Church Issues

• Stephen Cottrell becomes Archbishop of York: The former Bishop of Chelmsford assumed his new role in an hour-long Zoom service on Thursday, taking over from John Sentamu. Read more here.
  
• Scottish churches to re-open on 15 July: Previously the Scottish Government had said that churches would have to wait until 23 July but rowed back on their position following criticism that pubs could open earlier. Read more here.

World Scene

• Trump notifies UN of withdrawal from WHO: A formal notification of the US’s intent to withdraw has been issued to the United Nations. However, the exit would not happen until 2021, meaning that it remains dependent on the outcome of the upcoming US Presidential election. Read more here.
  
• Evangelical becomes President of Malawi: Lazarus Chakwera, who previously chaired the Assemblies of God School of Theology in Malawi, won Malawi’s presidential election with 58% of the vote. Read more here.

Israel & Middle East

• Iran and Syria sign military agreement: The two nations are strengthening their military co-operation and Iran will be helping Syria improve its air defence systems. Read more here. Also this week, Greece and Israel have ratified an agreement for the mutual supply of defence equipment. Read more here.

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: