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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Electronic devices banned on flights to US from 13 countries after intel threat
Officials have banned certain electronic devices on flights to the U.S. from 13 international airports due to increased terror threats, sources told Fox News Monday.
Tillerson plans to skip NATO meeting, visit Russia in April - sources
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to skip an April 5-6 meeting of NATO foreign ministers for a U.S. visit by the Chinese president and will travel to Russia later in the month, U.S. officials said on Monday, a step allies may see as putting Moscow's concerns ahead of theirs.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Syrian UN Envoy: Putin Sent Message to Israel That Its Freedom to Act in Syria Is Over
Russia has sent a clear message to Israel that the rules of the game have changed in Syria and its freedom to act in Syrian skies is over, Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Sunday night.
Israel threatens to 'destroy' Syrian air defence systems
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday threatened to destroy Syrian air defence systems after they fired ground-to-air missiles at Israeli warplanes carrying out strikes.
Hezbollah is preparing for war
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot warned Sunday that the Hezbollah terror organization in Lebanon was preparing for its next major attack on Israel, and that war with the fundamentalist Shiite group was only a matter of time.
Shin Bet Chief: Terrorists Planning Attacks Ahead of Passover
The director of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Nadav Argaman warned on Monday morning that despite the current relative calm, Hamas and other terrorists entities may attempt to carry out attacks ahead of the upcoming Passover holiday.
Trump Admin To Boycott U.N. Council Over Anti-Israel Agenda
The Trump administration will boycott the United Nation's Human Rights Council, or UNHRC, due to its efforts to advance an anti-Israel agenda, according to senior administration officials familiar with the effort who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon.
Inside the United States
Will Republicans Go Nuclear? Gorsuch Confirmation Showdown Kicks Off
After hours of commentary from members of a Senate Judiciary Committee deeply divided over his nomination to the Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch finally got his chance to speak.
30 Countries Are Refusing To Take Back Illegal Immigrants Convicted Of Serious Crimes
Approximately 30 countries are refusing to accept the deportations of illegal immigrants who have committed serious crimes in the U.S., according to Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar.
Anti-Trump media: 91% coverage negative, 96% of donations to Hillary
With the coverage of President Trump putting media bias on display as never before, an influential House chairman and longtime press critic has opened a campaign to call out the 'mainstream media' for what he thinks it is.
Christian News
The first solar eclipse to cross America in 99 years is coming. To some, it’s an act of God
The total solar eclipse that will cross America this summer — an event that last happened 99 years ago — will be an important moment for scientific observers and a massive nationwide spectator event. It will also, for many people of faith, be evidence of God’s majesty — and even, to a few, a harbinger of the coming end of the world.
Court: Student prayers OK at school board meetings
A federal appeals court says a Texas school board can continue to let students offer public prayers at its meetings.
Around the World
Electronic devices banned on flights to US from 13 countries after intel threat
Officials have banned certain electronic devices on flights to the U.S. from 13 international airports due to increased terror threats, sources told Fox News Monday.
Tillerson plans to skip NATO meeting, visit Russia in April - sources
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to skip an April 5-6 meeting of NATO foreign ministers for a U.S. visit by the Chinese president and will travel to Russia later in the month, U.S. officials said on Monday, a step allies may see as putting Moscow's concerns ahead of theirs.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Syrian UN Envoy: Putin Sent Message to Israel That Its Freedom to Act in Syria Is Over
Russia has sent a clear message to Israel that the rules of the game have changed in Syria and its freedom to act in Syrian skies is over, Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Sunday night.
Israel threatens to 'destroy' Syrian air defence systems
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday threatened to destroy Syrian air defence systems after they fired ground-to-air missiles at Israeli warplanes carrying out strikes.
Hezbollah is preparing for war
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot warned Sunday that the Hezbollah terror organization in Lebanon was preparing for its next major attack on Israel, and that war with the fundamentalist Shiite group was only a matter of time.
Shin Bet Chief: Terrorists Planning Attacks Ahead of Passover
The director of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Nadav Argaman warned on Monday morning that despite the current relative calm, Hamas and other terrorists entities may attempt to carry out attacks ahead of the upcoming Passover holiday.
Trump Admin To Boycott U.N. Council Over Anti-Israel Agenda
The Trump administration will boycott the United Nation's Human Rights Council, or UNHRC, due to its efforts to advance an anti-Israel agenda, according to senior administration officials familiar with the effort who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon.
Inside the United States
Will Republicans Go Nuclear? Gorsuch Confirmation Showdown Kicks Off
After hours of commentary from members of a Senate Judiciary Committee deeply divided over his nomination to the Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch finally got his chance to speak.
30 Countries Are Refusing To Take Back Illegal Immigrants Convicted Of Serious Crimes
Approximately 30 countries are refusing to accept the deportations of illegal immigrants who have committed serious crimes in the U.S., according to Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar.
Anti-Trump media: 91% coverage negative, 96% of donations to Hillary
With the coverage of President Trump putting media bias on display as never before, an influential House chairman and longtime press critic has opened a campaign to call out the 'mainstream media' for what he thinks it is.
Christian News
The first solar eclipse to cross America in 99 years is coming. To some, it’s an act of God
The total solar eclipse that will cross America this summer — an event that last happened 99 years ago — will be an important moment for scientific observers and a massive nationwide spectator event. It will also, for many people of faith, be evidence of God’s majesty — and even, to a few, a harbinger of the coming end of the world.
Court: Student prayers OK at school board meetings
A federal appeals court says a Texas school board can continue to let students offer public prayers at its meetings.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
U.S. charges Russian spies, hackers in massive Yahoo hack
The United States on Wednesday charged two Russian intelligence agents and two criminal hackers with masterminding the 2014 theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts, marking the first time the U.S. government has criminally charged Russian spies for cyber offenses.
Russian spy ship returns off U.S. coast, near sub base
A Russian spy ship has reappeared off the U.S. eastern seaboard, sailing just 20 miles south of the U.S. Navy submarine base at King's Bay, Georgia, and heading north.
Incumbent holds off anti-immigrant populist in Dutch elections
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's center-right party decisively beat back a challenge from anti-immigrant populist candidate Geert Wilders in the nation's parliamentary elections Wednesday, exit polls showed, in a closely watched vote many saw as a key test of the appeal of Donald Trump-style populism in Western Europe.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
US demands UN pull report accusing Israel of apartheid
The United States on Wednesday demanded that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres withdraw a report by a UN body accusing Israel of imposing apartheid on the Palestinians and of racially dominating them.
IDF strikes two Hamas facilities after rocket fired from Gaza at Netivot
Israeli Air Force jets struck two Hamas installations in the north of the Gaza Strip early Thursday in response to the latest rocket fire from the territory at Israeli communities nearby, the army said.
Knesset Approves 'Pornography Bill'
The Knesset on Wednesday passed 49-14 in a preliminary reading a measure that would widen the definition of 'harmful content' on the Internet to reduce the exposure of youths to pornographic content. The bill also sets an extra state-funding grant to Internet providers that filter this type of content.
Iran vows to 'liberate' Golan Heights
A new Iran-funded Iraqi Hezbollah 'brigade' aims to 'liberate' the Golan Heights from Israel, spokesman Seyed Hashem Moussavi last week said last week at a news conference in Iran.
Dome of the Rock inspired by Jewish Temple
Archaeologist Asaf Avraham, former director of the Jerusalem Walls National Park of the Parks Authority, is a guest of the opening conference of the Knesset lobby to strengthen Jewish ties to the Temple Mount heritage.
Inside the United States
DOJ: Hawaii ruling 'flawed both in reasoning and in scope'
The Department of Justice said it intends to take action against the federal judge in Hawaii who issued a restraining order against President Trump's revised travel ban that affected six countries from the Middle East and North Africa.
Three New Bomb Threats Hit JCCS
Jewish community centers in three states were hit with bomb threats between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, with at least two coming via email. All were deemed to be non-credible.
OMB Director: Trump Budget Will Increase Spending on Defense, Reduce Spending on Wasteful Programs
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that President Trump's budget will increase spending on defense while reducing the size of government by cutting wasteful spending.
Christian News
Christian pastors accused of smuggling North Korean defectors out of China
China arrested two South Korean Christian pastors for allegedly helping to smuggle North Korean defectors out of China, the latest in a string of detentions and expulsions aimed at South Korean Christians in the past several months.
Muslims Coming to Christ in Great Numbers through Dreams and Visions
Muslims around the world are coming to Christ in record numbers through dreams and visions.
Around the World
U.S. charges Russian spies, hackers in massive Yahoo hack
The United States on Wednesday charged two Russian intelligence agents and two criminal hackers with masterminding the 2014 theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts, marking the first time the U.S. government has criminally charged Russian spies for cyber offenses.
Russian spy ship returns off U.S. coast, near sub base
A Russian spy ship has reappeared off the U.S. eastern seaboard, sailing just 20 miles south of the U.S. Navy submarine base at King's Bay, Georgia, and heading north.
Incumbent holds off anti-immigrant populist in Dutch elections
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's center-right party decisively beat back a challenge from anti-immigrant populist candidate Geert Wilders in the nation's parliamentary elections Wednesday, exit polls showed, in a closely watched vote many saw as a key test of the appeal of Donald Trump-style populism in Western Europe.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
US demands UN pull report accusing Israel of apartheid
The United States on Wednesday demanded that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres withdraw a report by a UN body accusing Israel of imposing apartheid on the Palestinians and of racially dominating them.
IDF strikes two Hamas facilities after rocket fired from Gaza at Netivot
Israeli Air Force jets struck two Hamas installations in the north of the Gaza Strip early Thursday in response to the latest rocket fire from the territory at Israeli communities nearby, the army said.
Knesset Approves 'Pornography Bill'
The Knesset on Wednesday passed 49-14 in a preliminary reading a measure that would widen the definition of 'harmful content' on the Internet to reduce the exposure of youths to pornographic content. The bill also sets an extra state-funding grant to Internet providers that filter this type of content.
Iran vows to 'liberate' Golan Heights
A new Iran-funded Iraqi Hezbollah 'brigade' aims to 'liberate' the Golan Heights from Israel, spokesman Seyed Hashem Moussavi last week said last week at a news conference in Iran.
Dome of the Rock inspired by Jewish Temple
Archaeologist Asaf Avraham, former director of the Jerusalem Walls National Park of the Parks Authority, is a guest of the opening conference of the Knesset lobby to strengthen Jewish ties to the Temple Mount heritage.
Inside the United States
DOJ: Hawaii ruling 'flawed both in reasoning and in scope'
The Department of Justice said it intends to take action against the federal judge in Hawaii who issued a restraining order against President Trump's revised travel ban that affected six countries from the Middle East and North Africa.
Three New Bomb Threats Hit JCCS
Jewish community centers in three states were hit with bomb threats between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, with at least two coming via email. All were deemed to be non-credible.
OMB Director: Trump Budget Will Increase Spending on Defense, Reduce Spending on Wasteful Programs
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that President Trump's budget will increase spending on defense while reducing the size of government by cutting wasteful spending.
Christian News
Christian pastors accused of smuggling North Korean defectors out of China
China arrested two South Korean Christian pastors for allegedly helping to smuggle North Korean defectors out of China, the latest in a string of detentions and expulsions aimed at South Korean Christians in the past several months.
Muslims Coming to Christ in Great Numbers through Dreams and Visions
Muslims around the world are coming to Christ in record numbers through dreams and visions.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Trump administration threatens to leave UN Human Rights Council
The Trump administration is threatening to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council, citing among other things the intergovernmental body's 'biased agenda against Israel.'
Russia Extends Its Middle East Reach with an Eye on Libya
Russian President Vladimir Putin has had been busy in the Middle East this month. On March 9 he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Simmering discontent in Netherlands gives momentum to 'Geert Trump'
Aside from the repercussions here, analysts will be sifting through Wednesday's results to see if the populist, anti-globalist surge that helped fuel the Brexit vote and Mr. Trump's upset victory last year still has legs. And the Dutch vote is also being seen across Europe as a curtain-raiser for critical national votes in France this spring and in Germany in the fall.
Trump asks State Department for 50 percent cut to UN funding
The White House budget proposal is considering cutting funding of the United Nations and its programs in half as it looks to shrink spending by the State Department.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Bulgarian church nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for saving Jews
Bulgarian-Israeli lawyer Moshe Aloni is seeking support for a campaign to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the Bulgarian Independent Orthodox Church for protecting the country's Jewish minority during the Holocaust.
Inside the United States
New York court to consider whether a chimpanzee is a 'person'
The appellate division of the New York Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in a case about whether two chimpanzees deserve the rights of 'personhood.'
Snowstorm dumps up to 30 inches, largely misses metro areas in Northeast
Winter Storm Stella wreaked havoc on the Northeast on Tuesday as airlines canceled most flights in and out of New York and Boston, Amtrak suspended service between the two cities and three governors declared states of emergency.
Congress Demands Investigation Into Obama Admin Meddling in Foreign Elections
A group of leading senators is calling on newly installed Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to immediately launch an investigation into efforts by the Obama administration to sway foreign elections by sending taxpayer funds to 'extreme and sometimes violent political activists' that promote leftist causes, according to a copy of the letter.
Trump's new travel ban faces day in court
President Donald Trump insists his amended travel ban will survive any legal challenge and it's time to see if he's right, with the first court hearings on it scheduled for Wednesday.
Christian News
'JESUS' film, at 1,500 languages, reaches millions
Jesus Film Project is celebrating as it marks its 1,500th language translation this month, Josh Newell, the Jesus Film Project's director of marketing and communications, told Baptist Press.
Around the World
Trump administration threatens to leave UN Human Rights Council
The Trump administration is threatening to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council, citing among other things the intergovernmental body's 'biased agenda against Israel.'
Russia Extends Its Middle East Reach with an Eye on Libya
Russian President Vladimir Putin has had been busy in the Middle East this month. On March 9 he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Simmering discontent in Netherlands gives momentum to 'Geert Trump'
Aside from the repercussions here, analysts will be sifting through Wednesday's results to see if the populist, anti-globalist surge that helped fuel the Brexit vote and Mr. Trump's upset victory last year still has legs. And the Dutch vote is also being seen across Europe as a curtain-raiser for critical national votes in France this spring and in Germany in the fall.
Trump asks State Department for 50 percent cut to UN funding
The White House budget proposal is considering cutting funding of the United Nations and its programs in half as it looks to shrink spending by the State Department.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Bulgarian church nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for saving Jews
Bulgarian-Israeli lawyer Moshe Aloni is seeking support for a campaign to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the Bulgarian Independent Orthodox Church for protecting the country's Jewish minority during the Holocaust.
Inside the United States
New York court to consider whether a chimpanzee is a 'person'
The appellate division of the New York Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in a case about whether two chimpanzees deserve the rights of 'personhood.'
Snowstorm dumps up to 30 inches, largely misses metro areas in Northeast
Winter Storm Stella wreaked havoc on the Northeast on Tuesday as airlines canceled most flights in and out of New York and Boston, Amtrak suspended service between the two cities and three governors declared states of emergency.
Congress Demands Investigation Into Obama Admin Meddling in Foreign Elections
A group of leading senators is calling on newly installed Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to immediately launch an investigation into efforts by the Obama administration to sway foreign elections by sending taxpayer funds to 'extreme and sometimes violent political activists' that promote leftist causes, according to a copy of the letter.
Trump's new travel ban faces day in court
President Donald Trump insists his amended travel ban will survive any legal challenge and it's time to see if he's right, with the first court hearings on it scheduled for Wednesday.
Christian News
'JESUS' film, at 1,500 languages, reaches millions
Jesus Film Project is celebrating as it marks its 1,500th language translation this month, Josh Newell, the Jesus Film Project's director of marketing and communications, told Baptist Press.