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Israel Advances In-House Weapons Production With Two Major Deals
Israel Advances In-House Weapons Production With Two Major Deals
Thursday, January 9, 2025

In an effort to become less reliant on the United States and other nations for heavy weapons, Israel has signed two major arms deals with Israeli munitions company Elbit Systems totaling $275 million, i24News reports.

Nigeria: Fulani Continue Terror Attacks on Christians, “Please, God our Creator, Intervene”
Nigeria: Fulani Continue Terror Attacks on Christians, “Please, God our Creator, Intervene”
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Continuing a campaign of terror against Christians in northern Nigeria that has lasted over 18 years, Fulani militant herdsmen launched a fresh attack against believers in Kaduna state during a New Year’s Day dawn raid on Unguwar Rogo village, Kajuru County, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Ancient Mosaic Floor with Deuteronomy Bible Verse Uncovered in Southern Israel
Ancient Mosaic Floor with Deuteronomy Bible Verse Uncovered in Southern Israel
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Archaeologists excavating in southern Israel have uncovered a unique Byzantine-era ((5th-6th centuries AD) mosaic floor with a Scripture from the Bible’s Book of Deuteronomy, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.

Sudan: RSF Paramilitary Group is Committing “Genocide,” US says
Sudan: RSF Paramilitary Group is Committing “Genocide,” US says
Thursday, January 9, 2025

The US Biden administration this week accused the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide against the people of Sudan amid the ongoing civil war in the country, BBC News reports.

Iran Withdraws Most of Its Forces From Syria
Iran Withdraws Most of Its Forces From Syria
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Iranian ally President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was ousted by Islamic insurgents just one month ago, and Iran has already withdrawn most of its troops from the country, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Canada Evangelicals Call on Government Not to Strip Religious Organizations of Charity Status for Tax Purposes
Canada Evangelicals Call on Government Not to Strip Religious Organizations of Charity Status for Tax Purposes
Thursday, January 9, 2025

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has called on the Canadian government to reject a recommendation made by the House of Commons Finance Committee that religious organizations should be stripped of their charitable status for tax purposes.

Europe Saw Over 2,400 “Hate Crimes” Against Christians in 2023, Report
Europe Saw Over 2,400 “Hate Crimes” Against Christians in 2023, Report
Thursday, January 9, 2025

An annual report by the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC) shows there were “2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes” across 35 European countries in 2023, Christianity Today (CT) reports.

Israel to Expand Military Intelligence Operations
Israel to Expand Military Intelligence Operations
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Israel is expanding the IDF’s Unit 504, part of the Military Intelligence Directorate, which specializes in HUMINT (human intelligence). Previously operating covertly, the unit’s critical role during the war has made its activities vital to the army’s success, leading to Tuesday’s announcement of its significant expansion.

Iran Releases Jailed Italian Journalist
Iran Releases Jailed Italian Journalist
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was back home Thursday after spending nearly three weeks behind bars in one of Iran’s most notorious prisons.

France Detains Founder Of ‘Rape Site’
France Detains Founder Of ‘Rape Site’
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

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.