Around the World
Russia, China Holding Massive Military Drills
Russia and China are holding massive military exercises in north-central China involving more than 10,000 troops amid shared concerns over the instability in Afghanistan and tensions with the West, officials confirmed.
“Apocalyptic” Fires, Floods Hit World Raising Questions
Apocalyptic scenes ranging from droughts to massive fires and floods are making life difficult for millions of people worldwide. For example, thousands have fled wildfires in Greece where, after a small break, another heatwave with temperatures of over 40 degrees (104 Fahrenheit) was on its way — with the potential to worsen the situation.
Tsunami Warning Issued After 7.1 Quake Near Pondaguitan in Philippines
An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck some 63 km (39 miles) east of Pondaguitan in the Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and the U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning.
US Intel: Taliban Could Take Afghan Capital in 90 Days After Rapid Gains
Taliban fighters could isolate Afghanistan's capital in 30 days and possibly take it over in 90, a U.S. defense official cited U.S. intelligence as saying, as the resurgent militants made more advances across the country.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel to expand use of COVID drug that gets 88% of patients out of hospital
The Health Ministry has approved the expanded use of an innovative COVID-19 treatment that helped 15 out of 17 severe patients who took it to be released from the hospital one day after receiving their final dose.
Israel tells US: Iran’s President Raisi is “deranged misfit”
Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency on Tuesday gave the CIA a dossier on Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, warning that the newly elected Iranian leader is a “deranged misfit” who is incapable of abiding by any international treaty on nuclear arms, Ynet News reports.
The US and Israeli Forces Train As Tensions Rise
U.S. and Israeli air forces have held “the first-of-its-kind aerial exercise” in Israel as tensions mount in the region, army sources confirmed.

Inside the United States
Senate passes $3.5 trillion Democrat spending plan by single vote
Democrats continued their historic spending spree early Wednesday, as the Senate voted 50-49 to approve a $3.5 trillion plan stocked with liberal priorities just hours after approving a mammoth infrastructure bill.
US Inflation Increases Again, Continues at Record High
U.S. consumer prices increases slowed in July even as they remained at a 13-year high on a yearly basis and there were tentative signs inflation has peaked as supply-chain disruptions caused by the pandemic work their way through the economy. The data could provide some support to Fed officials who have repeatedly said that the current burst in inflation is temporary and likely to fade as the handful of categories that have caused inflation to surge in recent months get back on an even keel.
Air Force successfully tests intercontinental ballistic missile
The U.S. Air Force says the nation's nuclear arsenal is effective and ready following the successful test launch of a missile early Wednesday morning.
Federal Taxes Set Record Through July; Real Federal Spending up 47.7% From Pre-Pandemic High
The federal government set a new record for the amount of taxes it collected through the first ten months of fiscal 2021 (October through July), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement.
Forty percent of migrants released in Texas border city test positive for COVID-19, officials say
The city of Laredo, Texas, has refused to take in migrants who have been bused in from elsewhere on the border after discovering 40% of them tested positive for the coronavirus, according to two local government officials.
Louisiana Governor Calls for Prayer, Fasting for a Third Time to Help Slow Spread of COVID-19
As the number of COVID cases soars in Louisiana, state Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) is putting his faith in the power of prayer and fasting to slow the spread of the virus.
US officials to review classified documents on September 11 attacks, for possible publication
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to review classified documents pertaining to the September 11 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in order to see which could be made public, Israel National News (INN) reports.
Tennessee school district receives $1.8 million gift for teaching Bible classes
Tennessee’s largest public school district has been given a $1.8 million gift as reimbursement for teaching elective Bible history classes to over 4,500 students in the 2020-21 academic year, Christian Headlines (CH) reports. The gift was given by the Bible in the Schools non-profit organization to Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga last month.

Christian News
Majority of Syria’s Christians have fled the country
Around two-thirds of Syria’s Christians have had to escape the war-torn country over the last 10 years, Kurdish news outlet Rudaw reports. Prior to the start of the civil war in 2011, Christians constituted between 8%-10% of Syria’s population; they now make up about 3%.

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