Iran loses key economic lifeline in Middle East that Trump’s sanctions couldn’t reach as deadlock persists
The United Arab Emirates suspended all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran after accusing Tehran of firing ballistic missiles toward maritime traffic. The UAE’s move severs one of Tehran’s most important commercial links, cutting off Iran’s imports valued at roughly $21B

Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools
A Futurism review found large numbers of videos recorded at middle and high schools using smart glasses — almost always Meta’s AI Glasses, designed in partnership with the eyewear titan Ray-Ban — and shared to social media platforms TikTok and Instagram. Recordings take place in school hallways, cafeterias, and classrooms, and feature interactions with other students as well as with staff and faculty.

UAE Cuts Ties As Iran Warns Gulf States Against Helping Washington; Kpler Says US Navy Gaining Ground In Hormuz
And in another significant escalation that effectively torpedoes any remaining illusions of hoped-for cross-Gulf detente, the United Arab Emirates has announced Wednesday a complete and immediate severance of all economic ties with Tehran. The move comes on the heels of what UAE officials claim was a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles targeted directly at Emirati territory.

Why Is This Medieval Disease Striking LA County
Flea-borne typhus hit 220 cases in Los Angeles County in 2025, a record, and nearly 9 in 10 patients needed hospitalization as rats and encampments spread. “It’s largely an issue of … people living in just horrible conditions in close proximity to rats,” Winslow said, describing rats as the primary hosts involved in the infection. Those conditions are particularly relevant as LA continues to struggle with homelessness. However, the problem extends beyond encampments.

Kamala Is Back – and More Radical Than Ever
Despite losing the popular vote, Electoral College, and every swing state, national polling shows that former Vice President Kamala Harris remains the clear presidential frontrunner for Democrats in 2028. But the version of Harris Americans will likely see on the campaign trail appears far more radical than even what they saw two years ago.

Arizona Democrat vows renewed assault on Seal of Confession despite repeated failures
An Arizona Democrat has pledged to continue to assault the Catholic Seal of Confession despite a state supreme court ruling and previous failed attempts. For years, Democrat Stacey Travers has been obsessively focused on violating the rights of Catholics, including confessors and penitents, to have the Seal of Confession protected.

Texas Hits New Peak Demand Record, Faces 80% Supply Shortfall By 2030
ERCOT’s large-load queue has grown by more than 200 GW since 2024, driven largely by data centers, manufacturing, cryptocurrency and industrial oil and gas development, but uncertainty remains over how much load can be safely interconnected. Even though that appetite is enormous, if it can’t get met, it’s not coming online,” Brent Nelson, senior managing director of market intelligence at Ascend, told Utility Dive in an interview. “The ability of the grid to add new generation is much, much smaller than the demand of queued large-load facilities,” Robert LaFaso, Ascend’s director of market intelligence, told Utility Dive. Both executives identified generation availability as the primary constraint.

Americans Stop Paying the World’s Pharmacy Tab as Prices Fall Hardest Since 1963
President Donald Trump’s Most Favored Nation policies and TrumpRx platform have produced the largest annual drop in U.S. prescription drug prices in over 60 years, the steepest since 1963, according to the administration. The update follows years of price increases across much of the sector, with Americans footing the bill for other nations’ use. “Without even twisting an arm, without trying to pass a new bill, he [Trump] brought all these players together with TrumpRX to lower the cost of prescription drugs, and he continues to do that because this guy understands leverage.

Prosecutors In Charlie Kirk Slaying Case Say Evidence Supports Death Penalty
Prosecutors on Aug. 18 urged a Utah judge to uphold all charges, including one carrying a potential death sentence, in the case against Charlie Kirk’s accused killer. prosecutors said evidence clearly shows that others besides Kirk were at great risk of being killed—an “aggravating” circumstance that supports a death-penalty-level charge, they argued.

Jeffrey Tucker Reveals The Insidious Reason For The Lockdowns
Jeffrey Tucker – founder and president of the Brownstone Institute, says top FDA and NIH officials told him that the purpose of the COVID-19 lockdowns were “to delay the onset of natural immunity… until after the shots were online.” Dr. Jessica Rose, where he says that ‘multiple sources’ who were involved in the response confirmed the bombshell revelation “without a shadow of a doubt.” The lockdowns that wiped out small businesses. The school closures that sent children’s reading scores back to 1971. The plexiglass, the masking, the stay-at-home orders. None of it was about keeping us safe. “It was exactly the opposite,” It sounds like a “wild conspiracy theory.” But it’s the truth.

With no MoU extension in sight, Iran threatens attacks on US sites in Europe 
Iran is weighing an attack on U.S. military facilities in Europe if President Donald Trump orders an escalation in military operations, the Financial Times reported. Citing two regime insiders, the Times report identified Bulgaria and Cyprus as possible targets of such attacks. One of the regime insiders referred to the previous drone attack on a British air base in Cyprus as proof of Tehran’s ability to carry out such attacks.

Turkish president’s party set up Washington HQ, met with US influencers critical of Trump, Israel 
A recent investigation into U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) records is raising questions over Turkish lobbying efforts involving several media personalities, including former CIA officer John Kiriakou and the CEO of the Tucker Carlson Network. The investigation by journalist and open-source intelligence (OSINT) researcher Eitan Fischberger, based on FARA records, draws attention to meetings between these media personalities and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The AKP spent millions of dollars in 2024 to acquire the former French Embassy, turning it into a headquarters for its U.S. influence operations in Washington, D.C.

Israel confirms striking Syrian airport to prevent Turkish entrenchment; Damascus claims right to keep nuclear material 
After months of relative quiet, the Syrian front came back into focus in Israel in recent days, as Jerusalem confirmed having struck an airport in northern Syria on Tuesday to prevent Turkey’s military from establishing itself there, rejecting criticism from the United States.

Where is the Ark of the Covenant today? A Torah scholar weighs in on the leading theories
Talmudic scholar and Torah educator Efraim Palvanov worked through the question methodically, moving from the original construction of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) through a largely unknown history of multiple ancient Jewish temples,

Jewish Men Pray From Prayer Books on the Temple Mount: The Quiet Revolution Bringing the Third Temple
Jewish worshipers were allowed to carry and read from full siddurim (prayer books) on the Temple Mount on Sunday, the latest and most significant challenge to a decades-old policy barring non-Muslim prayer at Judaism’s holiest site. Right-wing journalist Arnon Segal posted a photograph Sunday showing men praying at the site with siddurim in hand, towels laid on the ground before them signaling that the men had also prostrated themselves in prayer. “Still no blanket permit, but an initial experiment aimed at ensuring the Middle East doesn’t lose its mind over this,” Segal wrote, calling the moment “history.”

Netanyahu says that IDF ‘made sure’ Syria ‘understood’ that Turkey unwelcome in region
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the IDF struck a Syrian military base after Jerusalem had given Damascus several warnings about Turkey’s military presence in the country. In his first comments since Israel struck Syria on Tuesday, Netanyahu wrote in a Wednesday post on X/Twitter that Israel “made the message clear: Don’t.”

Katz: IDF to continue eliminating terrorists from within Gaza security zone
Israel’s policy for Gaza is to “remove threats, eliminate terrorists, and exact retribution from anyone who took part in the [Oct. 7, 2023,] massacre,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday.The Israel Defense Forces eliminated Hamas terrorists in Gaza earlier in the day and will “continue to act with force to protect our soldiers and ensure the peace for the southern communities—from within the security zone,” Katz added in Hebrew.

SYRIA SHOWDOWN: Mossad Chief Spoke With Syrian FM Days Before Israeli Strike as Netanyahu Warns Türkiye
New details emerging from the dramatic Israeli strike in northern Syria reveal that Israel had repeatedly warned Damascus against allowing Türkiye to establish a significant military foothold in the country — including through a rare high-level contact between Mossad chief Roman Gofman and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani just days before the attack.

Russia’s fuel crisis returns as Ukrainian drones target oil facilities
Russia’s fuel crisis enters a second wave as Ukrainian drone strikes hit oil facilities; Gas stations in Moscow impose new limits, while nine people are killed in Russia and Ukraine and 206 prisoners return home in an exchange

Lightning strike triggers fire in three natural gasoline tanks at Explorer Pipeline facility in Glenpool, Oklahoma
A suspected lightning strike triggered a fire involving three natural gasoline storage tanks at the Explorer Pipeline facility in Glenpool, Oklahoma, on August 17, prompting evacuations and shelter measures around the site. No injuries were reported. Officials said the fire was no longer actively burning on August 18, and the response transitioned to cleanup and recovery.

Comcast is rolling out identification of who is in your home using your internet router
Comcast offers Wi-Fi Shield to Xfinity Internet users at no extra cost. It includes Wi-Fi Motion, which uses Xfinity Gateway intelligence to provide “an added layer of awareness without recording video, capturing images or identifying individuals.” It turns routers into potential methods of surveillance without people’s knowledge or consent.

Christian MP blocked from entering UK for the second time because of her Biblical views
Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen, convicted over citing a Bible passage on homosexuality, has been blocked from entering the United Kingdom, leaving her unable to attend a Northern Ireland conference where she was due to speak about freedom of speech.

U.S. Faces “Historic” Cattle Shortage as Size of U.S. Herd Shrinks to Smallest Since 1951
A multi-year cattle shortage has pushed beef prices into painful territory. In some places, ground beef prices now exceed federal minimum wage, the first time it has happened. At the start of 2026, there were 86.2 million cattle & calves in the US, the smallest since 1951. In 1951, there were 154 million people in the US; there are 342 million today.

Shocking Survey Finds Only 35% of Women Under 25 Have Positive View of Men, and “Heteroflexible” Is Fastest Growing Sexual Orientation In America
Our culture is being transformed at a pace difficult to comprehend. We’ve been through so many societal pivot points in recent decades, and it’s probably inevitable there will be more. But without a doubt there have been some very clear long-term cultural shifts that have radically changed how we relate to one another and to the world around us.

Israel confirms striking Syrian airport to prevent Turkish entrenchment; Damascus claims right to keep nuclear material
After months of relative quiet, the Syrian front came back into focus in Israel in recent days, as Jerusalem confirmed having struck an airport in northern Syria on Tuesday to prevent Turkey’s military from establishing itself there, rejecting criticism from the United States.

Ballot-Box Jihad — How Islamic Networks Are Weaponizing Elections to Conquer America from Within
“A planned war is underway to Islamize America – with ballots. Islamic leaders who once called voting haram now call it jihad. Mosques serve as polling stations. A coordinated web of nonprofits, PACs, & groups like The Moral Vote mobilizes every Muslim voter, distributes templates & installs candidates who push Islam & socialism.

Trump threatens ‘unprecedented’ economic consequences for any nation aiding Iran
Trump said he was announcing the most crushing economic operation ever against any country that will be economic warfare & isolation on an unprecedented scale; also that any country allowing its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or gov’t entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face tremendous economic consequences.

Iranian Envoy Joins Ceremony in Mexico to Honor Communist Mass Murderer Castro
The Iranian terror state’s ambassador to Mexico attended an event to mark the would-be 100th birthday of dead communist mass murderer Fidel Castro in that country, using it as an opportunity to promote Iran’s war against the United States and demand diplomatic and economic support.

Democrats Try to Walk Back “Woke One”
Ocasio-Cortez, who did more than anyone to mainstream the movement, now calls “woke one” crazy — after a 21-state study found voters see Democrats as woke, weak, and out-of-touch. “Woke one was crazy.” Such was the proclamation from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on ABC’s This Week about far-left rhetoric that has alienated voters and cost Democrats dearly in recent elections. The statement was particularly shocking coming from Ocasio-Cortez given that she, perhaps more than any other single politician, is primarily responsible for mainstreaming “woke one” and jawboning the rest of the party to go along with her.

Dem Cities Offer Interest-Free Loans to Comply with Islamic Sharia Law
A growing number of Democrat cities are offering interest-free loans to comply with Sharia law – just the latest example of how the radical religious and moral code of Islam is supplanting American law without any input from voters.

Hawaii Takes Aim at the First Amendment
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court smacked down Hawaii’s assault on the Second Amendment in Wolford v. Lopez. Now, another liberal law in the Aloha State which takes square aim at the First Amendment could be headed for a similar fate. Democrat Governor Josh Green signed Act 11 into law, legislation which, as libertarian outlet Reason reported, makes it so that “all corporations – except for political action committees, political parties, and candidate committees – cannot fund initiatives on ballot measures, support proposed amendments, or contribute money to campaigns.”

Evidence for saints’ resurrection?
Is there historical evidence for the resurrection of the saints in Matthew 27:53?
Patristic Commentary and Memory, Extra-Biblical Historical Echoes, Archaeological and Geological Corroboration

US sanctions ICC judges in latest clash with court
The United States imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane of Japan and Judge Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal. The sanctions can be seen as part of the US campaign against the court, which the Trump administration considers to be “politicized.” “These individuals have been directly engaged in efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute public figures whose governments have not consented to the ICC’s jurisdiction,” reads a statement from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

UN finds several tons of nuclear material in Syria from Assad era
The UN atomic energy agency, the IAEA, has found several tons of nuclear material in Syria. The material dates from the time when Bashar al-Assad ruled the country. According to IAEA Director Rafael Grossi, it was Syria’s current government that reported the new location, a decision he calls “courageous.” “We are talking about a few tons of nuclear material that could have been used for bad purposes,” Grossi said at a press conference in Damascus.

First Danish conscripts arrive in Greenland for Arctic training
The conscripts arrived in the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk, in early August, the Danish Defence writes on its website. Some of the conscripts will be stationed in Nuuk and others in Kangerlussuaq, which is north of the Arctic Circle. The landscape there, with open spaces and rocky slopes, is markedly different from the terrain where conscripts normally train. The world situation makes it necessary for us to get used to Arctic terrain, says Laura, captain and company commander for the conscripts.

Liberia agrees to take in up to 1,200 deported migrants from US
Liberia agrees to accept up to 1,200 deported migrants from the United States, the West African country says. The migrants will arrive within a year, the first 20 as early as this week, according to Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah. Among them are Africans as well as citizens from North and South America and the Caribbean.

Deadly Russian attacks hit Kharkiv as Ukraine launches drones toward Moscow
At least ten people were killed overnight Tuesday in Russian attacks on Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, the region’s governor said. At the same time, 620 Ukrainian drones have been sent towards the Russian capital, Moscow, claims Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. The Russian rocket and drone attacks targeted, among other things, homes, a gas station, a warehouse, a cafe, a post office, a shop and at least seven cars, writes Governor Oleh Synehubov on Telegram.

Disengagement: Trump Vows New Strategy To ‘Strangle’ Iran Over Time
The US administration has already said this many times and in many different ways. We suppose President Trump wants the world to know that talks with Iran are really really over this time, and the gloves are coming off (again): US President Trump told top administration envoys to halt their conversations with Iran, according to CNN citing a US official “White House officials have recently communicated to political allies that they are shifting their strategy — going from “hammer Iran ASAP” to “strangle them” over time.

Derek Chauvin Seeks To Dismiss Charges In Death Of George Floyd
Derek Chauvin’s legal team filed a new court petition Tuesday morning seeking to dismiss the charges against the former Minneapolis police officer and vacate his convictions, arguing that the case that sent him to prison for the death of George Floyd rested on a foundation that never had legal standing to begin with. Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office engaged in unlawful and fraudulent conduct when they brought the case against Chauvin. The central claim is procedural: a grand jury never reviewed the state’s evidence, and, under Minnesota law, Joseph argues that this omission means the state never lawfully brought the charges in the first place. “What was done here is shocking,” Joseph said. “It’s inexcusable.”

Fauci Aide Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy That Shielded EcoHealth Records, Countered Lab-Leak Narrative
Dr. David Morens, the longtime senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, pleaded guilty in Greenbelt federal court on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit offenses and to defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. § 371). The plea caps a records scandal that began with his own emails bragging about making federal documents disappear.

Comcast Turns Millions Of Routers Into Motion Sensors – The Same WiFi Signals Can ID You With 99.5% Accuracy
Dear Comcast customers: The internet gateway in your living room is now a motion sensor. It’s free of charge, and the data can go to law enforcement without further notice. What’s more, researchers have already shown that these same signals can identify exactly who is in the room. Comcast “may disclose information generated by your WiFi Motion to third parties without further notice” in connection with law enforcement investigations. Users pointed out at the time that the only complete opt-out is returning the Xfinity router.

Battle Over Ten Commandments Arrives At Supreme Court
he American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 17 to review a federal appeals court decision that upheld a Texas law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

Netanyahu & Kushner agree: No Gaza withdrawal or reconstruction until full disarmament of Hamas 
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, Jared Kushner, met for over four hours in Jerusalem on Monday, discussing the U.S.-backed framework to end the Gaza war, which Hamas ostensibly approved. Netanyahu rejected the 15-point proposal by the Board of Peace (BoP) last week and has since come under pressure from the U.S. to enable continued discussions on this basis by scaling back airstrikes against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Prime Minister’s Office stated that Netanyahu and Kushner, who were later joined by BoP High Representative Nikolay Mladenov and BoP envoy Tony Blair, “had deep and constructive discussions.” It added that they agreed to establish two working groups, “one on disarmament and demilitarization of Gaza,” which they said should be “prompt and completed before any reconstruction happens.”

The Hottest Month in U.S. Recorded History: the Fix? The Jerusalem Temple
The United States just recorded its hottest month in 132 years of measurement, … The Hebrew Bible called it something else three thousand years ago: the predictable result of a nation’s relationship with Heaven, described in language so specific it reads less like ancient poetry and more like a weather report. Scientists and politicians are calling this climate change. The Bible described the same condition three thousand years ago, … The prophet Malachi removes any doubt about where extreme heat fits into that framework. “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff, and the day that is coming will set them ablaze, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch

US and Canada hold last-minute talks to stop Trump’s 50% tariffs
The White House and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government are locked in intense negotiations ahead of a 12:01 a.m. Wednesday deadline set by President Trump. If no agreement is reached, the administration has threatened to impose 50 percent tariffs on roughly 20 billion dollars’ worth of Canadian products entering the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney acknowledged Monday that talks remain underway, describing the negotiations as “very intense and delicate.”

Ben-Gvir: Israel is building death row wing, hanging facility for terrorists
A resident of the area who intentionally kills someone in a terrorist attack is subject to the death penalty unless a military court finds special circumstances warranting life imprisonment.

Kushner warns Hamas: US will allow Israel to ‘finish the job’ if disarmament fails
Kushner delivered the warning after an intensive two-day diplomatic push that included a rare face-to-face meeting with Hamas leaders in Cairo followed by nearly four hours of talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. “If they don’t follow through now on their commitment,” Kushner told Fox News, Hamas would demonstrate that it was not serious about peace, clearing the way for Israel to “finish the job in the appropriate way.”

Huckabee to Israeli media: Another Iran war could happen if regime rejects diplomacy
“I hope not. I think we all hope not. All of us who have been through two wars with Iran over the last year and a half would say ‘been there done that’, have t-shirts to prove it, don’t need another one,” he said, adding, “Let’s hope that, somewhere along the way, the Iranian regime can wake up to the fact that they’re not going to get a nuclear weapon and they can either determine they won’t have it by result of diplomacy or the result of activity that they really don’t benefit from.”

UAE halts trade and financial transactions with Iran until further notice
The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran until further notice, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Tuesday. Afra Al Hameli, Director of the Strategic Communications Department at the ministry, said the decision was taken amid regional developments that pose a threat to peace and security in the region and internationally.

Iran’s attack on Kurdistan may signal new phase in Tehran’s regional drone warfare
Iran carried out a drone attack on the office of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s prime minister’s office on August 17. The attack took place in the early hours and the autonomous KRG government quickly determined that Iran had used new jet-powered drones in the attack. Masrour Barzani, the KRG prime minister, wrote on X/ … it has been confirmed that my personal office and the residence of the President of the Parastin Agency were subjected today to Iranian attacks using drones.”

Shifting Geopolitical Landscape: Examining The ‘Abraham Accords’ Through A Biblical Lens
“Father Abraham had many sons…” This beloved Christian children’s song recalls God’s promise in Genesis 12 to make Abraham a great nation and ultimately bless “all the families of the earth,” which was fulfilled through Jesus. Unfortunately, some mistakenly assume this blessing teaches God’s universal acceptance of all people regardless of faith. Scripture clarifies that spiritual sonship comes exclusively through faith in Christ, not ethnic background. This same misunderstanding of God’s covenant shows up in modern politics, most notably in the diplomatic agreements known as the “Abraham Accords.”

The Mirage Of Ceasefires And The Tug Of War: What Should Christians Think Of Unstable Talks Of ‘Peace’ In The Middle East?
The tension between war and peace in the Middle East is mind-boggling at times. Just when we think President Trump is about to order a massive wave of bombing against Iran, we wake up the next day to learn he has called off the attack. On the other hand, the ceasefires never last. Despite the highly publicized Memorandum of Understanding for peace, attacks and bombings resumed shortly after its signing. As students of Bible prophecy, we have a unique understanding of what’s happening in the conflict between Israel, Iran, and the proxies of the Persian state. We know that the battle is spiritual. Because Satan motivates Israel’s enemies,

As The MOU Deadline Passes, Iran’s Army Chief Places $30,000 Bounty On The Heads Of US Soldiers
I’ve said it many times over the years—not only since the war launched in February—the Iranian regime is demonic. Its wicked operation slaughters its own people, develops nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, sponsors terror throughout the region, is devoted to the destruction of Israel, America, and all the rest. So what comes next? We got a picture of the answer earlier today from Iran’s army chief, who just announced that he is putting a $30,000 bounty on the heads of U.S. soldiers. Needless to say, these kinds of actions and rhetoric from the head of Iran’s army don’t increase the likelihood of a deal.

Life In 2026: War, Fires, Famines, Pestilences and Natural Disasters
World War III is playing out in front of our eyes; this has been the worst year for wildfires the western half of the country has had; severe hunger is on the rise globally; the Ebola outbreak is now the 2nd largest of all time, and we’re getting hammered by one natural disaster after another. This is what a “perfect storm” looks like, and it keeps intensifying.

Comcast Turns Millions of Routers Into Motion Sensors – the Same WiFi Signals Can ID You with 99.5% Accuracy
Dear Comcast customers: The internet gateway in your living room is now a motion sensor. It’s free of charge, and the data can go to law enforcement without further notice. What’s more, researchers have already shown that these same signals can identify exactly who is in the room.

12 Gigantic Red Flag Warning Signs for the Economy
We’re facing a global energy crisis, global debt crisis, and global inflation crisis at the same time. Diesel fuel prices are going into the stratosphere; we’re caught in a global debt spiral that is out of control; and inflation has become a major issue everywhere. Anyone who thinks there’s an easy answer to these problems is delusional.

Sadiq Khan is planning to install permanent live facial recognition surveillance on Oxford Street
Sadiq Khan and the Metropolitan Police are planning to install live facial recognition technology on Britain’s busiest shopping street. It will be among the first areas in the country to have permanent LFR infrastructure scanning faces of people passing and comparing them with a watchlist of wanted suspects.

Humanoid War Robots Could Soon Patrol US Southern Border to Combat Weaponized Migrant Flows
Building on our February theme that physical AI and humanoid robots would move beyond factory floors and folding laundry in homes into conflict zones and other high-risk environments, US-based Foundation Robotics is now discussing potential national-security deployments of its Phantom humanoid robot along the southern border.

Blasphemy Law Is Back: Retired British Police Officer Fined For Islam Joke
A retired British police officer has been handed a criminal conviction and more than £1,000 in fines for resharing a satirical Facebook meme poking fun at Islam. The case has sparked fresh warnings that blasphemy laws, abolished in England in 2008, are being revived by the back door – but only for one religion.

New Tactic of Gov’t Education: Parents Are the ‘Oppressors,’ and Children Must Be ‘Liberated’
In the ongoing war for the hearts and minds of America’s children, the left has unveiled its newest and most brazen weapon yet: Parents are the “oppressors,” and children must be “liberated” from the “oppression.”

Trump says no talks planned with Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz still shut
U.S. President Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and insisted the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradicting Iran’s assertion that the critical waterway remained shut to shipping. The receding prospects of a deal to end the nearly six-month conflict drove up oil prices again on Tuesday.

Philippines: 430 areas hit by flooding; Southwest Monsoon death toll rises to 26
The death toll from the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay” has climbed to 26 as flooding spread to 430 areas amid recent rains. 5,146,748 individuals or 1,468,226 families in 10 regions have been affected by the weather disturbances.