Europe Considers Granting Robots Legal Status
“For making good any damage they may cause” In the 21st century West, unborn babies are not people, but robots have legal “personhood.” In 2017, the European Union released legal guidelines and questions concerning artificial intelligence in the future. One … Read More
Iran and Israel on a collision course as Syria burns
PHOTO: Iran is “the biggest occupying power in the Arab world today”, writes The New York Times’ Thomas L. Friedman. (Reuters: Morteza Nikoubazl, file) Syria was not the only target in the US-led military strike; there was a message here for another … Read More
Danger is lurking in all corners of the globe
New US national security adviser John Bolton. Picture: Oliver Contreras/SIPA USA The world is experiencing more dangerous geopolitical tensions, across more regions than at any time since the Cold War ended three decades ago. The informed view in those heady … Read More
Construction on border wall begins in New Mexico
On Monday there was a groundbreaking near the Santa Teresa ports of entry in New Mexico, which will mark the start of construction for the wall there. They will replace existing vehicle barriers on a 20 mile stretch of the … Read More
Conference on Confusion in the Church: Final Declaration
Gianpaolo Barra, editor of the Italian Catholic monthly ‘Il Timone’, reads the declaration at the conference. The six-point profession of faith, titled ‘We testify and confess,’ reaffirms the Church’s unchanging teaching in key areas. Cardinals, bishops, priests and lay faithful … Read More
Pope Francis Says His Words ‘Overrule The Bible’
Pope Francis has responded to claims that many of his teachings “contradict Bible teachings” by saying that his words “overrule” anything written in the Bible. The pope has further angered traditional Christians in recent weeks by developing the habit of … Read More
Top Israeli Rabbi Believes Trump Will Build Third Temple in Jerusalem
US President Donald Trump’s unabashed support for the Jewish state and his public recognition of Jerusalem as its capital have many Israelis electrified. The current American leader’s positive attitude toward Israel seems nearly illogical, especially after decades of far more … Read More
World War 3 is now ‘CLOSER than ANY TIME’ since the Cuban Missile Crisis, claims expert
WORLD WAR 3 is “closer than any time” since the Cuban Missile Crisis after the Salisbury crisis that saw Sergei Skripal and his daughter poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent, it has been claimed. Phil Butler, a geopolitical analyst, issued … Read More
