Putin confirms that BRICS is developing an independent payment system with potential gold-backed currency
At the Russian Energy Week forum in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin announced that the BRICS nations are actively working on creating their own payment and settlement system. This initiative is aimed at reducing dependence on Western financial structures like SWIFT,...
Telegram caves under pressure and will now provide more user data to Governments after CEO’s arrest
Chief executive officer Pavel Durov said in a post on the app on Monday that the messaging app Telegram made significant changes to its terms of service. The app’s privacy conditions now state that Telegram will now share a user’s IP address and phone number with...
Millions still left without power, gas, food, water or phone service across the South
One Asheville, North Carolina resident sounded the alarm as his community battles the devastation left by Hurricane Helene, detailing the "apocalyptic weekend" as the death toll continues to rise while millions are left without power and water. "It's been an...
Verizon outage leaves thousands without service nationwide
Verizon users nationwide have lost access to phone services Monday in an apparent outage. Thousands of reports are being made to Downdetector starting at around 9 a.m. on Sept. 30 regarding a large Verizon service outage. The number of outages is increasing with more...
Youth pastor sentenced to 50 years in prison for impregnating 13-year-old girl
A former youth pastor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole for impregnating a 13-year-old girl. The district attorney’s office in Ellis County, Texas, announced last week that Marvin Scales, 53, of Waxahachie, was sentenced to...
Israel tells Washington it plans imminent ground operation in Lebanon, US deploys thousands of additional troops
Israel is planning a limited ground operation in Lebanon that could start imminently, Israel has told Washington, a U.S. official said — an account corroborated by an Israeli familiar with military deliberations. Israel’s planned campaign would be smaller than its...
Authorities launch massive effort to save survivors after death toll continues to rise from Helene
As the death toll continues to rise across the Southern states, first aid and assistance to those suffering from Hurricane Helene are rolling in across the country. As of Sunday morning, the North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) activated more than 500 soldiers and...
Russell Brand sparks controversy after filming himself performing a baptism in his underpants
Russell Brand's conversion to Christianity continued this week as he interpreted the Bible and performed a Baptism in his underpants. The 49-year-old was seen standing in a lake with two other men, one of whom was also wearing nothing but his boxers as they carried...
Hundreds of Israeli tanks begin to mass at border with Lebanon as fears of ground invasion grow
Hundreds of Israeli tanks have lined up along the Lebanon border as fears grow over an anticipated ground invasion that could plunge the Middle East into an all-out war. It came as Israel also launched a fresh wave of airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on...
Flooded electric vehicles, and scooters bursting into flames after Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene’s floodwaters kept firefighters from reaching some house fires Thursday night, and the salty storm surge may have been the cause of at least one destructive blaze. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor on Friday speculated that a home in the city’s upscale Davis...
Thousands of Iraqis attempt to storm US Embassy in Baghdad following death of Hassan Nasrallah
As reported at The Gateway Pundit, Hezbollah terrorist group leader Hassan Nasrallah is now dead. Apparently, this didn’t go over so well among Shiite Muslims in Baghdad. According to the Geller Report, thousands of Iraqis attempted to storm the US embassy in Baghdad....
Damage from Helene estimated to be $100 Billion in South
On Saturday, Asheville and other parts of western North Carolina were cut off from the world. No roads opened into or out of the region's most populous city, and electricity and cell towers were limited or inoperable. More than five dozen people died in the South from...
Fire at a Georgia chemical plant forcing evacuations, road closures and shelter in place
A fire at a Georgia chemical plant apparently caused by a sprinkler head malfunction Sunday morning is forcing evacuations and road closures in the area, according to Rockdale County officials. The incident unfolded around 5 a.m. ET at BioLab in Conyers, Georgia....
Helene brings worst flooding in over 100 years across the South, Death toll continues to climb
Rescue missions are underway across the US South as the region reels from historic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, which has killed at least 52 people and knocked out power to millions, putting stress on aging dams and leaving behind potential losses of more than...