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“If you’ve been thinking it seems like there are more wars raging in the world… you’re right and the data proves it” (NPR, June 9, 2026). A recent study from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) revealed that 2025 saw the highest number of national conflicts since World War II. Fatalities, especially among civilians, were the highest since the Rwandan...
Fertility rates are dropping in nations around the world. What was once a problem of the developed world is now impacting developing nations as well. Mexico and Iran have been hit, and Asian nations are feeling population decline powerfully.
After World War II, most Europeans viewed the United States with respect and deep appreciation. However, according to a recent European Council on Foreign Relations survey of 15 European nations, Europeans’ opinions of the U.S. are plummeting (Deutsche Welle, June 10, 2026). Today, just 11 percent of Europeans see America as their ally. This is down from 16...
For decades scholars believed two desert fortresses in southern Jordan were built by Assyrians. While Jewish history and the Bible claim that the territory of the northern tribes of Israel stretched beyond the Jordan river, others have dismissed the biblical record to be “literary exaggeration.” Now, new research supports the fact that this northern kingdom did...
With the apparent stalemate between Russia and Ukraine, European leaders are worried that Russia may expand its conflict with Ukraine to more of Europe; France’s minister for European Affairs recently warned that Mr. Putin intends to “threaten the whole European security architecture.” Russia’s recent drone strike on Romania has intensified Europe’s concerns (...
Have you ever wondered why people who are full of hate seem unable to consider another point of view? Sometimes it seems like those who hate have a one-track mind that is only capable of focusing on how much they detest someone or something. As it turns out, this can be explained by science. When we hate or harbor extreme anger towards another person, our brain...
For decades since World War II, Germany has avoided taking leadership roles within Europe. While German politicians clearly have drive, determination, and foresight and hold important positions in EU leadership, they have generally shied away from taking on strong roles related to the military.
The World Health Organization recently labeled the current Ebola outbreak in Congo-Kinshasa and Western Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern” (The Guardian, May 17, 2026). This indicates a far greater level of concern than Central African outbreaks of the past. This particular strain of Ebola cannot be easily tested for, and there are no...
Scientists claim that one of the world’s ancient rivers, the mighty Euphrates, is drying up. “Satellite data collected between 2003 and 2013 documented a staggering loss of 144 cubic kilometers, roughly 34 cubic miles, of freshwater from the Tigris-Euphrates basin” (Israel365News, May 13, 2026). A 2021 Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources report warned that the...
Out in the Pacific Ocean is the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” a swirl of plastic trash more than twice the size of Texas or three times the size of France (CNN, April 18, 2023). An astonishing 1.15 to 2.41 million tonnes of plastic find their way into the ocean from rivers every year (Nature Communications, June 7, 2017).