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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told citizens in his country this week that Muslims need to assert dominance over Jerusalem.

The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals.

A court denied parole to Saudi national Homaidan al-Turki, 45, after he refused to attend a sex offender course. He is currently serving an eight years-to-life sentence after a court convicted him of keeping his maid as a sex slave.

People ticked off with George Stephanopoulos took to Twitter this week to demand his resignation.

Indonesia is facing international backlash after it was revealed the government requires female military recruits to undergo virginity tests. It is the second time in the past 6 months human rights organizations put pressure on the country to drop these tests.

Slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov’s recently-released report, titled Putin. War, catalogues his country’s involvement in Ukraine. The report claims there are more than 200 Russian military personnel operating in Ukraine. Nevertheless, PayPal shut down an account that allowed people to donate funds to pay for the report’s mass printing.

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is on the doorstep of Palmyra, another UNESCO World Heritage Site in Syria. Officials warn if ISIS is not stopped, they will destroy another important historic city as they expand the caliphate.

CNN reports that five Iranian boats fired at Alpine Eternity, a Singapore cargo ship, in the Persian Gulf. It is the second time Iran has accosted a foreign ship in the gulf in the past month.

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) walked back its initial report that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un brutally executed his defense minister Hyon Yong Chol for sleeping during meetings. Now they believe the dictator purged him, but he could still be alive.

A new poll from the Levada Center think tank shows that 59% of Russians believe America is a real threat to the sovereignty of Russia. The results come after a friendly meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian President Vladimir Putin with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The New York Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row via a dramatic overtime Game 7 against the Washington Capitals. And for the second year in a row they came back from a 3-1 deficit to win the series.

The persecution by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) of Iraq’s minority Yazidi population has pushed thousands to find any means to escape the grips of the barbaric terrorist group, coughing up hefty sums of money to secure their freedom.

Over 11,000 Nigerians have returned from Niger since fleeing radical Islamist group Boko Haram. The majority of those fleeing previously lived in areas Boko Haram terrorized the most.

On Tuesday, the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) destroyed the 200-year-old Maryam Khatoon Mosque in Mosul, Iraq, which the Ottoman Empire erected in 1821.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. They will either face the New York Rangers or Washington Capitals.

Sheikh Shamo, a Kurdish Yazidi member of Iraqi Parliament, reported this week to Kurdish outlet Rudaw that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) has forced many abducted Yazidi children to be soldiers for the terrorist group.

A North Korean defector told CNN that dictator Kim Jong-un placed orders to murder his aunt Kim Kyong Hui, the daughter of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung.

Egyptian Minister of Health Adel Adawy announced this week that a report has found 92 percent of married women in Egypt have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM).

The FBI announced their agents will monitor people suspected of supporting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) more closely after the attack on a Draw Mohammed Contest hosted in Garland, TX. At the same time, Congressmen from Texas are meeting in Washington, DC, to develop new methods to monitor Americans drawn to radical Islam.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin took a page out of Joe Namath and Mark Messier’s book after his team lost to the New York Rangers on Sunday. He guaranteed the Capitals will win in Game 7 on Wednesday and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

There was a significant absence in Moscow on May 9. Even though it was the 70th anniversary of the official end of the European front of World War II, the leaders of the victorious allied powers decided not to attend the Victory Day parade due to increasing tensions with Russia over Ukraine.

Egyptian authorities arrested five Coptic Christian children after a Muslim mob accused them of blasphemy. The mob was upset they appeared in a video that allegedly “mocked” Islam, but really only made fun of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), which is determined to wipe Christianity, Judaism, and non-compliant Muslims off the Earth.

Africans are slowly returning to Nigeria as Boko Haram continues to lose ground. But the task of repatriating is a challenging one: The neighboring NigerRepublic has begun deporting Nigerian refugees.

It is Victory Day in Europe and Russia, but Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping instead of celebrating with his World War II allies. The talks include agreements on the economy and energy as Russia continues to suffer under sanctions for the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Zainab Bangura, the United Nations Special representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, recently interviewed numerous females the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) kidnapped and forced to be sex slaves. She found what others have previously discovered: rape, slavery, slave markets, and women undergoing surgery to restore their virginity.

The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) released a statement to encourage Somali authorities to do more to protect journalists, who face extraordinary danger in practicing their craft. They claim freedom of expression is under fire in the country due to numerous attacks on journalists.

The Chicago Blackhawks head to their fifth conference finals in the last seven years after a four game sweep of the Minnesota Wild. The team owns two championships in that time. Can they make it a third? They will first have to defeat either the Anaheim Ducks or the Calgary Flames.

Rickmers Ship Management announced the Iranian government released the cargo vessel Maersk Tigris on Thursday after they captured the ship on April 28.

American government officials announced rewards of up to $20 million dollars for any information regarding four leaders of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL): Abdul Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili, and Tariq bin al-Tahar bin al-Falih al-Awni al-Harzi.

According to an FBI report, Elton Simpson revealed in private messages on Twitter exactly how and when he decided to turn against the United States and embrace radical Islam.

The ‘Islamic State in America’ leadership posted a threat on an anonymous social media message board, claiming the terrorist group has jihadists stationed in 15 states.

Radical Islamists elsewhere are taking a page out of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) playbook. Jihadists demolished a mausoleum in Mali that was recently submitted to the United Nations World Heritage site.

Josef Yousif, the director of the Alqush Museum in Mosul, believes his museum is the next target.

A jihadist in Somalia believed to have tiles to Al-Shabaab was found to have tweeted a message demanding Americans attack the ‘Draw Muhammad’ Contest held in Garland, Texas on Sunday. The discovery of these tweets follows reports from at least one law enforcement official that the gunmen responded directly to Twitter requests to attack the event.

What is it with teams in the playoffs that lead in shots on goal, but lose the game? The New York Rangers outshot the Washington Capitals, but lost 1-0 due to goalie Braden Holtby’s amazing play. The Capitals lead the series 2-1.

France sent troops to Central African Republic (CAR) to help stabilize the war-torn country, but the nation is now facing accusations that soldiers raped or sexually assaulted children as young as 9 years old.