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Around the World
U.S. to send $500 million in weapons, military aid to Ukraine, officials say
The Pentagon will announce it is sending up to $500 million in military aid to Ukraine, including more than 50 heavily armored vehicles and an infusion of missiles for air defense systems, U.S. officials said Monday, as Ukrainian and Western leaders try to sort out the impact of the brief weekend insurrection in Russia.
Guatemala Votes After Turbulent Season
Guatemala was heading to a second round of voting for a new president and vice president as none of the candidates polled near the required 50 percent threshold for winning outright.
Greek Conservative Prime Minister Wins Second Term But Challenges Ahead (Worthy News Radio)
Official results show voters gave Greece’s reformist Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term in Sunday’s elections. He was credited with bringing the Greek economy to stability and growth after a severe debt crisis and three international bailouts, but he acknowledged that formidable challenges remain.
Germany: Federal court rules ban on prayer assembly outside abortion clinics is unconstitutional
A top court in Germany has ruled that total bans on peaceful prayer vigils outside abortion clinics are a violation of the constitutional right of freedom of assembly, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel set to resume judicial reform legislation on Sunday
The Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee will resume legislation connected to the government's controversial judicial reform on Sunday, after legislation was frozen for nearly three months as negotiations were held between representatives of the entire coalition and the opposition parties Yesh Atid and National Unity at the President's Residence in Jerusalem.
Protest turns violent at Messianic worship concert in Jerusalem, as far-right anti-Christian activists attempt to stop the event
Dozens of far-right ultra-Orthodox Jews began to riot at the site of a local Christian worship event in Jerusalem last Thursday afternoon to protest the event. One suspect, an activist with the far-right organization Lehava, was arrested for attacking a police officer during clashes with the Israel Police.
Inside the United States
Huge House Defense Bill Aims to Strengthen US Military Might, Take Care of Service Members
The next Defense Department budget will be the highest in America's history, reaching nearly $900 billion. Just last week, the House Armed Services Committee sent its version to the floor for a vote.
Senate Republicans Seek to Block Biden From Declaring Climate National Emergency
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and nine of her Senate Republican colleagues are cosponsoring legislation to bar President Joe Biden from doing what many environmentalists within Congress want him to do—declare a national emergency based on claims about climate change.
Christian News
Nigeria: 700 Christians murdered in Plateau state in May, new report says
The ongoing jihadist slaughter of Christians in Nigeria has intensified to such an extent that 700 Christians were reportedly murdered in Plateau, one of the worst-affected Nigerian states, last month alone, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law NGO attests in a new report. More than 50,250 Nigerian Christians have been murdered by Islamic jihadists since 2009, with Nigeria’s Muslim-led government unwilling to do anything to stop it.
Vietnam: Persecuted evangelical Christians may be blamed for anti-government violence
Ethnic evangelical Christians in Vietnam are preparing to be violently blamed for recent anti-government unrest in which nine people were murdered by armed groups earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Kenya: al-Shabaab Islamic terror group beheaded five men and burned down several houses
Five men were beheaded, and several houses were torched in Salama-Juhudi villages, Lamu, Kenya, after an attack by the Somali-based terrorist group al-Shabaab, on Saturday.
Nigeria: 15 more Christians killed in Plateau state – but new governor gives message of hope
While Fulani jihadists in Nigeria ignored a government curfew and murdered 15 more Christians in Plateau state this week, the region’s recently inaugurated governor Barr. Caleb Mutfwang gave the grieving community a remarkable message of faith and hope, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Together with Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa, Fulani jihadist herdsmen have murdered well over 50,000 Christians in Nigeria since 2009.
U.S. to send $500 million in weapons, military aid to Ukraine, officials say
The Pentagon will announce it is sending up to $500 million in military aid to Ukraine, including more than 50 heavily armored vehicles and an infusion of missiles for air defense systems, U.S. officials said Monday, as Ukrainian and Western leaders try to sort out the impact of the brief weekend insurrection in Russia.
Guatemala Votes After Turbulent Season
Guatemala was heading to a second round of voting for a new president and vice president as none of the candidates polled near the required 50 percent threshold for winning outright.
Greek Conservative Prime Minister Wins Second Term But Challenges Ahead (Worthy News Radio)
Official results show voters gave Greece’s reformist Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term in Sunday’s elections. He was credited with bringing the Greek economy to stability and growth after a severe debt crisis and three international bailouts, but he acknowledged that formidable challenges remain.
Germany: Federal court rules ban on prayer assembly outside abortion clinics is unconstitutional
A top court in Germany has ruled that total bans on peaceful prayer vigils outside abortion clinics are a violation of the constitutional right of freedom of assembly, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel set to resume judicial reform legislation on Sunday
The Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee will resume legislation connected to the government's controversial judicial reform on Sunday, after legislation was frozen for nearly three months as negotiations were held between representatives of the entire coalition and the opposition parties Yesh Atid and National Unity at the President's Residence in Jerusalem.
Protest turns violent at Messianic worship concert in Jerusalem, as far-right anti-Christian activists attempt to stop the event
Dozens of far-right ultra-Orthodox Jews began to riot at the site of a local Christian worship event in Jerusalem last Thursday afternoon to protest the event. One suspect, an activist with the far-right organization Lehava, was arrested for attacking a police officer during clashes with the Israel Police.
Inside the United States
Huge House Defense Bill Aims to Strengthen US Military Might, Take Care of Service Members
The next Defense Department budget will be the highest in America's history, reaching nearly $900 billion. Just last week, the House Armed Services Committee sent its version to the floor for a vote.
Senate Republicans Seek to Block Biden From Declaring Climate National Emergency
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and nine of her Senate Republican colleagues are cosponsoring legislation to bar President Joe Biden from doing what many environmentalists within Congress want him to do—declare a national emergency based on claims about climate change.
Christian News
Nigeria: 700 Christians murdered in Plateau state in May, new report says
The ongoing jihadist slaughter of Christians in Nigeria has intensified to such an extent that 700 Christians were reportedly murdered in Plateau, one of the worst-affected Nigerian states, last month alone, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law NGO attests in a new report. More than 50,250 Nigerian Christians have been murdered by Islamic jihadists since 2009, with Nigeria’s Muslim-led government unwilling to do anything to stop it.
Vietnam: Persecuted evangelical Christians may be blamed for anti-government violence
Ethnic evangelical Christians in Vietnam are preparing to be violently blamed for recent anti-government unrest in which nine people were murdered by armed groups earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Kenya: al-Shabaab Islamic terror group beheaded five men and burned down several houses
Five men were beheaded, and several houses were torched in Salama-Juhudi villages, Lamu, Kenya, after an attack by the Somali-based terrorist group al-Shabaab, on Saturday.
Nigeria: 15 more Christians killed in Plateau state – but new governor gives message of hope
While Fulani jihadists in Nigeria ignored a government curfew and murdered 15 more Christians in Plateau state this week, the region’s recently inaugurated governor Barr. Caleb Mutfwang gave the grieving community a remarkable message of faith and hope, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Together with Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa, Fulani jihadist herdsmen have murdered well over 50,000 Christians in Nigeria since 2009.
Around the World
Russia’s Mutiny Ends, But Putin’s Position Weakens (Worthy News Radio)
A mutiny in Russia that threatened to escalate into a coup and civil war appeared over Sunday. It was seen as Russian President Vladimir Putin's most significant challenge to his authority since gaining power over two decades ago.
Russian President Condemns Armed Rebellion (Worthy News Radio)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned an armed rebellion in his country as "betrayal" and "treason." He spoke as nuclear-armed Russia edged closer to a coup and civil war Saturday, with the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group being investigated by Russian security services for "inciting mutiny" as Wagner entered a critical Russian city.
Russia Facing Prospect Of Coup, Civil War
Nuclear-armed Russia edged closer to a coup and civil war Saturday with the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group being investigated by Russian security services for “inciting mutiny.”
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel ‘very optimistic’ about Saudi Arabia ties within one year – FM Cohen
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is “very optimistic” that Israel and Saudi Arabia will normalize relations before March 2024, he said in a briefing on Sunday.
Some 95 thousand take to Tel Aviv streets on 25th week of protests
Israelis opposed to the planned judicial reform of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government turned out in force once more on Saturday, as protests entered their 25th week in a row.
Inside the United States
U.S. intelligence report suggests government divided on COVID-19 lab leak theory
U.S. officials on Friday released an intelligence report on the COVID-19 pandemic after Congress directed them to declassify intelligence related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a theorized origin point for the virus.
McCarthy backs effort to expunge Trump impeachments
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is throwing his weight behind the conservative effort to expunge the two impeachments of former President Trump, saying Trump’s behavior didn’t rise to a level that merited either punishment, and he would like to eradicate both votes from history.
Russia’s Mutiny Ends, But Putin’s Position Weakens (Worthy News Radio)
A mutiny in Russia that threatened to escalate into a coup and civil war appeared over Sunday. It was seen as Russian President Vladimir Putin's most significant challenge to his authority since gaining power over two decades ago.
Russian President Condemns Armed Rebellion (Worthy News Radio)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned an armed rebellion in his country as "betrayal" and "treason." He spoke as nuclear-armed Russia edged closer to a coup and civil war Saturday, with the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group being investigated by Russian security services for "inciting mutiny" as Wagner entered a critical Russian city.
Russia Facing Prospect Of Coup, Civil War
Nuclear-armed Russia edged closer to a coup and civil war Saturday with the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group being investigated by Russian security services for “inciting mutiny.”
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel ‘very optimistic’ about Saudi Arabia ties within one year – FM Cohen
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is “very optimistic” that Israel and Saudi Arabia will normalize relations before March 2024, he said in a briefing on Sunday.
Some 95 thousand take to Tel Aviv streets on 25th week of protests
Israelis opposed to the planned judicial reform of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government turned out in force once more on Saturday, as protests entered their 25th week in a row.
Inside the United States
U.S. intelligence report suggests government divided on COVID-19 lab leak theory
U.S. officials on Friday released an intelligence report on the COVID-19 pandemic after Congress directed them to declassify intelligence related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a theorized origin point for the virus.
McCarthy backs effort to expunge Trump impeachments
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is throwing his weight behind the conservative effort to expunge the two impeachments of former President Trump, saying Trump’s behavior didn’t rise to a level that merited either punishment, and he would like to eradicate both votes from history.
Around the World
UN: ‘Russia Kills, Maims, Hundreds of Children In Ukraine War’
The secretary-general of the United Nations accused Russia on Thursday of killing 136 children in Ukraine in 2022 and using 91 minors as human shields, while Russian authorities blamed Kyiv for a missile strike.
UN Seeks New Financial System to Support Crisis-Hit Nations (Worthy News Radio)
Some 40 leaders, including a dozen from Africa as well as China and Brazil's president, are gathering in Paris to work out a United Nations-backed new global financing pact. The gathering in the French capital includes a proposed pause in debt repayments for nations facing poverty and disasters.
All Five Aboard Titan Sub Dead After ‘Catastrophic Implosion’
The U.S. Coast Guard says all five people aboard a submersible that tried to reach the Titanic shipwreck have died in a "catastrophic implosion.”
New Zealand teacher has license revoked after refusing to use preferred name of transgender student
A New Zealand Disciplinary Tribunal has revoked the teaching certificate of a Christian man who refused to use the preferred name of a transgender student, the New Zealand Herald (NZH) reports.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu: Drones helping Israel flip the equation on Palestinian terror
Israel has flipped the equation on its head when it comes to dealing with Palestinian terrorism using drones, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video address released on Thursday.
Inside the United States
US House Votes For Impeachment Procedure Against Biden
A controversial impeachment resolution aiming to remove U.S. President Joe Biden from office for “failing” to secure the southern border has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
Senate votes to keep Biden rule toughening requirements on stabilizing braces for firearms
New rules that require owners to register stabilizing braces for firearms will stay in place after the Senate rejected a Republican effort on Thursday to overturn them.
US prison ministry has distributed over 1 million Bibles since 2019, “the demand right now is unlike anything we have ever seen”
Responding to a dramatic increase in demand, the US Prison Fellowship ministry has now delivered more than 1 million Bibles to inmates in American prisons since 2019, The Roys Report (TRR) has reported. The US has both the highest number of prisoners in the world (2,068,800 - around 25% of the world’s prison population), and the highest rate of incarceration in the world (625 prisoners per 100,000 people) according to a World Population Review report for 2023.
Utah school district reinstates Bible for elementary and junior high school libraries
The Davis School District in Utah has voted unanimously to keep the Bible in all its school libraries, reversing an initial committee’s decision to remove it from elementary and junior high libraries on the grounds that it contains "vulgarity and violence” that is not appropriate for children, KSL News reports.
Fewer than half of Americans donated to charities last year, report shows
A new report by Giving USA shows that charitable giving in America fell sharply in 2022, with less than half the population making donations, the Washington Times reports. Last year’s decline in giving represents only the fourth time in 40 years that year-over-year donations fell.
Christian News
Nigeria: 15 more Christians killed in Plateau state – but new governor gives message of hope
While Fulani jihadists in Nigeria ignored a government curfew and murdered 15 more Christians in Plateau state this week, the region’s recently inaugurated governor Barr. Caleb Mutfwang gave the grieving community a remarkable message of faith and hope, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Together with Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa, Fulani jihadist herdsmen have murdered well over 50,000 Christians in Nigeria since 2009.
Turkey “weaponizes” law to block Protestant missionaries from entry
According to a report by the International Christian Concern non-profit organization, Turkey’s government has been blocking Protestant missionaries from entering the country by “weaponizing” Turkish entry laws against Christians.
UN: ‘Russia Kills, Maims, Hundreds of Children In Ukraine War’
The secretary-general of the United Nations accused Russia on Thursday of killing 136 children in Ukraine in 2022 and using 91 minors as human shields, while Russian authorities blamed Kyiv for a missile strike.
UN Seeks New Financial System to Support Crisis-Hit Nations (Worthy News Radio)
Some 40 leaders, including a dozen from Africa as well as China and Brazil's president, are gathering in Paris to work out a United Nations-backed new global financing pact. The gathering in the French capital includes a proposed pause in debt repayments for nations facing poverty and disasters.
All Five Aboard Titan Sub Dead After ‘Catastrophic Implosion’
The U.S. Coast Guard says all five people aboard a submersible that tried to reach the Titanic shipwreck have died in a "catastrophic implosion.”
New Zealand teacher has license revoked after refusing to use preferred name of transgender student
A New Zealand Disciplinary Tribunal has revoked the teaching certificate of a Christian man who refused to use the preferred name of a transgender student, the New Zealand Herald (NZH) reports.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu: Drones helping Israel flip the equation on Palestinian terror
Israel has flipped the equation on its head when it comes to dealing with Palestinian terrorism using drones, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video address released on Thursday.
Inside the United States
US House Votes For Impeachment Procedure Against Biden
A controversial impeachment resolution aiming to remove U.S. President Joe Biden from office for “failing” to secure the southern border has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
Senate votes to keep Biden rule toughening requirements on stabilizing braces for firearms
New rules that require owners to register stabilizing braces for firearms will stay in place after the Senate rejected a Republican effort on Thursday to overturn them.
US prison ministry has distributed over 1 million Bibles since 2019, “the demand right now is unlike anything we have ever seen”
Responding to a dramatic increase in demand, the US Prison Fellowship ministry has now delivered more than 1 million Bibles to inmates in American prisons since 2019, The Roys Report (TRR) has reported. The US has both the highest number of prisoners in the world (2,068,800 - around 25% of the world’s prison population), and the highest rate of incarceration in the world (625 prisoners per 100,000 people) according to a World Population Review report for 2023.
Utah school district reinstates Bible for elementary and junior high school libraries
The Davis School District in Utah has voted unanimously to keep the Bible in all its school libraries, reversing an initial committee’s decision to remove it from elementary and junior high libraries on the grounds that it contains "vulgarity and violence” that is not appropriate for children, KSL News reports.
Fewer than half of Americans donated to charities last year, report shows
A new report by Giving USA shows that charitable giving in America fell sharply in 2022, with less than half the population making donations, the Washington Times reports. Last year’s decline in giving represents only the fourth time in 40 years that year-over-year donations fell.
Christian News
Nigeria: 15 more Christians killed in Plateau state – but new governor gives message of hope
While Fulani jihadists in Nigeria ignored a government curfew and murdered 15 more Christians in Plateau state this week, the region’s recently inaugurated governor Barr. Caleb Mutfwang gave the grieving community a remarkable message of faith and hope, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Together with Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa, Fulani jihadist herdsmen have murdered well over 50,000 Christians in Nigeria since 2009.
Turkey “weaponizes” law to block Protestant missionaries from entry
According to a report by the International Christian Concern non-profit organization, Turkey’s government has been blocking Protestant missionaries from entering the country by “weaponizing” Turkish entry laws against Christians.