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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
US envoy Steve Witkoff speaking of promising discussions with Iran regarding Iran's nuclear program.
They happened directly and indirectly in spite of the recent conflict between Israel and Iran...Israel National News
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RESULTS FROM THE PRIMARY ELECTION IN NEW YORK COMING IN TONIGHT.
FOCUS ON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONTEST FOR MAYOR IN NEW YORK CITY IT IS A RANKED CHOICE SYSTEM THE FINAL RESULTS WILL NOT BE KNOWN TONIGHT.
ANDREW CUOMO THE FORMER NEW YORK GOVERNOR FACING ASSEMLBYMAN ZOHRAN MAMDANI AND OTHER CANDIDATES.
THE TOP CANDIDATES CUOMO THE ESTABLISHMENT CANDIDATE VERSUS THE PROGRESSIVE MAMDANI.
MR. CUOMO OFFERED CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. MAMDANI ON HIS VICTORY IN THE FIRST ROUND VOTE AND SUGGESTED IN HIS CONCESSION A POSSIBLE INDEPENDENT RUN FOR MAYOR IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.
THE WINNER OF THIS CONTEST FACING INCUMBENT MAYOR ERIC ADAMS WHO IS TRYING TO WIN RE-ELECTION AS AN INDEPENDENT...
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A House Democrat critical of US Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Representative Kim Schrier of Washington slamming Kennedy over his firing of a vaccine advisory panel.
She accused Secretary Kennedy of lying during his Senate confirmation hearing about that vaccine advisory group...The Hill USA...More news related to this story later in the summary.
THE BRICS GROUP OF NATIONS INCLUDING BRAZIL, CHINA, INDIA AND RUSSIA CALLING FOR A 'NUCLEAR FREE ZONE' IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE STATEMENT SPEAKING OF PROHBITING NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND OTHER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
CURRENTLY ISRAEL IS BELIEVED TO HAVE AROUND 90 NUCLEAR WEAPONS THE ONLY NATION KNOWN TO HAVE THEM IN THE REGION...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Two drones approaching Israel intercepted and taken down tonight. The Israel Defense Forces saying the drones likely came from Iran...Israel National News
AS THE NATO SUMMIT IS GETTING UNDERWAY IN THE NETHERLANDS THERE'S BEEN A DISRUPTION OF THE DUTCH RAIL SYSTEM THAT'S BEING INVESTIGATED AS SABOTAGE.
TRAIN LINES BETWEEN SCHIPHOL AIRPORT AND THE CITIES OF AMSTERDAM AND UTRECHT FOR HOURS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
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As the NATO Summit gets underway in the Netherlands British media talking about a Russian warship escorting oil tankers through the English Channel.
The corvette "Boiky" alongside two tankers that are part of sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine War.
Merchant vessels including oil tankers have been intercepted in "NATO waters" in particular the Baltic Sea.
The intercepted ships many of which are under sanctions and some of which are foreign owned have sometimes been accused of disrupting underwater communications links in the Baltic...BBC News
IN GAZA TODAY ISRAELI FORCES OPENING FIRE ON CIVILIANS SEEKING FOOD AID AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS KILLING DOZENS OF PEOPLE.
DRONES USED IN SOME OF THE KILLINGS...EVAN HILL "X" (LINK TO ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY)
In Japan a US Marine sentenced to seven years in prison convicted of sexually assaulting a Japanese woman.
The attack occurred on the island of Okinawa where other US military personnel have been in court on sexual assault charges.
Okinawa residents have waged a sustained campaign against the US military presence on the island noting that in addition to crime it also brings noise from aircraft and pollution of the environment...BBC News
A GERMAN COURT WITH A FREEDOM OF SPEECH RULING IN FAVOR OF THE MAGAZINE 'COMPACT'.
GERMANY'S GOVERNMENT BANNED THE MAGAZINE LAST YEAR SAYING IT REPRESENTED THE VIEWS OF THE 'EXTREME RIGHT'.
THE JUDGE IN THE CASE SAYING THE MAGAZINE PUBLISHED STATEMENTS THAT WERE 'EXAGGERATED' BUT SUCH STATEMENTS ARE 'PERMISSIBLE CRITICISM'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 507.24 points or 1.19 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 281.56 points or 1.43 percent.
At 447 pm New York Time the price of oil at 65 dollars four cents a barrel down three dollars 47 cents a barrel or 5.06 percent percent...Marketwatch
In Sudan's civil war 40 people killed in an attack on a hospital last weekend.
The group Emergency Lawyers says that Sudan's military used a drone to attack the hospital.
The Sudanese military is fighting the Rapid Support Forces for control of the country...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
ISRAEL-IRAN WAR
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TRUMP CALLS ON BOTH SIDES TO BACK DOWN
IRAN DENIES CEASEFIRE VIOLATION
"ISRAEL DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS"
Part of an all-capital letter social media post from US President Donald Trump urging Israel to back down following those missile barrages from Iran this morning...Truth Social Post...
Trump urging both sides to refrain from conflict in social media posting and speaking to reporters with use of the "F" word to drive his message...Times of Israel (Video Embed)...
Before he left for the NATO Summit Mr. Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu saying Israel limited its retaliation for previous attacks to one site after that conversation...Tass Russia
Three and half hours into a ceasefire a missile firing incident in Israel which Iran denies involvement in.
Israel's Defense Minister ordering a response 'into the heart of Tehran'.
Hundreds said to have been killed in an Israeli attack on the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps headquarters in Tehran.
Four killed and 22 wounded in an Iranian missile attack in Beersheba, Israel right before the ceasefire went into force at 7 am Israel Time this morning (Midnight Eastern US Time)
The missile directly hit a bomb shelter. Shelters offer no protection from such direct hits.
Iranian government messaging is that Iran's forceful response to Israel's attacks that began on Friday June 13th forced Israel to end hostilities.
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REPUBLICAN US SENATOR BILL CASSIDY OF LOUISIANA TRYING TO STOP THE FIRST MEETING OF A NEW VACCINE ADVISORY PANEL HANDPICKED BY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.
CASSIDY CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE THAT OVESEES HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
HE'S SAYING THE NEW PANEL IS INEXPERIENCED, MAY BE BIASED AGAINST VACCINES AND NEEDS A CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL CHIEF TO APPROVE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE NEW VACCINE PANEL WHICH REPLACED AN OLD ONE DISMISSED BY SECRETARY KENNEDY IS SET TO MEET TOMORROW...THE HILL USA
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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