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The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill signed by President Biden prohibits using Border Patrol funding to improve border security, but gives $410 million to Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman—for border security.Continue Reading

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China’s president Xi Jinping declared his support Friday for an independent Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 borders. This is a slap at Israel, the US, and Chinese Christians.

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An interfaith group of religious environmental activists broke mock stone tablets on a mountain in Egypt believed by some to be Mount Sinai, symbolizing the need for “climate repentance.”Continue Reading

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt plan to join BRICS, the economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The timing is awkward for President Biden as he prepares to meet with the Saudis, but Turkey’s membership is potentially more significant.Continue Reading

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Big changes ahead for the U.S. dollar: Saudi Arabia and China are discussing oil sales in yuan, which could undermine the dollar as the world’s de facto reserve currency. And President Biden signed an executive order last week directing government to research a Central Bank Digital Currency.Continue Reading

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A spyware app called Pegasus has been marketed to governments around the world and used to turn mobile phones into surveillance devices targeting journalists and dissidents. Watch for calls to form a global cybersecurity agency—something the World Economic Forum is already promoting with some powerful backers.Continue Reading