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Around the World
Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings 'in retaliation' for Christchurch mosque shootings
A Sri Lankan minister says an initial investigation shows the deadly Easter Sunday attacks were carried out in retaliation for last month's Christchurch mosque shootings.
Russia Launches New Submarine Believed Capable Of Carrying Nuclear-Armed Drones
Russia has launched a special-purpose, nuclear-powered submarine that is believed capable of carrying nuclear-tipped underwater drones that when fully developed could threaten U.S. coastal cities.
Iranian parliament labels entire US military as terrorist
Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that labels all U.S. military forces as terrorist, state TV reported, a day after Washington ratcheted up pressure on Tehran by announcing that no country would any longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if it continues to buy Iranian oil.
Putin to welcome North Korea's Kim Jong Un to Russia for first time
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Thursday in the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok to discuss the international standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program, a Kremlin official said.
China signals plan to flout US sanctions on Iranian oil
China signaled an intention to defy U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil industry on Tuesday, denouncing the loss of a waiver renewal as an unacceptable threat against “normal energy cooperation” with Tehran.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Kushner: Trump Peace Plan Entails ‘Tough Compromises’ for Both Israel and Palestinians
The Trump administration’s yet-to-be-unveiled Israeli-Palestinian peace plan entails 'tough compromises' for both sides, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Tuesday.
Poll: Two-thirds of Israeli Jews support unity government without Haredi parties
Over two-thirds of Israeli Jews want the ongoing coalition talks to end with a unity government that excludes the ultra-Orthodox parties and advances religious pluralism, according to a public opinion poll published Tuesday.
Kushner: Two-state solution was 'a good attempt'
White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, discussed the upcoming 'deal of the century' and said that 'if people focus on the old traditional talking points, we will never make progress.' In an interview at the 2019 TIME 100 Summit, Kushner mentioned the Arab peace initiative of 2002 and said: 'I think [it was] a very good attempt. But if that would’ve worked, we would’ve made peace a long time ago on that basis,' and added that the current peace team decided to put out a different plan.
Israeli Christian Plans to Build Town for Aramaean Christians to Preserve Aramaic Language, Culture
An Israeli Christian intends to build a new town in Israel specifically for Christian Aramaeans to preserve their language and culture.
Inside the United States
Trump showdown with House Democrats ignites into all-out war
The showdown between the Trump White House and House Democrats reached a new level of hostility this week, as several investigative disputes veered toward federal court amid scathing rhetoric on both sides.
Judge to block Trump administration's rules targeting Planned Parenthood
President Trump’s administration foreshadowed weeks, if not months, of trench warfare with Congress on Tuesday as it defied demands for documents and testimony on multiple fronts in an effort to thwart expanding investigations mounted by House Democrats.
FBI: Cybercriminals set new record in 2018 by causing more than $2.7 billion in reported losses
Financial losses caused by cybercrimes reported to the FBI nearly doubled in 2018 over the year before, according to a government report released Monday.
Christian News
'Unplanned' Earns $17M, Supporters Launch Plan to Take Film Straight to Planned Parenthood Clinics
Box office success for 'Unplanned' continues to grow after total sales hit $17.2 million this weekend. With only a $6 million budget, Pureflix's pro-life movie started making a profit on its opening weekend, after debuting with $6.1 million.
‘He’s Alive’: 94,000 in Colombia Hear Franklin Graham Preach the Gospel
A region of South America with a seemingly bleak future heard the hope-filled message of Christ last week.
Church Closed in Egypt after Muslim Mob Frightens Children in Sunday School
A Coptic church in Upper Egypt is closed after a throng of angry Muslims attacked it this month, beating a priest and another Copt as more than 200 fearful children who had gathered for Bible lessons looked on, according to advocacy groups.
Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings 'in retaliation' for Christchurch mosque shootings
A Sri Lankan minister says an initial investigation shows the deadly Easter Sunday attacks were carried out in retaliation for last month's Christchurch mosque shootings.
Russia Launches New Submarine Believed Capable Of Carrying Nuclear-Armed Drones
Russia has launched a special-purpose, nuclear-powered submarine that is believed capable of carrying nuclear-tipped underwater drones that when fully developed could threaten U.S. coastal cities.
Iranian parliament labels entire US military as terrorist
Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that labels all U.S. military forces as terrorist, state TV reported, a day after Washington ratcheted up pressure on Tehran by announcing that no country would any longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if it continues to buy Iranian oil.
Putin to welcome North Korea's Kim Jong Un to Russia for first time
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Thursday in the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok to discuss the international standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program, a Kremlin official said.
China signals plan to flout US sanctions on Iranian oil
China signaled an intention to defy U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil industry on Tuesday, denouncing the loss of a waiver renewal as an unacceptable threat against “normal energy cooperation” with Tehran.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Kushner: Trump Peace Plan Entails ‘Tough Compromises’ for Both Israel and Palestinians
The Trump administration’s yet-to-be-unveiled Israeli-Palestinian peace plan entails 'tough compromises' for both sides, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Tuesday.
Poll: Two-thirds of Israeli Jews support unity government without Haredi parties
Over two-thirds of Israeli Jews want the ongoing coalition talks to end with a unity government that excludes the ultra-Orthodox parties and advances religious pluralism, according to a public opinion poll published Tuesday.
Kushner: Two-state solution was 'a good attempt'
White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, discussed the upcoming 'deal of the century' and said that 'if people focus on the old traditional talking points, we will never make progress.' In an interview at the 2019 TIME 100 Summit, Kushner mentioned the Arab peace initiative of 2002 and said: 'I think [it was] a very good attempt. But if that would’ve worked, we would’ve made peace a long time ago on that basis,' and added that the current peace team decided to put out a different plan.
Israeli Christian Plans to Build Town for Aramaean Christians to Preserve Aramaic Language, Culture
An Israeli Christian intends to build a new town in Israel specifically for Christian Aramaeans to preserve their language and culture.
Inside the United States
Trump showdown with House Democrats ignites into all-out war
The showdown between the Trump White House and House Democrats reached a new level of hostility this week, as several investigative disputes veered toward federal court amid scathing rhetoric on both sides.
Judge to block Trump administration's rules targeting Planned Parenthood
President Trump’s administration foreshadowed weeks, if not months, of trench warfare with Congress on Tuesday as it defied demands for documents and testimony on multiple fronts in an effort to thwart expanding investigations mounted by House Democrats.
FBI: Cybercriminals set new record in 2018 by causing more than $2.7 billion in reported losses
Financial losses caused by cybercrimes reported to the FBI nearly doubled in 2018 over the year before, according to a government report released Monday.
Christian News
'Unplanned' Earns $17M, Supporters Launch Plan to Take Film Straight to Planned Parenthood Clinics
Box office success for 'Unplanned' continues to grow after total sales hit $17.2 million this weekend. With only a $6 million budget, Pureflix's pro-life movie started making a profit on its opening weekend, after debuting with $6.1 million.
‘He’s Alive’: 94,000 in Colombia Hear Franklin Graham Preach the Gospel
A region of South America with a seemingly bleak future heard the hope-filled message of Christ last week.
Church Closed in Egypt after Muslim Mob Frightens Children in Sunday School
A Coptic church in Upper Egypt is closed after a throng of angry Muslims attacked it this month, beating a priest and another Copt as more than 200 fearful children who had gathered for Bible lessons looked on, according to advocacy groups.
Around the World
Iran says ready for U.S. waivers end, as Guards threaten to shut Hormuz
Tehran is prepared for a U.S. decision to end waivers granted to buyers of Iranian crude, an Iranian oil ministry source said on Monday, as the Revolutionary Guards repeated their threat to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported.
Iraq, Saudi Arabia ready to up oil output as US cuts off Iran waivers
Iraq and Saudi Arabia were preparing on Monday to reap the benefits of the Trump administrations decision to end sanction waivers on Iran’s oil customers.
Trump to cut off all purchases of Iranian oil in escalation of 'pressure campaign'
The Trump administration is requiring all countries to stop buying oil from Iran or face U.S. sanctions, an escalation of a policy that could roil world energy markets.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Iran Supreme Leader Appoints New Military Commander Who Vows to Wage War Against Israel, US
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei appointed a new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Sunday (IRGC) to replace Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, who led the military since 2007.
Hezbollah chief says Israel’s ground forces unprepared for war
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Monday claimed Israel’s ground forces were unprepared for a military offensive in Lebanon and the Jewish state could no longer win battles solely from the air.
U.S. offers $10M for financial disruption to Hezbollah
The U.S. government on Monday offered a $10 million reward for information leading to a financial disruption to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Inside the United States
Medicare, Social Security Face Shaky Fiscal Futures
The financial condition of the government’s bedrock retirement programs for middle- and working-class Americans remains shaky, with Medicare pointed toward insolvency by 2026, according to a report Monday by the government’s overseers of Medicare and Social Security.
Supreme Court to decide whether federal sex discrimination law protects LGBT workers
The Supreme Court will consider whether a federal civil rights law barring workplace discrimination on the basis of sex provides protections for gay and transgender employees.
Dem leaders stress more Trump probes, downplay impeachment
A House chairman on Monday subpoenaed former White House Counsel Don McGahn as Democratic leaders moved to deepen their investigation of President Donald Trump while bottling up talk among their rank-and-file of impeaching him.
Kansas' new governor vetoes abortion 'reversal' rule, setting up showdown with GOP
Kansas' new governor vetoed a bill Monday that would require doctors and abortion clinics to tell their patients about a disputed treatment meant to stop a medication abortion.
Federal Court Punishes Philly Faith-Based Foster Care Agency Over Biblical Views on Marriage
A federal appeals court has upheld a new Philadelphia city policy that forbids Catholic Social Services from placing foster children with families due to the agency's longstanding religious beliefs about marriage.
Michigan adoption agency reverses LGBT policy
A major faith-based foster care and adoption contractor for the state of Michigan said Monday it will place children in LGBT homes, reversing course following a recent legal settlement.
Christian News
Theresa May says Christians should be allowed to live out their faith in peace
Theresa May has used her Easter message to say that people of all religions should have the right to practise their faith in peace.
Terrorist attacks on Christians 'happening more and more': ex-FBI special agent
Speaking in the wake of the Easter Sunday massacre in Sri Lanka, a counterterrorism expert told Fox News radical Islamic terrorism is spreading beyond the Middle East and is 'happening more and more.'
Iran says ready for U.S. waivers end, as Guards threaten to shut Hormuz
Tehran is prepared for a U.S. decision to end waivers granted to buyers of Iranian crude, an Iranian oil ministry source said on Monday, as the Revolutionary Guards repeated their threat to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported.
Iraq, Saudi Arabia ready to up oil output as US cuts off Iran waivers
Iraq and Saudi Arabia were preparing on Monday to reap the benefits of the Trump administrations decision to end sanction waivers on Iran’s oil customers.
Trump to cut off all purchases of Iranian oil in escalation of 'pressure campaign'
The Trump administration is requiring all countries to stop buying oil from Iran or face U.S. sanctions, an escalation of a policy that could roil world energy markets.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Iran Supreme Leader Appoints New Military Commander Who Vows to Wage War Against Israel, US
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei appointed a new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Sunday (IRGC) to replace Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, who led the military since 2007.
Hezbollah chief says Israel’s ground forces unprepared for war
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Monday claimed Israel’s ground forces were unprepared for a military offensive in Lebanon and the Jewish state could no longer win battles solely from the air.
U.S. offers $10M for financial disruption to Hezbollah
The U.S. government on Monday offered a $10 million reward for information leading to a financial disruption to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Inside the United States
Medicare, Social Security Face Shaky Fiscal Futures
The financial condition of the government’s bedrock retirement programs for middle- and working-class Americans remains shaky, with Medicare pointed toward insolvency by 2026, according to a report Monday by the government’s overseers of Medicare and Social Security.
Supreme Court to decide whether federal sex discrimination law protects LGBT workers
The Supreme Court will consider whether a federal civil rights law barring workplace discrimination on the basis of sex provides protections for gay and transgender employees.
Dem leaders stress more Trump probes, downplay impeachment
A House chairman on Monday subpoenaed former White House Counsel Don McGahn as Democratic leaders moved to deepen their investigation of President Donald Trump while bottling up talk among their rank-and-file of impeaching him.
Kansas' new governor vetoes abortion 'reversal' rule, setting up showdown with GOP
Kansas' new governor vetoed a bill Monday that would require doctors and abortion clinics to tell their patients about a disputed treatment meant to stop a medication abortion.
Federal Court Punishes Philly Faith-Based Foster Care Agency Over Biblical Views on Marriage
A federal appeals court has upheld a new Philadelphia city policy that forbids Catholic Social Services from placing foster children with families due to the agency's longstanding religious beliefs about marriage.
Michigan adoption agency reverses LGBT policy
A major faith-based foster care and adoption contractor for the state of Michigan said Monday it will place children in LGBT homes, reversing course following a recent legal settlement.
Christian News
Theresa May says Christians should be allowed to live out their faith in peace
Theresa May has used her Easter message to say that people of all religions should have the right to practise their faith in peace.
Terrorist attacks on Christians 'happening more and more': ex-FBI special agent
Speaking in the wake of the Easter Sunday massacre in Sri Lanka, a counterterrorism expert told Fox News radical Islamic terrorism is spreading beyond the Middle East and is 'happening more and more.'
Around the World
U.S. prepares to end Iran oil waivers; Asian buyers to be hardest hit
The United States is expected to announce on Monday that buyers of Iranian oil need to end imports soon or face sanctions, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters, triggering a 3 percent jump in crude prices to their highest for 2019 so far.
Sri Lanka Easter bombing attacks toll hits 290, with 500 wounded
At least 290 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, in the worst violence to hit the island since its devastating civil war ended a decade ago.
Egyptian voters urged to allow el-Sissi rule until 2030
Egyptian pro-government media are urging a 'Yes' vote on the second day of a nationwide referendum that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030.
F-35A deploys to Middle East for first time
The Air Force’s most advanced fighter jet has, for the first time, been deployed to the Middle East.
Investigator: 7 suicide attackers behind 6 of the Sri Lanka blasts
The coordinated Easter Sunday bombings that ripped through Sri Lankan churches and luxury hotels were carried out by seven suicide bombers, a government investigator said Monday.
Paris: Yellow vest anger mixes with Notre Dame mourning
French yellow vest protesters set small fires as they marched through Paris on Saturday to drive home their latest message to the government: that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral isn't the only problem the nation needs to solve.
Moscow Close To Finalizing Deal To Lease Syria’s Tartus Port For 49 Years
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met senior Russian officials for talks in Damascus on April 20, with both countries’ state media saying a deal was close to lease out Syria’s Tartus port to Russia.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Nasrallah warns of war this summer, worries he could be killed
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah warned top military commanders in a private meeting this week that there will be a war with Israel this summer and that he may not be around to support them, according to Elijah J. Magnier, a writer for the Kuwaiti Al Rai news.
Special U.S. Envoy Greenblatt: No reason to use 'two-state' solution
Both Israelis and Palestinians 'will be pleased from some parts' of the so-called Deal of the Century, Special U.S. envoy Jason Greenbatt said during a Friday interview with Sky News in Arabic.
Arab League pledges $100 million a month to budget-stricken Palestinians
The Arab League on Sunday pledged $100 million per month to the Palestinian Authority to make up for funds withheld by Israel because of payments made to the families of Palestinian attackers and prisoners.
Inside the United States
0 for 12: Mueller report debunks Democrats' entire Trump-Russia dossier
The Democratic Party-financed dossier, once celebrated by liberal Washington politicians and journalists, is officially debunked, according to a review of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page investigative report.
Fight over census citizenship question hits Supreme Court
The battle over the Trump administration's efforts to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 census is hitting the Supreme Court.
Democrats say Trump impeachment proceedings 'possibly coming' after Mueller report
Democrats 'can foresee' the possibility of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
Christian News
Sudanese Christians Eye Democratic Sudan As Ticket Out of Persecution
Muslims and Christians in Sudan are unifying under the banner of democracy after a rare window of opportunity opened following the ousting of longtime military dictator Omar Al-Bashir.
Muslim Kurds Convert to Christianity in War-torn Northern Syria
Many Muslim Kurds disillusioned with Islam are converting to Christianity in the Syrian border town of Kobani.
Attacks on Christians By Buddhist Radicals Rising in Sri Lanka; Over 20 Violent Cases Recorded So Far This Year
According to the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL), Buddhist nationalists launched more than 20 attacks against Christians in the South Asian country since the start of this year, World Watch Monitor (WWM) reported.
Church membership in America hits historic low, new Gallup report finds
The percentage of Americans who say they belong to a church, synagogue or mosque has hit a historic low, a new Gallup report released Thursday shows.
U.S. prepares to end Iran oil waivers; Asian buyers to be hardest hit
The United States is expected to announce on Monday that buyers of Iranian oil need to end imports soon or face sanctions, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters, triggering a 3 percent jump in crude prices to their highest for 2019 so far.
Sri Lanka Easter bombing attacks toll hits 290, with 500 wounded
At least 290 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, in the worst violence to hit the island since its devastating civil war ended a decade ago.
Egyptian voters urged to allow el-Sissi rule until 2030
Egyptian pro-government media are urging a 'Yes' vote on the second day of a nationwide referendum that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030.
F-35A deploys to Middle East for first time
The Air Force’s most advanced fighter jet has, for the first time, been deployed to the Middle East.
Investigator: 7 suicide attackers behind 6 of the Sri Lanka blasts
The coordinated Easter Sunday bombings that ripped through Sri Lankan churches and luxury hotels were carried out by seven suicide bombers, a government investigator said Monday.
Paris: Yellow vest anger mixes with Notre Dame mourning
French yellow vest protesters set small fires as they marched through Paris on Saturday to drive home their latest message to the government: that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral isn't the only problem the nation needs to solve.
Moscow Close To Finalizing Deal To Lease Syria’s Tartus Port For 49 Years
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met senior Russian officials for talks in Damascus on April 20, with both countries’ state media saying a deal was close to lease out Syria’s Tartus port to Russia.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Nasrallah warns of war this summer, worries he could be killed
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah warned top military commanders in a private meeting this week that there will be a war with Israel this summer and that he may not be around to support them, according to Elijah J. Magnier, a writer for the Kuwaiti Al Rai news.
Special U.S. Envoy Greenblatt: No reason to use 'two-state' solution
Both Israelis and Palestinians 'will be pleased from some parts' of the so-called Deal of the Century, Special U.S. envoy Jason Greenbatt said during a Friday interview with Sky News in Arabic.
Arab League pledges $100 million a month to budget-stricken Palestinians
The Arab League on Sunday pledged $100 million per month to the Palestinian Authority to make up for funds withheld by Israel because of payments made to the families of Palestinian attackers and prisoners.
Inside the United States
0 for 12: Mueller report debunks Democrats' entire Trump-Russia dossier
The Democratic Party-financed dossier, once celebrated by liberal Washington politicians and journalists, is officially debunked, according to a review of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page investigative report.
Fight over census citizenship question hits Supreme Court
The battle over the Trump administration's efforts to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 census is hitting the Supreme Court.
Democrats say Trump impeachment proceedings 'possibly coming' after Mueller report
Democrats 'can foresee' the possibility of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
Christian News
Sudanese Christians Eye Democratic Sudan As Ticket Out of Persecution
Muslims and Christians in Sudan are unifying under the banner of democracy after a rare window of opportunity opened following the ousting of longtime military dictator Omar Al-Bashir.
Muslim Kurds Convert to Christianity in War-torn Northern Syria
Many Muslim Kurds disillusioned with Islam are converting to Christianity in the Syrian border town of Kobani.
Attacks on Christians By Buddhist Radicals Rising in Sri Lanka; Over 20 Violent Cases Recorded So Far This Year
According to the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL), Buddhist nationalists launched more than 20 attacks against Christians in the South Asian country since the start of this year, World Watch Monitor (WWM) reported.
Church membership in America hits historic low, new Gallup report finds
The percentage of Americans who say they belong to a church, synagogue or mosque has hit a historic low, a new Gallup report released Thursday shows.