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Around the World
Russia’s Wagner Mercenary Group Leader Prigozhin Dies In Plane Crash
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a short-lived uprising that challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority, has died in a plane crash near Moscow, Russian authorities confirmed.
Ukraine: ‘Several Killed In Russian Artillery Fire’ (Worthy News Radio)
Pope Francis made a prayer appeal for war-torn Ukraine on Wednesday as authorities said three people were killed in Russian artillery fire near the eastern Ukrainian city of Lyman. The reported Russian strike came after Russian authorities accused Ukraine of hitting Moscow and other parts of the country.
India Lands On Moon’s South Pole As First Nation
India has become the first nation in known human history to successfully land near the Moon’s South Pole, just days after Russia’s space lander crashed into the area.
Eighteen Bodies Discovered In Greece Wildfires
Greece mourned Tuesday as eighteen bodies were found in a forested area in the north of the country hit by wildfires for the past four days.
Eight Rescued From Pakistan’s Troubled Cable Car
Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister thanked all involved in the daring rescue of eight people trapped in a cable car dangling high above a valley in the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Blood-red walls of Roman amphitheater unearthed near ‘Armageddon’ in Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have found a blood-red combat arena at Legio, a massive military base that housed Rome's "ironclad" legion in the second century.
Inside the United States
Court of Appeals upholds Alabama law banning transitioning surgeries/treatments for minors
A US Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled that Alabama is entitled to ban sex-change surgeries and hormonal transitioning treatments for minors, the Christian Post (CP) reports. In its ruling Monday, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ended a district court’s block on Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act.
Ohio: East Palestine church at forefront of efforts to help community recover from toxic spill
A church in East Palestine, Ohio, has been on the front line in providing long-term assistance to a community struggling to recover from February's disastrous train derailment, which caused a massive toxic chemical spill into the air and the land, CBN News reports.
Christian News
India: Five Christians criminally charged under anti-conversion law
Five Christians in India’s Uttar Pradesh state were arrested and charged last week for allegedly trying to convert Hindus to Christianity in violation of the state’s anti-conversion law, Christian Today reports.
Indonesia: Muslim man sentenced to 3 months imprisonment for disrupting Christian church service
A Muslim man in Indonesia’s Sumatra island has been sentenced to three months imprisonment for overstepping his authority as head of a Lampung Province neighborhood and disrupting a Christian worship service being held there, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Worthy Watch
Oxford Professor tells UK Telegraph Population Collapse ‘Good for Planet’
Britain’s top demographics expert has said the falling number of babies born in Britain is a “good thing” after new data showed the number of births had hit a 20-year low.
Russia’s Wagner Mercenary Group Leader Prigozhin Dies In Plane Crash
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a short-lived uprising that challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority, has died in a plane crash near Moscow, Russian authorities confirmed.
Ukraine: ‘Several Killed In Russian Artillery Fire’ (Worthy News Radio)
Pope Francis made a prayer appeal for war-torn Ukraine on Wednesday as authorities said three people were killed in Russian artillery fire near the eastern Ukrainian city of Lyman. The reported Russian strike came after Russian authorities accused Ukraine of hitting Moscow and other parts of the country.
India Lands On Moon’s South Pole As First Nation
India has become the first nation in known human history to successfully land near the Moon’s South Pole, just days after Russia’s space lander crashed into the area.
Eighteen Bodies Discovered In Greece Wildfires
Greece mourned Tuesday as eighteen bodies were found in a forested area in the north of the country hit by wildfires for the past four days.
Eight Rescued From Pakistan’s Troubled Cable Car
Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister thanked all involved in the daring rescue of eight people trapped in a cable car dangling high above a valley in the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Blood-red walls of Roman amphitheater unearthed near ‘Armageddon’ in Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have found a blood-red combat arena at Legio, a massive military base that housed Rome's "ironclad" legion in the second century.
Inside the United States
Court of Appeals upholds Alabama law banning transitioning surgeries/treatments for minors
A US Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled that Alabama is entitled to ban sex-change surgeries and hormonal transitioning treatments for minors, the Christian Post (CP) reports. In its ruling Monday, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ended a district court’s block on Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act.
Ohio: East Palestine church at forefront of efforts to help community recover from toxic spill
A church in East Palestine, Ohio, has been on the front line in providing long-term assistance to a community struggling to recover from February's disastrous train derailment, which caused a massive toxic chemical spill into the air and the land, CBN News reports.
Christian News
India: Five Christians criminally charged under anti-conversion law
Five Christians in India’s Uttar Pradesh state were arrested and charged last week for allegedly trying to convert Hindus to Christianity in violation of the state’s anti-conversion law, Christian Today reports.
Indonesia: Muslim man sentenced to 3 months imprisonment for disrupting Christian church service
A Muslim man in Indonesia’s Sumatra island has been sentenced to three months imprisonment for overstepping his authority as head of a Lampung Province neighborhood and disrupting a Christian worship service being held there, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Worthy Watch
Oxford Professor tells UK Telegraph Population Collapse ‘Good for Planet’
Britain’s top demographics expert has said the falling number of babies born in Britain is a “good thing” after new data showed the number of births had hit a 20-year low.
Around the World
Ancient DNA extracted from 2,900-year-old clay palace brick ‘time capsule’ for first time
Ancient DNA has been extracted from a 2,900-year-old clay brick, potentially unlocking new ways of studying life from generations gone by.
Russia, China to advocate for their agendas among developing nations at BRICS summit
Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week, when an expected joint dose of anti-West grumbling from them may take on a sharper edge with a formal move to bring Saudi Arabia closer.
Iran unveils armed drone resembling America’s MQ-9 Reaper and says it could potentially reach Israel
Iran’s Defense Ministry unveiled a drone on Tuesday resembling America’s armed MQ-9 Reaper, claiming that the aircraft is capable of staying airborne for 24 hours and has the range to reach the country’s archenemy Israel.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
After 2 deadly attacks in 2 days, security cabinet meets
Following the terrorist attack in Huwara, in which Shai Silas Nigreker and his son Aviad Nir were murdered, and a second attack in Hebron Mount, in which Batsheva Nigri was killed and Aryeh Gottlieb was seriously injured, the security cabinet convened on Tuesday after pushing forward the date from the planned September 10.
Inside the United States
Wall Street Firms Move $2 Trillion Out of N.Y., Calif.
Repelled by rampant crime, high taxes and exorbitant housing costs, financial firms managing $2 trillion in assets have left New York and California for Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states where the cost of living is as much as 40% cheaper, Bloomberg reports.
US marshals and police arrest 39 sex offenders in targeted Virginia operation
The US Department of Justice announced Friday that 39 sex offenders were arrested this month by US Marshals Southern District of West Virginia Task Force and West Virginia State Police.
Mortgage rates continue to climb, reach highest level since 2000
Mortgage rates are pushing even higher this week and are now clocking in at their highest level since the turn of the century.
Christian News
Eight Nigerian Christian Youth Kidnapped
Eight members of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYCS) who are believed to be Christians have been abducted by suspected Islamic gunmen in the country’s northwestern Zamfara State, several sources said Tuesday.
Ancient DNA extracted from 2,900-year-old clay palace brick ‘time capsule’ for first time
Ancient DNA has been extracted from a 2,900-year-old clay brick, potentially unlocking new ways of studying life from generations gone by.
Russia, China to advocate for their agendas among developing nations at BRICS summit
Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week, when an expected joint dose of anti-West grumbling from them may take on a sharper edge with a formal move to bring Saudi Arabia closer.
Iran unveils armed drone resembling America’s MQ-9 Reaper and says it could potentially reach Israel
Iran’s Defense Ministry unveiled a drone on Tuesday resembling America’s armed MQ-9 Reaper, claiming that the aircraft is capable of staying airborne for 24 hours and has the range to reach the country’s archenemy Israel.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
After 2 deadly attacks in 2 days, security cabinet meets
Following the terrorist attack in Huwara, in which Shai Silas Nigreker and his son Aviad Nir were murdered, and a second attack in Hebron Mount, in which Batsheva Nigri was killed and Aryeh Gottlieb was seriously injured, the security cabinet convened on Tuesday after pushing forward the date from the planned September 10.
Inside the United States
Wall Street Firms Move $2 Trillion Out of N.Y., Calif.
Repelled by rampant crime, high taxes and exorbitant housing costs, financial firms managing $2 trillion in assets have left New York and California for Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states where the cost of living is as much as 40% cheaper, Bloomberg reports.
US marshals and police arrest 39 sex offenders in targeted Virginia operation
The US Department of Justice announced Friday that 39 sex offenders were arrested this month by US Marshals Southern District of West Virginia Task Force and West Virginia State Police.
Mortgage rates continue to climb, reach highest level since 2000
Mortgage rates are pushing even higher this week and are now clocking in at their highest level since the turn of the century.
Christian News
Eight Nigerian Christian Youth Kidnapped
Eight members of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYCS) who are believed to be Christians have been abducted by suspected Islamic gunmen in the country’s northwestern Zamfara State, several sources said Tuesday.
Around the World
US officials believe Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia will not succeed, report
Officials from the US intelligence community have told the Washington Post that they believe Ukraine’s Spring counteroffensive against Russia’s invasion will not succeed in its principal aims. The new report by the Washington Post echoes a similar report by the Wall Street Journal published last month, according to which Western officials said they did not believe Ukraine had the necessary equipment or training to push back the Russian offensive.
Hungary Signs Military Drones Deal With Israel, Germany
Hungary’s nationalist prime minister has warned nations to “think twice” about “messing” with his country after he inked an accord to manufacture combat drones together with Israeli and German firms.
Russian Missile Strike Kills 7, Injures 117 On ‘Religious Holiday’
A Russian missile strike killed seven people, including a six-year-old child, in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv as people walked to church for a religious holiday, officials say.
Turkey, Hungary Pledging Cooperation Despite Western Criticism
The leaders of Hungary and Turkey, who face criticism over their perceived authoritarian style, agreed in Budapest Sunday to extend natural gas deals involving Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine.
New Party Shakes Dutch Political Landscape
Dutch politician Pieter Omtzigt, who helped uncover one of the biggest political and social scandals in the Netherlands since World War Two, has launched a new party ahead of November’s elections.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel strikes targets on Damascus outskirts, Syrian state media reports
Israel struck targets on the outskirts of Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported Monday night.
Netanyahu: ‘We are in the midst of terror offensive encouraged and funded by Iran’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held a press conference on Monday evening at the site in the Hebron Hills where, earlier in the day, Batsheva Nigri was murdered in a terrorist shooting attack.
Inside the United States
Biden quietly sells off border wall parts to thwart GOP push to use them
The Biden administration is quietly auctioning off millions of dollars’ worth of unused parts from former President Trump’s border wall for peanuts – in an apparent end-run around pending legislation in Congress.
More than 1,000 US school districts withhold information from parents about children’s transgender identity
At least 1,040 US school districts nationwide have implemented policies that allow staff to keep parents in the dark about their child's identifying as trans or nonbinary, the Christian Post reports. The school districts represent 18,335 schools with more than 10.7 million students.
FBI rescued 200 sex-trafficking victims in nationwide July operation
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on August 1 that its agents rescued 200 victims of sex-trafficking during a nationwide operation conducted last month.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Southern California Sunday as Hilary slams the region
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in Southern California Sunday afternoon as Hilary descends on the region with catastrophic flooding.
Christian News
Nigerian Pastor’s Kidnapped Wife In Life Danger After Ransom Demands
Suspected Islamist gunmen have demanded 100 million Nigerian nairas (about $135,000 “) in ransom for the kidnapped wife of a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor in north-central Nigeria, several Nigerian sources confirmed Monday.
US officials believe Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia will not succeed, report
Officials from the US intelligence community have told the Washington Post that they believe Ukraine’s Spring counteroffensive against Russia’s invasion will not succeed in its principal aims. The new report by the Washington Post echoes a similar report by the Wall Street Journal published last month, according to which Western officials said they did not believe Ukraine had the necessary equipment or training to push back the Russian offensive.
Hungary Signs Military Drones Deal With Israel, Germany
Hungary’s nationalist prime minister has warned nations to “think twice” about “messing” with his country after he inked an accord to manufacture combat drones together with Israeli and German firms.
Russian Missile Strike Kills 7, Injures 117 On ‘Religious Holiday’
A Russian missile strike killed seven people, including a six-year-old child, in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv as people walked to church for a religious holiday, officials say.
Turkey, Hungary Pledging Cooperation Despite Western Criticism
The leaders of Hungary and Turkey, who face criticism over their perceived authoritarian style, agreed in Budapest Sunday to extend natural gas deals involving Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine.
New Party Shakes Dutch Political Landscape
Dutch politician Pieter Omtzigt, who helped uncover one of the biggest political and social scandals in the Netherlands since World War Two, has launched a new party ahead of November’s elections.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel strikes targets on Damascus outskirts, Syrian state media reports
Israel struck targets on the outskirts of Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported Monday night.
Netanyahu: ‘We are in the midst of terror offensive encouraged and funded by Iran’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held a press conference on Monday evening at the site in the Hebron Hills where, earlier in the day, Batsheva Nigri was murdered in a terrorist shooting attack.
Inside the United States
Biden quietly sells off border wall parts to thwart GOP push to use them
The Biden administration is quietly auctioning off millions of dollars’ worth of unused parts from former President Trump’s border wall for peanuts – in an apparent end-run around pending legislation in Congress.
More than 1,000 US school districts withhold information from parents about children’s transgender identity
At least 1,040 US school districts nationwide have implemented policies that allow staff to keep parents in the dark about their child's identifying as trans or nonbinary, the Christian Post reports. The school districts represent 18,335 schools with more than 10.7 million students.
FBI rescued 200 sex-trafficking victims in nationwide July operation
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on August 1 that its agents rescued 200 victims of sex-trafficking during a nationwide operation conducted last month.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Southern California Sunday as Hilary slams the region
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in Southern California Sunday afternoon as Hilary descends on the region with catastrophic flooding.
Christian News
Nigerian Pastor’s Kidnapped Wife In Life Danger After Ransom Demands
Suspected Islamist gunmen have demanded 100 million Nigerian nairas (about $135,000 “) in ransom for the kidnapped wife of a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor in north-central Nigeria, several Nigerian sources confirmed Monday.