China says to hike defence spending by 7.2% this year

SpaceWar.com reports: “China’s defence spending will rise by 7.2 percent in 2025, the same as last year, Beijing said on Wednesday, as its armed forces undergo rapid modernisation and eye deepening strategic competition with the […]

Iran wraps up ‘unprecedented’ military exercises highlighting strengths, weaknesses, researchers say

Voice of America News reports: “Iran is wrapping up two months of its most intense military exercises in decades as it tries to deter potential attacks from its archrivals Israel and the United States, security […]

Chief of Staff Zamir: ‘Hamas not yet defeated, mission is not yet complete

Israel National News reports: “The IDF Chief of Staff Change of Command ceremony for incoming IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir was held Wednesday morning at the ‘Kirya’ in Tel Aviv. At the ceremony, which […]

UNICEF: ‘Armed Men’ Raping Babies as Young as One Year Old in Sudan

Breitbart.com reports: “The U.N. children’s fund, UNICEF, issued a report on Tuesday that said armed men in Sudan are sexually assaulting children, including infants as young as one year old. UNICEF cited ‘data compiled by […]

NEVER AGAIN?

• ‘A new Kristallnacht’: Jewish, Israeli figures express horror over Amsterdam pogrom
• Amsterdam ‘Jew Hunt’ Was Premeditated and Organised on Pro-Palestine Group Chats: Report
• Dutch King: ‘We failed the Jews in WW2, last night we failed again’
• Red Card for Jews: Europe Becoming De facto No Go Zone for Israeli Soccer Fans
• France-Israel match, 4,000 law enforcement officers mobilized: ‘Zero tolerance’
• Masked attackers assault two Jewish students outside DePaul University of Chicago
• Orthodox Jew brutally attacked in attempted mugging in New York

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with missiles
• Fury in Russia at ‘serious escalation’ of missile move
• Russia broadens conditions for using nuclear weapons
• Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• China, Russia must fight US ‘containment’: security chief
• North Korea ratifies landmark defense pact with Russia
• Japan expresses concern to China over Russia-North Korea ties
• US, Japan, South Korea coordinate response to North Korean threats
• Report: China Builds ‘Prototype’ Nuclear Reactor for Aircraft Carrier
• North Korea boasts about new long-range missile, calls it ‘world’s strongest’
• North Korea says new Hwasong-19 ICBM has ‘matchless’ nuclear attack capability
• Most UN Security Council members urge North Korea to give up missiles

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Report: Iran ‘Postpones’ 3rd Attack on Israel in Hope of Deal with Trump
• Ceasefire in north? Lebanon, Hezbollah agree to US proposal for ceasefire with Israel – official
• US envoy says end to Israel-Hezbollah war ‘within our grasp’
• Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Warns Israel, U.S. of ‘Teeth-Breaking’ Attack
• IRGC general claims Israel ‘defeated’ militarily
• ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant over alleged Gaza war crimes
• Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes, ethnic cleansing
• Saudi crown prince condemns Israel’s attacks on Palestinians as ‘genocide’

THE RELIGION OF PEACE?

• Muslim Family Members Kill Recent Convert to Christianity

THE RELIGION OF PEACE?

• Islamic Scholar Lets Slip the Truth: ‘If Preserving Life Had Priority, There Would Be No Jihad’
• ‘The time for silence is over’: Experts condemn Hamas’s sexual violence and attacks on women
• Jewish Man Shot in Chicago; Suspect Appeared to Shout ‘Allahu Akbar’
• ‘Allahu Akbar’ — Swiss Tourist Had Her Throat Cut by ‘Long Live Palestine’ Knifeman in Algeria

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Transgender ‘pastor’ says the Bible really wasn’t written to instruct today’s world

ISRAEL STRIKES BACK

• Khamenei insists ‘Hamas is alive,’ and ‘resistance’ goes on, despite Sinwar’s death
• Hezbollah vows escalation after Sinwar’s death, Iran says ‘resistance will endure’
• Hezbollah backs ceasefire attempts as Israel continues to target its leadership
• Iran Debuts Blood-Splattered ‘No Hostage Will Be Released’ Mural in Tehran
• Netanyahu to Hamas: Free the Hostages and We Will Let You Live
• Israel Reiterates: Hamas Terrorists Who Release Hostages Will ‘Escape With Their Lives’