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Around the World
World Health Organization calls for halt on COVID vaccine boosters, citing low world vaccine rate
The World Health Organization is calling for a halt on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September, its head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, as the gap between vaccinations in wealthy and poor countries widens.
Britain demands response from UNSC for Iranian attack on Israeli-managed oil tanker
Accusing the Iranian regime of attacking an Israeli-managed oil tanker off the coast of Oman last week, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has called on the United Nations Security Council to respond to what he described as Iran’s “destabilizing actions,” Ynet News reports.
US intensifies strikes on al-Qaeda-affiliated targets in Somalia
The US is intensifying counter-terrorism airstrikes against al-Qaeda affiliates who have increased their attacks in Somalia since the withdrawal of hundreds of American troops this year, Bloomberg News reports. The US Africa Command has confirmed that airstrikes were carried out on July 20 and 23 and on Aug. 1.
Cuba report: At least 1,000 cases of arbitrary arrest and detention since outbreak of protests
The Cuban Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH) has reported that since the July 11 outbreak of nationwide protests in Cuba, the communist government has carried out at least 1,745 repressive actions against protestors, of which 1,103 were some type of arbitrary detention. The OCDH said the published figures are not definitive as the collection of data has been hindered by repressive government actions.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
HMO: Early vaccinees are twice as likely to catch COVID as later recipients
People vaccinated before late February are twice as likely to catch the coronavirus than other inoculated Israelis, according to new research.
Lebanon Rockets Hit Israel, Prompting Military Response (Video)
Air raid sirens wailed in northern Israel Wednesday as rockets were fired from neighboring Lebanon and Israeli forces responded with artillery fire.
Gantz Issues Stark Warning, ‘Iran Only 10 Weeks Away From Nuclear Breakout’
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz told diplomats from countries on the United Nations Security Council Wednesday that Iran is as few as “10 weeks away from acquiring weapons-grade materials necessary for a nuclear weapon.”

Inside the United States
Oregon’s historic Bootleg Fire now 84% contained but has scorched over 400,000 acres
Oregon’s vicious Bootleg Fire was 84% contained as of Tuesday but is not expected to be fully extinguished until October.
Election cheating surges to top US issue, most want photo ID
The battles over the 2020 presidential election and subsequent fight between Democrats and Republicans on reforming the system have pushed the issue to the top of those Americans are now worried about.
U.S. developing plan to require foreign visitors to be vaccinated
The Biden administration is developing a plan to require nearly all foreign visitors to the United States to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of eventually lifting travel restrictions that bar much of the world from entering the United States, a White House official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Christian News
Nigeria Genocide Warning: 43 bodies so far retrieved after Fulani Muslim attacks on seven Christian villages; “we are under siege!”
The corpses of 43 people, including women and children, have so far been recovered following the latest attacks by Fulani militants on seven predominantly Christian villages in Nigeria's Plateau and Kaduna states, International Christian Concern reports. Just the most recent in the ongoing slaughter of Christians by radicalized Fulani herdsmen, the attacks were carried out in the early hours of the morning of August 2.

Worthy Watch
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New York City Launches Vaccination Passports
Learn what’s coming: Watch those countries which are already Vaccinated!
“C’Mon and Give it a Shot!”
DeSantis Slams Biden policy
Senator Malcolm Roberts (Australia) Powerful Freedom Speech
Around the World
Europe: Thousands protest COVID-19 restrictions mandatory vaccination policies in Italy, France, Greece
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Italy, France, and Greece over the weekend to protest against mandatory vaccination policies and overall COVID-19 restrictions, DW reports.
Leading Belarussian Activist Found Dead In Ukraine
The head of a group helping people fleeing Belarus has been found dead near his home in neighboring Ukraine, officials said Monday. Vitaly Shishov's body was found hanged in a park in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv a day after he failed to return from a jog, according to police.
Iran-backed forces said behind ‘potential hijack’ in Gulf of Oman
Iranian-backed forces have taken control of a tanker in the Gulf of Oman, reports said late Tuesday in an incident British authorities described as “a potential hijack.”

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Bashing Bennett, Netanyahu says Biden will thwart Israeli attack on Iran
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu again lashed out Monday at the new government for promising a “no surprises policy” with the US, saying that the Biden administration would use Israel’s goodwill to foil an attack against Iran.
Google to Build Underwater Cable Connecting Israel, Europe and Asia
Google announced plans to build a Blue Submarine Cable System, an undersea cable connecting the Middle East, Southern Europe, and Asia.

Inside the United States
US President Says New York Governor Should Resign Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
U.S. President Joe Biden has urged New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after the attorney general found that he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women.
Prosecutor Says New York Governor Sexually Harassed Women
New York state’s attorney general said Tuesday that Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and violated federal and state laws.
Parents group petitions pharma company to remove disturbing transgender ad
The One Million Moms (OMM) activism group has launched a public petition calling on the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical company to remove an ad in which it is asserted that gender is “randomly assigned at birth.”
CDC Issues New Eviction Ban for Most of US Through Early October
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a new moratorium on evictions that would last until October 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism that it was allowing vulnerable renters to lose their homes during a pandemic.
Gulf of Mexico’s ‘Dead Zone’ Larger Than Predicted, According to New NOAA Study
NOAA-supported scientists on Tuesday reported that this year’s “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than originally predicted, at more than 16,000-square kilometers, or about the surface area of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie combined.

Christian News
Dozens Of Canada Churches Destroyed Amid Rising Anti-Christian Sentiments
Police in Canada are concerned about growing anti-Christian sentiments after dozens of churches were attacked, with at least ten churches destroyed by fires.
Church in Maine asks US Supreme Court to block church restrictions once and for all
An evangelical church in Maine is asking the United States Supreme Court to prohibit the state from ever placing COVID-19 restrictions on worship gatherings again, the Washington Times reports. While Maine removed all restrictions on gatherings in May, Calvary Chapel Bangor is appealing to the Supreme Court for fear the Delta variant may cause lockdowns and restrictions to be reinstated.
Buddhist radicals attack church in Bangladesh
Enraged that members of their community turned to Christ from Buddhism, Buddhist radicals in Suandrapara, Bangladesh recently destroyed a church building after weeks of threatening the congregation, International Christian Concern reports.

Worthy Watch
Coming soon: America’s own social credit system
MSM is determining what is REAL News on Twitter!
Media Hiding “Vaccine Failure” In Israel, UK, Scotland? (New Video Uploaded)
Around the World
U.S., Afghan air force unleash massive airstrikes as Taliban threaten key cities
The Afghan air force on Monday pounded the Taliban with repeated airstrikes in an effort to keep insurgent fighters from capturing key cities in southern and western Afghanistan, officials said, as the battle for the country’s future moves from the rural countryside toward major population centers.
‘Greatest cover-up of all time’: House GOP presents evidence of COVID-19 origins, Wuhan lab leak
The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said in a report Monday that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 leaked from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology in August or early September 2019 and that Chinese officials took part in “the greatest coverup of all time.”
Australia Using Army For COVID Lockdown After Philippines
Australia’s government sent the army Monday to help enforce strict lockdowns in Sydney, where it claims many COVID-19 cases were recorded.
Poland Grants Asylum To Belarus Olympic Sprinter
Poland says it has granted a humanitarian visa to a sprinter from Belarus who refused her team's order to fly home early from the Olympics. The offer to Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was due to lead to asylum in the European Union nation amid growing political and social turmoil in Belarus.
Albania Repatriates Islamic State Women, Children Despite Controversy
A group of women and children who were the families of Albanian nationals who joined Islamic extremist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq have returned to their homeland. Their arrival Sunday comes amid a debate in several other countries in Europe on what to do with fighters and supporters of groups such as the Islamic State.
Belarus President Warns He May Invite Russian Troops
The autocratic president of Belarus says he is ready to invite Russian troops into his nation if required for the security of both Belarus and Russia. Alexander Lukashenko's comments were due to raise tensions with the international community.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Rouhani confirms Israeli heist of Iran’s nuclear archive
On one of his final days in office, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday acknowledged an Israeli operation carried out by Mossad agents who broke into a secret warehouse outside Tehran and retrieved a huge trove of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear files.
IDF Begins ‘Sunbeam’ Exercise to Advance Readiness for Possible Hezbollah Conflict
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) announced Monday that it will carry out an exercise along the Lebanese border tonight to better prepare for a possible escalation of tensions with the Lebanese terrorist group, Hezbollah.
88 patients, 0 intubated: Israeli ‘precision’ COVID drug wrapping up early trial
The Israeli inventor of a “precision medicine” for COVID-19 is “very optimistic,” after an 88-person hospital trial entered its final day without a single patient ending up on a ventilator.
Israeli scientist says COVID-19 could be treated for under $1/day
Ivermectin, a drug used to fight parasites in third-world countries, could help reduce the length of infection for people who contract coronavirus for less than $1 a day, according to recent research by Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.
US, UK, and Israel say Iran attacked oil tanker
The US and the UK have joined Israel in expressing certainty that Iran was behind Thursday night’s deadly drone attack on an Israeli-managed oil tanker off the coast of Oman, the Jerusalem Post reports. The three countries are planning a joint response to the attack, even as Iran has denied involvement.

Inside the United States
US authorities likely encountered 210,000 migrants trying to cross border illegally in July
U.S. authorities likely encountered upwards of 210,000 migrants attempting to traverse the southern border illegally in July, which would not just be a sharp increase from June but also the highest monthly number in more than 20 years.
Mandatory COVID vaccines again puts Pentagon in cultural crosshairs
The Pentagon‘s looming COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all troops threatens to push the military into the middle of yet another divisive culture battle, this time over personal health choices versus the collective responsibility to prevent deadly outbreaks in the ranks.

Christian News
Revival Interrupted by Rifle Carrying Black Lives Matter Protesters (Video)
An outdoor revival in Louisville was interrupted by a noisy ‘Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest, including at least one gunman, organizers said.
Grandson Late Evangelist Billy Graham Leaves Hospital After COVID, Pneumonia care
The preaching grandson of the late evangelist Billy Graham was released from hospital after battling the Delta variant of the coronavirus and pneumonia, his mother confirmed.
China persecution: Believers detained for attending Christian conference in Malaysia
As part of its ongoing and systematic suppression of Christianity in China, the ruling Chinese Communist Party last month arrested five Christians from Shanxi Province last because they had attended a Christian conference in Malaysia last year, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. According to ICC, Beijing is “paranoid” about Chinese Christians being in contact with believers overseas.
Iran persecution: Christians face increased persecution from judiciary
Iran’s judiciary has granted itself powers that will likely make life substantially more harsh for Christian converts who are already persecuted in this predominantly Islamic country, International Christian Concern reports.
Nigeria killing fields for Christians: Fulani Islamic militants attack funeral of youth they murdered day before
As rights groups continue to warn of a genocide against Christians in Nigeria, on July 28 Fulani Islamic Militants in Plateau State attacked the funeral of Celina Ishaku’s son, a youth whom they had murdered the day before and whose father they killed two years ago, International Chrisitan Concern reports. Fulani militants have killed most of the 3,460 Christians who have already been slaughtered in 2021.

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Hundreds of Migrants Under Bridge in Texas
Hundreds of Health Care Workers Protest Mandatory Vaccinations in NC
Media Hiding “Vaccine Failure” In Israel, UK, Scotland?
Florida Emerges as Epicenter of Covid Outbreak … or NOT?
WHO changes definition of Herd Immunity
Are you ready for Vaccine Admisssion?
Madam Speaker: You are not God!
Protests Spread to Berlin, Germany