PLAGUES AND PESTILENCES

• Bird flu changes could raise risk of widespread transmission to humans

PLAGUES & PESTILENCES

• CDC: Researchers Suggest Leprosy May Become Endemic in Florida
• ‘Disease X’ — UK Scientists Start Developing Vaccines for Unknown Pandemic

SANCTITY OF LIFE

• Quebec Doctor Warns Euthanasia No Longer a ‘Last Resort’
• Canada: Suicidal Patient Says Clinician Asked If She Had Considered Euthanasia

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Pakistan: Muslim Mob of 10,000 People Burns Down Hundreds of Christian Homes, Churches, over ‘Blasphemy’
• Pakistan arrests two Christians accused of blasphemy day after riots

THE RUSSIAN BEAR AWAKENS

• Russia’s Medvedev hints at future Russian invasion of Georgia
• Putin Ally: When We Finish with Ukraine, We’re Going Into Europe
• Russian intel. director: America no longer dominates international field
• Russia Launches Baltic Naval Drills, Ratcheting Up Tensions With European Neighbors
• Russian warship fires warning shots to stop cargo ship in Black Sea
• Russia and China Sent Large Naval Patrol Near Alaska
• Russia, North Korea Aim for Closer Cooperation

NORTH KOREAN MADMAN

• Kim Jong Un tells North Korea arms factories to boost capacity
• Kim Jong Un fires top military brass, orders troops to prepare for ‘offensive’ war
• North Korean leader oversees test of strategic cruise missiles
• North Korea calls itself a ‘responsible nuclear power’

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Nasrallah says Israel ‘will cease to exist’ if war erupts, as rhetoric escalates
• Nasrallah threatens to return Israel to ‘stone age’
• Iran threatens Israel: ‘Prepare for a trip to the Stone Age’
• Jerusalem Shiekh: There is no proof the Temples ever existed
• Predicted scenario: 6,000 rockets at Israel during first days of war with Hezbollah
• Assad: Israeli strikes will continue as long as Israel is an enemy
• Egypt, Jordan voice ‘full support’ for Palestinians, slam Israel
• Iran trying to assert dominance by threatening US warships in Gulf
• US hopes F-35s, ships will deter Iran in Gulf region as Iran threats grow
• US May Arm Commercial Ships in Strait of Hormuz to Stop Iran Seizures
• Iran Says It Has Technology to Build Supersonic Cruise Missile
• Iran unveils armed drone, claims it could potentially reach Israel

Hamas calls for demonstrations for Gaza throughout the world

Israel National News reports: “Hamas has called for the Arab, Muslim, and free communities of the world to increase solidarity activities for Gaza over the next few days, specifically over the weekend. Hamas says the […]

FAITH FOR THE FINAL HOUR

• Americans’ Belief in God, Heaven and Angels Hits Historic Lows: Gallup
• ‘Prayer is wrong and something you should be ashamed of’
• Allegedly ‘Christian’ church: God is ‘non-binary whose pronouns are plural’
• Conservative Party Suspends Christian Councillor for Calling Pride a Sin
• British Social Worker Deemed ‘Unemployable’ Due to Christian Beliefs
• Christians worry growing protests against ‘missionaries’ will soon turn bloody
• Christian woman abducted, killed for refusing to convert to Islam in Pakistan

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Hezbollah chief gloats: Israel had its ‘worst day,’ is on ‘path to disappearance’
• Hamas leader: ‘We taught Israel a lesson, they were defeated’
• IRGC Quds Force commander Qaani says Jenin proves Israel can be beaten – analysis
• Islamic Jihad: We must use crisis in Israel for war against it
• Hezbollah-affiliated cleric: Israel’s very existence is an act of war against Lebanon
• Hamas threatens Israel after Jews ascend Temple Mount

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Xi tells Chinese troops to double down on war prep as Janet Yellen touches down in Beijing
• Taiwan Says Chinese Air Force, Navy Stage Mass Drill to Island’s South
• China sends 37 military aircraft toward Taiwan ahead of defensive drills
• North Korea Warns It May Shoot Down US Surveillance Planes Violating Its Airspace
• North Korea fires ‘several cruise missiles’ into sea
• US Sends Another Sub to South Korea, Adding to Show of Force Against North Korea

DIARY OF A NUCLEAR MADMAN

• No surprise if North Korea conducts new nuclear test, US says
• North Korea threatens nuclear response after US sub deployment
• North Korea leader’s sister warns of ‘overwhelming nuclear deterrence’
• North Korean leader’s sister dismisses talks with US as ‘a daydream’
• South Korea’s President Threatens to ‘End’ North Korean Regime Aboard U.S. Nuclear Sub