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Around the World
EU to sign its biggest free trade deal with Japan
The European Union and Japan will sign one of the world's biggest free trade deals later on Tuesday.
Khamenei lashes ‘satanic’ US peace plan, vows to destroy ‘fabricated’ Israel
The head of Iran’s theocratic regime, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, took to Twitter on Monday to denounce the Trump administration’s expected peace plan as a “satanic and vicious plot” and promise that the 'fabricated Zionist regime will be eradicated.'
Trump says Iran in turmoil since US withdrew from nuke deal
US President Donald Trump asserted Monday that Iran was being roiled by nationwide riots since he pulled out of an international nuclear deal and that Washington supports the protesters.
US Open to Direct Talks With Taliban, Officials Say
The United States is open to holding direct talks with the Taliban to encourage negotiations between the militant group and the Afghan government to end 17 years of war, U.S. officials said Monday.
Trump sides with Putin over U.S. intel
President Trump on Monday stood beside Russian President Vladimir Putin and rejected the findings of U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies that Moscow interfered in the 2016 election, drawing bipartisan blowback from lawmakers dismayed by his performance on the world stage.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Trump says meeting with Putin was ‘really good’ for Israel
US President Donald Trump on Monday said his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday was good for Israel, seemingly referring to efforts to remove Iran-backed fighters from Syria’s Golan border.
Hamas plans to attack Israel with 'exploding drones'
Hamas has been diverting resources intended for civilian development in Gaza to enhance its military capabilities, including a growing drone program.
Inside the United States
Texas fetal tissue burial law on trial at U.S. court
A court hearing on a Texas law requiring the burial or cremation of aborted fetal tissue opened on Monday with the state arguing the requirement was a matter of dignity, while abortion providers called it unnecessary and aimed at impeding clinic operations.
National Guard deployment led to more than 10,000 arrests of illegal immigrants, says CBP
The National Guard's deployment to the southwest border in mid-April has led to 10,805 'deportable alien arrests' of people who illegally entered the United States from Mexico, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman said Monday.
U.S. judge suspends deportations of reunited immigrant families
A federal judge temporarily barred the U.S. government on Monday from the rapid deportation of immigrant parents reunited with their children, while a court considers the impact on children’s rights to seek asylum.
Christian News
Islamist Violence against Christians in Uganda Injures Pastors, Stops Church Services
In further anti-Christian hostilities in eastern Uganda, Muslims knocked a pastor unconscious at a debate and Islamist threats in another village put a halt to worship services.
Indian Christians Suffer Fifteen Attacks in Fourteen Days
International Christian Concern (ICC) has documented at least 15 separate anti-Christian incidents across India in the past 14 days. These incidents include physical assaults, a church demolition, forced conversions, false accusations of forced conversions, and social boycotts.
EU to sign its biggest free trade deal with Japan
The European Union and Japan will sign one of the world's biggest free trade deals later on Tuesday.
Khamenei lashes ‘satanic’ US peace plan, vows to destroy ‘fabricated’ Israel
The head of Iran’s theocratic regime, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, took to Twitter on Monday to denounce the Trump administration’s expected peace plan as a “satanic and vicious plot” and promise that the 'fabricated Zionist regime will be eradicated.'
Trump says Iran in turmoil since US withdrew from nuke deal
US President Donald Trump asserted Monday that Iran was being roiled by nationwide riots since he pulled out of an international nuclear deal and that Washington supports the protesters.
US Open to Direct Talks With Taliban, Officials Say
The United States is open to holding direct talks with the Taliban to encourage negotiations between the militant group and the Afghan government to end 17 years of war, U.S. officials said Monday.
Trump sides with Putin over U.S. intel
President Trump on Monday stood beside Russian President Vladimir Putin and rejected the findings of U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies that Moscow interfered in the 2016 election, drawing bipartisan blowback from lawmakers dismayed by his performance on the world stage.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Trump says meeting with Putin was ‘really good’ for Israel
US President Donald Trump on Monday said his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday was good for Israel, seemingly referring to efforts to remove Iran-backed fighters from Syria’s Golan border.
Hamas plans to attack Israel with 'exploding drones'
Hamas has been diverting resources intended for civilian development in Gaza to enhance its military capabilities, including a growing drone program.
Inside the United States
Texas fetal tissue burial law on trial at U.S. court
A court hearing on a Texas law requiring the burial or cremation of aborted fetal tissue opened on Monday with the state arguing the requirement was a matter of dignity, while abortion providers called it unnecessary and aimed at impeding clinic operations.
National Guard deployment led to more than 10,000 arrests of illegal immigrants, says CBP
The National Guard's deployment to the southwest border in mid-April has led to 10,805 'deportable alien arrests' of people who illegally entered the United States from Mexico, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman said Monday.
U.S. judge suspends deportations of reunited immigrant families
A federal judge temporarily barred the U.S. government on Monday from the rapid deportation of immigrant parents reunited with their children, while a court considers the impact on children’s rights to seek asylum.
Christian News
Islamist Violence against Christians in Uganda Injures Pastors, Stops Church Services
In further anti-Christian hostilities in eastern Uganda, Muslims knocked a pastor unconscious at a debate and Islamist threats in another village put a halt to worship services.
Indian Christians Suffer Fifteen Attacks in Fourteen Days
International Christian Concern (ICC) has documented at least 15 separate anti-Christian incidents across India in the past 14 days. These incidents include physical assaults, a church demolition, forced conversions, false accusations of forced conversions, and social boycotts.
Around the World
Seized archive shows Iran nuke project was larger than thought, had foreign help
The archive of Iranian nuclear documents seized by the Israeli Mossad from a Tehran warehouse in January shows that Iran’s program to build nuclear weapons 'was almost certainly larger, more sophisticated and better organized' than was suspected, unnamed nuclear experts were quoted as saying in the New York Times on Sunday, after being shown selected documents from the haul by US reporters.
With low expectations, Trump pressured to get tough with Putin on election meddling
President Trump walked into a meeting Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin expecting to get little or nothing out of high-stakes talks, while inviting criticism from Democrats and Republicans back home for his kid-glove treatment of the former KGB officer.
Donald Trump warns Theresa May a soft Brexit will 'kill' any trade deal with the US
Theresa May will come under intense pressure to secure a future trade deal with the United States as she sits down with Donald Trump just hours after he warned that her soft Brexit blueprint would 'kill' Britain’s chances.
The $247 trillion global debt bomb is ticking
The untold story of the world economy is the potentially explosive interaction between the spreading trade war and the overhang of global debt, estimated at a staggering $247 trillion. That’s 'trillion' with a 't.' The numbers are so large as to be almost incomprehensible.
U.S. rejects E.U. requests for exemptions from Iran sanctions
The United States rejected appeals from the European Union to give exemptions to EU countries that would be affected by sanctions on Iran.
Analysis: Iran role in Syria key item at Trump-Putin summit
When President Donald Trump meets Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday, the Syrian conflict will be one of the most immediately pressing issues on a wide-ranging agenda.
Mission accomplished: Trump says NATO members agree to spend more on defense
President Trump’s bare-knuckles diplomacy agitated NATO allies, but he said it paid off.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF deploys Iron Dome in central Israel, reinforces batteries in the south
The IDF deployed Iron Dome missile defense batteries across central Israel and reinforced the batteries in the south of the country, the military announced Sunday evening.
As dozens of rockets hit Israel, IDF pounds Gaza in heaviest strikes since 2014
Israeli aircraft on Saturday attacked more than 40 targets in the Gaza Strip in the most extensive daytime assault since 2014’s Operation Protective Edge as Palestinian terror groups fired repeated salvos of rockets and mortars into Israel.
Israel said to strike Iran-linked base in northern Syria
Israel on Sunday night attacked a military base near Aleppo in northern Syria, the country’s official news agency SANA reported, citing a military source.
Putin hosts Abbas in Moscow, days after Netanyahu visit
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was in Moscow on Saturday to meet with Vladimir Putin, just days after the Russian leader hosted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Ancient city gate uncovered in the Galilee may have tie to biblical King David
A 10th century BCE Galilee city gate through which King David may have walked to claim a bride was uncovered by archaeologists at the recently finished 2018 season of the Bethsaida Excavations Project, excavation director Prof. Rami Arav told The Times of Israel.
Inside the United States
DOJ Indicts 12 Russian Officials For Hacking The DNC In 2016
The Department of Justice has indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 election.
Feds Collect Record Individual Income Taxes Through June; Still Run $607B Deficit
The federal government collected a record $1,305,490,000,000 in individual income taxes through the first nine months of fiscal 2018 (October 2017 through June 2018), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today.
Chicago police release video of shooting that sparked violent protests
Chicago police on Sunday released body camera footage of officers shooting dead a black man as he reached for his concealed handgun, hoping to quell two days of violent and peaceful protests that had branded the incident a case of police brutality.
The Bible remains a 'powerful, transformative tool' in American culture: Poll
The Bible remains a fixture in American culture and lifestyle according to the 'State of the Bible' report, an annual poll conducted by the Barna Group, a California-based research organization, and the American Bible Society.
Families Warn of 'Devastating' Consequences If Adoption Agencies Are Shut Down Over Gay Marriage Beliefs
A number of former foster children who are now helping others find homes through faith-based adoption agencies told a Michigan court on Thursday that there will be 'devastating' consequences if such agencies are shut down over their views on gay marriage.
DC Council Considers Bill That Might Force Pro-Life Clinics to Hire Abortion Providers
Pro-Life activists have expressed concern that a proposed amendment to the District of Columbia's Human Rights Act will force pro-life healthcare centers to hire abortion providers.
Jobless claims plunge to 214,000, lowest since May
New applications for unemployment insurance benefits dropped 18,000 to 214,000 in the first week of July, the Department of Labor reported Thursday.
Christian News
Episcopal Church: Same-sex couples can marry anywhere
The Episcopal Church removed restrictions on same-sex marriage, a move that allows all couples to wed where they worship, even if their bishop disapproves.
Seized archive shows Iran nuke project was larger than thought, had foreign help
The archive of Iranian nuclear documents seized by the Israeli Mossad from a Tehran warehouse in January shows that Iran’s program to build nuclear weapons 'was almost certainly larger, more sophisticated and better organized' than was suspected, unnamed nuclear experts were quoted as saying in the New York Times on Sunday, after being shown selected documents from the haul by US reporters.
With low expectations, Trump pressured to get tough with Putin on election meddling
President Trump walked into a meeting Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin expecting to get little or nothing out of high-stakes talks, while inviting criticism from Democrats and Republicans back home for his kid-glove treatment of the former KGB officer.
Donald Trump warns Theresa May a soft Brexit will 'kill' any trade deal with the US
Theresa May will come under intense pressure to secure a future trade deal with the United States as she sits down with Donald Trump just hours after he warned that her soft Brexit blueprint would 'kill' Britain’s chances.
The $247 trillion global debt bomb is ticking
The untold story of the world economy is the potentially explosive interaction between the spreading trade war and the overhang of global debt, estimated at a staggering $247 trillion. That’s 'trillion' with a 't.' The numbers are so large as to be almost incomprehensible.
U.S. rejects E.U. requests for exemptions from Iran sanctions
The United States rejected appeals from the European Union to give exemptions to EU countries that would be affected by sanctions on Iran.
Analysis: Iran role in Syria key item at Trump-Putin summit
When President Donald Trump meets Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday, the Syrian conflict will be one of the most immediately pressing issues on a wide-ranging agenda.
Mission accomplished: Trump says NATO members agree to spend more on defense
President Trump’s bare-knuckles diplomacy agitated NATO allies, but he said it paid off.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF deploys Iron Dome in central Israel, reinforces batteries in the south
The IDF deployed Iron Dome missile defense batteries across central Israel and reinforced the batteries in the south of the country, the military announced Sunday evening.
As dozens of rockets hit Israel, IDF pounds Gaza in heaviest strikes since 2014
Israeli aircraft on Saturday attacked more than 40 targets in the Gaza Strip in the most extensive daytime assault since 2014’s Operation Protective Edge as Palestinian terror groups fired repeated salvos of rockets and mortars into Israel.
Israel said to strike Iran-linked base in northern Syria
Israel on Sunday night attacked a military base near Aleppo in northern Syria, the country’s official news agency SANA reported, citing a military source.
Putin hosts Abbas in Moscow, days after Netanyahu visit
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was in Moscow on Saturday to meet with Vladimir Putin, just days after the Russian leader hosted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Ancient city gate uncovered in the Galilee may have tie to biblical King David
A 10th century BCE Galilee city gate through which King David may have walked to claim a bride was uncovered by archaeologists at the recently finished 2018 season of the Bethsaida Excavations Project, excavation director Prof. Rami Arav told The Times of Israel.
Inside the United States
DOJ Indicts 12 Russian Officials For Hacking The DNC In 2016
The Department of Justice has indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 election.
Feds Collect Record Individual Income Taxes Through June; Still Run $607B Deficit
The federal government collected a record $1,305,490,000,000 in individual income taxes through the first nine months of fiscal 2018 (October 2017 through June 2018), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today.
Chicago police release video of shooting that sparked violent protests
Chicago police on Sunday released body camera footage of officers shooting dead a black man as he reached for his concealed handgun, hoping to quell two days of violent and peaceful protests that had branded the incident a case of police brutality.
The Bible remains a 'powerful, transformative tool' in American culture: Poll
The Bible remains a fixture in American culture and lifestyle according to the 'State of the Bible' report, an annual poll conducted by the Barna Group, a California-based research organization, and the American Bible Society.
Families Warn of 'Devastating' Consequences If Adoption Agencies Are Shut Down Over Gay Marriage Beliefs
A number of former foster children who are now helping others find homes through faith-based adoption agencies told a Michigan court on Thursday that there will be 'devastating' consequences if such agencies are shut down over their views on gay marriage.
DC Council Considers Bill That Might Force Pro-Life Clinics to Hire Abortion Providers
Pro-Life activists have expressed concern that a proposed amendment to the District of Columbia's Human Rights Act will force pro-life healthcare centers to hire abortion providers.
Jobless claims plunge to 214,000, lowest since May
New applications for unemployment insurance benefits dropped 18,000 to 214,000 in the first week of July, the Department of Labor reported Thursday.
Christian News
Episcopal Church: Same-sex couples can marry anywhere
The Episcopal Church removed restrictions on same-sex marriage, a move that allows all couples to wed where they worship, even if their bishop disapproves.
Around the World
U.S., France and Gulf allies agree to new round of talks on Syria
French President Emmanuel Macron and President Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels have reportedly agreed on a plan to push Middle East allies Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan to start talks on way to put an end to Syria’s seven-year civil war.
Russia moving into Libya
U.S. intelligence agencies are closely monitoring Russian military activities in Libya for signs that Moscow may soon build a military base in the divided North African state.
Trump stirs up NATO meeting with objection to Russian-German gas pipeline
President Trump on Wednesday stoked divisions in Europe by wading into the middle of an intense fight over the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, a project that critics fear will give Moscow new leverage in the region and could create a geopolitically dangerous Russian-German economic alliance.
Setting out vision for future ties, May presses Brexit plans
British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out a blueprint on Thursday for what her government calls 'a principled and practical Brexit', putting at its core a plan for a free trade area for goods that has angered many in her party.
Argentina asks Russia to arrest Iran official over 1994 Jewish center bombing
An Argentine federal judge investigating the 1994 Buenos Aires AMIA Jewish center bombing has asked Russian officials to arrest a high-level Iranian adviser to the country’s supreme leader in connection with the attack.
From Ottawa to Berlin, world leaders pressured to stem refugee surge
President Trump had something in common with the other world leaders at the NATO summit in Brussels — an immigration emergency on their doorsteps.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Pledging not to oust Assad, Netanyahu urges Putin to ‘get Iranians out’ of Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Israel will not seek to unseat Syrian dictator Bashar Assad from power, while urging Moscow to remove Iranian troops from the country, according to an Israeli official.
IDF strikes three military targets in Syrian Golan heights
The IDF spokesperson confirmed in a statement early Thursday morning that Israel attacked three military posts in Syria late Wednesday night.
Inside the United States
Supreme Court Declines to Hear 2 Cases on Legislative Prayer, Leaves Contradictory Rulings in Place
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear two cases dealing with the legality of prayer at legislative meetings, maintaining one municipal council's right to continue holding prayers and leaving another stuck with a lower court defeat.
Rosenstein asks federal prosecutors for help in review of Kavanaugh documents
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has asked federal prosecutors to help the Department of Justice (DOJ) review Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's government documents, according to a report in The New York Times that notes the request is an unusual injection of politics into the law enforcement duties of the department.
Judge Rules Trump Admin. Is Wrong to Deny 87 Iranian Christians, Religious Minorities Asylum Without Reason
A federal court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration wrongly denied asylum to dozens of Iranian Christians and other religious minorities who were invited to seek asylum in the United States under a congressionally enacted program.
Christian News
US missionaries fear for lives amid riots in Haiti
The capital of Haiti has faced four days of riots and demonstrations — forcing US tourists and missionaries to stay inside following a government-ordered increase on gas prices.
Compassion International Boy among 13 Rescued from Cave; ‘Thank You to God,’ Parents Say
The parents of the boys rescued from a Thailand cave were celebrating Monday, and among them were the father and mother of a boy who is sponsored through Compassion International.
20 Indian Christians hurt in attack on prayer meeting
Twenty Christians have been injured in an assault on a prayer meeting in India's Uttar Pradesh state, according to International Christian Concern.
U.S., France and Gulf allies agree to new round of talks on Syria
French President Emmanuel Macron and President Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels have reportedly agreed on a plan to push Middle East allies Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan to start talks on way to put an end to Syria’s seven-year civil war.
Russia moving into Libya
U.S. intelligence agencies are closely monitoring Russian military activities in Libya for signs that Moscow may soon build a military base in the divided North African state.
Trump stirs up NATO meeting with objection to Russian-German gas pipeline
President Trump on Wednesday stoked divisions in Europe by wading into the middle of an intense fight over the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, a project that critics fear will give Moscow new leverage in the region and could create a geopolitically dangerous Russian-German economic alliance.
Setting out vision for future ties, May presses Brexit plans
British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out a blueprint on Thursday for what her government calls 'a principled and practical Brexit', putting at its core a plan for a free trade area for goods that has angered many in her party.
Argentina asks Russia to arrest Iran official over 1994 Jewish center bombing
An Argentine federal judge investigating the 1994 Buenos Aires AMIA Jewish center bombing has asked Russian officials to arrest a high-level Iranian adviser to the country’s supreme leader in connection with the attack.
From Ottawa to Berlin, world leaders pressured to stem refugee surge
President Trump had something in common with the other world leaders at the NATO summit in Brussels — an immigration emergency on their doorsteps.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Pledging not to oust Assad, Netanyahu urges Putin to ‘get Iranians out’ of Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Israel will not seek to unseat Syrian dictator Bashar Assad from power, while urging Moscow to remove Iranian troops from the country, according to an Israeli official.
IDF strikes three military targets in Syrian Golan heights
The IDF spokesperson confirmed in a statement early Thursday morning that Israel attacked three military posts in Syria late Wednesday night.
Inside the United States
Supreme Court Declines to Hear 2 Cases on Legislative Prayer, Leaves Contradictory Rulings in Place
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear two cases dealing with the legality of prayer at legislative meetings, maintaining one municipal council's right to continue holding prayers and leaving another stuck with a lower court defeat.
Rosenstein asks federal prosecutors for help in review of Kavanaugh documents
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has asked federal prosecutors to help the Department of Justice (DOJ) review Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's government documents, according to a report in The New York Times that notes the request is an unusual injection of politics into the law enforcement duties of the department.
Judge Rules Trump Admin. Is Wrong to Deny 87 Iranian Christians, Religious Minorities Asylum Without Reason
A federal court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration wrongly denied asylum to dozens of Iranian Christians and other religious minorities who were invited to seek asylum in the United States under a congressionally enacted program.
Christian News
US missionaries fear for lives amid riots in Haiti
The capital of Haiti has faced four days of riots and demonstrations — forcing US tourists and missionaries to stay inside following a government-ordered increase on gas prices.
Compassion International Boy among 13 Rescued from Cave; ‘Thank You to God,’ Parents Say
The parents of the boys rescued from a Thailand cave were celebrating Monday, and among them were the father and mother of a boy who is sponsored through Compassion International.
20 Indian Christians hurt in attack on prayer meeting
Twenty Christians have been injured in an assault on a prayer meeting in India's Uttar Pradesh state, according to International Christian Concern.