Prophecy News Watch - April 13, 2023
Around the World
Kyiv Outraged Over Videos Claiming Beheaded Ukrainian Soldiers (Worthy News Radio)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed outrage over videos on social media showing Ukrainian soldiers beheaded by Russian troops.
Hundreds Of Migrants Await Rescue At Sea
Hundreds of migrants feeling war, persecution, and poverty were still awaiting to be rescued Wednesday off the coast of southern Italy, more than two days after activists raised the alarm.
Pentagon: ‘Special US, NATO Forces In Ukraine’
More details have emerged about Western special forces inside Ukraine after Worthy News initially reported that troops from the NATO military alliance were in the wartorn nation.
BRICS Nations Dumping Dollar As New World Currency Nears
The U.S. dollar was rapidly losing its status as the world’s reserve currency Tuesday after five leading emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS), agreed to work on a new global currency, Worthy News monitored.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Officials fear Hamas to cast Jerusalem tension as victory ahead of crucial date
Security forces are bracing for expected further escalation on the Temple Mount, with the IDF, Israel Police and the Shin Bet security agency on high alert ahead of the last Friday of Ramadan this week, when the annual anti-Israel "Quds Day" is observed across the Arab world.
Inside the United States
Biden administration mulls expanding online surveillance after missing leak: Report
The Biden administration is considering expanding its social media and chatroom monitoring protocols after classified documents were circulated online for weeks without notice, according to a report Wednesday.
Legal abortion fell by 6% after Roe was overturned, report finds
The number of women receiving legal abortions fell by more than 6% in the six months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a new report.
Idaho passes first-of-its-kind “abortion trafficking” legislation
Idaho has passed a first-of-its-kind “abortion trafficking” law that criminalizes adults who help an underage girl to get an abortion without the consent of her parent or legal guardian, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Oklahoma school board unanimously rejects application for publicly-funded Catholic charter school
A school board appointed by Republican officials in Oklahoma has unanimously rejected an application by the Catholic Church to establish the first tax-payer funded religious charter school in the US, Reuters reports.
Christian News
Burkina Faso: 44 killed in terror attacks, “believers have been targeted and killed in villages”
Amid ongoing murderous campaigns of terror in Burkina Faso, Islamic jihadists slaughtered 44 civilians in the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi villages between April 6-7, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Indonesia Pledges To Facilitate Church After Outcry
Indonesia’s government says it will facilitate a place of worship for Protestant Christians in West Java after the forced closure of their church by authorities provoked an international outcry.
Kyiv Outraged Over Videos Claiming Beheaded Ukrainian Soldiers (Worthy News Radio)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed outrage over videos on social media showing Ukrainian soldiers beheaded by Russian troops.
Hundreds Of Migrants Await Rescue At Sea
Hundreds of migrants feeling war, persecution, and poverty were still awaiting to be rescued Wednesday off the coast of southern Italy, more than two days after activists raised the alarm.
Pentagon: ‘Special US, NATO Forces In Ukraine’
More details have emerged about Western special forces inside Ukraine after Worthy News initially reported that troops from the NATO military alliance were in the wartorn nation.
BRICS Nations Dumping Dollar As New World Currency Nears
The U.S. dollar was rapidly losing its status as the world’s reserve currency Tuesday after five leading emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS), agreed to work on a new global currency, Worthy News monitored.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Officials fear Hamas to cast Jerusalem tension as victory ahead of crucial date
Security forces are bracing for expected further escalation on the Temple Mount, with the IDF, Israel Police and the Shin Bet security agency on high alert ahead of the last Friday of Ramadan this week, when the annual anti-Israel "Quds Day" is observed across the Arab world.
Inside the United States
Biden administration mulls expanding online surveillance after missing leak: Report
The Biden administration is considering expanding its social media and chatroom monitoring protocols after classified documents were circulated online for weeks without notice, according to a report Wednesday.
Legal abortion fell by 6% after Roe was overturned, report finds
The number of women receiving legal abortions fell by more than 6% in the six months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a new report.
Idaho passes first-of-its-kind “abortion trafficking” legislation
Idaho has passed a first-of-its-kind “abortion trafficking” law that criminalizes adults who help an underage girl to get an abortion without the consent of her parent or legal guardian, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Oklahoma school board unanimously rejects application for publicly-funded Catholic charter school
A school board appointed by Republican officials in Oklahoma has unanimously rejected an application by the Catholic Church to establish the first tax-payer funded religious charter school in the US, Reuters reports.
Christian News
Burkina Faso: 44 killed in terror attacks, “believers have been targeted and killed in villages”
Amid ongoing murderous campaigns of terror in Burkina Faso, Islamic jihadists slaughtered 44 civilians in the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi villages between April 6-7, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Indonesia Pledges To Facilitate Church After Outcry
Indonesia’s government says it will facilitate a place of worship for Protestant Christians in West Java after the forced closure of their church by authorities provoked an international outcry.