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Iran Caught Importing Missile Technology
Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that they seized a shipment of missile system components bound for Iran, according to official statements that could put the Islamic Republic in violation of international bans on such behavior.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
As US Inaugurates New President, Palestinians Protest, Burn Posters of 'Lunatic, Fascist' Donald Trump
During Friday's inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States, West Bank Arabs burned images of the new world leader, and said supporting the Jewish state was tantamount to backing ISIS in its aim to establish an Islamist caliphate, the non-governmental Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported on Sunday.
US sent $221 million to Palestinians in Obama's last hours
Officials say the Obama administration in its waning hours defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking.

Inside the United States
Trump Moves to Pull US Out of Pacific-Rim Trade Deal, Reinstates 'Mexico City Policy' Abortion Ban
President Donald Trump moved to pull the United States out of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact Monday, fulfilling a campaign promise as he began his first full week in office.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas appeal over voter ID law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Texas seeking to revive the state's strict Republican-backed voter-identification requirements that a lower court found had a discriminatory effect on black and Hispanic people.
Trump's tea party budget chief on collision course with GOP hawks
Defense hawks hoping for a major military buildup under President Donald Trump may hit a major roadblock: his pick for White House budget chief.
Trump wastes no time undoing Obama legacy
President Donald Trump is hitting the ground running with a flurry of executive orders on his first full weekday in office, including a hiring freeze on all non-military federal government workers.

Christian News
Church of England Considers Turning Blind Eye to Gay Clergy
The Church of England is coming under scrutiny for considering a system that would allow clergy members to practice homosexuality while they serve in the church.
Tornadoes Wreak Havoc in the South; Christian Relief Organizations Respond
At least a dozen tornadoes ripped their way from Mississippi to Georgia over the weekend, with five of them touching down near Hattiesburg, Mississippi.