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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – January 3, 2025
Greetings from Tyler, You don’t need me to tell you we’ve had two major attacks here in the U. S. this week. They still haven’t gotten to the bottom of the one in Las Vegas. Why didn’t the guy get out of the Cybertruck? What about the incident on Bourbon Street? These monsters are over…
12 dead, a foot of rain and ‘catastrophic’ flooding possible as storms batter California: Live updates
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The death toll from an onslaught of violent storms sweeping across California rose to 12 as “two major episodes” promised more devastation and up to a foot of rain. The National Weather Service warned that parts of the Sacramento area, which has been battered by high winds and overwhelming rains, could see 12…
Uganda passes bill banning identifying as LGBTQ
KAMPALA, March 21 (Reuters) – Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that criminalises identifying as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence. More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relations. The new law appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying…
Congo protesters burn US and Belgian flags, target Western embassies
KINSHASA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Police in Democratic Republic of Congo fired tear gas on Monday to disperse protesters who burned tyres and U.S. and Belgian flags near Western embassies and U.N. offices in the capital Kinshasa, angry about insecurity in eastern Congo. The protesters, seizing on a new tactic by targeting embassies, say the…
Mexico to set up digital tracking of fentanyl precursors – foreign minister
Aug 10 (Reuters) – Mexico is developing a digital tracking system for fentanyl precursor chemicals, including methods to detect the substances at Mexico’s coastal ports and border crossing points, Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said on Thursday. “We are pulling together a digital tracking system that is very sophisticated,” Barcena said, speaking at an event in…
Filipino soldiers fought off Chinese coast guard ‘with bare hands’
Philippines soldiers used their “bare hands” to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country’s top military commander has said. General Romeo Brawner accused Chinese vessels of ramming Philippine boats, then boarding them and seizing weapons. One Filipino soldier lost a thumb when…


