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Around the World
Alawite Mother And Two Children Killed In Syria, Raising Fresh Fears For Christians and Other Minorities
Christians have expressed fresh concern over the safety of Syria’s religious minorities after an Alawite mother and her two young children were reportedly shot dead in the central city of Homs in an attack that has raised fresh fears of sectarian violence.
Trump ‘Close’ to Decision on Massive Iran Attack as U.S. Forces Surge Into Region
President Donald Trump said Thursday he is nearing a decision on whether to launch a “massive attack” against Iran, warning that Tehran has not suffered enough pressure to abandon its attacks on international shipping and return to serious negotiations.
Hungary Launches $3.2 Billion Anti-Corruption Drive As PM Rejects Extra Security After Spitting Attack (Worthy News In-Depth)
Hungary’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced Thursday a sweeping anti-corruption drive targeting projects approved under the previous administration led by Viktor Orbán, saying the government had filed criminal complaints over projects worth about $3.2 billion while vowing not to increase security after being spat on by a passerby earlier this week.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Thousands Ascend Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av as Jewish Prayer Fuels Renewed Prophetic Questions (In-Depth)
Thousands of Jewish worshipers ascended the Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av, turning the solemn fast over the destruction of the biblical Temples into a striking display of renewed Jewish prayer at the contested holy site. The scenes underscored a profound shift now unfolding in Jerusalem, where mourning over the Temples’ destruction is increasingly joined by open calls for restored Jewish worship—and, among a growing number of activists, the rebuilding of the Temple itself.
Trump Conditions Saudi Nuclear Deal on Kingdom Joining Abraham Accords
President Donald Trump said Thursday that a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia will move forward only if the kingdom joins the Abraham Accords and formally normalizes relations with Israel.
Inside the United States
Trump Presses Senate Republicans for Action on Voter ID Bill
President Donald Trump is increasing pressure on Senate Republicans to advance legislation requiring voters to show photo identification and provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
Senate Rejects Measure to Halt Iran War Hours After House Approves Resolution
The Senate on Thursday rejected an effort to force an end to U.S. military operations against Iran, blocking the measure only hours after the House of Representatives approved a similar war powers resolution.
Jack Smith Hit With Criminal Referral Over Alleged False Statements to Congress
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has referred former special counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department for a criminal investigation, accusing him of making false statements to Congress about the scope of his investigation into President Donald Trump.
Christian News
Missionaries Help Nearly 200 Pregnant Refugees In Jordan Choose Life
Christian missionaries told Worthy News Wednesday that their “pregnancy support ministry” in Jordan has helped nearly 200 pregnant refugee women and girls over the past year despite war, displacement and, in some cases, pressure to abort their unborn children.
Nicaragua Ends Elections As Christians Face Growing Pressure
Outspoken Christians and other government critics are expected to face mounting pressure after Nicaragua’s long-serving President Daniel Ortega said the Central American nation will no longer hold elections, eliminating any possibility of an electoral challenge when his current term ends next year and further consolidating the power he shares with his wife, Rosario Murillo.
Alawite Mother And Two Children Killed In Syria, Raising Fresh Fears For Christians and Other Minorities
Christians have expressed fresh concern over the safety of Syria’s religious minorities after an Alawite mother and her two young children were reportedly shot dead in the central city of Homs in an attack that has raised fresh fears of sectarian violence.
Trump ‘Close’ to Decision on Massive Iran Attack as U.S. Forces Surge Into Region
President Donald Trump said Thursday he is nearing a decision on whether to launch a “massive attack” against Iran, warning that Tehran has not suffered enough pressure to abandon its attacks on international shipping and return to serious negotiations.
Hungary Launches $3.2 Billion Anti-Corruption Drive As PM Rejects Extra Security After Spitting Attack (Worthy News In-Depth)
Hungary’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced Thursday a sweeping anti-corruption drive targeting projects approved under the previous administration led by Viktor Orbán, saying the government had filed criminal complaints over projects worth about $3.2 billion while vowing not to increase security after being spat on by a passerby earlier this week.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Thousands Ascend Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av as Jewish Prayer Fuels Renewed Prophetic Questions (In-Depth)
Thousands of Jewish worshipers ascended the Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av, turning the solemn fast over the destruction of the biblical Temples into a striking display of renewed Jewish prayer at the contested holy site. The scenes underscored a profound shift now unfolding in Jerusalem, where mourning over the Temples’ destruction is increasingly joined by open calls for restored Jewish worship—and, among a growing number of activists, the rebuilding of the Temple itself.
Trump Conditions Saudi Nuclear Deal on Kingdom Joining Abraham Accords
President Donald Trump said Thursday that a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia will move forward only if the kingdom joins the Abraham Accords and formally normalizes relations with Israel.
Inside the United States
Trump Presses Senate Republicans for Action on Voter ID Bill
President Donald Trump is increasing pressure on Senate Republicans to advance legislation requiring voters to show photo identification and provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
Senate Rejects Measure to Halt Iran War Hours After House Approves Resolution
The Senate on Thursday rejected an effort to force an end to U.S. military operations against Iran, blocking the measure only hours after the House of Representatives approved a similar war powers resolution.
Jack Smith Hit With Criminal Referral Over Alleged False Statements to Congress
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has referred former special counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department for a criminal investigation, accusing him of making false statements to Congress about the scope of his investigation into President Donald Trump.
Christian News
Missionaries Help Nearly 200 Pregnant Refugees In Jordan Choose Life
Christian missionaries told Worthy News Wednesday that their “pregnancy support ministry” in Jordan has helped nearly 200 pregnant refugee women and girls over the past year despite war, displacement and, in some cases, pressure to abort their unborn children.
Nicaragua Ends Elections As Christians Face Growing Pressure
Outspoken Christians and other government critics are expected to face mounting pressure after Nicaragua’s long-serving President Daniel Ortega said the Central American nation will no longer hold elections, eliminating any possibility of an electoral challenge when his current term ends next year and further consolidating the power he shares with his wife, Rosario Murillo.
Around the World
U.S. Surges Forces Toward Middle East as Trump Threatens Iranian Bridges, Power Plants
The United States is rapidly moving additional military forces, aircraft, medical personnel and weaponry toward the Middle East, giving President Donald Trump expanded options for a potentially wider campaign against Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Ukraine Intensifies Crimea Drone Campaign As Military Shake-Up Sparks Protests
Ukraine intensified its long-range drone campaign against Russian-occupied Crimea and other targets Wednesday while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faced mounting political pressure at home over a sweeping military leadership shake-up that has triggered nationwide protests.
France Approves Social Media Ban for Children Under 15
France’s Parliament has approved a sweeping ban preventing children under the age of 15 from using social media, making the country the first member of the European Union to adopt a blanket nationwide prohibition.
Trump Approves Landmark Saudi Nuclear Deal, Opening Door to Domestic Uranium Enrichment
President Donald Trump has formally approved a sweeping civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that could eventually permit uranium enrichment inside the kingdom, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal.
Trump Warns Houthis Against Red Sea Blockade as Conflict With Saudi Arabia Escalates
President Donald Trump warned Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels that the United States is prepared to take military action if the terrorist group follows through on its threat to blockade Saudi shipping in the Red Sea.
Hungary Raids Orbán Party Data Center In Major Corruption Probe
Hungarian authorities on Tuesday raided a data center used by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party in a major corruption investigation into the alleged misuse of public funds during his 16 years in office.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
New Mossad Chief Met CIA Director in Washington for Iran War Talks
Israel’s newly appointed Mossad director, Roman Gofman, quietly traveled to Washington earlier this month for high-level talks with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and White House officials focused on Iran’s nuclear program and the continuing regional war, according to an Axios report published Wednesday.
Dutch To Ban Goods From Israeli Settlements As EU Remains Divided
The Netherlands will ban the import, purchase, sale, and intermediary trade of goods originating from Israeli settlements beginning September 22, becoming the latest European Union nation to adopt such restrictions.
Inside the United States
House Passes Bill Restricting Stock Trading by Members of Congress
The House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday barring members of Congress and their immediate families from purchasing individual stocks while lawmakers remain in office.
House Passes Defense Bill With Trump-Backed Election Integrity Measure
The Republican-led House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill Wednesday that incorporates major election integrity provisions championed by President Donald Trump.
Republicans’ $95B Budget Resolution Passes House
Republicans’ blueprint for a third party-line bill passed the U.S. House on a slim two-vote margin Wednesday, despite grumblings from fiscal hawks over the bill’s $95 billion price tag.
$1.15T Pentagon Funding Authorization Bill Passes U.S. House
A $1.15 trillion annual defense funding bill finally passed the U.S. House Wednesday after weeks of delay.
Trump’s Top MAGA Advisers Gather to Plot Republican Midterm Strategy
President Donald Trump’s senior political advisers gathered in Washington on Tuesday to review polling, messaging, and campaign strategy ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, according to an exclusive report by Axios.
U.S. Surges Forces Toward Middle East as Trump Threatens Iranian Bridges, Power Plants
The United States is rapidly moving additional military forces, aircraft, medical personnel and weaponry toward the Middle East, giving President Donald Trump expanded options for a potentially wider campaign against Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Ukraine Intensifies Crimea Drone Campaign As Military Shake-Up Sparks Protests
Ukraine intensified its long-range drone campaign against Russian-occupied Crimea and other targets Wednesday while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faced mounting political pressure at home over a sweeping military leadership shake-up that has triggered nationwide protests.
France Approves Social Media Ban for Children Under 15
France’s Parliament has approved a sweeping ban preventing children under the age of 15 from using social media, making the country the first member of the European Union to adopt a blanket nationwide prohibition.
Trump Approves Landmark Saudi Nuclear Deal, Opening Door to Domestic Uranium Enrichment
President Donald Trump has formally approved a sweeping civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that could eventually permit uranium enrichment inside the kingdom, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal.
Trump Warns Houthis Against Red Sea Blockade as Conflict With Saudi Arabia Escalates
President Donald Trump warned Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels that the United States is prepared to take military action if the terrorist group follows through on its threat to blockade Saudi shipping in the Red Sea.
Hungary Raids Orbán Party Data Center In Major Corruption Probe
Hungarian authorities on Tuesday raided a data center used by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party in a major corruption investigation into the alleged misuse of public funds during his 16 years in office.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
New Mossad Chief Met CIA Director in Washington for Iran War Talks
Israel’s newly appointed Mossad director, Roman Gofman, quietly traveled to Washington earlier this month for high-level talks with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and White House officials focused on Iran’s nuclear program and the continuing regional war, according to an Axios report published Wednesday.
Dutch To Ban Goods From Israeli Settlements As EU Remains Divided
The Netherlands will ban the import, purchase, sale, and intermediary trade of goods originating from Israeli settlements beginning September 22, becoming the latest European Union nation to adopt such restrictions.
Inside the United States
House Passes Bill Restricting Stock Trading by Members of Congress
The House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday barring members of Congress and their immediate families from purchasing individual stocks while lawmakers remain in office.
House Passes Defense Bill With Trump-Backed Election Integrity Measure
The Republican-led House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill Wednesday that incorporates major election integrity provisions championed by President Donald Trump.
Republicans’ $95B Budget Resolution Passes House
Republicans’ blueprint for a third party-line bill passed the U.S. House on a slim two-vote margin Wednesday, despite grumblings from fiscal hawks over the bill’s $95 billion price tag.
$1.15T Pentagon Funding Authorization Bill Passes U.S. House
A $1.15 trillion annual defense funding bill finally passed the U.S. House Wednesday after weeks of delay.
Trump’s Top MAGA Advisers Gather to Plot Republican Midterm Strategy
President Donald Trump’s senior political advisers gathered in Washington on Tuesday to review polling, messaging, and campaign strategy ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, according to an exclusive report by Axios.
Around the World
Trump Says U.S. May Strike Iran’s Fortified Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Site ‘Pretty Soon’
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may soon strike Iran’s deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain complex amid reports that Tehran transferred thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges—and potentially part of its highly enriched uranium stockpile—to the secretive underground site.
China, Philippines Trade Blame After Violent South China Sea Clash
China and the Philippines have accused each other of provoking a violent confrontation in contested South China Sea waters.
Iran Strikes Kuwait’s Power and Desalination Plants for Fourth Consecutive Day
Kuwait said Tuesday that Iranian forces had again struck power-generation and water-desalination facilities, marking the fourth consecutive day of attacks on infrastructure essential to the Gulf nation’s survival.
Hungary’s Judit Polgár Declines Presidential Nomination
Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgár on Monday declined Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s invitation to become Hungary’s next president, saying she did not feel able to shoulder the “historic responsibility” of uniting a divided nation.
Trump Imposes 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods Over Treatment of U.S. Exports
President Donald Trump has ordered a 50% tariff on nearly $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, escalating economic pressure on Ottawa over what his administration described as discriminatory treatment of American products.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli Intelligence: Iran Moved Thousands of Centrifuges Into Deep Mountain Tunnels
Israeli intelligence believes Iran transferred thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges into a fortified tunnel complex deep beneath a mountain near the Natanz nuclear installation, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal.
Lebanese President Pledges Permanent End to Hostilities With Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged Tuesday that his country would work to permanently end hostilities with Israel, appealing to President Donald Trump for political and military support as Beirut seeks to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization.
Inside the United States
Treasury Blocks Nearly $100 Million in Federal Payments to Deceased People
The U.S. Treasury Department has blocked approximately $99 million in federal payments intended for people who were already dead, officials announced Tuesday.
Republicans Advance Bill to Make Trump Border Policy Permanent
A bill to codify President Donald Trump’s border security and immigration policy is headed to the U.S. House floor after Republicans advanced it out of committee Tuesday.
Feds Freeze $1B to California, Minnesota Medicaid
The Trump administration is pausing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday.
Trump Says U.S. May Strike Iran’s Fortified Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Site ‘Pretty Soon’
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may soon strike Iran’s deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain complex amid reports that Tehran transferred thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges—and potentially part of its highly enriched uranium stockpile—to the secretive underground site.
China, Philippines Trade Blame After Violent South China Sea Clash
China and the Philippines have accused each other of provoking a violent confrontation in contested South China Sea waters.
Iran Strikes Kuwait’s Power and Desalination Plants for Fourth Consecutive Day
Kuwait said Tuesday that Iranian forces had again struck power-generation and water-desalination facilities, marking the fourth consecutive day of attacks on infrastructure essential to the Gulf nation’s survival.
Hungary’s Judit Polgár Declines Presidential Nomination
Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgár on Monday declined Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s invitation to become Hungary’s next president, saying she did not feel able to shoulder the “historic responsibility” of uniting a divided nation.
Trump Imposes 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods Over Treatment of U.S. Exports
President Donald Trump has ordered a 50% tariff on nearly $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, escalating economic pressure on Ottawa over what his administration described as discriminatory treatment of American products.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli Intelligence: Iran Moved Thousands of Centrifuges Into Deep Mountain Tunnels
Israeli intelligence believes Iran transferred thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges into a fortified tunnel complex deep beneath a mountain near the Natanz nuclear installation, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal.
Lebanese President Pledges Permanent End to Hostilities With Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged Tuesday that his country would work to permanently end hostilities with Israel, appealing to President Donald Trump for political and military support as Beirut seeks to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization.
Inside the United States
Treasury Blocks Nearly $100 Million in Federal Payments to Deceased People
The U.S. Treasury Department has blocked approximately $99 million in federal payments intended for people who were already dead, officials announced Tuesday.
Republicans Advance Bill to Make Trump Border Policy Permanent
A bill to codify President Donald Trump’s border security and immigration policy is headed to the U.S. House floor after Republicans advanced it out of committee Tuesday.
Feds Freeze $1B to California, Minnesota Medicaid
The Trump administration is pausing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday.