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"There is no free press" Those just some of the words spoken by Tommy Robinson following the guilty verdict at his contempt trial in London Friday.... In Norway a secret verdict in a sexual abuse trial Wednesday inolving a prominent politician.... A civil lawsuit against actor Kevin Spacey has been dropped by a man who accused Spacey of groping him.... An earthquake Friday evening in the same general area as Thursday's tremor in California, this one stronger... Justice Department lawyers told Maryland US District Judge George Hazel on Friday that the Trump Administration is exploring options to add a citizenship...

A massive crowd on the streets of Hong Kong Sunday as the protest continues against the extradition law. Organizers say some two million people took to the streets.... 30 killed and 40 wounded in a suicide bombing attack in northeastern Nigeria..... At least 12 killed, more than a dozen wounded in a jihadist rocket attack on a government held area in northwestern Syria... Turkey says it attacked the Syrian army in northwestern Syria in response to an attack by Syrian government forces on a Turkish observation post... Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the Russian S-400 air defense system is...

All 44 crew members from two oil tankers that came under attack in the Sea of Oman south of the Iranian coast have been rescued.... The Associated Press reports that the two vessels were carrying Japan related cargo and the attacks come as Japan's Prime Minister was visiting Iran to discuss tensions..... President Trump tweeted just before 230 pm Eastern time Thursday his appreciation to Mr. Abe for talking to the Iranians but said that when it comes to making a deal: "They are not ready, and neither are we!". Meanwhile the Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says this regarding...

The government of French President Emmanuel Macron is appealing the decision to stop the removal of food and water from quadriplegic hospital patient Vincent Lambert..... In Missouri a judge allowing the states last abortion clinic to remain open while a request for a permanent injunction is considered..... 12 are dead and the shooter killed by police in Virginia Beach, Virginia.... Mohamed Hichem M is the name of the suspect in last Friday's parcel bombing in Lyon, France...... In Morocco Abdessamad Ejjoud is one of three men who pledge allegiance to the Islamic State and is one of 24 men accused...

The Yellow Vests protest continues for a 27th week where protest remains restricted at key locations like the presidential palace, the Champs-Elysees and the Notre Dame Cathedral..... 15,500 Yellow Vests estimated by the government today but the Yellow Vests "Yellow Number" is 40,497 with a higher number expected to be released Sunday. 1600 protesters marched through the streets of Paris. But in Reims and Nancy there were tense moments with an injured protester found lying on the ground in Reims....

Saudi Arabia blaming Iran for the drone attacks on two oil pumping stations by Houth rebels from Yemen..... Airstrikes from the Saudi led coalition early Thursday on the Houthi controlled Yemeni capital of Sanaa killed six and wounded 72 including two Russian civilians..... British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is now agreeing with the notion of an Iranian threat..... Making noise about the US-Iran situation is Democratic Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard.... Earlier in the week Gabbard posted a video naming those who want war with Iran.... President Trump rolled out a new immigration plan on the White House lawn Thursday afternoon........

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have agreed to meet again next week.... Pompeo met with top Iraqi officials amidst a US warning based on Israeli intelligence reports, citing an Iranian threat to US interests..... Iran made official Wednesday what it was already reported to doing in recent days. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani informed Russia, China and other nations still involved in the 2015 JCPOA nuclear agreement (France, Germany United Kingdom) that Iran is pulling out... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacting Wednesday saying: "Israel won't let Iran get nuclear weapons".... The Syrian Army...

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...

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...

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.....

Julian Assange arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London Thursday...... The 'no one is above the law' talking point repeated by British Prime Minister Theresa May speaking to the House of Commons. The Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, says the British government should oppose Assange's extradition to the United States..... Eucadorian authorities have arrested a man described as being "close" to Assange.... A reporter for British activist Tommy Robinson's "TR.NEWS" website detained at Los Angeles International Airport....... Trump tweeting in part that its: "Too bad that the European Union is being so tough on the United Kingdom" Public opinion...

United States military forces stationed in Libya have been pulled out of the country. The United Nations also moving personnel out of the country as the Libyan National Army forces press their attack on the US-UN backed government that controls a small part of the country mostly around the capital city of Tripoli.... US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calling for an end to the fighting and for negotiations between the warring factions..... As early as Monday, the United States is expected to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran as a "terrorist organization"..... Seven were killed in a...

Yellow Vests Week 20 in France involved 33,700 protesters if you go by the government's estimate and over 102,000 if you go by the Yellow Vests own estimate. The authorities say some 4,000 protesters were in Paris This 22 minute video was posted on You Tube showing highlights including confrontational situations between demonstrators and police.... Checkpoints were set up on highways around Paris with at least nine cities imposing bans on demonstrations. A heavy police presence with checkpoints around Avignon, France today A protest ban in the city center as Yellow Vests called a major protest there. The police and...

Prime Minister Theresa May making a renewed effort Friday to force through her Brexit plan with the EU. Her latest scheme splitting the deal into two and only putting what is called the "withdrawal agreement" up for a vote. A "political declaration" would come later..... Supporters of a real and meaningful Brexit plan to gather outside Parliament at various locations..... In Venezuela, the Maduro regime issuing a decree that Interim President Juan Guaido cannot hold public office for 15 years..... Russia would like to see Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's report.... Speaking at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan Thursday night...

"I remember that a police officer charged me and afterwards I do not remember anything" 72-Year Old Woman Yellow Vests Protester Speaks To Her Daughter After Being Injured During A Police Charge In Nice 3/23/2019 "The Republican Order has been respected" France's Interior Minister Christophe Castaner Speaks After Week 19 Of Yellow Vests Protests By the Yellow Vests own estimate more than 127-thousand protested Saturday March 23rd which is a lower number than last week. The government's own estimate 40,500 which is up from last week. Five thousand demonstrated in Paris and there were more than 100 Yellow Vests protests...

Good Morning. The developments regarding Robert Mueller's investigation will be noted later in this Newsdump summary. But first, the shakeup at a group hostile to supporters of President Trump and a broad range of conservative, religious and libertarian people and organizations continued Friday. The President of the Montgomery, Alabama based Southern Poverty Law Center, Richard Cohen, announced in an email that he's leaving taking responsibility for unspecified "problems"...... The French government's crackdown policies in force this Saturday for Week 19 of the Yellow Vests protests.... British Prime Minister Theresa May releasing a letter to MP's Friday evening specifying her plans...

The Battle of Brexit and Prime Minister Theresa May getting help from the European Union leaders with late night action Thursday. The EU leaders agreeing to the extension of the Brexit deadline beyond March 29th so May can continue to arm twist Parliament for her plan..... A top aide of Venezuela's Interim President Juan Guaido has been detained. Guaido's Chief of Staff detained by secret police agents of SEBIN who raided his home early Thursday morning at 2am local time. Guaido demands his immediate release. Roberto Marrero was taken away and his whereabouts are unknown... The latest news on the...

"Its no longer called a protest. All those who were there were complicit in this" French President Emmanuel Macron Speaks At Interior Ministry Meeting Late Saturday 3/16/2019 French President Emmanuel Macron was not in Paris durin the protests Saturday. He returned from the mountains for a late night crisis meeting at the Interior Ministry. BFM-TV headlines the notion that Macron wishes 'strong decisions' be made in response to the Paris protests. The official government estimate is that 32,200 Yellow Vests protested nationwide Saturday with 10-thousand in Paris. But in Paris the Yellow Vests included the "black blocs" with police waiting...

(Breaking News: Mass Shooting At Two Mosques In Christchurch, New Zealand) Police Commissioner Mike Bush says 49 were killed in the attacks..... Reaction to the attacks from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling it 'the latest example of rising racism and Islamophobia'..... Documents unsealed this week confirm that Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller wants a subpoena and a contempt citation against a corporation owned by a foreign government.... The US Senate voting against President Trump's declaration of a national emergency to fund border security on the southern border..... Columnist Ann Coulter defining her differences with President Trump in her latest column...

"It's normal that the mobilization is less strong. It's raining, it's bad, people have the right to stay with family. There will be peaks and drops but it will continue" Yellow Vests Andre Liboune Speaks In Bordeaux 3/9/2019 A rainy day in many parts of France today for Act 17-Week 17 of the Yellow Vests protests. The government says there were 300 Yellow Vests protesting in Paris today. Extremists dressed in black infiltrated the protest and threw objects at police at around 6 pm. Water cannon employed by police in response.... Its been said by observers including France's leading opposition...