Trump Condemns Ban On Facebook

Donald J. Trump has condemned Facebook after the “Oversight Board” of the social media giant upheld a ban against the former U.S. president.

Netanyahu fails to form government; Rivlin tasks Yair Lapid with forming coalition

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ran out of time to form a new government and, on Wednesday evening, President Reuven Rivlin asked Yair Lapid, who leads the centrist Yesh Atid party, to try and form a coalition. Yesh Atid gained the second-highest number of seats in the March 23 election, after Netanyahu’s Likud party.

Nigeria: Islamist Fulani militants murder 33 Christians in one week; “please pray”

Thirty-three Christians were killed in just one week of attacks by suspected Islamist Fulani militants in Nigeria’s Benue state last month, International Christian Concern reports. The murders were among the latest in years of deadly attacks on Nigerian Christian communities by Fulani militants who want to eliminate Christianity and impose Islam in the country.

Uganda: Muslim arrested for murdering Christian pastor

A Muslim man has been arrested for the April 5 murder of a Christian pastor in eastern Uganda, Morning Star News reports. Pastor Yolonim Oduchu died of poisoning in Pallisa District after he refused to sell a piece of land to Aliasa Opeduru, one of a group of Muslims who wanted the land to build a mosque.

Finnish MP charged with “hate speech” for sharing Biblical views on marriage and sexuality

Finnish lawmaker Päivi Räsänen faces imprisonment after being charged with three counts of “hate speech” because she publically shared her Biblical views on marriage and sexuality, ADF International reports. Räsänen was subject to lengthy interviews and a year of waiting before the Finnish Prosecutor General finally decided to bring charges against her.

U.S. trade deficit soars to record high

As cargo ships clogged U.S. ports, the trade deficit soared to a record high in March. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that the trade gap widened by 5.6%.

FL Gov. DeSantis Signs Into Law Ban on Vaccine Passports, Arbitrary Lockdowns

Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation into law on Monday that prohibits private businesses, schools, and government offices from requiring citizens to show proof of vaccination against COVID, a so-called vaccine passport. In addition, the new law prohibits local governments from arbitrarily imposing lockdowns or closing the schools.

Malian Woman Gives Birth To Nine Babies

A Malian woman “is doing well” after giving birth to nine babies on Tuesday – two more than doctors had detected inside her crowded womb, officials said.

Nigeria troops rescue Christian schoolboy abducted by Fulani herdsmen

Government troops in Nigeria’s Plateau state have rescued a boy who was one of four students kidnapped from their Christian mission school by Muslim Fulani herdsmen last month, Morning Star News reports. Kelvin Eze of King’s School was rescued on April 30; the other three students had managed to escape the day before.

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