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U.S., allies announce sanctions on China over Uyghur ‘genocide’
The United States and its allies in Canada, Britain and the European Union on Monday announced sanctions on several Chinese officials alleged to have links to what U.S. officials say is a genocidal campaign against Uyghur Muslims.
U.S. Condemns Attacks Against Saudi Territory From ‘Iranian-Aligned’ Groups
The U.S. State Department says Secretary of State Antony Blinken has “strongly condemned” recent attacks against Saudi territory from “Iranian-aligned groups” in the region, and discussed cooperation to end the war in Yemen in a call with Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister.
Amman announces defense deal allowing US troops to enter Jordan
Jordan has finalized a defense agreement with the United States that allows US forces, aircraft and vehicles to freely enter the kingdom, French news agency AFP reported Sunday.
Western officials fear Iran hiding equipment it could use to build nuke — report
Iran is hiding equipment from international officials that could enable it to build a nuclear bomb, according to a Monday report.
Iran’s atomic energy agency announces ‘cold test’ of new Arak nuclear reactor
Iran will cold test its redesigned Arak nuclear reactor as prelude to fully commissioning it later in the year, Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said on Friday.
EU plans ‘green certificate’ to allow vaccinated travelers free access to European bloc
The European Union has confirmed its plans to issue 'digital green certificates' to vaccinated members of its 450 million population, allowing them to travel freely across the bloc this summer, the UK’s Daily Mail reports. The new ‘passport’ would be issued to those who have been recently tested or who have recovered from the virus as well.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israelis go to vote yet again tomorrow in fourth election in two years
Israelis will head to the polls for the fourth time in under two years on Tuesday, hoping to end the political stalemate that began in December 2018 when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu initiated the first election.
IAI completes test of new defense missile with 150 km. range
The Israel Aerospace Industries defense contractor said on Monday it had successfully completed live fire trials of a new long range defense missile.
Sa’ar says open to power-sharing deal with Lapid or Bennett
New Hope party chief Gideon Sa’ar on Monday refused to rule out joining a government led by Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, keeping the door open to a coalition to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that includes right-wing, centrist and left-wing parties.
‘Life-saving’ nose spray that kills 99.9% of viruses begins production in Israel
A nasal spray that will be marketed as capable of killing 99.9 percent of virus particles has started rolling off production lines in an Israeli factory.

Inside the United States
Multiple People Shot And Killed In Colorado
As many as six people were shot and killed at a Colorado supermarket in what was the second major shooting incident in the U.S. within a week.
Federal Reserve’s Digital Dollar Push Worries Wall Street
Banks, credit card companies and digital payments processors are nervously watching the push to create an electronic alternative to the paper bills Americans carry in their wallets, or what some call a digital dollar and others call a Fedcoin.
Surge in US firearms imports in 2020
A new report estimates that the US in 2020 saw a 60% increase in personal firearm imports, compared to the same category of imports in 2019. Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF) reported an estimated 6.4 million handgun and long-gun units were imported in 2020, a surge from 4.0 million in 2019. SAAF said its import estimates are based on raw data obtained from the International Trade Commission.

Christian News
‘Islamists Massacre 137 Villagers In Niger’
At least 137 people have been killed in the deadliest suspected Islamist attack to hit Niger, authorities said Monday.
Christian persecution in China: home Bible study raided, at least a dozen people detained
Authorities from the civil affairs bureau and police force in China’s Guizhou province raided a Protestant home Bible study Tuesday morning, reportedly detaining at least 12 people for questioning, Radio Free Asia reports. The Bible study was being attended by members of the Ren'ai Reformed Church, whose pastor Zhang Chulei was one of the first church leaders to sign the declaration of Christian faith initiated by jailed pastor Wang Yi.

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ABC Interview: Did you come here because Joe Biden is President? Definitely!
Sad, what’s happening at the border!

Around the World
Anti Lockdown Protests Take Place World Wide (Video)
Demonstrators took to the streets in several European cities on Saturday to protest Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, with clashes between demonstrators and police erupting in the German city of Kassel while in London, police arrested dozens of people for breaching pandemic restrictions. Protests also erupted in Austria, Belgium, Britain, Croatia, Finland, Poland, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland as European authorities confront a third coronavirus wave.
Egypt prepares to start move to new capital, away from the chaos of Cairo
Egypt is racing to prepare a grandiose new capital city in the desert east of Cairo before the first civil servants move in this summer and ahead of the delayed official opening of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's flagship project.
Iceland Volcano Erupts for the first time in 800 Years, While 7.0 Earthquake Hits Japan
A long-dormant volcano erupted and sent streams of lava flowing down southwestern Iceland for the first time in 800 years Friday.
US-Russia Ties Nosedive After Biden-Putin Tit-for-Tat
The Kremlin on Thursday denounced U.S. President Joe Biden's remarks about Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning it would rethink its approach to relations with Washington.
Iran threatens Washington army base, top US general — intelligence officials
Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation’s capital, and against the Army’s vice chief of staff, two senior US intelligence officials said.
‘No way to strangle China’: Fiery rhetoric, clashes besiege U.S., Beijing at Alaska meeting
Senior Biden administration officials squared off against their Chinese counterparts in Alaska on Thursday, with the two sides trading charges of global coercion and undermining international order.
Pompeo casts doubt on WHO-China coronavirus origins inquiry and defends Wuhan lab intelligence
Mike Pompeo cast doubt on the credibility of the recent WHO-China investigation into the origins of COVID-19 ahead of its expected report release as the former secretary of state defended the declassified intelligence that seemingly points toward the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Iran has not yet recovered from Natanz explosion hit
Iran has yet to recover from a devastating explosion at its Natanz nuclear facility last July, sources have told The Jerusalem Post, undercutting IAEA reports this week that the Islamic Republic has made progress with advanced centrifuges for enriching uranium.
Iran, Russia and Turkey signal growing alliance
Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was very content during a trip to Turkey on Friday. He said it was productive and smiled alongside his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. He said it was a “wonderful” trip where he spoke with his “brother Cavusoglu.”
Huge asteroid flying closer to Earth than the Moon
A particularly big asteroid will pass by Earth particularly close on Monday night, and the encounter will be streamed live online. Don't worry: The flyby will be completely safe and doesn't pose any risk to anything or anyone on Earth or any of our satellites. But asteroid 2021 EQ3 will come closer to Earth than our lone natural satellite.


Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Poll: Pro-Netanyahu bloc has 51 seats without Yamina
A final election poll published on Channel 12 News on Friday evening finds that the right and the Likud continue to gain strength, but Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu still does not have the required 61 seats which will allow him to form a government.

Inside the United States
Federal judge slams landmark First Amendment ruling, accuses mainstream media of liberal bias
A federal judge this week slammed a decades-old First Amendment ruling regarding libel law, claiming that ruling was invented by the Supreme Court at the time as a "policy-driven decision masquerading as constitutional law."
Arkansas governor signed strict abortion bill ‘because it is a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade’
Republican Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson revealed he signed a near-total abortion ban in his state "because it is a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade."
Reporters call out Biden administration for lack of transparency at the US-Mexico border
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to the US-Mexico border on Friday with a group of bipartisan senators. Typically on such a trip, a cabinet secretary and lawmakers would be accompanied by reporters or a member of the White House press pool to feed notes back to newsrooms.
U.S. races to find bed space for migrant children as number of unaccompanied minors in government custody hits 15,500
The U.S. government on Saturday was housing approximately 15,500 unaccompanied migrant minors, including 5,000 teenagers and children stranded in Border Patrol facilities not designed for long-term custody, according to government data reviewed by CBS News.

Christian News
Family, Friends ‘Celebrate Life’ Of Late Evangelist Luis Palau
An emotionally charged private memorial service was held Saturday, March 20, in honor of world-renowned evangelist Luis Palau. He passed away this month after losing his battle against lung cancer at age 86, leaving behind an evangelism legacy that impacted millions’ lives.
Pakistan Sentences Christian To Death For Blasphemy
A Christian young man faces execution by hanging death after a Pakistani court sentenced him to death for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages about Islam's Prophet Muhammad.
India Christian Couple Attacked Over Rituals Refusal
A Christian couple and their three children are reportedly homeless in India’s western Jharkhand state for refusing to abandon their in Christ and accept tribal rituals.
Syrian Christians Confront Growing Hostilities
At least hundreds of thousands of Syrian Christians face growing anti-Christian hostilities in war-ravaged Syria and neighboring Lebanon, aid workers said Friday.
China’s Jailed Poetic Pastor Denied Visit By Elderly Mother
Chinese Pastor John Cao Sanqiang spent the fourth anniversary of his imprisonment alone after China’s authorities prevented his elderly mother from meeting him, supporters said.
‘Dominoes are falling:’ Religious liberty advocates hail end to Minnesota church restrictions
Minnesota's decision to lift capacity restrictions on church services, while maintaining social distancing, is emboldening religious liberty advocates, who want more states to follow suit.

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Antifa Riots Take Place in Bristol, England
Anarchist, Soviet Union, Black Lives Matter and various other flags out at today’s march in Lansing Michigan

Around the World
Report: WHO Granted China Authority To Veto Scientists On Wuhan Mission
The Chinese government maintained tight control of a World Health Organization investigation in Wuhan into the origins of the coronavirus, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal, which said that Beijing was granted veto power over which scientists were allowed to take part in the mission.
Study: COVID Reinfection Rare, More Common Over 65
Surviving COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection for at least six months, but elderly patients are more likely to be laid low by the virus a second time, researchers reported Thursday.
Dutch Prime Minister Rutte Wins Election
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was heading towards a fourth term in office as one of Europe’s longest-serving leaders in elections overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Bangladeshi Conjoined Twins Home After Separation
Two Bangladeshi girls who were born conjoined at the head returned to their hometown after they were successfully separated by a team of Hungarian doctors in 2019, officials confirmed.
Court rules Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
In what campaigners have described as a major landmark victory, a court in Japan has ruled that the country’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, AFP reports.
US scientists suggest building genetic vault on the moon in case Earth is annihilated
In considering that planet Earth may one day be destroyed, scientists from the University of Arizona have suggested building an underground vault on the moon that would contain a variety of genetic materials and act as a “global insurance policy,” Technology Times reports.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli scientists grow fully formed mouse fetuses outside the womb
Israeli scientists are claiming a major breakthrough as they have been able to take mouse embryos from their mothers and grow them outside the womb into fetuses with fully formed organs, the Times of Israel (ToI) reported Wednesday. Prof. Jacob Hanna of the Weizmann Institute of Science said this development “could be relevant to humans.”
US and Israel to establish joint team for sharing information on Iran
The US and Israel have decided to establish a new joint team for sharing intelligence about Iran’s nuclear program, the Times of Israel (ToI) reports. The decision to set up a team was made at a meeting led by US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and his Israeli counterpart Meir Ben-Shabbat last week, ToI reports.
Knesset approves electronic bracelet for citizens returning from abroad
The Knesset on Wednesday approved a COVID-19 bill that requires Israelis returning from abroad to choose either to wear an electronic bracelet that ensures they isolate at home or be quarantined in a hotel, the Jerusalem Post reports. According to the government, such measures are necessary to reopen Israel’s borders, at least to citizens.
Syria says Israel targeted Damascus area in airstrikes
Syria’s official SANA news agency said Tuesday evening that Israel carried out airstrikes on targets in the Damascus area and southern Syria, Israel National News (INN) reports. In its report, SANA said Syria’s air defense systems had been activated due to "Israeli aggression," and that several missiles had been intercepted.

Inside the United States
Poll: 75% Of Likely US Voters Support Voter ID, Including 60% Of Democrats
A Rasmussen poll released Wednesday found that 75% of likely U.S. voters believe voters should be required to show photo identification before being allowed to cast a ballot.
57 Black Leaders Warn Congress the ‘Equality Act’ Turns LGBT Rights Into ‘a Sword Against Faith Institutions’
A group of nearly 60 black Christian leaders is urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Equality Act recently passed by the House of Representatives and instead opt for a compromise bill that protects the rights of the LGBT community while also preserving the rights of religious believers and institutions.
House passes legislation to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants
The House of Representatives Thursday passed immigration bills that would protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation and offer them a pathway to stay in the United States permanently.
House GOP Allows Spending Earmarks, in Boost for Biden Plan
House Republicans voted to allow their members to request dedicated-spending projects, known as earmarks, following that same move by Democrats, in a positive sign for President Joe Biden’s hopes for a bipartisan infrastructure bill.
House passes bill to revive Equal Rights Amendment
The US House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would revive the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) by repealing the 1982 deadline that states had been given to ratify it, the Washington Examiner reports. The ERA was designed principally to ban federal and state laws that discriminate against women; its central principle is that sex should not determine the legal rights of men or women.
US on pace to see more migrants at border than in last 20 years
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that the US is on pace to see more Central American migrants arriving at the south-western border than it has in the last 20 years. In a written statement on the DHS website, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas said the department is expelling most single adults and families, but is not expelling the surge of unaccompanied minors.

Christian News
Pakistan Grants Bail To Young Christian Jailed For Blasphemy
A young Christian man sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in Pakistan for “blasphemy” against Islam has been released on bail, Christians confirmed Thursday.
Iran House Church Couple Facing Prison
Iranian Christians requested prayers Wednesday for Homayoun Zhaveh, 62, and his wife Sara Ahmadi, 42, as they were due to be summoned to prison for house church activities, Worthy News learned.

Worthy Watch
NYC Judge Removes 6-Year-Old From Mother Because She Didn’t Wear a Mask While Dropping Her Off at School
How Do Big Media Outlets So Often “Independently Confirm” Each Other’s Falsehoods?
‘You Parade Around In Two Masks For Show’: Sen. Rand Paul Questions Dr. Fauci On Wearing Masks After Vaccination
Netflix Cartoon Uses Sex and Gun-Loving Jesus to Bash NRA, Gun Rights
Moses, the Exodus and the Ten Plagues