Pastor killed in Uganda after Christian-Muslim debate; imam among prime suspects
A 25-year-old pastor at New Restoration Church of Christ in Uganda s Butebo District was killed hours after participating in a public Christian-Muslim debate
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Israel’s Election Two Weeks Away: If Not Netanyahu, Who?
Israel’s three-week celebration of the Fall Feasts comes to an end Monday night, and with it begins a political sprint before voters return to the polls November 1st for a fifth election in less than four years. Anyone looking for a favorite to be the next prime minister would have to look first to Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Iran Prison Fire Death Toll Rises to 8 as Protests Continue
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's judiciary raised the death toll Monday in a blaze at Tehran's notorious Evin prison, saying that at least eight prisoners were killed as protests continue nationwide.
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Ukraine: Explosions Rock Kyiv, Struck by Waves of Drones
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Waves of explosive-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine's capital as families were preparing to start their week early Monday, the blasts echoing across Kyiv, setting buildings ablaze and sending people scurrying to shelters.
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Iran Punishes Christians with Harsh Prison Sentences – Morningstar News
When authorities in Iran summoned a Christian couple in Tehran on Aug. 13, the house-church members supposed it concerned the return of confiscated property.
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FIRST-PERSON: A once-feared tribe now spreads the Gospel | Baptist Press
Only a few decades ago, the Bugkalot people were one of the fiercest tribes in the Philippines, known for beheading their enemies. No outsider who contacted the tribe survived, and the people around them lived terrified of them.
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USCIRF calls for UN inquiry into Iran’s crackdown on protesters after nearly 200 are killed
The U S Commission on International Religious Freedom has called for a UN Commission of Inquiry on Iran after nearly 200 protesters, including at least 23 minors, have allegedly been killed in the ...
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European bishops make ‘heartfelt’ appeal for peace in Ukraine
In their statement, the bishops warned that an expansion of the war would have "disastrous consequences for humanity".
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Church leaders oppose plans to move British embassy to Jerusalem
Church leaders are urging Prime Minister Liz Truss to rethink plans to move the British Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
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India delays affirmative action case affecting millions of Dalit Christians
Christians in India believe the federal government is attempting to further prolong an important case concerning affirmative action for millions of Christians who converted from Dalit Hindu ...
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Iraq Selects New President, Prime Minister
Iraqi parliament elected Abdul Latif Rashid as president on Thursday. He then appointed Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as prime minister–designate. The election ended a political deadlock that began in Oct...
