Prophecy News Watch - April 15, 2025
Around the World
Iran, US Held Second Round of Talks In Rome
Iran and the United States held a second round of nuclear talks Saturday in Rome, where both sides agreed to begin drafting a potential deal. Iran’s foreign minister confirmed the move, while a U.S. official reported “very good progress.”
Violent Easter Sunday In Ukraine (Worthy News Radio)
Easter Sunday remained far from peaceful in Ukraine as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia intensified shelling and the use of drones. The reported attacks came despite Moscow’s announcement of an Easter ceasefire.
Russia, Ukraine Exchange Hundreds Of Prisoners This Easter (Worthy News Radio)
As Easter approached, there was some hope for hundreds of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war and scores of injured soldiers, with officials saying they were being exchanged on Saturday. It also came after U.S. Vice President JD Vance cautiously expressed optimism about an end to the more than three-year war following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Rubio: U.S. May Abandon Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Within Days
The United States may abandon efforts to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine within days if no clear progress is made, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned on April 18. Speaking after talks in Paris with European and Ukrainian leaders, Rubio said President Trump is prepared to “move on” from the negotiations in the absence of any clear signs of progress.
Trump To Visit Italy, Prime Minister Says
Italy’s rightwing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says U.S. President Donald J. Trump has accepted her invitation for an official trip to Rome at a time when the third largest economy in the European Union tries to bridge differences between the EU and the U.S. over trade and security.
Cable Crash Kills Four In Italy
An area near Italy’s southern city of Naples plunged into mourning early Friday after authorities confirmed that at least four people died and one was seriously injured when a cable car crashed to the ground.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu Vows “No Surrender” in Defiant Statement on Hostage Deal
In a forceful Saturday night address following Hamas’s rejection of the latest hostage deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared, “I will not surrender to murderers.”
Hamas Rejects Israeli Ceasefire Plan, Dismisses Netanyahu’s ‘Partial Deals’
Hamas has formally rejected Israel's latest ceasefire proposal, criticizing it as a "partial" deal that fails to guarantee a complete end to the war or a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Inside the United States
White House Endorses COVID-19 Wuhan Lab Leak Theory
The White House on Friday officially endorsed the theory that the COVID-19 virus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a Chinese lab.
Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Some Venezuelan Deportations
The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some Venezuelans in the country who’ve been identified as members of violent gangs, including the terrorist organization, Tren de Aragua.
Christian News
Pakistan Christian Gets Death Sentence On Good Friday
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced a Christian man to death on Good Friday on controversial charges of blasphemy against Islam, Christians told Worthy News.
Churches in Nicaragua Facing Crackdown This Easter
Christians across autocratically-ruled Nicaragua “are celebrating Holy Week” leading up to Easter under the watchful eye of police and paramilitary forces, Christians told Worthy News on Good Friday.
Worthy Insights
IDF dismisses & reprimands 2 senior officers for role in killing of 15 Palestinian rescue workers in Gaza
Following an investigation into the March 23 incident that resulted in the killing of 15 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire – a case that drew international attention – Israel Defense Forces dismissed one officer and reprimanded another for breaches of protocol and professional misconduct.
Israel’s new unmanned bulldozers ‘changing the paradigm’ of war in Gaza
This is the Robdozer, a fortified engineering vehicle manned remotely, and in this case operated from a military expo halfway across the globe in Alabama. Army engineers and military experts say that the Robdozer — the robotic version of Caterpillar’s D9 bulldozer — is the future of automated combat.
Iran, US Held Second Round of Talks In Rome
Iran and the United States held a second round of nuclear talks Saturday in Rome, where both sides agreed to begin drafting a potential deal. Iran’s foreign minister confirmed the move, while a U.S. official reported “very good progress.”
Violent Easter Sunday In Ukraine (Worthy News Radio)
Easter Sunday remained far from peaceful in Ukraine as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia intensified shelling and the use of drones. The reported attacks came despite Moscow’s announcement of an Easter ceasefire.
Russia, Ukraine Exchange Hundreds Of Prisoners This Easter (Worthy News Radio)
As Easter approached, there was some hope for hundreds of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war and scores of injured soldiers, with officials saying they were being exchanged on Saturday. It also came after U.S. Vice President JD Vance cautiously expressed optimism about an end to the more than three-year war following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Rubio: U.S. May Abandon Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Within Days
The United States may abandon efforts to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine within days if no clear progress is made, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned on April 18. Speaking after talks in Paris with European and Ukrainian leaders, Rubio said President Trump is prepared to “move on” from the negotiations in the absence of any clear signs of progress.
Trump To Visit Italy, Prime Minister Says
Italy’s rightwing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says U.S. President Donald J. Trump has accepted her invitation for an official trip to Rome at a time when the third largest economy in the European Union tries to bridge differences between the EU and the U.S. over trade and security.
Cable Crash Kills Four In Italy
An area near Italy’s southern city of Naples plunged into mourning early Friday after authorities confirmed that at least four people died and one was seriously injured when a cable car crashed to the ground.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu Vows “No Surrender” in Defiant Statement on Hostage Deal
In a forceful Saturday night address following Hamas’s rejection of the latest hostage deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared, “I will not surrender to murderers.”
Hamas Rejects Israeli Ceasefire Plan, Dismisses Netanyahu’s ‘Partial Deals’
Hamas has formally rejected Israel's latest ceasefire proposal, criticizing it as a "partial" deal that fails to guarantee a complete end to the war or a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Inside the United States
White House Endorses COVID-19 Wuhan Lab Leak Theory
The White House on Friday officially endorsed the theory that the COVID-19 virus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a Chinese lab.
Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Some Venezuelan Deportations
The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some Venezuelans in the country who’ve been identified as members of violent gangs, including the terrorist organization, Tren de Aragua.
Christian News
Pakistan Christian Gets Death Sentence On Good Friday
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced a Christian man to death on Good Friday on controversial charges of blasphemy against Islam, Christians told Worthy News.
Churches in Nicaragua Facing Crackdown This Easter
Christians across autocratically-ruled Nicaragua “are celebrating Holy Week” leading up to Easter under the watchful eye of police and paramilitary forces, Christians told Worthy News on Good Friday.
Worthy Insights
IDF dismisses & reprimands 2 senior officers for role in killing of 15 Palestinian rescue workers in Gaza
Following an investigation into the March 23 incident that resulted in the killing of 15 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire – a case that drew international attention – Israel Defense Forces dismissed one officer and reprimanded another for breaches of protocol and professional misconduct.
Israel’s new unmanned bulldozers ‘changing the paradigm’ of war in Gaza
This is the Robdozer, a fortified engineering vehicle manned remotely, and in this case operated from a military expo halfway across the globe in Alabama. Army engineers and military experts say that the Robdozer — the robotic version of Caterpillar’s D9 bulldozer — is the future of automated combat.