European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen has said that Europe urgently needs to rearm, stressing that member states must be given the ability by their governments to significantly increase defence spending. Von der Leyen made the statement on Sunday, March 2, following a meeting in London on support for Ukraine. Her warnings come…
Storm ravaged house, coastal Oregon. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Rebuilding from California’s recent wildfires will cost more than a quarter of a trillion dollars — an unprecedented amount. The estimated damage from Hurricane Helene in the Southeast is almost as much, on the order of $250 billion. Who will pay for that damage? It’s a…
The joint ECOWAS-UNOWAS mission in Guinea-Bissau has been asked to leave the country following threats from President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, according to a press release signed by Ambassador Bagudu Hirse on March 1, 2025. The mission departed Bissau at dawn on the same day. The expulsion comes at a critical moment in the country’s political…
“Adam sat outside Paradise,And, lamenting over his nakedness, he wept…”1 On the last Sunday before Lent the Church reminds us of the Sermon on the Remembrance of Adam’s Exile from ParadiseThe Lord God bestowed free will upon Adam, as He also has upon you and me. This is a very great but also very…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has shed light on why his administration was unable to implement the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference. The former president, who spoke during a condolence visit to the home of the late Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on Sunday in Lagos, cited political tensions and internal crises within the Peoples…
On February 26, ABC News reports, Europol announced the arrest of 25 individuals it accuses of being “part of a criminal group engaging in the distribution of images of minors fully generated by artificial intelligence.” Again, for emphasis: “Fully generated by artificial intelligence.” Yes, sexual abuse of children is a horrific crime. Yes, those who…
