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Around the World
UAE ‘shocked’ as US considers removing IRGC from terrorist list
The United Arab Emirates is very unhappy with the US move toward removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from its Foreign Terrorist Organizations list, a source in Abu Dhabi said on Monday.
Trudeau reaches deal to keep his party in power till 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday his Liberal Party has reached an agreement with the opposition New Democratic Party that would keep his party in power until 2025.
Ukraine war imperils wheat, but farmers in no rush to pivot
Russia’s war in Ukraine could mean changes for Ed Kessel’s farm along a quiet stretch of western North Dakota.
Australia: Government to introduce laws to combat misinformation, disinformation
The Australian government has pledged to introduce new laws to help reduce the spread of harmful content on social media, as the world’s most powerful tech companies try to combat the deluge of misinformation and disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine online.
Nvidia unveils new technology to speed up AI, launches new supercomputer
Nvidia Corp on Tuesday announced new chips and technologies that it said will boost the computing speed of increasingly complicated artificial intelligence algorithms, stepping up competition against rival chipmakers vying for lucrative data center business.
Kremlin Critic Navalny Sentenced To Nine Years Jail
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent opponent was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison after what critics view as a show trial.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
U.S. Fighter Jets Down Two Iranian Drones Over Iraq Heading to Israel
Two Iranian drones shot down over Iraq last month by American fighter jets were set to explode in Israeli territory, the defense establishment has confirmed.
Singapore to open embassy in Israel for the first time
Singapore announced Monday it plans to open an official embassy in Israel for the first since the two nations established diplomatic relations in 1965, i24 News reports. While Israel opened an embassy in Singapore in 1968, the Singaporeans set up an honorary consulate in Tel Aviv instead.
Inside the United States
Investigations of 2020 ballot mischief gain momentum in Georgia, Wisconsin
Georgia and Wisconsin are advancing probes into accusations of widespread illegal ballot harvesting in the 2020 presidential election, digging deeper into voter fraud claims more than a year after President Biden took office.
FBI chief Wray warns hackers could ‘shut down’ U.S. society
FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a stark warning Tuesday that nation-state or profit-driven hackers could "shut down" parts of U.S. society as he implored private business to do more to report attacks and to guard against them.
Christian News
India: Senior Pastor murdered in his home by Hindu radicals
Five suspected Hindu nationalists broke into the home of a senior church leader pastor in India’s Chhattisgarh state on Thursday and murdered him, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Nigeria: Islamic terrorists abduct 46 Christians plus children in Kaduna state; “please be in prayer”
Forty-six Christians plus a number of their children have been kidnapped by suspected Fulani terrorist herdsmen during yet another attack on beleaguered Christian communities in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Nigeria: 25 more Christians murdered in Kaduna state
Islamic terrorists struck in Nigeria’s Kaduna state yet again on Sunday, attacking a Christian community and murdering 25 churchgoers just after the end of a worship service, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Indonesia: Pastor risks further incarceration for criticizing Islam
A pastor in Indonesia who was previously imprisoned for posting a video of himself sharing the Gospel with a Muslim is again under police investigation for actions the government considers are insulting to Islam, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Worthy Watch
Supreme Court Nominee Brown Tries to Explain Lighter Pedophile Sentencing
Famine Coming to Africa
Former AG Bill Barr Discusses Hunter Biden Laptop
UAE ‘shocked’ as US considers removing IRGC from terrorist list
The United Arab Emirates is very unhappy with the US move toward removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from its Foreign Terrorist Organizations list, a source in Abu Dhabi said on Monday.
Trudeau reaches deal to keep his party in power till 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday his Liberal Party has reached an agreement with the opposition New Democratic Party that would keep his party in power until 2025.
Ukraine war imperils wheat, but farmers in no rush to pivot
Russia’s war in Ukraine could mean changes for Ed Kessel’s farm along a quiet stretch of western North Dakota.
Australia: Government to introduce laws to combat misinformation, disinformation
The Australian government has pledged to introduce new laws to help reduce the spread of harmful content on social media, as the world’s most powerful tech companies try to combat the deluge of misinformation and disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine online.
Nvidia unveils new technology to speed up AI, launches new supercomputer
Nvidia Corp on Tuesday announced new chips and technologies that it said will boost the computing speed of increasingly complicated artificial intelligence algorithms, stepping up competition against rival chipmakers vying for lucrative data center business.
Kremlin Critic Navalny Sentenced To Nine Years Jail
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent opponent was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison after what critics view as a show trial.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
U.S. Fighter Jets Down Two Iranian Drones Over Iraq Heading to Israel
Two Iranian drones shot down over Iraq last month by American fighter jets were set to explode in Israeli territory, the defense establishment has confirmed.
Singapore to open embassy in Israel for the first time
Singapore announced Monday it plans to open an official embassy in Israel for the first since the two nations established diplomatic relations in 1965, i24 News reports. While Israel opened an embassy in Singapore in 1968, the Singaporeans set up an honorary consulate in Tel Aviv instead.
Inside the United States
Investigations of 2020 ballot mischief gain momentum in Georgia, Wisconsin
Georgia and Wisconsin are advancing probes into accusations of widespread illegal ballot harvesting in the 2020 presidential election, digging deeper into voter fraud claims more than a year after President Biden took office.
FBI chief Wray warns hackers could ‘shut down’ U.S. society
FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a stark warning Tuesday that nation-state or profit-driven hackers could "shut down" parts of U.S. society as he implored private business to do more to report attacks and to guard against them.
Christian News
India: Senior Pastor murdered in his home by Hindu radicals
Five suspected Hindu nationalists broke into the home of a senior church leader pastor in India’s Chhattisgarh state on Thursday and murdered him, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Nigeria: Islamic terrorists abduct 46 Christians plus children in Kaduna state; “please be in prayer”
Forty-six Christians plus a number of their children have been kidnapped by suspected Fulani terrorist herdsmen during yet another attack on beleaguered Christian communities in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Nigeria: 25 more Christians murdered in Kaduna state
Islamic terrorists struck in Nigeria’s Kaduna state yet again on Sunday, attacking a Christian community and murdering 25 churchgoers just after the end of a worship service, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Indonesia: Pastor risks further incarceration for criticizing Islam
A pastor in Indonesia who was previously imprisoned for posting a video of himself sharing the Gospel with a Muslim is again under police investigation for actions the government considers are insulting to Islam, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Worthy Watch
Supreme Court Nominee Brown Tries to Explain Lighter Pedophile Sentencing
Famine Coming to Africa
Former AG Bill Barr Discusses Hunter Biden Laptop
Around the World
Biden: ‘Russia Uses Hypersonic Missiles And May Deploy Chemical Weapons’
U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed Monday that Russia uses hypersonic missiles in Ukraine and warned that Moscow might also deploy chemical and biological weapons to crush fierce resistance.
100,000 US Forces Europe As War In Ukraine Escalates
American forces are in Ukraine, and the United States is rapidly deploying at least 100,000 troops elsewhere in Europe, amid fears the Ukrainian-Russian war will spread to other nations, U.S. sources confirm.
Khamenei signals support for ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna
Iran’s supreme leader on Monday signaled support for Tehran’s nuclear negotiations to secure sanctions relief, a rare reference to the still-halted talks, as world powers near a diplomatic turning point.
Any deal with Russia will require Ukrainian referendum, Zelensky says
Any deal reached in peace negotiations with Russia will be submitted to a referendum in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky told a regional Ukrainian public media outlet on Monday.
US prepares to sign major appeasement deal with Iran
As the Biden administration prepares to sign a final deal with Iran that has been lambasted by numerous experts as nothing short of a major appeasement of the Islamic regime, Washington is now also weighing the removal of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from a terror blacklist in return for a public commitment from Iran to de-escalation in the region.
Russian Court Bans Facebook and Instagram for ‘Extremist Activities’
A Russian court on Monday has banned Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for alleged “extremist activities,” rendering its operations inside Russia illegal.
China Plane Crashes In Chinese Mountains; All 132 People Feared Dead
China’s hardline leader Xi Jinping ordered rescuers to do their utmost after a China Eastern Airlines plane carrying 132 people crashed in the mountains in southern Guangxi province.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel Warns US Against Removing Iran’s IRGC from Terror Blacklist
Israeli leaders are concerned the US may be planning to remove Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from its terrorist blacklist as part of a deal to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal.
Orthodox Jews Mourn Revered Rabbi
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews have been plunged into mourning after Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a leading authority on Jewish Law, died Friday at the age of 94.
Inside the United States
US: Fed prepared to raise interest rates ‘aggressively’
The US central bank must be swift in bringing “much too high” inflation to heel, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday, adding that the bank could “aggressively” raise interest rates if necessary.
Senate Republicans To Introduce Bill Banning Government From Contracting With Leakers
Republicans in the Senate will introduce legislation later Monday that would prohibit the federal government from entering into contracts with individuals who have used previous access to leak proprietary information.
Former FDA Commissioner: ‘This Is Likely to Become an Annualized Vaccine for the Majority of Americans’
Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Sunday that Americans will likely need to get a COVID vaccine every year, and for those who are vulnerable, they should think about getting it every six months.
Trump super PAC hoards cash, with more on hand than RNC and DNC combined
Former President Donald Trump's Save America PAC political action committee has more cash on hand than the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee combined, Federal Election Commission filings show.
Biden: ‘Russia Uses Hypersonic Missiles And May Deploy Chemical Weapons’
U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed Monday that Russia uses hypersonic missiles in Ukraine and warned that Moscow might also deploy chemical and biological weapons to crush fierce resistance.
100,000 US Forces Europe As War In Ukraine Escalates
American forces are in Ukraine, and the United States is rapidly deploying at least 100,000 troops elsewhere in Europe, amid fears the Ukrainian-Russian war will spread to other nations, U.S. sources confirm.
Khamenei signals support for ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna
Iran’s supreme leader on Monday signaled support for Tehran’s nuclear negotiations to secure sanctions relief, a rare reference to the still-halted talks, as world powers near a diplomatic turning point.
Any deal with Russia will require Ukrainian referendum, Zelensky says
Any deal reached in peace negotiations with Russia will be submitted to a referendum in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky told a regional Ukrainian public media outlet on Monday.
US prepares to sign major appeasement deal with Iran
As the Biden administration prepares to sign a final deal with Iran that has been lambasted by numerous experts as nothing short of a major appeasement of the Islamic regime, Washington is now also weighing the removal of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from a terror blacklist in return for a public commitment from Iran to de-escalation in the region.
Russian Court Bans Facebook and Instagram for ‘Extremist Activities’
A Russian court on Monday has banned Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for alleged “extremist activities,” rendering its operations inside Russia illegal.
China Plane Crashes In Chinese Mountains; All 132 People Feared Dead
China’s hardline leader Xi Jinping ordered rescuers to do their utmost after a China Eastern Airlines plane carrying 132 people crashed in the mountains in southern Guangxi province.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel Warns US Against Removing Iran’s IRGC from Terror Blacklist
Israeli leaders are concerned the US may be planning to remove Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from its terrorist blacklist as part of a deal to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal.
Orthodox Jews Mourn Revered Rabbi
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews have been plunged into mourning after Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a leading authority on Jewish Law, died Friday at the age of 94.
Inside the United States
US: Fed prepared to raise interest rates ‘aggressively’
The US central bank must be swift in bringing “much too high” inflation to heel, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday, adding that the bank could “aggressively” raise interest rates if necessary.
Senate Republicans To Introduce Bill Banning Government From Contracting With Leakers
Republicans in the Senate will introduce legislation later Monday that would prohibit the federal government from entering into contracts with individuals who have used previous access to leak proprietary information.
Former FDA Commissioner: ‘This Is Likely to Become an Annualized Vaccine for the Majority of Americans’
Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Sunday that Americans will likely need to get a COVID vaccine every year, and for those who are vulnerable, they should think about getting it every six months.
Trump super PAC hoards cash, with more on hand than RNC and DNC combined
Former President Donald Trump's Save America PAC political action committee has more cash on hand than the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee combined, Federal Election Commission filings show.
Around the World
US adds $800m in military aid to Ukraine, including drones, anti-tank weapons
The US will send an additional $800 million in military aid to Ukraine after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for Washington’s further help in staving off the Russian invasion in an address to a joint session of Congress.
Thousands Of U.S. Troops In Australia As China Tensions Rise
Thousands of American troops arrive in Australia as Western tensions rise with China over its growing military activities in the region, military sources said.
Russian Attacks Kill Dozens
At least scores of people were reported killed in new Russian attacks in Ukraine, but Moscow condemned U.S. President Joe Biden for calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “war criminal.”
IMF: Ukraine War Undermines Global Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the war in Ukraine will undermine the global economy as it leads to record prices of food and energy and surging inflation.
Injured Fox News Correspondent Treated Outside Ukraine
Benjamin Hall, the injured Fox News correspondent who survived an attack in which two other journalists died, is now treated outside Ukraine, the network says.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
US ambassador to Israel calls settlement growth ‘infuriating,’ backs a divided Jerusalem
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides joined Americans for Peace Now (APN) in a webinar on Tuesday to discuss his new job and what his vision is for the region. “I’m center-left,” he said. “I’m left generally, but I put in the ‘center’ just to make myself feel better.”
Christians find unity in restoring holiest Jerusalem church
The three Christian communities that have uneasily shared their holiest site for centuries are embarking on a large-scale project to restore the ancient stone floor of the Jerusalem basilica.
Inside the United States
Moderna Seeks FDA Authorization for Second COVID Booster for All Adults
Moderna Inc sought emergency use authorization with U.S. health regulators for a second COVID-19 booster shot late Thursday, as a surge in cases in some parts of the world fuels fears of another wave of the pandemic.
Americans Overestimate Sexual Minorities And Other Groups
With U.S. media covering discrimination extensively, Americans may be forgiven for “rarely” getting it right when estimating demographic groups, a survey suggests.
Christian News
US-Backed Missionary Abducted In Ukraine
A Ukrainian missionary of a U.S.-backed aid group has been abducted by Russian forces near Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol, several sources confirmed Thursday.
US Missionary Rescues Children, Mothers In Ukraine
The American founder of mission group Mercy Projects is rescuing children and their mothers inside wartorn Ukraine.
Worthy Watch
Hunter Biden and the shame of social media
Coming soon … surveillance under your skin!
US adds $800m in military aid to Ukraine, including drones, anti-tank weapons
The US will send an additional $800 million in military aid to Ukraine after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for Washington’s further help in staving off the Russian invasion in an address to a joint session of Congress.
Thousands Of U.S. Troops In Australia As China Tensions Rise
Thousands of American troops arrive in Australia as Western tensions rise with China over its growing military activities in the region, military sources said.
Russian Attacks Kill Dozens
At least scores of people were reported killed in new Russian attacks in Ukraine, but Moscow condemned U.S. President Joe Biden for calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “war criminal.”
IMF: Ukraine War Undermines Global Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the war in Ukraine will undermine the global economy as it leads to record prices of food and energy and surging inflation.
Injured Fox News Correspondent Treated Outside Ukraine
Benjamin Hall, the injured Fox News correspondent who survived an attack in which two other journalists died, is now treated outside Ukraine, the network says.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
US ambassador to Israel calls settlement growth ‘infuriating,’ backs a divided Jerusalem
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides joined Americans for Peace Now (APN) in a webinar on Tuesday to discuss his new job and what his vision is for the region. “I’m center-left,” he said. “I’m left generally, but I put in the ‘center’ just to make myself feel better.”
Christians find unity in restoring holiest Jerusalem church
The three Christian communities that have uneasily shared their holiest site for centuries are embarking on a large-scale project to restore the ancient stone floor of the Jerusalem basilica.
Inside the United States
Moderna Seeks FDA Authorization for Second COVID Booster for All Adults
Moderna Inc sought emergency use authorization with U.S. health regulators for a second COVID-19 booster shot late Thursday, as a surge in cases in some parts of the world fuels fears of another wave of the pandemic.
Americans Overestimate Sexual Minorities And Other Groups
With U.S. media covering discrimination extensively, Americans may be forgiven for “rarely” getting it right when estimating demographic groups, a survey suggests.
Christian News
US-Backed Missionary Abducted In Ukraine
A Ukrainian missionary of a U.S.-backed aid group has been abducted by Russian forces near Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol, several sources confirmed Thursday.
US Missionary Rescues Children, Mothers In Ukraine
The American founder of mission group Mercy Projects is rescuing children and their mothers inside wartorn Ukraine.
Worthy Watch
Hunter Biden and the shame of social media
Coming soon … surveillance under your skin!