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U.S. softens position on Iranian sanctions threat, opting to impose them only at 90% enrichment

Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2022

The United States reportedly wants to apply "snapback sanctions" to deter Iran from continuing to enrich weapons-grade-uranium, a strategy that was part of the original JCPOA established in 2015.

UN fingers Iranian port as key weapons conduit for Yemen rebels

Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2022

The United Nations found thousands of weapons recently seized in the Arabian Sea likely came from a single port in Iran, evidence Tehran is exporting arms to Yemen and elsewhere, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.

Iran Revolutionary Guard commander says ‘revenge’ coming for Soleimani strike from ‘within’ US

Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2022

The leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that revenge for Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s death will come for the United States from "within" the country itself.

Sec. Blinken gives Russia two choices ahead of talks in Geneva: ‘Massive consequences’

Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a hardline stance against Russia ahead of talks in Geneva by declaring the nation needed to choose between "dialogue" and "confrontation."

China, Russia, North Korea reportedly have successful hypersonic missile tests on heels of America’s failure

Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2022

North Korea announced the completion of a successful hypersonic weapons test, adding to the list of agitators that continue to advance while America has stumbled in an area that has fast become the most important indicator of modern…

Kazakhstan Cities Lacking Food, Fuel After Unrest Kills 164 (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2022

Kazakhstan’s health ministry said Sunday, at least 164 people had been killed in protests that have rocked the nation over the past week, leading to food and fuel shortages.

Pakistan Snow Storm Kills Dozens

Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2022

At least 10 children were among the dead Saturday after a snowstorm hit a Pakistani resort town, and there were indications the death toll might climb here and in snow-stricken parts of neighboring Afghanistan.

Several Dead As Giant Rock Hit Brazil Tourists

Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2022

Screams reverberated throughout a scenic canyon in southern Brazil Saturday as a giant rock dislodged and smashed into three boats, killing at least six people, with many more still missing.

Kazakhstan President Orders Troops To Shoot At Protesters

Posted on Friday, January 7, 2022

Kazakhstan’s authoritarian president has ordered troops to shoot at protesters without warning as unrest sparked by fuel prices threatened to escalate into civil war.

European Governments Ratchet Up Pressure, Mandates on Unvaccinated

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2022

Italy’s government on Wednesday issued a decree making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for everyone aged 50 and other, while French citizens pondered President Emmanuel Macron’s assertion – using coarse language – to the effect that he wanted to make…

European court rules in favor of Christian bakery that refused to make cake supporting gay marriage

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2022

The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a complaint against a Christian bakery in Northern Ireland that refused to make a cake supporting gay marriage on religious grounds.

Russian-led Alliance In Kazakhstan As Police Kill Dozens

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2022

A Russian-led military alliance dispatches peacekeepers to Kazakhstan after the country's president asked for help in controlling anti-government protests, which killed dozens.

Kazakhstan President Fires Security Chief As Deadly Protests Spread

Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Kazakhstan's president declared a state of emergency and asked for regional military support as protests sparked by rising fuel prices turned deadly in the oil-producing Central Asian nation.

North Korea reveals it tested hypersonic missile that travels ‘five times faster than speed of sound’

Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2022

North Korea has fired a hypersonic ballistic missile that successfully hit a target - its second test in a matter of months.

Syrian and Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops attacked on anniversary of Soleimani strike; none killed

Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Bases housing U.S. forces across Iraq and Syria were attacked Wednesday as part of a series of assaults that began Monday on the two-year anniversary of the American airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassim Soleimani. No Americans were…

French President: ‘Ban Unvaccinated From Social Life’

Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2022

President Emmanuel Macron has warned those unvaccinated against COVID-19 that they will be banned from social life in the European Union country.

US-led coalition carries out strikes against ‘imminent threat’ in Syria

Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2022

The US-led coalition on Tuesday carried out strikes against rocket sites in Syria that posed a threat, a coalition official said.

US-led coalition: Attack with 2 armed drones foiled in Iraq

Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Two explosives-laden drones targeting an Iraqi military base housing U.S. troops in western Anbar province were destroyed on Tuesday, a coalition official said.

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2022

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into its eastern waters on Wednesday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, the first such launch in about two months amid long-dormant international diplomacy on the North’s nuclear program.

COVID Pass Injected As Microchip Raises Concerns (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Tuesday, January 4, 2022

A Swedish firm producing injectable microchips for humans entered the New Year wishing that its product would be used globally as a COVID-19 health pass, despite worries among Christians.

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Today’s Top World Christian News

• US Refueling Aircraft Crash Kills Six Crew Members Over Iraq As Iran Strikes Intensify
• Iran’s New Supreme Leader ‘Likely Disfigured,’ Hiding Underground After War Strikes
• Damaged Russian Gas Tanker Drifts In Mediterranean As Hungary-Ukraine Energy Tensions Rise
• Iran Launches Drone, Missile Attacks Across Gulf As Oil Prices Surge
• Wave of Antisemitic Attacks Targets Synagogues Across U.S., Canada, and Europe
• Europe On High Alert After Belgium Synagogue Blast As Iran War Fuels Security Fears

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