Prophecy News Watch - January 30, 2018
Around the World
Russian jet flies within 5 feet of U.S. Navy plane, State Department says
The United States is accusing Moscow of unsafe military practices after it says a Russian jet flew within five feet of a U.S. Navy plane over the Black Sea.
Irish abortion referendum: Vote to be held in May
The Irish government has agreed to hold a referendum at the end of May on whether to reform the country's near-total ban on abortion.
Trump administration declines to apply new Russia sanctions, for now
The Trump administration said on Monday it would not immediately impose additional sanctions on Russia under a new law designed to punish Moscow’s alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, insisting the measure was already hitting Russian companies.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu confronts Putin over Iran's actions in Syria, Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Monday in Moscow.
Hezbollah threatens attack if Israel doesn't stop barrier wall construction along border
Hezbollah sent a threat to Israel this week stating that if the Israeli Defense Ministry does not stop building the barrier wall along the Lebanese border, the terrorist organization will open fire towards Israel. The barrier wall aimed at preventing Hezbollah terrorists from infiltrating into Israeli territory has been under construction for several years. However, Hezbollah only recently expressed its outrage towards the obstacle.
Inside the United States
Senate rejects bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks
The U.S. Senate on Monday blocked a bill that would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
House Intelligence Committee opens investigation into DOJ, FBI
The House Intelligence Committee, led by Republicans, has opened a new investigation into both the Department of Justice and the FBI.
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe 'removed' from the bureau
Top FBI official Andrew McCabe has been "removed" from his post as deputy director, Fox News is told, leaving the bureau after months of conflict-of-interest complaints from Republicans including President Trump.
Judge halts Texas law requiring burial or cremation of fetal tissue
A federal judge on Monday placed a temporary halt on a Texas law requiring abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetal tissue through burial or cremation, saying the state has not shown how the measure has a public health purpose.
Ben Carson to Atheists: 'I Refuse to Be Intimidated – My Faith Helps Me Serve the Nation Better'
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, is setting the record straight about the weekly Cabinet Bible study he attends.
House Intelligence Committee votes to release controversial GOP surveillance memo
The Republican-led House Intelligence Committee voted Monday to invoke an obscure congressional rule to force the release a classified memo written by Republicans that outlines what they say are abuses of federal surveillance authorities.
Christian News
Christian Students Knifed, Beaten in High School Clash in Kenya
Muslim students at a high school in Nairobi on Tuesday night (Jan. 23) beat and stabbed Christians who refused to convert to Islam, a local source said.
Harassment of Messianic Jews’ Center in Israel Begins Anew
After opposition shut down a meeting center for Messianic Jews in southern Israel last May, ultra-Orthodox Jews are harassing it again since it re-opened this month, sources said.
Russian jet flies within 5 feet of U.S. Navy plane, State Department says
The United States is accusing Moscow of unsafe military practices after it says a Russian jet flew within five feet of a U.S. Navy plane over the Black Sea.
Irish abortion referendum: Vote to be held in May
The Irish government has agreed to hold a referendum at the end of May on whether to reform the country's near-total ban on abortion.
Trump administration declines to apply new Russia sanctions, for now
The Trump administration said on Monday it would not immediately impose additional sanctions on Russia under a new law designed to punish Moscow’s alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, insisting the measure was already hitting Russian companies.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu confronts Putin over Iran's actions in Syria, Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Monday in Moscow.
Hezbollah threatens attack if Israel doesn't stop barrier wall construction along border
Hezbollah sent a threat to Israel this week stating that if the Israeli Defense Ministry does not stop building the barrier wall along the Lebanese border, the terrorist organization will open fire towards Israel. The barrier wall aimed at preventing Hezbollah terrorists from infiltrating into Israeli territory has been under construction for several years. However, Hezbollah only recently expressed its outrage towards the obstacle.
Inside the United States
Senate rejects bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks
The U.S. Senate on Monday blocked a bill that would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
House Intelligence Committee opens investigation into DOJ, FBI
The House Intelligence Committee, led by Republicans, has opened a new investigation into both the Department of Justice and the FBI.
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe 'removed' from the bureau
Top FBI official Andrew McCabe has been "removed" from his post as deputy director, Fox News is told, leaving the bureau after months of conflict-of-interest complaints from Republicans including President Trump.
Judge halts Texas law requiring burial or cremation of fetal tissue
A federal judge on Monday placed a temporary halt on a Texas law requiring abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetal tissue through burial or cremation, saying the state has not shown how the measure has a public health purpose.
Ben Carson to Atheists: 'I Refuse to Be Intimidated – My Faith Helps Me Serve the Nation Better'
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, is setting the record straight about the weekly Cabinet Bible study he attends.
House Intelligence Committee votes to release controversial GOP surveillance memo
The Republican-led House Intelligence Committee voted Monday to invoke an obscure congressional rule to force the release a classified memo written by Republicans that outlines what they say are abuses of federal surveillance authorities.
Christian News
Christian Students Knifed, Beaten in High School Clash in Kenya
Muslim students at a high school in Nairobi on Tuesday night (Jan. 23) beat and stabbed Christians who refused to convert to Islam, a local source said.
Harassment of Messianic Jews’ Center in Israel Begins Anew
After opposition shut down a meeting center for Messianic Jews in southern Israel last May, ultra-Orthodox Jews are harassing it again since it re-opened this month, sources said.