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Around the World
Czech Aftermath Of Deadly Tornado
The Czech Republic struggles with the aftermath of one of the most devastating and deadliest tornadoes in the nation’s modern history. Authorities said at least five people were killed and hundreds injured after buildings, including a church, suffered damage.
Iraq, Egypt and Jordan hold joint summit in Baghdad
Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq agreed to bolster security and economic cooperation at a tripartite summit on Sunday that saw an Egyptian head of state visit Iraq for the first time in three decades.
US carries out air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria
The United States said on Sunday it carried out another round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, this time in response to drone attacks by the militia against US personnel and facilities in Iraq.
Iran: Nuclear site images won’t be given to IAEA, since inspection deal expired
Iran said Sunday it will not hand over images from some Iranian nuclear sites to the UN nuclear watchdog, as the monitoring agreement between the sides has expired, according to state media.
YouTube takes down Xinjiang videos, forces rights group to seek alternative
A human rights group that attracted millions of views on YouTube to testimonies from people who say their families have disappeared in China's Xinjiang region is moving its videos to little-known service Odysee after some were taken down by the Google-owned streaming giant, two sources told Reuters.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
‘Get out Abbas’: Thousands protest at funeral of activist who died in PA custody
Thousands marched through the streets of Hebron on Friday at the funeral of a Palestinian Authority critic who died in PA custody, with many calling for the end of President Mahmoud Abbas’s 16-year rule.
Israeli camouflage tech makes soldiers ‘invisible’
Israeli survivability products company Polaris Solutions has developed a camouflage technology that renders soldiers on the battlefield virtually undetectable.
100,000 at Tel Aviv Pride Parade, Israel’s largest event since start of COVID
Police said they arrested roughly 50 suspects while securing Friday’s Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, including several who allegedly sought to harm the tens of thousands of revelers at the mass festival.
Inside the United States
U.S. National Guard Preparing For Cyberwar
The U.S. National Guard is preparing for cyber warfare amid concerns about possible attacks on critical infrastructure in the United States, Worthy News learned.
Miami Tower Collapse Kills Nine As Search Continues
Some 150 people remained unaccounted for, and at least nine people were confirmed dead Saturday after a 12-story condominium tower collapsed near Miami in southeastern Florida.
Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers
A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up: a plague of voracious grasshoppers.
Heat Wave Builds in US Northwest, All-Time Records Fall
Forecasters say many Pacific Northwest communities may sweat through the hottest days in their histories as temperatures soar during a heatwave that has sent residents scrambling for relief.
Kentucky Cop Who Prayed at Abortion Clinic Reinstated
A Kentucky police officer has been cleared of wrongdoing after his February suspension for praying while off-duty in front of an abortion clinic.
Strong majority of Americans believe abortion should be restricted after three months of pregnancy
A strong majority of Americans believe abortion should be restricted after the first three months of a woman’s pregnancy, according to a new poll from the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
GOP lawmakers question motives of IRS in ruling that could jeopardize tax-exempt status of churches
Several Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate sent a letter to the IRS Friday demanding the agency correct a ruling they say could have major implications for churches and faith-based organizations in the U.S.
Justice Department sues Georgia over voting rights law
The Department of Justice is suing Georgia over its sweeping election law recently passed by Republicans, alleging it violates the federal Voting Rights Act by seeking to disenfranchise Black voters.
Christian News
China Launches Crackdown On Church Members
Members of one of China’s largest unregistered churches face a new crackdown by Chinese authorities after their leading pastor was sentenced to nine years imprisonment on charges linked to his Christian activities Communist-run nation.
Worthy Watch
Massive Anti-Lockdown Protests in London
Summer Camp in Gaza — Training the Next Generation
Fox Prevented Journalist Ivory Hecker from publishing this explosive COVID report
Czech Aftermath Of Deadly Tornado
The Czech Republic struggles with the aftermath of one of the most devastating and deadliest tornadoes in the nation’s modern history. Authorities said at least five people were killed and hundreds injured after buildings, including a church, suffered damage.
Iraq, Egypt and Jordan hold joint summit in Baghdad
Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq agreed to bolster security and economic cooperation at a tripartite summit on Sunday that saw an Egyptian head of state visit Iraq for the first time in three decades.
US carries out air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria
The United States said on Sunday it carried out another round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, this time in response to drone attacks by the militia against US personnel and facilities in Iraq.
Iran: Nuclear site images won’t be given to IAEA, since inspection deal expired
Iran said Sunday it will not hand over images from some Iranian nuclear sites to the UN nuclear watchdog, as the monitoring agreement between the sides has expired, according to state media.
YouTube takes down Xinjiang videos, forces rights group to seek alternative
A human rights group that attracted millions of views on YouTube to testimonies from people who say their families have disappeared in China's Xinjiang region is moving its videos to little-known service Odysee after some were taken down by the Google-owned streaming giant, two sources told Reuters.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
‘Get out Abbas’: Thousands protest at funeral of activist who died in PA custody
Thousands marched through the streets of Hebron on Friday at the funeral of a Palestinian Authority critic who died in PA custody, with many calling for the end of President Mahmoud Abbas’s 16-year rule.
Israeli camouflage tech makes soldiers ‘invisible’
Israeli survivability products company Polaris Solutions has developed a camouflage technology that renders soldiers on the battlefield virtually undetectable.
100,000 at Tel Aviv Pride Parade, Israel’s largest event since start of COVID
Police said they arrested roughly 50 suspects while securing Friday’s Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, including several who allegedly sought to harm the tens of thousands of revelers at the mass festival.
Inside the United States
U.S. National Guard Preparing For Cyberwar
The U.S. National Guard is preparing for cyber warfare amid concerns about possible attacks on critical infrastructure in the United States, Worthy News learned.
Miami Tower Collapse Kills Nine As Search Continues
Some 150 people remained unaccounted for, and at least nine people were confirmed dead Saturday after a 12-story condominium tower collapsed near Miami in southeastern Florida.
Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers
A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up: a plague of voracious grasshoppers.
Heat Wave Builds in US Northwest, All-Time Records Fall
Forecasters say many Pacific Northwest communities may sweat through the hottest days in their histories as temperatures soar during a heatwave that has sent residents scrambling for relief.
Kentucky Cop Who Prayed at Abortion Clinic Reinstated
A Kentucky police officer has been cleared of wrongdoing after his February suspension for praying while off-duty in front of an abortion clinic.
Strong majority of Americans believe abortion should be restricted after three months of pregnancy
A strong majority of Americans believe abortion should be restricted after the first three months of a woman’s pregnancy, according to a new poll from the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
GOP lawmakers question motives of IRS in ruling that could jeopardize tax-exempt status of churches
Several Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate sent a letter to the IRS Friday demanding the agency correct a ruling they say could have major implications for churches and faith-based organizations in the U.S.
Justice Department sues Georgia over voting rights law
The Department of Justice is suing Georgia over its sweeping election law recently passed by Republicans, alleging it violates the federal Voting Rights Act by seeking to disenfranchise Black voters.
Christian News
China Launches Crackdown On Church Members
Members of one of China’s largest unregistered churches face a new crackdown by Chinese authorities after their leading pastor was sentenced to nine years imprisonment on charges linked to his Christian activities Communist-run nation.
Worthy Watch
Massive Anti-Lockdown Protests in London
Summer Camp in Gaza — Training the Next Generation
Fox Prevented Journalist Ivory Hecker from publishing this explosive COVID report
Around the World
Hungary’s Premier Won’t Withdraw Anti-LGBT law
Hungary‘s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has vowed not to withdraw a law that bans sharing with minors content portraying homosexuality or sex reassignment.
Chinese defection rumors coincide with Communists’ loyalty drive
Rumors about the defection of a high-ranking Chinese intelligence official to the United States circulated recently at the same time that the ruling Chinese Communist Party staged an unusual loyalty campaign to bolster ideological purity within the ranks of the 93 million-member ruling party.
War with China would pose “significant challenge” for America, says Chairman of Joint Chiefs
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress Wednesday that, while the US military currently remains stronger in every way than the Chinese military, it would be a “significant challenge” for America to sustain a war with China, the Washington Times reports. Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley gave his assessment while testifying at a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on the 2022 defense budget of $753 billion.
Scores killed in Ethiopian airstrike on Tigray market
At least 64 people have been killed and 180 injured in an Ethiopian airstrike on a market in the war-torn Tigray region, according to local health officers, doctors, local residents and witnesses.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Bennett: Israel consulting allies on Iran, but we will protect ourselves
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for the first time on Thursday publicly presented the shift on Iran policy from the previous government, saying that Israel will work closely with its allies on countering Tehran’s nuclear program, while maintaining a credible military threat.
Gantz: ‘Ground invasion of Gaza an option for next war’
In an apparent warning to Hamas, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that Israel would not hesitate to invade “enemy territory” during its next war.
Washington vows no Iranian nukes as Kochavi wraps up US visit
The Biden administration reaffirmed a U.S. commitment not to allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons as IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi wrapped up four days of discussions with American defense and intelligence officials.
Inside the United States
New York adds ‘X’ gender mark on driver’s licenses, birth certificates
New Yorkers will be able to designate their sex as “female,” “male” or “X” on driver’s licenses and birth certificates under a law that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Thursday.
Bipartisan group of Senators agree framework for infrastructure bill
A bipartisan group of senators was able to reach an agreement Wednesday on the outline of an infrastructure plan that includes $579 billion in new spending, CBS News reports. The senators headed to the White House Thursday to discuss their proposal with US President Joe Biden.
82% of Americans say religious freedom is key to ‘healthy American society’: poll
More than four-fifths of surveyed Americans believe that freedom of religion is an important aspect of a “healthy American society,” according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports and Summit Ministries.
Christian News
Iran Christians Fear Persecution Under New President
Christians said Thursday they fear that the election of Ebrahim Raisi as Iran’s president will lead to more persecution of religious minorities.
Uganda Detains Imam After Killing Pastor
Security officials in Uganda have detained an imam who confessed to killing an evangelical church leader this month for evangelizing among Muslims, several sources confirmed Thursday.
Iran uses criminal law to persecute Christians
Iran is persecuting Christians in the country by wielding against them a new law that severely punishes "any deviant education that contradicts sacred Islamic shari'a,” Christian Today reports.
Report: Vietnam Christians suffer imprisonment, land confiscation by government
The California-based rights group Vietnam Human Rights Network (VHRN) has published its 2020-2021 report, asserting that Vietnamese Christians are suffering persecution, including imprisonment and land confiscation at the hands of the country’s communist government, ICC reports.
Worthy Watch
Fox Prevented Journalist Ivory Hecker from publishing this explosive COVID report
mRNA vaccine inventor concerned over adolescents being vaccinated; YouTube Censors Video
Hungary’s Premier Won’t Withdraw Anti-LGBT law
Hungary‘s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has vowed not to withdraw a law that bans sharing with minors content portraying homosexuality or sex reassignment.
Chinese defection rumors coincide with Communists’ loyalty drive
Rumors about the defection of a high-ranking Chinese intelligence official to the United States circulated recently at the same time that the ruling Chinese Communist Party staged an unusual loyalty campaign to bolster ideological purity within the ranks of the 93 million-member ruling party.
War with China would pose “significant challenge” for America, says Chairman of Joint Chiefs
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress Wednesday that, while the US military currently remains stronger in every way than the Chinese military, it would be a “significant challenge” for America to sustain a war with China, the Washington Times reports. Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley gave his assessment while testifying at a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on the 2022 defense budget of $753 billion.
Scores killed in Ethiopian airstrike on Tigray market
At least 64 people have been killed and 180 injured in an Ethiopian airstrike on a market in the war-torn Tigray region, according to local health officers, doctors, local residents and witnesses.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Bennett: Israel consulting allies on Iran, but we will protect ourselves
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for the first time on Thursday publicly presented the shift on Iran policy from the previous government, saying that Israel will work closely with its allies on countering Tehran’s nuclear program, while maintaining a credible military threat.
Gantz: ‘Ground invasion of Gaza an option for next war’
In an apparent warning to Hamas, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that Israel would not hesitate to invade “enemy territory” during its next war.
Washington vows no Iranian nukes as Kochavi wraps up US visit
The Biden administration reaffirmed a U.S. commitment not to allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons as IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi wrapped up four days of discussions with American defense and intelligence officials.
Inside the United States
New York adds ‘X’ gender mark on driver’s licenses, birth certificates
New Yorkers will be able to designate their sex as “female,” “male” or “X” on driver’s licenses and birth certificates under a law that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Thursday.
Bipartisan group of Senators agree framework for infrastructure bill
A bipartisan group of senators was able to reach an agreement Wednesday on the outline of an infrastructure plan that includes $579 billion in new spending, CBS News reports. The senators headed to the White House Thursday to discuss their proposal with US President Joe Biden.
82% of Americans say religious freedom is key to ‘healthy American society’: poll
More than four-fifths of surveyed Americans believe that freedom of religion is an important aspect of a “healthy American society,” according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports and Summit Ministries.
Christian News
Iran Christians Fear Persecution Under New President
Christians said Thursday they fear that the election of Ebrahim Raisi as Iran’s president will lead to more persecution of religious minorities.
Uganda Detains Imam After Killing Pastor
Security officials in Uganda have detained an imam who confessed to killing an evangelical church leader this month for evangelizing among Muslims, several sources confirmed Thursday.
Iran uses criminal law to persecute Christians
Iran is persecuting Christians in the country by wielding against them a new law that severely punishes "any deviant education that contradicts sacred Islamic shari'a,” Christian Today reports.
Report: Vietnam Christians suffer imprisonment, land confiscation by government
The California-based rights group Vietnam Human Rights Network (VHRN) has published its 2020-2021 report, asserting that Vietnamese Christians are suffering persecution, including imprisonment and land confiscation at the hands of the country’s communist government, ICC reports.
Worthy Watch
Fox Prevented Journalist Ivory Hecker from publishing this explosive COVID report
mRNA vaccine inventor concerned over adolescents being vaccinated; YouTube Censors Video
Around the World
Year’s final supermoon rises Thursday
Summer is officially underway in the Northern Hemisphere, and the new season will kick off with a full moon unlike any other until next June.
Attack on Iranian nuclear site damaged centrifuge production facility
The attempted attack on an Iranian nuclear site outside Tehran that was reported on Wednesday targeted a facility used in the construction of centrifuges needed to enrich uranium, Iranian opposition sources said.
Russia says it chases British destroyer out of Crimea waters with warning shots, bombs
Russia said on Wednesday it had fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of a British warship to chase it out of waters Moscow claims in the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimea peninsula.
Gantz: Raisi election shows Iran is becoming more extremist
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday that the Iranian election last week of ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi as the country’s president shows that Iran is headed toward “greater extremism” Israel News reports.
Russia deploys warships, submarines off the coast of Hawaii
In a massive display of power, Russia has deployed a fleet of warships, submarines, and support vessels to a pacific location just 35 nautical miles off the coast of Hawaii, the UK Daily Mail reported Tuesday. Flanked by fighter jets as it carried out military exercises, the Russian fleet completed practice maneuvers for sinking an aircraft carrier.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Chief Rabbi: ‘Exhume body of Christian missionary buried in Jewish cemetery’
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau said Wednesday that the body of a Christian missionary who posed as a Jew for years should be reburied in a non-Jewish cemetery.
PM Bennet says Indian variant is spreading, recommends Israelis should not travel abroad
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday recommended Israelis should not travel abroad because, he said, the Indian variant of the COVID-19 virus “is spreading rapidly around the world,” Israel News reports. The PM made his remarks three days after a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in two schools in the northern Israeli town of Binyamina, with 45 people infected.
Inside the United States
55% of Voters Support Election Audits; 41% of Voters Don’t Believe Biden Won
Arizona’s ongoing audit of 2020 election results has been widely criticized, but a majority of voters nationwide approve of the election integrity effort.
Supreme Court limits police ability to conduct warrantless searches
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that police cannot "categorically" justify a warrantless entry into a misdemeanor suspect's home.
Supreme Court Rules Against Union Organizers’ Access to California Farms
The Supreme Court struck down a regulation giving union organizers the right to visit farmworkers on agricultural fields, ruling Wednesday that the 1975 California measure providing such access violated growers’ private property rights.
Biden Blames Crime Rates Surging on Guns, Prepares Executive Orders to Combat Problem
President Joe Biden plans to tackle escalating crime rates on Wednesday, a politically charged issue that has rarely been a winning one for Democrats. And once a president addresses any issue, he owns it.
153 employees fired or resigned from Texas hospital for refusing COVID-19 vaccination
Fox News reports that 153 employees at Houston Methodist hospital in Texas have either resigned or been fired because they refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19. These employees were among 178 staff members who were suspended for not getting the vaccine by the hospital’s June deadline.
Christian News
Bomb Destroys Brazil Bible Memorial; More Attacks Expected
A bomb attack seriously damaged the Memorial to the Bible in northeastern Brazil amid mounting anti-Christian sentiments in the South American nation, Christians say.
Worthy Watch
Microsoft Gives Away XBoxes at Boys and Girls Clubs to get Kids Vaccinated
Georgia Conducting Secret 2020 Ballot Review — Keeping Plaintiffs in the Dark
LEAKED CABLE: Hillary Clinton Privately Warned France that Wuhan P4 Lab May Lead to Bioweapon Research
Kamala Harris Finally Going to Texas
Former Hillary Clinton Campaign Official Sentenced to 13 years for Child Pornography & Child Rape
Where’s the TUNA?
CDC safety group says there’s a likely link between rare heart inflammation in young people after Covid shot
Google Apparently Needs a Biology Lesson
WHO Changes Child Guidance Over the Past 24 Hours
Year’s final supermoon rises Thursday
Summer is officially underway in the Northern Hemisphere, and the new season will kick off with a full moon unlike any other until next June.
Attack on Iranian nuclear site damaged centrifuge production facility
The attempted attack on an Iranian nuclear site outside Tehran that was reported on Wednesday targeted a facility used in the construction of centrifuges needed to enrich uranium, Iranian opposition sources said.
Russia says it chases British destroyer out of Crimea waters with warning shots, bombs
Russia said on Wednesday it had fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of a British warship to chase it out of waters Moscow claims in the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimea peninsula.
Gantz: Raisi election shows Iran is becoming more extremist
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday that the Iranian election last week of ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi as the country’s president shows that Iran is headed toward “greater extremism” Israel News reports.
Russia deploys warships, submarines off the coast of Hawaii
In a massive display of power, Russia has deployed a fleet of warships, submarines, and support vessels to a pacific location just 35 nautical miles off the coast of Hawaii, the UK Daily Mail reported Tuesday. Flanked by fighter jets as it carried out military exercises, the Russian fleet completed practice maneuvers for sinking an aircraft carrier.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Chief Rabbi: ‘Exhume body of Christian missionary buried in Jewish cemetery’
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau said Wednesday that the body of a Christian missionary who posed as a Jew for years should be reburied in a non-Jewish cemetery.
PM Bennet says Indian variant is spreading, recommends Israelis should not travel abroad
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday recommended Israelis should not travel abroad because, he said, the Indian variant of the COVID-19 virus “is spreading rapidly around the world,” Israel News reports. The PM made his remarks three days after a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in two schools in the northern Israeli town of Binyamina, with 45 people infected.
Inside the United States
55% of Voters Support Election Audits; 41% of Voters Don’t Believe Biden Won
Arizona’s ongoing audit of 2020 election results has been widely criticized, but a majority of voters nationwide approve of the election integrity effort.
Supreme Court limits police ability to conduct warrantless searches
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that police cannot "categorically" justify a warrantless entry into a misdemeanor suspect's home.
Supreme Court Rules Against Union Organizers’ Access to California Farms
The Supreme Court struck down a regulation giving union organizers the right to visit farmworkers on agricultural fields, ruling Wednesday that the 1975 California measure providing such access violated growers’ private property rights.
Biden Blames Crime Rates Surging on Guns, Prepares Executive Orders to Combat Problem
President Joe Biden plans to tackle escalating crime rates on Wednesday, a politically charged issue that has rarely been a winning one for Democrats. And once a president addresses any issue, he owns it.
153 employees fired or resigned from Texas hospital for refusing COVID-19 vaccination
Fox News reports that 153 employees at Houston Methodist hospital in Texas have either resigned or been fired because they refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19. These employees were among 178 staff members who were suspended for not getting the vaccine by the hospital’s June deadline.
Christian News
Bomb Destroys Brazil Bible Memorial; More Attacks Expected
A bomb attack seriously damaged the Memorial to the Bible in northeastern Brazil amid mounting anti-Christian sentiments in the South American nation, Christians say.
Worthy Watch
Microsoft Gives Away XBoxes at Boys and Girls Clubs to get Kids Vaccinated
Georgia Conducting Secret 2020 Ballot Review — Keeping Plaintiffs in the Dark
LEAKED CABLE: Hillary Clinton Privately Warned France that Wuhan P4 Lab May Lead to Bioweapon Research
Kamala Harris Finally Going to Texas
Former Hillary Clinton Campaign Official Sentenced to 13 years for Child Pornography & Child Rape
Where’s the TUNA?
CDC safety group says there’s a likely link between rare heart inflammation in young people after Covid shot
Google Apparently Needs a Biology Lesson
WHO Changes Child Guidance Over the Past 24 Hours