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Around the World
Apple, China Force Firm To Remove Bible App
A Christian software company says it has been forced to remove its Bible application from the Apple App Store in China amid a government crackdown on printed and digital Bibles.
US military tests Iron Dome in Guam, with eyes on threats from China: report
The United States military is testing Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system in Guam as it eyes possible threats from China.
American Families Still Stuck in Afghanistan After 2 Months, Pentagon Finally Taking Action
More than two months after the chaotic and fumbled U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, scores of American families are still stuck living under the new Taliban regime.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF chief: Army ‘accelerating’ plans targeting Iran’s nuclear program
Israeli security chiefs ramped up their rhetoric against Iran on Tuesday, with the head of the Israel Defense Forces warning that the military was ramping up its preparations for a possible attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Inside the United States
Federal judge rejects Trump’s efforts to block Jan. 6 committee from receiving White House docs
A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to prevent the National Archives from turning over documents to the House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6.
Navy SEALs cite religious concerns in lawsuit against vaccine mandate
Twenty-six members of the elite Navy SEALs filed a lawsuit sued Tuesday claiming the government is arbitrarily refusing their requests for religious exemptions from the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate.
Biden Admin Amassing Millions of Records on US Gun Owners Amid New Crackdown on Firearms
The Biden administration in just the past year alone stockpiled the records of more than 54 million U.S. gun owners and is poised to drastically alter gun regulations to ensure that information on Americans who own firearms ultimately ends up in the federal government's hands, according to internal Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Whistleblowers to play key role in enforcing vaccine mandate
To enforce President Joe Biden’s forthcoming COVID-19 mandate, the U.S. Labor Department is going to need a lot of help. Its Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t have nearly enough workplace safety inspectors to do the job.
National Security Adviser Sullivan is ‘foreign policy advisor’ in former Clinton lawyer indictment: sources
Jake Sullivan, President Biden's White House national security adviser, is the "foreign policy advisor" referred to in the indictment of former Hillary Clinton presidential campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, according to two well-placed sources.

Christian News
India: Two pastors attacked by Hindu radicals
As persecution of Christians in India continues, Hindu radicals violently assaulted and threatened to kill two pastors in Chhattisgarh state earlier this month, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Chhattisgarh state has seen a spike in attacks on Christians following inciting hate speeches against believers made by Hindu nationalists at public rallies.
Burkina Faso: 147 Christians forced to flee their homes from Islamic terrorists
The Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) non-profit organization has been told that 147 Christians, including children, elderly and pregnant women, fled from two villages on the Niger border in Burkina Faso last month, as Islamic extremists were seeking to kill them, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Christians tortured in North Korean prisons, new report reveals
A new report by rights group Korea Future details torture and other forms of violence that were perpertrated by prison guards against 91 Christians detained in North Korea between 1997 and 2018, Christian Today (CT) reports.
No arrests in murder of California pastor shot dead in Los Angeles
No arrests have yet been made for the murder of 65-year old California evangelist Rev. Reginald Moore, who was shot dead in broad daylight outside his church in Compton county, Los Angeles on October 24, 2021. Pastor Rev. Reginald Moore was murdered outside the Upper Room Christian Center and was found lying dead in the street holding his Bible and walking cane.
Vietnam: Pastors interrogated over false accusation they started COVID-19 outbreak
A pastoral couple and 11 members of their church have been interrogated by Vietnamese police officials in regard to false accusations that the Christians maliciously started a significant COVID-19 outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City in May, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Local Christian leaders believe the interrogation and accusations are part of an effort to defame and shame Vietnamese evangelicals.

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Around the World
Satellite images show China built mock-ups of US warships, possibly for target practice
Satellite images show China has built mock-ups of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer in its northwestern desert, possibly for practice for a future naval clash as tensions rise between the nations.
Thousands Protest Against COVID Measures In Netherlands
Tens of thousands of people have marched through the Dutch city of The Hague to express anger about new COVID restrictions that they say further limit freedom in the once tolerant Netherlands.
Sierra Leone Mourns As Tank Explosion Kills Nearly 100
Sierra Leone was plunged into mourning after at least 99 people died and more than 100 were injured when an oil tanker truck exploded near the capital, officials said.
Biden Condemns ‘Terrorist Attack’ Against Iraq’s Premier
U.S. President Joe Biden has condemned a “terrorist attack” against Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi and said his administration would help find those responsible.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Syria says Israel struck near Homs, Tartus in 3rd alleged attack in 2 weeks
The Israeli military struck a number of sites in western Syria in a rare early evening attack on Monday, Syrian state media reported.

Inside the United States
Foreign Hackers Stole Information From Defense Contractors, Researchers Say
Foreign hackers are suspected of breaching several organizations, including defense contractors, and accessing sensitive information, according to a report by cybersecurity researchers.
Inflation expectations at record level as country grapples with higher prices
Short-term inflation expectations are at their highest levels since the Federal Reserve Bank of New York began surveying consumers nearly a decade ago.
Vaccine mandate could drive truckers off the road, worsen supply chain crisis, industry warns
Fearful that the Biden administration's private sector vaccine mandate could force commercial truckers off the road and exacerbate disruptions to an already backlogged supply chain, the U.S. trucking industry is demanding an exemption for drivers, amid signs their concerns are being heeded by officials.
Naturally immune federal workers file class-action suit against Fauci for COVID vaccine mandate
Federal employees with natural immunity from COVID-19 infection filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against the members of President Biden's task force that enforces his COVID vaccine mandate for government workers, intending to stop it before a deadline this month.
Texas federal judge refuses to block United Airlines’ Covid-19 vaccine mandate
A federal judge in Texas Monday night refused to block United Airlines’ Covid-19 vaccine mandate, concluding employees failed to show they faced “imminent, irreparable harm” if the policy is allowed to stand.
Covid-19 Vaccines and Myocarditis Link Probed by Researchers
As U.S. health authorities expand use of the leading Covid-19 vaccines, researchers investigating heart-related risks linked to the shots are exploring several emerging theories, including one centered on the spike protein made in response to vaccination.

Christian News
China government officials raid church, detain pastor and four congregants
In ongoing efforts to suppress Christianity in China, officials from the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on October 31 raided yet another church, detaining its pastor and four congregants, China Aid reports. China ranks 17 on the 2021 US Open Doors Watch List of top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
Most Protestant churches reopen to worshippers, survey finds
In-person church is back for 98% of Protestant churches in the U.S., a survey from the data-gathering arm of the Southern Baptist Convention revealed, but that doesn’t mean the pews are packed.
Iran Christian Converts Ordered To Start Prison Terms For Faith
Three Iranian men who abandoned Islam to embrace faith in Christ were summoned by Iranian authorities to serve three-year jail sentences, Christians told Worthy News.
India: Two pastors attacked by Hindu radicals
As persecution of Christians in India continues, Hindu radicals violently assaulted and threatened to kill two pastors in Chhattisgarh state earlier this month, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Chhattisgarh state has seen a spike in attacks on Christians following inciting hate speeches against believers made by Hindu nationalists at public rallies.
Nigeria: Islamic militants kill one, abduct 100 others from church; “please remain in fervent prayer”
Amid Nigeria’s intensifying extremist violence against Christians, Islamic militants carried out yet another atrocity on October 31, murdering a congregant and abducting over 100 others from a church in Kaduna state, the Catholic Herald reports. Islamists have murdered over 15,000 Christians in Nigeria since 2015: rights groups are warning of genocide.

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Around the World
Fertilizer shortages threaten to spike food costs
Prices for fertilizers are spiking across the world, with per-ton rates for some products at or near record highs, a market reality that threatens to exacerbate rising consumer costs for everything from coffee to corn and rice.
Iraq PM Mustafa al Kadhimi survives assassination attempt by drone armed with explosives
Iraq's prime minister has survived an attempted assassination by a drone armed with explosives.
Iran conducts war games in Strait of Hormuz
Iran began its annual war games on Sunday, less than a month ahead of a planned return to talks with Western powers about resuscitating the 2015 nuclear deal.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Trump was ‘very close’ to getting Saudis to normalize ties with Israel
The Trump administration was “very close” to getting Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords last year, according to former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who says the Biden administration has squandered the momentum to expand the historic normalization agreements between leading Gulf Arab powers and Israel.
IDF begins drill in northern Israel for reserve soldiers
The IDF began a drill in northern Israel on Sunday, as part of which reservists in the 36th Division, also known as the Ga'ash Formation, will be called up.

Inside the United States
13 moderate House Republicans save Biden’s infrastructure bill after far-left Democrats rebel
A cadre of moderate House Republicans saved President Biden’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal from defeat on Friday after far-left Democrats rebelled against the legislation.
Ratcliffe expects ‘many’ more Durham indictments focused on Clinton-Russia ‘collusion’ dossier
Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said he anticipates “many indictments” in special counsel John Durham's investigation into the creation and use of the infamous anti-Trump dossier tied to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Key Source Of Anti-Trump Dossier Indicted; Clintons Under Pressure
Ex-U.S presidential candidate Hillary Clinton faces tough questions after the indictment of the primary source of a debunked dossier she used to attack her rival and then President Donald J. Trump.
U.S. intelligence apparatus could lose thousands of officers due to vaccine mandate
Thousands of intelligence officers may soon face dismissal for failing to comply with the U.S. government's vaccine mandate. The situation is raising concerns among Republican lawmakers about removing employees from agencies that are critical to U.S. national security.
Congresswoman describes ‘tortuous lockdown,’ ‘human suffering’ in jail housing Jan. 6 prisoners
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene this week claimed to have witnessed nightmarish conditions on a tour of the Washington, D.C., municipal jail that holds numerous individuals charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
‘God-Given Right of Conscience’: Christian Employers Alliance, Daystar, AFA, Answers in Genesis Sue to Block Vax Mandate
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys working on behalf of the Christian Employers Alliance (CEA), a nonprofit representing Christian-owned businesses, co-filed a petition in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday to challenge the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for private businesses.
House Republicans Blast Fellow GOP Members for Supporting $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
Congress passed President Biden's $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill late Friday night after months of negotiations among Democrats over a different measure- President Biden's massive social spending and climate change bill.
Federal Judge Orders Jan. 6 Detainee Released Over Issues at DC Jail
A man from Florida who stands accused of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol Building Jan. 6 has been ordered released from the D.C. Jail by a federal judge because of ongoing issues at the facility where he and dozens more suspects charged with crimes stemming from the riot are being held.
Federal Court Freezes Biden Vaccine Mandate Over Possible ‘Grave Statutory And Constitutional’ Issues
A U.S. federal appeals court issued a stay on Saturday temporarily halting Democrat President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate that would have required companies with at least 100 employees to get vaccinated for the coronavirus or be tested weekly.

Christian News
Setback In Appeal For Jailed Pakistan Pastor
A Pakistani pastor languishing in prison for more than nine years on “blasphemy” charges faced more uncertainty Thursday after a judge delayed his appeal, Worthy News learned.
Cuba Keeps Large House Church Closed
Cuba’s communist authorities refuse to allow a large “house church” to reopen for worship despite easing COVID pandemic restrictions for approved churches, activists say.

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