CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• ‘We must teach the Gospel of Christ even if they kill us’: Philippines archbishop speaks out against government
• Chinese Christians Beaten While Defending Church Property from Demolition
• Pakistan: Christian boy beaten to death in his classroom
• Evangelicals Assailed for Affirming Biblical Morality on Sex in ‘Nashville Statement’

THE SEA AND THE WAVES ROARING

• Irma’s trail of destruction in Florida Keys revealed
• Harvey is a 1,000-year flood event unprecedented in scale
• More than 1,000 dead in floods disaster in Sierra Leone
• Typhoon Hato leaves 16 dead as 27,000 evacuated in China
• Over 200 dead in India, Bangladesh and Nepal floods
• Mexico earthquake of magnitude 8.2 strikes off Pacific coast
• Oklahoma Shakes After Being Hit With 7 Earthquakes In Just 28 Hours

GLOBAL JIHAD

• More than 50,000 jihadists now living in Europe
• ‘No-go zones’ brewing in U.S., author warns
• ‘I wanted to fulfill the commandment of Jihad’

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Iranian commander: Israel won’t exist in 25 years
• Iran: We’ll be so strong, no one will dare attack us
• Hezbollah reacts to IDF drill: We are ready for any act of Israeli stupidity
• ‘The Temple Mount belongs only to Muslims’
• ‘We will not give up one grain of Al-Aqsa’
• Incitement on Facebook: ‘Spill blood on the Dome of the Rock’

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• North Korea Claims ‘Perfect’ Hydrogen Bomb Test
• France: North Korea could nuke US, Europe ‘within months’
• North Korea’s missiles ‘could reach Europe sooner than expected’
• North Korea reportedly moving ICBM towards coast
• Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of ‘large-scale conflict’
• As bombers drill, Russia warns U.S. against new North Korea sanctions
• Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers on mission near South Korea, Japan

DIARY OF A NUCLEAR MADMAN

• North Korea now making missile-ready nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say
• More than half the continental U.S. is within range of latest North Korean missile test, defense experts say
• North Korea could soon develop a hydrogen bomb more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan

TRAIN UP A CHILD

• Report: Terror attacks by Arab children on the rise
• At Hamas summer camp, kids ‘liberate’ Temple Mount, ‘kill’ Israeli troops

JIHAD IN AMERICA

• U.S. Professor: ‘How come we don’t have intifada in this country?’
No Go Zones: Breitbart’s Raheem Kassam Unveils New Book on Islamic Ghettos In Western World
Muslim to U.S. judge: ‘Allah will reward me, punish you’
• Now Western media face wrath of Islamic blasphemy laws
• U.S. court forbids mention of ‘Islam’, ‘Muslim’ at public hearing

JERUSALEM: A CUP OF TREMBLING

• In Jerusalem, some Muslims warn religious war is imminent, others say it’s begun
• Radical cleric calls for ‘Islamic war’ for Jerusalem
• World Council of Churches Sends Message of Support For Palestinian ‘Campaign For Jerusalem’

THE RELIGION OF PEACE?

• Palestinian Social Media Users Hail ‘Heroic’ Slaying of Jewish Family
• Jordanian MP praises soldier who killed Israeli schoolgirls
Temple Mount Terrorist Before Attack: ‘Our Smile Tomorrow Will Be More Beautiful, Allah Willing’

AN IRANIAN EMPIRE?

• Kissinger: End of Islamic State Could Lead To ‘Iranian Radical Empire’
• ‘Iranian empire is being established – and the US does nothing’

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Pakistan: Authorities Detain Christian Teenager on Charges of ‘Insulting Muhammad’
• ‘No security, no protection’ for Mosul’s Christians after Islamic State
• Caste Aside: India’s New President Has ‘No Room for Christians’
• Buddhists in Burma Attack, Injure Newly Converted Christians
• 11 Killed in Attack at Nigerian Church
• Egypt’s Coptic Christians to Halt Activities After Security Threat, Sources Say
• Hundreds of Muslims converting to Christianity in Finland, churches say