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Around the World
US sanctions are 'declaration of war,' N. Korea says, promising backlash
North Korea has labeled newly-introduced US sanctions against its leader Kim Jong-Un 'a declaration of war', promising to provide Washington with a strong response.
Obama urges NATO to stand firm vs. Russia despite Brexit fallout
U.S. President Barack Obama urged NATO leaders on Friday to stand firm against a resurgent Russia over its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, saying Britain's vote to leave the European Union should not weaken the western defense alliance.
Super typhoon Nepartak hits Taiwan, disrupts power supply, transport
Super typhoon Nepartak hit eastern Taiwan early on Friday, driving thousands of people from their homes, disrupting power supply and forcing the cancellation of more than 500 flights, emergency authorities said.
Islamic State counters Obama narrative in video detailing functional, expansive 'caliphate'
At a time when the Obama administration says the Islamic State is shrinking in Syria and Iraq, the terrorist group is publishing a detailed organization map that it says shows how it is running a functional bureaucratic nation-state.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu to Christian Zionists: 'We Have No Better Friends'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently traveled to Africa where he met with Christian Zionists.

Inside the United States
Snipers hunt police in Dallas: Five officers killed, 6 wounded
Eleven police officers were shot ambush-style, including four fatally, in Dallas Thursday night by at least two snipers, amid a protest against the recent police shootings of two black men, Alton Sterling in Louisiana, and Philando Castile in Minnesota, according to the Dallas Police.
House Republicans' gun bill delayed indefinitely
A House Republicans-sponsored gun bill has been put off indefinitely as speaker Paul Ryan was unable to wrangle together sparring Republicans for support.
Chaffetz forces Comey to Admit Hillary Clinton Gave Classified Info to Non-Cleared Lawyers
FBI director James Comey admitted to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Thursday that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had given classified information to her personal lawyers, among others, who lacked security clearance.
Police kill more whites than blacks, but minority deaths generate more outrage
An analysis released last week shows that more white people died at the hands of law enforcement than those of any other race in the last two years, even as the Justice Department, social-justice groups and media coverage focus on black victims of police force.
Hill critics pushing to block Boeing Iran deal
U.S. lawmakers expressed mounting concern Thursday over the proposed $17 billion-plus deal by Boeing to sell commercial jets to Iran -- by far the largest deal inked by an American company since the signing of the landmark deal to curb Iran's nuclear programs in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions a year ago.
Baltimore saw steep fall in police numbers as murder rate soared
Already beset by a public outcry over the high-profile death of a black man in police custody and a rising murder rate, Baltimore's police department is facing another headache: it's shrinking fast.

U.S. Politics
Pressure on RNC to adopt platform defunding Planned Parenthood
A pro-life group is planning a massive outreach campaign in Cleveland when the Republican National Convention comes to town, in an effort to include defunding Planned Parenthood in the GOP platform.

Christian News
Print On Demand, "One of the Boldest Initiatives in the History of Bible Translation" Rapidly Accelerating Scripture Distribution
Wycliffe Associates, an international organization involving people in the advancement of Bible translation, is helping rapidly accelerate the distribution of newly translated portions of the Scriptures for those without the Bible in their language, including places where having a Bible is dangerous.
Christians' Homes Torched by Muslim Mob in Egypt as Warning Not to Build New Church
A mob of 300 Muslims has torched at least four Coptic Christian houses in the Kom El Loofy village in Samalout, Upper Egypt, because the Christians wanted to build a church on their land.