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Around the World
US Uses Stealth Bombers To Strike Houthi Bunkers in Yemen
Using long-range B-2 stealth bombers, the United States on Wednesday (October 16) launched airstrikes targeting “hardened underground facilities housing missiles and weapons components” used by Houthi rebels around Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, Sky News reports.
Canada: Antisemitic Incidents Sky-Rocket by 670% Since Oct. 7, 2023, Report
A new report shows that Canada has seen the number of reported antisemitic incidents, including violent crimes, surge by a massive 670% since Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel last year, Ynet News reports.
Hungary Denies Storing Nuclear Weapons
Hungary has denied reports that it was asked by the United States to host nuclear warplanes amid concern within the NATO military alliance about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu Has Approved Iranian Targets for Air Strikes, Source
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved which Iranian targets are to be hit during the anticipated Israeli response to Iran’s second missile barrage against the Jewish state earlier this month, an Israeli source told ABC News yesterday (October 16). The first barrage came on April 14.
Israel Kills Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar, Mastermind Oct. 7 Attacks
Israel announced Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the horrific October 7, 2023 attack that triggered the Gaza war, “has been eliminated.”
Inside the United States
Panel Blasts Secret Service Failures Before Trump Assassination Attempt
An independent review panel called for leadership changes and refocusing the U.S. Secret Service on its core mission after multiple severe and fatal failures during former President Donald Trump's July 13 campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
FBI Data Shows Violent Crime Up 10.4%, Property Crime Up 6.4% Since 2019
Annual FBI crime victimization surveys show violent crime is up 10.4% and property crime is up 6.4% between 2019 and 2023.
Christian News
International Criminal Court to Renew Investigations into War Crimes in DRC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Monday (October 14) that it is renewing its investigation into war crimes that have allegedly been committed in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 2022.
US Uses Stealth Bombers To Strike Houthi Bunkers in Yemen
Using long-range B-2 stealth bombers, the United States on Wednesday (October 16) launched airstrikes targeting “hardened underground facilities housing missiles and weapons components” used by Houthi rebels around Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, Sky News reports.
Canada: Antisemitic Incidents Sky-Rocket by 670% Since Oct. 7, 2023, Report
A new report shows that Canada has seen the number of reported antisemitic incidents, including violent crimes, surge by a massive 670% since Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel last year, Ynet News reports.
Hungary Denies Storing Nuclear Weapons
Hungary has denied reports that it was asked by the United States to host nuclear warplanes amid concern within the NATO military alliance about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu Has Approved Iranian Targets for Air Strikes, Source
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved which Iranian targets are to be hit during the anticipated Israeli response to Iran’s second missile barrage against the Jewish state earlier this month, an Israeli source told ABC News yesterday (October 16). The first barrage came on April 14.
Israel Kills Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar, Mastermind Oct. 7 Attacks
Israel announced Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the horrific October 7, 2023 attack that triggered the Gaza war, “has been eliminated.”
Inside the United States
Panel Blasts Secret Service Failures Before Trump Assassination Attempt
An independent review panel called for leadership changes and refocusing the U.S. Secret Service on its core mission after multiple severe and fatal failures during former President Donald Trump's July 13 campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
FBI Data Shows Violent Crime Up 10.4%, Property Crime Up 6.4% Since 2019
Annual FBI crime victimization surveys show violent crime is up 10.4% and property crime is up 6.4% between 2019 and 2023.
Christian News
International Criminal Court to Renew Investigations into War Crimes in DRC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Monday (October 14) that it is renewing its investigation into war crimes that have allegedly been committed in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 2022.
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.
Around the World
Ex-East German Intelligence Officer Jailed For Murder 50 Years Ago
An 80-year-old former officer with East Germany’s feared Stasi secret police has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for the murder of a Polish firefighter at a Berlin border crossing 50 years ago.
EU Imposes Sanctions on Iran for Supplying Ballistic Missiles to Russia
The European Union imposed sanctions on seven Iranian officials and entities, including airlines, for supplying ballistic missiles and drones to Russia for use against Ukraine in its invasion.
China Surrounding Taiwan In New Drills
China began surrounding Taiwan on Monday with a massive military force as part of drills it said was a warning against "separatist acts by Taiwan independence forces."
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel: ‘UN Peacekeepers Support Hezbollah’
Israel on Monday accused the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) of allowing Hezbollah to set up military bases and store its weapons on the border with the Jewish nation.
‘Hezbollah Planned Bigger Massacre Than October 7’ Israeli Raid Reveals (Video)
Israel’s military announced Monday they had uncovered an extensive underground Hezbollah base in Lebanon from where the Iran-backed group planned “a larger massacre” in Israel than the one carried out by Hamas on October 7.
Israelis Have Emigrated in Record Numbers Since Oct. 7 Attack, Report
A new study shows a record number of Israelis have emigrated from the Jewish state since the Oct.7, 2023 massacre and Israel’s subsequent war against Hamas in Gaza and violent conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Inside the United States
Hurricane Milton Marks Busy Hurricane Season for Florida
Florida has been hit by 11 major hurricanes (Category 3 or greater) since 2004, but the state's exposure to tropical cyclones can wax and wane.
In Endorsing Trump, Border Patrol Union Pushes Back Against Biden, Harris Claims
The National Border Patrol Council, the union representing roughly 16,000 Border Patrol agents nationwide, endorsed former President Donald Trump for president while criticizing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Biden Extends National Emergency Orders Citing Terrorism, National Security Threats
In addition to being in a perpetual state of national emergency due to terrorist threats since Sept. 11, 2001, the United States is also under several decades-long national emergencies that President Joe Biden extended by executive order.
US Sees “Explosion of Anti-Jewish Hate” Since Oct. 7 Attack
A new study by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) shows that Jews in America have seen an “explosion of anti-Jewish hate” since the Hamas attack against Israel on Oct. 7 last year, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Christian News
Radicalized Fulani Herdsmen Continue Christian Slaughter, “Media Organizations Have Not Given These Incidents Adequate Coverage”
Acting with ongoing impunity as their slaughter of Christians continues, Fulani herdsmen in central Nigeria’s Benue state murdered two Christians on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and two others on Thursday, Oct. 3, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
China Forcibly Repatriating North Korean Christians to Face Torture and Other Atrocities, USCIRF Hears
Human rights activists report that China has exposed hundreds of North Korean Christians to torture, enslavement, sexual violence, and imprisonment by forcing them to return to North Korea and the violent dictatorship of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un in the last year, Christian Daily International (CDI) reports.
Worthy Insights
Study finds Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe
The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery.
250,000 Women Gather on National Mall to Pray for the Nation: ‘Last Stand Moment For America’
Tens of thousands of evangelical Christians gathered on the National Mall Saturday in Washington D.C. to pray for America to return to God.
Ex-East German Intelligence Officer Jailed For Murder 50 Years Ago
An 80-year-old former officer with East Germany’s feared Stasi secret police has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for the murder of a Polish firefighter at a Berlin border crossing 50 years ago.
EU Imposes Sanctions on Iran for Supplying Ballistic Missiles to Russia
The European Union imposed sanctions on seven Iranian officials and entities, including airlines, for supplying ballistic missiles and drones to Russia for use against Ukraine in its invasion.
China Surrounding Taiwan In New Drills
China began surrounding Taiwan on Monday with a massive military force as part of drills it said was a warning against "separatist acts by Taiwan independence forces."
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel: ‘UN Peacekeepers Support Hezbollah’
Israel on Monday accused the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) of allowing Hezbollah to set up military bases and store its weapons on the border with the Jewish nation.
‘Hezbollah Planned Bigger Massacre Than October 7’ Israeli Raid Reveals (Video)
Israel’s military announced Monday they had uncovered an extensive underground Hezbollah base in Lebanon from where the Iran-backed group planned “a larger massacre” in Israel than the one carried out by Hamas on October 7.
Israelis Have Emigrated in Record Numbers Since Oct. 7 Attack, Report
A new study shows a record number of Israelis have emigrated from the Jewish state since the Oct.7, 2023 massacre and Israel’s subsequent war against Hamas in Gaza and violent conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Inside the United States
Hurricane Milton Marks Busy Hurricane Season for Florida
Florida has been hit by 11 major hurricanes (Category 3 or greater) since 2004, but the state's exposure to tropical cyclones can wax and wane.
In Endorsing Trump, Border Patrol Union Pushes Back Against Biden, Harris Claims
The National Border Patrol Council, the union representing roughly 16,000 Border Patrol agents nationwide, endorsed former President Donald Trump for president while criticizing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Biden Extends National Emergency Orders Citing Terrorism, National Security Threats
In addition to being in a perpetual state of national emergency due to terrorist threats since Sept. 11, 2001, the United States is also under several decades-long national emergencies that President Joe Biden extended by executive order.
US Sees “Explosion of Anti-Jewish Hate” Since Oct. 7 Attack
A new study by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) shows that Jews in America have seen an “explosion of anti-Jewish hate” since the Hamas attack against Israel on Oct. 7 last year, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Christian News
Radicalized Fulani Herdsmen Continue Christian Slaughter, “Media Organizations Have Not Given These Incidents Adequate Coverage”
Acting with ongoing impunity as their slaughter of Christians continues, Fulani herdsmen in central Nigeria’s Benue state murdered two Christians on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and two others on Thursday, Oct. 3, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
China Forcibly Repatriating North Korean Christians to Face Torture and Other Atrocities, USCIRF Hears
Human rights activists report that China has exposed hundreds of North Korean Christians to torture, enslavement, sexual violence, and imprisonment by forcing them to return to North Korea and the violent dictatorship of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un in the last year, Christian Daily International (CDI) reports.
Worthy Insights
Study finds Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe
The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery.
250,000 Women Gather on National Mall to Pray for the Nation: ‘Last Stand Moment For America’
Tens of thousands of evangelical Christians gathered on the National Mall Saturday in Washington D.C. to pray for America to return to God.