Weekly News Brief 1/17/24

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

IMF Reports 40% of Jobs Could Be Replaced by Artificial Intelligence


The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that approximately 40% of jobs worldwide by the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). The IMF also warned that this technological shift in the global job market would intensify social inequalities and potentially lead to increased social unrest.

US Navy Intercepts Iranian Weapons Destined for Houthi Rebels in Yemen During Mission Where Two Seals Went Missing


U.S. Navy SEALs recently intercepted a vessel carrying Iranian-made missile components and other armaments intended for Yemen’s Houthi rebels. During this operation, conducted last week, two SEALs were reported missing, according to a statement released by the U.S. military on Tuesday.

Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles Into Sites in Syria, Iraq
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for an attack on what they referred to as Israel’s “intelligence center” in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, the Iranian state media reported on Monday.

Latest World News Headlines

Britain Warns Houthis Of Further Western Strikes After US Ship Is Hit – January 15, 2024

US Jet Shoots Down Houthi Missile As Fighting Intensifies – January 15, 2024

Dutch Mosques Demand Koran Burning Ban – January 14, 2024

Britain Detains 6 Over Plot To Attack Stock Exchange – January 14, 2024

Frederik X, Now King of Denmark After Historic Succession (Worthy News Radio) – January 14, 2024

‘Disease X’ 20 Times Deadlier Than COVID-19’ – January 14, 2024

Dutchman Sabotaged Iran’s Nuclear Program’ Causing Turmoil – January 14, 2024

Lai Ching-te Elected Taiwan’s President Despite China’s Threats – January 14, 2024

EU Turmoil Over Nazi Events And Plot To Deport Millions (Worthy News Focus) – January 12, 2024

Mideast War Near As Iran-Backed Groups Vow To Attack US, Allies – January 12, 2024

Breaking Israel News

Battles Rage Despite Hamas-Israel Aid Deal


Battles raged between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip even after both agreed on delivering medicines to Israeli hostages and aid to Palestinians in the war-ravaged territory.

Qatar Facilitates Deal for Israel and Hamas to Transfer Medical Aid to Hostages in Gaza


The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared on the social media platform X that a groundbreaking agreement has been successfully brokered between Israel and Hamas, facilitating the delivery of medical supplies for hostages held by the terrorist organization.

Hamas Tunnel Network Spanned Hundreds of Miles Under Gaza


The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that the tunnel network built by Hamas under the Gaza Strip is far more extensive than previously thought, spanning between 350 and 450 miles, significantly larger than the original estimate of 250 miles given in December.

Latest Israel News Headlines

Hamas Announces Death Of Two Hostages, Blames Israel – January 16, 2024

Hamas Leader Calls on Muslims Worldwide to Liberate Jerusalem – January 15, 2024

Terror Attack Kills 1, Injures Dozen In Israel – January 15, 2024

Turkey Detains Israeli Soccer Player For Remembering Hamas Massacre – January 15, 2024

Hamas Posting Video Of Hostages As Biden Pledges Support – January 14, 2024

Hamas Warns ‘Many Israeli Hostages Killed’ – January 14, 2024

Israel Vows Victory On 100th Day Of War Against Hamas – January 14, 2024

Breaking U.S. News

Alabama Can Enforce Ban On Sex Change Treatments For Minors, Appeals Court Rules


A court of appeals has ruled that Alabama can at least temporarily enforce a law that bans sex change treatments, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries for minors, CBN News reports. A full trial on the constitutionality of the ban is set for August 2024.

All US States Except One Have Seen An Increase In Gender Dysphoria Diagnoses, Report Shows

A new study shows that every US state except South Dakota has seen a rise in the number of patients diagnosed with gender dysphoria in the last few years, the Christian Post (CP) reports.

Senate Rejects Bernie Sanders Resolution To Condition Aid to Israel To Human Rights Record


On Tuesday, the US Senate rejected Senator Bernie Sanders’ resolution to conditionally suspend all US security aid to Israel. The military aid was to be contingent on a State Department report, due within 30 days, to investigate potential human rights violations by Israel in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Latest U.S. News Headlines

‘Only Getting Started’: Trump Full Steam Ahead, DeSantis Faltering As Primary Moves Forward – January 16, 2024

Trump Wins Iowa Handily, Calls For Party Unity as GOP Primaries Continue – January 15, 2024

News networks call Iowa for Trump 30 minutes into caucuses – January 15, 2024

Antisemitic Incidents Increased in US 360% After Hamas Attacked Israel – January 15, 2024

Arctic Cold Blast Could Smash Records as Millions of Americans Face Below-Zero Temperatures – January 15, 2024

Congress Prepares for Vote on Stopgap Bill to Prevent Partial Shutdown Next Week – January 14, 2024

Texas Transports Over 100,000 Foreign Nationals to ‘Sanctuary Cities’ – January 14, 2024

Breaking Christian News

Armed Palestinians Attack Christian Holy Site in West Bank


A mob of armed Palestinians in the West Bank targeted and extensively damaged Jacob’s Well, a Christian holy site in Nablus (Shechem), on Sunday night, the Tazpit Press Service (TPS) reports. Christian tradition holds that the site of the well was purchased by the Biblical Patriarch Jacob and is referred to in the New Testament as the Well of Sychar.

Nigeria: Mass Slaughter of Christians Continues Unabated, “A Trail of Grief and Trauma”


Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists slaughtered 10 more Nigerian Christians during coordinated attacks on three villages in central Nigeria’s Benue state on Jan. 7, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

India: Christian Watchdog Group Reports Surge in Violence Against Believers


A watchdog group which monitors persecution against Christians in India has reported a surge in violent incidents against believers there, Christian Today India (CTI) reports.

Latest Christian News Headlines

Iranian Converts Start New Year Behind Bars – January 17, 2024

Wycliffe Associates Receives a Boost from Volunteers in Orlando and Elsewhere As Organization Looks to Accelerate Bible Translation Efforts Worldwide – January 16, 2024

US: 100,000 Young People Attend Gospel Events to Mark New Year – January 16, 2024

US Designates Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” for Violating Religious Freedom – January 16, 2024

Baptist Missionaries See Nearly 5,000 People Respond to the Gospel in Cuba – January 16, 2024

Decision Point Founder, Warren Willis Passes Away – January 16, 2024

Nigeria: Boko Haram Murder 15 Christians, Kidnap Young Girl in Borno State – January 15, 2024

Weekly News Brief 6/21/23

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UN Chief: ‘Link Bank Accounts To IDs Globally’

The United Nations secretary general wants to introduce a worldwide digital identity document (ID) system linked to individuals’ bank accounts.

Hungary Receives Ukrainian POWs Sparking Outcry

The arrival of 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Hungary freed by Russia in a church-mediated deal without Ukraine’s knowledge has led to tensions between Kyiv and Budapest.

Beijing and Havana in talks about joint military base in northern Cuba

China and Cuba are in talks over building a joint military training facility in northern Cuba that could lead to Beijing having permanently stationed troops close to the United States, thus also expanding the scope for espionage activity, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The facility would be located just 100 miles from the US mainland.

Latest World News Headlines

Russia hopes to sign free trade agreement with Iran by end of year – June 20, 2023

Titanic Submarine Goes Missing; Rescue Launched – June 19, 2023

Austria Foils Islamist Attack Against Pride Parade – June 19, 2023

Pakistan Mourns Migrant Shipwreck Deaths As Greece Prosecutes Smugglers – June 19, 2023

Israeli Scientists create synthetic human embryos from stem cells, without an egg or sperm – June 19, 2023

U.S. sends F-22 fighters to Middle East amid ‘unsafe’ Russian behavior in Syria – June 19, 2023

Russia Confirms First Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus (Worthy News Radio) – June 18, 2023

Breaking Israel News

Israel Kills Islamic Jihad Terrorists in Fiery Jenin Raid; Media Fails to Report the Full Facts

The Israeli military launched a counter-terrorism raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on Sunday to arrest terrorists planning deadly attacks against civilians in Israel.

Germany to pay $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors next year, “this suffering is still being felt deeply”

Continuing its commitment to making reparations for the Holocaust, Germany is set to pay $1.4 billion in 2024 to fund welfare programs and one-time direct compensation payments to survivors, USA Today reports. 

Latest Israel News Headlines

Netanyahu says Israel opposes nuclear ‘mini-agreements’ with Iran – June 19, 2023

Israel unveils first-ever hypersonic missile interceptor – June 19, 2023

Saudi Arabia demands own nuclear program in exchange for ties with Israel – June 19, 2023

Netanyahu: US Pushing for ‘Small’ Iran Nuclear Deal, State Dept Denies – June 15, 2023

Breaking U.S. News

Federal judge strikes down Arkansas ban on transgender treatments for minors

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down Arkansas’s ban on transgender-related treatments for minors, including hormone treatments, puberty blockers, or sex reassignment surgeries.

SCOTUS punts on Christian college’s challenge to Biden transgender housing directive

The Supreme Court on Tuesday opted against hearing a Christian college’s challenge to a Biden administration rule that it says infringed on its policy of separating its residence halls by biological sex.

Latest U.S. News Headlines

Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty In Deal To Avoid Jail – June 20, 2023

Biden Admin Misses Deadline to Reveal Intelligence Findings on COVID-19 Origins – June 20, 2023

John Durham to Testify on Capitol Hill This Week – June 19, 2023

Vietnam Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg Dies At 92 – June 19, 2023

Gross national debt hits $32 trillion for first time in U.S. history – June 19, 2023

Iowa Supreme Court blocks six-week abortion ban – June 19, 2023

Federal judge blocks much of Indiana’s ban on gender-transition care for minors – June 19, 2023

Breaking Christian News

Nigeria: Fulani murder 46 Christians in Benue state, “the whole land is thrown into wailing and mourning”

Nigeria’s government came under renewed fire for doing nothing to end the ongoing jihadist slaughter of Christians in the country after Fulani jihadist herdsmen murdered 46 Christians in Benue state earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Islamic jihadists have murdered well over 50,000 Christians in Nigeria since 2009, killing 5,014 last year alone.

Freed US Missionary ‘In Hell’ During Captivity

An evangelical American missionary recently freed after more than six years of captivity by Islamic extremists said Monday he had endured hell in part because he refused to convert to Islam.

Christian Teaching Assistant Wins Appeal Against Sacking Over Transgender Views

A Christian teaching assistant who lost her job in England after publicly opposing transgender books in primary schools has won an appeal in a case seen as crucial for “freedom of belief and freedom of expression,” her advocates told Worthy News.

Latest Christian News Headlines

Indonesian Mayor Opens His Office For Church After Muslim Protests – June 18, 2023

Islamists Kill Dozens of Students In Uganda – June 18, 2023

Indonesia: Muslim protesters prevent church from holding services in rented room – June 15, 2023

Nigeria: Fulani terrorists murder 21 people, including a pastor, in coordinated attacks in Plateau state – June 13, 2023

Manipur, India: Hindu extremists are committing “genocide” against Christians in tribal conflict, Christian leader says – June 13, 2023

Evangelicals have brought racial reconciliation into sharper focus since police killing of George Floyd – June 12, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Leads Church Service In Germany – June 12, 2023