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Greece, Europe Battling Blazes With Thousands Rushing To Safety

Posted on Saturday, August 7, 2021

Greece is among the worst affected countries by deadly wildfires raging through the Balkans, Italy, and the southeastern Mediterranean. Fires rampaged through some of Greece's last remaining forests for yet another day Saturday, after thousands fled by land…

Belarusian Athlete In Poland After Outcry

Posted on Thursday, August 5, 2021

A Belarusian athlete who refused orders to fly home early from the Olympics in Tokyo has arrived in Poland and is “happy to be in safety.”

‘Don’t test us’: Iran threatens ‘decisive’ response to any Israeli strike

Posted on Thursday, August 5, 2021

A prominent Iranian official warned Israel not to conduct a military operation against Iran, as the rival Middle Eastern powers trade threats following an attack on an Israeli-managed oil tanker.

Washington urges Tehran to ‘quickly’ return to nuclear negotiations

Posted on Thursday, August 5, 2021

The United States urged new Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday to "quickly" resume negotiations on the suspended talks in Vienna regarding Iran's nuclear program.

Iranian hardliner Raisi, tied to mass executions, sworn in as regime president

Posted on Thursday, August 5, 2021

Iran’s new hardline president Ebrahim Raisi, who has been tied to mass executions and crackdowns of political opponents, was sworn in on Thursday as dissidents urged international leaders not to play ball with the regime.

World Health Organization calls for halt on COVID vaccine boosters, citing low world vaccine rate

Posted on Wednesday, August 4, 2021

The World Health Organization is calling for a halt on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September, its head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, as the gap between vaccinations in wealthy and poor countries…

Britain demands response from UNSC for Iranian attack on Israeli-managed oil tanker

Posted on Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Accusing the Iranian regime of attacking an Israeli-managed oil tanker off the coast of Oman last week, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has called on the United Nations Security Council to respond to what he described as Iran’s…

US intensifies strikes on al-Qaeda-affiliated targets in Somalia

Posted on Wednesday, August 4, 2021

The US is intensifying counter-terrorism airstrikes against al-Qaeda affiliates who have increased their attacks in Somalia since the withdrawal of hundreds of American troops this year, Bloomberg News reports. The US Africa Command has confirmed that airstrikes were…

Cuba report: At least 1,000 cases of arbitrary arrest and detention since outbreak of protests

Posted on Wednesday, August 4, 2021

The Cuban Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH) has reported that since the July 11 outbreak of nationwide protests in Cuba, the communist government has carried out at least 1,745 repressive actions against protestors, of which 1,103 were some…

Europe: Thousands protest COVID-19 restrictions mandatory vaccination policies in Italy, France, Greece

Posted on Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Italy, France, and Greece over the weekend to protest against mandatory vaccination policies and overall COVID-19 restrictions, DW reports.

Leading Belarussian Activist Found Dead In Ukraine

Posted on Tuesday, August 3, 2021

The head of a group helping people fleeing Belarus has been found dead near his home in neighboring Ukraine, officials said Monday. Vitaly Shishov's body was found hanged in a park in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv a day…

Iran-backed forces said behind ‘potential hijack’ in Gulf of Oman

Posted on Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Iranian-backed forces have taken control of a tanker in the Gulf of Oman, reports said late Tuesday in an incident British authorities described as “a potential hijack.”

U.S., Afghan air force unleash massive airstrikes as Taliban threaten key cities

Posted on Monday, August 2, 2021

The Afghan air force on Monday pounded the Taliban with repeated airstrikes in an effort to keep insurgent fighters from capturing key cities in southern and western Afghanistan, officials said, as the battle for the country’s future moves…

‘Greatest cover-up of all time’: House GOP presents evidence of COVID-19 origins, Wuhan lab leak

Posted on Monday, August 2, 2021

The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said in a report Monday that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 leaked from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology in August or early September 2019 and that Chinese officials took…

Australia Using Army For COVID Lockdown After Philippines

Posted on Monday, August 2, 2021

Australia’s government sent the army Monday to help enforce strict lockdowns in Sydney, where it claims many COVID-19 cases were recorded.

Poland Grants Asylum To Belarus Olympic Sprinter

Posted on Monday, August 2, 2021

Poland says it has granted a humanitarian visa to a sprinter from Belarus who refused her team's order to fly home early from the Olympics. The offer to Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was due to lead to asylum in the…

Albania Repatriates Islamic State Women, Children Despite Controversy

Posted on Monday, August 2, 2021

A group of women and children who were the families of Albanian nationals who joined Islamic extremist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq have returned to their homeland. Their arrival Sunday comes amid a debate in several other…

Belarus President Warns He May Invite Russian Troops

Posted on Sunday, August 1, 2021

The autocratic president of Belarus says he is ready to invite Russian troops into his nation if required for the security of both Belarus and Russia. Alexander Lukashenko's comments were due to raise tensions with the international community.

Belarus Olympic Athlete Seeks Asylum In EU

Posted on Sunday, August 1, 2021

A Belarusian Olympic athlete who criticized her nation’s authoritarian leadership and coaches wants asylum in a European Union nation, Worthy News learned Sunday.

Popular protests, violent crackdown put Biden Iran policy to the test

Posted on Sunday, August 1, 2021

It started two weeks ago as a small-scale demonstration over water shortages in a remote province, but like other Iranian protests in recent years, the outburst has spread to several major cities with large crowds calling for the…

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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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