Four Dead, 36 Wounded after Back-to-Back Turkish School Shootings
Loading the Audio Player... A middle school student in southeastern Turkey fatally shot three students and a teacher on Wednesday. The attack left about 20 others injured and mark...
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China Lockdown Protests Pause as Police Flood City Streets
With police out in force, there was no word of additional protests against strict government anti-pandemic measures Tuesday in Beijing, as temperatures fell well below freezing. Shanghai, Nanjing and other cities where online calls to gather had been issued were also reportedly quiet. Rallies against China’s unusually strict anti-virus measures spread to several cities over the weekend in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades.
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Franklin Graham slams ‘repulsive, shameful’ claim that Jesus has ‘trans’ body
The Rev Franklin Graham rebuked the notion that Jesus Christ has a trans body after a research student at the University of Cambridge made that assertion during a sermon, offending many churchgoers ...
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Charity Apologizes after Methodist Minister Rebuked Chaplain for Wearing ‘offensive’ Cross
The United Kingdom-based charity providing care and support to people living with a terminal illness has apologized to a Christian chaplain who was told by a local chaplaincy supervisor he would face ...
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China eases some COVID restrictions after protests
Chinese authorities eased some COVID-19 restrictions Monday but affirmed the country’s “zero COVID” strategy after protests in at least eight major cities this weekend. The government has not co...
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At World Cup, US Soccer Scrubs Islamic Emblem from Iran Flag to Support Protesters
The U.S. soccer federation is displaying Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic, saying it supports protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations' World Cup match Tuesday.
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Israelis in Qatar Jarred by Hostile Reception from Fans, Residents
Before the FIFA World Cup soccer championships began in Qatar 10 days ago, Israelis were optimistic that the event could break cultural barriers in sports and in the culture at large. The mood is more somber now, as Israeli journalists and other visitors encountered hostility and threats from anti-Semitic fans and Qataris in the general population.
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Despite Objections over Ben-Gvir, Netanyahu Moves Ahead with Coalition Talks
Israel's Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding intense negotiations with his coalition partners to form a government. He's already decided to appoint Itamar Ben-Gvir to a new post as National Security Minister, despite objections from Israel's President Isaac Herzog and the U.S. State Department.
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Outcry over Sermon about ‘trans’ Jesus
Worshippers were reportedly left in tears by a sermon at the University of Cambridge's Trinity College chapel that suggested Jesus had a "trans" body.
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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.
