EUROPE - Donald Trump has been warned the US has "everything to lose" in a trade war with the European Union by France's top diplomat. French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned thousands of US firms in Europe would be among the "first victims" should Mr Trump impose tariffs on the bloc. He told France's Sud Radio that Brussels would retaliate if the US president were to make such a move. Mr Barrot warned: "The US has everything to lose from entering into a trade war with the European Union." Mr Barrot added: "We are their main trade partner. If it’s true that Americans buy more European products than the opposite, well Americans invest more in Europe than we invest in the US. Why is that? It is because in Europe there are tens of thousands of American businesses manufacturing on our soil."
UK - Closest to midnight and ‘global catastrophe’. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists confirmed the clock is now at 89 seconds to midnight, citing threats from climate change, nuclear weapons and AI. The Doomsday Clock has once again ticked closer to midnight amid threats from climate change, nuclear war, pandemics and artificial intelligence. The clock now reads 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has been to 12 o’clock, which symbolises a hypothetical global catastrophe.
USA - One of the biggest battles in the last four years has been over parents’ rights. Basically, Democrats don’t think they have any. That’s changing with the Trump Department of Education, which immediately put the kybosh on fallacious claims that removing pornographic LGBTQ+ books from schools is “book banning.” Leftists agree with Lenin, whose precise words are debated, but who said something along the lines of “Give me a child for six years, and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.”
USA - US public health officials received a memo to stop working with the World Health Organization (WHO) immediately, the Associated Press reports. John Nkengasong, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official (CDC) official, sent the memo to agency leadership. Agency employees who work with the WHO must halt their collaborations and “await further guidance,” the outlet noted.
USA - In 1917, famed American journalist H L Mencken concocted a story that has never completely come undone. The fact that everyone so easily believed his hoax amazed even him. A writer at the time for the New York Evening Mail, Mencken wrote a bogus history about the bathtub. Eight and a half years later, he confessed it was all a lie. But by then his “facts” had made it around the globe, and nothing he did or said could retract them, leading Mencken to conclude, “No normal human being wants to hear the truth. It is the passion of a small and aberrant minority… They are hated for telling it while they live, and when they die they are swiftly forgotten. What remains in the world… is a series of long-tested and solidly agreeable lies.”
USA - We live in a society that is literally addicted to consuming media content. Unfortunately, control of that content is dominated by just a handful of ultra-powerful corporations. Back in 1983, the media industry was controlled by a group of about 50 large companies. Today, the media industry is controlled by just 6 gigantic corporations. They own television networks, streaming services, cable channels, movie studios, newspapers, magazines, publishing houses, music labels and even many of our favorite websites. Sadly, most of us don’t ever stop to think about who is feeding us the endless hours of news, sports and entertainment that we constantly ingest. But we should. The truth is that each of us is tremendously influenced by the messages that are constantly being poured into our heads. We are addicted to the “programming”, and we just keep coming back for more. The content that they produce for us IS CALLED “PROGRAMMING” FOR A REASON.
USA - On Tuesday, January 21, the first full day in office for President Trump, he attended what was described as a prayer service at the National Cathedral led by Rev Mariann Edgar Budde. In her remarks, she said, “In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families — some who fear for their lives.” She went on to defend illegal immigration using God’s name and twisting His Word out of context in order to support her remarks. To my knowledge, there was no prayer of blessing, no word of encouragement, nothing that would draw the President or those gathered closer to God. If anything, she would drive people away by her spiritual arrogance, divisive condescension, and mean spiritedness.
GERMANY - Immigration has become a hot topic in the forthcoming elections in the country, to be held next month. The head of Germany's Christian Democratic Party has unveiled controversial plans for a sweeping crackdown on migrants. The issue has become particularly salient following a number of high-profile violent attacks carried out by migrants in recent weeks. Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, stunned his political opponents after promising to table motions in parliament that would initiate a blanket ban on all illegal immigrants entering Germany. One motion calls for the immediate declaration of a national emergency and a lockdown of all Germany's borders, with guards ordered to repel "all attempts at illegal entry, without exception". In a survey carried out by INSA, two-thirds of those polled supported Mr Merz's tough immigration policy.
UK - Sky News presenter Kay Burley halted her breakfast show to announce some breaking news with viewers. During Tuesday's instalment (January 28) of her breakfast show, the presenter announced that the UK population in total is projected to reach 72.5 million by mid 2032. The increase is driven almost entirely by net migration, which will total 4.9 million by 2032, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Some five million additional people will be living in the UK by 2032, taking the population to to 72.5 million. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp branded the projection "shocking" and "unacceptable", claiming it "must be stopped" from materialising.
GERMANY - Speaking virtually at the Halle gathering, Elon Musk shared the stage with AfD leader Alice Weidel, as the party sees a surge in popularity ahead of the election. Elon Musk has come under fire for his appearance at an Alternative for Germany (AfD) rally, where he called on the crowd to "leave behind" the "guilt of the past". In a bold move, the tech billionaire addressed the far-right supporters on Saturday, advocating for a future free from the shadows of Germany's Nazi past. He said: "To be honest, the focus is too much on the guilt of the past and we have to leave that behind us. Children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents, let alone their great-grandparents. It's good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything."
USA - On day one, with the dust barely settling in the Oval Office, Trump signed an unprecedented 26 Executive Orders and reversed 78 of his predecessor Joe Biden’s actions. His policies are vintage Trump: a resounding no to environmental controls, ‘woke’ initiatives, and multi-lateral institutions like the World Health Organization. At the same time, he has given an enthusiastic thumbs-up to pressuring neighbours with tariffs and jammed the door open for TikTok to stay in the US.
USA - He signed a record number of laws in his first week, ranging from mass deportations to cryptocurrencies. We’re keeping track of the data on his performance. On his path to the White House, Donald Trump made many promises to voters: that he would protect the southern border, begin mass deportations and bring down grocery prices, to name but three. How closely is he sticking to these promises — and how will he be judged by voters if he does not deliver? Using a range of data sources, The Times data team will be measuring the success of the Trump presidency against some of his campaign pledges.
USA - Nvidia is no longer the world's most valuable company after suffering the biggest stock market drop in history. The chipmaker shed more than $589 billion in value on Monday after its stock dropped around 17 percent. The plunge cost the company the equivalent value of Netflix's market cap or the entire GDP of countries such as Ireland, Sweden or Belgium. Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang personally saw $21 billion wiped off his net worth on Monday due to the stock he holds in the company. The losses came after investors panicked about the implications of a new Chinese AI that appears to compete with its American rivals but for a fraction of the cost. DeepSeek's advances have raised doubts about whether the US will retain its lead in the global race of advancing AI technology. The Chinese company released its free AI Assistant last week which it says uses less Nvidia chips at a fraction of the cost of current models on the market.
“Just what is an APOSTLE?”
Today we find the Church of God in a “wilderness of religious confusion!”
The confusion is not merely around the Church – within the religions of the world outside – but WITHIN the very heart of The True Church itself!
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