S DEFAMATION SUIT AGAINST KEY JEFFREY EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE GHISLAINE MAXWELL.


REPORTER JULIE K. BROWN AND THE MIAMI HERALD WINNING A DECADE LONG BATTLE TO GET THE DOCUMENTS RELEASED.



THE LATE VIRGINIA GUIFFRE SUED FOLLOWING MAXWELL'S CLAIM THAT GUIFFRE FABRICATED SEX-TRAFFICKING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST JEFFREY EPSTEIN, FORMER PRINCE ANDREW (ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN WINDSOR) AND OTHERS.



THERE IS BELIEF THAT STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST EPSTEIN, MAXWELL AND OTHERS IS CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE LAWSUIT...NEW YORK POST



The markets today...Marketwatch




In Germany a Ukrainian national getting 15 months in prison for working on behalf of Russia.


He was convicted in a scheme to send two packages with GPS trackers through Germany to Ukraine.


This was linked to mapping German logistics lines to Ukraine so firebombs could be sent.


Two other Ukrainians accused in the case acquitted due to lack of evidence...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)





AT LEAST ONE PERSON DEAD MORE THAN 200 SICK DUE TO A SALMONELLA OUTBREAK IN THE UK.


DOZENS OF PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH TWO PEOPLE CONTRACTING SEVERE BLOOD POISONING.


AUTHORITIES BELIEVE FOOD PREPARED WITH EGGS IMPORTED INTO THE COUNTRY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OUTBREAK...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

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