More than 2,100 have been rescued in North Carolina, the federal government said Thursday as the death toll from Hurricane Helene reached 204, fifth deadliest in the last three quarters of a century.
Twenty-three years after Islamic terrorists used airplanes to conduct the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, the federal agency created to protect Americans from national security threats “cannot ensure they are keeping high-risk noncitizens without identification from entering the country.”
A minimum of 1,525,210 foreign nationals illegally crossed the Southwest U.S. border in fiscal 2024, according to preliminary data The Center Square exclusively obtained from a Border Patrol agent on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
Israel tried to eliminate late Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah’s successor, Hashem Safieddine, in the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Israeli sources said early Friday.
Britain pledged Thursday to end a years-long struggle over its last African colony by handing over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, triggering mixed reactions among those who lived there.
The Jewish Agency announced in its annual report on Wednesday, the eve of Rosh Hashanah 2024, that the world’s Jewish population is now 15.8 million, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Israel on Wednesday said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres did not deserve to enter the country because he did not immediately “unequivocally” condemn Iran’s Tuesday night missile attack on the Jewish state, Reuters reports. Guterres has since specifically condemned the attack.
There is a correlation between governmental corruption and Christian persecution, a study published this month by International Christian Concern (ICC) shows. Titled “Corruption and Christian Persecution,” the ICC study concludes that persecution against Christians will subside in countries where corruption is minimized.
The global annual International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) will this year focus on Christian women, Worthy News learned Wednesday.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced pressure late Wednesday not to forget hostages held in Gaza as he focused on targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, where the government called for a ceasefire.
The son-in-law of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has likely been killed by suspected Israeli airstrikes in Damascus, Israeli and Arabic sources say.
A credit rating agency’s report on the upcoming presidential election noted that whoever wins must address tax and spending policies that contribute to the nation’s growing deficit.
Iran’s president warned Israel on Wednesday that his Islamic Republic will have an even “stronger response” if Israel retaliates to its missile attack on Tuesday.
Quartz mines that are vital to North Carolina’s semiconductor industry have been closed indefinitely since Hurricane Helene tore into the region wreaking death and devastation over the weekend, the Washington Examiner reports.
The Israel Defense Forces have announced that, as of Wednesday evening local time, eight IDF soldiers were killed in battles with Lebanese Hezbollah militants amid Israel’s recently expanded ground operation in Lebanon, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
A day before Iran launched a ballistic missile attack against Israel on Tuesday, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the United Nations General Assembly to recommend force against the Jewish state if the UN Security Council cannot convince the Israelis to stop attacking Iranian-backed Hamas and Hezbollah targets in Gaza and Lebanon, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
A pastor in India’s Madhya Pradesh state has been found guilty on false charges of forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity and has been sentenced to five years imprisonment, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Ruled by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party since 2014, India ranks 11 on the Open Doors World Watch List of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz exchanged barbs on the debate stage Tuesday night in what may be the final debate before Election Day just five weeks away.
The new chief of the NATO military alliance has declined to say whether Ukraine is winning the war against Russia, which invaded the country in February 2022.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Tuesday that “Iran has made a grave error tonight, and the consequences will be severe.” He spoke after the Islamic Republic fired some 200 missiles at the Jewish nation.