Prophecy News Watch - November 20, 2024
Around the World
Syria: Turkey Has Cut Off Water/Electricity for 1 Million People Following Air Strikes Targeting Kurdish “Terrorist” Groups
Turkey has cut off access to electricity and water for more than a million people in north-east Syria through airstrikes against the separatist Kurdish-held Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), BBC News reported on Tuesday, November 19. The situation is all the more critical as the region has been struck by a drought.
Philippines Christians Thanking For Prayers After Deadly Typhoon
Christians in the Philippines said Tuesday they are thankful for prayers as the cleanup began after deadly Super Typhoon Man-yi.
Ecuador Declares National Emergency Amid Wildfire Crisis
Ecuador on Monday (November 18) declared a 60-day state of national emergency amid raging wildfires, which have resulted in evacuations and the destruction of 24,700 acres of land, Reuters reports. The situation has remained critical.
Putin Changes Nuclear Doctrine, Ukraine Fires U.S. Made Missiles
Ukraine has launched its first strikes inside Russian territory using U.S.-made long-range missiles, according to Russia's Ministry of Defense. In response to the Biden Administration allowing Ukraine to use U.S. missiles, Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a revised nuclear doctrine that eases the conditions for using nuclear weapons.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu Criticizes Biden’s Policies, Finds Common Ground with Trump
In an address delivered to the Knesset on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remarked that the guidance from outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden on dealing with Iran and its terrorist proxies in the region was often misguided. Despite pressure from the Biden administration, Netanyahu asserted that Israel had decided to "follow our own view."
IDF Finds Troves of Russian-Made Weapons in Hezbollah’s Possession
Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon have discovered troves of Russian weapons that were in the possession of Hezbollah, the Islamic terror group Israel is fighting, the Wall Street Journal reported exclusively on Tuesday.
Inside the United States
Incoming Trump Administration Focused on Locating 300,000 Missing Children
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for border czar, Tom Homan, emphasized the urgency for the Trump administration to focus on locating and rescuing 300,000 children who are currently missing in the United States due to the border crisis, citing concerns about their risk of exploitation.
Musk Unveils Supercomputer ‘To Understand Universe’ (Worthy World Watch)
Billionaire Elon Musk has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI) training center with the world’s fastest supercomputer “to understand the universe”.
Wyoming: District Judge Strikes Down State Laws Which Banned Abortion Including With Pills
A district court judge on Monday blocked the continued implementation of Wyoming abortion bans that also expressly prohibited the use of abortion pills to end pregnancies, the Washington Times reports.
Christian News
Police Refuse to Arrest Islamist Who Raped Their 18-Year-Old Girl at Gunpoint, Her Christian Family Says
Police in Punjab Province, Pakistan, have refused to arrest an Islamic man who is accused of raping a young Christian woman at gunpoint earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Worthy Insights
Huckabee: Biden administration ‘put far more pressure on Israel than on Hamas’ (Video)
U.S. ambassador-designate to Israel Mike Huckabee criticized the Biden administration’s approach to Israel on Tuesday, accusing it of applying more pressure on the Jewish state than on its adversaries.
Syria: Turkey Has Cut Off Water/Electricity for 1 Million People Following Air Strikes Targeting Kurdish “Terrorist” Groups
Turkey has cut off access to electricity and water for more than a million people in north-east Syria through airstrikes against the separatist Kurdish-held Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), BBC News reported on Tuesday, November 19. The situation is all the more critical as the region has been struck by a drought.
Philippines Christians Thanking For Prayers After Deadly Typhoon
Christians in the Philippines said Tuesday they are thankful for prayers as the cleanup began after deadly Super Typhoon Man-yi.
Ecuador Declares National Emergency Amid Wildfire Crisis
Ecuador on Monday (November 18) declared a 60-day state of national emergency amid raging wildfires, which have resulted in evacuations and the destruction of 24,700 acres of land, Reuters reports. The situation has remained critical.
Putin Changes Nuclear Doctrine, Ukraine Fires U.S. Made Missiles
Ukraine has launched its first strikes inside Russian territory using U.S.-made long-range missiles, according to Russia's Ministry of Defense. In response to the Biden Administration allowing Ukraine to use U.S. missiles, Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a revised nuclear doctrine that eases the conditions for using nuclear weapons.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu Criticizes Biden’s Policies, Finds Common Ground with Trump
In an address delivered to the Knesset on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remarked that the guidance from outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden on dealing with Iran and its terrorist proxies in the region was often misguided. Despite pressure from the Biden administration, Netanyahu asserted that Israel had decided to "follow our own view."
IDF Finds Troves of Russian-Made Weapons in Hezbollah’s Possession
Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon have discovered troves of Russian weapons that were in the possession of Hezbollah, the Islamic terror group Israel is fighting, the Wall Street Journal reported exclusively on Tuesday.
Inside the United States
Incoming Trump Administration Focused on Locating 300,000 Missing Children
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for border czar, Tom Homan, emphasized the urgency for the Trump administration to focus on locating and rescuing 300,000 children who are currently missing in the United States due to the border crisis, citing concerns about their risk of exploitation.
Musk Unveils Supercomputer ‘To Understand Universe’ (Worthy World Watch)
Billionaire Elon Musk has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI) training center with the world’s fastest supercomputer “to understand the universe”.
Wyoming: District Judge Strikes Down State Laws Which Banned Abortion Including With Pills
A district court judge on Monday blocked the continued implementation of Wyoming abortion bans that also expressly prohibited the use of abortion pills to end pregnancies, the Washington Times reports.
Christian News
Police Refuse to Arrest Islamist Who Raped Their 18-Year-Old Girl at Gunpoint, Her Christian Family Says
Police in Punjab Province, Pakistan, have refused to arrest an Islamic man who is accused of raping a young Christian woman at gunpoint earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Worthy Insights
Huckabee: Biden administration ‘put far more pressure on Israel than on Hamas’ (Video)
U.S. ambassador-designate to Israel Mike Huckabee criticized the Biden administration’s approach to Israel on Tuesday, accusing it of applying more pressure on the Jewish state than on its adversaries.