U.S. brokers framework for EU trade deal
The United States finalized a fair, reciprocal trade agreement with the European Union, according to a Thursday statement from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The EU opened its $20 trillion market ...
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Israel has assumed control of more than two-thirds of Gaza, IDF says
The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday said it had taken over 75% of Gaza since officials renewed ground operations in a bid to occupy the entire region. During that time, troops killed about 2,000 te...
Indian State Cabinet Approves Harsh Anti-Conversion Law Punishable by Life Imprisonment
The Uttarakhand Cabinet last Wednesday approved the Freedom of Religion Amendment Bill 2025, introducing some of the harshest penalties in India for forced religious conversion, including sentences
Prayer House Closed, Evangelist Expelled in Indonesia - Morningstar News
Officials and Muslim clerics in a village in West Java Province, Indonesia have closed a prayer house, expelled an evangelist and indefinitely halted all Christian activities there, media outlets reported.
U.S. deploys aircraft to Venezuela as military tensions escalate
The United States deployed P-8 Poseidon aircraft to Venezuela, according to a Wednesday statement from Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez, R-Fla. Gimenez, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the Ho...
Fort Worth, Texas megachurch pastor resigns unexpectedly
David Daniels, the pastor of Central Bible Church in Fort Worth, Texas, has resigned, according to a statement the church provided to WORLD on Tuesday. The church, which has about 1,800 members each S...
Prisons in Pakistan Mistreat Christians, other Minorities, Study Says - Morningstar News
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Prisoners from minority backgrounds, particularly Christians, face systemic bias in Pakistani jails and are subjected to abuse by prison staff and Muslim inmates, a new study shows. They are labeled as “untouchables” and given menial tasks like cleaning toilets, according to the study released on Aug. 15, “Hope […]
A Historic Swedish Church Embraces Inclusion With Minority Languages
The Lutheran church, called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish, moved 3.1 miles east on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of Kiruna's relocation because the world’s largest underground iron-ore mine is threatening to swallow the town.
Islamic Teacher-Turned-Christian Convert Beaten, Family Abducted for Following Christ
A Muslim who put his faith in Christ after receiving a vision in a mosque in Uganda was hospitalized after relatives beat him, demolished his home and abducted his wife and six children, sources said
Eritrea Has Imprisoned 7 Church Leaders for Decades without Charges
Six Christians remain imprisoned in horrific conditions in Eritrea since 2004, along with another arrested in 2005, all without charges, trial or access to an attorney, rights advocates say
