NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 10/16/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*NASDAQ, OIL SPIKES*YEMEN WAR*EU UKRAINE SUPPORT*WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM DONORS*SAUDI NUKE DEAL OBJECTIONS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The Yemen War tonight two Houthi missiles striking the Aden International Airport on Yemen's southern coast.
Police in Aden said there were no casualties...Tass Russia...
More on the Yemen War later in the summary.
President Trump says he is asking the new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia to reconsider her role. Media reports point to Zacharia leaving her role...(News Agencies)
FRANCE AND GERMANY ANNOUNCING A DEAL AIMED AT BOOSTING EUROPEAN ELECTRIC CAR PRODUCTION.
THE AGREEMENT DESIGNED TO COUNTER CHINA'S SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING OF LOW-COST ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO THE EUROPEAN MARKET.
RECENTLY THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CHINA CONCLUDED A DEAL TO GRADUALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CHINESE ELECTRIC CARS BEING EXPORTED TO EUROPE.
FRANCE AND GERMANY HOPE TO BRING OTHER EU COUNTRIES INTO THE DEAL AND EVEN THE UNITED KINGDOM...RFI FRANCE
In the Yemen War Saudi Arabia says it intercepted an incoming salvo of drones and missiles this evening.
Yemeni government forces said to have repelled Houthi attacks on two fronts near the besieged city of Taiz...
AT THE EUROPEAN UNION SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS A PLEDGE OF SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE FROM EU LEADERS.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT URSULA VON DER LEYEN SAYING 'WE WILL NOT LIFT ANY SANCTIONS UNLESS RUSSIA STOPS THIS WAR'.
UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY APPEARED AT THE SUMMIT TODAY ON A WEEK WHEN US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLED FOR NEW LEADERSHIP IN UKRAINE...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
Palestinians and an American journalist attacked by masked Israeli nationalist settlers today.
The Palestinians were harvesting olives near the village of Abu Falah in the "West Bank" when they were descended upon.
Slingshots used by the settlers to launch stones during the attack. Olive trees were torched.
Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine knocked to the ground during the attack. She was kicked her cameras and phone taken from her.
AIR TRAFFIC OVER ITALY DISRUPTED TODAY. TAKE-OFFS, LANDINGS AND OVERFLIGHTS IMPACTED.
THE PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED AS TECHNICAL. AUTHORITIES SAY NO HACKING OR SABOTAGE IS SUSPECTED.
ONLY HALF OF THE USUSAL NUMBER OF AIRLINE FLIGHTS CAN BE HANDLED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN ITALY TODAY...TAGESSCHAU GERMANY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The "Washington Post" publishing a list of donors for the controversial White House ballroom.
They include major tech companies like "Nvidia" and "Apple" with 25-million-dollar pledges.
Google donating 22 million dollars. Microsoft and defense contractor Lockheed Martin with 10 million dollar commitments.
Amazon commiting to five million dollars.
A fund of the late Pro-Israel Republican donor Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam Adelson putting 25 million dollars into the ballroom.
Also, on the list the US Ambassador to the Netherlands Joe Popolo. Popolo and his wife donating one million dollars two months after he was appointed to his ambassadorship last year...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN NEW DELHI THOUSANDS OF POLICE DEPLOYED TO PREVENT NEW PROTESTS BY OPPONENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
A DEMONSTRATION CALLED OVER FIVE-DAY JAIL SENTENCES FOR LEADERS OF THE 'COCKROACH JANATA PARTY' YOUTH PROTEST MOVEMENT.
THOSE LEADERS INVOLVED IN DEMONSTRATIONS CALLED TO DEMAND REPLCEMENT OF INDIA'S ELECTION CHIEF OVER REMOVAL OF MILLIONS OF NAMES FROM VOTING LISTS...NEWS AGENCIES-REUTERS
Two Democrat US senators raising objections to US President Donald Trump's proposed nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia.
Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Ed Markey of Massachusetts sponsoring a resolution to block the deal.
The Senators speaking of a need for guardrails to prevent a civilian nuclear energy program from evolving into a military one.
Israel known to be concerned about a US-Saudi nuclear deal but President Trump countering that Saudi participation in the program will be contingent on Saudi Arabia committing itself to the "Abraham Accords" to cement Israeli economic ties with the Saudis...The Hill USA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 175.28 points or .34 percent.
The NASDAQ sharply lower down 572.99 points or 2.14 percent.
In New York tonight the price of oil 101 dollars 84 cents a barrel closing up three dollars 87 cents or 3.95 percent...Marketwatch
JAPANESE COMPANIES INVESTING IN TWO NEW COMPUTER CHIP PLANTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
ITS PART OF A DEAL BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ALLOWING LOWER TARIFFS TO JAPANESE GOODS IN EXCHANGE FOR JAPANESE INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
IN ALL 550 BILLION DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT PROMISED BY JAPAN UNDER THE DEAL.
CONSTRUCTION ON THE FIRST CHIP FACTORY UNDER THE DEAL STARTING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR WITH A DECISION ON CONSTUCTION OF THE SECOND FACTORY TO BE MADE AT THE END OF 2028...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Brazilian politics polling data showing a tight race between incumbent Leftist President Lula da Silva and Rightist Senator Flavio Bolsonaro.
A new Quaest poll shows Bolsonaro at 46 percent and Lula at 44 percent.
The runoff election set for nine days from today on Sunday October 25th...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar
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