Weekly News Brief: 8/23/23

The following news is taken in whole or part from Worthy News Ministries.

India Lands On Moon’s South Pole As First Nation

India has become the first nation in known human history to successfully land near the Moon’s South Pole, just days after Russia’s space lander crashed into the area.

Eighteen Bodies Discovered In Greece Wildfires

Greece mourned Tuesday as eighteen bodies were found in a forested area in the north of the country hit by wildfires for the past four days.

Eight Rescued From Pakistan’s Troubled Cable Car

Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister thanked all involved in the daring rescue of eight people trapped in a cable car dangling high above a valley in the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Latest World News Headlines

Ancient DNA extracted from 2,900-year-old clay palace brick ‘time capsule’ for first time – August 22, 2023

Russia, China to advocate for their agendas among developing nations at BRICS summit – August 22, 2023

Iran unveils armed drone resembling America’s MQ-9 Reaper and says it could potentially reach Israel – August 22, 2023

US officials believe Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia will not succeed, report – August 21, 2023

Hungary Signs Military Drones Deal With Israel, Germany – August 21, 2023

Russian Missile Strike Kills 7, Injures 117 On ‘Religious Holiday’ – August 21, 2023

Turkey, Hungary Pledging Cooperation Despite Western Criticism – August 21, 2023

Breaking Israel News

After 2 deadly attacks in 2 days, security cabinet meets

Following the terrorist attack in Huwara, in which Shai Silas Nigreker and his son Aviad Nir were murdered, and a second attack in Hebron Mount, in which Batsheva Nigri was killed and Aryeh Gottlieb was seriously injured, the security cabinet convened on Tuesday after pushing forward the date from the planned September 10.

Israel strikes targets on Damascus outskirts, Syrian state media reports

Israel struck targets on the outskirts of Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported Monday night.

Latest Israel News Headlines

Netanyahu: ‘We are in the midst of terror offensive encouraged and funded by Iran’ – August 21, 2023

Roman-era aqueduct collapses in central Israel – August 20, 2023

Historic Christian Organization in Israel Rejected for Clergy Visas – August 20, 2023

Germany to buy Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system in largest-ever Israeli arms deal – August 17, 2023

Breaking U.S. News

Court of Appeals upholds Alabama law banning transitioning surgeries/treatments for minors

A US Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled that Alabama is entitled to ban sex-change surgeries and hormonal transitioning treatments for minors, the Christian Post (CP) reports. In its ruling Monday, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ended a district court’s block on Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act.

Ohio: East Palestine church at forefront of efforts to help community recover from toxic spill

A church in East Palestine, Ohio, has been on the front line in providing long-term assistance to a community struggling to recover from February’s disastrous train derailment, which caused a massive toxic chemical spill into the air and the land, CBN News reports.

Latest U.S. News Headlines

Wall Street Firms Move $2 Trillion Out of N.Y., Calif. – August 22, 2023

US marshals and police arrest 39 sex offenders in targeted Virginia operation – August 22, 2023

Mortgage rates continue to climb, reach highest level since 2000 – August 22, 2023

Biden quietly sells off border wall parts to thwart GOP push to use them – August 21, 2023

More than 1,000 US school districts withhold information from parents about children’s transgender identity – August 21, 2023

FBI rescued 200 sex-trafficking victims in nationwide July operation – August 21, 2023

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Southern California Sunday as Hilary slams the region – August 21, 2023

Breaking Christian News

India: Five Christians criminally charged under anti-conversion law

Five Christians in India’s Uttar Pradesh state were arrested and charged last week for allegedly trying to convert Hindus to Christianity in violation of the state’s anti-conversion law, Christian Today reports.

Indonesia: Muslim man sentenced to 3 months imprisonment for disrupting Christian church service

A Muslim man in Indonesia’s Sumatra island has been sentenced to three months imprisonment for overstepping his authority as head of a Lampung Province neighborhood and disrupting a Christian worship service being held there, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Eight Nigerian Christian Youth Kidnapped

Eight members of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYCS) who are believed to be Christians have been abducted by suspected Islamic gunmen in the country’s northwestern Zamfara State, several sources said Tuesday.