3 Jan 2026

Strong M6.5 earthquake hits Guerrero, Mexico
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 struck Guerrero, Mexico, at 13:58 UTC (07:58 LT) on January 2, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 35 km (21.7 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The USGS issued a Yellow alert for shaking-related fatalities and a Green alert for economic losses.

Flash floods kill 17 and destroy 1800 homes across Afghanistan
Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall and snowmelt have killed at least 17 people and left 11 injured across Afghanistan since January 1, 2026. Over 1800 homes were destroyed in Herat, Badghis, and Faryab provinces, with authorities warning of continuing risk as moderate rainfall persists in western regions.

Australia Enforces Age ID Checks for Search Engine Users
Australia has activated a new requirement for search engines to verify the ages of their signed-in users, with companies now facing a six-month countdown to full compliance.

Sweden and Switzerland are slowly winning the war against cash, but the fight is not over yet
As digital threats mount, cash is reemerging not as a relic, but as a vital pillar of secure and accessible payment systems.  And Sweden and Switzerland are making moves to reverse course on digital currency and enshrine the use of cash in law.

Trump warns: ‘If Iran shoots protesters, the US will come to their rescue’
…”If Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J.TRUMP,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

Why Anti-Sharia Bills Always Fail — and What Must Be Done Instead 
Elaine Ellinger’s article reveals why banning Sharia without defining religion is a legal fraud—and what must be done to stop the endless cycle of empty legislation.

Charter or Sharia: How Canada’s Federal Workplace Is Being Reengineered Into a Parallel Islamic System 
Canada’s federal workplace is being quietly transformed from Charter-based neutrality into sharia-aligned compliance, as a Muslim employees’ guide reframes “religious accommodation” into institutional submission, enforced conformity, and the normalization of a parallel religious legal order inside the state itself.

Florida for Sale: Inside the Taxpayer-Funded Islamic Settlement of Tampa
“Tampa is now considered the second best Islamic city in America—after Dallas” is not a compliment—it is a declaration that Florida’s taxpayer-funded schools, mosques, and markets are being used to construct a permanent Islamic parallel society in plain sight.

A Christian Nation If You Can Keep It
When discussing the nature of the fledgling United States in 1787, Elizabeth Willing Powel, an influential socialite in Philadelphia, asked Benjamin Franklin “[w]ell, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” Franklin famously responded that the United States is “a republic, if you can keep it.” At the dawn of 2026, a similar question lingers amid controversy over the nation’s religious status following recent remarks by President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance. More specifically, it thus seems fair to ask, without putting too much emphasis on Christmas, whether the United States is a Christian nation. We can respond enthusiastically “yes, if we can keep it.”

FBI disrupts alleged ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve attack plot targeting NC grocery store, fast food restaurant
The FBI disrupted an alleged plot to attack people inside a grocery store and fast food restaurant in North Carolina on New Year’s Eve in support of the Islamic State terrorist group, prosecutors revealed Friday. Christian Sturdivant, 18, of Mint Hill — a town outside Charlotte — was arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson said.

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