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Syria used banned chemical weapons in Sunday gas attack, officials say
Amnesty International has accused the Assad regime of showing “utter contempt” of international law following a chlorine gas attack on the town of Saraqib Sunday. This latest chemical attack comes just one day before the U.N. Security Council failed to agree on a U.S.-proposed statement Monday condemning the continued use of chemical weapons in the war-torn nation. Russia was blamed by some diplomats for its failure.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Syria says Israeli war planes target a position near Damascus - state TV
The Syrian army said Israeli war planes fired a number of rockets from Lebanese airspace targeting an army position in a rural area near Damascus on Wednesday, a statement carried by Syrian state television said.
Inside the United States
Trump dossier author misled FBI, Grassley says in criminal referral to Justice Dept.
Christopher Steele, author of the infamous Trump-Russia dossier, misled the FBI into making false assertions to a judge to gain a wiretap on a Trump campaign volunteer, according to a Senate document released Tuesday evening.
House moves forward on bill that would avert shutdown
The House voted Tuesday to avert another government shutdown, approving a bill to fund the military for the rest of the year and domestic operations for six more weeks, as all sides sounded optimistic about a broader deal.
Trump: ‘I’d love to see a shutdown’ unless Dems fix immigration
President Trump said Tuesday that he would 'love to see a shutdown' over immigration if Democrats don’t come to the table to negotiate on border security and other stiff enforcement measures, escalating the stakes with less than four weeks to go before a deadline for action.
Christian News
Judge rules California can’t force Christian baker to make same-sex wedding cakes
A California judge refused this week to order a baker to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, ruling that to do otherwise would be to trample on the baker’s free speech rights.
US ‘gravely alarmed’ after fresh Syria chemical weapons attack
The US said it was 'gravely alarmed' by reports of chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian regime Monday, as it accused Russia of protecting Syrian President Bashar Assad from responsibility for the use of chlorine gas against civilians in recent weeks.
U.S., Turkish forces on course for clash in Syrian town
The U.S. and Turkish militaries are on a collision course, and the point of impact for the two NATO allies is the Syrian town of Manbij.
Germany sold technology to Iran for use in Syrian chemical attacks
Germany’s Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control approved a license for a company to sell military applicable technology to Iranian companies that subsequently was used in Syrian regime chemical weapons attacks, reported the German publication Bild on Monday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Abbas sets conditions for fresh peace talks, with diminished US role
The Palestinians are prepared to return to the negotiating table with Israel, but only on the basis of an international multilateral mechanism, the Arab Peace Initiative and international resolutions pertaining to the Israeli-Arab conflict, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday.
With high-tech warships, Navy readies to guard gas fields from Hezbollah, Hamas
The Israeli Navy is charged with defending the country’s territorial waters, an area that is twice as large as the state itself and is becoming increasingly crowded with highly lucrative natural gas fields and shipping lanes, and it needs help.
Inside the United States
House Republicans Working on Averting Another Shutdown
House Republican leaders are grappling for a strategy to avert another government shutdown at midnight Thursday.
Dow Plunges 1,175 Points in the Worst Day for Stocks Since 2011
The Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 1,100 points Monday. It was the worst loss for the financial markets in six and a half years.
Machines Had Their Fingerprints All Over a Dow Rout for the Ages
Risk parity funds. Volatility-targeting programs. Statistical arbitrage. Sometimes the U.S. stock market seems like a giant science project, one that can quickly turn hazardous for its human inhabitants.
House GOP: More memos to come
'The memo' -- which pitted the Justice Department against the White House and brought ugly partisan sniping into stark relief -- is only the beginning. Republican sources close to Devin Nunes tell me he's assured them there's much more to come.
Christian News
UN Demands Iran's Islamic Regime Give Christians a Fair Trial
Four U.N. human rights experts have issued a joint statement, urging Iran to ensure 'a fair and transparent final hearing' at the country's Revolutionary Court for three Iranian Christians who have been sentenced for 'conducting evangelism' and 'illegal house church activities,' among other charges.
Around the World
France: French, Turkish leaders discuss Syria 'road map'
French officials say President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are talking about working on a 'diplomatic road map' for Syria in the 'coming weeks.'
Conservative Christian leads Costa Rica presidential vote, run-off likely
Conservative Christian singer and TV anchor Fabricio Alvarado held a strong lead in Costa Rica’s presidential election on Sunday, after galvanizing the campaign with his sharp opposition to gay marriage, but a run-off vote looked certain.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Aiding Egypt, Israel Conducted 'Over 100 Airstrikes' Against ISIS in Sinai
Egypt has permitted Israel to conduct over a hundred aerial raids on the Islamic State group affiliate in Sinai, the restive desert peninsula that shares a border with Israel, the New York Times claimed Saturday.
Russian delegation ‘sought to stop Israeli strikes in Syria, Lebanon’
A delegation of senior Russian security officials visiting Israel this week reportedly sought to dissuade Jerusalem from striking Iranian and Hezbollah weapons facilities in Syria and Lebanon.
Israel said set to build up vast medium-range missile array
Under instruction from Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, the Israel Defense Forces is planning to create a vast network of medium-range surface-to-surface missile systems, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported on Friday.
Inside the United States
Job growth bounced back in January with 200,000 new payroll jobs, wage growth strongest since 2009
The economy added 200,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent in January, the Department of Labor reported Friday, as job creation bounced back to a robust pace.
House Intelligence memo released: What it says
The House Intelligence Committee has released its controversial memo outlining alleged abuses of secret surveillance by the FBI and Justice Department in the Trump-Russia investigation. Here are some key points:
2 killed, nearly 90 injured in South Carolina train crash
A crash between an Amtrak passenger train and a CSX freight train near South Carolina's capital killed two people and injured nearly 90 early Sunday, authorities said. It was the third deadly wreck involving Amtrak in less than two months.
U.S. flu outbreak worsens; hospitalizations highest in nearly a decade: CDC
The U.S. flu outbreak worsened over the past week as more people headed to doctors' offices and emergency rooms, with hospitalizations at the highest in nearly 10 years, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
Christian News
Puerto Rico: 3,000 Churches Damaged, Fewer Christians Left to Rebuild
The evangelical church in Puerto Rico won’t be the same after Hurricane Maria.
Pat Robertson recovering after suffering embolic stroke
Televangelist Pat Robertson is recovering after suffering an embolic stroke.