News of the Ukraine, Yemen and Iran wars tonight but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
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THE US SUSPENDING CONSULAR SERVICES AT ITS EMBASSY AND CONSULATES IN BRAZIL.
AUSTRALIA OPTING TO CLOSE ITS BRAZILIAN EMBASSY AS WELL FOLLOWING THE US LEAD.
CANADA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ALSO CLOSING EMBASSIES...(GLENN GREENWALD "X")
THESE MOVES TWO DAYS BEFORE BRAZIL VOTES IN THE FIRST ROUND OF ITS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
THE US STATE DEPARTMENT SPEAKING OF COOPERATION WITH BRAZILIAN AUTHORITIES REGARDING SECURITY CONCERNS.
TWO ARRESTS BY BRAZILIAN AUTHORITIES REPORTED...(GLENN GREENWALD "X")
THERE ARE TENSIONS AS LEFTIST INCUMBENT PRESIDENT LULA DA SILVA A CRITIC OF US AND ISRAELI POLICIES FACES HIS LEADING OPPONENT PRO-TRUMP PRO-ISRAEL SENATOR FLAVIO BOLSONARO.
OTHER CANDIDATES ON SUNDAY'S BALLOT WITH BOLSONARO AND LULA EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE SECOND-ROUND VOTE ON OCTOBER 25TH.
BRAZIL A KEY PARTNER IN THE 'BRICS' ECONOMIC ALLIANCE INCLUDING RUSSIA, CHINA, INDIA, IRAN AND SOUTH AFRICA SEEN AS A RIVAL AND THREAT TO US ECONOMIC POWER.
LULA'S CAMPAIGN MESSAGING THE NOTION THAT US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WANTS BOLSONARO ELECTED LEADING TO BRAZIL'S SUBJUGATION BY THE UNITED STATES...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
There was another day of bloody violence in Judea and Samaria (The West Bank).
One 19-year-old Palestinian shot dead with conflicting accounts on whether he was killed by nationalist settlers or Israeli soldiers.
Palestinians clashing with settlers who erected a barricade to confine Palestinians to their village. Then Israeli soldiers arrived opening fire.
Palestinians and settlers were reported fighting each other Palestinians said to have used Molotov cocktails...Times of Israel
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THE GOVERNMENT OF SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ LOSING HOUSING REFORM VOTES IN PARLIAMENT.
THE CATALAN "JUNTS" PARTY SAYING THE REFORMS WOULD MAKE THE HOUSING SITUATION IN SPAIN WORSE.
THE RECENT EVICTION OF AN 87-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM HER HOME SETTING OFF MASS PROTESTS AND MORE CONTROVERSY FOR MR. SANCHEZ AND HIS SOCIALIST PARTY GOVERNMENT DEPENDENT ON SUPPORT FROM REGIONAL PARTIES.
SANCHEZ BELEAGURED BY VARIOUS ISSUES INCLUDING THE SUDDEN MIGRANT INVASION IN SPAIN'S NORTH AFRICAN TERRITORY WEEKS AGO.
THE FAILURE OF THE HOUSING REFORM VOTES MAY BRING DOWN HIS GOVERNMENT.
HE SPOKE A FEW WEEKS AGO ABOUT ISRAELI AND RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS AGAINST HIS GOVERNMENT.
SPAIN AMONG THE FIRST THREE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO ANGER ISRAEL BY RECOGNIZING THE STATE OF PALESTINE JOINED BY IRELAND AND NORWAY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
TONIGHT IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ THE SECOND REPORTED TANKER ATTACK IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
North Korea test firing a missile eastwards into the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
The early Saturday launch followed a denial by North Korea of any responsibility for a landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last week that wounded three South Korean soldiers...Yonhap News Agency South Korea
ISRAEL'S HIGH COURT OVERTURNING AN ELECTION COMMITTEE DECISION BANNING ARAB POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE OCTOBER 27TH ELECTION.
THE COMMITTEE DOMINATED BY MEMBERS OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S RULED TO BAN THOSE PARTIES RECENTLY.
ARAB PARTIES POLLING AT A RECORD LEVEL IN ISRAEL AND IF THEY WIN 10-15 SEATS AS SUGGESTED IT WILL CREATE DIFFICULTIES FOR ANTI-NETANYAHU POLITICAL PARTIES TO FORM A 61 SEAT MAJORITY IN ISRAEL'S PARLIAMENT...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE US COAST GUARD ANNOUNCING SEIZURE OF TWO TANKERS CARRYING OIL TO CUBA.
ONE VESSEL THE 300-FOOT 'GRACE' SEIZED ON SEPTEMBER 5TH WITH ANOTHER VESSEL SEIZED BACK IN JUNE.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ENFORCING AN OIL BLOCKADE ON CUBA FOR FORCE ITS COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT TO CHANGE THE POLITICAL SYSTEM.
THE BLOCKADE LEADING TO FREQUENT SHUTDOWNS OF CUBA'S POWER GRID...DELTAPLEX NEWS
In the Ukraine War Kiev now under heavy Russian attack with bridges in the city damaged and or closed.
During air raid alerts in the city all bridges across the Dniepr River are closed to traffic.
This is causing major disruptions in the city...Tass Russia...
Pro-Ukraine Western media painting a deteriorating picture of the situation in Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko says 'it's no longer possible to pretend that we can live as we do in peacetime'.
Ukraine's energy minister speaking of Russian plans to destroy energy facilities and make cities cold and dark this winter.
Western diplomats making plans to move their embassies out of Ukraine's capital city to alternate locations in the city of Lvov in western Ukraine or into eastern Poland.
Their messaging links such moves to 'deliberate targeting' of embassies by Russia...The Guardian UK
(UPDATED) IN THE YEMEN WAR THREE HOUTHI MISSILES INTERCEPTED BY SAUDI AIR DEFENSES TONIGHT...(OSINTdefender "X")...
TONIGHT SAUDI ARABIA REPORTED ONE INJURY DUE TO SHRAPNEL FROM AN INTERCEPTED MISSILE...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL...
ALSO IN THE YEMEN WAR 94 SAUDI ATTACKS REPORTED ON THE HOUTHI CONTROLLED AREAS OF YEMEN IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD.
A HOUTHI STATEMENT REPORTING A TOTAL OF 1,350 SAUDI ATTACKS DURING THE RECENT ESCALATION IN FIGHTING...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announcing a one-day 'stand down' for the US military in order to vote in the November elections.
October 15th is the day designated.
The Pentagon announcing a new policy of giving members of the military time off to vote that will be in effect for US elections during the even numbered years when federal government offices are contested...The Hill USA
The man accused of killing Reform UK spokesperson Ann Widdecombe in July is now charged with preparing acts of terrorism against Reform Party leader Nigel Farage.
The new charge dropped today by the Crown Prosecution Service accuses 28-year-old Joshua Kerry of engaging in preparing acts against Mr. Farage between May 31st of 2024 and July 8th of this year...The Guardian UK
THE US GIVING IRAQ BREATHING SPACE ON IRANIAN AIRLINE SANCTIONS.
IRAQ'S PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCING PERMISSION FOR IRANIAN AIRLINES TO FLY UP TO 40 FLIGHTS TO AND FROM NAJAF IN IRAQ.
MASS PROTESTS ON THE STREETS OF IRAQ IN RECENT DAYS OPPOSING THE US SANCTIONS.
ONE IRANIAN AIRLINE REMAINS PROHBITED FROM USING IRAQ'S AIRPORTS. MAHAN AIR CONSIDERED CLOSE TO IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTION GUARDS CORPS...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
Swedish politics a second chance for Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson to form a new government following last month's election...BSS News Bangladesh...
Late today the Center Party inviting the other opposition parties in the majority including the Social Democrats, the Greens and the Left for talks next week.
There appears to be a thawing of differences between the Center and the Left on conditions for participating in a new government...(Additional information from SVT News Sweden)
A TANKER EXITING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ STRUCK BY AN UNKNOWN PROJECTILE.
"No one in the world has such means of destruction as Russia"
Russian President Vladimir Putin warning if Russia is directly attacked by its NATO adversaries use of all weapons at Russia's disposal are on the table.
Putin answers at Moscow's Valdai Discussion Club.
He was addressing the notion of NATO attacking Russia in the context of rising Baltic tensions surrounding the landlocked Russian territory of Kaliningrad sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland in addition to Russian ships being seized on the high seas by NATO countries.
In his speech Putin noting the world is at a turning point citing technological change but also saying that the dominant role of the United States is ending without mentioning the US by name...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
THE G7 NATIONS AGREEING TO DUMP RESERVES OF DIESEL FUEL AND 100 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL IN GENERAL SEEKING TO LOWER FUEL PRICES...CBC NEWS CANADA...
THE UNITED STATES PRESSURED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES PARTICULARLY FRANCE AND GERMANY TO RELEASE STOCKPILES OF DIESEL FUEL.
SUCH A MOVE WOULD LOWER DIESEL FUEL PRICES IN THE US LEADING UP TO THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS NEXT MONTH.
POLLING IN THE BRAZILIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SHOWING INCUMBENT LULA DA SILVA LEADING HIS PRIMARY OPPONENT IN THE SECOND ROUND.
LULA WITH A 48-45 PERCENT LEAD OVER SENATOR FLAVIO BOLSONARO ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DATAFOLHA POLL.
THE FIRST ROUND OF BRAZIL'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS ON SUNDAY WITH THE SECOND ROUND SET FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 25TH...REUTERS-MSN
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial rose 250.40 points or .49 percent.
The NASDAQ up 319.27 points or 1.19 percent.
In New York tonight the price of oil 91 dollars 26 cents a barrel down one dollar 61 cents or 1.73 percent at the close of trading...Marketwatch
In New Zealand an electronics firm fined over attempted shipments to Singapore and Hong Kong last year.
The 18,720 dollar (10,464 US dollar) fine imposed on APVM Electronics Private Limited for trying to export integrated circuits that have potential military use without notifying the New Zealand government.
More than 9,000 circuits involved in those attempted shipments...One News New Zealand
MEDIA OUTLET 'AXIOS' REPORTS THE DISPATCH OF US PATRIOT MISSILE BATTERIES ONE EACH TO QATAR AND SAUDI ARABIA.
THEY ARE SAID TO BE PROTECTING KEY ENERGY FACILITIES IN BOTH COUNTRIES...TASS RUSSIA
DEFENSE (WAR) SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH ANNOUNCING AN ORGANIZATIONAL SHAKEUP AT THE PENTAGON.
THE USE OF DRONES ACROSS THE ARMED FORCES WILL BE COORDINATED BY A NEW 'AUTONOMOUS WARFARE COMMAND'.
OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDE 'FORTRESS AMERICA' AN EFFORT TO GET MILITARY BASES OPERATING ON THEIR OWN POWER SOURCES INDEPENDENT OF THE POWER GRID.
THE PENTAGON ALSO ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS. SECRETARY HEGSETH SAYS ITS NEEDED TO ENSURE 'FIRST CLASS RELIGIOUS SUPPORT' FOR THE MILITARY.
HE SAID THAT 95 PERCENT OF THE FORCE 'RECOGNIZES ALMIGHTY GOD'...OSINTdefender "X"
Two lawsuits filed in connection with the killing of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on January 7th.
One names the US government as a defendant the other names specific government officials including Deputy White House Chief of Staff and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
The lawsuits filed on behalf of relatives of Good.
The law firm filing the suit speaks of Good's death not being accidental but 'the predictable result of a coordinated campaign' to 'target Minnesotans of Somali or Hispanic origin'...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany
The school protests in France thousands of arrests hundreds of injuries some late developments but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
IN THE YEMEN WAR A MAJOR SAUDI AIR ATTACK ON SAN'AA THE HOUTHI CAPITAL CITY LEADING TO A MISSILE ATTACK ON SAUDI ARABIA TONIGHT.
THE SAUDIS SAY THEY INTERCEPTED THE ATTACKING MISSILE...OSINTdefender "X"
In Brazil Attorney General Jorge Messias calling on law enforcement to probe alleged efforts by the United States to interfere in Brazilian politics.
His call follows a published report by "The Guardian" in the UK suggesting the US government is sending a million dollars to groups opposing online censorship by the Brazilian Supreme Court.
The allegation of US interference in Brazilian politics just days before Sunday's first round vote in Brazil's Presidential Election.
Incumbent Leftist President Lula da Silva facing a rising challenge from Rightist Senator Flavio Bolsonaro friendly to US President Donald Trump and a supporter of Israel...AFP France-Al Jazeera Qatar
IN TENNESSEE CONVICTED MURDERER CHRISTA PIKE IN CRITICAL CONDITION HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING FAILED ATTEMPTS TO EXECUTE HER BY LETHAL INJECTION LAST NIGHT.
HER LAWYERS WANT GOVERNOR BILL LEE TO COMMUTE HER SENTENCE.
THEY SPEAK OF THE FAILURE OF PIKE'S EXECUTION AS 'CRUEL' 'TORTUOUS' AND 'PREDICTABLE'.
MEANWHILE GOVERNOR LEE POSTPONING A SCHEDULED EXECUTION LATER THIS YEAR ORDERING AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW...THE TENNESSEAN BLOG...CBS NEWS USA
FROM THE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN CONGO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE 'DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS' CHARITY FLOWN TO THE NETHERLANDS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.
In the UK there now is an arrest in connection with the unusual incident outside the US military base where five suspects were arrested and released last weekend.
British counter-terrorism police arresting a 27-year-old man who has dual British-Iranian citizenship...(BBC News)...BBC News...
More on this story later in the summary.
A PALESTINIAN MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY ISRAELI NATIONALIST SETTLERS IN THE VILLAGE OF YASUF IN THE WEST BANK.
ISRAELI POLICE MOVED INTO THE AREA FOLLOWING THE KILLING WITH LOCAL PALESTINIANS REPORTED THROWING STONES...TIMES OF ISRAEL
The civil war in Ethiopia intensifying with explosions heard in the capital city of Addis Ababa.
Rebel forces say they attacked the city with drones.
Ground fighting between government and rebel troops continues in the northern part of the country.
Ethiopia closing its embassy in Eritrea the country neighboring it to the north and ordering Eritrean diplomats out of the country.
Eritrea denying it is helping rebel forces in a previous conflict back in 2021 Eritrea supported government forces fighting a rebellion in the Tigray Region.
Ethiopia's government is accusing Eritrea of 'direct and indirect acts of hostility and belligerence'...Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar
Iran calling in the British Ambassador in Tehran to offer a 'strong protest' over the 'destructive approach' of the British government.
This follows Prime Minister Andy Burnham's linkage of Iran to the bizarre incident outside a US airbase last weekend.
Iran seeking official clarification from UK saying it must 'correct its inappropriate approach'...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)...
More on this story later in the summary.
FRENCH SCHOOL PROTESTS EXPAND
ALMOST 2,000 ARRESTS, HUNDREDS INJURED
(UDPATED AS ABLE)
PROTESTS AT SCHOOLS IN FRANCE
HIGH SCHOOL IN NANTES, FRANCE TORCHED DURING PROTESTS
IN FRANCE A CRISIS MEETING OF GOVERNMENT MINISTERS AS SOMETIMES VIOLENT STUDENT PROTESTS SPREAD FROM HIGH SCHOOLS TO AT LEAST ONE UNIVERSITY.
MORE THAN 1000 PROTEST ACTIONS REPORTED TODAY.
INJURIES AND ARRESTS TODAY ONE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL DOUSED WITH GASOLINE A STUDENT WOUNDED IN THE EYE BY POLICE.
AUTHORITIES REPORT 1,949 ARRESTS NATIONWIDE AND 305 INJURIES AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT.
MORE THAN 400 SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW WITH A BAN ON PROTESTS AROUND THEM.
THE DEMONSTRATIONS FORCING A SHUTDOWN OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY OF MARSEILLE.
IN LE HAVRE MAYOR EDOUARD PHILIPPE A 'CENTRIST' CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT IN NEXT APRIL'S ELECTION CLOSING SCHOOLS TOMORROW.
PHILIPPE SPOKE OF 'YOUNG PEOPLE BEING MANIPULATED FOR POLITICAL ENDS'.
OTHER POLITICIANS COMMENTING ON THE SITUATION INCLUDE LAURENT WAUQUIEZ LEADER OF THE 'MAINSTREAM RIGHT' LES REPUBLICAINS (LR).
WAUQUIEZ SPEAKING OF LEGITIMATE GRIEVANCES WHILE DECRYING 'RIOTERS'.
THE LEFTIST LEADER JEAN-LUC MELENCHON CONDEMNED FOR PROMOTING THE DEMONSTRATIONS WITH A CALL TONIGHT FOR PEACEFUL METHODS ONLY IN DEMONSRATIONS.
PROTESTERS ARE BLOCKING ACCESS TO SCHOOLS AND CLASHING WITH POLICE AT TIMES.
THE DEMONSTRATIONS DEMANDING MORE STAFF AND MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
FROM THE OPPOSITON POLITICAL RANKS POLL LEADING 2027 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MARINE LE PEN SAYS LEFTIST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JEAN-LUC MELENCHON BEARS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VIOLENCE.
MR. MELENCHON POINTS TOWARDS THE GOVERMENT AND LE PEN...
GERMAN AUTOMAKER BMW IS CUTTING MANAGEMENT AND DIVISIONS BY 20 PERCENT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI).
THE MOVES WILL STREAMLINE THE COMPANY IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGING MARKET CONDITION...WALL STREET JOURNAL USA
MEANWHILE ANOTHER GERMAN AUTOMAKER VOLKSWAGEN (VW) EXPANDING ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINESE CAR BATTERY MAKER 'GOTION HIGH-TECH'.
THE PLAN TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES TO THE EUROPEAN MARKET INVOLVES THREE PLANTS IN SPAIN, SLOVAKIA AND MOROCCO.
VOLKSWAGEN WILL HOLD MAJORITY OWNERSHIP IN THE FACILITY IN SPAIN PRODUCING BATTERIES WHILE GOTION WILL HOLD MAJORITY OWNERSHIP IN THE BATTERY-MAKING FACILITY IN SLOVAKIA.
BOTH EUROPEAN FACTORIES MAKING LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE (LFP) BATTERY CELLS.
IN ADDITION, GOTION WILL BE THE MAJORITY OWNER OF A PLANT IN MOROCCO PRODUCING CATHODE MATERIALS FOR ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES...DAX STREET
