UK - Another sulphur dioxide gas cloud is set to pass over parts of the UK after a volcanic eruption in Iceland. The first cloud of SO2 spread across Britain on Saturday at about 4am, with Britons warned the country is not in the clear yet. Sulphur dioxide is a colourless gas with a strong smell which is commonly released in coal burning and other refining or manufacturing processes. The gas can cause irritation to the throat, nausea, stomach pain and vomiting if breathed in at high levels.
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand has serious problems with its power supply. There are three underlying reasons: the weather, a flawed electricity market and a drive for ‘net zero’. Sixty-five per cent of New Zealand’s electricity is provided by hydropower, and the remainder by geothermal, gas, coal, wind and some solar. Though hydropower is often seen as the one form of renewable energy which is not plagued by intermittency of supply, it sadly isn’t true. In a dry year, hydro’s ability to deliver falls away, and we lose about 10 per cent of our generation. In the past, we always tried to have the hydro reservoirs and coal stockpile full by the end of summer to guard against this possibility. When we switched to an electricity market, this was forgotten.
JAPAN - Japan has condemned an unprecedented violation of its airspace by a Chinese military aircraft as “utterly unacceptable” and a threat to its security. The incursion comes after repeated maritime provocations by Chinese vessels near disputed islands in the East China Sea in an escalation of regional tensions. The incursion was a “serious violation of sovereignty”, Japan’s chief government spokesperson said on Tuesday, calling it a first for a Chinese military aircraft. “The violation of our airspace by Chinese military aircraft is not only a serious violation of our sovereignty but also a threat to our security and is totally unacceptable,” Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters.
AUSTRALIA - Contamination of waterways with the antidepressant Prozac is disrupting fish bodies and behaviours in ways that could threaten their long-term survival, new research has found. As global consumption of pharmaceuticals has increased, residues have entered rivers and streams via wastewater raising concerns about the effects on ecosystems and wildlife. Research published in the journal of Animal Ecology found low concentrations of fluoxetine – an antidepressant commonly known as Prozac – reduced the body condition and sperm vitality of male guppies over multiple generations. The study’s co-lead author, Dr Upama Aich from Monash University, said thousands of chemicals were “being dumped into our waterways every day”. She said people should not flush pharmaceuticals down the toilet. Instead they should return unwanted and expired medicines to a pharmacy. “That will be very helpful for the fish that are swimming in our waterways.”
MIDDLE EAST - Hezbollah, often called the "Party of God," is a powerful political and military organisation based in Lebanon, situated along Israel's northern border. Established in 1982 during Lebanon's civil war, Hezbollah's core mission revolves around resisting Western influences in the Middle East and denying Israel's legitimacy. Funded and supported significantly by Iran, Hezbollah boasts a well-equipped military force, including advanced weaponry like precision rockets and drones.
MIDDLE EAST - Both sides have compelling reasons not to go to war now. Israel does not have the stamina for another front while it has not yet managed to eliminate Hamas completely in Gaza and with the West Bank being driven to the brink of a wider explosion of violence by hardline settlers and their backers inside the Israeli state. IDF commanders are also aware that a war with Hezbollah could not be won without a ground invasion, which would have a heavy cost in Israeli lives. Despite recent upgrades, Israeli tanks are still considered highly vulnerable to ambush.
MIDDLE EAST - Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) was set up in December 2023 in response to the Houthi attacks on commercial shipping passing through the southern Red Sea. The aim was to provide a unified international front that would both deter the Houthis from further attacks and reassure the shipping companies who due to reasons of risk and associated insurance costs were already starting to take the long route round the Cape of Good Hope. The problem was, it didn’t work. For relatively little effort and money, they achieved their desired end states of ‘improved local influence’ and ‘challenging international shipping’ almost immediately. Their line that they would stop if there was a ceasefire in Gaza convinced only a few.
MIDDLE EAST - Isn’t it interesting that prior to the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, there was no serious movement for a Palestinian homeland? The truth is that Palestine is no more real than Never-Never Land. The first time the name was used was in 70 AD when the Romans committed genocide against the Jews, smashed the Temple and declared the land of Israel would be no more. From then on, the Romans promised, it would be known as Palestine. The name was derived from the Philistines, a people conquered by the Jews centuries earlier. It was a way for the Romans to add insult to injury. They also tried to change the name of Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina, but that had even less staying power.
UK - No one knows who these passengers are, or where they have come from, or what their intentions may be once they arrive in the UK, and yet they are coming in the tens of thousands. The whole farce seems to make a mockery of the UK state, and our ability to control our borders. People overwhelmingly want to see the people-smuggling gangs smashed, and they want some practical way of deterring the young men - it is mainly young men – from making the voyage. Far from deterring the gangs, Labour have announced an amnesty for 100,000 who were going to be deported – so that they will now be claiming asylum in the UK, and, inevitably, living here.
UK - Police have designated children scrawling chalk on a pavement and a person hanging British and Israeli flags as 'hate incidents'. Former home secretary Suella Braverman last year told police they should log reports of supposed hate only if 'it is absolutely necessary' and not just because someone is offended. But documents released under Freedom of Information laws show how forces are still logging trivial neighbourhood disputes and online spats as so-called non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs). Toby Young, of the Free Speech Union, said: 'It's not surprising the police failed to solve a single burglary in nearly half the neighbourhoods in England and Wales last year. They're too busy investigating hurty words.' The Home Office said it 'will carefully consider how best to protect individuals and communities from hate whilst also balancing the need to protect the fundamental right to free speech'.
UK - One of the UK's largest network providers, EE, has issued new guidance advising parents against buying smartphones for children under 11-years-old. Instead, they recommend "limited capability devices" that only allow texting and calling for primary school-aged children. The company also suggests enabling parental control features when giving smartphones to children aged 16 or below, and restricting access to social media for those under 13. This advice is part of EE's efforts to "safeguard children in the digital world", amid concerns about the potential mental health impacts of excessive smartphone use and the risks of unrestricted internet access.
ISRAEL - Hezbollah has launched its "first phase" of retaliation against Israel, with more than 320 rockets targeting multiple military sites. Hezbollah confirmed it has completed "phase one" of an attack on Israel, beginning with a wave of more than 320 rockets and drones. Hezbollah had repeatedly warned that it would retaliate against the killing of its top commander Fuad Shukr at the end of July. Minutes before the Hezbollah rocket attacks the Israel Defense Force (IDF) launched strikes inside Lebanon in "self-defence". These pre-emptive strikes killed at least one person and injured four others. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and the defence minister, Yoav Gallant were in an underground IDF situation room in the early hours of Sunday to oversee the airstrikes. The latest exchange of strikes has added to growing fears of a regional war in the Middle East. The White House said Joe Biden was monitoring events, adding that Israel had the right to self-defence.
SWITZERLAND - The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a well-funded organization many consider terrorists that is permitted to wreak havoc on the global population with no repercussions. Klaus Schwab and his “forum” have been proclaiming how they will change the lives of the masses for years but everyone turns a blind eye. They told us we will eat bugs, they told us we will own nothing, they’ve been warning of their sinister plans for some time. The WEF infiltrated government cabinets and altered the left side of politics in every single Western nation. The WEF recently released an ominous article, warning that we must prepare for “an era of shock events” in the near future.
USA - Before his term ends, President Joe Biden is planning to sign an executive order (EO) to speed up the nation's adoption of a standardized digital identification platform controlled by Washington, DC. The digital ID system will require Americans to verify their identity and age in order to access certain public websites and services. This includes Obamacare and other government-run health care plans that will only be available to Americans who agree to participate in the digital ID program.
DIEGO GARCIA - The Middle East has been on edge all week as the world awaits a retaliatory Iranian attack on Israel that could spark a regional conflict. As of Friday, Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah rebels have been exchanging fire, and an oil tanker earlier this week in the southern Red Sea was hit by a missile attack, likely from Iran-backed Houthi forces. With all eyes on the Middle East, our attention shifts to a "hot pit event" on Wednesday with a Northrop B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and US Air Force Airmen assigned to the 110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, according to the USAF.
“Just what is an APOSTLE?”
Today we find the Church of God in a “wilderness of religious confusion!”
The confusion is not merely around the Church – within the religions of the world outside – but WITHIN the very heart of The True Church itself!
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