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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Iran tests ballistic missile in defiance of UN resolution, US officials say
Iran conducted its first ballistic missile test under Donald Trump's presidency, in yet another apparent violation of a United Nations resolution, U.S. officials told Fox News on Monday.
Is Russia Preparing For War? Moscow Unveils Advanced Warship With Missile, Radar System For Pacific Fleet
Russia's Pacific Fleet is getting a state-of the-art-warship armed with the newest missile launching technology and a cutting-edge stealth radar system. The warship, a Steregushchy-class corvette, is scheduled to join Russia's Pacific Fleet by the 'first half of 2017,' according to a press release from The Russian Navy Monday.
Navy SEAL killed in Yemen anti-terror raid is identified
The Navy SEAL killed in a raid targeting senior Al Qaeda leaders in Yemen was identified Monday as Chief Petty Officer William 'Ryan' Owens.
France, worried by Trump, promises to defend Iran nuclear deal
France vowed on Monday to defend Iran's nuclear deal, which U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to tear up, but said it was imperative Tehran abide strictly by the conditions of the accord.
Islamic State finds success infiltrating its terrorists into refugee flows to West
The Islamic State has planned to infect refugee flows to the West with mass killers, and it has had some violent successes.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu says Iran violated UN resolution, to discuss sanctions with Trump in upcoming visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of violating the terms of a UN Security Council resolution and vowed to talk to US President Donald Trump about renewing sanctions against Tehran at an upcoming meeting of the two leaders.
Netanyahu rejects call to apologize to Mexico over Trump wall praise: report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday refused to apologize for praising U.S. president Donald Trump's plan to build a wall on its border with Mexico, after Interior Minister Arye Dery said that the premier's support had caused a rift in ties with the Mexican government and Jewish community.
Inside the United States
President Trump Talks with CBN's David Brody
CBN News and the The Brody File are making news with an exclusive one-on-one interview with President Donald Trump at The White House.
Wall Street Journal: Refugee ban 'no doubt legal'
The right-leaning Wall Street Journal editorial board, often a critic of President Trump and his policy proposals on immigration, said the new temporary ban on refugees is legal, even if it's bad policy.
Trump fires acting attorney general: She 'betrayed' the DOJ
President Trump replaced acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates late Monday evening, hours after she criticized his executive order on immigration.
Cuomo: Put abortion rights in NY constitution
Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to amend the state constitution to protect abortion rights in New York if a conservative Supreme Court curtails them nationally.
Trump's Bid to Slash Regulations Faces Bureaucratic Roadblocks
President Donald Trump set a daunting goal for government agencies bound by complex procedures, ordering his department heads to kill two regulations for each new one they issue.
U.S. Senate advances nomination of Tillerson as Secretary of State
The U.S. Senate advanced the nomination of former Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson on Monday to be President Donald Trump's secretary of state, moving closer to filling a key seat on the Republican's national security team despite partisan rancor over Trump's immigration order.
Schumer in 2015: 'Pause' in Syrian Refugee Program 'May Be Necessary'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) said in November 2015 that it may be necessary to halt the program to resettle Syrian refugees in the United States, citing security concerns over terrorism.
White House, US diplomats clash over travel order
The White House clashed Monday with a large group of American diplomats who are voicing dissent with Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, challenging them to resign if they aren't on board.
Christian News
What Evangelicals Living Under Putin Think of Trump
Russian evangelicals would have loved to listen in on the first phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin this past weekend--but for opposite reasons from many Americans.
Prague Furious As Sudan Sentences Czech Christian To 20 Years
The Czech Republic has condemneda Sudanese court's ruling that sentenced a Czech missionary and film maker to 20 years imprisonment, while a local pastor and a Christian activist reportedly received a 12 years jail term.
Around the World
Iran tests ballistic missile in defiance of UN resolution, US officials say
Iran conducted its first ballistic missile test under Donald Trump's presidency, in yet another apparent violation of a United Nations resolution, U.S. officials told Fox News on Monday.
Is Russia Preparing For War? Moscow Unveils Advanced Warship With Missile, Radar System For Pacific Fleet
Russia's Pacific Fleet is getting a state-of the-art-warship armed with the newest missile launching technology and a cutting-edge stealth radar system. The warship, a Steregushchy-class corvette, is scheduled to join Russia's Pacific Fleet by the 'first half of 2017,' according to a press release from The Russian Navy Monday.
Navy SEAL killed in Yemen anti-terror raid is identified
The Navy SEAL killed in a raid targeting senior Al Qaeda leaders in Yemen was identified Monday as Chief Petty Officer William 'Ryan' Owens.
France, worried by Trump, promises to defend Iran nuclear deal
France vowed on Monday to defend Iran's nuclear deal, which U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to tear up, but said it was imperative Tehran abide strictly by the conditions of the accord.
Islamic State finds success infiltrating its terrorists into refugee flows to West
The Islamic State has planned to infect refugee flows to the West with mass killers, and it has had some violent successes.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu says Iran violated UN resolution, to discuss sanctions with Trump in upcoming visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of violating the terms of a UN Security Council resolution and vowed to talk to US President Donald Trump about renewing sanctions against Tehran at an upcoming meeting of the two leaders.
Netanyahu rejects call to apologize to Mexico over Trump wall praise: report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday refused to apologize for praising U.S. president Donald Trump's plan to build a wall on its border with Mexico, after Interior Minister Arye Dery said that the premier's support had caused a rift in ties with the Mexican government and Jewish community.
Inside the United States
President Trump Talks with CBN's David Brody
CBN News and the The Brody File are making news with an exclusive one-on-one interview with President Donald Trump at The White House.
Wall Street Journal: Refugee ban 'no doubt legal'
The right-leaning Wall Street Journal editorial board, often a critic of President Trump and his policy proposals on immigration, said the new temporary ban on refugees is legal, even if it's bad policy.
Trump fires acting attorney general: She 'betrayed' the DOJ
President Trump replaced acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates late Monday evening, hours after she criticized his executive order on immigration.
Cuomo: Put abortion rights in NY constitution
Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to amend the state constitution to protect abortion rights in New York if a conservative Supreme Court curtails them nationally.
Trump's Bid to Slash Regulations Faces Bureaucratic Roadblocks
President Donald Trump set a daunting goal for government agencies bound by complex procedures, ordering his department heads to kill two regulations for each new one they issue.
U.S. Senate advances nomination of Tillerson as Secretary of State
The U.S. Senate advanced the nomination of former Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson on Monday to be President Donald Trump's secretary of state, moving closer to filling a key seat on the Republican's national security team despite partisan rancor over Trump's immigration order.
Schumer in 2015: 'Pause' in Syrian Refugee Program 'May Be Necessary'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) said in November 2015 that it may be necessary to halt the program to resettle Syrian refugees in the United States, citing security concerns over terrorism.
White House, US diplomats clash over travel order
The White House clashed Monday with a large group of American diplomats who are voicing dissent with Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, challenging them to resign if they aren't on board.
Christian News
What Evangelicals Living Under Putin Think of Trump
Russian evangelicals would have loved to listen in on the first phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin this past weekend--but for opposite reasons from many Americans.
Prague Furious As Sudan Sentences Czech Christian To 20 Years
The Czech Republic has condemneda Sudanese court's ruling that sentenced a Czech missionary and film maker to 20 years imprisonment, while a local pastor and a Christian activist reportedly received a 12 years jail term.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Trump takes call from Putin, talks cooperation to fight ISIS
President Trump spoke by phone Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, engaging in a wide-ranging discussion that included how the two countries can work together to combat radial Islamic terrorism, according to the White House.
Global backlash grows against Trump's immigration order
A global backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration curbs gathered strength on Sunday as several countries including long-standing American allies criticised the measures as discriminatory and divisive.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
David's Sling nearing operational readiness
The joint Israeli-US missile defense system known as David's Sling -- part of Israel's multi-layered missile defense program -- is nearing operational readiness and has been cleared to be presented to potential customers abroad, such as Poland.
Netanyahu hopes other countries will follow US, move embassies to Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that he hopes other countries would follow the United States' lead and consider moving their respective embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Inside the United States
California Could Cut Off Feds In Response To Trump Threats
The state of California is studying ways to suspend financial transfers to Washington after the Trump administration threatened to withhold federal money from sanctuary cities, KPIX 5 has learned.
Mike Pence to March for Life demonstrators: ‘Life is winning again in America’
Vice President Mike Pence combined some of his running mate’s favorite slogans in an optimistic speech at the March for Life on Friday, telling a crowd of hundreds of thousands that “life is winning again in America.”
President Trump Confronts ABC Reporter about Lack of March for Life Coverage
David Muir of ABC News conducted the first interview with President Trump Wednesday night. After covering various issues from immigration and refugees to policy to personal interest topics like the carpet President Trump picked for the Oval Office, Muir turned his attention to the Women's March which took place Saturday.
Protests against Trump's immigration plan rolling in more than 30 cities
Protesters marched, chanted and waved signs across the nation Sunday as angry immigrant advocates pressed their demand for an end to President Trump's executive order barring citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.
Chief of Staff Reince Priebus suggests Trump could expand country list under travel ban
President Trump could issue additional executive orders expanding the list of Muslim-majority countries whose people are banned from emigrating to the United States, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Sunday.
Friendly Reminder: Obama Selected The List Of Muslim Countries in Trump's Executive Order
As the Left and some Republicans lose their minds over President Donald J. Trump's executive order on immigration, let's not forget that the list of concerned countries that the Trump administration outlined in the order is based on the one signed into law by the former Obama administration.
Soros Bankrolling Effort to Stop Trump's Temporary Refugee Halt Order
The flurry of anguished news stories and protests surrounding President Trump's executive action temporarily suspending 'immigrants and non-immigrants' from 'countries of particular concern' appears to be part of a coordinated PR effort financed by left-wing billionaire George Soros.
Homeland Security will continue to enforce Trump's 'extreme vetting' order
The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday the agency will continue to enforce President Trump's executive order restricting immigration from seven Middle Eastern countries, despite a federal judge granting an emergency stay on the order Saturday.
Spicer: Countries in Trump's executive order were first flagged by Obama
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Sunday that the seven countries from which President Trump has temporarily halted immigration were flagged as 'countries of particular concern' by his predecessor.
Court grants temporary, emergency stay of Trump's immigration ban
President Trump's ban on immigration by citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries ran into at least a temporary roadblock Saturday night, after a U.S. District judge in Brooklyn granted an emergency stay sought by immigrants' rights lawyers.
California IDs Could Offer Third Gender Option if Bill Becomes Law
If two lawmakers have their way, California would be the first state to include a third gender option on state ID documents.
Donald Trump will push pro-life cause 'forward,' Kellyanne Conway tells March for Life
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway kicked off the March for Life on Friday by reassuring the crowd of President Trump's commitment to the pro-life movement.
Christian News
How Christians are Changing the Lives of Israel's Holocaust Survivors
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, a Christian evangelical organization, partnered with an Orthodox Jewish philanthropist to create the 'Home for Holocaust Survivors.
Around the World
Trump takes call from Putin, talks cooperation to fight ISIS
President Trump spoke by phone Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, engaging in a wide-ranging discussion that included how the two countries can work together to combat radial Islamic terrorism, according to the White House.
Global backlash grows against Trump's immigration order
A global backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration curbs gathered strength on Sunday as several countries including long-standing American allies criticised the measures as discriminatory and divisive.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
David's Sling nearing operational readiness
The joint Israeli-US missile defense system known as David's Sling -- part of Israel's multi-layered missile defense program -- is nearing operational readiness and has been cleared to be presented to potential customers abroad, such as Poland.
Netanyahu hopes other countries will follow US, move embassies to Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that he hopes other countries would follow the United States' lead and consider moving their respective embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Inside the United States
California Could Cut Off Feds In Response To Trump Threats
The state of California is studying ways to suspend financial transfers to Washington after the Trump administration threatened to withhold federal money from sanctuary cities, KPIX 5 has learned.
Mike Pence to March for Life demonstrators: ‘Life is winning again in America’
Vice President Mike Pence combined some of his running mate’s favorite slogans in an optimistic speech at the March for Life on Friday, telling a crowd of hundreds of thousands that “life is winning again in America.”
President Trump Confronts ABC Reporter about Lack of March for Life Coverage
David Muir of ABC News conducted the first interview with President Trump Wednesday night. After covering various issues from immigration and refugees to policy to personal interest topics like the carpet President Trump picked for the Oval Office, Muir turned his attention to the Women's March which took place Saturday.
Protests against Trump's immigration plan rolling in more than 30 cities
Protesters marched, chanted and waved signs across the nation Sunday as angry immigrant advocates pressed their demand for an end to President Trump's executive order barring citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.
Chief of Staff Reince Priebus suggests Trump could expand country list under travel ban
President Trump could issue additional executive orders expanding the list of Muslim-majority countries whose people are banned from emigrating to the United States, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Sunday.
Friendly Reminder: Obama Selected The List Of Muslim Countries in Trump's Executive Order
As the Left and some Republicans lose their minds over President Donald J. Trump's executive order on immigration, let's not forget that the list of concerned countries that the Trump administration outlined in the order is based on the one signed into law by the former Obama administration.
Soros Bankrolling Effort to Stop Trump's Temporary Refugee Halt Order
The flurry of anguished news stories and protests surrounding President Trump's executive action temporarily suspending 'immigrants and non-immigrants' from 'countries of particular concern' appears to be part of a coordinated PR effort financed by left-wing billionaire George Soros.
Homeland Security will continue to enforce Trump's 'extreme vetting' order
The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday the agency will continue to enforce President Trump's executive order restricting immigration from seven Middle Eastern countries, despite a federal judge granting an emergency stay on the order Saturday.
Spicer: Countries in Trump's executive order were first flagged by Obama
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Sunday that the seven countries from which President Trump has temporarily halted immigration were flagged as 'countries of particular concern' by his predecessor.
Court grants temporary, emergency stay of Trump's immigration ban
President Trump's ban on immigration by citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries ran into at least a temporary roadblock Saturday night, after a U.S. District judge in Brooklyn granted an emergency stay sought by immigrants' rights lawyers.
California IDs Could Offer Third Gender Option if Bill Becomes Law
If two lawmakers have their way, California would be the first state to include a third gender option on state ID documents.
Donald Trump will push pro-life cause 'forward,' Kellyanne Conway tells March for Life
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway kicked off the March for Life on Friday by reassuring the crowd of President Trump's commitment to the pro-life movement.
Christian News
How Christians are Changing the Lives of Israel's Holocaust Survivors
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, a Christian evangelical organization, partnered with an Orthodox Jewish philanthropist to create the 'Home for Holocaust Survivors.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Pro-lifers pack Paris streets to March for Life
Tens of thousands of European pro-lifers marched through the streets of Paris on Sunday for the first time in two years.
Senate, House intel panels launch probes into alleged Russian hacking
The House and Senate intelligence committees separately began investigating allegations this week involving the Russian government's attempts to meddle in the 2016 White House race as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle look for evidence indicating the Kremlin ordered hacking campaigns and other initiatives against American targets prior to President Trump's election.
Strange Bedfellows: The Russian-Turkish-Iranian Axis
Sixty years have lapsed since the Baghdad Pact which grouped together Turkey, Iran, Iraq and the West in an alliance against the Soviet Union and the concomitant Communist danger. Nowadays this Middle Eastern architecture has shifted 180 degrees to where Russia, Turkey and Iran are in an ad hoc alliance against Islamic State but which may turn against the West as well. Still, the new alliance might be termed as a marriage of inconvenience where each of the parties has different motives and is acting at cross purposes in partitioning the Syrian bear.
Trump executive order to stem refugees from 'terror-prone' regions
President Trump is readying executive orders to restrict refugee admissions to the U.S. from 'terror-prone' regions, and to scale back U.S. funding for United Nations agencies, officials said Wednesday.
Trump orders 'safe zones' in Syria despite fears of deeper U.S. involvement in war
President Trump is ordering the Pentagon and State Department to develop a series of 'safe zones' in Syria, a move that administration critics claims could draw the U.S. military deeper into the country's civil war.
ISIS drone dropping precision bombs alarms U.S. military
In a new threat to the West, the Islamic State on Tuesday debuted on social media a commercially available drone dropping small bombs with pinpoint accuracy onto Iraqi targets in and around Mosul.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Trump said set to halt funding for UN agencies, other groups that give PA, PLO full membership
In a dramatic policy shift, President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing two executive orders that would halt US funding to the UN and other bodies that grant full membership to the Palestinian Authority and the PLO, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
David's Sling test concludes successfully
The Israeli security apparatus completed an experiment stretching over a number of days of the new advance David's Sling system capable of defending against mid-range missiles.
Inside the United States
Trump eviscerates Obama's immigration policy in two executive orders
With a couple strokes of his pen, President Trump wiped out almost all of President Obama’s immigration policies Wednesday, laying the groundwork for his own border wall, unleashing immigration agents to enforce the law and punishing sanctuary cities who try to thwart his deportation surge.
House Cuts Off Taxpayer Subsidies for Abortion
The House of Representative passed legislation on Tuesday that will cut off any use of taxpayer dollars to pay for abortion just days before the annual March for Life.
Trump Plan to End Catch-and-Release Encourages Border Agents
Border agents are pleased with President Trump's plan to end a 'catch-and-release' loophole in current border control policy, Fox News correspondent William La Jeunesse reported Wednesday.
Economist: Stock Market Gained $2T in Wealth Since Trump Elected
Club For Growth founder Stephen Moore reacted to reporting that since President Trump was elected, the stock market gained $2 trillion in wealth.
State Department reviewing Obama administration's decision to send Palestinians $221M
The State Department announced Tuesday that it will review the last-minute decision by former Secretary of State John Kerry to send $221 million to the Palestinians late last week over the objections of congressional Republicans.
Christian News
Rare Noah's Ark Mosaic Uncovered in Ancient Synagogue in Israel
Mosaics depicting prominent Bible scenes were uncovered during annual excavations of an ancient synagogue in Israel's Lower Galilee.
US Missionary May Get Russia's Anti-Evangelism Law Overturned
One Sunday morning in August, three policemen came to Don Ossewaarde's home in Russia, where the Baptist missionary from Illinois was holding his weekly Bible study.
Bill would bring 'Bible literacy' to Ky schools
If two Kentucky lawmakers get their way, the crucifixion of Jesus, the trials of Job and the Ten Commandments could land on high school syllabuses.
Archaeological Discovery: 10th Century BC Wall Evidence of King David's Battle in 2 Samuel 8:13
Archaeologists have excavated an ancient wall dating back to the 10th century B.C. in southern Israel's Arava desert region, which some experts say alludes to the biblical story of King David capturing the land of Edom, as found in 2 Samuel 8:13.
China Forcing Churches to Conform to Communist Agenda: Watchdog Report
The government of Chinese president Xi Jinping focused heavily on forcing Christianity in the country to conform to the Communist Party's agenda, according to a major report on religious persecution.
Around the World
Pro-lifers pack Paris streets to March for Life
Tens of thousands of European pro-lifers marched through the streets of Paris on Sunday for the first time in two years.
Senate, House intel panels launch probes into alleged Russian hacking
The House and Senate intelligence committees separately began investigating allegations this week involving the Russian government's attempts to meddle in the 2016 White House race as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle look for evidence indicating the Kremlin ordered hacking campaigns and other initiatives against American targets prior to President Trump's election.
Strange Bedfellows: The Russian-Turkish-Iranian Axis
Sixty years have lapsed since the Baghdad Pact which grouped together Turkey, Iran, Iraq and the West in an alliance against the Soviet Union and the concomitant Communist danger. Nowadays this Middle Eastern architecture has shifted 180 degrees to where Russia, Turkey and Iran are in an ad hoc alliance against Islamic State but which may turn against the West as well. Still, the new alliance might be termed as a marriage of inconvenience where each of the parties has different motives and is acting at cross purposes in partitioning the Syrian bear.
Trump executive order to stem refugees from 'terror-prone' regions
President Trump is readying executive orders to restrict refugee admissions to the U.S. from 'terror-prone' regions, and to scale back U.S. funding for United Nations agencies, officials said Wednesday.
Trump orders 'safe zones' in Syria despite fears of deeper U.S. involvement in war
President Trump is ordering the Pentagon and State Department to develop a series of 'safe zones' in Syria, a move that administration critics claims could draw the U.S. military deeper into the country's civil war.
ISIS drone dropping precision bombs alarms U.S. military
In a new threat to the West, the Islamic State on Tuesday debuted on social media a commercially available drone dropping small bombs with pinpoint accuracy onto Iraqi targets in and around Mosul.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Trump said set to halt funding for UN agencies, other groups that give PA, PLO full membership
In a dramatic policy shift, President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing two executive orders that would halt US funding to the UN and other bodies that grant full membership to the Palestinian Authority and the PLO, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
David's Sling test concludes successfully
The Israeli security apparatus completed an experiment stretching over a number of days of the new advance David's Sling system capable of defending against mid-range missiles.
Inside the United States
Trump eviscerates Obama's immigration policy in two executive orders
With a couple strokes of his pen, President Trump wiped out almost all of President Obama’s immigration policies Wednesday, laying the groundwork for his own border wall, unleashing immigration agents to enforce the law and punishing sanctuary cities who try to thwart his deportation surge.
House Cuts Off Taxpayer Subsidies for Abortion
The House of Representative passed legislation on Tuesday that will cut off any use of taxpayer dollars to pay for abortion just days before the annual March for Life.
Trump Plan to End Catch-and-Release Encourages Border Agents
Border agents are pleased with President Trump's plan to end a 'catch-and-release' loophole in current border control policy, Fox News correspondent William La Jeunesse reported Wednesday.
Economist: Stock Market Gained $2T in Wealth Since Trump Elected
Club For Growth founder Stephen Moore reacted to reporting that since President Trump was elected, the stock market gained $2 trillion in wealth.
State Department reviewing Obama administration's decision to send Palestinians $221M
The State Department announced Tuesday that it will review the last-minute decision by former Secretary of State John Kerry to send $221 million to the Palestinians late last week over the objections of congressional Republicans.
Christian News
Rare Noah's Ark Mosaic Uncovered in Ancient Synagogue in Israel
Mosaics depicting prominent Bible scenes were uncovered during annual excavations of an ancient synagogue in Israel's Lower Galilee.
US Missionary May Get Russia's Anti-Evangelism Law Overturned
One Sunday morning in August, three policemen came to Don Ossewaarde's home in Russia, where the Baptist missionary from Illinois was holding his weekly Bible study.
Bill would bring 'Bible literacy' to Ky schools
If two Kentucky lawmakers get their way, the crucifixion of Jesus, the trials of Job and the Ten Commandments could land on high school syllabuses.
Archaeological Discovery: 10th Century BC Wall Evidence of King David's Battle in 2 Samuel 8:13
Archaeologists have excavated an ancient wall dating back to the 10th century B.C. in southern Israel's Arava desert region, which some experts say alludes to the biblical story of King David capturing the land of Edom, as found in 2 Samuel 8:13.
China Forcing Churches to Conform to Communist Agenda: Watchdog Report
The government of Chinese president Xi Jinping focused heavily on forcing Christianity in the country to conform to the Communist Party's agenda, according to a major report on religious persecution.