Prophecy News Watch - February 5, 2018

Around the World
France: French, Turkish leaders discuss Syria 'road map'
French officials say President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are talking about working on a 'diplomatic road map' for Syria in the 'coming weeks.'
Conservative Christian leads Costa Rica presidential vote, run-off likely
Conservative Christian singer and TV anchor Fabricio Alvarado held a strong lead in Costa Rica’s presidential election on Sunday, after galvanizing the campaign with his sharp opposition to gay marriage, but a run-off vote looked certain.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Aiding Egypt, Israel Conducted 'Over 100 Airstrikes' Against ISIS in Sinai
Egypt has permitted Israel to conduct over a hundred aerial raids on the Islamic State group affiliate in Sinai, the restive desert peninsula that shares a border with Israel, the New York Times claimed Saturday.
Russian delegation ‘sought to stop Israeli strikes in Syria, Lebanon’
A delegation of senior Russian security officials visiting Israel this week reportedly sought to dissuade Jerusalem from striking Iranian and Hezbollah weapons facilities in Syria and Lebanon.
Israel said set to build up vast medium-range missile array
Under instruction from Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, the Israel Defense Forces is planning to create a vast network of medium-range surface-to-surface missile systems, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported on Friday.

Inside the United States
Job growth bounced back in January with 200,000 new payroll jobs, wage growth strongest since 2009
The economy added 200,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent in January, the Department of Labor reported Friday, as job creation bounced back to a robust pace.
House Intelligence memo released: What it says
The House Intelligence Committee has released its controversial memo outlining alleged abuses of secret surveillance by the FBI and Justice Department in the Trump-Russia investigation. Here are some key points:
2 killed, nearly 90 injured in South Carolina train crash
A crash between an Amtrak passenger train and a CSX freight train near South Carolina's capital killed two people and injured nearly 90 early Sunday, authorities said. It was the third deadly wreck involving Amtrak in less than two months.
U.S. flu outbreak worsens; hospitalizations highest in nearly a decade: CDC
The U.S. flu outbreak worsened over the past week as more people headed to doctors' offices and emergency rooms, with hospitalizations at the highest in nearly 10 years, U.S. health officials said on Friday.

Christian News
Puerto Rico: 3,000 Churches Damaged, Fewer Christians Left to Rebuild
The evangelical church in Puerto Rico won’t be the same after Hurricane Maria.
Pat Robertson recovering after suffering embolic stroke
Televangelist Pat Robertson is recovering after suffering an embolic stroke.