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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Obama and Putin meet in China amid struggle for Syria deal
The United States and Russia struggled Monday to keep alive negotiations to end the bloodshed between US-backed rebels and Syria’s Russian-aligned regime. Even as top diplomats vowed to keep trying, President Barack Obama expressed skepticism that an unlikely alliance between rivals would yield the breakthrough needed to end the 5-year-old civil war.
Obama makes trade deal top priority in remaining months
Despite formidable opposition across the political spectrum, President Barack Obama is using his final months in office to fight for congressional approval of a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Saudi Arabia, Russia to call for oil market cooperation: Report
Top oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia are due later on Monday to make a joint statement during the G20 summit in China calling for cooperation to support oil markets, several sources with knowledge of the matter said.
North Korea flood displaces tens of thousands, state media says
A flood has led to the displacement of tens of thousands of North Koreans in its northeastern region.
Russian president is gearing up for atomic war with the West by building top-secret nuclear shelters, security experts
The Russian president has invested heavily in decking out top-secret facilities around Moscow in the event of war.
German anti-immigrant party beats Merkel in her home district
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats were beaten into third place by the anti-immigrant and anti-Islam Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a north-eastern state election on Sunday, TV exit polls showed.
Defiant Merkel says refugees not taking away benefits from Germans
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose conservative party faces possible defeat in an election in her home state on Sunday, rejected charges by anti-immigrant critics that her government was spending less on Germans due to a large influx of refugees.
North Korea Fires Three Ballistic Missiles Off Eastern Coast
South Korea's military says North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the waters off its eastern coast.
End-Times Geopolitics Revolving Around Turkey
Only weeks after an attempted coup threatened his rule, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on the move both militarily and diplomatically.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
In first, Germany admits PA is likely paying terrorists' families
The German government has for the first time admitted that the Palestinian Authority likely grants financial support to terrorists and their families, and vowed to further investigate the matter.
Syrian shell explodes in Golan Heights, IDF attacks in response
Following the 'spillover firing' of a mortar from Syrian that landed in the Golan Heights, the IDF attacked on Sunday night Syrian army artillery. The shell fired into Israel was part of intra-national Syrian fighting, and it landed in an open area, not causing any injuries or damage.
Israeli army introduces Dragon advanced firing system
Elbit Systems Dragon makes it possible for armored vehicles to accurately hit distant targets without exposing soldiers.

Inside the United States
Louisiana flood did more than $8 billion in damage
The Louisiana floods last month caused a $8.7 billion in damage, a number that is expected to increase as officials continue to take stock of the damage, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced this week.
Hermine spins away from East Coast, batters shore with waves
Hermine spun away from the East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain but maintaining enough power to whip up dangerous waves and rip currents and keep beaches off-limits to disappointed swimmers and surfers during the Labor Day weekend.
The Fed may be preparing for the unthinkable -- negative interest rates in America
Negative interest rates are spreading like a virus. Central banks in the Eurozone, Switzerland, Sweden, and Japan all have below-zero policy rates. 'NIRP,' as economists call a negative interest rate policy, is a desperation move--but the only move those central banks have.
FBI Releases Clinton Email Investigation Files
The FBI on Friday publicly released files from its investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server, including a summary of the bureau's interview with Clinton in July.
Record Gun Sales in August
Newly released FBI figures show that last month saw the most gun-related FBI background checks of any August on record.

U.S. Politics
21 things we learned from the FBI notes on Clinton's emails
Notes from the FBI's year-long investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email network offer fresh insight into the steps the former secretary of state and her team took to conceal their records from the public.

Christian News
Indonesian pastor injured as suicide bomber attempts attack during church service
In the middle of a church service on Sunday 28 August in Medan, Sumatra, a Muslim man attempted to detonate a suicide bomb but when this failed he attacked the pastor leading the service with an axe. The pastor escaped with minor injuries when the attacker, who was carrying a drawing of the Islamic State (IS) flag, was restrained by the congregation.
Christians Need Not Apply: Few Syrian Christian Refugees Allowed into US
The Obama administration has surpassed its goal of receiving 10,000 Syrian refugees by Oct. 1, but very few of the new arrivals are Christian.
Mel Gibson confirms new film project on Jesus' resurrection
Mel Gibson confirmed that he is making a movie about the resurrection of Jesus, recalling that he had the 'tar kicked out of' him for his movie about the last days of the Christian messiah, 'The Passion of the Christ.'

Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Islamic State Uses Chainsaw to Hack Nine Iraqi Teens in Half
Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists reportedly tied nine young men to iron poles in Mosul before hacking them in half with a chainsaw.
Attack on Christian colony in Pakistan leaves 5 dead
A group of militants attacked a Christian colony near Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar early Friday, triggering a shootout in which four attackers were killed and one Christian died, police and the military said. Three security officials and two civilian guards were wounded in the attack.
U.S. imposes sanctions on 'Putin's bridge' to Crimea
Companies building a multi-billion dollar bridge to link the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea, a project close to the heart President Vladimir Putin, were targeted by the United States in an updated sanctions blacklist on Thursday.
Treasury Department hits Russia with additional sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department announced additional sanctions on Russia to pressure it to comply with the Minsk Protocol and withdraw all military personnel from Ukraine.
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes off New Zealand
The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a strong magnitude-7.1 earthquake about 100 miles off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Russia a ‘more balanced’ peacemaker than US, says PLO official
A senior official in the Palestine Liberation Organization praised Russia this week as a more “credible” and “balanced” third-party facilitator for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks than the US.
High Priest is Chosen by Sanhedrin, Temple Service Could Be One Week Away
A significant step was recently taken towards reinstating the Temple service when the nascent Sanhedrin selected Rabbi Baruch Kahane as the next Kohen Gadol (high priest). The selection was made as a precaution for Yom Kippur. If the political conditions should change, allowing the Jews access to the Temple Mount, they will be required by Torah law to bring the sacrifices. Rabbi Kahane is confident that if that should happen, Temple service could begin in less than one week.
PA official calls on US to compel Israel to freeze settlements
Palestinian Authority Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeinah called on the United States to compel Israel to freeze settlement construction, in a press release to Wafa, the official PA news site.
Netanyahu may meet with Obama this month
Netanyahu is scheduled to land in New York on September 21 and, in addition to his speech at the General Assembly, is expected to meet with the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and participate in a meeting between European heads of state.

Inside the United States
Hurricane Hermine makes landfall in Florida
Hurricane Hermine made landfall on Florida's northwest coast early Friday, flooding streets, toppling trees and knocking down power lines.
National debt hits $19.5 trillion
The national debt hit $19.5 trillion for the first time ever this week, a little more than seven months after it hit the $19 trillion mark.
California Passes Pro-Planned Parenthood Bill Criminalizing Undercover Recording of Abortion Clinics
California lawmakers have passed a Planned Parenthood-backed bill that creates a criminal offense for deceptively recording conversations with abortion clinic employees, a move that comes after the release of last year's highly controversial undercover Planned Parenthood videos.
State Dept Dodges, Confuses Press on Multiple Issues Involving Iran Deal
State Department spokesman John Kirby confused the press and dodged multiple issues involving the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, during Thursday's press briefing.
GOP chairman blasts White House for stiff-arming Senate, predicts Paris climate deal will 'fail'
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works denounced on Thursday the anticipated move by President Obama to enter into the Paris climate accord, accusing him of working around Congress on a deal doomed to failure.

U.S. Politics
Clinton Threatens Military Action over Cyberattacks
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called for the U.S. to begin treating cyberattacks like any other assault on the country.
House Republicans find success separating from Trump
Polling data in half a dozen competitive races conducted jointly by House Republican candidates and the National Republican Congressional Committee in recent weeks show that while Trump is trailing Hillary Clinton in geographic regions across the country, House GOP candidates are outperforming their nominee. The GOP candidates are also leading their Democratic opponents.
Trump Maintains Hardline Immigration Stance: 'We'll Build a Great Wall'
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made it clear during a speech in Arizona Wednesday night that he plans to stick with his hard stance on immigration.

Christian News
ISIS on a mission to exterminate Christians
The so-called Islamic State will not stop until it has 'exterminated' all other religious groups, according to a former Islamic extremist now working in counter-terrorism.
Algerian Christian appeals, 'I only wrote against radical Islam and terrorism'
Slimane Bouhafs will hear on 6 September whether his appeal against a five-year prison sentence for blasphemy has been successful.

Today's Breaking News
Around the World
'Secret' exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal
The United States and its negotiating partners agreed "in secret" to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in last year's landmark nuclear agreement in order to meet the deadline for it to start getting relief from economic sanctions, according to a report reviewed by Reuters.
Administration Still Waffling Three Months Later on Sanctioning Russia-Iran Missile System Deal
The Obama administration is still weighing whether to apply 'mandatory sanctions' called for in multiple laws on the sale of the S-300 air-defense missile system from Russia to Iran.
Khamenei: Iran must avoid negotiating with US, boost offensive capabilities
Sustaining his inflammatory attacks against the US, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday that Tehran should avoid negotiations with the US on any issues while boosting its offensive military capabilities.
Canada economy has biggest quarterly drop in seven years, third-quarter rebound seen
Canada's economy shrank in the second quarter, its worst showing in seven years, hurt by a drop in exports and a disruption to oil production caused by wildfires in Alberta, though growth was seen as likely to rebound later this year.
Pope to oversee migration issues in shakeup of Vatican offices
Pope Francis on Wednesday announced major changes to the Vatican bureaucracy, slimming down the number of offices and giving himself direct charge of migration issues, continuing a reform push he promised when elected more than three years ago.
Brazil senate votes to remove President Rousseff
Brazil's Senate on Wednesday voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office, the culmination of a yearlong fight that paralyzed Latin America's most powerful economy and exposed deep rifts among its people on everything from race relations to social spending.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
UN test ban head: Israel should ratify treaty within 5 years
Israel should ratify the nuclear test ban treaty within five years - and Iran should also ratify but the timing is uncertain, the head of the U.N. organization established to implement the treaty said Wednesday.

Inside the United States
Leak: Soros funded ousting of Glenn Beck from Fox News
Does billionaire activist George Soros have the economic clout to push out conservative hosts and commentators that oppose with his leftist agenda?
Strawberries linked to hepatitis A outbreak in 6 states
An outbreak of hepatitis A caused by imported frozen strawberries from Egypt has sickened 55 people in six states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Health authorities confirmed 44 total infections in Virginia, where the outbreak first appeared, and additional infections in Maryland (4), West Virginia (4), North Carolina (1), Oregon (1) and Wisconsin (1).
Supreme Court won't reinstate North Carolina voter ID law
The Supreme Court denied a request Wednesday from North Carolina to allow provisions of its controversial voting rights law to go back into effect.

U.S. Politics
Fox News Poll: Trump narrows Clinton's lead
The race for the White House has narrowed. A new Fox News Poll finds Donald Trump gaining ground in the head-to-head match up, despite improvements from Hillary Clinton on top issues.
Trump still plans to build border wall, Mexico's Pena Nieto says he won't pay for it
Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that his plans for a border wall remain intact, emerging from a sensational meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to say that, despite Mexico's reluctance, more bilateral barriers will have to be built.

Christian News
Russia Arrested Ukrainian Religious Leader While Preaching at a St. Petersburg Messianic Congregation
Russia has brought an administrative case against a religious leader under the country’s controversial new package of anti-terrorist laws.
Messianic Jews in US Targeted by Islamic Hit-List, Ignored by Media
On July 5, the counter-terrorism consulting firm SITE Intelligence Group issued an alert that a pro-ISIS hacker group calling itself the United Cyber Caliphate had published a list of targets in the USA, with calls to independent jihadists to 'kill them all'.
Police Arrest 5 Pentecostals, Sparking Fear Among Families
Five Iranian Christians were arrested on Friday Aug. 26 during a trip to the Alborz Mountains north-east of Tehran, the latest in a recent spate of arrests. Their wives and families have expressed concern for their safety.
Franklin Graham: America's New Enemies Are 'Progressives' and 'Godless Secularism'
Evangelical preacher the Rev. Franklin Graham says America's enemies today are 'godless secularism' and those who 'call themselves progressives.'