Prophecy News Watch provided by Worthy Ministries
Prophecy News Watch is a service hosted by Worthy Ministries to provide Christians daily news from a Biblical, and yet Prophetic worldview. Our news is gathered by our Christian News Service, Worthy News. For more about our vision for how we assemble our daily headlines, please read, "What is Worthy News?"
Around the World
Syria on agenda, Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Vladimir Putin
Now that President Donald Trump has announced plans to withdraw US troops from Syria, countries that intend to remain involved in the multifront civil war are adapting their strategies accordingly. And Syria will certainly be on the agenda when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to Moscow on Wednesday to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
U.K. Parliament Moves Closer to Stopping a No-Deal Brexit
The U.K. Parliament is moving closer to a plan to delay Brexit in order to stop the country dropping out of the European Union with no deal and avoid the risk of an economically damaging divorce.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel calls on UN Security Council to block Iranian terror funding: 'Israel will not hold back’
Israel’s United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon called on members of the United Nations Security Council Tuesday to take action to help stop Iran’s funding of global terrorism -- and warned that Israel will act if attacked by terrorists.
Israel carries out successful Arrow 3 test
Israel's Defense Ministry and the US Missile Defense Agency successfully carried out a test of the Arrow 3 missile defense system in central Israel early Tuesday morning.
Israel scores victories at U.N.
Israel and the US blocked on Monday a Palestinian attempt to gain observer status for the year on the UN-linked Conference on Disarmament (CD), arguing that only states are eligible for this privilege.
Inside the United States
Supreme Court will let Trump administration enforce transgender troop ban while court battles continue
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday announced it would permit the Trump administration to enforce a ban on a broad category of transgender troops from serving in the military.
McConnell steps into shutdown fight, scheduling dueling votes
Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, who until late last week had been virtually invisible during negotiations to re-open the government, announced Tuesday the Senate will vote Thursday on President Trump’s pitch to fund his border wall and end the partial shutdown.
'No Cave!': Trump shoulders shutdown blame, bets Democrats will pay in 2020
The question for the White House is not who’s to blame for the partial government shutdown but rather who will voters blame for weak border security in 2020.
Trump to renominate 51 expired judicial nominees
President Trump announced Tuesday his intent to renominate 51 of his judicial nominees, who didn’t see confirmation votes during the last Congress and whose nominations had expired at the end of last year.
US home sales plummeted 6.4 percent in December
U.S. home sales cratered in December, causing price growth to slip to the lowest level in more than six years as the housing sector ended 2018 on a decidedly weak note.
Shutdown's damage to economy could exceed $5.7 billion cost of Trump's border wall
The government shutdown -- the longest in U.S. history -- is estimated in 31 days to have cost the American economy almost as much as the $5.7 billion President Trump has demanded for his proposed southern border wall.
Christian News
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case of Coach Who Prayed to Himself on Field in Front of Students
On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court refused to hear a case that threatens whether public school employees keep their First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and religion when they're in front of students.
Syria on agenda, Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Vladimir Putin
Now that President Donald Trump has announced plans to withdraw US troops from Syria, countries that intend to remain involved in the multifront civil war are adapting their strategies accordingly. And Syria will certainly be on the agenda when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to Moscow on Wednesday to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
U.K. Parliament Moves Closer to Stopping a No-Deal Brexit
The U.K. Parliament is moving closer to a plan to delay Brexit in order to stop the country dropping out of the European Union with no deal and avoid the risk of an economically damaging divorce.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel calls on UN Security Council to block Iranian terror funding: 'Israel will not hold back’
Israel’s United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon called on members of the United Nations Security Council Tuesday to take action to help stop Iran’s funding of global terrorism -- and warned that Israel will act if attacked by terrorists.
Israel carries out successful Arrow 3 test
Israel's Defense Ministry and the US Missile Defense Agency successfully carried out a test of the Arrow 3 missile defense system in central Israel early Tuesday morning.
Israel scores victories at U.N.
Israel and the US blocked on Monday a Palestinian attempt to gain observer status for the year on the UN-linked Conference on Disarmament (CD), arguing that only states are eligible for this privilege.
Inside the United States
Supreme Court will let Trump administration enforce transgender troop ban while court battles continue
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday announced it would permit the Trump administration to enforce a ban on a broad category of transgender troops from serving in the military.
McConnell steps into shutdown fight, scheduling dueling votes
Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, who until late last week had been virtually invisible during negotiations to re-open the government, announced Tuesday the Senate will vote Thursday on President Trump’s pitch to fund his border wall and end the partial shutdown.
'No Cave!': Trump shoulders shutdown blame, bets Democrats will pay in 2020
The question for the White House is not who’s to blame for the partial government shutdown but rather who will voters blame for weak border security in 2020.
Trump to renominate 51 expired judicial nominees
President Trump announced Tuesday his intent to renominate 51 of his judicial nominees, who didn’t see confirmation votes during the last Congress and whose nominations had expired at the end of last year.
US home sales plummeted 6.4 percent in December
U.S. home sales cratered in December, causing price growth to slip to the lowest level in more than six years as the housing sector ended 2018 on a decidedly weak note.
Shutdown's damage to economy could exceed $5.7 billion cost of Trump's border wall
The government shutdown -- the longest in U.S. history -- is estimated in 31 days to have cost the American economy almost as much as the $5.7 billion President Trump has demanded for his proposed southern border wall.
Christian News
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case of Coach Who Prayed to Himself on Field in Front of Students
On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court refused to hear a case that threatens whether public school employees keep their First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and religion when they're in front of students.
Around the World
'Working level' talks lay groundwork for second Trump-Kim denuclearization summit
Trump administration and North Korean officials held their first 'working level' talks on denuclearization over the weekend in Sweden, preparing for the second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that U.S. officials says is slated by the end of February.
Plague of Tens of Thousands of Locusts Descends on Mecca, Islam's Sacred City
A massive swarm of locusts and cockroaches has descended on Mecca, one of Islam's holiest cities in Saudi Arabia, prompting officials there to deploy specialized sanitation crews to tackle the plague.
Trump discusses a 'negotiated solution' on Syria with Turkey's president
President Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday about a 'negotiated solution' for Syria, where the withdrawal of U.S. troops has alarmed Kurdish allies of America who are considered terrorists by the Turks.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli strikes said to destroy Iranian, Hezbollah sites near Damascus
Massive Israeli airstrikes on Syria destroyed weapons stores and military positions belonging to Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah terror group, a war monitor said Monday.
PA's letter to Pompeo rejecting US aid, fearing terror lawsuits
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah sent US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a letter in late December rejecting future American financial assistance, citing the 2018 US anti-terrorism law ATCA.
Inside the United States
Trump and Pence Support Huge Crowd Marching for a Shutdown - of Abortion
Thousands marched in Washington calling for a shutdown, but not the government's. They want to shut down the abortion industry. And President Donald Trump threw his support behind their effort at this 2019 March for Life.
Trump Makes Offer to Democrats to Protect 'Dreamers' in Exchange for Border Wall
Trying to find a solution to the shutdown standoff on its 29th day, President Donald Trump offered a new proposal to Democrats Saturday afternoon. In exchange for his $5.7 billion southern border wall, he's offering protections for 'Dreamers' -- young people brought into the country illegally by their parents over the next three years.
Christian News
China forcing Christians to replace Jesus with Communist posters; turning pulpits into game rooms
The Communist government of China is continuing forcing Christians to replace posters of Jesus Christ with Communist leaders, and is turning pulpits into entertainment venues.
'Criticism of Christian Education in America Should Stop,' Vice President Pence Defends His Wife amid Media Backlash
Vice President Mike Pence’s wife was the target of criticism this week after she announced that she would be teaching art at a private conservative Christian school, and the Vice President is stepping up to defend her.
'Working level' talks lay groundwork for second Trump-Kim denuclearization summit
Trump administration and North Korean officials held their first 'working level' talks on denuclearization over the weekend in Sweden, preparing for the second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that U.S. officials says is slated by the end of February.
Plague of Tens of Thousands of Locusts Descends on Mecca, Islam's Sacred City
A massive swarm of locusts and cockroaches has descended on Mecca, one of Islam's holiest cities in Saudi Arabia, prompting officials there to deploy specialized sanitation crews to tackle the plague.
Trump discusses a 'negotiated solution' on Syria with Turkey's president
President Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday about a 'negotiated solution' for Syria, where the withdrawal of U.S. troops has alarmed Kurdish allies of America who are considered terrorists by the Turks.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli strikes said to destroy Iranian, Hezbollah sites near Damascus
Massive Israeli airstrikes on Syria destroyed weapons stores and military positions belonging to Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah terror group, a war monitor said Monday.
PA's letter to Pompeo rejecting US aid, fearing terror lawsuits
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah sent US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a letter in late December rejecting future American financial assistance, citing the 2018 US anti-terrorism law ATCA.
Inside the United States
Trump and Pence Support Huge Crowd Marching for a Shutdown - of Abortion
Thousands marched in Washington calling for a shutdown, but not the government's. They want to shut down the abortion industry. And President Donald Trump threw his support behind their effort at this 2019 March for Life.
Trump Makes Offer to Democrats to Protect 'Dreamers' in Exchange for Border Wall
Trying to find a solution to the shutdown standoff on its 29th day, President Donald Trump offered a new proposal to Democrats Saturday afternoon. In exchange for his $5.7 billion southern border wall, he's offering protections for 'Dreamers' -- young people brought into the country illegally by their parents over the next three years.
Christian News
China forcing Christians to replace Jesus with Communist posters; turning pulpits into game rooms
The Communist government of China is continuing forcing Christians to replace posters of Jesus Christ with Communist leaders, and is turning pulpits into entertainment venues.
'Criticism of Christian Education in America Should Stop,' Vice President Pence Defends His Wife amid Media Backlash
Vice President Mike Pence’s wife was the target of criticism this week after she announced that she would be teaching art at a private conservative Christian school, and the Vice President is stepping up to defend her.
Around the World
Iran says it will keep military forces in Syria despite Israeli threats
Iran will keep military forces in Syria, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, defying Israeli threats that they might be targeted if they do not leave the country.
US-led coalition airstrikes pound IS areas in eastern Syria
Syrian activists on Thursday reported intense airstrikes on the last area held by the Islamic State group in the country’s east where the organization’s control has been shrinking over the past weeks.
Top North Korean in Washington to prepare new Trump summit
A top North Korean general is in Washington Friday (Jan 18) for a rare visit, during which he is expected to meet President Donald Trump as the two countries seek to finalize a new summit aimed at denuclearisation and easing decades of hostility.
Insect collapse: ‘We are destroying our life support systems’
Earth’s bugs outweigh humans 17 times over and are such a fundamental foundation of the food chain that scientists say a crash in insect numbers risks 'ecological Armageddon'. When Lister’s study was published in October, one expert called the findings 'hyper-alarming'.
ISIS Kills 19 People in Syrian Terror Attack, Sparking Pleas to Trump Not to Pull Out
A suicide bomber killed nineteen people in Syria on Wednesday including four US servicemen on patrol.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
White House: Israel TV story on peace plan not accurate, speculation not helpful
The Trump administration on Wednesday dismissed as 'inaccurate' an Israeli TV report that said its forthcoming peace plan would offer Palestinians a state in most of the West Bank, with parts of East Jerusalem as its capital.
Arab League: Palestinian issue has ‘reduced’ importance
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abu al-Gheith caused a stir when he stated during a recent television interview that the priority of the Palestinian cause – resisting Israel and pushing for a Palestinian state – has been somewhat 'reduced,' before clarifying that 'it is still a pressing circumstance that we [Arab states] must strive to resist.'
Inside the United States
Trump Administration to Roll Out New Missile Defense Plan
The Trump administration will roll out a new strategy Thursday for a more aggressive space-based missile defense system to protect against existing threats from North Korea and Iran and counter advanced weapon systems being developed by Russia and China.
FBI: Sting nabs jihadist who sought to attack White House with anti-tank rocket
A would-be jihadist who had detailed plans to use an anti-tank rocket to storm into the White House was arrested in a sting Wednesday after he traded his car for guns and explosives, authorities said.
Christian News
'Many Christians Are Being Killed': World's Worst Persecutors Revealed, 60,000 Christians in Concentration Camps
North Korea again tops the list of the 50 most dangerous countries to follow Jesus Christ. The 2019 World Watch List released Wednesday by Open Doors USA highlights where action is desperately needed to protect Christians.
Iran says it will keep military forces in Syria despite Israeli threats
Iran will keep military forces in Syria, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, defying Israeli threats that they might be targeted if they do not leave the country.
US-led coalition airstrikes pound IS areas in eastern Syria
Syrian activists on Thursday reported intense airstrikes on the last area held by the Islamic State group in the country’s east where the organization’s control has been shrinking over the past weeks.
Top North Korean in Washington to prepare new Trump summit
A top North Korean general is in Washington Friday (Jan 18) for a rare visit, during which he is expected to meet President Donald Trump as the two countries seek to finalize a new summit aimed at denuclearisation and easing decades of hostility.
Insect collapse: ‘We are destroying our life support systems’
Earth’s bugs outweigh humans 17 times over and are such a fundamental foundation of the food chain that scientists say a crash in insect numbers risks 'ecological Armageddon'. When Lister’s study was published in October, one expert called the findings 'hyper-alarming'.
ISIS Kills 19 People in Syrian Terror Attack, Sparking Pleas to Trump Not to Pull Out
A suicide bomber killed nineteen people in Syria on Wednesday including four US servicemen on patrol.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
White House: Israel TV story on peace plan not accurate, speculation not helpful
The Trump administration on Wednesday dismissed as 'inaccurate' an Israeli TV report that said its forthcoming peace plan would offer Palestinians a state in most of the West Bank, with parts of East Jerusalem as its capital.
Arab League: Palestinian issue has ‘reduced’ importance
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abu al-Gheith caused a stir when he stated during a recent television interview that the priority of the Palestinian cause – resisting Israel and pushing for a Palestinian state – has been somewhat 'reduced,' before clarifying that 'it is still a pressing circumstance that we [Arab states] must strive to resist.'
Inside the United States
Trump Administration to Roll Out New Missile Defense Plan
The Trump administration will roll out a new strategy Thursday for a more aggressive space-based missile defense system to protect against existing threats from North Korea and Iran and counter advanced weapon systems being developed by Russia and China.
FBI: Sting nabs jihadist who sought to attack White House with anti-tank rocket
A would-be jihadist who had detailed plans to use an anti-tank rocket to storm into the White House was arrested in a sting Wednesday after he traded his car for guns and explosives, authorities said.
Christian News
'Many Christians Are Being Killed': World's Worst Persecutors Revealed, 60,000 Christians in Concentration Camps
North Korea again tops the list of the 50 most dangerous countries to follow Jesus Christ. The 2019 World Watch List released Wednesday by Open Doors USA highlights where action is desperately needed to protect Christians.