Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Syrian army makes advances in southwest offensive
Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2018
The Syrian army battled rebels in an important town in southwest Syria on Thursday, a media unit run by its ally Hezbollah and a war monitor said, as intensifying air strikes killed dozens of people in the area.
Trump-Putin summit set for July
Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2018
Washington and Moscow agreed Wednesday to a summit next month between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a powwow that is guaranteed to provoke criticism from Mr. Trump’s critics at home and in foreign capitals.
Thousands of Swedes are inserting microchips into themselves
Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Thousands of people in Sweden have inserted microchips, which can function as contactless credit cards, key cards and even rail cards, into their bodies. Once the chip is underneath your skin, there is no longer any need to…
EU’s retaliatory tariffs on US products come into effect
Posted on Friday, June 22, 2018
The EU has officially imposed tariffs on US jeans, motorbikes, bourbon and other items in response to a similar move from the US. The measures have some experts worried the world could be heading toward a trade war.
U.S. bombs Syrian army position
Posted on Friday, June 22, 2018
A Syrian army officer was killed in a US strike on a Syrian army outpost near a US base close to the Iraqi-Syrian border, a commander in the regional alliance supporting President Bashar al-Assad told Reuters.
EU ready to open talks with U.S. to fix trade row
Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2018
The European Union is ready to engage with the United States to solve a trade row triggered by Washington's decision to impose metal impose tariffs, E.U. Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said on Thursday.
