Prophecy News Watch - June 13, 2023
Around the World
Kyiv Claims Counter-Offensive Victories Despite Deadly Flooding (Worthy News Radio)
Kyiv says Ukraine's counter-offensive has already liberated four villages from Russian occupation, but the advance is overshadowed by devastating flooding in the southern Kherson region. Rescue and relocation efforts continue for civilians driven from their homes by the flooding from the breach of the Kakhovka dam last week.
China leads nuclear powers in expanding atomic stockpiles in the last year
Indicating the end of a 30-year trend toward reducing stockpiles of nuclear warheads, a new report shows that China took the lead among several countries which actively expanded their arsenals in the last year, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Dies At 86; Italy Mourns
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant media mogul and politician who led the country three times as prime minister has died aged 86 after suffering from blood cancer, officials confirmed.
US Imposes Sanctions on Iran-China Network for Ballistic Missile Program
The United States is imposing sanctions on a network of individuals and entities from Iran and China for supporting Iran’s missile and military programs.
WHO Launches ‘Global Digital Health Certification Network’ Raising Concerns (Worthy News In-depth – Video)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a “global digital health certification network” backed by the European Union, but critics fear it will restrict the freedoms of billions of people.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Palestinians rail at Likud lawmaker’s proposal to divide Temple Mount
Dividing the Aqsa Mosque compound (Temple Mount) between Muslims and Jews would cause “overwhelming anger,” the results of which cannot be expected, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned on Monday.
Israel: National Security Minister to introduce sweeping bill to detain suspects indefinitely without charge and severely restrict their freedoms
Israel’s controversial National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is set to introduce a Knesset bill that would grant him sweeping powers to control the country’s police force and to indefinitely imprison suspects who have not been charged with any crime, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Inside the United States
Joe and Hunter Biden caught on 17 recordings with Burisma owner, Grassley reveals FBI form says
A top Senate Republican revealed Monday that an FBI informant said the Ukrainian oligarch involved in an alleged “criminal bribery scheme” with Joe and Hunter Biden also claimed to have 17 recordings of his conversations with the president and his son.
Poll Finds Growing Opposition to Trans Athletes in Women’s Sports
The percentage of Americans opposed to biological males competing in women’s sports has grown over the past two years, according to recent Gallup polling results.
US Budget Deficit Soars in May After Jump in Spending, Drop in Revenues
The U.S. government’s budget deficit surged in May from the same time a year ago, as federal revenues declined and Medicare spending soared, new Treasury Department data revealed.
Christian News
Evangelicals have brought racial reconciliation into sharper focus since police killing of George Floyd
In the years following the police killing of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020, groups of US evangelicals have been quietly working on racial reconciliation in the church and US society at large, according to the Roys Report (RR).
Artificial Intelligence Leads Church Service In Germany
Hundreds of Protestant Christians in southeastern Germany have attended a church service that was nearly entirely generated by artificial intelligence (AI) despite warnings the invention could destroy humanity.
Kyiv Claims Counter-Offensive Victories Despite Deadly Flooding (Worthy News Radio)
Kyiv says Ukraine's counter-offensive has already liberated four villages from Russian occupation, but the advance is overshadowed by devastating flooding in the southern Kherson region. Rescue and relocation efforts continue for civilians driven from their homes by the flooding from the breach of the Kakhovka dam last week.
China leads nuclear powers in expanding atomic stockpiles in the last year
Indicating the end of a 30-year trend toward reducing stockpiles of nuclear warheads, a new report shows that China took the lead among several countries which actively expanded their arsenals in the last year, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Dies At 86; Italy Mourns
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant media mogul and politician who led the country three times as prime minister has died aged 86 after suffering from blood cancer, officials confirmed.
US Imposes Sanctions on Iran-China Network for Ballistic Missile Program
The United States is imposing sanctions on a network of individuals and entities from Iran and China for supporting Iran’s missile and military programs.
WHO Launches ‘Global Digital Health Certification Network’ Raising Concerns (Worthy News In-depth – Video)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a “global digital health certification network” backed by the European Union, but critics fear it will restrict the freedoms of billions of people.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Palestinians rail at Likud lawmaker’s proposal to divide Temple Mount
Dividing the Aqsa Mosque compound (Temple Mount) between Muslims and Jews would cause “overwhelming anger,” the results of which cannot be expected, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned on Monday.
Israel: National Security Minister to introduce sweeping bill to detain suspects indefinitely without charge and severely restrict their freedoms
Israel’s controversial National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is set to introduce a Knesset bill that would grant him sweeping powers to control the country’s police force and to indefinitely imprison suspects who have not been charged with any crime, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Inside the United States
Joe and Hunter Biden caught on 17 recordings with Burisma owner, Grassley reveals FBI form says
A top Senate Republican revealed Monday that an FBI informant said the Ukrainian oligarch involved in an alleged “criminal bribery scheme” with Joe and Hunter Biden also claimed to have 17 recordings of his conversations with the president and his son.
Poll Finds Growing Opposition to Trans Athletes in Women’s Sports
The percentage of Americans opposed to biological males competing in women’s sports has grown over the past two years, according to recent Gallup polling results.
US Budget Deficit Soars in May After Jump in Spending, Drop in Revenues
The U.S. government’s budget deficit surged in May from the same time a year ago, as federal revenues declined and Medicare spending soared, new Treasury Department data revealed.
Christian News
Evangelicals have brought racial reconciliation into sharper focus since police killing of George Floyd
In the years following the police killing of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020, groups of US evangelicals have been quietly working on racial reconciliation in the church and US society at large, according to the Roys Report (RR).
Artificial Intelligence Leads Church Service In Germany
Hundreds of Protestant Christians in southeastern Germany have attended a church service that was nearly entirely generated by artificial intelligence (AI) despite warnings the invention could destroy humanity.