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EU adopts Gaza cease-fire resolution requiring hostage release, Hamas dismantling
Print 🖨 PDF 📄Jan. 18 (UPI) — The European Union Parliament Thursday adopted a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war if a pair of conditions are fulfilled. The non-binding measure demanded that all hostages be released and that Hamas be dismantled to call for a cease-fire and a return to efforts to…
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – October 16, 2026
Print 🖨 PDF 📄Greetings from Tyler, Michael is in Australia for Murray Allatt’s funeral, and is staying with a church member in Sydney. He’s had tremendous hospitality and kindness from all the folks there. I’m having flashbacks of my trips to Australia… We will welcome Michael back with open arms. We’re at war; two wars….
EU grapples with asylum reform as migrant entries surge
Print 🖨 PDF 📄Eight years after facing a refugee crisis in 2015, the European Union is still struggling with how to reform its asylum system — just as migrant entries are once again rising. Reaching consensus among the bloc’s 27 nations has become more complicated with the growing influence of the far-right in the politics…
Congressional report: U.S. FDA broke own protocols in approving Biogen Alzheimer’s drug
Print 🖨 PDF 📄WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration failed to adhere to its own guidance and internal practices during the approval process for Biogen’s (BIIB.O) Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, which was “rife with irregularities,” a congressional report showed on Thursday. The FDA’s interactions with Biogen were “atypical” and did not…
Brazil: Dengue cases so far in 2024 surpass previous yearly figures
Print 🖨 PDF 📄Brazilian authorities have confirmed 1,889,206 positive cases of dengue fever so far this year, thus surpassing 2015’s 1,688,688 and 2023’s 1,658,816, it was reported. In addition to 630 confirmed fatalities, another 1,009 deaths are under investigation since Jan. 1 to determine whether they were caused by dengue or by another pathogen. According…
Report: North Korea Is Developing AI Tech for COVID, Nuclear Energy, Surveillance, War Games
Print 🖨 PDF 📄North Korea, despite international sanctions, aggressively invests in AI. A recent report sheds light on North Korea’s bold push into artificial intelligence (AI) technology, which includes critical areas like COVID-19 response, nuclear energy, surveillance, and even war games (via Reuters). The report, written by Hyuk Kim of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, emphasizes…
