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Venezuelan Earthquakes and the Hidden Cost of Socialism
While Venezuela isn’t as earthquake-prone as Japan, Chile, or many other countries on the “Ring of Fire,” it has been known to have severe quakes at long intervals. The double quake that struck northern Venezuela on the evening of June 24 was…
Vatican Excommunicates Traditionalist Group for Schism
The Vatican has pronounced a decree of excommunication against adherents of a traditionalist group, the members of which adhere to the Latin Mass and other practices that were common to the Church prior to modernizing changes introduced in the…
Town in Quebec, Canada, Recognizes “Right to Life” for … Trees
A small Quebec municipality has become the first in Canada to formally recognize trees as living beings possessing a “right to life,” raising questions about the source and proper meaning of rights.The Terrasse-Vaudreuil Town Council unanimously…
Trump Says U.S.-Iran to Meet in Doha. Iran Says It Will Not Meet With U.S. Negotiators
President Trump announced today that peace negotiators from the United States and Iran would meet in Doha, Qatar, presumably to continue negotiations related to the memorandum of understanding the two countries signed on June 17.But that isn’t…
Sweden “Kidnaps” Christian Girls After False Abuse Claim, Won’t Return Them
The Swedish government refuses to relinquish two girls it took from their parents when one falsely alleged parental abuse because it claims the parents are “religious extremists” since they attend church and read the Bible with their family.The…
Israel-Lebanon Sign U.S.-Brokered Peace “Framework”
Israel and Lebanon inked a peace deal on Friday brokered by the United States.The 14-point “trilateral framework” affirms the right of each nation to exist and gives the Lebanese Army control of all Lebanon after Hezbollah and any other terror…
Iran Hits U.S. Bases, State Media Says Iran Must Obtain Nukes as Trump Threatens Annihilation
As Iran and the United States traded blows this weekend, Iran’s state news agency announced that the country had no choice but to build a nuclear weapon to permit the country to negotiate from a position of strength with the United States.One…
Iran Attacks Bahrain, Hits Tanker in Strait
Iran hit Bahrain with drone strikes today along with a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz to retaliate against a U.S. airstrike against drone and missile storage facilities on Iran’s coast.While the U.S. Central Command said the strike against Iran…
Claim of Mossad Assassination Plot Against Pakistan’s Army Chief Circulates
Geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar made explosive allegations yesterday during an appearance on Mario Nawfal’s podcast. He claimed that Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, allegedly under orders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, planned to…
Brazilian Parents Get PRISON for Homeschooling, Refusing “Gender” Indoctrination
The stakes for home educators just got much higher. In a ruling that exposes the ideological intolerance now driving education policy in much of the world, a Brazilian court sentenced a mother and father to 50 days in prison for home…