Around the World
Dutch King Opens Slavery Exhibition Showing Unhealed Wounds
Her powerful voice trembled as she carefully sang her song in Papiamentu' Vlemayo.' It narrates the horrific story of a mother incapable of protecting her newborn child against famine, drought, diseases, and other threats.
India’s Catholic Church Struggling With COVID Deaths Among Priests
India’s Catholic Church says the coronavirus pandemic is killing many Catholic leaders. Some 160 Catholic priests have died from Covid-19 in the past five weeks, or an average of 4 each day, according to figures published Monday.
Christian Group Wants Australia, Britain, and New Zealand To Recognize Armenian Genocide
A leading human rights group is petitioning that governments of Australia, New Zealand, and Britain recognize the systemic killing of some 1.5 million mainly Christian Armenians systemic by Ottoman Empire forces as “genocide.”

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Tensions High in Mixed Jewish-Arab Cities in Israel as Gaza Conflict Rages On
Tensions are running high in mixed Jewish and Arab cities across Israel. One of the most volatile places is Lod just three miles from Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport.
Israel Continues Airstrikes Despite US Calls For Ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he is “determined to continue this operation until its aim is met,” despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s effective call for a ceasefire.
US President Biden Pressures Israel on Ceasefire
U.S. President Joe Biden pressured Israel Wednesday to end its military actions even though the Jewish state faced rockets fired by Hamas militants from Gaza.
Netanyahu: Israel has set Hamas back by years
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Tuesday that the preceding nine days of airstrikes on Gaza have "set Hamas back by years," BBC News reports. Israel’s ongoing bombardment of specific Hamas terror targets in Gaza has been a response to thousands of rockets indiscriminately fired from the Strip at Israeli cities.
Deadly Rockets Hit Israel, Messianic Believers Caught in the Crossfire
Non-Jewish rioters targeted Israeli motorists with rocks and burning tires as Hamas militants fired rockets into Israel, killing two people, witnesses and officials said.
Biden Administration Approved $735 Million Arms Sale to Israel
President Joe Biden's administration approved the potential sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel, and congressional sources said on Monday that U.S. lawmakers were not expected to object to the deal despite violence between Israel and Palestinian militants.

Inside the United States
Trump Organization Facing Criminal Investigation, NY AG Says
The Trump Organization is facing a criminal investigation in addition to the civil probe, New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office said Tuesday.
House approves legislation to form Jan. 6 bipartisan commission to investigate Capitol riot
The House of Representatives Wednesday passed legislation to form an independent 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and to make recommendations on preventing another domestic attack.
Planned Parenthood files lawsuit against Texas ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn
Abortion provider Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas has filed suit requesting a district court to nullify a “Sanctuary City for the Unborn" ordinance that, from June 1, will make abortion illegal in the Texan city of Lubbock.
Over half a million US minors have received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
At least 600,000 children aged 12-15 in the United States have received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently authorized for use in this age group, the Hill reported Tuesday.

Christian News
Third pastor in Canada arrested for violating COVID-19 restrictions
The third church leader to be arrested in Canada this month, Pastor Tim Stephens of Fairview Baptist Church in southeast Calgary was arrested Sunday for holding a service in violation of COVID-19 restrictions. Local authorities said the arrest was made after weeks of attempting to collaborate with church leadership to address ongoing health concerns.
Niger Militants Attack Church Killing 5
Islamic militants have attacked a church in Niger’s turbulent Tillabéri, Niger region, leaving five people dead and two seriously injured, an aid group said Tuesday.

Worthy Watch
Biden, Reversing Trump, Permits a Key Putin Goal: a New Russian Natural Gas Pipeline to Germany
Facial recognition, fake identities and digital surveillance tools: Inside the post office’s covert internet operations program