Anugrah Kumar

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  Mar 24, 2026

  James Talarico says Biden admin. told by advocacy groups that border security is ‘racist’

  Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, said the Biden administration allowed “chaos” along the southern border after advocacy groups persuaded officials that strong border enforcement was "racist."

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  Mar 23, 2026

  Oklahoma pastor deported to Mexico after decades of ministry

  Pastor Wulfrano Portillo, a longtime church leader in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been deported to Mexico after immigration authorities detained him during a scheduled check-in in Oklahoma City, separating him from his family and congregation after decades in the United States.

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  Mar 23, 2026

  Judge drops charges against woman mistaken for Cities Church protester

  A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice charges against Heather Denae Lewis, a woman falsely accused of particpating in the Jan. 18 protest that disrupted a worship service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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  Mar 23, 2026

  China ramps up pressure on lawyers of jailed church leaders: report

  Chinese authorities are intensifying pressure on lawyers defending jailed leaders of Beijing’s Zion Church, a prominent Protestant house church whose founder, Pastor Ezra Jin, was detained five months ago in a crackdown that drew calls from Washington for his release.

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  Mar 23, 2026

  Kendra Duggar facing charges of child endangerment and false imprisonment

  Kendra Duggar, the wife of former “19 Kids and Counting” cast member Joseph Duggar, is facing charges in Arkansas of child endangerment and false imprisonment, in a case police said is separate from the Florida case in which her husband was arrested last week.

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  Mar 22, 2026

  Iran executes champion wrestler, 2 others found guilty of ‘waging war against God’

  Iran executed champion wrestler Saleh Mohammadi and two other men after convicting them of “waging war against God” in connection with the killing of two police officers during protests in January. 

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  Mar 21, 2026

  Former SBC President Steve Gaines dies at 68, remembered for his inspiring focus on evangelism

  Steve Gaines, a former Southern Baptist Convention president and longtime pastor of a Tennessee church, died Friday at 68 after a two-year battle with cancer.

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  Mar 20, 2026

  Christian father facing death penalty after false blasphemy charge

  Ishtiaq Saleem, a Christian sanitation worker and father from Islamabad, Pakistan, is awaiting a possible death penalty verdict after being accused of sharing material considered blasphemous on social media, a charge he denies.

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  Mar 18, 2026

  Cuban regime holds pastor’s 16-year-old son captive amid ongoing crackdown on Christians

  A 16-year-old boy whose father leads an independent Christian church in Cuba remains in state custody after security authorities detained him during a wave of unrest and arrests in the city of Morón, part of a broader crackdown that has drawn concern from religious freedom advocates and human rights groups.

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  Mar 17, 2026

  Pastor arrested in Cuba after uploading Bible teaching to YouTube

  Police arrested an Evangelical pastor in the Matanzas region of Cuba after recording and uploading a Bible teaching video to his YouTube channel. He said the arrest was part of a pattern of authorities targeting him for years because of his ministry.