Worthy News

1. Chad President Déby Dies In Clashes With Rebels

   Chad's longtime President Idriss Déby Itno has died in clashes with rebels in the north of the country, the military confirmed Tuesday.

2. Jury: ‘Ex-Police Officer Guilty In Killing George Floyd’

   Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of killing Black suspect George Floyd.

3. China Police Attack And Close Evangelical House Church

   An evangelical house church in China’s coastal province of Hubei faces uncertainty after security forces stormed its worship place, confiscated most properties, and detained the landowner, Worthy News learned.

4. Myanmar Christians fear for their lives following coup

   Afraid for their lives in the wake of the February coup, some Myanmar Christians have fled their homes to hide and live in the jungle, Christian Today reports. The Myanmar military junta has now taken to raiding churches, as well as homes, offices, and businesses.

5. ISIS execute Coptic Christian in Egypt

   Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has published a video showing their execution of 62-year-old Coptic Christian Nabil Habshi, who was abducted by the terror group in Egypt in November last year, International Christian Concern reports. The video was published on April 17, and the family believes the killing took place in March or early this month.

6. Another historic church plundered in Turkey

   Another historic church was recently looted by treasure hunters in Turkey, International Christian Concern reported Saturday. The Byzantine-era Greek church in the north-coastal city of Samsun is just the latest in a growing long list of foreign religious sites that have been plundered and vandalized in Turkey.

7. Survey: Most Christans feel encouraged and inspired after church worship services

   A new poll released this month shows that a large majority of Christians who attend church worship services are encouraged by the experience, Christian Headlines reports.

8. Netanyahu gives up on forming a government

   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer seeking a government that relies on the outside support of the Ra’am Party (United Arab List), he said Tuesday at a press conference in the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.

9. Arizona governor declares state of emergency and surges National Guard to border

   Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey declared a state of emergency on Tuesday and surged the National Guard to the United States-Mexico border as unprecedented numbers of migrants continue to enter the country.

10. Gantz Warns Hezbollah of Suffering ‘Heavy Consequences’ if It ‘Challenges’ Israel

    Israel’s Defense Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz paid a visit to the country’s Northern Command on Tuesday, saying “Hezbollah is making attempts to challenge us, but if it acts it will suffer serious consequences.”