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The US Central Command shared a video in which Admiral Brad Cooper, the combatant command's Commander, shared recent " milestones" the US military has reached during its war on Iran. Among these, he mentioned extensively the US military operations which cleared sea mines from shipping lanes and more broadly spoke of the claimed effectiveness of the naval blockade the US re-imposed in mid-July on Iran.

At the heart of the European Union, Belgium exemplifies better than perhaps any other Western European country the extent to which political elites seem to almost relish the degree to which Europe is being Islamized. In July 2026, Israel's Channel 12 News aired a report warning that Hamas terrorists, including high-ranking members of the organization's Al-Qassam Brigades, now live in Antwerp -- some of whom, according to local Gazans opposed to Hamas, are receiving Belgian citizenship. "Little Gaza," as the neighborhood in northern Antwerp is called in the report, has a large population of Gazans from Khan Younis, a major...

GENEVA (AP) — A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau left one person dead and five wounded early Sunday, local police and media reported. Police said they are still looking for potentially more than one suspect. Aargau cantonal police wrote earlier on X that a 22-year-old woman died of injuries at the scene. Four men and one woman, between 24 and 27 years old, were taken to the hospital with injuries ranging from minor to severe. All of the victims are residents of Switzerland, police said. They did not release their names in line with...

Iceland’s voters rejected a proposal to restart negotiations on joining the European Union more than a decade after previous talks ended, the national broadcaster reported Sunday. The vote will put the long-debated issue to rest more than a decade after a euroskeptic government ended EU talks. Opponents defeated the measure by a margin of 52.8% to 47.2%, RUV reported.

A student at MIT claimed he synthesized one of the world’s deadliest chemicals last week — sparking a massive hazmat response and the closure of the lab where he worked. The unidentified grad student arrived at a local emergency room, saying he had synthesized dimethyl mercury, a highly toxic compound that can be fatal if exposed to humans in even the smallest amounts, NBC Boston reported. The student was not authorized to be working with the compound and it was not part of his research, according to school officials. MIT closed off Building 18 where the experiment took place on...

The Canadian government once again colludes with Democrats. As President Trump has repeatedly pointed out, the Canadian government embraces a peculiar notion of national sovereignty: It depends upon the U.S. military for security and expects to sell its domestic products to Americans as if Canada were just another U.S. state. At the same time, it insists on censoring American sources of news, restricting the flow of American goods into Canada, and rebuking American foreign policy decisions. When former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President Trump following his 2024 re-election, the Canadian leader’s foremost concern was...

Actress Anna Faris loves her son, Jack, so much that she says she "would do anything for him," including considering becoming a Christian like Jack and his father — Faris' ex-husband, actor Chris Pratt. But she has her concerns about Jack's beliefs, including the fact that he is pro-life. In a recent podcast, Faris said she suggested to Jack that his pro-life convictions are a "luxury" for him. Key Takeaways: * Actress Anna Faris is the mother to 14-year-old Jack Pratt, the son she shares with ex-husband, actor Chris Pratt. * Faris stated on a recent podcast that her son...

A shootout inside Washington Park left one man dead and nine other people injured Saturday night, according to Chicago police, marking the city’s second-worst shooting of the year. Chicago police officers were already in the area monitoring a planned gathering in the park near the 5400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when multiple gunmen began shooting around 11:37 p.m., police said. Officers immediately reported “nonstop” gunfire over their radios as people ran for cover. “They’re still shooting,” one officer said as the gunfire continued. Officers quickly called for ambulances and began providing advanced first aid to the injured. Police...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem🇮🇱 (8/30/26)[Prayer]PersonalitiesPsalm 8[a] For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] A psalm of David. 1 Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. 2 Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you...

Wi-Fi sensing is becoming a powerful technology, capable of detecting movement and gestures without cameras, raising significant questions about online privacy. This video explores the evolution of wifi sensing and its implications for surveillance, including its use in home security and how it could shape future technology. We also discuss the broader cyber security landscape as these capabilities become more advanced, making even a simple motion sensor a potential privacy concern.

We know almost nothing about this story...and that’s a big part of the problem. The chief spokesman for the United States Secret Service, Anthony Guglielmi, has now been placed on administrative leave along with two other agency communications employees, while the Secret Service investigates what it calls “potential misconduct.” Their security clearances and access to government devices have reportedly been suspended. The government has not disclosed what they allegedly did. Guglielmi’s lawyer says he is fully cooperating and maintains his innocence. The agency has disclosed remarkably little about the investigation, other than that it is being handled by its Office...

Dr. Stanley Plotkin is considered the godfather of vaccines. He reluctantly admitted the horrific facts about abortion and vaccine manufacturing — facts the pharmaceutical industry has spent decades hiding. He claimed only two fetuses were involved in his work. Then the lawyer handed him a study he authored — using 76 aborted babies. Plotkin was forced to admit the truth: They weren’t miscarriages. All were over three months’ gestation. All were normally developed. They were aborted for social and psychiatric reasons — so their organs could be harvested. Lungs. Kidneys. Hearts. Tongues. Pituitary glands. Chopped into pieces and cultured for...

Massive protests have erupted outside the venue where the chief of a Hindu far-right paramilitary, instrumental in putting India’s ruling party in power, Mohan Bhagwat, addressed his supporters in New York. Bhagwat, who leads the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organisation widely regarded as the ideological parent of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), spoke at the event titled "Universal Oneness Celebration", organised by American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue (AHEAD) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. His appearance capped an international RSS tour that began August 25 and had already triggered significant backlash in the days leading...

While we were spared another one of those ironically dubbed, ”summers of love,” the lawfare war continues, and with some interesting developments. Summer’s almost over. Have you noticed how peaceful it has been compared to the last few years? This calm is particularly remarkable since ICE activity is at an all-time high and the mid-term elections are right around the corner. Dismantling USAID certainly put a crimp in these orchestrated demonstrations. But there was more behind the cutback, notes Jeff Childers at Flopping Aces. He credits Secretary Scott Bessent’s close examination of nonprofit organizations being used as conduits to move...

The Talk Shows Aug 30th, 2026 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Richard “Danang Dick” Blumenthal (D-Conn.); Rep. John James (R-Mich.); David Becker, Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Election Innovation & Research; former Afghan general Haibatullah Alizai. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Former Obama Chief of Staff and Mayor of Chicago (D) Rahm Emanuel; Margaret Spellings, former Dubya Bush Secretary of Education. Panel: Clay Travis, Kristen Waggoner, Juan Williams and Roger Zakheim. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Sen. Ted Cruz...

One allegedly helped abduct hostages on 7 October, while another is accused of holding civilians captive in Gaza. Three former UNRWA teachers accused of links to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, including alleged involvement in the 7 October attacks and the holding of hostages, are facing sanctions by the United States. The US Agency for International Development’s Office of Inspector General (USAID OIG) said it had provided evidence to the State Department recommending that three former employees be debarred from US government contracts and grants.

My New Song SONG DEVOTIONAL Key Scripture: Psalm 40:1–3 Beloved, every believer has a story and a song of Almighty God's amazing agape love, mercy, longsuffering, and grace to sing. Before there was a new song, there was a faithful God who lovingly heard our cry for deliverance, lifted us from the horrible pit, set our feet upon the Rock of His RIGHTEOUSNESS, and established our steps and ways for His Great Name's sake. David perfectly understood that his song was not something he created; rather, it was something that the Lord wrote and placed within his heart. Beloved, the...

A dog eating meat out of a street vendor’s bag before it was served to customers. Cockroaches crawling out of a food truck. Mice scurrying beside open salsa. Raw meat baking unrefrigerated in the heat. People urinating around cooking equipment. These are just a handful of the stomach-churning allegations listed in a staggering 662-page dossier of 9,746 public health complaints about street food vendors filed across Los Angeles County from 2023 until early 2026. The disgusting details, obtained by the California Post through a public records request, emerge as LA Mayor Karen Bass ordered the LAPD this week to stop...

Migrant crime is a “fake problem,” says Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, a pro-migration leader in the Democrat Party. Murphy told a friendly audience in Connecticut on August 26: Nobody likes to hear this, but immigrants — first-generation immigrants — and undocumented immigrants both commit crimes at rates lower than natural-born Americans, than people that are born here in this country. So, if you want to live in a safe community, you are actually better off living in a community with people that just got to the United States of America. Migrants “can in fact lower the crime rate, but...

"Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. And the world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God abides forever" (1 John 2:15-17). If you love the world, you’re engaging in a love God hates. Satan, from the very beginning...