Prophecy News Watch - March 18, 2019

Around the World
May asks MPs for ‘honourable compromises’ to back Brexit deal
Prime Minister Theresa May today asked Britain’s MPs to 'stand together as democrats and patriots' to back her Brexit deal.
U.S.-backed force says it has taken positions in Islamic State Syria camp
U.S.-backed fighters have taken positions in Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria, they said late on Sunday, after pounding the tiny patch of land by the banks of the Euphrates.
Iran Executes Massive Drone Exercise With the Code Name 'Towards Jerusalem'
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) reportedly launched a massive military drone exercise codenamed 'Towards Jerusalem 1.'
Russia Vows To Respond To Fresh EU Sanctions
The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced Moscow will respond to fresh sanction action by the European Union.
Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, killing 140
Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been hit by a vicious cyclone that has killed more than 140 people, left hundreds more missing and stranded tens of thousands who are cut off from roads and telephones in mainly poor, rural areas.
U.S.-Backed Forces Admit to Facing Difficulties Defeating IS in Syria
U.S.-backed forces fighting to take back the last Islamic State group outpost in Syria say they are facing difficulties defeating the group.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Likud MK: Netanyahu ready to conquer Gaza before elections ‘if need be’
A lawmaker from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party said on Saturday that Israel was prepared to launch a military offensive in the Gaza Strip ahead of upcoming general elections 'if need be,' as the premier continued to take flak from figures across the political spectrum over his handling of violence against Israel from the Palestinian territory.
Poll shows Likud overtaking Blue and White, for first time in weeks
The Likud party narrowly edged past its key election rival, the Blue and White party, and was predicted to win the most Knesset seats in the coming elections, according to an opinion poll published Sunday by the Kan public broadcaster.

Inside the United States
Historic floods hit Nebraska after 'bomb cyclone' storm
Large parts of Nebraska and the U.S. Central Plains were underwater on Saturday after a late-winter 'bomb cyclone' storm triggered historic flooding along the Missouri and Platte rivers, causing two deaths, tearing apart homes and swallowing roadways.
Trump Vetoes Resolution Revoking His National Emergency Declaration
President Donald Trump on Friday issued his first veto blocking the Democrat-sponsored resolution against his national emergency declaration to build the border wall, calling it a 'vote against reality.'

Christian News
Nigerian Christians Under Siege: Attacks Claim 120 Lives Since February
At least 120 people have been killed in a series of alleged attacks by the Fulani militia on Christian communities in the Adara chiefdom of southern Kaduna in Nigeria since February, according to the nonprofit group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW).