U.S. troops injured in artillery attack on anti-ISIS base in Syria
Four U.S. military personnel are being evaluated for possible traumatic brain injuries after they were injured in an artillery strike on a base in Syria.
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Israel’s Government Thrown into Crisis After Key Leader Abruptly Resigns
In a move that throws Israel’s political future into uncertainty, the chairwoman of the country’s governing coalition abruptly resigned Wednesday morning, robbing the coalition of its majority in parliament and raising the possibility that Israel will be forced to hold another national election.
GOP states sue Biden for ending Title 42 and setting up border for ‘catastrophe’
Three Republican-led states have sued the Biden administration to stop it from ending the pandemic border policy that allowed officials to turn away migrants immediately who illegally came across the border, saying that the change would result in further chaos.
Serbia’s Hardline President Wins Elections
Serbia’s hardline President Aleksandar Vucic was seen winning the presidential poll Sunday while his party was due to become the most significant force in Parliament.
IDF preparing for new campaign in Gaza, says IDF top brass
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi has also told the army to prepare for another war with Gaza.
101 police officers shot in line of duty, a 43% increase from 2021: National Fraternal Order of Police
The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the world’s largest organization of law enforcement officers, has counted 101 officers shot in the line of duty as of April 1, including 17 fatally, so far in 2022.
Nigeria: Slaughter of Christians continues unabated
As the relentless slaughter and kidnapping of Nigerian Christians continues unchecked, Fulani Muslim militants in Nigeria’s Kaduna state murdered an estimated 50 people and abducted 100 more in attacks on Christian communities on March 24, Christian Today reports.
Ukraine refugee crisis: More than 10 million flee homes, 13 million stranded
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugess (UNHCR) announced Wednesday that more than 10 million have fled their homes in Ukraine while an estimated 13 million remain stranded since Russia invaded last month.
Biden In Poland After Controversial Summits
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Poland on Friday after attending summits where he and other Western leaders declined to offer the more robust military assistance demanded by war-torn Ukraine.
US: Return to in-person church has stalled
While almost all US churches have now reopened, and more are dispensing with pandemic protocols like social distancing, new figures from the Pew Research Center show that the percentage of churchgoers returning to in-person services has stalled since September last year, Christianity Today (CT) reports.
Christian Publisher Retrieving Bibles From War-Torn Kyiv
A major Christian publisher tries to retrieve Bibles that remain stuck in its Kyiv warehouse as Russian troops encircle the Ukrainian capital, Worthy News monitored Saturday.
US Missionary Rescues Children, Mothers In Ukraine
The American founder of mission group Mercy Projects is rescuing children and their mothers inside wartorn Ukraine.
Thousands Of U.S. Troops In Australia As China Tensions Rise
Thousands of American troops arrive in Australia as Western tensions rise with China over its growing military activities in the region, military sources said.
US President Biden To Visit Europe As War Rages
U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week for face-to-face talks with European leaders about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.
Ukraine Bible Society: “We need more Bibles”
As Ukraine prepared to face the imminent Russian invasion last month, the Ukrainian Bible Society in Kyiv reported it was running out of printing Bibles as so many people were turning to the Word of God in this time of crisis, Church Leaders (CL) reports.
Nigeria: Fulani murder Christian returning from Lutheran Church convention, cut off his fingers
The slaughter of Christians by Islamic extremists in Nigeria continues unabated and, on March 5, suspected Fulani herdsmen murdered a 25-year-old man on his way home from a Lutheran Church convention in Adamawa state, and cut off his fingers, Sahara Reporters said.
Egypt: Three Coptic Christians murdered by Islamic extremists
A mob of six Islamic extremists slaughtered three Coptic Christian brothers in Egypt earlier this month, cutting up and mutilating the bodies in what the killers said was revenge for the death of a relative 70 years ago, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Washington Discusses Ukraine Air Bridge (Worthy News Exclusive)
Talks are ongoing within Washington about setting up a humanitarian and military air bridge to wartorn Ukraine amid concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin will use nuclear and biological weapons.
Inflation rose 7.9% in February, as food and energy costs push prices to highest in more than 40 years
Inflation grew worse in February amid the escalating crisis in Ukraine and price pressures that became more entrenched.
Zelensky Accuses Russia of Genocide after Airstrike on Children’s Hospital
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of genocide after a Russian airstrike hit a children’s hospital in Ukraine’s besieged southern city of Mariupol.