The mosquito-transmitted Zika virus which is believed to have originated in Africa, is in Asia and South American and heading north:

The terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State, possibly taking a cue from Hillary Clinton, has put Donald Trump in a recruitment video:

Although many will be having a New Year’s party today, various Western governments are concerned about possible terrorist attacks:

A few days ago, Iran provoked the US Navy militarily.  Today, the USA complained this has increased tensions:

Voice of America (VOA) reported about a new survey that shows 40% of Americans believe that the terrorists are winning against the USA:

Jesus said to watch events leading to the time of His return (Mark 13:35-37). Here is a list of ten items to watch related to Bible prophecy and predictions for 2016:

Russia fired a warning shot to prevent a collision with a Turkish fishing vessel:

December 13, 2015

A Russian warship fired a warning shot to prevent a collision with a Turkish fishing vessel in the Aegean sea, further straining ties between the two nations after last month’s downing of a Russian bomber near the Syrian border.

The Vatican has been active, mainly behind the scenes, in the climate change conference taking place in Paris:

Role of Pope Francis ‘transformative’ at Paris COP21 climate summit

Facebook removed some photos and a post uploaded by radio host Michael Savage:

December 10, 2015

Talk-radio host Michael Savage thought that amid a fierce national debate on whether or not to allow Muslims to immigrate to the United States, it would be worth considering what has been happening in Europe.

Are governments around the world moving towards eliminating cash to have ‘cashless’ societies?  A reader sent me the following, dated 12/03/15, that suggests that may be the case:

Are You Safe from the War on Cash?

Governments are waging a war on cash…