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Iran says it's not bound by UN resolution banning missile tests
Tehran's recent ballistic missile tests did not violate a UN resolution and were not illegal, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday after being questioned on the issue by Australia.
Putin orders start of Russian forces' withdrawal from Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered his military to start the withdrawal of the main part of Russia's forces from Syria, saying that the Russian military intervention had largely achieved its objectives.
North Korea leader orders nuclear warhead test, missile launches
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered an upcoming nuclear warhead test and multiple ballistic missile launches, escalating Pyongyang's face-off with the international community just days after being slapped with tough UN sanctions.
Senior U.S. general wants to start striking the Taliban again
A senior American general has proposed resuming offensive strikes against the Taliban, exposing a rift between the military and senior administration officials over the U.S. role in the war in Afghanistan, according to military officials.
Why Putin orders substantial Russian military withdrawal from Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that the Russian military had largely accomplished its mission in the Syrian civil war in support of the Assad regime, ordered the Russian military to begin withdrawing a substantial amount of forces from the region.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli defense chief sees inevitable Syrian collapse amid Russian exit
Israel's top defense official said Monday that the collapse of Syria as a functioning country is inevitable, asserting that the United Nations and the great powers need a 'different grand strategy' for ending the country's brutal five-year civil war.
Hamas chief: Palestinians don't seek war, but will fight to end occupation
A top Hamas leader told French television on Tuesday that while the Palestinian Islamist group 'is not aiming for war,' it will continue to 'fight for freedom out of a desire to rid [our nation] of the occupation.'

Inside the United States
House will try to advance $1.07 trillion budget deal this week
House Republicans will try to advance a budget resolution on Wednesday despite protests from conservatives who want to reduce spending.
House pressures Obama to label ISIS actions as genocide
The House unanimously passed a resolution Monday that calls on the United States to characterize the Islamic State's atrocities against Christians, Yazidis and other groups as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Up to 13 Million Americans Are at Risk of Being Washed Away
Tyrrell County sits just inland from North Carolina’s Outer Banks barrier islands. With 3,600 people living and farming along 400 square miles, it's an ecologically rich enclave. It also ranks number one among 319 U.S. coastal counties facing long-term risk from rising seas. By 2100, according to a new study, 94 percent of Tyrrell's future population may be at risk from encroaching seawater.

U.S. Politics
NC Sheriff Drops Effort to Charge Trump With Inciting Riot
A North Carolina sheriff's office has dropped its idea to file charges of inciting a riot against Donald Trump over an incident where a protester was punched by a Trump supporter at a recent rally, saying the evidence doesn't 'meet the requisites of the law.'
John Kasich defends immigration stance at Ohio rally
Gov. John Kasich defended Monday his support of an immigration overhaul that includes the legalization of nonviolent illegal immigrants, telling supporters on the eve of the Ohio primary that it is unrealistic to think that the federal government is going to boot illegal immigrants out of the country.
Trump faces worst night since Iowa loss as leads dwindle in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri
Weeks of bad press for himself and a sense of urgency among his opponents may finally be taking a toll on Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, who heads into Tuesday primaries looking at possibly his worst night of the campaign since he lost Iowas caucuses.

Christian News
Human Rights Group Calls on Egypt to Stop Sending Christian Children to Prison on Blasphemy Charges
A human rights group has called on Egypt to drop charges against four Christian teenagers and their teacher who were accused of blasphemy for making a private video that mocks the Islamic State terror group.
Christian genocide: The U.S. White House and State Department remain stubbornly silent
Among the many anomalies of the Obama Administration's foreign policy, none appear so anachronistic as its refusal to label the persecution and annihilation of Christians in the Middle East as genocide.