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[Israel Knesset vote] Today the Israeli Knesset passed a vote that would allow the Israeli government to claim sovereignty over the Palestinians West Bank and the Jordan Valley. The vote was passed by 30-6. Immediately after the passing of the vote both the sultanate of  Oman and Saudi Arabia expressed not only their concerns over the passing of the vote by the Knesset, but both countries outright condemned the passing of the vote.

[India Russia oil] It seems that the country that has seemed to play both sides has taken a strong stance against threats of sanctions from the United Kingdom and America because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil.

[Israel Gaza] In Gaza more than 1,000 Gazans have been killed by Israel at humanitarian and food distribution sites. Within the last two days, an estimated 12 children and 33 people have died due to starvation in Gaza. Additionally, roughly well over 240,000 women and children in Gaza are experiencing severe malnutrition with 93% of Gazans facing food insecurity.

[Ukraine Russia Istanbul peace talks] Today a third round of peace talks are set to occur between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul, Türkiye. While Volodymyr Zelensky appears to be optimistic about the possibility of a breakthrough in terms of reaching an agreement with Russia, Russia seems to be skeptical that any kind of successful peace deal will come about from this round of peace talks.

[Israel uses Druze as pretext to bomb Syria] In the early hours of Monday morning, the Syrian clan known as the Bedouins, stated that they would withdraw from the Druze majority city Suwayda . In a previous article entitled: “SYRIA CALLS EMERGENCY U.N. SECURITY SESSION DUE TO ISRAELI STRIKES”, we highlighted the fact that both the Bedouins and the Druze engaged in tit-for-tat fighting scrimmages and kidnappings which has escalated to the point that hundreds of Syrians were ki

[U.K. Germany signs military Kensington Treaty] The United Kingdom and Germany have signed a bilateral military agreement names the “Kensington Treaty”, a first since World War 2, which provides military support for either country should one be attacked.

[Syria U.N. emergency security session Israel] Today an emergency Security Council session at the United Nations was called on by Syria as Syrian Arab Republic Permanent Representative Qusay al-Dahhak stated that the repeated aerial bombing campaigns on sovereign Syrian territory and official building which have led to the deaths of dozens of Syrians both civilian and military are not only illegal in the context of the United Nations charter, but Israel's bombing campaign als

[Consumer Price Index June 2025] As a whole June's Consumer Price Index report indicated that the most sectors within the American economy are up. The question is why given all the uncertainty that has been projected by the Trump administration.

[Largest Haitian National Police drug seizure] Sunday's maritime drug bust left two Jamaicans dead due to jumping overboard and drowning, one Jamaican shot and killed, a one Bahamian shot and now in the custody of the Haitian National Police; even more law enforcement agencies are watching Haiti as Haiti is well known as a transshipment hub for many illegal activities that range from the trafficking of people to guns and narcotics. 

[Russia’s warning to America] Sergey Lavrov has issued a warning to America and the Collective West regarding the forming of a security alliance in the region that would target North Korea. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov made the following statement:

[City of Houston's homeless] with the City of Houston enforcing its ordinance gear toward evicting the homeless population of Houstonians from its Downtown area. It's been reported that nearly all of the people who fall into this category are upset over the enforcement of the city ordinance.

[Israel strikes Syria] Israel carried out an aerial assault on the Syrian military tanks in southern Syria in what Israel calls “in defense of the Druze” in Sweida province located in southern Syria. In what is known as proxy war between the Druze militia who is supported by Israel and the Bedouin tribe who is supported by the Syrian government.

[Trump adds 30 percent tariff Mexico EU] Over the weekend (Saturday), American President Donald Trump announced that he was ready to impose 30% tariffs on the goods and products exported from the European Union and southern neighbor Mexico starting on August 1.

[Iran nuclear weapon] With all the chaos that has been accumulated up into this point in West Asia, it is safe to say that Iran either must or has no choice but to build a nuclear weapon. For hardliners in Iran such as Israel and the United States this statement can be considered blasphemy.

[Houthis (Ansuallah) sinks 2 Libyan/Greek ships] Ansuallah also known as the Houthis were left with no choice but to sink the Liberian-flagged, Greek cargo ship by the name of “Eternity C’ in the Red Sea.

[China major global weapons exporter] There's a new player in the international arms market that is set to dominate in the next 5 to 10 years and that player is China. While America is currently the number seller of arms in the world, China is looking for ways to change that.

[Mayor John Whitmire City Council homeless ordinance} In an article published by Houston’s KPRC entitled “MAYOR WHITMIRE TARGETS HOMELESSNESS IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON WITH NEW ORDINANCE” it highlighted the fact that both Mayor John Whitmire and the City Council will be implementing a new ordinance soon that would prohibit Houstonians who are homeless from sleeping on the streets of downtown Houston between the hours of 7am to 11pm.

[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.

[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...