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Around the World
Damage control: U.S., NATO officials scramble to patch up trans-Atlantic rifts
U.S. and NATO officials worked overtime on both sides of the Atlantic on Tuesday to patch up rifts in the alliance and to tamp down tensions between key members on Afghanistan, a controversial submarine deal, China and other fronts.
World Leaders Hiding Trillions From Population
World leaders hurried to explain their assets after millions of documents revealed their secret dealings in most extensive investigations of leaked offshore documents in history.
Poland Investigates Anti-Semitic Graffiti In Auschwitz
Polish in Poland are investigating antisemitic vandalism at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the notorious former Nazi death camp which is now a memorial site.
Slovenia Police Crackdown On Protest Against Coronavirus Measures
Slovenian police have clashed with anti-government protestors opposing restrictive coronavirus measures in the small Alpine nation ahead of a European Union summit.
Commission finds 330,000 children abused in French Catholic Church
An independent commission in France has published a major report showing that over a 70 year period an estimated 330,000 children were sexually abused in the French Catholic Church, Deutche Welle (DW) reports.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Bennett discloses Mossad operation to learn about fate of missing soldier Ron Arad
Speaking at the outset of Knesset's winter session, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed on Monday that Israel's Mossad spy agency launched an operation in September to learn about the fate and whereabouts of Israeli Air Force weapon systems officer Ron Arad, who crashed over Lebanon in October 1986 and was declared missing ever since.
IDF chief: Israel will pursue operations against Iran on all fronts
Israel will continue to conduct operations aimed at eliminating the Iranian threat "on all fronts and at all times," IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said Tuesday, adding that the "operational plans against Iran's nuclear program will continue to evolve and improve."
Are winds of war brewing on the Iranian border with Azerbaijan? And how are Israel, Turkey and Russia involved?
Late in September Iran decided to hold its largest military exercise in two decades on its border with Azerbaijan setting the Azeri military on high alert and launching a ripple wave of concern through Turkey, Russia and south to Israel.
Israeli and US National Security advisers hold meeting on Iran
The US and Israel sent their respective National Security Advisers to the White House on Tuesday for talks on Iran’s nuclear program, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.

Inside the United States
NIH Director Francis Collins to step down by end of year
Dr. Francis Collins announced Tuesday he will step down as director of the National Institutes of Health by the end of the year because it is time for a “new scientist” to lead the biomedical agency after his 12-year run.
Justice directs FBI to address complaints about school board ‘harassment’ over masks, curriculum
Attorney General Merrick Garland has directed the FBI and U.S. Attorney Offices across the country to work with local officials over the next 30 days to address the "increase in harassment, intimidation and threats of violence against school board members, teachers and workers in our nation's public schools."
Top Democratic Operative Bill Burton Advising Facebook Whistleblower
The Facebook whistleblower who revealed herself in a 60 Minutes interview is getting strategic communications guidance from a top Democratic operative, according to a source with direct knowledge of the relationship, which was confirmed by another half-dozen sources with indirect knowledge of the partnership.
Hurricane Ida Causes Billions in Losses for Insurance Companies
Hurricane Ida may have incurred losses as high as $41 billion insured losses nationwide, making it one of the costliest disasters in U.S. history, Reinsurance News (RN) reports.

Christian News
Nigeria “killing field for Christians:” Elderly Christian man killed during rescue operation
A 78-year-old Christian man in Nigeria’s Kogi state was killed Saturday during a rescue operation to free him from his Fulani herdsmen abductors, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Julius Oshadumo was among an estimated 3,000 Christians abducted by jihadists in Nigeria this year; he died on the same day that Fulani militants murdered three other Christians in Kogi state.

Worthy Watch
WATCH: Israel’s budget deadline puts narrow coalition at risk
Protests in Slovenia Over Covid Vaccine Mandates
Around the World
China sharply escalates warplane provocations near Taiwan
China’s military stepped up provocative aerial incursions near Taiwan on Monday with its biggest sortie to date, sending 58 warplanes, including 12 nuclear-capable bombers, inside the island’s air defense zone, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said.
American Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize For Heat And Touch Discoveries
American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries into how the human body perceives temperature and touch. The revelations awarded Monday in Stockholm, Sweden, could lead to new ways of treating pain or even heart disease.
Thousands Protest Coronavirus Pass In Netherlands (Video)
Tens of thousands of people marched through Amsterdam on Sunday to protest coronavirus measures that have divided the Netherlands and challenged its liberal traditions.
Russia test fires hypersonic cruise missile from submarine for first time
Russia says it has successfully launched a hypersonic Tsirkon cruise missile from a submarine for the first time.
Antibodies last over a year after COVID-19 infection, according to study
Most people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, will carry antibodies for at least a year, according to a recent peer-reviewed study.
Kabul faces blackout as Taliban fails to pay the bills
Afghanistan’s capital could be plunged into darkness as the winter sets in because the country’s new Taliban rulers haven’t paid Central Asian electricity suppliers or resumed collecting money from consumers.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Lapid pleads for coalition to stay united, as Netanyahu vows to topple it
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid told a meeting of his Yesh Atid faction on Monday that the members of the government coalition must stay unified ahead of the deadline to pass the state budget.
Top Israeli Doctor Says Ivermectin Could Help Treat COVID, Urges More Research
Professor Eli Schwartz is with the Sheba Medical Center in Israel, considered one of the world’s top hospitals. For decades, Prof. Schwartz has traveled the world fighting outbreaks like Dengue Fever and Ebola. He also began the Travel Medicine and Tropical Disease Institute at Sheba. At the beginning of the pandemic and months before any vaccine, Israel's Defense Ministry assigned Schwartz to find a medical solution for COVID-19.

Inside the United States
Pentagon mandates COVID-19 vaccine for civilian workers
All civilians who work for the Defense Department and the military services must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov. 22, under new guidelines released Monday.
Global Facebook Outages As Company Faces Ethical Questions
Social media services Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram slowly reconnected to the global internet Monday, nearly six hours into a massive outage that underscored the limitations of worldwide communications.
Supreme Court begins new term with abortion, guns and religion topping agenda
The Supreme Court on Monday begins a new term and returns with abortion, guns and religion on the agenda.
Oil Spill Devastates Wildlife Off Coast Of California
A breach in an oil pipeline in Southern California on Saturday resulted in thousands of gallons of oil spilling into the Pacific Ocean, ravaging a nearby wildlife habitat.

Christian News
‘Non-Christian Troll Farms Run Facebook’s Christian Pages’
Nearly all of the social network Eastern European “troll farms ran Facebook’s top pages for American Christians,” groups that distribute fake news and propaganda, leaked documents show.
India: Evangelist in Himachal Pradesh state arrested for distributing Bibles
A pentecostal evangelist in India’s Himachal Pradesh state was arrested Tuesday for distributing Bibles and Gospel pamphlets, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. India ranks 10 on the US Open Doors Watch List of top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted: the persecution of believers has intensified since the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014.
Nigeria: Pastor hacked to death for leading Muslims to Christ
The Rev. Yohanna Shuaibu of New Life Church in Nigeria’s Kano state was hacked to death last month by an Islamist mob apparently angered that the pastor had led many Muslims to Christ, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
India: Mob of 100 Hindus attack church in Chhattisgarh
A mob of around 100 Hindu nationalists invaded a church in India’s Chhattisgarh state on Sunday, August 29, beating up congregants, destroying property, and setting up and worshipping Hindu idols in the sanctuary, Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) reports. Christian leaders in Chhattisgarh have denounced the continuing inaction of authorities to deal with the ongoing harassment and attacks against believers in the state by Hindu nationalists.
India: Christian youth dies after acid attack by suspected Hindu nationalists
A 16-year-old Christian youth has died after being burned in an acid attack by suspected Hindu nationalists in India’s Bihar state, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Nitish Kumar died on September 26, forty-six days after unknown criminals on a motorbike poured acid on him from behind; no one has been arrested.

Worthy Watch
Protests all over NYC over Covid Restrictions, Teachers Being Fired, and Fighting for Freedom
Denver Police Officer and Father of Four Takes the Jab and Now Cannot Walk
OANN reports the effectiveness of Ivermectin in India
Around the World
U.S. Condemns China’s Mass Incursions Into Taiwan’s Defense Zone
The United States has expressed concern about the unprecedented appearance of Chinese military aircraft in Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ). The self-governing island said a total of 39 Chinese military aircraft entered the ADIZ, airspace dedicated to responding to hostile aircraft. That was one more than the 38 planes the Taiwanese military spotted on Friday.
La Palma volcano: Third fissure erupts after eight new earthquakes
An erupting volcano in the Canary Islands has blown open a third fissure - sending a fresh river of lava down the mountainside.
Azerbaijan, Turkey to hold military exercise near Iran border
Azerbaijan and Turkey will hold a military exercise in Azerbaijan near the border with Iran from Tuesday to Friday, amid heightening tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.
Iran FM demands US unfreeze $10 billion in order to restart nuclear talks
Iran said it has told the United States that it will only consider returning to nuclear talks if the State Department releases $10 billion of Tehran’s frozen funds as a sign of goodwill, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said Saturday.
Powerful cyclone deluges Oman, Iran; at least 9 dead
At least nine people were killed in Oman and Iran on Sunday, as Tropical Cyclone Shaheen pummeled parts of their coastlines, authorities said.
Bombshell international investigation opens ‘Pandora’ box of financial secrets
Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders, and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts, and other assets for the past quarter-century, according to a review of nearly 12 million files obtained from 14 different firms located around the world.
North Korea says it fired anti-aircraft missile, 4th recent test
North Korea said Friday it test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile, the fourth weapons launch in recent weeks that experts say is part of a strategy to win relief from sanctions and other concessions.
Germany Demands Humane Treatment Of Migrants At Poland-Belarus Border
Germany has demanded the "humane" treatment of migrants at the European Union's external border with Belarus. The appeal comes days after Worthy News and other outlets highlights the plight of migrants fleeing war persecution and poverty who are trapped near Poland.
Georgia Detains Former President
Georgia’s former President Mikheil Saakashvili was detained Friday when returning to his home country after some eight years in exile.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Bennett: ‘Violence in Arab society has reached the red line’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that "violence in Arab society has reached the red line" during a meeting on Sunday in Jerusalem of the ministerial committee set up to counter crime in the country's Arab communities.
Nearly 2 million Israelis lose Green Pass as new rules enter effect
The new Green Pass rules took effect on Sunday, with nearly 2 million Israelis losing their passes under the updated immunity guidelines, due to not being vaccinated with a COVID-19 booster shot.

Inside the United States
US Facing Massive Shortages Linked To COVID Restrictions
Americans face massive shortages of consumer goods ranging from cars to shoes ahead of Christmas as the global supply chain almost collapses due to restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials warned late Sunday.
Federal workers given until Nov. 9 to get COVID vaccines or face consequences
The Office of Personnel Management is giving federal workers until Nov. 9 to comply with President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate or face consequences that could include firing.
Florida bill would designate religious services as ‘essential’ during an emergency
If a grocery store is an "essential" exempt from stay-at-home orders during an emergency, then religious services also warrant that designation, say sponsors of a pre-filed 2022 Florida bill.
DoD: 53,000 Afghan Evacuees Living on 8 Military Bases in the U.S.; 14,000 More Expected Soon
Around 53,000 Afghan evacuees are currently living on eight military bases in the United States as part of the Biden Administration's Operation Allies Welcome, General Glen VanHerck, the Commander of US Northern Command, told a Pentagon briefing on Thursday.

Christian News
Algeria Sentences Pastor, Co-Worker For ‘Shaking Faith’ of Muslims
A pastor and his co-worker are weighing their options after an Algerian court upheld their one-year suspended prison term for “shaking the faith of Muslims” through selling literature.

Worthy Watch
Protests Erupt in Athens, Greece
Protests Erupt in Melbourne, Australia
Thousands Protest in France
Thousands Protest in Cape Town, South Africa
Thousands Protest in Romania
Thousands Protest in Tel Aviv, Israel
Thousands Protest in the Netherlands
Protests in Italy
Protests in London
FBI Stats: 2020 Saw Twice as Many People Killed with Knives than with Shotguns and Rifles Combined
Transgender Weightlifter Awarded Title ‘Sportswoman of the Year’