ISRAEL
IDF uncovers terror tunnel from Gaza Strip
Zilberman emphasized that “the tunnel was
still in the process of being built so that at no
point did it pose a danger to the surrounding
towns. It will be neutralized in the next few
days.” He said that it is still unclear which
terrorist organization is behind the tunnel.
UAE submits official request to open
embassy in Tel Aviv
Among the agreements Israel and the UAE
signed on Tuesday was one allowing for
travel between the countries without a visa,
the first agreement of its kind between Israel
and an Arab state. The other agreements
were on protecting investments, science and
technological cooperation, and regular flights
between the countries.
IRAN
Why Iran is poised to make a comeback ...
as a US priority
Iran: Dollar Falters, Gold Loses Luster
TURKEY
Turkish forces withdraw from largest base
in northeast Syria
The group reported that convoys carrying
military personnel and equipment were seen
leaving the Morek base, one of 12 Turkish
observation posts established in the region to
monitor a fragile cease-fire in the nine-year-old
conflict.
NIGERIA
Tensions rise in Nigeria as some 2,000 inmates
escape in attacks on prisons
Nigerian authorities said on Tuesday that nearly
2,000 inmates had broken out of jail after crowds
attacked two prisons, while officials announced
a 24-hour curfew in the megacity of Lagos in an
attempt to quell the unrest stemming from
two weeks of protests against police brutality.
RUSSIA
US rejects Russian proposal at UN on new
Gulf security mechanism
The US ambassador to the UN said the endeavor
would not work until Iran meets its international
obligations.
Hmmm: Russia backs down, agrees to Trump’s
terms on nuke-pact extension
Curious timing, and equally curious strategy.
With just two weeks remaining before the US
presidential election, Vladimir Putin could have
run out the clock on Donald Trump to get a
better deal from Joe Biden on the New START
pact.
SUDAN
Revealed: chaining, beatings and torture inside
Sudan's Islamic schools
I had been working as a journalist in Sudan for
five years, but this was the first time an
assignment really felt personal. I was taught
at a khalwa: a place where I would try to get
through each day without being beaten.
AMERICA
Google calls DOJ antitrust 'deeply flawed,'
says customers are not forced to use services
According to a Google executive, "This lawsuit
would do nothing to help consumers. To the
contrary, it would artificially prop up lower-
quality search alternatives, raise phone prices,
and make it harder for people to get the search
services they want to use."
Next debate moderator has solid pro-Democrat,
anti-Trump credentials
Kristen Welker with the Obamas at the White House
in 2012. / Facebook
You might say, how nice for Kristen Welker.
Followed by, who is Kristen Welker? “Anyone
who’s ever dealt with Welker knows she’s an
activist, not a reporter,” says a senior White
House Official. Welker is the NBC News White
House correspondent and will be the next
debate moderator.
Allies fear bad actors will take advantage of
'power vacuum' during election chaos
“Erdogan is becoming more prone to risk-
taking,” Greek lawmaker Dimitrios Kairidis
told the Washington Examiner. “He feels a
bit more emboldened, the closer we go to
the elections. In his mind now, he sees a
power vacuum in Washington he wants
to exploit.”
*************************************
EXPECTING the RAPTURE
We are to work while we wait for the rapture.
A gardener for a large estate in northern
Italy was conducting a visitor through the
castle and the beautiful, well-groomed
grounds. As the visitor had lunch with the
gardener and his wife, he commended them
for the beautiful way they were keeping the
gardens. He asked, “By the way, when was
the last time the owner was here?
“About ten years ago.” The gardener replied.
The visitor asked, “Then why do you keep the
gardens in such an immaculate, lovely manner?”
The gardener replied, “Because I’m expecting
him to return.”
“Is he coming next week?”
The gardener replied, “I don’t know when he
is coming, but I am expecting him today.”
—Source Unknown
IDF uncovers terror tunnel from Gaza Strip
Zilberman emphasized that “the tunnel was
still in the process of being built so that at no
point did it pose a danger to the surrounding
towns. It will be neutralized in the next few
days.” He said that it is still unclear which
terrorist organization is behind the tunnel.
UAE submits official request to open
embassy in Tel Aviv
Among the agreements Israel and the UAE
signed on Tuesday was one allowing for
travel between the countries without a visa,
the first agreement of its kind between Israel
and an Arab state. The other agreements
were on protecting investments, science and
technological cooperation, and regular flights
between the countries.
IRAN
Why Iran is poised to make a comeback ...
as a US priority
Iran: Dollar Falters, Gold Loses Luster
TURKEY
Turkish forces withdraw from largest base
in northeast Syria
The group reported that convoys carrying
military personnel and equipment were seen
leaving the Morek base, one of 12 Turkish
observation posts established in the region to
monitor a fragile cease-fire in the nine-year-old
conflict.
NIGERIA
Tensions rise in Nigeria as some 2,000 inmates
escape in attacks on prisons
Nigerian authorities said on Tuesday that nearly
2,000 inmates had broken out of jail after crowds
attacked two prisons, while officials announced
a 24-hour curfew in the megacity of Lagos in an
attempt to quell the unrest stemming from
two weeks of protests against police brutality.
RUSSIA
US rejects Russian proposal at UN on new
Gulf security mechanism
The US ambassador to the UN said the endeavor
would not work until Iran meets its international
obligations.
Hmmm: Russia backs down, agrees to Trump’s
terms on nuke-pact extension
Curious timing, and equally curious strategy.
With just two weeks remaining before the US
presidential election, Vladimir Putin could have
run out the clock on Donald Trump to get a
better deal from Joe Biden on the New START
pact.
SUDAN
Revealed: chaining, beatings and torture inside
Sudan's Islamic schools
I had been working as a journalist in Sudan for
five years, but this was the first time an
assignment really felt personal. I was taught
at a khalwa: a place where I would try to get
through each day without being beaten.
AMERICA
Google calls DOJ antitrust 'deeply flawed,'
says customers are not forced to use services
According to a Google executive, "This lawsuit
would do nothing to help consumers. To the
contrary, it would artificially prop up lower-
quality search alternatives, raise phone prices,
and make it harder for people to get the search
services they want to use."
Next debate moderator has solid pro-Democrat,
anti-Trump credentials
Kristen Welker with the Obamas at the White House
in 2012. / Facebook
You might say, how nice for Kristen Welker.
Followed by, who is Kristen Welker? “Anyone
who’s ever dealt with Welker knows she’s an
activist, not a reporter,” says a senior White
House Official. Welker is the NBC News White
House correspondent and will be the next
debate moderator.
Allies fear bad actors will take advantage of
'power vacuum' during election chaos
“Erdogan is becoming more prone to risk-
taking,” Greek lawmaker Dimitrios Kairidis
told the Washington Examiner. “He feels a
bit more emboldened, the closer we go to
the elections. In his mind now, he sees a
power vacuum in Washington he wants
to exploit.”
*************************************
EXPECTING the RAPTURE
We are to work while we wait for the rapture.
A gardener for a large estate in northern
Italy was conducting a visitor through the
castle and the beautiful, well-groomed
grounds. As the visitor had lunch with the
gardener and his wife, he commended them
for the beautiful way they were keeping the
gardens. He asked, “By the way, when was
the last time the owner was here?
“About ten years ago.” The gardener replied.
The visitor asked, “Then why do you keep the
gardens in such an immaculate, lovely manner?”
The gardener replied, “Because I’m expecting
him to return.”
“Is he coming next week?”
The gardener replied, “I don’t know when he
is coming, but I am expecting him today.”
—Source Unknown