Anugrah Kumar

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  Jun 29, 2026

  Sudanese priest killed by militant group amid ongoing conflict

  An armed group demanding access to medical supplies shot and killed a Catholic priest in the Sudanese town of Kauda, in the Nuba Mountains region of South Kordofan state, after he reported the group to authorities and attempted to move the supplies before they could return.

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  Jun 28, 2026

  Venezuela earthquake death toll crosses 1,400, nearly 70,000 remain missing

  The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes has risen to 1,430, with families reporting at least 68,900 people missing. The toll continued to climb even after the 72-hour window for rescuing survivors alive closed Saturday, while anger over the government’s response intensified in some of the hardest-hit areas.

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  Jun 27, 2026

  Cuban pastor's teenage son freed after months in prison, barred from speaking publicly

  A Cuban teenager whose parents are Protestant pastors and who spent more than three months in a maximum-security adult prison has been released. He returned home under restrictions that ban him from making in-person public statements, according to a rights group.

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  Jun 27, 2026

  Nigerian man sentenced to death over WhatsApp song faces new delay after 6 years in prison

  A Nigerian musician who has spent more than six years in prison under a death sentence for allegedly blasphemous song lyrics must wait even longer for a Supreme Court hearing after justices canceled his long-awaited case.

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  Jun 25, 2026

  Christian group responds to Venezuela earthquakes as thousands feared dead

  Christian relief organisation Operation Blessing is deploying its Global Disaster Response team to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes struck the country Wednesday, The death toll has risen to 188 people, while thousands more are feared dead.

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  Jun 24, 2026

  Countries worldwide call for abolition of surrogacy: Stop exploitation, harming children

  Governments from multiple countries have launched a political declaration calling for an international moratorium on surrogacy, as a step toward permanently banning a practice they say exploits women and children worldwide.

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  Jun 22, 2026

  Parents sentenced to 50 days in prison for homeschooling their children

  A couple in Brazil have become the first parents in the country to be criminally convicted for homeschooling their children, sentenced to 50 days in prison after a judge ruled their curriculum failed to include state-approved content on gender, sexuality and cultural diversity.

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  Jun 22, 2026

  Florida AG launches investigation into MLB over religious discrimination

  Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier opened a formal investigation into Major League Baseball over allegations of religious discrimination against Christian players’ display of Bible verses. He issued an investigative subpoena that orders the league to produce extensive records by July 23, 2026.

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  Jun 22, 2026

  Willie Jordan of Fred Jordan Missions, known for Skid Row outreach, dies at 93

  Willie L. Jordan, the longtime missionary, broadcaster and former president of Fred Jordan Missions, a faith-based ministry on Skid Row, a Los Angeles district known for homelessness, died at her home in Glendora, California. She was 93.

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  Jun 21, 2026

  Ezra Jin, other detained pastor finally receive Bibles in prison after legal fight

  Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, founder of Beijing Zion Church, became the first of the congregation’s 18 detained pastors and workers to receive a Bible while held at a detention center in Beihai, in southern China’s Guangxi Province, after a legal challenge brought by a defense attorney for the group.