Prophecy News Watch - June 12, 2023
Around the World
Iran’s Khamenei says ‘nothing wrong’ with nuclear deal with West
"There is nothing wrong with the agreement (with the West), but the infrastructure of our nuclear industry should not be touched," he said, adding that Tehran should continue working with The International Atomic Energy Agency under the framework of safeguards.
Ukraine Admits Counteroffensive, But Moscow Denies Success (Worthy News Radio)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged that his country's long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia has begun. The comments come after an escalation of fighting in the south and east of Ukraine and Moscow expressing doubts about Kyiv's progress of the widely anticipated push.
Ex-Scottish Leader Detained Over Financial Wrongdoing
The former leader of Scotland’s ruling, Nicola Sturgeon, said Sunday her arrest was “both a shock and deeply distressing” and that she is “innocent of any wrongdoing.”
WikiLeaks’ Founder Julian Assange Loses US Extradition Appeal
The founder of the website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has lost his latest attempt to fight extradition from Britain to the United States, where he is wanted on spying charges. However, he will renew his appeal next week, representatives said.
Kyiv, Moscow In Massive Battles As Flooding Crisis Continues (Worthy News Radio)
Kyiv says Russia has unleashed new air strikes on Ukraine overnight, killing at least one person in a combined assault of cruise missiles and attack drones. Friday's confirmed attacks come as Ukrainian troops reportedly target Russian forces in the east and south of the war-torn nation. The fighting overshadowed ongoing evacuations of people from Ukraine's southern areas, where officials say at least five people were killed in flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.
Myanmar: UN says insufficient aid reaching areas devastated by Cyclone Mocha
The United Nations has reported that insufficient aid has reached parts of Myanmar affected by the massive Cyclone Mocha slammed into the western state of Rakhine last month, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Dealing with the aftermath of the cyclone is especially difficult for Christians who are already struggling under violent persecution by Myanmar’s military government.
Australian Woman Pardoned After 20 Years Jail For Killing Infants
A woman who served 20 years behind bars in Australia after wrongfully being convicted for killing her four children has been pardoned.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu says Israel will do ‘whatever we need’ to defend itself against Iran
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview Friday that diplomacy has failed to stop Tehran from developing its nuclear capabilities and that his country will do “whatever we need” to defend itself from Iran.
New IDF intel unit preparing for possible Israel-Iran war
It has been almost a decade since the direct military confrontation between Israel and Iran began. Recently, the Israel Defense Forces has started preparing for the possibility of war with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In simple terms, the intelligence branch of the IDF is completing the outline of a war that no one imagined would ever come – the first Israel-Iran war.
‘Iran knows breakout to 90% enrichment will result in an Israeli strike’
Amid reports of renewed momentum in talks between Iran and the West over a nuclear deal, Israel sent a warning to Iran on Sunday.
Inside the United States
Joe Biden hosts largest pride event in White House history
The White House hosted the largest LGBTQ event in its history on Saturday. The White House hosted an "all-American picnic" on the South Lawn to celebrate "America’s LGBTQ families" for Pride month.
Not ‘affirming’ a minor’s ‘gender identity’ to be classified as abuse, according to California bill
A bill recently amended in California would classify not affirming a minor's "gender identity" by one or both guardians as “child abuse.”
Nation’s first trans male judge appointed to state court in New York
Progressives are celebrating the first openly transgender male judge this week during Pride month after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Seth Marnin to the New York State Court of Claims.
Christian News
UK government called upon to help stop the “genocidal attacks” on Christians in Nigeria
The Christian organization Aid to the Church in Need (ACN UK) on Monday presented a petition to the UK government calling for more to be done to stop the “genocidal attacks” by Islamic militants on Christians in Nigeria, Christian Today (CT) reports. At least 50,250 Christians have been murdered by jihadists in Nigeria since 2009, as the international community and the Nigerian government largely stood by.
Nigeria Pastors Want Christian Parliament Speakers As Violence Spreads
Nigerian pastors and bishops have urged legislators to choose Christians as speakers of the Senate and House of Representatives of the bicameral parliament after Muslims were chosen as the nation’s president and vice president.
Iraq: Persecuted Christians launch TV channel in Syriac language derived from Jesus’ Aramaic
The much-persecuted, tiny Christian community in Iraq has taken the historic step of launching a new public television channel broadcasting only programs conducted in their native Syriac language, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Syriac is an ancient language derived from Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke while He walked the Earth.
Nigeria: Mass grave for Christian women and children, “Let us not put our hope on weapons to defend ourselves, our weapon is in Christ”
Having buried women and children in a mass grave following yet another Fulani Islamist attack on Christian communities in Nigeria’s Plateau state last month, local church leaders are encouraging their communities to stand in faith and are praying for God’s intervention in the ongoing genocidal slaughter of believers, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. At least 50,250 Christians in Nigeria have been murdered by Islamic jihadists including Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa since 2009.
Iran’s Khamenei says ‘nothing wrong’ with nuclear deal with West
"There is nothing wrong with the agreement (with the West), but the infrastructure of our nuclear industry should not be touched," he said, adding that Tehran should continue working with The International Atomic Energy Agency under the framework of safeguards.
Ukraine Admits Counteroffensive, But Moscow Denies Success (Worthy News Radio)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged that his country's long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia has begun. The comments come after an escalation of fighting in the south and east of Ukraine and Moscow expressing doubts about Kyiv's progress of the widely anticipated push.
Ex-Scottish Leader Detained Over Financial Wrongdoing
The former leader of Scotland’s ruling, Nicola Sturgeon, said Sunday her arrest was “both a shock and deeply distressing” and that she is “innocent of any wrongdoing.”
WikiLeaks’ Founder Julian Assange Loses US Extradition Appeal
The founder of the website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has lost his latest attempt to fight extradition from Britain to the United States, where he is wanted on spying charges. However, he will renew his appeal next week, representatives said.
Kyiv, Moscow In Massive Battles As Flooding Crisis Continues (Worthy News Radio)
Kyiv says Russia has unleashed new air strikes on Ukraine overnight, killing at least one person in a combined assault of cruise missiles and attack drones. Friday's confirmed attacks come as Ukrainian troops reportedly target Russian forces in the east and south of the war-torn nation. The fighting overshadowed ongoing evacuations of people from Ukraine's southern areas, where officials say at least five people were killed in flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.
Myanmar: UN says insufficient aid reaching areas devastated by Cyclone Mocha
The United Nations has reported that insufficient aid has reached parts of Myanmar affected by the massive Cyclone Mocha slammed into the western state of Rakhine last month, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Dealing with the aftermath of the cyclone is especially difficult for Christians who are already struggling under violent persecution by Myanmar’s military government.
Australian Woman Pardoned After 20 Years Jail For Killing Infants
A woman who served 20 years behind bars in Australia after wrongfully being convicted for killing her four children has been pardoned.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu says Israel will do ‘whatever we need’ to defend itself against Iran
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview Friday that diplomacy has failed to stop Tehran from developing its nuclear capabilities and that his country will do “whatever we need” to defend itself from Iran.
New IDF intel unit preparing for possible Israel-Iran war
It has been almost a decade since the direct military confrontation between Israel and Iran began. Recently, the Israel Defense Forces has started preparing for the possibility of war with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In simple terms, the intelligence branch of the IDF is completing the outline of a war that no one imagined would ever come – the first Israel-Iran war.
‘Iran knows breakout to 90% enrichment will result in an Israeli strike’
Amid reports of renewed momentum in talks between Iran and the West over a nuclear deal, Israel sent a warning to Iran on Sunday.
Inside the United States
Joe Biden hosts largest pride event in White House history
The White House hosted the largest LGBTQ event in its history on Saturday. The White House hosted an "all-American picnic" on the South Lawn to celebrate "America’s LGBTQ families" for Pride month.
Not ‘affirming’ a minor’s ‘gender identity’ to be classified as abuse, according to California bill
A bill recently amended in California would classify not affirming a minor's "gender identity" by one or both guardians as “child abuse.”
Nation’s first trans male judge appointed to state court in New York
Progressives are celebrating the first openly transgender male judge this week during Pride month after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Seth Marnin to the New York State Court of Claims.
Christian News
UK government called upon to help stop the “genocidal attacks” on Christians in Nigeria
The Christian organization Aid to the Church in Need (ACN UK) on Monday presented a petition to the UK government calling for more to be done to stop the “genocidal attacks” by Islamic militants on Christians in Nigeria, Christian Today (CT) reports. At least 50,250 Christians have been murdered by jihadists in Nigeria since 2009, as the international community and the Nigerian government largely stood by.
Nigeria Pastors Want Christian Parliament Speakers As Violence Spreads
Nigerian pastors and bishops have urged legislators to choose Christians as speakers of the Senate and House of Representatives of the bicameral parliament after Muslims were chosen as the nation’s president and vice president.
Iraq: Persecuted Christians launch TV channel in Syriac language derived from Jesus’ Aramaic
The much-persecuted, tiny Christian community in Iraq has taken the historic step of launching a new public television channel broadcasting only programs conducted in their native Syriac language, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Syriac is an ancient language derived from Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke while He walked the Earth.
Nigeria: Mass grave for Christian women and children, “Let us not put our hope on weapons to defend ourselves, our weapon is in Christ”
Having buried women and children in a mass grave following yet another Fulani Islamist attack on Christian communities in Nigeria’s Plateau state last month, local church leaders are encouraging their communities to stand in faith and are praying for God’s intervention in the ongoing genocidal slaughter of believers, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. At least 50,250 Christians in Nigeria have been murdered by Islamic jihadists including Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa since 2009.