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Around the World
Russia to deploy short-range tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that he will deploy short-range tactical nuclear weapons to neighboring ally Belarus next month, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
U.S. Investigators Believe COVID Outbreak Was Result Of Chinese Bioweapon Research: Report
U.S. investigators suspect that COVID was the product of Chinese military bioweapon research, according to a new report.
US and Iranian officials hold indirect talks in Oman
While official talks on reviving the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Iran nuclear deal have apparently stalled, US and Iranian officials held indirect talks in Oman last month, Axios reports.
Kyiv: ‘Russia Hits Hometown Ukraine President Killing 10’ (Worthy News Radio)
Kyiv said Tuesday that Russia had carried out a "massive missile attack" on several civilian buildings in the home city of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, killing at least ten people and injuring 28 others.
Priest Kidnapped In Nigeria
Suspected Islamic gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest in northwest Nigeria, his church said after several other abductions and deadly attacks.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Saudi embassy in US: No normalization with Israel without Palestinian state
The Saudi embassy in Washington reiterated that the kingdom will not normalize ties with Israel until a Palestinian state is established, amid intensified US efforts to broker a peace agreement between Jerusalem and Riyadh.
Inside the United States
Biden administration extending temporary legal status for 300K immigrants Trump sought to end
The Biden administration is rescinding the Trump-era termination of extending temporary legal status for thousands of immigrants from four countries, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Tuesday.
Former U.S. President Trump Pleads Not Guilty In Mishandling Secrets
Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump denied on Tuesday that he unlawfully kept top secret documents after leaving office and lied to officials who sought to recover them.
Christian News
Nigeria: Fulani terrorists murder 21 people, including a pastor, in coordinated attacks in Plateau state
Fulani jihadists in Nigeria murdered 21 people in Plateau state on Sunday in coordinated attacks on the Rim, Jol, and Kwi communities of Riyom and the Gana-Ropp community in the Barkin Ladi local government area, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Manipur, India: Hindu extremists are committing “genocide” against Christians in tribal conflict, Christian leader says
Amid the ongoing deadly and destructive tribal conflict in India’s Manipur state, a local Christian leader has pleaded for help saying Hindu extremist members of the Meitei tribe are committing “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide” against Christians from the Kuki and Zo tribes, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Worthy Watch
Australian Sky News Detailed Report on Hunter Biden Laptop Story Neglected by US MSM (Video)
While American Networks spent Network spent 291 Minutes On Trump Indictment they completely ignored the current Biden Scandals. Meanwhile, in Australia, in this explosive report over the weekend they detailed the evidence involving the Biden's alleged business, sex and drug crimes.
WEF Spokesman Yuval Harari on Coming Ai Religion and Bible (Video)
“In a few years there might be religions that are actually correct. Just think about a religion whose holy book is written by AI. That could be a reality in a few years,” WEF spokesman Yuval Harari stated.
Russia to deploy short-range tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that he will deploy short-range tactical nuclear weapons to neighboring ally Belarus next month, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
U.S. Investigators Believe COVID Outbreak Was Result Of Chinese Bioweapon Research: Report
U.S. investigators suspect that COVID was the product of Chinese military bioweapon research, according to a new report.
US and Iranian officials hold indirect talks in Oman
While official talks on reviving the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Iran nuclear deal have apparently stalled, US and Iranian officials held indirect talks in Oman last month, Axios reports.
Kyiv: ‘Russia Hits Hometown Ukraine President Killing 10’ (Worthy News Radio)
Kyiv said Tuesday that Russia had carried out a "massive missile attack" on several civilian buildings in the home city of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, killing at least ten people and injuring 28 others.
Priest Kidnapped In Nigeria
Suspected Islamic gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest in northwest Nigeria, his church said after several other abductions and deadly attacks.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Saudi embassy in US: No normalization with Israel without Palestinian state
The Saudi embassy in Washington reiterated that the kingdom will not normalize ties with Israel until a Palestinian state is established, amid intensified US efforts to broker a peace agreement between Jerusalem and Riyadh.
Inside the United States
Biden administration extending temporary legal status for 300K immigrants Trump sought to end
The Biden administration is rescinding the Trump-era termination of extending temporary legal status for thousands of immigrants from four countries, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Tuesday.
Former U.S. President Trump Pleads Not Guilty In Mishandling Secrets
Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump denied on Tuesday that he unlawfully kept top secret documents after leaving office and lied to officials who sought to recover them.
Christian News
Nigeria: Fulani terrorists murder 21 people, including a pastor, in coordinated attacks in Plateau state
Fulani jihadists in Nigeria murdered 21 people in Plateau state on Sunday in coordinated attacks on the Rim, Jol, and Kwi communities of Riyom and the Gana-Ropp community in the Barkin Ladi local government area, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Manipur, India: Hindu extremists are committing “genocide” against Christians in tribal conflict, Christian leader says
Amid the ongoing deadly and destructive tribal conflict in India’s Manipur state, a local Christian leader has pleaded for help saying Hindu extremist members of the Meitei tribe are committing “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide” against Christians from the Kuki and Zo tribes, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Worthy Watch
Australian Sky News Detailed Report on Hunter Biden Laptop Story Neglected by US MSM (Video)
While American Networks spent Network spent 291 Minutes On Trump Indictment they completely ignored the current Biden Scandals. Meanwhile, in Australia, in this explosive report over the weekend they detailed the evidence involving the Biden's alleged business, sex and drug crimes.
WEF Spokesman Yuval Harari on Coming Ai Religion and Bible (Video)
“In a few years there might be religions that are actually correct. Just think about a religion whose holy book is written by AI. That could be a reality in a few years,” WEF spokesman Yuval Harari stated.
Around the World
Kyiv Claims Counter-Offensive Victories Despite Deadly Flooding (Worthy News Radio)
Kyiv says Ukraine's counter-offensive has already liberated four villages from Russian occupation, but the advance is overshadowed by devastating flooding in the southern Kherson region. Rescue and relocation efforts continue for civilians driven from their homes by the flooding from the breach of the Kakhovka dam last week.
China leads nuclear powers in expanding atomic stockpiles in the last year
Indicating the end of a 30-year trend toward reducing stockpiles of nuclear warheads, a new report shows that China took the lead among several countries which actively expanded their arsenals in the last year, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Dies At 86; Italy Mourns
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant media mogul and politician who led the country three times as prime minister has died aged 86 after suffering from blood cancer, officials confirmed.
US Imposes Sanctions on Iran-China Network for Ballistic Missile Program
The United States is imposing sanctions on a network of individuals and entities from Iran and China for supporting Iran’s missile and military programs.
WHO Launches ‘Global Digital Health Certification Network’ Raising Concerns (Worthy News In-depth – Video)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a “global digital health certification network” backed by the European Union, but critics fear it will restrict the freedoms of billions of people.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Palestinians rail at Likud lawmaker’s proposal to divide Temple Mount
Dividing the Aqsa Mosque compound (Temple Mount) between Muslims and Jews would cause “overwhelming anger,” the results of which cannot be expected, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned on Monday.
Israel: National Security Minister to introduce sweeping bill to detain suspects indefinitely without charge and severely restrict their freedoms
Israel’s controversial National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is set to introduce a Knesset bill that would grant him sweeping powers to control the country’s police force and to indefinitely imprison suspects who have not been charged with any crime, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Inside the United States
Joe and Hunter Biden caught on 17 recordings with Burisma owner, Grassley reveals FBI form says
A top Senate Republican revealed Monday that an FBI informant said the Ukrainian oligarch involved in an alleged “criminal bribery scheme” with Joe and Hunter Biden also claimed to have 17 recordings of his conversations with the president and his son.
Poll Finds Growing Opposition to Trans Athletes in Women’s Sports
The percentage of Americans opposed to biological males competing in women’s sports has grown over the past two years, according to recent Gallup polling results.
US Budget Deficit Soars in May After Jump in Spending, Drop in Revenues
The U.S. government’s budget deficit surged in May from the same time a year ago, as federal revenues declined and Medicare spending soared, new Treasury Department data revealed.
Christian News
Evangelicals have brought racial reconciliation into sharper focus since police killing of George Floyd
In the years following the police killing of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020, groups of US evangelicals have been quietly working on racial reconciliation in the church and US society at large, according to the Roys Report (RR).
Artificial Intelligence Leads Church Service In Germany
Hundreds of Protestant Christians in southeastern Germany have attended a church service that was nearly entirely generated by artificial intelligence (AI) despite warnings the invention could destroy humanity.
Kyiv Claims Counter-Offensive Victories Despite Deadly Flooding (Worthy News Radio)
Kyiv says Ukraine's counter-offensive has already liberated four villages from Russian occupation, but the advance is overshadowed by devastating flooding in the southern Kherson region. Rescue and relocation efforts continue for civilians driven from their homes by the flooding from the breach of the Kakhovka dam last week.
China leads nuclear powers in expanding atomic stockpiles in the last year
Indicating the end of a 30-year trend toward reducing stockpiles of nuclear warheads, a new report shows that China took the lead among several countries which actively expanded their arsenals in the last year, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Dies At 86; Italy Mourns
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant media mogul and politician who led the country three times as prime minister has died aged 86 after suffering from blood cancer, officials confirmed.
US Imposes Sanctions on Iran-China Network for Ballistic Missile Program
The United States is imposing sanctions on a network of individuals and entities from Iran and China for supporting Iran’s missile and military programs.
WHO Launches ‘Global Digital Health Certification Network’ Raising Concerns (Worthy News In-depth – Video)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a “global digital health certification network” backed by the European Union, but critics fear it will restrict the freedoms of billions of people.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Palestinians rail at Likud lawmaker’s proposal to divide Temple Mount
Dividing the Aqsa Mosque compound (Temple Mount) between Muslims and Jews would cause “overwhelming anger,” the results of which cannot be expected, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned on Monday.
Israel: National Security Minister to introduce sweeping bill to detain suspects indefinitely without charge and severely restrict their freedoms
Israel’s controversial National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is set to introduce a Knesset bill that would grant him sweeping powers to control the country’s police force and to indefinitely imprison suspects who have not been charged with any crime, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Inside the United States
Joe and Hunter Biden caught on 17 recordings with Burisma owner, Grassley reveals FBI form says
A top Senate Republican revealed Monday that an FBI informant said the Ukrainian oligarch involved in an alleged “criminal bribery scheme” with Joe and Hunter Biden also claimed to have 17 recordings of his conversations with the president and his son.
Poll Finds Growing Opposition to Trans Athletes in Women’s Sports
The percentage of Americans opposed to biological males competing in women’s sports has grown over the past two years, according to recent Gallup polling results.
US Budget Deficit Soars in May After Jump in Spending, Drop in Revenues
The U.S. government’s budget deficit surged in May from the same time a year ago, as federal revenues declined and Medicare spending soared, new Treasury Department data revealed.
Christian News
Evangelicals have brought racial reconciliation into sharper focus since police killing of George Floyd
In the years following the police killing of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020, groups of US evangelicals have been quietly working on racial reconciliation in the church and US society at large, according to the Roys Report (RR).
Artificial Intelligence Leads Church Service In Germany
Hundreds of Protestant Christians in southeastern Germany have attended a church service that was nearly entirely generated by artificial intelligence (AI) despite warnings the invention could destroy humanity.
Around the World
Iran’s Khamenei says ‘nothing wrong’ with nuclear deal with West
"There is nothing wrong with the agreement (with the West), but the infrastructure of our nuclear industry should not be touched," he said, adding that Tehran should continue working with The International Atomic Energy Agency under the framework of safeguards.
Ukraine Admits Counteroffensive, But Moscow Denies Success (Worthy News Radio)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged that his country's long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia has begun. The comments come after an escalation of fighting in the south and east of Ukraine and Moscow expressing doubts about Kyiv's progress of the widely anticipated push.
Ex-Scottish Leader Detained Over Financial Wrongdoing
The former leader of Scotland’s ruling, Nicola Sturgeon, said Sunday her arrest was “both a shock and deeply distressing” and that she is “innocent of any wrongdoing.”
WikiLeaks’ Founder Julian Assange Loses US Extradition Appeal
The founder of the website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has lost his latest attempt to fight extradition from Britain to the United States, where he is wanted on spying charges. However, he will renew his appeal next week, representatives said.
Kyiv, Moscow In Massive Battles As Flooding Crisis Continues (Worthy News Radio)
Kyiv says Russia has unleashed new air strikes on Ukraine overnight, killing at least one person in a combined assault of cruise missiles and attack drones. Friday's confirmed attacks come as Ukrainian troops reportedly target Russian forces in the east and south of the war-torn nation. The fighting overshadowed ongoing evacuations of people from Ukraine's southern areas, where officials say at least five people were killed in flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.
Myanmar: UN says insufficient aid reaching areas devastated by Cyclone Mocha
The United Nations has reported that insufficient aid has reached parts of Myanmar affected by the massive Cyclone Mocha slammed into the western state of Rakhine last month, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Dealing with the aftermath of the cyclone is especially difficult for Christians who are already struggling under violent persecution by Myanmar’s military government.
Australian Woman Pardoned After 20 Years Jail For Killing Infants
A woman who served 20 years behind bars in Australia after wrongfully being convicted for killing her four children has been pardoned.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu says Israel will do ‘whatever we need’ to defend itself against Iran
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview Friday that diplomacy has failed to stop Tehran from developing its nuclear capabilities and that his country will do “whatever we need” to defend itself from Iran.
New IDF intel unit preparing for possible Israel-Iran war
It has been almost a decade since the direct military confrontation between Israel and Iran began. Recently, the Israel Defense Forces has started preparing for the possibility of war with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In simple terms, the intelligence branch of the IDF is completing the outline of a war that no one imagined would ever come – the first Israel-Iran war.
‘Iran knows breakout to 90% enrichment will result in an Israeli strike’
Amid reports of renewed momentum in talks between Iran and the West over a nuclear deal, Israel sent a warning to Iran on Sunday.
Inside the United States
Joe Biden hosts largest pride event in White House history
The White House hosted the largest LGBTQ event in its history on Saturday. The White House hosted an "all-American picnic" on the South Lawn to celebrate "America’s LGBTQ families" for Pride month.
Not ‘affirming’ a minor’s ‘gender identity’ to be classified as abuse, according to California bill
A bill recently amended in California would classify not affirming a minor's "gender identity" by one or both guardians as “child abuse.”
Nation’s first trans male judge appointed to state court in New York
Progressives are celebrating the first openly transgender male judge this week during Pride month after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Seth Marnin to the New York State Court of Claims.
Christian News
UK government called upon to help stop the “genocidal attacks” on Christians in Nigeria
The Christian organization Aid to the Church in Need (ACN UK) on Monday presented a petition to the UK government calling for more to be done to stop the “genocidal attacks” by Islamic militants on Christians in Nigeria, Christian Today (CT) reports. At least 50,250 Christians have been murdered by jihadists in Nigeria since 2009, as the international community and the Nigerian government largely stood by.
Nigeria Pastors Want Christian Parliament Speakers As Violence Spreads
Nigerian pastors and bishops have urged legislators to choose Christians as speakers of the Senate and House of Representatives of the bicameral parliament after Muslims were chosen as the nation’s president and vice president.
Iraq: Persecuted Christians launch TV channel in Syriac language derived from Jesus’ Aramaic
The much-persecuted, tiny Christian community in Iraq has taken the historic step of launching a new public television channel broadcasting only programs conducted in their native Syriac language, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Syriac is an ancient language derived from Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke while He walked the Earth.
Nigeria: Mass grave for Christian women and children, “Let us not put our hope on weapons to defend ourselves, our weapon is in Christ”
Having buried women and children in a mass grave following yet another Fulani Islamist attack on Christian communities in Nigeria’s Plateau state last month, local church leaders are encouraging their communities to stand in faith and are praying for God’s intervention in the ongoing genocidal slaughter of believers, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. At least 50,250 Christians in Nigeria have been murdered by Islamic jihadists including Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa since 2009.
Iran’s Khamenei says ‘nothing wrong’ with nuclear deal with West
"There is nothing wrong with the agreement (with the West), but the infrastructure of our nuclear industry should not be touched," he said, adding that Tehran should continue working with The International Atomic Energy Agency under the framework of safeguards.
Ukraine Admits Counteroffensive, But Moscow Denies Success (Worthy News Radio)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged that his country's long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia has begun. The comments come after an escalation of fighting in the south and east of Ukraine and Moscow expressing doubts about Kyiv's progress of the widely anticipated push.
Ex-Scottish Leader Detained Over Financial Wrongdoing
The former leader of Scotland’s ruling, Nicola Sturgeon, said Sunday her arrest was “both a shock and deeply distressing” and that she is “innocent of any wrongdoing.”
WikiLeaks’ Founder Julian Assange Loses US Extradition Appeal
The founder of the website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has lost his latest attempt to fight extradition from Britain to the United States, where he is wanted on spying charges. However, he will renew his appeal next week, representatives said.
Kyiv, Moscow In Massive Battles As Flooding Crisis Continues (Worthy News Radio)
Kyiv says Russia has unleashed new air strikes on Ukraine overnight, killing at least one person in a combined assault of cruise missiles and attack drones. Friday's confirmed attacks come as Ukrainian troops reportedly target Russian forces in the east and south of the war-torn nation. The fighting overshadowed ongoing evacuations of people from Ukraine's southern areas, where officials say at least five people were killed in flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.
Myanmar: UN says insufficient aid reaching areas devastated by Cyclone Mocha
The United Nations has reported that insufficient aid has reached parts of Myanmar affected by the massive Cyclone Mocha slammed into the western state of Rakhine last month, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Dealing with the aftermath of the cyclone is especially difficult for Christians who are already struggling under violent persecution by Myanmar’s military government.
Australian Woman Pardoned After 20 Years Jail For Killing Infants
A woman who served 20 years behind bars in Australia after wrongfully being convicted for killing her four children has been pardoned.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu says Israel will do ‘whatever we need’ to defend itself against Iran
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview Friday that diplomacy has failed to stop Tehran from developing its nuclear capabilities and that his country will do “whatever we need” to defend itself from Iran.
New IDF intel unit preparing for possible Israel-Iran war
It has been almost a decade since the direct military confrontation between Israel and Iran began. Recently, the Israel Defense Forces has started preparing for the possibility of war with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In simple terms, the intelligence branch of the IDF is completing the outline of a war that no one imagined would ever come – the first Israel-Iran war.
‘Iran knows breakout to 90% enrichment will result in an Israeli strike’
Amid reports of renewed momentum in talks between Iran and the West over a nuclear deal, Israel sent a warning to Iran on Sunday.
Inside the United States
Joe Biden hosts largest pride event in White House history
The White House hosted the largest LGBTQ event in its history on Saturday. The White House hosted an "all-American picnic" on the South Lawn to celebrate "America’s LGBTQ families" for Pride month.
Not ‘affirming’ a minor’s ‘gender identity’ to be classified as abuse, according to California bill
A bill recently amended in California would classify not affirming a minor's "gender identity" by one or both guardians as “child abuse.”
Nation’s first trans male judge appointed to state court in New York
Progressives are celebrating the first openly transgender male judge this week during Pride month after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Seth Marnin to the New York State Court of Claims.
Christian News
UK government called upon to help stop the “genocidal attacks” on Christians in Nigeria
The Christian organization Aid to the Church in Need (ACN UK) on Monday presented a petition to the UK government calling for more to be done to stop the “genocidal attacks” by Islamic militants on Christians in Nigeria, Christian Today (CT) reports. At least 50,250 Christians have been murdered by jihadists in Nigeria since 2009, as the international community and the Nigerian government largely stood by.
Nigeria Pastors Want Christian Parliament Speakers As Violence Spreads
Nigerian pastors and bishops have urged legislators to choose Christians as speakers of the Senate and House of Representatives of the bicameral parliament after Muslims were chosen as the nation’s president and vice president.
Iraq: Persecuted Christians launch TV channel in Syriac language derived from Jesus’ Aramaic
The much-persecuted, tiny Christian community in Iraq has taken the historic step of launching a new public television channel broadcasting only programs conducted in their native Syriac language, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Syriac is an ancient language derived from Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke while He walked the Earth.
Nigeria: Mass grave for Christian women and children, “Let us not put our hope on weapons to defend ourselves, our weapon is in Christ”
Having buried women and children in a mass grave following yet another Fulani Islamist attack on Christian communities in Nigeria’s Plateau state last month, local church leaders are encouraging their communities to stand in faith and are praying for God’s intervention in the ongoing genocidal slaughter of believers, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. At least 50,250 Christians in Nigeria have been murdered by Islamic jihadists including Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa since 2009.