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This post was originally published on hereThe UN resumed sanctions on Iran on Saturday in response to its advancements in nuclear technology. These sanctions include an arms embargo, restrictions on uranium enrichment, and a ban on activities involving ballistic missiles. Iran said this decision would be met with a “harsh response.” The United Nations has…

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This post was originally published on hereKeir Starmer is Britain’s most unpopular prime minister since recordkeeping began: His minus-66 percent satisfaction rating is the lowest since Ipsos began the poll in 1977. He beats the previous record of minus-59 percent set by John Major in 1994. He’s wildly unpopular because Britain faces radical problems, and…

This post was originally published on hereIn a video posted Thursday, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (elca) concluded “a Lutheran reading [of the Bible] frees us from taking all the scriptures only literally.” The elca, one of the largest Christian denominations in the nation, thus rejects Paul’s teaching that all Scripture is inspired (2…

This post was originally published on hereChina is testing two xxl underwater drones in the South China Sea off the coast of Haian. Each drone is over 40 meters long, the size of many regular submarines. China has been militarizing this area for over a decade. If it succeeds in dominating the South China Sea,…

This post was originally published on hereThe Houthis are working with the Islamic State and al Qaeda, recent reports from the Crisis Observatory of the Platform Tracking Organized Crime Yemen Center show. Though the Houthis are ideologically at odds with these groups, it is putting those differences aside to pursue collective goals. Notably, a September…

This post was originally published on hereGermany to allow army to shoot down drones: On Saturday, the country’s interior minister announced plans to grant the armed forces legal authorization to shoot down hostile aircraft, a power previously reserved for domestic security agencies. This decision is in response to recent drone incursions. Since World War ii,…