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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Monday, July 20, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 7/20/2026*US CASUALTIES KEPT SECRET IRAN WAR*TRUMP TARIFF THREAT CANADA*IRAN, TRUMP UNLEASH RAGING COMMENTS*OPPOSITION MAYOR ARRESTED TURKEY*DEADLY UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK RUSSIA*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
(UPDATED) THE US MILITARY NOT DISCLOSING THE NUMBER OF WOUNDED FOLLOWING IRANIAN ATTACKS ON US MIDDLE EAST BASES LAST WEEK.
DOZENS WERE HURT IN THE ATTACKS SOME OF THEM SAID TO HAVE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.
BUT AN ONLINE SOURCE "TheIntelFrog" POSTED INFORMATION LAST WEEK ABOUT THREE US MEDICAL EVACUATION FLIGHTS TO EUROPE FROM THE MID-EAST.
WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT US HELICOPTERS WERE DAMAGED IN THOSE ATTACKS AS WELL...DAILY MAIL UK MSN...
PENTAGON SPOKESMAN SEAN PARNELL ACKNOWLEDGING LATE THIS EVENING NEARLY 100 US MILITARY WOUNDED IN THE RECENT FLAREUP OF THE IRAN WAR...(NEWS AGENCIES)
"The days when parties supported by the Americans can come to power are over.
There will be no more elections here, which can give them the chance to seize power"
THE AUTHORITARIAN RULER OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN NATION OF NICARAGUA DANIEL ORTEGA ANNOUNCING THE COUNTRY WILL NOT HAVE ANY MORE ELECTIONS.
COMMUNIST-LEFTIST ORTEGA CAME TO POWER IN 1979 OVERTHROWING A US BACKED DICTATOR.
HE ALLOWED ELECTIONS IN THE PAST WINNING SOME AND LOSING OTHERS.
BUT SINCE TAKING OFFICE AFTER THE 2007 ELECTION MR. ORTEGA HAS CONSOLIDATED POWER AND CRACKED DOWN ON OPPONENTS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(Updated) In the Strait of Hormuz tonight the crew of an oil tanker abandoning ship.
This after the tanker was struck by an unknown object off the coast of Oman...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations "X"...
Intelligence sources report the tanker is a Kuwaiti vessel and say it was attacked by Iran.
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WAVING THE THREAT OF 50 PERCENT TARIFFS AT CANADA.
MR. TRUMP'S LOUD WORDS TRIGGERING A RESPONSE FROM CANADA'S PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY SAYING HIS COUNTRY IS 'READY TO ENGAGE' WITH THE UNITED STATES.
NO REAL TARIFFS ARE BEING IMPLMENTED THEY ARE SET FOR 30 DAYS FROM NOW ALLOWING FOR DRAMATIC TENSIONS TO UNFOLD IN THE WEEKS AHEAD...CBC NEWS CANADA BLOG
A federal judge issuing a temporary restraining order against the merger of Paramount-Skydance with Warner Brothers-Discovery.
The merger of the two large media companies into Pro-Israel Pro-President Donald Trump ownership put on hold for two weeks so an antitrust lawsuit can be considered.
The lawsuit brought by 12 Democrat Attorney Generals spearheaded by California AG Rob Bonta...The Hill USA
THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) BACKING DOWN FROM ENFORCEMENT OF METHANE RULES LINKED TO 'CLIMATE CHANGE'.
THE DECISION TO DELAY FINES LINKED TO THE 'ENERGY SECURITY' SITUATION IN THE EU COUNTRIES THAT IN SOME WAYS IS LINKED TO BOTH THE UKRAINE AND IRAN WARS.
COMPANIES IMPORTING ENERGY INTO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES FACED PENALTIES UNDER THE RULES.
THAT LED TO FEARS ENERGY SUPPLIES FOR EUROPE WOULD END UP GETTING DIVERTED TO MARKETS WITH LESS STRINGENT CLIMATE RULES LIKE CHINA AND THE US...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"Now that criminal America has once again chosen the path of error, aggression and adventurism, we are firmly bound to this covenant...
that we will teach it the 'unforgettable lesson' you promised..."
That statement from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) affirming the threatening message from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei pledging an 'unforgettable lesson' for the United States...
Press TV Iran
"Every time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!"
The blistering message on social media from US President Donald Trump following the deaths of four American soldiers in recent days in the Iran War...
OSINTdefender "X"
A political transition in the UK today as Andy Burnham becomes the new Prime Minister of the Labor Party government.
Burnham replacing the unpopular Keir Starmer.
He immediately spoke to the economic turmoil in Britain pledging to help ease the cost of living...BBC News Blog
IN TURKEY THE OPPOSITION MAYOR OF THE CITY OF IZMIR ARRESTED.
POLICE RAIDING CITY HALL TAKING AWAY MAYOR FATMA KAPLAN HURRIYET AND DOZENS OF OTHERS.
ACCUSATIONS OF CORRUPTION LEVELED.
TODAY'S CHARGES FOLLOW A PATTERN THAT HAS EMERGED IN TURKEY (TURKIYE) INVOLVING THE GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN.
OPPOSITION POLITICAL LEADERS OF CITY GOVERNMENTS ARE BEING ARRESTED, JAILED AND TRIED FOR CORRUPTION AND INVOLVEMENT IN 'CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
(COMMENT)
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS EXPRESSED HIS ADMIRATION FOR PRESIDENT ERDOGAN AND IS CLOSE TO THE TURKISH RULER AND THE TURKISH-ALIGNED NATION OF QATAR IN THE PERSIAN GULF.
IN THIS COUNTRY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CONTROLLED BY MR. TRUMP HAVE STEPPED UP INVESTIGATIONS RELATED TO DEMOCRATS AND VARIOUS ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION.
Five killed. 23 wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on a bus in Russia. The attack happened in the Belgorod Region near the border with Ukraine...Tass Russia
(UPDATE, NEW STORY) YEMEN'S IRAN-ALLIED HOUTHI MOVEMENT ANNOUNCING A MARITIME BLOCKADE OF SAUDI ARABIA...
THE IRAN WAR CONTINUES TODAY FOLLOWING A NINTH STRAIGHT NIGHT OF US ATTACKS ON IRAN.
IRAN ATTACKING COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST REGION WHERE US FORCES ARE BASED...AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 307.16 points or .59 percent.
The NASDAQ declined 12.17 points.
At 430 pm New York Time the price of oil 83 dollars three cents a barrel up 54 cents or .65 percent...Marketwatch
Dozens are feared dead in waters off the coast of Guyana after a ferry capsized on Saturday night.
67 of the 133 people on board were rescued...AFP France-Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar
THE MESSAGING FROM THE US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SUNDAY NIGHT IS THAT A POSITIVE TEST RESULT FOR THE PARASITE CYCLOSPORA TURNED OUT TO BE A FALSE POSITIVE.
BUT THE FDA CONTINUES TO WORK WITH LETTUCE PRODUCER TAYLOR FARMS TO REMOVE LETTUCE FROM THE SHELVES...CBC NEWS CANADA
Sunday, July 19, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 7/19/2026*US SOLDIER KILLED IRAQ*RUSSIA WARNS OVER US MISSILE SYSTEM IN JAPAN*DERSHOWITZ SCUTTLES EPSTEIN TESTIMONY*US DEAD IN IRAN WAR*PHILIPPINE GOV'T CLAIMS CHINESE 'RACISM' SEA ISLANDS DISPUTE*US COAST GUARD DEPLOYS NEAR CHINA*MORE KILLING IN GAZA*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
AT 1145 PM NEW YORK TIME TONIGHT OIL IN EARLY TRADING AT 84 DOLLARS 36 CENTS A BARREL UP ONE DOLLAR 87 CENTS OR 2.27 PERCENT FROM FRIDAY'S CLOSE...MARKETWATCH
THE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS UP TO 379.9 AT SAM'S CLUB HERE IN YORK, PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT.
THAT'S 17 CENTS A GALLON HIGHER SINCE THE IRAN WAR ESCALATED NINE DAYS AGO.
The US military attacking Iran for the ninth night in a row with Iran retaliating against nearby countries where US forces are based...Al Jazeera Qatar Liveblog
US CENTRAL COMMAND REVEALING NEW CASUALTIES IN THE IRAN WAR.
ONE SOLDIER KILLED, ANOTHER WOUNDED IN IRAQ.
THE SOLDIERS WORKING ON DESTROYING EXPOSIVES RECOVERED FROM AN IRANIAN DRONE IN THE NORTHERN KURDISH REGION OF IRAQ...SHAFAQ NEWS IRAQ
The Iranian attack on Aqaba in southern Jordan today aimed at destroying US spy and transport planes on the ground there.
Also, Iran claims the destruction of a US MQ-9 reaper drone...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
IN THE UKRAINE WAR A RUSSIAN ATTACK ON A SHIP LEAVING THE PORT OF ODESSA. FIVE KILLED AND FIVE MISSING...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
SPAIN DEFEATING ARGENTINA 1-0 TO WIN THE WORLD CUP OF FOOTBALL (SOCCER)...BBC SPORT
FIVE KILLED AND 21 INJURED IN TWIN EARTHQUAKES (5.1 AND 3.7 IN MAGNITUDE) IN PERU.
THE QUAKES OCCURRED IN A MOUNTAINOUS REGION EAST OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF LIMA...AL JAZEERA QATAR
In Israel the High Court striking down major portions of a new media law in Israel passed by the Netanyahu government before October's elections.
Opposition forces condemned the legislation as an attempt by the government to control media during the election campaign...Times of Israel
A RUSSIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER WARNING ABOUT DEPLOYMENT OF A US MISSILE LAUNCH PLATFORM IN JAPAN.
ANDREY RUDENKO SAYS THE TYPHON MID-RANGE MISSILE SYSTEM POSES A DIRECT THREAT TO RUSSIA'S FAR EAST.
TYPHON DEPLOYED IN CONNECTION WITH US MILITARY MANEUVERS NOW UNDERWAY IN JAPAN.
THE SYSTEM WAS DEPLOYED TO THE PHILIPPINES IN 2024 FROM WHERE MISSILES COULD BE FIRED AT TAIWAN AND CHINA'S EAST COAST.
JUST DAYS AGO, JOINT NAVAL PATROLS INVOLVING CHINESE AND RUSSIAN WARSHIPS WERE ANNOUNCED IN 'RELEVANT' AREAS OF THE PACIFIC...TASS RUSSIA
China's Jingye Steel asking the British government for proper compensation following nationalization of British Steel.
The British government taking the steel maker away from Chinese control says the UK needs the capacity to make steel.
Jingye Steel demanding that the British government 'stop trampling on international investment rules'...Al Jazeera Qatar
A FERRY CARRYING 116 PEOPLE CAPZSIZING OFF THE COAST OF GUYANA. MORE THAN 50 HAVE BEEN RESCUED.
A SEARCH EFFORT CONTINUES.
THE FERRY WAS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TRAVELING BETWEEN GEORGETOWN AND PORT KAITUMA IN WESTERN GUYANA...ASSOCIATED PRESS USA-THE INDEPENDENT UK
Legal scholar Alan Dershowitz canceling his Monday testimony to the US House Government Oversight Committee about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
After demanding the opportunity to testify before the committee and being scheduled to give a deposition tomorrow, Mr. Dershowitz now saying he can't speak to the committee.
Dershowitz states that his lawyers told him cannot legally testify to the House panel.
Mr. Dershowitz a key legal player supporting the controversial plea deal almost 20 years ago that saw serious federal charges of child sex abuse against Jeffrey Epstein scuttled in favor of local less serious charges and what became a 13-month work release sentence in a local jail...
HARVARD CRIMSON
TWO MEMBERS OF THE US MILITARY KILLED IN THE IRAN WAR ANOTHER SOLDIER MISSING FOLLOWING AN IRANIAN MISSILE ATTACK ON A US BASE IN JORDAN FRIDAY NIGHT...NBC News USA...
THE 'WALL STREET JOURNAL' SAYS US PLANES AND DRONES WERE ALSO DESTROYED IN THE ATTACK...OSINTdefender "X"...
IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER CHARACTERIZING THE SIGNATURE OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AS 'UTTERLY WORTHLESS AND INVALID'.
AYATOLLAH MOJTABA KHAMENEI SPEAKING OF NUMEROUS US VIOLATIONS OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU).
KHAMENEI ALSO SAID THE US IS 'THE GREAT SATAN'. HE SPOKE OF IRAN AND ITS ALLIES HAVING 'UNFORGETTABLE LESSONS' FOR THE US...PRESS TV IRAN...
US ATTACKS ON IRAN FOR THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE NIGHT OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
The Philippine government protesting videos published by the "China Daily" newspaper.
It's being said the videos depicted Filipinos as monkeys.
The videos described as "demeaning, dehumanizing and racist depictions of Filipinos".
The videos related to the ongoing territorial dispute in the South China Sea where China claims sovereignty over islands also claimed by the Philippines.
There have been regular confrontations between Philippine and Chinese coast guard vessels in the disputed zone...Al Jazeera Qatar...
THE RISING TENSIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA UNDERSCORED BY THE DEPLPOYMENT OF SIX US COAST GUARD CUTTERS TO SINGAPORE AND THE PHILIPPINES.
THEY WILL OPERATE ALONGSIDE THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD IN THE DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION...
NEWSNATION USA
The vessel boarded off the coast of Yemen on Friday has been maneuvered into Somali waters.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reclassifying the incident as a hijacking...UKMTO "X"
EIGHT KILLED IN THE LATEST ISRAELI ATTACKS ON GAZA. THE ISRAELI AIR ATTACKS AND ARTILLERY SHELLING ALSO WOUNDED OTHERS.
ISRAELI MILITARY FORCES ON THE GROUND CONTINUE TO EXPAND THEIR ZONE OF CONTROL.
THEY ORDERED A GROUP OF PALESTINIANS TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES FOR A 'LIMITED MILITARY OPERATION'.
SINCE US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PROCLAIMED A CEASEFIRE LAST FALL 1,144 KILLED AND 3,703 WOUNDED IN GAZA...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
THERE WERE ISRAELI MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON ON SATURDAY. AIRSTRIKES, ARTILLERY SHELLING, SOUND-BOMB ATTACKS ALONG WITH TREE CUTTING OPERATIONS.
INJURIES REPORTED BY LEBANESE MEDIA...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
In the Ukraine War Russian attacks on Kyiv and Sumy late Saturday night.
Fires ignited in Kiev with injuries reported...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany
Russian defense and security experts warning about the new director of Israel's spy agency Mossad.
Roman Hoffman was born in Belarus in the former Soviet Union speaks Russian and has an understanding of Russia and nearby nations including Ukraine.
The Russian experts say Hoffman is suited to help the Mossad with one of its 'most critical but yet unacknowledged objectives-gathering intelligence on Russia'...Tass Russia
THE TATE BROTHERS ANDREW AND TRISTIAN ARRESTED BY US MARSHALS IN MIAMI BASED ON BRITISH CHARGES.
THERE ARE 38 CHARGES AGAINST THEM RANGING FROM RAPE TO TRAFFICKING FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION TO 'INDECENT IMAGES OF A CHILD'...INDIA TODAY
IN THE DUTCH CAPITAL CITY OF THE HAGUE THIS WEEKEND HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES TWICE.
IT WAS DUE TO DISCOVERY OF A DRUG LAB THAT AUTHORITIES HAD TO DISMANTLE.
WHEN DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES WERE FOUND RESIDENTS WERE EVACUATED WHILE THE SUBSTANCES WERE TAKEN AWAY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Saturday, July 18, 2026
NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*IRAN RULER TRUMP SIGNATURE 'UTTERLY WORTHLESS'*TRUMP 'RAIN HELL' ON IRAN*US KILLED, WOUNDED IRAN WAR*US COAST GUARD DEPLOYED NEAR CHINA*HISTORY OF THE 1930'S REPEATS?*"THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA CARRIED OUT..."*ALAN DERSHOWITZ 'CAN'T TESTIFY' ABOUT EPSTEIN*NOT ABOUT ME IN THE END*
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(MATERIAL ADDING AS ABLE)
The Sunday News Summary Starts Posting Midnight Eastern US Time...LINK
NEWSDUMP ALERT:
"utterly worthless and invalid"
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei characterizing the signature of US President Donald Trump.
Khamenei releasing a statement saying the US has repeatedly violated the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed weeks ago.
Khamenei spoke of the US as "the Great Satan" that 'has once again revealed its true and unmasked face'.
The Iranian ruler saying there are 'unforgettable lessons' in store for the American enemy...
Press TV Iran
NEWSDUMP ALERT: US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID TO SAY 'RAIN HELL' ON IRAN FOLLOWING US MILITARY DEATHS IN IRAN WAR...
OSINTdefender "X"
NEWSDUMP ALERT: US KILLED WOUNDED IN IRAN WAR, ONE MISSING
US Central Command announcing two killed, one missing and four wounded after an Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan.
The attack happened yesterday videos posted online showing two missiles getting through air defenses in an attack on Jordan last night...
NBC NEWS USA
NEWSDUMP ALERT: SIX US COAST GUARD CUTTERS MOVED CLOSE TO CHINA AMID SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLAND DISPUTE
Six US Coast Guard cutters formerly in the Persian Gulf region are now deployed to Singapore and the Philippines.
They will operate in the South China Sea where China, the Philippines and Taiwan dispute sovereignty over islands.
Philippine coast guard vessels have been in numerous confrontations with Chinese coast guard vessels in the area...NEWSNATION USA
"MY CITY WAS GONE"-THE PRETENDERS
Your host the anchorman with a steady stream of serious news all week long El Rusbho spoke of himself as America's Anchorman.
In the 1930's Edward R. Murrow and William L. Shirer could see war on the horizon they watched cold war become hot war.
Is there really any difference folks with the events we see in the Newsdump Alerts at the top of this post or the news summary published last night in case you missed it?
News Summary-Intelligence Report Newsdump Friday July 17, 2026
Most people are tuned out but as your Anchorman I am tuned in and I tune you in.
To the music my mind goes back to the 1960s this time back in 1969 the historic Apollo 11 mission the Lunar Landing and a song that was a hit from "The 5th Dimension"...
"WORKIN' ON A GROOVY THING"-THE 5TH DIMENSION
"SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON"-THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN
"THE RAIN, THE PARK AND OTHER THINGS"-THE COWSILLS
"MELTDOWN"-STEVE TAYLOR ("ROCK GOSPEL SHOW"-BBC 1985)
...."they show that over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People's Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history"
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPEECH THURSDAY JULY 16, 2026 (AT 7:02 INTO VIDEO)...
"you have to go back to 2007, 2008. The original Alex Acosta investigation of Jeffrey Epstein where he basically dropped the federal charges...
What were they collecting? It was not looking at a broader conspiracy..."
THE MESSAGE OF VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE TO JOE ROGAN REGARDING THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES (STARTING AT 3:01 INTO VIDEO)...
"...he clearly had connections to the upper, to the highest levels of American intelligence. He clearly had connections to the highest level of Israeli intelligence"
VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE TALKS ABOUT JEFFREY EPSTEIN (STARTING AT 13:17 INTO THE VIDEO)...
On Monday the 'key lawyer' of Jeffrey Epstein's sweetheart plea deal and the silencing of victims through cash payments almost 20 years ago Alan Dershowitz was set to testify before the House Government Oversight Committee but now he says he can't...
"Dershowitz Told By Attorneys He Cannot Legally Testify On Epstein Ties"
Edging God Out
Sometimes I get the notion of narcissism of a big ego thrown at me and how do I respond to that.
In the end it's definitely not about me.
"For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and the gospel will save it.
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world yet forfeit their soul?
Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels"
MARK 8:35-38 NIV BIBLE
The Value Of Your Soul-Dr. Billy Graham Little Rock, Arkansas 1989
Good Night. God Bless.
FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 398*WAR AND DEATH WEEK*"AT THE COST OF BLOOD IF NECESSARY"*'ASSISTED DEATH' SHIFTS $ TO DEFENSE*BOMB ATTACK VICTIM POINTS TO UKRAINE*
(NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
One could call this a week of "War And Death" in France.
Tuesday's July 14th parade in Paris the annual Bastille Day event more militarized than ever 6,600 French soldiers with hundreds of soldiers from dozens of countries that support Ukraine also involved.
A coalition of 36 nations dubbed the "Coalition of the Willing" involved.
Leaders of those nations and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky participating in the parade.
It was revealed that military maneuvers involving Ukrainian soldiers and military forces of the coalition are to happen outside of Ukraine in the months ahead.
For now, the notion of the maneuvers is linked to a French and British led force to be deployed in event of a 'ceasefire' in Ukraine.
That linked to US President Donald Trump's on again, off again talks with Russia over the Ukraine War.
But as the European nations build their military strength aligning themselves with Mr. Trump's standard of five percent of GDP being spent on defense by 2035, the ability of European-NATO countries to move beyond 'peacekeeping' in Ukraine will grow.
This could mean French-European forces bearing the brunt of warfare against Russia and supporting US confrontation with China in the "Indo-Pacific".
The US plays the background role in the rising confrontation with Russia supplying arms for Ukraine paid for by European countries.
The US has publicly stated it is reducing its commitment to NATO to meet other commitments.
In conjunction with last Tuesday's festivities, it was announced that France's military reserve strength has grown to 51,000 personnel.
Young people are being encouraged to enlist for military training followed by release into civilian life for recall when needed.
"The message we send to the world is this. Yes, peace is our goal. We cherish freedom and the rule of law.
And yes, we stand ready to fight and defend them.
Always, and at the cost of blood if necessary."
PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON IN HIS SPEECH TO FRANCE'S ARMED FORCES THIS WEEK SPEAKING OF THE PURPOSE OF THE EUROPEAN REARMAMENT.
MR. MACRON ALSO PROCLAIMING THE WORK OF REARMAMENT DONE DURING HIS PRESIDENCY THAT WILL END NEXT YEAR SAYING:
"The commitment has been fulfilled. The facts speak for themselves, and history will judge"...
AFP France 24-MSN
IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WEDNESDAY THE ROADBLOCK OF THE FRENCH SENATE OVERCOME WITH A 291-241 VOTE SUPPORTING THE 'ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL'.
THREE VOTES OF THE LOWER CHAMBER CAN NEGATE ANY OPPOSITION TO LEGISLATION IN THE SENATE.
THE SENATE MAJORITY OF THE TRADTIONAL 'RIGHT' LES REPUBLICAINS (LR) PARTY PUT UP RESISTANCE TO THE BILL LEGALIZING ASSISTED DEATH.
THIS AS ELECTIONS ARE ON THE HORIZON NEXT YEAR LED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN APRIL.
ONE OF THE UNSPOKEN THINGS ABOUT DEATH FOR THE OLD AND SICK IS THAT ANY GOVERNMENTAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR CARE CAN BE SHIFTED TOWARDS MILITARY SPENDING.
THIS INDEED IS THE TREND IN CANADA AND EUROPE TODAY INCLUDING FRANCE AS NATIONS COMPLY WITH THE INSISTENCE OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THAT THEY SPEND FIVE PERCENT OF THEIR GDP ON NATIONAL DEFENSE.
WILL VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING IN FRANCE GIVE WAY TO MANDATORY 'ASSISTED DYING' AS WAS THE CASE IN GERMANY AT THE END OF THE 1930'S?
THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
"French parliament takes historic step, approves law on assisted suicide"-NOS Netherlands
"The end of life law adopted: when could the first applications of the 'right to assisted dying' take place? What the political calendar suggests"-BFM-TV France (Translation Prompt)
The Ukrainian businessman targeted with a bomb on June 29th in Monaco says Ukraine's intelligence agency was trying to kill him.
Vadim Ermolaev wounded along with his wife and child when a backpack bomb left at the door of their apartment was brought inside.
Ermolaev releasing a letter directed to leaders including Prince Albert II of Monaco, President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
In the letter he dismisses reports that appeared in mainstream media following the blast suggesting it was a 'warning' aimed at him.
The woman suspected of planting the bomb 39-year-old Anastasiia Berezovska fled to Ukraine where she was later shot in the head. Two suspects including a Ukrainian intelligence employee were arrested...
"'Their goal was to kill us': The oligarch targeted in a Monaco bomb attack speaks out for the first time in a letter"-BFM-TV France
For now that's news from France.
ALSO AVAILABLE 'UNPLUGGED' POST...Nextrush Unplugged Weekend*Iran Ruler Trump Signature 'Utterly Worthless'*US Killed, Wounded Iran War*US Coast Guard Deployed Near China*History of the 1930's Repeats?*'The People's Republic of China carried out...'"*
Friday, July 17, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 7/17/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*US WAR WOUNDED*14 KILLED GAZA*RECALL CYCLOSPORIASIS OUTBREAK*CHINA LANDSLIDE*US BUILDUP ATTACK IRAN REPORTED*US AIR QUALITY ALERTS*IRAN WAR ATTACKS*CHINA, RUSSIA REJECT TRUMP ALLEGATIONS*ICE AGENT FATAL SHOOTING SCRUTINIZED*
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ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA MAJESTIC FANFARE ELECTRONIC REMIX
China and Russia rebuff elements of President Trump's speech linking them to interference in American elections, a lettuce recall linked to the outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the US and 14 more deaths in Israeli attacks in Gaza today but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
A contracted employee of a federal immigration detention center in Aurora, Colorado arrested accused of shooting a protester last night.
42-year-old Brandon Booth charged with assault and attempted second-degree murder.
Booth was being prevented from entering the facility where he worked for the "CEO Group" by protesters who engaged in verbal confrontation and took pictures of employees' vehicles.
The unidentified female protester who was shot said to have received a non-life-threatening injury to the lower half of her body...CBS News USA
Seven killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Tambov Region with 24 others wounded.
The attack at a logistics facility also ignited a fire that is being extinguished...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
ISRAELI ELECTION POLLING FROM THE 'MAARIV' NEWSPAPER PUTS PARTIES OPPOSED TO PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AT 62 SEATS.
THE PARTIES CURRENTLY IN MR. NETANYAHU'S GOVERNMENT STAND AT 48 SEATS.
ARAB PARTIES CAPTURE 10 SEATS IN THE POLL.
THE 'YASHAR' PARTY OF RISING POLITICAL STAR GADI EISENKOT WINS 22 SEATS TIED WITH NETANYAHU'S LIKUD PARTY.
ISRAELI VOTERS GO TO THE POLLS ON OCTOBER 27TH...THE JERUSALEM POST-MSN...
MORE ON ISRAEL'S PARLIAMENT AND THE ELECTION LATER IN THE SUMMARY.
The death toll in the June 24th double earthquakes in Venezuela now 5,069.
We are being told that the number of missing is about 50,000.
6,400 people have been rescued from the rubble.
There are reports of poor sanitation conditions and disease in the aftermath of the quakes...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
CBS NEWS IS REPORTING US CASUALTIES IN THE WEEKLONG FLAREUP OF THE IRAN WAR.
SEVERAL US SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN IRANIAN ATTACKS LINKED TO BASES IN JORDAN.
EARLIER ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTING REVEALED MULTIPLE US MILITARY MEDICAL EVACUATION FLIGHTS OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST TO GERMANY IN THE LAST WEEK.
THERE MAY BE MORE US MILITARY CASUALTIES WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YET...OSINTdefender "X"
Only one conviction remains out of the original 12 charges in the sex offenses case involving Canadian billionaire businessman Frank Stronach.
A rare post-trial mistrial granted by a judge for a sexual assault conviction involving Mr. Stronach age 93.
He now stands convicted of indecent assault only based on complaints from two women.
Stronach's lawyer Leora Shemesh presenting emails from a woman's lawyer in a civil case showing inconsistencies with the woman's testimony at the criminal trial leading to that mistrial on the sexual assault charge...CBC News Canada
IN NORWAY AN OUT-OF-CONTROL FIRE BURNING MORE THAN 100 HOMES. THE INFERNO RAGING IN THE TOWN OF KROKSTADELVA NEAR OSLO.
HUNDREDS EVACUATED TO SAFETY WITH SIX HELICOPTERS EMPLOYED TO FIGHT THE BLAZE.
A FEW INJURIES REPORTED BUT SO FAR NO KNOWN FATALITIES AND NO ONE REPORTED MISSING.
THE FIGHT AGAINST THE BLAZE CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT...DANMARKS RADIO DENMARK (TRANSLATION PROMPT) (VIDEO EMBED)
LATE IRAN WAR NEWS
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IRAN'S STATE BROADCASTER REPORTING IRANIAN ATTACKS ON US MILITARY FORCES IN THREE COUNTRIES TONIGHT.
BASES IN JORDAN AND KUWAIT HIT AS WELL AS A SAUDI AIR BASE BEING USED BY US MILITARY REFUELING PLANES...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
Three killed in a US attack in Iran's Hormozgan Province tonight, eight others wounded according to Iranian media...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
IRAN'S IRGC (ISLAMIC REVOLUTION GUARD CORPS (IRGC) THREATENING TO ATTACK MORE US LINKED TARGETS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE IRGC SAYS IT WILL GO BEYOND ATTACKING US MILITARY TARGETS TO HIT ANY AND ALL US-LINKED TECHNOLOGICAL-ECONOMIC ASSETS IN NEARBY COUNTRIES.
THERE IS ALSO AN IRANIAN CLAIM OF FIRING AT AND FORCING A US VESSEL TO RETREAT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN...PRESS TV IRAN ...
THE IRGC SAYS IT STOPPED FOUR VESSELS MAKING UNAUTHORIZED PASSAGE THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WHILE BEING ASSISTED BY THE UNITED STATES MILITARY...TASS RUSSIA...
Tonight Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims two oil tankers exploded when they traveled a mined route south of the Strait of Hormuz...Tasnim News Agency Iran (Translation Prompt)
More on the Iran War later in the summary.
14 KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACKS IN GAZA TODAY.
EIGHT KILLED, 20 WOUNDED AS MOURNERS WAITED FOR A FUNERAL PROCESS OUTSIDE A MOSQUE...AL JAZEERA QATAR
Taylor Farms recalling lettuce produced in central Mexico.
This follows linkage between lettuce at Taco Bell restaurants in five states and a spreading outbreak of cyclosporiasis.
Nearly 7,000 people in 34 states may been sickened by the stomach virus that causes explosive diarrhea.
Health authorities continue to probe and track cases confirming 1,644 of them...NBC News USA
Major US companies cutting business deals with Iraq.
The deals announced following the recent US visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi.
US President Donald Trump touting the energy supplies Iraq has to offer.
The business deals involve both energy related companies non-energy companies including Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Halliburton, Cisco, JP Morgan and Starlink.
Some of the deals are preliminary and non-binding and will likely be impacted by future developments in Iraq divided between Kurdish and Sunni Muslim factions on one side and Pro-Iran Shia Muslim factions on the other.
There have been attacks on Iraqi soil in recent days related to escalation of the Iran War...The Hill USA
AT LEAST EIGHT DEAD AND 34 INJURED IN A LANDSLIDE IN CHINA.
THE DISASTER HAPPENED IN A SUBURB OF THE CITY OF CHONGQING IN CENTRAL CHINA.
HUNDREDS OF RESCUE WORKERS RESPONDED.
1100 PEOPLE WERE ALSO EVACUATED AS A RESULT OF THE LANDSLIDE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
NEWS OUTLET 'AXIOS' REPORTS THE US NOTIFIED ISRAEL IT INTENDS TO SEND DOZENS MORE REFUELING PLANES TO ISRAEL.
THE PLANES WOULD SUPPORT AN ESCALATION OF ATTACKS ON IRAN BY US WARPLANES.
ISRAEL'S BEN GURION AIRPORT CURRENTLY HAS 33 US REFUELING PLANS ON SITE AND MORE OF THEM WOULD CAUSE INCREASED CONGESTION AND DISRUPTION OF CIVILIAN AIR TRAFFIC...TIMES OF ISRAEL
In the Ukraine War Russia attacking Ukrainian ports and ships.
The Russian attacks follow Ukrainian attacks on Russian shipping and ports in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
An unauthorized boarding of a merchant vessel off the southern coast of Yemen. Information provided by the British Royal Navy's maritime trade operations center says authorities are 'investigating' the incident...UKMTO "X"
IN POLAND CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENT KAROL NAWROCKI VETOING TWO BILLS FACILITATING COHABITATION BY COUPLES OF THE SAME SEX.
THE BILLS SEEN AS A BACKDOOR WAY OF ESTABLISHING MARRIAGE RIGHTS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES.
LEFT-OF-CENTER PRIME MINISTER DONALD TUSK 'FURIOUS' ABOUT THE VETO CALLING IT 'CONTEMPT FOR PEOPLE AND THEIR RIGHT TO HAPPINESS'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Air quality alerts across a major portion of the United States due to smoke from wildfires in Canada.
A smoky haze obscuring the sun here in Central Pennsylvania.
Alerts for poor air quality in effect from Minnesota all the way to the New Jersey coast. Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Washington DC and New York City in the affected areas.
People being urged to avoid the outdoors in air quality alert areas...Associated Press-CBS News USA
THE PRICE OF GASOLINE AT SAM'S CLUB HERE IN YORK, PENNSYLVANIA NOW 378.9.
THAT'S A 16 CENT INCREASE SINCE THE RESUMPTION OF US ATTACKS ON IRAN.
THE PRE-IRAN WAR PRICE OF GAS WAS 273.9 BACK IN FEBRUARY.
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THE ESCALATION OF THE IRAN WAR ORDERED BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CONTINUES IRAN URGING ITS CITIZENS TO CONSERVE ELECTRICITY AS US ATTACKS IMPACT ITS POWER GRID.
EIGHT KILLED IN US ATTACKS ON IRAN OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
IRANIAN AUTHORITIES SAYS 38 HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MORE THAN 400 WOUNDED IN THE US ATTACKS IN RECENT DAYS.
IRAN SAYS ITS COUNTERATTACKS RANGE FAR AND WIDE ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST INCLUDING US MILITARY RELATED SITES IN SYRIA AND OMAN.
IRAN ALSO SAYS US PLANES HAVE BEEN HIT IN QATAR AND JORDAN...(PRESS TV IRAN)
MEANWHILE KUWAIT SAYS A POWER AND WATER PLANT HAS BEEN ATTACKED BY IRAN. THE PUBLIC WARNED TO CONSERVE ELECTRICITY USE...AFP FRANCE-TIMES OF ISRAEL...
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"Such statements by the US side are pure fabrication and malicious slander"
CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN LIN JIAN REJECTING ALLEGATIONS MADE BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THAT CHINA IS MEDDLING IN US ELECTIONS.
HE SAID NOTIONS OF CHINESE INTERFERENCE IN AMERICAN ELECTIONS ARE GROUNDLESS.
THE CHINESE SPOKESMAN SAID CHINA DOES NOT INTERFERE IN THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF OTHER COUNTRIES.
BUT MR. LIN SAID THAT THE UNITED STATES HAD A LONG TRACK RECORD OF INTERFERING IN OTHER COUNTRIES NOTING:
"On the contrary, it is the United States that interferes in the internal affairs of other countries at every opportunity and has long conducted widespread surveillance."...
TASS RUSSIA...
"We reject all accusations. We reject them resolutely"
KREMLIN SPOKESMAN DMITRY PESKOV REJECTING ANY NOTION THAT RUSSIA INTERFERES IN US ELECTIONS.
MR. PESKOV SAYING RUSSIA DOES NOT INTERFERE IN OTHER COUNTRIES INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND DOES NOT WANT OTHER COUNTRIES INTERFERING IN ITS INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
IN HIS SPEECH LAST NIGHT US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MADE PASSING REFERENCES TO OTHER NATIONS LIKE IRAN, NORTH KOREA AND RUSSIA AS HE MAINLY CRITICIZED CHINA FOR ACTIONS TO UNDERMINE US ELECTIONS.
TRUMP ALSO SUGGESTING PEOPLE INSIDE THE US GOVERNMENT SYMPATHETIC TO DEMOCRATS WERE HIDING EVIDENCE OF CHINESE INTERFERENCE IN US ELECTIONS...TASS RUSSIA...
MORE ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SPEECH LATER IN THIS SUMMARY.
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 406.55 points or .77 percent.
The NASDAQ declined 361.70 points or 1.4 percent.
The price of oil in New York at the close 82 dollars 47 cents a barrel up three dollars 52 cents or 4.46 percent...Marketwatch
Israel's parliament dissolving early today setting the stage for an election on October 27th.
Many pieces of contentious legislation passed in the hours being dissolution.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will defend his performance in connection with the October 7th attack on Israel and the warfare that has followed it involving Gaza, Lebanon and Iran...Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar
RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY CONDEMNING SOUTH KOREA'S PARTICIPATION IN THE NATO MILITARY BUILDUP.
THE CONDEMNATION CONVEYED AT A MEETING BETWEEN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ANDREI RUDENKO AND SOUTH KOREAN AMBASSADOR LEE SUK-BAE.
THE USE OF SOUTH KOREAN INDUSTRY TO FUEL THE MASSIVE MILITARY EXPANSION BY CANADA AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES CALLED 'UNACCEPTABLE'.
THE RUSSIAN MESSAGE TO SOUTH KOREA ALSO NOTING THAT NATO HAS 'OPENLY PROCLAIMED PREPARATIONS FOR WAR WITH RUSSIA'...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The ICE agent who shot a Colombian man dead during a traffic stop on Monday reported to have a history of violent behavior and mental health problems.
David Brouillette's background reported by the Associated Press based on interviews with family including two ex-wives and court documents.
Brouillette shot and killed Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero during a traffic stop in Biddeford, Maine...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN HIS THURSDAY NIGHT SPEECH US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP LEVELING ACCUSATIONS AT CHINA LINKED TO HIS FIRST TERM AS PRESIDENT AND THE 2020 ELECTION.
TRUMP SAYING CHINA GAINED ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION OF 220 MILLION US VOTERS AND WANTED TO MAKE AMERICAN'S BELIEVE HE 'WASN'T SO HOT'.
THE PRESIDENT PUSHING FOR PASSAGE OF HIS 'SAVE ACT' ELECTION LEGISLATION...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
The fourth ranking official in China's government political adviser Wang Huning visiting North Korea.
He led a delegation marking the 65th anniversary of a Treaty of Friendship between North Korea and China.
North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un meeting the visiting Chinese delegation...Yonhap News Agency South Korea
This week Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announcing a testosterone screening program for members of the military over the age of 30.
Those found to have low levels would be offered hormone treatment to boost testosterone levels.
Hegseth says this will ' guarantee that soldiers have the right testosterone level, so they can function at their best'.
The "Washington Post" found experts critical of the proposal saying levels of testosterone naturally fluctuate and that it is unusual to institute preventive testing...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
Thursday, July 16, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 7/16/2025*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*TRUMP SPEECH ACCUSES CHINA OF ELECTION INTERFERENCE*MEDIA CONTROL BILL PASSES AHEAD OF ISRAELI ELECTION*IRAN URGES ARAB COUNTRIES TO STOP ALLOWING US ATTACKS*FIRST AMENDMENT SUIT CHALLENGES INT'L COURT SANCTIONS*RECENT GAZA ATTACKS KILL 15*NETANYAHU PARTY MP QUITS, SAYS PARTY 'HIJACKED'*RISING ELECTRIC COSTS AND DATA CENTERS*US LOW OPINION RATING ALLIED NATIONS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THIS EVENING SPACE X ABORTING THE LAUNCH OF A STARSHIP TEST FLIGHT.
TWO ENGINES FAILED TO IGNITE.
ELON MUSK SAYING AN NEW ATTEMPT IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK...SPACE NEWS
A speech by US President Donald Trump tonight.
The speech focused on hot button issues, economic policies and the upcoming mid-term elections.
Mr. Trump saying he has changed things for the better since he took office last year.
The President trumpeting declassification of information related to vulnerabilities in the US election process.
He mentioned China as a threat to the election process in the United States and accused China of interference in the 2020 Presidential Election.
Trump saying China was on the side of Joe Biden in that election.
The President currently advocating for his "SAFE" Act election legislation...
FULL SPEECH OF PRESIDENT TRUMP 25 MINUTES 55 SECONDS
US BOMBING ATTACKS ACROSS IRAN TONIGHT INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE BRIDGES.
THERE ARE DEAD AND WOUNDED IN THOSE US ATTACKS.
POWER OUTAGES ARE REPORTED IN SOUTHERN IRAN.
IRAN FIRING BACK WITH ATTACKS ON US BASES IN NEARBY NATIONS.
EXPLOSIONS IN QATAR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
...AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
There have been protests across Ukraine following the forced resignation of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
Some reports suggest this was a bad move by President Volodymyr Zelensky linked to Fedorov's opposition to corrupt practices in awarding contracts...Tagesschau Germany Video Report (Translation Prompt) (German Video)
"In a democratic country, it is forbidden to silence the free press"
FORMER ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NAFTALI BENNETT ON THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW MEDIA REGULATION LAW
The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu passing a new media regulation bill in parliament this evening just months before the October 27th election.
The law sharply criticized by opposition parties who say the new law is designed to control media including online speech during the election.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of the "Together" Party noting the government is 'passing absurd and dangerous laws whose only purpose is to preserve its own political survival'.
The opposition "Yisrael Beytenu (Israel Our Home)" Party says the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to neutralize both judicial and media independence along the lines of the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...Times of Israel
IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY URGING ARAB COUNTRIES TO STOP USE OF THEIR TERRITORY FOR US ATTACKS ON IRAN.
IRAN EMPHASIZING IT HARBORS 'NO ENMITY OR ILL WILL' TOWARDS NEIGHBORING NATIONS...TASS RUSSIA
A lawsuit filed in US District Court in Southern New York against Trump Administration sanctions on the International Criminal Court in The Hague, capital of the Netherlands.
The suit argues the US sanctions hinder the ICC from investigating human rights abuses and war crimes committed by Israel against Palestinians.
Two groups filing the lawsuit note their First Amendment right to file complaints with the court are violated by those sanctions...The Hill USA
15 PALESTINIANS KILLED IN ONGOING ISRAELI ATTACKS IN GAZA DESPITE A CEASEFIRE PROCLAIMED LAST FALL BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
SOME OF THOSE KILLED IN ATTACKS TODAY, OTHERS IN RECENT DAYS. ISRAEL CLAIMING ATTACKS ARE AIMED AT TERRORISTS BUT CIVILIANS INCLUDING CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN TEN YEARS OLD HAVE BEEN KILLED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Two boats carrying more than 500 people missing off the coast of Myanmar.
They were carrying Rohingya refugees members of the Muslim minority in mainly Buddhist Myanmar.
Many Rohingya have fled conflict with the Buddhists and live in refugee camps in Bangladesh...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
ISRAELI POLITICS A PARLIAMENT MEMBER OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S LIKUD PARTY, FOUNDED DECADES AGO BY FORMER PRIME MINISTER MENACHEM BEGIN, DECIDING TO RESIGN.
DAN ILLOUZ SAYS THE PARTY HAD 'BEEN HIJACKED'.
HE SAID LIKUD IS NO LONGER A PARTY HE CAN VOTE FOR.
ILLOUZ SAYING THAT MR. NETANYAHU SHOULD HAVE RESIGNED HIMSELF AND ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS FOLLOWING THE HAMAS ATTACK FROM GAZA ON OCTOBER 7TH.
MR. ILLOUZ ALSO SAYING ABOUT A THIRD OF LIKUD PARLIAMENT MEMBERS DESIRED TO REMOVE MR. NETANYAHU FOLLOWING OCTOBER 7TH...TIMES OF ISRAEL
In Russia one killed, several wounded with 375 Ukrainian drones shot down by Russian air defenses in a 24-hour period...Tass Russia...
Fatalities in Kiev last night following a Russian attack...(News Agencies)
11 killed in a fire at an orphanage in Algeria. 19 others injured. The cause of the blaze not known...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE IRAN WAR CONTINUES IRAN HITTING US BASES NEAR IRAN WHILE US ATTACKS ARE OCCURRING BEYOND SOUTHERN IRAN TO INCLUDE THE TEHRAN AREA.
THE US HITTING THE ENGINE ROOM OF A TANKER VIOLATING ITS BLOCKADE OF IRAN...
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In Washington an Epstein Files Transparency Act II bill introduced.
The new legislation aimed at giving state investigators full access to Department of Justice files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
This week the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York rebuffed a request from the New Mexico Department of Justice for unredacted documents related to Epstein...Rep. Thomas Massie "X"
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 105.67 points or .2 percent.
The NASDAQ declining 387.28 or 1.47 percent.
At 423 pm New York Time the price of oil 78 dollars 99 cents a barrel down 61 cents or .77 percent...Marketwatch
THE SHAKEUP IN UKRAINE'S GOVERNMENT THIS WEEK INCLUDES THE RESIGNATION OF UKRAINIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MYKHAILO FEDOROV.
FEDOROV PUSHED OUT BY PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY WITH SOME SAYING HE LOST HIS JOB FOR FAILING TO AWARD CONTRACTS TO THOSE LINKED TO CORRUPTION...OSINTdefender "X"
INCREASED POWER COSTS FOR THE "PJM INTERCONNECTION" HERE IN THE EASTERN US AND NEARBY STATES WILL BE DRIVEN IN PART BY DATA CENTERS.
THE RECENT POWER AUCTION FOR THE GRID WILL ADD 16.4 BILLION DOLLARS IN COSTS FROM JUNE 2028 TILL MAY 2029.
6.3 BILLION DOLLARS OF THOSE COSTS DRIVEN BY DEMAND FOR DATA CENTERS. THAT'S 38.4 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL...THE HILL USA...PJM INTERCONNECTION WIKIPEDIA
Favorable opinion of the United States is lacking in many key nations aligned with the US militarily.
In some of those nations, public opinion of China is more favorable.
This as the military buildup in those nations demanded by US President Donald Trump would place those nations in a more favorable position to support a potential US-China conflict.
In Canada 33 percent have a favorable opinion of the US and 44 percent have a favorable opinion of China.
Favorable opinions of China and the US in the UK are about even.
Research in 36 countries and territories carried out by Pew Global Attitudes Research...Associated Press-National Public Radio USA
In New Zealand the leader of the ACT Party David Seymour pushing for a permanent scheme to allow testing of new technology.
Seymour seeking for relaxation of rules on a more regular basis so new products like driverless cars, heavy agricultural drones, cell-cultivated food and drugs could be tested more easily in New Zealand.
Mr. Seymour's party one of the partners in New Zealand's current government ahead of the country's next election on November 7th...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 7/15/2026*EPSTEIN TIED TO ISRAELI INTEL BY VANCE*OBAMA LAWYER EPSTEIN TESTIMONY*FRANCE PASSES DEATH BILL*US MID-EAST MEDIVAC FLIGHTS*FEDS REBUFF EPSTEIN NEW MEXICO PROBE*ISRAELI HIGH COURT BLOCKS DRAFT DODGER LAW* MORE THAN DOZEN DEAD IN LATEST GAZA 'CEASEFIRE' ATTACKS*US AIR ATTACKS KILL DOZENS IN IRAN*US CYCLOSPORA OUTBREAK*
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