Weekly News Brief 1/8/25

Breaking World News

France Detains Founder Of ‘Rape Site’
The founder of a website used by Dominique Pelicot to recruit strangers to rape his wife has been arrested in France after scores of men were jailed over one of the nation’s worst abuse cases.

Investors Alarmed Over China’s Economy (Worthy News Analyse)
Investors are reportedly increasingly concerned that China risks sliding into an economic malaise that could last decades.

Last Days Of Syria’s Assad Marked By ‘Chaos and Betrayal’
The final days of Syria’s autocratic President Bashar al-Assad “unfolded in complete chaos,” with him being used as “a puppet” by various nations, a senior aid revealed Wednesday.

Latest World News Headlines

Iran Steps Up Drills Amid Nuclear Bomb Threat (Worthy News Focus) – January 8, 2025

French Far-Right Politician Jean-Marie Le Pen Dies At 96 (Worthy News In-Depth) – January 7, 2025

Indonesia Joins BRICS Amid Tensions With Trump – January 7, 2025

At Least Scores Killed In Tibet Quake – January 7, 2025

France: Iran’s Nuclear Program Reaching ‘Point Of No Return’ – January 6, 2025

Killed Indian Journalist Found In Septic Tank – January 6, 2025

Canada’s Trudeau Announces Resignation – January 6, 2025

North Korea Launches Missile That Flies Over 1,000 Kilometers – January 6, 2025

Austria Bracing For Anti-Migrant Chancellor – January 5, 2025

South Korea Rolling Out New Digital IDs – January 5, 2025

Breaking Israel News

Israel Will Insure Hezbollah Will Not Rebuild in Lebanon
Israel is committed to preventing Hezbollah from rebuilding in Lebanon and has stated that the Israel Defense Forces will remain in place until Hezbollah is fully dismantled, according to Brig.-Gen. Amir Avivi, founder and chairman of HaBithonistim.

Outgoing Biden Administration Approves $8 Billion Arms Deal for Israel
The US State Department has notified Congress “informally” of an $8 billion proposed arms deal with the Jewish state, Axios reported exclusively on Friday, January 3.

Hamas Shows Video Of Israeli Hostage
Family members faced more agony on Sunday after fighters of Hamas released a video of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza since its October 2023 attack.

Latest Israel News Headlines

Israel Reportedly Strikes Defense Facilities Near Aleppo, Syria (Video) – January 2, 2025

New Government Report Shows Tens of Thousands Emigrated from Israel in 2024 – January 2, 2025

From Jan. 1, All Visitors to Israel Must Apply for Online Digital Authorization to Enter – January 1, 2025

Rare 2,000-Year-Old Coins Found in Jordan Valley During Hannukah – January 1, 2025

Netanyahu Leaves Hospital Early To Vote For ‘War Bill’ – December 31, 2024

1,700 Year-Old Oil Lamp Engraved with Menorah Uncovered in Jerusalem – December 31, 2024

Israel Launches Operation in Syria – December 30, 2024

Breaking U.S. News

‘Apocalyptic’ Wildfires Raging Through California; 400,000 Without Power
Massive wildfires raged through neighborhoods of Los Angeles, America’s second-largest city, and surrounding areas in the U.S. state of California late Wednesday, where tens of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes.

Republicans Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Impose Term Limits
Republicans in Congress led by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to impose term limits for members of Congress.

‘We Want the Law Enforced:’ U.S. House Passes Bill to Detain Criminal Migrants
The U.S. Senate is set to vote on the Laken Riley Act, a bill that empowers law enforcement to detain illegal immigrants accused of crimes, after the House passed it 264-159 on Tuesday.

Latest U.S. News Headlines

Trump Not Ruling Out Military Action Over Panama Canal and Greenland – January 7, 2025

Meta To Fire Factcheckers And Reduce Censorship (Worthy News Focus) – January 7, 2025

Biden-Trump Standoff Over Offshore Drilling – January 7, 2025

Trump won: Presidential Election Results Certified – January 6, 2025

Republicans Tell Johnson ‘Zero Room for Error’ after House Speaker Re-Election – January 3, 2025

Deadly Blasts Rocking New Orleans And Trump Hotel Involved Same Rental Firm (Worthy News Focus) – January 3, 2025

Washington, D.C. Police to Increase Police Presence After New Orleans Attack – January 2, 2025

Breaking Christian News

Indonesia Muslims Rally Against Church Construction (Worthy News Investigation)
Muslims have threatened massive protests against the construction of a Catholic church in Indonesia’s West Java Province in the latest standoff over Christian worship in the world’s largest Muslim country.

Shooting Kills Christian Mother In Pakistan; Daughter Injured
A Christian mother was killed and her teenage daughter critically injured after being shot in Pakistan’s city of Gujranwala by suspected Muslims who condemned their faith in Christ, well-informed sources told Worthy News.

Christians Torched To Death In Uganda For Abandoning Islam
Christians in eastern Uganda are facing a period of grief after a former Muslim couple and their adult son were reportedly burned to death for abandoning Islam and turning to faith in Christ.

Latest Christian News Headlines

International Christian Concern Publishes 2025 Global Persecution Index, “Imprisonment, Torture, Assassination” – January 6, 2025

Massachusetts Congregation Opens Church as Warming Center for Homeless – January 6, 2025

Islamic Fighters Attack Sudan Church, Injuring Several – January 4, 2025

Christian Farmer Murdered in Pakistan (Worthy News Exclusive) – January 4, 2025

Turkey Detains Suspects Over Church Shooting (Worthy News Investigation) – January 3, 2025

Pastors Shot In Vietnam Amid Crackdown – January 2, 2025

India: Hindu Nationalists Attack Christians Across India During Christmas Season – January 2, 2025

Proverbs 19, pt. 1 “Make Your Choice” *Podcast* Through the Bibles series

Today’s chapter we’ll talk a lot about people in general, children and our role in their life and discipline. How each of us have a choice, we aren’t forced into a relationship with him.

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Proverbs 28, pt.2: “One Day At A Time” *Podcast* Through the Bible series

In today’s chapter, we talk about…

-Needing a break

Starting each day with God, and taking one day at a time

How he won’t put on us more than we can handle… with HIS help, we can do nothing by ourselves!

-Jacob and Esau

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Proverbs 27: “Do You Know Who YOU Are?” Through the Bible series *Podcast*

In today’s chapter, as usual in Proverbs, we talk about the variety of subjects mentioned. Including:

-How we are looking for a city not built with hands

-The simple person

-Who you marry, and how it effects your future

-How we are “tried” by the praise given to us

-The seasons of life and on the farm

-Wool and the farmer/ranchers life

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*Podcast* Proverbs 26, pt. 2: “Discerning Character” Through the Bible series

In today’s chapter, we talk about….

discernment of character

crying wolf

how God is the only one who is always right

gossip

flattering with the tongue or speaking words of truth

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Proverbs 26, pt. 1: “A Fool And His Folly” Through the Bible series *Podcast*

-In part one of today’s chapter, we talk about being truthful, and “wounds from a friend” being true love.

-How we should make our plans “if God wills.”

That going to church doesn’t make you right with God.

The huge emphasis on “play” in today’s world, and God’s command to work 6 days, and rest the 7th.

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Proverbs 25 “His Ways are Higher Than Ours” *Podcast, Through the Bible series

Today we are all over the place in this chapter, talking on many, many different subjects!

The olive oil process and the refining process in us: how it makes us better, not worse, and how God takes away the dross in us.

Recent news with Musk and Trump, trust and putting something in good hands

Slander and personal stories and relationships, and what is true praise/false praise.

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