7 Coptic Christian pilgrims reported dead in terror attack

ChristianToday.com reports: “At least seven people have been killed after unknown gunmen shot at a bus transporting a group of Coptic Christians in Egypt’s Minya governorate on Friday, according to Ahram Online. The group was […]

North Korea warns of returning to nuclear policy

SpaceDaily.com reports: “North Korea has warned the United States it will ‘seriously’ consider returning to a state policy aimed at building nuclear weapons if Washington does not end tough economic sanctions against the impoverished regime. […]

Russia says it’s WAR

WND.com reports: “A Russian senior arms-control official says his nation is ‘preparing for war’ over President Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear missile treaty. Andrei Belusov made the declaration after Russia lost a vote at the […]

JERUSALEM: A CUP OF TREMBLING

• U.S. embassy opens in Israel’s capital
• ‘You have made history’: Netanyahu hails Trump at Jerusalem embassy opening
• Pence: By recognizing Jerusalem, we chose fact over fiction
• ‘U.S. embassy relocation speeds up Israel’s annihilation’
• Syria condemns ‘brutal massacre’ in Gaza

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Short of war, China now controls South China Sea
• China’s ‘new’ map aims to extend South China Sea claims
• China advances, West frets in South Pacific
• U.S. Commerce Secretary calls China 2025 plan ‘frightening’

SUFFER THE CHILDREN

• IDF: Hamas sending children at us
• Haley: Hamas must stop using Gaza children as cannon fodder
• Videos Show Gaza Rioters Faking Injuries, Using Children as Human Shields

THE GROWING NUCLEAR THREAT

• Threat of nuclear weapons use growing, UN warns
• Netanyahu – 100,000 Secret Files Prove Iran ‘Lied Big Time’ About Nukes

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Christian Schoolgirl Spends 15th Birthday in Boko Haram Captivity for Refusing to Convert
• China Aid: President Xi Jinping Views Christian Churches as ‘Severe National Security Threat’
• 16 Killed in Nigerian Church Attack, Police Say
• Church shooting: At least 15 dead after gunmen open fire on CAR worshippers
• Pakistani Christian Girl Murdered in Acid Attack After Refusing to Marry Muslim

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Report: Israel preparing for war with Iran
• ‘If S-300 systems fire on our planes – we will respond’
• Liberman: ‘If Tel Aviv attacked – we will strike Tehran’
• Hamas leader: Our blood will go to Jerusalem
• Hamas leader: We will free all of Palestine
• Palestinians must make peace or shut up, Saudi crown prince said to tell US Jews
• Iran’s Khamenei urges Muslim nations to unite against U.S.
• Iran Leader: US feet must be cut off from West Asia

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