IRAN - Tehran has signed a formal commitment to become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Iran has signed a memorandum paving the way to transition from its current observer status to full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The Middle-Eastern nation, which the US has long sought to undermine with diplomatic isolation and economic sanctions, made a formal step on Thursday to become the ninth member of the organization. Among the SCO’s heavyweights are Russia and China, two major powers that are on Washington’s list of geopolitical opponents. The SCO was created in 2001 as an intragovernmental forum aimed at fostering trust and developing economic and humanitarian ties in Asia.

UK - The diplomatic wrangles played out as dozens of heads of state, political leaders and dignitaries descended on the capital for an extraordinary reception tonight at Buckingham Palace being hosted by King Charles. US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill were due to touch down at Heathrow last night. The President was travelling on Air Force One with the White House’s ‘Chief of Protocol’ Ambassador Rufus Gifford, who will make sure he avoids making any of his trademark gaffes when he meets the new King. Among those catching the bus will be Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, who were due to arrive in the UK last night. Their decision to attend the Queen’s funeral underscores the importance and the deep bond between the royal families. Traditionally, a Japanese emperor stays away from funerals except for those of his own parents because of a cultural belief based in the Shinto religion that considers death to be impure.

JAPAN - Nine million people have been told to evacuate their homes as Japan is battered by one of the worst typhoons the country has ever seen. The super typhoon Nanmadol has killed two people and injured almost 90. It hit Japan's most southerly island, Kyushu, on Sunday morning, and is forecast to pass over the main island of Honshu in the next few days. Tens of thousands of people spent Sunday night in emergency shelters, and almost 350,000 homes are without power. Transport and business has been disrupted, and the country is braced for extensive flooding and landslides. Nanmadol has brought gusts of up to 234 km/h (145 mph), and some areas were forecast 400 mm (16 inches) of rain in 24 hours. Bullet train services, ferries, and hundreds of flights have been cancelled.

UK - Fears of the end of the world are growing as apocalyptic imagery from the Bible has come to life in recent months, as diseases, fires and floods have ravaged the planet. The Bible's Book of Revelation sees the Earth suffer from "intense heat" and drought, a shower of deadly hailstones and disease. The extreme weather is then followed by the Apocalypse - the final judgment of man and destruction of the world by fire. Fires have been seen across Europe in recent days, as extreme temperatures scorched the continent.

ISRAEL - Red heifers raised in Israel as sacrificial offerings to the Third Temple have been inspected in a secret location, stoking fears end of the world prophecy is rapidly unfolding. The red heifers form part of an elaborate plan to reclaim Jerusalem's former glory through the construction of a third Holy Temple. The efforts are being led by the Temple Institute, a religious organisation dedicated to the restoration of Judaism's holiest seat of worship. The return of the Temple plays a critical role in doomsday prophecies in Jewish and Christian prophecies alike. Many believe the Third Temple's construction will precede the arrival of the Messiah. And the sacrifice of a red heifer in the dedication of the Third Temple will supposedly facilitate these prophecies to unfold. The long-awaited update has been welcomed by Christian evangelists who believe biblical prophecy is unfolding in the Holy Land. However, according to Christian scripture, there is no way of predicting when the end of the world will unfold. Jesus Christ said in the gospels: "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."

GERMANY - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged Europe to take on more responsibility in NATO, with Vladimir Putin aiming to make Russia an "imperial power" on the continent. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday once more stressed that Moscow's invasion of Ukraine was a turning point in European history, underlining the importance of Germany's armed forces in the new situation. He said Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to redraw borders with the aim of making Russia an "imperial power" in Europe once more. "NATO remains responsible for the collective defence of the entire alliance with a focus on Europe. Credible deterrence remains the core element," said Scholz. "We, Europeans, must however assume significantly more responsibility within NATO." He was speaking on the second day of a two-day conference of the German armed forces that took the title "The Bundeswehr in a new era — Taking critical stock at a time of war in Europe."

GERMANY - Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Germany to become the "best-equipped force in Europe." In its power struggle against Russia and China, the EU is aiming at the formation of a global bloc, seeking to comprehensively expand the Western bloc and to move against foreign powers’ “Trojan horses” at home, according to yesterday’s State of the Union Address by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The transatlantic bloc, which includes some Asia-Pacific nations, will thus be given the positively connoted label of “democracies.” It is to include as many African and Latin American nations as possible and juxtaposed with a non-western bloc, which will be given the negatively connoted label “autocracies.” While the EU is fostering the formation of a bloc, in the non-Western “rest” of the world – ie, three quarters of all nations – new alliances are forming, seeking a multipolar international order. Besides Russia and China, these include India Brazil and South Africa. Diverse countries such as Argentina, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia are seeking to join BRICS or SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation).

GERMANY - Sensing a feeding frenzy, German arms makers jockey for position. German companies are jockeying for position as the government tees up massive investments meant to drastically improve the state of the armed forces. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s February 27 proposal to ramp up defense expenditures by tens of billions of euros, spurred by Russia’s war on Ukraine, has defense officials in Berlin scrambling to identify spending opportunities that promise fast results, according to several company officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. So hasty is the process that a key official in the Defence Ministry’s acquisition office, Vice Admiral Carsten Stawitzki, signaled to company executives that certain acquisition rules could be outright circumvented in service of quick deliveries. Companies also were put on notice that they should drop outstanding procurement disputes on the docket with the ministry in order to partake in upcoming work.

UK - World set for extreme weather event as La Niña to spark flooding and droughts across globe. Meteorologists say that La Niña will hit in the Pacific for the third consecutive year in a 'triple dip' weather phenomenon. A rare weather phenomenon will have impacts around the world as a ‘triple dip’ La Niña has formed in the Pacific. La Niña is an oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon that is the colder counterpart of El Niño, where the sea surface temperature across the eastern equatorial part of the central Pacific Ocean is lower than normal by 3C to 5C.

USA - Prior to the Industrial Age ushered in by WWII, for thousands of years a person’s or family’s wealth was not measured by how much money one had in a bank account, but by how much real assets they owned, primarily in agriculture. Even in the pages of the Bible this is clearly seen, where people of wealth and nobility were owners of fields, flocks, cattle, and other agricultural-based assets.

USA - The United States of America is in big trouble, short term and long term. In 2022, the stock market is crashing, bond market is down the most in 40 years, housing bubble is bursting, inflation is skyrocketing, debt is exploding, and GDP is shrinking. These are not temporary crises. Instead, they reveal systemic flaws in the American economy that is propped up by a rigged global financial system. However, that system is starting to crumble and the primacy of US dollar is in serious trouble, thanks to an emerging multipolar world. (Don’t believe the nonsense that the US can keep printing infinite amount of dollars).

RUSSIA - The leaders have a packed agenda as both face increased tensions with the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will discuss the Ukraine conflict in depth, as well as the Taiwan issue, when they meet in Uzbekistan later this week, presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Tuesday. “Given the current international situation, this meeting, of course, has special importance,” Ushakov said, adding that the leaders would address “the bilateral agenda, as well as major regional and international topics." An issue that is expected to loom large during their meeting is the Ukraine conflict, with the Kremlin representative signaling that Putin and Xi would discuss it in depth. Putin and XI are also set to discuss the issue of Taiwan, building on the Russian leader’s recent meeting with Li Zhanshu, the speaker of the Chinese National People’s Congress, during an economic forum in the eastern Russian city of Vladivostok. Tensions around the self-governing island have been mounting since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei in early August, drawing ire from Beijing.

USA - President Biden and senior administration officials are working with others in the transportation industry, including truckers, shippers, and air freight, for "contingency plans" if a rail shutdown materializes at the end of the week, a White House official told Bloomberg. The administration is trying to understand what supply chains could be disrupted the most - and how to utilize other forms of transportation to ensure commodities and consumer goods continue to flow across the country. More than 100,000 railroad workers could walk off the job on Friday if freight-rail companies and unions don't reach labor agreements. We noted that 29% of all US freight moves on the rails. Half the cargo is bulk commodities, such as energy, food, chemicals, metals, and wood productions - the other half is shipping containers of consumer goods. A work stoppage would cost the US economy $2 billion per day in supply chain disruptions. It wouldn't be the best optics for the Biden administration ahead of the midterm elections.

USA - While city residents reported being victims at high rates, almost as many said they distrust law enforcement. Nearly half of San Francisco residents have been victims of theft in the last five years, and nearly a quarter have been physically attacked or threatened, according to a poll published by the San Francisco Chronicle on Tuesday. According to the data, 45% of respondents have experienced theft and 24% have experienced violence or the threat of it. The proportion was even higher among minority populations, with 54% of black and 55% of mixed-race respondents saying they had experienced theft compared to 43% for white residents. Those surveyed who identified as Hispanic or mixed-race were the most likely to have been threatened or physically attacked, with 36% of both groups reporting violence against them.

USA - The overreactions by state leaders in locking down their states, closing businesses they deemed "non-essential," closing schools, forcing restaurants to shut down, knocking over dominoes as we watched shortages occur almost immediately, followed by price hikes, the destruction of food, milk, livestock because there was more supply than demand, should have taught Americans a critical lesson. It only takes one major event for everything to start breaking down. When that happens, it all breaks down very fast.Preppers prepare because they know this. Prepping websites constantly encourage people to prepare because they too understand that. With the amount of panic and scrambling by the Biden regime in trying to keep the rail strike from happening, it is possible, in fact probable, that they find a temporary solution, buying Americans a little more time, until the next contract negotiations for the next "critical" industry.

Remember, the media and the Biden regime is more worried about the November midterms than helping Americans, so it is more than likely that they do something to "delay" what is coming until after November. Then it won't matter to them. What this should be is a wake up call to us all, even those of us that have been preparing for some type of catastrophe or disaster. The bottom line here is simple... the next disaster is right around the corner and the only question is: Are you fully prepared to survive it?