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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Iran warns of retaliation if U.S. breaches nuclear deal
Extending U.S. sanctions on Iran for 10 years would breach the Iranian nuclear agreement, Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said on Wednesday, warning that Tehran would retaliate if the sanctions are approved.
EU lawmakers back data-sharing deal on security, terrorism with U.S.
European Parliament lawmakers backed a data-sharing deal on Thursday with the United States for security and terrorism investigations which aims to safeguard data exchanged between national authorities.
Second earthquake in three days hits Fukushima, no tsunami warning this time
An earthquake hit off the coast of Japan near Fukushima for the second time in three days Wednesday, though there was far less cause for concern this time.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Tens of thousands told to flee as massive fires rage across Haifa
Tens of thousands of people were evacuating from their homes in Haifa Thursday morning as a wave of wildfires threatened the bay metropolis, bolstered by high winds and dry conditions that have contributed to a spate of blazes across the country over the past two days.
Fire crews battle flames for third straight day
For the third straight day, more than 40 firefighting teams are working to contain and extinguish a blaze that is spreading with the aid of strong winds toward Sha'ar Hagai and the village of Neve Ilan in the Jerusalem area.
'Israel is burning': Arab social media rejoices over fires
The hashtag 'Israel is burning' has become one of the top trends on Arab media over the past 24 hours, with countless of people gloating over the recent rash of fire plaguing Israel over the past three days.
Inside the United States
Donald Trump's realigned Republican Party leaves establishment behind
The “Never Trump” movement has gone to ground, digging in for a long political winter while the man they vehemently opposed takes control of what was once their Republican Party.
60 law enforcement officers fatally shot this year, 20 in ambushes, report says
A total of 60 law enforcement officers have died in firearms-related incidents in 2016, marking a 67 percent increase since 2015, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reported.
N.C. governor seeks recount amid voter-fraud complaints, won't concede
Two weeks after the vote, the election still isn't over in North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, formally requested a recount Tuesday after filing more than 50 challenges alleging voter fraud as the latest tally showed him trailing his Democratic rival, Attorney General Roy Cooper, by anywhere from 7,000 to 9,000 votes.
Donald Trump taps Nikki Haley, Betsy DeVos for Cabinet posts amid diversity complaints
President-elect Donald Trump picked two women -- one an Indian-American -- for Cabinet-level appointments Wednesday, answering critics who complained about the preponderance of white men in the running for prominent roles in the administration.
Donald Trump's team puts 'radical Islam' front and center in terror fight
President Obama has long been criticized by national security hawks and a Republican presidential field led by Donald Trump for refusing to say the words 'radical Islam' to describe threats posed by terrorist groups such as the Islamic State.
Christian News
China Committing 'Barbaric' Forced Organ-Harvesting of Christian Prisoners, Lawyers Claim
Forced organ-harvesting is a horrendous reality that continues in China, a Christian human rights organization has said in response to a new report on the work of two Canadian lawyers who are exposing the practice.
Judgment Day for Muslims who burned Christians to death in kiln
In a stunning development in Muslim-majority Pakistan, a court has sentenced to death five extremist Muslims fo the murder of a Christian husband and wife who were burned to ashes in a kiln.
'God Teaches Us to Forgive': Family's Incredible Reaction After Terrorist Kills Toddler Outside Christian Church
The family of a 4-year-old girl who was wounded when a terrorist bombed the Gereja Oikumene Church in Indonesia, on Nov. 13, has chosen forgiveness and hope over anger.
Around the World
Iran warns of retaliation if U.S. breaches nuclear deal
Extending U.S. sanctions on Iran for 10 years would breach the Iranian nuclear agreement, Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said on Wednesday, warning that Tehran would retaliate if the sanctions are approved.
EU lawmakers back data-sharing deal on security, terrorism with U.S.
European Parliament lawmakers backed a data-sharing deal on Thursday with the United States for security and terrorism investigations which aims to safeguard data exchanged between national authorities.
Second earthquake in three days hits Fukushima, no tsunami warning this time
An earthquake hit off the coast of Japan near Fukushima for the second time in three days Wednesday, though there was far less cause for concern this time.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Tens of thousands told to flee as massive fires rage across Haifa
Tens of thousands of people were evacuating from their homes in Haifa Thursday morning as a wave of wildfires threatened the bay metropolis, bolstered by high winds and dry conditions that have contributed to a spate of blazes across the country over the past two days.
Fire crews battle flames for third straight day
For the third straight day, more than 40 firefighting teams are working to contain and extinguish a blaze that is spreading with the aid of strong winds toward Sha'ar Hagai and the village of Neve Ilan in the Jerusalem area.
'Israel is burning': Arab social media rejoices over fires
The hashtag 'Israel is burning' has become one of the top trends on Arab media over the past 24 hours, with countless of people gloating over the recent rash of fire plaguing Israel over the past three days.
Inside the United States
Donald Trump's realigned Republican Party leaves establishment behind
The “Never Trump” movement has gone to ground, digging in for a long political winter while the man they vehemently opposed takes control of what was once their Republican Party.
60 law enforcement officers fatally shot this year, 20 in ambushes, report says
A total of 60 law enforcement officers have died in firearms-related incidents in 2016, marking a 67 percent increase since 2015, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reported.
N.C. governor seeks recount amid voter-fraud complaints, won't concede
Two weeks after the vote, the election still isn't over in North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, formally requested a recount Tuesday after filing more than 50 challenges alleging voter fraud as the latest tally showed him trailing his Democratic rival, Attorney General Roy Cooper, by anywhere from 7,000 to 9,000 votes.
Donald Trump taps Nikki Haley, Betsy DeVos for Cabinet posts amid diversity complaints
President-elect Donald Trump picked two women -- one an Indian-American -- for Cabinet-level appointments Wednesday, answering critics who complained about the preponderance of white men in the running for prominent roles in the administration.
Donald Trump's team puts 'radical Islam' front and center in terror fight
President Obama has long been criticized by national security hawks and a Republican presidential field led by Donald Trump for refusing to say the words 'radical Islam' to describe threats posed by terrorist groups such as the Islamic State.
Christian News
China Committing 'Barbaric' Forced Organ-Harvesting of Christian Prisoners, Lawyers Claim
Forced organ-harvesting is a horrendous reality that continues in China, a Christian human rights organization has said in response to a new report on the work of two Canadian lawyers who are exposing the practice.
Judgment Day for Muslims who burned Christians to death in kiln
In a stunning development in Muslim-majority Pakistan, a court has sentenced to death five extremist Muslims fo the murder of a Christian husband and wife who were burned to ashes in a kiln.
'God Teaches Us to Forgive': Family's Incredible Reaction After Terrorist Kills Toddler Outside Christian Church
The family of a 4-year-old girl who was wounded when a terrorist bombed the Gereja Oikumene Church in Indonesia, on Nov. 13, has chosen forgiveness and hope over anger.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Planes launched off US carrier in Persian Gulf to join fight against ISIS
One after another, fighter jets catapult from the flight deck of the USS Eisenhower, a thousand-foot (305-meter) American aircraft carrier, afterburners glowing amber above the blue Persian Gulf, on their way northwest to join the fight in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State group.
US says Russian deployment of missiles 'destabilizing' to Europe
Russia's deployment of its S-400 air missile defense system and ballistic Iskander missile in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad 'is destabilizing to European security,' the U.S. State Department said on Monday in response to reports citing the head of the defense committee in Russia's upper house of parliament.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
PM breaks record for consecutive days in office
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has broken David Ben-Gurion's record as the prime minister who served the longest consecutive term in Israel's history.
Lapid urges Palestinians to 'grow up,' build a future
The Palestinians need to work on building a state for themselves instead of focusing on terror and death, Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid said at The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in the capital Wednesday.
Trump floats son-in-law as key to Israeli-Palestinian peace
Donald Trump believes that his son in-law, an Orthodox Jew, may help further peace between Israelis and Palestinians, the President-elect told reporters with The New York Times on Tuesday.
Inside the United States
Hitting the Ground Running: Trump Lays Out First 100 Days
For the first time, President-Elect Donald Trump is laying out his agenda for his first 100 days in office.
Dow closes above 19,000 as stocks notch record closing highs; telecoms spike 2%
U.S. equities closed higher on Tuesday, hitting new all-time highs, as investors digested housing data and kept an eye on President-elect Donald Trump's policy agenda.
DHS: Tens of Thousands of Green Cards Have Vanished
Tens of thousands of green cards, used to identify foreign citizens living inside the United States legally, are unaccounted for, Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson reported Tuesday.
ISIS Terror Suspect Arrested in Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Plot
Authorities in New York have arrested a 37-year-old Brooklyn man, accused of supporting ISIS and plotting a Thanksgiving Day attack.
Trump backs off campaign pledge to further investigate Clinton as president
President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team signaled Tuesday that his administration will not pursue further investigations of Hillary Clinton, backing off a vow on the campaign trail to appoint a special counsel to probe his Democratic rival's secret email setup as secretary of state and suspected pay-to-play deals involving her family's foundation.
Sessions urged to investigate Planned Parenthood if he succeeds Lynch as attorney general
Sen. Jeff Sessions has called on Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch to investigate accusations that Planned Parenthood illegally traffics in fetal body parts from abortions.
Christian News
2 Mississippi churches transcend racial barriers after arson
But three weeks after a church in the Mississippi Delta was mostly destroyed by arson and someone spray-painted 'Vote Trump' outside, its African-American congregation has been welcomed into the church of its white neighbors.
Iran Pastor Irani Reunited With Family After Release From Prison
Behnam Irani, one of Iran's leading evangelical pastors, has been reunited with his family after spending six years in an Iranian prison on charges linked to his Christian activities, a spokesman told BosNewsLife.
Syrians 'Thirsty To Know God' As Civil War Rages On
Almost six years since civil war broke out in Syria, people are still coming to church for the first time and asking for Bibles of their own, a pastor in the country has said.
Around the World
Planes launched off US carrier in Persian Gulf to join fight against ISIS
One after another, fighter jets catapult from the flight deck of the USS Eisenhower, a thousand-foot (305-meter) American aircraft carrier, afterburners glowing amber above the blue Persian Gulf, on their way northwest to join the fight in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State group.
US says Russian deployment of missiles 'destabilizing' to Europe
Russia's deployment of its S-400 air missile defense system and ballistic Iskander missile in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad 'is destabilizing to European security,' the U.S. State Department said on Monday in response to reports citing the head of the defense committee in Russia's upper house of parliament.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
PM breaks record for consecutive days in office
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has broken David Ben-Gurion's record as the prime minister who served the longest consecutive term in Israel's history.
Lapid urges Palestinians to 'grow up,' build a future
The Palestinians need to work on building a state for themselves instead of focusing on terror and death, Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid said at The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in the capital Wednesday.
Trump floats son-in-law as key to Israeli-Palestinian peace
Donald Trump believes that his son in-law, an Orthodox Jew, may help further peace between Israelis and Palestinians, the President-elect told reporters with The New York Times on Tuesday.
Inside the United States
Hitting the Ground Running: Trump Lays Out First 100 Days
For the first time, President-Elect Donald Trump is laying out his agenda for his first 100 days in office.
Dow closes above 19,000 as stocks notch record closing highs; telecoms spike 2%
U.S. equities closed higher on Tuesday, hitting new all-time highs, as investors digested housing data and kept an eye on President-elect Donald Trump's policy agenda.
DHS: Tens of Thousands of Green Cards Have Vanished
Tens of thousands of green cards, used to identify foreign citizens living inside the United States legally, are unaccounted for, Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson reported Tuesday.
ISIS Terror Suspect Arrested in Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Plot
Authorities in New York have arrested a 37-year-old Brooklyn man, accused of supporting ISIS and plotting a Thanksgiving Day attack.
Trump backs off campaign pledge to further investigate Clinton as president
President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team signaled Tuesday that his administration will not pursue further investigations of Hillary Clinton, backing off a vow on the campaign trail to appoint a special counsel to probe his Democratic rival's secret email setup as secretary of state and suspected pay-to-play deals involving her family's foundation.
Sessions urged to investigate Planned Parenthood if he succeeds Lynch as attorney general
Sen. Jeff Sessions has called on Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch to investigate accusations that Planned Parenthood illegally traffics in fetal body parts from abortions.
Christian News
2 Mississippi churches transcend racial barriers after arson
But three weeks after a church in the Mississippi Delta was mostly destroyed by arson and someone spray-painted 'Vote Trump' outside, its African-American congregation has been welcomed into the church of its white neighbors.
Iran Pastor Irani Reunited With Family After Release From Prison
Behnam Irani, one of Iran's leading evangelical pastors, has been reunited with his family after spending six years in an Iranian prison on charges linked to his Christian activities, a spokesman told BosNewsLife.
Syrians 'Thirsty To Know God' As Civil War Rages On
Almost six years since civil war broke out in Syria, people are still coming to church for the first time and asking for Bibles of their own, a pastor in the country has said.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Obama Admin Covering Up Key Iran Deal Details in Final Days
Senior Obama administration officials in their final days in office are seeking to cover up key details of the Iran nuclear deal from Congress, according to documents and sources who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon about continued efforts by the White House to block formal investigations into secret diplomacy with Tehran that resulted in a $1.7 billion cash payment by the United States.
Brexit deal could end up in EU's top court, warns Europe's most senior judge
The EU's top court could rule over the content of any Brexit deal, Europe's most senior judge has warned.
Iran says it has transferred 11 tons of heavy water to Oman
Iran says it has transferred 11 tons of heavy water, which can be used in the production of nuclear arms, to Oman.
NYT: ISIS Has Used Chemical Weapons 52 Times
The Islamic State (ISIS) has used chemical weapons more than four dozen times on the battlefield since 2014, according to a new report.
Putin moves his missiles in new threat to Europe
Russia is deploying short-range ballistic missiles to its western European enclave, it emerged yesterday as President Putin threatened 'counter-measures' against Nato expansion.
Fukushima reactor cooling system stops following quake & tsunami
The cooling system of the third reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant has stopped circulating water following a powerful 7.3 offshore earthquake. TEPCO said it managed to restart the system some 90 minutes after the failure.
Major 6.9 earthquake hits Japan near site of deadly '11 tsunami
A powerful earthquake rocked the east coast of Japan early Tuesday, in the same area a quake-induced tsunami killed more than 15,000 people five years ago.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Bolton warns Obama on Israel action at UN
Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton warned Sunday that President Obama should not take any actions before leaving office that could hurt Israel at the U.N.
Iranian commander: Israel will be gone in 10 years
A senior Iranian military commander predicted on Monday that the Palestinian Arabs would 'get rid of Israel' in the next 10 years.
Bennett met Trump aides, urged alternative to two-state plan
Education Minister Naftali Bennett met with members of US President-elect Donald Trump's team, likely prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to issue his ban on ministers directly contacting the incoming president's staff, sources said Tuesday.
Inside the United States
Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. from Asian trade pact on his first day in office
President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that on his first day in office, he will issue a notice that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Pacific trade deal negotiated by President Obama, calling it “a potential disaster for our country.
Federal judge: 'If you don't like [Trump], you should go to another country'
Donald Trump's election looms over a U.S. citizenship ceremony in San Antonio, as the judge presiding over the ceremony says if you don't like that Trump will be president, go to another country.
U.S. Stocks Hit Highs as Oil Jumps; Yen Rises on Tsunami Warning
All four major U.S. equity benchmarks climbed to record highs as oil jumped on optimism OPEC will agree to cut output. The yen rose as markets digested reports of a tsunami warning in the Fukushima region.
FBI: New York Man Arrested After Attempting to Plan Nice-Style Attack on Times Square
A New York man was arrested Monday for attempting to join the Islamic State and planning a Nice-style terrorist attack on Times Square, according to the FBI.
Christian News
U.S. Football Coach Stopped by Atheists from Praying With Team, But Players Keep Tradition Going
'You may have stopped our coach from praying, but you can't stop us.' This was the implicit message relayed by the members of a high school football team in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. to an atheist group, The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF).
Christian heritage found ransacked as monastery retaken from Islamic State
The history pages of Iraq's Christian community lie in charred fragments on the floor of a fourth-century monastery near Mosul which Islamic State militants ransacked during a two-year occupation that ended over the weekend.
Around the World
Obama Admin Covering Up Key Iran Deal Details in Final Days
Senior Obama administration officials in their final days in office are seeking to cover up key details of the Iran nuclear deal from Congress, according to documents and sources who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon about continued efforts by the White House to block formal investigations into secret diplomacy with Tehran that resulted in a $1.7 billion cash payment by the United States.
Brexit deal could end up in EU's top court, warns Europe's most senior judge
The EU's top court could rule over the content of any Brexit deal, Europe's most senior judge has warned.
Iran says it has transferred 11 tons of heavy water to Oman
Iran says it has transferred 11 tons of heavy water, which can be used in the production of nuclear arms, to Oman.
NYT: ISIS Has Used Chemical Weapons 52 Times
The Islamic State (ISIS) has used chemical weapons more than four dozen times on the battlefield since 2014, according to a new report.
Putin moves his missiles in new threat to Europe
Russia is deploying short-range ballistic missiles to its western European enclave, it emerged yesterday as President Putin threatened 'counter-measures' against Nato expansion.
Fukushima reactor cooling system stops following quake & tsunami
The cooling system of the third reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant has stopped circulating water following a powerful 7.3 offshore earthquake. TEPCO said it managed to restart the system some 90 minutes after the failure.
Major 6.9 earthquake hits Japan near site of deadly '11 tsunami
A powerful earthquake rocked the east coast of Japan early Tuesday, in the same area a quake-induced tsunami killed more than 15,000 people five years ago.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Bolton warns Obama on Israel action at UN
Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton warned Sunday that President Obama should not take any actions before leaving office that could hurt Israel at the U.N.
Iranian commander: Israel will be gone in 10 years
A senior Iranian military commander predicted on Monday that the Palestinian Arabs would 'get rid of Israel' in the next 10 years.
Bennett met Trump aides, urged alternative to two-state plan
Education Minister Naftali Bennett met with members of US President-elect Donald Trump's team, likely prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to issue his ban on ministers directly contacting the incoming president's staff, sources said Tuesday.
Inside the United States
Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. from Asian trade pact on his first day in office
President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that on his first day in office, he will issue a notice that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Pacific trade deal negotiated by President Obama, calling it “a potential disaster for our country.
Federal judge: 'If you don't like [Trump], you should go to another country'
Donald Trump's election looms over a U.S. citizenship ceremony in San Antonio, as the judge presiding over the ceremony says if you don't like that Trump will be president, go to another country.
U.S. Stocks Hit Highs as Oil Jumps; Yen Rises on Tsunami Warning
All four major U.S. equity benchmarks climbed to record highs as oil jumped on optimism OPEC will agree to cut output. The yen rose as markets digested reports of a tsunami warning in the Fukushima region.
FBI: New York Man Arrested After Attempting to Plan Nice-Style Attack on Times Square
A New York man was arrested Monday for attempting to join the Islamic State and planning a Nice-style terrorist attack on Times Square, according to the FBI.
Christian News
U.S. Football Coach Stopped by Atheists from Praying With Team, But Players Keep Tradition Going
'You may have stopped our coach from praying, but you can't stop us.' This was the implicit message relayed by the members of a high school football team in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. to an atheist group, The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF).
Christian heritage found ransacked as monastery retaken from Islamic State
The history pages of Iraq's Christian community lie in charred fragments on the floor of a fourth-century monastery near Mosul which Islamic State militants ransacked during a two-year occupation that ended over the weekend.