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Around the World
U.S. and China to begin new talks to resolve trade war
A new round of talks between the United States and China to resolve their trade war will take place in Washington on Tuesday, with follow-up sessions at a higher level later in the week, the White House said on Monday.
EU says it will react swiftly if Trump hits it with car tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that he will not impose additional import tariffs on European cars, for the time being, Juncker was quoted in a published interview as saying on Monday.
Nigeria elections: Whomever wins, Christians hope for justice and security
As Nigerians are preparing to go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new president, Boko Haram has been stepping up attacks in the northeast of the country, making it difficult if not impossible for people to vote.
Iran-al Qaeda alliance may provide legal rationale for U.S. military strikes
Iran is providing high-level al Qaeda operatives with a clandestine sanctuary to funnel fighters, money and weapons across the Middle East, according to Trump administration officials who warn that the long-elusive, complex relationship between two avowed enemies of America has evolved into an unacceptable global security threat.
Trump calls on Venezuela's military to turn on Maduro, decries socialism
President Trump urged Venezuela’s military leaders Monday to turn on leader Nicolas Maduro, casting the struggle in the troubled South American nation as a major test of whether the world can rid itself of a socialist stumbling block.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
UK and Israel Sign Post-Brexit Free Trade Deal
The United Kingdom and Israel finalized a post-Brexit free trade agreement on Monday.
Qatar warns Hamas it won’t pay for Gaza electricity beyond April
Qatar’s envoy to the Gaza Strip, Mohammad al-Emadi, has warned its Hamas rulers that Doha will not extend payments for the territory’s electricity supply beyond April, the Kan public broadcaster reported Monday night.
Sea of Galilee's waterline expected to rise above lower red line
The water level in the Sea of Galilee, or Kinneret, is expected to climb above the freshwater lake's lower red line for the first time in two years, at which point pumping will no longer face government restrictions.
Inside the United States
Sixteen states sue Trump over border wall emergency
Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency to fund a wall on the southern border with Mexico, saying the move violated the constitution.
Senators may investigate 'coup' to remove Donald Trump from office
An investigation may take place into claims senior officials discussed whether Donald Trump could be removed from office.
Rod Rosenstein to leave DOJ in mid-March
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave the Justice Department in mid-March.
Satanic Temple Loses Battle to Overturn Missouri's Informed Consent Abortion Law
The Satanic Temple in Missouri has lost a court battle to overturn a state law requiring abortion clinics to offer an ultrasound, a mandated 72-hour wait period, and provide state-issued pro-life pamphlets to their customers.
Christian News
Nigerian pastor murdered and his family kidnapped
A pastor was murdered and his family kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their car on 7 February in Zamfara state, northern Nigeria.
Christian in Sri Lanka Arrested after Reporting Threat on His Life, Watchdog Group Reports
Police in Sri Lanka arrested a Christian who reported a Buddhist mob’s threat on his life, according to an advocacy group in the island country.
Southern Baptist president calls for action on sexual abuse
The president of the Southern Baptist Convention said Monday the denomination has spent years passing resolutions condemning sexual abuse but now it must act.
Research Reveals 'Belonging to a Church Is a Crucial Element' for Longer and Happier Lives
New research shows that attending church at least once a week can lead to longer and happier lives – not only that, it can improve entire communities.
U.S. and China to begin new talks to resolve trade war
A new round of talks between the United States and China to resolve their trade war will take place in Washington on Tuesday, with follow-up sessions at a higher level later in the week, the White House said on Monday.
EU says it will react swiftly if Trump hits it with car tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that he will not impose additional import tariffs on European cars, for the time being, Juncker was quoted in a published interview as saying on Monday.
Nigeria elections: Whomever wins, Christians hope for justice and security
As Nigerians are preparing to go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new president, Boko Haram has been stepping up attacks in the northeast of the country, making it difficult if not impossible for people to vote.
Iran-al Qaeda alliance may provide legal rationale for U.S. military strikes
Iran is providing high-level al Qaeda operatives with a clandestine sanctuary to funnel fighters, money and weapons across the Middle East, according to Trump administration officials who warn that the long-elusive, complex relationship between two avowed enemies of America has evolved into an unacceptable global security threat.
Trump calls on Venezuela's military to turn on Maduro, decries socialism
President Trump urged Venezuela’s military leaders Monday to turn on leader Nicolas Maduro, casting the struggle in the troubled South American nation as a major test of whether the world can rid itself of a socialist stumbling block.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
UK and Israel Sign Post-Brexit Free Trade Deal
The United Kingdom and Israel finalized a post-Brexit free trade agreement on Monday.
Qatar warns Hamas it won’t pay for Gaza electricity beyond April
Qatar’s envoy to the Gaza Strip, Mohammad al-Emadi, has warned its Hamas rulers that Doha will not extend payments for the territory’s electricity supply beyond April, the Kan public broadcaster reported Monday night.
Sea of Galilee's waterline expected to rise above lower red line
The water level in the Sea of Galilee, or Kinneret, is expected to climb above the freshwater lake's lower red line for the first time in two years, at which point pumping will no longer face government restrictions.
Inside the United States
Sixteen states sue Trump over border wall emergency
Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency to fund a wall on the southern border with Mexico, saying the move violated the constitution.
Senators may investigate 'coup' to remove Donald Trump from office
An investigation may take place into claims senior officials discussed whether Donald Trump could be removed from office.
Rod Rosenstein to leave DOJ in mid-March
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave the Justice Department in mid-March.
Satanic Temple Loses Battle to Overturn Missouri's Informed Consent Abortion Law
The Satanic Temple in Missouri has lost a court battle to overturn a state law requiring abortion clinics to offer an ultrasound, a mandated 72-hour wait period, and provide state-issued pro-life pamphlets to their customers.
Christian News
Nigerian pastor murdered and his family kidnapped
A pastor was murdered and his family kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their car on 7 February in Zamfara state, northern Nigeria.
Christian in Sri Lanka Arrested after Reporting Threat on His Life, Watchdog Group Reports
Police in Sri Lanka arrested a Christian who reported a Buddhist mob’s threat on his life, according to an advocacy group in the island country.
Southern Baptist president calls for action on sexual abuse
The president of the Southern Baptist Convention said Monday the denomination has spent years passing resolutions condemning sexual abuse but now it must act.
Research Reveals 'Belonging to a Church Is a Crucial Element' for Longer and Happier Lives
New research shows that attending church at least once a week can lead to longer and happier lives – not only that, it can improve entire communities.
Around the World
Pence calls on EU to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal
US Vice President Mike Pence accused Washington's European allies of trying to break US sanctions against Tehran and called on them to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, during the Warsaw ministerial conference on Thursday.
Trump-era US, Europe rift wide open at Munich security talks
The United States and European powers voiced sharply differing views on issues from Mideast security to trade Saturday, laying bare a deep trans-Atlantic rift in the era of US President Donald Trump.
Iran says it has launched ‘cruise missile capable’ submarine
Iran on Sunday launched a new, locally-built submarine capable of firing cruise missiles, state TV said, in the country’s latest show of military might at a time of heightened tensions with the US.
IS 'caliphate' on brink of defeat in Syria as Trump urges Europe to do more
U.S.-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State’s last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared caliphate to the brink of total defeat as U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of '100 percent victory'.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu: Israeli-Arab ties advance, but full peace unattainable now
Israel can advance normalized ties with the Arab world without resolving the Israeli-Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but won’t be able to fully make peace with those countries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
PA fumes over Israeli ‘piracy’ after decision to deduct terror money
A spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas denounced Israel’s decision to cut half a billion shekels in funds over its payments to security prisoners and their families Sunday.
Inside the United States
Trump declares emergency on border, eyes $8B for wall as he signs spending package
President Trump said Friday he is declaring a national emergency on the southern border, tapping into executive powers in a bid to divert billions toward construction of a wall even as he signs a funding package that includes just $1.4 billion for border security.
Acting defense secretary: 'No determinations' yet about redirecting funds to build border wall
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said late Saturday he has not reviewed President Trump's proposed use of military funds to build a border wall -- and that he's unprepared to vouch for White House claims to have steered billions of dollars toward the project.
Planned Parenthood kept aborted babies alive to harvest organs, ex-technician says
In an undercover video released Wednesday, a former technician for a tissue-harvesting company details how an aborted baby was kept alive so that its heart could be harvested at a California Planned Parenthood facility, raising more legal questions about the group’s practices.
Supreme Court will rule on Trump administration's effort to add question on citizenship to 2020 Census
The Trump administration's controversial plan to determine who is and who is not a U.S. citizen during the 2020 census will be decided by the Supreme Court.
Trump meets with abortion survivor, rallies pro-lifers to push for laws protecting babies
President Donald Trump met with an abortion survivor and a child who was born after just 20 weeks of gestation before urging thousands of pro-life supporters Thursday to pressure for the passage of a federal law to protect babies who survive abortions.
First lawsuit filed against Trump emergency declaration
Liberal advocacy group Public Citizen on Friday filed the first lawsuit seeking to block President Trump’s national emergency declaration to allocate government funds for his proposed border wall.
California must pay pro-life pregnancy centers $399K , judge rules
California must pay three pro-life pregnancy centers and a conservative law firm $399,000 in legal fees and other costs after a state law meant to force pregnancy centers to promote abortion was struck down.
Kentucky Senate passes bill banning abortion when baby's heartbeat first detected
A bill that would ban abortion in Kentucky once a baby's heartbeat is detected was passed by state senators Thursday.
Christian News
North Korean Christian Imprisoned for Her Faith Tells of Torture, Beatings in Prison
A North Korean Christian, identified only as 'Prisoner 42' for security reasons, told Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors the torture and beatings she endured for her faith and how God stayed with her through the brutality.
DC comics cancels 'blasphemous' Jesus superhero series, 'Second Coming'
DC Comics announced the cancelation of the series 'Second Coming' after nearly a quarter of a million Christians protested against it.
Pence calls on EU to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal
US Vice President Mike Pence accused Washington's European allies of trying to break US sanctions against Tehran and called on them to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, during the Warsaw ministerial conference on Thursday.
Trump-era US, Europe rift wide open at Munich security talks
The United States and European powers voiced sharply differing views on issues from Mideast security to trade Saturday, laying bare a deep trans-Atlantic rift in the era of US President Donald Trump.
Iran says it has launched ‘cruise missile capable’ submarine
Iran on Sunday launched a new, locally-built submarine capable of firing cruise missiles, state TV said, in the country’s latest show of military might at a time of heightened tensions with the US.
IS 'caliphate' on brink of defeat in Syria as Trump urges Europe to do more
U.S.-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State’s last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared caliphate to the brink of total defeat as U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of '100 percent victory'.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu: Israeli-Arab ties advance, but full peace unattainable now
Israel can advance normalized ties with the Arab world without resolving the Israeli-Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but won’t be able to fully make peace with those countries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
PA fumes over Israeli ‘piracy’ after decision to deduct terror money
A spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas denounced Israel’s decision to cut half a billion shekels in funds over its payments to security prisoners and their families Sunday.
Inside the United States
Trump declares emergency on border, eyes $8B for wall as he signs spending package
President Trump said Friday he is declaring a national emergency on the southern border, tapping into executive powers in a bid to divert billions toward construction of a wall even as he signs a funding package that includes just $1.4 billion for border security.
Acting defense secretary: 'No determinations' yet about redirecting funds to build border wall
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said late Saturday he has not reviewed President Trump's proposed use of military funds to build a border wall -- and that he's unprepared to vouch for White House claims to have steered billions of dollars toward the project.
Planned Parenthood kept aborted babies alive to harvest organs, ex-technician says
In an undercover video released Wednesday, a former technician for a tissue-harvesting company details how an aborted baby was kept alive so that its heart could be harvested at a California Planned Parenthood facility, raising more legal questions about the group’s practices.
Supreme Court will rule on Trump administration's effort to add question on citizenship to 2020 Census
The Trump administration's controversial plan to determine who is and who is not a U.S. citizen during the 2020 census will be decided by the Supreme Court.
Trump meets with abortion survivor, rallies pro-lifers to push for laws protecting babies
President Donald Trump met with an abortion survivor and a child who was born after just 20 weeks of gestation before urging thousands of pro-life supporters Thursday to pressure for the passage of a federal law to protect babies who survive abortions.
First lawsuit filed against Trump emergency declaration
Liberal advocacy group Public Citizen on Friday filed the first lawsuit seeking to block President Trump’s national emergency declaration to allocate government funds for his proposed border wall.
California must pay pro-life pregnancy centers $399K , judge rules
California must pay three pro-life pregnancy centers and a conservative law firm $399,000 in legal fees and other costs after a state law meant to force pregnancy centers to promote abortion was struck down.
Kentucky Senate passes bill banning abortion when baby's heartbeat first detected
A bill that would ban abortion in Kentucky once a baby's heartbeat is detected was passed by state senators Thursday.
Christian News
North Korean Christian Imprisoned for Her Faith Tells of Torture, Beatings in Prison
A North Korean Christian, identified only as 'Prisoner 42' for security reasons, told Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors the torture and beatings she endured for her faith and how God stayed with her through the brutality.
DC comics cancels 'blasphemous' Jesus superhero series, 'Second Coming'
DC Comics announced the cancelation of the series 'Second Coming' after nearly a quarter of a million Christians protested against it.
Around the World
Putin says Russia, Turkey, Iran see US pullout from Syria as ‘positive step’
Moscow, Ankara and Tehran see the planned US withdrawal from Syria as a positive step, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after a summit with his Turkish and Iranian counterparts on Thursday.
Pence: Iran is plotting 'new Holocaust' to wipe Israel off the map
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that Iran is plotting a 'new Holocaust' to obliterate Israel.
Venezuela unveils anti-US coalition at United Nations
It was almost a who’s who of America's foes as Venezuela’s foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, was surrounded on Thursday by some of the world’s most notorious human rights violators. He was announcing the formation of a group of countries that he said would defend the United Nations Charter.
Rouhani claims Israel, US behind deadly suicide bombing in Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday blamed the suicide bombing of a bus carrying Revolutionary Guards troops that killed 27 in southeastern Iran on Israel and the United States, vowing revenge against Jaish al-Adl, the 'mercenary group' that committed it.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Kushner: Mideast peace plan expected after Israeli election
President Donald Trump’s senior Middle East adviser, son-in-law Jared Kushner, said Thursday that the Trump administration would unveil its much-awaited Mideast 'Deal of the Century' after Israeli elections on April 9.
Israeli, US troops wrap up annual joint missile defense war games
Three hundred American soldiers on Thursday wrapped up a week-long joint military exercise with the Israel Defense Forces.
In Warsaw, Pence hails sight of Netanyahu ‘breaking bread’ with Arab leaders
US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday hailed the symbolic importance of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “breaking bread” with Arab leaders at a Mideast conference in Warsaw, saying he hoped it heralded further cooperation to come.
Inside the United States
Pelosi holds Democrats together to pass spending deal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Thursday managed to hold most of her caucus together to pass a border security spending package, even though it lets President Trump spend $1.375 billion to build steel slat fencing, a priority that's almost universally opposed by Democrats.
Trump to declare national emergency to secure border wall funds
US President Donald Trump will sign a spending bill averting a government shutdown but will also issue an emergency declaration to fund his controversial border wall, the White House and lawmakers said Thursday.
McCabe, Rosenstein must testify to explain claim that DOJ discussed removing Trump, GOP leaders say
The top Republicans on the House and Senate Judiciary Committees are calling for former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to testify before their respective panels, following McCabe's explosive claims in an interview this week that senior Justice Department officials had considered removing President Trump using the 25th Amendment.
McCabe details central role in Russia probes, DOJ meetings on whether to oust president
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, speaking out in a new book and TV interview, detailed the central role he played in the bureau's Russia probe and the eventual appointment of a special counsel -- while reportedly describing Justice Department meetings where officials discussed ousting President Trump.
Christian News
Focus on the Family to put live 4-D ultrasounds on Times Square jumbotron
In response to New York's new abortion law, which effectively allows unlimited abortion until birth, Focus on the Family launched the largest pro-life effort in the organization's history.
Putin says Russia, Turkey, Iran see US pullout from Syria as ‘positive step’
Moscow, Ankara and Tehran see the planned US withdrawal from Syria as a positive step, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after a summit with his Turkish and Iranian counterparts on Thursday.
Pence: Iran is plotting 'new Holocaust' to wipe Israel off the map
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that Iran is plotting a 'new Holocaust' to obliterate Israel.
Venezuela unveils anti-US coalition at United Nations
It was almost a who’s who of America's foes as Venezuela’s foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, was surrounded on Thursday by some of the world’s most notorious human rights violators. He was announcing the formation of a group of countries that he said would defend the United Nations Charter.
Rouhani claims Israel, US behind deadly suicide bombing in Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday blamed the suicide bombing of a bus carrying Revolutionary Guards troops that killed 27 in southeastern Iran on Israel and the United States, vowing revenge against Jaish al-Adl, the 'mercenary group' that committed it.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Kushner: Mideast peace plan expected after Israeli election
President Donald Trump’s senior Middle East adviser, son-in-law Jared Kushner, said Thursday that the Trump administration would unveil its much-awaited Mideast 'Deal of the Century' after Israeli elections on April 9.
Israeli, US troops wrap up annual joint missile defense war games
Three hundred American soldiers on Thursday wrapped up a week-long joint military exercise with the Israel Defense Forces.
In Warsaw, Pence hails sight of Netanyahu ‘breaking bread’ with Arab leaders
US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday hailed the symbolic importance of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “breaking bread” with Arab leaders at a Mideast conference in Warsaw, saying he hoped it heralded further cooperation to come.
Inside the United States
Pelosi holds Democrats together to pass spending deal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Thursday managed to hold most of her caucus together to pass a border security spending package, even though it lets President Trump spend $1.375 billion to build steel slat fencing, a priority that's almost universally opposed by Democrats.
Trump to declare national emergency to secure border wall funds
US President Donald Trump will sign a spending bill averting a government shutdown but will also issue an emergency declaration to fund his controversial border wall, the White House and lawmakers said Thursday.
McCabe, Rosenstein must testify to explain claim that DOJ discussed removing Trump, GOP leaders say
The top Republicans on the House and Senate Judiciary Committees are calling for former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to testify before their respective panels, following McCabe's explosive claims in an interview this week that senior Justice Department officials had considered removing President Trump using the 25th Amendment.
McCabe details central role in Russia probes, DOJ meetings on whether to oust president
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, speaking out in a new book and TV interview, detailed the central role he played in the bureau's Russia probe and the eventual appointment of a special counsel -- while reportedly describing Justice Department meetings where officials discussed ousting President Trump.
Christian News
Focus on the Family to put live 4-D ultrasounds on Times Square jumbotron
In response to New York's new abortion law, which effectively allows unlimited abortion until birth, Focus on the Family launched the largest pro-life effort in the organization's history.