NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 8/21/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*PALESTINIANS KILLED WEST BANK INCIDENTS*PENTAGON SHAKES UP MILITARY NEWSPAPER*CHINA REJECTS US IRAN ECONOMIC WAR*US DELAYS BEEF TARIFFS*756 WOUNDED IRAN WAR*IMRAN KHAN QUICKLY RETURNED TO PRISON PAKISTAN*DEADLY ALASKA CRASH*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
BREAKING NEWS: US-CANADA TRADE TALKS BROKE DOWN LATE TONIGHT JUST DAYS AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP CLAIMED A DEAL WAS REACHED...
A HIGH-PROFILE SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION LAWSUIT DROPPED BY A TEENAGE PLAINTIFF.
THE SUIT AGAINST META, YOU TUBE AND SNAPCHAT DROPPED AFTER THE TEEN REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH "TikTok".
THE PLANTIFF IDENTIFIED BY THE INITIALS 'P.M.Y.' DROPPED THE SUIT ACCORDING TO HER LAWYER 'SO SHE COULD TRY TO RESUME HER LIFE'...THE HILL USA
Two Palestinians killed in separate incidents in "The West Bank" today.
One of those killed a 17-year-old boy shot to death by Israeli settlers after rocks were thrown by Palestinians at the Israelis. An elderly Palestinian man also shot and wounded.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 58-year-old man during a raid in the city of Jenin. The main attempted to stab an Israeli soldier according to an Israeli army official...France 24
THE US STATE DEPARTMENT NOTIFYING CONGRESS OF PLANS TO SEND THE UNITED NATIONS 850 MILLION DOLLARS.
725 MILLION COVERING REGULAR US DUES ALONG WITH 125 MILLION TO SUPPORT UN PEACEKEEPING FORCES IN HAITI AND THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS, THE UNITED STATES IS FIVE BILLION DOLLARS BEHIND IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT INCLUDING TWO BILLION FOR UN OPERATIONS AND THREE BILLION FOR PEACEKEEPING FORCES...ASSOCIATED PRESS USA-TIMES OF ISRAEL
The latest polling on US President Donald Trump's popularity.
Rasmussen Reports showing a 56 percent to 42 percent majority disapproving of Mr. Trump's performance.
An RMG Research poll showing 55 percent disapproving and 42 percent approving of the President's performance...Real Clear Politics Latest Polls
"We have plenty of time. What the hell should I do? Go back and bomb Iran a little more?"
President Trump speaking in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at a political rally this evening.
Mr. Trump seeking to boost Darlene Graham Nordone the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham in a Special Republican Primary Runoff Election for his Senate seat...
THE PENTAGON FIRING THE EDITOR, PUBLISHER AND A REPORTER AT THE MILITARY NEWSPAPER 'STARS AND STRIPES'.
EDITOR ERIK SLAVIN LINKING HIS FIRING TO COMMENTS HE MADE TO CBS NEWS ABOUT CENSORSHIP OF NEWS FOR US MILITARY MEMBERS WAS A 'RED LINE'.
REPORTER LARA KORTE SAID SHE WAS CITED FOR INSUBORDINATION FOR SAYING SHE DID NOT WORK FOR THE PENTAGON OR THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
HER COMMENTS ALSO MADE TO CBS NEWS.
PUBLISHER MAX LEDERER SPEAKING OF HIS RETIREMENT SAYING THE PENTAGON'S PLANS FOR THE NEWSPAPER ARE DIFFERENT FROM HIS UNDERSTANDING OF ITS MISSION...THE HILL USA
In Texas a court ruling reducing the amount of money "Infowars" founder Alex Jones has to pay to a family affected by the Sandy Hook School mass murder attack in 2012.
The payout reduced from 45 million to 1.5 million dollars...The Hill USA
A TEMPORARY US SUPREME COURT ORDER ALLOWING THE BALLROOM CONSTRUCTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO CONTINUE.
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS ISSUING THE ORDER TO ALLOW THE COURT MORE TIME TO CONSIDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION APPEAL OF LOWER COURT ORDERS HALTING CONSTRUCTION ABOVE GROUND.
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION LINKED TO WHITE HOUSE SECURITY WAS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE BY THE LOWER COURTS...CBS NEWS-MSN USA
(Updated) Three killed and 13 wounded in Ukrainian drone attacks on the Donetsk Region now under Russian control and annexed to Russia by a referendum...Tass Russia...
(Updated) At least 15 killed in a Russian attack on a shopping center in central Ukraine.
The attack in the city of Kryvyi Rih the home of President Volodymyr Zelensky...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
China rejecting calls from US President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to join economic sanctions against Iran.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry saying 'sanctions and pressure will not help resolve the issue' with Iran.
China also calling for political and diplomatic dialogue with Iran...Asia Financial
THE UNITED STATES DELAYING TARIFFS ON BEEF. THE 90-DAY DELAY DESCRIBED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AS A WAY TO KEEP BEEF PRICES LOWER....THE HILL USA...
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE DESCRIBING TRUMP'S DECISION AS A 'SLAP IN THE FACE TO AMERICAN CATTLEMEN AND CONSUMERS'.
MASSIE SAYS LACK OF HIGHER TARIFFS ON FOREIGN BEEF IS A DISINCENTIVE TO INCREASING BEEF PRODUCTION HERE IN THE USA...Rep. Thomas Massie "X"
New Iran War casualty figures with number of wounded now 756.
The latest information from the Pentagon adding 50 more to the wounded list...The Hill USA
IN LATVIA AUTHORITIES ARRESTING 28 PEOPLE FOR ILLEGALLY ENTERING THE COUNTRY AND DISCOVERING A TUNNEL UNDER ITS BORDER FROM THE NEIGHBORING NATION OF BELARUS.
IT'S THE SECOND THIS MONTH A TUNNEL WAS DISCOVERED ON LATVIA'S BORDER WITH BELARUS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(Updated) One person killed with two boys seriously wounded in an attack at a school in Sweden.
A suspect is also in custody.
The suspect entered the school brandishing a sword.
He was shot in leg and is identified as an 18-year-old who was a former student at the upper secondary school...SVT Sweden (Translation Prompt) (Video Embeds)
A BRITISH JUDGE DECIDING NOT TO SENTENCE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE 'PALESTINE ACTION' GROUP AS TERRORISTS.
THE FIVE DEFENDANTS CAUSED DAMAGE WORTH 290 THOUSAND US DOLLARS AT A BRANCH OF BARCLAYS BANK IN THE TOWN OF BURNLEY IN AUGUST OF 2024.
THEY WERE PROTESTING THE BANK'S INVESTMENT IN ISRAELI WEAPONS MAKER ELBIT SYSTEMS...AL JAZEERA QATAR
In Pakistan following a Supreme Court order for a long stay in a private hospital the imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan taken for a short nighttime visit to a government hospital before returning to prison.
An official statement saying doctors examined Khan and found him in good health.
The order for a long private hospital stay based on serious concerns about the state of Mr. Khan's heart health.
The government says the change of plans was based a 'security situation' created by member of Khan's PTI political party around the private hospital...Al Jazeera Qatar
EIGHT KILLED IN THE CRASH OF A CHARTER PLANE NEAR A US AIR FORCE RADAR SITE IN ALASKA.
THE COMMANDER OF THE US ALASKA COMMAND DESCRIBING THE FATALITIES AS A 'DEVASTATING LOSS FOR OUR MILITARY FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE'.
TWO PILOTS AND SIX PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD THE PLANE...NBC NEWS USA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 517.80 points or .98 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 113.29 points or .43 percent.
After the close of trading the price of oil in New York tonight 86 dollars 64 cents a barrel down 19 cents in trading today...Marketwatch
In Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordering expulsion of a union boss from his Likud Party.
Pinchas Idan ordered a wildcat strike of unionized workers yesterday at Ben Gurion Airport disrupting travel during a busy travel season.
Back in 2023 during deep turmoil related to mass protests opposing Mr. Netanyahu's plan to overhaul Israel's judiciary Mr. Idan ordered airport workers to strike in conjunction with a nationwide worker walkout.
The nationwide strike called at the moment Mr. Netanyahu ordered the dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant which Netanyahu later pulled back from in the face of mass street protests...Times of Israel
THE FBI HAS SEZIED ELECTRONIC DEVICES FROM FORMER DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN ERIC SWALWELL.
THE SEIZURES HAPPENING LAST WEEKEND AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND AT SWALWELL'S WASHINGTON DC RESIDENCE.
SWALWELL RESIGNED FROM CONGRESS AND DROPPED OUT OF CONTENTION TO BE THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA OVER SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS EARLIER THIS YEAR.
AS A CONGRESSMAN HE WAS AN OUTSPOKEN CRITIC AND OPPONENT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP.
SWALWELL INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A WOMAN SAID TO BE AN AGENT OF CHINESE INTELLIGENCE.
In China the founder of the bankrupt real estate conglomerate "Evergrande" sentenced to life in prison.
67-year-old Hui Ka Yan pled guilty to charges including bribery, fraud and embezzlement.
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