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Iran to Spend $8 Billion on Russian Weapons and Warplanes
The Russian-Iranian military alliance continues to grow following the release of billions of dollars to Tehran under the recently implemented nuclear agreement, according to announcements made by both countries.
US stealth fighters fly over South Korea amid standoff with North
Four U.S. F-22 stealth fighters flew over South Korea on Wednesday in a clear show of power against North Korea, a day after South Korea's president warned of the North's collapse amid a festering standoff over its nuclear and missile ambitions.
Obama Under Fire for Lack of Leadership on Syria
The United States is coming under increasingly bitter criticism for its perceived lack of leadership over Syria as the country's brutal civil conflict heads toward new levels of intensity.
Russia, Iran ready to 'reinforce' military cooperation
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow and Tehran were ready to step up their military cooperation after meeting with his Iranian counterpart on Tuesday.
Saudis and Russia agree oil output freeze, Iran still an obstacle
Top oil exporters Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to freeze output levels but said the deal was contingent on other producers joining in - a major sticking point with Iran absent from the talks and determined to raise production.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel's rash behavior blew operation to sabotage Iran's computers, US officials say
Gen. Michael Hayden, former head of both the CIA and the NSA, claims the goal of a potential Israeli strike on Iran would be to drag the US into war.
Merkel: Germany won't normalize ties with Iran unless it recognizes Israel
Germany will not normalize its relations with Iran unless or until it recognizes Israel, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.
Israel's Netanyahu pans 'baffling' French peace proposal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the French initiative to hold an international peace conference is 'baffling' and bound for failure, casting doubt on the first push for peace between Israelis and Palestinians in nearly two years.
Nasrallah threatens to bomb chemical facility, kill thousands of Israelis
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday insisted that although his group isn't currently seeking war with Israel, it could defeat the Jewish state in a future conflict by targeting Haifa's ammonia storage tanks, resulting in massive fatalities.
Hezbollah's Nasrallah outraged by Sunni states' warming Israel ties
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah spoke out on Tuesday against Israel's warming ties to Sunni Arab states in the region, and boasted that Hezbollah and Lebanon have nothing to fear from a future conflict with Israel.

Inside the United States
Obama could use recess appointment to bypass Congress, install justice
The window is still open on President Obama's option of replacing the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia with a recess appointment, although the White House says the president won't pursue such an antagonistic course.
GOP showing signs of backing down from vow to block Obama SCOTUS pick
Cracks were emerging Tuesday in congressional Republicans' position of blocking automatically any candidate nominated by President Obama to fill the Supreme Court seat of the late Antonin Scalia.
Fed's Kashkari Floats Breaking Up Big Banks to Avert Meltdown
The former U.S. Treasury official who led the 2008 bailout program for the nation's biggest banks says in his new role at the Federal Reserve that Congress and regulators should consider breaking them up to protect the financial system from another crisis.

Christian News
On Morning of Pope's Arrival, Christian Church Set Ablaze in Chiapas, Mexico
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that in the early morning hours of February 15, the day Pope Francis arrived in the state of Chiapas, a minority Christian church located in Zincacantan, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, was set ablaze, leaving hundreds without a place of worship. Although too early to definitively report on the identity of the perpetrators, the state government has been notified of the crime.
California Pastor Murdered in Apartment, Son is Primary Suspect
Beloved California pastor Bishop Teman L. Bostic Sr. was stabbed to death Friday morning. Police arrested his 21-year old son Isaiah Bostic in connection with the murder.