Worthy Christian News

Some 24 hours after speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald J. Trump appeared to back down on his pledge to provide Ukraine with powerful Tomahawk missiles capable of striking deep inside Russia.

Christian aid workers have raised the alarm over the suffering of Christian communities in Vietnam after at least 51 people were confirmed dead in the country and 20 more in the Philippines as Typhoon Bualoi and its aftermath brought devastating floods and landslides to Southeast Asia.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced Friday that he had already discussed details of the planned U.S.–Russia summit in Budapest with U.S. President Donald Trump, adding that he would also speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the meeting.

Israel on Thursday officially marked two years since the Hamas-led invasion and massacre of October 7, 2023, in a solemn state memorial ceremony at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl cemetery. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Israel’s military achievements during the Gaza war while warning that “the struggle isn’t over.”

Yemen’s Houthi movement announced Thursday that its military chief of staff, Major General Muhammad Abdulkarim al-Ghamari, was killed in an Israeli airstrike — the highest-ranking official of the Iran-backed terrorist organization to die at Israel’s hands.

Israel is demanding that Hamas hand over the remains of hostages still held in Gaza, as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed that “nobody is getting left behind,” underscoring Washington’s continued commitment to recovering every captive and fallen Israeli taken during the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.

The U.S. government shutdown is set to continue after the Senate again failed to advance a short-term spending measure Thursday, deepening the impasse between Republicans and Democrats over health care subsidies and spending priorities.

Oklahoma’s new State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Lindel Fields, announced this week that his administration will not move forward with a mandate to place Bibles in public school classrooms — a policy championed by his predecessor, Ryan Walters.

The FBI has overseen the arrests of nearly 8,700 violent criminals as part of Operation Summer Heat, President Donald Trump and FBI Kash Patel said Wednesday.

Turkey has deported hundreds of foreign Christians citing “national security” concerns as part of a broader crackdown by the Muslim-majority nation, several investigators confirmed.

Christians and human rights activists in Pakistan have sounded the alarm over what they call a new wave of persecution, including church closures, violent evictions, and economic exploitation of Christian families.