Church Issues

• Queen’s faith sustaining her: According to PEOPLE magazine, the Queen is drawing heavily on her faith during this time of pandemic, even though she is not able to worship as she would normally. Read more here.

World Scene

• Trump signs executive order on social media giants: After criticising the anti-conservative bias of Twitter, Trump has ordered a review into the power of social media giants, seeking to remove their legal immunity. Read more here.
  
• Apple and Google tracking software marks ‘watershed’: Despite concerns about privacy, the two tech giants have unveiled a software tool, which will become part of the operating system of all ioS and Android phones, upon which contact-tracing apps can be built. Read more here and here.
  
• China cements grip on Hong Kong: Security legislation passed this week will increase China’s power over the city, prompting many residents to consider emigrating as they fear a loss of their freedoms. Read more here. The US has acknowledged that, to all intents and purposes, Hong Kong is no longer autonomous.

Israel & Middle East

• PLO re-iterates promise to end agreements with Israel: Despite repeated similar threats not being carried through in the past, Palestinian President Abbas has doubled down on his apparent commitment to sever all connections with Israel in protest of the impending annexation of parts of Judea and Samaria. Read more here.
  
• US ends final sanctions waivers on Iran: The last vestiges of sanctions relief under the 2015 nuclear deal have now been removed, as the US continues its maximum pressure campaign on Iran. Read more here. Also this week, Iran’s Ayatollah Khameini has come under fire for referring to ‘the final solution’ in a tweet about destroying Israel. Read more here.

Events

• Voice for Justice UK Day of Prayer (Saturday 30 May): Join Lynda Rose and Voice for Justice UK in the next in their series of prayer days, this one entitled ‘Unlock the Gaol!’. Livestream times 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm and 4:30pm. Find out more here.
• Family Watch Worldwide Webinar (Tuesday 2 June, 5pm): ‘UNFPA Exposed: The Abortion and Youth Sexualization Agendas’. For more information, to register and to watch previous webinars, go to www.familywatch.org/webinars.

Recommended Sources

At Prophecy Today UK we are aware that the world is moving very quickly and it is difficult to keep up with all the latest developments – especially when the material circulated by our mainstream media is increasingly far from reality and definitely not devoted to a biblical perspective!Though we are not a news service, we want to help keep you informed by passing on updates and reports as we are led. This will be a selective, not an exhaustive, round-up, which we hope will be helpful for your prayers. Click here to browse our News archive.We recommend the following news services for regular updates from a Christian perspective: