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Around the World
Syria: Turkey Has Cut Off Water/Electricity for 1 Million People Following Air Strikes Targeting Kurdish “Terrorist” Groups
Turkey has cut off access to electricity and water for more than a million people in north-east Syria through airstrikes against the separatist Kurdish-held Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), BBC News reported on Tuesday, November 19. The situation is all the more critical as the region has been struck by a drought.
Philippines Christians Thanking For Prayers After Deadly Typhoon
Christians in the Philippines said Tuesday they are thankful for prayers as the cleanup began after deadly Super Typhoon Man-yi.
Ecuador Declares National Emergency Amid Wildfire Crisis
Ecuador on Monday (November 18) declared a 60-day state of national emergency amid raging wildfires, which have resulted in evacuations and the destruction of 24,700 acres of land, Reuters reports. The situation has remained critical.
Putin Changes Nuclear Doctrine, Ukraine Fires U.S. Made Missiles
Ukraine has launched its first strikes inside Russian territory using U.S.-made long-range missiles, according to Russia's Ministry of Defense. In response to the Biden Administration allowing Ukraine to use U.S. missiles, Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a revised nuclear doctrine that eases the conditions for using nuclear weapons.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu Criticizes Biden’s Policies, Finds Common Ground with Trump
In an address delivered to the Knesset on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remarked that the guidance from outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden on dealing with Iran and its terrorist proxies in the region was often misguided. Despite pressure from the Biden administration, Netanyahu asserted that Israel had decided to "follow our own view."
IDF Finds Troves of Russian-Made Weapons in Hezbollah’s Possession
Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon have discovered troves of Russian weapons that were in the possession of Hezbollah, the Islamic terror group Israel is fighting, the Wall Street Journal reported exclusively on Tuesday.

Inside the United States
Incoming Trump Administration Focused on Locating 300,000 Missing Children
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for border czar, Tom Homan, emphasized the urgency for the Trump administration to focus on locating and rescuing 300,000 children who are currently missing in the United States due to the border crisis, citing concerns about their risk of exploitation.
Musk Unveils Supercomputer ‘To Understand Universe’ (Worthy World Watch)
Billionaire Elon Musk has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI) training center with the world’s fastest supercomputer “to understand the universe”.
Wyoming: District Judge Strikes Down State Laws Which Banned Abortion Including With Pills
A district court judge on Monday blocked the continued implementation of Wyoming abortion bans that also expressly prohibited the use of abortion pills to end pregnancies, the Washington Times reports.

Christian News
Police Refuse to Arrest Islamist Who Raped Their 18-Year-Old Girl at Gunpoint, Her Christian Family Says
Police in Punjab Province, Pakistan, have refused to arrest an Islamic man who is accused of raping a young Christian woman at gunpoint earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Worthy Insights
Huckabee: Biden administration ‘put far more pressure on Israel than on Hamas’ (Video)
U.S. ambassador-designate to Israel Mike Huckabee criticized the Biden administration’s approach to Israel on Tuesday, accusing it of applying more pressure on the Jewish state than on its adversaries.
Around the World
Russia Warns US Over Long-Range Missiles For Ukraine (Worthy News In-Depth)
A former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin says the militaries of the United States and Britain have become “legitimate” targets as the U.S. is directly involved in the war “by allowing” Ukraine to fire its long-range missiles at Russia.
Sweden, Finland Urge Public to Prepare for Potential War As Major Telecommunication Cable Severed
Sweden began issuing millions of pamphlets to its citizens on preparing for a potential war, and Finland unveiled a new website aimed at crisis preparedness on Monday. This activity coincided with an incident today involving a major fiber optic cable, believed to have been cut, between Finland and Germany.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu Claims Israel’s ‘Days of Repentance’ Operation Hit Iranian Nuclear Program
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed to the Knesset that Israel's October "Days of Repentance" operation destroyed part of Tehran's nuclear program, despite U.S. calls to avoid such sites. He also stated that the operation weakened Iran’s defense and missile production capabilities and vowed to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Biden Administration Sanctions Israeli Settlers and Increases Aid to Palestinians in Lame Duck Presidency
Just 62 days before President-Elect Donald Trump takes office, the Biden administration imposed new sanctions on Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, days after allocating $230M in aid for Palestinian economic recovery and essential services.
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Threatens ICC With Sanctions Unless Netanyahu Arrest Warrant is Withdrawn
The incoming Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune threatened Sunday to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) unless it drops the arrest warrant it issued against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes committed after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel triggered the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

Inside the United States
PA Supreme Court Sides with RNC, Rules Undated Mail-In Ballots Cannot Be Counted
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled on Monday that mail-in ballots without a correct handwritten date on the return envelope should not be counted, siding with the Republican National Committee (RNC) in the ongoing U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick.
Ohio’s Bathroom Bill Easily Clears Senate
The Ohio Senate passed legislation Wednesday afternoon that would ban transgender students from using restroom facilities that align with their gender identity and multi-sex bathrooms at schools across the state.
Trump Confirms Use of Military for Mass Deportations of Illegals
President-Elect Trump confirmed his plans to declare a national emergency, aiming to manage the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants with the assistance of the U.S. military.

Christian News
Brazilian Bible Society Celebrates Printing 200 Million Bibles
The Bible Society of Brazil (SBB) announced earlier this month that it celebrated printing 200 million Bibles and New Testaments, Christian Daily reports.
More than 2,400 Anti-Christian Hate Crimes Reported Across Europe in 2023
A newly published study by the Austria-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC) shows there were over 2,400 reported hate crimes targeting Christians in Europe last year.

Worthy Insights
Trump Would Be Wise To Deliver Regime Change in Iran
Now that Donald Trump has secured his remarkable victory in the US presidential election, supporting regime change in Iran could soon emerge as one of his new administration's top priorities after he takes office in January.
Iranian lawmaker: Time to match US, Israel’s nuclear arsenal – analysis
Iran should change its nuclear policy and develop “any weapon that creates deterrence,” Iranian lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian said.
Around the World
Christians Urge Prayers As Typhoon Hits Philippines
Christians in the Philippines appealed for prayers Sunday after authorities warned of “life-threatening” surges as the sixth massive storm hitting the nation in the past month intensified.
Poland Sends Fighter Jets Amid Russia’s Strike on Ukraine (Worthy News Radio)
Poland says it has scrambled fighter jets and mobilized “all available forces” on Sunday amid a “massive" Russian missile and drone attack on neighboring Ukraine that killed at least seven people.
Dutch Fishing Town Rescues Jews
Christian residents in the Dutch town of Urk, known for its many churches and fishing traditions, are providing shelter to Jews after the Netherlands’ first pogrom since World War Two.
UN To Push For Global Narrative Using AI and Media (Worthy News In-Depth)
A United Nations committee has agreed to tackle “hate speech” and “misinformation” globally through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and media, despite worries the approach may “stifle pluralistic debate.”
Scuffles At France-Israel Match After Amsterdam Pogrom
Brief scuffles broke out, and soccer fans whistled and booed as the Israeli anthem played at the start of the France-Israel match in Paris following a pogrom against Jews in the Netherlands, officials said Friday.
China Opens Controversial Port In Peru
China’s President Xi Jinping has inaugurated a controversial massive port on the edge of Peru’s coastal desert that locals fear will leave many of them without a hopeful future.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
‘Days of Repentance’ Operation Destroyed Nuclear Facility in Iran
The 'Days of Repentance' operation launched by Israel against Iran in late October targeted and destroyed a highly secretive nuclear weapons research facility in Parchin, according to Axios.

Inside the United States
Trump Vows to Reduce Energy Costs With His Latest Cabinet Picks
With his latest cabinet nominations, President-elect Donald Trump promised to bring down the cost Americans pay for energy by expanding oil and gas production.

Christian News
Myanmar Christians Face Further Acts of Repression by Military
Christians in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face continued persecution by the country’s Buddhist military junta (Tatmadaw), which has proved itself violently hostile to believers and recently imposed new restrictions on church services, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Canada: Evangelicals Call on Parliament to Protect Children From Exploitation by Pornography Platforms
With pornography increasingly and freely available to minors on the internet, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has called on the Canadian parliament to support a bill that would hold pornography platforms accountable to “ensure child sexual abuse materials and intimate images shared without consent are not uploaded to their sites,” Christian Daily International (CDI) reports.