Prophecy News Watch - March 22, 2019

Around the World
EU offers UK Brexit extension options, initially to April 12
The European Council on Thursday offered the UK two different Brexit extension options.
U.S. Concerned Sale of American Warplanes to Turkey Could Boost Russian Intel Ops
The Pentagon is urging caution surrounding a contested military deal with Turkey that would see it purchase several American-made F-35 warplanes that U.S. officials fear could be exploited for intelligence purposes by Russia, which has parallel military deals with Turkey.
'We Are God-Fearing Men': Brazil's President a Friend to Trump and Biblical Values
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro came to America to tell President Donald Trump he not only admires him but is also a friend of the United States.
Trump greets Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, says ‘strongly’ considering NATO privileges for Brazil
President Trump on Tuesday gave a warm welcome to the new Brazilian president, saying the relationship between the U.S. and Brazil has 'never been better' and suggested that Brazil could be given North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) privileges.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Syria, Russia and Iran condemn US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Golan
Syria and its allies Russia and Iran on Friday condemned US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which the Jewish state captured from its northern neighbor in the 1967 Six Day War.
Trump: Time for US to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights
It is time for the US to 'fully recognize' Israeli sovereignty on the Golan Heights, US President Donald Trump said Thursday in a Twitter message that confirmed a shift in American foreign policy hinted at for several weeks.
Trump to host PM Netanyahu at White House next week
U.S. President Donald Trump will host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House next Monday and Tuesday, the White House said, reaffirming the two leaders' close ties.
Pompeo and Netanyahu Take Aim at Iran During Key Middle East Tour
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is traveling in the Middle East this week and CBN News is with him. He has an extensive agenda, but one item looms very large: find a way to halt Iran’s growing power in this volatile region.
Israel shells Hamas post after explosion of balloon-borne bomb from Gaza
An Israeli tank struck a Hamas military post in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, hours after an airborne explosive device apparently launched from the Palestinian enclave exploded in Israel.

Inside the United States
Catastrophic Midwestern flooding costing farmers $1 billion and counting
Catastrophic flooding across the central Midwest has wiped out livestock and probably will prevent farmers from planting this spring.
Spring flooding could be 'unprecedented' with 200 million Americans at risk
Spring flooding has already been disastrous, and it's likely to get worse, federal forecasters announced Thursday. Floods could reach 'unprecedented' and 'potentially historic' levels.
Trump signs executive order on campus free speech
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at protecting free speech on college campuses, in an event attended by students who say their conservative views have been infringed upon.

Christian News
Nigerian Christians Saved From Captors by Jesus, Angels, and Snakes
72 Nigerian Christians, who had converted from Muslim backgrounds, were recently saved in a series of miraculous circumstances involving angels, snakes, and one apparition by Jesus after being kidnapped by Boko Haram.
VP Pence gets ovation at Hispanic evangelical summit; new 'Life Manifesto' unveiled
Vice President Mike Pence gave a closed-door address and received a standing ovation last Thursday before a gathering of the largest Hispanic evangelical coalition in the United States.