Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Turkey’s Erdogan vows to destroy U.S.-backed ‘terror army’ in Syria
Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to destroy a 30,000-man border security force in Syria, trained and equipped by Washington, characterizing it as a 'terror army' designed to infringe on the country’s sovereignty in the region.
Iranian FM in Russia for talks on nuclear deal, Syria
Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2018
Iran’s foreign minister is visiting Moscow for talks focusing on the future of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and the situation in Syria, where both nations support President Bashar Assad.
Dollar bruised by worries over China’s stance on US bonds
Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2018
The dollar nursed its losses against the yen on Thursday, having suffered its biggest one-day drop in nearly eight months following a report that China was ready to slow or halt its purchases of US Treasuries.
2 Koreas say they seek breakthrough at rare border talks
Posted on Monday, January 8, 2018
Senior officials from North and South Korea began the rivals’ first formal talks in about two years Tuesday to discuss how to cooperate in next month’s Winter Olympics in the South and how to improve their long-strained ties.
Battle looms for rebel-held Syrian province after IS defeat
Posted on Sunday, January 7, 2018
Syrian government forces and allied militiamen are advancing on the largest remaining rebel-held territory in the country's north, forcing thousands of civilians to flee toward the border with Turkey in freezing winter temperatures.
Yemen rebels fire missile at Saudi Arabia
Posted on Sunday, January 7, 2018
Houthi fighters announced they had fired one in the direction of the city of Najran, which Saudi authorities confirmed was intercepted.
Iran protests spread, even as military declares them over
Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2018
Iran’s most influential military commander on Wednesday declared the wave of anti-regime protests rocking nation as over, despite reports that demonstrators continue to fill the streets in more than a dozen cities.
Iran protests spread nationwide, now ‘far bigger than 2009’
Posted on Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Pictures and videos coming out of Iran are starting to look more like a full-on revolution than a protest movement, but American news agencies continue to be slow to react, describing the historic protests as mostly about the…
