There are concerns about overfishing the world’s oceans:
July 31, 2015
It’s estimated that illicit fishing accounts for up 26 million tons of seafood a year and costs the global economy as much as 26 billion dollars annually. An international agreement to help curb the problem is gaining support, but still needs more backers before it can take effect.
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing – or IUU – not only causes economic damage, but is a threat to food security and biodiversity.
China’s ‘Silk Road Project,’ renamed the Belt and Road Initiative, is making progress even in the Western Hemisphere:
Europe is spending more on defense. The following came from European writers:
Trump, Europe, and Military Spending
November 14, 2024
It is clear that Donald Trump’s broad victory in the US elections will have – and already has, in fact
Exporters around the world have concerns that the Trump Administration is going to impact them with high tariffs.
For example, notice the following:
Exercise is good for you.
Plus, it can help in ways that many do not think of. Notice the following:
Although we are all part of the human race, horrible racist texts apparently intended to strike fear and sow hatred were sent to Black people in the United States after its presidential election this week:
Russia and Ukraine have increasingly been using drones. The BBC reported the following:
Russia and Ukraine launch biggest drone attacks against each other
While many are fixated on the US presidential election, other developments are happening around the world that look to have prophetic importance.
Consider that the European Union keeps taking steps to increase surveillance. According to the National Post, it now has proposed a new espionage agency:
NewsMax published the following:
Putin to West: Russia Committed to Mutually Beneficial Cooperation
November 5, 2024
President Vladimir Putin told Western ambassadors Tuesday that Russia remained committed to mutually beneficial cooperation, but wanted a fair …
Although Jesus said:
43 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; …
Martin Armstrong (no relationship to COG Armstrongs) posted the following:
Will the Next Pandemic Come Before World War III?
The US, Mexico, and Canada are developing a cohesive framework to prepare for the next pandemic. The North American Preparedness for Animal and Human Pandemics Initiative