NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 10/8/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*PUTIN MEETS IRAN PRES*ISRAEL BLOCKS PALESTINIAN ELECTION OFFICIALS*INDIA PROTEST MOVEMENT SAYS THOUSANDS ARRESTED*TRUMP SAYS HE WON'T ATTACK*ANDREW EPSTEIN WARRANTS QUASHED*NEW MADURO CHARGE*FORMER GERMAN SPY BOSS LINKED CHINA*TRUMP-NETANYAHU IRAN WAR RESTART COULD CANCEL ISRAEL'S ELECTION*EU DEBT RISING*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
BRAZILIAN SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALEXANDRE DE MORAES ISSUING AN ARREST WARRANT FOR THE BROTHER OF OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FLAVIO BOLSONARO.
EDUARDO BOLSONARO WHO LIVES IN THE US SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS AND TWO MONTHS IN PRISON FOR LOBBYING US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO SANCTION JUSTICE MORAES AND OTHER BRAZILIAN OFFICIALS.
THOSE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN CONVICTING AND SENDING HIS FATHER FORMER PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO TO PRISON FOR INSURRECTION AND CENSORING INTERNET SPEECH INVOLVING HIS SUPPORTERS.
THE MOVE COMES AS POLLING DATA SHOWS FLAVIO BOLSONARO LEADING INCUMBENT LEFTIST PRESIDENT LULA DA SILVA BY 53-47 PERCENT IN THE OCTOBER 25TH RUNOFF ELECTION...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
In Northern Iraq two drones attacking a Kurdish military camp. Two explosions in a camp of forces fighting Iran's government. The attack believed to have been carried out by Iran...DD Geopolitics "X" (Video Embeds)
In Central Asia Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Their meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit focused on the Iran War and the Middle East situation in general.
Putin said Iran is 'making real attempts to end the conflict that broke out in the region through no fault of its own'.
The Russian president also spoke of a 21 percent increase in trade involving Russia and Iran in the last year.
Iran's drone technology has helped Russia to wage the Ukraine War in recent years...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
PALESTINIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ARE POSTPONED.
THE REASON GIVEN BY THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IS THE REFUSAL OF ISRAEL TO ALLOW ELECTION OFFICIALS INTO GAZA.
AN ELECTION WAS PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER 28TH IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (THE WEST BANK), EAST JERUSALEM AND GAZA...TASS RUSSIA
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India's "Cockroach Movement" of student protests associated with the opposition Congress Party says thousands of its supporters have been arrested.
The arrests ahead of a planned protest in the capital city of New Delhi tomorrow.
The movement pushing for replacement of India's top elections official alleging voter lists rigged in favor of the ruling BJP Party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India is a major player in the 'BRICS' economic alliance including Brazil, Russia, China and Iran. That alliance seen as a challenge to US economic dominance exercised through the G7 alliance...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE US GOVERNMENT SUSPENDING TECH COMPANIES FROM A VISA PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN WORKERS.
THE PROGRAM OFFERING A PATHWAY TO US CITZENSHIP FOR FOREIGN WORKERS IS SUSPECTED OF FRAUD.
VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE SAYS THIS REGARDING US TECH GIANT MICROSOFT:
"You're a great American company, but you've got to hire great American workers"
MR. VANCE ALSO SAYING LAID-OFF AMERICAN WORKERS WERE REPLACED WITH 'FOREIGN INDENTURED SERVANTS'.
THE VICE-PRESIDENT ALSO SAYING THE GOVERNMENT IS PROBING NINE UNIVERSITIES OVER THEIR USE OF FOREIGN STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS TO UNDERCUT WAGES OF AMERICAN WORKERS.
THE INVESTIGATION REGARDS THE 'J-1' VISA PROGRAM. HARVARD, YALE AND STANFORD UNIVERSITIES AMONG THE UNIVERSITIES UNDER SUSPICION...
After the news story leaked out last night by White House connected Israeli journalist Barak Ravid suggesting joint US-Israeli warfare against Iran before US or Israeli elections new messaging from President Trump.
On social media Mr. Trump saying in part:
"we will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections"
The President also speaking of oil getting through the Strait of Hormuz and 'productive discussions' with Iran. He also put in all capital letters: "IRAN WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!"...
IN THE YEMEN WAR SAUDI ARABIA INTECEPTING TWO HOUTHI MISSILES AIMED AT ITS CAPITAL CITY OF RIYADH TODAY...(NEWS AGENCIES)
Search warrants against former Prince Andrew related to his connections with Jeffrey Epstein quashed by a judge today.
Police acknowledging legal errors in the warrants.
High Court Justice Nicholas Hilliard stating the quashing of warrants "does not bring an investigation to an end or mean that the whole of the investigation was unlawful'.
The Thames Valley Police speak of "legal proceedings" to decide if police can retain material seized under the search warrants to support their investigation into whether Andrew Mountbatten Windsor gave Jeffrey Epstein confidential government information...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar
US FEDERAL PROSECUTORS DROPPING NEW CHARGES ON VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO AND HIS WIFE CILIA FLORES.
THEY ARE EACH CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT TORTURE.
THESE CHARGES ARE IN ADDITION TO THE DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES THEY ALREADY FACE...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
News magazine "Der Spiegel" reporting that former German intelligence chief August Hanning is suspected of passing information to China.
Hanning was arrested on Tuesday.
Authorities found sensitive documents from more recent times than his service as head of the 'BND' spy agency between 1998 and 2005.
Mr. Hanning's contacts with Chinese intelligence officials are involved in the German authorities investigation. He was said to have passed secret information as recently as 2022...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
In the UK two Latvian nationals arrested outside a British air base. Counterterrorism police conducting an investigation. There is suspicion the suspects wanted to harm the UK...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
The British government cutting a deal with Israel that will reduce its diplomatic presence in Palestinian East Jerusalem.
The consulate that the UK operates there will now be called a 'mission' with fewer personnel present there.
Israel at odds with Britain over its support for the State of Palestine existing next to the state of Israel as separate independent countries...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany
IN LIEGE, BELGIUM STUDENT PROTESTS THIS WEEK SPILLING OVER FROM FRANCE WITH AUTHORITIES CRACKING DOWN.
THERE WERE MORE THAN 50 ARRESTS AFTER VIOLENT INCIDENTS IN THE CITY.
In France the student protest movement manifesting itself mainly in street demonstrations today with government officials meeting a group of students.
Minister of Education Edouard Geffray speaking of a "respectable movement tarnished by unspeakable violence"...
(UPDATED) A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES ARRESTED ACCUSED OF PREPARTING TO TRANSFER INFORMATION TO BENEFIT A FOREIGN POWER.
COUNTERTERRORISM POLICE ARRESTING 24-YEAR-OLD TOBY YOUNG OF THE ROYAL NAVY AFTER AN INVESTIGATION...REUTERS-AL JAZEERA QATAR...
THE SUSPECT IS SAID TO HAVE TRIED TO FIND RUSSIAN CONTACTS ONLINE TO PASS ALONG THE INFORMATION HE POSSESSED...(NEWS AGENCIES)
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THE WHITE HOUSE-CONNECTED ISRAELI JOURNALIST BARAK RAVID REPORTING ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S IRAN WAR RESTART OPTIONS.
RAVID BRINGING ISRAELI SOURCES INTO HIS REPORTING TO SPREAD THE NOTION OF TRUMP RESTARTIG WARFARE AGAINST IRAN PRIOR TO UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN THE US AND ISRAEL.
SOURCES SPEAKING OF PRE-ELECTION WARFARE ON IRAN AS A WAY FOR MR. TRUMP TO DEMONSTRATE STRENGTH TO AMERICAN VOTERS.
THE NOTION OF THE US AND ISRAEL JOINTLY ATTACKING IRAN IS PRESENTED.
MASSIVE US-ISRAELI ATTACKS ON IRAN WOULD TRIGGER ISRAEL-IRAN WARFARE TIMED CLOSE TO ISRAEL'S OCTOBER 27TH ELECTION.
IF ISRAEL IS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN WARFARE WITH IRAN IT COULD CANCEL ISRAEL'S ELECTION AND OR STRENGTHEN THE POLITICAL POSITION OF INCUMBENT PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU.
BUT THERE IS STILL THE VERY STRONG OPTION THAT TRUMP WILL NOT ORDER ATTACKS ON IRAN UNTIL FOLLOWING THE ELECTIONS.
SEPARATE REPORTING ON TRUMP AND AN IRAN WAR RESTART PUBLISHED BY 'THE ATLANTIC'...
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 51.77 points or .1 percent.
The NASDAQ down 345.35 points or 1.25 percent.
At 433 pm New York Time the price of oil 90 dollars 75 cents a barrel up two dollars 48 cents or 2.81 percent...Marketwatch
The debt burden of the European Union is on the rise. The EU's debt expected to climb from 740 billion Euros (828.73 billion US Dollars) this year to 1 trillion Euros (1.12 trillion US dollars) next year.
The European Court of Auditors linking the rising debt to support for Ukraine, increased defense spending, a COVID recovery fund and rising interest rates...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
On New Zealand's South Island a rash of copper thefts in the city of Christchurch the copper cut off an electric vehicle charger while in the nearby countryside irrigators targeted for removal of copper cables.
The cost of those irrigator copper thefts estimated to be 130,000 dollars (72,748 US dollars) before labor costs to repair damage and down time expenses are taken into account...One News New Zealand
THE 87-YEAR-OLD SPANISH WOMAN WHOSE EVICTION IGNITED A NATIONWIDE PROTEST MOVEMENT HAS DIED.
MARICARMEN ABASCAL BECAME THE FACE OF GRIEVANCES OVER THE HIGH COST OF HOUSING IN SPAIN.
THIS WEEK THE GOVERNMENT ISSUED DECREES CAPPING RENTS, BANNING EVICTIONS AND PROHBITING BUSINESS ENTITITES FROM PURCHASING HOUSING...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
A former Roman Catholic bishop in Australia sentenced to more than six years in prison for historic sexual offenses against two indigenous young men.
76-year-old Christopher Saunders found guilty earlier this year of 13 charges.
Saunders served as the Bishop of Broome in a remote region of Western Australia...ABC News Australia
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