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Around the World
Large Asteroid to Pass by Earth on March 21, NASA says
The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will approach within about 1.25 million miles (2 million kilometers) of our planet on March 21, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said Thursday.
US officials say Israel has hit many ships taking Iran oil, arms to Syria: WSJ
Israel has targeted at least 12 ships bound for Syria, most of them transporting Iranian oil, with mines and other weapons, according to a Thursday report.
Poland Banned Same-Sex Unions And Adoption, But The EU Is Threatening To Override Them
Poland announced a new law Thursday which prohibited same-sex couples from adopting children, but the European Union responded by passing a resolution declaring the union an “LGBTIQ Freedom Zone,” Reuters reported.
Sudan’s PM in Cairo to discuss Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute
Sudan’s prime minister held talks with the Egyptian president in Cairo on Thursday as both nations seek to build a united front in the ongoing dispute over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile.
U.S. losing military edge in Asia, as China appears poised to attack Taiwan, top admiral warns
The leader of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says America is losing its military edge as China becomes more emboldened and aggressive in the Pacific.
UN investigator finds Iran responsible for ‘egregious’ human rights violations
A United Nations investigator finds Iran has committed "egregious" human rights violations including brutal political repression and the violation of fundamental freedoms.
Russian government websites go dark after U.S. vowed retaliation for SolarWinds hack
Two days after the White House telegraphed a retaliatory stealth attack on Russian cyber systems, Russian government websites for the Kremlin and other agencies were knocked offline.
US designates African ISIS groups as foreign terrorists; freezes assets, prohibits business with them
The US State Department announced Wednesday it has designated two Islamic State (ISIS) affiliates in DR Congo and Mozambique as foreign terrorist organizations: it has frozen all US property and assets in their names, and has prohibited Americans from conducting business with them or providing material support to them, UPI reports.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
U.S., Israel discuss Iran in first meeting of strategic group
Senior U.S. and Israel officials focused on concerns about Iran during the first virtual meeting of a bilateral strategic group on Thursday, the White House said, an issue on which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has differences with the new Biden administration.
European, Arab diplomats try to revive Mideast peace efforts
Leading European and Arab world diplomats announced potential “small steps” Thursday toward reviving Mideast peace efforts after upcoming Israeli and Palestinian elections.
Rivlin, IDF chief to visit 3 European countries to discuss Iran threat
President Reuven Rivlin will travel to Germany, France, and Austria next week to speak to their presidents about the growing threat from Iran’s nuclear program and the International Criminal Court’s decision to open a probe into alleged war crimes by Israel and Palestinian terror groups.

Inside the United States
Judge Rules Texas Can Defund Abortion Giant Planned Parenthood
A judge on Wednesday sided with pro-lifers and Texas officials when she ruled the state followed the law in withdrawing Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood.
Over a third of Republicans don’t want the COVID vaccine — and many of them aren’t budging
The Biden administration, advocacy groups and states are making a push for minority and underprivileged communities who have often been overlooked and mistreated by the medical community to get the COVID-19 vaccine, a key element in the effort to immunize these groups. But there is no concerted effort to change the minds of one of the factions most resistant to getting the vaccine: the "definitely not" Republicans.
‘America is coming back’: Biden targets July 4 for virus ‘independence’
President Biden directed states Thursday to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine no later than May 1 and targeted Independence Day as the entry point to normalcy, saying he wants to see Americans hold cookouts and other small gatherings after a nightmarish year.
House debates gun control legislation
The US House of Representatives has begun to debate two bills that would, respectively, expand firearm background checks, and extend the time-frame for conducting background checks on gun purchases, the Washington Examiner reports. Both bills were passed by Democrats in 2019 but the Republican-led Senate discarded them at the time.
Merrick Garland confirmed as US Attorney General in strong bi-partisan vote
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland as US Attorney General in a 70-30 bi-partisan vote, USA Today reports. Garland, who was denied a Supreme Court confirmation hearing by the GOP-led Senate in 2016, received 20 votes from Republicans approving his appointment as Attorney General.

Christian News
India Christian persecution: Violent mob attacks prayer meeting in private home
A violent mob of around 70 people attacked a prayer meeting in a private home in India’s Chhattisgarh state Monday, destroying property, assaulting those gathered, and hospitalizing at least six believers with serious injuries, CSW reports. Chhattisgarh is one of nine states with controversial anti-conversion laws that are often used to harass and intimidate religious minorities from sharing their faith.
Evangelist Luis Palau Dies At 86
Luis Palau, the international evangelist who preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ to more than 1 billion people through media and evangelistic events, has died, his family confirmed. The 86-year-old preacher, a close friend of the late evangelist Billy Graham, passed away after a decision to stop all treatment for his incurable lung cancer.

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ECB to signal faster money printing to combat yield rise
The European Central Bank is likely to signal faster money printing on Thursday to keep a lid on borrowing costs but it will stop short of adding firepower to its already aggressive pandemic-fighting package.
Mexico’s Congress approves landmark cannabis bill
Mexico’s lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved a bill that would decriminalize cannabis for recreational, medical and scientific uses, bringing it a step closer to creating one of the world’s largest markets for the plant.
Report says China in violation of UN Genocide Convention, has perpetrated genocide against Uyghurs
A recently released report declares that China has violated the United Nations' Genocide Convention and perpetrated genocide against the Uyghurs.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Erdogan confidant calls for ‘re-normalized’ ties with Israel
A close associated of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Admiral Cihat Yayci, said in an interview Wednesday to the Turkish Jewish newspaper Şalom that "it is in the interests of both Turkey and Israel to re-normalize relations."

Inside the United States
For the First Time in 4 Decades, Congress Is Forcing U.S. Taxpayers to Pay for Abortions
The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval Wednesday to the nearly two trillion dollar COVID relief bill that includes a boost in unemployment payments and stimulus checks for American families. The measure is controversial on many levels because it includes deficit spending and non-COVID pet projects. Now there's an even bigger concern that's come up for pro-life Americans because the Hyde Amendment is notably absent from the massive spending bill.
US Eyes Free Transgender Surgery for Military
The Department of Defense has confirmed in recent memos that sex reassignment surgery could be provided free of cost as part of the military’s medical benefits package following President Joe Biden’s Jan. 25 executive order.
Pentagon Approves Extending Guard Deployment at Capitol
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has formally approved an extension of the National Guard deployment at the U.S. Capitol for about two more months as possible threats of violence remain, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
800 Violent Criminals, 3,200+ Kids Detained at Border, TX Gov. Accuses Biden of ‘Open Border’ Crisis
Border officials arrested and encountered more than 100,000 migrants at the U.S. southern border in the last four weeks – the most for the month of February in the past five years.
US Congress Passes 1.9 Trillion Rescue Package
U.S. President Joe Biden was to sign one of the largest economic rescue packages in American history after Congress approved a sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan.
House passes sweeping labor bill
The US House of Representatives passed a sweeping labor bill Wednesday, in an effort to increase workers’ rights in workplace disputes and help employees to unionize, Axios reports. While the bill passed 225-206 with five Republicans in favor, it still has to get through the Senate where it requires 60 GOP lawmakers to approve it.
Satanic Temple member sues Texas for hindering “Satanic Abortion Ritual”
A woman who belongs to a satanic cult has filed suit against Texas, arguing that state pro-life laws interfere with her group’s “Satanic Abortion Ritual,” Christian Headlines reports. The suit was filed in February in federal court.
SCOTUS rules in favor of Christian student banned for preaching Gospel on campus
Explaining that a violation of rights imports damages, the US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday that a former student at a Georgia college could seek nominal damages for being barred from preaching the Gospel on campus, even after the school changed its policy, the Christian Post reports. Chief Justice John Roberts authored a dissenting opinion on various grounds, including that the school had changed its policy and the plaintiff had not alleged actual damages.

Christian News
India Persecution: Tribal animist relatives persecute Christian mother of four
Enraged by her new faith in Christ, the tribal animist relatives of a mother of four in central India have banished her from their village and barred her from harvesting the crop she needs to feed her family, Morning Star News reports.

Around the World
Russia and China planning a moon base together
Russia and China announced on Tuesday plans to develop a scientific research base on the moon.
China issues ‘world-first’ COVID-19 vaccine passport in boost for travel
To reboot the international travel industry, China has issued the world's first COVID-19 vaccine passport, which shows a user's vaccination status, recent coronavirus test results, and antibody test results, according to reports.
Bill Gates Foundation Funded Genomics Firm ‘Mining’ DNA Data Through COVID Tests
BGI Genomics—the Chinese Communist Party-linked genomics firm flagged by U.S. officials as “mining” the DNA of Americans—has collaborated extensively with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The National Pulse can reveal.
Rights groups: Iran uses internet shutdowns to hide human rights violations
Rights groups have said Iran appears to be using internet shutdowns to hide government violations of human rights - and even extra-judicial killings, the Times of Israel reports.
Microsoft hack heralds new era of mass-scale cyberwar
Last week’s discovery of a massive new cyberattack that targeted flaws in Microsoft’s Exchange Server indicates the world has entered into the age of mass-scale cyberwar, Axios reports. The Microsoft hack affected some 30,000 small businesses and organizations in the US and many more globally, and follows the SolarWinds massive hack in December.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Likud, Yesh Atid see boost in latest poll, New Hope plunges to under 10 seats
With exactly two weeks until election day, a poll released Tuesday showed the Likud and Yesh Atid parties enjoying a boost in support as Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope plunged to below 10 seats in the Knesset for the first time.

Inside the United States
Arkansas governor to sign strict anti-abortion bill into law
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is set to sign Senate Bill 6, which would ban abortion in Arkansas except to save the life of the mother.
Massive 100,000 Migrants Flooded U.S. Border In Just 4 Weeks
New numbers, reported by CNN, reveal the biblical scale of the Biden-induced mass migration headed to the U.S. border, with a reported 100,000+ arrests and apprehensions in the past four weeks.
Number of migrant children detained on southern U.S. border has tripled over past two weeks
The number of unaccompanied minors detained at the U.S.-Mexico border has tripled in the past two weeks, as the Biden administration struggles to find enough adequate shelters for the children.
California bill would prevent large stores from dividing toys according to gender
California lawmakers last month introduced a bill that would require large department stores to stop dividing toys and child-care products into girls’ and boys’ sections, the LA Times reports. If approved in its current committee stage, the bill will pass to the state Legislature for consideration.

Christian News
Christian persecution in China: House church raided, believers arrested
Five Christians were arrested Sunday morning during a police raid on a house church in China’s Chengdu, International Christian Concern reports. The Spring of Life Church (East Hall) was in the middle of a service when authorities arrived and took away the elder Cha Changping, who leads the church, his wife, and three others.

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Leftist Mob Sets Fire to Church in Columbia