Government Shutdown Avoided as House, Senate Pass Stopgap Measure
The second attempt to pass a temporary funding stopgap bill succeeded Wednesday in both the U.S. House and Senate, as Congress is set to leave town for six weeks.
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‘Russia Plotting Catastrophic Attacks On Ukraine’
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, has accused Russia of plotting potentially catastrophic attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants after Moscow rejected his peace plan.
Argentina President Warns Of UN’s ‘Dictatorial’ Tendencies And ‘Anti-Israel’ Stance
Argentina’s president has condemned the United Nations’ policies toward Israel and warned Wednesday that the U.N. is turning into a dictatorial monster pushing its will or ideology on the world population.
China Test-Fires an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, “A Pretty Blunt Signal”
Ahead of an expected call between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports.
Mali: Christians Are Given an Ultimatum to Join Islamic Insurgents or Leave Their Homes, “Nothing Has Happened on This Scale Before”
Islamic insurgent terrorists in central Mali have given the region’s Christian community the options of converting to Islam and helping their insurgency or leaving their homes and communities, the Open Doors international Christian advocacy organization reports.
Pakistan: Young Christian Girl Abducted and Forced into Islamic Marriage
A 16-year-old Christian girl has been kidnapped from her home in Punjab Province, Pakistan, and forced into marriage with the Islamic man who abducted her, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. With an increasing number of young non-Muslim girls being abducted and forced into Islamic marriages, Pakistan ranks 7 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
“Life-Threatening” Major Hurricane Helene is Headed for Florida, Gulf Coast, “Time Is Running Out to Prepare”
Hurricane Helene, a major storm with “life-threatening impacts,” is expected to make a quick landfall in the United States on Thursday, September 26, Accu Weather reports. The hurricane is moving over the Gulf of Mexico, rapidly gaining strength.
Hezbollah Fires Missile At Tel Aviv Targeting Mossad (Worthy News Focus)
Hezbollah confirmed it fired “a ballistic missile” toward the Tel Aviv area Wednesday, targeting the headquarters of Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, but the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they intercepted the rocket.
Consumer Confidence in U.S. Economy Plummets in Latest Data
Americans’ confidence in the economy dropped sharply in September, the biggest one-month change since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to newly released data.
Antisemitic Hate Crimes Surged by 63% in 2023, FBI
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday published a new report showing that antisemitic hate crimes in the United States hit a record high in 2023, surging by 63%, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports. Although increases in anti-Arab and anti-Muslim hate crimes were also recorded, the number of antisemtic hate crimes far exceeded them.
Biden Tells UN That US Continues To Back Ukraine In Fight Against Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden has told the United Nations General Assembly that the United States “will not let up on our support for Ukraine” in its fight against Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022, and he also warned of all-out war between Hezbollah and Israel.
1,000 Year-Old Seed has Grown into a Tree that May Produce Biblical Healing Balm
Scientists have grown a 10 feet (3 meters) tall tree from a 1,000-year-old ancient seed which possibly belonged to a lineage that produced the healing balm referred to as ‘tsori’ in the Old Testament of the Bible, Live Science reports. The study of the tree dubbed ‘Sheba’ was published in the journal Communications Biology on September 10.
North Carolina: Hundreds Respond to the Gospel at Annual ‘FaithFest’ Attended by Tens of Thousands
Hundreds of people answered the call to “surrender their lives” to Jesus during the seventh annual FaithFest Christian music festival attended by 30,000 people in Wilkesboro, North Carolina on Saturday.
Macron Calls for “New International Order” Including the Reorganization of Europe
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has called for a “new international order” that would replace the current “unjust order” and include the reorganization of Europe and a potentially new approach to Russia, Newsweek reports. Macron made his remarks during a speech at the Sant’Egidio International Meeting for Peace in Paris on September 22.
Israel Targets Hezbollah Commander; Warns Of More Strikes
An Israeli airstrike targeted a Hezbollah commander in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, reportedly killing six people, while Israel faced more than 100 rockets fired from Lebanon, several sources said.
New Study Presents Evidence the COVID-19 Pandemic Originated in Wuhan Seafood Market
An international team of scientists has published a peer-reviewed study in which they present evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a seafood market in Wuhan, China, the Hill reports.
Massive Exodus Underway In Lebanon After Israel Attacks Hezbollah Sites
Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in southern Lebanon as massive Israeli airstrikes targeting the Islamic, Iran-backed Hezbollah group killed hundreds, witnesses and officials said.
U.S. Rushing Extra Troops To Middle East
The United States confirmed Monday that it is rushing additional troops to the Middle East as rapidly escalating violence between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon raised concern clashes could turn into a full-scale regional war.
Russia’s ‘Satan 2’ Missile Fails (Worthy News Focus)
Experts said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin suffered an embarrassing setback as his feared ‘Satan 2’ nuclear arsenal failed four out of five missile tests.
FBI Reports California Violent Crime Up 3.6% as Newsom Touts National Crime Drop
While California Gov. Gavin Newsom touted a FBI-reported national decline in violent crime for 2023, the same report shows violent crime in California is up 3.6%, and the value of cars stolen in California was over $2 billion last year. Aside from rising motor vehicle theft, reported property theft overall declined 2.6%.