Glacier collapse swallows part of Swiss village

A Swiss mountain village has been buried in a deluge of ice, mud and rock, after a big chunk of the Birch glacier collapsed into the valley below. The village of Blatten, which was evacuated of its roughly 300 residents … Read More

Western allies lift Ukraine’s restrictions on long-range weapons, says Merz

Western allies are no longer imposing any restrictions on the use of long-range weapons delivered to Ukraine for Kyiv against Russian military targets, the German chancellor said on Monday. Western allies are not imposing any range restrictions on the use … Read More

Canada ‘strong and free’ and other takeaways from King’s throne speech

King Charles has given a major speech at the opening of parliament in Canada in which he sought to define its place in an uncertain world and its relationship with the US. The address in Ottawa laid out priorities for … Read More

Maduro’s ruling party win called ‘farce’ by Venezuelan opposition

May 26 (UPI) — Venezuela’s ruling party, led by President Nicolas Maduro, swept to victory in regional and parliamentary elections. The elections Sunday came as multiple opposition groups called for Venezuelans to boycott the vote in protest to last July’s … Read More

Breaking: CDC Removes COVID Vaccines for Kids, Healthy Pregnant Women From Schedule of ‘Recommended’ Shots

As of today, the CDC will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this morning. As of today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will no longer … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – May 23, 2025

Greetings from Tyler, Now we’re hearing that Biden couldn’t have stayed out of a wheelchair much longer. Can you imagine what would have happened if they’d have rolled him out in a wheelchair? Thankfully none of that happened.  Now the bad … Read More

German troops start first permanent foreign deployment since second world war

Heavy combat unit of 4,800 soldiers and 200 civilian staff inaugurated in Lithuania on Nato’s eastern flank The German chancellor has visited Lithuania to mark Berlin’s first permanent foreign troop deployment since the second world war, as he called on allies to … Read More

2 Israeli Embassy staffers killed in ‘act of terror’ in Washington, DC

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were killed, Israeli officials said.   A 31-year-old Illinois man has been charged with two counts of murder after opening fire 21 times on a young couple exiting an event at the Capital Jewish … Read More

Rescues by air as record floods swallow towns in NSW Hunter and Mid North Coast regions

Over 150 people have been taken to safety and hundreds more are isolated. Hundreds of people have been rescued during one-in-500-year flooding after parts of Australia’s east copped four months of rain in two days. Flooded residents are warned to … Read More

‘All Hamas, Out!’ New Round of Palestinian Protests Erupt in Gaza Against Ruling Terror Group

Anti-Hamas protests erupted in the Gaza Strip for a third straight day on Wednesday, after indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group in Qatar failed to yield any breakthroughs. Since Monday, hundreds of protesters in the southern Gaza … Read More

Trump unveils plans for ‘Golden Dome’ defence system

The US has selected a design for the futuristic “Golden Dome” missile defence system, says President Donald Trump, adding that it will be operational by the end of his time in office. Just days after returning to the White House … Read More

Iran Seals Russia Defense Pact as US Nuclear Tensions Rise

Iran’s parliament ratified a 20-year strategic partnership with Russia on Wednesday, formalizing a broad alliance that expands military and economic cooperation between the two heavily sanctioned nations, according to state media. The move comes as nuclear negotiations between Tehran and … Read More

What’s next for Venezuelans after Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected status?

Trump has moved to strip Temporary Protected Status from thousands of Venezuelans living legally in the U.S., and they now could face imminent deportation. A two-paragraph Supreme Court order is upending the lives of some 350,000 Venezuelan migrants who have … Read More

NATO Leaders Give Israel A Gaza Ultimatum

Israel must cease its military offensive on Gaza and lift restrictions on humanitarian aid or face “concrete actions,” the leaders of the U.K., France and Canada have said. The joint statement by Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney … Read More

WHO member states adopt historic agreement to collaborate on pandemic prevention

May 20 (UPI) — The World Health Organization announced Tuesday it has officially adopted the first-ever “Pandemic Agreement” to prevent future pandemics. The member states voted 124-0 in favor of the agreement, which it said “sets out principles, approaches and … Read More

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