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A grim turning point has been reached in Russia’s war on Ukraine
An important turning point has been reached in Russia’s war on Ukraine. But unfortunately for Kyiv, it’s not the “tide is turning” in Ukraine’s favor narrative that Volodymyr Zelensky has been pushing ever since his long-range drone attacks began smashing oil refineries and logistics warehouses deep inside Russia and sinking dozens of ships in the…
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – October 4, 2024
Greetings from Tyler, Hurricane Helene has racked up a death toll to compare with the deadliest hurricanes of all time. Some of our people were caught up, stranded in the devastation it caused. It will be some time before they come out with all the statistics, but it was, and is awful. It rates alongside the worst of…
US Military Says Iran Violated Ceasefire With Missile Attack on Kuwait
Kuwaiti forces successfully intercepted the missile aimed at their territory. The U.S. military said that Kuwait had intercepted missiles launched by Iran late Wednesday night, calling the Iranian attack on one of the U.S. top allies in the Persian Gulf an “egregious ceasefire violation.” Kuwait–which hosts a large U.S. base–had earlier announced an attack on…
Vatican condemns surrogacy and gender transitions as ‘grave violations of human dignity’
The Vatican on Monday issued a declaration condemning surrogacy and gender transition procedures as “grave violations of human dignity,” listing them alongside abortion and euthanasia as practices that degrade God’s vision for humanity. Repackaging what has been said on the various subjects individually, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a 20-page…
Blast kills two Chinese near Pakistan’s Karachi airport
Two Chinese nationals have been killed and at least 10 people injured in a suspected suicide attack near Karachi airport in Pakistan. A third body, not yet officially identified, is thought to be that of the attacker, the BBC understands. The Chinese embassy in Pakistan said the explosion on Sunday night was a “terrorist attack”…


