Prophecy News Watch - September 9, 2024
Around the World
Thousands Protest X Ban In Brazil
A tense calm returned to the streets of Brazil’s most populous city on Sunday after thousands protested against a ban on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Super Typhoon Yagi Devastating Asia
Asia’s most powerful storm this year hit northern Vietnam on Saturday after tearing through China's southern island of Hainan, where it killed two people, injured dozens, and forced hundreds of thousands to flee, officials said.
Britain, EU, US Sign First Global AI Treaty
Europe’s leading human rights watchdog says Britain, the European Union, the United States, and others an artificial intelligence (AI) treaty amid concerns the technology threatens fundamental freedoms and human rights.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Gunman From Jordan Kills 3 In Israel
In rapidly escalating tensions, a gunman crossing from Jordan killed three Israeli civilians at the Allenby Bridge border in the Israel-controlled West Bank, also known as Judea and Samaria, before security forces shot him dead on Sunday, Israeli authorities said.
File: ‘Hamas Waging Psychological Warfare’
Uncertainty remained Saturday over the future of ceasefire talks after a previously unseen Hamas document quoted by a major German newspaper revealed the “psychological warfare” carried out by its fighters since they kidnapped 251 hostages during their October 7 attack in southern Israel.
American Woman Killed In West Bank Protests
An American woman was shot and killed Friday during a protest against Israeli settlements in the Palestinian town of Beita in the occupied West Bank, also known as Judaea and Samaria, multiple sources confirm.
Inside the United States
IG: ICE Incapable of Monitoring Unaccompanied Minors Released Into US
The Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a management alert to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to make it aware of an urgent issue: ICE is incapable of monitoring hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children (UACs) released into the country by the Biden-Harris administration.
Church Appeals Ruling Over Maine’s Anti-Discrimination Law
A Christian school is challenging a Maine law requiring religious schools that receive money from a taxpayer-funded tuition program to abide by the state's anti-discrimination laws.
Newsom Vetoes Bill Giving Illegal Immigrants Taxpayer-Funded Down Payments
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to use the state’s taxpayer funded home down payment equity exchange program that would have provided up to $150,000 to qualifying illegal immigrant homebuyers. Newsom’s veto cited the program’s “finite funding,” which received no money this year and ran out of funding in 11 days last year, and the state’s budget situation, which required the cutting, shifting, and deferral of spending by $47 billion this year.
Christian News
Nicaragua Frees US Ministry Pastors, Attorneys And Political Prisoners
More than a dozen Nicaraguans with the U.S.-based evangelical group Mountain Gateway are among some 135 prisoners released by Nicaragua’s government after months of negotiations with the United States, several sources confirmed.
Thousands Protest X Ban In Brazil
A tense calm returned to the streets of Brazil’s most populous city on Sunday after thousands protested against a ban on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Super Typhoon Yagi Devastating Asia
Asia’s most powerful storm this year hit northern Vietnam on Saturday after tearing through China's southern island of Hainan, where it killed two people, injured dozens, and forced hundreds of thousands to flee, officials said.
Britain, EU, US Sign First Global AI Treaty
Europe’s leading human rights watchdog says Britain, the European Union, the United States, and others an artificial intelligence (AI) treaty amid concerns the technology threatens fundamental freedoms and human rights.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Gunman From Jordan Kills 3 In Israel
In rapidly escalating tensions, a gunman crossing from Jordan killed three Israeli civilians at the Allenby Bridge border in the Israel-controlled West Bank, also known as Judea and Samaria, before security forces shot him dead on Sunday, Israeli authorities said.
File: ‘Hamas Waging Psychological Warfare’
Uncertainty remained Saturday over the future of ceasefire talks after a previously unseen Hamas document quoted by a major German newspaper revealed the “psychological warfare” carried out by its fighters since they kidnapped 251 hostages during their October 7 attack in southern Israel.
American Woman Killed In West Bank Protests
An American woman was shot and killed Friday during a protest against Israeli settlements in the Palestinian town of Beita in the occupied West Bank, also known as Judaea and Samaria, multiple sources confirm.
Inside the United States
IG: ICE Incapable of Monitoring Unaccompanied Minors Released Into US
The Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a management alert to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to make it aware of an urgent issue: ICE is incapable of monitoring hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children (UACs) released into the country by the Biden-Harris administration.
Church Appeals Ruling Over Maine’s Anti-Discrimination Law
A Christian school is challenging a Maine law requiring religious schools that receive money from a taxpayer-funded tuition program to abide by the state's anti-discrimination laws.
Newsom Vetoes Bill Giving Illegal Immigrants Taxpayer-Funded Down Payments
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to use the state’s taxpayer funded home down payment equity exchange program that would have provided up to $150,000 to qualifying illegal immigrant homebuyers. Newsom’s veto cited the program’s “finite funding,” which received no money this year and ran out of funding in 11 days last year, and the state’s budget situation, which required the cutting, shifting, and deferral of spending by $47 billion this year.
Christian News
Nicaragua Frees US Ministry Pastors, Attorneys And Political Prisoners
More than a dozen Nicaraguans with the U.S.-based evangelical group Mountain Gateway are among some 135 prisoners released by Nicaragua’s government after months of negotiations with the United States, several sources confirmed.