Iran, Russia To Dominate World’s Gas Prices
Iran and Russia have agreed on a deal that would enable the two countries to dominate the world market for natural gas and set the prices.
Year: 2022
Ukraine Launches Counter Offensive In South
Backed by NATO military alliance weapons and perhaps international forces, Ukrainian troops began a counter-offensive in the south, several sources said.
Nigeria faces ‘sustained campaign to wipe out Christianity’ while government does nothing
Director of the Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) Johan Viljoen has joined other leaders in stating that Nigeria is facing a “sustained campaign to wipe out Christianity,” and that the government is doing nothing to stop it, Crux reports. The DHPI is a part of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
Mississippi: 180-year-old Bible survives total destruction of historic church
A 180 year-old church Bible has survived an August 13 fire that destroyed the historic College Hill Presbyterian Church in Lafayette County, Oxford, Mississippi earlier this month, CBN News reports.
Christian Farmers Lose Land As Pakistan Floods Kill 1,000
Christian farmers have lost crops and livestock in Pakistan’s devastating floods that killed more than 1,000 people, aid workers told Worthy News.
Dozen Killed In Baghdad Clashes, Christians Concerned
At least a dozen people have been shot dead in Baghdad’s Green Zone amid religious and political tensions in Iraq, where minority Christians face persecution, several sources say.
Dutch Commando Shot Dead In US, Two Others Injured
One of three Dutch commandos, who were in the U.S. for training, has died after he and the others were shot outside a hotel in the U.S. city of Indianapolis while off duty, the Dutch defense ministry confirmed Monday.
Biden plans to ask Congress to approve $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan
The Biden administration plans to ask the U.S. Congress to approve an estimated $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, Politico reported on Monday, citing sources, amid heightened tensions with China.
Putin sidelines Russia’s defense minister over stalled progress in Ukraine, according to the UK
Russian Vladimir Putin has sidelined Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as the invasion of Ukraine enters its seventh month, according to a report issued Monday by the U.K. Ministry of Defense.
Iran steps up uranium enrichment with new centrifuges at Natanz
Iran has begun uranium enrichment with new advanced centrifuges at its underground Natanz nuclear site, according to a confidential International Atomic Energy Agency report seen by the Reuters news agency on Monday.
2 Federal Courts Block Biden’s HHS from Forcing Doctors to Perform Abortions, Gender Transition Procedures
On Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Biden administration mandate forcing doctors to perform gender transition treatments.
Ohio: 76 Clergy members petition state police force to preserve Christian chaplaincy
A group of 76 clergy members in Ohio has asked the chief of Mansfield Police Department to preserve that force’s chaplaincy program despite a request from the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) that it be disbanded as unconstitutional, CBN News reports.
China: Major house church “liquidated” by authorities
A historical house church in China’s Shaanxi Province was officially “liquidated” by government authorities earlier this month, as the ruling Chinese Communist continues its nationwide “Sinicization” program and crackdown on Christianity, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
UN Nuclear Watchdog Rushes To Troubled Plant
A team of the UN’s nuclear watchdog rushed to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in war-torn Ukraine on Monday amid fears of an atomic disaster.
Ukraine Warns Of Nuclear Radiation Exposure As Russia Blocks Accord
Concern about the potential for a radiation disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in wartorn Ukraine persists as Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of attacks near the facility.
Van Drives Into Brussels Terrace, Several Injured
A van rammed into terraces in the center of Belgium’s capital Brussels, leaving at least six injured and in shock, authorities said.
Israeli strike destroyed over 1,000 Iran-made missiles in Syria
An airstrike Thursday on the Syrian city of Masyaf attributed to Israel hit a missile warehouse containing more than 1,000 Iranian-made missiles, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Saturday.
Iran deal draft reportedly includes 4 phases, would take full effect after 165 days
A draft proposal from the final stages of negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal envisions the Iranians halting all uranium enrichment, but holding on to the material they already have, and a final US return to the pact less than six months after it is signed, Haaretz reported on Sunday.
Satellite images show ‘extensive damage’ at Syrian missile site reportedly struck by Israel
Satellite images show heavy damage at a Syrian weapons installation near the city of Maysaf in the country’s northwestern region which was reportedly bombed by Israel on Thursday, the London-based Iran International reported on Sunday.
Hezbollah’s September Deadline Could Lead to War
Although most Israelis fear Sept. 1 may bring with it a teachers’ strike, there is another reason we should be concerned: A possible war on Israel’s northern border in the wake of the most severe threats since 2006.