China Releases Three Americans from Lockup
A U.S. State Department spokesperson on Wednesday morning confirmed to WORLD that three U.S. citizens unlawfully detained in China would soon be coming home. The Chinese government agreed to release M...
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Iranian Officials Blame Israel for Attack on Natural Gas Pipeline
Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji on Wednesday said that Israel was behind two explosions that hit one of the country’s main pipelines on Feb. 14, Iran’s state-run media reported. Local officials d...
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Lyle’s Golden Syrup rebrand to drop biblical references
The famous green and golden tins have traditionally referenced a scene from the story of Samson and the lion in the Old Testament.
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Pakistani Christian sentenced to life in prison for blasphemy
"We were praying for Shahid's acquittal because he's innocent, but the verdict has shattered our hopes for justice."
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Indonesia Ends Decades-Old Policy of Referring to Jesus Christ by Islamic Name
Indonesia has officially changed a decades-old state policy of referring to Christian holidays by their Islamic names, such as Isa Messiah for Jesus Christ President Joko Widodo signed a Presidential ...
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Widow, Former PM Charged in Assassination of Haitian President
Haitian Judge Walther Wesser Voltaire charged roughly 50 people with involvement in Jovenel Moïse’s assassination and ordered their arrests. A 122-page indictment made public Monday by Haitian news...
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Give Ukrainians more chances to stay long-term in the UK, says refugee charity
An organisation supporting Ukrainians who fled to the UK after the outbreak of war with Russia is appealing to the UK government to give them more ways to stay long-term.
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U.S. proposes draft resolution for Gaza cease-fire
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry on Monday said that the death toll in Gaza had passed 29,000 people since the start of Israel’s war on Hamas. Hamas forces started the war on Oct. 7 of last year w...
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UN court holds hearings on Israel’s occupation of territories captured after 1967 Six-Day War
Palestinian representatives began the six-day hearing on Monday before the United Nations International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of “colonialism and apartheid.” The hearing was originally...
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U.S. Military Strikes Houthi Missile Sites, Submarine
U.S. Central Command on Sunday said it carried out strikes against several targets including cruise missile sites, an unmanned surface vessel, and an unmanned submarine the previous day. It said the a...
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Christian Sentenced to Life in Prison under Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law – Morningstar News
A judge sentenced a Christian to life in prison under Pakistan’s blasphemy statutes for a social media message that relatives say was posted on a phone stolen from him, sources said.
