With war at its doorstep following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union has demonstrated unity and resolve in its response. The war is also accelerating transformations in the EU’s foreign policy as Brussels is forced to adjust to new geopolitical realities. It is hard to overstate t…
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A two-month truce that began April 2 is holding so far and giving rare hope to Yemenis who have suffered through a now six-year war.
“I am encouraged”, said US Special Envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, in an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor. The “parties have taken some significant steps he…
Winds of Change in Yemen Read More »
Invasion
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has not gone well for Russia. The Financial Times, under the heading, “How Russia’s mistakes and Ukrainian resistance altered Putin’s war,” stated this:
“The snarled up 65km Russian convoy that was stuck for days outside Kyiv neatly illustrated …
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It was startling to hear Russian President Putin use the term “de-Nazification”1 in his address outlining his purpose in the invasion of Ukraine. Under the pretext of “de-Nazification”, Putin accuses the Ukrainians of being Nazis and drug addicts, claiming his invasion was “to protect peop…
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We live in a time of great drama. The signs show that the time of the Lord’s return could be at any time now.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6 we are told that the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly like (v2) a “thief in the night” and at the end, it will come very swiftly (v3) “as travail up…
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During the recent Direct Line, when I was asked about Russian-Ukrainian relations, I said that Russians and Ukrainians were one people—a single whole. These words were not driven by some short-term considerations or prompted by the current political context. It is what I have said on numerous occa…
Article by Vladimir Putin “On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians” Read More »
The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban terrorist organisation, one of Biden’s three major failures so far, is having a ripple effect that is travelling around the globe, although we know little about this remote country. Afghanistan may be poor, but it does have natural gas reserves and a range of…
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The following three articles are drawn from addresses given at the Adelaide Prophecy Day held on 7 August 2021.
The Russian Ruse
Russia is referred to both pointedly and indirectly in many parts of the Bible. The most familiar is that of Ezekiel 38:2 where we read of the prophet’s proclamation a…
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The papacy will continue to wield its influence until it is destroyed by Christ (Dan 7:26-27; 2 Thess 2:3). The current incumbent, Pope Francis, is an Argentinian of Italian extraction, who brought a change of focus from Benedict XVI. He is nearly 85, and after a 10-day hospitalisation in July, no-o…
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The following scriptural references indicate that Israel’s wealth and prosperity will continue to grow until they are snatched from their grasp by the rapacious hordes of Gog:
Ezek 38:12-13: “To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabit…
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