News and Prophecy Staff

This sobering article title ran in The Telegraph on Sunday, November 2. Germany’s armed forces drew little respect from other NATO nations ten years ago, but today’s Bundeswehr, driven forward by the threat of war with Russia, is a growing force to be reckoned with and is rocketing far beyond the capabilities of other European nations.

On October 17, NATO forces downed what may have been a Russian drone flying near a military base hosting U.S. troops in Eastern Europe (UK Defense Journal, October 30, 2025). Drones were also seen “at a Belgian military base believed to host U.S.

During a visit to the Vatican last week, King Charles prayed with Pope Leo—“a first for the leaders of the Church of England and Catholic Church” (BBC, October 23, 2025). King Charles is technically the supreme governor of the Church of England—a church that broke away from the Roman church during the rule of King Henry VIII. Following their prayer, the King and the Pope exchanged gifts.

The European Union was built on grand ambitions—peace, prosperity, and unity. Yet beneath the surface of its single market lies a maze of 27 national systems: 27 tax codes, 27 sets of consumer laws, and 27 bureaucracies. Businesses hoping to sell across borders must navigate this tangled web at great cost. To fix this, EU leaders are thinking about a new idea called the “28th regime” (Euractiv, October 16, 2025).

While political pundits have speculated, Tomorrow’s World has highlighted end-time prophecies related to the Middle East for many years. One key prophecy concerns the coming “king of the South” foretold in Daniel 11. This regional power will be composed of a group of Middle Eastern nations and will aim to control the Holy Land. It will ultimately face off against the German-led European “beast” power and be overcome by it (Daniel 11:40–44).