News and Prophecy Staff

Russia may be preparing to resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time since 1990. Senior Russian officials, including lawmakers and military leaders, have visited the Novaya Zemlya test site—a Cold War-era facility where the Soviet Union conducted more than 130 nuclear tests. Novaya Zemlya was the site of the Tsar Bomba detonation in 1961—the most powerful nuclear explosion ever recorded.

According to a recent study, more than half of today’s teenagers regularly communicate with generative artificial intelligence companions (Common Sense Media, 2025), fueled by the appeal of constant companionship and even mental-health support. Yet experts caution that these digital confidants can foster unhealthy dependency, deepen loneliness, and offer unpredictable or harmful responses. To the unsuspecting or unaware, A.I. can take on many human-like traits.

In a powerful commentary published in Politico, Gary Kasparov, former world chess champion and public advocate for democracy, and Gabrielius Landsbergis, member of the European Council on Foreign Relations and former Lithuanian foreign minister, highlighted the European Union’s current ineffectiveness on the world stage (August 3, 2025).

The Temple Institute in Israel confirmed that all five red heifers flown to the Holy Land from Texas have been disqualified for Temple purification rites (Israel 365 News, August 6, 2025). According to Numbers 19, only a “flawless” red heifer—without blemish and never yoked—can be sacrificed to produce the ashes required for ritual cleansing. This purification is considered essential before Temple worship or sacrifices can resume.

In a recent proposal, President Donald Trump signaled willingness to recognize all Russian-held Ukrainian territories in exchange for Ukraine’s neutrality (Politico, August 11, 2025).