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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

‘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.”

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.

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.

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.

Speaker Johnson Unveils $17.6 Billion Aid Package for Israel, Claims Senate Will ‘No Longer Have Excuses’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) plans to introduce a bill on the House floor next week to allocate $17.6 billion in emergency funding to Israel. This move comes at a critical time, coinciding with the anticipated release of legislative details by Senate and White House negotiators this weekend. The discussions aim to reach a border security agreement alongside President Biden’s request for $106 billion in supplemental funding. 

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