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

RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP

• New Russian submarine test fires intercontinental missile for first time
• Extensive Russian submarine operation in North Atlantic
• North Korea fires ballistic missile, possibly from submarine, days before talks
• North Korea says missile test was ‘new’ submarine-based launch

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS

• Space may soon become a war zone
• Pentagon requests $10.6 billion in funding for Space Development Agency
• Russia to deploy over 10 space monitoring centres by 2022

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• As U.S. withdraws, Jerusalem spooked by Moscow’s growing control over Middle East
• Erdogan: Turkish-Russian Patrols Set to Begin in Syria
• U.S. to Turkey: Don’t turn on Russian system, avoid sanctions
• Putin: Russia is helping China with missile defense system
• Pompeo warns of ‘Russian bots’ and ‘Chinese bribes’ in the Balkans
• Reports: China’s Nuclear Missile Can Reach U.S. in 30 Minutes
• China talks up tech prowess in face of U.S. rivalry

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Iran’s General Salami Says Destroying Israel ‘Achievable Goal’
• Iran’s General Salami Warns U.S. the Islamic Republic Is ‘Invincible’
• ‘Iran seeking to attack Israel with precision-guided missiles’
• Hamas leader praises ‘heroic’ murder of Israeli teen
• PA to Europe: Examine your relations with Israel
• PA wipes peace agreements from schoolbooks, encourages incitement and intolerance
• Netanyahu: Israel must be ready to act alone
• PM: ‘To secure Jewish future – we must secure Jewish State’

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Vietnam: 6-year-old Christian girl beaten into coma for faith in Jesus
• 12-year-old deaf girl beaten and abandoned by Hindu family still won’t renounce Christian faith
• Bible translator killed in horrific attack by militants in Cameroon

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Russia, China cast vetoes to block UN resolution on Syria
• Russia warns against annexing Jordan Valley on eve of Netanyahu-Putin meet
• Russia, Iran blame U.S. for regional tensions
• Russia deploys S-400 missiles in Arctic; Offers Saudi ABM systems
• Pentagon steps up efforts to counter China’s rising power
• U.S. Warship Sails Near South China Sea Islands Claimed by China
• Experts: China Could Be ‘New Road’ Touted by North Korea
• U.S. says North Korea blocking resumption of nuclear talks

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Erdogan says Turkey should have nuclear weapons like Israel
• Netanyahu: Israel uncovered another secret Iran nuclear weapons site
• German intel: Iran sought to acquire weapons of mass destruction in 2018
• Al-Qaeda leader calls for attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets
• Iran’s top diplomat warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack
• Iran warns foreign forces to stay out of Gulf, amid new US deployment
• Iran’s General Salami Boasts of ‘Hidden’ Special Military Powers
• Hezbollah’s new missile ‘capable of destroying all military battleships’