U.S. Military Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship, Iran Vows Response
Loading the Audio Player... Marines boarded and seized a commercial vessel from Iran during a Sunday mission. Military forces repeatedly warned the Touska that it was violating th...
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‘Serious threat’: Western Nations Urged to Protect Religious Freedom amid Growing Intolerance
Western countries are being asked to protect religious freedom, including for people of faith who hold traditional views on marriage and sexuality
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Global South mission leaders talk new polycentric missions paradigm
Following the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, 100 mission leaders from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America gathered for COALA 2.5, an emerging movement focusing on Global South-led missions held from Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
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Church urged to offer hope and choice for people facing unwanted same-sex attraction
People suffering as a result of unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion should be allowed to seek professional help, and the Church must offer a more hopeful message than simply telling them to be celibate for the rest of their lives, an international gathering has heard.
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North Korean Troops in Russia, Seoul Says
North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands. Associated Press/Photo by Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo, file ...
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Iraqi Airstrikes Kill Four Islamic State Group Terrorists
The seal for the U.S. Central Command is displayed on Feb. 6, 2017, at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. The Associated Press/Photo by Susan Walsh, File Ira...
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Indian Official Hired Hitman to Target Sikh, DOJ Alleges
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday charged Vikash Yadav with attempting to pay a hitman to kill a Sikh activist in New York City. The assassination plot, alleged to have begun in May 2023, ult...
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U.S. Urges Peace after Israel Kills Hamas Leader
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday said that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s death presented an opportunity for a cease-fire in Gaza. Hamas hostage-takers must release some 101 people stil...
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Hindu Nationalists Use Technology to Target, Convert Christians in India
Hindu nationalist groups in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh are leveraging technology like the popular messaging app WhatsApp to target Christian minorities and force them to convert to
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Western Nations Asked to Protect Religious Freedom amid Growing Intolerance
"Religious believers in the West are increasingly being targeted, marginalised, and sometimes even prosecuted for peacefully expressing their traditional religious convictions about family, marriage, and human nature."
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Militants Forcing Christians Caught between Warring Islamist Factions in Sudan to Convert to Islam
Christians in Sudan are caught between two fighting factions, with each military group accusing them of siding with the other, an advocacy group said
