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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
US sent $1.3 billion more in cash to Iran to settle arms dispute
The U.S. transferred a total of $1.7 billion in cash to Iran in order to settle a long-running dispute over a failed 1979 arms deal, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Iran vessel 'harasses,' sails close to U.S. Navy ship in Gulf: U.S. officials
A U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship changed course after a fast-attack craft from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came within 100 yards (91 meters) of it in the central Gulf on Sunday, U.S. Defense Department officials said on Tuesday.
Khamenei says Islamic world 'must fundamentally reconsider' Saudi control of Mecca
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has blasted Saudi Arabia over its management of the hajj, suggesting Muslim countries should challenge Riyadh's control of the annual Muslim pilgrimage.
UNICEF says 28 million children uprooted by global conflict
Some 28 million children around the globe have been driven from their homes by violent conflict, with nearly as many abandoning their homes in search of a better life, according to a UNICEF report released Tuesday.
Obama: 'Gaps of trust' hamper Syria deal with Russia
US President Obama says an agreement with Russia on ending the violence in Syria is being hampered by 'gaps of trust' between the two governments.
Syria conflict: Government helicopters 'drop chlorine' on Aleppo
Syrian government forces have been accused of dropping barrel bombs containing chlorine from helicopters on a suburb of Aleppo, injuring 80 people.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Building starts on underground Gaza barrier
The IDF has been working on a project called 'barrier,' which will see a giant above and underground wall completely encircle the Gaza Strip. The barrier, which is estimated to cost approximately NIS2 billion, will reach several stories underground, and will also be several stories above ground. This barrier will defend against Hamas cross-border attack tunnels.
Donald Trump says Israel will be destroyed unless he is elected
Donald Trump said if he is not elected president, the Iran nuclear deal will destroy Israel.
Inside the United States
Chicago Hits Grim Milestone With 500 Homicides in 2016
The City of Chicago hit a deadly milestone over the Labor Day weekend -- the 500th homicide of the year. And with that tragic tally, the Windy City has now logged more homicides than New York City and Los Angeles combined -- and is on pace to reach a homicide level not seen since the 1990s, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday.
U.S. Politics
Emails Deleted, Blackberries Smashed: Fed. Prosecutor Sought in Clinton Scandal
The leader of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is pushing for new action in the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices as the FBI's latest revelations fuel new questions.
Trump, Clinton Hit Key Battleground States as Race Tightens
In an election year, Labor Day traditionally marks the final stretch of the presidential race. Monday was no exception.
Franklin Graham: 2016 Presidential Election 'Most Critical in Our Lifetime'
Evangelical leader the Rev. Franklin Graham says while he can't tell Christians who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election in November, he will continue to emphasize that the 2016 election is 'the most critical in our lifetime,' and encourage people to get informed about the issues.
Christian News
Archaeologists Reconstruct Temple Floor Where Jesus Would Have Walked
Archaeologists from the Jerusalem-based Temple Mount Sifting Project believe they have reconstructed a unique architectural element from the Second Temple - floor tiles on which Jesus would have walked.
Christian Man Warns Iranian Regime to 'Fear God's Judgment' Before His Execution
A Christian man executed by the Iranian regime said in a video before his death that he is not afraid of losing his life, and suggested that Iran's leaders who kill hundreds of people every year should fear God's judgment.
Around the World
US sent $1.3 billion more in cash to Iran to settle arms dispute
The U.S. transferred a total of $1.7 billion in cash to Iran in order to settle a long-running dispute over a failed 1979 arms deal, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Iran vessel 'harasses,' sails close to U.S. Navy ship in Gulf: U.S. officials
A U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship changed course after a fast-attack craft from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came within 100 yards (91 meters) of it in the central Gulf on Sunday, U.S. Defense Department officials said on Tuesday.
Khamenei says Islamic world 'must fundamentally reconsider' Saudi control of Mecca
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has blasted Saudi Arabia over its management of the hajj, suggesting Muslim countries should challenge Riyadh's control of the annual Muslim pilgrimage.
UNICEF says 28 million children uprooted by global conflict
Some 28 million children around the globe have been driven from their homes by violent conflict, with nearly as many abandoning their homes in search of a better life, according to a UNICEF report released Tuesday.
Obama: 'Gaps of trust' hamper Syria deal with Russia
US President Obama says an agreement with Russia on ending the violence in Syria is being hampered by 'gaps of trust' between the two governments.
Syria conflict: Government helicopters 'drop chlorine' on Aleppo
Syrian government forces have been accused of dropping barrel bombs containing chlorine from helicopters on a suburb of Aleppo, injuring 80 people.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Building starts on underground Gaza barrier
The IDF has been working on a project called 'barrier,' which will see a giant above and underground wall completely encircle the Gaza Strip. The barrier, which is estimated to cost approximately NIS2 billion, will reach several stories underground, and will also be several stories above ground. This barrier will defend against Hamas cross-border attack tunnels.
Donald Trump says Israel will be destroyed unless he is elected
Donald Trump said if he is not elected president, the Iran nuclear deal will destroy Israel.
Inside the United States
Chicago Hits Grim Milestone With 500 Homicides in 2016
The City of Chicago hit a deadly milestone over the Labor Day weekend -- the 500th homicide of the year. And with that tragic tally, the Windy City has now logged more homicides than New York City and Los Angeles combined -- and is on pace to reach a homicide level not seen since the 1990s, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday.
U.S. Politics
Emails Deleted, Blackberries Smashed: Fed. Prosecutor Sought in Clinton Scandal
The leader of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is pushing for new action in the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email practices as the FBI's latest revelations fuel new questions.
Trump, Clinton Hit Key Battleground States as Race Tightens
In an election year, Labor Day traditionally marks the final stretch of the presidential race. Monday was no exception.
Franklin Graham: 2016 Presidential Election 'Most Critical in Our Lifetime'
Evangelical leader the Rev. Franklin Graham says while he can't tell Christians who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election in November, he will continue to emphasize that the 2016 election is 'the most critical in our lifetime,' and encourage people to get informed about the issues.
Christian News
Archaeologists Reconstruct Temple Floor Where Jesus Would Have Walked
Archaeologists from the Jerusalem-based Temple Mount Sifting Project believe they have reconstructed a unique architectural element from the Second Temple - floor tiles on which Jesus would have walked.
Christian Man Warns Iranian Regime to 'Fear God's Judgment' Before His Execution
A Christian man executed by the Iranian regime said in a video before his death that he is not afraid of losing his life, and suggested that Iran's leaders who kill hundreds of people every year should fear God's judgment.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Iranian Ayatollah: The 'Hidden Imam' Will Arrive In A Vessel 'Like A Spaceship'
An Iranian Grand Ayatollah recently said that the Mahdi – the Shi'ite version of the messiah – will arrive in a "super-modern vessel like a spaceship" and that until that time there will be no "peace, security, or decency" on earth.
US is ignoring Iran pushing the envelope on nuclear deal
Iran is systematically testing the boundaries of the nuclear deal it struck with the West, and the Obama administration has repeatedly swept this under the carpet, acting as 'Iran's lawyers' instead, a senior Israeli security expert has warned.
Iraq puts out more oil fires at northern field, some still burning
Iraq has put out fires at six more oil wells in the Qayyara region, which Iraqi forces recaptured from Islamic State late last month, but at least three fires are still blazing, the oil ministry said on Tuesday.
Iran's Nuclear Timetable ... Right Now!
Amid the disclosure this week that the Obama administration has allowed Iran to continue secret efforts to enrich uranium and stockpile the heavy water needed to produce a plutonium nuclear weapon, a leading expert on the Iranian nuclear program remains concerned that Tehran could build a deliverable atomic bomb now.
G20 world leaders pledge global economic cooperation
The G20 summit wrapped up Monday with the world leaders pledging to boost a sluggish economy with global cooperation.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Mahmoud Abbas agrees to talk with Netanyahu in Moscow
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to direct talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Russia, Interfax news agency cited the Palestinian embassy in Moscow as saying on Monday.
Iran, aided by proxy terrorist groups, biggest existential threat to Israel
Citing Iran and its proxy terrorist organizations, Hamas and Hezbollah, as the greatest existential threats to Israel, former Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head and current chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Avi Dichter, said the Middle East is undergoing 'tectonic movements.'
Inside the United States
Congress Moves to Block Obama Admin's 'Ransom Payments' to Iran
Congress is set to consider new legislation that would block the Obama administration from awarding Iran billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars in what many describe as a ransom payment, according to a copy of the legislation obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Is there a Russian Secret Plot to Influence the U.S. Elections?
U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are probing what they see as a broad covert Russian operation in the United States to sow public distrust in the upcoming presidential election and in U.S. political institutions, intelligence and congressional officials said.
Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly dies at 92
Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, best known as the leader of the opposition to the 1970s Equal Rights Amendment, died Monday at age 92.
U.S. Politics
Coughing, Clinton says she's 'allergic' to Trump
Hillary Clinton struggled to begin a campaign speech in Cleveland on Monday, coughing repeatedly for several minutes as she sipped water and took a cough drop.
Clinton's Christian faith, once a political weapon, all but absent from campaign
Hillary Clinton's Christianity, which she wielded as a political weapon in her 2008 Democratic presidential primary campaign, largely has been missing in this year's election.
Christian News
Terrorist massacre of Pakistani Christian village thwarted
The British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) issued cautious praise for government security forces, after an all-out massacre of a Christian community near Peshawar, northern Pakistan, was prevented by security forces on Friday morning.
Around the World
Iranian Ayatollah: The 'Hidden Imam' Will Arrive In A Vessel 'Like A Spaceship'
An Iranian Grand Ayatollah recently said that the Mahdi – the Shi'ite version of the messiah – will arrive in a "super-modern vessel like a spaceship" and that until that time there will be no "peace, security, or decency" on earth.
US is ignoring Iran pushing the envelope on nuclear deal
Iran is systematically testing the boundaries of the nuclear deal it struck with the West, and the Obama administration has repeatedly swept this under the carpet, acting as 'Iran's lawyers' instead, a senior Israeli security expert has warned.
Iraq puts out more oil fires at northern field, some still burning
Iraq has put out fires at six more oil wells in the Qayyara region, which Iraqi forces recaptured from Islamic State late last month, but at least three fires are still blazing, the oil ministry said on Tuesday.
Iran's Nuclear Timetable ... Right Now!
Amid the disclosure this week that the Obama administration has allowed Iran to continue secret efforts to enrich uranium and stockpile the heavy water needed to produce a plutonium nuclear weapon, a leading expert on the Iranian nuclear program remains concerned that Tehran could build a deliverable atomic bomb now.
G20 world leaders pledge global economic cooperation
The G20 summit wrapped up Monday with the world leaders pledging to boost a sluggish economy with global cooperation.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Mahmoud Abbas agrees to talk with Netanyahu in Moscow
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to direct talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Russia, Interfax news agency cited the Palestinian embassy in Moscow as saying on Monday.
Iran, aided by proxy terrorist groups, biggest existential threat to Israel
Citing Iran and its proxy terrorist organizations, Hamas and Hezbollah, as the greatest existential threats to Israel, former Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head and current chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Avi Dichter, said the Middle East is undergoing 'tectonic movements.'
Inside the United States
Congress Moves to Block Obama Admin's 'Ransom Payments' to Iran
Congress is set to consider new legislation that would block the Obama administration from awarding Iran billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars in what many describe as a ransom payment, according to a copy of the legislation obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Is there a Russian Secret Plot to Influence the U.S. Elections?
U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are probing what they see as a broad covert Russian operation in the United States to sow public distrust in the upcoming presidential election and in U.S. political institutions, intelligence and congressional officials said.
Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly dies at 92
Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, best known as the leader of the opposition to the 1970s Equal Rights Amendment, died Monday at age 92.
U.S. Politics
Coughing, Clinton says she's 'allergic' to Trump
Hillary Clinton struggled to begin a campaign speech in Cleveland on Monday, coughing repeatedly for several minutes as she sipped water and took a cough drop.
Clinton's Christian faith, once a political weapon, all but absent from campaign
Hillary Clinton's Christianity, which she wielded as a political weapon in her 2008 Democratic presidential primary campaign, largely has been missing in this year's election.
Christian News
Terrorist massacre of Pakistani Christian village thwarted
The British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) issued cautious praise for government security forces, after an all-out massacre of a Christian community near Peshawar, northern Pakistan, was prevented by security forces on Friday morning.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Obama and Putin meet in China amid struggle for Syria deal
The United States and Russia struggled Monday to keep alive negotiations to end the bloodshed between US-backed rebels and Syria’s Russian-aligned regime. Even as top diplomats vowed to keep trying, President Barack Obama expressed skepticism that an unlikely alliance between rivals would yield the breakthrough needed to end the 5-year-old civil war.
Obama makes trade deal top priority in remaining months
Despite formidable opposition across the political spectrum, President Barack Obama is using his final months in office to fight for congressional approval of a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Saudi Arabia, Russia to call for oil market cooperation: Report
Top oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia are due later on Monday to make a joint statement during the G20 summit in China calling for cooperation to support oil markets, several sources with knowledge of the matter said.
North Korea flood displaces tens of thousands, state media says
A flood has led to the displacement of tens of thousands of North Koreans in its northeastern region.
Russian president is gearing up for atomic war with the West by building top-secret nuclear shelters, security experts
The Russian president has invested heavily in decking out top-secret facilities around Moscow in the event of war.
German anti-immigrant party beats Merkel in her home district
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats were beaten into third place by the anti-immigrant and anti-Islam Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a north-eastern state election on Sunday, TV exit polls showed.
Defiant Merkel says refugees not taking away benefits from Germans
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose conservative party faces possible defeat in an election in her home state on Sunday, rejected charges by anti-immigrant critics that her government was spending less on Germans due to a large influx of refugees.
North Korea Fires Three Ballistic Missiles Off Eastern Coast
South Korea's military says North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the waters off its eastern coast.
End-Times Geopolitics Revolving Around Turkey
Only weeks after an attempted coup threatened his rule, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on the move both militarily and diplomatically.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
In first, Germany admits PA is likely paying terrorists' families
The German government has for the first time admitted that the Palestinian Authority likely grants financial support to terrorists and their families, and vowed to further investigate the matter.
Syrian shell explodes in Golan Heights, IDF attacks in response
Following the 'spillover firing' of a mortar from Syrian that landed in the Golan Heights, the IDF attacked on Sunday night Syrian army artillery. The shell fired into Israel was part of intra-national Syrian fighting, and it landed in an open area, not causing any injuries or damage.
Israeli army introduces Dragon advanced firing system
Elbit Systems Dragon makes it possible for armored vehicles to accurately hit distant targets without exposing soldiers.
Inside the United States
Louisiana flood did more than $8 billion in damage
The Louisiana floods last month caused a $8.7 billion in damage, a number that is expected to increase as officials continue to take stock of the damage, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced this week.
Hermine spins away from East Coast, batters shore with waves
Hermine spun away from the East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain but maintaining enough power to whip up dangerous waves and rip currents and keep beaches off-limits to disappointed swimmers and surfers during the Labor Day weekend.
The Fed may be preparing for the unthinkable -- negative interest rates in America
Negative interest rates are spreading like a virus. Central banks in the Eurozone, Switzerland, Sweden, and Japan all have below-zero policy rates. 'NIRP,' as economists call a negative interest rate policy, is a desperation move--but the only move those central banks have.
FBI Releases Clinton Email Investigation Files
The FBI on Friday publicly released files from its investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server, including a summary of the bureau's interview with Clinton in July.
Record Gun Sales in August
Newly released FBI figures show that last month saw the most gun-related FBI background checks of any August on record.
U.S. Politics
21 things we learned from the FBI notes on Clinton's emails
Notes from the FBI's year-long investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email network offer fresh insight into the steps the former secretary of state and her team took to conceal their records from the public.
Christian News
Indonesian pastor injured as suicide bomber attempts attack during church service
In the middle of a church service on Sunday 28 August in Medan, Sumatra, a Muslim man attempted to detonate a suicide bomb but when this failed he attacked the pastor leading the service with an axe. The pastor escaped with minor injuries when the attacker, who was carrying a drawing of the Islamic State (IS) flag, was restrained by the congregation.
Christians Need Not Apply: Few Syrian Christian Refugees Allowed into US
The Obama administration has surpassed its goal of receiving 10,000 Syrian refugees by Oct. 1, but very few of the new arrivals are Christian.
Mel Gibson confirms new film project on Jesus' resurrection
Mel Gibson confirmed that he is making a movie about the resurrection of Jesus, recalling that he had the 'tar kicked out of' him for his movie about the last days of the Christian messiah, 'The Passion of the Christ.'
Around the World
Obama and Putin meet in China amid struggle for Syria deal
The United States and Russia struggled Monday to keep alive negotiations to end the bloodshed between US-backed rebels and Syria’s Russian-aligned regime. Even as top diplomats vowed to keep trying, President Barack Obama expressed skepticism that an unlikely alliance between rivals would yield the breakthrough needed to end the 5-year-old civil war.
Obama makes trade deal top priority in remaining months
Despite formidable opposition across the political spectrum, President Barack Obama is using his final months in office to fight for congressional approval of a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Saudi Arabia, Russia to call for oil market cooperation: Report
Top oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia are due later on Monday to make a joint statement during the G20 summit in China calling for cooperation to support oil markets, several sources with knowledge of the matter said.
North Korea flood displaces tens of thousands, state media says
A flood has led to the displacement of tens of thousands of North Koreans in its northeastern region.
Russian president is gearing up for atomic war with the West by building top-secret nuclear shelters, security experts
The Russian president has invested heavily in decking out top-secret facilities around Moscow in the event of war.
German anti-immigrant party beats Merkel in her home district
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats were beaten into third place by the anti-immigrant and anti-Islam Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a north-eastern state election on Sunday, TV exit polls showed.
Defiant Merkel says refugees not taking away benefits from Germans
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose conservative party faces possible defeat in an election in her home state on Sunday, rejected charges by anti-immigrant critics that her government was spending less on Germans due to a large influx of refugees.
North Korea Fires Three Ballistic Missiles Off Eastern Coast
South Korea's military says North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the waters off its eastern coast.
End-Times Geopolitics Revolving Around Turkey
Only weeks after an attempted coup threatened his rule, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on the move both militarily and diplomatically.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
In first, Germany admits PA is likely paying terrorists' families
The German government has for the first time admitted that the Palestinian Authority likely grants financial support to terrorists and their families, and vowed to further investigate the matter.
Syrian shell explodes in Golan Heights, IDF attacks in response
Following the 'spillover firing' of a mortar from Syrian that landed in the Golan Heights, the IDF attacked on Sunday night Syrian army artillery. The shell fired into Israel was part of intra-national Syrian fighting, and it landed in an open area, not causing any injuries or damage.
Israeli army introduces Dragon advanced firing system
Elbit Systems Dragon makes it possible for armored vehicles to accurately hit distant targets without exposing soldiers.
Inside the United States
Louisiana flood did more than $8 billion in damage
The Louisiana floods last month caused a $8.7 billion in damage, a number that is expected to increase as officials continue to take stock of the damage, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced this week.
Hermine spins away from East Coast, batters shore with waves
Hermine spun away from the East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain but maintaining enough power to whip up dangerous waves and rip currents and keep beaches off-limits to disappointed swimmers and surfers during the Labor Day weekend.
The Fed may be preparing for the unthinkable -- negative interest rates in America
Negative interest rates are spreading like a virus. Central banks in the Eurozone, Switzerland, Sweden, and Japan all have below-zero policy rates. 'NIRP,' as economists call a negative interest rate policy, is a desperation move--but the only move those central banks have.
FBI Releases Clinton Email Investigation Files
The FBI on Friday publicly released files from its investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server, including a summary of the bureau's interview with Clinton in July.
Record Gun Sales in August
Newly released FBI figures show that last month saw the most gun-related FBI background checks of any August on record.
U.S. Politics
21 things we learned from the FBI notes on Clinton's emails
Notes from the FBI's year-long investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email network offer fresh insight into the steps the former secretary of state and her team took to conceal their records from the public.
Christian News
Indonesian pastor injured as suicide bomber attempts attack during church service
In the middle of a church service on Sunday 28 August in Medan, Sumatra, a Muslim man attempted to detonate a suicide bomb but when this failed he attacked the pastor leading the service with an axe. The pastor escaped with minor injuries when the attacker, who was carrying a drawing of the Islamic State (IS) flag, was restrained by the congregation.
Christians Need Not Apply: Few Syrian Christian Refugees Allowed into US
The Obama administration has surpassed its goal of receiving 10,000 Syrian refugees by Oct. 1, but very few of the new arrivals are Christian.
Mel Gibson confirms new film project on Jesus' resurrection
Mel Gibson confirmed that he is making a movie about the resurrection of Jesus, recalling that he had the 'tar kicked out of' him for his movie about the last days of the Christian messiah, 'The Passion of the Christ.'