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Around the World
In Brussels, EU gives May glimpse of Brexit hope
British Prime Minister Theresa May came away from a day in an increasingly impatient Brussels on Thursday with a pledge of renewed talks that held out some hope for a new Brexit deal, if no sign of compromise yet.
Trump predicts all IS territory will be cleared next week
US President Donald Trump predicted Wednesday that the Islamic State group will have lost by next week all the territory it once controlled in Iraq and Syria.
House Democrats advance bill to shut down U.S. role in Saudi-Yemen war
A key House panel on Wednesday moved to block any U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, in the first move by the new House Democratic majority to challenge President Trump’s close alliance with Riyadh.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel said to find new Iranian precision missile factory in northwest Syria
Israel has discovered a new ambitious precision missile factory being constructed by Iran in Syria together with the Syrian government and Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, after Israel bombed and destroyed a previous one, an Israeli TV network reported Thursday evening.
United States purchases Israeli-made Iron Dome missile defense system
The United States has purchased Iron Dome systems from Israel for an immediate need of the United States Army, the Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Gaza rocket hits Israel, IDF tank fires at Hamas position in response
Alert sirens sounded Wednesday evening in a number of Gaza border communities as a rocket launched from the Strip exploded in an open field in southern Israel.

Inside the United States
Congress close to a deal on border fencing, and Trump might take it
House and Senate negotiators are closing in on a possible border security agreement that would fund new technology, additional border patrol agents, and likely some kind of fencing in certain areas along the southern border.
House Dems announce wide-ranging probe of Trump
The House intelligence committee announced a wide-ranging probe into President Trump’s administration Wednesday, questioning whether he, his children or his businesses have been compromised by foreign agents who have 'leverage' over him.
Senate Republicans reveal new rules for nominees
Republican senators unveiled a new set of chamber rules Wednesday that would allow them to speed President Trump’s nominees through on an expedited basis, limiting Democrats’ ability to slow-walk the process and throttle the number of candidates who can be confirmed.

Christian News
University can't ban Christian group for requiring that its leaders be Christian, court rules
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the University of Iowa can’t selectively enforce its non-discrimination policy on a Christian student group that requires that its leaders abide by a Christian statement of faith.
Trump to faith leaders at National Prayer Breakfast: 'I will never let you down'
President Donald Trump started off his speech at Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast assuring faith leaders, 'I will never let you down … Never.'
'Use Him for Your Kingdom's Sake': This Powerful Prayer Over President Trump Brought Democrats and Republicans Together
At today's National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, event co-chairs Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) joined together in a rare moment of unity to pray over President Donald Trump.
Around the World
Russian-made S-300 missile defense system active in Syria
The launchers of Russian-made S-300 missile defense systems deployed to Syria have been erected, new satellite images released on Tuesday showed.
U.S. envoy goes to North Korea to prepare second Kim-Trump summit
The Trump administration’s top envoy on the Korean nuclear crisis will meet Wednesday with his counterpart in Pyongyang in preparation for an impending second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Moscow Says New Missile Systems Planned To Counter U.S. By 2021
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says Moscow will push to develop two new land-based missile systems before 2021 in response to Washington's planned exit from a landmark nuclear arms control agreement.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Iran to Israel: Further Syria strikes will be met with 'firm' response
Iran warned Israel on Tuesday of a 'firm and appropriate' response if it continued attacking targets in Syria, where Tehran has backed President Bashar Assad and his forces in their nearly eight-year war against rebels and militants.
Netanyahu to meet with Putin to discuss Iran, Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday he plans to travel to Russia later this month to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Inside the United States
Trump rips into Democrats for controversial abortion comments, pushes for 20-week ban
President Trump during his State of the Union address Tuesday blasted Democrats for authorizing 'a baby to be ripped from the mother's womb' and allowing doctors to 'execute a baby after birth,' urging Congress to pass a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
With pitch for unity, Trump urges Republicans and Democrats to 'choose greatness'
President Trump in his State of the Union address Tuesday night issued a call for unity and an end to the political divisiveness that has ensnared Washington.
Trump: 'Great nations do not fight endless wars'
President Trump gave an emphatic defense of his intention to conclude 'endless wars,' one day after the Senate issued a warning against a 'precipitous withdrawal' from Syria and Afghanistan.
Trump: "America Will Never Be A Socialist Country"; "We Were Born Free And We Will Stay Free"
President Trump said the United States will never become a socialist country in his 2019 State of the Union address.

Christian News
Gateway Church Seeing Revival, 500 Salvations at Its New Prison Church Campus
Gateway Church Pastor Robert Morris made an announcement to his Southlake, Texas congregation that took everyone by surprise. Morris told the audience about the church's newest campus site located in the Lone Star state's largest prison.
Around the World
Putin, Erdogan, Rohani Set For Sochi Summit On Syria
The leaders of Russia, Iran, and Turkey are scheduled to meet in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on February 14 to discuss the situation in Syria, according to Turkish and Russian state media.
EU hails system to trade with Iran despite sanctions, but warns it over missiles
The EU warned Tehran over its ballistic missile program and interference in the Syria conflict Monday, while welcoming a new mechanism to trade with Iran while bypassing US sanctions.
Russia reiterates support for Nicolas Maduro by sending 400 military contractors to Venezuela
Russia is playing a high-stakes game in the mounting crisis in Venezuela, where socialist President Nicolas Maduro has been mortgaging part of the country’s oil resources in exchange for financial and military support from Moscow.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Ending long wait, Israel welcomes 82 Ethiopian immigrants
A group of 82 Ethiopians immigrants landed in Israel on Monday evening, the first of some thousand members of the Jewish community to be allowed to move to the Jewish state under a cabinet decision made in October 2018.

Inside the United States
Senate pushes back against Trump over Syria troop pullout
The Senate voted Monday to oppose the withdrawal of US troops from Syria and Afghanistan, breaking with President Donald Trump as he calls for a military drawdown in those countries.
New Jersey to require schools to teach LGBT history
New Jersey has become the second state in the nation after California to adopt a law that requires schools to teach about LGBT history in a move hailed by civil rights groups as a step toward inclusion and fairness.
Women's Health Protection Act Could Get Rid of State Restrictions on Late-Term Abortions
A proposed abortion bill in Virginia which would have allowed abortion all the way up until birth, made national headlines last week before it was tabled. As CBN News discovered, a federal bill much like the measure in Virginia has been floating around Congress for years.

Christian News
Life under ISIS led these Muslims to Christianity
Four years have passed since the Islamic State group's fighters were run out of Kobani, a strategic city on the Syrian-Turkish border, but the militants' violent and extreme interpretation of Islam has left some questioning their faith.