Christian leaders have condemned the recent destruction of a Pentecostal Church building in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, calling it part of an increase in persecution against Christians in Sudan.
The White House on Wednesday expressed “grief and sorrow” for the families of four slain University of Idaho students after Bryan Kohberger, 30, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for their brutal murders in 2022.
In a decisive political statement, the Israeli Knesset voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of a non-binding resolution declaring support for the application of full Israeli sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley — territories comprising what is internationally referred to as the West Bank. The symbolic resolution passed 71-13, reflecting wide backing among the governing coalition and some members of the opposition.
New York State has agreed to settle a years-long legal battle with Emilee Carpenter, a Christian wedding photographer, by paying $225,000 in legal fees and pledging not to enforce laws that would compel her to photograph same-sex weddings against her religious convictions. The settlement, finalized Tuesday, ends four years of litigation and marks a major victory for free speech and religious liberty.
In a powerful act of solidarity and defiance against rising antisemitism, several hundred people, including around 750 Christians, formed a human chain around Munich’s main synagogue on Friday evening as a large and aggressive pro-Palestinian protest marched past, chanting anti-Israel slogans and glorifying Hamas terrorism.
The United Kingdom and Turkey have signed a preliminary agreement for the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets, marking a pivotal development in Ankara’s ongoing effort to modernize its air force and deepen strategic ties with NATO allies. The memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed Wednesday during the International Defense Industry Fair in Istanbul, was inked by Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler and UK Defense Secretary John Healey.
A newly declassified House Intelligence Committee report has ignited a political firestorm by revealing that the Obama administration’s 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin supported Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential bid was based on unreliable intelligence and violated established analytical standards.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters blocked Israeli tourists from disembarking in Greece on Tuesday, forcing an Israeli-owned cruise ship carrying 1,600 passengers to reroute to Cyprus.
Senior officials from the United States, Israel, and Syria are due to meet Thursday to negotiate urgent security arrangements in southern Syria, after a week of deadly sectarian violence and Israeli military strikes targeting Syrian forces near Damascus.
A 37-year-old man was killed by his Muslim relatives in eastern Uganda after converting to Christianity and openly praying to Jesus, according to multiple Christian sources.