KNOWLEDGE INCREASED

• US military must accelerate use of artificial intelligence, JAIC chief says
• U.S. not prepared to defend against AI-based attacks, report says
• Chinese cyber-espionage unit on US hacking spree

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• ‘I Will Not Leave Jesus’: Indian Family Forced from Village after Refusing to Renounce Christ
• ‘The Bible Isn’t the Word of God’: Nashville Church Comes under Fire for Denying the Bible Is God’s Word
• Lifetime Cancels D. James Kennedy Ministries Programs Due to ‘Controversial’ Biblical Programming
• Denmark May Force Churches to Submit Sermons to Gov’t: ‘There Is Much Concern,’ Pastor Says
• Islamist Militants Fuel Christian Persecution in Kenya, Faith Leaders Say
• Mob of Radical Hindu Nationalists Storms Christian Church Service in India

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• U.S. Senate approves amendment to keep embassy in Jerusalem
• Nasrallah: ‘Israel will see things it hasn’t seen since its inception’
• Iran could deploy 200 missiles in Iraq to attack Israel
• Khamenei says Iran could boost uranium enrichment to 60%
• Iran may pursue nuclear weapons, its intelligence minister warns
• Iran to install new centrifuges at nuclear facilities
• Ex-IAEA official: Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear plants won’t stop threat
• Khamenei: We will demand actions from the US
• Western powers warn Iran against ‘dangerous’ inspections limit
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guard begins drill near Iraq border

THE RELIGION OF PEACE?

• Muslim Nations Order Migrants to Hate Their Western Benefactors
• Islamic State brutality returning to Syrian towns
• Taliban Confident It Will Replace Afghanistan Leaders with ‘Islamic Government’
• Hamas court rules: Women must travel with male guardian
• Iran’s Khamenei decrees that female cartoon characters must wear hijab

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