Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Iran: We won’t negotiate over our missile program
Posted on Monday, January 28, 2019
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi stressed Monday that the country would never negotiate over its missile program, saying that the country will continue to boost its deterrence power 'to protect national security.'
Syria on agenda, Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Vladimir Putin
Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Now that President Donald Trump has announced plans to withdraw US troops from Syria, countries that intend to remain involved in the multifront civil war are adapting their strategies accordingly. And Syria will certainly be on the agenda…
US-led coalition airstrikes pound IS areas in eastern Syria
Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2019
Syrian activists on Thursday reported intense airstrikes on the last area held by the Islamic State group in the country’s east where the organization’s control has been shrinking over the past weeks.
Iran satellite launch fails after U.S. warning
Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Iran’s bid to launch a satellite has failed, Telecoms Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi said on Tuesday, after it ignored U.S. warnings to avoid such activity.
U.S., North Korea to hold talks this week after nuclear standoff
Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2019
The United States and North Korea plan to hold high-level talks in Washington as soon as this week to discuss a second summit of their leaders, following a prolonged stalemate in nuclear talks, South Korean media said on…
White House ordered plans prepared for Iran strike
Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2019
Following a September mortar attack near the US embassy in Baghdad that Washington blamed on Iran, US National Security Adviser John Bolton and the National Security Council he leads requested that the Pentagon provide options for striking Iran,…
Iran restarting uranium enrichment, nuclear chief says
Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2019
The head of Iran’s nuclear program said Sunday that the Islamic Republic has begun 'preliminary activities for designing' a modern process for 20-percent uranium enrichment for its 50-year-old research reactor in Tehran, signaling new danger for the nuclear…
Earth’s magnetic field is acting up and geologists don’t know why
Posted on Friday, January 11, 2019
Something strange is going on at the top of the world. Earth’s north magnetic pole has been skittering away from Canada and towards Siberia, driven by liquid iron sloshing within the planet’s core. The magnetic pole is moving…
If May loses Brexit vote, Corbyn to call for UK elections
Posted on Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Britain's main opposition Labor Party will demand a general election if Prime Minister Theresa May loses a vote in parliament over her Brexit plans next week, its leader Jeremy Corbyn will say on Thursday.
US pullout from Syria to be done in ‘prudent’ way, Trump says
Posted on Monday, January 7, 2019
US President Donald Trump on Monday sought to end fears of an abrupt US pullout from Syria, saying the fight against the Islamic State group was not over and that withdrawal would be done in a 'prudent' manner.
