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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Turkey Coup Crackdown Now Reaches Over 100,000 and Counting
The scale of Turkey’s crackdown on alleged government opponents following last year’s attempted coup was confirmed by a top official, as the nation prepares to mark the anniversary of the failed putsch amid deepening concern over the rule of law, Bloomberg reported.
US announces plans to renegotiate free trade deal with South Korea
The United States notified South Korea on Wednesday that it plans to renegotiate its free-trade agreement with Seoul and called for a meeting to be held next month.
Another 38 probable mass graves found in Congo, UN says
Another 38 probable mass graves have been found in central Congo, where violence between troops and militia members has killed thousands of people since August, the United Nations announced Wednesday.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu meets with Trump envoy amid reported US peace push
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday met with US President Donald Trump’s peace envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt, following reports earlier in the day that the US would soon announce a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Top UN official warns Gaza electricity crisis will haunt Israel
A United Nations official stationed in Jerusalem warned Israel that the current energy crisis afflicting the Hamas-run Gaza Strip is having a devastating effect on the local population, and will eventually negatively impact Israelis too.

Inside the United States
Trump: ‘I Am Sitting With a Pen in Hand’ Waiting to Sign Obamacare Repeal, ‘Will Be Very Angry’ If I Don’t
President Donald Trump said "I am sitting in the Oval Office with a pen in hand" waiting to repeal Obamacare in an interview Wednesday with CBN's Pat Robertson.
House panel unveils foreign aid cuts, backs US-Mexico wall
House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled legislation slashing $10 billion from foreign aid, a sharp reduction but not as deep a cut as President Donald Trump wants.
Senate prepares for new version of healthcare bill
Senate Republicans on Thursday morning are expected to release an adjusted healthcare bill that would repeal and replace portions of Obamacare, even as factions of the party remain deeply divided over its rumored contents.
Oregon Passes Bill To Force Taxpayers To Pay For Abortions, Including Of Noncitizens
The Oregon legislature recently passed a bill that would force insurers to provide free abortions, with no religious exemptions. It would also increase the amount of national taxpayer funds that sponsor abortions for all Medicaid recipients, including noncitizens.
White House goes on offense, slams DNC, Clintons for 'collusion'
The White House went on offense Wednesday amid the firestorm over Donald Trump Jr.’s campaign-season meeting with a Russian lawyer, trying to turn the tables by alleging the Democratic National Committee and the Clintons are the ones caught up in “collusion."

Christian News
Kenya Beheadings: Radical Islamists Target Christians
Al Shabaab militia over the weekend killed 13 non-Muslims, mostly Christians, in coastal Kenya, sources said.
Christian Outnumber Muslim Refugees Under Trump Administration
Christians made up the majority of refugees admitted to the U.S. in the first five full months of the Trump administration, reversing a trend that saw Muslims entering the country at higher numbers under President Obama, a new Pew Research report shows.
Judge rules courts can stop Trump deportations, halts ouster of Iraqi Christians
A federal judge halted the deportation of hundreds of illegal immigrants from Iraq, dealing at least a tentative blow to the Trump administration in a case that could signal even greater judicial intrusion into immigration policy.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Russia to Build Train and 100-Ton 'Satan 2' Nuclear Missile System
The Russian industry is ready to build a 100-ton ballistic missile, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. According to him, the same can be said about the Barguzin railway-based missile system.
US, Qatar sign anti-terror deal to end diplomatic spat
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has announced an agreement with Qatar targeting the financing of extremist groups. The tiny Gulf country has been shunned by its neighbors over its alleged backing of terrorism.
Islamic State confirms death of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Syrian Observatory says
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday that Islamic State officials have confirmed the death of terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
UN Report Highlights Hamas Abuses in Gaza During Ten Years of Absolute Rule
A new UN report released on Tuesday highlighted the negative impact of a decade of Hamas rule in Gaza, ending with the grim prediction that living conditions in the coastal enclave will worsen significantly over the next three years.
Fatah official: US ambassador to Israel not wanted in Ramallah
Palestinian officials and US President Donald Trump’s peace envoy Jason Greenblatt will meet in Jerusalem on Tuesday because the Palestinians do not want US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman to come to Ramallah, Fatah Central Committee Member Azzam al-Ahmad said in a television interview.

Inside the United States
House funding bill sets up shutdown showdown over Trump’s border wall
Republican House leaders on Tuesday earmarked $1.6 billion to begin building President Trump's border wall next year, including the money in their homeland security spending bill, setting up a fight with Democrats who have vowed to fight any funding for the wall, even if it means sending the federal government into a partial shutdown.
U.S. says test of THAAD missile defense system in Alaska successful
The United States said on Tuesday it successfully tested its THAAD missile defense system against an intermediate-range ballistic missile in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii and Alaska, Reuters reported.
US Military Researching Neural Implants to Restore Hearing, Sight
DARPA, the research arm of the U.S. military, has awarded contracts to five organizations for the development of neural implants that could enable brains to communicate with computer interfaces to restore sensory performance — primarily speech, hearing and sight, DARPA representatives announced today (July 10) in a statement.
Democrats’ blockade of Trump imperils national security, congressional recess
President Trump may cancel Congress' summer recess and demand that lawmakers stick around through August to force Democrats to confirm more of his nominees, the White House said Monday, throwing down a challenge to senators who have tried to obstruct him at nearly every turn.
Democrats intentionally used disinformation from Russia to attack Trump, campaign aides
While the liberal news media hunts for evidence of Trump-Russia collusion, the public record shows that Democrats have willfully used Moscow disinformation to influence the presidential election against Donald Trump and attack his administration.
McConnell Delays August Recess By Two Weeks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) announced Tuesday that he is delaying the traditional August recess by two weeks as his party faces a list of agenda items to accomplish.
Donald Trump Jr. releases email chain from meet with Russian lawyer
Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday released the entire email chain that arranged a meeting between himself and a Russian lawyer that show he was offered 'high level and sensitive information' which came from within the Russian government and was said to be of help to his father’s presidential campaign.

Christian News
Church Demolitions in Sudan Sparks Strong Congressional Response
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a new bipartisan letter from the US House of Representatives was sent today to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, requesting that he raise the issue of Christian churches being targeted in Sudan with the Sudanese government.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Iraqi declares 'total victory' over Islamic State in Mosul
Iraq on Monday declared "total victory" over the Islamic State group in Mosul, retaking full control of the country's second-largest city three years after it was seized by extremists bent on building a global caliphate.
U.S. proposes new UN sanctions on North Korea
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley aims to put to a vote within weeks a UN Security Council resolution to impose stronger sanctions on North Korea over its long-range ballistic missile test, several senior UN diplomats said Monday, according to Reuters.
Japan to host TPP Pacific Rim trade pact talks, minus the US
Members of a Pacific Rim trade initiative rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump are to hold working-level talks Wednesday in the Japanese mountain resort town of Hakone, west of Tokyo.
Turkey detains dozens of tech staff suspected of coup links
Turkish authorities have ordered the arrest of 105 people working in information technology who were believed to have been involved in the attempted military coup a year ago, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday.
Mosul: US commander says Iraq must stop Islamic State 2.0
The senior US commander in Iraq has warned that the war against the so-called Islamic State (IS) is not over, despite a 'historic' victory in Mosul.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Pro-Hezbollah Newspaper Warns Israelis to Expect ‘Rain of Rockets'
A leading article published in a Beirut newspaper known for its close ties to Hezbollah has stated baldly that the Lebanese Shia terrorist organization is now being deployed by its Iranian paymasters across the Middle East, warning that Israel can expect “the rain of rockets that will fall in the midst of summer.”
Threat of Hezbollah growing with Iranian aid
President Reuven Rivlin delivered a speech Monday at the Memorial Ceremony for the fallen of the Second Lebanon War, marking the 11th anniversary of the war, at the Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl.
Israel backs Hungary, says financier Soros is a threat
Israel's foreign ministry has issued a statement denouncing U.S. billionaire George Soros, a move that appeared designed to align Israel more closely with Hungary ahead of a visit to Budapest next week by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Inside the United States
Thousands flee raging wildfires in western US, Canada
Wildfires barreled across the baking landscape of the western U.S. and Canada, destroying a smattering of homes, forcing thousands to flee and temporarily trapping children and counselors at a California campground.
Number of Uninsured Americans Increases By Nearly 2 Million
The number of Americans without health insurance has increased by nearly 2 million since the beginning of 2017, according to a report from Gallup.
U.S. military plane crashes in Mississippi, 16 Marines dead
A U.S. Marine aircraft crashed in Mississippi Monday night and all 16 passengers on board are dead.