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Around the World
Terrorist groups planning another 9/11-style attack, top US official warns
Islamic State and other terrorist groups are planning to target aircraft as they aim to carry out another major attack on the scale of 9/11, a top US security official has said.
Haley to UN Security Council: Don't turn a blind eye to Iran
The UN Security Council must not ignore Iran's aggressive behavior, its ballistic missile testing and its violation of this body's resolutions regarding its military activity, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday.
Spain to trigger direct rule over Catalonia as deadline passes
The Spanish government is to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy and impose direct rule after the region’s president refused to abandon the push for independence that has led to Spain’s biggest political crisis for 40 years.
U.S. wants quick vote on Syria chemical weapons inspectors
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Wednesday the United States is circulating a resolution that would extend by another year the work of inspectors seeking to determine who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu and Putin Discuss Iran Nuclear Program, Syria in Phone Call
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the Iran nuclear program, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
US demands Hamas renounce violence, disarm before unity deal
The United States called Thursday for the Hamas terror group to disarm and renounce violence before being allowed to implement a highly touted unity deal with Palestinian rival Fatah, in a first detailed response to the agreement.
8 European countries demand Israel pay for West Bank structures it destroyed
Eight European Union member states are demanding that Israel pay them back for the demolition and confiscation of buildings and other installations constructed for the benefit of Bedouin encampments in Area C of the West Bank by the EU’s mission in Israel.
Inside the United States
US judge orders government to allow abortion for undocumented teen
A 17-year-old immigrant who was detained after entering the country illegally should not be 'obstructed' by government officials from having an abortion, a US federal judge ruled on Wednesday in Washington DC.
Obamacare deal hits the skids in Senate
A bipartisan deal to fund Obamacare payments stalled in the Senate Wednesday after President Trump derided the payments as 'bailouts,' but Republicans behind the package are trying to keep the deal alive.
84 Children Rescued, 120 Human Traffickers Arrested Across U.S., FBI Says
The FBI rescued 84 children from the grips of a multi-state human trafficking ring and arrested 120 traffickers Wednesday, announcing the successful sting in a statement.
FDA approves revolutionary cancer gene therapy
U.S. regulators approved on Wednesday a new therapy for a type of lymphoma, which was developed by Gilead Science Inc’s Kite Pharma, marking the second approval for this potentially revolutionary approach to fighting cancer.
Death toll from San Diego hepatitis A outbreak rises to 19; more than 500 cases confirmed
San Diego’s hepatitis A outbreak added another death Tuesday, pushing the total to 19 as the number of confirmed cases passed 500.
Trump’s former aides caught up in Russia election mess begin to fight back
Former campaign aides to President Trump have begun to fight back against what they consider libelous allegations in the Russia election saga.
Christian News
Chinese House Church Leaders and Toddler Arrested After Singing in Public Park
A Chinese house church pastor, her daughter, and her young grandson have been arrested, weeks after being accused of overstepping the country’s newly tightened religious restrictions.
Christian Persecution Hits All-Time High Worldwide: Report
The persecution of Christians is now "worse than at any time in history," according to a report by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, which states that not only are Christians more persecuted than any other faith group, they are also experiencing the worst forms of persecution.
Federal court rules World War I memorial cross must be torn down
Back in 1925, the American Legion erected a memorial in Bladensburg, Md., to honor the memory of 49 men who perished during World War I.
Good without God? More Americans Say Amen to That (Link is now Fixed!)
For the first time, a majority of Americans — 56 percent — say it is possible to be a good person without a religious belief.
Terrorist groups planning another 9/11-style attack, top US official warns
Islamic State and other terrorist groups are planning to target aircraft as they aim to carry out another major attack on the scale of 9/11, a top US security official has said.
Haley to UN Security Council: Don't turn a blind eye to Iran
The UN Security Council must not ignore Iran's aggressive behavior, its ballistic missile testing and its violation of this body's resolutions regarding its military activity, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday.
Spain to trigger direct rule over Catalonia as deadline passes
The Spanish government is to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy and impose direct rule after the region’s president refused to abandon the push for independence that has led to Spain’s biggest political crisis for 40 years.
U.S. wants quick vote on Syria chemical weapons inspectors
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Wednesday the United States is circulating a resolution that would extend by another year the work of inspectors seeking to determine who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu and Putin Discuss Iran Nuclear Program, Syria in Phone Call
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the Iran nuclear program, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
US demands Hamas renounce violence, disarm before unity deal
The United States called Thursday for the Hamas terror group to disarm and renounce violence before being allowed to implement a highly touted unity deal with Palestinian rival Fatah, in a first detailed response to the agreement.
8 European countries demand Israel pay for West Bank structures it destroyed
Eight European Union member states are demanding that Israel pay them back for the demolition and confiscation of buildings and other installations constructed for the benefit of Bedouin encampments in Area C of the West Bank by the EU’s mission in Israel.
Inside the United States
US judge orders government to allow abortion for undocumented teen
A 17-year-old immigrant who was detained after entering the country illegally should not be 'obstructed' by government officials from having an abortion, a US federal judge ruled on Wednesday in Washington DC.
Obamacare deal hits the skids in Senate
A bipartisan deal to fund Obamacare payments stalled in the Senate Wednesday after President Trump derided the payments as 'bailouts,' but Republicans behind the package are trying to keep the deal alive.
84 Children Rescued, 120 Human Traffickers Arrested Across U.S., FBI Says
The FBI rescued 84 children from the grips of a multi-state human trafficking ring and arrested 120 traffickers Wednesday, announcing the successful sting in a statement.
FDA approves revolutionary cancer gene therapy
U.S. regulators approved on Wednesday a new therapy for a type of lymphoma, which was developed by Gilead Science Inc’s Kite Pharma, marking the second approval for this potentially revolutionary approach to fighting cancer.
Death toll from San Diego hepatitis A outbreak rises to 19; more than 500 cases confirmed
San Diego’s hepatitis A outbreak added another death Tuesday, pushing the total to 19 as the number of confirmed cases passed 500.
Trump’s former aides caught up in Russia election mess begin to fight back
Former campaign aides to President Trump have begun to fight back against what they consider libelous allegations in the Russia election saga.
Christian News
Chinese House Church Leaders and Toddler Arrested After Singing in Public Park
A Chinese house church pastor, her daughter, and her young grandson have been arrested, weeks after being accused of overstepping the country’s newly tightened religious restrictions.
Christian Persecution Hits All-Time High Worldwide: Report
The persecution of Christians is now "worse than at any time in history," according to a report by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, which states that not only are Christians more persecuted than any other faith group, they are also experiencing the worst forms of persecution.
Federal court rules World War I memorial cross must be torn down
Back in 1925, the American Legion erected a memorial in Bladensburg, Md., to honor the memory of 49 men who perished during World War I.
Good without God? More Americans Say Amen to That (Link is now Fixed!)
For the first time, a majority of Americans — 56 percent — say it is possible to be a good person without a religious belief.
Around the World
ISIS cleared from Syria's Raqqa
US-backed militias have completely taken Syria's Raqqa from ISIS, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
Until the summer of 2016, South Sudan's Yei region was a leafy oasis in the midst of the country's civil war. But when a national peace deal broke down and government soldiers ransacked the area, a handful of U.N. and U.S. officials begged their leaders for help.
Catalan lawmakers protest jailing of secession leaders
About 50 Spanish and Catalan party lawmakers have held up posters in Spain's parliament demanding the release of two pro-Catalonia independence movement leaders, describing them as political prisoners.
Call for athletes to be fitted with microchips in fight against drug cheats
Athletes need to be fitted with microchips, in a similar way that dogs are, in the fight against drug cheats in sport, according to a leading representative of international sports people.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Report: Russia agreed to move Iran, Hezbollah forces away from Israeli border
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has told Israel that Moscow has agreed to expand a buffer zone along the Israeli-Syrian border, where Iranian and Hezbollah forces will not be allowed to enter.
Netanyahu to Russian defense minister: Israel won't allow Iranian presence in Syria
Israel will not allow a permanent Iranian military presence in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday, a day after Israel destroyed an SA-5 anti-aircraft battery in Syria that fired on IAF planes over Lebanon.
Israel's Rare Strike in Syria Is an Explosive Message Delivered Personally to Russia
Hours after Israel's rare strike in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that, 'If anyone tries to hurt us, we’ll hurt them.' What was defined by the Israeli army as a Syrian provocation in the morning had become a chance to reinforce Israel’s red lines by the afternoon.
Inside the United States
Hawaiian judge blocks latest version of Trump's travel ban
A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Trump’s revised travel ban – just hours before it was expected to go into effect across the United States.
FBI: 118 Law Enforcement Officers Died in Line of Duty in 2016; 57,180 Assaulted
118 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty last year in the United States, the FBI reported on Monday.
Pro-life groups rally as late-term abortion clinic opens in Bethesda
More than 100 pro-life activists rallied Tuesday outside an abortion clinic that opened its doors this week in Bethesda, reigniting a seven-year war to drive one of the nation’s most notorious late-term abortionists out of Maryland.
Christian News
7 Dead as ISIS Radicals Attack Church, Bank in Egypt With Grenades and Rifles
At least seven people were killed after suspected Islamic State terror group radicals attacked a bank and the Church of Saint George in El-Arish, Egypt. The militants were seen waving their black flags through the streets in celebration.
Good without God? More Americans Say Amen to That
For the first time, a majority of Americans — 56 percent — say it is possible to be a good person without a religious belief.
ISIS cleared from Syria's Raqqa
US-backed militias have completely taken Syria's Raqqa from ISIS, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
Until the summer of 2016, South Sudan's Yei region was a leafy oasis in the midst of the country's civil war. But when a national peace deal broke down and government soldiers ransacked the area, a handful of U.N. and U.S. officials begged their leaders for help.
Catalan lawmakers protest jailing of secession leaders
About 50 Spanish and Catalan party lawmakers have held up posters in Spain's parliament demanding the release of two pro-Catalonia independence movement leaders, describing them as political prisoners.
Call for athletes to be fitted with microchips in fight against drug cheats
Athletes need to be fitted with microchips, in a similar way that dogs are, in the fight against drug cheats in sport, according to a leading representative of international sports people.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Report: Russia agreed to move Iran, Hezbollah forces away from Israeli border
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has told Israel that Moscow has agreed to expand a buffer zone along the Israeli-Syrian border, where Iranian and Hezbollah forces will not be allowed to enter.
Netanyahu to Russian defense minister: Israel won't allow Iranian presence in Syria
Israel will not allow a permanent Iranian military presence in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday, a day after Israel destroyed an SA-5 anti-aircraft battery in Syria that fired on IAF planes over Lebanon.
Israel's Rare Strike in Syria Is an Explosive Message Delivered Personally to Russia
Hours after Israel's rare strike in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that, 'If anyone tries to hurt us, we’ll hurt them.' What was defined by the Israeli army as a Syrian provocation in the morning had become a chance to reinforce Israel’s red lines by the afternoon.
Inside the United States
Hawaiian judge blocks latest version of Trump's travel ban
A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Trump’s revised travel ban – just hours before it was expected to go into effect across the United States.
FBI: 118 Law Enforcement Officers Died in Line of Duty in 2016; 57,180 Assaulted
118 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty last year in the United States, the FBI reported on Monday.
Pro-life groups rally as late-term abortion clinic opens in Bethesda
More than 100 pro-life activists rallied Tuesday outside an abortion clinic that opened its doors this week in Bethesda, reigniting a seven-year war to drive one of the nation’s most notorious late-term abortionists out of Maryland.
Christian News
7 Dead as ISIS Radicals Attack Church, Bank in Egypt With Grenades and Rifles
At least seven people were killed after suspected Islamic State terror group radicals attacked a bank and the Church of Saint George in El-Arish, Egypt. The militants were seen waving their black flags through the streets in celebration.
Good without God? More Americans Say Amen to That
For the first time, a majority of Americans — 56 percent — say it is possible to be a good person without a religious belief.
US Navy Seals tasked with North Korea 'decapitation' strike could be part of exercises
A unit of US special forces tasked with carrying out 'decapitation' operations may be aboard a nuclear-powered submarine docked in the South Korean port of Busan, the nation’s newswire reported on Monday, citing a defense source.
Ophelia: Ireland recovers from worst storm on record that killed three
Three people are dead and hundreds of thousands still without power following the worst storm in recorded history on the island of Ireland.
Super Typhoon May Develop Later This Week and Threaten Japan
There is a chance for Lan to become a super typhoon between Friday and Sunday as it passes east of Taiwan and Japan’s Ryukyu Islands.
Russian, Iranian Diplomats to Discuss Iran Nuclear Deal This Week: Ifax
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov will meet Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow this week to discuss the situation around the Iran nuclear deal, the Interfax news agency quoted the Russian as saying on Tuesday.
Trump says 'total termination' of Iran deal possible
President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threat to fully withdraw the United States from the landmark Iran nuclear deal, while holding out the possibility that fixes to the accord may prevent an American pullout.
North Korea says ‘a nuclear war may break out any moment’
North Korea’s deputy U.N. ambassador warned Monday that the situation on the Korean peninsula 'has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment.'
US strikes kill ‘dozens’ at Islamic State training camps in Yemen
The US military said Monday it killed dozens of Islamic State fighters at the group’s training camps in central Yemen, in the first such strikes in the country’s conflict.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel destroys anti-aircraft battery in Syria after it fires at IDF jets
Israeli Air Force jets attacked an anti-aircraft battery well inside Syria on Monday morning, after the surface-to-air system launched a missile at a different plane over the skies of Lebanon, the army said.
'Jerusalem’s lost theater’ and 8 ancient stone courses discovered under Western Wall
A rare 200-seat theater from the Roman period and eight large ancient stone courses have been unearthed under the Western Wall’s Wilson’s Arch by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Netanyahu warns Syria Israel prepared to strike ‘as needed’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned Syria that Israel would continue to carry out airstrikes “as needed” after the Israeli Air Force destroyed a Syrian anti-aircraft battery in response to the firing of an interceptor missile at Israeli reconnaissance planes.
Russian defense minister lands in Israel for talks on Syria, Iran
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Monday told his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, that Israel will take action against Iran and its proxies if they continue to entrench themselves along the Syrian border.
Inside the United States
Trump dismantles Obama’s ‘imperial’ presidency, rescinds dubious orders
Democrats are attacking President Trump for 'dismantling' President Obama’s legacy on everything from Obamacare subsidies to immigration amnesty, but nobody knew better than Mr. Obama how vulnerable his go-it-alone agenda would be if Mr. Trump won the election.
US immigration population hits record 60 million, 1-of-5 in nation
A huge boom in immigration, legal and illegal, over the past 16 years has jumped the immigrant population to over 43 million in the United States, according to a new report.
NM Ten Commandments Display Unconstitutional, Supreme Court Affirms in Declining Case
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a case regarding a Ten Commandments display on public property in New Mexico, thus allowing a lower court ruling against the display to stand.
Christian News
Christian Teenager in India Arrested for Comments on Fake Facebook, Sources Say
A Christian teenager in northern India was jailed for 12 days after anti-Hindu comments appeared on a fake Facebook account in his name, sources said.
A unit of US special forces tasked with carrying out 'decapitation' operations may be aboard a nuclear-powered submarine docked in the South Korean port of Busan, the nation’s newswire reported on Monday, citing a defense source.
Ophelia: Ireland recovers from worst storm on record that killed three
Three people are dead and hundreds of thousands still without power following the worst storm in recorded history on the island of Ireland.
Super Typhoon May Develop Later This Week and Threaten Japan
There is a chance for Lan to become a super typhoon between Friday and Sunday as it passes east of Taiwan and Japan’s Ryukyu Islands.
Russian, Iranian Diplomats to Discuss Iran Nuclear Deal This Week: Ifax
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov will meet Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow this week to discuss the situation around the Iran nuclear deal, the Interfax news agency quoted the Russian as saying on Tuesday.
Trump says 'total termination' of Iran deal possible
President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threat to fully withdraw the United States from the landmark Iran nuclear deal, while holding out the possibility that fixes to the accord may prevent an American pullout.
North Korea says ‘a nuclear war may break out any moment’
North Korea’s deputy U.N. ambassador warned Monday that the situation on the Korean peninsula 'has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment.'
US strikes kill ‘dozens’ at Islamic State training camps in Yemen
The US military said Monday it killed dozens of Islamic State fighters at the group’s training camps in central Yemen, in the first such strikes in the country’s conflict.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel destroys anti-aircraft battery in Syria after it fires at IDF jets
Israeli Air Force jets attacked an anti-aircraft battery well inside Syria on Monday morning, after the surface-to-air system launched a missile at a different plane over the skies of Lebanon, the army said.
'Jerusalem’s lost theater’ and 8 ancient stone courses discovered under Western Wall
A rare 200-seat theater from the Roman period and eight large ancient stone courses have been unearthed under the Western Wall’s Wilson’s Arch by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Netanyahu warns Syria Israel prepared to strike ‘as needed’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned Syria that Israel would continue to carry out airstrikes “as needed” after the Israeli Air Force destroyed a Syrian anti-aircraft battery in response to the firing of an interceptor missile at Israeli reconnaissance planes.
Russian defense minister lands in Israel for talks on Syria, Iran
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Monday told his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, that Israel will take action against Iran and its proxies if they continue to entrench themselves along the Syrian border.
Inside the United States
Trump dismantles Obama’s ‘imperial’ presidency, rescinds dubious orders
Democrats are attacking President Trump for 'dismantling' President Obama’s legacy on everything from Obamacare subsidies to immigration amnesty, but nobody knew better than Mr. Obama how vulnerable his go-it-alone agenda would be if Mr. Trump won the election.
US immigration population hits record 60 million, 1-of-5 in nation
A huge boom in immigration, legal and illegal, over the past 16 years has jumped the immigrant population to over 43 million in the United States, according to a new report.
NM Ten Commandments Display Unconstitutional, Supreme Court Affirms in Declining Case
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a case regarding a Ten Commandments display on public property in New Mexico, thus allowing a lower court ruling against the display to stand.
Christian News
Christian Teenager in India Arrested for Comments on Fake Facebook, Sources Say
A Christian teenager in northern India was jailed for 12 days after anti-Hindu comments appeared on a fake Facebook account in his name, sources said.