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Iran Abandons Morality Police After Protests; Christians Still Uncertain (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Monday, December 5, 2022

Iran’s morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country's strict Islamic dress code, has been disbanded following weeks of protests that killed hundreds of people, authorities say.

Nigeria: ‘Weapons For Ukraine Reach Islamist Terrorists’ (Worthy News Investigation)

Posted on Monday, December 5, 2022

Nigeria’s president has warned that many Western weapons sent to wartorn Ukraine end up in the hands of Islamist terrorists operating in strategic regions of Central and North Africa.

Iran Protesters Call for Strike, Prosecutor Says Morality Police Shut Down

Posted on Sunday, December 4, 2022

Protesters in Iran called on Sunday for a three-day strike this week, stepping up pressure on authorities after the public prosecutor said the morality police whose detention of a young woman triggered months of protests had been shut…

Pentagon issues warning after Turkish airstrikes threaten American troops in Syria

Posted on Sunday, December 4, 2022

The Pentagon has urged Turkey to stand down on its plan to invade Syria as the operation could endanger U.S. troops in the country.

Iran begins construction on new nuclear power plant, state media says

Posted on Sunday, December 4, 2022

Iran on Saturday began construction on a new nuclear power plant in the country's southwest, Iranian state TV announced, amid tensions with the U.S. over sweeping sanctions imposed after Washington pulled out of the Islamic Republic's nuclear deal…

Wuhan whistleblower claims COVID-19 leaked from Chinese lab

Posted on Sunday, December 4, 2022

A whistleblower formerly of EcoHealth Alliance claims he saw the potential for a lab leak out of the Wuhan Institute of Virology as early as 2016.

G7, EU agree Russia oil price cap to deny Moscow funds for Ukraine ‘war machine’

Posted on Saturday, December 3, 2022

The G7 and EU on Friday agreed a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil in an attempt to deny the Kremlin of war resources, as President Vladimir Putin said more strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure were “inevitable.”

China rapidly building space arms to ‘blind and deafen’ U.S. military, Pentagon says

Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2022

China’s military is rapidly building a large force of space weapons, including sophisticated anti-satellite missiles, lasers, jammers, orbiting killer robots and cyber tools, designed to “blind and deafen” the American military in a future war, the U.S. military…

NATO state foreign minister says Ukraine should attack military sites in Russia

Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2022

The foreign minister of NATO state Latvia has gone on record saying Ukraine should now be allowed to strike military targets in Russia, Newsweek reports.

EU Halts Billions For Hungary Over Corruption Concerns (Worthy News Radio)

Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2022

The European Union’s executive has recommended freezing billions of euros allocated to Hungary for “failing” to tackle corruption and other rule-of-law concerns.

Pentagon warns Turkey against new operation in Syria

Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2022

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday expressed the Pentagon’s “strong opposition” to Ankara’s military operation in Syria in a phone call with his Turkish counterpart.

Chinese military’s future warfare will aspire to ‘information dominance,’ Pentagon warns

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2022

The Chinese military will wage large-scale information warfare in a future conflict using cyber, electronic and conventional attacks to achieve “information dominance,” according to new details of Beijing‘s growing military capabilities outlined in the Pentagon’s latest annual report…

Jailed Belarus Opposition Leader Hospitalized

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2022

A prominent Belarusian opposition leader serving an 11-year prison sentence for helping organize anti-government protests was in stable condition Wednesday after being rushed to hospital, her family and allies say.

US and NATO states “scramble” to restock weapons supplies while sending military aid to Ukraine

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2022

The United States and NATO countries are in the midst of a “mad scramble” to restock their own weapons arsenals while continuing to give phenomenal amounts of military aid to Ukraine to fight Russia, the New York Times…

Livestock To Save Armenia Christians Wartorn Nagorno-Karabakh

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Aid workers help provide livestock to Armenian Christians who struggle to maintain a Christian presence in wartorn Nagorno-Karabakh, the mainly Armenian enclave within Muslim-majority Azerbaijan, Worthy News learned.