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

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Xi says Russia and China should ‘lead global governance reform’
• China’s top diplomat says Beijing, Moscow to deepen ties
• Russia, China kick off joint naval drills
• Putin: We have a sufficient stockpile of cluster bombs

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Bible banned in several Utah schools due to ‘vulgarity and violence’
• Bible Returns to Utah School District Shelves After Public Outcry Forces Backflip
• Report: North Korea Sentences 2-Year-Old to Life in Prison after His Parents Are Caught with a Bible
• Texas Christian University offers ‘Queer Art of Drag’ course requiring students to create a ‘drag persona’
• U.N. ‘Expert’: Religious Liberty Must Yield to LGBT Demands
• Street preacher arrested for reading Bible verses at LGBT pride event
• Uganda: Jihadists Burn Christian Students Alive, Hack Them with Machetes in School Attack
• Report: Fulani Jihadists Slaughter 700 Christians as ‘Farewell’ to Nigeria’s Buhari
• Turkish ‘Princess’ Vows That Islam Will ‘Break the Western Cross’

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Hamas celebrates shooting attack
• Islamic Jihad proclaims shooting attack ‘heroic sacrifice’
• Israel will be overthrown by Palestinian resistance, Iran tells Hamas
• Iran claims Caspian Sea destroyer outfitted with cruise missiles, new guns
• Hamas: ‘We will bring Israeli Arabs into the next fight”
• Gantz: We are closer than ever to needing to act against Iran

THE HYPERSONIC THREAT

• Iran unveils ‘Fattah,’ its first hypersonic missile
• Iran claims: Israel has no response to our new missile
• Race on for protection against hypersonic missiles
• Defense tech firm Rafael reveals first-ever hypersonic interceptor
• Russia’s ‘hypersonic’ missiles rely on foreign parts, stocks depleted – report

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Russia says military ties with China provide global ‘stability’
• UAE wishes to strengthen ties with Russia, Sheikh Mohammed tells Putin
• U.S. deploys F-22s to Middle East to counter Russia’s ‘unsafe, unprofessional behavior’

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• China Expands Nuclear Arsenal as Global Tensions Grow
• China Establishing ‘Commanding Lead’ with Key Military Technologies
• Chinese Defense Minister Threatens to Attack Taiwan ‘Without Any Hesitation’
• 37 Chinese warplanes cross into Taiwan’s defence zone
• Eight Chinese warplanes approach waters controlled by Taiwan
• Taiwan Reports Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sailed Through Strait

MARK OF THE BEAST TECHNOLOGY

• ‘Digital Snitch’ — Govt Can Remotely Activate Cell Phone Cameras and Microphones, Says French Senate

IDF finds Hamas weapons factory next to Gazan children’s bedroom

The Jerusalem Post reports: “The IDF said that it had found a rocket and drone production site in the middle of a residential building in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northern Gaza. The building where […]

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Franklin Graham warns Christian broadcasters of ‘coming storm’
• Trans Tyranny: Christian Teacher Banned from Profession After Calling Students ‘Girls’ in Classroom
• Shock poll: Bible beliefs ‘much closer to extinction in America’
• At Least 58 Killed, 50 Churches Destroyed in Violence in India
• Dozens of Churches Burned, 35,000 Displaced in North India Anti-Christian Riots
• 400 Churches Burned, 70 Christians Killed amid Ongoing Violence in Manipur, India
• Nigeria: Islamist Herdsmen Kill Dozens in Latest Anti-Christian Massacre

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• US Military Intercepts Russian Military Aircraft Near Alaska for Second Time in a Week
• Palestinians prefer Russia, China to mediate with Israel, don’t trust US
• ‘Russian-Iranian Axis’ Threatens American Empire – Top DC Think Tank
• US Says Iran, Russia Are Expanding Military Ties
• China’s premier hails close ties in talks with Russian PM
• China nuke arsenal build-up ‘concern for global stability’: G7
• China: Simulated War Games Sink U.S. Carrier Group with Hypersonic Missiles
• France insists on China’s role for peace in Ukraine