Weekly News Brief: 12/13/23

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

UN Climate Conference Agrees On World Without Fossil Fuels

Delegates at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, have approved a deal to “transition” the world away from fossil fuels.

Australians To Be ‘Fined’ For Using Cash

The new governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has warned that access to cash will become harder for Australians and that banks and other users of banknotes or coins should face fees for moving it around.

Poland Outraged After MP Attacks Menorah At Hanukkah

Poland’s new prime minister, Israel, and the United States have condemned a far-right Polish legislator for extinguishing candles on a menorah lit for Hanukkah in the Polish parliament.

Latest World News Headlines

Turkey Legislator Collapses After Warning Israel Of ‘Wrath of Allah’ – December 13, 2023

Canada Offers Free Menstrual Products To All Genders – December 13, 2023

Reactor Mimicking Sun Billed As Humanity’s Panacea For Energy Needs – December 13, 2023

Russia Has Suffered Massive Losses, U.S. Intelligence Says – December 12, 2023

Russia Inaugurates New Nuclear Submarines – December 12, 2023

US To Use Sweden’s Bases Ahead Of NATO Membership – December 12, 2023

Missile Attack on Tanker in Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels – December 12, 2023

France, Germany, and Italy Call for EU Sanctions on Hamas – December 11, 2023

Ukraine’s President In US As Western Support For War Diminishes – December 11, 2023

Iran-Backed Terror Groups Target US Forces, Embassy – December 11, 2023

Breaking Israel News

Israel Under World Pressure To End War Against Hamas

Israel came under more world pressure Wednesday after the United Nations General Assembly and even its ally, the United States, criticized the Jewish nation’s military operations against Hamas in Gaza.

Netanyahu Declares: ‘Gaza Will Not Become Hamastan or Fatahstan’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed opposition to the United States’ proposals to install a reformed Palestinian Authority in Gaza following the completion of Israel’s military operation to remove Hamas from the Strip.

Israel Preparing For War With Hezbollah

Israel has made clear it is preparing for war against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its military operations against Hamas in Gaza have ended.

Latest Israel News Headlines

Israel Condemns Russia’s Close Ties With Iran As Fears Grow Of Broader War – December 11, 2023

Intense Clashes Persist in Southern Gaza; Hamas Forces Near Collapse in Northern Gaza – December 11, 2023

Airstrikes in Syria Kill Four, Two Hezbollah Fighters – December 11, 2023

Israel Carries Out ‘Extensive’ Airstrikes in Gaza – December 8, 2023

Israel Mourning Death Of Minister’s Son – December 8, 2023

Israeli Police Stops Jerusalem March – December 7, 2023

Netanyahu Issues Threat, “If Hezbollah Starts All-Out War, It Will Turn Beirut Into Gaza’ – December 7, 2023

Breaking U.S. News

FBI and Homeland Security Issue PSA of Potential Lone Wolf Attacks This Holiday Season

On Tuesday, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security released a Public Service Announcement cautioning that the conflict in the Middle East has “likely increased the risk of lone-actor violence at large public gatherings during the winter season.”

New York Court of Appeal Rules Gun Owners Can Bring Firearms to Houses of Worship

A US court of appeals ruled Friday that New York state cannot prevent gun owners from bringing their weapons to houses of worship as to do so would be unconstitutional, Reuters reports.

Supreme Court Will Review Abortion Pill Case Following FDA Rule Changes

The Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to hear its first abortion-related case since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, focusing on the medication that accounts for over half of U.S. abortions.

Latest U.S. News Headlines

‘Appalling’: Abortion advocacy groups received nearly $2B in taxpayer money – December 13, 2023

FDA Approves Gene-Editing Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease – December 13, 2023

Tennessee: GOP Lawmaker Introduces Age-Verification Bill for Online Pornography Distributors – December 13, 2023

Speaker Johnson Withdraws FISA Reform Legislation, Announces House Will Extend Authorization – December 12, 2023

Supreme Court Responds to Special Counsel’s Request Regarding Trump’s Claim of Immunity – December 12, 2023

Republican Impeachment Inquiry to be Voted on This Week – December 12, 2023

U.S. Constructing ‘Virtual Border Wall’ with Advanced AI Technology – December 12, 2023

Breaking Christian News

China: Authorities Arrest Church Leaders, Try to Block Online Prayer

The long-persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in China’s Sichuan Province has been subjected to further intense persecution from Chinese authorities who arrested and detained church leaders and sought to block an important online prayer meeting on 9 December 2023, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports.

Uganda: IS-Affiliated Terrorists Attack Christian Community, Hack Woman to Death, Kidnap Man

Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) incorporated into Islamic State are believed to have carried out an attack on a Christian community in western Uganda last week, in which they hacked a woman to death with an ax, severely injured her nephew, and kidnapped another man, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Kenya: Al-Shabaab Jihadists Continue slaughter of Christians in Lamu West

Less than two weeks after suspected al-Shabaab jihadists beheaded a 72-year-old Christian man in Kenya’s Lamu West County, terrorists kidnapped and murdered a 60-year-old Christian man in the same area on Dec. 5, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Latest Christian News Headlines

Myanmar: Military Junta Has Destroyed Over 70 churches, Arrested Dozens of Christians – December 12, 2023

India: Hindu Nationalists Attack Church, Two Christians Critically Injured, Others Wounded in Chhattisgarh State – December 11, 2023

Prison Sentence Reduced Of Algeria Church Leader – December 6, 2023

Indonesia: Muslims Block Construction of Authorized Christian School In Their Neighborhood – December 5, 2023

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