22 June 2026

Christians who stand with Israel should prepare for a spiritual battle, pastor warns 
Pastor Jim Scudder … serves as the Senior Pastor of Quentin Road Baptist Church in Lake Zurich, Illinois, and president of Dayspring Bible College. He is also the host of the InGrace TV and radio programs. Discussing his new book, “The Spiritual War Against Israel: Defending Biblical Zionism and Understanding Israel’s Place in God’s Prophetic Plan,” Scudder argues that support for Israel has become increasingly controversial in the wake of rising antisemitism and anti-Zionist sentiment. Written with historian Dr. Phil Stringer, the book addresses questions about Israel, Zionism, Bible prophecy and replacement theology. According to Scudder, believers need to be prepared to defend their views.

US decision to block Mythos access fuels European calls for sovereignty 
The US government’s order to bar non-US citizens from accessing Anthropic’s powerful AI model for cybersecurity is fuelling European calls for speeding up European sovereignty and cutting off dependence on US technology. On Friday, Anthropic announced that it would completely shut off access to its AI models Mythos 5 and Fable 5 after receiving an order from the US government to block all non-US citizens, including its own employees.

How it happened: EU leaders meet on Ukraine, China, enlargement 
European heads of state and government are in Brussels for a rare two-day summit . Friday was the opening round of Brussels’ budget fight club. With the economically heavyweight “frugals” on one side and the poorer but passionate “cohesion club” on the other, the stage was set for a bruising battle over the EU’s €2 trillion budget for 2028-2034.

Long-lived families reveal a rare genetic clue to healthy aging
Although life expectancy has risen dramatically over the past 200 years, the number of years people spend in good health has not increased at the same pace. Researchers have long known that exceptional longevity (longevity) often runs in families and is linked to a later onset of chronic illnesses. However, the genetic factors that help protect these families remain poorly understood. … the European Society of Human Genetics in Gothenburg suggests that studying entire long-lived families may provide a clearer picture of the biological mechanisms that support a longer healthspan. (A person’s healthspan is the number of years they live free from chronic disease and cognitive decline).

Turkish Expansionism: The Central Threat To Stability In The Eastern Mediterranean And The Balkans
The Turkish government is methodically advancing a revisionist maritime agenda that threatens to upend decades of relative stability in the Eastern Mediterranean. Through its newly prepared draft “Law on Turkish Maritime Jurisdiction Areas,” Ankara aims to enshrine expansive EEZ and continental shelf claims into domestic legislation. This move represents the institutionalization of the controversial “Blue Homeland” (Mavi Vatan) doctrine, aggressively promoted by Prof. Cihat Yaycı. In public appearances and analyses, Yaycı insists that international law favors Turkey, Turkish maps increasingly portray large parts of the Aegean as Turkish. This is not abstract posturing. It directly threatens Greece’s sovereignty,

Russia pauses fuel sales as Ukrainian strikes kill several, wound dozens in Crimea
A massive Ukrainian barrage in Russian-occupied Crimea killed at least four people and wounded dozens, Moscow-backed authorities there said Sunday, adding that fuel sales at Crimean petrol stations were suspended. Ukraine said it targeted military and energy facilities in Crimea – Moscow’s key logistics base for its four-year military offensive – in one of the biggest attacks on the peninsula in recent months.

Sources: Announcement on Keir Starmer’s future this week
The hard-pressed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is said to be set to make an announcement about his future in office shortly, The Observer reports, citing sources.

Research into remotely controlling our brains and behaviour using electromagnetic waves has been going on for decades
Takuma Ishizuka has conducted a review of over 400 scientific studies exploring how emotional states and motor responses can be affected through stimulation of specific neural structures using electromagnetic waves, electric currents and ultrasonic waves. His review covers various methods of remotely manipulating the nervous system, including brainwave entrainment, temporal interference stimulation and the use of microwave beams to stimulate or suppress brain activity.

Scientists Want NASA To Build A A High-Security Facility On The Moon To Protect Earth
Researchers are urging NASA to establish a lunar biocontainment facility to prevent any potentially hazardous extraterrestrial organisms from reaching Earth. As humanity prepares to bring back material from the Moon, Mars, and potentially other worlds, a new question is moving from science fiction into serious policy discussions: what if something comes back with it? The possibility remains entirely hypothetical, yet some researchers argue that the consequences of introducing an unknown extraterrestrial organism to Earth’s biosphere could be too significant to ignore.

Feminists Are Increasingly Joining “Witchcraft Communes” To Fill The Spiritual Void
The reason women (and some men) were accused of being witches and burned at the stake was because they willfully engaged in highly destructive anti-social behaviors. The local witch was often the village abortionist, a seller of poisons, and the town prostitute or harlot plying her “trade” at a time when there was zero tolerance for this kind of behavior. Modern feminists proudly draw connections to the subversive world of witches because they tend toward delusional fantasies of dominance. Women, by their biological nature, lack any real ability to project power, so they fabricate notions of magical influence in their minds. Some of the most popular women’s trends today revolve around concepts of New Age “manifestation”, which is just a modern way of believing in magic. It’s not surprising that feminists in the US in 2026 are flocking to “witchcraft communes”, In other words, witchcraft is a religion for people who think they are above moral obligation. People who think they can revolt against the natural order. In this way, witchcraft and feminism are fundamentally the same thing.

No end in sight to fighting in Lebanon as Hezbollah continues launching attacks 
A ceasefire between Israel and the Iranian-backed Shi’ite terror militia Hezbollah appeared to be unraveling almost immediately after it was announced Friday evening, as Hezbollah launched more than 50 rockets, drones and other projectiles at IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon within hours of the agreement taking effect. The attacks continued into the early hours of Saturday, prompting the IDF to describe them as a “blatant ceasefire violation.” One Israeli soldier was killed and 13 others were wounded, some seriously.

Colorado Middle Schooler Strangled in Antisemitic Attack; Federal Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against School District
A Jewish eighth-grader at Southern Hills Middle School in Boulder, Colorado, was choked with a Chromebook charging cord fashioned into a lasso by a classmate who called him a “stupid k***” — and the Boulder Valley School District allegedly did almost nothing to stop it. Now the Anti-Defamation League has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, alleging the district systematically failed its legal obligation to protect the student under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

Syria arrests former general, three others in crackdown on Assad-era abuses
Syrian authorities have arrested a former military officer and three other individuals accused of crimes committed during the rule of former president Bashar Assad, as part of an expanding campaign against remnants of the deposed regime, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported. The Interior Ministry said security forces arrested retired Brig. Gen. Abdul Ghaffar Al-Hussein following surveillance of his movements.

Turkey-based Hamas cell behind dozens of attacks on Israel over past year
The Shin Bet security agency and the IDF said Sunday that Israeli security forces foiled dozens of attacks over the past year that were directed by Hamas operatives based in Turkey, accusing members of the terror group’s Judea and Samaria headquarters of using Turkish territory to recruit operatives, move funds and transfer weapons for attacks against Israeli targets.

Netanyahu: ‘We’ll remain in Lebanon, I won’t let Iran get nuclear weapons’
“Whatever diplomatic developments may occur, I will not allow Iran to arm itself with nuclear weapons. As long as I am Prime Minister of Israel – it will not happen. I have dedicated my life to this sacred goal

IDF takes over massive Hezbollah tunnel full of rocket firing shafts in southern Lebanon
Soldiers from the 91st Division’s 551st Brigade have taken control of a massive Hezbollah tunnel in Majdal Zoun, about 10 km. into southern Lebanon, the IDF reported Sunday. The tunnel, 200 meters long and 25 meters deep, had four firing shafts to launch rockets, which the terrorist group had regularly used to target Israel, it said.

Former Shin Bet Chief Secretly Evacuated From UAE Following Security Threat
Former Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar and his wife were reportedly rushed out of the United Arab Emirates and flown back to Israel under heavy secrecy after an extraordinary security threat emerged during a high-level international security conference, according to a report by Channel 13 News. Bar and his wife, Dafna Bar-Agassi, had traveled to the UAE to attend a special conference reportedly hosted by UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. The gathering included senior intelligence, security, and government officials from numerous countries.

Coast Guard opens fire on boat smuggling 25 Chinese nationals near Florida after it refused to stop
In a stark warning that U.S. borders are closed “by land or sea,” the U.S. Coast Guard opened fire to disable a noncompliant vessel attempting to smuggle 25 Chinese nationals into the country off the coast of Florida. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News Digital that on June 10, a boat carrying 25 illegal immigrants from China refused to comply with Coast Guard orders to stop one mile south of Key Biscayne. Crews from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach initially deployed warning shots, but when those proved ineffective, they used “disabling fire” to successfully halt the vessel, according to DHS. No injuries were reported.

Rescues underway, dam failure fears grow as Arthur floods Gulf Coast homes
Over 30 inches of rain has fallen over 5 days in parts of Mississippi & Louisiana, leading to evacuations after a potential dam failure in Mississippi. Floodwaters have inundated homes, businesses & roads, prompting rescues from Texas through the Gulf Coast. At least 2 deaths have been reported.

Europe swelters under heatwave, France restricts alcohol consumption
A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe prompted a partial alcohol ban in France, nationwide warnings in Germany, and the closure of a soccer fan zone in Spain, as temperatures climbed towards record levels. Cities like Rome and Bologna see tourists queueing for fountains and shade; underground sites like the Temple of Claudius offer relief.

‘Demonized, called hysterical’: rise of witchcraft retreats where US women go to defy man and church
In an age of spiritual isolation, witches are flocking to the Irish woods and elsewhere to form covens of ‘sisterhood.’ In a 200-year-old Irish estate, a group of 15 witches communes with the spirits. Everyone has someone they want to talk to – dead ancestors, forest fairies, and the witches who came before them.

Feminists Increasingly Joining “Witchcraft Communes” To Fill Spiritual Void
Witchcraft retreats have proliferated across the US & Europe over the last decade. The practice resists easy definition. Equal parts ancient folk magic, herbal remedies, and self-soothing rituals, it encompasses everything from spellcasting by pagans to solitary practitioners who scatter protective salts around their homes.

China’s Caribbean Listening Post? Satellite Imagery Shows Cuba Spy Base Completed
A Center for Strategic and International Studies report shows construction of a circularly disposed antenna array in Cuba is complete. The antenna array, just 240 miles from Miami, Florida, could be used to monitor or intercept radio transmissions across a wide range of frequencies in the region.

IDF: Hezbollah fired more than 50 projectiles at Israeli troops
IDF soldiers must stand between Hezbollah and Israeli civilians. We will not wait for the next attack to reach our homes.” Hezbollah overnight Friday launched more than 50 projectiles at Israeli soldiers stationed in Southern Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire, the Israel Defense Forces said on Saturday.

Are We Teaching AI, or is AI Teaching Us? The Dangerous Feedback Loop Ahead
Artificial intelligence started as a system trained by humans.… Our feedback shaped model behavior, and real users corrected the machine. However, that relationship is beginning to reverse. The machine trained on human culture is now returning a processed version of that culture back to the public….People are absorbing it in their daily language, judgment and habits.

Copenhagen Tells the Elderly: Eat Less Meat for the Climate
In a City Council meeting on April 30, Birgitte Holst of the green-left party Alternativet delivered a revealing defense of the city’s strict meat-reduction policy for nursing homes. While speaking against exempting nursing homes from the “Food and Meal Strategy,” Holst made clear that the elderly are not exempt from the green agenda, and, in fact, carry a special guilt-driven burden.

THE ISLAMIZATION OF TEXAS CONTINUES — NOW THEY’RE ON OUR HIGHWAYS
A large blue billboard currently stands along I-30 in Dallas, Texas, boldly proclaiming in capital letters: “THE MUSLIMS WERE RIGHT.” The ad is paid for by ICNA / WhyIslam, with the toll-free number 877-WHY-ISLAM and the website WHYISLAM.ORG prominently displayed. The billboard is visible to thousands of Texas drivers daily against the Dallas skyline.

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