24 May 2025

House passage of bill defunding Planned Parenthood draws excitement, caution from pro-lifers
Pro-life and Christian leaders offered mixed reactions after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week that would strip federal funding from the nation’s largest abortion provider, as it still awaits approval from the U.S. Senate and President Donald Trump.

Kremlin Says Vatican Is Not A ‘Neutral’ Place For Peace Talks
“Many people are fantasizing about when and where the meeting will take place.”

More POWs Swapped Amid Russian Missiles On Kiev Overnight
Kremlin complains: “After 500 drones that were launched at civilian targets in Russia in recent days to intimidate our people, there is silence again.”

DOJ sues Idaho town for religious discrimination against Evangelical church
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit accusing the City of Troy in Idaho of religious discrimination after town officials denied an application from the nearby Moscow-based Christ Church for a conditional use permit that would allow the church to hold services in the city of just under 950 people.

Unseasonal rains leave 24 dead in Maharashtra, Red alerts still in place
Unseasonal heavy rain and strong winds triggered by a low-pressure system over the Arabian Sea have battered Maharashtra over the past two weeks, leading to at least 24 deaths and widespread damage. The worst days came on May 19 and 20, with multiple deaths reported from lightning, drowning, tree falls, and a building collapse. With continued rainfall and severe weather predicted, several districts remain under Orange or Red alerts.

Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits west of Macquarie Island
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit west of Macquarie Island at 16:33 UTC on May 23, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.

Storms kill 56 across Uttar Pradesh, damage infrastructure and crops
At least 56 people died across 24 districts in Uttar Pradesh as severe storms swept through the state from Wednesday night into Thursday, May 21 and 22, 2025. The storms brought strong winds, hail, and heavy rain, causing widespread damage, including a significant fire at a Mentha oil factory in Badaun.

Floods affect 270,000 people in Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines
Heavy rains linked to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) have affected more than 270 000 people in Maguindanao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines, between May 14 and 22, 2025. Floodwaters have damaged homes and disrupted transportation, forcing thousands to seek shelter in evacuation centers.

EXCLUSIVE: Cash Flowing Into Anti-ICE Group’s Coffers Came From Chinese Gov’t-Linked Sources
Numerous Chinese government-linked entities have bankrolled a nonprofit accused of offering tips on how to evade federal immigration authorities, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found.

WHO Demands Slovakia Surrender Its Democracy—Prime Minister Fico Fires Back: No to the Tyrannical Pandemic Treaty
In a stunning display of global overreach, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus personally phoned Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in a last-ditch effort to pressure him into surrendering his nation’s democratic process—and its sovereignty. The explosive revelation, confirmed by Prime Minister Fico himself, has sent shockwaves through Slovakia and beyond.

Ukraine is a key hub for the sale of babies; a quarter of babies sold globally come from Ukraine
The liberal consumer economy has commodified human life, leading to the trade of babies and children through surrogacy. The international surrogacy market could exceed $130 billion by the 2030s, with Ukraine as a key hub.  Ukraine is a world leader in the sale of babies and represents over a quarter of the global market, writes Frank Wright, who abandoned an investigation into child trafficking out of Ukraine, “as no one wishes to be murdered for revealing it.”

UK Welcomes South African Activist Who Chants About Killing White Farmers
..Julius Malema, a South African political figure who openly sings “Kill the Boer” at rallies, glorifies racial violence and promotes land expropriation without compensation, was welcomed…The message could not be clearer: ideas from the Right are criminalized, but hate from the Left is indulged.

Iran: The US will bear the blame if Israel strikes nuclear facilities
ran will hold the United States responsible for any Israeli attacks on its nuclear facilities, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote in a letter to the United Nations published on Thursday.

The Closer Israel Gets To Victory Over Hamas, The More The Nations Rage
A young Israeli couple was gunned down last night by a pro-Palestinian terrorist as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The two victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were members of the Israeli embassy staff when 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez cold-bloodedly murdered them on the sidewalk. After the shooting, Rodriguez entered the event, where he was detained by security. While in custody, he chanted, “Free, Free Palestine!” A look at his life reveals that he is a vile, antisemitic, radical socialist supporter of Hamas, and that this assassination was planned in advance. Actually, I should say that the murder was planned; the victims were random as long as they were Jews.

UK government funds idiotic project to remove CO2 from the oceans
The UK is exploring methods to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the ocean as part of its efforts to address climate change. One notable project is Sea CURE, a pilot scheme that aims to test whether removing CO2 from seawater and burying it in the ground can be an effective way to fight climate change.