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Biden-Trump Standoff Over Offshore Drilling
Biden-Trump Standoff Over Offshore Drilling
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

A standoff emerged Tuesday between outgoing President Joe Biden and his incoming successor, Donald J. Trump, over his plans to expand offshore drilling.

France: Iran’s Nuclear Program Reaching ‘Point Of No Return’
France: Iran’s Nuclear Program Reaching ‘Point Of No Return’
Monday, January 6, 2025

France has warned that Iran’s uranium enrichment drive is nearing “a point of no return” in a development that could put more pressure on the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Killed Indian Journalist Found In Septic Tank
Killed Indian Journalist Found In Septic Tank
Monday, January 6, 2025

Investigators have found the body of an Indian journalist who went missing on New Year’s Day. Mukesh Chandrakar’s human remains were discovered in a septic tank in India’s Chhattisgarh state, officials said.

Canada’s Trudeau Announces Resignation
Canada’s Trudeau Announces Resignation
Monday, January 6, 2025

Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday after nearly a decade in power amid mounting concern over the nation’s future.

International Christian Concern Publishes 2025 Global Persecution Index, “Imprisonment, Torture, Assassination”
International Christian Concern Publishes 2025 Global Persecution Index, “Imprisonment, Torture, Assassination”
Monday, January 6, 2025

The International Christian Concern persecution watchdog has released its Global Persecution Index annual report for 2025. Available for download on the ICC website, the Index provides an analysis of the causes of persecution in 20 countries, as well as testimonies of believers’ courage and resilience in the face of extreme hostility to Christianity.

Outgoing Biden Administration Approves $8 Billion Arms Deal for Israel
Outgoing Biden Administration Approves $8 Billion Arms Deal for Israel
Monday, January 6, 2025

The US State Department has notified Congress “informally” of an $8 billion proposed arms deal with the Jewish state, Axios reported exclusively on Friday, January 3.

North Korea Launches Missile That Flies Over 1,000 Kilometers
North Korea Launches Missile That Flies Over 1,000 Kilometers
Monday, January 6, 2025

As the outgoing US Secretary of State visited South Korea, North Korea on Monday fired a missile that flew around 1,100 kilometers (685 miles) before landing in water between the Korean peninsula and Japan, Associated Press/Reuters reports.

Massachusetts Congregation Opens Church as Warming Center for Homeless
Massachusetts Congregation Opens Church as Warming Center for Homeless
Monday, January 6, 2025

An Assemblies of God (AG) evangelical church in Massachusetts has transformed its 100-year-old building into a warming center for the homeless and others battling the state’s frigid temperatures this winter, AG News reports.

Austria Bracing For Anti-Migrant Chancellor
Austria Bracing For Anti-Migrant Chancellor
Sunday, January 5, 2025

Austria’s fiercely anti-migration Freedom Party (FPO) was likely to appoint its first chancellor after being invited by the Alpine nation’s president to explore forming a government in what amounted to a political earthquake in this country of roughly 9 million people.

South Korea Rolling Out New Digital IDs
South Korea Rolling Out New Digital IDs
Sunday, January 5, 2025

Despite political turmoil, South Korea rang in the New Year with a digital pledge to citizens aged 17 and over: They will soon be able to store their resident registration cards on their smartphones.