Prophecy News Watch - March 4, 2022
Around the World
Germany to pay additional $720 million for care of Holocaust survivors
Germany has agreed to pay a further $720 million for the care of vulnerable Holocaust survivors, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
UN atomic watchdog assesses Iran has doubled stockpile of 60% enriched uranium
The United Nations’ atomic watchdog said Thursday that it believes Iran has significantly increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in breach of a 2015 accord with world powers.
IAEA chief heads to Iran as regime seeks to scrap probe of its undeclared nuke sites
The head of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN nuclear watchdog, will travel to Iran on Saturday “for meetings with senior Iranian officials,” the IAEA said Thursday.
Taiwan hit by widespread power outage as Pompeo meets president
Taiwan suffered a widespread electrical blackout on Thursday and the power outage disrupted a meeting between former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
Ukraine refugee count tops 1 million; Russians besiege ports
More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine following Russia‘s invasion, in the swiftest refugee exodus this century, the United Nations said Thursday, as Russian forces pressed their assaults on the country’s second-largest city and two strategic seaports.
Russia shuts down two independent news outlets over coverage of Ukraine invasion
Two independent news outlets who have refused to toe the Kremlin's line following Russia's invasion of Ukraine were forced off the air this week.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Thousands of Russian Jews now inquiring about emigration to Israel
Thousands of Jews in Russia have made inquiries about immigrating to Israel since the launch of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, official sources told the Jerusalem Post (JPost).
Saudi crown prince: Israel could be ‘potential ally’
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said Israel could be a "potential ally" of Riyadh, in remarks published Thursday.
Interior Minister Shaked: Hundreds of thousands of immigrants expected from Ukraine
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked participated in a meeting of local authority heads and deputies on Thursday, and announced that later this month, the government would be making a decision regarding the establishment of between seven and twelve new communities in the Negev region.
PA organizations call for riots on Friday
The Monitoring Committee of the National and Islamic Forces, the highest coordination body of the Palestinian Arab organizations, has declared Friday to be a day of escalation and confrontation with the "occupation" at all points of friction, in support of the Palestinian Arab residents of Sheikh Jarrah (Shimon Hatzadik) neighborhood in Jerusalem and the fight of the terrorists imprisoned in Israel.
Inside the United States
SCOTUS considers doctors’ appeal against conviction for unlawful prescription opioids
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the appeal of two doctors convicted of unlawfully dispensing large amounts of pain-killing opioids in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, i24 News reports.
Biden asks Congress for $10B in emergency aid for Ukraine
President Biden is upping his request for humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine, calling on Congress to approve $10 billion to help bolster the nation in its fight against Russia.
Christian News
US: Most Protestant churches are open but attendance has stalled
A new survey from Lifeway Research shows that while almost all Protestant churches have resumed in-person services, most churches say the rate of actual attendance is less than half what it was before the pandemic, the Washington Times reports.
Hundreds of Russian Orthodox clerics sign letter calling for end to Ukraine invasion
At least 272 clerics in the Russian Orthodox Church — the faith often aligned with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin — have signed an online letter calling for an immediate end of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the withdrawal of all troops and weapons.
Germany to pay additional $720 million for care of Holocaust survivors
Germany has agreed to pay a further $720 million for the care of vulnerable Holocaust survivors, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
UN atomic watchdog assesses Iran has doubled stockpile of 60% enriched uranium
The United Nations’ atomic watchdog said Thursday that it believes Iran has significantly increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in breach of a 2015 accord with world powers.
IAEA chief heads to Iran as regime seeks to scrap probe of its undeclared nuke sites
The head of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN nuclear watchdog, will travel to Iran on Saturday “for meetings with senior Iranian officials,” the IAEA said Thursday.
Taiwan hit by widespread power outage as Pompeo meets president
Taiwan suffered a widespread electrical blackout on Thursday and the power outage disrupted a meeting between former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
Ukraine refugee count tops 1 million; Russians besiege ports
More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine following Russia‘s invasion, in the swiftest refugee exodus this century, the United Nations said Thursday, as Russian forces pressed their assaults on the country’s second-largest city and two strategic seaports.
Russia shuts down two independent news outlets over coverage of Ukraine invasion
Two independent news outlets who have refused to toe the Kremlin's line following Russia's invasion of Ukraine were forced off the air this week.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Thousands of Russian Jews now inquiring about emigration to Israel
Thousands of Jews in Russia have made inquiries about immigrating to Israel since the launch of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, official sources told the Jerusalem Post (JPost).
Saudi crown prince: Israel could be ‘potential ally’
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said Israel could be a "potential ally" of Riyadh, in remarks published Thursday.
Interior Minister Shaked: Hundreds of thousands of immigrants expected from Ukraine
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked participated in a meeting of local authority heads and deputies on Thursday, and announced that later this month, the government would be making a decision regarding the establishment of between seven and twelve new communities in the Negev region.
PA organizations call for riots on Friday
The Monitoring Committee of the National and Islamic Forces, the highest coordination body of the Palestinian Arab organizations, has declared Friday to be a day of escalation and confrontation with the "occupation" at all points of friction, in support of the Palestinian Arab residents of Sheikh Jarrah (Shimon Hatzadik) neighborhood in Jerusalem and the fight of the terrorists imprisoned in Israel.
Inside the United States
SCOTUS considers doctors’ appeal against conviction for unlawful prescription opioids
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the appeal of two doctors convicted of unlawfully dispensing large amounts of pain-killing opioids in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, i24 News reports.
Biden asks Congress for $10B in emergency aid for Ukraine
President Biden is upping his request for humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine, calling on Congress to approve $10 billion to help bolster the nation in its fight against Russia.
Christian News
US: Most Protestant churches are open but attendance has stalled
A new survey from Lifeway Research shows that while almost all Protestant churches have resumed in-person services, most churches say the rate of actual attendance is less than half what it was before the pandemic, the Washington Times reports.
Hundreds of Russian Orthodox clerics sign letter calling for end to Ukraine invasion
At least 272 clerics in the Russian Orthodox Church — the faith often aligned with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin — have signed an online letter calling for an immediate end of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the withdrawal of all troops and weapons.