IDF, Shin Bet Eliminate Senior Quds Force Operative in Lebanon

Thousands of people, many of them Christians, braved the rain at Amsterdam’s central Dam Square for a pro-Israel rally, while police arrested more than a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters who attempted to disrupt the gathering.

President Donald Trump announced a sweeping security agreement with Denmark and Greenland that would grant the United States permanent military rights on the strategically important Arctic island. The agreement strengthens America’s northern defenses without transferring ownership of Greenland to the United States.

Organizers were weighing their options after Ireland joined the Netherlands in boycotting the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation, deepening divisions surrounding one of the world’s most watched music events, which attracted about 131 million television viewers last year.

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent ALGIERS/ORAN (Worthy News) – Algerian special police forces have raided a Christian gathering and detained 12 believers, adding to concerns about religious freedom in the predominantly Muslim North African nation, Christians told Worthy News. The Christians were reportedly meeting September 4 at the House of Refuge in L’Ayaida, about 36 kilometers (22 miles) east of the northwestern city of Oran, when police arrived with a search warrant. It serves as a haven and restoration center for vulnerable women and their families and previously included a Christian worship hall, which authorities ordered … Read more

Authorities in Nigeria’s predominantly Christian Plateau State have ordered a crackdown on an unauthorized Islamic religious police group attempting to enforce aspects of Sharia, or Islamic law, amid broader concerns about pressure on Christians and fresh deadly violence in Nigeria’s troubled Middle Belt region.

Major General Viktor Nikoliuk has resigned as commander of Ukraine’s Eastern Operational Command amid a broader military personnel shake-up, as Kyiv seeks to strengthen its air defenses against intensifying Russian attacks.

The U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to let Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas address next week’s gathering by video after the United States denied him a visa for the second year in a row. The measure passed 152–3, with four abstentions. The United States, Israel and Paraguay voted against it.