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[John Foster, Chris Fernandez] It was great having the opportunity to be in the same studio with Elite Professional Tennis Coach John Foster and news, sports analyst, and political hopeful Chris Fernandez (owner of El Dorado Magazine) as they covered the Houston professional sports scene.

[Holly Cotton] When it comes to Holly Cotton, there is no limit to the word that can be used to describe her. Words such as ambitious, driven, enthusiastic, inspiring, and bold are just some of the words that come to mind.

[Houston Dash defeats Rayadas de Monterrey 4-0] Tuesday night's game between the Houston Dash and Mexico's Rayadas de Monterrey resulted in a bittersweet win that the Houston Dash desperately needed.

[Chef Latoya Larkin 2025 Texas Restaurant Show] When it comes to Texas cuisine, the first name that should come to mind is Chef Latoya Larkin Creator and Owner of Black Girl Tamales. On July 21st, Chef Larkin will be providing live culinary instruction at the annual Texas Restaurant Show at the George R. Brown Convention Center at 2pm.

[Israel bombs Yemen] Last night Israel launched what they are calling “Operation Black Flag” against Ansuallah known to the Collective West as the Houthis. Israel executed a bombing mission that was aimed at destroying military targets in Yemen.

[Germany's mandatory military conscription] With Chancellor Friedrich Merz beating the war drums towards Russia under the pretext of backing Ukraine to stop the imaginary advancement of Russia towards the borders of western Europe;

Written by Michael Thervil   Photo by Indian Prime Minister Office BRICS member states family photograph during the 17th BRICS Summit at...

[India approves $12.3 billion defense package] New Delhi has just signed off on a new budget for the Indian military to obtain $12 billion in arms and ammunition. India, which has been one of the world biggest weapons importers who traditionally relied on Russia, is now looking to turn inwards to satisfy its weapons and armaments needs.

[Russia firebombs Ukraine] While Americans were celebrating the fourth of July with fireworks, Russia was celebrating the predicted success of their counter-offensive against Ukraine by deploying a massive aerial assault package that resulted in them firebombing 550 aerial targets across Ukraine.

[Russia recognize Taliban government] While many western aligned nations cringe at the idea of the Taliban being the formal government of Afghanistan, there is one country that is wasting no time when it comes to calling a spade a spade and recognizing the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan and that country is Russia.

[Irish protestors protest Islamic parade] This past Friday in Ireland marked the day of the annual Mourning of Muharram which is a day that practitioners of the Shia Muslim faith not only honor the death of Husayn ibn Ali who is the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad but is also part of the first month of the Islamic calendar year.

[Iran will never trust America again] With America injecting itself into the Israel-Iran war, the days of Iran engaging in any negotiating talks with America are gone. With America, launching over 30 Tomahawk missiles from submarines 400 miles away from Iran and deploying B-2 stealth bombers which dropped 6 Bunker-Buster bombs

[House passes Big Beautiful Bill] While the passing of President Trump “One Big Beautiful Bill” or “Big Beautiful Bill” for short  is celebrated as a milestone, for many other people it's considered to be a huge step backwards.

[St. Petersburg International Economic Forum - SPIEF] It's been roughly five days since the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) which took place in St. Petersburg Russia. During President VIt's been roughly five days since the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) which took place in St. Petersburg Russia. The theme for SPIEF 2025 was “strengthening multipolarity for sustainable development”.

[Senator Mike Lee calls for America to leave NATO] Yesterday, American Senator Mike Lee (Utah), introduced a bill to congress that would allow the United States from NATO. The name of the bill is called “Not A Trusted Organization (NATO) Act”.  The reason for the Senator creating the bill and introducing it to congress is not only that it's his position that NATO “has run it’s course”

[Iran hangs three Israeli spies] Iran convicted and executed three men by hanging that were tried in a court of Iranian law for aiding Israel which led to the assassination of an Iranian citizen. The name of the victim has not been released. Iran has also executed another set of three men Idris Ali, Azad Shojai and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul who were tried and convicted in an Iranian court of law for being agents of the Israeli Mossad,

[NATO raise defense spending 5 percent] Nearly all NATO member countries agreed to American President Donald Trump's demand of raising the military defense spending budget of all NATO members by 5% from the previous 2% of each country’s GDP. The only NATO member that was excused from the increase of 5% was Spain

[Vince Duncan Michael Thervil Afro Vibes TV: Politics] Speaking with political hopeful Vince Duncan, who is running for the 18th district has a lot to say when it comes to both local politics and geopolitics. On this episode of Global Affairs: War, Politics & Power on Afro Vibes TV, we took the time out to explore and address some of the most politically sensitive topics such as should America stop backing Israel and the 50501 “No Kings Protest”.

[NATO summit 2025] The start of this year's annual NATO summit will be held in the Netherlands (Hauge) today and tomorrow as the leaders of all 32 NATO member countries are set to attend. Countries such as the United States,  Canada, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Norway, Portugal, Germany, Turkey, Denmark, and Sweden are just some of the 32 countries that will be in attendance for this year's NATO summit.

[Black Girl Tamales Chef Latoya Larkin Houston TX] It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to sit down with Chef LaToya Larkin of Houston Texas as we touched on a variety of topics which ranged from her upbring, to how what and who motivated her to embark on the route of entrepreneurship, and the various barriers that she was confronted with and overcame on her journey to success.