Prophecy News Watch - July 19, 2016

Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Iran gets first missile shipment for S-300 system
Iran has received the first batch of missiles for the S-300 missile defense system, the Iranian Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.
North Korea Fires Three Ballistic Missiles in Show of Force
North Korea fired three ballistic missiles early on Tuesday which flew between 500 and 600 kms (300 and 360 miles) into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of provocative moves by the isolated country.
Secret document lifts Iran nuke constraints in 11-13 years
Key restrictions on Iran's nuclear program imposed under an internationally negotiated deal will ease in slightly more than a decade, cutting the time Tehran would need to build a bomb to six months from present estimates of a year, according to a document obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
Ax-wielding man screams 'Allahu Akbar,' injures at least 21 in Germany train rampage
An ax-wielding man in WГјzburg, Germany, screamed 'Allahu Akbar!' on Monday before injuring at least 21 people during a train attack.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Abbas urges African Union to back French peace push on Mideast conflict
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urged members of the continental African Union to back a French-led initiative to hold an international summit on relaunching negotiations on the decades-long Middle East conflict.
Wide-scale arrests following exposure of illegal weapons industry
Six-hundred policemen arrested 63 suspects on Monday morning as part of a wide-scale operation during which a secret agent with a false criminal identity exposed a wide-scale illicit weapons industry in Arab sectors of society.
Netanyahu: American aid deal will be concluded within weeks
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he hopes to close ongoing talks and reach a deal with the United States concerning long-term military aid to Israel in the coming weeks, Haaretz reported.
Analysis: A crack in Israel's aerial defenses
The failure to intercept a drone yesterday afternoon above the Golan Heights exposed a crack in Israel's aerial defense system.

Inside the United States
Obama: Police Can 'Make the Job of Being a Cop a Lot Safer' by Admitting Their Failures (Video)
America's police will be safer when they admit they have a problem, Pres. Obama declared on Sunday at a bilateral event with the prime minister of Spain in Madrid.
Baltimore police Lt. Brian Rice acquitted of all charges in Freddie Gray death
Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice, one of six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment on Monday.

U.S. Politics
Melania Trump accused of plagiarizing Michelle Obama
Within hours of giving a well-received speech making the case for her husband at the Republican National Convention, Melania Trump found herself at the receiving end of charges that she heavily lifted parts of her remarks from first lady Michelle Obama's 2008 speech to the Democratic National Convention.
Trump advisers target Muslim Brotherhood on U.S. soil
As national security took center stage at the Republican Convention on opening night Monday, WND spoke to a member of Congress, a Trump adviser and two campaign surrogates who believe a first step toward 'making America safe' and reforming what they regard as a badly compromised counter-terrorism effort hamstrung by political correctness is to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization.
Johnson amendment: Trump's 'greatest contribution to Christianity'?
Donald Trump has said that if elected president he will abolish the 'Johnson amendment' which prevents churches and other religious bodies from campaigning politically.
Demonstrators peaceful on first day of GOP convention
Several protests took place in Cleveland on the opening day of the Republican National Convention, but they remained peaceful.

Christian News
Four Police Officers Charged with Killing Christian Lawyer in Kenya
A court in Nairobi has charged four police officers in connection with the murder of a lawyer and two of his companions.