CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Report: Southeast Asia a ‘Regional Hotspot’ for Growing Christian Persecution
• Syrian Christians Fear Persecution During Turkey Offensive
• Christians in India are ‘living mostly in fear at present’
• Boko Haram executes two Christian aid workers in Nigeria

RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP

• New Russian submarine test fires intercontinental missile for first time
• Extensive Russian submarine operation in North Atlantic
• North Korea fires ballistic missile, possibly from submarine, days before talks
• North Korea says missile test was ‘new’ submarine-based launch

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS

• Space may soon become a war zone
• Pentagon requests $10.6 billion in funding for Space Development Agency
• Russia to deploy over 10 space monitoring centres by 2022

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• As U.S. withdraws, Jerusalem spooked by Moscow’s growing control over Middle East
• Erdogan: Turkish-Russian Patrols Set to Begin in Syria
• U.S. to Turkey: Don’t turn on Russian system, avoid sanctions
• Putin: Russia is helping China with missile defense system
• Pompeo warns of ‘Russian bots’ and ‘Chinese bribes’ in the Balkans
• Reports: China’s Nuclear Missile Can Reach U.S. in 30 Minutes
• China talks up tech prowess in face of U.S. rivalry

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Iran’s General Salami Says Destroying Israel ‘Achievable Goal’
• Iran’s General Salami Warns U.S. the Islamic Republic Is ‘Invincible’
• ‘Iran seeking to attack Israel with precision-guided missiles’
• Hamas leader praises ‘heroic’ murder of Israeli teen
• PA to Europe: Examine your relations with Israel
• PA wipes peace agreements from schoolbooks, encourages incitement and intolerance
• Netanyahu: Israel must be ready to act alone
• PM: ‘To secure Jewish future – we must secure Jewish State’

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Vietnam: 6-year-old Christian girl beaten into coma for faith in Jesus
• 12-year-old deaf girl beaten and abandoned by Hindu family still won’t renounce Christian faith
• Bible translator killed in horrific attack by militants in Cameroon

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Russia, China cast vetoes to block UN resolution on Syria
• Russia warns against annexing Jordan Valley on eve of Netanyahu-Putin meet
• Russia, Iran blame U.S. for regional tensions
• Russia deploys S-400 missiles in Arctic; Offers Saudi ABM systems
• Pentagon steps up efforts to counter China’s rising power
• U.S. Warship Sails Near South China Sea Islands Claimed by China
• Experts: China Could Be ‘New Road’ Touted by North Korea
• U.S. says North Korea blocking resumption of nuclear talks

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Erdogan says Turkey should have nuclear weapons like Israel
• Netanyahu: Israel uncovered another secret Iran nuclear weapons site
• German intel: Iran sought to acquire weapons of mass destruction in 2018
• Al-Qaeda leader calls for attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets
• Iran’s top diplomat warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack
• Iran warns foreign forces to stay out of Gulf, amid new US deployment
• Iran’s General Salami Boasts of ‘Hidden’ Special Military Powers
• Hezbollah’s new missile ‘capable of destroying all military battleships’

THE RELIGION OF PEACE?

• Woman killed for posting photo with boyfriend
• Syrian Authorities Find 5,000 Bodies in Raqqa Mass Graves
• Man Who Allegedly Stabbed Tourists Wanted to ‘Protect the Prophet Mohammed’
• ‘Any criticism of Islam or Muslims is forbidden today’

SANCTITY OF LIFE

• OB/GYN confirms awful truth to Congress: Babies left to die

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS

• Trump launches new Pentagon command for space warfare
• ‘No one has illusions’: Roscosmos head comments on US space militarization

Multiple nations plan military exercise in South China Sea

SpaceWar.com reports: “China’s two aircraft carriers will be deployed in August near Taiwanese waters for military exercises, according to reports. The aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong will be deployed together in the Yellow Sea’s Bohai […]