THE BURDEN OF DAMASCUS

• Syria: More than 150 dead from chemical weapons attack
• Trump Blames Putin, Iran for Syrian Chemical Attack, Vowing ‘Big Price to Pay’
• Syria ‘chemical attack’: France’s President Macron says he has proof
• Pentagon: U.S., allies launched 105 missiles in Syria, ‘successfully’ hit all three targets
• Haley warns US is ‘locked and loaded’ if Syria uses chemical weapons again
• Israel Admits to Striking Syria: ‘It Was the First Time We Attacked Live Iranian Targets’

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Iranian general: ‘Date set’ for destruction of Israel
• Khamenei: Israel should be forced to ‘retreat to point of demise’
• ‘BDS’ goal is to destroy Israel’
• Saudi Crown Prince Says Israelis Have Right to Their Own Land
• After Crown Prince Recognizes Israel’s Right to Exist, Saudi King Reiterates Support for Palestinians
• Saudi King demands Palestinian state, hits Trump over Jerusalem move
• Hamas leader threatens to attack ‘settlements’
• Lieberman to Hamas: ‘You’ll never break us’
• The newest Hamas recruit: A 7-year-old girl

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• ISIS claims Easter Monday murders of Pakistani Christians
• Palm Sunday in Cuba: Dozens of Women Beaten, Arrested for Practicing Christianity
• ‘Christians flee PA oppression’
• Pakistan: Doctors Kill, Torture Christian for Demanding Care for Pregnant Sister

A WORLDWIDE CALIPHATE

• Belgian Islamic Party Announces ‘100 Per Cent Islamic State’ as End Goal
• Germany: Rising Security Threat as Authorities Warn Islamic Extremists Have Doubled to 11,000
• Global Islam Body Demands Europe Ban Religious Hate Speech

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• North Korea’s Kim greets Chinese official, calls for stronger ties
• Beijing, Hanoi promise to keep peace in South China Sea
• Tehran, Beijing to boost nuclear cooperation

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Russian submarines lurk near underwater cables powering internet

THE SANCTITY OF LIFE

• Man with Down Syndrome Tells U.N. ‘I Am a Human Being, Not a Birth Defect’

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Vladimir Putin reelected as Russia’s president
• Xi applauds Putin re-election, hails ‘best level’ ties
• ‘You Listen to Us Now’: Putin Reveals Nuclear Weapons He Claims NATO Cannot Intercept
• Expert: U.S. Military ‘Over a Decade’ Behind China, Russia on Space Defense

ISLAMIC JIHAD

• ‘Kill Them All’: New ISIS Call for Truck Attacks as Stockholm Terrorist Goes on Trial
• Jihadist Found Guilty of Trying to Create ‘Army of Children’ for London Terror Attacks
• Police: Teen attempted to detonate explosive device at Pine View, researched ISIS
• Florida Teen Accused of Triple Stabbing ‘Inspired by Muslim Faith’

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• ‘Army of Islam’ would be world’s biggest military
• Lebanese PM says army to deploy along Israeli border
• The IDF prepares for all-out war
• Former Hamas official says Jews make Hamentashen out of blood
• Iran launches festival to celebrate Israel’s ‘imminent collapse’
• Haley: Israel is not going away
• ‘Jerusalem is not holy to Muslims, enough with this lie!’

A NUCLEAR WORLD

• North Korean rockets fitted with nuclear weapons ‘can reach central Europe’
• ‘Iran nuke deal opened door to nuclearization of entire Mideast’

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Bible Burning in Southern India Shows Depth of Hostility Toward Christians
• 800 Christians flee Pakistan neighbourhood after violent mob demands death for ‘blasphemy’
• ‘Christianity as default is gone’: the rise of a non-Christian Europe