Wednesday, 8 July 2026

Trump says ceasefire 'is over' after US and Iran trade strikes overnight

Donald Trump says the US-Iran ceasefire is "over", after both countries exchanged strikes

"I don't want to deal with them anymore, they're scum," the US president says at a Nato summit in Turkey. "They're sick people, they're led by sick people... As far as I'm concerned, it's over" - here are his remarks in full
Trump adds that negotiators on both sides can continue to talk, but "I think they're wasting their time"
Late on Tuesday, the US said it had fired at more than 80 Iranian targets after attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz - Iran has not directly claimed responsibility
In response, Iran said it was targeting US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait - recap of how we got here
Nato chief Mark Rutte says the US strikes were "absolutely necessary", accusing Iran of "basically violating the ceasefire"; Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the US breached the truce
Last month, Tehran and Washington signed a 14-page memorandum of understanding, aimed at extending the ceasefire and ending the conflict "on all fronts"
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c17y1vnn2qxt

US and Iran trade strikes after tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz

Renewed fighting has broken out in the Gulf region, in the worst exchange of fire between the US and Iran since the two nations signed an interim deal in June.

US Central Command (Centcom) said on Tuesday it had launched "powerful" strikes in response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, hitting more than 80 targets including air defence systems, coastal radar and fast boats.

On Wednesday, Iran said it had targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation to the US attacks.

Oil prices ticked up following the strikes, with a barrel of Brent crude rising by more than 3% to $76 (£56.88).

Nato chief Mark Rutte described the American strikes on Iran as "absolutely necessary", speaking at the military alliance's summit in Ankara, Turkey.

"I think it was absolutely necessary," Rutte said, arguing that Iran was "basically violating the ceasefire" given what "happened yesterday with ships being attacked".

"I think it is totally crucial that the US forcefully [reacts]."

The US also said it had revoked its temporary suspension of sanctions on Iranian oil sales. Iran's speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused the US of breaching their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on this issue, and others, including the attacks in southern Iran and "violating Iranian adjustments in the Strait".

"The era of bullying and extortion is over. It leads nowhere. We don't fold," he said.

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwykq59jwpvo

Ceasefire Over As US Launches Strikes on Iran After Hormuz Attacks

Bomb explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit

Eighteen people have been injured by two bomb explosions in central Damascus during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, the Syrian government has said.

The blasts happened near the Four Seasons hotel, where Macron spent the night and met civil society groups on Tuesday morning.

The Syrian interior ministry said security forces detected two explosive devices in a parked car and a bin, which blew up as specialists began the process of defusing them, state news agency Sana reported.

French officials said Macron was safe and did not hear the explosions. Shortly afterwards, he held talks with his Syrian counterpart, Ahmed al-Sharaa, at the presidential palace.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but a spokesman for Syria's interior ministry said that "an initial lead pointing to those who are responsible" had been discovered.

The incident has underscored the major security challenges the authorities in Syria continue to face and overshadowed the first visit to the country by an EU leader since the fall of the Assad regime in 2024.

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2eylx1jj9ko

At The NATO Summit In Turkey, President Trump Stands Alongside Erdoğan As Middle East Alliances Shift Leaving Israel Feeling Isolated And Alone

NATO Summit In Turkey Puts Trump Beside Recep Tayyip Erdoğan As Weapons, Alliances, Ukraine And Israel’s Regional Security All Collide

Donald Trump is in Turkey for the NATO Summit in Ankara, and that makes the whole scene far more significant than a routine diplomatic photo-op. He is standing in Ankara, at the center of the Western military alliance, being warmly received by enemy of Israel Recep Tayyip Erdoğan while NATO gathers to discuss defense spending, weapons production, Ukraine, and the future of global military power. This is not merely Trump visiting a foreign leader; this is Trump under the NATO banner, beneath the Turkish crescent and star, surrounded by soldiers, jets, smoke trails, and the unmistakable theater of state power.

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At The NATO Summit In Turkey, President Trump Stands Alongside Erdoğan As Middle East Alliances Shift Leaving Israel Feeling Isolated And Alone

Erdoğan is not simply another NATO head of state, he has repeatedly positioned Turkey as a major Islamic power broker and has been one of the loudest anti-Israel voices in the alliance. Yet Trump, who has sold himself to evangelical Christians as Israel’s greatest political defender, is being celebrated by a leader whose rhetoric and regional ambitions run directly against Israel’s interests. The contradiction is glaring: praise Israel in one speech, embrace Erdoğan in the next, and expect Christians to call it “4D chess” and the “art of the deal”. Nothing could be further from the truth. And give Israel’s enemy f-35 fighter jets? Yikes.

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/at-nato-summit-in-turkey-trump-stands-with-erdogan-as-israel-watches/

China Is Rehearsing For War-And America Is Already Part Of The Script

Breaking News Updates - July 08, 2026

China Is Rehearsing For War-And America Is Already Part Of The Script

President Xi Jinping has repeatedly declared that "reunification" with Taiwan cannot be postponed indefinitely. U.S. intelligence officials have stated that Xi has instructed the PLA to be capable of conducting an invasion of Taiwan by 2027 and they are already practicing for American intervention.

When Every Device Becomes A Tracking Device

A decade ago, even if governments collected billions of data points, making sense of them required enormous human effort. Today, AI systems can rapidly analyze vast quantities of information, identify recurring patterns, uncover associations, and reconstruct what security professionals call a "pattern of life."

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Tuesday, 7 July 2026

More Than Machines: The Rise of Robots Built to Replace Human Companionship

By PNW Staff - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=10188#google_vignette

There was a time when humanoid robots belonged almost exclusively to science fiction. They were distant dreams, movie props, or futuristic concepts that seemed decades away. Today, they are sitting in showrooms, taking pre-orders, holding conversations, recognizing emotions, and being marketed with a promise that strikes at one of humanity’s deepest longings.

It will love you unconditionally.”

That is not a line from a Hollywood screenplay. It is the sales pitch for a new generation of hyper-realistic companion robots.

Chinese robotics company UBTech recently unveiled its U1 humanoid robot, describing it as the world’s first full-sized, ultra-realistic humanoid designed for mass production. Covered in lifelike synthetic skin, complete with expressive faces, realistic eyes, and even manicured fingernails, these robots are engineered to appear as human as possible. Equipped with cameras, microphones, artificial intelligence, and emotional recognition software, they are designed not merely to answer questions—but to build relationships.

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Man’s Star Trek and God’s Sovereignty

Terry James - https://terryjamesprophecyline.com/2026/07/05/mans-star-trek-and-gods-sovereignty/

Jesus warned that things on earth will be “as it was in the days of Noah” when He next reveals Himself to humanity (Luke 17:26–27).

We’ve looked numerous times at this prophecy by the Lord. He followed that up by saying it will also be like the “days of Lot” (Luke 17:28–30), which we’ve looked at even more frequently.

In both cases, times had become so debauched, so evil, so anti-God, that God looked down and determined that those doers of wickedness had to be destroyed.

He, of course, destroyed the world by the great Flood in the days of Noah, and He decimated the civilization that existed at the south end of the Dead Sea when Lot was taken out of Sodom.

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