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Russia's Putin and Turkey's Erdogan set to meet after damaging rift
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is traveling to the Russian city of St Petersburg for a face-to-face meeting with his counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad asks Obama to return $2B in frozen assets
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, urging the American leader to unfreeze $2 billion of Tehran's assets.
US destroyer visit latest twist in China-US military ties
The visit of the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Benfold to the northern Chinese port of Qingdao this week is the latest development in a long-term effort to build trust between the countries' militaries amid tensions and a rivalry for dominance in Asia.
Saudis offer Moscow billions to cut ties with Syria's Assad, Iran
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir last week confirmed that he has offered the Russian government billions of dollars in financial incentives to abandon its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Palestinian Authority mulls establishing own Jerusalem municipal council
The Palestinian Authority is considering a proposal to create a municipal council in east Jerusalem.
Swiss court orders Israel to pay up for Iranian oil
A Swiss court has determined that the Israeli government owes Iran NIS 1 million ($260,000) for oil sent to Israel before the fall of the shah in 1979.

Inside the United States
Department of Homeland Security gave Muslim group first ever security tour of major airport
The Obama administration granted a group of Somali Muslims unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to a major U.S. airport, a report said.
Poll: 13 percent of Americans smoke marijuana, almost double from 3 years ago
About 13 percent of U.S. adults say they smoke marijuana, an increase of nearly 50 percent from three years ago, a Gallup poll released Monday indicates.
Record 600 Major Regulations Imposed Under Obama
The federal government has imposed a new major regulation every three days since President Barack Obama took office, as the administration has shattered the record for implementing regulations costing the economy $100 million or more.
Southern California Wildfire Triples in Size Overnight to 4,500 Acres
A Southern California wildfire dubbed the Pilot Fire has tripled in size overnight, jumping from 1,500 acres to 4,500 acres, authorities said today.

U.S. Politics
Trump seeks rebound with tax plan
Insisting something must be done to shake the economy out of an eight-year doldrums, Donald Trump called for canceling bad trade deals, said he’ll ban job-killing government regulations and rewrote his tax plan to try to make it a more serious effort to grapple with a broken federal budget.
Trump faces fresh GOP pushback despite bid to reset campaign
Donald Trump is seeking to quell concerns he lacks the discipline or policy know-how to make a competent president, even as the list of fellow Republicans deeming him unfit for the Oval Office grows.
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 13 points nationally: poll
Hillary Clinton has jumped out to a 13-point lead over Donald Trump among likely voters nationwide, according to a Monmouth University poll released Monday that showed Mr. Trump has some ground to make up in unifying Republicans around his presidential candidacy.
Republican insurgents who helped oust Cantor want defeat repeat with Ryan
The insurgent forces that helped end House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's seven-term stint in Congress two years ago are now gunning for House Speaker Paul D. Ryan in Tuesday's Wisconsin primary -- though political analysts said they are likely to come up empty.
Study: Preachers more anti-Trump than anti-Clinton
On the infrequent occasions that churchgoers in the United States hear about the 2016 presidential candidates from the pulpit, it's mostly pro-Hillary Clinton and anti-Donald Trump, according to a Pew Research Center survey released this week.
Dozens of GOP National Security Officials Denounce Donald Trump
Fifty senior Republican national security officials, including former cabinet members to former President George W. Bush, warned Monday in an open letter that Donald Trump 'would be the most reckless president in American history,' the New York Times reported.

Christian News
Global religious freedom conference coming to DC
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has decided to move a May 2017 summit on Christian persecution from Moscow to Washington, D.C., following Russia’s passage of a controversial law curtailing evangelism.
House-Church Leader among Four Pro-Democracy Activists Sentenced in China
Two Christians were among four activists convicted under fabricated charges of 'subverting state power' in China last week.
Olympic Winners Boudia, Johnson: 'Our Identity Is in Christ'
American Olympic divers David Boudia, 27, and Steele Johnson, 20, took silver in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform Monday night.