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Russia says tells U.S. not to strike Syrian pro-government forces again
Russia said on Saturday it had told the United States it was unacceptable for Washington to strike pro-government forces in Syria after the U.S. military carried out an air strike on pro-Assad militia last month.
Germany: Facial recognition software will identify terrorists
Germany will start testing facial recognition software at a Berlin train station this summer in an attempt to help police identify and locate terror suspects more quickly, the country's Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Saturday, according to The Local.
Polls show France's Macron set for landslide majority in parliament
French President Emmanuel Macron's party is set for a giant majority in parliament, opinion pollsters said on Sunday after a first round of voting.
U.S.-backed forces seize western part of Raqqa, Syria
A U.S.-backed militia seized the western district of Raqqa from the Islamic State, two days after taking an eastern part of the city.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu okayed US draft setting ’67 lines as start for talks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was apparently prepared to accept a framework agreement drafted by US officials that set the pre-1967 lines as the basis for negotiations with the Palestinians, according to a report Wednesday.
Palestinian delegation expected to meet Trump administration officials in DC
A delegation of five Palestinian officials is expected to meet with US President Donald Trump's administration in Washington later this or next month to discuss reviving the peace process, a senior Fatah official said on Sunday.
Netanyahu urges UN refugee agency for Palestinians be shut down
In an unusual step, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for the closing of UNRWA, the United Nations' agency dealing with Palestinian refugees, saying he urged the US envoy to the world body to consider pushing for it to be shuttered.
Israel demands UN response following Gaza tunnel discovery
Israel on Friday called on the UN to 'strongly and unequivocally condemn Hamas' and formally classify the group a 'terrorist organization' following the discovery of a tunnel that runs beneath two UN Relief and Works Agency schools in the Gaza Strip.
PM demanded settlers remain 'in place' after deal -- report
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded in 2014 that US and Palestinian officials accept that settlers will be allowed to remain in the West Bank after a potential peace deal, according to a report Saturday.

Inside the United States
Rallies against Islamic law draw counter-protests across US
Small but disorderly protests around the country Saturday raised the worry that extremist interpretations of Islamic law somehow might swell across the U.S. and infect American democracy, but many of the rallies drew even more over-the-top counter-protests by demonstrators who called such fears an unfounded distortion of Islam.
Puerto Rico Votes For Statehood, But Will Congress Make It The 51st State?
Puerto Ricans voted on Sunday for a non-binding referendum that called for the union territory to be awarded the status of statehood by the U.S. Congress. Even though turnout for the voting was quite low, the votes cast ended up being a landslide in favor of Puerto Rico becoming the 51st state of the United States of America.
Comey cracks credibility of Lynch on Clinton email case
In one fell swoop, former FBI Director James B. Comey chipped away Thursday at the credibility of two of his former bosses, saying Obama administration Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation deeply concerned him and raising the specter that there may be more to the story of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' problematic ties to Russia.

Christian News
Chinese Authorities Demolish Rising Church, Beat Parishioners and Arrest 40 of Them
According to the unnamed witness, some 300 police officers and local government officials arrived on May 5 and began demolishing the Shuangmiao Christian Church under construction in Shangqiu, Henan, China Aid reported. The church was leveled to the ground, witnesses said.