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The British monarch will pray with the leader of the Vatican for the first time in 500 years later this week. King Charles iii will visit Pope Leo xiv on Thursday, receiving a chair bearing his coat of arms and a Latin inscription translating to “That they may be one.” He will also accept the title of “Royal Confrater” of the Abbey of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls in Rome, acknowledging spiritual fellowship between the monarchy, which leads the Anglican Church, and the Vatican. Bible prophecy reveals that Protestant churches such as the Church of England will eventually be absorbed back into the Roman Catholic Church. This visit, coming as the Anglican Church is suffering a major internal split, is another sign that such a reunion is imminent.
A “tsunami” of Israelis have emigrated in recent years, a committee in Israel’s Knesset announced yesterday. Israel has fewer than 10 million citizens, and the committee says more than 125,000 of them moved abroad between 2022 and 2024. The Times of Israel characterized it as Israel’s “largest-ever loss of human capital in such a short period.” Committee chairman Gilad Kariv said, “This is not a wave of emigration, it’s a tsunami of Israelis choosing to leave the country.” Many Israelis sense that bad times are coming for their nation. The Bible prophesies that it will be much worse than they even imagine.
The Houthi military’s chief of staff has died after sustaining wounds from an Israeli strike in August, the Houthis announced Thursday. The Israeli military said Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Ghamari was “responsible for hundreds of missiles and [drone] attacks launched toward Israeli civilians and the State of Israel.” Israel has achieved considerable success in its war against Iran’s proxies. But because of Bible prophecy, the Trumpet expects Iran to continue to increase its power and influence despite these setbacks.
Col. Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president of Madagascar on Friday, following a military coup. According to the World Bank, three quarters of Madagascar’s 30 million people lived below the poverty line in 2022, and 2 in 3 lacked access to electricity. Protests against electricity and water shortages brought down the previous government in late September and early October. Randrianirina has promised to hold new elections within 18 to 24 months, but he rejected a court order to hold them within 60 days.
Madagascar’s woes are a case study in the corruption that has dogged human government throughout history. There is only one government that truly works.
John Bolton was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Maryland on 18 counts under the Espionage Act. Bolton allegedly shared over 1,000 pages of classified notes from his 2018–2019 tenure in the White House as National Security Advisor with two unauthorized relatives through personal e-mail and a messaging app, and he stored sensitive materials at his home. Prosecutors claim this exposed the information to an Iran-linked cyberhack in 2021. Bolton called the indictment politically motivated retribution; he is a vocal Trump critic and the author of a scathing memoir.
France is trying to create a Gaza peacekeeping force in the United Nations, the French Foreign Ministry announced yesterday. Spokesman Pascal Confavreux said France and Britain are drafting a UN Security Council resolution in collaboration with the United States to create a peacekeeping force to stabilize Gaza as part of a “day-after” plan. The Trumpet expects Europe to become increasingly involved in putting Gaza back together. Our relevant Trends article explains why.
Generation Z students are moving away from gender confusion and returning to sanity, a recent analysis of survey data from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (fire) involving over 60,000 U.S. undergraduates shows.
- The rate of transgenderism halved from 6.8 percent in 2022–2023 to just 3.6 percent in 2025.
The surge in nonbinary and queer self-identification peaked around 2023 after rising steadily since the early 2010s. The past two years have seen a near 10-point return to conventional norms in sexual orientation. This is a blow to “gender reassignment” surgeons, whose demented interventions had been projected to become a $5 billion industry by 2030.
Russia’s armed forces have deployed additional North Korean units to support Russian operations in Ukraine’s Sumy region, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported Thursday. The North Koreans are helping Russia with uav reconnaissance, identifying Ukrainian positions, and carrying out strikes with multiple-launch rocket systems.
The Bible prophesies of a massive Asian alliance, headed by Russia and China, which will include smaller Asian nations such as North Korea. These countries will unite to face a growing European superpower. That is why the Trumpet closely watches the deepening military relationship between Russia and North Korea.
Germany will provide at least €200 million in immediate aid to reconstruct the Gaza Strip, Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan announced yesterday. “That is the amount that is already available in the budget,” Radovan said in the Table Today podcast. Watch for Germany to become more involved in the region.
Yesterday, a protest of about 15,000 people set fires and attacked businesses like Starbucks and McDonald’s accused of supporting Israel, according to the Barcelona police. Fifteen people were arrested.
In Valencia, Israeli basketball players visiting for a tournament were moved to another hotel amid fears that a crowd 1,000-strong would surround the hotel and riot.
These protests assembled even as Israel and Hamas had supposedly just ended their war. Such anti-Israel actions in a country with such a checkered anti-Semitic past as Spain are another sign that Europe’s old ghosts haven’t gone away.
Chinese container ship Istanbul Bridge completed a journey through the Arctic Sea Route to the United Kingdom on October 13, taking just 20 days for the 7,500-nautical mile voyage. It marks the first time a container ship has transited from China via the Arctic to the UK, and the vessel will now stop in Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. Since a similar voyage to Europe through the Suez Canal generally takes more than twice as long, the Chinese, Russians and Europeans are working to fully establish the Arctic Sea Route. To understand the importance of this emerging route in the context of biblical prophecy, read “The Battle for the Arctic.”
Australia charges Sydney man for sending almost $650,000 to Iranian banks under sanctions, authorities announced today. The 34-year-old is accused of sending 543 transfers totaling $649,308 over a year. As Trumpet contributor Callum Wood recently wrote, this demonstrates how Australia has been infiltrated by Iran.
Phase-two talks between Israel and Hamas have commenced in Egypt, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed today. If agreed to, this would place Gaza under the authority of an interim political body not affiliated by Hamas, as well as an international peacekeeping force. Egypt claims that a 15-member governing committee has been formed, backed by Hamas and reviewed by Israel. Regardless how the current talks conclude, as we wrote in our October 13 Morning Brief, “Israel’s problems with the Palestinians are only getting started.”
Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels bullied Philippine boats near Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea yesterday, with one intentionally ramming a Philippine boat.
Pag-asa lies well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone as defined by international law, based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and reinforced by a 2016 international court ruling. But China rejects international law when it doesn’t serve its purposes and claims almost the entire South China Sea as its own, including sections belonging to the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam. China enforces its claims partly by antagonizing the vessels of these other nations in their own waters.
Though yesterday’s ramming caused only minor damage and no injuries, it marks yet another instance of China’s illegal and destabilizing aggression in one of the world’s most important maritime regions. Watch for China to increase its belligerence in this area as it keeps pushing the world toward war.
A federal grand jury in Virginia indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James yesterday on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. Allegedly she misrepresented a three-bedroom home she purchased as her secondary residence to secure favorable mortgage terms while actually using it as a rental investment property.
James dismissed the indictment as a “baseless” weaponization of the justice system by the president. The evidence prosecutors have has not been released, so it is unclear how solid the case is. But it could not possibly be more baseless than the civil fraud lawsuit James successfully brought against Donald Trump in 2023 that resulted in a nearly $500 million judgment.
Whatever truth there may be to accusations that the president is unjustly using the Justice Department, what happened under his predecessor was far worse.
China asked India for assurances on Thursday that any heavy rare earth magnets it sells New Delhi will be used strictly for India’s domestic needs and not reexported to America. The request comes as relations between China and India are warming and trade frictions between China and the United States are intensifying. Those frictions have prompted China, which controls 90 percent of global heavy rare earth magnet production, to limit the export of these vital materials to many nations worldwide. If China receives the assurances it seeks, it will be able to continue inflicting pain on U.S. industry while empowering India’s electronics, aerospace, defense and other sectors. This development would advance the improvement in China-India relations and help set the two Asian giants on track for an alliance the Trumpet has long been expecting.
Back in 2020, German authorities recorded around 3,200 right-wing extremist-motivated crimes by individuals age 24 or under. Four years later, in 2024, this figure had more than doubled to over 7,100. It is just one troubling sign among many of how the extremes are rising in Germany.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned President Trump yesterday not to give Ukraine access to long-range missiles that could strike targets deep inside Russia. The warning was a response to Trump implying on Monday that America may sell the 1,550-mile range Tomahawk missiles to the Ukrainians to help them better defend against and pressure Russia.
“The hypothetical use of such systems is only possible with the direct involvement of American personnel,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. “We urge the U.S. leadership and the U.S. military to take a sober, reasonable, responsible approach to this situation.”
The Trump administration appears to be ending its failed appeasement strategy toward Moscow, instead adopting a more assertive approach aimed at pressuring Russia to end its brutal war. But given the erratic nature of U.S. foreign policy, along with America’s war weariness and internal divisions, such an approach is unlikely to be forceful enough to deter Vladimir Putin’s aggressive ambitions.
Outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu indicated he had hammered out a compromise to avoid fresh elections in France. Delaying or even canceling Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reforms—his most notable achievement thus far—could be on the table. But there’s still a long way to go before France’s leadership crisis is solved.
Amid a U.S. federal government shutdown entering its seventh day, staffing shortages among the nation’s 11,000 air traffic controllers—unpaid and working 10-hour shifts up to six days a week—have triggered widespread flight delays across major U.S. airports. The Federal Aviation Administration has slowed incoming traffic to ensure safety amid the crisis. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association warned that the system is “fragile” and urged Congress to end the standoff. Analysts foresee escalating chaos if the political impasse continues.
German Mayor Iris Stalzer was stabbed yesterday and left critically injured near her home. She was elected mayor of Herdecke in North Rhine-Westphalia in September. There has been a stark rise in violence against politicians, and the stabbing is still under investigation.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term starts today. It will take up several cases that could affect major constitutional issues. The conservative 6-3 majority is poised to deliver potentially transformative victories for President Trump’s vision of executive authority. Issues include trade and tariff policy, the president’s power to fire officials at the Federal Reserve, culture-war flash points like transgender rights and voting maps, and curtailing birthright citizenship for children of noncitizens or green-card holders, enabling mass deportations. Prophecy speaks of a “kingdom’s court” that helps an end-time American president. This Supreme Court term could produce decisions that reshape the separation of powers and the authority of the executive in a way consistent with this extraordinary prophecy.
President Trump said Sunday that the U.S. would bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities again if Iran resumes its nuclear program. “We’ll have to take care of that too if they do [restart],” he told sailors at a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy. “[Iran] wants to do that, it’s fine, but we’re going to take care of that and we’re not going to wait so long.” The U.S. along with Israel struck Iran’s nuclear program in June in what President Trump called the “12-Day War.” The extent of how far that offensive set back Iran’s program is under debate. But the Trumpet still sees Iran’s nuclear program as an existential issue for world safety. Our relevant Trends article explains why.
Sébastien Lecornu will be remembered as the shortest-serving prime minister in French history. He submitted his resignation to French President Emmanuel Macron today, less than 24 hours after announcing the composition of his cabinet and just 27 days into his term. This preempted an impending vote of no confidence from left-wing and far-right opposition parties over budget disagreements. Lecornu was supposed to deliver his inaugural speech in parliament tomorrow. The ongoing government crisis is one of the main reasons why France plays second fiddle to Germany in the EU.
Ice and U.S. Border Patrol have arrested more than 800 illegal aliens in Illinois since September 8. In “Operation Midway Blitz,” the Department of Homeland Security has targeted criminals who come to Chicago and Illinois “seeking protection under the sanctuary policies of Governor Pritzker,” the agency said. Among those arrested were individuals convicted of rape, dui, gang activity and other serious crimes. Such actions are provoking backlash. “Since Operation Midway Blitz began,” dhs says, “rioters have assaulted law enforcement, thrown tear gas cans, slashed tires of cars, blocked the entrance of the building, and trespassed on private property. Our ice law enforcement officers are facing a more than 1,000 percent increase in assaults against them.” The curses unchecked immigration have brought upon America were prophesied in the Bible. To understand how these are being fulfilled, read our April 2024 Trumpet issue, “Invasion.”
