How Evangelical Christians Helped Elect Brazil’s New President
Brazil has elected far-right Congressman Jair Bolsonaro has their new president and evangelical Christians played a major role in his victory.
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U.S. to deploy 5,200 troops to the Mexican border
The U.S. Defense Department will deploy 5,200 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in response to groups of Central American migrants moving north through Mexico by the end of the week, officials said Monday.
Russian minister warns Europe over US exit from nuclear pact
Russia’s defense minister has urged Europe to consider what impact Washington’s intended withdrawal from a key nuclear arms pact would have on its security.
Migrant killed as second caravan, Mexican police clash at Guatemala border
Several hundred migrants tried to cross the Suchiate River from Guatemala to Mexico en masse on Monday, but were met by ranks of Mexican federal police who blocked them from entering.
Merkel won’t seek a 5th term as German chancellor
Angela Merkel set off Monday on what could be a three-year countdown to the end of her leadership of Germany, a stint that has made her the European Union’s longest-serving leader and a key figure in facing the continent’s many crises.
US officials voice concern about Israeli strikes in Syria
US military officials have voiced their concerns that the ‘aggressive military campaign’ Israel is waging in Syria against Iran-backed militia groups might cause the Islamic republic to attack American targets in Syria and Iraq in retaliation, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
IDF strikes over 80 targets in Gaza amid flare-up
Israeli Air Force aircraft struck dozens of terror sites across the Gaza Strip early Saturday in response to some 39 rockets launched into Israel from Gaza, in the heaviest exchange of fire since August.
Colorado Strikes at Christian Baker Jack Phillips Again…and He Strikes Back
Masterpiece Cakeshop baker Jack Phillips is now both on offense and defense as Colorado comes after him again. This time it’s for him refusing to bake a cake to mark a transgender changing from male to female. Meanwhile, he’s suing the state.
Anti-Trump Posters in New York Depict Evangelicals, Trump Supporters as ‘Trash’
New Yorkers woke up Thursday morning to find colorful new street art popping up on trash cans along the Lower East Side.
Section of Trump’s border wall unveiled in California as caravan advances north through Mexico
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said ‘everything is on the table’ with regard to border security during the unveiling of a border wall project in California on Friday.
Trump warns voters of economic setback if Democrats take Congress
The sizzling economy underpins President Trump’s final blitz for Republicans in the midterms, with dire warnings that the jobs boom and higher wages will slip away if Democrats seize Congress.
Trump’s new tax cut plan probably waits for 2019: lawmaker
The U.S. House of Representatives’ leading lawmaker on taxes suggested on Sunday that a new tax cut plan touted by President Donald Trump was unlikely to see action in Congress before 2019, and then only if Republicans keep their majority in Nov. 6 elections.
Abbas: Unlike Balfour Declaration, Trump peace plan ‘will not pass’
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday again vowed to oppose any peace proposal by US President Donald Trump as PLO officials met to consider their next moves.
Man Suspected in Parcel Bombs Case Arrested in Florida
FBI agents arrested a man in Florida on Friday suspected of sending at least a dozen parcel bombs to high-profile critics of U.S. President Donald Trump days ahead of congressional elections, authorities said.
Brazil elects right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro as president
Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal declared Sunday that far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro, a champion of traditional Brazilian values, has won the country’s election for the presidency of Latin America’s biggest country and the world’s fourth-largest democracy.
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Gunman kills 11 people in ‘deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US’
A gunman shouting ‘all Jews must die’ burst into a Pittsburgh synagogue during a circumcision ceremony on Saturday, shooting dead 11 people.
The massive 2017 Mexican earthquake split a tectonic plate in two, and geologists are shaken
The 8.2 magnitude earthquake that brought devastation and 98 deaths to southern Mexico in September 2017 was even more extreme than initially thought — it split the tectonic plate responsible for the quake in half.
Pentagon to send active-duty troops to U.S.-Mexico border
The administration will send about 800 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of the illegal immigrant caravan, a defense official confirmed Thursday, following through on President Trump’s pledge.
Former FBI agents on mail bombs: Don’t rule out ‘false flag’ or nonpolitical motive
Former FBI agents have warned against jumping to conclusions about why mail bombs were sent to President Trump’s political enemies.
Sudan Releases 13 Christians Arrested in Darfur after Torture, Threats
After torturing them and threatening to charge them with serious crimes, authorities in Sudan have released 13 Christians arrested in the Darfur Region, sources said.