Prophecy News Watch - July 9, 2024
Around the World
Boeing Agrees To Plea Guilty Over 737 Max Jets Deaths
U.S.-based Boeing, one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers, agreed late Sunday to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud the government in a case linked to crashes of its 737 Max jets in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people.
Russia Hits Children’s Hospital Cities, Killing Dozens’ (Worthy News Radio)
Ukrainian officials say Russia launched dozens of missiles at cities across Ukraine on Monday in an attack that killed at least 29 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv. The rare daytime Russian barrage came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due in Warsaw before he flew to the NATO military alliance summit in Washington.
Russia Hosts India’s PM Modi on State Visit
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a two-day state visit to Russia starting on Monday (July 8), Reuters reports.
Hungary’s Orbán In China To Discuss Peace In Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrived in Beijing on Monday as part of unprecedented efforts to reach peace in Ukraine despite anger from some European Union leaders. He came to meet China’s President Xi Jinping after talks with Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin and earlier Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Tensions High In Kenya As Activists Disappear In Deadly Protests
Tensions remained high in the streets of Kenya’s capital Monday after dozens of activists said they were snatched from their homes or off the streets by hooded, armed men.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel Launches Operation At UNRWA Headquarters in Gaza City Threatening Ceasefire Talks
Early Monday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an operation in southern Gaza City, targeting Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists at a United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters. Hamas warned on Telegram that this renewed IDF campaign threatens ceasefire talks.
IDF to Draft 3,000 Yeshiva Students Following Supreme Court Ruling
Responding to a ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court last month that the Israel Defense Forces must immediately begin drafting previously exempt Yeshiva students, the IDF has submitted a plan to issue draft orders to 3,000 ultra-Orthodox men of military age, i24News reported on Monday.
Inside the United States
Biden Tells Democrats To Stop Questioning His Candidacy
President Joe Biden called on fellow Democrats on Monday to stop questioning his fitness for office and his ability to defeat former Republican President Donald Trump.
Embattled President Biden Seeks Support in Church
Facing mounting pressure to step down in January, U.S. President Joe Biden sought prayer in one of Philadelphia’s biggest Black churches.
House Democrats Encouraged to Oppose Bill Banning Non-Citizens From Voting
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have been encouraged to vote against a bill that implements greater safeguards to ensure that non-citizens aren’t registered to vote in federal elections and imposes consequences if they are.
Christian News
Indonesia: Islamic Social Media Campaign Stokes Hostility Over Spread of Christianity
An Islamic social media campaign has come under condemnation for using controversial statistics and statements to stir up fear and strife over the spread of Christianity in Indonesia, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Boeing Agrees To Plea Guilty Over 737 Max Jets Deaths
U.S.-based Boeing, one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers, agreed late Sunday to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud the government in a case linked to crashes of its 737 Max jets in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people.
Russia Hits Children’s Hospital Cities, Killing Dozens’ (Worthy News Radio)
Ukrainian officials say Russia launched dozens of missiles at cities across Ukraine on Monday in an attack that killed at least 29 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv. The rare daytime Russian barrage came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due in Warsaw before he flew to the NATO military alliance summit in Washington.
Russia Hosts India’s PM Modi on State Visit
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a two-day state visit to Russia starting on Monday (July 8), Reuters reports.
Hungary’s Orbán In China To Discuss Peace In Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrived in Beijing on Monday as part of unprecedented efforts to reach peace in Ukraine despite anger from some European Union leaders. He came to meet China’s President Xi Jinping after talks with Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin and earlier Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Tensions High In Kenya As Activists Disappear In Deadly Protests
Tensions remained high in the streets of Kenya’s capital Monday after dozens of activists said they were snatched from their homes or off the streets by hooded, armed men.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel Launches Operation At UNRWA Headquarters in Gaza City Threatening Ceasefire Talks
Early Monday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an operation in southern Gaza City, targeting Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists at a United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters. Hamas warned on Telegram that this renewed IDF campaign threatens ceasefire talks.
IDF to Draft 3,000 Yeshiva Students Following Supreme Court Ruling
Responding to a ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court last month that the Israel Defense Forces must immediately begin drafting previously exempt Yeshiva students, the IDF has submitted a plan to issue draft orders to 3,000 ultra-Orthodox men of military age, i24News reported on Monday.
Inside the United States
Biden Tells Democrats To Stop Questioning His Candidacy
President Joe Biden called on fellow Democrats on Monday to stop questioning his fitness for office and his ability to defeat former Republican President Donald Trump.
Embattled President Biden Seeks Support in Church
Facing mounting pressure to step down in January, U.S. President Joe Biden sought prayer in one of Philadelphia’s biggest Black churches.
House Democrats Encouraged to Oppose Bill Banning Non-Citizens From Voting
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have been encouraged to vote against a bill that implements greater safeguards to ensure that non-citizens aren’t registered to vote in federal elections and imposes consequences if they are.
Christian News
Indonesia: Islamic Social Media Campaign Stokes Hostility Over Spread of Christianity
An Islamic social media campaign has come under condemnation for using controversial statistics and statements to stir up fear and strife over the spread of Christianity in Indonesia, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.