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Around the World
Two Killed In German School Attack; Teen Suspect Detained
Two people were killed Thursday in an apparent relationship-related attack at a school near the German capital Berlin, with authorities detaining a 19-year-old German man as the prime suspect, police and officials said.
Indonesia Protests Turn Violent; Scores Detained
Violence erupted around Indonesia’s parliament in the capital, Jakarta, on Thursday night as police fired tear gas and deployed water cannon against protesters, while authorities detained scores of people accused of seeking to exploit nationwide demonstrations to create unrest.Violence erupted around Indonesia’s parliament in the capital, Jakarta, on Thursday night as police fired tear gas and deployed water cannon against protesters, while authorities detained scores of people accused of seeking to exploit nationwide demonstrations to create unrest.
NBC: Iranian Strikes Reportedly Caused Billions in Damage to U.S. Intelligence Sites
Iranian missile and drone strikes reportedly caused billions of dollars in damage to U.S. intelligence sites and surveillance systems across the Middle East, according to NBC News, which cited four people familiar with the matter.
CIA Chief Warned Russia Against Attacking NATO During Moscow Visit
The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Ratcliffe, traveled to Moscow earlier this week in part to warn Russia not to attack countries belonging to the NATO military alliance, sources familiar with the mission said Thursday.
Kyiv Residents Awakened By Drone Blasts
Residents were awakened in the capital Kyiv as Russia hit Ukraine with drones and missiles in the early hours of Thursday, witnesses said.
Anti-Corruption Protests Break Out In Indonesia
Christians in Indonesia expressed concern Thursday as crowds gathered outside Parliament in Jakarta amid growing protests against corruption and government policies in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Board of Peace Envoy Warns Hamas Must Disarm as Gaza Plan Stalls
Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the U.N. Security Council that Hamas has not yet carried out its pledge to disarm, warning that continued weapons activity, tunnel operations, and obstruction inside Gaza are threatening to derail the U.S.-backed peace framework.
U.S. Designates Palestine Action as Global Terrorist Group, Imposes Sanctions
The United States has designated Palestine Action, a British-founded anti-Israel activist group, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization, freezing any U.S.-linked assets and barring Americans from doing business with the group.
Inside the United States
Poll: Majority of Voters Concerned With Rise of Socialism, Communism
A slew of candidates running as democratic socialists appears to be raising alarms with a majority of American voters, according to a new poll.
U.S. Army Moves to Put Nuclear Microreactors on Five Military Bases
The U.S. Army is moving ahead with plans to build nuclear microreactors at five military installations, part of a $2.2 billion energy-security push aimed at keeping critical bases powered even if outside electric grids are disrupted.
Trump Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ as U.S.-Canada Trade War Deepens
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” adding a symbolic but sharp new twist to a growing trade war between the United States and Canada.
Christian News
Gang Attack on Haiti Church Leaves 47 Dead, Dozens Kidnapped
At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others were kidnapped after armed gangs stormed the hilltop community of Kenscoff, near Haiti’s capital, in one of the latest brutal attacks to shake the country’s collapsing security landscape.
Christian In Pakistan Threatened At Gunpoint For Refusing To Renounce Faith
A young Christian cable technician was recovering Wednesday in Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, where he was allegedly abducted, physically assaulted, and threatened at gunpoint in an attempt to force him to abandon his Christian faith.
Belarus Seeks Arrest And Return Of Two Christian Freedom Defenders
Authorities in Belarus have launched criminal cases against two Christian religious freedom defenders living abroad and are seeking their arrest and return through Russia’s federal arrest system, rights activists confirmed.
Two Killed In German School Attack; Teen Suspect Detained
Two people were killed Thursday in an apparent relationship-related attack at a school near the German capital Berlin, with authorities detaining a 19-year-old German man as the prime suspect, police and officials said.
Indonesia Protests Turn Violent; Scores Detained
Violence erupted around Indonesia’s parliament in the capital, Jakarta, on Thursday night as police fired tear gas and deployed water cannon against protesters, while authorities detained scores of people accused of seeking to exploit nationwide demonstrations to create unrest.Violence erupted around Indonesia’s parliament in the capital, Jakarta, on Thursday night as police fired tear gas and deployed water cannon against protesters, while authorities detained scores of people accused of seeking to exploit nationwide demonstrations to create unrest.
NBC: Iranian Strikes Reportedly Caused Billions in Damage to U.S. Intelligence Sites
Iranian missile and drone strikes reportedly caused billions of dollars in damage to U.S. intelligence sites and surveillance systems across the Middle East, according to NBC News, which cited four people familiar with the matter.
CIA Chief Warned Russia Against Attacking NATO During Moscow Visit
The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Ratcliffe, traveled to Moscow earlier this week in part to warn Russia not to attack countries belonging to the NATO military alliance, sources familiar with the mission said Thursday.
Kyiv Residents Awakened By Drone Blasts
Residents were awakened in the capital Kyiv as Russia hit Ukraine with drones and missiles in the early hours of Thursday, witnesses said.
Anti-Corruption Protests Break Out In Indonesia
Christians in Indonesia expressed concern Thursday as crowds gathered outside Parliament in Jakarta amid growing protests against corruption and government policies in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Board of Peace Envoy Warns Hamas Must Disarm as Gaza Plan Stalls
Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the U.N. Security Council that Hamas has not yet carried out its pledge to disarm, warning that continued weapons activity, tunnel operations, and obstruction inside Gaza are threatening to derail the U.S.-backed peace framework.
U.S. Designates Palestine Action as Global Terrorist Group, Imposes Sanctions
The United States has designated Palestine Action, a British-founded anti-Israel activist group, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization, freezing any U.S.-linked assets and barring Americans from doing business with the group.
Inside the United States
Poll: Majority of Voters Concerned With Rise of Socialism, Communism
A slew of candidates running as democratic socialists appears to be raising alarms with a majority of American voters, according to a new poll.
U.S. Army Moves to Put Nuclear Microreactors on Five Military Bases
The U.S. Army is moving ahead with plans to build nuclear microreactors at five military installations, part of a $2.2 billion energy-security push aimed at keeping critical bases powered even if outside electric grids are disrupted.
Trump Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ as U.S.-Canada Trade War Deepens
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” adding a symbolic but sharp new twist to a growing trade war between the United States and Canada.
Christian News
Gang Attack on Haiti Church Leaves 47 Dead, Dozens Kidnapped
At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others were kidnapped after armed gangs stormed the hilltop community of Kenscoff, near Haiti’s capital, in one of the latest brutal attacks to shake the country’s collapsing security landscape.
Christian In Pakistan Threatened At Gunpoint For Refusing To Renounce Faith
A young Christian cable technician was recovering Wednesday in Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, where he was allegedly abducted, physically assaulted, and threatened at gunpoint in an attempt to force him to abandon his Christian faith.
Belarus Seeks Arrest And Return Of Two Christian Freedom Defenders
Authorities in Belarus have launched criminal cases against two Christian religious freedom defenders living abroad and are seeking their arrest and return through Russia’s federal arrest system, rights activists confirmed.
Around the World
Fire Erupts At Pakistan Nursery For Newborns Killing 14
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed sorrow and ordered an immediate investigation after a fire erupted early Wednesday at a nursery for newborns in a major government hospital in Pakistan’s capital, killing more than a dozen babies.
Hungary Probes 827 Million Euro COVID Deal As Magyar Government Targets Orbán-Era Practices (Worthy News In-Depth)
Hungary’s new government has asked prosecutors to investigate suspected fraud and financial misconduct surrounding the previous administration’s purchase of nearly 17,000 Chinese ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic, while dozens of senior diplomats are being removed from their posts.
Ukraine Expands Deep Strikes In Russia As Moscow Pushes Toward Sloviansk (Worthy News Briefing)
Ukraine has dramatically widened drone attacks deep inside Russia, striking military aircraft, vessels, energy facilities and warehouses, while Russian troops edged closer to the strategic eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk amid reports that Moscow could mobilize hundreds of thousands of additional soldiers.
Nepal-Tibet Floods Kill 160; Hundreds Missing
Residents were left grieving Thursday as massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China-ruled Tibet killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing, authorities confirmed.
Monk Killed, Two Seriously Wounded In Attack At Ukraine’s Historic Orthodox Monastery (Worthy News Investigation)
A monk has been killed, and two other people seriously wounded after unidentified assailants attacked residents of one of Ukraine’s best-known Orthodox monasteries in the war-torn Donetsk region, church officials said.
Blood Moon Eclipse to Mark Elul Season After Eclipse, Rare Sky Alignment and Meteor Shower
A rare “Blood Moon” lunar eclipse will darken the skies over much of the world this week, closing out a striking season of celestial events that began near the opening of Elul, the Hebrew month of repentance and preparation before the Biblical fall feasts.
Rare France Tornado Injures Dozens, Damages Hundreds Of Homes After Deadly Heatwaves
People in southern France tried to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives Wednesday after a rare tornado ripped through a small village, injuring dozens of people and damaging hundreds of homes, including many considered potentially uninhabitable.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
USAID Watchdog Refers Over 100 UNRWA Staff Over Oct. 7, Hamas Links
A U.S. foreign-aid watchdog has referred more than 100 current and former UNRWA employees for possible suspension or debarment after finding evidence tying them to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre in Israel and/or affiliation with Hamas’s military wing.
Israel Warns Syria and Turkey From Mount Hermon: ‘We Will Not Move’
Israel issued a sharp warning to Syria and Turkey from the heights of Mount Hermon this week, declaring that the Israel Defense Forces will remain in key positions overlooking southern Syria as long as threats continue to gather near Israel’s northern border.
Inside the United States
Supreme Court Asked Again to Take Up Ten Commandments in Public Schools
The U.S. Supreme Court is again being asked to step into the national fight over whether states may require the Ten Commandments to be posted in public school classrooms, as new challenges from Louisiana and Texas push the issue toward a potentially major First Amendment showdown.
Trump Declares National Emergency to Protect U.S. Power Grid From Foreign Cyber Threats
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday declaring a national emergency aimed at protecting the U.S. bulk-power system from foreign-made equipment that the White House says could expose America’s electric grid to cyber intrusion, sabotage, or supply-chain disruption.
America Mourns Christian Country Legend Dolly Parton, ‘In Arms Of Jesus’ (Worthy News Focus)
America was mourning Wednesday after U.S. President Donald J. Trump ordered flags lowered across the nation following the death of Dolly Parton, the Christian country music legend, songwriter and entertainer who died Tuesday at age 80.
Christian News
Pakistan Families Demand Inquiry Into ‘Blasphemy Business Gang’ (Worthy News Investigation)
Families of people they say were prosecuted in Pakistan on fabricated blasphemy charges are demanding legal action against an alleged “blasphemy business gang” accused of using young women to lure men into online honey traps before implicating them in offenses against Islam.
Fire Erupts At Pakistan Nursery For Newborns Killing 14
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed sorrow and ordered an immediate investigation after a fire erupted early Wednesday at a nursery for newborns in a major government hospital in Pakistan’s capital, killing more than a dozen babies.
Hungary Probes 827 Million Euro COVID Deal As Magyar Government Targets Orbán-Era Practices (Worthy News In-Depth)
Hungary’s new government has asked prosecutors to investigate suspected fraud and financial misconduct surrounding the previous administration’s purchase of nearly 17,000 Chinese ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic, while dozens of senior diplomats are being removed from their posts.
Ukraine Expands Deep Strikes In Russia As Moscow Pushes Toward Sloviansk (Worthy News Briefing)
Ukraine has dramatically widened drone attacks deep inside Russia, striking military aircraft, vessels, energy facilities and warehouses, while Russian troops edged closer to the strategic eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk amid reports that Moscow could mobilize hundreds of thousands of additional soldiers.
Nepal-Tibet Floods Kill 160; Hundreds Missing
Residents were left grieving Thursday as massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China-ruled Tibet killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing, authorities confirmed.
Monk Killed, Two Seriously Wounded In Attack At Ukraine’s Historic Orthodox Monastery (Worthy News Investigation)
A monk has been killed, and two other people seriously wounded after unidentified assailants attacked residents of one of Ukraine’s best-known Orthodox monasteries in the war-torn Donetsk region, church officials said.
Blood Moon Eclipse to Mark Elul Season After Eclipse, Rare Sky Alignment and Meteor Shower
A rare “Blood Moon” lunar eclipse will darken the skies over much of the world this week, closing out a striking season of celestial events that began near the opening of Elul, the Hebrew month of repentance and preparation before the Biblical fall feasts.
Rare France Tornado Injures Dozens, Damages Hundreds Of Homes After Deadly Heatwaves
People in southern France tried to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives Wednesday after a rare tornado ripped through a small village, injuring dozens of people and damaging hundreds of homes, including many considered potentially uninhabitable.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
USAID Watchdog Refers Over 100 UNRWA Staff Over Oct. 7, Hamas Links
A U.S. foreign-aid watchdog has referred more than 100 current and former UNRWA employees for possible suspension or debarment after finding evidence tying them to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre in Israel and/or affiliation with Hamas’s military wing.
Israel Warns Syria and Turkey From Mount Hermon: ‘We Will Not Move’
Israel issued a sharp warning to Syria and Turkey from the heights of Mount Hermon this week, declaring that the Israel Defense Forces will remain in key positions overlooking southern Syria as long as threats continue to gather near Israel’s northern border.
Inside the United States
Supreme Court Asked Again to Take Up Ten Commandments in Public Schools
The U.S. Supreme Court is again being asked to step into the national fight over whether states may require the Ten Commandments to be posted in public school classrooms, as new challenges from Louisiana and Texas push the issue toward a potentially major First Amendment showdown.
Trump Declares National Emergency to Protect U.S. Power Grid From Foreign Cyber Threats
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday declaring a national emergency aimed at protecting the U.S. bulk-power system from foreign-made equipment that the White House says could expose America’s electric grid to cyber intrusion, sabotage, or supply-chain disruption.
America Mourns Christian Country Legend Dolly Parton, ‘In Arms Of Jesus’ (Worthy News Focus)
America was mourning Wednesday after U.S. President Donald J. Trump ordered flags lowered across the nation following the death of Dolly Parton, the Christian country music legend, songwriter and entertainer who died Tuesday at age 80.
Christian News
Pakistan Families Demand Inquiry Into ‘Blasphemy Business Gang’ (Worthy News Investigation)
Families of people they say were prosecuted in Pakistan on fabricated blasphemy charges are demanding legal action against an alleged “blasphemy business gang” accused of using young women to lure men into online honey traps before implicating them in offenses against Islam.
Around the World
CIA Director Makes Rare Moscow Visit Amid Ukraine War and Iran Tensions
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, according to U.S. media reports, marking one of the most sensitive known contacts between Washington and Moscow since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on Canadian Cars, Trucks and Steel as Trade Fight Deepens
President Donald Trump sharply escalated his trade battle with Canada on Monday, threatening to raise tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50% beginning Jan. 1, 2027, after trade negotiations between Washington and Ottawa collapsed late last week.
China Rejects U.S. Pressure Over Iran Sanctions, Vows It Will Not Bow to ‘Economic Warfare’
China pushed back Tuesday against the Trump administration’s expanding sanctions campaign on Iran, signaling that Beijing will not submit to Washington’s effort to isolate Tehran through what U.S. officials have described as a sweeping economic offensive.
Iran Christians Fear Isolation As Parliament Moves To Criminalize Foreign Contacts (Worthy News In-Depth)
Evangelical Christians in Tehran fear they will become further isolated after Iran’s parliament advanced legislation that would increase punishments for Iranians who interact with foreign media outlets, organizations, or individuals.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
U.S. Prepares to Return Diplomats to Middle East Embassies After Iran War Evacuations
The State Department is preparing to send American diplomats back to several U.S. embassies across the Middle East, signaling that Washington believes the immediate threat from the recent Iran conflict has eased, according to reports citing an internal State Department document.
Inside the United States
U.S. Navy Tests New Long-Range ‘Malice’ Missile Designed to Strengthen Air Superiority
The U.S. Navy has unveiled testing of the AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile, known as “Malice,” a next-generation weapon designed to give American carrier aircraft greater reach against advanced aerial threats.
ICE Arrests Surged To Nearly 50,000 In July, Marking Highest Monthly Total Of Trump’s Second Term
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests rose sharply in July, reaching 49,571 — the highest monthly total reported so far in President Donald Trump’s second term, according to government data obtained by the Deportation Data Project at the University of California, Berkeley, and analyzed by The Associated Press.
Christian News
Indonesian Christian Convert Jailed For Two Years Over Muhammad Video (Worthy News Focus)
Concerns remained Monday over Christian leader Dedi Saputra after a court in Indonesia’s Aceh Province sentenced the convert from Islam to two years in prison for an online video deemed insulting to Islam’s prophet Muhammad.
Christian Teen Found Dead In Pakistan Canal; Police Officers Detained (Worthy News Investigation)
Residents discovered the body of a murdered Christian teenager in Pakistan’s Punjab province after authorities detained police suspects in the case, Christian investigators told Worthy News on Monday.
CIA Director Makes Rare Moscow Visit Amid Ukraine War and Iran Tensions
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, according to U.S. media reports, marking one of the most sensitive known contacts between Washington and Moscow since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on Canadian Cars, Trucks and Steel as Trade Fight Deepens
President Donald Trump sharply escalated his trade battle with Canada on Monday, threatening to raise tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50% beginning Jan. 1, 2027, after trade negotiations between Washington and Ottawa collapsed late last week.
China Rejects U.S. Pressure Over Iran Sanctions, Vows It Will Not Bow to ‘Economic Warfare’
China pushed back Tuesday against the Trump administration’s expanding sanctions campaign on Iran, signaling that Beijing will not submit to Washington’s effort to isolate Tehran through what U.S. officials have described as a sweeping economic offensive.
Iran Christians Fear Isolation As Parliament Moves To Criminalize Foreign Contacts (Worthy News In-Depth)
Evangelical Christians in Tehran fear they will become further isolated after Iran’s parliament advanced legislation that would increase punishments for Iranians who interact with foreign media outlets, organizations, or individuals.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
U.S. Prepares to Return Diplomats to Middle East Embassies After Iran War Evacuations
The State Department is preparing to send American diplomats back to several U.S. embassies across the Middle East, signaling that Washington believes the immediate threat from the recent Iran conflict has eased, according to reports citing an internal State Department document.
Inside the United States
U.S. Navy Tests New Long-Range ‘Malice’ Missile Designed to Strengthen Air Superiority
The U.S. Navy has unveiled testing of the AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile, known as “Malice,” a next-generation weapon designed to give American carrier aircraft greater reach against advanced aerial threats.
ICE Arrests Surged To Nearly 50,000 In July, Marking Highest Monthly Total Of Trump’s Second Term
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests rose sharply in July, reaching 49,571 — the highest monthly total reported so far in President Donald Trump’s second term, according to government data obtained by the Deportation Data Project at the University of California, Berkeley, and analyzed by The Associated Press.
Christian News
Indonesian Christian Convert Jailed For Two Years Over Muhammad Video (Worthy News Focus)
Concerns remained Monday over Christian leader Dedi Saputra after a court in Indonesia’s Aceh Province sentenced the convert from Islam to two years in prison for an online video deemed insulting to Islam’s prophet Muhammad.
Christian Teen Found Dead In Pakistan Canal; Police Officers Detained (Worthy News Investigation)
Residents discovered the body of a murdered Christian teenager in Pakistan’s Punjab province after authorities detained police suspects in the case, Christian investigators told Worthy News on Monday.