Christian News from a Biblical Worldview

Multiple explosions struck central Damascus on Tuesday near the Four Seasons Hotel, where French President Emmanuel Macron was staying during his landmark visit to the Syrian capital, highlighting the fragile security situation in a country emerging from years of war.

Cuba suffered its third nationwide blackout of the year Monday after the island’s national power grid collapsed, leaving nearly 10 million people without electricity and intensifying the country’s deepening economic and social crisis.

Sri Lanka’s deadliest prison unrest in years reached its deadliest point Monday, with authorities confirming that at least 25 people were killed and about 100 injured as security forces struggled to contain two days of clashes involving rival groups of inmates.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar warned Monday that Hamas’s proposal to transfer Gaza’s civilian administration to a technocratic committee is not a genuine step toward peace, but an attempt to preserve the terrorist group’s military power under a new political cover.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon have asked to be annexed by Israel for protection against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, but local Christian leaders have strongly rejected the claim.

Israel is preparing to hand two limited areas in southern Lebanon to the Lebanese army under a U.S.-backed framework agreement, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists the IDF will remain in most of the security zone until Hezbollah is disarmed.

President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated the launch of “Trump accounts,” announcing that more than 6 million Americans have already signed up for the new investment program aimed at helping children build long-term savings.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress will make another push to pass the SAVE America Act after lawmakers return from the July 4 recess, signaling what could be the fourth — and possibly final — attempt to advance President Donald Trump’s top election-integrity measure.

The website for the Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, was deactivated after the temporary Trump administration office reached its planned July 4, 2026, self-termination deadline.

More than 70 million Christians from 175 nations are expected to unite in prayer for Israel on October 4, 2026, as Jerusalem hosts the 24th Annual Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem, which organizers say will be the largest prayer gathering for Israel in history.

Chinese underground church leader Ezra Jin Mingri has been released from prison in China and reunited with his family in the United States, less than two months after his incarceration was raised directly by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Worthy News learned Sunday.