Year: 2024

SCOTUS Declines To Hear Appeal Of Catholic Couple Whose Transgender Teen Was Removed From Their Custody

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of a Catholic couple who lost custody of their 16-year-old son after he went against his parent’s religious beliefs and began identifying as a girl, USA Today reports.  Mary and Jeremy Cox of Anderson, Indiana, filed their appeal to the Supreme Court after a two-year-long fight against the state’s removal of their son, who is now no longer a minor.

U.S. Pressuring Israel Through U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution

The U.S. has submitted a resolution to the United Nations demanding an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza, along with the release of hostages, to apply pressure on Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported.

IDF Operation at Shifa Hospital Continues: 140 Terrorists Killed, 650 Arrested

During the ongoing operation, now in its fourth day, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the IDF and Shin Bet security agency have reported the death of approximately 140 terrorists and the arrest of around 650 operatives, which includes several high-ranking commanders from terrorist organizations of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Kyiv Facing Russian Missile Barrage, Killing Several (Worthy News Radio)

Ukrainian officials say Russia’s military has launched missile attacks on the capital, Kyiv, for the first time in 44 days, injuring 10 people, including a child, while in the north, at least five people died in a separate Russian air raid. The attacks came as Ukraine struck areas inside Russia to push back an ongoing Russian invasion of the country, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of children from battle zones.

Ireland PM Resigns Amid Assisted Death Pitch

Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has unexpectedly resigned on the day that Irish legislators took a first step toward legalizing assisted dying in what is one of Europe’s most Catholic nations.

US Forces Permanent In Taiwan As Tensions Rise

The world was moving towards another potentially massive armed conflict Thursday, with Taiwan officially confirming the permanent stationing of U.S. troops on its territory in the Taiwan Strait.

Senate Democrats Call On Biden To Recognize Palestinian State

Nineteen Democratic Senators have urged President Joe Biden, in a letter sent on Wednesday, to establish a “bold, public framework” for the United States to unilaterally acknowledge the establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state, which would be administered by a reformed Palestinian Authority.

USCIRF Calls For US To Support Iraqi Victims Of ISIS On Anniversary Of Genocide Determination

Marking the eighth anniversary of the 2016 determination by the United States that ISIS carried out a genocide against northern Iraq’s Yazidis, Christians, and Shi’a Muslims two years earlier, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called on the US government to do more to support survivors of the 2014 jihadist campaign that involved mass murders, systematic abductions, rape and sexual slavery, forced labor, and forced religious conversion to Sunni Islam.

Christian Ministry Serves Thousands Of Ukrainian Refugees In Moldova, “Pray For Us”

An international Christian mission has been ministering to thousands of Ukrainian refugees who fled their homes for the former USSR country of Moldova after the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine began two years ago, CBN News reports. Headquartered in Tennessee, USA, Mission Eurasia has outreaches in the 13 countries of the former Soviet Union and Poland.

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