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Around the World
U.S. Airstrike Kills Top Commander of Iranian Backed Militia Group in Iraq
According to US officials, a drone strike carried out by the US in Baghdad resulted in the deaths of three individuals associated with the Iranian-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah militia organization, among them the leader of the group's activities in Syria.
Pakistan Blast Kills Dozens Ahead Of Elections
Two bomb explosions have killed at least 22 people in Pakistan's Balochistan province on the eve of general elections, officials say.
Dutch Coalition Talks With Anti-Islam Party Collapse
The hopes of the anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders' to become prime minister of the Netherlands were dwindling Wednesday after coalition talks collapsed.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF Says Iran Transferred $150 Million To Hamas, “They Invested the Money In Their Personal Survival”
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has disclosed that Iran’s Islamic regime has transferred more than $150 million to the Hamas Palestinian terror organization, i24News reports. The disclosure is consistent with a 2021 report by the US State Department that Iran is the “leading state sponsor of terrorism.”
Israel Hits Syria, Killing Several Soldiers
Several civilians were killed and injured in an Israeli strike on Syria’s Homs area, Syrian officials said Wednesday.
Inside the United States
Federal Interest Costs to Hit Record in Two Years, CBO Says
The federal government is on track to spend $1.6 trillion more than it brings in this fiscal year with new projections published Wednesday showing federal spending is projected to remain unsustainable in the decades to come.
Senate Border Bill Fails, Ukraine Funding Vote Expected
A $118 billion deal that combined a batch of foreign funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with a slew of controversial border provisions failed in the U.S. Senate Wednesday. The text of that bill was unveiled Sunday, but support imploded almost immediately.
Christian News
North Korea Has Imprisoned Tens Of Thousands Of Christians In Extreme Labor Camps, Global Ministries Say
Two US Christian aid and advocacy organizations have reported that North Korea’s government is so hostile to Christians that it has imprisoned tens of thousands of believers in labor camps described as “comparable to Nazi death camps.”
Vietnam: Christian Man Sentenced To 4 1/2 Years Imprisonment For Home Prayer Meeting, “Part of a Wider Pattern”
A court in Vietnam has sentenced an evangelical Christian man to 4 1/2 years imprisonment on charges of “secession and incitement” for holding prayer meetings in his home, the Christian Post reports.
“Multiplied:” Pioneering Film Documenting Christianity Around The World, “Christianity Is Exploding”
A young Christian film director in the United States has made a pioneering new documentary that gives a wide-ranging perspective on worldwide evangelism and the thriving condition of Christianity around the world, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
U.S. Airstrike Kills Top Commander of Iranian Backed Militia Group in Iraq
According to US officials, a drone strike carried out by the US in Baghdad resulted in the deaths of three individuals associated with the Iranian-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah militia organization, among them the leader of the group's activities in Syria.
Pakistan Blast Kills Dozens Ahead Of Elections
Two bomb explosions have killed at least 22 people in Pakistan's Balochistan province on the eve of general elections, officials say.
Dutch Coalition Talks With Anti-Islam Party Collapse
The hopes of the anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders' to become prime minister of the Netherlands were dwindling Wednesday after coalition talks collapsed.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF Says Iran Transferred $150 Million To Hamas, “They Invested the Money In Their Personal Survival”
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has disclosed that Iran’s Islamic regime has transferred more than $150 million to the Hamas Palestinian terror organization, i24News reports. The disclosure is consistent with a 2021 report by the US State Department that Iran is the “leading state sponsor of terrorism.”
Israel Hits Syria, Killing Several Soldiers
Several civilians were killed and injured in an Israeli strike on Syria’s Homs area, Syrian officials said Wednesday.
Inside the United States
Federal Interest Costs to Hit Record in Two Years, CBO Says
The federal government is on track to spend $1.6 trillion more than it brings in this fiscal year with new projections published Wednesday showing federal spending is projected to remain unsustainable in the decades to come.
Senate Border Bill Fails, Ukraine Funding Vote Expected
A $118 billion deal that combined a batch of foreign funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with a slew of controversial border provisions failed in the U.S. Senate Wednesday. The text of that bill was unveiled Sunday, but support imploded almost immediately.
Christian News
North Korea Has Imprisoned Tens Of Thousands Of Christians In Extreme Labor Camps, Global Ministries Say
Two US Christian aid and advocacy organizations have reported that North Korea’s government is so hostile to Christians that it has imprisoned tens of thousands of believers in labor camps described as “comparable to Nazi death camps.”
Vietnam: Christian Man Sentenced To 4 1/2 Years Imprisonment For Home Prayer Meeting, “Part of a Wider Pattern”
A court in Vietnam has sentenced an evangelical Christian man to 4 1/2 years imprisonment on charges of “secession and incitement” for holding prayer meetings in his home, the Christian Post reports.
“Multiplied:” Pioneering Film Documenting Christianity Around The World, “Christianity Is Exploding”
A young Christian film director in the United States has made a pioneering new documentary that gives a wide-ranging perspective on worldwide evangelism and the thriving condition of Christianity around the world, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Around the World
New Report Details Iran Closer Than Ever To Building a Nuclear Weapons
A new report by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) raises serious concerns about Iran's ability to build a nuclear bomb, marking a significant escalation by assigning its highest warning level, "Extreme Danger," for the first time since it started monitoring Iran's nuclear activities in the 1990s.
China-Born Australian Activist Sentenced To Death
Australia was weighing its options Tuesday after a Chinese court gave a suspended death sentence to a prominent China-born Australian pro-democracy activist on Monday. The Australian government, which has repeatedly raised his case over the years, said it was appalled.
Australia Rushing To Become World’s First Functionally Cashless Society
Australia has begun unleashing a digital revolution to possibly become the world's first functionally cashless nation by 2025 after a digital identity (ID) document scheme will be rolled out across the country by July, Worthy News learned Tuesday.
Grandson Munich Massacre Victim Hospitalized After Anti-Jewish Attack In Berlin
German police have detained a 23-year-old man for “attacking and seriously injuring” the grandson of an Israeli athletics coach who was murdered by Palestinian fighters in the Munich Olympics massacre in 1972, several sources confirmed Monday.
Hungary Refuses To Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
Legislators of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s party boycotted an opposition-initiated parliamentary session on Sweden’s entry into NATO, ensuring further delays and more tensions between lone holdout Hungary and other allies of the military alliance.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
U.K. Signals It May Recognize Palestinian State After Gaza War
During a visit to Lebanon, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron stated achieving peace would be unattainable as long as Hamas controlled Gaza. However, he emphasized that offering Palestinians the opportunity for statehood was "absolutely vital for the long-term peace and security of the region."
US Considers Aiding Gaza Palestinians Through Other Agencies Amid Continuing Suspension of UNRWA Funding
Continuing the suspension of its funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA), the United States announced it is looking to provide assistance to Gaza Palestinians through other aid organizations instead, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports. Together with several other western powers, the Biden administration suspended its funding of UNRWA last month following credible allegations that 12 of the agency’s staffers had participated in the Hamas’ Oct.7 genocidal attack on Israel.
Inside the United States
U.S. House Votes Against Impeaching Mayorkas
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday against impeaching U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with four Republicans joining all Democrats in voting against impeachment.
Speaker Johnson Criticizes Biden For Turning Its Back on Israel
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) criticized President Joe Biden for his threat to veto a standalone aid bill for Israel in their "hour of greatest need."
Trump Doesn’t Have Presidential Immunity, Federal Appeals Court Says
A federal appeals court dealt former President Donald Trump's defense a major blow Tuesday when it said he doesn't have presidential immunity to protect him from charges of election interference in his Washington D.C. case.
Christian News
India: Aid Group Assists 50 Persecuted Christian Farmers Attacked by Hindu Nationalists
The International Christian Concern (ICC) advocacy and aid organization reported this week that it has provided aid to 50 Christian farmers suffering intense Hindu nationalist persecution in India’s Chhattisgarh state.
Historic Christian Community Dwindling In Iraq
Causing alarm that soon there will soon be nothing left of Iraq’s historic Christian community, more than million Christians have now left the country due to war, persecution, government corruption, and unemployment, the Catholic Register reports. There are now just some 150,000 Christians in Iraq, compared to around 1.5 million in 2003.
New Report Details Iran Closer Than Ever To Building a Nuclear Weapons
A new report by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) raises serious concerns about Iran's ability to build a nuclear bomb, marking a significant escalation by assigning its highest warning level, "Extreme Danger," for the first time since it started monitoring Iran's nuclear activities in the 1990s.
China-Born Australian Activist Sentenced To Death
Australia was weighing its options Tuesday after a Chinese court gave a suspended death sentence to a prominent China-born Australian pro-democracy activist on Monday. The Australian government, which has repeatedly raised his case over the years, said it was appalled.
Australia Rushing To Become World’s First Functionally Cashless Society
Australia has begun unleashing a digital revolution to possibly become the world's first functionally cashless nation by 2025 after a digital identity (ID) document scheme will be rolled out across the country by July, Worthy News learned Tuesday.
Grandson Munich Massacre Victim Hospitalized After Anti-Jewish Attack In Berlin
German police have detained a 23-year-old man for “attacking and seriously injuring” the grandson of an Israeli athletics coach who was murdered by Palestinian fighters in the Munich Olympics massacre in 1972, several sources confirmed Monday.
Hungary Refuses To Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
Legislators of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s party boycotted an opposition-initiated parliamentary session on Sweden’s entry into NATO, ensuring further delays and more tensions between lone holdout Hungary and other allies of the military alliance.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
U.K. Signals It May Recognize Palestinian State After Gaza War
During a visit to Lebanon, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron stated achieving peace would be unattainable as long as Hamas controlled Gaza. However, he emphasized that offering Palestinians the opportunity for statehood was "absolutely vital for the long-term peace and security of the region."
US Considers Aiding Gaza Palestinians Through Other Agencies Amid Continuing Suspension of UNRWA Funding
Continuing the suspension of its funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA), the United States announced it is looking to provide assistance to Gaza Palestinians through other aid organizations instead, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports. Together with several other western powers, the Biden administration suspended its funding of UNRWA last month following credible allegations that 12 of the agency’s staffers had participated in the Hamas’ Oct.7 genocidal attack on Israel.
Inside the United States
U.S. House Votes Against Impeaching Mayorkas
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday against impeaching U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with four Republicans joining all Democrats in voting against impeachment.
Speaker Johnson Criticizes Biden For Turning Its Back on Israel
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) criticized President Joe Biden for his threat to veto a standalone aid bill for Israel in their "hour of greatest need."
Trump Doesn’t Have Presidential Immunity, Federal Appeals Court Says
A federal appeals court dealt former President Donald Trump's defense a major blow Tuesday when it said he doesn't have presidential immunity to protect him from charges of election interference in his Washington D.C. case.
Christian News
India: Aid Group Assists 50 Persecuted Christian Farmers Attacked by Hindu Nationalists
The International Christian Concern (ICC) advocacy and aid organization reported this week that it has provided aid to 50 Christian farmers suffering intense Hindu nationalist persecution in India’s Chhattisgarh state.
Historic Christian Community Dwindling In Iraq
Causing alarm that soon there will soon be nothing left of Iraq’s historic Christian community, more than million Christians have now left the country due to war, persecution, government corruption, and unemployment, the Catholic Register reports. There are now just some 150,000 Christians in Iraq, compared to around 1.5 million in 2003.
Around the World
Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer, Suspends Public Duties
Britain’s King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, Buckingham Palace said Monday.
Iran Building a New Nuclear Reactor In Isfahan
On Monday, Iran announced the construction of a fourth nuclear research reactor in the central city of Isfahan, coming just days after revealing plans for a new nuclear power plant complex in the southern part of the country.
Iran to Participate in Joint Naval Exercises with Russia and China
Iran announced on Monday plans to conduct joint naval drills with Russia and China before the year's end, amid rising regional tensions due to attacks on commercial shipping by Yemen-based Houthi forces and U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria over the weekend.
Russia: Ukraine Kills Dozens In Bakery
Moscow-installed officials accused Ukraine of killing at least 28 people at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk.
Europe Sees Massive Farmers’ Unrest
Tensions remained high in Europe on Monday, where desperate farmers protested over the weekend, blocking crucial border crossings between Belgium and the Netherlands and clogging the streets with their tractors in other countries.
UK: Pro-life Activist Found Guilty After Holding “Thou Hast Covered Me In My Mother’s Womb” Sign Inside Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone
A Christian pro-life activist in the United Kingdom has been found guilty of breaching a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) by holding a sign outside a London abortion clinic with the words: "Psalm 139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb." Stephen Green was convicted at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Friday; the abortion clinic he had been at is run by MSI Reproductive Choices, formerly Marie Stopes, in Ealing, west London.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel Defense Minister States Over 50% of Hamas Beaten
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared on Monday that Hamas has no place where they can hide and highlighted that the Israel Defense Forces has killed or seriously injured over half of Hamas's forces. Furthermore, Gallant pointed to the fact that the IDF has dismantled 18 out of terrorist organization's 24 battalions.
Netherlands Drops Medical Supplies Over Gaza
The Netherlands’ military has dropped four pallets containing medical supplies and other aid from a great height over the Gaza Strip in the first such operation by Dutch forces, several officials said Sunday.
Inside the United States
State of Emergency Declared in California As State Hit With Historic Storm
On Monday, a historic storm unleashed unprecedented rainfall over Los Angeles, triggering landslides of mud and boulders in areas filled with multimillion-dollar homes and forcing those in homeless encampments throughout the city to seek safety. The severe weather conditions resulted in over 1 million people across the state losing power.
Six Pro-Life Activists Face Up to 10 Years in Prison For Protest Outside Abortion Clinic In Tennessee
Six Pro-Life activists face up to 10 years in prison after being convicted of violating federal law for a protest outside an abortion clinic in Tennessee.
‘Don’t Fall For It’: Trump Blasts Senate Border Bill
Many Republicans already are criticizing a border bill expected to be voted on in the U.S. Senate. Former President Donald Trump blasted the proposed legislation Monday, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., called it “dead on arrival.”
Christian News
UN Asks Hungary’s Advice On Persecuted Christians
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief wants Hungary to share its experiences with helping persecuted Christians “with the rest of the world” amid mounting anti-Christian and anti-Jewish sentiments, a government official said.
Pakistan: Christian Brothers Tortured, Forced to Confess Allegiance to Islam or Die
Two Christian brothers in Punjab Province, Pakistan were abducted last month by Islamic extremists who brutally tortured them and ordered them to confess allegiance to Islam or be killed, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer, Suspends Public Duties
Britain’s King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, Buckingham Palace said Monday.
Iran Building a New Nuclear Reactor In Isfahan
On Monday, Iran announced the construction of a fourth nuclear research reactor in the central city of Isfahan, coming just days after revealing plans for a new nuclear power plant complex in the southern part of the country.
Iran to Participate in Joint Naval Exercises with Russia and China
Iran announced on Monday plans to conduct joint naval drills with Russia and China before the year's end, amid rising regional tensions due to attacks on commercial shipping by Yemen-based Houthi forces and U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria over the weekend.
Russia: Ukraine Kills Dozens In Bakery
Moscow-installed officials accused Ukraine of killing at least 28 people at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk.
Europe Sees Massive Farmers’ Unrest
Tensions remained high in Europe on Monday, where desperate farmers protested over the weekend, blocking crucial border crossings between Belgium and the Netherlands and clogging the streets with their tractors in other countries.
UK: Pro-life Activist Found Guilty After Holding “Thou Hast Covered Me In My Mother’s Womb” Sign Inside Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone
A Christian pro-life activist in the United Kingdom has been found guilty of breaching a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) by holding a sign outside a London abortion clinic with the words: "Psalm 139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb." Stephen Green was convicted at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Friday; the abortion clinic he had been at is run by MSI Reproductive Choices, formerly Marie Stopes, in Ealing, west London.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel Defense Minister States Over 50% of Hamas Beaten
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared on Monday that Hamas has no place where they can hide and highlighted that the Israel Defense Forces has killed or seriously injured over half of Hamas's forces. Furthermore, Gallant pointed to the fact that the IDF has dismantled 18 out of terrorist organization's 24 battalions.
Netherlands Drops Medical Supplies Over Gaza
The Netherlands’ military has dropped four pallets containing medical supplies and other aid from a great height over the Gaza Strip in the first such operation by Dutch forces, several officials said Sunday.
Inside the United States
State of Emergency Declared in California As State Hit With Historic Storm
On Monday, a historic storm unleashed unprecedented rainfall over Los Angeles, triggering landslides of mud and boulders in areas filled with multimillion-dollar homes and forcing those in homeless encampments throughout the city to seek safety. The severe weather conditions resulted in over 1 million people across the state losing power.
Six Pro-Life Activists Face Up to 10 Years in Prison For Protest Outside Abortion Clinic In Tennessee
Six Pro-Life activists face up to 10 years in prison after being convicted of violating federal law for a protest outside an abortion clinic in Tennessee.
‘Don’t Fall For It’: Trump Blasts Senate Border Bill
Many Republicans already are criticizing a border bill expected to be voted on in the U.S. Senate. Former President Donald Trump blasted the proposed legislation Monday, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., called it “dead on arrival.”
Christian News
UN Asks Hungary’s Advice On Persecuted Christians
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief wants Hungary to share its experiences with helping persecuted Christians “with the rest of the world” amid mounting anti-Christian and anti-Jewish sentiments, a government official said.
Pakistan: Christian Brothers Tortured, Forced to Confess Allegiance to Islam or Die
Two Christian brothers in Punjab Province, Pakistan were abducted last month by Islamic extremists who brutally tortured them and ordered them to confess allegiance to Islam or be killed, the Christian Post (CP) reports.