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.

USA - In May we reported on what we labeled, the Election Industrial Complex. This sophisticated group of companies, non-profits and government entities that work in tandem to run US elections. Money is not the end goal to this complex, power to control money and people is. This complex works like 5th Generation Warfare. 5th Generation warfare is described by Dr Robert Malone as follows: "5th-Gen warfare is an extension of Asymmetric and Insurgent Warfare strategies and tactics, whereby both conventional and unconventional military tactics and weapons are incorporated and deployed, including exploitation of political, religious and social causes."

USA - Newly unsealed documents have revealed an explosive confession from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the so-called “monkeypox virus.” The documents were obtained by investigative reporter Christine Massey from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. According to one document published by Massey, the FDA admits that there is “zero scientific evidence” to prove that the “monkeypox virus” even exists. The FDA has no records authored by anyone, anywhere to support claims of the virus’s existence.

UK - Gen Z TikTokers are sharing their experience of embracing a little-known sexuality known as 'abrosexual'. The sexual preference involves being attracted to different genders, depending on how you feel at any given time. In other words, you may be attracted to men for a period of time — sometimes as long as several years — before switching to women, and then back again. On social media, those who identify as 'abrosexual' describe their sexuality as a part of their personality that 'changes' and is 'fluid'. However, some say they've been met with cruel jibes from friends and family when telling them about their newly-discovered identity, including the accusation that their sexuality 'doesn't sound real'.

JAPAN - Japan is facing yet another storm after being hit with typhoon Ampil last week, which heavily disrupted travel near the capital Tokyo. A huge cyclone is heading straight for Japan, threatening the country with chaos in the coming days. Storm Shanshan is moving slowly west toward Japan and could hit as early as Sunday morning, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The south of the country is expected to be hit by the worst of the storm. The New York Times reports that the storm is moving through the Philippine Sea with current wind speeds of 52mph. However, the Japan Meteorological Agency warns that the winds will likely intensify before directly hitting Japan's south coast.

MIDDLE EAST - The ceasefire deal to bring an end to the fighting in Gaza is teetering on the edge of collapse, with a US official warning that a 'full blown confrontation' could follow. US, Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari negotiators, who are expected to meet in Cairo this weekend, have for months struggled to bridge differences between Israel and Hamas. US President Joe Biden stressed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 'the urgency of bringing the ceasefire and hostage release deal to closure and discussed upcoming talks in Cairo to remove any remaining obstacles,' a White House statement said. But Israel and Hamas held to their demands, with Politico quoting a US official warning that 'if we don't get the deal there's a chance that this escalates into a full-blown confrontation'.

SOUTH AFRICA - The South Africa “Vaccine” Injury Medico-Legal Study Group (“SAVIMS”) has released a press statement to say that it does not support the Africa CDC and World Health Organisation declaration of a global health emergency for monkeypox, now known as mpox. Additionally, they have warned about the recommended live virus vaccines, Jynneos and ACAM2000: The vaccines are experimental use for monkeypox, as they were originally intended for smallpox; there are reported serious adverse effects; and, they contain live viral strains, which may potentially instigate a resurgence of the eradicated smallpox virus. “We warn members of the public about the inherent risks of taking any vaccine, including those proposed for mpox, of which the effectiveness and safety have not been reliably determined … There can be no justification for a vaccine with unknown adverse effects,” SAVIMS says.

GERMANY - Elon Musk's electric vehicle company Tesla felled an estimated half a million trees while developing a gigafactory near Berlin, new satellite analysis has revealed. Analysis from environmental intelligence firm Kayrros suggests that 329 hectares (813 acres) of dense woodland from the site southeast of Berlin were felled between March 2020 and May 2023. This is the equivalent to around 500,000 trees. The amount of CO2 that trees absorb varies from species to species, but a mature tree will, on average, absorb around 48lbs (22kg) of carbon every year, meaning the lost trees were equivalent to 13,000 tonnes of CO2, according to Kayrros chief analyst Antoine Halff.

EUROPE - Lithuania has an agreement in place with its NATO ally whereby Berlin will deploy 4,800 troops and various weapons systems to the Baltic state. Lithuania has begun building a military base between Russia’s Kaliningrad and Belarus, the Defense Ministry in Vilnius has announced. When completed, the facility will house a contingent of German troops, some 20km (12 miles) from the Belarusian border, close to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

USA - Facebook makes only about £34 a year from the average customer in the UK – a little under £3 a month (and that’s before costs) so clearly there is no head-room or motivation, for a human level of customer service or attention. The user is not the customer; rather, they are the product whose data is sold to advertisers. Thus, users do not have a direct customer relationship with the platform. The network is not directly incentivised to “care” about the user before the advertiser. And no matter where you lie on the spectrum between “free speech absolutism” and “private entities have the right to censor any user”, with such low margins it is inevitable machine processing will have to be used to moderate posts and deal with the customer interface.