Christian News from a Biblical Worldview

The U.S. is signaling a significant shift in the Middle East as President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with the Iraqi prime minister to announce the end of military operations in Iraq, while shifting focus to Iran.

Bangladesh was struggling Wednesday to cope with the aftermath of devastating floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains that officials said have killed at least 51 people.

The European Union failed to add the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church and a Russian billionaire to its latest sanctions package after Bulgaria vetoed their inclusion.

The Israel Defense Forces announced Wednesday that it killed a Hamas terrorist who helped abduct the bodies of an Israeli brigade commander and two soldiers during the October 7, 2023, massacre.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a blunt warning to Iran on Tuesday, declaring that any renewed attack against Israel would be met with a response far more powerful than the military action Tehran has already witnessed.

The European Union and more than a dozen international partners have pledged approximately $1 billion to support the reconstruction and early recovery of the Gaza Strip, European officials announced Monday.

Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, warning that escalating threats against the nation’s highest court are placing justices, their families and judicial independence at growing risk.

Senate Democrats blocked the advancement of the annual National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday, halting debate on a sweeping $1.15 trillion defense package amid sharp disagreements over the renewed war with Iran and federal spending priorities.

House Republicans are moving forward with a third budget reconciliation package following a closely guarded strategy meeting at Camp David involving congressional leaders, White House officials and selected members of the House Budget Committee.

An American aid worker with the Christian charity Samaritan’s Purse who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has arrived in Germany for treatment, the health ministry in Berlin said Monday, amid warnings that the potentially deadly disease is spreading much faster than official figures suggest.

Anglican leaders have approved an ambitious initiative to plant or restore one million churches worldwide over the next decade, with the goal of bringing congregations closer to local communities and welcoming an estimated 20 million new believers.