SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS

• United States regards space as theatre of war – President Putin
• Challenged by China and Russia, US builds force for future space wars
• Beijing attacks US for ‘weaponisation’ of outer space
• U.S. Space Policy: The United States Space Force
• Allies join Space Force for multinational collaboration
• China improves space-based observation of Earth

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• China, Iran, and Russia to hold joint naval drills starting Friday
• Analysis: Iran hopes naval drill will show US is not a global power
• China hosts Japan, South Korea with eyes on nuclear North
• China, South Korea and Japan leaders to discuss North Korea tensions
• Russia, China make UN proposal to ease North Korea sanctions
• New Construction Seen at Missile-Related Site in North Korea
• Second China Aircraft Carrier Enters Service

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Report: Islamic Persecution of Christians ‘Gaining Traction’ in Africa
• Boko Haram Jihadis Kill Seven in Nigeria on Christmas Eve

SUFFER THE CHILDREN

• Refugee Camp ISIS Child Tells UK Reporter ‘We Will Slaughter You’

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Hamas, Islamic Jihad agree to stand together in future fight with Israel
• Abbas spokesman: The pressure on Israel will continue
• Hamas official: The goal is ‘liberation of Palestine’
• ‘Jerusalem is ours and will only be Islamic-Christian’
• Luxembourg said pushing for EU states to recognize Palestine
• Iranian official threatens to ‘flatten’ Tel Aviv
• IDF preparing for confrontation with Iran – Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi
• Iran working on nuclear-capable missiles: European powers
• Report: Iran stashing missiles in Iraq that can reach Israel

WEAPONS OF WARFARE

• Pentagon Tests Long-banned Ballistic Missile over Pacific
• Russia Raises Concerns Over new US Ballistic Missile Test
• Russia’s Avangard hypersonic missile system has entered service
• Innovative laser system to intercept incendiary balloons

PSALM 83:4

• ‘Not anti-Semitic’: Khamenei defines Iran’s goal of ‘wiping out Israel’
• IRGC commander threatens to ‘destroy’ Israel
• U.S. general warns Iran likely still plotting major Mideast attack
• FM urges international community to issue ‘military threat’ against Iran
• “Honduras stands with Israel because it’s the right thing to do”
• PM: We will act against Iran even without European support
• IRGC commander: Our missiles are aimed at 21 US bases
• ‘We’ll hit the Zionist enemy until they beg for mercy’
• Jordanian TV host: Gouge out the eyes of the Zionists
• Netanyahu: Half of the Palestinians want to wipe us out

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS

• Beijing Says It Is Interested in Further Development of Strategic Cooperation With Russia in Space
• NATO recognises space as a new operational domain says Stoltenberg
• Is the U.S. bracing for a space war with Russia and China?

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Putin vows to perfect mystery rocket after engine blast
• Macron says EU must be part of any future US-Russia nuclear missile treaty
• Turkey didn’t buy Russian defence system ‘to keep in box’
• Turkey tests Russian missile defences despite US threats
• Pompeo: Turkey test of Russian defense system ‘concerning’

THE ISLAMIC THREAT

• It Can’t Happen Here? Muslim Organization Wants International Law Criminalizing Criticism of Islam
• Islamic State Media Encourages Jihadis to Set Forest Fires in U.S. and Europe
• Report: Taliban Overtakes Islamic State as ‘Deadliest Terror Group’

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Forbes Calls for Recognition of Christian Persecution as Global Problem
• Islamist Militants Hack to Death 12-Year-Old Christian Boy in Cameroon
• Gunmen Kill 14 in Burkina Faso Church
• Most Brits don’t believe the Bible is relevant to their own lives

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Report: Southeast Asia a ‘Regional Hotspot’ for Growing Christian Persecution
• Syrian Christians Fear Persecution During Turkey Offensive
• Christians in India are ‘living mostly in fear at present’
• Boko Haram executes two Christian aid workers in Nigeria