National Post, by Tristin Hopper: An Ontario town has been fined $10,000 and its officials ordered to complete mandatory “human rights” training after it refused to celebrate Pride Month. Emo is a township of about 1,300 people located in the…

Faithwire, by Billy Hallowell: A persecution watchdog is warning about recent developments in Bangladesh that are reportedly already putting Christians and other minority religious adherents in grave danger. “About a month ago, after a few weeks of really bloody protests…

FOX News, by Hannah Grossman: A recent hire at the nuclear security wing of the Department of Energy has previously called for disarmament policies – which reduce or eliminate nuclear weapons – arguing that advancing “queer theory” was essential to…

AFP: Switzerland’s new instant payment system will bolster the future of cashless payments in the country, the Swiss central bank said Wednesday after the scheme went live. The Swiss National Bank said around 60 financial institutions were now able to…

USA Today: Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced the lockout of their Canadian workers on Thursday after failed labor talks, resulting in a shutdown of their rail networks in the country. The decision, confirmed by…

Aljazeera: Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have released a report alleging Democratic President Joe Biden committed impeachable offences, but it is unclear whether they would push for a vote following a probe that the White House has…

USA Today: by Cybele Mayes-Osterman: The Bayesian set off on a leisurely cruise around Italy’s southern coast on a sunny day in late July. The luxurious super yacht − which boasted one of the largest masts in the world and…

BBC, by Helen Catt and Charlotte Rose: Extreme misogyny will be treated as a form of extremism under new government plans, the Home Office has said. Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, has ordered a review of the UK’s counter-extremism strategy…

World Net Daily, by J.M. Phelps: A policy revision adopted recently by the U.S. Army could spell trouble for soldiers who believe in and follow the Holy Bible. In June, the Army issued two new directives regarding the handling and…

Gallup, by Lydia Saad: Americans’ faith in major societal institutions hasn’t improved over the past year following a slump in public confidence in 2022. Last year, Gallup recorded significant declines in public confidence in 11 of the 16 institutions it tracks annually,…

Politico, by Ben Schreckinger: In January, this newsletter took a look at emerging ideas for state-backed digital money — speculating that a new breed of e-money was poised to take the center of the global stage. As we cross the…

Notes from Poland, by Alicja Ptak: Poland’s government will meet with representatives of the retail industry to remind them about compliance with a ban on Sunday trading, amid efforts by some stores to find loopholes allowing them to circumvent the…