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US embassy in Iraq struck by missile from Iran-backed militia
The US embassy in Baghdad was hit by at least one rocket Sunday evening, with Pentagon officials reporting no deaths or injuries and only damage to the dining hall.
Coronavirus contagion 'getting stronger' in China
The coranavirus has killed 80 people so far in China, where Wuhan, the city at the center of the outbreak, and 16 surrounding cities have been put under quarantine conditions to prevent its spread.
China Underreporting True Scale of Deadly Viral Outbreak, Expert Says
The Chinese regime is likely underreporting the true scale of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a Harvard epidemiologist.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Peace plan arriving at twelve noon on Tuesday
The US administration of President Donald Trump will release its 'Deal of the Century' peace plan at twelve noon on Tuesday, in a move that has received surprising approbation from both leftist Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz and Sunni Arab states Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Trump to reveal ‘Deal of the Century’ map
US President Donald Trump will release his peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday and for the first time publicize a map outlining the borders of a proposed Palestinian state.
Netanyahu Foresees ‘History’ Being Made With Trump This Week; Hamas Pledges More Terror
Ahead of the unveiling of the Trump administration’s long-delayed Mideast peace proposal, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu left Israel for Washington on Sunday speaking about an extraordinary moment in his country’s history, even as Hamas pledged to use 'all means of resistance' to foil a plan Palestinians view as heavily weighted in Israel’s favor.
'A new stage in our war': ISIS announces it will focus on Israel attacks
The Islamic State released an audio recording that announced a 'new stage' in its terrorist operations and called on followers to begin attacking Israel.
Abbas calls for popular resistance to prevent peace plan
During a closed-door meeting with Fatah leadership on Monday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for an 'escalation on all fronts' in popular resistance in an attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump's peace proposal.

Inside the United States
Team Trump puts Hunter Biden, Obama on trial
President Trump’s defense team put Hunter Biden and former President Barack Obama on trial on Monday during the impeachment case in the Senate, questioning why Democrats weren’t outraged about Mr. Biden’s $3 million sweetheart deal with a Ukrainian gas company or Mr. Obama’s 'caving' to Russia on missile defense.
Supreme Court allows Trump to implement plan to bar more immigrants who get federal assistance
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to implement new rules that would make it easier to deny legal permanent residency to immigrants deemed likely to use public benefits.
Impeachment defense, Day Two: The Bolton brouhaha
It was entirely predictable that the President Trump impeachment trial would feature a January surprise, and now it has arrived. It came in the form of a New York Times report that former national security adviser John Bolton, in a new book, writes that the president told him that he 'wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens.'
Trump signs bill to improve religious groups' security
President Trump has signed little-noticed legislation to fund greater protection of religious institutions against terror attacks.

Christian News
Church and car vandalized, Christians attacked, in West Bengal, India
A mob of Hindu nationalists attacked a church prayer meeting in West Bengal, India on Dec. 27, destroying the pastor's car, smashing church windows and sound equipment, and forcing believers to flee the scene.
Over a dozen Nigerian Christians killed by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in December and January
More deaths of Christians at the hands of Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria occurred in December and January, totaling 16 murders by the armed pastoralists that included one woman and her baby daughter.
House church pastor beaten by Hindu extremists in India
Hindu extremists attacked a house church pastor at the beginning of January who had been working as a day-laborer to provide for his wife and small children, but now he can barely walk, sustaining not only crippling injuries from the beatings, but also false accusations of bribing people to convert.
Franklin Graham Event Canceled Because He Views Gay Marriage a 'Sin'
The Rev. Franklin Graham, an evangelist and the son of the late preacher Billy Graham, was slated to speak this summer at a venue in Liverpool. That stop, though, will no longer take place.

Around the World
British scientists accidentally discover cancer breakthrough
British scientists say they have accidentally discovered a new type of immune cell which may help in developing a therapy to treat all cancers.
‘Direct Hit’ Reported as Rockets Target US Embassy in Baghdad
Several rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Sunday evening, with some reportedly hitting the building itself for the first time in several years.
20,000 US Troops Have Surged Into Mideast Since Last Spring To 'Counter Iran'
The top U.S. commander who oversees missions in the Middle East said that newly deployed troops might remain in the region for 'quite a while.'
Death Toll From Eastern Turkey Earthquake Climbs to 29
The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 29 on Saturday night as rescue crews searched for people who remained trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, officials said.
China’s Unproven Antiviral Solution: Quarantine of 40 Million
China’s lockdown of Wuhan and its surrounding areas to contain the coronavirus represents the first large-scale quarantine in modern times.
Coronavirus may have originated in lab linked to China's biowarfare program
The deadly animal-borne coronavirus spreading globally may have originated in a laboratory in the city of Wuhan linked to China’s covert biological weapons program, said an Israeli biological warfare analyst.
'We must act immediately': Swarms of locusts in Africa are worst in decades
Swarms of hungry locusts are devouring crops in Eastern Africa, the worst invasion of the insects in decades.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Palestinian factions call ‘day of rage’ on day of Trump peace plan
Palestinian factions on Sunday called for a 'day of rage' for the day US President Donald Trump releases his long-awaited plan for Mideast peace.
Netanyahu: White House peace plan an ‘opportunity that cannot be missed’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that the Trump administration’s much-awaited peace plan was a 'historic moment' and an opportunity that should not be missed.
Gantz says will meet Trump separately from Netanyahu
The Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz said on Saturday he had accepted an invitation to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss a peace plan for the Middle East.
IDF jets strike Gaza targets in response to launch of incendiary devices
Israeli jets struck a number of targets in the southern Gaza Strip late Saturday night in response to incendiary devices being launched over the border, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday.

Inside the United States
Trump on why he decided to speak at March for Life: 'Religious liberty is under siege'
President Trump said that 'religious liberty is under siege' when asked why he decided to become the first president in history to attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
Trump legal team goes on offense in impeachment trial, accuse Democrats of 'massive' election interference
Donald Trump's lawyers defended the president against articles of impeachment Saturday morning arguing it's the Democrats trying to interfere in elections by seeking to remove Trump from the 2020 ballot for doing 'absolutely nothing wrong.'
'Overbearing government': Trump administration takes action against California for requiring abortion coverage
The Trump administration is warning California to stop enforcing its law obligating health insurers to cover abortions, saying that the state could face the loss of federal funding if it doesn't comply.
Three years later, Trump travel ban heads back to court
After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries in 2018, the ruling appeared to shut down legal challenges that claimed the policy was rooted in anti-Muslim bias.

Christian News
Christian Association of Nigeria asks probing questions of government after killing of its leader
The Christian Association of Nigeria issued a damning indictment this week of the Nigerian government's failure to save its leader, who was kidnapped in early January and executed by Boko Haram on Monday.

Around the World
Britain's Brexit bill becomes law
Britain's long-delayed and contentious Brexit bill, with royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II, became law Thursday after more than three and a half years of bitter dispute.
Trump to sign U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal Wednesday
President Donald Trump will hold a signing ceremony for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement on Wednesday, according to the White House.
China locks down six cities to contain coronavirus outbreak
China raced Friday to lock down at least six cities with a combined population of more than 20.5 million as officials try to contain a deadly viral outbreak that has sickened more than 800, claimed 25 lives and spread to several other countries.
Another Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps leader killed in Iran
The commander of the Iranian Basij contingent of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps that is used by the government to suppress protests was killed in front of his home Wednesday in Khuzestan province, Iran.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Trump peace plan could be released next week
The Trump Administration may present its 'Deal of the Century' to the world as early as next week in a ceremony at the White House to which both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and main political rival Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Party have been invited.
Netanyahu, Gantz to go to Washington, reportedly ahead of peace plan unveiling
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chair Benny Gantz will go to the White House next week for an update on US President Donald Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, US Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday evening during a meeting with Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
Auschwitz visited by 'most senior delegation' of Muslim officials yet
A delegation of Muslim leaders visited Auschwitz Thursday ahead of the anniversary of the liberation of the Polish death camp in which over one million Jews were killed, in what Jewish leaders called a 'groundbreaking' event.
Putin, Pence arrive as world leaders gather for major Holocaust commemoration
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Israel on Thursday for a major Holocaust commemoration as speculation swirled that his trip could include an announcement on the fate of jailed Israeli-American Naama Issachar.
Hamas official warns of 'a new intifada' if Trump Middle East plan moves forward
A Hamas official warned that if the United States moves forward with its Middle East plan, it could lead to another intifada. Basem Naim, the head of Hamas’s International Relations Office, tweeted the notion on Thursday.
At Holocaust forum, Pence says world must stand strong against 'anti-Semitic Iran'
The central event of the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem took place on Thursday, with dozens of world leaders in attendance to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp.
Abbas spokesman warns US and Israel not to cross ‘red lines’ with peace plan
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s spokesman warned Israel and the United States on Thursday not to cross any “red lines,” following a flurry of reports in Hebrew media about the Trump administration’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Inside the United States
Spy Court Admits FISA Warrants Against Carter Page Were ‘Not Valid’
Authority granted to the federal government to secretly wiretap and spy on former Trump affiliate Carter Page was “not valid,” the nation’s top spy court noted in a secret ruling penned earlier this month. The order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), which was created and authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), was initially signed and issued on January 7, 2020, but was not declassified and released until Thursday afternoon.
U.S. Supreme Court decision in Montana case could alter school choice restrictions across U.S.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Montana school choice case that could directly impact 37 state constitutions banning public funds from being used on religious schools.
Low Ratings as Trump Impeachment Trial Drops 19% on Second Day
About 8.9 million TV viewers watched the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, the first day Democrats laid out their case against the president, marking a significant drop from the roughly 11 million viewers who watched on Tuesday, according to Nielsen ratings data.
House Democrats conceal testimony of 18th witness from Trump team
Democrats clamoring for more witnesses at President Trump’s impeachment trial are concealing one of those questioned in the House investigation, President Trump’s defense team says.

Christian News
Christian man in Iran sentenced to three years in prison
A 65-year-old Iranian Christian man was sentenced to three years in prison by the regime for 'insulting Islamic sacred beliefs.'
Two Nigerian Christian girls killed by Muslim herders
Two Nigerian high school-aged Christian girls were killed in southern Kaduna state last week by Fulani herdsmen, an armed Muslim group, ahead of the killing of one of the biggest Christian leaders in Nigeria on Monday by Boko Haram.
Islamic State in Nigeria executes Christian college student
Islamic State militants killed a Christian college student in Nigeria returning to his studies at the local university, posting a video of the execution online.