CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Azerbaijan Pursues ‘Elimination of the Entire Christian Population and Its Churches’ in Nagorno-Karabakh
• Report: Islamist Massacres of Christians a ‘Regular Occurrence’ in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Terrorists Kidnap Two Christians, Kill Baptist Pastor in Nigeria
• 2 Teens Arrested for Plotting Attack on Christian Middle Schoolers

PLAGUES AND PESTILENCES

• Bird flu changes could raise risk of widespread transmission to humans

Poll: 71% of Palestinian Arabs support 7/10 massacre

Israel National News reports: “Dr. Khalil Shikaki, director of Ramallah’s Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR), on Thursday published an additional survey presenting the views of the ‘Palestinian’ Arabs living in the Palestinian […]

Netanyahu to Republicans: Israel will continue its efforts to defeat Hamas

Israel National News reports: “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US Republican senators on Wednesday that Israel will continue its efforts to defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip, senators told reporters after he addressed a party […]

Facing Putin threat, EU pushes to arm Ukraine — and itself

SpaceWar.com reports: “EU leaders will grapple at a summit on Thursday with how to get more weapons to Ukraine’s outgunned forces while also re-arming their own countries to face Russia’s Vladimir Putin — aggressive and […]

32 Chinese warplanes detected around Taiwan: Taipei

SpaceWar.com reports: “Taiwan’s defence ministry said Thursday that 32 Chinese military aircraft were detected around the island in a 24-hour window — the second-highest number this year. In the 24 hours leading up to 6:00 […]

Hezbollah bolsters presence in Beirut bastion amid alleged Israeli spy ring bust

YnetNews.com reports: “Arab news outlets reported on Thursday that Hezbollah deployed an unusual number of forces in Beirut’s Dahieh quarter, conducting checks on passersby and residents. This comes against the backdrop of reports in Hezbollah-affiliated […]

American imam claims that right now, fall of Israel is ‘imminent’

WND.com reports: “There long have been Islamists around the world who desire, even call for and predict, the destruction of Israel. Now an adjunct professor at UC-Irvine, Osman Umarji, has joined that group, by insisting […]

China, Not Russia, Still Tops List of Threats to US

Voice of America News reports: “Russia’s war in Ukraine — portrayed by top U.S. officials as posing a danger to the United States itself — still trails China when it comes to long-term threats to […]

Iran seeks to expand Russia ties following Putin election victory – analysis

The Jerusalem Post reports: “Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week and called for closer ties between Tehran and Moscow. The countries already have warm ties, and Iran has supplied […]

Lapid slams Canada’s suspension of arms exports to Israel: Wrong, harmful and dangerous

Israel National News reports: “Opposition leader Yair Lapid on Tuesday criticized Canada for deciding to stop arms exports to Israel, but in the same breath also blamed the Israeli government’s conduct which, he claimed, led […]

Trudeau Government Cuts off Arms Sales to Israel

Breitbart.com reports: “The Canadian government of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that it is ending arms sales — such as they are — to Israel, bowing to pressure from left-wing radicals as Israel […]