SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS

• China unleashes satellite ‘crusher’ into orbit occupied by U.S. tech
• Space Force general says China and Russia attacking US satellites ‘every single day’
• Satellite attack: the mounting arms race in space
• France boosts space surveillance with satellites launch
• Russia ready to discuss all space security issues with US
• Pentagon wants to make its space assets ‘more difficult to find’

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Iranian Brig.-Gen. urges destruction of Israel prior to nuke talks
• IRGC commander: If Israel starts a war, it will end with its destruction
• Israel ‘doomed to termination,’ Iranian general threatens
• Bahrain FM: Iran getting nuclear weapons would be ‘catastrophic’
• Senior EU official: ‘Iran doesn’t have peaceful intentions with its nuclear program’
• Israel needs to ‘be ready’ for war, IDF officer says as large-scale drill ends
• Former Mossad chief: Attack on Iran must be on the table
• IDF spokesman: ‘We’re accelerating our plans against Iran’
• ‘Israel could take unilateral action against Iran if sanctions lifted’

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Pew Poll: 58 Percent of Americans Believe in ‘God as Described in the Bible’

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• British Lawmaker Claims Christ’s Death was ‘Assisted’ by ‘Kindly Centurion’ in Euthanasia Debate
• U.S. Is Facing a ‘Worldview Crisis,’ George Barna Says: 94 Percent Reject a Biblical Worldview
• U.S. Christian Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti: 17 Adults and Children Taken
• French Catholic clergy abused 216,000 victims since 1950

THE RELIGION OF PEACE?

• ‘I declare that I have the liberty to sever your head from your body’
• ‘More painful than 9/11’: Al-Qaida threatens new attack on U.S.
• Bangladesh: Muslim Mobs Kill Six over Alleged Quran Desecration
• Taliban Education Minister: Content Contrary to Radical Sharia Law Will Be Eradicated

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• North Korea: Kim Jong-un vows to build ‘invincible military’
• North Korea fires suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile
• US in uphill battle to challenge Russia in Black Sea
• U.S. needs nuclear spacecraft to compete with China, NASA official says
• China Stuns U.S. Intelligence with Hypersonic Missile Test
• US ‘very concerned’ over China’s hypersonic test
• China may boost accuracy of its hypersonic weapons via AI technology
• China plans to build special site for weekly launch of Long March 8 rockets

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Hamas: Eliminate the ‘cancerous’ entity
• Fatah calls for an ‘uprising’ against Israel
• Khamenei: Countries that normalized ties with Israel ‘sinned’
• PA: Temple Mount belongs only to Muslims
• PA Mufti warns against harming Al-Aqsa
• Israel said to approve $1.5 billion budget for potential strike on Iran
• Air Force resumes training to attack Iran nuclear sites
• Bennett warns: There are non-peaceful ways to deal with Iran’s nuclear program
• Iran claims to have 80% of uranium needed to build nuclear bomb
• IDF official: Israel expects Hezbollah to fire 2,000 rockets a day in wartime
• Report – Israeli Officials Fear Joe Biden Iran Approach: ‘The Situation Is Very Bad’
• Concerns raised of Syrian revenge against Israel

CONTINUING AFGHANISTAN FALLOUT

• Afghans Selling Their Kids to Buy Food
• Taliban official: Executions and punitive amputations returning
• Taliban Put Bodies on Public Display to ‘Alert All Criminals’
• Afghanistan: Pregnant former police officer executed by the Taliban in front of family
• Pregnant California Woman Stranded in Afghanistan Claims Taliban ‘Hunting’ Americans

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• ‘Christian’ denomination installs first transgender bishop
• 62 percent of Self-Identified Christians Do Not Believe the Holy Spirit Is Real
• 25 Texas Churches Fight Heartbeat Ban, Label Abortion a ‘Moral and Social Good’
• Satanic Temple Argues New Texas Heartbeat Law Infringes on Its Religious Freedom
• Man charged with murdering mother because she converted to Christianity
• Muslim Gunmen Open Fire on Christians in Pakistan, Wounding Six
• Christians Concerned About Turkish Attacks in Northeast Syria
• North Korea Portrays Christians as Blood Sucking Monsters, Murderers and Spies to Deter Faith
• Chinese Communist Authorities Raid Christian Music School, Take Students, Teachers into Custody, Arrest Principal
• Chinese Communist Party Bans Tributes to Christian Martyrs, Demands Churches Pray for Dead Communist Soldiers

 

NORTH VS. SOUTH

• North and South Korea conduct dueling missile tests as arms race heats up
• North Korea fires unidentified projectile, criticizes US ‘hostile’ policy
• North Korea leader’s sister demands South drop ‘hostile policies’
• North leader’s sister says inter-Korean summit possible with ‘respect’

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says all out-war with Russia is possible
• Russia possesses ‘unbelievable military power’ after transforming forces, US General Says
• US sends spy planes to monitor large-scale war games involving China and Russia
• Russia calls for mechanism to prevent deployment of weapons in space
• US Space Force Commander claims Russia has armed satellite in orbit

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• In video marking 9/11 anniversary, Al-Qaeda chief says ‘Jerusalem will never be Judaized’
• ANALYSIS: Iran is making progress in the program to wipe Israel from the map
• Iranian Armed Forces Spokesman: America ‘No. 1 Enemy,’ Israel ‘Must Be Eliminated’
• Iran’s nuclear program has crossed ‘all red lines’: Israel PM
• Iran a ‘clear danger to Middle East’ says Foreign Ministry after Raisi speech
• Iran warns of ‘crushing response’ to any threats