Israeli leader sees ‘common interest’ in confronting Iran ARON HELLER. Associated Press•February 13, 2019 WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday sent out a belligerent rallying cry to his Arab partners at a U.S.-backed Mideast conference, saying he planned to focus on the “common interest” of […]
Trump’s Turn From Europe Gives Boost to Macron’s Military Drive Helene Fouquet. Bloomberg•February 14, 2019 (Bloomberg) — When the U.S. holds a security summit on Iran in Warsaw Thursday, France won’t be there and that may suit President Emmanuel Macron just fine. The French leader is pushing his […]
Why This ‘Atmospheric River’ (aka Pineapple Express) Could Cause ‘Roofalanches’ in California Rachael Rettner Senior Writer. LiveScience.com•February 14, 2019 Californians are experiencing some unusually nasty winter weather this week as an “atmospheric river” passes through most of the state, bringing howling winds and heavy rain. The storm arrived […]
Where is King Salman, the 7th King of Saudi Arabia? The Saudi king isn’t traveling like he used to Israa Saber and Bruce Riedel. Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Since ascending the throne in January 2015, King Salman of Saudi Arabia has been a frequent traveler. In 2016, he went on […]
Apple to investigate Saudi ‘Absher” app 13 February 2019. BBC News. A Saudi Arabian app that can be used to track women and prevent them from travelling will be investigated by Apple, its chief executive has said. In an interview with NPR, Tim Cook said he wasn’t aware of […]
Pope discusses ethics of artificial intelligence with Microsoft chief Reuters•February 13, 2019 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Microsoft President Brad Smith met Pope Francis on Wednesday to discuss the ethical use of artificial intelligence and ways to bridge the digital divide between rich and poor nations, the Vatican said. […]
Does The Great Commission Exclude Teaching On Prophecy? PNW. February 13, 2019 The prevailing mindset of many Bible-believing pastors today is that eschatology, or the study of future things, is not only separate from the preaching of Gospel but detracts from it. They maintain that our task of […]
Push For One World Religion as Pope & Muslim Imam Sign Interfaith Covenant PNW. February 8, 2019 A historic interfaith covenant was signed in the Middle East on Monday, and the mainstream media in the United States has been almost entirely silent about it. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb is considered […]
Cars submerged, vineyards flooded as storm slams California By Andrew Hay. Reuters•February 13, 2019 (Reuters) – Rain, snow and high winds slammed California on Wednesday, submerging cars and flooding vineyards as the wettest storm of the winter hit the U.S. West Coast, sparking weather warnings from Arizona to […]
8 die of measles in Ukraine this year as outbreak worsens, already half as many as died in the whole of 2018. Last week alone, more than 3,100 people went down with measles, half of them children. Associated Press•February 13, 2019 KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Eight people have […]
