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Recent Iran blast appears ‘designed to disrupt supply of centrifuges to nuclear sites’

Posted on Wednesday, July 7, 2021

The reported June 23 blast that rocked a building linked to Iran’s nuclear program in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, appears to have disrupted the ability of the Islamic Republic to feed key nuclear program sites…

Rockets strike Iraqi base where Americans are housed, wounding two and damaging mosque: authorities

Posted on Wednesday, July 7, 2021

In the latest in a series of assaults on U.S. interests in Iraq, more than two dozen rockets were launched Wednesday against an air base where American troops are stationed, wounding two service members and damaging a mosque,…

Israel pushing US to keep Trump sanctions on Iran, even if nuke deal resurrected

Posted on Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Recognizing that the Biden administration is intent on returning to the Iran nuclear agreement in its original form, Israel has focused on convincing the US to leave in place sanctions instituted by former president Donald Trump after the…

Belarus President’s Challenger Sentenced To 14 Years Jail

Posted on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

A former challenger of the autocratic president of Belarus has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. Viktor Babaryko received the penalty for alleged financial wrongdoing, charges he says are politically motivated. The jail term is another setback for…

Dutch Reporter Peter R. De Vries Shot In Amsterdam

Posted on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries was shot and injured in Amsterdam after participating in a television show, authorities confirmed Tuesday.

Iranians protest over power outage crisis, chant ‘Death to Khamenei’

Posted on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

President Hassan Rouhani apologized to Iranians on Tuesday over massive power outages during a heatwave that have drawn widespread criticism and triggered street protests.

U.N. urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

Posted on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

The United Nations called on Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt on Tuesday to recommit to talks on the operation of a giant hydropower dam, urging them to avoid any unilateral action, a day after Ethiopia began filling the dam's…

US, Europeans warn nuclear talks in danger as Iran plans enrichment boost

Posted on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

The United States and Europe warned Iran to stop nuclear “brinksmanship” and European powers expressed “grave concern” over Iran’s latest moves to enrich uranium, saying it would complicate its return to talks aimed at restarting the 2015 nuclear…

US military confirms Afghanistan withdrawal ‘more than 90%’ complete

Posted on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

The US military announced on Tuesday that it has almost completed the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, where Afghan authorities have deployed hundreds of pro-government soldiers and militiamen to thwart a massive Taliban offensive in the north.

Iran accuses Israel of June attack on alleged centrifuge plant

Posted on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Iran on Tuesday accused Israel of a sabotage attack in June that reportedly targeted a nuclear facility near Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Global Computer Attack By Suspected Russia Hackers

Posted on Monday, July 5, 2021

A Russia-linked crime group that attacked computer systems of companies worldwide has demanded $70 million paid in bitcoins to restore access.

Chinese Scientists Produce Genetically Modified Pigs for Human Transplant

Posted on Monday, July 5, 2021

While forced organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience in China has drawn worldwide condemnation, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been investing heavily in controversial research on using genetically modified pigs as a source of human organ transplantation,…

Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant back online after two weeks

Posted on Monday, July 5, 2021

Iran's only nuclear power plant has been brought back online, its manager said early Monday, after two weeks off-grid amid a power shortage and rolling blackouts across the Islamic republic.

Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

Posted on Monday, July 5, 2021

Egypt's irrigation minister said on Monday he had received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling the reservoir behind its giant hydropower dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), for a second year.

Tropical Storm Elsa Makes Landfall in Cuba

Posted on Monday, July 5, 2021

Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall in Cuba on Monday, charting a course toward Florida after causing at least three deaths elsewhere in the Caribbean.

‘New Iran nuclear deal must be secured before window of opportunity closes’

Posted on Monday, July 5, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed there is "a window of opportunity" now for talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the French presidency said.

Boris Johnson says most COVID-19 measures will end in England on July 19

Posted on Monday, July 5, 2021

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday that most of the COVID-19 lockdown measures affecting England will be removed on July 19.

Two attacks, less than 12 hours apart, target US forces in Iraq

Posted on Monday, July 5, 2021

A day after rumors of an attack on US forces in Syria by pro-Iran militias, the militias made good on their threats with two rounds of attacks on the US in Iraq. During the afternoon, rockets targeted Al-Asad…

Belarus Accuses US Of Supporting Coup, Closes Border With Ukraine

Posted on Sunday, July 4, 2021

Belarus accuses the United States and several of its allies of organizing a coup and says it has closed its border with Ukraine from where weapons allegedly arrive. The autocratic president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said the illegal…

Satellite photos said to show damage from attack on Iran centrifuge site

Posted on Sunday, July 4, 2021

Private Israeli intelligence group The Intel Lab released satellite photos on Saturday of what it said is damage from a reported drone attack on an Iranian nuclear facility last month.

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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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