North Korea says new Hwasong-19 ICBM has ‘matchless’ nuclear attack capability

SpaceWar.com reports: “North Korea successfully test-fired its new Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile, state-run media reported Friday, with leader Kim Jong Un claiming the regime has secured an ‘irreversible’ means of delivering nuclear weapons. Kim said […]

Taiwan detects 37 Chinese aircraft near island

SpaceWar.com reports: “Taiwan said it detected 37 Chinese fighter jets, drones and other aircraft near the self-ruled island on Sunday as Beijing carried out ‘long-distance’ training flights. China has ramped up military activity around Taiwan […]

Iran slams ‘destabilizing presence’ as US sends B-52 bombers to region

The Times of Israel reports: “Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday criticized what he called the United States’ ‘destabilizing presence’ after the deployment of B-52 bombers in the region. ‘We have always believed […]

Report: Iran’s Supreme Leader ordered preparations for attack on Israel

Israel National News reports: “The New York Times, citing three Iranian officials familiar with the war planning, reported on Thursday that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has instructed the Supreme National Security Council on […]

North Korea has sent Russia more than 1,000 missiles: South Korea defense chief

SpaceWar.com reports: “North Korea has sent more than 1,000 missiles to Russia, in addition to troops heading there to fight in Ukraine, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said Thursday. ‘More than 1,000 missiles have […]

North Korea boasts about new long-range missile, calls it ‘world’s strongest’

Voice of America News reports: “North Korea on Friday bragged about its recently tested new intercontinental ballistic missile, calling it ‘the world’s strongest.’ Outside experts saw the claim as propaganda, though the test did show […]

Saudi Arabia, Alienated by Biden, Hosts Summit on Creating Palestinian State

Breitbert.com reports: “The government of Saudi Arabia hosted the inaugural meeting of the ‘International Alliance to Implement the Two-State Solution,’ a nebulous coalition organized by Riyadh to formalize the creation of a Palestinian state. Saudi […]

Netanyahu: ‘Israel has greater freedom of action in Iran than ever before’

Israel National News reports: “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the IDF Officers Course Graduation Ceremony at IDF Training Base #1 on Thursday and addressed the graduates and their loved ones. ‘I would like to reiterate: […]

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• George Barna identifies biggest threats facing the Church: ‘We’ve reached a time of Christian invisibility’
• Only 6% of self-professed Christians hold biblical worldview amid increasing syncretism in the US: survey
• Persecution watchdog warns of growing hostility to Christians in US: ‘Frogs in the kettle’
• Three Christian missionaries from Oklahoma-based group killed in Haiti

ABANDONING ISRAEL?

• PM Netanyahu answers Biden: ‘If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone’
• Biden in message to Israel: I will stop sending bombs over major invasion of Rafah
• Betrayal of allies: US pauses munitions, while threatening Israel’s security – editorial
• IDF: We have enough arms for Rafah; PM: ‘We’ll fight with our fingernails’ if needed
• Israeli source: Rafah will be conquered – even without US assistance
• Netanyahu: ‘It’s either us – Israel, or them – the Hamas monsters’
• Israeli official says ‘no power’ will stop Israel from combating Hamas

DEATH TO ISRAEL

• Iran’s Khamenei tells visiting Hamas chief that Israel ‘will one day be eliminated’
• Chants of ‘Death to Israel’ as masses throng Raisi funeral procession in Tehran
• Anti-Israel groups call for ‘worldwide escalation’ with ‘intifada in every capital’
• ‘Muslim Terrorists Are in Our Midst’: Florida Imam Calls for Annihilation of All Jews
• Calls to murder Jews after explosion in Rafah
• Two men accused in UK of plotting ISIS-style machine gun terror attack on Jews
• US man threatened synagogue he’d ‘kill all the Jews and the children’
• Palestinian Columnist: ‘We Do Not Want a Ceasefire, We Want Ongoing War’

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Putin renews oath for fifth term with Russia under firm control
• Russia’s message to Britain
• Russia is Preparing to Launch ‘Physical Attacks’ Against West, Says British Intelligence Chief
• Xi, Putin hail ties as ‘stabilising’ force in chaotic world
• Russian, Chinese defense ministers tout close bilateral ties during meeting
• China says tailed, ‘issued a warning’ to US Navy ship in South China Sea
• North Korea Condemns China for Supporting ‘Denuclearization’