Iranian Protester Not Facing Execution, State Media Says
In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. UGC via Associated Press ...
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Marie Curie apologises to chaplain who was banned from wearing cross
Cancer charity Marie Curie has apologised "unreservedly" after a Christian chaplain was told he could not wear a small cross pin while meeting patients.
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Chinese Protestors in 8 Cities Angry Over Draconian COVID Lockdown: ‘End the Dictatorship’
Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures have called for China’s powerful leader to resign. That's an unprecedented rebuke. It came as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party.
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Crowd Angered by Lockdowns Calls for China’s Xi to Step Down
Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures have called for China’s powerful leader to resign. That's an unprecedented rebuke. It came as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party.
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Pastor Jailed in Sudan for Prayer Meeting to Heal Mother – Morningstar News
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Sudan on Nov. 21 arrested and jailed a church leader on charges of “witchcraft” for leading a prayer meeting for his ailing mother, sources said. Pastor Abdalla Haron Sulieman was leading a prayer meeting for his mother, who suffered from an infection in her legs that kept […]
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SBC DIGEST: New IMB Hispanic mobilizer; Global Lottie conference for Chinese Christians | Baptist Press
Annel Robayna named IMB’s Hispanic church mobilization strategist; Chicago church hosts Lottie Moon conference for Mandarin speakers.
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Sober or Bright? Europe Faces Holidays During Energy Crunch
In cities across Europe, officials are wrestling with a choice as energy prices have gone up because of Russia’s war in Ukraine: Dim Christmas lighting to send a message of energy conservation and solidarity or let the lights blaze in a message of defiance after two years of pandemic-suppressed Christmas seasons.
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Chinese protesters demand Xi Jinping resign after 10 die in fire due to draconian COVID lockdowns
Xi Jinping, step down CCP, step down Such slogans were heard at universities and on the streets across China during the weekend, including in Beijing and Shanghai, as students and others protested ...
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‘Heresy’: Worshipers leave Cambridge sermon in tears over claim Jesus has trans body, crucifixion wound is vagina
Worshipers in a chapel at the University of Cambridge said they were left in tears after a research student claimed that Jesus side wound in Renaissance and Medieval paintings of the crucifixion can ...
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Christians at risk in northwestern Syria
There's a threat to the property, safety and existence of religious minority groups, including Christians, in northwestern Syria under the de facto governance of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, a former al-Qaeda affiliate and U.S.-designated terrorist group, says the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in a new report.
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USCIRF warns of threat to Christians in northwestern Syria
There s a threat to the property, safety and existence of religious minority groups, including Christians, in northwestern Syria under the de facto governance of Hay at Tahrir al-Sham, a former ...
