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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with President Donald Trump into 2019, but also warns Washington not to test North Koreans' patience with sanctions and pressure. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2CISX9t

President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of US forces in Syria. Nevertheless, for some Syrian Christians, the pending US pullout is hard to accept. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2R0EX3U

President Trump's decision to remove our troops from Syria has been criticized by many of his political allies in the US. However, one of our closest friends in the region is also hoping America won't pull its support. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Sl26KM

President Trump's decision to remove our troops from Syria has been criticized by many of his political allies in the US. However, one of our closest friends in the region is also hoping America won't pull its support. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2ES7ORi

It might come as a big surprise to learn that many of the elements people often treasure as part of the nativity story come from Christmas carols and that the true source for this event, the Gospels in the New Testament, deal with the story of the birth of Jesus in four very different, but yet not contradictory, ways. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2RePDLj

In an open letter to Christians in the United States, the head of the Syriac Union Party pleaded that his people not be abandoned to Turkish forces if US troops pull out of Syria, a move announced recently by President Trump. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2V8fEeo

At least 222 people were killed as waves smashed into houses, hotels and other beachside buildings Saturday night along Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, in a disaster that followed an eruption and possible landslide on Anak Krakatau, one of the world’s most infamous volcanic islands. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2SoQfv6

A tsunami apparently caused by undersea landslides from a volcanic island killed at least 20 people after the waves hit the coast around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, the government reported. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2SfqjC9

Ukraine’s president has signed a bill that orders the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to change its name to reflect its ties to Moscow. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2LwJ6Gx

Pope Francis demanded Friday that priests who have raped and molested children turn themselves in and vowed that the Catholic Church will “never again” hide their crimes. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2SgZCgH

An aviation ministry located in Texas is set to become to the world's first Christian airline. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Cs1PQW

After years of revival, China's church is under assault. Millions of Chinese have turned to Christ in recent decades. Now, China's president views the growing church as a threat to the Communist party. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2SY9E6e

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Los Angeles auxiliary bishop, Monsignor Alexander Salazar, following an allegation of misconduct with a minor in the 1990s, officials said Wednesday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2S6iTkJ

For his first episode of "Oliver North's America Heroes" on NRA TV, the organization's new president is profiling one of God's soldiers, Dave Eubank, a former Army Special Forces officer arming himself with love to win souls for Jesus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2CnFYKj

Less than two months after Christian mother Asia Bibi was acquitted on blasphemy charges, two more believers have been sentenced to death. Qaisar and Amoon Ayub, from Lahore, were detained in 2015 after one of the men was accused of posting offensive material against the Islamic faith on their website. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2LnsAZq

Germany has agreed to one-time payments for survivors, primarily Jews, who were evacuated from Nazi Germany as children, many of whom never saw their parents again, the organization that negotiates compensation with the German government said Monday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2QCpXsB

Ukrainian Orthodox leaders have approved the creation of a unified church that would be independent of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow. CBN News' Dale Hurd predicts the decision could raise tensions further with Russia. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Bt3Ryt

Ukrainian Orthodox leaders have approved the creation of a unified church that would be independent of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow. CBN News' Dale Hurd predicts the decision could raise tensions further with Russia. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2UV4k5e

Since coming to power in 2012, China's leader Xi Jinping has severely cracked down on human rights, religious freedom and freedom of expression. Christians are experiencing some of the worst persecution in decades. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2BCrIfh

Chinese officials raided a major underground church for the third time this winter. It's part of the country's latest crackdown on Christians.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2EsSPwk

Nearly 2.2 billion of the approximately 7.5 billion people on earth have never been exposed to the Gospel. It was likely that grim statistic that prompted 26-year-old missionary John Allen Chau to undertake a fatal solo expedition to North Sentinel Island to share the message of salvation with the isolated Sentinelese people. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Ck52ll

For his first episode of "Oliver North's America Heroes" on NRA TV, the organization's new president is profiling one of God's soldiers, Dave Eubank, a former Army Special Forces officer arming himself with love to win souls for Jesus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2S1xgXv

The Early Rain Church has released a letter written by Pastor Wang Yi, who was arrested by Chinese authorities last week.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2SQJSAy

Thousands of people have gathered outside a Kiev cathedral to witness the birth of a new Ukrainian Orthodox Church as tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue to drive the two farther apart. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Cg64ig

Australia has decided to officially recognize West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but will not move its embassy until there's a peace agreement reached between Israel and the Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Saturday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2rDP1QZ

As CBN News has reported, Pope Francis wants to change the wording of one verse in the Lord's Prayer in an effort to come up with a more accurate translation. The move has gained both support and criticism. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2S1tFZo

Best-selling author and pastor Max Lucado has revealed that he too is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Lucado was one of many speakers that self-identified as victims during an evangelical summit on abuse at Wheaton College on Thursday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2zZWuP4

US investigators are indicating China is behind the recent breach of Marriott's Starwood Hotels data. The breach transpired over four years, and compromised personal information including names, addresses, passport numbers, and credit cards for as many as 500 million people. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2PBIW1g

Most Christians wouldn’t uproot their entire family and move them into the middle of some of the most dangerous places in the world – even if it was for the purpose of helping others and spreading the Gospel in the process. Dave Eubank isn’t like most Christians, however. And countless people around the globe who are caught in war zones are incredibly thankful for that. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2RPAL38

People often ask me, “Why do you send Bibles to North Korea when they could get people arrested or even killed?” The answer is simple: We send them because our persecuted brothers and sisters continue to ask for them! from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2RTKqpt

Canadian leaders say they are deeply concerned about the detention of a Canadian citizen in China. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2C9rNIE

Canada is so consumed with being a multi-cultural nation that it no longer has a core identity and is at risk of being swallowed up in a left-wing, multicultural, politically correct experiment.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2EgvVrN

A manhunt is underway in France for a gunman who opened fire on the popular Christmas market in Strasbourg near the border with Germany. The suspect was heard shouting Allahu Akbar - meaning "Allah is the greatest" in Arabic. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2C5KCMI

The Church of England has issued new guidance from its House of Bishops to its parishes when planning services to help transgender people mark their transition to a different sex. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2RNcTx7

The Vatican — under the direction of Pope Francis — will soon change the verbiage in the Lord’s Prayer to clarify God does not, in fact, tempt people. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2C5rE8U

Following weeks of civil unrest, French President Emmanuel Macron finally broke his silence and even took responsibility this week for the anger of citizens protesting out-of-control taxation. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Qpq5eR

A transgender contestant is being considered a frontrunner to win the Miss Universe competition over the rest of the biologically female contestants. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2EpbQAj

China is tightening its grip on the country's Christians through repeated efforts to persecute and silence the Church. The latest example happened Sunday when Communist party officials detained Pastor Wang Yi of the Early Rain Covenant Church and more than 100 members, according to The Wall Street Journal.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2zR3r4Z

A new census reveals nearly a third of Australians say they have no religion. The country is rapidly becoming more secular and Christianity is also declining. But several churches are defying that trend. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2zT11Td

The rumble of armored police trucks and the hiss of tear gas filled central Paris on Saturday, as French riot police fought to contain thousands of yellow-vested protesters venting their anger against the government in a movement that has grown more violent by the week. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2QkNSNe

The Vatican has an unusual dilemma on its hands after nearly all the nuns in a tiny French religious order threatened to renounce their vows rather than accept the Holy See’s decision to remove their superior. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2zOd0BJ

Tariffs are at the core of investors' concerns over America's trade dispute with China, with President Donald Trump seeing them as a necessary tool to force the Chinese to negotiate. So far, however, all China has done is retaliate with more tariffs. But one economist says he thinks he may have the perfect solution... from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2QKkRKk

The United Nations is pushing a picture of gloom and doom over climate change. But the people of France are pushing back and it could be the start of global trend. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2AWmmLb

A suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters in the southeastern Iranian port city of Chabahar on Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding 15, state TV reported. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2UjUqdg

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan drew backlash last month for claiming there is "no mention" of Jesus in history and for encouraging stricter blasphemy laws. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2PmVZU7

Isaiah 41:10 is the most popular Bible verse of 2018, according to the YouVersion Bible App. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Qi2VqX

Despite several failed requests for asylum, Asia Bibi still remains in Pakistan following the quashing of her conviction on blasphemy charges. Though Bibi is being held at an undisclosed location Islamabad for her own safety, Islamist mobs continue to do everything in their power to hunt down her family and execute them as a form of retributive justice. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2EemOZx

The French are used to high taxes, but it was a new carbon tax that finally pushed French taxpayers to the tipping point, and ignited the worst protests in 50 years. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Pi6PdL

Frankie and Benny's, a UK-based restaurant chain, wants families to have quality time together when dining out in its restaurants, so they decided to give parents a break.  If they put down their phone during dinner, their kids eat free. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2UaH9nb

Pope Francis said during a recent interview he is “worried” about the presence of homosexuality in the Catholic priesthood — an issue he called a “serious matter.” from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2QbZvpo

The "yellow vest" movement - led by protesters wearing the distinctively colored roadside safety vests used by motorists - is bringing together people from across the political spectrum complaining about France's economic inequalities and waning spending power. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2RyorUQ

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump sent their warmest greetings to Jews in the United States, in Israel, and around the world in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2PdeJ8l

Pope Francis has been quoted in a soon-to-be published book as saying that having gays in the clergy “is something that worries me” and remarking that some societies are considering homosexuality a “fashionable” lifestyle. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2RsnXj9