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British scientists accidentally discover cancer breakthrough
British scientists say they have accidentally discovered a new type of immune cell which may help in developing a therapy to treat all cancers.
‘Direct Hit’ Reported as Rockets Target US Embassy in Baghdad
Several rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Sunday evening, with some reportedly hitting the building itself for the first time in several years.
20,000 US Troops Have Surged Into Mideast Since Last Spring To 'Counter Iran'
The top U.S. commander who oversees missions in the Middle East said that newly deployed troops might remain in the region for 'quite a while.'
Death Toll From Eastern Turkey Earthquake Climbs to 29
The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 29 on Saturday night as rescue crews searched for people who remained trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, officials said.
China’s Unproven Antiviral Solution: Quarantine of 40 Million
China’s lockdown of Wuhan and its surrounding areas to contain the coronavirus represents the first large-scale quarantine in modern times.
Coronavirus may have originated in lab linked to China's biowarfare program
The deadly animal-borne coronavirus spreading globally may have originated in a laboratory in the city of Wuhan linked to China’s covert biological weapons program, said an Israeli biological warfare analyst.
'We must act immediately': Swarms of locusts in Africa are worst in decades
Swarms of hungry locusts are devouring crops in Eastern Africa, the worst invasion of the insects in decades.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Palestinian factions call ‘day of rage’ on day of Trump peace plan
Palestinian factions on Sunday called for a 'day of rage' for the day US President Donald Trump releases his long-awaited plan for Mideast peace.
Netanyahu: White House peace plan an ‘opportunity that cannot be missed’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that the Trump administration’s much-awaited peace plan was a 'historic moment' and an opportunity that should not be missed.
Gantz says will meet Trump separately from Netanyahu
The Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz said on Saturday he had accepted an invitation to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss a peace plan for the Middle East.
IDF jets strike Gaza targets in response to launch of incendiary devices
Israeli jets struck a number of targets in the southern Gaza Strip late Saturday night in response to incendiary devices being launched over the border, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday.

Inside the United States
Trump on why he decided to speak at March for Life: 'Religious liberty is under siege'
President Trump said that 'religious liberty is under siege' when asked why he decided to become the first president in history to attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
Trump legal team goes on offense in impeachment trial, accuse Democrats of 'massive' election interference
Donald Trump's lawyers defended the president against articles of impeachment Saturday morning arguing it's the Democrats trying to interfere in elections by seeking to remove Trump from the 2020 ballot for doing 'absolutely nothing wrong.'
'Overbearing government': Trump administration takes action against California for requiring abortion coverage
The Trump administration is warning California to stop enforcing its law obligating health insurers to cover abortions, saying that the state could face the loss of federal funding if it doesn't comply.
Three years later, Trump travel ban heads back to court
After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries in 2018, the ruling appeared to shut down legal challenges that claimed the policy was rooted in anti-Muslim bias.

Christian News
Christian Association of Nigeria asks probing questions of government after killing of its leader
The Christian Association of Nigeria issued a damning indictment this week of the Nigerian government's failure to save its leader, who was kidnapped in early January and executed by Boko Haram on Monday.

Around the World
Britain's Brexit bill becomes law
Britain's long-delayed and contentious Brexit bill, with royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II, became law Thursday after more than three and a half years of bitter dispute.
Trump to sign U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal Wednesday
President Donald Trump will hold a signing ceremony for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement on Wednesday, according to the White House.
China locks down six cities to contain coronavirus outbreak
China raced Friday to lock down at least six cities with a combined population of more than 20.5 million as officials try to contain a deadly viral outbreak that has sickened more than 800, claimed 25 lives and spread to several other countries.
Another Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps leader killed in Iran
The commander of the Iranian Basij contingent of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps that is used by the government to suppress protests was killed in front of his home Wednesday in Khuzestan province, Iran.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Trump peace plan could be released next week
The Trump Administration may present its 'Deal of the Century' to the world as early as next week in a ceremony at the White House to which both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and main political rival Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Party have been invited.
Netanyahu, Gantz to go to Washington, reportedly ahead of peace plan unveiling
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chair Benny Gantz will go to the White House next week for an update on US President Donald Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, US Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday evening during a meeting with Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
Auschwitz visited by 'most senior delegation' of Muslim officials yet
A delegation of Muslim leaders visited Auschwitz Thursday ahead of the anniversary of the liberation of the Polish death camp in which over one million Jews were killed, in what Jewish leaders called a 'groundbreaking' event.
Putin, Pence arrive as world leaders gather for major Holocaust commemoration
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Israel on Thursday for a major Holocaust commemoration as speculation swirled that his trip could include an announcement on the fate of jailed Israeli-American Naama Issachar.
Hamas official warns of 'a new intifada' if Trump Middle East plan moves forward
A Hamas official warned that if the United States moves forward with its Middle East plan, it could lead to another intifada. Basem Naim, the head of Hamas’s International Relations Office, tweeted the notion on Thursday.
At Holocaust forum, Pence says world must stand strong against 'anti-Semitic Iran'
The central event of the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem took place on Thursday, with dozens of world leaders in attendance to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp.
Abbas spokesman warns US and Israel not to cross ‘red lines’ with peace plan
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s spokesman warned Israel and the United States on Thursday not to cross any “red lines,” following a flurry of reports in Hebrew media about the Trump administration’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Inside the United States
Spy Court Admits FISA Warrants Against Carter Page Were ‘Not Valid’
Authority granted to the federal government to secretly wiretap and spy on former Trump affiliate Carter Page was “not valid,” the nation’s top spy court noted in a secret ruling penned earlier this month. The order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), which was created and authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), was initially signed and issued on January 7, 2020, but was not declassified and released until Thursday afternoon.
U.S. Supreme Court decision in Montana case could alter school choice restrictions across U.S.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Montana school choice case that could directly impact 37 state constitutions banning public funds from being used on religious schools.
Low Ratings as Trump Impeachment Trial Drops 19% on Second Day
About 8.9 million TV viewers watched the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, the first day Democrats laid out their case against the president, marking a significant drop from the roughly 11 million viewers who watched on Tuesday, according to Nielsen ratings data.
House Democrats conceal testimony of 18th witness from Trump team
Democrats clamoring for more witnesses at President Trump’s impeachment trial are concealing one of those questioned in the House investigation, President Trump’s defense team says.

Christian News
Christian man in Iran sentenced to three years in prison
A 65-year-old Iranian Christian man was sentenced to three years in prison by the regime for 'insulting Islamic sacred beliefs.'
Two Nigerian Christian girls killed by Muslim herders
Two Nigerian high school-aged Christian girls were killed in southern Kaduna state last week by Fulani herdsmen, an armed Muslim group, ahead of the killing of one of the biggest Christian leaders in Nigeria on Monday by Boko Haram.
Islamic State in Nigeria executes Christian college student
Islamic State militants killed a Christian college student in Nigeria returning to his studies at the local university, posting a video of the execution online.

Around the World
Iran threatens Europe with 'consequences' after move to hold country accountable for violating nuclear deal
Iran is asking European countries to stay in the 2015 nuclear deal despite already violating the agreement.
Last decade was the most expensive for natural disasters, over $1 trillion increase, report says
Severe weather such as devastating flooding and powerful hurricanes contributed to why the last decade was the worst on record for economic losses due to natural disasters around the globe, according to a report released Wednesday.
Another Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps leader killed in Iran
The commander of the Iranian Basij contingent of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps that is used by the government to suppress protests was killed in front of his home Wednesday in Khuzestan province, Iran.
U.S.-Russia 'engagements' underscore danger of oil mission in Syria
President Trump says he is determined to keep control of Syrian oil fields as the country’s civil war plays out, but exactly how far the U.S. military is willing to go to protect those valuable energy reserves remains a mystery and represents a key question for the administration’s broader policy in the Middle East.
US 'likely' to deploy anti-missile system to protect American troops in Iraq
The Pentagon is likely deploying a missile-defense system to Iraq in response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack on an Iraqi base housing American troops earlier this month, U.S. defense officials tell Fox News.
Researchers capture footage of atoms bonding and separating for the first time
For the first time ever, scientists have managed to capture video of two atoms bonding and separating on a scale that is half-a-million times thinner than a human hair.
China virus is 'mutating and adapting' after leaving nine dead
The new virus that has killed 17 people in China is mutating and could spread further, health officials have warned, as Britain announced measures to monitor flights arriving from the country.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Signs in Israel that "Deal of the Century" will be released before third elections
The entire US peacekeeping team arrived in Israel Wednesday after attending the Davos World Economic Forum to discuss what could be a soon rollout of the long-delayed 'Deal of the Century' with Israeli leaders.
White House urging Netanyahu to refrain from annexation, to wait for plan
The Trump administration has urged Israel to hold back from unilaterally annexing the Jordan Valley, recommending that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wait for the US peace plan instead.
PA tells Palestinians: The Western Wall belongs only to Muslims
The Western Wall belongs only to Muslims and must be defended even to the death, Palestinians living in the West Bank were told during a filler piece between programs on official Palestinian Authority TV and in a news article in the official PA newspaper.

Inside the United States
As Dems Demand New Witnesses in Trump Trial, GOP Rep. Blasts 'They're Admitting How Weak Their Case Is'
Democrat House managers began their opening arguments Wednesday afternoon in the impeachment trial of President Trump, laying out their case as to why they think the President should be removed from office.
Big Montana Case at Supreme Court Is All About Religious Freedom for Parents and Students
Montana was giving tax breaks to those who donated to scholarships helping Montana students attend private schools. But when it realized most of those scholarships were going to children at religious schools, Montana stopped that from happening. Parents went to court saying that was blatant discrimination. It's a case that ended up before the nation's highest court this week.
Donald Trump Will Be The First President To Attend The March For Life
President Donald Trump is slated to become the first president to attend the March for Life in the nation’s capital on Friday.