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Around the World
Rubio to Meet Danish Officials as Trump Presses Greenland Acquisition for U.S. Security
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet with Danish officials next week amid renewed insistence from President Donald Trump that the United States must acquire Greenland to protect American national security interests in the Arctic.
U.S. Senate Moves to Curb Trump’s Military Authority After Venezuela Operation
U.S. President Donald J. Trump faced an unprecedented rebuke from the Republican-controlled Senate late Thursday after lawmakers advanced a war powers resolution aimed at limiting his authority to conduct military operations in or against Venezuela without congressional approval.
Mass Protests Shake Iran After Exiled Crown Prince Calls for Uprising
Thousands of Iranians poured into the streets and shouted from rooftops across Tehran and other cities Thursday night following a call for mass demonstrations by exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, marking a significant escalation in nationwide unrest gripping the Islamic Republic. Witnesses reported widespread chanting and street rallies as authorities abruptly shut down internet access and disrupted phone lines shortly after protests began.
Ukraine Seeks Clear Security Guarantees As Russia Pounds Power Grid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he has yet to receive a “clear, unequivocal answer” from European allies on whether they would militarily defend Ukraine if Russia launched new attacks after a future peace deal, as Moscow unleashed fresh deadly strikes across the war-torn country.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF Airstrike Kills Hezbollah Drone Operative in Southern Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday that it carried out an airstrike in the Zaita area of southern Lebanon, killing a Hezbollah operative involved in drone operations and terror activity along Israel’s northern border.
Inside the United States
Trump Calls for $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget, Says ‘Dream Military’ Needed for Dangerous Times
President Donald Trump on Jan. 7 proposed raising U.S. military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027, a dramatic increase he said is necessary to secure the nation amid what he described as “very troubled and dangerous times.”
U.S. House Votes To Extend ACA Subsidies, Heads To Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for another three years.
Trump Orders $200 Billion Mortgage Bond Buy To Lower Rates
President Donald Trump said Thursday afternoon that the federal government will buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds to bring down interest rates and monthly payments.
Vance Addresses Minneapolis Shooting, Questions Leftwing Influence
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday questioned potential leftwing involvement in the shooting death of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis.
Christian News
Syria’s Christians Suffer As Thousands Flee Clashes; Several Killed
There was mounting concern Thursday about the plight of Christians still staying in war-torn Syria after fighting escalated in the northern city of Aleppo, killing several people and prompting tens of thousands to flee their homes.
Rubio to Meet Danish Officials as Trump Presses Greenland Acquisition for U.S. Security
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet with Danish officials next week amid renewed insistence from President Donald Trump that the United States must acquire Greenland to protect American national security interests in the Arctic.
U.S. Senate Moves to Curb Trump’s Military Authority After Venezuela Operation
U.S. President Donald J. Trump faced an unprecedented rebuke from the Republican-controlled Senate late Thursday after lawmakers advanced a war powers resolution aimed at limiting his authority to conduct military operations in or against Venezuela without congressional approval.
Mass Protests Shake Iran After Exiled Crown Prince Calls for Uprising
Thousands of Iranians poured into the streets and shouted from rooftops across Tehran and other cities Thursday night following a call for mass demonstrations by exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, marking a significant escalation in nationwide unrest gripping the Islamic Republic. Witnesses reported widespread chanting and street rallies as authorities abruptly shut down internet access and disrupted phone lines shortly after protests began.
Ukraine Seeks Clear Security Guarantees As Russia Pounds Power Grid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he has yet to receive a “clear, unequivocal answer” from European allies on whether they would militarily defend Ukraine if Russia launched new attacks after a future peace deal, as Moscow unleashed fresh deadly strikes across the war-torn country.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF Airstrike Kills Hezbollah Drone Operative in Southern Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday that it carried out an airstrike in the Zaita area of southern Lebanon, killing a Hezbollah operative involved in drone operations and terror activity along Israel’s northern border.
Inside the United States
Trump Calls for $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget, Says ‘Dream Military’ Needed for Dangerous Times
President Donald Trump on Jan. 7 proposed raising U.S. military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027, a dramatic increase he said is necessary to secure the nation amid what he described as “very troubled and dangerous times.”
U.S. House Votes To Extend ACA Subsidies, Heads To Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for another three years.
Trump Orders $200 Billion Mortgage Bond Buy To Lower Rates
President Donald Trump said Thursday afternoon that the federal government will buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds to bring down interest rates and monthly payments.
Vance Addresses Minneapolis Shooting, Questions Leftwing Influence
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday questioned potential leftwing involvement in the shooting death of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis.
Christian News
Syria’s Christians Suffer As Thousands Flee Clashes; Several Killed
There was mounting concern Thursday about the plight of Christians still staying in war-torn Syria after fighting escalated in the northern city of Aleppo, killing several people and prompting tens of thousands to flee their homes.
Around the World
Deadly Swiss New Year’s Bar Fire Exposes Safety Lapses, Prompts Criminal Probe
Fire safety inspections had not been carried out for several years at the Swiss mountain bar where a New Year’s party blaze killed 40 people and injured at least 116 others, local authorities confirmed Wednesday, as investigators widened a criminal probe into the tragedy.
U.S. Seizes Venezuelan Oil Tankers, Tightens Control Over Crude Exports
The United States on Wednesday signaled to Russia and other powers that it intends to assert control over Venezuela and its oil sector by seizing two sanctioned tankers and unveiling a plan to channel Venezuelan crude sales through U.S.-approved mechanisms.
U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker As Washington, Moscow Trade Warnings
Russia and the United States edged closer to confrontation after U.S. forces seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, prompting sharp protests from Moscow and assertive statements from senior U.S. officials.
U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker As Washington, Moscow Trade Warnings
Russia and the United States edged closer to confrontation after U.S. forces seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, prompting sharp protests from Moscow and assertive statements from senior U.S. officials.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Trump Pushes Gaza Phase Two Without Preconditions as Israel Presses Hamas on Hostage, Disarmament
The administration of Donald Trump has informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it remains committed to securing the return of the final deceased Israeli hostage and to disarming Hamas, but will not make either a precondition for launching phase two of its Gaza peace plan, according to a Times of Israel exclusive.
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block Tel Aviv Flight At Milan Airport, Raising Security Questions
Questions have been raised about Italian security arrangements after pro-Palestinian protesters physically blocked passengers from boarding a flight to Tel Aviv at Milan’s main airport, forming a human barrier at the gate and delaying the departure for more than two hours.
Inside the United States
Trump Pulls U.S. Out of 66 Global Bodies, Declares End to ‘Wasteful Globalism’ and Reasserts American Sovereignty
Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a sweeping presidential memorandum directing the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations, including 31 entities tied to the United Nations, in a major escalation of his “America First” agenda.
Death Attributed To Enhanced Immigration Enforcement In Minnesota
A protestor who U.S. Department of Homeland Security said tried to kill immigration officers was fatally shot Wednesday in Minnesota's Twin Cities, less than 24 hours after an Ecuadorian wanted for murder in his home country was taken off the streets there.
Christian News
Pakistan Christians Face Deadly New Year As Church Vandalized And Father Of Three Killed
New Year celebrations for Pakistan’s Christian minority have been overshadowed by the killing of a Christian father of three, the vandalism of a church, and renewed fears that strict Islamic blasphemy laws could fuel further violence against religious minorities.
Deadly Swiss New Year’s Bar Fire Exposes Safety Lapses, Prompts Criminal Probe
Fire safety inspections had not been carried out for several years at the Swiss mountain bar where a New Year’s party blaze killed 40 people and injured at least 116 others, local authorities confirmed Wednesday, as investigators widened a criminal probe into the tragedy.
U.S. Seizes Venezuelan Oil Tankers, Tightens Control Over Crude Exports
The United States on Wednesday signaled to Russia and other powers that it intends to assert control over Venezuela and its oil sector by seizing two sanctioned tankers and unveiling a plan to channel Venezuelan crude sales through U.S.-approved mechanisms.
U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker As Washington, Moscow Trade Warnings
Russia and the United States edged closer to confrontation after U.S. forces seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, prompting sharp protests from Moscow and assertive statements from senior U.S. officials.
U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker As Washington, Moscow Trade Warnings
Russia and the United States edged closer to confrontation after U.S. forces seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, prompting sharp protests from Moscow and assertive statements from senior U.S. officials.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Trump Pushes Gaza Phase Two Without Preconditions as Israel Presses Hamas on Hostage, Disarmament
The administration of Donald Trump has informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it remains committed to securing the return of the final deceased Israeli hostage and to disarming Hamas, but will not make either a precondition for launching phase two of its Gaza peace plan, according to a Times of Israel exclusive.
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block Tel Aviv Flight At Milan Airport, Raising Security Questions
Questions have been raised about Italian security arrangements after pro-Palestinian protesters physically blocked passengers from boarding a flight to Tel Aviv at Milan’s main airport, forming a human barrier at the gate and delaying the departure for more than two hours.
Inside the United States
Trump Pulls U.S. Out of 66 Global Bodies, Declares End to ‘Wasteful Globalism’ and Reasserts American Sovereignty
Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a sweeping presidential memorandum directing the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations, including 31 entities tied to the United Nations, in a major escalation of his “America First” agenda.
Death Attributed To Enhanced Immigration Enforcement In Minnesota
A protestor who U.S. Department of Homeland Security said tried to kill immigration officers was fatally shot Wednesday in Minnesota's Twin Cities, less than 24 hours after an Ecuadorian wanted for murder in his home country was taken off the streets there.
Christian News
Pakistan Christians Face Deadly New Year As Church Vandalized And Father Of Three Killed
New Year celebrations for Pakistan’s Christian minority have been overshadowed by the killing of a Christian father of three, the vandalism of a church, and renewed fears that strict Islamic blasphemy laws could fuel further violence against religious minorities.
Around the World
Tear Gas Fired at Tehran Grand Bazaar as Iran Protests Enter Second Week, Currency Hits New Low
Iranian security forces confronted large demonstrations at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on Tuesday with tear gas and a heavy police presence, as nationwide protests entered a second week and the country’s currency plunged to a historic low.
Rubio Says U.S. Aims to Buy Greenland as Trump Keeps Military Option on Table
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers during a closed briefing Monday that recent White House rhetoric about Greenland does not signal an imminent U.S. invasion, emphasizing instead that the administration’s preferred goal is to purchase the island from Denmark, according to people familiar with the discussion.
Britain And France Prepare Ukraine Troop Deployment As U.S. Backs Security Guarantees
Britain and France, both members of the NATO military alliance, have agreed to prepare for the deployment of troops to Ukraine if the war-torn country reaches a peace deal with neighboring Russia.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel, Syria, U.S. Announce Joint Security Mechanism in Rare Step Toward De-Escalation
Israel, Syria and the United States have agreed to establish a new “joint fusion mechanism” aimed at enhancing security coordination, intelligence sharing and military de-escalation, marking the most significant formal cooperation between Jerusalem and Damascus in decades.
Inside the United States
Trump-Led Federal Crackdown Slashed Violent Crime in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Tuesday that a federal crime crackdown in the nation’s capital has led to dramatic reductions in violent crime, crediting the effort to President Donald Trump’s public safety initiative.
White House Pushes Back on Jan. 6 Narrative, Accuses Democrats of Political Rewriting
The White House marked the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021, Capitol breach by launching a new website aimed at challenging what it says is a Democrat-driven distortion of events and years of politically motivated prosecutions against Americans who participated in protests that day.
Ninth Circuit Revives Christian Ministry’s Fight to Defend Faith-Based Hiring Rights
A federal appeals court has handed a key win to religious liberty advocates, allowing the Union Gospel Mission of Yakima to move forward with its constitutional challenge against Washington state’s hiring restrictions.
Christian News
Sudan Drone Strike Kills Christians on Way to Christmas Worship
At least 11 Christians were killed and 18 others seriously wounded when a drone operated by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) struck civilians traveling to Christmas celebrations in South Kordofan state on Dec. 25, according to local sources.
Pastor Seriously Injured in Machete Attack Outside Church in Eastern Uganda
A Christian pastor was seriously injured after being attacked by a group of Muslim assailants wielding sharp objects in eastern Uganda, according to an exclusive report by Morning Star News.
Tear Gas Fired at Tehran Grand Bazaar as Iran Protests Enter Second Week, Currency Hits New Low
Iranian security forces confronted large demonstrations at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on Tuesday with tear gas and a heavy police presence, as nationwide protests entered a second week and the country’s currency plunged to a historic low.
Rubio Says U.S. Aims to Buy Greenland as Trump Keeps Military Option on Table
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers during a closed briefing Monday that recent White House rhetoric about Greenland does not signal an imminent U.S. invasion, emphasizing instead that the administration’s preferred goal is to purchase the island from Denmark, according to people familiar with the discussion.
Britain And France Prepare Ukraine Troop Deployment As U.S. Backs Security Guarantees
Britain and France, both members of the NATO military alliance, have agreed to prepare for the deployment of troops to Ukraine if the war-torn country reaches a peace deal with neighboring Russia.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel, Syria, U.S. Announce Joint Security Mechanism in Rare Step Toward De-Escalation
Israel, Syria and the United States have agreed to establish a new “joint fusion mechanism” aimed at enhancing security coordination, intelligence sharing and military de-escalation, marking the most significant formal cooperation between Jerusalem and Damascus in decades.
Inside the United States
Trump-Led Federal Crackdown Slashed Violent Crime in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Tuesday that a federal crime crackdown in the nation’s capital has led to dramatic reductions in violent crime, crediting the effort to President Donald Trump’s public safety initiative.
White House Pushes Back on Jan. 6 Narrative, Accuses Democrats of Political Rewriting
The White House marked the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021, Capitol breach by launching a new website aimed at challenging what it says is a Democrat-driven distortion of events and years of politically motivated prosecutions against Americans who participated in protests that day.
Ninth Circuit Revives Christian Ministry’s Fight to Defend Faith-Based Hiring Rights
A federal appeals court has handed a key win to religious liberty advocates, allowing the Union Gospel Mission of Yakima to move forward with its constitutional challenge against Washington state’s hiring restrictions.
Christian News
Sudan Drone Strike Kills Christians on Way to Christmas Worship
At least 11 Christians were killed and 18 others seriously wounded when a drone operated by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) struck civilians traveling to Christmas celebrations in South Kordofan state on Dec. 25, according to local sources.
Pastor Seriously Injured in Machete Attack Outside Church in Eastern Uganda
A Christian pastor was seriously injured after being attacked by a group of Muslim assailants wielding sharp objects in eastern Uganda, according to an exclusive report by Morning Star News.