THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Nuclear war with China or Russia a ‘real possibility,’ STRATCOM commander warns
• U.S. headed for war with China, warns top Beijing academic
• China Boasts of Military Buildup While Pushing ‘Dialogue’ with U.S.
• U.S., China lead world as military spending increases globally
• China tests its missile interception equipment
• China’s Naval Strength Gives It Crucial Clout in Negotiations around Asia

MARK OF THE BEAST

• Denmark to Introduce World’s First Corona Vaccine Passport

SANCTITY OF LIFE

• South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Signs Bill Protecting Babies Who Survive Abortions

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• 750 reportedly dead after attack on Ethiopia church
• Five Christians executed by Islamists over Christmas
• Muslim Supervisors Kill Two Christian Women in Pakistan, Sources Say
• 40 Chinese Communist Party Agents Raid House Church, Arrest Pastor, Worshippers
• Christian Population in China Could Reach 300 Million by 2030, Despite Persecution
• London Mayor Sadiq Khan Demands Shuttering of Churches and Other Places of Worship

NEWS FROM ISRAEL

• Jordanian academic denies the Holocaust
• Qatar: No peace deal with Israel until ‘occupation’ ends
• Germany, France call for 2-states at 67-line, prior to Biden presidency

THE IRANIAN THREAT

• Report: Biden seeking direct contacts with Iran
• Experts: Iran Eyes Reuniting Its ‘Axis of Resistance’
• Israel army chief orders plans to counter Iran
• Report: IDF drawing up plans to strike Iran’s nuclear program

THE NUCLEAR THREAT

• Pakistan Announces Successful Test of Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
• North Korea displays new ballistic missile
• North Korea’s Kim pledges to strengthen nuclear arsenal
• European powers warn Iran over uranium metal plans

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• China flexes muscles to US in South China Sea after promising to ‘open fire’
• Containing China is ‘mission impossible’, Beijing warns Biden
• Xi Jinping Orders Chinese Army to Prepare for War ‘at Any Second’
• China’s Xi warns Davos World Economic Forum against ‘new Cold War’
• Undeterred by US Sanctions, China Expected to Continue Development in Disputed Asian Sea
• Chinese Communist Party Bans Members from Opinions ‘Inconsistent’ with the Party

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Russia says leaving Open Skies military treaty
• Kremlin welcomes US offer to extend nuclear pact, seeks ‘details’
• Russia backs PA proposal for international peace conference

THE COMING ANTICHRIST?

• Pastor John MacArthur: Covid world ‘perfectly suited for coming of the Antichrist’

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Aid Group: Coronavirus Pandemic ‘Certainly Increased Persecution for Christians Abroad’
• 2,200 Nigerian Christians ‘Hacked to Death’ in 2020; 34,400 Since 2009
• Nigerian Christians fear a bloody holiday season at the hands of Muslim terrorists
• At least 11 dead and priest abducted in Christmas Eve attack on Christian village
• Christian woman murdered for refusing to convert to Islam
• Government raises ‘strong concerns’ about North Korea after report into horrific persecution
• Thousands of Christian Pastors Go into Hiding in China
• Secular Democrats urge Biden to pounce on U.S. Christianity

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Chinese economy to overtake US ‘by 2028’ due to Covid
• China and Russia encircling divided Western allies
• China’s Army Joins Pakistan for Military Exercises with Warplanes, Troops
• U.S. maritime forces to focus on China, Russia, new strategy doc says
• Russia announces tests of nuclear force capability in recent exercise