JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
WAR WITH IRAN - DAY 226 SUN OCTOBER 11,26 - POPE TO GET NODUALE REMOVED FROM LUNG.
THE NEXT US-ISRAEL HIT ON IRAN SHOULD BE VERSE 37. ALL OFFENSIVE NUKE SITES MISSLES,DRONES,AND OF COURSE KHEMENI AND THE IRGC GUARDS.THEN AFTER IRANS REGIME CHANGE. MUSLIMS COME TO JESUS BY THE MILLIONS.
JEREMEIAH 49:32-39 (IN IRAN AT THE BUSHEHR OR ARAK NUKE SITES AND ALL OFENSIVE WEAPONS DESTROYED IN IRAN)
Jeremiah 49:32-39
32 Their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners [of their hair] cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, says Yahweh.
33 Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a desolation forever: no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein.(Location & Size: It was strategically located along the Via Maris (Way of the Sea), a major trade route connecting Egypt with Syria and Mesopotamia.)
34 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,(IRAN) in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
35 Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,(IRANS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS) the chief of their might.(MISSLES AND NUKE SITES)
36 On Elam (IRAN) will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of the sky, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation where the outcasts of Elam shall not come.(SINCE 1979 IRANIANS HAVE GOTTIN OUT OF IRAN BECAUSE OF KHEMENI AND HIS APOCOPOLIPTIC DEATH CULT BELIEF-BLACK HATER 12ERS)
37 I will cause Elam (IRAN) to be dismayed before their enemies, and before those who seek their life;(ISRAEL THE LITTLE SATAN AND THE U.S THE BIG SATAN) and I will bring evil on them, (MISSLES) even my fierce anger,(FIRE) says Yahweh; and I will send the sword after them,(IRANS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS) until I have consumed them; (DESTROYED THEM ALL NUKE SITES,MISSLES ETC)
38 and I will set my throne in Elam,(IRAN WILL BECOME A CHRISTIAN NATION) and will destroy from there king (KHEMENI CLAN) and princes, says Yahweh.(IRANIAN ARMY GUARDS)
39 But it shall happen in the latter days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam,(IRAN) says Yahweh.(WERE IN THE LATTER DAYS NOW)
WHEN ARE THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS IN ISRAEL IN THE SPRING TIME.(GET READY ISLAM TO BE BIRD SEED FOR THESE BIRDS)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m0bXU5Xqc5M
The 500 million migratory birds in Israel during the spring arrive from Africa and head toward Europe and Asia, with the peak migration occurring in March and April. While migration starts in late February, the most intense movements, particularly of birds of prey, storks, and pelicans, occur during the third week of March and continue into April.
Key Details on the Spring Migration
Peak Period: Mid-March through April.
Main Migration Route: The birds use the Great Rift Valley, which includes the Hula Valley and Eilat, acting as a "bottleneck" where millions of birds fly through the narrow land bridge.
Best Spots: The Hula Lake Park (Northern Israel) and the Eilat Birding Center (Southern Israel) are primary locations for observing the migration.
Key Species: Hundreds of thousands of white storks, along with black kites, raptors, and pelicans, pass through over these months.
uration: The spring migration runs from late February and continues into June, though the heaviest traffic is in March/April.
The 500 million migratory birds fly over Israel in the fall between late August and mid-December. The peak migration period for the autumn, when the highest volume of bird traffic occurs, is typically October and November.
Key Fall Migration Details
Location: The Hula Valley (Agamon Hula Park) in northern Israel is the premier spot to witness this phenomenon.
Timing: Migration starts as early as late June with some waders, but intensifies from mid-August through November.
Peak Festival: The "Annual Hula Valley Bird Festival" is usually held in November to align with the peak migration traffic.
Key Species: Many birds of prey (raptors), including honey buzzards and steppe eagles, cross during this time, along with massive flocks of storks and cranes.
While roughly 500 million birds pass through in the autumn on their way to Africa, the same number crosses again in the spring (mid-February to May) on their way back to Europe and Asia.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23 Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)
HAPPY THANKS GIVING.AND GIVE JESUS ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY FOR EVERYTHING WE HAVE.AND THAT WERE SAVED BY HIS BLOOD.THANKS JESUS.
'An engineering marvel'Plans for new Jerusalem neighborhood uncover 300-meter stretch of ancient aqueduct-Newly discovered section of the city’s ancient water system will be prominently displayed in development south of Ramat Rachel, highlighting its significant history-By Zev Stub Today, 7:23 pm-OCT 11,26
Archaeologists have uncovered a 300-meter (1,000-foot) stretch of a 2,000-year-old aqueduct that carried water from springs south of Bethlehem to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, shedding new light on one of the ancient city’s most ambitious engineering projects.The discovery was made ahead of plans to build a new neighborhood in southern Jerusalem, where archaeologists and planners hope to incorporate the remains into the future development, according to an announcement Sunday by the Israel Antiquities Authority.The discovery provides new information about the “engineering marvel” that once served as the city’s main water source, Benyamin Storchan, one of the site’s excavation directors, told The Times of Israel. The findings highlight a fascinating — but not very widely known — aspect of Jerusalem’s history, he added.An ancient engineering feat-Access to water has always been a challenge for Jerusalem, situated high in the central plateau of the Judaean Mountains, Storchan explained. Annual rainfall and the water from the Gihon Spring, at the bottom of the Kidron Valley, were not enough to meet the needs of the city during the Second Temple period, especially when its population swelled during the pilgrimage festivals.Constructing an aqueduct to bring water from springs in the Judaean lowlands would have required a technological innovation to bring the water uphill, due to the incline in elevation. So around 100 BCE, Hasmonean kings built a waterway, now known as the Lower Aqueduct, that would transport water 21 kilometers (13 miles) from the three springs known as Solomon’s Pools, south of Bethlehem, to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.“The construction is not like what you would imagine when you picture the aqueducts in Caesarea or Italy with large bridges and arches,” Storchan said. “It’s much simpler — a wall built of two rows of stones, with a U-shaped channel inside that was plastered and probably covered on top by stone slabs.”The difference in elevation between the starting and ending points of the waterway is only about 30 meters (98 feet), giving the ancient engineers little room for error, Storchan said. That meant water had to flow along a very gentle gradient, dropping just one meter in elevation per kilometer (five feet per mile).The water was guided by gravity, without assistance from pumps or other mechanical devices. In some places, engineers had to cut through mountains and create tunnels because looping around them would lose too much of the gradient, Storchan noted. Cleanout points were installed along the system, providing access to the channel to clear blockages and perform maintenance.“The aqueduct is an engineering marvel,” said IAA Jerusalem District Archaeologist Amit Re’em in a statement. “The thought that about 2,000 years ago they managed to bring water to Jerusalem this way is astonishing.”The system was so well planned that it remained in intermittent use until about 100 years ago, Storchan said. During the Ottoman period, about 500 years ago, ceramic pipes were installed within the original channel to upgrade the system for continued use.A later waterway known as the Upper Aqueduct, channeling water to elites in Jerusalem’s upper city, was more technologically advanced, but the engineering simplicity of the Lower Aqueduct allowed it to remain in use for about 1,000 years longer, Storchan noted.“The initial surveyors did a wonderful job, even though it seems like they did this the harder way,” Storchan said. “They relied on simple mathematical calculations, and showed that our most time-proven tools — the human brain and the desire to build — can be more powerful than sophisticated technologies.”Modern research and development-Over the centuries, portions of the aqueduct system were maintained, modified, and destroyed. Storchan and his co-directors of the excavation, Gil Freid and Rotem Cohen, are trying to understand how its use evolved over time.Different portions of the aqueducts have been uncovered over the years, including recent finds in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanetziv neighborhood, Givat Hamatos, Ramat Rachel and East Jerusalem.
The most recent discovery took place as Jerusalem looks to develop a new residential neighborhood on the southern flank of Ramat Rachel, Storchan said. This project, currently known as the Lower Aqueduct plan and many years from completion, is expected to eventually include up to 1,800 residential units and connect Ramat Rachel with the adjoining neighborhoods of Giv’at HaMatos and Har Homa. (It will also block a potential contiguous expansion between East Jerusalem and Bethlehem, to the dismay of international organizations.)-The Israel Land Authority and the Israel Antiquities Authority will work together with archaeologists to integrate the aqueduct’s history into the community’s identity.In other neighborhoods, sections of the aqueduct appear as isolated remnants, surrounded or overshadowed by later buildings, without offering a sense of their historic significance, Storchan said. However, for the new development, government bodies planned the project around the archaeology from the beginning.“One of the dreams is to create a promenade along the aqueduct, keeping the integrity of the ancient remains and placing them front and center,” Storchan said. “The archaeology will visible as you enter the neighborhood, and people there will know about it.”The IAA also plans to create a continuous park that will allow people to walk alongside the aqueduct from southern Jerusalem to the Old City, Re’em noted.Meanwhile, researchers are also working on a new effort to map the aqueduct’s exact course. While scientists have had a rough map of the route for years, only about two kilometers of the 21-kilometer route has actually been excavated.Freid has used high-precision satellite technology to establish what he believes is the exact path of the waterway, at least in the area north of the modern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo. (Excavations in the West Bank are controlled by a different organization.)-This research, which will be presented publicly at the “New Studies in the Archaeology of Jerusalem and its Region” conference this week, can help researchers reconstruct the route where modern construction has erased the physical remains, Storchan said.Meanwhile, more work remains to be done to uncover the ancient aqueduct’s secrets, Storchan said.“What we’re doing is filling in small pieces of the puzzle,” he said. “Different segments have been uncovered over the last century, and today, we are capable of asking questions and researching aspects that you couldn’t have dreamed of a few decades ago.”“The more we uncover now,” he said, “the better questions we can ask in the future.”
Iran said still able to produce missiles and drones, is being armed by Russia-Bloomberg cites officials saying Tehran remains ‘well-stocked’ with missiles, can ‘quickly add more’; separate unsourced report claims US has pushed Israel to strike Iran alone-By ToI Staff 10 October 2026, 5:08 pm
Iran has preserved its missile and drone factories and can replenish its supply of the weapons, unnamed Western officials told Bloomberg in a Saturday report, with one official saying Russia was also providing the Islamic Republic with missiles.The report comes amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran, and just days after American media reported that the US military had been told to plan a return to conflict, reportedly asking for several days of intensive strikes on Iranian energy sites as well as missile and drone arsenals. Trump himself has said that the US will not strike Iran before the November 3 US midterm elections.According to Bloomberg, Iran has spent the last several months of relative quiet to rearm and rebuild its damaged weapons industry, with officials telling the outlet that the country remains “well-stocked” with both ballistic missiles and anti-ship weapons, and can “quickly add more.”The officials said Iran has enough firepower to effectively retaliate if the US renews strikes against it.One official said that Moscow is providing Tehran with missiles. The Russian Defense Ministry did not respond to a request for comment from Bloomberg.The outlet noted that the officials’ assessment contradicts comments by Trump and his staff, including US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said on September 30 that the US had destroyed the Iranians’ “military industrial capacity” and “their entire defense base.”In a statement quoted by Bloomberg, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly “rejected that assessment” by the unnamed officials, the outlet said.“First, President Trump obliterated Iran’s nuclear facilities during Operation Midnight Hammer,” Bloomberg quoted Kelly as saying, in reference to US strikes during the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June 2025.“Then, Operation Epic Fury successfully destroyed the conventional shield that Iran sought to create over a nuclear program, including their ballistic missiles, production facilities, and navy,” Kelly said, referring to the war launched by Israel and the US against Iran on February 28 this year.Report: US pushed Israel to strike Iran alone-Meanwhile, the Hebrew-language daily Maariv reported Saturday that in recent weeks, the US had been pushing Israel to launch strikes on Iran on its own, without its military joining in.The report, which did not cite any sources, said Trump wanted Israel to take the lead on striking Iran, amid reports that Tehran is quickly rearming, since he did not want to take political heat in the US for restarting the war right before the November midterm vote.The daily said IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir pushed back, warning that such action would likely lead to the postponement of Israel’s October 27 Knesset election.It said Washington had backed off from the proposal for now.The Maariv report came a day after Channel 12 reported that senior US officers told Zamir earlier this week that the White House and Pentagon had instructed them to prepare for a massive attack on Iran within three weeks, a timespan that ends shortly before the midterms.The outlet similarly said Zamir had told his American counterparts that such an attack could cause the Israeli election to be postponed. It cited a senior US official and another official. Jerusalem reportedly assesses that Iran would respond to an American strike with massive missile fire at Israel.
US said preparing options to renew Iran war, including plan for 3 days of intense strikes-Trump has rejected five proposals for attacks on Iran or the Houthis in recent months, but officials mull latest plans, which focus on missiles and drones, according to NYT report-By ToI Staff and Reuters 9 October 2026, 12:25 pm
US President Donald Trump has had the Pentagon draw up new plans for three days of intensive strikes on Iranian military and energy sites, focusing on its missile and drone arsenals, The New York Times reported on Thursday.Vice President JD Vance reviewed the plans with national security officials at Camp David last Friday, according to the report. The Axios news site had also reported on the development of new war plans.This will be the sixth set of plans presented to Trump for major combat against Iran or the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen in recent months, the Times said. Trump has rejected all the earlier plans, though the US has carried out limited retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets in the wake of attacks on shipping and American allies in the region.The Times cited US officials briefed on the proposal as saying the newest plans call for some three days of intensive strikes, focusing on Iran’s missile and drone arsenals, which have reportedly been largely rebuilt since the start of the war. Targets could also include energy sites and command centers for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.The report noted that the US will soon have three aircraft carriers in the Middle East for the first time since 2003 after the Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group left US shores to join two others already in the region.On Thursday, Trump said Washington would not attack Iran before the November 3 US midterm elections, asserting that the two countries were having “productive” talks about ending the seven-month-old war.This appeared to contradict a Channel 12 report that US officers told Israel to prepare for a massive attack on Iran within three weeks, a timespan that ends shortly before the midterms.Separately, Trump said Thursday that comments he made, that Iran could “take out” California cities, had been misinterpreted and that he was instead referring to the need for people to tolerate higher gas prices.Trump made the remarks at a political rally in Nebraska on Monday as he spoke about Americans’ wartime economic sacrifices.“Remember, with the war, it’s just artificial, it’s a little bit high, it’s a small price to pay,” he said then. “It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, for keeping our country safe. They could take out a city. Let ’em take out Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay, and it’s going to be over with very soon.”California’s Democratic leaders and some fellow Republicans quickly rebuked the remarks.“What I was talking about was that a temporary increase in the price of Gasoline is a small price to pay for Iran not having a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump wrote in a post to his Truth Social platform.“If you want to see a big price, can you imagine what it would be like if they bombed San Diego and/or Los Angeles?” he continued, as he professed his love for both cities.The US and Israel launched the war on Iran on February 28 in a bid to destroy the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and destabilize the regime. Iran responded with deadly strikes on Israel and on Arab states that host US bases, as well as by obstructing the Strait of Hormuz, which carried about a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas shipments before the conflict. The US responded by blockading Iranian ports.The fighting entered a shaky truce in April, when armed conflict between Israel and Iran largely stopped. But since then, US-Iran peace talks mediated by Qatar and Pakistan have appeared to stall as Iran refuses US demands to dismantle the nuclear program and fully open the strait.
Court rejects move: ‘History will judge this moment’US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge-New measures could punish companies providing services to institution; Rubio: ‘We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources’; Netanyahu lauds action By Reuters, AFP and ToI Staff 9 October 2026, 8:28 pm
US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies.The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges. Friday’s move would go far further, by potentially punishing companies that provide services to the court itself.“President Trump will never allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute Americans,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement reviewed by Reuters ahead of the official announcement.“That is why, today, the United States is sanctioning the International Criminal Court. We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate.”Washington has long been angry over ICC arrest warrants issued for Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and over a past investigation into actions of US soldiers in Afghanistan, which the ICC has since closed.The court, founded in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, counts 125 countries as member states, including all EU countries and all members of the NATO alliance apart from the United States and Turkey.It has received strong public backing in the past from member countries including major US allies, and is based in the Netherlands, an EU and NATO member.Netanyahu praised Washington’s move.“The ICC is not a court. It is a political body that poses a mortal threat to law-abiding democracies worldwide and to the very idea of national sovereignty,” Netanyahu’s office posted on X.Navi Pillay, the South African jurist who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her work in international criminal justice, served as a judge on the ICC’s Appeals Chamber from 2003 to 2008. In its citation, the prize committee said it had sought to “issue a reminder” at a time when “judges and institutions of international law are under political attack.”“An international legal system in which war criminals are held to account and the victims of abuse see justice served is a precondition for a peaceful world,” the committee said.Rubio said the sanctions had been structured to give the court and its member states an opportunity to address US concerns.He did not provide further details, but a senior State Department official said the US Treasury would issue a set of licenses “to protect American interests,” an apparent reference to temporary exemptions to some sanctions.US expects allies to ‘rein in the court’US sanctions typically bar all US-based companies from any work with a sanctioned organization, forcing banks to shut accounts, insurers to end coverage and software companies to halt cooperation.The Trump administration previously imposed targeted sanctions on court officials during his first term, which were rescinded under President Joe Biden. Washington announced new sanctions just days after Trump returned to office in January 2025.Court officials have been preparing for months for the prospect of sanctions on the court itself, shifting office computers from Microsoft software to open-source equivalents and making new arrangements for banking and health insurance.The court’s registrar Osvaldo Zavala Giler called earlier this week for the EU to be prepared to use a so-called “blocking mechanism” that lets it shield European countries from the extraterritorial effects of sanctions.In his statement, Rubio said the United States had delayed its sanctions, hoping that the ICC and the countries party to its founding Rome Statute would address US concerns, but they had failed to do so.“Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC. We expect our allies, many of whom are part of the ICC and that rely on American service members for their defense, to rein in the court,” Rubio said.“We have structured this action to provide an opportunity for States Parties to negotiate and present a solution to address our concerns. If these efforts do not bear fruit, we will continue to adjust accordingly,” Rubio said.ICC urges members to support it-The court strongly rejected the sanctions and called on its member states to make sure it can continue to function.“It is an attempt to obstruct the course of justice and to prevent the Court from doing what it was created to do. It is an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order,” the court said in a statement.The court said it would continue to “fully discharge its mandate.”But it said it would not be able to do so on its own, and called on its members, which do not include the United States, to make sure it has the means necessary to operate.“The Court cannot stand alone. Its fate now rests also in the hands of the states that created it,” it said.“This is not just about defending a single institution, but about safeguarding the international order grounded upon the rule of law. History will judge this moment.”The European Union said it was ready to take any necessary measures to enable the ICC to carry out its work even after the US imposes sanctions.The Commission said it still saw room for dialogue, however, since there is a six-month delay before the sanctions are applied.Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said the US announcement was deeply concerning. He said Norway, together with other countries, was continuously assessing how best to support and protect the ICC in the situation it now faces, and whether it was possible to prevent the sanctions from actually being imposed.The foreign ministers of several European countries, as well as Canada and Japan, reaffirmed their unwavering support for the court.“If put into effect, these sanctions will have a significant impact on the Court’s work, its dedicated staff and their families,” said the ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and Britain.“They work every day to bring those accused of the most serious international crimes to justice and to support their victims.”Rights group Amnesty International slammed the US “attack” on the court, calling on countries to “resist.”Trump’s “sanctions are designed to isolate and ultimately destroy the International Criminal Court,” Amnesty’s Erika Guevara Rosas said in a statement. “This existential attack must fail. States must take concrete action to resist the imposition of these measures.”
Pillay: If you clap a little more, I may share prize with Trump-Trump says Nobel winner Pillay ‘hates Israel,’ slams Norway for not giving him prize-US president says decision to give peace award to UN official who oversaw report that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza is an ‘indelible stain’ on Norway By Agencies and ToI Staff 10 October 2026, 7:50 am
US President Donald Trump reiterated his complaints on Friday about not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, calling it a disgraceful and embarrassing decision that had left a stain on Norway, and said that the winner Navi Pillay “hates Israel.”Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Trump has made no secret of his desire to win the prestigious award.The US president lashed out hours after the committee awarded this year’s prize to Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza.Trump said on social media that Pillay “very obviously, hates Israel.”He called Pillay a “mystery person” during a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York. “I never heard of the person. Nobody did.”Each year of his presidency, Trump has expressed disappointment at his failure to win the prize.“This is an indelible stain on the country of Norway and those people that made such a disgraceful and embarrassing decision,” Trump said.He listed a number of conflicts that he claimed a role in resolving and said he has helped prevent wars from breaking out between North and South Korea, Japan and North Korea, and China and Taiwan, without providing evidence.“The Nobel Peace Prize has been forever discredited by a handful of radical ideologues who are anti-democracy and really enemies of civilization. And we will not forget, Norway,” he said.Pillay’s win is seen as a stinging, high-profile rebuke to Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have both rejected the findings of a UN commission she led that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. Both leaders also have been highly critical of the institutions where Pillay has worked, with Israel previously accusing her of being a “Hamas proxy” with a long history of vehemently anti-Israeli and antisemitic positions.Pillay’s UN report made only a fleeting reference to the October 7 massacre, without any details on the attack that caused the war in Gaza.At the time of its formation, Israel said it would not cooperate with the commission, noting what it said was the UN and Pillay’s long history of anti-Israel bias, and calling the commission “morally bankrupt.”The commission does not speak on behalf of the UN. While it is not a legal body, its reports can influence diplomatic pressure and serve to gather evidence for later use by courts.After hearing that she had won, Pillay appeared to taunt Trump and his well-known desire to win the prize.“If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump,” she said during a standing ovation captured by Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard in Nuremberg and posted on the social network X.Last year, Venezuelan opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump.
7 YEARS OF DEATH AND HELL.
REVELATION 6:7-8 (8 BILLION- 2 BILLION = 6 BILLION)
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 BILLION) to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
REVELATION 9:15,18 (6 BILLION - 2 BILLION = 4 BILLION)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,
18 By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMBS)
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE 17:34-37 (8 TOTAL BILLION - 4 BILLION DEAD IN TRIB = 4 BILLION TO JESUS KINGDOM) (HALF DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD JUST LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS)(GOD DOES NOT LIE)(AND NOTICE MOST DIE IN WAR AND DISEASES-NOT COMETS-ASTEROIDS-QUAKES OR TSUNAMIS)
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other shall be left.(half earths population 4 billion die in the 7 yr trib)
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES.BECAUSE NOT HALF OF PEOPLE ON EARTH ARE CHRISTIANS.AND THE CONTEXT IN LUKE 17 IS THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION OR 7 YR TREATY PERIOD.WHICH IS JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH.NOT 50% RAPTURED TO HEAVEN.
MATTHEW 24:37-42 (THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-SURE NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
42 Watch therefore:(FOR THE LAST DAYS SIGNS HAPPENING) for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.(CAN YOU SAY TORNADOES,HURRICANES,VOLCANOES,EARTH QUAKES,LANDSLIDES,FLASH FLOODING,EXPLOSIONS,SNOW STORMS,THEN FINALLY NUKESAND ANY OTHER JUDGEMENTS THE EARTH CAN VOMIT THE SINNERS OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH WITH.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
2 Peter 3:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP) (HOT SUN, NUKES ETC)
6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.
7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON THE MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS-PROPHECY SIGNS) and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE.
Joel 3:2-King James Version (YOU DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF - YOUR POKING GOD IN THE EYE - GOD SAYS AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH- YOU WANNA DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF - HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION 4 BILLION DIE ON EARTH.
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE.
LUKE 19:40
40 And He answered and said unto them, “I tell you that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.”
Trump says Russia and Ukraine reached ‘energy ceasefire’; Zelensky: ‘News to me’US president does not elaborate on claim of truce, which comes amid tensions with Ukrainian counterpart over strikes on Russian energy, infrastructure sites-By Agencies Today, 7:23 pm-OCT 11,26
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to what he described as an “energy ceasefire,” prompting surprise from Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, who said the announcement was “news” to him.In a social media post, Trump said the energy ceasefire would take effect immediately, but did not elaborate further.In an interview with Axios, Zelensky said Trump’s post was the first he had heard of the deal, though a senior Ukrainian official told Reuters that Ukraine was ready to agree to such a ceasefire, if Russia was.Trump, whose war in Iran has been blamed for high diesel prices that are weighing on Republicans’ prospects at next month’s midterm elections, had previously announced an energy ceasefire in Ukraine in mid-September, though neither side ever confirmed such an agreement was reached.“Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday.Earlier on Sunday, Zelensky had repeated Ukraine’s long-standing position that it was willing to halt attacks on Russian refineries but only if Moscow ceased its own strikes on Ukrainian power infrastructure.Any such deal would need to come with “real guarantees,” Zelensky said.“The real cause of the war in Europe is Russia and Russia alone,” Zelensky said. “It’s possible to stop strikes on energy infrastructure as early as today, but Putin does not want to do so.”The exchange came as Kyiv pressed its campaign against infrastructure deep inside Russia, with a drone attack on Sunday shutting down a data center run by Russian technology giant Yandex, the third strike on the company’s facilities in four days. Russia and Ukraine are locked in a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line.Trump calls for Zelensky to be replaced-In a dramatic deterioration in their relations, Trump on Saturday had warned Zelensky that he had “better damn well stop” attacking Russian refineries, and had urged Ukrainians to replace him as their leader via new elections because he had missed several opportunities to strike a deal with Moscow.“I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,” Trump said.Appearing on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Zelensky responded that he would organize elections in Ukraine if Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a 60-day ceasefire.Zelensky said it was “up to Ukrainians” to choose their leader, but noted that there needed to be an end to the fighting first.BREAKING: Advertisement Zelensky gives his first comment about on Trump’s statement about it being time for Ukraine to get a new president: “With all due respect to Trump, it’s up to our society, our people of Ukraine to choose one leader or another (…) It’s up to the Ukrainians — when to… pic.twitter.com/mzZx4Bu8Aa — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 11, 2026-“Please tell Putin, give us two months, 60 days of total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organize elections,” Zelensky said.Ukraine has been under martial law since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, and the Ukrainian Constitution bars elections while it remains in force. Beyond the legal barrier, a nationwide vote would be vulnerable to Russian missile and drone attacks, and organizing one is widely seen as logistically impossible, with roughly a fifth of the country under occupation, millions of Ukrainians displaced abroad, and soldiers on the front line. Zelenskyy’s term formally expired in May 2024, but the constitution allows him to remain in office until a new president is sworn in.The Ukrainian leader rejected being blamed for energy price rises, adding that “everybody in the world” knew that the war in the Middle East was a bigger factor.The steep rise in global diesel prices, which followed the outbreak of the Iran war in February, has become a political liability for Trump’s Republican Party ahead of the midterms, when opposition Democrats could gain control of one or both houses of Congress.On Saturday, Zelensky responded angrily to Trump’s announcement of a diesel supply deal with Russia, saying it would embolden Moscow’s attacks on Ukraine and lead to a greater loss of civilian lives.Analysts said Trump’s diesel supply agreement with Moscow was unlikely to lead to sustained lower fuel prices as the volumes involved were too small.The diesel deal was also criticized by US lawmakers, including one of Trump’s fellow Republicans, Representative Don Bacon, who said it was time to apply more sanctions, not lift them.Anger in Kyiv-On the streets of Kyiv, several residents expressed anger at Trump’s suggestion that Ukraine should find a new leader willing to make a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.“No one has the right to tell us what to do, especially since elections cannot be held during wartime,” said Sabina, a 40-year-old primary school teacher. “In my view, it is a betrayal by our partners,” she said, describing Trump’s remarks.Zelensky said he would continue discussions with European leaders on Sunday, and there were daily conversations around additional air defense packages, including ammunition for combat aircraft that are used to down Russia’s jet-powered drones.On Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha is due to participate in a European Union Foreign Affairs Council meeting that is expected to discuss increasing sanctions pressure on Russia and advancing negotiations on Ukraine’s EU accession.
IDF raises toll of Palestinian terror operatives it has killed in past week to 17-Military names 3 Hamas Nukhba members and 2 PIJ commanders killed in recent Gaza strikes, adding to 12 deaths announced earlier in the week
By Stav Levaton Today, 12:14 am-OCT 10,26
The Israel Defense Forces said on Saturday that it had killed at least five Palestinian terror operatives in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip over the past week, adding to 12 such deaths announced earlier in the week for a total of 17.In one statement, the military said it killed several members of Hamas’s elite Nukhba force in a strike on a meeting in Gaza City earlier Saturday, along with a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commander in a separate strike.The military identified two of the Hamas operatives as Muad Mazen Hamza Hassouna and Muhammad Riyad Khader Arahim.Palestinian media reported that the strike, which took place near Gaza City’s Panda Mall, killed four people and wounded six others.The PIJ commander, Muhammad Walid Saadi Nakhala, was killed in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, the IDF said.In a statement earlier on Saturday, the IDF and Shin Bet jointly said that separate strikes in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis area earlier in the week had killed a PIJ company commander who took part in the onslaught of October 7, 2023, along with a member of Hamas’s Nukhba force.Muhammad Abu Shalouf, a company commander in PIJ’s military wing, was killed in a strike on Wednesday, the military said.Musa Atef Musa Abu Dan, identified as a Nukhba member, was killed in a separate strike on Friday.The military said the two recently “advanced attacks against IDF troops and operated to restore the terrorist organizations’ capabilities,” targeting them to “remove the threat.”In other strikes this week, the IDF said it killed at least 10 Hamas operatives — including a commander involved in holding Israeli hostages captive during the war, several terrorists who took part in the October 7 invasion, and two gunmen plotting attacks from inside a Gaza hospital — as well as two PIJ members.In all cases, the military said the men were actively planning new attacks or attempting to rebuild the terror groups’ military capabilities.The military also said that troops struck and killed a suspected terrorist in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday who crossed the “Yellow Line” and approached troops in a threatening manner. The IDF said it struck and killed the man — whom it did not identify — “to remove the threat.”Over 74,200 people have been killed in Gaza since Hamas’s October 7 attacks, including more than 1,400 since an October 2025 ceasefire, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave, although the toll does not differentiate between combatants and civilians.The Israeli military believes that Hamas’s overall toll is largely accurate, with IDF officials estimating that two to three civilians were killed for every dead terror operative.The IDF says it has killed over 24,000 combatants in Gaza and another 1,200 terrorists inside Israel during the October 7 onslaught.Israel has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools and mosques.The October 2025 US-backed ceasefire halted major fighting in the shattered territory, but the Israeli military has continued regular strikes aimed at thwarting attacks by Hamas and other Gaza terrorists. Gaza remains bisected into Israeli- and Hamas-controlled areas.US-led efforts to reach a comprehensive deal that would see Hamas disarm and Israel withdraw have stalled amid disagreements over the process.Emanuel Fabian contributed to this report.
Polish security services announce threat to premier, defense minister-Action ordered after information received of plot to assassinate Tusk and his deputy, Kosiniak-Kamysz; reports say police received email warning of danger
By Agencies Today, 4:10 pm-OCT 11,26
Polish security services convened a special meeting on Sunday after receiving information about a potential attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, an Interior Ministry spokesperson said.The exact nature of the threat and its origin were not immediately clear.A “report about a potential assassination attempt on Prime Minister Donald Tusk, as well as on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, was transmitted to the police via the State Protection Service (SOP),” interior spokeswoman Karolina Galecka said at a press briefing.Earlier on Sunday, the ministry ordered authorities to take action “in connection with the information received by (the police) concerning a possible assassination attempt on the prime minister… as well as the deputy prime minister,” who is also defense minister, Galecka wrote on X.“A meeting will be held today at 11 a.m. at the Internal Security Agency’s Counter-Terrorism Center.”A spokesperson for the minister-coordinator of special services said he had no further comment.Private broadcaster Radio Zet reported that police had received an email with information about the threat.“We are treating this matter as deadly serious,” a spokesperson for the minister-coordinator of special services, Jacek Dobrzynski, told journalists afterward.“Month by month, year by year, more and more various threats and menacing messages reach the police, SOP, and the services concerning Poland and Poles,” he said, adding “in this case we are talking about a strong likelihood that these threats could actually be carried out.”While violent crime is relatively rare in Poland, the country is deeply polarized politically and has faced security threats due to its proximity to the war in Ukraine.In August, police detained a 23-year-old man accused of calling for the assassination of senior Polish politicians.In 2024, Tusk said he had received threats after an assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.In September this year, Tusk warned about likely intensified hybrid attacks by Russia on NATO’s eastern flank. He said Russia was planning strikes with drones or rockets on European countries supporting Ukraine, among them Poland, with the goal of weakening Western support for Kyiv’s fight against the Russian invasion. Moscow has denied any such plans.Sunday’s announcement came as authorities in Poland have been on high alert following a wave of violence in schools that resulted in the death of a caretaker on Thursday.
Houthis issue new threat to Saudi airspace after deadly Riyadh airport attack-Iran-backed Yemeni group says Saudi airports ‘constitute a theater of operations for our forces’ except in Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, after strike in capital kills 12-By Agencies Today, 2:30 pm-OCT 11,26
Yemen’s Houthis issued a new threat to Saudi Arabia’s airspace on Sunday after the latest attack on the kingdom’s international airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and wounded hundreds.Saturday’s attack, the deadliest on Saudi soil in more than a decade, was a sharp escalation in the Yemen war, where Riyadh backs the internationally recognized government against the Iran-backed Houthis, who captured swaths of Red Sea coastline in a lightning offensive last month.While the Houthis stopped short of claiming the airport strike, they threatened new attacks on the kingdom’s airports, except for the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, warning passengers not to travel.“The airports and airspace are exposed to targeting and constitute a theater of operations for our forces,” military spokesman Yahya Saree wrote on X. “We urge everyone to take our warnings seriously, and Saudi Arabia bears responsibility for any failed interceptions.”The strike came in a week when the group intensified its attacks on the Saudi capital’s King Khalid International Airport, where three people were also killed on Thursday, as well as other key targets in the world’s largest crude oil exporter.A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen attributed Saturday’s attack to the Iran-backed group, calling it a “full-fledged war crime.” A diplomatic source also attributed the strike to a Houthi missile.The coalition vowed to respond, and on Sunday Houthi media reported that two Saudi strikes had targeted the Sanaa governorate in Yemen, which is controlled by the Houthis.The assault on the Saudi capital’s aviation hub drew condemnation from a UN special envoy and several world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, who said it was “not acceptable” and that he was looking at joining Saudi strikes against the Houthis.“We may. We’re going to look at it. We just found out about the recent attack, so we’ll make a decision,” he told reporters at the White House.Operations suspended at airport through Sunday-Four Saudi citizens were among those killed, as well as two Bangladeshis, one American, one Egyptian, one Jordanian, one Syrian, one Palestinian and one Sudanese, Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said. It said some of the 309 wounded were in serious condition.A Western diplomat based in Riyadh told AFP that the official number of injured did not appear to give a full picture of the aftermath. The number also does not seem to include those who sustained minor wounds, the diplomat said.Authorities suspended operations at the airport into Sunday, a senior aviation source told AFP, with air traffic monitor Flightradar24 saying the closure was extended until midnight.A second source working in the aviation sector who helps oversee flights to Riyadh confirmed the halt in operations “until further notice.”“The information we have is… that some systems have been damaged — the radar and communications equipment,” the source told AFP, adding that runways also needed to be assessed.One passenger told AFP they witnessed a strike in the airport’s domestic terminal.“I was on gate 403,” the witness said. “I saw 401 hit, I saw injured in front of my eyes. Everyone was running.”Western countries urge citizens away from airport-The US, Canadian, German and Spanish embassies in Saudi Arabia warned their citizens to avoid the airport.A senior Western diplomat told AFP that several embassies were banning their staff from using the airport “over the next week.”The Saudi-led coalition also announced on Saturday evening the fall of a projectile near Dammam airport, in the east of the kingdom.The US embassy in Saudi Arabia on Sunday said staff working in the kingdom would now be required to request permission to use airports in the cities of Dammam and Jeddah, days after a similar order was issued for Riyadh.The Riyadh attack prompted health officials to activate a rare mass call-up of doctors, a medical source said.Schools in Riyadh switched to remote learning for the second time in a month, according to emails seen by AFP that were received by parents.European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen called the strike a “dangerous escalation,” while Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the “heinous attack” and Jordan called it “brutal.”It was the deadliest attack in the kingdom since May 2015, when a suicide bombing by the Islamic State jihadist group killed 21 worshipers in the eastern Qatif governorate. It also came on the eve of Saudi Arabia’s high-profile convention and entertainment season.Riyadh usually hosts a packed calendar of events, including its flagship investment conference, drawing foreign leaders and business titans. The WPC Energy Congress kicked off in Riyadh on Sunday after being delayed due to the outbreak of the US-Iran war in late February.It was not immediately clear whether the participants would attend in person or virtually.A ministerial meeting of the International Energy Forum is also set to go ahead on Sunday, with its plenary session to be held behind closed doors, accordingto a media advisory. No further details were immediately available.Saudi-backed forces claim advance, which Houthis deny-Saudi Arabia leads an international coalition that has supported Yemen’s government militarily since 2015.In Yemen, Saudi-supported government forces were advancing against the Houthis in areas the group captured last month around the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a key chokepoint for Red Sea oil and cargo shipping, military sources told AFP on Saturday.The Houthis claimed to have repelled them.The Yemeni government last week announced a counteroffensive to retake Houthi territory.Claims by the warring parties have been impossible to independently verify, with the situation moving fast on the ground and access for journalists difficult.
European Union sets new identity verification standards under AMLR-Draft RTS set common customer verification rules for documents, eIDAS credentials and alternative digital methods across the EU-Oct 8, 2026, 9:51 am EDT | Lu-Hai Liang
https://www.amla.europa.eu/document/download/e15ab2e5-4074-4de8-bb9d-613dd8b7fdd1_en?filename=Final%20Report%20-%20draft%20RTS%2028%281%29%20AMLR.pdf (THE REPORT)
The EU is moving closer to a common set of customer identity verification requirements under its new Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (AMLR).The Authority for Anti‑Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) has published its final report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under Article 28(1), setting out how obliged entities should conduct customer due diligence across the bloc.The draft RTS aim to harmonize identity verification practices, ensuring that data collected during onboarding is consistent across Member States. The standards recognize differences in how identity information is presented and allow verification as presented in passports, national IDs or equivalent documents.The framework also recognizes electronic identification means and qualified trust services under the eIDAS framework, including the forthcoming European Digital Identity Wallets (EUDI Wallets) provided they meet “substantial” or “high” assurance levels.The draft RTS require documents to meet minimum conditions for information and security features, including alignment with ICAO standards, and mandate authenticity checks to detect forgery or tampering.Where customers cannot use either physical documents or eIDAS‑compliant solutions, obligated entities may apply alternative digital verification methods but only on a case‑by‑case basis and with justification. These alternatives must meet strict requirements for quality, security and confidentiality.Identity verification providers have already begun positioning products around the incoming AMLR requirements. IDnow is issuing qualified, signed reusable credentials through its Qualified Trust Service Provider arm ahead of the July 10, 2027 application date. Hopae has launched an eIDAS 2.0 and AMLR onboarding readiness tool, while Shufti has introduced a unified compliance platform aimed at helping firms prepare for the regulation.The report also highlights the expected implementation costs for financial institutions and other obliged entities. One‑off expenses will come from updating AML/CFT policies and redesigning onboarding processes, adapting IT systems and training staff.Recurring costs are anticipated from expanded data collection and ongoing re‑verification, screening and compliance oversight. Feedback respondents warned that duplication of information already available in public registers could further increase operational workloads.The draft RTS has been submitted to the European Commission for adoption before publication in the Official Journal. Once in force, they will set a new baseline for identity assurance across the EU’s financial and commercial sectors, placing stronger verification standards into the AMLR’s single rulebook.
Libyan officials get EU-backed biometrics training to improve border management-Document security training paired with live border checks in Italy-Oct 6, 2026, 9:17 am EDT | Ayang Macdonald
Officials from three Libyan government ministries and the country’s Customs Authority have undergone specialist training on biometrics and document security at the Italian State Police Academy (CAPS) in Cesena as part of an EU-backed initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s integrated border management.Through the initiative, the EU Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) is supporting Libyan authorities through technical advice, specialized training and the exchange of expertise on border management. EUBAM Libya is a civilian, non-executive EU mission.Participants from the Ministries of Interior, Defense and Foreign Affairs, together with those from the Customs Authority, received training on document production and security features, electronic documents, biometrics, and the detection of fraudulent and manipulated documents, according to EUBAM Libya.The training was followed by a visit to Ancona International Port, where participants observed Italian authorities conducting live document and identity checks, using interoperable databases, and carrying out currency checks and risk-based customs inspections, including scanner use.Libya is a major transit country for migrants from Africa seeking to reach Europe, including Italy, via the central Mediterranean. The training in Italy comes at a time when Tripoli is discussing the modernization of physical security and inspection infrastructure at its airports, seaports and land crossings.During a recent visit to the United States, Libya’s Interior Minister, Maj. Gen. Imad Trabelsi, met with representatives of Rapiscan Systems and S2 Global to discuss border and entry-point security, Libya Herald reports. Those discussions covered non-intrusive screening technologies for vehicles, containers, cargo, luggage and individuals, as well as systems for detecting explosives, narcotics, radioactive materials and contraband. They also discussed X-ray image analysis and screening data management.The parties also discussed linking screening results with shipment information, operational data and security databases to provide a broader view of inspection operations, support risk assessment and identify cases requiring further scrutiny. The proposed approach could allow for comprehensive screening or multi-stage risk-based processes.Libya’s efforts reflect developments in a number of countries where governments are taking measures to build integrated border management systems, including through biometrics, partnerships and coordination.Salah Sakli, former central director of the Tunisian Border Guards, highlights the importance of coordination and cooperation across agencies and between countries in an opinion piece published by Africa Defense Forum.Sakli argues that stronger coordination is needed to tackle terrorism, trafficking, irregular migration and other transnational threats. He also emphasizes interoperability and information sharing, modern equipment, electronic surveillance, risk prevention, coordination with neighboring states, and the need to balance security with the legitimate movement of people and goods.These developments point to a broader shift in border management toward technology and data, with biometrics, document verification, interoperable databases, non-intrusive screening and risk assessment increasingly working together.
Ethiopia launches developer sandbox to support Fayda digital ID innovation, integration-Authentication APIs and technical documentation open to developers as Ethiopia shifts Fayda from enrollment toward broader service use
Oct 9, 2026, 2:24 pm EDT | Ayang Macdonald
Ethiopia’s National ID Program (NIDP), re-established in August as Faydaverse Digital Solutions, has launched a public sandbox environment for the Fayda digital ID, allowing developers, innovators and early-stage startups to test authentication APIs before going live.The sandbox announcement was made via a LinkedIn post. Faydaverse is the newly created commercial public entity tasked with developing and scaling Ethiopia’s digital public infrastructure.“We have opened up the Fayda Partner Portal so developers, innovators, and early-stage startups can freely experiment with live APIs in a dedicated sandbox environment,” the announcement stated.Using the portal, developers can test Fayda authentication, integrate it into their applications and prepare to move to production after testing. According to the announcement, the accompanying technical documentation includes API references, guidance on the eSignet OpenID Connect authentication flow, and code examples for implementing integrations. After testing, developers can validate their product using the VeriFayda authentication platform before proceeding with the launch.The launch of the sandbox comes as Ethiopia moves ahead with its digital ID program, with a shift from just enrollment to practical use cases. Launched at scale in 2023, Fayda has recorded more than 52 million registrations, 150 integrated partners and over 208 million eKYC verifications, as of October 9.Faydaverse says the sandbox, which opens the testing environment to a wider developer community, aligns with its strategy of making the national ID useful across an expanding range of government and private-sector services. Executive Director Yodahe Zemichael echoed this idea in July while speaking about Fayda’s steady growth.The sandbox, according to officials, is also aimed at encouraging more developers to build within the ecosystem of an ID that authorities intend to make more usable across a growing network of services in the country. It reflects the growing recognition that DPI value depends largely on the breadth of services built on top of it. Ethiopia is therefore seeking to encourage experimentation before formal business formation, rather than waiting for established companies to integrate the system.The move, among other things, demonstrates the role of sandboxes in accelerating digital public infrastructure adoption and the importance of developer-led DPI ecosystem building.Recently, Saint Lucia announced plans to establish a regulatory sandbox for digital identity and financial technology, as Caribbean countries look beyond enrollment towards practical applications that can improve access to services and support regional integration.Another example is India’s Aadhaar ecosystem, which provides a developer sandbox for testing authentication and eKYC integrations.
Crypto pushes identity beyond KYC and into the transaction-Reusable identity, verified authority and programmable compliance are anchoring digital-asset infrastructure-Oct 9, 2026, 11:05 am EDT | Joel R. McConvey
It’s getting harder to know your customer. The AI era has been seismic for traditional KYC processes, which have proven themselves unable to stand up to the force. Automation and agentic activity have run harder into some industries than others, with crypto firms reporting some of the highest rates of automated activity among users undergoing identity verification.Providers are responding with reusable identity solutions that aim to limit friction while plugging holes in security architecture.Regula report highlights importance of traceability-A new report from Regula Forensics shows that crypto firms have higher rates of AI-assisted or automated activity for customers performing identity verification. According to the Crypto KYC Snapshot Report, whereas only 31 percent of respondents in other sectors confirmed AI automation, the number among surveyed crypto firms rises to 44 percent.In a release, Henry Patishman, executive vice president of identity verification solutions at Regula, notes that the use of AI or automation by someone undergoing identity verification does not, in itself, indicate fraud. “An AI agent may be acting legitimately on behalf of a customer. However, automation can also be used to scale attacks or manipulate the verification process.”Interestingly, document fraud represents the biggest concern for crypto firms, ahead of deepfake or AI-generated impersonation, stolen identity media, and AI agents or automated systems. Regula says “the document remains a strong identity anchor, while fraud can target either the document itself or the connection between that document and its rightful holder.”The key is traceability. Crypto, unsurprisingly, is also better at establishing full decision traceability than other surveyed industries, with 62 percent (versus 49) saying “their organizations can fully reconstruct an identity decision, tracing all contributing systems, evidence, and decision logic.” Crypto also faces the highest levels of external requests to explain identity decisions, at 87 percent.According to Patishman, the real challenge in securing automated systems is “understanding who is acting and whether the evidence supports that control.”“To tell these situations apart, organizations need enough context. That means choosing checks based on the risk of the interaction and preserving the evidence behind the decision. If a case is questioned later, the team should be able to see what was presented, what the checks found, which rules were applied, and why the final decision was made.”Noting the financial consequences that can result from identity verification errors – 48 percent of crypto respondents associate incorrect IDV results with financial loss – Regula says the findings demonstrate the continued importance of document authentication alongside controls for biometric impersonation and manipulation.Beyon Connect enables IDV for Rain crypto platform in Bahrain-Beyon Connect has announced the successful integration of Rain, a regional cryptocurrency exchange for Bahrain, into its revamped eKey 2.0 ecosystem – the company’s digital identity and authentication platform, which supports Bahrain’s national digital ID in collaboration with the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA).Per a release, the integration of eKey 2.0 “enables new customers to verify their identity, complete electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) procedures, and make their first trade within minutes.” Once verified through eKey, Rain customers can use BenefitPay to make trades.Richard Budel, Chief Executive Officer of Beyon Connect, says “Rain’s adoption of the revamped eKey 2.0 demonstrates the role Bahrain’s Digital Authentication of National Identity platform and eKYC solution play in enabling organisations to deliver faster, more secure digital experiences while strengthening customer trust.”“We’re proud to support Rain in leveraging this trusted national platform to simplify customer onboarding and contribute to a more connected, secure and innovative digital ecosystem in Bahrain.”Sumsub’s Reusable KYC Gateway consolidates ID checks for MiniPay-Sumsub has launched its Reusable KYC Gateway, and announced that stablecoin wallet MiniPay is the first live integrator, “giving its users a shared verification experience across MiniPay’s partner network,” according to a release.The integration means MiniPay does not need to handle, store or control sensitive personal data, and that users can verify once and reuse that verification across MiniPay’s partner ecosystem, which operates across more than 70 countries with over 20 million wallets. This is a marked improvement on the current model, in which each partner runs its own separate KYC process.Per the release, “users verify once with Sumsub, then unlock each new regulated partner service in MiniPay’s network with a single tap. When a MiniPay user is prompted to verify, they either draw on one of the 15 million pre-existing Sumsub IDs or complete a new check with an ID document and a selfie.”“Repeated KYC checks across the same ecosystem are inconvenient for everyone, and one in three applicants we see have already verified with us before,” says Andrew Novoselsky, chief product officer at Sumsub. “Reusable KYC Gateway puts that reuse to work for MiniPay’s users, giving them a single verified identity that works throughout its entire partner network, with full control over what they share and with whom.”MiniPay partners say that, since the transition, they have seen verification conversion rise from approximately 70 percent to 95 percent, and KYC completion time fall by up to 50 percent.Chain IT MPC wallets use face biometrics for final authority checks-ChainIT Inc. has announced production availability of its organizational Multi-Party Computation (MPC) wallets, which a release says bring the “Your Face Is Your Password” model to Web3, connecting passwordless ChainIT ID with transaction-specific authority checks before signing using a personal authorization key.“A password is not a verified identity, and logging in is not authority to move company assets,” says Jeremy Blackburn, CEO of ChainIT. “ChainIT connects who you are, what you are authorized to do and the transaction you approve. Your face is your password. Your authority is verified before the wallet signs. That is a Web3 solution for Web3 companies.”Technically, ChainIT ID leverages biometric liveness, device verification and cryptographic proof of identity in the organizational wallet flow, ensuring a wallet approval is valid, that the holder is still an active member of the organization, and that the approval matches the exact action and transaction being requested.Per the release, the organizational wallet’s signing key is represented by two separate cryptographic shares, each protected inside an isolated AWS Nitro Enclave; “both enclaves must participate to produce a standard Ethereum-compatible signature without reconstructing the complete private key.” The objective, the company says, is to connect not only who may transact, but also who may change the permissions governing future transactions.Cardano Foundation launches programmable token-The Swiss not-for-profit Cardano Foundation, which works to advance the public decentralized blockchain platform Cardano as a public digital infrastructure, has announced that its new programmable token standard, CIP-0113, is live on Cardano mainnet.A release says that means issuers of stablecoins, tokenized funds, bonds and other regulated assets can now use the token standard to build compliance rules such as KYC and AML checks, sanctions screening, freeze and seize, and transfer restrictions directly into their tokens.Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, says regulators have been clear about what tokenized financial assets need. “The rules have to travel with the asset and be enforced every time it moves. Cardano can now do that natively, and we believe the way we do it is unique. Programmable tokens on Cardano remain native assets on the ledger, with compliance enforced by the network itself rather than by a wrapper or a closed system.”“For banks, fund managers and stablecoin issuers deciding where to tokenize, that moves the conversation from what Cardano could do to what it does.”A separate announcement confirms that the Cardano Foundation has spun out an independent commercial entity, Veridian. Veridian shares have been tokenized using the CIP-0113 programmable token standard on Cardano.CEO Thomas A. Mayfield says the company spent three years building verifiable credentials for the agentic enterprise inside the Cardano Foundation. “As an independent company, we can now take it to the governments and enterprises that need it.”Veridian will be seeking strategic partners and investors in 2027.
Border biometrics move toward better gates, or none at all-Walk-through biometrics, mobile pre-registration and profiling tools are reshaping border control as DPI programs push beyond enrollment-Oct 10, 2026, 7:00 am EDT | Chris Burt
Border biometrics move toward better gates, or none at all-The biometric technology needed for a new kind of border control is here. Travelers can already move through airports and some land-border checkpoints without breaking stride, while mobile pre-registration is pushing identity checks further upstream. The use case still has room to grow, but longstanding concerns about surveillance and overreach remain just as relevant.Several notable numbers in digital public infrastructure also made headlines on Biometric Update this week.Pace picks up for walk-through biometric borders-U.S. CBP has begun testing walk-through facial recognition technology from NEC, Paravision and AiFi at a land border crossing in Texas. Pedestrian crossings are one of the biggest remaining gaps in America’s biometric Entry-Exit System, but Congress has allocated billions to bring the technology to production.CBP has reached a billion travelers’ face biometrics screened since it began standing up its EES in the aftermath of 9/11.Janice Kephart joins the Biometric Update Podcast this week to talk about how the events reshaped travel policy around biometrics and the gaps remaining in the system 25 years later.Idemia Public Security has its own face biometric corridor technology, which matches the face biometrics of multiple subjects at once, and took the occasion of the first-ever PTE Asia to announce it will bring the solution to the APAC region. PaXpress SmartLanes are already being trialed in the region.UK airports are getting updated e-gates that will allow travelers to use face biometrics for border checks when they return to the country without showing their passports. In India, facial recognition checks for airline and airport staff will be required to increase aviation security in the aftermath of the latest terrorism incident.With passenger checks shifting to include pre-registration on mobile apps, the new version of DHS’ Remote Identity Validation Rally has implications for border control as well. RIVR-2 adds international passports to the state-issued ID cards used in the previous version, as well.Data collected by agents with DHS’ Homeland Security Investigations as they observe arrests by ICE, including facial recognition results, is being fed through Palantir software to border agents. Border agents can then apply enhanced screening to those HSI agents believe pose operational or safety concerns.This arrangement is part of the context of the IBIA’s call for Congress to expand biometric screening at land borders while also imposing enforceable limitations on profiling. The House Intelligence Committee’s recommendation that CBP build traveler profiles needs clear restrictions if it is to offer more than what license plate recognition systems currently do without replicating the surveillance systems used by authoritarian governments.Even physical travel IDs are changing, with ECOWAS running public awareness campaigns ahead of a December mutual recognition target for its ENBIC biometric ID cards for cross-border travel within the region.DPI beyond the numbers-On the heels of his recognition among the “DPI 50,” Tariq Malik argues in an interview with Biometric Update for more customized approaches to building digital public infrastructure in Africa. Exit tests for partnerships are in; registration pilots, at least in cases like Malawi, are out.And DPI projects are roaring ahead around the world.Indonesia is planning a tender for “level 2” PAD to use in remote biometric onboarding for its national digital ID, and is seeking industry input.South Africa’s first digital ID was issued last week. Afghanistan has issued more than 18 million electronic ID cards, but also has a problem with undocumented returnees and IDPs.India is gearing up for DPI 2.0, which ONDC CEO T. Koshy breaks down in an interview with Biometric Update.Please let us know if you happen across any podcasts, panels or other content you think we should share with the people in biometrics and the digital identity community, either in the comments below or through social media.
ICE voter data, nonprofit investigations expose expansive surveillance machinery-Internal records trace mass identity matching, financial intelligence searches and plans to move enriched election data into Palantir’s enforcement targeting system-Oct 9, 2026, 8:08 pm EDT | Anthony Kimery
Newly released records show U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amassed tens of millions of voter records and investigated more than 120 nonprofit organizations using identity-matching technology, commercial databases, and federal law enforcement and financial intelligence systems.ICE investigators also scrutinized charitable funding, contemplated undercover operations against voter registration groups, and prepared “enriched” voter election data for possible use in its immigration enforcement targeting system that was developed by Palantir Technologies.“Enriched” means ICE Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) Innovation Lab (iLab) processed voter records alongside other information to make them more useful for identifying and investigating potential targets.The revelations starkly contrast with ICE reports that repeatedly describe investigations that produced no “derogatory” findings, exhausted investigative leads, and yielded no evidence of voter fraud while providing no accounting of convictions resulting from its mass voter data analysis or investigations of nonprofit groups.The scale of HSI’s nationwide election operation was massive. ICE reported generating more than 2,000 investigative leads across 49 field offices during 2025, with 68 cases presented for prosecution.By May 25, 2026, the agency had initiated 418 voter-fraud cases, 318 of which had not been referred for prosecution.Although the records identify individual criminal arrests, indictments, and prosecutions, they provide no comprehensive conviction figures or evidence showing which cases, if any, resulted from the analytical processing of millions of voter records.The findings emerge from internal ICE records released October 7 by Democracy Forward following Freedom of Information Act litigation.Beyond the investigative outcomes, the documents show how ICE was developing a potentially enduring infrastructure to acquire, enrich, and analyze Americans’ election information; identify individuals and organizations for investigation; and prepare some of that information for possible transfer into a controversial operational immigration enforcement system developed by Palantir.The records do not establish that voter information was ultimately transferred into Palantir’s Enhanced Leads Identification & Targeting for Enforcement (ELITE) application used by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents.Democracy Docket reported that a source familiar with the matter said the data had not been integrated.A Palantir spokesman told WIRED Thursday that “voter roll data has never been integrated into ELITE.”A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official Biometric Update managed to speak briefly to on background, said they couldn’t “say for sure” that the data “didn’t make its way into the system … there’s a lot of secrecy surrounding this right now because of everything that’s going on. That’s really all I can tell you.”Millions of voter records enter HSI’s analytical machinery-By late May, HSI reported ingesting about 50.6 million voter records from the Department of Justice (DOJ), with processing underway in priority states including Texas, Pennsylvania, California, New Jersey, Minnesota, Michigan, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio.Another 48.4 million records came from independent sources attributed to DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary Heather Honey, a 2020 election denier.HSI reported that the datasets were with its Innovation Lab for secondary enrichment and identification of “high-value targets.”A separate workstream involved records derived from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).By June 1, HSI had prioritized 26,563 USCIS-derived records for further screening. Of those, HSI had processed 2,290, and distributed 1,586 investigative leads to 24 field offices. Another 24,273 records remained pending.The documents do not conclusively establish that iLab generated those specific leads or that every collection underwent the same analytical process.Nevertheless, HSI described an operation that included voter roll acquisition, data enrichment, intelligence analysis, lead development, field validation, and identifying organizations suspected of facilitating unlawful voter registration or voting.The reports provide substantially less information about the methods used to match identities, the accuracy standards governing those comparisons, or how investigators distinguished outdated or conflicting records from evidence of criminal activity.Nonprofit investigations produce limited findings-HSI’s internal reports provide a more detailed accounting of its investigations into civic organizations.In Pennsylvania, investigators reviewed 82 nonprofit organizations and flagged two for further examination. A separate review involving visa sponsorship produced no determination of voter fraud.In New Jersey, investigators examined approximately 41 voter-registration organizations identified through the commercial nonprofit databases Candid and Cause IQ, along with three organizations identified through open-source research.Investigators checked the organizations against Palantir’s Investigative Case Management system, Athena Toolbox – a data analysis and software platform developed by Sandia National Laboratories – and resources from the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. HSI reported finding no derogatory information about any of them.Investigators also examined the financial relationships of nonprofit organizations.HSI reviewed 20 of 56 funds associated with Assets Under Movement, also identified in its records as Amalgamated Foundation, and reported finding no suspicious financial activity or derogatory information.In Ohio, investigators exhausted their leads concerning Columbus Votes and anticipated no further action.HSI and the FBI separately identified seven companies described as consolidation centers associated with Black Fork Strategies and were developing investigative plans involving those entities.Other nonprofit organizations were examined through their funding and organizational relationships, while additional groups were identified through investigative tip lines.Federal procurement records establish that DHS had a commercial relationship with Candid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which had awarded the company a $56,285 subscription contract in September 2025, and a second contract in September 2026 worth potentially $168,852 over three years for 44 database subscriptions.No separate ICE or HSI contract with Candid or Cause IQ has been identified, and the released records do not explain whether HSI investigators used publicly accessible information, purchased subscriptions, obtained access through another government component, or relied on intermediaries.If HSI used advanced funding network analysis, detailed organizational relationships, or bulk data exports from either platform, it would have had to have a paid subscription.Neither company is shown to have knowingly supplied information for the election-related investigations.HSI also considered deploying undercover agents against voter registration organizations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with plans to examine recruitment practices, communications, and financial relationships.The records do not demonstrate that those specific undercover operations occurred or identify any prosecutions or convictions resulting from the nonprofit reviews and related financial investigations.RAVEn’s failure did not end the analytical mission-The Innovation Lab’s role becomes clearer in light of its relationship with the Repository for Analytics in a Virtualized Environment (RAVEn), HSI’s troubled internal data analytics platform.HSI developed RAVEn to combine disparate investigative records, identify relationships, and support network analysis without relying exclusively on commercial analytical software.A DHS privacy assessment describes the Innovation Lab as an organization that develops and tests analytical capabilities capable of processing raw or unevaluated information and producing results useful to investigators.RAVEn was not intended to replace ICE’s criminal case management systems. It was designed to perform analytical work that could support investigations conducted through other applications.An August 2026 DHS inspector general report found that HSI had spent more than $150 million developing RAVEn before beginning to decommission its analytical tools.Investigators reported crashes, extensive manual searching, inadequate lead generation, and failures in the network analysis the system was designed to perform.In six of eleven field offices examined, agents and analysts had largely stopped using RAVEn’s analytical tools. HSI estimated that replacing the system with a vendor-built analytical platform would require approximately $39 million.Yet, the newly released election records show that the Innovation Lab continued performing large-scale data-enrichment work during the same period.They do not establish whether iLab used surviving RAVEn components, other government-developed software, commercial platforms, or a combination of systems.Biometric Update previously reported that ICE was simultaneously seeking expanded commercial identity-resolution capabilities through LexisNexis, including batch searches, relationship mapping, and programmatic integration with Palantir and other investigative applications.Those requirements do not demonstrate that LexisNexis processed the election records. They establish the broader technical capabilities ICE is seeking to make available across its investigative environment. ELITE becomes a proposed destination-A July 6 HSI report identifies Missouri, Michigan, New Mexico, Connecticut, Georgia, and Kentucky as states whose voter records had been enriched by iLab and were awaiting what the document called “Palantir entry into ELITE.”Biometric Update reported in January that the application presents targets through a geospatial interface, allowing officers to examine individuals or identify concentrations of potential enforcement subjects within geographic areas.Selecting an individual can display biographic identifiers, photographs, Alien Registration Numbers, and location information. The system also assigns numerical confidence scores estimating the reliability of potential addresses.The proposed addition of enriched voter information therefore raises questions about whether data initially acquired for suspected election violations could become available for unrelated immigration enforcement.The contemplated transfer also raised legal complications.Following a June federal court injunction restricting implementation of key provisions of President Donald Trump’s election executive order in plaintiff states, HSI identified Michigan and New Mexico as requiring further legal review before their records could enter ELITE.The documents do not establish that the proposed transfers violated the injunction. They show that legal restrictions became a consideration when moving election information into the enforcement system.ICE moves to institutionalize voter data collection-Only after HSI had amassed tens of millions of voter records, begun analyzing them, and prepared enriched information for possible entry into Palantir’s ELITE system did ICE move to establish a recurring commercial acquisition service.On August 25, ICE issued a Request for Information seeking a contractor capable of obtaining voter-registration and available voter-history files nationwide, potentially with annual updates.The requirements called for chain-of-custody documentation, cryptographic integrity checks, and removal of party-affiliation information unless expressly authorized.Where states restricted commercial access but permitted law enforcement use, DHS proposed supplying government-interest or need-to-know letters allowing the contractor to obtain records on HSI’s behalf.An August 31 DHS acquisition forecast classified the requirement as new, estimated its value at $2 million to $5 million, and anticipated an award by the end of September. No resulting award or final solicitation has been publicly identified, leaving the procurement’s status unresolved.The sequence raises questions about why ICE sought another acquisition mechanism after already collecting enormous quantities of voter data, and what safeguards would govern the accuracy and subsequent use of additional records.Nevada’s experience underscores those concerns.DHS initially identified nearly 16,000 potential noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls, later narrowing its findings to 185 high-confidence cases. Nevada officials reported that all 185 individuals were citizens.The released records do not establish that Nevada’s matching involved iLab, but the episode illustrates the risks of expanding voter-data analysis without reliable identity verification.
TECH5 names Rahul Parthe CEO for next phase of digital infrastructure growth-Oct 9, 2026, 2:25 pm EDT | Abhishek Jadhav
Tech5 is putting co-founder Rahul Parthe in charge of operations as it seeks to bring its national digital infrastructure model to more countries.Parthe, previously the company’s chairman and chief technology officer, has been appointed chief executive officer and will continue to direct its technology strategy.Co-founder Machiel van der Harst is moving from chief executive officer to co-chief operating officer and will remain on the board.“His architecture and vision are at the core of everything we deliver, and this is the right moment for him to lead the company into its next phase,” says Harst.Parthe explained his vision for digital identity that empowers users through decentralized architecture in an interview with Biometric Update in 2023. He has led Tech5’s pioneering work on contactless fingerprint biometrics as part of that vision and key roles in the national digital ID programs of countries including Ethiopia, Honduras and Papua New Guinea.Parthe has accumulated more than two decades of experience in biometric identity systems. Before co-founding Tech5, he held technical positions at Identix, L-1 Identity Solutions, and Morpho. At L-1, Parthe led the biometric solution delivered to India’s Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) for the Aadhaar program. His responsibility covered the multimodal backend used to detect duplicate enrollments.He was also a chief architect of Indonesia’s KTP-el national identity system. The program enrolled and deduplicated 103 million people during its first year.The company plans to continue building on projects that connect digital identity with trust infrastructure, credentials, payments, and access to public and commercial services.From identity infrastructure to payments and services-Payments and service delivery are also becoming a larger part of the expansion Parthe will oversee. Tech5 says his priorities include developing payment rails and financial inclusion partnerships.The direction builds on Tech5’s partnership with Visa. The companies have worked on Ethiopia’s FaydaPass wallet that connects the country’s digital identity program with the issuance of bank credentials and access to financial services.In a 2025 discussion, Parthe argued that national digital identities and wallets create more value when connected with payments, government services, and cross-border commerce.Tech5 also secured a multi-million-euro growth loan earlier in 2026 to support its geographic expansion and development of biometric and digital public infrastructure.
DHS puts numbers behind RIVR-2, details new deepfake testing-Technical webinar sets performance targets for ID validation and selfie matching as DHS adds recurring deepfake evaluation and tougher attack data-Oct 5, 2026, 6:01 pm EDT | Ashok Singal
DHS Science and Technology Directorate announced RIVR-2 on September 21, emphasizing industry collaboration and the need for defenses to evolve faster than AI-generated documents and real-time impersonation attacks. A September 30 technical webinar provided the next layer: quantifying gaps from RIVR-1, detailing how the next four tracks will be evaluated, and outlining a faster, recurring testing model.RIVR-1 shows different convenience and security bottlenecks-DHS used the webinar to present RIVR-1 results through the separate lenses of convenience for legitimate users and security against fraud.On convenience, DHS reported that about one in four legitimate users failed to complete the full remote identity workflow. The component results show differences across the three technologies: median success was 99 percent for selfie-to-document matching (SMTD) and 96 percent for presentation attack detection (PAD), compared with 79 percent for identity document validation (IDV).Security produced a different set of results. Selfie matching detected 99.99 percent of impostors across more than 7.8 million attempts, while the median IDV system detected 87 percent of fraudulent IDs across more than 1,900 IDs representing all 50 states. The median PAD system detected 53 percent of presentations using the attack instrument that was most successful against the tested systems.The results put the RIVR-2 tracks in context: document validation recorded the lowest legitimate-user success rate, while PAD recorded the lowest detection rate against the attack highlighted by DHS.
RIVR-X creates a track for emerging technologies-IDV, SMTD and PAD remain the main RIVR tracks, while biometric deepfake detection (BDD) becomes the first evaluation under RIVR-X, an experimental series for emerging technologies.DHS also outlined plans to move toward approximately twice-yearly evaluations, creating opportunities to identify areas for improvement and test updated technologies in subsequent rounds.IDV expands the evidence and sets benchmarks-RIVR-2-IDV is open to commercial technologies currently in deployment, rather than systems still in pilot.Maryland Test Facility (MdTF) technical requirements specify a sequestered dataset, with no sample images provided, containing genuine and fraudulent U.S. driver’s licenses and state IDs from multiple issuing authorities, along with international passport face pages. Images include rotation, optical blur, perspective distortion and captures from different smartphone makes and models.Evidence validation examines document format and completeness, expected security features, and signs of tampering or counterfeiting, including deepfakes. The technical requirements set a 10-second processing threshold and five-second goal. System error, document false reject and document false accept rates each have a 10 percent threshold for high performance and a 1 percent goal for excellent performance. Results can be disaggregated by factors including issuing authority and imaging smartphone.RIVR-2-IDV also uses what DHS calls a “failure is suspicious” policy. A system error on a genuine document counts as a false rejection, while an error on a fraudulent document is treated as a fraudulent-document detection. A system therefore does not have to successfully process and explicitly classify a fraudulent document for that transaction to count as detected under the methodology.Deepfake testing also intersects with IDV. Providers can opt into RIVR-X testing against digitally generated or manipulated document images, extending the evaluation to how IDV technologies respond to this type of document evidence.Selfie matching gets tougher images-SMTD recorded the highest legitimate-user success and impostor-detection rates among the RIVR-1 results DHS presented. RIVR-2 adds image conditions intended to examine performance with more challenging inputs.MdTF says the sequestered dataset includes selfies varying in pose, expression and illumination, along with rotation, optical blur, perspective distortion and images from different smartphone makes and models. New for RIVR-2 are common selfie-quality degradations, including photos taken in low light.The addition allows matching performance to be measured when selfie illumination is less favorable than under well-lit conditions.SMTD is measured through failure-to-extract, false non-match and false match rates, with biometric comparison evaluated at a system-provided operating threshold corresponding to a false match rate of one in 10,000.PAD gets regularly updated attack instruments-RIVR-1 results presented by DHS showed the median PAD system detecting 53 percent of the most successful presentation attack.RIVR-2 will evaluate active and passive PAD using multiple presentation attack instruments that DHS says will be updated regularly, with performance measured using BPCER and APCER.RIVR-X combines deepfake detectors, datasets and generation methods-For biometric deepfake detection, DHS described an evaluation involving detectors, deepfake datasets and generation methods. The evaluation is intended to examine which generation methods are difficult to detect and whether detector performance generalizes across different methods.Participating detector providers will be asked to contribute 1,000 deepfake images representing attacks their own technology detects successfully but that may be difficult for other detectors. DHS is also seeking contributions of deepfake attack data from other organizations.The approach means participants can contribute both detection technologies and attack data to the evaluation. DHS said the contributed datasets will support comparisons involving different deepfake-generation methods.DHS is also planning a Biometric and Identity Deepfake Detection Technical Exchange involving government and industry experts. The exchange will address development of an ongoing evaluation framework, including how sources of genuine and deepfake media can change over time while protecting commercial intellectual property.Testing runs into 2027-Applications for IDV and SMTD are due October 16, with acceptance notifications scheduled for October 30 and systems due for testing by November 20.PAD and BDD applications are expected to open in December, with testing extending into 2027.From aliased results to a different buyer-vendor conversation-RIVR results can change the traditional vendor conversation. Instead of starting with claims such as “we have the industry’s best document validation,” “our face matching is highly accurate,” or “our technology stops sophisticated attacks,” buyers can start with independent test results.There is an important limitation in RIVR-2: results will be aliased by default, although participating companies can choose to identify themselves. Buyers will not automatically be able to associate every published result with a vendor.Buyers can still ask whether a vendor participated and, if so, whether it will disclose its alias and results. Where vendors identify themselves, the conversation can move to measured performance: Where did the technology trail stronger-performing systems? Why? What is the roadmap for addressing those gaps, and when will improvements be delivered? DHS expects this model to change with RIVR-3 and subsequent evaluations, when company names will be associated with results by default. If implemented as described, buyers would no longer depend on voluntary disclosure to connect performance with a provider, and participation in independent testing could become a qualification criterion for some procurements.For vendors, recurring evaluations provide measured results that can identify areas for further development and opportunities to demonstrate improvement in subsequent rounds. For researchers and standards organizations, the evaluations provide data on unresolved gaps across document validation, presentation attacks, degraded biometric imagery and deepfake detection.RIVR-2 expands the scope and frequency of that testing, while DHS’s planned move to named results in RIVR-3 would make vendor performance directly attributable by default.
CBP tests walk-through facial recognition for long-elusive land-border biometric exit-Progreso trial puts NEC, Paravision, AiFi systems into live pedestrian traffic as Congress adds billions in funding that can support entry-exit technology-Oct 4, 2026, 5:16 pm EDT | Anthony Kimery
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken another step toward closing one of the government’s biggest remaining gaps in its biometric entry-exit system by testing facial recognition systems that can capture pedestrians as they walk out of the U.S. at a busy Texas border crossing.The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) said it tested three industry solutions at the Progreso International Bridge after CBP asked the directorate in October 2025 for technology that can securely and efficiently confirm pedestrian departures using biometrics.More than 1.1 million pedestrians leave the U.S. for Mexico through the crossing annually, according to the bridge director.The demonstration is particularly significant because pedestrian land exit has remained one of the unfinished portions of a biometric entry-exit system Congress first mandated decades ago.It also comes as CBP has access to a large new pool of money to move such technology beyond testing.The Secure America Act, signed into law on June 10, appropriates $3.45 billion to CBP through September 2029 for border security, technology, and screening.Among the purposes Congress specifically authorized are “necessary expenses, including the deployment of technology,” for the biometric entry and exit system required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.The money is not exclusively earmarked for biometrics and can also support inspection equipment, AI, surveillance technology, air and marine systems, and other border operations.Biometric Update reported in June that the account sits within nearly $70 billion in new DHS funding through 2029, although Congress did not specify how much of the technology money CBP must spend on facial recognition or other biometric systems.The Progreso field test took place in May, shortly before Congress enacted the new funding. The work now provides a clearer picture of one capability that could eventually draw on that money, although DHS has not said it will purchase any of the tested systems.Land exit remains the difficult piece-CBP already uses facial comparison extensively at airports, seaports, and pedestrian land-border entry lanes. Exit has been much harder at land crossings because travelers generally are moving away from U.S. inspection facilities, and stopping large volumes of pedestrians or vehicles to collect biometrics could create significant congestion.That problem was still unresolved when DHS finalized sweeping biometric entry-exit regulations last year.The final rule, effective Dec. 26, 2025, removed regulatory limits that had confined biometric exit to pilot programs and provided that all non-U.S. citizen travelers subject to the rule may be photographed upon entry and departure.But CBP acknowledged that it still lacked a feasible solution for broad biometric exit deployment in the land and sea environments. CBP said it had implemented comprehensive facial biometric processing at air, sea, and pedestrian land entry, but only at air exit.The agency said it would publish another Federal Register notice before undertaking large-scale biometric exit implementation at land or sea ports.The Progreso test appears aimed squarely at that gap.S&T initially invited six companies to the Maryland Test Facility for capability demonstrations early this year. CBP and S&T selected three systems for additional testing, two from NEC National Security Systems and a joint solution from Paravision and AiFi.The work was conducted through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, with the companies covering their own participation costs.Before moving to Texas, S&T constructed a replica of the Progreso pedestrian exit environment in Maryland so the vendors could install and refine their systems under controlled conditions.They moved to the actual crossing in May.Faces captured without stopping pedestrians-The operational problem was considerably different from capturing a face at an airport kiosk or boarding gate.-Systems had to obtain usable images of people walking through an outdoor corridor while handling different heights and walking speeds, hats, sunglasses, and umbrellas, as well as changing daylight and nighttime lighting.NEC demonstrated its SmartID Express and NeoFace Express systems. NEC National Security Systems President Todd Morris said the systems captured what the company characterized as high-quality facial images of thousands of pedestrians per day under outdoor conditions.The Paravision-AiFi approach combined facial recognition with AiFi’s spatial-analysis technology to analyze pedestrian movement through the capture area and select facial images suitable for biometric matching.DHS said the vendors used AI and other technologies to construct a three-dimensional model of the capture zone, observe pedestrian movement, and select facial images suitable for matching against CBP’s Traveler Verification Service, the agency’s cloud-based facial matching system.Cameras were positioned at different heights and locations around the pedestrian walkway, and testing continued after dark with different lighting configurations.U.S. citizens were told through English- and Spanish-language signs that they could decline biometric collection, and a separate opt-out lane was provided. DHS said the biometric entry-exit mandate applies to non-U.S. citizen travelers.CBP Biometrics Program Office Director Larry Panetta said image capture “exceeded expectations” during both daytime and nighttime testing and said the technology could serve as a “force multiplier,” allowing CBP to deploy its resources more effectively.In its September 1 account of the test, DHS did not publish quantitative recognition or capture-success rates, false-match figures, demographic performance results, or comparative scores for the three systems.That leaves the Progreso trial as an operational assessment rather than a procurement decision.Still, it marks a notable progression from where CBP stood when it issued the biometric rule less than a year ago.The agency then said it was still searching for a feasible way to perform biometric exit at land borders.It has now tested multiple walk-through facial capture systems under live border conditions, while Congress has separately provided a multibillion-dollar technology account that expressly allows money to be used to deploy the biometric entry-exit system.CBP has already said that before it implements large-scale biometric exit at land ports, it will publish the details in the Federal Register and seek public comments.
US Social Security awards Carahsoft identity, biometrics deal worth up to $29.6M-Initial $5.15M order covers identity verification, document authentication and fraud controls as SSA expands digital access-Oct 6, 2026, 2:43 pm EDT | Anthony Kimery
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has awarded Carahsoft Technology Corp. a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) worth up to $29.6 million for services including identity verification, document authentication, biometric verification, and fraud and risk detection.Federal procurement records show SSA awarded the BPA on September 30 with a ceiling of $29.6 million. About $5.2 million has been obligated so far, including an initial $5.15 million call for identity verification, document authentication, biometric verification and fraud and risk detection.The one-year order runs through September 29, 2027. Procurement records show SSA received four offers and competed the order under simplified acquisition procedures.The publicly available award data do not specify which form of biometric verification will be used, identify the underlying technology Carahsoft will provide, or explain how the new services will fit within SSA’s existing identity architecture.They also do not indicate whether additional calls under the BPA will be used for the same system or for other SSA services.Login.gov and ID.me are now the agency’s only sign-in and identity-verification options for personal my Social Security accounts. SSA eliminated its legacy Social Security username and password option in June 2025.Both existing services already perform identity proofing. SSA instructions for ID.me, for example, tell users to upload a government-issued identity document and take a selfie that ID.me compares with the person pictured on the document.SSA has been steadily expanding digital access to its services. Earlier this year, the agency said more than 100 million people had established personal my Social Security accounts, describing the milestone as part of its broader “digital-first” strategy.The new BPA gives SSA another vehicle through which to expand the identity and fraud-control infrastructure supporting that shift, with as much as $29.6 million available for orders over the life of the agreement.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON THE MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS-PROPHECY SIGNS) and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION-HEAVENLY OBJECTS) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
Tropical Storm Rachel to fuel dangerous flash flood threat in the Southwest-The storm is headed for landfall over northern Baja California.ByKyle Reiman and Ivan Pereira-October 10, 2026, 4:21 PM
Tropical Storm Rachel is racing northeast and headed for landfall over northern Baja California on Saturday night.Tropical Storm Warnings are up from San Jose de Las Palomas in Baja California up to the U.S.-Mexico border. Tropical Storm Watches were issued for parts of the southern California coast from the U.S.-Mexico border up to the San Diego-Orange County Line.A level 3 of 4 "moderate risk" of flash flooding is up for parts of southern California, including San Diego and Indio.Orange County beaches in Southern California were preparing for the impacts through the distribution of sandbags and even the brief closure of entire beaches.The City of Newport Beach on Saturday declared a local emergency in response to coastal flooding, saying all piers were closed until further notice. Earlier, the city had closed its beaches in response to the storm.On Sunday, the flood threat stretches farther into the Southwest.A level 3 of 4 "moderate risk" of flash flooding is up for parts of southern California, northwest Arizona, southern Nevada and southwest Utah. This area includes Las Vegas, San Bernardino, California, the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, and St. George, Utah.Additionally, 1 to 3 inches of rain is possible across portions of the interior Southwest over the next 48 hours. The highest totals will be in mountainous areas, with isolated rainfall totals over 3 inches possible.Strong wind gusts will also impact parts of the region on Sunday, with the highest gusts over the mountain regions throughout the day.
A ferocious Hurricane Simon nears Mexico with 155 mph winds and flooding fears-Updated 5:27 AM EDT, October 11, 2026-Leer en español
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — The eye of Hurricane Simon was just off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Sunday and was expected to move inland later in the day as an extremely powerful storm.Simon has strengthened to 155 mph (250 kph), only just below the threshold for becoming a Category 5 storm, the highest on the Saffir Simpson scale. It was about 60 miles (100 kilometers) west-southwest of Manzanilla and moving north-northwest at 6 mph (9 kph).The hurricane could bring 10 to 20 inches (25-50 cm) of rain over parts of southwestern Mexico, with some areas in the states of Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco receiving up to 30 inches (76 centimeters).“This rainfall will produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain,” the center warned.Jalisco state suspended classes on Friday and Monday in 22 coastal municipalities and began evacuating dozens of people from at-risk areas. It also asked the tourism sector in Puerto Vallarta, a popular destination for U.S. tourists, to ensure that both workers and visitors were fully accommodated in shelters or safe zones.Convenience stores, hotels and other businesses in Puerto Vallarta were boarding up their windows Saturday, and few were walking the streets under overcast skies.“Let’s hope it doesn’t hit us, right? That it doesn’t affect us,” Jesús Gómez said as he stood outside a shop and handed out free samples of candied peanuts to passersby. “We’ll be working as usual throughout the day, but when Civil Protection officials come and tell us we need to close, then we’ll close and take shelter until the storm passes.”
4 dead, hundreds of thousands without power as Isaias weakens-Isaias marks the first hurricane of the Atlantic season-The Associated Press · Posted: Oct 10, 2026 8:28 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 10
At least two people were killed by falling trees in Florida and Alabama and hundreds of thousands were without power after Isaias roared ashore as a Category 2 hurricane on Friday. The storm weakened overnight and was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone but remained a threat for flash flooding and tornadoes across the southeast.Isaias left behind a trail of damaged rooftops, downed power lines and flooded roadways Saturday as it weakened and was no longer a hurricane.At least four deaths were linked to the storm, including two people killed when trees fell onto homes in Florida and Alabama. Nearly 700,000 customers were without power by midday, and forecasters warned that flooding could stretch into the southern Appalachians.The storm made landfall Friday near Destin, Fla., a Gulf Coast area known for powdery white-sand beaches and dotted with vacation homes, waterfront bars and seafood shacks. After it weakened overnight to a post-tropical cyclone, forecasters warned of potential flash flooding and tornadoes as the storm moved inland across Alabama. Hundreds of thousands of customers were without power.The possibility of life-threatening storm surges still loomed for parts of the Florida Panhandle, along with a potential for four to eight inches (10 to 20 centimetres) of rain across southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend over the weekend.Early Saturday, Isaias was about 40 kilometres south-southwest of Montgomery, Ala., and nearly 170 kilometres south of Birmingham, Ala., with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h, the National Hurricane Center said. It was expected to move into the Tennessee Valley later Saturday and Sunday."All tropical storm surge warnings have been discontinued as of this morning, but there are still high wind warnings for portions of the Southeast," Robbie Berg, a warning co-ordination meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center in Miami. "So even though it has become post-tropical, it still does remain a wind threat, as well as a heavy rainfall threat. We could see some areas of significant flash flooding over the next couple of days."In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said state roads were open and officials had not received any search and rescue requests while warning about the possibility for flooding in the day sahead. "Sometimes these things happen a day or two days after the storm goes through," he said.A man tries to push a car as waves wash over the road-Isaias, which was the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, caused some damage when it came ashore.The storm's rapid intensification was fuelled by record-warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf has seen substantial warming over the past few decades, and experts say the current marine heatwave was made far more likely due to human-caused climate change. Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on U.S. Gulf Coast as Category 2 storm-While the warm waters provided the abundant energy that Isaias needed, its formation was also made possible by favourable atmospheric conditions, including weak upper-level winds that would otherwise have disrupted the burgeoning storm. But just before landfall, upper-level wind shear increased, causing the storm to weaken slightly, dropping it back to Category 2 and making it more disorganized, expanding the area hit by damaging winds. Strong hurricane winds blew the roof off a hotel in Pensacola and the city's mayor, D.C. Reeves, said on his Facebook page that the airport "took some damage." Some power was out downtown, he said, and there were trees and power lines down in some areas.Gas stations in the Florida towns of East Milton and Destin suffered significant damage. A condominium also was damaged in Panama City, insulation from the building was spread across a parking lot.Parts of southern Alabama also were flooded, with officials in Mobile reporting downed trees and power lines. Roads in Houston County, which is in the southeastern corner of the state, were closed because of similar conditions.A person looks at debris on the ground.Tim Mowry, who rode out the storm from his home in Pensacola, said the wind was so intense it sounded like a train whistle as it whipped through a crack in his patio door. He lost power around 4:30 p.m. CT but was able to rely on a generator. Standing water also covered his backyard, and parts of his fence were ripped down, but overall he said the storm wasn’t as bad as he expected."As far as Pensacola-wise, we really got fortunate," Mowry said.Isaias was the first hurricane to hit the eastern U.S. since Milton tore up the Gulf Coast of Florida in 2024.Meanwhile, in the Pacific, Simon strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane as it approached Mexico’s coast.Tropical storm Rachel was also expected to bring heavy winds and rain to northern Mexico and Southern California over the weekend.With files from Darius Mahdavi.
THE FALSE VATICAN POPE LEO 14TH
ISAIAH 23:15-17
15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.
16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
17 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.(COULD THIS BE 70 YEARS AFTER ISRAEL BECAME A NATION IN 1948)(IF SO THIS SATANIC ONE WORLD WHORE CHURCH WILL MINGLE TOGETHER BY 2018)(AND NOW ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY AND ALL RELIGIONS ARE MINGLING AS ONE PEACE-LOVE-JOY-GET ALONG RELIGION LEAD BY THE VATICAN RIGHT NOW 4 YEARS FROM THE 70 YEAR TIME WHEN ISRAEL BECAME A NATION).AND IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM.
REVELATION 13:11-18
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;(FALSE VATICAN POPE) and he had two horns like a lamb,(JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD) and he spake as a dragon.(HES SATANICALLY INSPIRED,HES A CHRISTIAN DEFECTOR FROM THE FAITH)
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him,(WORLD DICTATOR) and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.(THE WORLD DICTATOR CREATES A FALSE RESURRECTION AND IS CROWNED LEADER OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER).
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM
REVELATION 17:1-18
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:(VATICAN)
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,(VATICAN IN POLITICS) and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.(THATS PEDOPHELIA-FORNICATION IS SINGLES HAVING SEX OUT SIDE OF MARRIAGE)(AND SINCE PREISTS CAN NOT MARRY IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS FALSE CHURCH GOES AGAINST THE BIBLE.THE CATHOLIC CHURCH BECOMES A HOMOSEXUAL HAVEN OF PEDOPHILIAS FACTORY).
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman (FALSE CHURCH) was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,(VATICAN COLOURS)(ANOTHER REASON WE KNOW THE FALSE POPE COMES FROM THE VATICAN) and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:(THE VATICAN GOES AGAINST A PRIEST MARRING A WOMAN-LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS-AND WHATS AN ABOMINATION AGAINST GOD-HOMOSEXUALITY AND PEDOPHILIA JUST LIKE THIS SCRIPTURE SAYS-FORNICATION IS THE SINGLE HOMOSEXUAL PRIESTS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAVING UNMARRIED FORNICATION OR SEX WITH SINGLES-IN THIS CASE ITS SEX WITH CHILDREN OR PEDOPHILIA)
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.(THE VATICAN IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS OR MOUNTAINS)
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen,(1-ASSYRIA,2-EGYPT,3-BABYLON,4-MEDO-PERSIA,5-GREECE) and one is,(IN POWER IN JOHNS AND JESUS DAY-6-ROME) and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.(7TH-REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE OR THE EUROPEAN UNION TODAY AND THE SHORT SPACE IS-THE EUROPEAN UNION WILL HAVE WORLD CONTROL FOR THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS.BUT WILL HAVE ITS MIGHTY WORLD POWER FOR THE FULL 7 YEARS OF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD.AND THE WORLD DICTATOR WILL BE THE BEAST FROM THE EU.AND THE VATICAN POPE WILL BE THE WHORE THAT RIDES THE EUROPEAN UNION TO POWER.AND THE 2 EUROPEAN UNION POWER FREAKS WILL CONTROL AND DECIEVE THE WHOLE EARTH INTO THEIR DESTRUCTION.IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS.YOU WILL BE DECIEVED BY THESE TWO.THE WORLD POLITICIAN-THE EUROPEAN UNION DICTATOR.AND THE FALSE PROPHET THAT DEFECTS CHRISTIANITY-THE FALSE VATICAN POPE.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.(VATICAN-CATHOLICS ALL AROUND THE WORLD OVER 1 BILLION)
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.(GOD HIMSELF GIVES THE OK TO NUKE THE VATICAN)
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.(VATICAN)
HOW THE FALSE POPE IS ELECTED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj3Qnr_30Z4
POPE FRANCIS SISTER (PEDOPHILIA WAY WORSE THEN THOUGHT) (CARDINAL MATEO TERESCO-THE NEXT COVERUP POPE OF PEDOPHILIA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usFshfmBPmY
FALSE POPE LEO 14TH 2012 INTERVIEW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXVkJ5TQi1s
POPE 14TH WILL BE WORSE THAN FRANCIS.
https://banned.video/watch?id=681cf97a22a2c8ae0e09b5d0
A lung nodule (also called a pulmonary nodule) is a small, round or oval growth or spot of tissue in the lung that measures up to 3 centimeters (about 1.2 inches) in diameter. Anything larger than 3 centimeters is called a lung mass.
Key Facts
• Common and Usually Harmless: Up to 95% of lung nodules are non-cancerous (benign). They are frequently discovered by accident on a chest X-ray or CT scan done for an unrelated reason.
• Types: Nodules can be single (solitary) or multiple. On CT scans, they are categorized as solid, ground-glass (hazy), or part-solid.
Common Causes
• Old Infections or Scarring: Bacterial or fungal infections (such as tuberculosis or histoplasmosis) can leave behind small, healed clusters of cells called granulomas.
• Inflammatory Conditions: Diseases like sarcoidosis or rheumatoid arthritis cause local inflammation.
• Benign Tumors: Harmless growths such as hamartomas.
• Cancer: A small percentage of nodules are early-stage lung cancer or cancer that has spread from another part of the body. Risk is higher in older adults and people with a history of smoking or asbestos exposure.
Symptoms and Evaluation
• Symptoms: Most lung nodules are very small and cause no symptoms. Larger or cancerous nodules may rarely cause a chronic cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, or coughing up blood.
• Monitoring and Diagnosis: Doctors evaluate a nodule's size, shape, borders, and growth over time. Small, stable nodules usually require only active surveillance with follow-up CT scans (such as in 6 to 12 months). Growing or higher-risk nodules may require a PET scan or a biopsy to check for cancer.
You can read more detailed guidance on evaluations via the Cleveland Clinic or the Mayo Clinic.
If you or someone you know was recently told they have a lung nodule, tell me:
• How big is the nodule (in millimeters or centimeters)?
• Was it found on a routine scan or a screening?
Pope Leo XIV says he will be operated on in ‘coming days’ for lung nodule-Small mass was ‘detected at a very early stage,’ pontiff says in weekly Vatican address; recovery expected to take about a week; 71-year-old set to visit Latin America next month-By Agencies Today, 4:50 pm-OCT 11,26
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would be operated on “in the coming days” for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located “at a very early stage.”“During recent medical checks, a nodule on my lung was found. It has been detected at a very early stage and is very localized,” the 71-year-old said in a weekly address in St. Peter’s Square.“The doctors believe it would be right to intervene and so, following their advice, I have decided to have the operation to remove it. The operation is already planned in the coming days,” he said.Following the pope’s statement during his Angelus prayers, the Vatican press office said the expected recovery time from the operation would be around one week.A statement from the Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, didn’t say when the pope would be hospitalized, but that it would be in the “first days” of the week. He was expected to be treated at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, which has a special apartment for the pope.The statement didn’t say what impact, if any, the surgery or weeklong recovery would have on Leo’s planned November 7 to 16 trip to Latin America, but the pope on Sunday asked for prayers for his upcoming trip to Peru especially, where he lived for nearly two decades.The pope has no previously known health problems and is known to be physically active, with weekly tennis games and swimming at the papal summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo.Leo, born in Chicago, became the first US pope last year following the death of his Argentine predecessor Francis on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. Leo was elected leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics on May 8 of that year.The former Robert Francis Prevost, while less ebullient than his predecessor, has gradually imprinted his style on the leadership of the Catholic Church, finding his voice as he takes on some of the world’s most pressing issues, from bloody conflicts to artificial intelligence.
Pope Leo: I will undergo surgery soon to remove nodule in my lung.
Pope Leo XIV reveals that he is set to undergo surgery to remove a “localized nodule in my lung,” noting that it is at “a very early stage and is well-localized.” The operation will take place in the coming days at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.Vatican News-Pope Leo XIV told the faithful gathered for the Angelus on Sunday that his doctors have found a “localized nodule” in his lung and he will be operated on in a few days. The medical procedure will take place at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.He added that the nodule was “detected at a very early stage and is well localized.”The Pope said his doctors recommend surgery and he will follow their advice, with the surgery scheduled for the coming days.Pope Leo thanked everyone for their spiritual closeness and entrusted himself to our prayers.“Dear friends, during some recent medical examinations, the doctors found a small, localized nodule in my lung. It was detected at a very early stage and is well-localized. The doctors believe that it is best to intervene, so, following their advice, I have decided to undergo surgery to remove it. The operation is already scheduled to take place in the coming days. I thank you for your spiritual closeness and entrust myself to your prayers. Thank you, and happy Sunday!”Responding to journalists' questions, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, specified that "the operation is scheduled for the first days of this week and the estimated post-operative recovery time will be about one week."The operation will take place at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome.Post updated at 15:00 pm CDT on 11 October.
ICRC President: We must return to Conventions; peace is responsibility of all-After meeting with Pope Leo XIV, Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, tells Vatican News that respect for international law must be restored in conflict zones and warns of the danger of dehumanizing language and autonomous weapon systems.By Wojciech Rogacin
After an audience with Pope Leo XIV on October 9, Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, spoke to Vatican News, saying the meeting was of great importance to her and her organization, as well as to the entire International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.She said that both the ICRC and the Church seek greater respect for the rights of civilians—innocent people affected by war, whose lives must be saved and who must be protected from armed violence.Leaders must reaffirm the rules that protect people-“We are currently preparing for an exceptional initiative's final stage, which is the convening of an international conference at the end of the year in Jordan that will be hosted by His Majesty King Abdullah II,” Ms. Spoljaric said, referring to the conference planned for December 7.She expressed her hopes that the conference will bring together heads of state “to reaffirm faith in the fundamental rules and principles of international humanitarian law, which are meant to protect human dignity and uphold humanity at all times.”So far, 122 countries have expressed their intention to participate in the conference, with more joining almost every day.“The fact that almost every day another country joins gives me a lot of hope that we will have a very successful conference in December,” the ICRC President said.She added that “the Vatican has been supportive throughout the process and from the very outset.”The conference is being organized because “the world needs to hear their leaders reaffirm the validity of the basic rules to protect humanity.”The need is even more urgent, she noted, because the ICRC currently classifies more than 130 conflicts worldwide. This is the highest number since the Second World War and twice as many as 15 years ago.“The number has been rising exponentially. The conflicts are overlapping and they are more and more difficult to unpack,” she said.Eroding respect for international law-During her many visits to conflict zones, the ICRC President has witnessed a growing erosion of respect for international humanitarian law in wartime.Ms. Spoljaric recalled that this is happening even though every country in the world has ratified the Geneva Conventions, adopted in 1949 in response to the experience of the Second World War.Yet despite states having joined the conventions and assumed the obligations that come with them, respect for the rules protecting civilians and non-combatants has weakened.Dehumanizing language leads to atrocities-“We are reaching a point now where there is a total permissiveness on how they are being applied and how military strategies are being designed,” Ms. Spoljaric said.“A very concerning element of this is the increased use of dehumanizing language.”“There's almost no restraint with regards to what can be said in the pursuit of military victory. And this, as we know historically, precedes the worst crimes and atrocities,” the ICRC President warned.Ban autonomous weapon systems-She pointed to another threat raised by the Holy See at international events: the use of artificial intelligence and autonomous weapon systems on the battlefield.Ms. Spoljaric is deeply concerned about the development of such weapons and sees significant scope for cooperation between the ICRC and the Holy See in addressing the threat.“We need to ensure at all times that there is human control and human accountability over the decision of who is going to live and who is going to die in a situation of armed violence and conflict,” she said.She noted the low cost of the technologies involved: drones are inexpensive, while artificial intelligence remains unregulated.“So, if you combine the two, without any restraint, without any normative barriers, you create potentially a weapon that will easily get out of control and that will become extremely indiscriminate with regards to its targets.”Together with the UN Secretary-General, Ms. Spoljaric has called for a legal framework that would ban certain types of weapons, particularly fully autonomous weapons.She hopes states will begin negotiations at the Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, to be held in Geneva in mid-November.“And I hope that states will seize this opportunity,” she said.We must speak about peace-Ms. Spoljaric expressed her appreciation of Pope Leo XIV’s consistent calls for peace and dialogue.“The fact that we converge in the call for peace increases our authority in raising awareness that we cannot continue this current trend,” she said.“That we have to stand up and do everything we can within our mandates, within our authority and respective roles to promote the establishment of pathways to peace.”“I think the time has come where we have to speak about peace loudly. We have to return to a vision of peace. We have to prioritize de-escalation for the sake of the people that are more and more desperate in making ends meet.”Globalized conflicts-Ms. Spoljaric does not distinguish between more and less difficult conflicts.“All wars are difficult at the moment because they are all fought with the same technology and with the same lack of restraint when it comes to civilian lives, when it comes to protecting children, protecting the dignity of women and treating prisoners humanely,” she said.The pain of a mother losing a child is the same in every war.“It's the same pain. And this is why we need a global initiative. We don't want a contextualized conference where we finger-point,” she stressed.The ICRC President believes that all countries should be involved in working for peace, including those far from conflict zones.“It pertains to all states and all states today have a responsibility to de-escalate.”“We live in a globalized system,” she said. Countries are connected through partnerships and economic interdependence and therefore share responsibility for developments far beyond their own borders.“All the dangerous global trends that are converging at the moment are only going to be managed through international cooperation. We cannot unpack these different conflicts that are already cross-regional. We cannot unpack them by working alone.”“No party to the conflict remains isolated from others. We are speaking today about a global challenge, so we have to address it collectively.”Peace begins with humanitarian action-The ICRC hopes Pope Leo XIV’s constant calls for peace and for the dignity of every person will be upheld. As President of an organization providing humanitarian assistance in conflict zones, Ms. Spoljaric is convinced that the first steps toward peace are almost always humanitarian.“It can be the return of civilians, safe passage, the delivery of humanitarian assistance. It can be a large-scale exchange of prisoners of war. The means towards the confidence that you need to re-establish in order to come to a ceasefire agreement are humanitarian.”She added that the Geneva Conventions provide a reference framework that makes such steps possible.“And the Geneva Conventions give you a reference framework to do this. Especially because they have been ratified by all and still today all states are parties to that convention or humanitarian architecture as a whole.”Returning to respect for international norms-Asked how to reverse the growing tendency to impose peace on others through force, domination, weapons and war, Ms. Spoljaric noted that the urge to dominate is rooted in human nature, but must be restrained by established norms governing relations between people.In today’s complex world, she believes, regulating certain areas has become even more important “because otherwise they get out of control.”Wars are getting out of control because they are no longer confined to a single territory, while military cooperation involves an increasing number of states.“We have to accept the fact that the human being is belligerent. And we have to compensate it with the fact that at core the human being is also seeking peace because the human being knows that chances of survival are far greater in peace and the chances for our children to thrive are far greater in peace.”According to the ICRC President, international agreements and norms must once again be given priority.“And this is why we rely on agreements and this is why we have to come back to these agreements and say we have to prioritize them in the future. We have to do more. It is our responsibility.”
