Weekly News Brief: 4/12/24

Transatlantic Alarm Over WHO Pandemic Treaty (Worthy News In-Depth)


Transatlantic political alarm bells are ringing over plans by world leaders to sign an international pandemics treaty that critics say will give the World Health Organization (WHO) unprecedented power over sovereign nations.

Hungary Warns NATO Of Broader War In Six Months


Hungary on Thursday condemned plans for a NATO military alliance mission in Ukraine saying it could lead to a broader war within six months.

Ukraine’s Accepts Mobilization Law As Many Are Needed For War Russia


Ukraine’s parliament has passed a mobilization bill to send more men to the battlefields in the war against Russia that has already killed and injured hundreds of thousands of people.

Latest World News Headlines

Evidence Supporting Sex-Change Treatments For Minors Is “Remarkably Weak,” Major UK Report – April 11, 2024

IAEA: ‘Iran On Fast Track Towards Atomic Bomb – April 10, 2024

110,000 Flee Massive Flooding In Russia, Kazakhstan – April 10, 2024

Most Adolescents Struggling With Gender Confusion Grow Out Of It, Landmark Dutch Study Finds – April 10, 2024

Nobelist Peter Higgs, Who Claimed To Have Discovered the ‘God Particle,’ Dies at 94 – April 9, 2024

Vatican: ‘Gender Change Threat To Humanity’ – April 9, 2024

Brazil Supreme Court Justice Opens Investigation of Elon Musk Over Fake News – April 8, 2024

Thailand Passengers Miraculously Escape Ship Fire – April 8, 2024

Ukraine Civilians Suffer More Deaths Despite Pope’s Peace Appeals (Worthy News Radio) – April 7, 2024

100,000 Hungarians Rally Against Government After Scandals – April 7, 2024

Breaking Israel News

Israel Prepare to Retailate If Iran Strikes As CENTCOM Chief Lands in Israel


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran, stressing that Israel would retaliate if attacked, coinciding with Gen. Michael Kurilla, the chief of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), arrival to Israel, whose visit is centered around discussions on what US intelligence officials are calling an “imminent” threat emanating from Tehran.

Knesset Christian Allies Caucus Asks Germany to Maintain Freeze on UNRWA Funding

Lawmakers from the Israeli Knesset’s Christian Allies Caucus have met with German parliamentarians in Berlin to request that they maintain Germany’s funding freeze on the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) because of its intricate connection to Palestinian terrorism in the Gaza Strip, the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) reports.

Indonesia To Normalize Relations With Israel


Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim nation, is to normalize relations with Israel, well-informed Israeli sources said Thursday.

Latest Israel News Headlines

Israeli Airstrike in Gaza Killed Three Sons of Hamas Leader – April 10, 2024

Australia Would Consider Recognizing Palestinian State, Minister Says – April 9, 2024

Israel Deploys Ship-Mounted “C-Dome” For The First Time to Shoot Down Suspicious Aircraft Over Eilat – April 9, 2024

Israel Concludes Major Military Drill In Preparation For Potential Conflict With Hezbollah – April 9, 2024

UN Security Council Rekindles Palestinian Statehood Ambitions; U.S. Says Not Yet – April 8, 2024

Israel Eliminates Senior Hezbollah Elite Force Commander – April 8, 2024

Netanyahu Declares ‘Date Is Set’ for IDF Offensive in Rafah Critical For Victory – April 8, 2024

Breaking U.S. News

House Stops Johnson-backed FISA Renewal Bill


Nineteen privacy-focused House GOP members have halted the progression of a bill, supported by Speaker Mike Johnson, that seeks to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) — a controversial government surveillance tool used by the federal government.

US: Government Borrowed Nearly $1.1 Trillion In First Half of 2024 Fiscal Year


The US Treasury Department has reported that the United States borrowed $1.07 trillion in the first six months of fiscal year 2024. The figure was reported in the Department’s latest Monthly Treasury Statement released on Wednesday.

Idaho: New Law Prohibits “Compulsory Gender Language” For Public School Employees


Idaho on Monday passed a new law that is intended to ensure public school employees cannot be fired if they refuse to refer to trans-identifying students by names and pronouns that do not align with their biological sex and legal identity.

Latest U.S. News Headlines

Border Patrol Agents Continuing To Apprehend Violent Criminals, Gang Members – April 10, 2024

Parents of Michigan School Shooter Sentenced to 10 to 15 Years in Prison – April 10, 2024

States File Suit To Block Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan – April 9, 2024

Abortion To Be Largely Banned In Arizona After State Supreme Court Ruling – April 9, 2024

FBI Announces Arrest of Idaho Man in Planned ISIS-Inspired Attack on Churches – April 9, 2024

Total Eclipse Wows Millions – April 8, 2024

Trump Lays Out IVF, Abortion Stance After Court Rulings – April 8, 2024

Breaking Christian News

China: Evangelical Leaders Threatened With Prison For Printing Devotional Materials
Amid an ongoing systematic crackdown on Christians in China, the ruling Chinese Communist Party has threatened evangelical church leaders in Guangdong Province with prison and seizure of property for printing devotional materials, Christian Daily reports.

Ukraine: Christians Are Being Tortured, Expelled by Russian Forces, Church Leaders Say
Amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces have violently persecuted Ukrainian Christians by torturing them and removing them from their positions, a group of church leaders and rights advocates have told United States Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson.

Al-Shabaab Terrorists Murder Two Christians in Kenya
Christians across Africa are increasingly subject to deadly violence at the hands of Islamic terrorists and, on Apr. 9, suspected Al-Shabaab members murdered two Christians and wounded others in two attacks in Lamu West, Kenya, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Latest Christian News Headlines

Vietnam: Christians Face New Hurdles In Establishing Churches – April 10, 2024

Kosovo Christians Suffer Persecution, “It’s Not Easy For Us” – April 10, 2024

Nigeria Church Says More Than 50 Hostages Freed, But Two Killed – April 9, 2024

Belarus: Imprisoned Preacher Remains In Jail – April 9, 2024

Southern Baptist Convention lost over 1,200 congregations from 2021-2022 – April 8, 2024

Nicaragua Imprisons, Fines Protestant Pastors on Unsubstantiated Money Laundering Charges – April 8, 2024

Pakistan: Family of Murdered Christian Man Threatened With Death Unless They Drop Charges Against Killer – April 4, 2024