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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
N. Korea Fires 9th Missile Provoking U.S. to Ready 3 Aircraft Carriers
The communist regime of North Korea has test-fired its 9th missile this year. In response, in a dramatic show of force, the U.S. now has three aircraft carriers in the region.
US-Europe trade deal still possible, Commerce's Ross says
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday that the U.S. is still pursuing a trade deal with the European Union.
Iranian-backed militias reach Iraq-Syria border
Iraqi militias which are close to the Iranian regime have been able to reach a strategically situated village on the Syria-Iraq border. For Israel it means forces that are close to Tehran pose a risk of linking up through Syria The Hashd al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), reached the village of Um Jaris on the border in northwestern Iraq on Monday. The PMU's Badr Brigade militia, which spearheaded the dash over 40km. to the border, is close to the Iranian regime.
Successful U.S. missile interceptor test cast as warning to North Korea, Iran
The Pentagon successfully simulated the shootdown of a hostile long-range ballistic missile launch in the first-ever live-fire test of the anti-missile system widely seen as a warning to hostile regimes such as North Korea and Iran.
Car bomb in central Baghdad kills 13, claimed by ISIS
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a car bomb that killed at least 13 people and wounded about 30 in the early hours of Tuesday in a commercial street of central Baghdad, according to security sources.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel: US no longer a reliable partner
The partnership between Europe and the U.S. has been strained, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the day after President Trump returned from the G7 summit.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu: Israeli land swaps with Palestinians won't bring peace
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Tuesday that any future peace agreement reached with the Palestinians must include an Israeli military presence in the West Bank and offered insight on security concerns the government may have following a prospective deal.
Iran parliament speaker says Israel 'a threat to humanity'
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Monday called “racist” Israel a threat to the region and “humanity.”
'The Temple Mount Is in Our Hands!' Hope Reborn for the Third Temple
Rabbi Richman, director of the International Department at The Temple Institute, is dedicated to rebuilding the Jewish temple. He sees the time since the Six-Day War as a prophetic shift.
Netanyahu: We must retain full military control of West Bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that Israel must maintain its military control over the West Bank in the event of a peace agreement with the Palestinians.
PA paid terrorists NIS 1.15 billion in 2016, intelligence official says
The Palestinian Authority spent some 1.15 billion shekels ($322 million) on payments to terrorists in 2016, a former Military Intelligence official revealed Monday.
White House may tacitly recognize Jerusalem as capital in Knesset-Congress event
The Knesset and the Congress will jointly mark 50 years since the reunification of Jerusalem in an event scheduled to be broadcast on live video link between the two legislatures next Tuesday. The move could be viewed as tacit recognition by the White House of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and spark controversy.
Israeli Minister: Netanyahu No Longer Backs Two-State Solution
Israeli Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi told Army Radio that neither he nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu see the two-state solution as viable.

Inside the United States
Declassified memos show FBI illegally shared spy data on Americans with private parties
The FBI has illegally shared raw intelligence about Americans with unauthorized third parties and violated other constitutional privacy protections, according to newly declassified government documents that undercut the bureau’s public assurances about how carefully it handles warrantless spy data to avoid abuses or leaks.
Spicer and Media Duke It Out Over Fake News
Defending the media against charges of pushing fake news, CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta exclaimed, 'Can't reporters make mistakes?'
White House says 'full steam ahead' on Trump agenda
Returning from an overseas trip that was both celebrated and controversial, President Trump is plowing 'full steam ahead' with his domestic agenda, the White House said Tuesday, brushing aside jibes by foreign leaders and new questions about top aides' links to Russia.
Supreme Court rules statutory rape does not automatically trigger deportation
A legal immigrant convicted of statutory rape doesn't automatically qualify for deportation, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, saying that a victim must be under 16 years of age for it to be considered an aggravated felony deserving removal under immigration law.
Media ignored Trump's craft for clicks
President Trump on Saturday returned home from a nine-day trip that was extraordinary for its sheer breadth. First to Riyadh, then Tel Aviv, then Jerusalem, then Rome, then Brussels, then Taormina, Italy. First, he brokered a massive $100 billion-plus deal with Saudi Arabian leaders and delivered a powerful speech to 50 Arab leaders. Then he became the first to fly from the Arab nation directly to Israel, where he made history as the first sitting president to visit the Western Wall. He met Pope Francis. (Get it? He met Muslim leaders, Jewish leaders, Christian leaders, a brilliant stroke by the man the media says is over his head in the White House -- and historic.)
Obama's NSA rebuked for snooping on Americans
The secret court that oversees government snooping took the Obama administration to task late last year, suggesting it created 'a very serious Fourth Amendment issue' by violating rules the government itself had implemented regarding the surveillance of Americans.
Obama loyalist Brennan drove FBI to begin investigating Trump associates last summer
What caused the Barack Obama administration to begin investigating the Donald Trump campaign last summer has come into clearer focus following a string of congressional hearings on Russian interference in the presidential election.

Christian News
Police officer killed in murder rampage over Memorial Day weekend was devout Christian who had previously been a pastor
William Durr, a beloved Christian officer with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, was executed along with seven others after a suicidal man who said he wanted cops to kill him went on a deadly shooting spree in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, beginning late Saturday night and ending early Sunday morning.
Egypt's Coptic Christians Declare: 'We Take Pride to Die' for Jesus Amid ISIS Terror Attacks
Coptic Christians have said that they 'take pride' in dying for their faith following the latest slaughter at the hands of Islamic State terrorists.
Islam on Track to Overtake Christianity as World's No. 1 Religion
Muslims will double their share of the population in the United States by 2050 and surpass Christianity as the world's dominant religion by the end of the century, according to a Pew Research Center report released last week.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
German Chancellor Angela Merkel: US no longer a reliable partner
The partnership between Europe and the U.S. has been strained, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the day after President Trump returned from the G7 summit.
U.S., South Korea confirm North Korean launch of short-range ballistic missile
North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile early Monday, United States and South Korea military officials said, the communist nation's ninth missile test this year and second in the past week.
US might extend cabin laptop ban worldwide, top official says
The authorities in the US are still considering banning laptops from cabin baggage on all international flights, the head of Homeland Security says.
Islamic State spreads tentacles to gain hold of territory in Southeast Asia
Western powers and media outlets convulsed in shock at last week's horrific suicide attack on a pop concert in Britain, but little attention was paid to a surge of violence by the Islamic State on the other side of the world -- specifically in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Iran's supreme leader: Saudi Arabia is 'a cow milked' by US
A Saturday report by the semi-official Fars news agency quotes Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying that Saudi Arabia trades its wealth with 'pagans and enemies.'
Sri Lanka flash floods leave 500K people displaced
At least 144 people have been killed in floods and landslides in Sri Lanka - with about half a million people displaced.
Trump tells 'confidants' U.S. will leave Paris climate deal: Axios
U.S. President Donald Trump has told 'confidants,' including the head of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt, that he plans to leave a landmark international agreement on climate change, Axios news outlet reported on Saturday, citing three sources with direct knowledge.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF conducts 'experimental' rocket test over central Israel
The Defense Ministry said Monday that it conducted a successful experimental test of its rocket propulsion system from a military base located in the center of Israel.
Trump furious with Abbas: You lied to me
President Donald Trump lambasted Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, after the president claims the PA leader deceived him regarding his party's involvement in anti-Israel incitement.

Inside the United States
Declassified memos show FBI illegally shared spy data on Americans with private parties
The FBI has illegally shared raw intelligence about Americans with unauthorized third parties and violated other constitutional privacy protections, according to newly declassified government documents that undercut the bureau’s public assurances about how carefully it handles warrantless spy data to avoid abuses or leaks.
Travel ban to test Supreme Court view of presidential power
The Supreme Court may soon decide how courts are supposed to view presidential power in the age of Donald Trump.
Trump eyes White House overhaul, outside lawyers and PR team
President Donald Trump is considering overhauling his White House staff and bringing back top campaign strategists, frustrated by what he views as his team's inability to contain the burgeoning crisis involving alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Christian News
Egypt strikes militant bases after 28 Coptic Christians killed in ambush
Egyptian fighter jets struck militant bases in eastern Libya late Friday in retaliation for an attack by masked gunmen on a caravan of Coptic Christians that left 28 people dead.
Christians caught up in Philippines' urban battle with Islamists
Bishop Edwin Dela Pena was sipping coffee after dinner in a southern Philippines coastal town last Tuesday when he received a phone call: it was from one of his diocese priests, who sounded panicky and distressed.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
NATO chief says allies to join anti-IS coalition
NATO’s chief has affirmed that the alliance will join the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group but will not wage war against the extremists, as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to meet allied leaders.
In first under Trump, U.S. warship challenges Beijing's claims in South China Sea
A U.S. Navy warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, the first such challenge to Beijing in the strategic waterway since U.S. President Donald Trump took office.
US looking into upping sanctions on Iran, Treasury head says
US Treasury chief Steve Mnuchin said the Trump administration was exploring ways to increase financial pressure on Iran, Syria and North Korea Thursday, days after President Donald Trump launched a blistering verbal offensive against Tehran during a trip to the Middle East.
Manchester bomber recently visited Libya, a terrorist hotbed for jihadi training
European authorities say Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi recently visited Libya, a chaotic warring country where the Islamic State group has beckoned foreign fighters to train and link up with the larger battle in its home base of Syria.
British police make sixth arrest after Manchester bomb attack
British police arrested a sixth person, a woman, in connection with Monday's suicide bombing in Manchester, following searches in the north of the city.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
US increased military aid to Israel ahead of Trump visit
The US has promised to increase military aid to Israel to help maintain the country's military edge in the region as it faces mounting threats from its neighbors, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as he spoke at Wednesday's Mount Herzl ceremony marking Jerusalem Day.
Hamas to execute top terrorist's 'assassins' on Thursday
Hamas announced on Wednesday that the execution of three men who were found guilty of assassinating the group's senior member Mazen Faqha will take place on Thursday, reported The Associated Press.
IDF arrests suspected terrorists, cracks down on terror infrastructure overnight
22 wanted suspects were arrested overnight on Wednesday in the West Bank and in the Jordan Valley in a joint operation carried out by IDF, Shin Bet and police forces.

Inside the United States
CBO: Obamacare Repeal Cuts Spending $1.1T, 'Revenues' $992B
The American Health Care Act, the bill the House of Representatives passed on May 4 to repeal-and-replace Obamacare, would cut federal spending by $1,111,000,000,000 over ten years and reduce federal 'revenues' by $992,000,000,000 over the same period, according to the CBO cost estimate released today.
ObamaCare on federal exchanges increased by average 105% since '13: report
The cost of an individual ObamaCare policy has increased by an average 105 percent from 2013 to 2017 in all 39 states that have used the federal exchange, the Trump administration said Tuesday.
Republican health care plan would slash premiums but leave 23 million Americans uninsured
The latest version of House Republicans' health care bill will lower the cost of insurance for many Americans compared with what they would pay under Obamacare, but would leave 23 million fewer people with health insurance a decade from now, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.
Poll: Majority says mainstream media publishes fake news
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the mainstream press is full of fake news, a sentiment that is held by a majority of voters across the ideological spectrum.

Christian News
Alabama Lawmakers Approve Law to Protect Christian Adoption Agencies
A Bill protecting the rights of Christian adoption agencies in Alabama has been signed into law.