Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers carry out public execution in sports stadium
The man had been convicted of killing 13 members of a family, including children, and was executed by one of their relatives, according to police. Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities carried out the public execution of a man on Tuesday convicted of … Read More
The End of the Climate Cult
It has been a long, lucrative ride Finally, thankfully, the global warming craze is dying out. To paraphrase Monty Python, the climate parrot may still be nailed to its perch at the recent COP summit in Belém, Brazil – or … Read More
Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel-ban nations, including Afghanistan and Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of … Read More
Trump reportedly gave Maduro ultimatum to relinquish power in Venezuela
US president sent a ‘blunt message’ to his South American counterpart, sources say Donald Trump reportedly gave Nicolás Maduro an ultimatum to relinquish power immediately during their recent call – but Venezuela’s authoritarian leader declined, demanding a “global amnesty” for … Read More
The War in Ukraine: Lots of Questions and a Few Answers
Putin gambled on Western hesitation, and now a war born of miscalculation grinds on because neither Moscow nor NATO is willing—or able—to force a decisive end. Why did the war in Ukraine start in 2021? As in 2008 and 2012, … Read More
German lawmakers approve huge 2026 budget with billions in new debt
Germany’s budget for 2026 was approved by lawmakers in the lower house of parliament on Friday, with expenditure of €525 billion ($608 billion). The plans include more than €180 billion in borrowing, greater than at any time in German history … Read More
Cyclone Ditwah highlights: PM Modi calls Lankan president, expresses condolences; rain continues in TN, Andhra
Cyclone Ditwah highlights: Cyclone Ditwah has weakened into a deep depression and now lies over the southwest Bay of Bengal, off the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast, and south coastal Andhra Pradesh, IMD Amaravati director Stella Samuel told ANI news agency. … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – November 28, 2025
Greetings from Tyler, An Afghani ambushed and killed one girl. She’d only joined lately, and probably thought that it would be a routine mission. Another man was shot and is in critical condition. These monsters don’t belong in the United … Read More
Realpolitik not rhetoric: Witkoff’s Ukraine peace plan is generous to Kiev
It didn’t take long for the predictable chorus of indignation to make itself heard. Steve Witkoff’s 28-point peace proposal for the Ukrainian War said far more about just how detached Kiev and its diehard supporters in the European establishment are … Read More
Fifty kidnapped Catholic school students escape captors in Nigeria, more than 250 still being held
Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school on Friday have escaped and been reunited with their parents, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Catholic church. But about 253 kidnapped students … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – November 24, 2025
Greetings, The hurricanes have passed, and didn’t do any favors to the islands. We can’t even imagine the degradation. That goes for the rest of the world too. I’ve traveled, and can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather be. If … Read More
Who voted against releasing the Epstein files? Rep. Clay Higgins explains his opposition to the House’s bill
Washington — Republican Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana was the only House member to vote against a bill that would require the Justice Department to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The bill passed the House on Tuesday in a … Read More
Underground Christian pastors arrested in China during latest religious crackdown
The crime carries a prison sentence of up to three years Eighteen leaders of a prominent Chinese underground church have been formally arrested, an advocate for a Christian NGO has confirmed, meaning they will now face trial and potential prison … Read More
Russian spy ship is spotted ‘on edge of UK waters’ with LASERS aimed at RAF pilots – as defence secretary John Healey warns Putin, ‘we see you, we are ready’
A Russian spy ship designed to ‘gather intelligence’ shone lasers at RAF pilots who flew overhead to surveil it as it arrived on the edge of British waters, the Defence Secretary has said. Hours after a report claimed the UK … Read More
Trump pulls out all the pomp and circumstance for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to seal $1T investment
WASHINGTON — In a display of pageantry fit for a king, President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House with full-dress military honors and a dramatic flyover of military to celebrate a $1 … Read More









