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Around the World
Spain Fears Drinking Water Shortages As Record Drought Continues
Residents in one of Europe's largest urban areas have been warned there may be no drinking water in their homes by September as Spain struggles with its longest drought in living memory, Worthy News learned Thursday.
Russian Spy Ships In North Sea Preparing Attack
Russian spy ships are in the North Sea preparing to sabotage wind farms and communication cables in the North Sea, an investigation showed Thursday.
NATO Chief Says ‘Future of Ukraine In the alliance’ (Worthy News Radio)
The secretary general of NATO has said that Ukraine's future lies within the Western military alliance despite objections from Russia. Jens Stoltenberg made the remarks during his first visit to the country since Russia’s invasion 14 months ago.
270 civilians killed in Sudan as ceasefire fails, “I tried to make children not see the slain bodies on the streets”
At least 270 civilians have been killed in Sudan, and thousands have been displaced, as the battle which broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group at the weekend continued to rage past a purportedly agreed ceasefire on Thursday, India Today reports.
Scores Killed At Charity Event In Yemen
At least 85 people, including women and children, were killed and over 300 injured in wartorn Yemen’s deadliest stampede in years after gunfire erupted during a charity event in Sanaa, the capital, officials said Thursday.
‘Mysterious Light Flash’ Above Kyiv
A mysterious light that briefly eliminated the skies above Ukraine’s capital Kyiv late Wednesday has generated alarm and questions as the U.S. space agency NASA denied its involvement.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel: Talks ongoing between government and opposition parties over judicial reform compromise
Facilitated by President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, talks are ongoing between the government and opposition parties to find a way forward on judicial reform that would be palatable to the wider Israeli public and would stem the massive nationwide protests against the government’s proposals, Israel National News (INN) reported Thursday morning.
Inside the United States
CDC director rewrites history of COVID vaccines as uptake plummets, side effect research mounts
As the feds abandon a one-size-fits-all COVID-19 vaccine strategy in the face of plunging booster uptake, growing research on serious adverse events and the first government payments to victims of the novel therapeutics, the CDC's director is trying to rewrite history.
House Democrats vote against bill to protect women’s sports
House Republicans passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act on Thursday to ban trans-identified athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports by amending Title IX protections to only apply to female athletes. All House Democrats voted against the bill.
World’s Largest Rocket Explodes On Test Flight
The world’s biggest and most powerful rocket exploded Thursday just minutes after SpaceX launched it from its path in the U.S. State of Texas.
Christian News
Chicago agrees to $205,000 settlement in case brought by students barred from sharing the Gospel in park
The city of Chicago has agreed to pay $205,000 in settlement of a case brought by four Christian college students who were barred from sharing the Gospel in the city’s Millennium Park in 2018, Christianity Today (CT) reports.
Libya: Nine Christians including Libyans, AoG American missionaries, and a Pakistani face possible execution after arrest for apostasy and evangelism
Nine Christians, including six Libyans, two Assemblies of God American missionaries, and a Pakistani have been arrested by Libya’s Internal Security Agency, and face possible execution on charges of apostasy from Islam and preaching Christianity, the Catholic News Agency (CNS) reports.
Spain Fears Drinking Water Shortages As Record Drought Continues
Residents in one of Europe's largest urban areas have been warned there may be no drinking water in their homes by September as Spain struggles with its longest drought in living memory, Worthy News learned Thursday.
Russian Spy Ships In North Sea Preparing Attack
Russian spy ships are in the North Sea preparing to sabotage wind farms and communication cables in the North Sea, an investigation showed Thursday.
NATO Chief Says ‘Future of Ukraine In the alliance’ (Worthy News Radio)
The secretary general of NATO has said that Ukraine's future lies within the Western military alliance despite objections from Russia. Jens Stoltenberg made the remarks during his first visit to the country since Russia’s invasion 14 months ago.
270 civilians killed in Sudan as ceasefire fails, “I tried to make children not see the slain bodies on the streets”
At least 270 civilians have been killed in Sudan, and thousands have been displaced, as the battle which broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group at the weekend continued to rage past a purportedly agreed ceasefire on Thursday, India Today reports.
Scores Killed At Charity Event In Yemen
At least 85 people, including women and children, were killed and over 300 injured in wartorn Yemen’s deadliest stampede in years after gunfire erupted during a charity event in Sanaa, the capital, officials said Thursday.
‘Mysterious Light Flash’ Above Kyiv
A mysterious light that briefly eliminated the skies above Ukraine’s capital Kyiv late Wednesday has generated alarm and questions as the U.S. space agency NASA denied its involvement.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel: Talks ongoing between government and opposition parties over judicial reform compromise
Facilitated by President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, talks are ongoing between the government and opposition parties to find a way forward on judicial reform that would be palatable to the wider Israeli public and would stem the massive nationwide protests against the government’s proposals, Israel National News (INN) reported Thursday morning.
Inside the United States
CDC director rewrites history of COVID vaccines as uptake plummets, side effect research mounts
As the feds abandon a one-size-fits-all COVID-19 vaccine strategy in the face of plunging booster uptake, growing research on serious adverse events and the first government payments to victims of the novel therapeutics, the CDC's director is trying to rewrite history.
House Democrats vote against bill to protect women’s sports
House Republicans passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act on Thursday to ban trans-identified athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports by amending Title IX protections to only apply to female athletes. All House Democrats voted against the bill.
World’s Largest Rocket Explodes On Test Flight
The world’s biggest and most powerful rocket exploded Thursday just minutes after SpaceX launched it from its path in the U.S. State of Texas.
Christian News
Chicago agrees to $205,000 settlement in case brought by students barred from sharing the Gospel in park
The city of Chicago has agreed to pay $205,000 in settlement of a case brought by four Christian college students who were barred from sharing the Gospel in the city’s Millennium Park in 2018, Christianity Today (CT) reports.
Libya: Nine Christians including Libyans, AoG American missionaries, and a Pakistani face possible execution after arrest for apostasy and evangelism
Nine Christians, including six Libyans, two Assemblies of God American missionaries, and a Pakistani have been arrested by Libya’s Internal Security Agency, and face possible execution on charges of apostasy from Islam and preaching Christianity, the Catholic News Agency (CNS) reports.
Around the World
Hungary Remembers Shoah Amid Antisemitism
Hungary has come under pressure to tackle antisemitism as the government called the Holocaust one of the nation’s “greatest tragedies.”
NATO: China to triple its nuclear arsenal ‘within a few years’
China will have a stockpile of 1,500 nuclear warheads “by 2035,” according to Western officials who worry that technological advances and geopolitical acrimony have raised the potential for nuclear conflict.
EU Lawmakers Vote To Punish ‘Global Warming’
The European Parliament has approved reforms to the European Union's carbon market, which are expected to hike the cost of polluting in Europe.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
‘Embassy inauguration is sign of strengthened ties between Israel and Turkmenistan’
Eli Cohen became the first Israeli foreign minister to step foot in Turkmenistan in nearly three decades after arriving in the Central Asian country's capital Ashgabat on Wednesday night to open an embassy there.
IDF said to hit sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Syria, then drop flyers
The Israel Defense Forces dropped threatening pamphlets in southern Syria on Wednesday, warning Syrian soldiers to stop cooperating with Hezbollah, an opposition journalist reported, hours after Israel reportedly conducted artillery strikes on sites belonging to the Iran-backed group.
Inside the United States
Hunter Biden investigation infected by ‘politics’ and ‘preferential treatment’: IRS whistleblower
A decorated supervisory IRS agent has reported to the Justice Department's top watchdog that federal prosecutors appointed by Joe Biden have engaged in "preferential treatment and politics" to block criminal tax charges against presidential son Hunter Biden, providing evidence as a whistleblower that conflicts with Attorney General Merrick Garland's recent testimony to Congress that the decision to bring charges against Biden was being left to the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Delaware.
John Ratcliffe Testifies Lab Leak Is Only ‘Credibly Supported’ Explanation For COVID-19
Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe testified Tuesday that the COVID-19 virus leaked from the Wuhan lab.
Oregon: Christian woman sues state after being told she cannot adopt children unless she “supports” their future hypothetical transgenderism
A Christian woman has filed suit against the state of Oregon for denying her application to adopt siblings from foster care because she would not agree to “respect, accept, and support … the sexual orientation, gender identity, [and] gender expression” of any child placed with her. The suit was filed earlier this month on behalf of Jessica Bates, a widowed mother of five, by the conservative legal firm Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
Christian News
China: Government plans to bring in new measures requiring churches to include CCP propaganda in services
China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) is planning to bring in new regulatory measures that would require all churches and other places of worship to implement CCP propaganda as part of their services, the Bitter Winter Chinese human rights magazine reports.
Indonesia: Church allowed to reopen after 13 years of legal proceedings
After 13 years of legal proceedings, a church in Indonesia has finally been granted a permit and allowed to reopen after being shut down by government authorities in 2010, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Hungary Remembers Shoah Amid Antisemitism
Hungary has come under pressure to tackle antisemitism as the government called the Holocaust one of the nation’s “greatest tragedies.”
NATO: China to triple its nuclear arsenal ‘within a few years’
China will have a stockpile of 1,500 nuclear warheads “by 2035,” according to Western officials who worry that technological advances and geopolitical acrimony have raised the potential for nuclear conflict.
EU Lawmakers Vote To Punish ‘Global Warming’
The European Parliament has approved reforms to the European Union's carbon market, which are expected to hike the cost of polluting in Europe.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
‘Embassy inauguration is sign of strengthened ties between Israel and Turkmenistan’
Eli Cohen became the first Israeli foreign minister to step foot in Turkmenistan in nearly three decades after arriving in the Central Asian country's capital Ashgabat on Wednesday night to open an embassy there.
IDF said to hit sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Syria, then drop flyers
The Israel Defense Forces dropped threatening pamphlets in southern Syria on Wednesday, warning Syrian soldiers to stop cooperating with Hezbollah, an opposition journalist reported, hours after Israel reportedly conducted artillery strikes on sites belonging to the Iran-backed group.
Inside the United States
Hunter Biden investigation infected by ‘politics’ and ‘preferential treatment’: IRS whistleblower
A decorated supervisory IRS agent has reported to the Justice Department's top watchdog that federal prosecutors appointed by Joe Biden have engaged in "preferential treatment and politics" to block criminal tax charges against presidential son Hunter Biden, providing evidence as a whistleblower that conflicts with Attorney General Merrick Garland's recent testimony to Congress that the decision to bring charges against Biden was being left to the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Delaware.
John Ratcliffe Testifies Lab Leak Is Only ‘Credibly Supported’ Explanation For COVID-19
Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe testified Tuesday that the COVID-19 virus leaked from the Wuhan lab.
Oregon: Christian woman sues state after being told she cannot adopt children unless she “supports” their future hypothetical transgenderism
A Christian woman has filed suit against the state of Oregon for denying her application to adopt siblings from foster care because she would not agree to “respect, accept, and support … the sexual orientation, gender identity, [and] gender expression” of any child placed with her. The suit was filed earlier this month on behalf of Jessica Bates, a widowed mother of five, by the conservative legal firm Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
Christian News
China: Government plans to bring in new measures requiring churches to include CCP propaganda in services
China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) is planning to bring in new regulatory measures that would require all churches and other places of worship to implement CCP propaganda as part of their services, the Bitter Winter Chinese human rights magazine reports.
Indonesia: Church allowed to reopen after 13 years of legal proceedings
After 13 years of legal proceedings, a church in Indonesia has finally been granted a permit and allowed to reopen after being shut down by government authorities in 2010, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Around the World
US Reporter Remains Detained Rules Moscow Court
A Moscow court ruled Monday that the Wall Street Journal paper reporter Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist held in Russia since the end of the Cold War, must remain in pre-trial detention.
Sudan Army, Rival Forces Agree On 24-Hour Truce
The Sudanese army and rival forces battling since the weekend agreed Tuesday to a temporary, 24-hour cease-fire, Arab media report after an American diplomatic convoy was attacked.
Nicaragua Expels ‘Mother Theresa’ Nuns
Nuns from the order founded by the late Mother Teresa have been expelled from Nicaragua amid a broader crackdown on perceived church opponents of the country’s autocratic President Daniel Ortega, Catholic sources confirmed.
East Europe Nations Ban Ukraine Grain Imports
Slovakia on Monday joined Hungary and Poland in banning food imports from Ukraine despite objections from the European Union.
Iranian regime executed nearly 600 people last year, report shows
A new report by the Iran Human Rights (IHR) reveals that the Iranian Shiite governmental regime executed 582 people in 2022, a 75% increase from 2021, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Iran threatens to destroy Tel Aviv and Haifa, as Israel marks Holocaust memorial day
Iran’s president threatened on Tuesday to flatten Tel Aviv and Haifa, as Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day, and a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the Islamic Republic the modern-day equivalent of Nazi Germany.
Sirens Wail In Israel To Remember Holocaust Victims Amid Tensions
Sirens wailed in Israel at 10:00 a.m. local time Tuesday to remember at least six million Jewish people who perished in the Holocaust, also known as the Shoah in Hebrew.
Calls For Unity At Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day
Ceremonies were underway in Israel on Tuesday to mark the National Holocaust Memorial Day after the nation’s President Isaac Herzog urged Israelis to unite followings weeks of violence and protests.
Inside the United States
Fox News Settles Case For 787.5 Million With Dominion Voting Systems
The conservative-leaning Fox News Channel and Dominion Voting Systems have reached a $787.5 million out-court settlement agreement, both parties confirmed.
US Could Hit Debt Ceiling in June, Banks Warn
The U.S. government's deadline to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling could be sooner than expected, raising the prospect of a short-term debt limit extension, analysts said Tuesday.
Senate GOP report: COVID leaked from Wuhan lab where US funded gain-of-function research
Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall is warning that a new virus could break out of China and cause another worldwide pandemic as he releases "Muddy Waters," a comprehensive new report on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christian News
Nigeria report: 5,068 Christians murdered by Islamic jihadists last year, 52,250 Christians murdered since 2009
A new report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) attests that 5,068 Christians in Nigeria were murdered by Islamic jihadists on account of their faith last year and that 1,041 were murdered in the first 100 days of 2023. Intersociety is “globally known and respected for strongly advocating for the end of religious radicalism through the propagation of radical Islamism and fanatical Christianity in Nigeria.”
Nigeria: Radicalized Fulani herdsmen murder 33 Christians in Kaduna state
In what has been described as “mindless bloodletting,” radicalized Fulani herdsmen murdered 33 Christians in an attack Saturday night through the early hours of Sunday (April 15-16) in Kaduna state, Nigeria, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Uganda: Jihadists set off fuel bomb on Pentecostal church premises
Claiming that this was the way to serve Allah during the month of Ramadan, Islamic jihadists in western Uganda set off a fuel bomb on the premises of a Pentecostal church during a Good Friday service on April 7, Morning Star News (MSN) reported on April 17. Christianity is legal in Uganda, although believers have come under increasing violent attack from radicalized Muslims.
US Reporter Remains Detained Rules Moscow Court
A Moscow court ruled Monday that the Wall Street Journal paper reporter Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist held in Russia since the end of the Cold War, must remain in pre-trial detention.
Sudan Army, Rival Forces Agree On 24-Hour Truce
The Sudanese army and rival forces battling since the weekend agreed Tuesday to a temporary, 24-hour cease-fire, Arab media report after an American diplomatic convoy was attacked.
Nicaragua Expels ‘Mother Theresa’ Nuns
Nuns from the order founded by the late Mother Teresa have been expelled from Nicaragua amid a broader crackdown on perceived church opponents of the country’s autocratic President Daniel Ortega, Catholic sources confirmed.
East Europe Nations Ban Ukraine Grain Imports
Slovakia on Monday joined Hungary and Poland in banning food imports from Ukraine despite objections from the European Union.
Iranian regime executed nearly 600 people last year, report shows
A new report by the Iran Human Rights (IHR) reveals that the Iranian Shiite governmental regime executed 582 people in 2022, a 75% increase from 2021, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Iran threatens to destroy Tel Aviv and Haifa, as Israel marks Holocaust memorial day
Iran’s president threatened on Tuesday to flatten Tel Aviv and Haifa, as Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day, and a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the Islamic Republic the modern-day equivalent of Nazi Germany.
Sirens Wail In Israel To Remember Holocaust Victims Amid Tensions
Sirens wailed in Israel at 10:00 a.m. local time Tuesday to remember at least six million Jewish people who perished in the Holocaust, also known as the Shoah in Hebrew.
Calls For Unity At Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day
Ceremonies were underway in Israel on Tuesday to mark the National Holocaust Memorial Day after the nation’s President Isaac Herzog urged Israelis to unite followings weeks of violence and protests.
Inside the United States
Fox News Settles Case For 787.5 Million With Dominion Voting Systems
The conservative-leaning Fox News Channel and Dominion Voting Systems have reached a $787.5 million out-court settlement agreement, both parties confirmed.
US Could Hit Debt Ceiling in June, Banks Warn
The U.S. government's deadline to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling could be sooner than expected, raising the prospect of a short-term debt limit extension, analysts said Tuesday.
Senate GOP report: COVID leaked from Wuhan lab where US funded gain-of-function research
Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall is warning that a new virus could break out of China and cause another worldwide pandemic as he releases "Muddy Waters," a comprehensive new report on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christian News
Nigeria report: 5,068 Christians murdered by Islamic jihadists last year, 52,250 Christians murdered since 2009
A new report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) attests that 5,068 Christians in Nigeria were murdered by Islamic jihadists on account of their faith last year and that 1,041 were murdered in the first 100 days of 2023. Intersociety is “globally known and respected for strongly advocating for the end of religious radicalism through the propagation of radical Islamism and fanatical Christianity in Nigeria.”
Nigeria: Radicalized Fulani herdsmen murder 33 Christians in Kaduna state
In what has been described as “mindless bloodletting,” radicalized Fulani herdsmen murdered 33 Christians in an attack Saturday night through the early hours of Sunday (April 15-16) in Kaduna state, Nigeria, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Uganda: Jihadists set off fuel bomb on Pentecostal church premises
Claiming that this was the way to serve Allah during the month of Ramadan, Islamic jihadists in western Uganda set off a fuel bomb on the premises of a Pentecostal church during a Good Friday service on April 7, Morning Star News (MSN) reported on April 17. Christianity is legal in Uganda, although believers have come under increasing violent attack from radicalized Muslims.