NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 10/13/2026*ZELENSKY BLAMES WEST RUSSIAN ATTACK*SAUDI CHARGED OPEN AI SPYING*IRAN SEES FALSE FLAG AIRBASE INCIDENT*TRUMP-NETANYAHU TALK PRE-ELECTION WAR RESTART?*HORMUZ ATTACKS*SOCIAL DEMOCRATS FAIL NEW GOV'T SWEDEN*YEMEN WAR*DRONE ATTACK OFF BULGARIA*SUPERMARKET CYBER DISRUPTIONS*RUSSIA CHINA TALK ARCTIC CORRIDOR*CATHOLIC MILITARY BISHOP EXECUTION WARNING*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Tensions in the Ethiopian Civil War high with government troops fighting rebels in the Tigray Region arriving in a town on the border with the neighboring nation of Eritrea.
The Tigrayan rebels were in control of the town of Zalambessa with Eritrean troops said to have entered the town last week.
Eritrea has been warning Ethiopia about going to war with it as Ethiopia alleges a threat from Eritrea and other nearby nations...Reuters-MSN
UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY SAYS A POWER PLANT IN KIEV WAS ATTACKED BY A RUSSIAN MISSILE WITHOUT ADVANCE WARNING FROM UKRAINE'S WESTERN ALLIES.
AT LEAST TWO KILLED IN THE ATTACK.
ZELENSKY SAYING UKRAINE'S DETECTION SYSTEMS CAN ONLY PICK UP INCOMING MISSILES AT THE LAST MINUTE.
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS SAID IT IS TIME FOR UKRAINE TO 'GET A NEW PRESIDENT'...FRANCE 24
A Saudi national is charged in connection with alleged spying at Open AI's San Francisco offices.
35-year-old Abdulrahman Alfozan appeared in federal court today.
The US Justice Department describing the case as a matter of national security.
Alfozan is a now-former Open AI engineer said to have planted a recording device in a television set in a conference room used by executives for confidential meetings...PC Magazine...OSINTdefender "X"
TONIGHT SAUDI ARABIA REPORTING FOUR WOUNDED BY DEBRIS FROM HOUTHI MISSILES SHOT DOWN OVER RIYADH WITH 15 HOMES DAMAGED...AFP FRANCE-TIMES OF ISRAEL...
EARLIER NEWS OF THE YEMEN WAR LATER IN THE SUMMARY.
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The Iranian government sees a false flag surrounding the unusual incident last month in the UK outside the RAF Fairford base used by US nuclear capable bombers.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says it was 'highly likely' that the situation where individuals were arrested and released in connection with the incident was 'coordinated in Iran'.
Burnham also pledging action against Iranian 'criminal networks'.
The British government appears to be aligning itself with whatever intentions the US and Israel have regarding Iran in the coming weeks and attempting to align public opinion towards it.
Iran says the British government has failed to provide evidence backing up the allegation of Iranian involvement in the incident...Al Jazeera Qatar
The "Axios" website including White House connected Israeli journalist Barak Ravid reporting about plans to restart the Iran War before Israeli (October 27th) and US elections (November 3th).
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussing the notion...Tass Russia
In the Strait of Hormuz new attacks on merchant vessels.
A tanker hit by an unknown projectile...UKMTO "X"...
An unknown projectile also struck a container ship in the strait...UKMTO "X"
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ATTACK ALERTS AND EXPLOSIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA TONIGHT. SAUDI AUTHORITIES REPORTING INTERCEPTIONS OF ATTACKING HOUTHI MISSILES...DAWN PAKISTAN BLOG...
VIDEO POSTED ONLINE SHOWING AN ATTACK ON THE ARAMCO HEADQUARTERS IN DHAHRAN...DD Geopolitics "X" (Video Embeds)...
IRAN'S PRESS TV REPORTING THAT A FIRE WAS IGNITED AT AN ARAMCO GAS PLANT IN EASTERN SAUDI ARABIA...Press TV Iran Breaking "X"
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SWEDISH POLITICS A SECOND ATTEMPT BY SOCIAL DEMOCRAT LEADER MAGDALENA ANDERSSON TO FORM A NEW GOVERNMENT FAILING.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE LEFT AND CENTER PARTIES SAID TO BE BEHIND IT.
THE LEFT PARTY IS THE FORMER COMMUNIST PARTY AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A STEADFAST OPPOSITION BY THE CENTER PARTY TO THE LEFT BEING GIVEN CABINET POSTS.
IN THE PAST THE CENTER PARTY HAS WORKED WITH PARTIES TO THE RIGHT OF IT IN FORMING SWEDISH GOVERNMENTS.
WHETHER THAT SITUATION MATERIALIZES REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
SWEDEN APPEARS TO MOVING INTO WAR MODE AGAINST RUSSIA AS A RECENT ADDITION TO THE NATO ALLIANCE.
THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS HAVE A PACIFIST REPUTATION AND THEIR TRADITIONAL ALLIES THE LEFT ARE THE FORMER COMMUNISTS...AFP FRANCE-AL JAZEERA QATAR
In Russia's Far East a Japanese journalist detained by Russian authorities accused of espionage.
The reporter said to be digging up information on members of Russia's military serving in the Ukraine War...Tass Russia
(UPDATED) IN THE YEMEN WAR SAUDI ARABIA ATTACKING KEY HOUTHI INFRASTRUCTURE TARGETS INCLUDING AN OIL FACILITY IN YEMEN'S CAPITAL SANAA.
TWO REPORTED DEAD IN A SAUDI ATTACK ON AN OIL FACILITY IN YEMEN...REUTERS-DAWN PAKISTAN...
THE HOUTHIS ISSUING EVACUATION ORDERS FOR KEY SAUDI INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES...(NEWS AGENCIES)
The White House says that US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has been asked to resign.
Guilfoyle wished well by new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia.
Questions have been raised about Guilfoyle's involvement in pay to play schemes for access to Trump Administration officials prior to her ambassadorial appointment...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
(UPDATED) POPE LEO XIV IN A ROME HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY ON A LUNG NODULE.
THE NODULE REMOVED. THERE IS OPTIMISM BECAUSE THE NODULE WAS DETECTED EARLY.
THE NODULE TESTED AND THE PONTIFF HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER.
Two weeks from today Israel's election is scheduled a new poll from Channel 12 showing parties supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 51 seats in the 120-seat parliament.
Parties opposing Netanyahu at 54 seats with a party claiming neutrality at four seats.
Arab political parties receiving 13 seats in the survey.
Also, in the survey former general Gadi Eisenkot who's Yashar party gets 23 seats in the polling given 45-35 percent favorability over Mr. Netanyahu to be the next prime minister...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Turkiye)
A SHIP HAS BEEN SUNK IN A DRONE ATTACK IN THE BLACK SEA OFF THE COAST OF BULGARIA.
ANOTHER SHIP IN THE AREA WAS DAMAGED IN THE ATTACK.
CREW MEMBERS FROM THE DAMAGED SHIP RESCUED WITH ONE CREW MEMBER FROM THE SHIP THAT SANK ALSO RESCUED.
BULGARIA'S PRIME MINISTER RUMEN RADEV SAYING THE DRONE ATTACK WAS 'COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE'.
NATO SECRETARY GENERAL MARK RUTTE AND EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT URSULA VON DER LEYEN ECHOING HIS COMMENTS.
RUSSIA IS CONSIDERED RESPONSIBLE WITH BULGARIA CALLING IN THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA QATAR
In France an 'unprecedented cyberattack' raising refrigeration temperatures at hundreds of grocery stores.
This led to the spoiling of food and in some cases fires involving refrigeration systems.
Tens of millions of Euros (Dollars) in fresh and frozen food in France was destroyed...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar...
MEANWHILE A 'DIGITAL SECURITY INCIDENT' IMPACTING A MULTINATIONAL GROCERY RETAILER.
SYSTEMS OF 'AHOLD DELHAIZE' WENT DOWN ON SUNDAY AT STORES OF THE 'ALBERT HEIJN' CHAIN IN THE NETHERLANDS.
THIS PREVENTED ONLINE ORDERS FOR GROCERIES AND STOPPED WAREHOUSES FROM RESTOCKING STORES AMONG OTHER THINGS.
SIMILAR ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED AT GIANT FOOD STORES OWNED BY THE COMPANY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON WHETHER HACKERS GOT INTO SYSTEMS OF AHOLD DELHAIZE BUT CYBER SECURITY EXPERTS SAY IT IS POSSIBLE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 180.45 points or .35 percent.
The NASDAQ declined 41.52 points or .15 percent.
At 425 pm New York Time the price of oil 94 dollars 73 cents a barrel up 99 cents or 1.06 percent...Marketwatch
A TOP RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL AIDE VISITING CHINA TO TALK 'STRATEGIC TRANSPORT ROUTES'.
NIKOLAY PATRUSHEV TALKING WITH CHINA'S TRANSPORT MINISTER LIU WEI.
RUSSIA AND CHINA DISCUSSING USE OF THE 'TRANS-ARCTIC CORRIDOR' FOR TRADE.
BUILDING UP TRANPORTATION OF GOODS VIA THE ARCTIC WAS A MAJOR TOPIC OF THE TALKS...TASS RUSSIA
"I oblige any Catholics assigned to the firing squad to request to be excused from this action contrary to the teaching of the church"
The Archbishop of the US Military and President of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops Timothy Broglio with a message regarding the planned public execution of Major Nidal Hasan for the deadly mass shooting attack at Fort Hood in 2009.
Bishop Broglio asking if the US wants to 'imitate the terrorists of the world and make a public spectacle of barbarically killing our adversaries'.
Roman Catholic Cardinal Blase Cupich Archbishop of Chicago saying in part: "Do we want our children, who will inevitably view it, exposed to the pornography of a state-sponsored slaying?"...
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