CARACAS, Venezuela (PNN) - April 26, 2017 - After enduring shortages of food and medicine for years, as well as a total collapse of their currency, the people of Venezuela have had enough. Last week it was estimated that 2.5 million people marched against the Nicolás Maduro regime, which had previously tried to strip away the powers of the opposition-led Parliament. It’s estimated that as many as 6 million people may have taken to the streets to protest throughout the country.

NEW DELHI, India (PNN) - April 26, 2017 - India has recently been test-firing new versions of the medium-range supersonic Brahmos missile, which is a joint venture between India and Russia and is based on the P-800 Onix, one of several supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles in service with the Russian Navy. With Russian help, India is developing a hypersonic Brahmos II version, which could be based on the Zircon.

ZURICH, Switzerland (PNN) - April 23, 2017 - “Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind,” wrote the playwright John Milton in 1634.

But nearly 400 years later, technological advances in machines that can read our thoughts mean the privacy of our brains is under threat.

PARIS, France (PNN) - April 25, 2017 - Here is a summary of election coverage this morning:

Emmanuel Macron has come under fire for celebrating his first-round result with his staff, inner circle, and a few celebrity friends in a Paris brasserie, La Rotonde, on Sunday night. Marine Le Pen tried to capitalize on the criticism, saying she was “the candidate of the people”.

CARACAS, Venezuela (PNN) - April 24, 2017 - Venezuela, a country with only $10 billion left in reserves to run on, is in trouble. The people are starving, the government has gone full on authoritarian, and now desperate human beings are dying in the streets.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (PNN) - April 21, 2017 - An unnamed person inside a Nashville sneaker shop went John Wick on three armed robbers last night after they made the mistake of charging into the store with guns blazing.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (PNN) - April 19, 2017 - From the wind-swept deck of a massive aircraft carrier, Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday warned North Korea not to test the resolve of the Fascist Police States of Amerika military, promising it would make an "overwhelming and effective" response to any use of conventional or nuclear weapons.

TOKYO - Japan (PNN) - April 18, 2017 - A device that can read people’s minds by detecting their brainwaves has been developed in a breakthrough that could eventually enable people with “locked-in syndrome” to communicate.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Kalifornia (PNN) - April 18, 2017 - Machines that can think for themselves - and perhaps turn on their creators as a result - have long been a fascination of science fiction.

Creating robots that can learn without any input from humans is moving ever closer, thanks to the latest developments in artificial intelligence.

by Brent Johnson

Regardless of any particular faith, culture, race or class, I have found that the vast majority of people agree on one thing: the Word of God is, by definition, Truth.

If you are seeking a point of universal agreement from which to build a spiritually evolved society, one in which each individual is concerned not only for himself but also for the whole world, then this seems a good place to start.