Prophecy News Watch - May 19, 2022

Around the World
G7 Ministers To Simulate Dangerous Pandemic
Health ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations are to participate in a pandemic exercise in Germany simulating a new fast-spreading and dangerous pandemic, Germany’s top-selling Bild newspaper reported Thursday.
Russia uses new generation of laser weapons in Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday said it was using a new generation of powerful laser weapons in Ukraine to burn up drones.
US Embassy Opens in Kyiv Despite Clashes
The U.S. embassy has reopened in Kyiv, despite the ongoing Russian invasion outside the Ukrainian capital.
Hungary’s Orban Warns Of Decade Of War And Attacks Against Christians
Hungary’s Parliament approved the new government's structure Tuesday after re-elected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned of “a decade of war” in which the European Union tries to obliterate Christianity.
Turkey Says No To Finland, Sweden NATO membership
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will not approve of Sweden and Finland obtaining NATO membership.

Around the World
Russia uses new generation of laser weapons in Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday said it was using a new generation of powerful laser weapons in Ukraine to burn up drones.
US Embassy Opens in Kyiv Despite Clashes
The U.S. embassy has reopened in Kyiv, despite the ongoing Russian invasion outside the Ukrainian capital.
Hungary’s Orban Warns Of Decade Of War And Attacks Against Christians
Hungary’s Parliament approved the new government's structure Tuesday after re-elected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned of “a decade of war” in which the European Union tries to obliterate Christianity.
Turkey Says No To Finland, Sweden NATO membership
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will not approve of Sweden and Finland obtaining NATO membership.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Gantz in Washington to discuss Iran and Russia with Pentagon chief Austin
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz is in Washington to meet US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, amid Israeli-Russian tensions and Iran’s close proximity to producing a nuclear bomb, i24 News reports. The meeting will be held on Thursday and will focus on joint Israeli-US security cooperation.

Inside the United States
US pilots have had ’11 near misses’ with UFOs, Pentagon reveals
U.S. military pilots have encountered unidentified flying objects (UFOs) on dozens of occasions and have nearly run into them on at least 11 different occasions, according to a military official who testified before Congress on Tuesday.
DHS preparing for violence following abortion ruling
The U.S. government is bracing for a potential surge in political violence once the Supreme Court hands down the ruling that's expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by Axios.
Kansas town restores ‘In God We Trust’ to police cars after uproar
Officials in a small Kansas town narrowly reversed a decision to remove “In God We Trust” decals from police cars after outraged residents flooded a city council meeting earlier this week.
Disinformation Czar Nina Jankowicz Resigns as Biden’s Ministry of Truth Collapses
On Monday, it was announced that the Department of Homeland Security’s Disinformation Governance Board would be “paused.”
Democrat witness testifies to Congress that men can get pregnant, have abortions
A Democrat witness testified to the House Judiciary Committee that she believes men can become pregnant and have abortions.
US: Just 2% of Millennial parents hold to Biblical worldview
A new study by the Arizona Christian University's Cultural Research Center has found that a mere 2% of US millennial parents of pre-teens believe that salvation and eternal life can only be attained through trusting in Jesus Christ and his atoning work of forgiveness and redemption on the cross, CBN News reports.

Christian News
Muslim extremists burn church after Islamic leader turns to Christ
Muslim villagers in eastern Uganda destroyed a church building and a pastor’s house after a former Islamic leader and his wife put their faith in Christ earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Christianity is legal in Uganda, but believers are coming under increasing attack from Muslim extremists, especially in the eastern part of the country where there are larger concentrations of Islamists.
Poll: Only 43% of pastors hold Biblical worldview on Salvation
A new study has shown that just 43% of pastors hold a Biblical worldview on sin, salvation, and a person’s relationship with God, the Christian Post reports. A Biblical worldview is the belief that Jesus Christ is the only hope for salvation and eternal life, that the Lord calls for men and women to repent of their sins and turn to Him.

Worthy Watch
Day 3 of the Sussman Trial Update
Former Chair of the House Intelligence Committee Nunes Latest Update on Durham