For the first time in thousands of years, the shofar sounds on the Temple Mount
Hundreds of Jews stood on the Temple Mount before dawn on the second day of Rosh Hashanah this year, and by the time they left, something had happened there that Rabbi Josh Wander believes had not happened in thousands of years: the shofar sounded on the Mount together with the silver Temple trumpets. … The service itself ran nearly four hours. “I don’t think we’ve ever had such a large group praying for that long on the Temple Mount,”

Ukraine war live: NATO downs drone over Lithuania, Russian frigate fires flares at Danish helicopter
NATO scrambled fighter jets overnight to ​shoot down a drone over Lithuania after the latest incursion on the alliance’s eastern flank. In a separate incident, Denmark said a Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea, adding that the Russian ambassador had been summoned over the “reckless action”.

Saudi Arabia and Egypt pledge forceful response to Red Sea and Gulf threats
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egypt’s president have met in Cairo to discuss the security situation around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Houthi advance. The two leaders stated that “free and secure navigation” through the Bab al-Mandab Strait in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf must be secured and promised “forceful” responses to further attacks. President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is reported to have assured Crown Prince bin Salman of Egypt’s support for Saudi Arabia’s actions so far, aimed at the conflicts with Iran and Yemen’s Islamist Houthi movement.

Von der Leyen’s SOTEU high-wire act 
Expectations for a single speech by the European Commission president have never been so high. In a way, Ursula von der Leyen has only herself to blame. Her communications team spent months drumming up anticipation for Wednesday’s address, churning out ‘teaser trailers,’ YouTube videos and passive-aggressive Facebook posts (“You DO remember, right?”) in an effort to make the speech resonate beyond the Brussels bubble.

US shifts military aid from Europe and Middle East to Latin America
The US is cutting back on military aid to Europe and the Middle East. Instead, South American countries with right-leaning and Trump-friendly governments are receiving more support. The US State Department has notified Congress that it will move $52 million worth of foreign military assistance from Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia and Iraq. It is not clear how much military funding remains for these countries. The aid will instead go to Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia – The US State Department says the funds will go to “combat narco-terrorism”.

Kremlin calls Trump’s ceasefire proposal a good idea
The Kremlin, Russia’s power center, welcomes Donald Trump’s “idea” of pausing attacks on energy facilities. “We have seen President Trump’s statement. We think it is a good idea, a good initiative. We are in contact with the Americans,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to AFP. Trump’s remarks came on Monday. He claimed that both Russia and Ukraine had agreed not to attack each other’s energy facilities, after he complained in the days before that the attacks had caused diesel prices to rise. However, neither Kyiv nor Moscow confirmed that an agreement had been reached.

Judge In Lindsay Clancy Trial Orders Jurors’ Identities To Be Sealed Indefinitely
The judge in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy ordered that the jurors’ names be sealed indefinitely due to concerns about their privacy. … the jury list will remain impounded until a new order is issued, citing “a real and present” risk of personal harm to the jurors and to the integrity of their work if the list is made public.

Thune “Open To Exploring” Diesel Export Ban As Skyrocketing Prices Raise Fears Of 2008-Style Shock 
“We’ll be looking at any proposal that is a viable solution, but I do think if we have the supply in this country and we’re exporting it right now that might be one way of getting at it,” Thune told reporters, who were quoted by Bloomberg, in response to a question. “If that would take pressure off of prices, you know I’m open to exploring it.”

Energy Truce In Shambles: Ukraine Strikes Russian Refinery Despite Trump’s Warning Amid Global Diesel Crisis
r Zelenskyy said on X that Ukrainian forces struck the Syzran refinery in Russia’s Samara region, about 75 miles west of Samara and 466 miles southeast of Moscow. The strike comes days after President Trump urged Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian refineries, as average US retail diesel prices jumped above $6 a gallon and alarming disruptions to global refining capacity threaten fuel supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.

AI Agents Cheated In Google Experiment, Researchers Report
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents tasked with math problems began cheating when encountering more difficult conjectures, … They also found that some of the agents reported those that cheated. About a quarter of the agents refused to cheat and publicly raised concerns about what the cheating agents were doing. The rest of the agents were deeply engaged in genuine math, unaware of the cheating, and became deadlocked, according to the researchers. The study followed several instances of AI agents breaking free of programming constraints.

EPA Repeals Biden-Era Carbon Rules For Power Plants
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that it finalized a rule repealing most of the carbon-emission limits for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants and proposed a separate measure that could restrict similar regulations in the future. Appropriately, the Sept. 14 announcement came at the G20 energy event in Houston. The EPA projects that the two actions announced on Sept. 14 would save about $310.4 billion if the proposed repeal is finalized.

Yemen war escalates as widening Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia trigger first warning in Mecca 
The war between the Houthi terror group and the internationally recognized Yemeni government, as well as its main backer, Saudi Arabia, continues to escalate in several areas. On Tuesday, Saudi authorities issued several alerts due to possible attacks across several governorates, including Jeddah and Taif, as well as in the holy city of Mecca – for the first time in the current conflict. The alerts were lifted relatively quickly, without reports of injuries or damage. In the past few days, the Houthis had widened their attacks using ballistic missiles and drones against targets in Saudi Arabia.

Israel providing intelligence to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi escalation 
Israel and Saudi Arabia have engaged in talks mediated by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) over intelligence sharing, as the kingdom seeks to defend against Houthi attacks, according to a report on the Hebrew news site Walla. Over the past week, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have intensified attacks on Saudi Arabia, as well as capturing several key cities and islands near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, potentially threatening all Red Sea traffic. So far, the Houthis have stated that they will not allow any Saudi traffic through the strait. Mecca Defense Agreement partners Turkey and Pakistan fail to confront Houthi attacks

Christian persecution in Iran intensifies amid war, according to ministries and UN investigators
Iran has spent the past year fighting a war with Israel and the United States, absorbing sweeping new sanctions, and putting down a civilian uprising that left tens of thousands dead. In the middle of that upheaval, the Islamic Republic has also escalated a campaign against a population that poses it no military threat at all: its own Christian minority. Multiple sources, ranging from evangelical ministries with contacts inside Iran’s underground church to United Nations human rights investigators, describe the same pattern accelerating through 2026, even as they differ sharply on the numbers.

Israeli envoy says another country could join Abraham Accords within 6 months
Asked which country might be next, the ambassador pointed to Kuwait while stopping short of saying its participation was certain.

Vance: US-Iran war will enter ‘much different phase’ within months
JD Vance said Monday that the conflict between the United States and Iran is expected to enter a “much different phase in a couple of months,” while agreeing with President Donald Trump that the war could conclude shortly after the November midterm elections. In an exclusive interview with The New York Post aboard Air Force Two, Vance said Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz would continue to weaken ahead of the elections. He noted that commercial traffic through the strategic waterway has now recovered to “well over 50% of normal traffic.”

Iran is pushing Gulf states toward Israel: The secret talks and the forming coalition
Behind the scenes, a new regional reality is taking shape: Arab countries are showing willingness to join the US-led coalition against Iran and are no longer ruling out cooperation with Israel, whose aid to the Emirates has become an example

Facts Don’t Matter To The Iranian Regime’s Cheerleaders In The Mainstream Media
If you have been listening to the mainstream media these past few months, you may believe that the United States has lost the war in Iran and that Iran’s regime has never been stronger or more emboldened. As a great man once said, “facts are a stubborn thing.” The fact is, ever since the U.S. launched Operation Epic Fury some six months ago, Iran’s regime has seen its military and nuclear program completely decimated, and most of its top leaders killed.

Culture Of Death: Organization Flies Banner Above The Kentucky State Fair Advertising The Mailing Of Illegal Abortion Drugs
Gloria Steinem, … recently died at the age of 92. “Steinem was predeceased by the more than 60 million unborn children whose sacrifice she believed to be essential for a free and feminist society.”

Why Has God Given Us Warnings About World War 3, Global Famine, Horrifying Pestilences, and Cataclysmic Natural Disasters?
A lot of people look at the crazy things happening and respond by getting fearful. Fear is the opposite of how we should respond to global events as they spiral out of control. All through the Bible, God warned people about things that would be coming. God tells us history in advance so unbelievers will realize He’s the one true God who created all.

Iranian regime uses the public to spy on other members of the public; first in Iran and now globally
Iran’s gov’t launched a digital platform, “Alaj,” that encourages the public to report on dissidents living abroad, claiming the initiative aims to safeguard national security. The platform publishes personal details of identified people and threatens consequences such as asset freezes and the revocation of consular services.

Jihadist Abdul El-Sayed Protested Against a Trio of Islamic ‘Ex-Terrorists’ While They Discussed Their Conversion to Christianity
“Jihadist Abdul El-Sayed is having a very bad week, and it just started. His past is being slowly uncovered, and it’s appalling. He protested three former Muslim terrorists who converted to Christianity in 2007. He literally railed against the good guys and against Christians.”

10 Ways LGBTQ+ Ideology Is Reshaping the Church
Walk into certain churches today, and you may encounter something almost unrecognizable to Christians in the same denominations a generation ago. Rainbow flags in the sanctuary. Pastors in Pride-colored vestments. Queer hymns and transgender themes. Rainbow bread at Communion. Celebrating trans name changes, etc.

2026 Atlantic hurricane season: 2 areas could boost tropical activity
AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring two areas for possible development through late September, including one near the United States Gulf Coast (Sept 17-19, low chance so far). The area with the greatest risk, which currently has a medium chance of development (Sept 17-21), is a zone several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda.

Indonesia intensifies search effort for 129 people missing after ferry capsized in Java Sea
The search intensified on Monday as 17 ships and aircraft from the military, police and other agencies were deployed to join the search for 129 missing. The bodies of six passengers and 108 were rescued on Sunday, when the ferry overturned.

Southport attack victims and survivors suffer ‘unacceptable’ data breach
Gov’t staff looked up details on computers of victims, survivors, & witnesses of the Southport attack when they had no right, it has emerged. Prison & courts chiefs are investigating how the breach was allowed to happen. Info included sensitive, personal data, & was deemed “likely to result in high risk” to rights & freedoms of the involved.

Vance: ‘First Phase’ of U.S.-Iran Conflict Is Over — ‘Much Different Phase’ Coming Within Months
Vice President JD Vance said the U.S.-Iran conflict will enter a “much different phase” within months, declaring the first stage of the campaign complete as Washington moves to prevent Tehran from rebuilding its nuclear and military capabilities.

Saudi Arabia appeals to Israel for help against Houthis – report
Saudi Arabia has reportedly sought intelligence assistance from Israel as Riyadh scrambles to contain a rapid Houthi advance toward one of the world’s most important shipping routes, while the Trump administration weighs whether deteriorating conditions could eventually require direct US military intervention.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approached Israel indirectly through US Central Command, requesting intelligence and other assistance that could help prevent the Iran-backed Houthis from closing the Bab al-Mandeb Strait,

Germany to draft soldiers for Lithuania tank brigade 
The German armed forces will have to appoint around 20% of the soldiers set to form its first permanent foreign-based tank brigade in Lithuania, as it cannot find enough volunteers. The 4,800-strong tank brigade is located close to the 60 km-long Suwałki Gap between Kaliningrad and Belarus. The corridor connects the Baltic countries to other NATO allies and is seen as a likely entry point for a Russian incursion.

A Canadian doctors group makes a shocking proposal
The Quebec College of Physicians thinks the government should allow doctors to kill infants who suffer from “severe pain, extreme deformation or a fatal diagnosis.” The QCP tells the Daily Mail that it wants the Canadian government to extend its physician-assisted suicide law to include such newborns.

Ukraine says energy attacks could stop if Russia agrees, after Trump comments
Russia and Ukraine have agreed not to attack each other’s energy facilities, US President Donald Trump says. Volodymyr Zelenskyj writes on Telegram that it is Ukraine’s proposal, but that it will only apply if Russia agrees to it. “Ukraine is not convinced that Russia has any desire to follow an agreement,” the Ukrainian president writes about the conditions for a “ceasefire for energy facilities.” “The war must end,” Zelensky writes, noting that “de-escalation of critical infrastructure could be the first step towards peace.”

‘A new era’: Germany inaugurates permanent troop presence in Lithuania 
For Lithuania, the deployment offers reassurance. For Germany, it’s a litmus test for its military.
Russia and Ukraine have agreed not to attack each other’s energy facilities, US President Donald Trump says. Volodymyr Zelenskyj writes on Telegram that it is Ukraine’s proposal, but that it will only apply if Russia agrees to it. “Ukraine is not convinced that Russia has any desire to follow an agreement,” the Ukrainian president writes about the conditions for a “ceasefire for energy facilities.”

Frederiksen optimistic talks with the US can resolve Greenland dispute
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she is optimistic that talks with the United States can lead to a solution to the dispute over Greenland’s future. In January, a working group was formed with representatives from Denmark, the United States and Greenland to try to find a solution to the conflict. Since then, hardly any information about the negotiations has been released. The working group continues to work and it is therefore too early to draw any conclusions, but I am quite optimistic that we can find a way forward, says Frederiksen at a meeting in Finland on security in the Arctic on Monday.

A Chinese Satellite Suddenly Shattered In Orbit, Creating A New Space Debris Threat
A Chinese reconnaissance satellite has broken apart in a rare high-altitude orbit, creating dozens of tracked debris fragments that may remain around Earth for centuries, The failure of Yaogan-50 (02) has added a new debris field to one of the more difficult regions of space to manage. The fragments are now traveling in a highly retrograde orbit, a path that moves against the direction of Earth’s rotation and creates challenging conditions for future spacecraft operations.

Russian military drone found in Baltic Sea off Poland’s coast
A drone has been found in the Baltic Sea, off Rusinowo in northern Poland. “Preliminary investigations indicate that it is a military drone of Russian origin,” writes the country’s Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz on X. The drone has reportedly been “retrieved” from the Baltic Sea. The location and equipment are now being secured, according to Kosiniak-Kamysz.

Trump Says Meeting With Chinese Leader Will Cover ‘Almost Everything
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sept. 13 that he would discuss almost everything with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during a planned meeting at the White House later this month. Trump did not provide specifics but said his tariffs had kept Chinese vehicles out of the U.S. market. “The tariff kept them out. I have a 100 percent tariff. From 100 to 150 percent,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One, comparing the U.S. move with Europe, which he said was being decimated by Chinese cars.

Ukraine Pummels Black Sea Resort Near Putin’s Villa With Air & Sea Drones
Ukraine sent some 400 drones across various parts of Russia and Crimea overnight, with UAV attacks having long been a nightly thing. In this latest instance, the Black Sea resort city of Sochi suffered the most casualties, with five people – including a child – wounded in a drone attack. Several homes were also damaged in the assault. Sochi has long been where President Putin has a sprawling vacation resort.

The pattern is in the data: New York Times, BBC studies confirm anti-Israel media bias
The New York Times’ coverage of the Israel-Hamas war was grossly skewed toward the Palestinian side and against Israel, according to a peer-reviewed academic study. Israeli casualties were consistently omitted or minimized, while Palestinian suffering was amplified and given far greater prominence throughout. The study’s author, Edieal Pinker, a professor at the Yale School of Management, published his findings in the academic journal Studies in Conflict & Terrorism after the paper cleared formal peer review.

Israeli Defense Ministry official predicts greater cooperation with US in arms production
Jerusalem and Washington are working on the next 10-year MoU, which is projected to diminish or even remove U.S. financing and instead focus on joint development projects.

Houthis Attack Saudi Arabia as Gulf-Iran Talks Are Postponed
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launched a new attack on Saudi Arabia on Monday and Gulf Arab states postponed planned talks with Iran, underscoring fears that the Middle East conflict could spread further and threaten global oil supplies. US President Donald Trump said Iran wanted to reach a deal with Washington, signaling a possible diplomatic opening despite the widening regional tensions. “The failing Nation of Iran wants to make a deal, quickly and badly. I will determine whether or not the USA will choose to engage – The concept of which we are open to,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Has Abortion Desensitized People To The Taking Of Children’s Lives?
Presenting darkness as light and light as darkness is contagious — and it has become an epidemic. This is Isaiah 5:20 thinking. “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness.” “Woe” can be seen here as a warning. The New Living Translation puts it like this: “What sorrow for those who say that evil is good.” A significant portion of Americans have lately shown a tendency to justify and even celebrate evil. Lots of Americans cheered the assassination attempts against President Trump. Luigi Mangione, the accused murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, became a celebrity-hero with thousands of adoring fans. For many on social media, the murder of Charlie Kirk has become a joke — something to delight in. Against a backdrop of Americans treating human life as cheap and violence as an easy solution, came the story of Lindsay Clancy

Saudi Arabia discovered 110 mln tons of rare earths and uranium in Medina
Saudi Arabia has discovered 110 million tons of raw materials containing uranium concentrations in Medina, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday. Speaking at the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Prince Abdulaziz said the Kingdom is working to invest its diverse energy and mineral resources. He added that diversifying these energy resources has become essential to supporting economic growth and supply security.

Physicists help uncover ‘spooky’ quantum effect in the Large Hadron Collider
Physicists at the University of Oxford have helped confirm that one of the strangest phenomena in physics—quantum entanglement—occurs even among some of the heaviest and most fleeting particles ever created. The discovery, made using the world’s most powerful particle collider at CERN, has been published in Physical Review Letters. “Quantum mechanics underpins computing, security and many areas of physics. However, quantum mechanics has mysteries and puzzles that are not yet fully understood.

Saudi Arabia may have used secret Chinese ballistic missile in Yemen for first time
Debris found in Yemen may show that Saudi Arabia used a Chinese-made DF-15A ballistic missile in combat for the first time, potentially revealing a previously undisclosed weapon in the kingdom’s closely guarded missile arsenal, TWZ reported. Images circulating online appear to show wreckage from a DF-15A short-range ballistic missile, although neither the identification of the missile nor Saudi ownership has been confirmed. Tyler Rogoway also highlighted the apparent use on X. The Houthis are not known to possess weapons capable of intercepting it.

Pollard: The mountain war for the heartland of Israel must be won
The battle for Judea and Samaria will ultimately be decided on the strategic hilltops where Israelis and Palestinians are fighting to determine who will control the heartland of Israel.

At least 3 killed in Russian strike on agricultural company premises in northern Ukraine
At least three people have been killed in a Russian attack on a premises belonging to an agricultural company in the Chernihiv region, AFP reports, citing local police. According to the police, it is a premises belonging to an agricultural company. At least seven more people are reported to have been injured in the attack on Chernihiv, which is located around 150 kilometres north of Kyiv.

U.S. Supreme Court to rule on home Bible studies, as local officials weaponize against gatherings
‘When government pressure causes a reasonable person to cancel a prayer service, the injury is complete the moment it happens.’ The American Center for Law and Justice has fought this battle several times: Can a gov’t forbid a home-based Bible study because it is in a home, or because of the number of people attending, or another reason?

The Supreme Court Will Decide: Can a City Use Red Tape to Kill Your Bible Study?
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear one of the most consequential religious liberty cases in years – and the ACLJ has filed to make sure the Court gets it right. This case is not just about one man’s Jewish prayer group. Home-based religious gatherings are central to how millions of Americans, Jewish and Christian alike, practice their faith.

Why Do So Many Strange Things Occur in the Craziest State In the Entire Country?
California possesses incredible natural beauty but is run by a bunch of lunatics. If it were an independent nation, it would have the 5^th largest economy in the world, but it also has the largest homeless population in the US by a wide margin. It also has the highest top marginal individual income tax rate at 13.3% (14.4% when including payroll tax).

Culture of Death: Organization Flies Banner Above the Kentucky State Fair Advertising the Mailing of Illegal Abortion Drugs
Gloria Steinem, prominent feminist & massive abortion advocate, recently died at 92. A pro-life news organization said, “Steinem was predeceased by the more than 60 million unborn children whose sacrifice she believed essential for a free and feminist society.” What a tragic but accurate eulogy for a woman who chose…violence against the unborn.

Flock Cameras Weaponized by Law Enforcement to Stalk Women
The exact abuse privacy advocates warned: a Georgia analyst tracked his ex-wife; a California cop helped stalk an abuse victim. A Georgia crime analyst and a California police officer both weaponized Flock’s license plate reader system to stalk women –exactly the abuse privacy advocates warned about.

State Seizes Girl After Catholic Parents Refuse to Call Her a Boy
A Massachusetts family has spent nearly two years fighting the state for custody of their daughter after a public school socially transitioned her behind their backs, and child-welfare officials treated the parents’ refusal to play along as the crime.

We Are Being Told That “a Shortage of Diesel” Is Here as the Price Per Gallon Hits $6.23 In the United States
That is bad news because much of our economic infrastructure runs on diesel. Most of our trucks, trains, and tractors use diesel. More than 70 percent of all commercial goods are transported by vehicles powered by diesel. The real crisis will come when we start to see widespread shortages and rationing all over the globe.

Chinese Tech Helped Iran Kill Americans — Media Deflects to Trump
Establishment press buries the real scandal: Chinese entities gave Iran the satellite imagery it needed to kill American soldiers at a base in Jordan, and the press wants you angry at Trump for not yelling about it loud enough. That’s the story. Everything else is distraction.

Netherlands Euthanizes Disabled 2-Year-Old Child
A disabled 2-year-old child was euthanized in the Netherlands, even though the toddler wasn’t dying. That didn’t stop officials from confirming everything was legal and concluding that a doctor acted with due care in the country’s first euthanasia of a child under 12. The child couldn’t communicate. The child could not and did not ask to die.

Netanyahu Signals ‘Heavy Blows’ Against Iran’s Proxies as Concern Mounts over Houthi Advances
Iran is rebuilding parts of its ballistic missile program after U.S. and Israeli strikes damaged key facilities earlier in the conflict. At the same time, a suspected nuclear site and a major Houthi advance in Yemen are raising new concerns across the region.

Is there something sinister behind Christian churches in the UK going up in flames?
Kilburn Methodist Church in Kilburn, England, United Kingdom, caught fire at dawn of 11 Friday, September. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined. This is just the latest in a series of cases where Christian churches in the UK have gone up in flames.