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U.S. launches cruise missile strike on Syrian airfield near Homs
American warships stationed off the Syrian coastline fired a salvo of cruise missiles against a Syrian military base in the western part of the country, days after a regime chemical strike left nearly 100 civilians wounded or dead.
Trump: Assad regime 'crossed many lines' with chemical attack
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday denounced the Syrian regime’s latest alleged chemical weapons attack as an “affront to humanity” and warned it would not be tolerated.
Russia warns of 'negative consequences' if U.S. targets Syria
Russia's deputy U.N. envoy, Vladimir Safronkov, warned on Thursday of 'negative consequences' if the United States carries out military strikes on Syria over a deadly toxic gas attack.
Trump, Sissi said to plan peace summit during their meeting
Among the issues reportedly discussed during Monday's 150-minute meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, were 'ideas' for a possible Israeli-Palestinian peace summit to be held in Washington this coming summer.
UN Security Council delays vote on Syria gas attack resolution
Britain, France and the United States on Wednesday held off calling a vote at the UN Security Council on a resolution demanding an investigation of the suspected chemical attack in Syria to allow time for negotiations with Russia.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Russia will recognize W Jerusalem as Israel's capital only if E Jerusalem becomes Palestine's - FM
In a diplomatic missive endorsing the two-state solution, Moscow has said that it is ready to recognize West Jerusalem as Israel's official capital, providing that statehood is granted to Palestinians, who will base their capital in the eastern part of the city.
UN Agency to Release New Document Equating Israeli 'Occupation' to US Slavery
Less than a month after its executive-secretary resigned over a controversial report describing Israel as an 'apartheid regime,' the UN's Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia is reportedly writing another report, this time equating '50 years of Israeli occupation' to the United States' history of slavery.

Inside the United States
Republicans invoke 'nuclear option' to move Neil Gorsuch nomination
Senate Republicans on Thursday defied Democrats and delivered a big win for President Trump, by voting to change Senate precedent in order to allow the confirmation of Trump's Supreme Court pick.
Nunes steps aside in Russian meddling probe, says Rice 'unmasking' revelation was worth it
Republican insiders say Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, got the 'genie out of the bottle' regarding suspected misconduct by President Obama's top national security aide, Susan E. Rice, and that his surprise decision Thursday to step aside from leading the panel's probe into Russian meddling in the presidential election was worth it.
Trump removes Steve Bannon from National Security Council post
President Trump's decision to remove Steve Bannon from the National Security Council is not evidence of a diminished role for the controversial chief political strategist, White House officials say.
Pilot ditched F-16 jet in woods to miss homes in Maryland neighborhood, military says
A fighter pilot on a training mission ditched his jet in a wooded area of a suburban Washington neighborhood early Wednesday so that the plane would avoid crashing into a suburban Washington neighborhood, military officials said.

Christian News
Christians remain world's largest religious group, but they are dying out in Europe
Christians remained the largest religious group in the world in 2015, making up nearly a third (31%) of Earth's 7.3 billion people, according to a new Pew Research Center demographic analysis. But the report also shows that the number of Christians in what many consider the religion's heartland, the continent of Europe, is in decline.