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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
EU tells UK single market access requires full free movement
European Union leaders met for the first time without Britain on Wednesday less than a week after it voted to leave, delivering a tough message that London can access the bloc's lucrative single market only if it agrees to allow free movement for EU workers.
EU army? New security strategy says bloc should 'go beyond NATO'
The EU should develop military autonomy from NATO and take a stronger role on the global stage as it must be able to 'repel, to respond and to protect,' a new EU security strategy says, encouraging closer military cooperation within the union.
Japan's top court has approved blanket surveillance of the country's Muslims
Japan's Supreme Court has upheld the government's blanket surveillance of the country's Muslim community.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF dismantles three Hebron-area terror cells
Israeli security forces in recent months broke up three Palestinian terror cells operating near the West Bank city of Hebron, police said Wednesday.
Haredi parties threaten PM to cancel Western-Wall agreement
The heads of Shas and United Torah Judaism met on Wednesday afternoon with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded that he back down from the decision to grant a mixed-gender prayer area for the more liberal streams of Judaism.
Muslims killing Muslims in droves, but Israel the one being condemned
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid said Wednesday after the te said Wednesday after the terror attack in Istanbul that killed 41 people that it was time for the world to 'wake up.' 'Twelve million Muslims have been killed by other Muslims since 1948,' Lapid said. 'The number of people killed during the Arab-Israeli conflict is 0.3 percent of this.'
Security cabinet approves Turkey reconciliation deal 7-3
The security cabinet on Wednesday approved the reconciliation deal with Turkey, with seven ministers voting in favor of the agreement and three voting against.
Inside the United States
Why the Supreme Court's ruling could be worse for pro-lifers than you think
This week's Supreme Court decision on abortion was a huge setback for the pro-life movement. It is possible things are about to get much worse.
Atheists Attack America's Most Religious State in Anti-God Billboard
An atheist group has posted a billboard in Mississippi, one of the most religious states in America, telling residents that God and faith will not solve their problems.
Federal court orders schools to end anti-Christian bias
It's being hailed as good news in the unfolding battle for religious freedom: A Christian ministry has won its three-year legal struggle against an Ohio school district accused of discriminating against the faith-based group.
Fox targeted by FEC Dems in first-ever vote to punish debate sponsorship
Finally making good on long-harbored anger at conservative media, Democrats on the Federal Election Commission voted in secret to punish Fox News' sponsorship of a Republican presidential debate, using an obscure law to charge the network with helping those on stage.
Obama Bans Single-Sex Bathrooms at National Parks
President Barack Obama's deputies have decreed that single-sex bathrooms will be eliminated in national parks to help make the nation's outdoors into a transgender-supportive environment.
Anne Graham Lotz Lists 3 Sins America Is Committing Against God
Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz has listed three 'national sins' that she believes are prompting God to back away from America.
U.S. Politics
Pro-Hillary group takes $200K in banned donations
A super-PAC backing Hillary Clinton has accepted $200,000 in donations from a company holding multiple contracts with the federal government -- despite a ban on such contributions.
New national poll has Clinton, Trump in virtual tie
A new national Quinnipiac University poll shows that the race for the White House is in a virtual deadlock.
Christian News
Proposed law in Russia would ban proselytizing
Legislation which passed the Russian legislature and awaits President Vladimir Putin's signature could ban private citizens from sharing their faith with others, Christianity Today reported on Wednesday.
Methodists Nominate 3 Openly Gay Candidates for Bishop
At its quadrennial meeting last month, the United Methodist Church decided not to take up contentious LGBT issues. But that's not stopping its regional conferences from making decisions on their own.
'House church' prompts Muslims to attack Christian homes in Alexandria
Although the number of casualties may not cross the world-attention threshold, the story of what happened in al-Bayda-1, a settlement outside Alexandria, is indicative of a pattern faced by minority Christians in Egypt when failure of the rule of law and religious prejudice become the order of the day.
Around the World
EU tells UK single market access requires full free movement
European Union leaders met for the first time without Britain on Wednesday less than a week after it voted to leave, delivering a tough message that London can access the bloc's lucrative single market only if it agrees to allow free movement for EU workers.
EU army? New security strategy says bloc should 'go beyond NATO'
The EU should develop military autonomy from NATO and take a stronger role on the global stage as it must be able to 'repel, to respond and to protect,' a new EU security strategy says, encouraging closer military cooperation within the union.
Japan's top court has approved blanket surveillance of the country's Muslims
Japan's Supreme Court has upheld the government's blanket surveillance of the country's Muslim community.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF dismantles three Hebron-area terror cells
Israeli security forces in recent months broke up three Palestinian terror cells operating near the West Bank city of Hebron, police said Wednesday.
Haredi parties threaten PM to cancel Western-Wall agreement
The heads of Shas and United Torah Judaism met on Wednesday afternoon with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded that he back down from the decision to grant a mixed-gender prayer area for the more liberal streams of Judaism.
Muslims killing Muslims in droves, but Israel the one being condemned
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid said Wednesday after the te said Wednesday after the terror attack in Istanbul that killed 41 people that it was time for the world to 'wake up.' 'Twelve million Muslims have been killed by other Muslims since 1948,' Lapid said. 'The number of people killed during the Arab-Israeli conflict is 0.3 percent of this.'
Security cabinet approves Turkey reconciliation deal 7-3
The security cabinet on Wednesday approved the reconciliation deal with Turkey, with seven ministers voting in favor of the agreement and three voting against.
Inside the United States
Why the Supreme Court's ruling could be worse for pro-lifers than you think
This week's Supreme Court decision on abortion was a huge setback for the pro-life movement. It is possible things are about to get much worse.
Atheists Attack America's Most Religious State in Anti-God Billboard
An atheist group has posted a billboard in Mississippi, one of the most religious states in America, telling residents that God and faith will not solve their problems.
Federal court orders schools to end anti-Christian bias
It's being hailed as good news in the unfolding battle for religious freedom: A Christian ministry has won its three-year legal struggle against an Ohio school district accused of discriminating against the faith-based group.
Fox targeted by FEC Dems in first-ever vote to punish debate sponsorship
Finally making good on long-harbored anger at conservative media, Democrats on the Federal Election Commission voted in secret to punish Fox News' sponsorship of a Republican presidential debate, using an obscure law to charge the network with helping those on stage.
Obama Bans Single-Sex Bathrooms at National Parks
President Barack Obama's deputies have decreed that single-sex bathrooms will be eliminated in national parks to help make the nation's outdoors into a transgender-supportive environment.
Anne Graham Lotz Lists 3 Sins America Is Committing Against God
Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz has listed three 'national sins' that she believes are prompting God to back away from America.
U.S. Politics
Pro-Hillary group takes $200K in banned donations
A super-PAC backing Hillary Clinton has accepted $200,000 in donations from a company holding multiple contracts with the federal government -- despite a ban on such contributions.
New national poll has Clinton, Trump in virtual tie
A new national Quinnipiac University poll shows that the race for the White House is in a virtual deadlock.
Christian News
Proposed law in Russia would ban proselytizing
Legislation which passed the Russian legislature and awaits President Vladimir Putin's signature could ban private citizens from sharing their faith with others, Christianity Today reported on Wednesday.
Methodists Nominate 3 Openly Gay Candidates for Bishop
At its quadrennial meeting last month, the United Methodist Church decided not to take up contentious LGBT issues. But that's not stopping its regional conferences from making decisions on their own.
'House church' prompts Muslims to attack Christian homes in Alexandria
Although the number of casualties may not cross the world-attention threshold, the story of what happened in al-Bayda-1, a settlement outside Alexandria, is indicative of a pattern faced by minority Christians in Egypt when failure of the rule of law and religious prejudice become the order of the day.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Suspected Islamic State suicide bombers kill 36 at Istanbul airport
Three suicide bombers opened fire then blew themselves up in Istanbul's main international airport on Tuesday, killing 36 people and wounding close to 150 in what Turkey's prime minister said appeared to have been an attack by Islamic State militants.
Brexit crash wiped out a record $3 trillion
A record $3 trillion was wiped out from global markets on Friday and Monday. That means more money was vaporized as a result of the Brexit crash than in any previous two-day period ever, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Russia says U.S. warship in near-miss with Russian vessel in Mediterranean
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday a U.S. destroyer had approached dangerously close to a Russian warship in the Mediterranean Sea on June 17, and protested at what it said was a flagrant U.S. violation of rules to avoid collisions at sea.
Syria rebels battle IS at Iraqi border, aim to cut 'caliphate' in two
Syrian rebels advanced into an Islamic State-held town at the border with Iraq on Wednesday, a rebel commander told Reuters, in a new U.S.-backed offensive aimed at cutting the jihadists' self-declared caliphate in two.
US eyes deploying Iron Dome in Europe to counter Russia
The United States has tested the short-range interceptor missile used by Israel's Iron Dome system with a view to incorporating it or a future American counterpart in European-based air defenses against Russia, a U.S. Army general said on Monday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel wants to keep Quartet report from becoming basis for new UN resolution
Amid Israeli concern that a Middle East report by the Quartet could serve as the basis for a new Security Council resolution underpinning the peace process, UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday a political horizon was one of the keys to neutralizing the “underlying causes of the cycles of violence.”
Netanyahu faces tough cabinet meeting over Israel-Turkey deal approval
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to face an uphill struggle to win approval for Israel's new reconciliation with Turkey when the issue is put to a vote during a special cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Inside the United States
Mississippi: Judge Rules County Clerks Must Marry Same-Sex Couples
A federal judge ruled against a law that would have allowed Mississippi clerks to cite their faith to avoid issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Pharmacy's Religious Objections Case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to take up a challenge to a Washington state law that makes it illegal for pharmacies to refuse to dispense medications for religious reasons.
Californians could legalize pot in November
When California voters head to the voting booths in November, they will be deciding whether or not to make recreational marijuana use legal.
Report: Obama Admin. Made Deadly Mistakes in Benghazi Attack
A new report claims the Obama administration was responsible for a series of mistakes before, during, and after the 2012 terror attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
Huge number of successful cyberattacks at one federal agency, report reveals
In 2014, a single U.S. government agency was hit with a blizzard of more than 1,370 external attacks on its most vital computer systems, with three out of every eight incidents resulting in a loss of data, according to a new report by the watchdog Government Accountability Office, suggesting hackers have been far more successful at getting at sensitive government information than previously disclosed.
Supreme Court spurns abortion restrictions in two more states
Reverberations from the U.S. Supreme Court's major ruling backing abortion rights were felt on Tuesday as the justices rejected bids by Mississippi and Wisconsin to revive restrictions on abortion doctors matching those struck down in Texas on Monday.
Seven Refugees With Active TB Sent to Idaho
Seven refugees with active tuberculosis (TB) were diagnosed shortly after their resettlement in Idaho between 2011 and 2015, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
Senate votes down $1.1B to fight Zika virus
President Barack Obama asked for $1.9 billion. Senate Republicans offered $1.1 billion. But Tuesday, the Senate didn't approve a dime for the fight against the spreading Zika threat.
Economy Slows to 1.1% Growth in First Quarter of 2016
The U.S. economy slowed in the first quarter of 2016 as real gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 1.1 percent, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
U.S. Politics
Trump responds to Istanbul bombings: 'Terrorist threat has never been greater'
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday following the Istanbul bombings the U.S. and world have never faced this level of danger from terrorists.
Clinton outlines tech agenda focused on innovation, expanded internet access
Hillary Clinton unveiled a three-part plan on Tuesday aimed at stimulating job creation and innovation by expanding public access to technology and enabling college students to postpone payments on student debt up to three years.
Christian News
Tim Tebow's Bold Prayer Goes Viral after Man's Medical Emergency
Former football star Tim Tebow continues to make headlines for his faith in action in every day life.
JESUS Film Project: 8 new translations allow God to talk to millions of people in their own language 'in amazing ways'
A huge door leading to the Gospel has been opened, and millions of people from South Asia who have never known Jesus Christ are finding out who the Son of God really is.
Around the World
Suspected Islamic State suicide bombers kill 36 at Istanbul airport
Three suicide bombers opened fire then blew themselves up in Istanbul's main international airport on Tuesday, killing 36 people and wounding close to 150 in what Turkey's prime minister said appeared to have been an attack by Islamic State militants.
Brexit crash wiped out a record $3 trillion
A record $3 trillion was wiped out from global markets on Friday and Monday. That means more money was vaporized as a result of the Brexit crash than in any previous two-day period ever, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Russia says U.S. warship in near-miss with Russian vessel in Mediterranean
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday a U.S. destroyer had approached dangerously close to a Russian warship in the Mediterranean Sea on June 17, and protested at what it said was a flagrant U.S. violation of rules to avoid collisions at sea.
Syria rebels battle IS at Iraqi border, aim to cut 'caliphate' in two
Syrian rebels advanced into an Islamic State-held town at the border with Iraq on Wednesday, a rebel commander told Reuters, in a new U.S.-backed offensive aimed at cutting the jihadists' self-declared caliphate in two.
US eyes deploying Iron Dome in Europe to counter Russia
The United States has tested the short-range interceptor missile used by Israel's Iron Dome system with a view to incorporating it or a future American counterpart in European-based air defenses against Russia, a U.S. Army general said on Monday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel wants to keep Quartet report from becoming basis for new UN resolution
Amid Israeli concern that a Middle East report by the Quartet could serve as the basis for a new Security Council resolution underpinning the peace process, UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday a political horizon was one of the keys to neutralizing the “underlying causes of the cycles of violence.”
Netanyahu faces tough cabinet meeting over Israel-Turkey deal approval
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to face an uphill struggle to win approval for Israel's new reconciliation with Turkey when the issue is put to a vote during a special cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Inside the United States
Mississippi: Judge Rules County Clerks Must Marry Same-Sex Couples
A federal judge ruled against a law that would have allowed Mississippi clerks to cite their faith to avoid issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Pharmacy's Religious Objections Case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to take up a challenge to a Washington state law that makes it illegal for pharmacies to refuse to dispense medications for religious reasons.
Californians could legalize pot in November
When California voters head to the voting booths in November, they will be deciding whether or not to make recreational marijuana use legal.
Report: Obama Admin. Made Deadly Mistakes in Benghazi Attack
A new report claims the Obama administration was responsible for a series of mistakes before, during, and after the 2012 terror attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
Huge number of successful cyberattacks at one federal agency, report reveals
In 2014, a single U.S. government agency was hit with a blizzard of more than 1,370 external attacks on its most vital computer systems, with three out of every eight incidents resulting in a loss of data, according to a new report by the watchdog Government Accountability Office, suggesting hackers have been far more successful at getting at sensitive government information than previously disclosed.
Supreme Court spurns abortion restrictions in two more states
Reverberations from the U.S. Supreme Court's major ruling backing abortion rights were felt on Tuesday as the justices rejected bids by Mississippi and Wisconsin to revive restrictions on abortion doctors matching those struck down in Texas on Monday.
Seven Refugees With Active TB Sent to Idaho
Seven refugees with active tuberculosis (TB) were diagnosed shortly after their resettlement in Idaho between 2011 and 2015, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
Senate votes down $1.1B to fight Zika virus
President Barack Obama asked for $1.9 billion. Senate Republicans offered $1.1 billion. But Tuesday, the Senate didn't approve a dime for the fight against the spreading Zika threat.
Economy Slows to 1.1% Growth in First Quarter of 2016
The U.S. economy slowed in the first quarter of 2016 as real gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 1.1 percent, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
U.S. Politics
Trump responds to Istanbul bombings: 'Terrorist threat has never been greater'
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday following the Istanbul bombings the U.S. and world have never faced this level of danger from terrorists.
Clinton outlines tech agenda focused on innovation, expanded internet access
Hillary Clinton unveiled a three-part plan on Tuesday aimed at stimulating job creation and innovation by expanding public access to technology and enabling college students to postpone payments on student debt up to three years.
Christian News
Tim Tebow's Bold Prayer Goes Viral after Man's Medical Emergency
Former football star Tim Tebow continues to make headlines for his faith in action in every day life.
JESUS Film Project: 8 new translations allow God to talk to millions of people in their own language 'in amazing ways'
A huge door leading to the Gospel has been opened, and millions of people from South Asia who have never known Jesus Christ are finding out who the Son of God really is.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Jordanian officials sold CIA-supplied weapons
Jordanian intelligence officials stole millions of dollars of weapons that the CIA and Saudi Arabia had supplied for Syrian rebels, then sold them on the black market, The New York Times and al-Jazeera reported.
Russian harassment of US diplomats reportedly includes break-ins, dog-killing
Russian President Vladimir Putin's security agencies allegedly have ramped up their intimidation of American diplomats across Europe in ways that would be illegal in the United States: harassment, breaking and entering, and in at least one case, killing a man's dog.
Brexit pushes British pound to 31-year low as world leaders plead for calm amid chaos
The Brexit fallout continued to unsettle Britain and the European Union on Monday, as another leading credit rating agency slashed the U.K. government's rating, Britain's leading parties were consumed by infighting and visiting Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged EU leaders to avoid 'half-cocked' theatrics as they struggled to work out the mechanics and timing of Britain's divorce from the 28-member bloc.
European Superstate to be unveiled: EU nations 'to be morphed into one' post-Brexit
The foreign ministers of France and Germany are due to reveal a blueprint to effectively do away with individual member states in what is being described as an 'ultimatum'.
UK loses top credit rating from S&P
The UK has lost its top AAA credit rating from ratings agency S&P following the country's Brexit vote.
Russia: Turkish president 'sorry' for shoot-down of Russian military jet
The Kremlin reported Monday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin saying 'I am sorry' for the downing of a Russian jet last November, an incident Putin had called a 'treacherous stab in the back.'
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel and Turkey Set to Finalize Reconciliation Deal
Israel and Turkey announced Monday the terms of a deal ending years of diplomatic stalemate between the eastern Mediterranean countries and heralding the normalization of ties.
Clashes break out on Jerusalem's Temple Mount for second day
Israeli policemen clashed with stone throwing young Muslims on Monday morning at the compound flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem known to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa mosque but to Jews as the Temple Mount.
In future war, Israel will be hit with biggest rocket salvos seen yet
In any future war, Israel will be hit with the largest rocket salvos seen in its history - that was the stark warning issued by Brig.-Gen. Zvika Haimovich, commander of air defenses in the Israel Air Force on Monday.
Israel seeking faster production of Iron Dome batteries
Israel is seeking sped up production of of Iron Dome batteries, Moshe Patel, Director of the Israel Missile Defense Organization, revealed on Monday.
Most Israelis oppose reconciliation deal with Turkey: poll
A majority of Israelis oppose the reconciliation deal with Turkey announced on Monday, a Channel 10 poll found, with only about a third of respondents saying they support it.
Jews forbidden entry to Temple Mount after riots
Following violent protests in the Temple Mount area in the preceding two days, the police announced on Tuesday morning that it has decided to prevent tourists and Jewish Israelis from visiting the holy site until the end of Ramadan so that tensions may be eased.
Six things that happened while Israel-Turkey were feuding
The Mavi Marmara flotilla incident that sent diplomatic relations between the countries into a tailspin took place more than six years ago, on May 31, 2010. Here are six unintended, but significant, consequences of that rupture.
Inside the United States
Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion law
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Texas law regulating abortion clinics, delivering a 5-3 decision that was the high court’s first major foray into the abortion issue in nine years.
Supreme Court's abortion ruling will have nationwide impact
The Supreme Court on Monday gave the abortion rights movement its biggest legal victory in a generation, striking down a restrictive Texas law and erecting a legal firewall that could overturn similar state limits on abortion and curtail new ones.
Israel leading a 'water revolution' in arid California
The Israel-California Water Conference, taking place Wednesday at Los Angeles's Marina Del Rey, with an additional event on Thursday in San Diego, is the brainchild of the Economy Ministry's Israel NewTech program, the Israel Economic Mission to the West Coast, and the Israel Export Institute. The conference will introduce Californian public officials, business leaders, policy makers and researchers to 24 Israeli companies that offer water storage, management, treatment, recycling and leak detection solutions.
LGBT Crowd Eyes Preschool Children
A new web series called 'Queer Kids Stuff' aimed at preschoolers (yes, you read that right) is now attempting to teach those barely out of diapers what the phrases 'gay,' 'bisexual,' and 'transgender' mean.
FBI didn't inform some Americans they were on ISIS kill list
The FBI did not alert numerous Americans that they were placed on secret Islamic State kill lists or notify their local police about the potential dangers, a lapse in the government's efforts to combat the terrorist group's evolving strategy to target everyday citizens.
Al Qaeda to jihadis: 'Target white Americans, avoid minorities, because US mislabels attacks as 'hate crime'
Al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has published a guide urging jihadis to carry out more 'lone wolf' operations in the U.S. following the deadly terror attack in Orlando earlier this month and to set their sights on the targeting of white Americans.
Bob McDonnell's bribery conviction overturned by Supreme Court
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was cleared of corruption charges Monday after the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that he did not exchange political favors for expensive gifts he received from a wealthy businessman.
Gun ownership can be denied to domestic abusers, Supreme Court rules
Gun ownership can be denied to those who commit reckless acts of domestic violence, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.
U.S. Politics
Clinton and Warren Demonstrate Power of Their New Alliance
Locked hand-in-hand in front of a rapturous Ohio crowd, Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren sealed a powerful alliance Monday that could help unify the Democratic Party and give Donald Trump nightmares.
Christian News
Egypt refuses to repeal its blasphemy law
Efforts to repeal Egypt's blasphemy law are being opposed by its own administration.
SBC passes critical pro-Israel, anti-BDS resolution
A resolution promoting prayer and other support for Israel -- that includes fighting the global anti-Semitic movement known as Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) -- was passed by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) at a crucial time, as nearly half of the states in America have passed similar pro-Israeli declarations opposing BDS since it launched more than a decade ago.
North Korea threatens U.S. missionary over new book
In a recently released memoir, Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae writes about his harrowing imprisonment in North Korea, where he was arrested on charges of unauthorized proselytizing. Originally sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, Bae was released in two. But he remains the longest-held American detainee to date.
Around the World
Jordanian officials sold CIA-supplied weapons
Jordanian intelligence officials stole millions of dollars of weapons that the CIA and Saudi Arabia had supplied for Syrian rebels, then sold them on the black market, The New York Times and al-Jazeera reported.
Russian harassment of US diplomats reportedly includes break-ins, dog-killing
Russian President Vladimir Putin's security agencies allegedly have ramped up their intimidation of American diplomats across Europe in ways that would be illegal in the United States: harassment, breaking and entering, and in at least one case, killing a man's dog.
Brexit pushes British pound to 31-year low as world leaders plead for calm amid chaos
The Brexit fallout continued to unsettle Britain and the European Union on Monday, as another leading credit rating agency slashed the U.K. government's rating, Britain's leading parties were consumed by infighting and visiting Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged EU leaders to avoid 'half-cocked' theatrics as they struggled to work out the mechanics and timing of Britain's divorce from the 28-member bloc.
European Superstate to be unveiled: EU nations 'to be morphed into one' post-Brexit
The foreign ministers of France and Germany are due to reveal a blueprint to effectively do away with individual member states in what is being described as an 'ultimatum'.
UK loses top credit rating from S&P
The UK has lost its top AAA credit rating from ratings agency S&P following the country's Brexit vote.
Russia: Turkish president 'sorry' for shoot-down of Russian military jet
The Kremlin reported Monday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin saying 'I am sorry' for the downing of a Russian jet last November, an incident Putin had called a 'treacherous stab in the back.'
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel and Turkey Set to Finalize Reconciliation Deal
Israel and Turkey announced Monday the terms of a deal ending years of diplomatic stalemate between the eastern Mediterranean countries and heralding the normalization of ties.
Clashes break out on Jerusalem's Temple Mount for second day
Israeli policemen clashed with stone throwing young Muslims on Monday morning at the compound flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem known to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa mosque but to Jews as the Temple Mount.
In future war, Israel will be hit with biggest rocket salvos seen yet
In any future war, Israel will be hit with the largest rocket salvos seen in its history - that was the stark warning issued by Brig.-Gen. Zvika Haimovich, commander of air defenses in the Israel Air Force on Monday.
Israel seeking faster production of Iron Dome batteries
Israel is seeking sped up production of of Iron Dome batteries, Moshe Patel, Director of the Israel Missile Defense Organization, revealed on Monday.
Most Israelis oppose reconciliation deal with Turkey: poll
A majority of Israelis oppose the reconciliation deal with Turkey announced on Monday, a Channel 10 poll found, with only about a third of respondents saying they support it.
Jews forbidden entry to Temple Mount after riots
Following violent protests in the Temple Mount area in the preceding two days, the police announced on Tuesday morning that it has decided to prevent tourists and Jewish Israelis from visiting the holy site until the end of Ramadan so that tensions may be eased.
Six things that happened while Israel-Turkey were feuding
The Mavi Marmara flotilla incident that sent diplomatic relations between the countries into a tailspin took place more than six years ago, on May 31, 2010. Here are six unintended, but significant, consequences of that rupture.
Inside the United States
Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion law
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Texas law regulating abortion clinics, delivering a 5-3 decision that was the high court’s first major foray into the abortion issue in nine years.
Supreme Court's abortion ruling will have nationwide impact
The Supreme Court on Monday gave the abortion rights movement its biggest legal victory in a generation, striking down a restrictive Texas law and erecting a legal firewall that could overturn similar state limits on abortion and curtail new ones.
Israel leading a 'water revolution' in arid California
The Israel-California Water Conference, taking place Wednesday at Los Angeles's Marina Del Rey, with an additional event on Thursday in San Diego, is the brainchild of the Economy Ministry's Israel NewTech program, the Israel Economic Mission to the West Coast, and the Israel Export Institute. The conference will introduce Californian public officials, business leaders, policy makers and researchers to 24 Israeli companies that offer water storage, management, treatment, recycling and leak detection solutions.
LGBT Crowd Eyes Preschool Children
A new web series called 'Queer Kids Stuff' aimed at preschoolers (yes, you read that right) is now attempting to teach those barely out of diapers what the phrases 'gay,' 'bisexual,' and 'transgender' mean.
FBI didn't inform some Americans they were on ISIS kill list
The FBI did not alert numerous Americans that they were placed on secret Islamic State kill lists or notify their local police about the potential dangers, a lapse in the government's efforts to combat the terrorist group's evolving strategy to target everyday citizens.
Al Qaeda to jihadis: 'Target white Americans, avoid minorities, because US mislabels attacks as 'hate crime'
Al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has published a guide urging jihadis to carry out more 'lone wolf' operations in the U.S. following the deadly terror attack in Orlando earlier this month and to set their sights on the targeting of white Americans.
Bob McDonnell's bribery conviction overturned by Supreme Court
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was cleared of corruption charges Monday after the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that he did not exchange political favors for expensive gifts he received from a wealthy businessman.
Gun ownership can be denied to domestic abusers, Supreme Court rules
Gun ownership can be denied to those who commit reckless acts of domestic violence, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.
U.S. Politics
Clinton and Warren Demonstrate Power of Their New Alliance
Locked hand-in-hand in front of a rapturous Ohio crowd, Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren sealed a powerful alliance Monday that could help unify the Democratic Party and give Donald Trump nightmares.
Christian News
Egypt refuses to repeal its blasphemy law
Efforts to repeal Egypt's blasphemy law are being opposed by its own administration.
SBC passes critical pro-Israel, anti-BDS resolution
A resolution promoting prayer and other support for Israel -- that includes fighting the global anti-Semitic movement known as Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) -- was passed by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) at a crucial time, as nearly half of the states in America have passed similar pro-Israeli declarations opposing BDS since it launched more than a decade ago.
North Korea threatens U.S. missionary over new book
In a recently released memoir, Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae writes about his harrowing imprisonment in North Korea, where he was arrested on charges of unauthorized proselytizing. Originally sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, Bae was released in two. But he remains the longest-held American detainee to date.