Author: Press Room
New Israeli permit rules have put historic church-run schools and their West Bank teachers in Jerusalem at risk Christian schools in Jerusalem are facing a growing crisis after Israel moved to restrict West Bank teachers from working in the city. The decision affects more than 200 educators across 15 historic institutions, raising fears that some schools could be forced to close due to a shortage of qualified local staff.Church officials warn the move – which they consider politically motivated – could have wider consequences for the Christian presence in Jerusalem, while teachers say it threatens their livelihoods and ability to…
What Iran is doing right now is something we have seen repeatedly throughout history whenever a currency begins to die. Governments start issuing larger and larger banknotes because the existing denominations no longer function in daily life. This took place in the Weimar Republic hyperinflation, where trillion-mark notes were printed, and again in Zimbabwe hyperinflation, where 100 trillion dollar notes became commonplace. The pattern is always the same. The currency loses purchasing power, prices rise uncontrollably, and instead of fixing the underlying problem, governments simply add more zeros. Iran introducing a 10 million rial note is the same historical signal…
The City of Houston, led by Democratic Mayor John Whitmire, removed a social media post announcing that city offices would be closed Friday for a “Spring holiday” after drawing condemnation for not identifying the day as Good Friday. The city’s official X account posted Thursday, “IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to the Spring Holiday, City of Houston offices will be closed on Friday, April 3.” Christian Americans, including elected officials, candidates, activists, business leaders, and conservative commentators, were quick to notice and denounce the absence of any reference to Good Friday in the City of Houston’s post. Many contrasted the wording with previous City…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers interdicted a cartel shipment of 1,055 packages of methamphetamines hidden in a commercial shipment manifested by importers as a simple load of carrots. The smugglers, hoping to cash in on the street value of the narcotics, are now under criminal investigation by the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). CBP announced the seizure on Thursday that occurred at the Texas-Mexico Pharr International Bridge cargo facility of the 297.62 pounds (135Kg) of methamphetamines valued at $2.6 million that officers discovered in a commercial tractor-trailer that entered the secondary inspection dock at the Pharr International…
General Randy George stepped down with “immediate effect” as chief of staff of the U.S. Army late Thursday night, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced. Parnell used social media site X – formerly Twitter – to confirm the departure of Gen. George that comes after he has held the post for two years. No further details were offered. General Randy A. George will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately. The Department of War is grateful for General George’s decades of service to our nation. We wish him well in his retirement. Gen. George…
Rome law enforcement officers are on high alert ahead of Good Friday’s highly-anticipated Way of the Cross led by Pope Leo XIV and other Easter-related events. Pope Leo will preside this year’s Via Crucis, or Way of the Cross procession on Friday night at the Colosseum in the Italian capital, and will carry the cross for the entirety of the procession. This year’s Holy Week is the pontiff’s first as head of the Catholic Church after he was elected last year and the first time in years that a pope leads the Via Crucis, as Pope Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis was unable…
Socialist-ruled Spain was excluded from an international virtual summit led by the government of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer that “discussed” possible joint actions towards reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper led the Thursday encounter that, per the British government, saw the participation of more than 40 countries and organizations such as the European Union and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Participants discussed options that can lead to a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, deeming Iran’s closure of the important waterway a “direct threat to global prosperity.” “Iran is trying to hold the global economy hostage in…
The bloc’s energy commissioner ruled out lifting restrictions on Russian energy while warning of possible future fuel rationing The EU will not reverse its ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, even as Brussels prepares for a “long-lasting” energy shock that could force member states to ration fuel, Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen has said. In an interview with the Financial Times, Jorgensen warned that “this will be a long crisis” and “energy prices will be higher for a very long time” due to the supply disruptions caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran and the near‑total closure of the Strait…
The U.N. postponed an urgent vote set for Friday on approving the use of “defensive” force to protect shipping transiting the embattled Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks because of a mix-up over the date. The 15-member Security Council was set to convene Friday morning and vote on a draft resolution brought by Bahrain but just hours before the meeting was abruptly canceled, according to the official program. The reason? The U.N. observes Good Friday as a holiday, diplomatic sources cited in an AFP report revealed — despite this fact being known when the vote schedule for the draft was…
A group of pro-freedom lawyers have published a speech bill to repeal decades of laws crushing freedom and curbing expression, creating something of a First Amendment for Britons. “The United Kingdom does not have free speech, not in any sense that an American would recognize”, an Anglo-American group of lawyers reported as they published a Freedom of Speech Bill through the classical liberal Adam Smith Institute (ASI). The group say ending “Britain’s sophisticated censorship framework” is more essential than ever because its authoritarianism is now attempting to spread its influence abroad, with London’s attempts to censor American citizens and businesses already…