Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
North Korea declares new UN sanctions ‘an act of war’
Posted on Monday, December 25, 2017
North Korea on Sunday called the latest U.N. sanctions to target the country 'an act of war' that violates its sovereignty, and said it is a 'pipe dream' for the United States to think it will give up…
Catalan separatists win election in rebuke to Spain and EU
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2017
Catalonia’s separatists look set to regain power in the wealthy Spanish region after local elections on Thursday, deepening the nation’s political crisis in a sharp rebuke to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and European Union leaders who backed him.
Haley: New UN resolution punishing Iran could be in the works
Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, said that based on a new report by the U.N. Secretary General, new pressure on Iran’s continued behavior could lead to a new resolution against the Tehran regime or…
Saudis intercept another missile fired by Yemen rebels
Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2017
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels said it intercepted a missile fired over southern Riyadh on Tuesday, which the rebels said was targeting the royal palace in the kingdom's capital.
Assad Hopeful About Upcoming Russian-Sponsored Talks on Syria
Posted on Monday, December 18, 2017
yrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed regret for the stalemate of U.N.-brokered intra-Syrian talks in Geneva last week but says he expects better results during the Russian-sponsored Sochi peace process to be held in February.
Putin declares victory against ‘terrorists’ in Syria
Posted on Monday, December 11, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory against 'terrorists' in Syria on Monday during a surprise visit to a Russian military base in the county, where he also announced a partial pullout of Russian troops.
