Winchester, VA - Opening our news day is a report from Australia's ABC News which reveals that South Korea has released videos as proof of having conducted a live-fire drill for an advanced air-launched cruise missle. This missile increases South Korea's ability to conduct a pre-emptive strike upon North Korea in the event of an escalation in the current crisis. The missile's maximum range is 500 km and has certain attributes […]
Winchester, VA - Revisiting the North Korean situation, the New York Post reports that Russia and China have given their support to the U.N. Security Council's sanctions against North Korea, with one caveat. The two nations' UN ambassadors have reiterated that they agree on the four no's: no regime change, no regime collapse, no stepped-up reunification and no military deployments north of the border separating North and South Korea. They also […]
Winchester, VA - Reuters reports that The UN Security Council unanimously approved a U.S.-drafted resolution calling for sanctions on NK following their startling nuclear test a week ago. The UN Security Council has adopted 8 other sanctions resolutions since 2006 over North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear program. As a result of the sanctions, the export of condensates and natural gas liquids to North Korea is banned. There will be a […]
Winchester, VA - Russia Times via TOLO News is reporting that the Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan has been struck by a suicide bomber with multiple injuries being reported. The detonation took place at one of the airbase's entrances, and occurred mere hours after an apology was offered by a senior US commander for a “highly offensive” leaflet that U.S. troops were distributing in the Parwan province. The offending pamphlet depicted part […]
Winchester, VA - The Daily Mail reports that ISIS, following its substantial losses in Syria and Iraq, is now pouring money into its European operations, and is planning waves of attacks against Western targets. Intelligence officials believe that their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive (I think he's like Elvis), hiding around the border of Iraq and Syria, and planning sophisticated attacks on nations such as Britain. The head of […]
Winchester, VA - The BBC is reporting that the Syrian military moved swiftly through the desert west of Deir al-Zour and managed to bring about the end of the Islamic State's siege of of the city, which was the last major stronghold of the Islamic State in Syria. Since 2015, there have been an estimated 93,000 civilians trapped in an enclave on the western bank of the Euphrates River, but no […]
Winchester, VA - North Korea on Sunday conducted an underground nuclear test of a hydrogen bomb. The test resulted in a 6.3 magnitude tremor, measured by the US Geological survey. The hydrogen bomb could have been anywhere from three to over 7 times the size of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. The BBC reports that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley spoke candidly about the U.S. position towards this latest […]
Winchester, VA - As a result of what has been billed as India's worst monsoon season in a very long time, the death toll in the northeastern city of Bihar has climbed higher than 500 people. Because the nation lacks the sophisticated infrastructure and emergency services that places like Houston, Texas have, the human cost to these events tends to be significantly higher. In India, Bangladesh and Nepal combined, over 1,200 […]
Winchester, VA - UPI is reporting that the strongest typhoon to strike the Guangdong province in five years hit yesterday, taking the lives of three and sending 20 people to the hospital. Typhoon Hato hit with wind speeds of up to 118 mph and wind gusts up to 138 mph. One man was killed when he was hit by a falling wall, and another fell from his 11th floor apartment. Two […]
Sermons culled from traditional Catholic priests according to the season.
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