Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
North Korea vows ‘thousands-fold’ revenge on US
Posted on Tuesday, August 8, 2017
North Korea yesterday angrily rejected the tough new sanctions agreed to unanimously by the UN Security Council, and vowed to launch a 'thousands-fold' revenge against the US for leading the initiative.
UK ready to pay up to 40 billion euros to leave EU
Posted on Sunday, August 6, 2017
Britain is prepared to pay up to 40 billion euros ($47 billion) as part of a deal to leave the European Union, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported, citing three unnamed sources familiar with Britain's negotiating strategy.
United Nations bans key North Korea exports over missile tests
Posted on Sunday, August 6, 2017
The United Nations Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday that could slash by a third the Asian state's $3 billion annual export revenue over its two intercontinental ballistic missile tests in July.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard finds new route to arm Yemen rebels
Posted on Thursday, August 3, 2017
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has started using a new route across the Persian Gulf to funnel covert arms shipments to their Houthi allies in Yemen's civil war, sources familiar with the issue said Tuesday.
‘Full Trade Trade War’, Russian PM says
Posted on Thursday, August 3, 2017
New sanctions imposed on Russia will lead to a "full-scale trade war", Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.
Iran: U.S. Violating Nuclear Deal
Posted on Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Senior Iranian officials are accusing the United States of violating the landmark nuclear accord and promising to take punitive measures against America for this action, according to recent comments that come on the heels of renewed efforts by…
Russian missile deal with Turkey raises concern inside Pentagon
Posted on Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Turkey's decision to press forward with a multimillion dollar weapons deal with Russia is causing concern within the Pentagon, with U.S. defense officials concerned the Russian-made systems will harm American joint operations with the NATO ally.
Iran says US Navy fires warning shots near its vessels
Posted on Monday, July 31, 2017
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said Saturday a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier fired a warning shot in an 'unprofessional' confrontation with Iranian vessels, the official IRNA news agency reported.
U.S. bombers fly over South Korea after North’s 2nd ICBM test
Posted on Monday, July 31, 2017
The United States flew two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday in a show of force against North Korea following the country’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test. The U.S. also said it conducted a successful test…
US and China report progress on new North Korea sanctions
Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2017
The United States and China said Tuesday they are making progress on a new U.N. resolution that would impose additional sanctions against North Korea following its test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
China reportedly preps for crisis along border with North Korea
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2017
The Chinese military has reportedly been building up defenses along its border with North Korea that coincide with warnings by President Trump that he is considering military action over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons push.
Syrian rebels fear Bashar Assad benefits from Trump-Putin truce
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Daraa is the fourth and most recent area of Syria covered by “de-escalation agreements” — a series of cease-fire arrangements brokered since May by the U.S., Syria’s Sunni Muslim neighbors Jordan and Turkey, Iran’s Shiite Islamic Republic, Syrian…
