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Around the World
Russia fired at US Reaper drone flying over Syria – leaked documents
Russia fired at a US Reaper drone that was flying over eastern Syria late last year, although they didn't manage to down it, according to new reports based on the leaked US military and intelligence documents that have been circulating online for the last month.
Lawyer Jailed Dissident Flees Russia
A lawyer defending Russian opposition politician and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza, sentenced to 25 years imprisonment this week, says he fled Russia after receiving threats.
Fighting As US Evacuates Embassy From Sudan; Millions Trapped
Millions, including already persecuted Christians and at least 16,000 Americans, remained trapped in wartorn Sudan on Sunday after American special forces evacuated the U.S. embassy.
Dutch Remember Horrors Of Dachau
Dutch survivors and local leaders on Saturday recalled the horrors of the Dachau concentration camp at the National Dachau Monument on the outskirts of Amsterdam at a time of growing antisemitism.
Russia Mistakenly Bombs Own City
Moscow reluctantly acknowledged Friday that a Russian supersonic warplane accidentally bombed a Russian city, injuring several people, around 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the border with Ukraine, where a war is ongoing.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel Strikes Hizbullah Site in Southwest Syria, Warns Syria Against Cooperation With Hizbullah, Iran
Syrian media reported on Monday that an Israeli artillery strike targeted a site belonging to Hizbullah, the Iran-backed, Lebanon-based Shiite Muslim armed group, near Quneitra in southwest Syria. The Qurs al-Nafl site, located near the Syrian-Israeli border, was reportedly hit by 20 shells fired by the Israeli military. The Lebanese Al Mayadeen TV said no injuries were reported in the attack. The site has been targeted repeatedly by alleged Israeli strikes in recent years.
Larger, more powerful: Navy declares fleet of Sa’ar 6-class warships operational
The Israeli Navy declared its fleet of Sa’ar 6-class corvettes — tasked with protecting the country’s gas field and shipping lanes — operational on Sunday, more than two years after receiving the first ship.
Inside the United States
Limit access to most secret US documents, Senate intel panel head says
Too many people have access to the U.S. government's closest secrets and a central entity should oversee the classification process, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Sunday, addressing leaks of documents in an online chat group.
Dem Bill Would Make LGBT Illegal Immigrants Immune From Detention
Legislation introduced this week by congressional Democrats would forbid border officials from detaining illegal immigrants who identify as LGBT in almost all circumstances.
Christian News
Detransitioner Oli London Credits Jesus, Church With Stopping Trans Surgeries: ‘I Was…Very Lost’
Social media influencer Oli London said rediscovering faith helped convince him to detransition, stop life-altering gender reassignment surgeries, and turn his life around.
Thousands Mourn TV Preacher Charles Stanley
Thousands of people paid their respects over the weekend to late U.S. preacher Charles Stanley who built a global evangelical broadcasting empire from the pulpit of his First Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Eritrea Forbids Burial Of Evangelical Church Leader In Anti-Christian Campaign (Worthy News In-Depth)
A popular Eritrean Christian leader who died this month is being denied a burial place because of his Evangelical beliefs amid an ongoing government crackdown on devoted Christians in the Muslim-majority Horn of Africa nation, rights investigators said Friday.
Russia fired at US Reaper drone flying over Syria – leaked documents
Russia fired at a US Reaper drone that was flying over eastern Syria late last year, although they didn't manage to down it, according to new reports based on the leaked US military and intelligence documents that have been circulating online for the last month.
Lawyer Jailed Dissident Flees Russia
A lawyer defending Russian opposition politician and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza, sentenced to 25 years imprisonment this week, says he fled Russia after receiving threats.
Fighting As US Evacuates Embassy From Sudan; Millions Trapped
Millions, including already persecuted Christians and at least 16,000 Americans, remained trapped in wartorn Sudan on Sunday after American special forces evacuated the U.S. embassy.
Dutch Remember Horrors Of Dachau
Dutch survivors and local leaders on Saturday recalled the horrors of the Dachau concentration camp at the National Dachau Monument on the outskirts of Amsterdam at a time of growing antisemitism.
Russia Mistakenly Bombs Own City
Moscow reluctantly acknowledged Friday that a Russian supersonic warplane accidentally bombed a Russian city, injuring several people, around 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the border with Ukraine, where a war is ongoing.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel Strikes Hizbullah Site in Southwest Syria, Warns Syria Against Cooperation With Hizbullah, Iran
Syrian media reported on Monday that an Israeli artillery strike targeted a site belonging to Hizbullah, the Iran-backed, Lebanon-based Shiite Muslim armed group, near Quneitra in southwest Syria. The Qurs al-Nafl site, located near the Syrian-Israeli border, was reportedly hit by 20 shells fired by the Israeli military. The Lebanese Al Mayadeen TV said no injuries were reported in the attack. The site has been targeted repeatedly by alleged Israeli strikes in recent years.
Larger, more powerful: Navy declares fleet of Sa’ar 6-class warships operational
The Israeli Navy declared its fleet of Sa’ar 6-class corvettes — tasked with protecting the country’s gas field and shipping lanes — operational on Sunday, more than two years after receiving the first ship.
Inside the United States
Limit access to most secret US documents, Senate intel panel head says
Too many people have access to the U.S. government's closest secrets and a central entity should oversee the classification process, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Sunday, addressing leaks of documents in an online chat group.
Dem Bill Would Make LGBT Illegal Immigrants Immune From Detention
Legislation introduced this week by congressional Democrats would forbid border officials from detaining illegal immigrants who identify as LGBT in almost all circumstances.
Christian News
Detransitioner Oli London Credits Jesus, Church With Stopping Trans Surgeries: ‘I Was…Very Lost’
Social media influencer Oli London said rediscovering faith helped convince him to detransition, stop life-altering gender reassignment surgeries, and turn his life around.
Thousands Mourn TV Preacher Charles Stanley
Thousands of people paid their respects over the weekend to late U.S. preacher Charles Stanley who built a global evangelical broadcasting empire from the pulpit of his First Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Eritrea Forbids Burial Of Evangelical Church Leader In Anti-Christian Campaign (Worthy News In-Depth)
A popular Eritrean Christian leader who died this month is being denied a burial place because of his Evangelical beliefs amid an ongoing government crackdown on devoted Christians in the Muslim-majority Horn of Africa nation, rights investigators said Friday.
Around the World
Spain Fears Drinking Water Shortages As Record Drought Continues
Residents in one of Europe's largest urban areas have been warned there may be no drinking water in their homes by September as Spain struggles with its longest drought in living memory, Worthy News learned Thursday.
Russian Spy Ships In North Sea Preparing Attack
Russian spy ships are in the North Sea preparing to sabotage wind farms and communication cables in the North Sea, an investigation showed Thursday.
NATO Chief Says ‘Future of Ukraine In the alliance’ (Worthy News Radio)
The secretary general of NATO has said that Ukraine's future lies within the Western military alliance despite objections from Russia. Jens Stoltenberg made the remarks during his first visit to the country since Russia’s invasion 14 months ago.
270 civilians killed in Sudan as ceasefire fails, “I tried to make children not see the slain bodies on the streets”
At least 270 civilians have been killed in Sudan, and thousands have been displaced, as the battle which broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group at the weekend continued to rage past a purportedly agreed ceasefire on Thursday, India Today reports.
Scores Killed At Charity Event In Yemen
At least 85 people, including women and children, were killed and over 300 injured in wartorn Yemen’s deadliest stampede in years after gunfire erupted during a charity event in Sanaa, the capital, officials said Thursday.
‘Mysterious Light Flash’ Above Kyiv
A mysterious light that briefly eliminated the skies above Ukraine’s capital Kyiv late Wednesday has generated alarm and questions as the U.S. space agency NASA denied its involvement.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel: Talks ongoing between government and opposition parties over judicial reform compromise
Facilitated by President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, talks are ongoing between the government and opposition parties to find a way forward on judicial reform that would be palatable to the wider Israeli public and would stem the massive nationwide protests against the government’s proposals, Israel National News (INN) reported Thursday morning.
Inside the United States
CDC director rewrites history of COVID vaccines as uptake plummets, side effect research mounts
As the feds abandon a one-size-fits-all COVID-19 vaccine strategy in the face of plunging booster uptake, growing research on serious adverse events and the first government payments to victims of the novel therapeutics, the CDC's director is trying to rewrite history.
House Democrats vote against bill to protect women’s sports
House Republicans passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act on Thursday to ban trans-identified athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports by amending Title IX protections to only apply to female athletes. All House Democrats voted against the bill.
World’s Largest Rocket Explodes On Test Flight
The world’s biggest and most powerful rocket exploded Thursday just minutes after SpaceX launched it from its path in the U.S. State of Texas.
Christian News
Chicago agrees to $205,000 settlement in case brought by students barred from sharing the Gospel in park
The city of Chicago has agreed to pay $205,000 in settlement of a case brought by four Christian college students who were barred from sharing the Gospel in the city’s Millennium Park in 2018, Christianity Today (CT) reports.
Libya: Nine Christians including Libyans, AoG American missionaries, and a Pakistani face possible execution after arrest for apostasy and evangelism
Nine Christians, including six Libyans, two Assemblies of God American missionaries, and a Pakistani have been arrested by Libya’s Internal Security Agency, and face possible execution on charges of apostasy from Islam and preaching Christianity, the Catholic News Agency (CNS) reports.
Spain Fears Drinking Water Shortages As Record Drought Continues
Residents in one of Europe's largest urban areas have been warned there may be no drinking water in their homes by September as Spain struggles with its longest drought in living memory, Worthy News learned Thursday.
Russian Spy Ships In North Sea Preparing Attack
Russian spy ships are in the North Sea preparing to sabotage wind farms and communication cables in the North Sea, an investigation showed Thursday.
NATO Chief Says ‘Future of Ukraine In the alliance’ (Worthy News Radio)
The secretary general of NATO has said that Ukraine's future lies within the Western military alliance despite objections from Russia. Jens Stoltenberg made the remarks during his first visit to the country since Russia’s invasion 14 months ago.
270 civilians killed in Sudan as ceasefire fails, “I tried to make children not see the slain bodies on the streets”
At least 270 civilians have been killed in Sudan, and thousands have been displaced, as the battle which broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group at the weekend continued to rage past a purportedly agreed ceasefire on Thursday, India Today reports.
Scores Killed At Charity Event In Yemen
At least 85 people, including women and children, were killed and over 300 injured in wartorn Yemen’s deadliest stampede in years after gunfire erupted during a charity event in Sanaa, the capital, officials said Thursday.
‘Mysterious Light Flash’ Above Kyiv
A mysterious light that briefly eliminated the skies above Ukraine’s capital Kyiv late Wednesday has generated alarm and questions as the U.S. space agency NASA denied its involvement.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel: Talks ongoing between government and opposition parties over judicial reform compromise
Facilitated by President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, talks are ongoing between the government and opposition parties to find a way forward on judicial reform that would be palatable to the wider Israeli public and would stem the massive nationwide protests against the government’s proposals, Israel National News (INN) reported Thursday morning.
Inside the United States
CDC director rewrites history of COVID vaccines as uptake plummets, side effect research mounts
As the feds abandon a one-size-fits-all COVID-19 vaccine strategy in the face of plunging booster uptake, growing research on serious adverse events and the first government payments to victims of the novel therapeutics, the CDC's director is trying to rewrite history.
House Democrats vote against bill to protect women’s sports
House Republicans passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act on Thursday to ban trans-identified athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports by amending Title IX protections to only apply to female athletes. All House Democrats voted against the bill.
World’s Largest Rocket Explodes On Test Flight
The world’s biggest and most powerful rocket exploded Thursday just minutes after SpaceX launched it from its path in the U.S. State of Texas.
Christian News
Chicago agrees to $205,000 settlement in case brought by students barred from sharing the Gospel in park
The city of Chicago has agreed to pay $205,000 in settlement of a case brought by four Christian college students who were barred from sharing the Gospel in the city’s Millennium Park in 2018, Christianity Today (CT) reports.
Libya: Nine Christians including Libyans, AoG American missionaries, and a Pakistani face possible execution after arrest for apostasy and evangelism
Nine Christians, including six Libyans, two Assemblies of God American missionaries, and a Pakistani have been arrested by Libya’s Internal Security Agency, and face possible execution on charges of apostasy from Islam and preaching Christianity, the Catholic News Agency (CNS) reports.
Around the World
Hungary Remembers Shoah Amid Antisemitism
Hungary has come under pressure to tackle antisemitism as the government called the Holocaust one of the nation’s “greatest tragedies.”
NATO: China to triple its nuclear arsenal ‘within a few years’
China will have a stockpile of 1,500 nuclear warheads “by 2035,” according to Western officials who worry that technological advances and geopolitical acrimony have raised the potential for nuclear conflict.
EU Lawmakers Vote To Punish ‘Global Warming’
The European Parliament has approved reforms to the European Union's carbon market, which are expected to hike the cost of polluting in Europe.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
‘Embassy inauguration is sign of strengthened ties between Israel and Turkmenistan’
Eli Cohen became the first Israeli foreign minister to step foot in Turkmenistan in nearly three decades after arriving in the Central Asian country's capital Ashgabat on Wednesday night to open an embassy there.
IDF said to hit sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Syria, then drop flyers
The Israel Defense Forces dropped threatening pamphlets in southern Syria on Wednesday, warning Syrian soldiers to stop cooperating with Hezbollah, an opposition journalist reported, hours after Israel reportedly conducted artillery strikes on sites belonging to the Iran-backed group.
Inside the United States
Hunter Biden investigation infected by ‘politics’ and ‘preferential treatment’: IRS whistleblower
A decorated supervisory IRS agent has reported to the Justice Department's top watchdog that federal prosecutors appointed by Joe Biden have engaged in "preferential treatment and politics" to block criminal tax charges against presidential son Hunter Biden, providing evidence as a whistleblower that conflicts with Attorney General Merrick Garland's recent testimony to Congress that the decision to bring charges against Biden was being left to the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Delaware.
John Ratcliffe Testifies Lab Leak Is Only ‘Credibly Supported’ Explanation For COVID-19
Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe testified Tuesday that the COVID-19 virus leaked from the Wuhan lab.
Oregon: Christian woman sues state after being told she cannot adopt children unless she “supports” their future hypothetical transgenderism
A Christian woman has filed suit against the state of Oregon for denying her application to adopt siblings from foster care because she would not agree to “respect, accept, and support … the sexual orientation, gender identity, [and] gender expression” of any child placed with her. The suit was filed earlier this month on behalf of Jessica Bates, a widowed mother of five, by the conservative legal firm Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
Christian News
China: Government plans to bring in new measures requiring churches to include CCP propaganda in services
China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) is planning to bring in new regulatory measures that would require all churches and other places of worship to implement CCP propaganda as part of their services, the Bitter Winter Chinese human rights magazine reports.
Indonesia: Church allowed to reopen after 13 years of legal proceedings
After 13 years of legal proceedings, a church in Indonesia has finally been granted a permit and allowed to reopen after being shut down by government authorities in 2010, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Hungary Remembers Shoah Amid Antisemitism
Hungary has come under pressure to tackle antisemitism as the government called the Holocaust one of the nation’s “greatest tragedies.”
NATO: China to triple its nuclear arsenal ‘within a few years’
China will have a stockpile of 1,500 nuclear warheads “by 2035,” according to Western officials who worry that technological advances and geopolitical acrimony have raised the potential for nuclear conflict.
EU Lawmakers Vote To Punish ‘Global Warming’
The European Parliament has approved reforms to the European Union's carbon market, which are expected to hike the cost of polluting in Europe.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
‘Embassy inauguration is sign of strengthened ties between Israel and Turkmenistan’
Eli Cohen became the first Israeli foreign minister to step foot in Turkmenistan in nearly three decades after arriving in the Central Asian country's capital Ashgabat on Wednesday night to open an embassy there.
IDF said to hit sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Syria, then drop flyers
The Israel Defense Forces dropped threatening pamphlets in southern Syria on Wednesday, warning Syrian soldiers to stop cooperating with Hezbollah, an opposition journalist reported, hours after Israel reportedly conducted artillery strikes on sites belonging to the Iran-backed group.
Inside the United States
Hunter Biden investigation infected by ‘politics’ and ‘preferential treatment’: IRS whistleblower
A decorated supervisory IRS agent has reported to the Justice Department's top watchdog that federal prosecutors appointed by Joe Biden have engaged in "preferential treatment and politics" to block criminal tax charges against presidential son Hunter Biden, providing evidence as a whistleblower that conflicts with Attorney General Merrick Garland's recent testimony to Congress that the decision to bring charges against Biden was being left to the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Delaware.
John Ratcliffe Testifies Lab Leak Is Only ‘Credibly Supported’ Explanation For COVID-19
Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe testified Tuesday that the COVID-19 virus leaked from the Wuhan lab.
Oregon: Christian woman sues state after being told she cannot adopt children unless she “supports” their future hypothetical transgenderism
A Christian woman has filed suit against the state of Oregon for denying her application to adopt siblings from foster care because she would not agree to “respect, accept, and support … the sexual orientation, gender identity, [and] gender expression” of any child placed with her. The suit was filed earlier this month on behalf of Jessica Bates, a widowed mother of five, by the conservative legal firm Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
Christian News
China: Government plans to bring in new measures requiring churches to include CCP propaganda in services
China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) is planning to bring in new regulatory measures that would require all churches and other places of worship to implement CCP propaganda as part of their services, the Bitter Winter Chinese human rights magazine reports.
Indonesia: Church allowed to reopen after 13 years of legal proceedings
After 13 years of legal proceedings, a church in Indonesia has finally been granted a permit and allowed to reopen after being shut down by government authorities in 2010, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.