Christians in Pakistan are stepping up relief efforts for victims of catastrophic monsoon floods that have left hundreds dead, displaced more than 200,000 people, and wiped out entire villages, church leaders said Wednesday.
The Church of England has apologized after the former leader of a once-celebrated evangelical congregation in Sheffield was convicted earlier this month of sexually abusing women in his flock during the 1980s and 1990s.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday formally inaugurated Turkey’s integrated air defense network, dubbed the “Steel Dome,” marking what he called a “watershed moment” for the nation’s security and defense industry.
Denmark’s prime minister on Wednesday condemned alleged U.S. interference in Greenland and issued a historic apology to thousands of the territory’s Inuit women subjected to forced contraception under Danish rule.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that annual revenues from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs may exceed $500 billion, with August already showing a major surge in customs duty collections and September expected to climb even higher.
Archaeologists in Jerusalem’s City of David have uncovered the largest dam ever found in ancient Israel, a monumental waterworks dating back nearly 2,800 years to the reign of Kings Joash or Amaziah of Judah.
The White House is preparing to host a pivotal summit Wednesday as President Donald Trump seeks to present a “comprehensive plan” for Gaza’s future, with his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff underscoring the administration’s insistence on full hostage freedom and Hamas accountability.
The Israeli military confirmed Wednesday that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) eliminated Mahmoud al-Aswad, Hamas’s General Security Apparatus leader in western Gaza, in a targeted strike carried out last Friday.
The United States on Wednesday enforced steep new tariffs on Indian goods, a move President Donald Trump says is necessary to protect American workers and punish countries that continue funding Moscow’s war in Ukraine through Russian oil purchases.
Two children were killed and 17 others wounded Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire during a school mass at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in south Minneapolis, authorities said.
President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is prepared to accept up to 600,000 Chinese students as part of ongoing trade negotiations with Beijing, a proposal that has sparked sharp debate among lawmakers, conservative commentators, and immigration groups.
Christians expressed concern Tuesday after Uttarakhand approved India’s most severe anti-conversion legislation, prescribing life imprisonment and steep fines for what the Hindu nationalist-ruled state calls “forced conversions.”
American evangelist Edward Graham, 45, the grandson of the late preacher Billy Graham, has been on a preaching and prayer mission in war-torn Ukraine at Kyiv’s invitation, Worthy News learned Tuesday.
A 16-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan has been rescued after she was allegedly abducted by a Muslim man who forced her to convert to Islam, marry him in a sham ceremony, and endure months of abuse, rights advocates said.
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom–the so-called E3–are holding fresh negotiations with Iranian officials in Geneva on Monday, just days before a self-imposed deadline to trigger the reimposition of sweeping United Nations sanctions against Tehran.
Egypt has begun training hundreds of Palestinians to form a new security force of up to 10,000 personnel to operate in Gaza after the war, Arab officials told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The effort, backed by several Arab states, reflects a shared vision of postwar Gaza without Hamas.
Russia is circulating a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council aimed at extending the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) for six months, delaying any action on snapback sanctions until April 18, 2026.
U.S. special envoy Thomas Barrack met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Palace on Tuesday for high-stakes talks on Hezbollah’s future, warning that Lebanon risks sliding back into civil conflict unless progress is made on disarmament.
President Donald J. Trump on Monday signed a sweeping Executive Order designed to prosecute acts of flag desecration “to the fullest extent permissible” and to deny immigration benefits to foreign nationals found guilty of burning or defacing the American flag.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv is working to assess the need for additional military supplies in the Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions, as Russia claimed fresh battlefield gains and U.S. President Donald J. Trump voiced frustration with Moscow’s unwillingness to negotiate a peace deal.