Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won a second term in office on Friday, securing about 57 percent of the votes cast in Iran’s carefully vetted and stage-managed presidential election.
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U.S. officials strongly criticized the Turkish government after video appeared to show its president’s security forces pushing past police and violently breaking up a protest outside their diplomatic residence in Washington.
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After days of noncommittal statements about the status of Israel’s capital city, the Trump administration has finally come clean about its position on Jerusalem.
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U.S. officials say an American airstrike has hit pro-Syrian government forces in southern Syria as they were setting up fighting positions in a protected area.
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An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two gay men to public caning for the first time, further undermining the perspective that the Muslim-majority nation was on the road to embracing western “values.”
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President Trump and Vice President Pence raised the case of American Pastor Andrew Brunson three times today with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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A Danish court convicted a teenage girl of attempted terrorism for planning bomb attacks against two schools.
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President Donald Trump’s Oval Office conversation with two Russian officials last week was “wholly appropriate.”
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The Swedish migration agency is handing out pop quizzes on the Bible to make sure migrants aren’t converting to Christianity to receive asylum.
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While the eyes of the world are focused on security developments on the Korean Peninsula, two recent events should resharpen attention on the Taiwan Straits.
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President Donald Trump will speak again to the newly elected South Korean president—who during his campaign advocated more direct engagement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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A top North Korean diplomat said Saturday that Pyongyang would be willing to meet with the Trump administration for negotiations “if the conditions are set.”
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The Kremlin’s gambit to secure sanctions relief by redrawing the political landscapes in Europe and the United States has, so far, been a failure.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel does not plan on increasing the country’s commitment to the fight against the Islamic State even if NATO increases its commitment to the fight.
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Most of us know the story of the 21 Coptic Christians from Egypt who held fast to their faith and were beheaded by ISIS in February, 2015.
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The cliche about the Russia investigation is that there’s a lot of smoke.
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German police raided homes in four states yesterday.
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An Indonesian court sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison.
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President Donald Trump’s most senior advisers will present him with a plan to escalate the U.S. military’s mission in Afghanistan.
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Marine Le Pen’s National Front party will engage in a rebranding effort after suffering a crushing loss Sunday to centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron.
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The Muslim proscription against “unclean” animals received state-enforced validation last Saturday in Toronto.
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Iran Re-Elects Rouhani as President
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by James PhillipsIranian President Hassan Rouhani won a second term in office on Friday, securing about 57 percent of the votes cast in Iran’s carefully vetted and stage-managed presidential election.
US Officials Criticize Turkey After Erdogan’s Security Forces’ Violent Attack on DC Protesters
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APU.S. officials strongly criticized the Turkish government after video appeared to show its president’s security forces pushing past police and violently breaking up a protest outside their diplomatic residence in Washington.
Trump Admin: No State Has Sovereignty Over the City of Jerusalem
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jordan SchachtelAfter days of noncommittal statements about the status of Israel’s capital city, the Trump administration has finally come clean about its position on Jerusalem.
Officials: US Strike Hits Pro-Assad Forces in Syria
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APU.S. officials say an American airstrike has hit pro-Syrian government forces in southern Syria as they were setting up fighting positions in a protected area.
Shariah Court in Indonesia Sentences Gay Couple to Caning
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APAn Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two gay men to public caning for the first time, further undermining the perspective that the Muslim-majority nation was on the road to embracing western “values.”
President Trump, Vice President Pence Raise Pastor Brunson’s Case Three Times With Turkey’s President
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jay SekulowPresident Trump and Vice President Pence raised the case of American Pastor Andrew Brunson three times today with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Danish Teen Converts to Islam, Plans Terror Attack
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APA Danish court convicted a teenage girl of attempted terrorism for planning bomb attacks against two schools.
Expert Who Beat Cyberattack Says He’s No Hero
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APA young British computer expert credited with cracking the WannaCry cyberattack said this earlier this week.
In New Russia Stir, White House and Allies Call Leaks to Media Real Problem
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Fred LucasPresident Donald Trump’s Oval Office conversation with two Russian officials last week was “wholly appropriate.”
Migrants in Sweden Suspected of Converting to Christianity to Get Asylum
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jacob BojessonThe Swedish migration agency is handing out pop quizzes on the Bible to make sure migrants aren’t converting to Christianity to receive asylum.
How Instability in the Taiwan Straits Strains the US Position in Asia
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Dean ChengWhile the eyes of the world are focused on security developments on the Korean Peninsula, two recent events should resharpen attention on the Taiwan Straits.
North Korea’s Missile Launch a ‘Litmus Test’ for Trump and South Korean Leader
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Fred LucasPresident Donald Trump will speak again to the newly elected South Korean president—who during his campaign advocated more direct engagement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea Open To US Talks Under ‘Conditions’
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APA top North Korean diplomat said Saturday that Pyongyang would be willing to meet with the Trump administration for negotiations “if the conditions are set.”
Paris and Washington Send a Message to Moscow: No Sanctions Relief Until Russian Troops Leave Ukraine
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Nolan PetersonThe Kremlin’s gambit to secure sanctions relief by redrawing the political landscapes in Europe and the United States has, so far, been a failure.
Merkel: Germany Won’t Step up Fight Against ISIS Even If NATO Does
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Saagar EnjetiGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel does not plan on increasing the country’s commitment to the fight against the Islamic State even if NATO increases its commitment to the fight.
The Man Who Was Beheaded the Day He Became a Christian
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Michael BrownMost of us know the story of the 21 Coptic Christians from Egypt who held fast to their faith and were beheaded by ISIS in February, 2015.
The Russia Investigation: A Scandal About Smoke
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Rich LowryThe cliche about the Russia investigation is that there’s a lot of smoke.
German Officers Raid Homes in Search of ISIS Members
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APGerman police raided homes in four states yesterday.
Trump OKs Arms for Syrian Kurds, Despite Turkish Objections
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APThe Trump administration announced yesterday it will arm Syria’s Kurdish fighters “as necessary.”
US Wants Tally of Haitian Immigrants’ Crimes
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APThe Trump administration is taking the unusual step of hunting for evidence of crimes committed by Haitian immigrants.
Christian Governor in Jakarta Sentenced to Prison for Blasphemy Against Islam
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APAn Indonesian court sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison.
Pentagon Teeters on the Edge of Full-Scale War in Afghanistan
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Saagar EnjetiPresident Donald Trump’s most senior advisers will present him with a plan to escalate the U.S. military’s mission in Afghanistan.
Authorities Abandon Huge Refugee Camp After ISIS Cells Emerged
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jacob BojessonA gigantic refugee camp in Jordan has become an “imminent threat” after Islamic State cells started to emerge.
National Front to Rebrand After Crushing Defeat in French Election
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Russ ReadMarine Le Pen’s National Front party will engage in a rebranding effort after suffering a crushing loss Sunday to centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron.
MUSLIM DOG DAY AFTERNOON: Man With Dog Nabbed by Toronto Police for Offending Nearby Muslims
/0 Comments/in Featured, International, Weekly /by Arnold AhlertThe Muslim proscription against “unclean” animals received state-enforced validation last Saturday in Toronto.