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Around the World
'Working level' talks lay groundwork for second Trump-Kim denuclearization summit
Trump administration and North Korean officials held their first 'working level' talks on denuclearization over the weekend in Sweden, preparing for the second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that U.S. officials says is slated by the end of February.
Plague of Tens of Thousands of Locusts Descends on Mecca, Islam's Sacred City
A massive swarm of locusts and cockroaches has descended on Mecca, one of Islam's holiest cities in Saudi Arabia, prompting officials there to deploy specialized sanitation crews to tackle the plague.
Trump discusses a 'negotiated solution' on Syria with Turkey's president
President Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday about a 'negotiated solution' for Syria, where the withdrawal of U.S. troops has alarmed Kurdish allies of America who are considered terrorists by the Turks.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli strikes said to destroy Iranian, Hezbollah sites near Damascus
Massive Israeli airstrikes on Syria destroyed weapons stores and military positions belonging to Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah terror group, a war monitor said Monday.
PA's letter to Pompeo rejecting US aid, fearing terror lawsuits
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah sent US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a letter in late December rejecting future American financial assistance, citing the 2018 US anti-terrorism law ATCA.
Inside the United States
Trump and Pence Support Huge Crowd Marching for a Shutdown - of Abortion
Thousands marched in Washington calling for a shutdown, but not the government's. They want to shut down the abortion industry. And President Donald Trump threw his support behind their effort at this 2019 March for Life.
Trump Makes Offer to Democrats to Protect 'Dreamers' in Exchange for Border Wall
Trying to find a solution to the shutdown standoff on its 29th day, President Donald Trump offered a new proposal to Democrats Saturday afternoon. In exchange for his $5.7 billion southern border wall, he's offering protections for 'Dreamers' -- young people brought into the country illegally by their parents over the next three years.
Christian News
China forcing Christians to replace Jesus with Communist posters; turning pulpits into game rooms
The Communist government of China is continuing forcing Christians to replace posters of Jesus Christ with Communist leaders, and is turning pulpits into entertainment venues.
'Criticism of Christian Education in America Should Stop,' Vice President Pence Defends His Wife amid Media Backlash
Vice President Mike Pence’s wife was the target of criticism this week after she announced that she would be teaching art at a private conservative Christian school, and the Vice President is stepping up to defend her.
'Working level' talks lay groundwork for second Trump-Kim denuclearization summit
Trump administration and North Korean officials held their first 'working level' talks on denuclearization over the weekend in Sweden, preparing for the second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that U.S. officials says is slated by the end of February.
Plague of Tens of Thousands of Locusts Descends on Mecca, Islam's Sacred City
A massive swarm of locusts and cockroaches has descended on Mecca, one of Islam's holiest cities in Saudi Arabia, prompting officials there to deploy specialized sanitation crews to tackle the plague.
Trump discusses a 'negotiated solution' on Syria with Turkey's president
President Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday about a 'negotiated solution' for Syria, where the withdrawal of U.S. troops has alarmed Kurdish allies of America who are considered terrorists by the Turks.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli strikes said to destroy Iranian, Hezbollah sites near Damascus
Massive Israeli airstrikes on Syria destroyed weapons stores and military positions belonging to Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah terror group, a war monitor said Monday.
PA's letter to Pompeo rejecting US aid, fearing terror lawsuits
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah sent US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a letter in late December rejecting future American financial assistance, citing the 2018 US anti-terrorism law ATCA.
Inside the United States
Trump and Pence Support Huge Crowd Marching for a Shutdown - of Abortion
Thousands marched in Washington calling for a shutdown, but not the government's. They want to shut down the abortion industry. And President Donald Trump threw his support behind their effort at this 2019 March for Life.
Trump Makes Offer to Democrats to Protect 'Dreamers' in Exchange for Border Wall
Trying to find a solution to the shutdown standoff on its 29th day, President Donald Trump offered a new proposal to Democrats Saturday afternoon. In exchange for his $5.7 billion southern border wall, he's offering protections for 'Dreamers' -- young people brought into the country illegally by their parents over the next three years.
Christian News
China forcing Christians to replace Jesus with Communist posters; turning pulpits into game rooms
The Communist government of China is continuing forcing Christians to replace posters of Jesus Christ with Communist leaders, and is turning pulpits into entertainment venues.
'Criticism of Christian Education in America Should Stop,' Vice President Pence Defends His Wife amid Media Backlash
Vice President Mike Pence’s wife was the target of criticism this week after she announced that she would be teaching art at a private conservative Christian school, and the Vice President is stepping up to defend her.
Around the World
Iran says it will keep military forces in Syria despite Israeli threats
Iran will keep military forces in Syria, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, defying Israeli threats that they might be targeted if they do not leave the country.
US-led coalition airstrikes pound IS areas in eastern Syria
Syrian activists on Thursday reported intense airstrikes on the last area held by the Islamic State group in the country’s east where the organization’s control has been shrinking over the past weeks.
Top North Korean in Washington to prepare new Trump summit
A top North Korean general is in Washington Friday (Jan 18) for a rare visit, during which he is expected to meet President Donald Trump as the two countries seek to finalize a new summit aimed at denuclearisation and easing decades of hostility.
Insect collapse: ‘We are destroying our life support systems’
Earth’s bugs outweigh humans 17 times over and are such a fundamental foundation of the food chain that scientists say a crash in insect numbers risks 'ecological Armageddon'. When Lister’s study was published in October, one expert called the findings 'hyper-alarming'.
ISIS Kills 19 People in Syrian Terror Attack, Sparking Pleas to Trump Not to Pull Out
A suicide bomber killed nineteen people in Syria on Wednesday including four US servicemen on patrol.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
White House: Israel TV story on peace plan not accurate, speculation not helpful
The Trump administration on Wednesday dismissed as 'inaccurate' an Israeli TV report that said its forthcoming peace plan would offer Palestinians a state in most of the West Bank, with parts of East Jerusalem as its capital.
Arab League: Palestinian issue has ‘reduced’ importance
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abu al-Gheith caused a stir when he stated during a recent television interview that the priority of the Palestinian cause – resisting Israel and pushing for a Palestinian state – has been somewhat 'reduced,' before clarifying that 'it is still a pressing circumstance that we [Arab states] must strive to resist.'
Inside the United States
Trump Administration to Roll Out New Missile Defense Plan
The Trump administration will roll out a new strategy Thursday for a more aggressive space-based missile defense system to protect against existing threats from North Korea and Iran and counter advanced weapon systems being developed by Russia and China.
FBI: Sting nabs jihadist who sought to attack White House with anti-tank rocket
A would-be jihadist who had detailed plans to use an anti-tank rocket to storm into the White House was arrested in a sting Wednesday after he traded his car for guns and explosives, authorities said.
Christian News
'Many Christians Are Being Killed': World's Worst Persecutors Revealed, 60,000 Christians in Concentration Camps
North Korea again tops the list of the 50 most dangerous countries to follow Jesus Christ. The 2019 World Watch List released Wednesday by Open Doors USA highlights where action is desperately needed to protect Christians.
Iran says it will keep military forces in Syria despite Israeli threats
Iran will keep military forces in Syria, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, defying Israeli threats that they might be targeted if they do not leave the country.
US-led coalition airstrikes pound IS areas in eastern Syria
Syrian activists on Thursday reported intense airstrikes on the last area held by the Islamic State group in the country’s east where the organization’s control has been shrinking over the past weeks.
Top North Korean in Washington to prepare new Trump summit
A top North Korean general is in Washington Friday (Jan 18) for a rare visit, during which he is expected to meet President Donald Trump as the two countries seek to finalize a new summit aimed at denuclearisation and easing decades of hostility.
Insect collapse: ‘We are destroying our life support systems’
Earth’s bugs outweigh humans 17 times over and are such a fundamental foundation of the food chain that scientists say a crash in insect numbers risks 'ecological Armageddon'. When Lister’s study was published in October, one expert called the findings 'hyper-alarming'.
ISIS Kills 19 People in Syrian Terror Attack, Sparking Pleas to Trump Not to Pull Out
A suicide bomber killed nineteen people in Syria on Wednesday including four US servicemen on patrol.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
White House: Israel TV story on peace plan not accurate, speculation not helpful
The Trump administration on Wednesday dismissed as 'inaccurate' an Israeli TV report that said its forthcoming peace plan would offer Palestinians a state in most of the West Bank, with parts of East Jerusalem as its capital.
Arab League: Palestinian issue has ‘reduced’ importance
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abu al-Gheith caused a stir when he stated during a recent television interview that the priority of the Palestinian cause – resisting Israel and pushing for a Palestinian state – has been somewhat 'reduced,' before clarifying that 'it is still a pressing circumstance that we [Arab states] must strive to resist.'
Inside the United States
Trump Administration to Roll Out New Missile Defense Plan
The Trump administration will roll out a new strategy Thursday for a more aggressive space-based missile defense system to protect against existing threats from North Korea and Iran and counter advanced weapon systems being developed by Russia and China.
FBI: Sting nabs jihadist who sought to attack White House with anti-tank rocket
A would-be jihadist who had detailed plans to use an anti-tank rocket to storm into the White House was arrested in a sting Wednesday after he traded his car for guns and explosives, authorities said.
Christian News
'Many Christians Are Being Killed': World's Worst Persecutors Revealed, 60,000 Christians in Concentration Camps
North Korea again tops the list of the 50 most dangerous countries to follow Jesus Christ. The 2019 World Watch List released Wednesday by Open Doors USA highlights where action is desperately needed to protect Christians.
Around the World
Gunmen kill 15 in Kenya hotel compound attack claimed by Somali Islamists
Gunmen blasted their way into a hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and sending workers diving under desks to escape an attack claimed by Somalia-based Islamist group al Shabaab.
CERN plans even larger Large Hadron Collider to find more 'God particles'
CERN has unveiled plans for an even larger Large Hadron Collider, with a 100km (62-mile) circumference - about four times longer than the current machine.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Satellite images reveals extensive damage from IAF strike in Syria
Israeli satellite company ImageSat International released Monday images of the extensive damage caused to the ammunition warehouse at the Damascus international Airport following an Israeli airstrike on Friday night.
Inside the United States
Leaders nix recess with no shutdown deal in sight
Senate and House leaders said Tuesday they will cancel the Martin Luther King Day recess unless there is a sudden resolution to the 25-day partial government shutdown, which appears unlikely given a breakdown in high-level talks.
Federal judge sides with Trump, allowing workers to go unpaid during shutdown
A federal judge declined to stop the Trump administration from requiring government employees to work without pay during the shutdown, rejecting the arguments of two federal unions and other individual federal employees.
6 in 10 Americans want Roe v. Wade changed to allow abortion restrictions: poll
More than six in 10 Americans say they want the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade to be reinterpreted to allow additional restrictions on abortion, a new survey has found.
House Democrats vow to repeal ban on federal funding for abortions
Democratic House members vowed Tuesday to repeal a ban on federal funding for abortions and to fight against actions by the Trump administration to limit access to contraception.
Support for Trump's wall reaches all-time high: Poll
Support for President Trump's wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is at an all-time high weeks into a partial government shutdown that began over a border security dispute for funding.
Shutdown shrinks as thousands more employees called in to work without pay
Thousands of aviation safety inspectors and hundreds of food, drug and medical inspectors are heading back to work without pay — and so will tens of thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees if the government shutdown is still in place when tax season begins Jan. 28.
Christian News
Atheists Warn Schools Against Ark Encounter Field Trips - Ark Founder Calls Their Bluff in a Big Way
A Wisconsin-based atheist group has taken aim at the Ark Encounter tourist attraction in Williamstown, Kentucky by sending a letter to more than 1,000 school districts in five states, warning them that a field trip to the Ark would be unconstitutional.
Gunmen kill 15 in Kenya hotel compound attack claimed by Somali Islamists
Gunmen blasted their way into a hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and sending workers diving under desks to escape an attack claimed by Somalia-based Islamist group al Shabaab.
CERN plans even larger Large Hadron Collider to find more 'God particles'
CERN has unveiled plans for an even larger Large Hadron Collider, with a 100km (62-mile) circumference - about four times longer than the current machine.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Satellite images reveals extensive damage from IAF strike in Syria
Israeli satellite company ImageSat International released Monday images of the extensive damage caused to the ammunition warehouse at the Damascus international Airport following an Israeli airstrike on Friday night.
Inside the United States
Leaders nix recess with no shutdown deal in sight
Senate and House leaders said Tuesday they will cancel the Martin Luther King Day recess unless there is a sudden resolution to the 25-day partial government shutdown, which appears unlikely given a breakdown in high-level talks.
Federal judge sides with Trump, allowing workers to go unpaid during shutdown
A federal judge declined to stop the Trump administration from requiring government employees to work without pay during the shutdown, rejecting the arguments of two federal unions and other individual federal employees.
6 in 10 Americans want Roe v. Wade changed to allow abortion restrictions: poll
More than six in 10 Americans say they want the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade to be reinterpreted to allow additional restrictions on abortion, a new survey has found.
House Democrats vow to repeal ban on federal funding for abortions
Democratic House members vowed Tuesday to repeal a ban on federal funding for abortions and to fight against actions by the Trump administration to limit access to contraception.
Support for Trump's wall reaches all-time high: Poll
Support for President Trump's wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is at an all-time high weeks into a partial government shutdown that began over a border security dispute for funding.
Shutdown shrinks as thousands more employees called in to work without pay
Thousands of aviation safety inspectors and hundreds of food, drug and medical inspectors are heading back to work without pay — and so will tens of thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees if the government shutdown is still in place when tax season begins Jan. 28.
Christian News
Atheists Warn Schools Against Ark Encounter Field Trips - Ark Founder Calls Their Bluff in a Big Way
A Wisconsin-based atheist group has taken aim at the Ark Encounter tourist attraction in Williamstown, Kentucky by sending a letter to more than 1,000 school districts in five states, warning them that a field trip to the Ark would be unconstitutional.