TEMPLE MOUNT TROUBLES

• Jordan: The entire area of the Temple Mount belongs only to Muslims
• King Abdullah: Every Muslim has duty to protect Jerusalem holy sites

SANCTITY OF LIFE

• Netherlands widens euthanasia laws to include children under 12

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Iranian cleric claims: Six million Jews were not killed in the Holocaust’
• Nasrallah: Israel is nearing its end
• Islamic Jihad official claims Israel is at its weakest
• Hamas refuses to agree to calm, threatens new escalation
• Islamic Jihad: Israeli Arabs should launch an intifada

FAITH UNDER FIRE

• Christian Teacher Fired for Saying ‘Homosexuality is Invading the Church’ – Report
• Researcher Warns ‘Biblical Theism Is Much Closer to Extinction in America,’ Unveils Stunning Stats

THE NORTH KOREAN MADMAN

• North Korea threatens action after US flies nuclear-capable B-52 bomber over Korean Peninsula
• North Korea fires ballistic missile in latest test

TERRORISM ACCELERATING

• Bus driver charged with murder after ramming Quebec nursery
• 2 dead, 5 injured in Jerusalem terror attack
• 3 killed, 5 wounded at Michigan State campus shooting; suspect dead

EYES IN THE SKY

• Chinese spy balloon: US tracks suspected surveillance device
• Beijing says balloon shot down ‘damaged’ relations
• Beijing says second balloon flying over Latin America is Chinese
• US says China balloon ‘fleet’ is global as NATO joins concern
• Biden warns US will act on China after balloon downing
• US says China gave up intel secrets with balloon shoot-down
• Japan says past aerial objects likely Chinese spy balloons
• US shoots down ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska
• Speculation grows as US shoots down new mystery object

THE RUSSIAN BEAR AWAKENS

• Russia suspends participation in START treaty limiting nuclear weapons
• Russia’s Northern Fleet deploys with nukes in first since Cold War
• Russia fires dozens of missiles at Ukraine overnight: Kyiv
• Russia vows ‘response’ if UK sends planes to Ukraine as Zelensky visits London
• Russia Says Longer-Range Western Weapons Would Escalate Ukraine Conflict
• Russian bomber jets intercepted over Alaska by US air defense systems
• Dutch F-35 intercept, escort away Russian warplanes nearing Polish airspace
• US warship operates in Black Sea in first instance since Russian invasion of Ukraine

KINGS OF THE EAST

• Chinese president Xi Jinping has ordered his military to be ready to invade Taiwan in 2027, CIA director says
• Taiwan ‘to bolster’ military ties with United States
• US says China mulling arming Russia in Ukraine war
• Kim Jong Un Hails His Military as ‘Strongest in the World’
• North Korea threatens U.S. with ‘overwhelming nuclear force’
• Kim Jong-un’s Sister Tells ‘Idiots’ and ‘Maniacs’ North Korea Will Use Pacific Ocean as ‘Firing Range’
• North Korea unveils ‘record’ number of ICBMs at military parade
• North Korea threatens unprecedented action over allied military drills
• North Korea fires two more missiles into its Pacific ‘firing range’
• UN Security Council ‘silence’ on North Korea missiles ‘dangerous’, US says

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Indonesia: Village official threatens Christians at Sunday service, demands they stop worshiping
• Iran Inflicting ‘Invisible Jihad’ on Lebanon’s Christians

SANCTITY OF LIFE

Abortion is leading cause of death worldwide for fourth year in a row

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Fears for Christians as Pakistan moves to tighten blasphemy laws
• North Korea ranks as worst persecutor of Christians after enacting ‘anti-reactionary thought law’
• ‘Trans people are divine’: So-called ‘Christian’ pastor says ‘transphobia is a sin’
• Top U.S. medical school says INFANTS can be ‘queer,’ ‘asexual’