Prophecy News Watch - February 18, 2019

Around the World
Pence calls on EU to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal
US Vice President Mike Pence accused Washington's European allies of trying to break US sanctions against Tehran and called on them to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, during the Warsaw ministerial conference on Thursday.
Trump-era US, Europe rift wide open at Munich security talks
The United States and European powers voiced sharply differing views on issues from Mideast security to trade Saturday, laying bare a deep trans-Atlantic rift in the era of US President Donald Trump.
Iran says it has launched ‘cruise missile capable’ submarine
Iran on Sunday launched a new, locally-built submarine capable of firing cruise missiles, state TV said, in the country’s latest show of military might at a time of heightened tensions with the US.
IS 'caliphate' on brink of defeat in Syria as Trump urges Europe to do more
U.S.-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State’s last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared caliphate to the brink of total defeat as U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of '100 percent victory'.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu: Israeli-Arab ties advance, but full peace unattainable now
Israel can advance normalized ties with the Arab world without resolving the Israeli-Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but won’t be able to fully make peace with those countries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
PA fumes over Israeli ‘piracy’ after decision to deduct terror money
A spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas denounced Israel’s decision to cut half a billion shekels in funds over its payments to security prisoners and their families Sunday.

Inside the United States
Trump declares emergency on border, eyes $8B for wall as he signs spending package
President Trump said Friday he is declaring a national emergency on the southern border, tapping into executive powers in a bid to divert billions toward construction of a wall even as he signs a funding package that includes just $1.4 billion for border security.
Acting defense secretary: 'No determinations' yet about redirecting funds to build border wall
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said late Saturday he has not reviewed President Trump's proposed use of military funds to build a border wall -- and that he's unprepared to vouch for White House claims to have steered billions of dollars toward the project.
Planned Parenthood kept aborted babies alive to harvest organs, ex-technician says
In an undercover video released Wednesday, a former technician for a tissue-harvesting company details how an aborted baby was kept alive so that its heart could be harvested at a California Planned Parenthood facility, raising more legal questions about the group’s practices.
Supreme Court will rule on Trump administration's effort to add question on citizenship to 2020 Census
The Trump administration's controversial plan to determine who is and who is not a U.S. citizen during the 2020 census will be decided by the Supreme Court.
Trump meets with abortion survivor, rallies pro-lifers to push for laws protecting babies
President Donald Trump met with an abortion survivor and a child who was born after just 20 weeks of gestation before urging thousands of pro-life supporters Thursday to pressure for the passage of a federal law to protect babies who survive abortions.
First lawsuit filed against Trump emergency declaration
Liberal advocacy group Public Citizen on Friday filed the first lawsuit seeking to block President Trump’s national emergency declaration to allocate government funds for his proposed border wall.
California must pay pro-life pregnancy centers $399K , judge rules
California must pay three pro-life pregnancy centers and a conservative law firm $399,000 in legal fees and other costs after a state law meant to force pregnancy centers to promote abortion was struck down.
Kentucky Senate passes bill banning abortion when baby's heartbeat first detected
A bill that would ban abortion in Kentucky once a baby's heartbeat is detected was passed by state senators Thursday.

Christian News
North Korean Christian Imprisoned for Her Faith Tells of Torture, Beatings in Prison
A North Korean Christian, identified only as 'Prisoner 42' for security reasons, told Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors the torture and beatings she endured for her faith and how God stayed with her through the brutality.
DC comics cancels 'blasphemous' Jesus superhero series, 'Second Coming'
DC Comics announced the cancelation of the series 'Second Coming' after nearly a quarter of a million Christians protested against it.