Pope Leo XIV: Robert Prevost, from Peru missionary to first American pontiff
Prevost, 69, has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal only in 2023. He has given few media interviews and is a relative unknown on the global stage. The late Pope Francis brought him to the Vatican in 2023 to serve as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations from around the world, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church.

As President prepares for Mideast trip, Evangelical & Israeli leaders increasingly anxious about Trump’s bid for Iran deal, relationship with Qatar
As President Donald J. Trump prepares to travel to the Middle East next week, I’m picking up a growing level of concern from senior Israeli officials and influential Evangelical leaders about how the American commander-in-chief is approaching the Iranian regime and the tiny Gulf country of Qatar. In conversations with nearly two dozen Israeli and Evangelical leaders in Jerusalem and now here in the U.S., I’m hearing three distinct messages.

Massive Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah tunnels & weapons in southern Lebanon
The Israeli Air Force carried out a series of intense bombardments near the city of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon on Thursday, targeting a “terrorist infrastructure site” which the military said was used by Hezbollah to control its “fire and defense array.” “The existence of this site and the activities conducted there constitute a blatant violation of the understanding between Israel and Lebanon,” the IDF charged.

Netanyahu blindsided by Trump’s Houthi ceasefire? ‘Israel will defend itself by itself,’ PM says
Israel will continue to defend itself by itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared, one day after U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of a ceasefire with the Houthi terror group.

Trump drops demand for Saudi normalization with Israel
Donald Trump has compromised on an earlier demand that the Saudis normalize relations with Israel as a condition for civil nuclear cooperation talks between the US and Saudi Arabia. The Trump administration’s nixing of the previous demand that Saudi Arabia recognize Israel is regarded as a major concession.

80 anti-Israel activists arrested at Columbia U., Rubio vows to deport foreign protesters
Dozens of anti-Israel activists stormed Columbia University’s Butler Library on Wednesday only to find themselves trapped in a single room after university security staff confronted the protesters. Marco Rubio said via X that any foreign nationals involved in the illegal protest would lose their visas and face deportation.

IRGC chief threatens to ‘open gates of hell’ on Israel, US
Iran’s IRGC chief Hossein Salami issues grave threats to the US and Israel, warning of devastating retaliation if either acts against Iran. “I’m issuing a serious warning: if you make one wrong move, we will open up the gates of hell on you,” said Salami,

US pushes for hostage deal progress before Trump’s Saudi visit
“To Hamas, I say one thing: the rules are about to change very soon – thanks to you,” the prime minister said on Thursday.

Iran’s hidden nuclear facility uncovered by satellite imagery
New satellite images obtained by Fox News on Thursday have shown a secret Iranian nuclear weapons facility … The facility is located in the country’s northern province, the Semnan Province. Iranian officials have code-named the facility the “Rainbow Site” and have masked it as a chemical production company under the name “Diba Energy Siba.” The site reportedly covers over 2,500 acres, according to the source, and has been operational for over 10 years.

Freed Israeli Hostage Calls on Pulitzer Board to Revoke Prize to Palestinian Writer Who Justified Hamas Abductions
The Pulitzer Prize board is facing increasing pressure to rescind its decision to give the high-profile journalism award earlier this week to a Palestinian writer who justified the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre across southern Israel, shared antisemitic comments, and dismissed the accounts of hostages held in Gaza who said they were abused in captivity.

Syrian President Confirms Indirect Talks With Israel Amid Rising Tensions
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced that Damascus is holding indirect talks with Israel through mediators, confirming earlier reports of negotiations between the two countries amid escalating regional tensions. As Syria’s new leadership seeks regional support to address its growing conflict with its southern neighbor, al-Sharaa said the indirect talks — reportedly mediated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — were aimed at “easing tensions and preventing the situation from spiraling out of control for all involved parties.”

Israel Warns of ‘Severe Consequences’ for Houthis, Vows to Defend Itself After US Cuts Deal With Terror Group
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday warned that the Houthis would “suffer severe consequences” if the Yemeni terrorist group continued to attack Israel, emphasizing the Jewish state’s capability to defend itself following US President Donald Trump’s unexpected deal with the Iran-backed rebel militia.

Who is the new pope? His past, LGBTQ views and Gaza stance under the microscope
his candidacy was strongly supported by the late Pope Francis, who was instrumental in his election. Prevost was considered the leading “Bergoglian” candidate, Prevost’s record is not without controversy. In 2000, he allowed a priest, James Ray, to live in a monastery in Chicago, even though Ray had been suspended from public ministry nine years earlier due to allegations of sexually abusing minors. According to claims, which the Vatican denied, Prevost did not inform the nearby Catholic elementary school about Ray’s history. Further criticism arose during his tenure as bishop in Peru.

Gideon’s Chariots: Israel’s ‘Intensified’ Operation To Strip Gaza From The Clutches Of Hamas
Hamas stole all humanitarian aid as soon as it entered Gaza, took what they wanted, then sold the remainder for ridiculous prices. “No more,” says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is possible that the 40,000 remaining Hamas soldiers will retaliate against the hostages or the Gazans fleeing south to freedom, but the IDF will be there to hunt them down and provide to them their deserved fate.

Off The Rails: Amtrak Slashes 20% Of Management In $100 Million Savings
The federally-owned passenger railroad – which operates as a for-profit entity, is targeting $100 million in annual cost reductions through these cuts, a source disclosed anonymously, sharing details not publicly announced.

EU Proposes Russian Gas Ban for 2027 But Imports on the Rise Again, Norway Remains Top Supplier
After years of debate the European Commission aims to ban Russian gas by the end of 2027. How the proposal will be received across EU capitals remains to be seen, especially in light of recently rising gas imports from Russia. Meanwhile Norway solidly remains the largest supplier providing nearly one-third of EU gas.

US & Israel mull temporary American control of Gaza after war – report
According to five sources close to the case, the United States and Israel have discussed the possibility of Washington leading an interim government in Gaza after the end of the current conflict, Reuters reported. These “high-level” consultations focused on the establishment of a transitional administration led by an American official, who would oversee Gaza until the territory is demilitarized and stabilized, thus allowing the establishment of a viable Palestinian governance.

Floods and landslides claim 48 lives, damage nearly 60 000 homes in Ecuador since January
Severe floods and landslides have killed at least 48 people and affected more than 182,000 across Ecuador since January 1, causing widespread damage to homes, infrastructure, and agriculture in 23 of the country’s 24 provinces.

Five tornadoes confirmed in central Texas, one person injured in Frankston
At least five tornadoes touched down in central Texas on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, affecting Leon, Milam, Robertson, and Anderson counties. The storms caused widespread damage and one injury in Frankston as severe thunderstorms moved through the region.

Severe weather in Iran claims 9 lives, injures 86
At least nine people died and 86 were injured in Iran due to severe storms in early May 2025, with significant damage reported in Karaj and Tehran.

Dystopian eye-scanning tech rolls out in five US states to track your money, identity and every move
The boss of the AI tool ChatGPT has revealed that his eyeball-scanning orbs are coming to the US, as questions still swirl around this dystopian step into the future. Sam Altman announced Wednesday that the identity verification technology will now be available in six cities – Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco. The expansion into the US is all part of Altman’s plan to create a new global identity and financial network.

Are Islamists In Texas Openly Working To ‘Conquer’ Christian Land?
There’s a civil war going on in America right under your nose, and you may not even realize it. The weapons being used aren’t bullets; they are building permits. “Epic City,” which stands for “East Plano Islamic Center,” is a 279-acre development outside Dallas. They’re not just building houses. They’re building a beachhead for Islamic conquest in the heart of Texas.

China’s cities and villages stand eerily empty; where has China’s population gone?
China’s population has gone into reverse, with deaths overtaking births and the total population decreasing by 1.5 million between 2021 and 2025. The country’s birth rate has dropped to one child per woman, and researchers predict the population will halve by the end of the century to 525 million. But with China’s cities standing empty, is that the whole story?

Fleeing antisemitism in France, 50 Jews begin new lives in Israel with Christian support
A plane carrying almost 50 members of the Jewish community, who could no longer tolerate the toxic environment in France, landed in Israel, according to a CBN report from two weeks ago.

80 years after Nazi Germany’s surrender, antisemitism is rising worldwide, report finds
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the official end of the Second World War in Europe, antisemitism has continued to skyrocket since Hamas launched its war against Israel on October 7, 2023, according to a report published Wednesday by the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism.

Climate alarmists’ deceptive temperature graphic originates from climate activists’ handbook
Dr. Matthew Wielicki has been investigating where one of the most influential and deceptive temperature graphics used by the climate change cult originated.  He traced it to a misleading graphic created by an Australian climate activist group and published in their handbook in 2018.  This graphic falsely presents today’s warming as unprecedented and alarming by comparing smoothed temperature proxy reconstructions with modern instrumental temperature data.

The Summer Of Empty Shelves Is Coming
Thousands of products that are made in China will soon start disappearing from store shelves in the United States. If a trade deal is not made with China very soon, the summer of 2025 will be “the summer of empty shelves.” According to the Trump administration, “U.S. goods imports from China in 2024 totaled $438.9 billion.” We cannot possibly replace 438.9 billion dollars worth of goods that are normally sent to us by the Chinese. In fact, there are thousands of products that Americans regularly buy that are currently only made in China. We have foolishly become extremely dependent on the Chinese, and now most of the things that China makes will no longer be coming here.

Trump: Iran must ‘blow up’ nukes peacefully—or face force
President Trump warns Iran to dismantle its nuclear program voluntarily or face destruction, saying the regime must “blow them up nicely or blow them up viciously.”

‘Horrific’ Scene On The California Coast: Largest Algae Bloom On Record Is Killing Thousands Of Marine Animals
Toxic algae blooms along the California coast have been a problem off and on for the past four years, but what’s been happening in recent months is unprecedented. This is now one of the largest harmful algae blooms ever recorded in this region and has led to thousands of marine animals and birds becoming sick or dying in recent months. This includes at least two whale species, dolphins, birds and the biggest numbers have been from sea lions.

Has there been a backroom deal to elect Cardinal Parolin as the new pope?
With the first round of voting to elect the next pope taking place today, bookmakers have declared a clear favorite in Cardinal Pietro Parolin. The darling of Rabbi Shmuley, Parolin has also been celebrated by a leading Italian Freemason as his preferred candidate – as LifeSiteNews reported yesterday.

A Soviet Spacecraft Is Falling Back To Earth – There’s Just One Problem
We’re likely less than two weeks from a former Soviet Union spacecraft re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, but there’s a problem: nobody knows where it’s going to land – and it looks like it’s going to land, rather than burning up in the atmosphere.

Mysterious port blast ‘reduced Iran’s leverage’
The economic toll of these incidents appeared substantial, with one senior Iranian official estimating on May 5 that the damage from the first Bandar Abbas port explosion alone exceeded $3 billion. A rash of unexplained blazes and blasts at sensitive industrial, port and alleged Islamic Republican Guard Corps-linked facilities across the Islamic Republic of Iran in recent days raised questions about internal security, regime competence, and potential covert actions.

Israeli Border Police operate in Syria for the first time ever
For the first time in its history, Border Police officers are operating in Syrian territory as part of an operational mission amid recent events on the northern border. On Wednesday, the Commander of the Border Police, Berik Yitzhak, and Judea and Samaria Border Police Commander Nisso Guetta visited the village of Khader in southern Syria, where Border Police forces have been operating to maintain public order and prevent riots.

The official said that Trump is growing frustrated with Israel’s approach and that he intends to push on with a deal, regardless of Israel’s position.
A senior American official delivered unusually sharp criticism of Israel’s conduct in hostage negotiations and warned that the United States is prepared to finalize a regional agreement with Saudi Arabia, even without Israeli participation, N12 reported on Wednesday. According to the report, the remarks were made during a meeting Monday night between the official and the families of hostages held by Hamas. According to several people who attended, the US official said that Washington is growing increasingly frustrated with Israel’s approach to the stalled talks. The comments appeared to leave the families shaken,

Why Is Duke Letting an Anti-Israel Hate Monger Teach — and Why Are Leaders Not Investigating?
Frances Hasso is Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Duke “with secondary appointments in the Department of History and the Department of Sociology.” In 2024, she excitedly announced on X, “HAMAS OFFICIALLY DEFEATS ISRAEL!” In 2024 and 2025, Hasso repeatedly made social media posts using the antisemitic slur “Zio.” For example, she tweeted “Just another Zio grifter. “‘Zio” [is] an anti-Jewish slur popularized by David Duke and his neo-Nazi followers.”

Iran’s Demonic Ambitions To Annihilate Israel Will Not Cease With The Dismantlement Of Its Nuclear Program
“Israel will only agree to a nuclear deal with Iran that eliminates Tehran’s capacity to enrich uranium,” JNS cited the Prime Minister as saying. “The only way to prevent the Islamic Republic from building a nuclear weapon is to dismantle ‘all the infrastructure of Iran’s nuclear program… That is the deal.’”
Netanyahu went on to say, “[Israel] cannot live with anything short of that—anything short of that could bring you the opposite result, because Iran will say, all right, I won’t enrich, wait, run out the clock, wait for another president, do it again.”

Trump HHS Releases Sweeping Report Condemning Puberty Blockers, Sex-Change Surgeries For Minors
The 400-page document, titled “Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices,” was released last week following an executive order from President Trump in January aimed at prohibiting medical gender procedures for children and teenagers suffering from gender dysphoria. HHS’ report was critical of both medicinal interventions like cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers, as well as various surgeries, including cosmetic procedures intended to make young people look more like the opposite sex. Instead, it calls for broader use of psychotherapy for kids and teens struggling with gender identity.

THE CENTENNIAL GLEISSBERG CYCLE:
The Gleissberg Cycle is a slower modulation, which suppresses sunspot numbers every 80 to 100 years. For the past ~15 years, the sun has been near a low point in this cycle, but this is about to change. New research published in the journal Space Weather suggests that the Gleissberg Cycle is waking up again. If this is true, solar cycles for the next 50 years could become increasingly intense. It turns out that protons in the South Atlantic Anomaly are a “canary in a coal mine” for the Gleissberg Cycle.

Competition In Education: Texas Signs School Choice Vouchers Into Law
Governor Greg Abbott has just signed school choice vouchers into law after a long fought legislative battle. Abbott signed the school choice bill on May 3rd, allowing for taxpayer money to be used to help qualifying students pay for private school tuition.

“The Fourth Turning Is Now Raging…” And Neil Howe Warns “It’s Gone Global”
History tells us that civilizations and societies boom, bust and rise anew to repeat the pattern – a pattern that demographer Neil Howe says is surprisingly predictable in both its timing and trajectory. Howe refers to these “seasons” of societal change as “turnings”, and has famously has declared America is now well into a Fourth Turning, the “bust” part of its cycle – where the status quo falls apart – often chaotically – and is replaced by a brand new order.

VP JD Vance: America’s Current Security Posture Is Insufficient To Meet 2030 Challenges
He emphasized the need for the U.S. to rethink and modernize its national defense strategy to address emerging global threats, including a world fracturing into a bipolar state and the weaponization of supply chains by foreign adversaries. Wolfgang Ischinger—the former German ambassador to the U.S. and longtime chair of the conference—asked VP Vance whether the Trump administration sees the U.S. as a continued “European power.” The vice president’s response reaffirmed that the U.S. and Europe remain fundamentally aligned, describing them as part of the same “civilizational team.”

Is This Really The ‘Very, Very Big Announcement’ Ahead Of Trump’s Mideast Trip?
This is apparently, or likely, the ‘very, very big announcement’ the President Trump teased Tuesday
… and is expected to be fully revealed prior to his Monday trip to visit America’s Arab Gulf allies including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE…? President Donald Trump’s administration reportedly plans to announce that the U.S. will officially call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Arabia, a move that would be welcomed by Arab Gulf leaders and likely draw anger from Iran.

Severe storms leave one dead, cause widespread flooding across Texas
Severe thunderstorms swept across Texas on Monday and Tuesday, May 5–6, 2025, triggering flash floods and widespread damage across the state. In Brenham, a 10-year-old girl who went missing after being swept away by floodwaters on Monday was found deceased the following day.

Flash flooding in Las Vegas Valley leaves man missing as storm breaks rainfall records
A powerful storm system drenched Southern Nevada on May 6, 2025, triggering flash flood warnings, airport delays, and a swift-water rescue in Henderson after a man was swept into a wash and disappeared. Rainfall totals shattered multiple records across the Las Vegas Valley, with Harry Reid International Airport logging the highest May rainfall in over five decades.

China tests drone-based weather modification in Xinjiang
In an effort to tackle water shortages in Xinjiang, China has undertaken a successful drone-based cloud-seeding experiment to enhance rainfall. The trial, conducted over a vast area of the Bayanbulak Grasslands, demonstrated moisture-laden positive results, with drones dispersing silver iodide to trigger precipitation. This approach aims to combat the region’s ongoing challenges with desertification and glacial retreat.

Real ID Is Not About Keeping You Safe
Today, after nearly two decades of implementation and delays, the federal government’s new identification requirements for traveling by plane domestically or entering federal buildings technically go into effect. This federally-compliant ID card—known as Real ID—can only be attained with specific records and documents laid out by the federal government. It’s labeled by a black or gold star in the upper right corner.

Islamic Pakistan: A Jihadist Threat the West Can’t Afford to Ignore
Islamic Pakistan – The West Needs to Take a Hard Look In the video below, we see thousands of everyday Pakistanis marching for a Pakistani terrorist eliminated by the Indian Armed Forces. Listen to these so-called “moderate” Muslims marching through the streets, shouting the Islamic war cry “Allahu Akbar” as they glorify the death of a terrorist.

Italy: Catholic Kindergarten Children Forced to Perform Islamic Prayer Without Parental Consent, Sparking Outrage
First Ramadan in churches, now kindergarten children taken to mosques to pray facing Mecca. In silence, European identity is being dismantled.

Be Not Enticed To Tyranny: Oppose The Surveillance State
A surveillance state is being erected around the American public at an alarming rate. In many urban and suburban settings, anyone traveling on public streets or sidewalks will have their image captured by the ubiquitous surveillance cameras. A leisurely stroll around the neighborhood, as well as any conversation along the way, might be recorded if the city uses surveillance-enabled street lights. Even our own front yards might not be safe from the prying eyes of the state if a neighbor has a “smart” doorbell that shares data with law enforcement.

Crimes Of Rape Have Tripled In Six Years Across Spain
Spain has seen an alarming rise in sexual violence over recent years, culminating in a record-high number of rapes, which reached 5,206 incidents in 2024, according to new official statistics from the Ministry of the Interior.

Pakistan Closes Airspace For 48 Hours, Authorizes Response To Indian Attack Which “Ignited Inferno In Region”
Though aerial fighting between the nuclear-armed rivals does not appear to be sustained and ongoing at this point, Pakistan has closed its airspace for nearly all flights on Wednesday, in the aftermath of the Indian cross-border strikes which killed at least 26 people – including a 3-year-old girl – and wounded at least 46 other people, Pakistani authorities say based on the latest revised death toll. International carriers have also canceled flights to the region, and access to social media, including X, was temporarily blocked in Pakistan amid the assault. Heavy shelling is being reported along the Line of Control (LOC) separating the historic enemy nations.

Israeli Fighter Jets Dismantle Yemen’s Main Airport In Second Wave Of Retaliatory Strikes
I am in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, as part of an Israel advocacy summit. It is an incredible three-day event where hundreds of Christian and Jewish leaders are lobbying members of Congress, in both the House and Senate, to stand with Israel in the face of not only growing threats from Iran, the Houthis, Hamas, and Hezbollah, but also rising anti-semitism right here in America.

Covid injections linked to significant increases in stroke, heart attacks, coronary artery disease and arrhythmia, a new study of 85 million people finds
A study published in the International Journal of Preventative Medicine in March analysed the outcomes of other studies, which evaluated a combined total of 85 million people.  It showed a link between covid injections and an increase in various conditions: stroke (+240%), heart attack (+286%), coronary artery disease (+244%) and arrhythmia (+199%). This study adds to the ever-growing evidence of covid vaccine harms.

Antifa Terrorists Arrested After Violent Anti-Israel Occupation at University of Washington
Thirty-two Antifa goons were busted on Monday after they commandeered the nearly 75,000 square foot Interdisciplinary Engineering Building at the University of Washington in Seattle. They also set dumpsters on fire and, unbelievably, bullied police.

Operation Sindoor: India Strikes Back Against Pakistan’s Terror Machine
On May 7, 2025, India launched Operation Sindoor, a calculated strike against terror camps within Pakistan-controlled territory. This decisive action was in direct response to the brutal Pahalgam massacre on April 22, where 27 Hindu tourists were executed by Pakistan-backed jihadists solely for not being Muslim.

Who Is Going To Use Nuclear Weapons First?
Will we soon witness the world’s first nuclear war?  Following nuclear-armed India’s attack on nuclear-armed Pakistan, media outlets all over the globe quickly published stories about the possibility of nuclear war.  In fact, this morning the main headline on the Drudge Report was “WORLD HOLDS BREATH” in all capital letters.  Yes, it is entirely possible that a nuclear war could erupt between India and Pakistan.  But will someone else use nuclear weapons first?

The Trade War Price Hikes Are Starting To Hit, And They Certainly Aren’t Small
When prices go up, our standard of living goes down. That is the way that it works. I have been writing quite a few articles about the shortages that the global trade war is going to cause in the months ahead. Without a doubt, they will be extremely painful. But there will also be very large price hikes in many cases, and some of those price hikes are already starting to hit. For example, Ford has just announced that the prices of some of their vehicles will be raised by as much as two thousand dollars…