China’s economy slows as trade war, weak demand highlight structural risks
BEIJING, Oct 20 (Reuters) – China’s economic growth slowed to the weakest pace in a year in the third quarter as fragile domestic demand left it heavily reliant on the humming of its exporting factories, stoking concerns about deepening structural … Read More
Zelenskyy says his meeting with Trump was ‘positive’ though he didn’t get the Tomahawk missiles
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his reportedly tense meeting with U.S President Donald Trump last week was “positive” — even though he did not secure the Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine — and emphasized what he said … Read More
Trump Calls Petro ‘Illegal Drug Dealer,’ Ends All Payments, Subsidies to Colombia
President Donald Trump rebuked far-left Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday morning, calling him an “illegal drug dealer” and announcing the stoppage of payments and subsidies to the country. Trump blasted Petro in a Truth Social post. Continue reading HERE … Read More
Outage at Amazon Web Services takes down apps, websites globally
Oct. 20 (UPI) — Scores of the websites and apps, including Facebook, Disney+ and Reddit were hit by a global outage overnight caused by an “operational issue” at U.S. cloud services provider Amazon Web Services. At the peak of the … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – October 17, 2025
Greetings from Tyler, We just got back from the Feast of Tabernacles and had a fantastic crowd at Panama City Beach. I spent the entire time there, and everybody was in high gear. I hope it went as well in … Read More
Pete Hegseth fires off four-word expletive as he unveils sweeping military revolution: ‘No more fat soldiers’
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today fired a direct message to America’s top generals: ‘No more DEI, dudes in dresses, or gender delusion …. prepare for war.’ Speaking at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, Hegseth said that America’s enemies would … Read More
120 Iranians deported after US reaches deal with Tehran, officials say
400 Iranian nationals are set to be deported, according to Reuters The Trump administration is deporting 120 Iranians, some of whom entered the country illegally, after the U.S. and Tehran reached a deal, according to reports. Iranian officials told The … Read More
Clarence Thomas says precedent might not determine cases on upcoming supreme court docket
The court is expected to weigh in next session on same-sex marriage, which it legalized in 2015 Settled legal precedent in the US is not “gospel” and in some instances may have been “something somebody dreamt up and others went … Read More
Moldova’s pro-EU party wins pivotal election in setback for Russia
CHISINAU, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Moldova’s pro-European ruling party won a resounding victory over its Russian-leaning rival in a key parliamentary election, results on Monday showed, in a major boost for the country’s bid to join the European Union and … Read More
What’s in Trump’s proposed peace plan?
Moments before Trump and Netanyahu took the stage, the US released details of its proposed peace plan for Gaza. Israel has agreed to the 20-point plan, but Hamas has not. The proposal, if followed, would begin with the immediate cessation … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – September 26, 2025
Greetings from Tyler, Comey’s going to trial for lying, multiple times, to Congress and all of us. He’s sending out messages trying to say he isn’t concerned, but he is. He was part of the grand conspiracy to get rid of Trump … Read More
Starmer says people will not be able to work in UK without digital ID
Can we say how many people come to the UK illegally and work here? One reason behind the government’s plan to introduce digital ID cards is to help tackle illegal working. The so-called informal economy, made up of people and … Read More
Former FBI Director Comey expected to be indicted soon in Virginia federal court: MSNBC
Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to be indicted on criminal charges in the coming days in federal court in Virginia, MSNBC reported Wednesday. Comey for years has been a target of President Donald Trump, who fired him as … Read More
Denmark’s Aalborg airport closes after drones spotted – as minister says ‘professional actor’ trying to cause fear
Aalborg runs commercial flights but also hosts the army’s special operations command, its maritime special operations force and its naval dog sled patrol. Another Danish airport has been forced to close due to drone sightings – with a minister calling … Read More
Typhoon Ragasa leaves 14 dead, 46 missing in Taiwan
Taiwanese authorities say 14 people had been confirmed dead as of Wednesday and 46 others were missing due to Typhoon Ragasa. The powerful storm dumped torrential rain on Taiwan’s eastern region. The downpour caused a barrier lake in the eastern … Read More








