Russia’s “human safari” drone smashes into rabbi’s vehicle — family in car survives direct hit
Amid the Russian “human safari,” a drone attack on Kherson’s rabbi Yossef Itzhak Wolff left his family unharmed after a Russian FPV drone slammed into their vehicle near the regional capital. The strike occurred while the rabbi, his wife, and their young daughter were inside the car. The drone attack on rabbi is part of Russia’s ongoing “human safari” campaign against civilians in Kherson.
EU agrees ‘unprecedented’ round of sanctions targeting Russia’s oil exports
The European Union on Friday reached an agreement on an 18th sanctions package against Russia over its war in Ukraine, with a raft of measures aimed at dealing further blows to Russia’s oil and energy industry. France’s top diplomat described the measures as “unprecedented”.
Trump Files Lawsuit Against Rupert Murdoch Over Epstein Letter
Trump is suing Murdoch, his company News Corp, its subsidiary Dow Jones which publishes The Wall Street Journal, as well as two reporters at the newspaper. The lawsuit concerns the newspaper’s publication of a “dirty” letter that Trump, according to the newspaper, sent to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday, 2003, at the request of Epstein’s assistant Ghislaine Maxwell. “I look forward to having Rupert Murdoch testify in my lawsuit against him and his ‘$hit heap’ of a newspaper, WSJ. It will be an interesting experience”, Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Russian banks seek Kremlin bailouts as inflation soars and potatoes disappear
At least three of Russia’s largest banks are reportedly exploring bailouts from the Kremlin, Bloomberg News revealed in a report cited by The Telegraph. Borrowers across the country are increasingly unable to repay loans, exposing rising financial fragility in the war-weary economy. The request for state support marks a new phase in Russia’s economic troubles, where years of war-related spending, sanctions, and labour shortages are colliding with falling revenues and rising inflation.
US Amb. Huckabee blasts & threatens Israeli gov’t over visa restrictions for Evangelical orgs
U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, blasted the Israeli interior ministry for continuing to restrict visas issued to Christian organizations working in Israel in an exceptionally harshly worded letter that leaked to the Israeli press on Thursday. In his response letter, Arbel claimed not to have been aware of the cases mentioned by Huckabee and vowed to rectify them.
Israel’s Bombing in Syria Isn’t “Intervention.” It’s Moral Leadership.
But if you truly understand what’s happening on the ground in southern Syria, the question shouldn’t be why Israel is bombing. It should be: Why isn’t the rest of the world doing anything at all? What is really happening in Israel? A genocidal jihadist regime, backed by remnants of Al-Qaeda and ISIS, is conducting an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Druze minority in Suwayda, southern Syria. These jihadists are not rogue militias. They are uniformed, flag-bearing foot soldiers of Syria’s de facto Islamic government — a terrorist regime masquerading as a legitimate authority.
US House probes use of federal funds in Anti-Netanyahu protests, NGO ties to terror groups
According to a report released Thursday, congressional committees are examining whether organizations that received US federal grants under the Biden-Harris administration were involved in efforts to destabilize the Israeli government. As reported by The Jerusalem Post in March, six nonprofit organizations operating in the United States and Israel have come under scrutiny by the House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees.
Syria squandered its chance. Reimpose sanctions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump deserve credit for attempting a diplomatic initiative with Syria. Their May 23, 2025, decision to waive Caesar Act sanctions reflected a willingness to take risks for peace and stability. Unfortunately, interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has squandered this opportunity with sectarian violence. The massacres of more than 200 Druze civilians between May and July 2025, … prove that sanctions relief has failed to moderate the regime.
Ted Cruz unveils bill to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, anticipates bipartisan support
Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) is set to introduce legislation that would formally designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, financially crippling the global Islamist group and sanctioning its violent offshoots worldwide, according to a copy of the bill obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2025 adopts “a new modernized strategy” for designating the organization, which preaches terrorism against Israel, the United States, and Western governments, a fact sheet the Cruz team has distributed to Senate offices states.
Trump says more hostages to be released from Gaza shortly
“We got most of the hostages back. We’re going to have another 10 coming very shortly, and we hope to have that finished quickly,” Trump said.
Jordan Reveals Muslim Brotherhood Operating Vast Illegal Funding Network Tied to Gaza Donations, Political Campaigns
The Muslim Brotherhood, one of the Arab world’s oldest and most influential Islamist movements, has been implicated in a wide-ranging network of illegal financial activities in Jordan and abroad, according to a new investigative report. Investigations conducted by Jordanian authorities — along with evidence gathered from seized materials — revealed that the Muslim Brotherhood raised tens of millions of Jordanian dinars through various illegal activities, the Jordan news agency (Petra) reported this week.
US Government Investigates George Mason University Over DEI Reverse Racism Claims
The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether George Mason University (GMU), located in the Northern Virginia region, based its decisions on whom to hire and promote on racial identity under the pretense of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). “It is unlawful and un-American to deny equal access to employment opportunities on the basis of race and sex,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement on Thursday announcing the probe.
Europeans Warn Iran of UN Sanctions if No Concrete Progress on Nuclear Issue
France, Britain, and Germany told Iran on Thursday that they would restore UN sanctions unless it reopened talks on its nuclear program immediately and produced concrete results by the end of August. The foreign ministers of the so-called E3, along with the European Union’s foreign policy chief, held their first call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi since Israel and the US attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago.
‘Gideon’s Chariot’: IDF kills key Hamas terrorists in Gaza
Among those killed were Barhoum Shahin, head of the Western Gaza District for Hamas’s General Security Apparatus, and Asham Tzartzur, who led the terrorist group’s Government Emergency Committee in eastern Gaza. According to the IDF, both men played key roles in Hamas’s internal security and governance efforts, including supporting the terrorist group’s “military” wing and enforcing its rule through repression and violence against Gaza’s civilian population.
To Explain Away Massive Military Losses, The Iranian Regime Accuses Israel Of Manipulating ‘Occult’ Forces
an Iranian news agency that claims that the nation of Israel relied on occult practices during its recent war with Iran. They reported that Abdullah Ganji, former chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Javan, wrote the following to his 150,000 followers on X on July 9: “After the recent war, several pieces of paper were found on the streets of Tehran containing talismans with Jewish symbols. A few years ago, the Supreme Leader said that hostile countries and Western and Hebrew intelligence services use occult sciences and jinn beings for espionage.”
“A Treasonous Conspiracy” – DNI Gabbard Exposes Obama At Center Of Trump ‘Russia Hoax’
Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has declassified documents revealing “overwhelming evidence” showing how then-President Barack Obama and his national security team laid the groundwork for what would become the years-long Trump-Russia collusion investigation after President Trump won the 2016 election.
Belmont University Rebrands DEI Program, Defies Trump Executive Orders
Belmont University is in the spotlight after videos surfaced showing top administrative officials discussing how they are defying President Trump’s Executive Orders ending official discrimination based on race and sex. Townhall reports that it has obtained leaked video of officials at the Nashville, Tennessee-based university bragging that they’ve simply rebranded their Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity (DEI) program as the office of Hope, Unity and Belonging (HUB). this is how we stand and this is what we stand by.’
China’s Economic Demise And Its Impact On The US
In a recent interview, Bass painted a grim but telling picture of China’s economic condition, warning: “We are witnessing the largest macroeconomic imbalances the world has ever seen, and they are all coming to a head in China.” While China has long been touted as the next great economic superpower, its recent trajectory reveals a far different story, one marked by policy missteps, systemic financial rot, and a rapidly eroding growth engine.
The World Woke Up
In less than six months, the entire world has been turned upside down. There is no longer such a thing as conventional wisdom or the status quo. The unthinkable has become the banal. Take illegal immigration—remember the 10,000 daily illegal entries under Biden? How about the 40,000-50,000 shortfall in military recruitment? How about the “end of the NATO crisis,” supposedly brought on by a bullying U.S.? What about indomitable, all-powerful, theocratic Iran, Then there were our marquee elite universities, whose prestige, riches, and powerful alumni made them answerable to no one.
Congressional Cuts To PBS, NPR Could Unravel Leftist Propaganda Nodes Nationwide
The Republican-controlled House delivered the final blow with a 216-213 vote on Thursday night to eliminate $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports leftist propaganda networks such as NPR, PBS, and affiliated stations nationwide. Attached to the bill was also an $8 billion cut targeting the U.S. Agency for International Development, which has been accused of corruption…. this development could trigger a mass unraveling of the government-funded propaganda nodes nationwide that have brainwashed millions of Americans with toxic wokeism.
One killed as record rainfall hits Noney, Manipur with severe damage
A record-breaking 225 mm (8.86 inches) of rainfall hit Noney district in Manipur overnight on July 16, 2025, triggering flash floods and landslides that killed one person and caused severe damage to infrastructure, cropland, and transport corridors. The Khoupum Dam overflowed, inundating paddy fields and homes in Khoupum Valley.
Record rains trigger flash floods and water rescues across Kansas City, Missouri, and KCK
Record rainfall caused widespread flash flooding across the Kansas City metro area on July 17, 2025, affecting both Missouri and Kansas sides and prompting at least 23 water rescues.
Pittsburgh-area man indicted for telling official ‘go back to Israel or better yet, exterminate yourself’
A federal grand jury indicted Edward Arthur Owens Jr., 29, of Elizabeth, Pa., in the Pittsburgh area, for making an antisemitic threat to harm a public official and making false statements to federal agents, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania said on Thursday.
Bipartisan Congressional resolution condemning ‘Globalize the Intifada’ introduced
US Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Rudy Yakym (R-IN) introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the slogan “Globalize the Intifada” as a call to violence against Israeli and Jewish people across the world. The resolution urges national, state, and local leaders to condemn the antisemitic slogan.
Saudi Arabia’s mega smart city, ‘The Line,’ is in financial trouble, again
Saudi Arabia is considering job cuts at its mega-project NEOM due to cost pressures. One of NEOM’s projects is ‘The Line’, a smart city that originally planned to imprison 1.5 million souls within its walls but, due to unsustainable and escalating costs, is now aiming for 300,000 “residents” by 2030.
Midazolam murder: “If you want to kill somebody, get a doctor or a nurse to do it”
Derek Dimmock, an 86-year-old man from Putney, UK, was admitted to the Royal Trinity Hospice in June 2020 with gout and later died under controversial circumstances. His family is alleging he was involuntarily euthanised using midazolam, a sedative often used in end-of-life care. His family claims he was given a cocktail of end-of-life drugs, including midazolam, which they argue was inappropriate and hastened his death. Derek was given enough midazolam to “kill an elephant,” a source close to the family said.