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US spy agencies investigating if Putin knew about Russian cyber-attacks on Western targets

Posted on Thursday, June 3, 2021

US intelligence officials are working to understand whether Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was aware of recent Russian cyberattacks on Western targets, Just the News reports. Some commentators have speculated the attacks were orchestrated by Putin to test US…

Egypt angered by Ethiopian plan to build 100 new dams

Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Amid an ongoing dispute over Ethiopia’s currently unfinished dam on the Nile river’s main tributary, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez has angrily criticized Ethiopian Prime Minister Abi Ahmed's recent announcement that he plans to build "100 new…

Man-monkey hybrid sparks fears of ‘Frankenstein’ creatures

Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Researchers conducting human-animal hybrid experiments struck fear into federal lawmakers worried that nightmare scenarios of Frankenstein creatures have become a reality.

Largest ship in Iranian navy catches fire and sinks

Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The largest ship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, semiofficial news agencies reported.

Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery near Iran’s capital

Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2021

A massive fire broke out Wednesday night at the oil refinery serving Iran’s capital, sending thick plumes of black smoke over Tehran. It wasn’t immediately clear if there were injuries.

Iranian Navy ships could reach the Atlantic by Thursday

Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The two Iranian Navy ships steaming south along the east coast of Africa are expected to round the Cape of Good Hope and reach the Atlantic Ocean as early as Thursday, according to two U.S. officials with direct…

China State Media Says Country Must Prepare for Nuclear War With U.S. After Biden Asks for COVID Probe

Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Hu Xijin, the editor of the Chinese state-run newspaper the Global Times, considers enhancing China's nuclear program as being vital to the country's "strategic deterrence" against the United States.

Hungary To Host Chinese Vaccine Factory

Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The Hungarian and Chinese governments have agreed to set up a factory in Hungary to produce the Chinese coronavirus vaccine in a move expected to raise eyebrows within the European Union.

Islamic terrorists murder 55 people in eastern Congo, UN says

Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

The United Nations announced Monday that at least 55 people were murdered overnight in eastern Congo, when the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) Islamist terror group attacked two villages close to the border with Uganda, Reuters reports.

Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles 16 times higher than limit set by nuclear deal

Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Iran holds a quantity of low enriched uranium nearly 16 times higher than the limit authorized in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, according to a report Monday by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Virus variants in Asia threaten the whole world

Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

According to genome databases, such as nextstrain.org, there are now more than 1,000 known variants of the  SARS CoV-2 virus.

EU is finally ready to tap markets in a $900 billion stimulus push

Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

The European Union is finally ready to raise much-needed funds from public markets and boost the economies of its 27 members after the severe shock from the coronavirus crisis.

Pope Francis Criminalizes Sexual Abuse of Adults by Priests

Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes.

Hungary Unveils Memorial For 28 Victims Of Danube’s Boat Disaster

Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Hungarian and South Korean government officials have unveiled a memorial in Budapest to the victims of the Danube River’s worst boating accident in more than half a century which killed dozens of people.

China now allowing couples to have three children, increasing limit to address aging population

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

The Chinese government said Monday it will ease its limits on births, allowing couples to have three children instead of two, to address the country's again population and keep its economy thriving.

Showdown: U.S., NATO wage war games in Europe; Russia to send troops west

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

The U.S. and its NATO allies on Monday conducted a set of major war games across Europe, while Russia responded by announcing plans to send at least 20 new military units to its western border.

Russia tells U.S. to expect ‘uncomfortable’ signals ahead of Putin-Biden summit

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

Russia said on Monday it would send what it described as “uncomfortable” signals to the United States ahead of a summit between the two countries’ leaders next month and announced it was beefing up its western border militarily.

Russia Removes Opposition Leader From Plane; Andrei Pivovarov Detained

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

The leader of the now-defunct opposition group Open Russia says he has been pulled off a plane and detained by Russian police in St. Petersburg late Monday.

Report: ‘Denmark Helped US Spy On European Leaders’

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

European Union leaders expressed concern Monday about reports that Denmark’s military intelligence agency helped the United States spy on leading European politicians, including the German chancellor, Angela Merkel.

Russia Gives Massive Loan To Belarus Despite Western Outrage

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

Russia says it will continue with a massive loan of $1.5 billion to neighboring Belarus despite mounting international concern about the treatment of critical journalists and dissidents there.

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World Christian News brings together stories from every corner of the globe that affect the Body of Christ — from persecution reports and revival movements to political shifts and humanitarian crises. We cover these events through the lens of Scripture, seeking to inform, equip, and inspire believers everywhere.

Today’s Top World Christian News

• Taliban Imposes Nationwide Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Amid Morality Crackdown
• Trump Signals Harder Line on Moscow, Considers Tomahawk Missiles for Ukraine
• Moldova’s Pro-Western Governing Party Wins Elections, Overshadowed By Russian Interference Allegations
• Ukraine Accuses Hungary of Violating Its Airspace With Drones (Worthy News Radio)
• U.N. Security Council Rejects Russian-Chinese Push to Delay Sanctions on Iran
• Philippines Storms Kill Dozens, Christians See Hope Amid Misery

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