Breaking World News 2/10/25

Iranians Protest Against Islamic Rulers (Worthy News Focus)
Spontaneous protests broke out in Iran with people shouting “Death to the Dictator,” “Death to [Supreme Leader] Khamenei the Murderer,” and “Death to the Islamic Republic” around the 46th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to videos shared Sunday and reviewed by Worthy News.

Lebanon’s First Government In 2 Years
Lebanon faced a new political era Sunday after the new prime minister formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022.

Kosovo Votes Amid Ethnic Tensions (Worthy News Radio)
The people of Kosovo began voting Sunday in an election that analysts say could mark another milestone in the young country’s history as it may determine its future territorial integrity in an increasingly volatile region. Yet the vote was overshadowed by ethnic tensions between the Albanian majority and minority Serbs.

Latest World News Headlines

Emotional Swedish Crown Princess At Memorial for Örebro School Shooting Victims – February 9, 2025

100,000 Protest Against Alternative for Germany – February 8, 2025

Trudeau: Trump Plans to Annex Canada – February 8, 2025

Iran Unveils Massive Drone Warship – February 8, 2025

Poland Refuses EU Migration Pact – February 8, 2025

Trump Sanctions International Criminal Court – February 6, 2025

Sweden Police: Racism Investigated In School Shooting – February 6, 2025

Hungary’s Orbán Praises Trump’s Crackdown On USAID (Worthy News In-Depth) – February 6, 2025

Zelenskyy Asks US To Provide Ukraine With Nuclear Weapons – February 5, 2025

WATCH: President Trump: ‘Very Constructive Talks’ on Ukraine Conflict – February 5, 2025

Breaking Israel News

Egypt Holds Emergency Arab Summit
In a warning to Israel, Egypt announced Sunday that it would host “an emergency Arab summit” this month to discuss what it called “serious” developments for Palestinians.

Trump: US May Lose Patience Over Israeli Hostages’ Condition (Video)
President Trump expressed frustration with the Israel-Hamas ceasefire after footage showed gaunt and frail Israeli hostages being released, comparing their appearance to Holocaust survivors. Speaking aboard Air Force One, he warned, “At some point, we’re gonna lose our patience.”

Iran Threatens US; Condemns Gaza Proposal
Iran’s supreme leader has appeared to condemn United States President Donald J. Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to take over Gaza and turn it into “the Riviera of the Middle East.”

Latest Israel News Headlines

Israel Withdraws from UN Human Rights Council, Following Trump Administration – February 6, 2025

Jordan Preparing For War With Israel – February 6, 2025

US Security Advisor: ‘Taking Over Gaza Realistic Solution’ In Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – February 6, 2025

Saudi Arabia Warns Israel Over US Controlling Gaza – February 5, 2025

Trump Proposes U.S. Takeover and Redevelopment of Gaza – February 4, 2025

Trump Meets with Netanyahu, Speaks of Permanently Resettling Palestinians – February 4, 2025

Trump Administration Prepares New $1 Billion Arms Sale to Israel – February 3, 2025

Breaking U.S. News

‘US Funded 6,000 Journalists To Spread Liberal Agenda’, AI Used To Uncover Spending (Worthy News Investigation)
U.S. President Donald J. Trump has directly called for the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) after his eccentric government efficiency czar Elon Musk uncovered that more than 6,000 journalists at some 700 media outlets worldwide were paid to allegedly spread its liberal agenda.

Many Medical Providers End Transgender Youth Procedures After Trump Order
Late last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting “transgender” procedures on youth, including puberty blockers and surgeries such as mastectomies and penile reconstruction. In response, many medical providers including some of the top in the nation for performing them have announced they will comply with the EO.

House Passes Bill Blocking Future Presidential Bans on Hydraulic Fracking
A bill preventing future presidents from unilaterally banning hydraulic fracking is on its way to the Senate after passing the House 226-188 Friday.

Latest U.S. News Headlines

Alaska Air Crash Kills 10 – February 8, 2025

New Strain of Bird Flu Found for 1st Time in U.S. Dairy Cattle, Nevada Herds Infected – February 6, 2025

Trump Announces Commission on Religious Liberty, White House Faith Office – February 6, 2025

U.S. Military Under Scrutiny Over $9 Million Payment to Reuters News Agency (Worthy News Investigation) – February 6, 2025

New U.S. Poll Reveals Growing Pro-Life Sentiment Among Young Adults – February 6, 2025

Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Males From Female Sports – February 5, 2025

Of the Billions in Questioned USAID Spending, Millions Went to Fund Terrorism – February 5, 2025

Breaking Christian News

Terrorists Continue To Wreak Havoc in Nigeria as 1,500 Christians Displaced
Boko Haram terrorists raided communities in northeastern Nigeria last week, displacing over 1,500 Christians. Since 2009, Islamic terror groups—including Boko Haram, Islamic State, and Fulani jihadists—have killed or abducted tens of thousands of Christians and displaced millions in their push for an Islamic Caliphate.

16 Christians Slaughtered in Southern Nigeria
As entrenched Islamic jihadism expands from northern Nigeria down the country, 16 Pentecostal Christians were murdered and homes set on fire during an attack by suspected Fulani militant herdsmen in southern Nigeria’s Ebonyi state on Sunday, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Pakistan: Christians Concerned New Electronic Crimes Law May Be Used Against Them
Christians as well as rights groups and journalists in Pakistan have condemned a newly passed digital crimes law which they say may be used to persecute people who dissent from or criticize the government, Christian Daily International (CDI) reports.

Latest Christian News Headlines

Evangelical Leader Mike Bickle ‘Abused 17 Women’ Report Claims (Worthy News Investigation) – February 7, 2025

Pakistan: 12-Year-Old Christian Girl Abducted From Her Home – February 6, 2025

Thousands Hear Gospel In Indonesia Despite Protests (Worthy News Focus) – February 6, 2025

Indonesia: Authorities Reorganize Interfaith Festival After Muslims Protest Christian Evangelists – February 5, 2025

Christians in Syria Concerned for Their Future – February 5, 2025

Nigeria: Church Elder Shot Dead During Sunday Service – February 4, 2025

China: Preacher Sentenced to Two Years Imprisonment for Distributing Gospel Literature – February 3, 2025

Weekly News Brief: 1/11/24

Breaking World News

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

Ecuador Plunging Into Civil War, Several Killed


At least 10 people were killed as Ecuador plunged further into civil war Wednesday, a day after gunmen stormed a television station in the country’s largest city.

Britain, US Shooting Down Houthis Drones and Missiles


The United States and Britain confirmed Wednesday that their militaries shot down 21 drones and missiles over the Red Sea launched by Yemen’s Houthis in what London branded the “largest attack” yet by the Iran-backed group.

Hungary Condemns Genocide Court Case Against Israel


Hungary, one of Israel’s closest allies within the European Union, has condemned the “legal attack” launched against Israel for alleged “genocíde” at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.

Latest World News Headlines

Ukraine’s President Rushes To Baltics To Boost Defenses – January 10, 2024

WEF: ‘AI Threat To Global Economy Bigger Than Climate Change’ – January 10, 2024

European Central Bank Says Digital Currency Will Compliment Cash – January 9, 2024

Gunshots Interrupt Live Broadcast Of Ecuador TV – January 9, 2024

Denmark Passes Controversial Law That Criminalizes Blasphemy – January 9, 2024

Al-Qaeda Threatens Western and Jewish Civilian Targets In New Video, “A Real Threat” – January 8, 2024

Russia Strikes Kill, Wound Several On Orthodox Christmas Day In Ukraine (Worthy News Radio) – January 8, 2024

Scientists To Change World’s Electronics Forever With New Discovery – January 7, 2024

Iraq Condemns US Airstrike On Militia Leader – January 7, 2024

Millions Impacted By Europe’s Flooding And Ice – January 6, 2024

Breaking Israel News

Israel’s War Cabinet Meets Post-Blinken Visit: Debating ‘Day After’ Strategies


The Israeli war cabinet is set to deliberate a Qatari proposal that would involve the deportation of Hamas leaders and the release of all hostages captured by the terrorist organization in exchange for a full withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from Gaza according to Israeli Channel 13 which cited sources close to officials in Doha, Qatar.

Israel Faces Allegations of Genocide at the International Court of Justice


Israel is preparing for a significant legal battle at The Hague’s International Court of Justice, where it faces charges from South Africa of perpetrating genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.  The case asserts that Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide. Israel has strongly refuted these allegations of genocide.

Israel Dismantles Hamas ‘Military Framework’ in Northern Gaza, IDF Begins Re-Deployment
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the successful dismantlement of Hamas’s military infrastructure in the northern region of the Gaza Strip over the past weekend. Following this operation, they have initiated the withdrawal of thousands of their troops from the northern areas of Gaza and continue to “intensify and continue” its military operation in the southern Gaza Strip.

Latest Israel News Headlines

Saudi Arabia Says ‘Absolutely’ Open to Normalization Deal With Israel – January 9, 2024

Israel Sees Growing Number Of Christians As Population Set To Surpass 10 Million – January 9, 2024

US: ‘Mideast Countries Want Peace With Israel In Exchange For Palestinian State’ – January 8, 2024

Israeli Archaeologists Use New Technology To Verify Biblical Account Of Destruction Of Philistine City – January 8, 2024

Israel Strike Kills Hezbollah Commander In Lebanon – January 8, 2024

American Family Members Rescued From Gaza, U.S. Says – January 6, 2024

Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Escalate Tensions at Lebanon Border; IDF Retailates – January 6, 2024

Breaking U.S. News

Ohio House Votes To Override DeWine’s Transgender Surgery Veto
The Ohio House, dominated by Republicans, easily voted Wednesday afternoon to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that bans transgender medical care on minors and requires single-sex athletic teams.

US: Pro-Life Coffee Company Donates Nearly $300,000 To Crisis Pregnancy Centers
A new US coffee company that was established to help vulnerable pregnant women keep their babies has already been able to donate $280,000 to pro-life pregnancy centers across the nation, CBN News reports. The work of pro life crisis pregnancy centers has become all the more imperative since the US Supreme Court in 2022 revoked the federal right to abortion and returned the issue to individual states to decide.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Has Prostate Cancer But ‘Prognosis Is Excellent,’ Doctors Say
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer, and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat a urinary tract infection linked to that operation, but his “prognosis is excellent,” doctors said Tuesday.

Latest U.S. News Headlines

US Supreme Court Allows Idaho’s Near-Total Abortion Ban To Proceed Amid Ongoing Legal Battle – January 9, 2024

Lawmakers To Hold Hearing On ‘Woke Ideologies’ Influencing the Military – January 8, 2024

Religious Rights Groups Outraged At Biden Administration’s Omission of Nigeria From Its Annual List of Countries of Particular Concern – January 8, 2024

New Hampshire House Passes Bill To Ban Sex-Change Treatments For minors – January 8, 2024

US Congress Leaders Reach $1.6 Trillion Deal To Avoid Shutdown – January 8, 2024

US Defense Secretary Hospitalized Since Monday, Pentagon Confirms – January 7, 2024

Biden Kicks Off Campaign Declaring Trump Is Threat To Democracy, As Democrats Try To Throw Trump Off The Ballot – January 6, 2024

Breaking Christian News

Nigerian Army and Government Complicit in Fulani Attacks on Christians
Not only has the Nigerian army been protecting Islamic Fulani terrorists who move in and occupy Christian villages they have attacked but Nigeria’s federal government has directed national broadcast stations to stop reporting on the ongoing murderous Fulani attacks against Christians, Truth Nigeria reports.

Iran: Older Christian Woman To Begin 6-Year Prison Term For Leading a House Church
A 60 year-old Christian woman in Iran has been summoned to begin a six-year prison sentence for promoting “Zionist Christianity” through leading a house-church, Article 18, a London-based group that monitors persecution in Iran, reports.

India: Two Christians Arrested In Uttar Pradesh State For Praying At Home On New Year’s Eve
A Church leader and a fellow Christian man in India’s Uttar Pradesh state have been released on bail pending trial for praying with friends in the pastor’s home on New Year’s Eve, CBN News reports.

Latest Christian News Headlines

Christian Persecution Watchdog Launches First-Ever Global Database Tracking Religious Violence – January 10, 2024

Nigeria’s Synagogue Church Denies Widespread Abuse By Founder (Worthy News In-Depth) – January 9, 2024

Nigeria: Fulani Terrorists Slaughter 41 Christians, Kidnap More In Kaduna State – January 9, 2024

Belarus Protestant Churches Fear Crackdown Under New Law – January 7, 2024

Nigeria: Lawmakers Call on Govt. to Protect Taraba State Christians From Relentless Islamic Terrorism, – January 4, 2024

Sri Lanka: Pastor Finally Granted Bail Pending Trial for “Outraging Religious Feelings” in an Online Sermon – January 4, 2024

China: Church Leader Chooses to Remain in Prison Rather Than Plead Guilty to Alleged Fraud and Be Released – January 4, 2024