Biden Wins Big in South Carolina
Former Vice President Joe Biden scored a big victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday, winning more than twice the votes of the second-place finisher, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
Year: 2020
Global stock markets have lost $6 trillion in value in six days
Global markets have lost $6 trillion in value over the past six days, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.
US Navy Deploys Warship Armed With New Anti-Drone Laser System
The U.S. Navy has deployed a warship armed with its first laser weapon defense system capable of blinding and distracting enemy drones.
Goods from Israel enter Palestinian territories in new Israel-PA agreement
As part of an agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the IDF Coordination of Government Activities in the territories (COGAT), Israel allowed the entry of cattle and other goods into the Palestinian territories, according to a COGAT press release.
Egypt: We’ll use ‘all means’ to defend Nile interests
Egypt on Saturday said it would use ‘all available means’ to defend ‘the interests’ of its people after Ethiopia skipped the latest round of U.S.-brokered talks on a disputed Nile dam project with Egypt and Sudan.
Coronavirus Has Now Spread to More than 60 Countries
Coronavirus cases surged in Italy, and France closed the world-famous Louvre Museum on Sunday as the deadly outbreak that began in China sent fear rising across Western Europe, threatening its tourism industry.
US, Taliban Sign Peace Agreement to Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan and End War
The US signed a peace agreement with the Taliban on Saturday in an effort to end 18 years of war in Afghanistan and allow US troops to return home.
Pete Buttigieg ending ‘new era’ presidential campaign
Pete Buttigieg is ending his Democratic presidential bid.
Majority of Protestant churchgoers do not attend alone: LifeWay
The vast majority of Protestant churchgoers in the United States do not attend alone, but rather go with family or friends, according to a new report by LifeWay Research.
Netanyahu claims his party is now a hair’s breadth away from Knesset majority
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Sunday that his party’s internal polling showed he was a stone’s throw away from a Knesset majority that would allow the formation of a right-wing government.
Israel’s 3rd election in less than a year to cost billions to economy
The Knesset election on Monday will go down in history as the most unique Israel has had so far: It will have been the first time Israelis go to the polls for the third time in less than a year, with the total cost to the economy being at least NIS 9 billion ($2.6 billion) in lost productivity.
Christians Call For Global Day of Prayer to End Coronavirus
A coalition of Christians across denominational lines are uniting to pray for an end to the coronavirus.
Turkey, Russia talk amid spiraling tensions in Syria as migrants push west
The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria after at least 33 Turkish troops were killed in an airstrike blamed on the Syrian government, and a new wave of refugees and migrants headed for the Greek land and sea border after Turkey said it would no longer hold them back.
YouTube is within its rights to censor conservative content, court rules
The censorship of conservative content on YouTube is not unlawful, a US court has ruled.
Israeli High Court extends surrogacy rights to gay couples, single men
In a dramatic development for same-sex couples in Israel, the country’s top court struck down on Thursday a law that blocks single men and gay couples from using surrogacy to have children — giving the Knesset a year to pass a new law.
Turkey Strikes Back At Syrian Forces, As West Condemns Damascus, Moscow
Turkey says its forces have retaliated against Russia-backed Syrian government forces after at least 33 of its soldiers were killed in air strikes in Idlib Province, as NATO condemned Damascus and Moscow for what it called “indiscriminate” bombing in the region.
Border chief: Wall cuts illegal crossings 80%
A 20-mile section of new border wall built near El Paso, Texas, cut illegal crossings by more than 80%, the government’s top border official told Congress on Thursday.
‘People running to the altar with no invitation’: Organizers of Tennessee revival hope for nationwide aftershock
A revival in eastern Tennessee that began last year with a young pastor’s decision to pray and fast for 30 days is expected to reach 100,000 people, and organizers are hoping it will lead to nationwide revival.
‘Even then we trust God’: Pakistani Christians assaulted by Muslims for trying to build church uniting scattered flock
A Christian man in Pakistan who felt led to gather all the local house churches together into one community has sustained critical injuries after Muslim neighbors surrounded his land and viciously assaulted his family.
Finally Free: Asia Bibi releases new book
Asia Bibi has released a new book detailing her nearly ten-year-long blasphemy trial, and is now hoping to gain political asylum in France after her stay in Canada.