Prophecy News Watch - October 16, 2024
Around the World
Canada Expel India Diplomats Over Murder
Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats, including the country’s high commissioner, over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
‘Germany Narrowly Avoided Plane Crash Caused By Russia’
German authorities confirmed Tuesday that Germany narrowly avoided a massive plane crash over the summer after suspected “pro-Russian saboteurs” tried to sneak a parcel bomb on an aircraft.
North Korea Blows Up Inter-Korean Links; South Shoots Back
Autocratically-ruled, nuclear-armed North Korea blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas on Tuesday, triggering South Korea's military to fire warning shots, several sources confirmed.
‘Missing Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Qaani In Tehran’
Iran’s feared Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, who had not been heard from since Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s capital Beirut early this month, has appeared in Tehran, Iranian sources say.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Biden Administration Issues Strong Warning to Israel Regarding Humanitarian Aid for Gaza
The Biden Administration is threatening Israel to cut arms sales to the Jewish State if it fails to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
Israel To Expand Operations Against Hezbollah, Removes Mines On Syrian Border
There were signs Tuesday that Israel planned to expand ground operations against Hezbollah as its troops cleared landmines and established new barriers on the frontier between the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and a demilitarized strip bordering Syria.
Israel Will Create Buffer Zone in Southern Lebanon to Allow Return of Evacuated Residents, Gallant Says
Amid Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza and conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced Sunday that the IDF will create a buffer zone in southern Lebanon to protect evacuated residents who return to their homes in northern Israel, the Jewish Press (JP) reports.
Inside the United States
Texas DPS Officers Arrest More Special Interest Aliens, Including Men From Iran
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers working through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star, continue to arrest “special interest aliens,” primarily men from countries of foreign concern. That includes Iran, a U.S. State Department designated State Sponsor of Terrorism.
Helene: In Frigid Temperatures, Thousands Remain Without Power
More than 12,000 customers remained without power on a Tuesday morning with temperatures barely above freezing in the North Carolina mountains on the third week since Hurricane Helene’s remnants crushed the region.
Christian News
India Jails Pastor For ‘Converting Hindus’
A church leader in India’s state of Madhya Pradesh remained detained Monday after being convicted “on false charges of forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity,” Christians told Worthy News.
Iranian Christian Released After Nearly Five Years Imprisonment for Starting Evangelical Group
An Iranian Christian man has been released from Iran’s notoriously harsh Evin prison after serving nearly half of the ten-year sentence he received for starting an illegal evangelical group, Church in Chains (CIC) reports. Ruled by an authoritarian extremist Islamic regime, Iran ranks 9 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
Artificial Intelligence Technology Is Being Used to Persecute Christians
Overtly hostile to Christianity, authoritarian regimes like China’s ruling communist party can use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to monitor and oppress believers in Christ, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has warned.
Canada Expel India Diplomats Over Murder
Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats, including the country’s high commissioner, over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
‘Germany Narrowly Avoided Plane Crash Caused By Russia’
German authorities confirmed Tuesday that Germany narrowly avoided a massive plane crash over the summer after suspected “pro-Russian saboteurs” tried to sneak a parcel bomb on an aircraft.
North Korea Blows Up Inter-Korean Links; South Shoots Back
Autocratically-ruled, nuclear-armed North Korea blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas on Tuesday, triggering South Korea's military to fire warning shots, several sources confirmed.
‘Missing Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Qaani In Tehran’
Iran’s feared Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, who had not been heard from since Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s capital Beirut early this month, has appeared in Tehran, Iranian sources say.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Biden Administration Issues Strong Warning to Israel Regarding Humanitarian Aid for Gaza
The Biden Administration is threatening Israel to cut arms sales to the Jewish State if it fails to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
Israel To Expand Operations Against Hezbollah, Removes Mines On Syrian Border
There were signs Tuesday that Israel planned to expand ground operations against Hezbollah as its troops cleared landmines and established new barriers on the frontier between the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and a demilitarized strip bordering Syria.
Israel Will Create Buffer Zone in Southern Lebanon to Allow Return of Evacuated Residents, Gallant Says
Amid Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza and conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced Sunday that the IDF will create a buffer zone in southern Lebanon to protect evacuated residents who return to their homes in northern Israel, the Jewish Press (JP) reports.
Inside the United States
Texas DPS Officers Arrest More Special Interest Aliens, Including Men From Iran
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers working through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star, continue to arrest “special interest aliens,” primarily men from countries of foreign concern. That includes Iran, a U.S. State Department designated State Sponsor of Terrorism.
Helene: In Frigid Temperatures, Thousands Remain Without Power
More than 12,000 customers remained without power on a Tuesday morning with temperatures barely above freezing in the North Carolina mountains on the third week since Hurricane Helene’s remnants crushed the region.
Christian News
India Jails Pastor For ‘Converting Hindus’
A church leader in India’s state of Madhya Pradesh remained detained Monday after being convicted “on false charges of forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity,” Christians told Worthy News.
Iranian Christian Released After Nearly Five Years Imprisonment for Starting Evangelical Group
An Iranian Christian man has been released from Iran’s notoriously harsh Evin prison after serving nearly half of the ten-year sentence he received for starting an illegal evangelical group, Church in Chains (CIC) reports. Ruled by an authoritarian extremist Islamic regime, Iran ranks 9 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
Artificial Intelligence Technology Is Being Used to Persecute Christians
Overtly hostile to Christianity, authoritarian regimes like China’s ruling communist party can use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to monitor and oppress believers in Christ, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has warned.