Israel Raises Alarm about Hezbollah Threats
Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz on Thursday said that Hezbollah had threatened to attack Cyprus and that Iran-backed terrorism is a threat to other European countries. He directed his ...
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Power Restored after Ecuador Suffers Nationwide Blackout
Public Works Minister Roberto Luque confirmed that 95 percent of the country's power had been restored on Wednesday after a national blackout earlier that day. An estimated 18 million citizens, accord...
Cruise Ship Rescues Nearly 70 Migrants Found at Sea, Recovers Bodies
The cruise ship Insignia pulled 68 people from a dinghy floating about 440 miles south of the Canary Island Tenerife, Spain’s maritime rescue agency said Thursday. An oil tanker first discovered th...
Indian State Set to Introduce Strict Anti-Conversion Law
In an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the Rajasthan government acknowledged the absence of specific legislation on religious conversions in the state
Judge Grants Bail to 52 Muslims Accused of Murdering Christian Man over False Blasphemy Accusation
Due to a sloppy police investigation and pressure from an Islamist extremist party, a judge last week granted bail to at least 52 Muslims accused of killing a Christian man over a false blasphemy ...
Russia Continues Slamming Ukraine’s Power Grid
Russia launched yet another strike on Ukrainian power plants early Thursday morning, Ukraine’s armed forces said. Critical infrastructure was attacked with nine missiles and 27 drones, according to ...
Our Lord in the Attic
This issue of A Public Witness explores how a hidden 17th-century church in Amsterdam can teach us lessons about the need for religious freedom and a pluralistic public square.
South Korea weighs arms for Ukraine after Russia-North Korea deal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, right, meet in Pyongyang. Associated Press/Photo by Gavriil Grigorov/Pool Sputnik Kremlin ...
Christian Rickshaw Driver Could Face Life in Prison after Inadvertently Stepping on Pages of Quran
A Catholic has been jailed under blasphemy charges since April 27 in Lahore, Pakistan for inadvertently stepping out of his rickshaw onto some papers said to be pages of the Quran, sources said
Georgia's New ‘foreign agents law’ Threatens Churches, Legal Expert Warns
The Georgia government has enacted a law that aims to persecute churches, Non-Governmental Organizations NGOs and independent media, according to a renowned law professor
