Weekly News Brief 11/25/25

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UK Supreme Court Rules Christian Religious Education In Northern Ireland Unlawful (Worthy News In-Depth)

Britain’s highest court has ruled that current Christian religious education in Northern Ireland’s state schools is unlawful because it “breaches” children’s human rights — a landmark decision that could influence similar disputes in the United Kngdom and across Europe.

Saudi Crown Prince Presses Washington for Two-State Pathway as Israel Firmly Rejects Palestinian Statehood – Nov.19.2025

UN Security Council Adopts U.S. Resolution on Gaza, Endorses Trump’s “Board of Peace” and Stabilization Force – Nov.18.2025

Breaking World News

U.S. Designates Venezuela’s “Cartel de los Soles” as Terrorist Organization Amid Rising Tensions

The Trump administration on Monday escalated its pressure campaign on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, formally designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization—a move that adds new terrorism-based sanctions and intensifies concerns of potential U.S. military action.

Russia and Ukraine Exchange Deadly Strikes Despite Peace Talks (Worthy News Radio)

Authorities say Russia has launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 20 others in strikes that hit residential buildings and energy infrastructure, despite peace talks.

Trump Orders Process to Designate Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Terrorist Organizations

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Monday directing the State and Treasury Departments to move toward formally designating chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations — a policy shift that would mark one of the most significant counterterror actions taken by his administration in the Middle East.

Ukraine Welcomes Revisions To Controversial U.S.-Backed Peace Plan; Christians Worship Amid Ruins (Video)

Saudi Arabia Bus Inferno Kills At Least 45 Indian Pilgrims; One Survivor Battles for Life

Climate Talks In Brazil End Without Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Suicide Bombers Kill Three At Pakistani Paramilitary Headquarters

Poland Warns Against Pressuring Ukraine Into U.S.-Drafted Peace Deal With Russia (Worthy News In-Depth)

Drone Sightings Force Eindhoven Airport Shutdown After Gunfire At Base Likely Hosting US Nukes

Ukraine Strikes Power Plant Near Moscow Amid Renewed Peace Push (Worthy News Radio)

Cyclone Fina Cuts Power To Thousands In Australia’s Northern Territory

Houthis Sentence 17 To Death For Alleged Spying For Israel, US And Saudi Arabia

Breaking Israel News

Trump–MBS Meeting Turns Tense Over Israel Normalization, Officials Say

U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House meeting last week with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was “civil but difficult,” according to multiple U.S. officials cited by Channel 12 and Axios, with tensions flaring behind closed doors over the pace of Saudi–Israel normalization.

Israel Ramps Up Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Iron Beam Production as Readiness Concerns Mount After Years of War

Israel announced a major expansion of its air-defense production last Thursday, accelerating manufacturing of Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and the emerging Iron Beam laser system amid warnings that two years of nonstop conflict have strained the country’s defensive readiness.

Israel Approves Plan to Absorb 5,800 Bnei Menashe Immigrants by 2030

Israel has approved a multi-year plan to bring roughly 5,800 members of India’s Bnei Menashe community to the country by 2030, the government announced Sunday, calling the move both strategic and demographic in significance.

Netanyahu Says U.S. Reaffirms Israel’s Military Edge Amid Trump Push to Sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia

Israel Kills Hezbollah Chief of Staff in Beirut Strike, Says Group Will Not Be Allowed to Rebuild

Israeli Airstrikes ‘Kill Dozens’ In Gaza As Ceasefire Strains

IDF Reveals Tunnel That Held Lt. Hadar Goldin: “One of the Most Significant Ever Found”

Trump Meets Freed Israeli Hostages At White House, Calls Survivors ‘Heroes’ (VIDEO)

US Accelerates Formation of International Stabilization Force for Gaza

Mossad: Foiled Hamas Terror Plots in Europe Were Directed from Qatar, Possibly Turkey

Israel Strikes Gaza And Lebanon As Cluster-Munition Allegations Emerge

Breaking U.S. News

US Space Force Awards New “Golden Dome” Prototype Contracts, Launching Multi-Billion-Dollar Missile Defense Race

The U.S. Space Force has quietly awarded roughly half a dozen “Golden Dome” contracts to build competing space-based missile-defense prototypes, kicking off an industry race for future production deals worth tens of billions of dollars, according to multiple sources briefed on the awards.

Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Blocking D.C. National Guard Deployment

The Trump administration late on Nov. 25 filed a notice of appeal challenging a federal district court ruling that ordered the government to halt its months-long deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.

Chicago Shootings Leave One Dead And Eight Injured After Christmas Tree Party

Crime-ridden Chicago on Monday faced the prospect of a bleak Christmas after shootings rocked the heart of this U.S. city, killing one person and injuring at least eight others, authorities said.

War Secretary Orders Navy Review of Sen. Mark Kelly Over “Illegal Orders” Video

DOGE Isn’t Dead: OPM Chief Says Musk-Era Efficiency Drive Still Reshaping Government

Judge Dismisses Comey, Letitia James Indictments Over Invalid Prosecutor Appointment; DOJ to Appeal

Trump Says He ‘Absolutely’ Would Live In New York Under Zohran Mamdani

State Officials Urge Trump, Congress To Address National Debt

200,000 Ukrainians Face Deportation From US

Federal Judge Orders Halt To National Guard Deployment In DC

Democrats Urge Troops To ‘Refuse Illegal Orders’ As DOJ Warns Of Risks

Federal Showdown Looms As New York Mayor-Elect Mamdani Meets Trump

Breaking Christian News

China Formally Arrests 18 Zion Church Leaders in Largest Crackdown on Underground Christians in Years

In one of the most sweeping crackdowns on underground Christianity in recent years, Chinese authorities have formally arrested 18 leaders of the Beijing Zion Church, according to the Christian rights organization ChinaAid. The arrests finalize detentions that began in early October as part of a multi-province operation targeting unregistered Christian groups.

Scores of Students Abducted From Catholic School in Nigeria as Christian Attacks Surge

At least scores of students were abducted from a Catholic mission school in Nigeria’s troubled North Central region early Friday, just days after gunmen attacked a church, killing two people and taking dozens of worshippers hostage, officials and witnesses said.

Christian Hate Attacks Grow More Violent Across Europe, Watchdog Warns

Nicki Minaj Joins U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz To Highlight Killing Of Christians In Nigeria

Gunmen Abduct 25 Girls From Nigerian School; Staff Member Killed

Syria’s Christians Face “Ethno-Religious Cleansing,” Investigator Warns US As New Government Courts West

U.S. Pushes For Sudan Ceasefire As Mass Killings, Famine Fears And Christian Persecution Grow

Weekly News Brief 11/5/25

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Shield AI Unveils X-BAT: The First Runway-Independent AI Fighter Jet for Modern Warfare (Video)

Amid escalating global tensions and the growing threat of long-range missile warfare, U.S. defense technology firm Shield AI has unveiled what it calls a “revolution in airpower” — an autonomous, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet known as the X-BAT.

Trump Rules Out Tomahawks For Ukraine ‘For Now,’ As Christian Leaders Urge Focus On Peace – Nov.3.2025

Putin Boasts ‘Huge Success’ in Poseidon Nuclear Drone Test as Trump Warns: “End the War, Not Test Missiles” – Oct.30.2025

Breaking World News

France Car Attack Raises Alarm Over Islam’s Influence And Migration Debate

A driver deliberately rammed his vehicle into pedestrians and cyclists on France’s Île d’Oléron island off the Atlantic coast, wounding at least five people — two of them critically — before being arrested, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez confirmed Wednesday.

Pro-Government Media Group Acquires Hungary’s Leading Tabloid Ahead of Elections Amid Emergency Rule (Worthy News Investigation)

A media company closely tied to Hungary’s powerful right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has purchased the country’s most widely-read daily tabloid, marking another major consolidation of media influence less than six months before next year’s national elections.

Fire at Bosnian Retirement Home Kills at Least 11, Dozens Injured

Authorities in Bosnia were struggling Wednesday to find shelter for elderly residents after a fire at a retirement home in the northeastern town of Tuzla killed at least 11 people and injured more than 30, officials and local media said.

Philippines Typhoon Kills Dozens; Churches Shelter Evacuees

Vatican Declares Jesus Christ Alone Redeemer, Orders Catholics To Drop ‘Co-Redemptrix’ Title For Mary (Worthy News In-Depth)

Powerful Quake Strikes Northern Afghanistan, Killing At Least 20; Christian Groups Mobilize Aid

Passenger Train Collides With Goods Train In Central India — At Least Seven Dead

Typhoon Kalmaegi Kills At Least One, Forces Mass Evacuations In Central Philippines

Jesse Klaver Named Dutch Left-Wing Leader As Centrists Win Election

Czech Coalition Formed Amid Ethics Controversy Over Far-Right Nominee

Spain’s Valencia Leader Resigns Over Handling Of Deadly 2024 Floods

Serbia Unrest Grows As Youth Clash With Loyalists Of President Vučić

Breaking Israel News

IDF Eliminates Two Hamas Terrorists Crossing Gaza Ceasefire Line as Minister Warns “War Not Over”

Israeli forces eliminated two Hamas terrorists attempting to cross the Gaza ceasefire line on Wednesday — the fourth such violation in as many days along the IDF’s “Yellow Line.”

Israeli Scientists Pioneer Breakthrough Spinal Cord Regeneration Technology

In a development that could redefine paralysis treatment worldwide, Israeli biotech company Matricelf has unveiled a revolutionary approach to repairing spinal cord injuries using tissue engineered from a patient’s own cells.

Former Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen Says Iran’s Nuclear Program ‘Wiped Out,’ Hails Turning Point in Middle East Security

Former Mossad director Yossi Cohen said in an exclusive Fox News interview on Friday that Iran’s nuclear program had been “wiped out” following coordinated Israeli-American strikes earlier this year — a development he called a “turning point” for Israel’s security and regional diplomacy.

Tulsi Gabbard Visits U.S. Coordination Center in Israel, Praises Progress Toward Gaza Stabilization

Israel, India Sign New Defense Cooperation Agreement to Boost Industrial and Technological Ties

UN Security Council Advances Trump-Backed Gaza Resolution Creating International Stabilization Force

Trump Says U.S. Will “Be Involved” in Netanyahu Trial, Admits Pushing Israel Toward Ceasefire

Trump: ‘US Citizen Among Three Dead Hostages Returned by Hamas’

Netanyahu Vows to Disarm Hamas, Says Israel Will Act Alone if Necessary

Jerusalem Paralyzed as Hundreds of Thousands Protest Draft Law; Teen Dies, Clashes Erupt

Netanyahu Visits Joint Command Center Amid Renewed Ceasefire Enforcement and Strikes on Hamas

Breaking U.S. News

U.S. Energy Production Hits Record Highs as Trump Administration Pushes “Energy Abundance” Agenda

The United States has reached new historic highs in energy production, setting records for both crude oil output and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, according to fresh data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.

Moody Bible Institute Sues Chicago Board of Education Over Religious Discrimination in Teacher Training Program

Moody Bible Institute has filed a federal lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education, accusing the city’s public school system of religious discrimination for barring Moody students from participating in its student-teaching program.

Trump Calls Supreme Court Tariff Case “Life or Death” for America as Justices Grill Both Sides

President Donald Trump warned that Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on the legality of his sweeping tariff program is “life or death” for the United States, as justices wrestled over whether the president exceeded his authority under emergency powers law.

Democrats Sweep Off-Year Elections, Deliver Stinging Rebuke to GOP Leadership

Government Shutdown Hits Record 36 Days as Bipartisan Talks Offer Hope for Breakthrough

Zohran Mamdani Elected New York City’s First Muslim and Democratic Socialist Mayor; Jewish Groups Voice Concern

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney Dies At 84

Shutdown Ties Record as Senate Looks for Off-Ramp Amid Obamacare Dispute

Feds Prevent 6,525 Known, Suspected Terrorists From Entering US

Senators Introduce Legislation To Codify Antifa Terror Designation

Judge Extends Block on Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Portland

Trump Considers Military Action To Stop Christian Genocide In Nigeria

Breaking Christian News

Indonesia’s Papua Sees Deadly Fighting With Christians In Crossfire (Worthy News Investigation)

Concerns are mounting about the future of Indonesia’s predominantly Christian Papua region, where the army claims to have recaptured a village in deadly clashes with separatist rebels amid reports of civilian suffering and long-standing grievances over Jakarta’s rule.

Nigerian President Open To Meet Trump After U.S. Warning Over Christian Killings

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has indicated openness to meet U.S. President Donald J. Trump after Washington warned it is reviewing military options in response to continuing attacks on Christians in Nigeria, his office said Sunday.

Sudan’s Christians Caught In Crossfire As Atrocities Mount In El Fasher

Barna Report: For the First Time, Men Outnumber Women in Church Attendance

Trump Urged To Raise Christian Persecution In China During Xi Talks

Bible Sales Surge 36% After Assassination of Christian Activist Charlie Kirk

Christian Missionaries Attacked In Northern India; Eight Police Officers Suspended