In a controversial move, the administration of outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden has decided to lift a ban on American sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns over human rights violations by the Islamic kingdom, Worthy News learned Sunday.

A new assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies reveals that Iran’s advancements in scientific and engineering research over the past year have put it in a stronger position to initiate a nuclear weapons program, the Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend.

Kyiv says thousands of Ukrainian troops are taking part in destabilizing Russia by showing the country’s weaknesses. The assault entered its sixth day despite concerns about a controversial bomb that Moscow claims it is using to halt the offensive as well as a deadly attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

Brazil’s president expressed his sorrow on Friday after a plane carrying 62 people crashed in a residential area of a city in Brazil’s Sao Paulo.

Austria was reeling Friday from Islamic terrorist threats that caused American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift to cancel her concerts for tens of thousands of people.

Russia faced major Ukrainian assaults Friday, with Kyiv determined to bring the war to Russian territory more than two years after Moscow invaded Ukraine, triggering Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War Two.

British police stepped up patrols Thursday after much of the nation plunged into anarchy with anti-immigration and anti-Islam protesters rioting in towns and cities across the country following the killing of three girls, allegedly by the U.K.-born teenage son of Rwandan parents.

Maritime saber-rattling continued in disputed South China Sea waters Thursday after the Philippines said three Chinese navy ships “tailed” a joint military exercise it began with three Western allies.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that U.S. forces intercepted one drone and two anti-ship ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the Red Sea.

The UK has suspended flights over Beirut, Lebanon, and Tehran, Iran. Earlier, an Egyptian official stated that Iran had warned airlines to avoid flying over Iran between 4:30 am and 7:30 am Tehran time due to military exercises. In response, Egypt has ordered a halt to flights over Iranian airspace, according to Sky News Arabic.

Lebanon plunged into darkness Saturday as the last operational power plant shut down following a deadly Israeli strike that prompted Hezbollah to launch a salvo of rockets at northern Israel.

On Thursday, Israeli negotiators and international mediators gathered in Qatar to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza and secure the release of hostages held by Hamas, with the hope that a negotiated peace will prevent the conflict from escalating into a full-blown regional conflict.

Over the past month, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) demolished at least 50 tunnels under the Philadelphi Corridor, which separates the Gaza Strip from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula; these tunnels were used by Hamas to smuggle weapons and munitions for waging war against Israel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow backs the creation of a full-fledged Palestinian state, and he has publicly embraced visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

The U.S. State Department announced on Tuesday announced the approval of $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, which include numerous fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles. This decision comes amid heightened regional tensions following the assassinations of two prominent terrorists in Beirut and Tehran, with the “Axis of Evil” vowing retaliation for their deaths.

Israel’s Foreign Minister has accused Iran of smuggling weapons and cash through Jordan to terrorist proxies in Judea and Samaria, and of attempting to destabilize Jordan, thus establishing a new terror front along Israel’s eastern border.

The Palestinian Authority led by President Mahmoud Abbas is preparing a resolution against Israel’s settlements in the West Bank that it hopes will be passed at the 79th annual Session of the UN General Assembly which opens on September 10, the Jerusalem News Syndicate (JNS) reports.

Despite strong opposition from the progressive wing of the Democratic party, all four leaders of the US Senate and House of Representatives on Friday issued a bipartisan invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint meeting of Congress, Reuters reports.

Statistics published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday show that job openings in April were at their lowest level since 2021, Newsweek reports.

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court officials who target American or Israeli citizens for investigation or prosecution, the Washington Times reports.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced what he dubbed a border security plan – five months ahead of the November election and after at least 11 million foreign nationals illegally entered the country since his inauguration.

More people died in Western countries than expected for three consecutive years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, despite containment measures and vaccines, according to a new study.

President Joe Biden’s new executive action on immigration sparked fresh criticism from Republicans.

California’s Democratic-led Senate last week passed a controversial bill that would prohibit public school teachers and officials from notifying parents if trans-identifying K-12 school children ask to change their name or access programs designed for the opposite gender.

A 14-year-old Catholic girl in Islamabad, Pakistan, has been kidnapped from her parents’ home by a local Islamist who forced her to “marry” him, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. 

A new study shows that Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) terrorists murdered 639 Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the first six months of 2024 alone, Christian Daily International reports.

A Christian woman was beaten to death with a hammer and other weapons in central India after she abandoned Hinduism and turned to faith in Christ, several sources confirmed Wednesday.

The wife of an elderly Christian who recently died of his injuries after being lynched by a Muslim mob in eastern Pakistan has also passed away following a heart attack linked to stress, Worthy News learned Wednesday.

Seven Christian families in eastern India’s Odisha state have been rendered homeless after Hindu nationalists pressured their village leaders to evict them for leaving Hinduism, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

An Islamic social media campaign has come under condemnation for using controversial statistics and statements to stir up fear and strife over the spread of Christianity in Indonesia, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. 

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Jun. 27 issued a report recommending that the US State Department designate Sri Lanka as a Special Watch List country in 2023 and 2024, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.