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Blood Moon Eclipse to Mark Elul Season After Eclipse, Rare Sky Alignment and Meteor ShowerA rare “Blood Moon” lunar eclipse will darken the skies over much of the world this week, closing out a striking season of celestial events that began near the opening of Elul, the Hebrew month of repentance and preparation before the Biblical fall feasts.
Breaking World News
Two Killed In German School Attack; Teen Suspect DetainedTwo people were killed Thursday in an apparent relationship-related attack at a school near the German capital Berlin, with authorities detaining a 19-year-old German man as the prime suspect, police and officials said.
Indonesia Protests Turn Violent; Scores DetainedViolence erupted around Indonesia’s parliament in the capital, Jakarta, on Thursday night as police fired tear gas and deployed water cannon against protesters, while authorities detained scores of people accused of seeking to exploit nationwide demonstrations to create unrest.Violence erupted around Indonesia’s parliament in the capital, Jakarta, on Thursday night as police fired tear gas and deployed water cannon against protesters, while authorities detained scores of people accused of seeking to exploit nationwide demonstrations to create unrest.
NBC: Iranian Strikes Reportedly Caused Billions in Damage to U.S. Intelligence SitesIranian missile and drone strikes reportedly caused billions of dollars in damage to U.S. intelligence sites and surveillance systems across the Middle East, according to NBC News, which cited four people familiar with the matter.
Breaking Israel News
Board of Peace Envoy Warns Hamas Must Disarm as Gaza Plan Stallsby Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief UNITED NATIONS (Worthy News) – Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the U.N. Security Council that Hamas has not yet carried out its pledge to disarm, warning that continued weapons activity, tunnel operations, and obstruction inside Gaza are threatening to derail the U.S.-backed peace framework. Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza, said the process remains fragile and could collapse if Hamas refuses to move from political promises to verifiable action. Israel has repeatedly said no lasting peace arrangement can succeed while Hamas retains weapons or the ability … Read more
U.S. Designates Palestine Action as Global Terrorist Group, Imposes SanctionsThe United States has designated Palestine Action, a British-founded anti-Israel activist group, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization, freezing any U.S.-linked assets and barring Americans from doing business with the group.
USAID Watchdog Refers Over 100 UNRWA Staff Over Oct. 7, Hamas LinksA U.S. foreign-aid watchdog has referred more than 100 current and former UNRWA employees for possible suspension or debarment after finding evidence tying them to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre in Israel and/or affiliation with Hamas’s military wing.
Breaking U.S. News
Supreme Court Asked Again to Take Up Ten Commandments in Public SchoolsThe U.S. Supreme Court is again being asked to step into the national fight over whether states may require the Ten Commandments to be posted in public school classrooms, as new challenges from Louisiana and Texas push the issue toward a potentially major First Amendment showdown.
Trump Declares National Emergency to Protect U.S. Power Grid From Foreign Cyber ThreatsPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday declaring a national emergency aimed at protecting the U.S. bulk-power system from foreign-made equipment that the White House says could expose America’s electric grid to cyber intrusion, sabotage, or supply-chain disruption.
America Mourns Christian Country Legend Dolly Parton, ‘In Arms Of Jesus’ (Worthy News Focus)America was mourning Wednesday after U.S. President Donald J. Trump ordered flags lowered across the nation following the death of Dolly Parton, the Christian country music legend, songwriter and entertainer who died Tuesday at age 80.
Breaking Christian News
Gang Attack on Haiti Church Leaves 47 Dead, Dozens KidnappedAt least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others were kidnapped after armed gangs stormed the hilltop community of Kenscoff, near Haiti’s capital, in one of the latest brutal attacks to shake the country’s collapsing security landscape.
Christian In Pakistan Threatened At Gunpoint For Refusing To Renounce FaithA young Christian cable technician was recovering Wednesday in Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, where he was allegedly abducted, physically assaulted, and threatened at gunpoint in an attempt to force him to abandon his Christian faith.
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