MKs demand shofar be sounded on Temple Mount on Shabbat Rosh Hashanah, reviving ancient Temple service
Constitution Committee Chairman Rothman submitted an urgent letter to Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir seeking shofar blowing and prayer rights on the holiday; Communications Minister Karai and MK Halevi pressed the same demand for weekly Shabbat access at a public conference moderated by Temple Mount activist Assaf Fried.

Russian Black Sea attacks, low Danube waters push EU to seek alternative routes for Ukrainian grain exports
Created after Russia’s full-scale invasion, the solidarity lanes carry Ukrainian exportThe European Union is discussing export support with Ukraine and its neighboring countries, … including through so-called solidarity laness by road, rail, and river through neighboring countries when Black Sea shipping is disrupted. … But despite those warnings, … senior Israeli officials stressed that they had heard of no Iranian intention to act against Israel in the near term.

Iran threatens ‘powerful response’ as Israel downplays risk of escalation over holidays
Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran “likes to attack on Jewish holidays,” while Tehran warned that a full-scale Israeli attack on the Ali al-Taher ridge would be met with a “powerful response.”

Ukraine spent three years learning to catch Russian drones—so Russia made them fly faster
Russia’s jet-powered drones don’t beat Ukraine’s missile defense. They threaten the cheap layer that keeps it affordable—and they are turning the war into a contest over reaction time.

EU auditors lament lack of top-down EU defence planning 
Europe’s road to defence readiness by 2030 is littered with challenges, the European Court of Auditors warned on Thursday, chief among them a lack of coordination.Europe has increased its defence spending dramatically ever since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine started in 2022 with the EU gaining a significant role as part of this defence ramp-up through various bloc-wide initiatives to support individual member states. For the European Court of Auditors, this is not enough.

Mideast live: Toppling Iran’s Islamic regime ‘within reach’, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday voiced confidence that Iran’s Islamic republic could soon fall, saying it was weaker than ever as Iran’s army said it targeted US bases in the UAE and Kuwait.

Putin denies plans for new mobilization, says no scenario requires it
“There is no scenario today that requires mobilization,” Putin said during an appearance at a conference in Vladivostok. It is a disinformation campaign the enemy is conducting ahead of the State Duma elections, and it is aimed at influencing the outcome. Ukraine has claimed that Putin is about to order further mobilisation to bring soldiers into the war, which many observers have also predicted given the enormous number of soldiers killed in the war.

DOJ Adds Walmart, Costco, Amazon To Beef Price Probe
The Justice Department has added eight major grocery chains to its beef affordability investigation.  The announcement came Tuesday in a post from the department’s official X account. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward sent the retailers the letters concerning recent increases in the retail price of beef. The list includes Kroger, Publix, Walmart, Albertsons, Aldi, Ahold Delhaize USA, Costco, and Amazon.

OpenAI President Declares The “AGI Era” Has Officially Begun
OpenAI President Greg Brockman said Thursday that he believes the company has reached artificial general intelligence, and that its latest model, GPT-6 Astra, marks the beginning of the so-called “AGI era,” Brockman’s comments raise the stakes for a model OpenAI is positioning as a step beyond chatbots toward systems that can carry out complex professional work with less human direction. Astra is OpenAI’s first model designated as reaching a “critical” cybersecurity threshold under the company’s preparedness framework. The company earlier delayed the release to add safety testing after concluding the model could hit that threshold.

Trump Rages Against ‘Treasonous Scum’ In Media For Iran War Coverage
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blasted the media for its recent coverage. He went so far as to scold the media for being the best allies that the Iranians have. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has over the past months made similar remarks, invoking themes of ‘treason’. “One of the best allies that the Iranians have on this is the media because the media immediately publishes all the lies that they say,” Bessent had proclaimed at the G20 meeting in Asheville.

Democrats overwhelmingly oppose bill targeting anti-Israel college boycotts
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation aimed at combating anti-Israel boycotts on college campuses, overcoming overwhelming opposition from Democrats, including the party’s top House leadership. The measure passed 237-169, with just 33 Democrats joining nearly all Republicans in voting in favor.

Hamas has no intention of disarming — so why is the US still negotiating
Hamas, like its long-time benefactor Iran, has once again made its position unmistakably clear: It has no intention of surrendering its weapons, abandoning its armed “resistance” against Israel, or relinquishing control over the Gaza Strip. If anyone in Washington or elsewhere still believes that Hamas has agreed to disarm under the Gaza peace plan presented by US President Donald J. Trump and his Board of Peace, they should listen carefully to what Hamas officials themselves are saying. Hamas official Osama Hamdan said, “No one said that we will hand over our weapons.”

More than 50,000 attend Selichot prayer service at Western Wall
More than 50,000 people attend central Selichot prayer service at the Western Wall. Due to the large crowds, the service was broadcast on giant screens along the Old City walls. Rabbi Rabinovitch, together with the tens of thousands in attendance, offered heartfelt prayers for the well-being of IDF soldiers and security forces, as well as for Israel’s unity and security.

Canadian federal court rules to release redacted sections of 1986 Nazi resettlement report 
Canada’s Federal Court ordered on Tuesday that previously redacted sections of a 1986 report be disclosed, following the longstanding efforts of B’nai Brith Canada to make the entire document public. The report, written by historian Alti Rodal for the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada, concerns how alleged Nazi war criminals and collaborators settled in Canada after the conclusion of WWII.

Iran’s Rial in Free Fall: How US Sanctions Are Reshaping Daily Life, Public Opinion for the Iranian People
As the Trump administration continues to tighten the economic noose around Iran with US sanctions and a naval blockade, ordinary Iranians are bearing the most immediate cost — but largely blaming their own government for the country’s current financial crisis. … On Wednesday, Iran’s rial fell to a new record low of about 2.2 million to the US dollar, collapsing from around 1 million rials to the dollar a year ago. “We can’t afford basic necessities anymore; this government is unable to manage the economy,” a housewife from downtown Tehran told The Algemeiner.

Owning A Child’s Mind?: Nebraska Court Considers If Government ‘Education’ Is Unconstitutional
Do compulsory education and government-school funding violate the U.S. Constitution and the free-speech rights of parents as enshrined in the First Amendment? A Nebraska court is considering that very question right now. The implications could be far-reaching. A pair of Lincoln families have finally put into a courtroom what Columbia Law School Professor Philip Hamburger has been arguing for years: the government-school monopoly is not merely a bad policy. It is an unconstitutional machine for substituting the government’s speech for the speech of parents.

Jan Markell: A New Global System Of Government Is Coming, And Democratic Socialism Is Helping To Build It
Prophecy watchers know a new system of government is coming. We see signs that the system is already forming. Nothing says “one world system” and totalitarian government like today’s Democratic Socialism. This is the brand being marketed by Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. They have legions of followers and like-minded radicals. The Antichrist needs a one-world system, and Democratic Socialism is helping to build it today.

Strong 6.3 earthquake hits near Nikolski, Alaska
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 struck 84 km (52 miles) SSW of Nikolski, Alaska, on September 3, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 35 km (21.7 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. A tsunami is not expected from this earthquake.

Strong 6.2 earthquake hits South Sandwich Islands region
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit the South Sandwich Islands region on September 2, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 126 km (78 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.

Hijacking the tragedy in Nepal for climate activism is utterly shameless
The tragedy in Nepal and Tibet is a natural disaster; it had nothing to do with “climate change.”  Yet climate change alarmists are hijacking the tragedy to further their nefarious aims.

Disgusting Kickboxer with SS Tattoo Flashes Nazi Salute After Defeating Jewish Opponent in Florida; Supporters Wave Swastika Banner
One of the most sleazy, disgusting displays of Jew hatred I have ever seen occurred in Florida when kickboxer Paul Miller faced off with a Jewish opponent. His fans in the crowd waved a Nazi swastika banner and gave Nazi salutes, as did Miller. This is the U.S. in 2026.

Spain Shakes as Hundreds of Thousands Take to the Streets in Nationwide Protests Over Ceuta Muslim Migrant Invasion
Spain is being rocked by hundreds of thousands of Spaniards protesting their socialist Prime Minister enabling over 70,000 Muslim migrants invading Ceuta. They are demanding Sanchez resign, and they want the horde of Muslims booted from the country. The country is about to explode.

Putin Floats ‘Chance’ At Peace, While Ukraine Cites ‘New Dynamic’ To Get To Table
Russia’s President Putin is attending the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, where he’s issued key statements and fielded questions from the press. Among the most important questions asked were on the matter of whether peace in the Ukraine conflict is still possible, given that this week things have drastically escalated.

Mark Carney wants to import the UK’s “social cohesion” model into Canada
Mark Carney wants to impose “social cohesion” ideology on Canadians. To do this, he is turning to the UK Labour government’s “social cohesion” programme. Why is Carney looking to import the UK’s authoritarian speech policing and societal collapse?

The Persecution of Christians in America Has Reached a Whole New Level
A lot of people never thought things would get this far. In America today, churches are burning to the ground because we imported large numbers of people extremely hostile to Christianity from foreign nations and because multiple generations of our young people have been raised in our overtly anti-Christian public school system.

Blue States Keep Putting Violent Criminals Back Into The Streets and Our Entire Society Suffers the Consequences
In the old days, a criminal who committed an extremely violent crime would stay in prison, making society safer and deterring others from thinking of doing the same thing. Now in many areas of the US, it’s completely different. Way too often, violent criminals with very long arrest records are put back into the streets over and over again.

Moscow Bans Bibles, Christian Resources from Mission Eurasia
Russian pastor Andre Furmanov was at home organizing his office space last May when his lawyer contacted him with a warning: Review the church library for any materials connected to Mission Eurasia or be prepared to face legal consequences. His church administrator immediately went to review the congregation’s library.

Iran Unleashes Fresh Attack Waves On Kuwait, UAE As Trump Signals De-escalation Ahead of Midterms
Iran’s retaliatory attacks on US bases and the regional countries hosting them actually continued overnight into Thursday, despite CENTCOM having on Wednesday announced the cessation of the US bombing operation.

Putin dismisses mobilization reports as Ukraine warns Russia could call up 600,000 to war
Asked about reports in Ukrainian and Western media that Russia could order a mass mobilization after September’s parliamentary elections, Vladimir Putin replied: “That’s complete nonsense. … Ukraine’s intelligence services linked the scenario to mounting battlefield losses and a slowdown in contract recruitment. They said Russia lost roughly 240,000 personnel from January through July, including at least 140,000 killed or permanently lost, while recruiting about 232,000 contract soldiers.

Huge! A Giant Altar to Zeus in the Middle of Berlin
In 1878, German engineer Carl Humann began excavations in western Turkey at the ancient Greek city of Pergamon. During the eight-year-long effort, Humann and his team found numerous artifacts, but their most impressive discovery was a giant altar constructed by King Eumenes II in the early second century B.C.E. Berlin’s Pergamon Museum has rejected calls to return the giant altar to its place of origin.

NATO vows to defend every inch. Svalbard is where Russia plans to prove it won’t.
US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow has triggered much speculation. The main thesis is that Russia may be preparing to conduct an act of aggression against a NATO member in the relatively near term to invalidate NATO’s Article 5. According to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal, Ratcliffe delivered a warning to Russia not to attack NATO countries. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were singled out in a Politico report on 26 August, citing two “sources familiar with the matter.”

Norway seizes Russian ship off Svalbard at Naftogaz’s request
Norway has seized a Russian ship off Svalbard at the request of the state-owned Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz. The ship has been seized at the port of Barentsburg following a court order from Nord-Troms og Senja District Court

Witkoff meets powerful UAE official amid crackdown on Iran
White House Envoy Steve Witkoff met last weekend with the national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates to discuss next steps on Iran, according to two sources with knowledge of the meeting.

5 Iranian hackers who have been spying, blackmailing, selling stolen information and stealing cryptocurrency are wanted by the US
The five were among a network of hackers associated with the Mabna Institute, which carried out operations for Iranian government entities, including the Revolutionary Guards. After the identities of the first members of the network were exposed, some continued their activities from October 2018 under a new operation known as Project Sonbol, which Iran International sources say was directed by the Intelligence Ministry.

Another ActBlue Official Pleads Fifth In House Probe of Alleged Foreign Donations
Kimberly Peeler-Allen, a member of ActBlue’s board of directors, invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination while appearing before the House Administration, Judiciary and Oversight committees, according to sources familiar with her testimony.

Israel-Germany defense ties strengthen as new submarine sails for Haifa, Germany tests Israeli ballistic missile 
Israel and Germany are deepening their strategic defense partnership through a growing portfolio of military cooperation, including submarines, ballistic missile systems and other advanced weapons technologies. The latest developments came Tuesday as Israel’s sixth submarine, INS Drakon, reportedly set sail from the TKMS shipyard in Kiel, Germany, on its way to its new home port of Haifa, where a formal ceremony is scheduled to induct it into the Israeli Navy. The Drakon is the third and final submarine in the Dolphin-class AIP series purchased by Israel and the most advanced model to date, incorporating newly developed technology and systems. It is also considered the most advanced warship in the Israeli arsenal.

‘Iran likes to attack during Jewish holidays,’ warns Israeli defense minister
Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Wednesday that Iran could launch an attack on Israel during the upcoming Jewish holiday period, saying the country is closely monitoring Tehran and is prepared to respond with overwhelming force if targeted. “The prime minister and I are following this on a daily basis together with the IDF, sometimes in the middle of the night on the red phone,” Katz said. “We are not taking any information lightly. We do not want to be surprised. We are prepared.”

Netanyahu on Iran: We will defeat this regime, it will fall
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is working to bring down the Iranian regime and that Israel’s various systems are operating under his direction to achieve that goal. “My intention was that ultimately we would confront Iran, the head of the octopus, and cut off its tentacles,” Netanyahu said. “Our pilots were there and can be there at any moment. We have not yet completed the mission.”

Iran fires missiles at US bases in Jordan after American strikes
Iran launched ballistic missiles toward US military bases in Jordan on Tuesday evening in response to American strikes on Iranian targets, Axios reported, as Tehran vowed further retaliation for what it described as US aggression. The Jordanian military said Iran launched 13 ballistic missiles toward the kingdom. The country’s air defense systems intercepted 10 of them, while the remaining three missiles, according to the military, “exploded in areas far from population centers.”

Ex-ISA official: ‘Hamas official could’ve been eliminated – but info he holds is critical’
Former senior Shin Bet official Yossi Amrusi, a researcher at the Misgav Institute for National Security, discussed the joint Shin Bet-IDF operation in the heart of the Gaza Strip in which the man described as the “head of Hamas’ Shin Bet” was captured. According to Amrusi, the decision to bring him in for interrogation rather than eliminate him demonstrates the importance of the information he may possess. “In recent months, the IDF and Shin Bet have been operating very intensively in the Gaza Strip,” Amrusi told Arutz Sheva. He noted that the public is not always aware of these activities because “sometimes Iran takes all the attention, but every day and every night, the IDF and Shin Bet operate inside Palestinian territory in Gaza, arresting people, interrogating terrorists and eliminating terrorists, and this has an impact.

Damascus: The City At The Center Of One Of The Bible’s Most Dramatic Unfulfilled Prophecies
There are moments when a headline deserves more than a passing glance. There are moments when the words being spoken in the Middle East should cause students of Bible prophecy to stop, listen, and open their Bibles. One of those moments is presently unfolding in Syria. Reports and photos have recently emerged of the Syrian Arab Army soldiers standing in formation outside the historic Damascus Citadel and chanting violent threats directed toward Jews. … the soldiers declared that they were coming for the Jew and spoke of making Jewish blood flow like rivers. These were not simply civilians arguing on social media. They were members of Syria’s military. Standing in Damascus. For students of Bible prophecy, these details are hard to ignore.

Bessent: Iran in ‘death throes,’ US allies will support efforts to economically ‘asphyxiate’ IRGC
The operation has been met with “a great show of support,” Bessent told reporters. “What I can tell you is many of our allies came forward and said we will do whatever is necessary.”

Some Jews Are Leaving Canada for the United States — Will That Make Their Lives Better?
A trend is emerging: A wave of Jewish Canadians is either contemplating or actually moving to the United States. Rampant, unchecked antisemitism in Canada is fueling this imagined or legitimate exodus. (Although, it should be noted that this is being partially offset by an influx of Jews from Israel, fed up with frequent missile attacks, and even American Jews, who are unhappy with the way their country is going.) But for those who have lived in Canada most of their lives and are seeking safer pastures, the United States promises relief.

Anyone Who Knows The History Of Islam And The West Knows This Doesn’t End Well
They say that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. We’re seeing this in real time in 2026 when it comes to the rise of Islam in the West. Muslim populations in Europe, Canada, Australia, and right here in the United States are growing at a rapid clip—so is the building of mosques. What makes this mass immigration so unprecedented is that these new Muslim arrivals have been welcomed in by their host countries. Despite approximately 1,400 years of confrontation between Islam and the West and jihad after jihad launched against non-Muslims, today’s so-called Western leaders apparently think this time will be different. If you understand Islamic history, you know how dangerously wrong they are.

Saudi Arabia condemns Iran’s targeting of vessel, attacks on neighbors 
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday condemned Iran’s attack on a Saudi vessel in the Strait of Hormuz in an incident that left two killed. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Kingdom condemns “Iran’s targeting of the Saudi tanker (Sidr) while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, which resulted in fatalities among the tanker’s crew.”

Dallas Police To Shut Down Hundreds Of Flock Cameras
The police department in Dallas has announced it will shut down hundreds of Flock cameras due to a funding pause, making it another U.S. city to remove the controversial camera system.

Russia Accused Of Helping Iran Develop Carrier-Killing Supersonic Cruise Missiles
Yet another major allegation against Russia has emerged this week in the pages of the London-based Financial Times, which says that Moscow has been helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles, in a clandestine program that has been ongoing throughout the war with the US and Israel.

LC Will Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Hear “No Church” Case
Today, the Maine Supreme Court unanimously upheld a custody order prohibiting Emily Bickford from taking her 13-year-old daughter to church, religious organization or event, or to “expose” her to any “religious philosophy or the Bible in general.”

Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse Turns Down $300 Million State Dept Grant
Evangelical leader Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse has rejected a $300 million State Department grant, declaring that the Christian humanitarian organization has “always relied on God, not government, for funding.”

Israel Warns Iran That It Will “Respond With Great Force” If Attacked As The Crisis In The Middle East Escalates
This isn’t just another war in the Middle East. The conflict that began on October 7th, 2023 has been raging for nearly 3 years now, and it is a battle for all the marbles. As you will see below, Israel’s goal is regime change in Iran. Of course Iran’s goal is to completely wipe Israel from the map. So there is never going to be any sort of a “peace agreement” between Israel and Iran. Both sides are going to continue to fight to achieve their goals until one or the other wins.

Closer To Nuclear War: Russia Pledges Support For Iran While It Threatens The UK, Germany And The Entire Ukrainian Power Grid
We have never been closer to nuclear war than we are right now. The Russians are absolutely furious that NATO countries have been providing many of the long-range missiles and long-range drones that have been raining down on their major cities night after night. They are publicly threatening the UK and Germany, and I believe that we should be taking those threats very seriously. Meanwhile, the fact that the Russians are openly aiding Iran’s war effort is deeply upsetting the Trump administration.

Political and corporate actors are exploiting the UK’s constitutional system to gain power and control over the public
“…Modern governance increasingly relies on surveillance systems and the integration of corporate and financial actors, suggesting that the executive operates within a structure designed to serve these interests rather than the public. The fusion of state and corporate power, facilitated by surveillance technologies and data-sharing frameworks, allows both sectors to extend their influence into private life while mutually reinforcing executive supremacy.”

“Transgender” activists get their knickers in a twist over supposed “trans genocide” in the USA
“Trans” people are confused about which sex they are.  It is no surprise then that they will get confused about other things as well. Benjamin Bartee highlights “trans” activists getting their knickers in a twist over some changes taking place in the United States.  Using a good dollop of mental gymnastics, they are hyping up these changes to such a fever pitch as to refer to it as a “trans genocide” that will go global.

Qatar And UAE Turn To Rare LNG Ship Transfers As Hormuz Crisis Drags On
Three LNG carriers loaded from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf have transferred their cargoes onto other vessels outside the Strait of Hormuz in the past month…

‘Prayer is a mighty thing’: Church networks offer hope to communities that ‘lost everything’ in Nepal
Days after catastrophic landslide flooding in Nepal left more than 1,000 people dead, Christian organizations and church networks are mobilizing for what they anticipate will be a years-long effort to aid survivors who’ve lost “everything,” including countless children who’ve lost parents and are now living in orphanages.

Dad can forbid child from attending church with mother, Maine court rules
Maine’s highest court has ruled that a father can prevent his daughter from attending a Calvary Chapel with her mother in a contested custody case after a lower court accepted an expert’s claim that the congregation is akin to a “cult.”