Silicon Valley Bank To Be Sold To First Citizens After Bank Run
U.S.-based Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed after a bank run caused by troubled policies, will be sold to First Citizens BancShares Inc. (FCNCA), several sources confirm.
Year: 2023
Six People, Including Children, Killed At US Christian School
U.S. President Joe Biden was briefed about a massive shooting at a Christian primary school that killed six people, including three children, the White House said.
Israel’s PM Delays Overhaul Judicial Reforms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will delay the process for discussions on the controversial planned judicial overhaul to next month, said coalition member party Jewish Power on Monday.
Israel’s PM Urges Calm As Strikes Paralyze Nation (Videos)
Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed for calm as hundreds of thousands of people stopped working Monday to protest his planned overhaul of the country’s judiciary.
Hungary Votes For Finland’s NATO Membership, But Sweden Not Welcome
Hungary was due to vote for Finland to join the NATO military alliance on Monday, but government supporters declined to accept Sweden’s membership.
Abducted Missionary Freed After Nearly 7 Years; Christians Urge Prayers
Christians have asked prayers for evangelical U.S. missionary Jeffery Woodke and his family following his release from nearly seven years of captivity by Islamic militants in West Africa.
Clashes After Israel’s Premier Fires Minister; US Concerned
Tensions remained high in Jerusalem’s streets early Monday as tens of thousands of people protested across Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister.
Ukraine Condemns Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus (Worthy News Radio)
Ukraine has lashed out at Russian President Vladimir Putin after he announced that Moscow would place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. A key Ukrainian presidential adviser said Sunday that the move comes as Moscow realizes it will eventually lose its invasion of Ukraine.
US Chocolate Factory Blast Kills Several In Pennsylvania
At least three people died, and four were still missing after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a chocolate factory in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Dozens Killed In Deadliest Mississippi Tornado
Search and rescue operations were underway Saturday as one of the deadliest tornados to ever hit the U.S. state of Mississippi killed dozens of people.
Russia to Station Nuclear Weapons In Belarus
Europe was approaching more insecurity Sunday after Russia said it would station “tactical nuclear weapons” in Belarus.
Evangelical Nigeria Pastor Killed, Wife Kidnapped
Suspected Islamic gunmen have killed a pastor of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) denomination in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna state, where they also kidnapped his wife, Christians told Worthy News on Sunday.
Hungary Won’t Extradite Russia’s Putin To ICC Court
Hungary says it won’t arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he enters the country despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for alleged war crimes, including forced deportations of Ukrainian children.
Israel’s judicial reform will severely damage the IDF, top defense source says
A top defense official has said that anyone who thinks that the IDF will not be harmed by the government’s judicial overhaul policy becoming law without significantly more negotiating and compromise is living in a different era.
U.S. Banks are sitting on $1.7 trillion in unrealized losses, research says
After the rapid collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank earlier this month, along with Credit Suisse’s untimely demise last week, regulators and business leaders have made it a point to publicly assure consumers that banks are safe. The potential for “contagion” throughout the financial system is now slim after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), Federal Reserve, and Treasury came together to backstop all depositors, both uninsured and insured, at SVB and Signature, they say.
Appeals court blocks Biden vaccine mandate for government workers
A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Mass protests over Israel’s judicial shakeup enter 12th consecutive week
Mass protests against the Israeli government’s planned judicial overhaul continued into the movement’s 12th consecutive week on Saturday, as over 200,000 people reportedly gathered in Tel Aviv among dozens more demonstrations across the country.
House Republicans pass Parents Bill of Rights Act
The House passed legislation Friday to give parents more say and insight into what is taught in public schools.
US carries out airstrikes on Iran-linked groups in Syria after attack on base
US resident Joe Biden said Friday that the US would respond “forcefully” to protect its personnel after US forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard following a suspected Iranian-linked attack Thursday that killed a US contractor and wounded seven other Americans in northeast Syria.
‘Montenegro Detains Thief In $40 Billion Crypto Scandal’ (Worthy News-Focus)
The man who allegedly defrauded investors of $40 billion in one of the biggest cryptocurrency scandals has been detained in Montenegro, officials said Thursday.