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Khan is set to replace Smith as the most popular surname for newborns next year following a surge in immigration and a decline in the native birth rate, according to an analysis of official data. The Telegraph has the story. Smith is believed to have been the most common family name in England for centuries but has been in decline for the past 30 years. Khan is poised to overtake it in 2027, with the traditionally Muslim name more than doubling in popularity in the last 30 years. Data showed that 4,102 babies were born with the surname Smith in...

A member of one of the world’s wealthiest royal families was found passed out on a busy London street after a cocaine binge while a barefoot toddler wandered dangerously close to traffic, a British court has heard. Mahrah Al Nahyan, 32, a member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family through marriage, was discovered slumped against railings alongside an unconscious man as a three-year-old child played unattended nearby. The shocking incident unfolded June 13 in west London, where concerned members of the public rushed to protect the child before alerting police, according to The Times. Al Nahyan reportedly remained unconscious for approximately...

Iranian and Turkish representatives at an interfaith conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, erupted into protest after David Antebi, the representative of the Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef, mentioned the October 7th Massacre during his address. Despite the protest, the hosts and participants maintained order, and the conference continued as planned. .....

Explore the shift towards a cashless society in Europe and its far-reaching implications! In this video, we delve into the benefits of digital payments, including enhanced security and convenience, as well as the concerns from various stakeholders. We discuss the EU's timeline for potentially banning cash payments by January 1, 2027, and the impact this will have on merchants and consumers alike. Learn about the motivations behind this transition, the financial benefits, and the potential drawbacks, such as privacy issues and accessibility challenges.

Pope Leo XIV underwent a procedure at Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome to remove a small nodule on his lung Tuesday, the Vatican said. The 71-year-old pontiff underwent thoracic surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung and doctors confirmed he had lung adenocarcinoma, a form of lung cancer, according to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office. The diagnosis was confirmed through a tissue examination conducted during the operation, consistent with findings from preoperative tests, the Vatican said. The pope spent approximately three hours in the operating room, although the surgery itself lasted about...

Just when you thought we’d heard enough about diarrhea outbreaks in the US, along comes another stomach-churning story. And this one has a particularly disturbing twist… it’s spreading through the gay community like wild fire. A bacterial infection that causes dysentery is spreading thanks to sexual contact, and scientists are warning that some of these strains are actually becoming so resistant to antibiotics that they are verging on becoming untreatable. Yikes. It’s a nasty little bacterium bug called Shigella, and if you’ve ever read about the horrors of dysentery during the days of the Oregon Trail, you already know how...

Religious leaders are weighing in, creating a new political risk for the creators of the technology Pastor Joseph Hutchinson began a recent Sunday sermon by pointing to the Book of Revelation, the final part of the New Testament best known for apocalyptic prophecy. And he quickly argued for how artificial intelligence will fit into end times. “AI wants to be God,” the pastor warned those at Gospel Light Baptist Church in Orangeburg, S.C. The sermon, the 74-year-old later told me, was inspired by the questions he was getting from the congregation, which numbers around 150. In his roughly 50 years...

Don’t livestream jihadi-fascist Hasan. We shouldn't turn justfiable punishmebt into something like a spectacle. We are not Iran, Palestinian Gaza regime, ISIS or narco thugs. We stand for freedom, and human dignity—not the ideologies that crush them. We must be principled enough to reject extremism without becoming extremists ourselves. **Don’t amplify what undermines the values we truly defend.** And we are peope of faith.

ChatGPT Video Transcript SummarySummaryMichael Matt’s The Remnant Underground reports on the 2026 Catholic Identity Conference (CIC) in Pittsburgh, which he describes as a major success in bringing together traditionally minded Catholics from groups that frequently disagree. He argues that the conference demonstrated that traditional Catholics can cooperate without abandoning their convictions or engaging in personal attacks.1. Unity among traditional CatholicsThe conference brought together representatives of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), the Institute of Christ the King, independent traditionalists, diocesan Catholics, priests, bishops, religious sisters, and laypeople. Speakers included Bishop Athanasius Schneider,...

Can we still see evidence of the Bible today? Biblical archaeology uncovers ancient objects that help connect the people and the events of the Bible to the real world. Join Dinesh D’Souza on a thrilling journey through thousands of years of biblical history, available as a full-length documentary or a 12-part series.

The UK government has revived plans for digital IDs, now saying they’ll be voluntary — not mandatory — after fierce public backlash. But privacy, surveillance, and hacking concerns remain. We talked to British citizens to find out if they trust the government with their data. (TRT is a Turkish public broadcast service)

The following stats are results from Gemini.ai searches. It, as well as perplexity.ai were basically asked to elaborate on future societal negative effects that can be reasonably expected as a result. Their answers help reveal the current state of their respective programing, and you can judge their expectations. 67% of today's adults say they went to church every week when they were children. A Gallup tracking poll found that only 31% of parents with minor children attend church weekly or nearly weekly. Evangelical Protestant families have the highest rates of attendance; 64% of evangelical teenagers say they attend church weekly....

If you are booking a flight on United Air, maybe you should think twice. This is the caliber of people they have flying your planes. VIDEOS AT LINK............... So, this pilot defended Hamas killing innocents in Israel. Rightfully, United Air removed him from the cockpit. The ridiculous pilot's union defended him so he got his job back. We just saw what happened with another pilot who has terrorist sympathies last week. Thank God the passengers were able to subdue him. What if this guy goes off the rails and the passengers aren't as savvy next time? It gets worse. When...

Will we risk our future for some cheaper gas, communism, emptying out the prisons, and cutting our children’s genitals? Is this the midterm from hell, or is this midterm election for hell? Looking at the names, the backgrounds, and the platforms of all those running in this midterm election, it seems as if hell is actively involved. Many in my discipline are saying this is the most demonically inspired election ever seen, based on the kind of people running and their obviously antichrist and anti-human platforms. These are the people who can’t and won’t even try to explain the demonic,...

Almost a thousand people were arrested across France on Monday as the multicultural teenager riots continue to ramp up with the backing of the far-left. At least 984 people were arrested, and 65 police officers were injured as the so-called high school protests entered their third week on Monday, in which hordes of teenagers have gone on violent rampages in cities across the country, with little in the way of a coherent message other than an apparent desire to usher in chaos. Since the riots began in mid-September, over 5,000 people have been arrested, 87 per cent of whom were...

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An Afghan refugee who killed a dog walker and attacked two other people in a "frenzy of violence" has been given an indefinite hospital order and recommended for deportation. Dawood Safi, 28, stabbed Wayne Broadhurst, 49, in the street during a series of knife attacks which began at Safi's home in Uxbridge, west London, on 27 October 2025, Southwark Crown Court heard. Safi, who was having paranoid delusions and hearing voices, attacked his landlord Shahzad Farrukh minutes before killing Broadhurst, and also stabbed a 14-year-old boy. The 28-year-old admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. Mrs Justice Cutts, who told...