Prophecy News Watch - November 9, 2017
Around the World
Yemen facing 'largest famine in decades' if blockade isn't lifted, UN aid chief says
The Saudi-led military coalition's blockade of Yemen could lead to 'the largest famine the world has seen for many decades with millions of victims,' Mark Lowcock, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, warned on Wednesday.
Syrian army and allies 'capture' last ISIS stronghold
The Syrian army has captured the last major Islamic State-held town, Albu Kamal, the country's media said.
Rouhani warns Saudi Arabia against befriending Israel, US
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warned rival Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that it was making a mistake in aligning with Israel and the United States over Tehran.
Typhoon Damrey kills 106 in Vietnam
Vietnam's deadliest storm this year, Typhoon Damrey, has killed 106 people, while dozens of dangerously full reservoirs release water as the southeast Asian nation prepares to host a regional summit.
US carriers in rare Pacific op amid North Korea tensions
Three US aircraft carriers will stage joint drills in the western Pacific for the first time in a decade, the US Navy said Thursday (Nov 9), as tensions in the region over North Korea reach fever pitch.
German court: Government must issue ‘intersex’ birth certificates in addition to male, female
Germany’s constitutional court has given the country’s parliament until Dec. 31, 2018, to pass legislation authorizing 'intersex' birth certificates, the BBC reported Wednesday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Abbas discusses US peace efforts, reconciliation with Saudi crown prince
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman on Wednesday about American peace efforts and reconciliation, the official PA news website Wafa reported.
Lebanon’s plunge into political crisis raises specter of war with Israel
Even for a country often used as a battleground by regional powers and their proxies, the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri has opened a new period of political uncertainty and fear in Lebanon.
Inside the United States
CBO: Obamacare mandate repeal would cut deficit by $338 billion
Repealing Obamacare’s individual mandate would save the government $338 billion over a decade and result in 13 million more uninsured Americans in 2027, according to a new CBO score.
Believers from different faiths rally around Colorado cake-baker before Supreme Court case
Masterpiece Cakeshop’s Jack Phillips may be an evangelical Christian, but he has a host of supporters from other faiths behind him as he takes his religious-freedom case next month to the Supreme Court.
Pence: ‘Bureaucratic failures’ led to Texas church shooting, meets with victims’ relatives
Vice President Mike Pence, visiting the Texas church where a gunman killed 26 worshippers, said Wednesday that 'bureaucratic failures' contributed to the tragedy by allowing the murderer to purchase a weapon illegally.
Laser Weapons May Arm Air Force Fighter Jets
U.S. Air Force fighter jets may soon be able to instantly disable enemy targets using invisible, energized beams of light shot from a small, compact laser cannon. The laser-equipped vehicles might call to mind the heavily armed 'helicarriers' from Marvel's 'Captain America' films.
ISIS Hacks 800 School Websites across the U.S.
The FBI is investigating how a school website in New Jersey was hacked. It’s one of hundreds nationwide that was plastered with messages supporting ISIS.
Christian News
Decade after Church Burnings in Nigeria, Officials Forbid Rebuilding
A decade after Muslims attacked and displaced Christians in a town in northern Nigeria, Kano state officials have forbidden church buildings to be rebuilt there, sources said.
Packing in the Pews: The Connection Between God and Guns
The Good Samaritan credited with causing the Texas church shooter to flee the scene was a churchgoing National Rifle Association (NRA) member, armed with an AR assault rifle.
Yemen facing 'largest famine in decades' if blockade isn't lifted, UN aid chief says
The Saudi-led military coalition's blockade of Yemen could lead to 'the largest famine the world has seen for many decades with millions of victims,' Mark Lowcock, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, warned on Wednesday.
Syrian army and allies 'capture' last ISIS stronghold
The Syrian army has captured the last major Islamic State-held town, Albu Kamal, the country's media said.
Rouhani warns Saudi Arabia against befriending Israel, US
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warned rival Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that it was making a mistake in aligning with Israel and the United States over Tehran.
Typhoon Damrey kills 106 in Vietnam
Vietnam's deadliest storm this year, Typhoon Damrey, has killed 106 people, while dozens of dangerously full reservoirs release water as the southeast Asian nation prepares to host a regional summit.
US carriers in rare Pacific op amid North Korea tensions
Three US aircraft carriers will stage joint drills in the western Pacific for the first time in a decade, the US Navy said Thursday (Nov 9), as tensions in the region over North Korea reach fever pitch.
German court: Government must issue ‘intersex’ birth certificates in addition to male, female
Germany’s constitutional court has given the country’s parliament until Dec. 31, 2018, to pass legislation authorizing 'intersex' birth certificates, the BBC reported Wednesday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Abbas discusses US peace efforts, reconciliation with Saudi crown prince
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman on Wednesday about American peace efforts and reconciliation, the official PA news website Wafa reported.
Lebanon’s plunge into political crisis raises specter of war with Israel
Even for a country often used as a battleground by regional powers and their proxies, the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri has opened a new period of political uncertainty and fear in Lebanon.
Inside the United States
CBO: Obamacare mandate repeal would cut deficit by $338 billion
Repealing Obamacare’s individual mandate would save the government $338 billion over a decade and result in 13 million more uninsured Americans in 2027, according to a new CBO score.
Believers from different faiths rally around Colorado cake-baker before Supreme Court case
Masterpiece Cakeshop’s Jack Phillips may be an evangelical Christian, but he has a host of supporters from other faiths behind him as he takes his religious-freedom case next month to the Supreme Court.
Pence: ‘Bureaucratic failures’ led to Texas church shooting, meets with victims’ relatives
Vice President Mike Pence, visiting the Texas church where a gunman killed 26 worshippers, said Wednesday that 'bureaucratic failures' contributed to the tragedy by allowing the murderer to purchase a weapon illegally.
Laser Weapons May Arm Air Force Fighter Jets
U.S. Air Force fighter jets may soon be able to instantly disable enemy targets using invisible, energized beams of light shot from a small, compact laser cannon. The laser-equipped vehicles might call to mind the heavily armed 'helicarriers' from Marvel's 'Captain America' films.
ISIS Hacks 800 School Websites across the U.S.
The FBI is investigating how a school website in New Jersey was hacked. It’s one of hundreds nationwide that was plastered with messages supporting ISIS.
Christian News
Decade after Church Burnings in Nigeria, Officials Forbid Rebuilding
A decade after Muslims attacked and displaced Christians in a town in northern Nigeria, Kano state officials have forbidden church buildings to be rebuilt there, sources said.
Packing in the Pews: The Connection Between God and Guns
The Good Samaritan credited with causing the Texas church shooter to flee the scene was a churchgoing National Rifle Association (NRA) member, armed with an AR assault rifle.