The United States launched another series of coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria on Saturday in response to the ambush killing of two American soldiers and a U.S. citizen civilian interpreter in Palmyra last month.
Iran is facing its most widespread unrest in over a decade, as U.S. President Donald Trump said the country was “in big trouble” and accused its leaders of losing control of key cities. Trump warned that if protesters were killed, the United States would respond with force.
Two Christians in Iran sentenced to prison for their faith were locked up on Dec. 16 and 20, and a Christian woman was summoned to begin serving her five-year prison term two days before Christmas, according to an advocacy group dedicated promotion of religious freedom in Iran.
Around three dozen people and three minors have been killed after more than a week of protests in Iran sparked by the country’s economic crisis, according to reports from human rights groups.
A watchdog group that monitors Christian persecution in China is pleading for international attention as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities appear poised to destroy a prominent church in Wenzhou, a port and industrial city in China's Zhejiang province.
A 54-year-old Protestant pastor was shot and killed by armed men on New Year’s Eve in northern Colombia as he gathered with his family. The killing took place in the Santa Elena neighborhood of Fundación Municipality in the Magdalena Department.
President Donald Trump asserted over the weekend that reopening Venezuela and its vast crude oil reserves to American oil companies is a key goal as the United States seeks to "run" the OPEC country, following the U.S. capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Here are five key facts about the oil industry in Venezuela.
Australia’s churches are continuing a gradual recovery in weekly attendance following the COVID-19 lockdowns, but attendance remains below levels seen at the turn of the millennium, according to new national data.
A Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) drone strike on Dec. 25 killed at least 11 Christians on their way to Christmas celebrations in South Kordofan state, Sudan, sources said.
As the U.N. Security Council prepares to meet Monday for an emergency session to discuss the U.S. strike on Venezuela that led to the capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro, world leaders are sharply divided over the legality and consequences of the operation. Here are seven responses that reflect that divide.
Evangelical leaders in Venezuela and abroad reacted to the events with caution and calls for prayer.
More than 73 million abortions were performed worldwide in 2025, making abortion the leading cause of death last year. The figure draws on World Health Organization estimates compiled by the global data-tracking platform Worldometers.
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