RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Putin’s Russia in biggest Arctic military push since Soviet fall
• US warns Russia amid reports of new cruise missile
• Cold War redux? U.S.-Russian missile spat in Europe
• North Korea slams UN condemnation of missile launch
• China Steps up Opposition to U.S. Missile Defense System
• Mattis warns North Korea of ‘overwhelming’ response to nuclear use
• U.S. pledges nuclear defence for Japan, South Korea after North Korea missile launch

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Iran continues to call for Israel’s destruction despite nuclear deal
• Nasrallah warns: We can hit Israel’s nuclear reactor in Dimona
• Iranian official threatens Tel Aviv
• Iran calls Israel ‘biggest threat’ to world peace
• Islamic State Jihadist on Eilat Rocket Attack: ‘The Jewish Enemy Should Anticipate More’
• Islamic Jihad blames Israel for Gaza escalation

IRAN VS. AMERICA

• Khamenei to Trump: No enemy can paralyze Iran
• Iranian Official: ‘Newcomer’ Trump Would Suffer ‘Unprecedented Defeat’ If he Crossed Iran
• Iranian VP: Those who threaten us will lose
• Pence warns Iran: Don’t test us

HOLIDAY HORRORS

• 10-year-old girl used as human bomb in Nigeria New Year’s Eve attack
• Syrian Jihadi Parents Kiss Daughters Goodbye Before One Is Blown Up In Suicide Bombing
• Turkey nightclub shooting: Istanbul mourns victims as search continues
• Islamic State Supporters Celebrate Berlin Truck ‘Attack’
• The New Tools of Terror: Vehicular Violence at Center or Recent Attacks

UNSC RESOLUTION 2334

• Chief Rabbi: U.S> has forsaken Israel, we can trust only in the Lord
• Fatah thanks UN members for giving it ‘permission’ to kill Jews
• Hamas, Islamic Jihad Terror Groups Praise UN Anti-Israel Resolution
• Bennett tells Kerry: Pick up your Bible and Read it
• US House passes motion repudiating UN resolution on Israel

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Christians Most Persecuted Religious Group In the World, Study Says
• Report: 90,000 Christians Killed for Their Faith in 2016
• ‘Worst Year Yet’: The Top 50 Countries Where It’s Hardest to Be a Christian
• Migrant Stabs Christian Woman Because She Was Reading Bible
• Christian Woman In China Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Holding Bible Study
• Evangelical Pastor Sentenced To Over Two Years In Prison In China

HOMELAND INSECURITY

• Islamic terror cells shift from Mideast to U.S.-Mexican border
• Spanish Military Report: Islamic Terrorists Operate, Raise Cash in Latin America to Attack U.S.
• Islamic State arrests reveal jihadi threat near seat of U.S. government
• Harvard University Launches Fellowships in Islamic Law to Influence U.S. Policy

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Kim: North Korea in ‘Final Stages’ of Developing ICBM
• U.S. condemns Pyongyang missile plan, warns against ‘provocative’ actions
• South Korea vows U.S. missile system as opposition lawmakers head to China
• U.S. can defend itself from North Korea missile attack: Pentagon

Iraq: ISIS ‘caliphate’ is coming to an end

Israel National News reports: “Iraq on Thursday declared that the Islamic State (ISIS) group’s ‘caliphate’ was coming to an end after it recaptured Mosul’s al-Nuri mosque, AFP reported. The announcement came three years to the […]

‘We view Iranian military foothold in Syria with utmost gravity’

Israel National News reports: “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this morning (Sunday, 25 June 2017), at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting, made the following remarks: “Last night the IDF attacked Syrian military targets. This […]

HE THAT KEEPETH ISRAEL SHALL NEITHER SLUMBER NOR SLEEP

• Cloud of dust and rain ‘act of G-d’ to save Israel from ISIS
• Netanyahu in Kazakhstan warns Iran: We’re a tiger, not a rabbit
• Canadian imam asks Allah to burn all of Israel
• Iran warns: ‘Zionist regime’ would be destroyed in a war
• Khamenei: The Zionist regime won’t exist in 25 years

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Pastor in China Upholds Faith after Nearly Year in Prison
• If You Don’t Convert We Will Shoot Your Son: ISIS’ Ultimatum To Iraqi Christian Mother
• Middle Eastern Christians facing ‘tragedy’: church