UK - The call came through as I was leaving Twickenham after an England rugby international in March 2003. My old friend Terry Lloyd, the brilliant ITN correspondent, had been killed in Iraq. He was on the outskirts of Basra, travelling in a 4x4 clearly marked 'TV'. When the fog of war lifted, it was determined that the fatal shot had been fired by a US soldier, who has never been identified. Terry's translator also died and his French cameraman was missing, presumed dead. A subsequent inquest ruled that Terry had been unlawfully killed by American troops and his lawyer said he had been the victim of a 'very serious war crime'. No one was ever charged.
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines said it is "studying all options" in preparation for a potential intensification of clashes with China after months of growing pressure in the South China Sea. The Philippines, a leading US ally in the Indo-Pacific, confirmed its navy is now preparing for the "worst-case scenario" amid growing tensions with China over control of the disputed South China Sea. Both nations claim partial or overall sovereignty over the body of water, and Beijing has repeatedly targeted Philippine vessels in recent months to assert its dominance in the region. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been urged to focus on diplomacy to avoid the dispute erupting into a direct confrontation but a top official confirmed Manila is now considering several "options" to push back on Beijing's hostility.
UK - The UK is facing renewed calls to stop exporting arms to Israel, following the deadly bombing by the country’s military of a humanitarian convoy in Gaza, media outlets are reporting. On Monday, seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers, mostly foreigners and including three British nationals, were killed by Israeli airstrikes that were purportedly targeting a Hamas militant. The incident has sparked international condemnation. Peter Ricketts, former national security adviser to then-Prime Minister, now-Foreign Secretary David Cameron, stated on Wednesday in comments on the incident that Britain had now “reached that point.” He urged the UK to send a “signal” to Israel that it has not been taking its obligations under international law seriously enough.
USA - NASA is ready to launch three sounding rockets during the rare celestial event of a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. The mission aims to shed light on how the Earth’s upper atmosphere reacts to the sudden and temporary absence of sunlight. The Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) mission will see its sounding rockets ascend from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, targeting the ionosphere, a layer of Earth’s atmosphere that becomes notably disturbed when the Moon’s shadow eclipses the Sun.
USA - Recently, it came to light that US courts are issuing orders to YouTube (Google) to hand over user information – a previously unreported form of dragnet investigation. And now additional details about the practice are emerging. Forbes broke the story last month after seeing documents that showed a court order covering all YouTube users who watched certain videos over a period of time. Personal data required by law enforcement in these cases was very detailed. Regarding Google users – that’s information from their Google accounts (name, address, phone number and records, online payments history, IP address, etc…), while everybody else visiting URLs listed in the order had their IP addresses surrendered. A one-year gag order made sure Google could not make any of this publicly known, and now we’re hearing about it because that time period has expired.
ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwe has declared a national disaster over a drought caused by the climate event known as El Niño and President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the country needs $2 billion in aid to help millions of people who are going hungry. The severe dry spell is wreaking havoc across southern Africa. “No Zimbabwean must succumb or die from hunger,” Mnangagwa told a press conference. “To that end, I do hereby declare a nationwide state of disaster, due to the El Niño-induced drought.” Due to poor rains, more than 2.7 million people will not have enough food to put on the table this year, he warned. This season’s grain harvest was expected to bring in just over half of the cereals needed to feed the nation, he said. The naturally occurring El Niño climate pattern, which emerged in mid-2023, usually increases global temperatures for a year afterwards. It is currently fuelling fires and record heat across the world. In southern Africa, Zimbabwe is the third country to declare drought a national disaster after Malawi and Zambia.
JAPAN - A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan late Wednesday night, killing at least four people and injuring over 100 others, and cutting power to millions of homes. The quake was originally designated 7.3-magnitude, but was upgraded to 7.4 on Thursday. A bullet train derailed near Fukushima as a result of the earthquake but no injuries were reported, Kishida said at a press conference. According to public broadcaster NHK, 78 people were trapped for four hours after the high-speed train derailed, but escaped uninjured through an emergency exit. The Meteorological Agency on Thursday urged the public to watch out for more seismic activity in the next few days.
USA - "A massive white altar awaits, where they are to be burned on a plot of land overlooking the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Mamo said the ceremony must be performed looking directly into where the ancient Second Temple stood, until it was destroyed by the Romans in the year 70." Unfortunately, that CBS News story was not accurate. The video also featured a large white structure. The voiceover stated, “A massive altar already awaits, where the heifers are to be burned.”
USA - In a stunning turn of events, the CIA has reportedly warned Israel of an imminent attack by Iran within the next 48 hours. This alarming development has sent shockwaves throughout the international community, raising concerns about the escalating tensions in the Middle East. The news was first reported by Globe Eye News on Twitter, with a tweet that has since gone viral. The tweet, which includes a screenshot of the alleged warning from the CIA, has sparked widespread speculation and debate about the potential fallout from such a conflict.
USA - The following are 8 extremely unusual events that will happen during the month of April…
USA - We are about to witness the most dramatic astronomical event in the entire history of the United States. The Great American Eclipse of 2024 will be the last total solar eclipse in the continental United States until 2044, and it is being projected that it will be personally viewed by more people than any other eclipse in North America ever has been. Literally millions of people are expected to travel into the path of the totality on April 8th...
IRAN - The protests come after a strike widely attributed to Israel demolished Iran's consulate in Damascus on Monday and killed eight people, including two Iranian generals. Huge American flag-burning protests have erupted across the Middle East as Iranian protesters gather to condemn the Israeli airstrike against Iran’s consulate in Syria on Monday. Photos and videos show large groups of protesters shouting anti-Israeli and anti-US slogans in Tehran while burning US and Israeli flags in a show of frustration and anger.
ISRAEL - An Israeli airstrike on Iran's consulate in Syria has killed two Iranian generals and five officers, according to Iranian officials, as an expert warns that Israel is on the brink of war with Iran. An expert has warned "unhinged" Israel may have sparked World War 3 when it killed a top Iranian general at a consulate in Syria. The expert has suggested the move could well lead to a war between Israel and Iran. Dr Andreas Krieg from King's College London told the Mirror that this will make international tensions far worse in the area.
TAIWAN - An expert warns that Taiwan's semiconductor industry is complacent about most of its production coming out of earthquake hotspots. The global economy is at risk of a "major catastrophe" as Taiwan's earthquake vulnerability threatens to bring the world's semiconductor industry to a halt. Taiwan was struck by a major earthquake on Wednesday, reaching between 7.2 and 7.7 on the Richter scale. Nine people are dead and 821 are injured after buildings collapsed in Hualien City. 127 people remain trapped. The country is known both as a hotspot for earthquakes, but also as the world's biggest player in the semiconductor industry.
SCOTLAND - People prosecuted for words uttered in the privacy of their own home. The police turned into a political harassment unit for fringe activists. 'Hate' records kept on law-abiding citizens who have committed no crime. It might sound like something from the pages of Orwell or Kafka but dystopian fiction is about to become a lot less fictional in Scotland. The Hate Crime Act comes into force today, the brainchild of Humza Yousaf from his time as justice secretary. The legislation, which crowns a quarter century of Holyrood banning and nannying, is an audacious incursion into the spheres of conscience and expression. A better title would be the Watch What You Say Act of 2024, for this sinister law is set to have a chilling effect on speech across a range of issues.
“Just what is an APOSTLE?”
Today we find the Church of God in a “wilderness of religious confusion!”
The confusion is not merely around the Church – within the religions of the world outside – but WITHIN the very heart of The True Church itself!
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