Nineteen rockets were fired at northern Israel from Lebanon on Friday morning, sending residents in a number of towns in the Golan Heights and Galilee Panhandle scrambling to shelters. The Hezbollah terror group acknowledged responsibility for the barrage, its heaviest since the 2006 Second Lebanon War. Israel Defense Forces said 10 projectiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense … Read More

Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz said the country is prepared to engage militarily directly with Iran, amid rising tensions in the region as Iran increases its nuclear capabilities and as hardliner Ebrahim Raisi is sworn into Iran’s presidency. When asked in an interview whether Israel was ready to strike in Iran if need be, Gantz responded simply, “Yes.” But he … Read More

Israeli Defense Forces confirmed that the air force had attacked Lebanon in areas from which rockets were fired during the day at the State of Israel. Israeli fighter jets attacked targets in southern Lebanon early on Thursday morning, the IDF Spokesperson has confirmed. The attacks  by Israel in Lebanon come in response to rockets fired into Israel on Wednesday afternoon, … Read More

The Australian government is sending troops in to enforce a coronavirus lockdown in New South Wales. As soldiers will be joining police to enforce a coronavirus lockdown in and around Sydney as authorities try to tamp down the latest outbreak of cases linked to the more infectious delta variant. The soldiers will begin patrols in Sydney, a city of 6 million people, … Read More

Fierce cold with ice and snow have hit Brazil with snow accumulating on streets of cities and ice accumulating on trees where such winter phenomenon is not usually seen. At least 43 Brazilian cities registered either snow or freezing rain according to information from Climatempo, a weather service. And temperatures are expected to keep dropping, with more snow possible. According … Read More

A massive earthquake of rare magnitude, coming in at 8.2-M, has hit Alaska spawning initial tsunami alerts from Hawaii to New Zealand. Authorities as far away as Hawaii, Japan and New Zealand confirmed they were on alert for potential tsunami waves. The U.S. tsunami alert system also sent notifications to residents along the southern coast of Alaska as residents evacuated … Read More

The Great Salt Lake, also known as America’s Dead Sea, is drying up as it approaches historic lows and its dry soil which is high in chemical compounds could become a source of toxic dust across America. Human water consumption and diversion have long depleted the Utah lake and now record drought conditions have exacerbated the situation. A local commercial … Read More

A sandstorm rose up from high winds in Utah where it engulfed a highway reducing visibility to zero as vehicles began to collide resulting in a horrific pileup. The sandstorm caused as many as 22 vehicles to be involved in the pileup as it significantly reduced visibility on the Utah roadway. The accident occurred on Interstate 15, near milepost 152. … Read More