RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Russia and China show united front at economic forum
• Xi Jinping in Russia to usher ‘new era’ of friendship
• Russia, China, block U.S. effort to halt N. Korea fuel deliveries
• Russia warns U.S. over extra troop deployment to Mideast
• China warns U.S. against opening Mideast ‘Pandora’s box’
• China will double its nuclear warheads in next 10 years, DIA chief says

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS

• U.S. General Claims Russia Poses Threat to America’s Space Capabilities

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Report: Christian Persecution 2019 a Scourge of ‘Mammoth Proportions’
• Christian arrested for ‘insulting Islam’ on Facebook
• China’s end game: Elimination of home churches
• Christianity is dying in Germany while Islam rises
• Christianity in Iraq is ‘perilously close to extinction’, says Archbishop
• Iranian court upholds prison sentences of two Christian converts

SANCTITY OF LIFE

• Dutch Girl Euthanized in Netherlands After Suffering Childhood Rape

PA threatens lawsuits against US for supporting sovereignty

Israel National News reports: “The Palestinian Authority (PA) ‘justice minister’ announced that the PA intends to file lawsuits against the United States for supporting Israel’s plans to apply sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria. […]

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Iran says ‘took and concluded proportionate’ self-defence

SpaceDaily.com reports: “Iran on Wednesday said it had carried out and ‘concluded’ its reprisal over the killing of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani when it targeted US forces in Iraq with a missile strike. ‘Iran […]

North Korea ‘no longer interested’ in summits with U.S.

SpaceDaily.com reports: “North Korea is ‘no longer interested’ in summits with the US unless Washington offers new concessions in their nuclear negotiations, Pyongyang said Monday, hours after Donald Trump hinted at the prospect. ‘You should […]

U.S. says up to 1,000 troops to withdraw from Syria

Israel National News reports: “The Pentagon said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump had ordered the withdrawal of up to 1,000 troops from northern Syria, almost the entire ground force in the war-torn country, […]

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Christian Girl Leah Sharibu Turns 16 as Boko Haram Hostage After Rejecting Islam
• Islamist Intent on Killing Asia Bibi Claims He Is in Canada to ‘Send Her to Hell’
• Iran summons Christians to explain why they converted from Islam
• ‘Nobody Will Go Back’: Christians Flee Middle East After Fall of Islamic State
• Christian Charity: Average of 345 Christians Killed Per Month Globally
• 105 Christian churches a month become target of ‘hate’
• Archbishop Says Christians Slaughtered ‘Like Chickens’ in Nigeria
• Jihadists Bomb Christian School in Syria, Killing Four Children
• Jihadists kill pastor, four others in Burkina church attack
• Gunmen Kill Six, Burn Down Catholic Church in Burkina Faso

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Pentagon warns on risk of Chinese submarines in Arctic
• Satellite images show China is building its third and largest aircraft carrier
• Pentagon expects China to add international military bases
• China to enhance international space cooperation
• Coast Guard plans to add resources in Arctic to counter Russia, China

THE RELIGION OF PEACE?

• Children at Muslim School in Philadelphia Sing Jihadist Songs
• ‘Jihad Is the Best Part of Worship’: Taliban, Islamic State Gear Up for Ramadan