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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Islamic State expands in Europe, Mideast, North Africa, Asia
Two years since it shifted from terrorist group to governing organization holding territory, the Islamic State is expanding to seven emerging areas of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia, according to a State Department security report.
YouTube removes video critical of jihad, Sharia law for 'hate speech'
A three-minute video criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood, jihad and Sharia law was removed by YouTube on Tuesday for 'hate speech.'
Gonorrhoea and syphilis on the rise in the UK
Experts have warned the UK is edging towards a 'sexual health crisis' following cuts to STI testing services, as cases of syphilis and gonorrhoea have soared.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel, United States conduct unprecedented joint missile defense test
Israel and the United States recently completed a successful joint test of their militaries' anti-missile systems for the first time in a drill simulating thousands of incoming projectiles from Iran and Lebanon, the Ynet news site reported on Wednesday.
Israel, US syncing missile defense systems for joint response to future attacks
In face of the increasing missile threat to Israel, the Defense Ministry and the US Missile Defense Agency completed a test in recent days aimed at synching Israeli and American air defense systems so they can operate cooperatively in a future war.
Abbas calls on UN Security Council to reject Quartet report
The United Nations Security Council should reject the Quartet report on the conflict with Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday.

Inside the United States
U.S. Trade Deficit Grew by 10.1 Percent in May
The U.S. trade deficit grew by 10.1 percent from April to May as U.S. exports declined and imports to the country grew.
Muslim camps are spreading in the U.S. to help kids 'be proud of who they are'
For a week this year, the campers practiced paper marbling, created watercolor sunsets with a foreground of a domed mosque and minarets and took pictures of one another with rented cameras on the school’s playground.

U.S. Politics
Trump takes $51M haul for June; analysts expect larger earnings in coming months
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump raised more than $50 million for the month of June -- surpassing expectations but falling short of the amount raised by his Democratic rival for the White House.
Donald Trump: 'Newt Gingrich Is Going to Be Involved with Our Government'
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump's supporters began chanting 'Newt, Newt, Newt' when the topic of a vice president came up during Trump's speech at his campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio on Wednesday night.
Justice Department prosecuted 4 cases like Hillary's
U.S. House Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., spoke for many when he said, 'What bothers me about this is the Clintons really are living above the law. They're being held by a different set of standards.'
Sanders may officially endorse Clinton next week, reports say
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders might formally endorse rival Hillary Clinton in the coming days, sources reportedly said Wednesday.

Christian News
Christian Persecution on Rise in Pakistan as Believers Fear Muslim Mobs Torching Homes
Police in Pakistan are doing little to protect the minority Christian community from the harassment they face from the Muslim majority, including threats to convert to Islam or abandon their homes, according to an Asian Human Rights Commission report.
Leading Psychiatrist: Demonic Possession is Real and Possibly on the Rise
A leading psychiatrist has said that after working in the field for over two decades, he believes demon possession is real. Dr. Richard Gallagher, a professor of clinical psychiatry at New York Medical College, says his opinion differs from most other professionals in the field.
Isis releases new kill list with 1,700 names targeting members of US churches and Jewish synagogues
The Islamic State's (Isis) so-called hacking arm, the United Cyber Caliphate (UCC), has released a new kill list with over 1,700 entries, targeting members of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues in the US. The list, like others released in the past, calls on pro-Daesh supporters to 'kill them all' and 'slay them', in efforts to promote more lone-wolf attacks in the West.
'Europe Is Alive for Jesus': Revival Breaks Out in France
Amid the ongoing threat of Islamic terror and economic instability, thousands of people in France are giving their lives over to Christ. (Link is fixed!)
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Kerry, Saudi minister discuss fight against Islamic State
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held an impromptu meeting on Tuesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and talked about the need to defeat Islamic State a day after suicide bombers struck three Saudi cities, the U.S. State Department said.
Islamic State unleashes barrage of bloodshed amid string of battlefield defeats
Days after the Islamic State was flushed from the Iraqi city of Fallujah, arguably the group's highest-profile defeat in months, its fighters unleashed a barrage of bloodshed and carnage in a series of devastating terrorist attacks from Bangladesh to Baghdad that culminated in a massive suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital that left over 200 dead.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Two-state solution won't solve Mideast crisis, says Brookings expert
Shadi Hamid believes that the Middle East is suffering from some deep-seated issues, and solving the Israeli-Palestinian issue is not going to solve them all.

Inside the United States
Obama: 'Hillary Clinton MUST be the next president of the United States'
President Barack Obama finally got his long-awaited chance to hit the campaign trail for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, and he didn't waste the opportunity to make a case for his former State Department chief.
KKK wins 'Adopt-A-Highway' ruling in Georgia high court
A Ku Klux Klan group's legal battle to pick up highway trash continues after Georgia's highest court unanimously ruled in the group's favor on Tuesday.
US Government Approved 100% Of Wiretap Applications In 2015
A ten-year study of how state and federal law enforcement wiretaps suspects shows that the government is extremely efficient at the practice, and is only getting better.
FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook
There is no way of getting around this: According to Director James Comey (disclosure: a former colleague and longtime friend of mine), Hillary Clinton checked every box required for a felony violation of Section 793(f) of the federal penal code (Title 18): With lawful access to highly classified information she acted with gross negligence in removing and causing it to be removed it from its proper place of custody, and she transmitted it and caused it to be transmitted to others not authorized to have it, in patent violation of her trust. Director Comey even conceded that former Secretary Clinton was 'extremely careless' and strongly suggested that her recklessness very likely led to communications (her own and those she corresponded with) being intercepted by foreign intelligence services.
FBI: 110 Emails Sent and Received on Clinton Server Contained Classified Information
FBI Director James Comey announced Tuesday that 110 emails from Hillary Clinton's private server contained classified information 'at the time they were sent or received.'
'Extremely careless,' but FBI advises no charges for Clinton's emails
The FBI recommended Tuesday that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should not face criminal charges over her use of a private email server as secretary of State, even though she and aides were 'extremely careless' in handling classified information.

U.S. Politics
Trump expected to announce running mate next week, reports say
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is expected to announce his running mate next week, a campaign insider reportedly said Tuesday.
Media Shreds Clinton in Wake of FBI Report on Email Scandal
FBI Director James Comey did not recommend charges against Hillary Clinton in the investigation into her private email server and mishandling of classified information as secretary of state, but his statement Tuesday was harsh nonetheless.
Trump unloads on FBI clearing Clinton: 'System rigged'
The system is rigged,' charged Donald Trump. The GOP presidential candidate wasted no time in blasting the FBI after its director announced his decision not to recommend the government file criminal charges against Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her email scandal.

Christian News
'Europe Is Alive for Jesus': Revival Breaks Out in France
Amid the ongoing threat of Islamic terror and economic instability, thousands of people in France are giving their lives over to Christ.
Noah's ark of biblical proportions ready to open in Kentucky
A 510-foot-long, $100 million Noah's ark attraction built by Christians who say the biblical story really happened is ready to open in Kentucky this week.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
NATO member Turkey sells out to Putin
It seems that Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an offer he couldn’t refuse. Turkey has been keen to please its new Russian Godfather after Russia turned the screws economically and militarily on NATO’s southern flank. Putin militarized Armenia on Turkey’s border with the Caucasus and shut off Turkish imports.
Spate of terror attacks as Ramadan draws to a close
Multiple major terror strikes have occurred in recent days as the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches. Ramadan ends Tuesday evening.
Suicide bombers strike near Saudi Arabia holy sites, U.S. consulate
Suicide bombers carried out attacks Monday near a mosque in the eastern Saudi Arabian city of Qatif and near the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, the latest in the ongoing extremist violence as the holy month of Ramadan winds down.
Obama advances stealth plan to pass TPP
The Obama administration is betting on a stealth plan to secure final passage of the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, before Obama leaves office by pushing the bill through Congress in the 'lame duck' session between Election Day Nov. 8, and Jan. 6, 2017, the date the new Congress is sworn in, despite growing voter opposition that now has Hillary Clinton joining Donald Trump in opposing the bill.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu kicks off whirlwind Africa tour with historic 8-nation summit
Jerusalem could not have anticipated such a strong and positive beginning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's historic whirlwind African tour.
Israeli Foreign Ministry: 40 Dead, More Than 500 Wounded, Since Start of Palestinian Terror Surge Last September
The surge in Palestinian terrorism that began last September and has been continuing virtually without let-up is the direct result of incitement by radical Islamists and terrorists calling on youth to murder Jews, according to a report released on Sunday by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
UN chief blasts Israeli construction in Jerusalem
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday criticized the Israeli government's decision to approve the construction of 560 housing units in Maale Adumim, as well as the advancement of plans to build 240 housing units in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu dismisses reports of new corruption probe as 'nonsense'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed reports of a full fledged police investigation against him as 'nonsense' and accused the media of reporting about corruption probes against him whenever he goes abroad.
Bank of Israel buying 'hundreds of millions' of dollars: Report
The Bank of Israel bought 'hundreds of millions' of dollars of foreign currency on Monday, dealers said, after the shekel continued to strengthen for a fifth straight session.
Police arrest 58 Arab suspects for rioting on Temple Mount
Following several days of rioting on the Temple Mount last week, police have arrested 58 Arab suspects who attacked Jewish visitors and the officers protecting them, police announced on Sunday.

Inside the United States
Buffett-Backed Abortion Researchers Messed With Texas and Won
Behind the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic abortion ruling this week was a small band of academic researchers whose trove of data and analysis was instrumental in dismantling some of the country’s toughest restrictions on the procedure in Texas and beyond.
US has more oil reserves than Saudi Arabia, says study
The US holds more oil reserves than Saudi Arabia and Russia, the first time it has surpassed those held by the world's biggest exporting nations, according to a new study.

U.S. Politics
Clinton's Double Digit Lead Narrows to just 5 Points Over Trump
Democrat Hillary Clinton's lead over Republican Donald Trump has narrowed to five percentage points, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, in a groundbreaking presidential election that is sparking feelings of alarm for most voters.
Trump: Charges of Anti-Semitism Over Clinton Tweet Are 'Ridiculous' -- Jewish Leaders Disagree
Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton's campaign is 'ridiculous' to portray an anti-Clinton tweet that appeared to depict the Star of David atop a pile of cash as anti-Semitic.
NYT: Hillary Clinton 'May Decide' to Keep Loretta Lynch as Attorney General
Patrick Healy of the NYT pens an 1,800-word slobber job on Hillary Clinton: in her first 100 days, she'll appoint a historically diverse Cabinet, work with Republicans on 'broadly popular issues,' and -- psst! -- probably decline to replace Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who just happened to speak privately with her husband Bill last week.
Huma Abedin admits Hillary destroyed State records
Huma Abedin, one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides, said in a recent deposition with Judicial Watch that the former secretary of State would sometimes destroy her daily schedules - an admission characterized by one former diplomat as shocking and rarely, if ever, done.

Christian News
Christianity has 'grown in the shadows' inside Cuba
Christianity in Cuba has 'grown in the shadows of culture for many years,' but a number of organizations are working to help invigorate that growth by equipping and training pastors and churches, alike, inside the Caribbean nation.
The American Church Needs to Get Serious about Religious Liberty, Now
America's Evangelicals are passive, timid, and afraid to defend their own liberties. Doubt me? Let's consider a counterfactual.
Christian Mingle must let LGBT singles use dating site after losing court battle
God-loving gay singles have won the right to mingle on the world's most popular Christian dating site -- and every other faith-based matchmaking network owned by its parent company, following a California court ruling.
Billy Graham: World Will End 'In God's Time, in God's Way'
Non-believers and believers alike are increasingly concerned about how the world will end, but those who put their faith in Christ need not worry, says the Rev. Billy Graham.
China's Persecuted Churches Forced to Hand Over Donations to Communist Regime
The Communist Party in China's coastal Zhejiang province is forcing persecuted Christian churches to hand over all of their tithes and donations to government officials, reports have said.