Israeli Attacks in Gaza Kill at Least Five as the IDF Continues Violating Ceasefire Deal

Jeffries Calls On Half-Dozen Democratic States To Start 'Aggressive' Redistricting Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday named six Democratic states he wants to join New York in pursuing mid-decade redistricting ahead of the 2028 election—a longer-term play as both parties have raced to redraw maps before the November 2026 midterms. “It’s going to be incredibly important that states like New York, New Jersey, Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Maryland and Illinois are aggressive in moving forward to ensure that there’s a fair national map,...

Massive "Treasure Trove" 3,000-Year-Old Silk Road City Discovered In Uzbekistan Authored by Maria Mocerino via Interesting Engineering (emphasis ours), A Chinese-Uzbek archaeological team has discovered a remarkable 3,000-year-old city along the Silk Road that is rich with artifacts, providing new insights into urban development during the early Iron Age in Central Asia. Surkhan State Reserve. Sherobod District, Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan. (Wikimedia) Originally discovered in 1969, the expansive Bandikhan II site, covering 107,639 square feet, is located in the Bandikhan oasis. The Surxondaryo region in southern Uzbekistan is known as an archaeological treasure trove, containing...

UK Councils Warn Schools: Children's Drawings Could Be Blasphemous Under Islamic Law Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In yet another assault on free expression in British classrooms, schools are being instructed by Labour councils to treat kids’ innocent drawings as potential offenses under Islamic interpretations.  Guidelines warn that depicting humans or prophets could spark blasphemy complaints, forcing teachers to tiptoe around religious sensitivities at the expense of creativity and open education.  The push comes amid a broader Labour government drive to monitor and suppress any perceived slights against Muslims, turning schools into surveillance outposts...