Prophecy News Watch - November 11, 2022
Around the World
UN atomic watchdog: Iran further increasing stockpile of highly enriched uranium
The UN atomic watchdog said Thursday it believes that Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and criticized Tehran for continuing to bar the agency’s officials from accessing or monitoring Iranian nuclear sites.
Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats
Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country’s southeast, even as the nation’s intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world.
US sending Ukraine another $400 million weapons package, bringing total to over $19 billion
The Pentagon announced another $400 million weapons package for Ukraine on Thursday as Russia ramps up attacks on critical infrastructure with winter getting closer.
French Bishops Accused Of Sexual Abuse
More than a dozen French Catholic bishops are suspected of “sexual abuse or cover-up,” including a cardinal who admitted to abusing a teenage girl 35 years ago, Catholic leaders and the Vatican said Tuesday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli F-35 jets escort US bombers in show of force to Iran
Israeli F-35i fighter jets escorted two American B-52 bombers through Israeli airspace on Thursday, in an apparent show of force to Iran amid tensions in the region.
Inside the United States
Midterm voters approve codification of state abortion rights, vote down pro-life measures
In the first midterm elections since June’s US Supreme Court withdrawal of a federally protected right to abortion, not only did a number of states enshrine abortion rights into their constitutions Tuesday, but voters in Republican-led states voted against pro-life measures, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
National Pro-Life organization criticizes unclear GOP stance on abortion in midterms
A major national pro-life advocacy organization has publicly criticized the Republican party, attesting it may have lost seats in this week’s midterm elections for not making its position on abortion clear enough, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Ex-President Trump Remains In Hurricane Hit Florida
Former U.S. President Donald Trump did not plan to leave a coastal area in the U.S. state of Florida despite mandatory evacuations as Nicole intensified into a Category 1 hurricane, an adviser said.
Boston to pay $2 million in settlement of case challenging city’s refusal to fly Christian flag
Following the intervention of the US Supreme Court, the city of Boston has agreed to pay $2.1 million to a conservative Christian legal group that challenged the city’s refusal to fly a Christian flag at City Hall, the Associated Press reports.
Christian News
Christians Kidnapped, Killed In Ethiopia As Clashes Escalate (Worthy News In-Depth)
At least nine abducted priests and other Christians remained missing in central Ethiopia on Thursday after a church deacon and others were killed by rebels in recent weeks, aid workers and others said.
UN atomic watchdog: Iran further increasing stockpile of highly enriched uranium
The UN atomic watchdog said Thursday it believes that Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and criticized Tehran for continuing to bar the agency’s officials from accessing or monitoring Iranian nuclear sites.
Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats
Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country’s southeast, even as the nation’s intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world.
US sending Ukraine another $400 million weapons package, bringing total to over $19 billion
The Pentagon announced another $400 million weapons package for Ukraine on Thursday as Russia ramps up attacks on critical infrastructure with winter getting closer.
French Bishops Accused Of Sexual Abuse
More than a dozen French Catholic bishops are suspected of “sexual abuse or cover-up,” including a cardinal who admitted to abusing a teenage girl 35 years ago, Catholic leaders and the Vatican said Tuesday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli F-35 jets escort US bombers in show of force to Iran
Israeli F-35i fighter jets escorted two American B-52 bombers through Israeli airspace on Thursday, in an apparent show of force to Iran amid tensions in the region.
Inside the United States
Midterm voters approve codification of state abortion rights, vote down pro-life measures
In the first midterm elections since June’s US Supreme Court withdrawal of a federally protected right to abortion, not only did a number of states enshrine abortion rights into their constitutions Tuesday, but voters in Republican-led states voted against pro-life measures, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
National Pro-Life organization criticizes unclear GOP stance on abortion in midterms
A major national pro-life advocacy organization has publicly criticized the Republican party, attesting it may have lost seats in this week’s midterm elections for not making its position on abortion clear enough, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Ex-President Trump Remains In Hurricane Hit Florida
Former U.S. President Donald Trump did not plan to leave a coastal area in the U.S. state of Florida despite mandatory evacuations as Nicole intensified into a Category 1 hurricane, an adviser said.
Boston to pay $2 million in settlement of case challenging city’s refusal to fly Christian flag
Following the intervention of the US Supreme Court, the city of Boston has agreed to pay $2.1 million to a conservative Christian legal group that challenged the city’s refusal to fly a Christian flag at City Hall, the Associated Press reports.
Christian News
Christians Kidnapped, Killed In Ethiopia As Clashes Escalate (Worthy News In-Depth)
At least nine abducted priests and other Christians remained missing in central Ethiopia on Thursday after a church deacon and others were killed by rebels in recent weeks, aid workers and others said.