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Around the World
Powerful Japan Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake centered in the Pacific Ocean some 45 miles west of Misawa, Japan, shook the northern region of the archipelago around 11:26 p.m. local time.
EU Warns US Security Strategy Boosts Far-Right Parties And Threatens Transatlantic Unity (Worthy News Analysis)
European Union leaders have expressed deep concern about a new U.S. national security strategy that they view as “ideologically anti-European,” supportive of “far-right” and populist movements across the continent, and a threat to transatlantic unity.
European Leaders Rally Behind Ukraine’s Zelenskyy As Russia Escalates Attacks And U.S. Presses Peace Deal
The leaders of France, Germany, and Britain expressed firm support Monday for embattled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as more people were killed and injured in Russia’s nearly four-year war against his nation.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF Hits Hezbollah Targets in Southern Lebanon, Including Radwan Force Training Site
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of airstrikes in southern Lebanon late Monday targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, including a training site used by the group's elite Radwan Force, the military said in a statement Tuesday.
Major Maccabean-Era City Wall Unearthed at Tower of David
Archaeologists have uncovered one of the longest and best-preserved sections of Jerusalem’s Hasmonean-period city wall, a massive fortification dating to the Maccabean era, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Monday.
Inside the United States
Trump Unveils $12 Billion Aid Package to Support U.S. Farmers Hit by Tariff Fallout
President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled a $12 billion bailout package aimed at supporting U.S. farmers who have absorbed the brunt of global market disruptions and retaliatory tariffs stemming from the administration’s ongoing trade war with China.
Federal Agencies Cancel 43 Wasteful Contracts, Save $222 Million Under DOGE Initiative
Federal agencies have canceled or significantly scaled back 43 wasteful government contracts worth a combined ceiling value of $3.5 billion, saving taxpayers $222 million, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced in a Dec. 6 post on X.
After Kirk Assasination, Students Less Comfortable With ‘Controversial’ Events On Campus
Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, half of the nation’s college students report feeling less comfortable attending controversial public events on campus and nearly half are less comfortable voicing opinions on controversial subjects in class.
White House: More Than 60,000 Smuggled Children Located Under Trump Administration
White House border czar Tom Homan said on Dec. 7 that the Trump administration has located more than 60,000 children who were illegally smuggled into the United States—many of whom were rescued from sex trafficking, forced labor, and other forms of abuse.
Christian News
Pakistani Police Investigate Killing of Pastor
Pakistani police have released security camera footage allegedly showing the main suspect in Friday’s assassination of Pastor Kamran Salamat, also known as Kamran Naaz, whose death at age 45 has shocked Pakistan’s embattled Christian community.
Powerful Japan Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake centered in the Pacific Ocean some 45 miles west of Misawa, Japan, shook the northern region of the archipelago around 11:26 p.m. local time.
EU Warns US Security Strategy Boosts Far-Right Parties And Threatens Transatlantic Unity (Worthy News Analysis)
European Union leaders have expressed deep concern about a new U.S. national security strategy that they view as “ideologically anti-European,” supportive of “far-right” and populist movements across the continent, and a threat to transatlantic unity.
European Leaders Rally Behind Ukraine’s Zelenskyy As Russia Escalates Attacks And U.S. Presses Peace Deal
The leaders of France, Germany, and Britain expressed firm support Monday for embattled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as more people were killed and injured in Russia’s nearly four-year war against his nation.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF Hits Hezbollah Targets in Southern Lebanon, Including Radwan Force Training Site
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of airstrikes in southern Lebanon late Monday targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, including a training site used by the group's elite Radwan Force, the military said in a statement Tuesday.
Major Maccabean-Era City Wall Unearthed at Tower of David
Archaeologists have uncovered one of the longest and best-preserved sections of Jerusalem’s Hasmonean-period city wall, a massive fortification dating to the Maccabean era, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Monday.
Inside the United States
Trump Unveils $12 Billion Aid Package to Support U.S. Farmers Hit by Tariff Fallout
President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled a $12 billion bailout package aimed at supporting U.S. farmers who have absorbed the brunt of global market disruptions and retaliatory tariffs stemming from the administration’s ongoing trade war with China.
Federal Agencies Cancel 43 Wasteful Contracts, Save $222 Million Under DOGE Initiative
Federal agencies have canceled or significantly scaled back 43 wasteful government contracts worth a combined ceiling value of $3.5 billion, saving taxpayers $222 million, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced in a Dec. 6 post on X.
After Kirk Assasination, Students Less Comfortable With ‘Controversial’ Events On Campus
Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, half of the nation’s college students report feeling less comfortable attending controversial public events on campus and nearly half are less comfortable voicing opinions on controversial subjects in class.
White House: More Than 60,000 Smuggled Children Located Under Trump Administration
White House border czar Tom Homan said on Dec. 7 that the Trump administration has located more than 60,000 children who were illegally smuggled into the United States—many of whom were rescued from sex trafficking, forced labor, and other forms of abuse.
Christian News
Pakistani Police Investigate Killing of Pastor
Pakistani police have released security camera footage allegedly showing the main suspect in Friday’s assassination of Pastor Kamran Salamat, also known as Kamran Naaz, whose death at age 45 has shocked Pakistan’s embattled Christian community.
Around the World
Christians ‘Praise God’ Amid Indonesia’s Deadliest Flooding In Years (Worthy News In-Depth)
The stench of death is never far away. Yet a Christian community on Sumatra island, overlooked by Muslim authorities, found reasons to “praise God” over the weekend as they received food, medicines, and other goods to cope with the aftermath of Indonesia’s deadliest flooding in years.
US Envoy Says Ukraine Peace Deal “Really Close” As Fighting Continues (Worthy News Radio)
A senior U.S. official has expressed cautious optimism that negotiations to end the war in Ukraine may be nearing a breakthrough, even as violence continues across several front-line regions.
Contact Restored With Imprisoned Russian Journalist Nika Novak After Days of Silence
Contact has been restored with imprisoned Russian journalist Nika Novak through her lawyer after more than a week of “alarming silence,” Worthy News learned Sunday, easing fears among colleagues and relatives that she had been secretly transferred or harmed in Russian custody.
India And Russia Expand Defense And Energy Pact Despite Rising US Tariffs And Ukraine War Tensions
India and Russia have agreed to deepen cooperation in defense, trade, energy — including nuclear power — as well as critical minerals and high-tech manufacturing, despite mounting U.S. pressure and punitive trade measures.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel Says Iran-Directed Hamas Network in Turkey Quietly Moved Hundreds of Millions to Terrorist Activities
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet on Sunday unveiled what they say is a sophisticated, Iran-directed Hamas financial network operating from inside Turkey, funneling vast sums to the terrorist group as it seeks to rebuild and expand its capabilities.
Netanyahu Says Cease-fire With Hamas Nearly Ready to Enter “More Difficult” Second Phase
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on December 7 that the U.S.-brokered cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is close to completing its first stage and is expected to transition soon into a “more difficult” second phase centered on disarming Hamas and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip.
Hamas Leader Mashaal Rejects Trump Peace Plan, Calls for Israel’s Destruction at Istanbul Conference
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal on Saturday again called for Israel’s destruction, publicly rejecting U.S.- and U.N.-backed demands that the Iranian-supported terror group disarm and accept a demilitarized Gaza under the terms of President Donald Trump’s ceasefire and transition plan.
Inside the United States
White House: More Than 60,000 Smuggled Children Located Under Trump Administration
White House border czar Tom Homan said on Dec. 7 that the Trump administration has located more than 60,000 children who were illegally smuggled into the United States—many of whom were rescued from sex trafficking, forced labor, and other forms of abuse.
Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano Roars Back To Life (VIDEO)
Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano has roared back to life, hurling red-hot lava nearly 1,000 feet (about 300 meters) into the air and sending a towering plume of ash and volcanic gases to more than 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters), officials and eyewitnesses said Sunday.
Illegal Immigrant Charged In Violent Charlotte Light Rail Stabbing
U.S. President Donald J. Trump expressed outrage Saturday about “illegal migrants” after a Honduran man was accused of stabbing a passenger on a light rail train in the city of Charlotte in the U.S. state of North Carolina — the second such attack there in less than a year.
Christian News
Catholic Priest Abducted in Northern Nigeria as Christian Kidnappings Surge
A Catholic priest remained missing in northern Nigeria Thursday after being abducted from his residence in Kaduna State, Worthy News learned.
Prominent Pakistani Pastor Shot Dead After Surviving Earlier Assassination Attempt
A funeral was underway in Pakistan on Saturday for a prominent Gospel preacher who was shot and killed in a Friday attack, less than three months after he survived another assassination attempt by suspected Islamic extremists, friends told Worthy News.
Christians ‘Praise God’ Amid Indonesia’s Deadliest Flooding In Years (Worthy News In-Depth)
The stench of death is never far away. Yet a Christian community on Sumatra island, overlooked by Muslim authorities, found reasons to “praise God” over the weekend as they received food, medicines, and other goods to cope with the aftermath of Indonesia’s deadliest flooding in years.
US Envoy Says Ukraine Peace Deal “Really Close” As Fighting Continues (Worthy News Radio)
A senior U.S. official has expressed cautious optimism that negotiations to end the war in Ukraine may be nearing a breakthrough, even as violence continues across several front-line regions.
Contact Restored With Imprisoned Russian Journalist Nika Novak After Days of Silence
Contact has been restored with imprisoned Russian journalist Nika Novak through her lawyer after more than a week of “alarming silence,” Worthy News learned Sunday, easing fears among colleagues and relatives that she had been secretly transferred or harmed in Russian custody.
India And Russia Expand Defense And Energy Pact Despite Rising US Tariffs And Ukraine War Tensions
India and Russia have agreed to deepen cooperation in defense, trade, energy — including nuclear power — as well as critical minerals and high-tech manufacturing, despite mounting U.S. pressure and punitive trade measures.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel Says Iran-Directed Hamas Network in Turkey Quietly Moved Hundreds of Millions to Terrorist Activities
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet on Sunday unveiled what they say is a sophisticated, Iran-directed Hamas financial network operating from inside Turkey, funneling vast sums to the terrorist group as it seeks to rebuild and expand its capabilities.
Netanyahu Says Cease-fire With Hamas Nearly Ready to Enter “More Difficult” Second Phase
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on December 7 that the U.S.-brokered cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is close to completing its first stage and is expected to transition soon into a “more difficult” second phase centered on disarming Hamas and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip.
Hamas Leader Mashaal Rejects Trump Peace Plan, Calls for Israel’s Destruction at Istanbul Conference
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal on Saturday again called for Israel’s destruction, publicly rejecting U.S.- and U.N.-backed demands that the Iranian-supported terror group disarm and accept a demilitarized Gaza under the terms of President Donald Trump’s ceasefire and transition plan.
Inside the United States
White House: More Than 60,000 Smuggled Children Located Under Trump Administration
White House border czar Tom Homan said on Dec. 7 that the Trump administration has located more than 60,000 children who were illegally smuggled into the United States—many of whom were rescued from sex trafficking, forced labor, and other forms of abuse.
Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano Roars Back To Life (VIDEO)
Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano has roared back to life, hurling red-hot lava nearly 1,000 feet (about 300 meters) into the air and sending a towering plume of ash and volcanic gases to more than 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters), officials and eyewitnesses said Sunday.
Illegal Immigrant Charged In Violent Charlotte Light Rail Stabbing
U.S. President Donald J. Trump expressed outrage Saturday about “illegal migrants” after a Honduran man was accused of stabbing a passenger on a light rail train in the city of Charlotte in the U.S. state of North Carolina — the second such attack there in less than a year.
Christian News
Catholic Priest Abducted in Northern Nigeria as Christian Kidnappings Surge
A Catholic priest remained missing in northern Nigeria Thursday after being abducted from his residence in Kaduna State, Worthy News learned.
Prominent Pakistani Pastor Shot Dead After Surviving Earlier Assassination Attempt
A funeral was underway in Pakistan on Saturday for a prominent Gospel preacher who was shot and killed in a Friday attack, less than three months after he survived another assassination attempt by suspected Islamic extremists, friends told Worthy News.
Around the World
Trump, Rwanda, and Congo Sign “Washington Accords” to End Decades of War, Open Region to U.S. Mineral Deals
President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday to sign the Washington Accords, a peace pact the three leaders say will end a 30-year conflict in eastern Congo -- even as fighting continues on the ground.
Budapest Insolvency Crisis Deepens As Orbán Government Clash Escalates
Budapest, Hungary’s capital and its political, economic, and cultural heart, risks becoming insolvent — the municipal equivalent of bankruptcy — a crisis the opposition blames on the right-wing government’s tax policies.
Hungary And Slovakia Challenge EU Russian Energy Phase-Out At the Top Court
Hungary and possibly neighboring Slovakia will challenge a European Union decision to phase out Russian energy sources at the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Trump Expected to Announce Gaza “Board of Peace,” Advance to Phase Two of Postwar Plan Within Weeks
US President Donald Trump is preparing to unveil Gaza's long-awaited "Board of Peace" and formally announce the transition to phase two of Washington's Gaza stabilization plan within the next three weeks, Axios and additional US and regional officials said Thursday. The move would mark the most significant diplomatic step since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect nearly two months ago.
Documents Expose Hamas’ Secret Takeover of Gaza Aid Groups
Newly released Hamas Interior Ministry documents—seized by the Israel Defense Forces and analyzed by NGO Monitor—reveal the extent to which Hamas infiltrated and controlled foreign aid organizations operating in Gaza. Spanning 2018–2022, these Arabic-language files describe an “institutionalized framework of coercion, intimidation, and surveillance” that allowed Hamas to shape humanitarian work, manipulate international NGOs, and exploit aid systems for intelligence and military gain. NGO Monitor president Gerald Steinberg said the level of penetration “was far beyond the scope of our expectations.”
Inside the United States
DOJ Confirms Identity of Pipe Bomb Suspect
The U.S. Department of Justice offered few details in the ongoing investigation that led to the arrest of a suspect related to pipe bombs planted outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021.
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Texas’ New Congressional Maps
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed Texas a win in a challenge to its new congressional redistricting maps, granting a stay of a lower court ruling blocking them from going into effect. The ruling allows Texas’ new congressional maps to remain in effect for the 2026 midterm election. The new maps could flip up to five seats currently held by Democrats to Republican, analysts say.
Christian News
Haitian Gang Leader Joly “Yonyon” Germine Sentenced to Life for Kidnapping 16 American Missionaries
Joly "Yonyon" Germine, the former leader of Haiti's notorious 400 Mawozo gang, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to life in prison without the possibility of supervised release for orchestrating the 2021 kidnapping of 16 American missionaries--five of them children--from Christian Aid Ministries.
Trump, Rwanda, and Congo Sign “Washington Accords” to End Decades of War, Open Region to U.S. Mineral Deals
President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday to sign the Washington Accords, a peace pact the three leaders say will end a 30-year conflict in eastern Congo -- even as fighting continues on the ground.
Budapest Insolvency Crisis Deepens As Orbán Government Clash Escalates
Budapest, Hungary’s capital and its political, economic, and cultural heart, risks becoming insolvent — the municipal equivalent of bankruptcy — a crisis the opposition blames on the right-wing government’s tax policies.
Hungary And Slovakia Challenge EU Russian Energy Phase-Out At the Top Court
Hungary and possibly neighboring Slovakia will challenge a European Union decision to phase out Russian energy sources at the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Trump Expected to Announce Gaza “Board of Peace,” Advance to Phase Two of Postwar Plan Within Weeks
US President Donald Trump is preparing to unveil Gaza's long-awaited "Board of Peace" and formally announce the transition to phase two of Washington's Gaza stabilization plan within the next three weeks, Axios and additional US and regional officials said Thursday. The move would mark the most significant diplomatic step since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect nearly two months ago.
Documents Expose Hamas’ Secret Takeover of Gaza Aid Groups
Newly released Hamas Interior Ministry documents—seized by the Israel Defense Forces and analyzed by NGO Monitor—reveal the extent to which Hamas infiltrated and controlled foreign aid organizations operating in Gaza. Spanning 2018–2022, these Arabic-language files describe an “institutionalized framework of coercion, intimidation, and surveillance” that allowed Hamas to shape humanitarian work, manipulate international NGOs, and exploit aid systems for intelligence and military gain. NGO Monitor president Gerald Steinberg said the level of penetration “was far beyond the scope of our expectations.”
Inside the United States
DOJ Confirms Identity of Pipe Bomb Suspect
The U.S. Department of Justice offered few details in the ongoing investigation that led to the arrest of a suspect related to pipe bombs planted outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021.
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Texas’ New Congressional Maps
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed Texas a win in a challenge to its new congressional redistricting maps, granting a stay of a lower court ruling blocking them from going into effect. The ruling allows Texas’ new congressional maps to remain in effect for the 2026 midterm election. The new maps could flip up to five seats currently held by Democrats to Republican, analysts say.
Christian News
Haitian Gang Leader Joly “Yonyon” Germine Sentenced to Life for Kidnapping 16 American Missionaries
Joly "Yonyon" Germine, the former leader of Haiti's notorious 400 Mawozo gang, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to life in prison without the possibility of supervised release for orchestrating the 2021 kidnapping of 16 American missionaries--five of them children--from Christian Aid Ministries.