SWITZERLAND - Just in time for the election! World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced an “emergency” meeting of international experts on Wednesday. The meeting aims to address growing concerns over the monkeypox virus and determine whether the outbreak warrants the highest level of international health alert. Tedros stated that the WHO emergency committee would convene “as soon as possible” to determine whether the outbreak qualifies as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). Such a designation would empower him to initiate emergency responses under the International Health Regulations.

USA - A Florida woman was arrested on animal cruelty charges and other counts after allegedly killing another woman’s pet spider by drowning it in a fizzy drink. Ilena Rasmussen, 43, faces counts of animal cruelty and petty theft after ending the life of a jumping spider in a situation that resulted in her being charged on July 29. According to The Miami Herald, Rasmussen’s roommate was the first to notice something wrong, and potentially criminal, had occurred. On July 15, the roommate arrived home to find her pet spider and its enclosure missing entirely. She texted Rasmussen, who gave the roommate some shocking news. “The defendant texted the victim admitting to drowning the jumping spider in ginger ale,” the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office wrote in an affidavit, according to the Herald. Because the drowning was allegedly intentional, Rasmussen was hit with the animal cruelty charge. The creepy crawly’s missing enclosure was answered with a petty theft charge.

MIDDLE EAST - Israel is gearing up to launch a decisive strike against its long-time adversary Iran, with expectations of an imminent attack, according to a Middle East expert. Tel Aviv is set to "cut the head off the snake" of Tehran and its extensive network of proxies, Dr Anahita Motazed Rad warned, as they prepare for a coordinated strike that could trigger an all-out war. The Middle East expert explained the likelihood of a retaliatory attack from Iran in response to recent high-profile assassinations allegedly carried out by Israel. These included the killings of two senior Hamas leaders and a Hezbollah commander.

USA - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced Monday night the US was deploying additional fighters, carrier strike groups, ballistic missile defense-capable cruisers and destroyers to the region, as Israel awaits retaliation from Iran for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. 'These posture adjustments add to the broad range of capabilities the US military maintains in the region, including the USS Wasp amphibious ready group/Marine expeditionary unit operating in the eastern Mediterranean,' a DOD spokesperson said. Meanwhile, in Washington, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris held an all-hands meeting in the situation room to discuss a response to the attack on Ain al-Assad base. The base in the west of the country was targeted by two Soviet-made Katyusha rockets amid soaring tensions in the Middle East - with Iran threatening to strike Israel as early as Monday night.

USA - California reported its fifth earthquake in just 48 hours, sparking concerns about what could have caused the spate of quakes. The 3.3 magnitude tremor struck 32 miles southeast of Coachella at around 1:39 am PST on Sunday. All five earthquakes have stemmed from Salton City in California which unleashed a swarm of quakes around a 3.0 magnitude that reached El Centro, the largest city in the Imperial Valley, located 42 miles away. The region sits on the southern end of the San Andreas Fault which poses the largest seismic hazard in the state.

USA - The data shows a notable increase in arrivals of illegal newcomers since Biden took office in January 2021. The level of unlawful newcomers has continued to rise under the Democrats, peaking at 400,000 in December 2023. In fact, the end of last year saw six continuous months of illegal aliens outnumbering American births in terms of new residents. Other users highlighted the fact that not all illegal immigrants are accounted for under government data – meaning the numbers are even more bleak than they appear.

UK - Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Indonesia, the UAE and India have all advised their citizens to stay away amid riots. Several countries, including Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia, have issued safety warnings to their citizens about travelling to the UK in light of widespread anti-immigration protests across the country. Multiple demonstrations turned violent across Britain over the weekend, as anti-immigration protesters clashed with police following the murder of three children by a teenager of African descent last week. According to media reports, at least five countries have now issued travel warnings to their citizens.

UK - After a 17-year-old of Rwandan migrant heritage. No, sorry. A Welshman born in Cardiff launched a savage knife attack that left three girls dead in Southport. Absolute unbridled chaos unfolded across England. Towns and cities across the nation, angry anti-mass migration demonstrators fought running battles with police, set fire to buildings, and engaged in violent confrontations with left-wing and Muslim counter-demonstrators. In Stoke, mobs of diverse chaps rampaged through the streets looking for revenge. Similar scenes in Bolton where armed gangs chanted Allah-Akbar before targeting lone individuals.

YEMEN - Yemen’s Houthi militant group has vowed to take action against Israel, joining threats from Iran and its allies over the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Newsweek reported on Monday. Tensions in the region have escalated since the assassination of Haniyeh in the Iranian capital last week, amid concerns over Tehran’s likely retaliation. While Israel has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the killing, it came a day after the Jewish State “eliminated” senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in an airstrike on the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Prior to that, Israel attacked Yemen’s Houthi-controlled port of Hodeidah, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 90, local officials said.

MIDDLE EAST - A senior American official claimed Iran and Hezbollah's response to the death of a top Hamas commander is still "in the planning process." Joe Biden has been warned to prepare for a dual Iran-Hezbollah attack in retaliation for the death of Hamas's political leader. Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a short-range projectile at his home in Tehran hours after attending the inauguration of Iran's new president. The Islamic Republic has pledged to respond to the attack, with the US and Israel both on high alert as Tehran blamed Tel Aviv for Haniyeh's death. Senior American officials reported that President Biden had been advised Iran and its Lebanon-based proxy Hezbollah would likely unleash two waves of attacks in the coming days. It remains unclear who is likely to attack first and what type of strike either party intends to carry out.

USA - Remember that the stated goal of the World Economic Forum is that in ten years you will own nothing and be happy. Remember, that was publicly said in 2016. There is nothing new about the effort to force the Great Reset, Agenda 2030, ESG scores, 15-minute cities, and Sustainable Development. Nothing is new with non-governmental agencies wanting to control and oversee our food production and resources.

USA - Workers on the Boeing 737 Max that lost a door plug on a January flight told federal safety investigators that they felt pressure to do their jobs too fast to avoid mistakes, according to testimony released Tuesday at the start of a two-day investigative hearing. The revelation came at the start of the hearing by the National Transportation Safety Board into the blowout, with investigators questioning Boeing personnel about safety issues at the planemaker and what that might mean for passengers on its ubiquitous planes. Previously, the NTSB said the door plug ripped off in mid-flight because the plane left a Boeing factory without the four bolts needed to keep the door plug in place.

UK - With £40 billion wiped off the FTSE 100 on Monday, concerns are growing for the stability of financial markets. The global financial crisis is far from over, according to analysis by a major Wall Street bank, as European markets continue to decline.

JORDAN - Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, has made a rare visit to Iran in a last-ditch effort to persuade it to hold back from attacking Israel in response to the assassination of the Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran last week. The western ally with a large Palestinian population is facing a tough balancing act as it faces domestic calls to break off relations with Tel Aviv and to stop protecting it after shooting down Iranian missiles aimed at Israel earlier this year. The visit looks doomed to fail given that Iran insisted on Sunday that there was no room for compromise and that it would make a decisive response to the assassination. In a meeting with Safadi, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the assassination of Haniyeh was a “major mistake by the Zionist regime [Israel] that will not go unanswered”, Iranian state TV reported.

ISRAEL - Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, told a cabinet meeting on Sunday. Tensions in the Middle East have soared following the assassinations last week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut and Hamas’s top political leader in Tehran. Iran and its allies have blamed Israel for the attacks and threatened retaliation. Mr Netanyahu said Israel was ready for any scenario as its allies attempt to contain the conflict. Jordan’s foreign minister was making a rare trip to Iran as part of diplomatic efforts while the Pentagon has moved significant assets to the region. “We are doing everything possible to make sure that this situation does not boil over,” White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer told ABC on Sunday.