Prophecy News Watch - October 6, 2023
Around the World
Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says
Russia has successfully tested an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, while also warning that the country’s parliament could revoke its ratification of a treaty banning nuclear tests.
Scores Feared Dead In Massive India Flooding
At least 18 people were confirmed killed, but about 100 others remained missing Thursday in the north-east Indian state of Sikkim after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst its banks, authorities said.
Dutch King Regrets Nazi Membership Grandfather
Dutch King Willem-Alexander said Thursday it is vital that “we must face the past, even the less beautiful parts,” a day after new revelations emerged about his late grandfather’s long-hidden Nazi past.
Russian Strike Kills Nearly 50 In Ukraine, President Says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a Russian strike in northeastern Ukraine killed nearly 50 people.
Italy’s Venice Mourns 21 Killed In Bus Crash
People of Italy’s postcard-perfect city of Venice mourned Wednesday the 21 foreign tourists who were killed when their all-electric shuttle bus crashed through an overpass guardrail and fence, plunging more than 10 meters (33 feet) to the ground.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Jerusalem March unites Christians from 90 countries in grand display of faith
In a spectacular display of faith and unity, thousands of Christians from across the globe converged upon the streets of Jerusalem on Wednesday.
Inside the United States
Biden Says He Can’t Stop New Border Barrier Plan
President Joe Biden said Thursday he was unable to legally divert money away from a plan to build several miles of new barriers along the southern border – directly contradicting his campaign vow to build “not another foot of wall” and drawing harsh criticism from Mexico’s president.
Texas asks appeal judges to let it keep floating barrier in place on the Rio Grande
Texas attorneys asked federal appeals court judges Thursday to let the state keep large concrete-anchored buoys in place to block migrants from crossing the Rio Grande - a floating barrier that the Biden administration says was illegally deployed without required federal authorization.
Trump lawyers: Mar-a-Lago documents trial shouldn’t start until ‘mid-November’
Former President Donald Trump is asking the federal judge overseeing his classified documents case in Florida to delay his trial from May 2024 to after the presidential election.
Christian News
‘Laos Christians Expelled From Homes For Abandoning Traditional Belief’
Authorities in southern Laos have told dozens of Christian converts to leave their homes because their faith goes against “the dominant village religious belief in animism or traditional spirits cults,” Christians told Worthy News Thursday.
Uganda: Muslim extremist father locked up/starved his son for becoming a Christian
An evangelical team found a teenager in eastern Uganda to have been locked up and nearly starved to death by his Muslim father because he had become a Christian, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. While Christianity is legal in Uganda, former Muslims who become Christians are vulnerable to attacks by Islamic extremist relatives and community members.
Nicaragua placed on Watch List of top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted
For the first time ever, the Central American country of Nircaragua has been added to the Open Doors World Watch List of top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted. The Open Doors international Christian organization raises awareness of global Christian persecution, and ranked Nicaragua 50 on this year’s World Watch List.
Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says
Russia has successfully tested an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, while also warning that the country’s parliament could revoke its ratification of a treaty banning nuclear tests.
Scores Feared Dead In Massive India Flooding
At least 18 people were confirmed killed, but about 100 others remained missing Thursday in the north-east Indian state of Sikkim after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst its banks, authorities said.
Dutch King Regrets Nazi Membership Grandfather
Dutch King Willem-Alexander said Thursday it is vital that “we must face the past, even the less beautiful parts,” a day after new revelations emerged about his late grandfather’s long-hidden Nazi past.
Russian Strike Kills Nearly 50 In Ukraine, President Says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a Russian strike in northeastern Ukraine killed nearly 50 people.
Italy’s Venice Mourns 21 Killed In Bus Crash
People of Italy’s postcard-perfect city of Venice mourned Wednesday the 21 foreign tourists who were killed when their all-electric shuttle bus crashed through an overpass guardrail and fence, plunging more than 10 meters (33 feet) to the ground.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Jerusalem March unites Christians from 90 countries in grand display of faith
In a spectacular display of faith and unity, thousands of Christians from across the globe converged upon the streets of Jerusalem on Wednesday.
Inside the United States
Biden Says He Can’t Stop New Border Barrier Plan
President Joe Biden said Thursday he was unable to legally divert money away from a plan to build several miles of new barriers along the southern border – directly contradicting his campaign vow to build “not another foot of wall” and drawing harsh criticism from Mexico’s president.
Texas asks appeal judges to let it keep floating barrier in place on the Rio Grande
Texas attorneys asked federal appeals court judges Thursday to let the state keep large concrete-anchored buoys in place to block migrants from crossing the Rio Grande - a floating barrier that the Biden administration says was illegally deployed without required federal authorization.
Trump lawyers: Mar-a-Lago documents trial shouldn’t start until ‘mid-November’
Former President Donald Trump is asking the federal judge overseeing his classified documents case in Florida to delay his trial from May 2024 to after the presidential election.
Christian News
‘Laos Christians Expelled From Homes For Abandoning Traditional Belief’
Authorities in southern Laos have told dozens of Christian converts to leave their homes because their faith goes against “the dominant village religious belief in animism or traditional spirits cults,” Christians told Worthy News Thursday.
Uganda: Muslim extremist father locked up/starved his son for becoming a Christian
An evangelical team found a teenager in eastern Uganda to have been locked up and nearly starved to death by his Muslim father because he had become a Christian, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. While Christianity is legal in Uganda, former Muslims who become Christians are vulnerable to attacks by Islamic extremist relatives and community members.
Nicaragua placed on Watch List of top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted
For the first time ever, the Central American country of Nircaragua has been added to the Open Doors World Watch List of top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted. The Open Doors international Christian organization raises awareness of global Christian persecution, and ranked Nicaragua 50 on this year’s World Watch List.