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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
New Syrian jihadist alliance vows to step up attacks against army
The head of a new alliance of Syrian Islamist factions, including a former affiliate of al Qaeda, has promised to escalate attacks against the Syrian army and its Iranian-backed allies with the goal of toppling President Bashar al-Assad.
Russia In Syria: Putin's War On ISIS Offers Turkey Diplomacy And Assad Missiles As Army, Rebels Fight Islamic State
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to have closer military cooperation Thursday as their opposing Syrian allies battle the Islamic State group in northern Syria.
Whistleblower Says Venezuela Issuing Passports to Terrorists
A Venezuelan whistleblower says the government is selling passports and visas to suspicious Middle Eastern citizens.
In call with Putin, Trump denounced Obama-era nuclear arms treaty - sources
In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps U.S. and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for the United States, according to two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official with knowledge of the call.
'Sobering' poll finds European support for Trump's Muslim ban
The majority of Europeans, according to a poll of more than 10,000 people in 10 EU countries, would support a Trump-style ban on migration from mainly Muslim countries.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Germany: trust in Israel 'profoundly shaken'
'The confidence we had in the Israeli government's commitment to the two-state solution has been profoundly shaken,' the German foreign ministry said on Wednesday (8 February).
Inside the United States
Appeals court keeps block on Trump's immigration ban
A federal appeals court decided to keep in place the temporary restraining order halting President Trump's immigration ban as other proceedings move through the lower courts.
Trump border 'wall' to cost $21.6 billion, take 3.5 years to build: internal report
President Donald Trump's 'wall' along the U.S.-Mexico border would be a series of fences and walls that would cost as much as $21.6 billion, and take more than three years to construct, based on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security internal report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
77% of refugees allowed into U.S. since travel reprieve hail from seven suspect countries
The State Department has more than doubled the rate of refugees from Iraq, Syria and other suspect countries in the week since a federal judge's reprieve, in what analysts said appears to be a push to admit as many people as possible before another court puts the program back on ice.
Nearly 1 in 5 immigrants in US illegally in NYC, LA areas
A report released Thursday estimates more than 2.5 million immigrants in the country illegally live in the metropolitan areas of New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, which have pledged to fight President Trump's plans to expand deportations.
Navy successfully tests new missile-defense system in Hawaii
A new missile-defense system developed by the United States and Japan destroyed a target missile during a test off the coast of Hawaii on Friday, a Missile Defense Agency statement said.
Christian News
Iraqi archbishop backs Trump travel ban, hopes for aid to Christians
The Archbishop for the Christian community in Iraq said President Trump's travel ban on immmigrants from terror hotspots is a good thing and will help minority religious groups in the region.
Around the World
New Syrian jihadist alliance vows to step up attacks against army
The head of a new alliance of Syrian Islamist factions, including a former affiliate of al Qaeda, has promised to escalate attacks against the Syrian army and its Iranian-backed allies with the goal of toppling President Bashar al-Assad.
Russia In Syria: Putin's War On ISIS Offers Turkey Diplomacy And Assad Missiles As Army, Rebels Fight Islamic State
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to have closer military cooperation Thursday as their opposing Syrian allies battle the Islamic State group in northern Syria.
Whistleblower Says Venezuela Issuing Passports to Terrorists
A Venezuelan whistleblower says the government is selling passports and visas to suspicious Middle Eastern citizens.
In call with Putin, Trump denounced Obama-era nuclear arms treaty - sources
In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps U.S. and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for the United States, according to two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official with knowledge of the call.
'Sobering' poll finds European support for Trump's Muslim ban
The majority of Europeans, according to a poll of more than 10,000 people in 10 EU countries, would support a Trump-style ban on migration from mainly Muslim countries.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Germany: trust in Israel 'profoundly shaken'
'The confidence we had in the Israeli government's commitment to the two-state solution has been profoundly shaken,' the German foreign ministry said on Wednesday (8 February).
Inside the United States
Appeals court keeps block on Trump's immigration ban
A federal appeals court decided to keep in place the temporary restraining order halting President Trump's immigration ban as other proceedings move through the lower courts.
Trump border 'wall' to cost $21.6 billion, take 3.5 years to build: internal report
President Donald Trump's 'wall' along the U.S.-Mexico border would be a series of fences and walls that would cost as much as $21.6 billion, and take more than three years to construct, based on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security internal report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
77% of refugees allowed into U.S. since travel reprieve hail from seven suspect countries
The State Department has more than doubled the rate of refugees from Iraq, Syria and other suspect countries in the week since a federal judge's reprieve, in what analysts said appears to be a push to admit as many people as possible before another court puts the program back on ice.
Nearly 1 in 5 immigrants in US illegally in NYC, LA areas
A report released Thursday estimates more than 2.5 million immigrants in the country illegally live in the metropolitan areas of New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, which have pledged to fight President Trump's plans to expand deportations.
Navy successfully tests new missile-defense system in Hawaii
A new missile-defense system developed by the United States and Japan destroyed a target missile during a test off the coast of Hawaii on Friday, a Missile Defense Agency statement said.
Christian News
Iraqi archbishop backs Trump travel ban, hopes for aid to Christians
The Archbishop for the Christian community in Iraq said President Trump's travel ban on immmigrants from terror hotspots is a good thing and will help minority religious groups in the region.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
US airstrike in Syria kills Al Qaeda leader with ties to bin Laden, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said Wednesday that two U.S. airstrikes conducted in Syria last week killed 11 Al Qaeda operatives, including one with ties to former leader Usama bin Laden.
War In Europe? Germany Sends NATO Troops To Russia's Baltic Borders As Military Dispute With Moscow Escalates
Germany sent several hundred troops to Lithuania Wednesday as a contribution to a NATO-led effort designed to counter what the international alliance perceives as a military threat from Russia.
2017 terror forecast for US, Europe 'alarming,' says House report
The U.S. and European terror forecast for 2017 'looks alarming,' in part because of increased pressure on ISIS and other terror groups on their home turf, according to a monthly assessment by House lawmakers.
UK's House of Commons passes bill authorizing Brexit
Britain's House of Commons gave its final approval Wednesday to a bill authorizing the government to start exit talks with the European Union, despite fears by opposition lawmakers that the U.K. is setting out on the rocky path to Brexit with a sketchy roadmap.
Iran fires another missile from launch pad, US official says
Iran launched another missile Wednesday from the same launch pad east of Tehran where it conducted a previous ballistic missile test last month, an official told Fox News.
Court upholds guilty verdict for Russian opposition leader
A court in a provincial Russian city has found opposition leader Alexei Navalny guilty in the retrial of a 2013 fraud case, which means that he cannot run for president next year.
Turkish, Syrian moves could transform fight against Islamic State
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up their attack on the Islamic State in recent weeks, just as the Trump administration is reportedly offering Turkey a larger military role in the assault on the terrorist group's self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa, two developments that could transform the battle against the Islamic State in its Syrian stronghold.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Elite Hamas fighters defecting to Islamic State
A member of Hamas's naval commando unit defected from the Gaza-based terror organization nearly a year ago to join the Sinai Province -- the Islamic State group's branch in the Sinai Peninsula, Palestinian sources told The Times of Israel.
Abbas threatens to halt security coordination over settlement push
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas threatened Wednesday to halt security coordination with Israel over a series of steps boosting the settlement enterprise in the West Bank.
Islamic State in Sinai said to claim Eilat rocket attack
An attack that saw four rockets fired into southern Israel from the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday night was reportedly claimed by an Islamic State-affiliated terror group.
The First Bible? New Dead Sea Scrolls Cave Found By Hebrew University Archaeologists In Israel
Archeologists in Israel discovered a 12th cave they believe once housed the Dead Sea Scrolls after finding historical artifacts proving they had been stored there. If they are right, it would be the latest 'scroll cave' discovered in over 60 years, Harretz reported Wednesday.
Inside the United States
Nationwide Protests to Hit Planned Parenthood Facilities Saturday
Anti-abortion protesters are expected to gather at nearly 200 Planned Parenthood facilities across the nation Saturday to rally support for an ongoing effort aimed at urging the federal government to defund the abortion giant.
Planned Parenthood Pressured Clinics to Meet Abortion Quotas, Former Employees Say
Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider, demanded its clinics meet monthly sales quotas of abortions and rewarded employees with pizza parties and paid time off for reaching their goals, according to former employees. Clinics that did not reach their abortion quotas, were subjected to 'corrective action plans.'
Trump: ISIS Vowed to Infiltrate, and 'We're Not Allowed to Be Tough?'
Americans seem to either love or hate an executive action by President Donald Trump that keeps people from seven Muslim majority nations known to harbor terrorists from visiting the U.S.
Trump's Supreme Court pick calls president's attacks on judges 'demoralizing'
Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch told a US senator Wednesday that the president's attacks on judges and courts weighing the legality of his controversial immigration order was 'disheartening' and 'demoralizing.'
Sessions confirmed as attorney general after bitter Senate fight
The Senate approved Jeff Sessions as attorney general Wednesday, installing one of President Trump's biggest backers at the head of the Justice Department after one of the nastiest confirmation battles in a generation.
Homeschool Family Sues NYC After Being Subjected to 60-Day Investigation
The Home School Legal Defense Association announced in December that it filed a lawsuit against the New York City Department of Education, alleging that the department's Central Office of Home Schooling is systemically mishandling homeschooling paperwork and failing to record students being withdrawn from public schools.
Christian News
Top Evangelical Leaders Write a Big Letter to the President about Refugees
More than 500 evangelical leaders from all 50 states signed a letter to President Trump asking him to reconsider his controversial executive order. The letter included the likes of Ann Voskamp, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Daniel Akin, and Open Doors USA President and CEO David Curry.
Around the World
US airstrike in Syria kills Al Qaeda leader with ties to bin Laden, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said Wednesday that two U.S. airstrikes conducted in Syria last week killed 11 Al Qaeda operatives, including one with ties to former leader Usama bin Laden.
War In Europe? Germany Sends NATO Troops To Russia's Baltic Borders As Military Dispute With Moscow Escalates
Germany sent several hundred troops to Lithuania Wednesday as a contribution to a NATO-led effort designed to counter what the international alliance perceives as a military threat from Russia.
2017 terror forecast for US, Europe 'alarming,' says House report
The U.S. and European terror forecast for 2017 'looks alarming,' in part because of increased pressure on ISIS and other terror groups on their home turf, according to a monthly assessment by House lawmakers.
UK's House of Commons passes bill authorizing Brexit
Britain's House of Commons gave its final approval Wednesday to a bill authorizing the government to start exit talks with the European Union, despite fears by opposition lawmakers that the U.K. is setting out on the rocky path to Brexit with a sketchy roadmap.
Iran fires another missile from launch pad, US official says
Iran launched another missile Wednesday from the same launch pad east of Tehran where it conducted a previous ballistic missile test last month, an official told Fox News.
Court upholds guilty verdict for Russian opposition leader
A court in a provincial Russian city has found opposition leader Alexei Navalny guilty in the retrial of a 2013 fraud case, which means that he cannot run for president next year.
Turkish, Syrian moves could transform fight against Islamic State
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up their attack on the Islamic State in recent weeks, just as the Trump administration is reportedly offering Turkey a larger military role in the assault on the terrorist group's self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa, two developments that could transform the battle against the Islamic State in its Syrian stronghold.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Elite Hamas fighters defecting to Islamic State
A member of Hamas's naval commando unit defected from the Gaza-based terror organization nearly a year ago to join the Sinai Province -- the Islamic State group's branch in the Sinai Peninsula, Palestinian sources told The Times of Israel.
Abbas threatens to halt security coordination over settlement push
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas threatened Wednesday to halt security coordination with Israel over a series of steps boosting the settlement enterprise in the West Bank.
Islamic State in Sinai said to claim Eilat rocket attack
An attack that saw four rockets fired into southern Israel from the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday night was reportedly claimed by an Islamic State-affiliated terror group.
The First Bible? New Dead Sea Scrolls Cave Found By Hebrew University Archaeologists In Israel
Archeologists in Israel discovered a 12th cave they believe once housed the Dead Sea Scrolls after finding historical artifacts proving they had been stored there. If they are right, it would be the latest 'scroll cave' discovered in over 60 years, Harretz reported Wednesday.
Inside the United States
Nationwide Protests to Hit Planned Parenthood Facilities Saturday
Anti-abortion protesters are expected to gather at nearly 200 Planned Parenthood facilities across the nation Saturday to rally support for an ongoing effort aimed at urging the federal government to defund the abortion giant.
Planned Parenthood Pressured Clinics to Meet Abortion Quotas, Former Employees Say
Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider, demanded its clinics meet monthly sales quotas of abortions and rewarded employees with pizza parties and paid time off for reaching their goals, according to former employees. Clinics that did not reach their abortion quotas, were subjected to 'corrective action plans.'
Trump: ISIS Vowed to Infiltrate, and 'We're Not Allowed to Be Tough?'
Americans seem to either love or hate an executive action by President Donald Trump that keeps people from seven Muslim majority nations known to harbor terrorists from visiting the U.S.
Trump's Supreme Court pick calls president's attacks on judges 'demoralizing'
Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch told a US senator Wednesday that the president's attacks on judges and courts weighing the legality of his controversial immigration order was 'disheartening' and 'demoralizing.'
Sessions confirmed as attorney general after bitter Senate fight
The Senate approved Jeff Sessions as attorney general Wednesday, installing one of President Trump's biggest backers at the head of the Justice Department after one of the nastiest confirmation battles in a generation.
Homeschool Family Sues NYC After Being Subjected to 60-Day Investigation
The Home School Legal Defense Association announced in December that it filed a lawsuit against the New York City Department of Education, alleging that the department's Central Office of Home Schooling is systemically mishandling homeschooling paperwork and failing to record students being withdrawn from public schools.
Christian News
Top Evangelical Leaders Write a Big Letter to the President about Refugees
More than 500 evangelical leaders from all 50 states signed a letter to President Trump asking him to reconsider his controversial executive order. The letter included the likes of Ann Voskamp, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Daniel Akin, and Open Doors USA President and CEO David Curry.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Trump talks NATO, terrorism with Turkey
President Trump spoke with Turkey's president Tayyip Erdogan about their countries' shared commitment to the fight against terrorism abroad and NATO during a phone conversation Tuesday.
Trump ready to approve weapons packages to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain that Obama blocked
The Trump administration is poised to move quickly to approve major weapons packages for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain that President Obama blocked during his final months in office over human rights concerns in both nations, U.S. officials and congressional sources say.
Details of Iran nuclear deal still secret as US-Tehran relations unravel
President Trump could come under new pressure to lift the curtain on secret elements of the Iran nuclear deal struck by his predecessor, especially as the Islamic Republic continues its war of words with his administration.
The Secret Target of Yemen Raid Escaped and Is Now 'Taunting Trump,' a Report Says
Military and intelligence officials have reportedly said that a deadly Special Forces raid in Yemen last week was secretly targeting a senior al-Qaeda operative, who survived and is now taunting U.S. President Donald Trump in an audio message being shared online.
Syrian and Turkish forces choke off Islamic State supply line
Syrian and Turkish forces have effectively surrounded the key city of al-Bab, a critical waypoint for the Islamic State for moving fighters, weapons and supplies into the terrorist group's de facto capital of Raqqa, setting the stage for the eventual assault on the group's final stronghold in the region.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
UN: Israel outpost law crosses 'thick red line'
A new Israeli law legalizing dozens of Jewish outposts built on private Palestinian land crossed a 'thick red line' toward annexation of the West Bank, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Israel launches airstrikes against Gaza after Hamas rocket attack and gunfire
Tensions escalated Monday, as Israel launched three rounds of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in retaliation to Hamas-launched rockets on Israel's southern coast and gunfire at Israeli troops near the border fence.
Israeli lawmakers pass controversial Regulation Bill to legalize West Bank outposts
The Israeli Knesset on Monday evening passed the second and third readings of a controversial bill paving the way for Israel to recognize some 4,000 settler homes illegally built on private Palestinian land, despite a US call for restraint last week.
Inside the United States
House passes bill requiring warrant for email searches
A bipartisan bill to update privacy laws was unanimously approved by the U.S. House of Representatives that would require law enforcement to get a warrant in order to review citizens' email more than 180 days old -- right now, they don't need one.
Dakota Access pipeline approved two weeks after Trump order
The Dakota Access oil pipeline is getting the go-ahead just two weeks after President Trump directed the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite approval of the project after the Obama administration had halted it.
Trump's Justice Department: Foreign nationals don't have constitutional rights
Foreign nationals who have never traveled to the United States don't have constitutional rights that insulate them from President Trump's executive order suspending travel from seven terror-stricken countries, according to the Justice Department.
3 Tornadoes Strike Near New Orleans
Tornadoes touched down in southern Louisiana Tuesday, wiping houses from their foundations and downing power lines a severe line of weather moving across the region.
Democrats see persecution of Muslims in the U.S. more than that of Christians in Islamic world: Poll
A majority of Democrats believe Muslims are mistreated in the United States because of their faith, but fewer will say the same thing about Christians living in the Islamic world, a new poll shows.
Christian News
Pioneering Bible Translation Method Changing Lives, People Praising God 'on Their Knees, With Tears'
A pioneering rapid Bible translation method that is offering people the chance to read the Gospel in their mother language for the first time has been growing exponentially around the world, changing lives and leaving many in thankful praise to God.
Around the World
Trump talks NATO, terrorism with Turkey
President Trump spoke with Turkey's president Tayyip Erdogan about their countries' shared commitment to the fight against terrorism abroad and NATO during a phone conversation Tuesday.
Trump ready to approve weapons packages to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain that Obama blocked
The Trump administration is poised to move quickly to approve major weapons packages for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain that President Obama blocked during his final months in office over human rights concerns in both nations, U.S. officials and congressional sources say.
Details of Iran nuclear deal still secret as US-Tehran relations unravel
President Trump could come under new pressure to lift the curtain on secret elements of the Iran nuclear deal struck by his predecessor, especially as the Islamic Republic continues its war of words with his administration.
The Secret Target of Yemen Raid Escaped and Is Now 'Taunting Trump,' a Report Says
Military and intelligence officials have reportedly said that a deadly Special Forces raid in Yemen last week was secretly targeting a senior al-Qaeda operative, who survived and is now taunting U.S. President Donald Trump in an audio message being shared online.
Syrian and Turkish forces choke off Islamic State supply line
Syrian and Turkish forces have effectively surrounded the key city of al-Bab, a critical waypoint for the Islamic State for moving fighters, weapons and supplies into the terrorist group's de facto capital of Raqqa, setting the stage for the eventual assault on the group's final stronghold in the region.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
UN: Israel outpost law crosses 'thick red line'
A new Israeli law legalizing dozens of Jewish outposts built on private Palestinian land crossed a 'thick red line' toward annexation of the West Bank, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Israel launches airstrikes against Gaza after Hamas rocket attack and gunfire
Tensions escalated Monday, as Israel launched three rounds of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in retaliation to Hamas-launched rockets on Israel's southern coast and gunfire at Israeli troops near the border fence.
Israeli lawmakers pass controversial Regulation Bill to legalize West Bank outposts
The Israeli Knesset on Monday evening passed the second and third readings of a controversial bill paving the way for Israel to recognize some 4,000 settler homes illegally built on private Palestinian land, despite a US call for restraint last week.
Inside the United States
House passes bill requiring warrant for email searches
A bipartisan bill to update privacy laws was unanimously approved by the U.S. House of Representatives that would require law enforcement to get a warrant in order to review citizens' email more than 180 days old -- right now, they don't need one.
Dakota Access pipeline approved two weeks after Trump order
The Dakota Access oil pipeline is getting the go-ahead just two weeks after President Trump directed the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite approval of the project after the Obama administration had halted it.
Trump's Justice Department: Foreign nationals don't have constitutional rights
Foreign nationals who have never traveled to the United States don't have constitutional rights that insulate them from President Trump's executive order suspending travel from seven terror-stricken countries, according to the Justice Department.
3 Tornadoes Strike Near New Orleans
Tornadoes touched down in southern Louisiana Tuesday, wiping houses from their foundations and downing power lines a severe line of weather moving across the region.
Democrats see persecution of Muslims in the U.S. more than that of Christians in Islamic world: Poll
A majority of Democrats believe Muslims are mistreated in the United States because of their faith, but fewer will say the same thing about Christians living in the Islamic world, a new poll shows.
Christian News
Pioneering Bible Translation Method Changing Lives, People Praising God 'on Their Knees, With Tears'
A pioneering rapid Bible translation method that is offering people the chance to read the Gospel in their mother language for the first time has been growing exponentially around the world, changing lives and leaving many in thankful praise to God.