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41 are dead in a plane fire as Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport according to Russian officials...... Early Monday morning reports from the Palestinian side say a cease-fire is in force with Israel as of 430 am local time, 930 pm Eastern US time. No comment on that from Israel but an announcement that restrictions from Home Front Command of the Israel Defense Forces are ended as of 7 am local time, 12 Midnight Eastern US time..... A statement from US National Security Adviser John Bolton Sunday..... The situation worsening this weekend in Syria with the possibility that the HTS jihadists, formerly...

By the numbers the government in France said 18,900 Yellow Vests protesters today while the Yellow Vests came in with 40,291 estimated at 155 locations. "The Yellow Number" on Facebook says its count comes from the "streets and roundabouts (traffic circles)" 1460 protesters estimated by the police in Paris today. The procession wrapping up at the Place de la Nation. The full "Sputnik" video from Paris...... In Lyon today protesters in Yellow Vests joined by a youth protest demanding action on "climate change". The video from Lyon shows some Yellow Vests but also includes police and protesters not wearing Yellow...

Wednesday's massive protests in France for May Day involved some 165-thousand people according to the government but twice that many people according to the protesters. May Day brought labor unions onto the streets but also Yellow Vests protesters with the small group of two thousand anarchists "stealing the show" with their violent displays of vandalism and attacks on police in Paris. France's leading opposition politician Marine Le Pen continued to wonder out loud as she has throughout the period of the Yellow Vests protests why the government allows the "black blocs" of militants to materialize inside demonstrations with the National...

President Trump spoke with Russia's president Vladimir Putin for 90 minutes on Friday. He tweeted in part that it was a: "long and very good conversation"..... The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports more than 120 airstrikes by Russian and Syrian aircraft Friday.... More protests in Venezuela set for Saturday with those killed and wounded being remembered on Sunday. Protesters will begin to concentrate at various points in the capital city of Caracas at 10 am local time Saturday, also 10 am Eastern time in the US.... North Korea testing short range missiles off its eastern coast Saturday morning..... US...

A Facebook crack down Thursday permanently banning a large number of people deemed "dangerous individuals" including activists-personalities like..... "I do not wish to surrender myself for extradition for journalism that has won many awards and protected many people" Those words spoken by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange via video link during his first extradition hearing.... In Venezuela, two more protesters reported dead Thursday... Was there an attempt by 30 some protesters to attack a Paris hospital on May Day?..... One civilian death and four injuries reported in the government controlled part of northern Syria Thursday following a rocket barrage from the...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer say the Democrats are moving forward with President Trump in agreement on spending some 2 trillion dollars on "infrastructure"..... Wednesday had been declared to be a day of nationwide peaceful in Venezuela to remove the regime of Nicolas Maduro from power. But there were surprise developments Tuesday..... An extradition hearing for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange set for Thursday at Westminster Magistrates Court in London..... Assange also set for a sentencing hearing Wednesday morning at 1030 am..... Two dead and four wounded in a shooting at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte........

"If Cuban troops and Militia do not immediately CEASE military and other operations for the purpose of causing death and destruction to the Constitution of Venezuela, a full and complete embargo, together with highest level sanctions, will be place on the island of Cuba. Hopefully, all Cuban soldiers will promptly and peacefully return to their island!" President Donald J. Trump Tweets Shortly After 5 PM Eastern April 30th, 2019 While there are hopes for change and a massive mobilization called for today in Venezuela, the regime of Nicolas Maduro hopes with its Cuban backed and supported security structure to win...

Spain's Socialist Party achieved a first place finish in the country's general election. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez improved the position of his party in Spain's Parliament, but fell short of a majority in the lower house...... Police in Sri Lanka killed the father and two brothers of the man believed to have organized the eight terrorist attacks last Sunday..... Four people suspected of planning a terrorist attack on French police were arrested last Friday April 26th.... One of two suspected spies for the United Arab Emirates committed suicide while in a Turkish prison..... The commander of the detention facilities at...

Music Links..... SOS-ABBA WE DONT TALK ANYMORE-CLIFF RICHARD WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE-THE KINGSTON TRIO Welcome aboard, its Saturday night again and my mood in the music watching things move on by concerned about the pathways of people I have supported and admired in the past. Nigel Farage is disdaining the party he once led, UKIP, and he's getting great mainstream media coverage. Farage talks about being against "The Establishment" on Brexit, campaigning in an election campaign that Prime Minister Theresa May and Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn can put he kibosh on if they cut a new...

(News, Comment And Analysis) With some saying they were waiting until May 1st (Wednesday), the Yellow Vests came out onto the streets with both sides estimating smaller numbers than last week. 2600 estimated protesting by the government on the streets of Paris. Two processions including one aimed at media buildings in protest of biased media coverage. Yellow Vests gathered at the Place de la Republic for the conclusion of the protest late in the afternoon. Here is a Ruptly video stream of today's protest.... Police were seen during the day conducting checks of people including checking their bags. Police say...

(Latest News At The Bottom) For Emmanuel Macron proposing income tax cuts and pensions adjusted to inflation seemed to be the right response to the Yellow Vests. But the early polling shows deep distrust and disbelief over his plans. A poll for BFM-TV reveals that 65 percent were not convinced by his proposals. Only 37 percent considered his proposals credible. 77 percent of those polled believed that Macron has not responded to the Yellow Vests with his proposals announced before the media Thursday evening.....

15 bodies found after Sri Lankan police engaged in a gun battle in the eastern part of the country with Islamic State terrorist suspects..... A Russian woman accused of being a spy who targeted the National Rifle Association was sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday..... Some French reporters in trouble for "compromising national secrets". That's because they revealed information on French weapons being used in the Saudi-led war against Shia Muslim Houthi rebels in Yemen..... Week 24 of the Yellow Vests protests in France Saturday following President Emmanuel Macron's Thursday announcement of measures seen as a response to the...

North Korea's ruler Kim Jong-un says the US acted in "bad faith" during his February summit meeting with President Trump in Hanoi...... The Muslim cleric wanted in connection with last Sunday's terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka is dead..... Former Vice-President Joe Biden in the race for president in 2020 attacking President Trump...... The FBI raided the home of Baltimore's mayor Catherine Pugh Thursday morning..... A federal appeals court panel has ruled that 34 congressional and state legislative districts in Michigan are gerrymandered in favor of Republicans..... In Massachusetts, a state judge and a retired court official entered not guilty pleas...

359 now dead in Sunday's suicide bombing terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka.... In Syria, another shelling attack in the north.... In Libya, the eastern forces of the Libyan National Army vow to step up their efforts to take the capital city of Tripoli..... President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is talking about the "Deal of the Century" peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians set to be unveiled in June.... Voters in Egypt approving constitutional amendments that could allow President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi to remain in power until 2030..... Election Day Tuesday in Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward Island.... The talks moving...

Eight churches and hotels were targets of bombing attacks in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday with 290 reported dead and about 500 wounded. The acts of terrorism involved suicide bombers.... A report published on "Israel National News" says that 24 were hurt in Munich when a man shouting "Allahu Akhbar" entered a church.... The election results in Ukraine confirm the exit polls showing a landslide victory for Volodymyr Zelensky, actor and comedian.... The leader of Turkey's political opposition attacked at a soldiers funeral.... The FBI has arrested a man said to be part of militia group that was detaining people who...

The statistics are beginning to come out from the government about Week 23 of the Yellow Vests with 27,900 nationwide and 9000 in Paris protesting by their count. Its a count that's always lower than the Yellow Vests number. 31,000 the government put out last week with the Yellow Vests estimating just over 91,000 then. THE YELLOW VESTS ESTIMATE OF PROTESTERS TODAY IS 101,125. The holiday weekend not appearing to dim the numbers on the streets very much. Paris was designated as a center of protest this week with an "Ultimatum 2" to President Emmanuel Macron. The latest police stats...

At the top of the Newsdump under the cover of the Mueller report fallout is the top story. President Trump has talked to the eastern Libyan leader Khalifa Haftar. Trump recognized Haftar as a fighter against terrorism and his efforts to secure Libya's oil.... Turkey arresting two men said to be intelligence operatives for the United Arab Emirates..... US Marshals in Los Angeles arresting a former US Marine alleged to be part of a group that raided North Korea's embassy in Spain two months ago..... More than 60-thousand police mobilized in France Saturday for Week 23 of the Yellow Vests...

A message of fear is being spread by France's Interior Minister Christophe Castaner Friday. Fear of demonstrations where black uniformed and or masked anarchists will come in among the Yellow Vests and attack police and businesses. Protest bans in force in shopping areas and city centers like the Champs-Elysees in Paris with a new restriction on protest at the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which has a reinvigorated status as a national symbol following Monday evening's fire.....

In Brooklyn, New York a judge dismissing a court challenge to mandatory measles vaccinations in neighborhoods with large Orthodox Jewish populations. There's been a large measles outbreak in the New York area..... The big Newsdump event of the week Thursday with release of a redacted report of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller into matters related to President Trump..... Protest bans in Paris for Yellow Vests demonstrations Saturday with Notre-Dame Cathedral added.... In France Thursday a day to honor firefighters who fought Monday night's blaze at the Notre-Dame Cathedral.... Was the fire at Notre-Dame something other than an accident?..... In Northern Ireland...

"No Collusion-No Obsruction!" A tweet from President Trump repeating his consistent message since Robert Mueller's report was delivered to Attorney General William Barr..... Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's received many congratulatory messages from Arab leaders since his election victory last week..... Women's rights activists seeking to end the male guardianship system in Saudi Arabia are due back in court in Riyadh.... As expected a veto from President Trump of legislation to shut down US support for the war Saudi Arabia leads in Yemen.... An extensive probe underway into the cause of the blaze at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris...