Author: Ken Vancil
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
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- 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