Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Islamic State Group Leader Urges Attacks in Europe and US
Posted on Monday, May 23, 2016
An Islamic State group spokesman has urged sympathizers in Europe and the U.S. to launch attacks on civilians there if they are unable to travel to the group's self-declared caliphate in Syria and Iraq.
NATO finalizes military build-up to counter Russia
Posted on Friday, May 20, 2016
NATO foreign ministers were on Thursday finalizing the alliance's biggest military build-up since the end of the Cold War to counter what they see as a more aggressive and unpredictable Russia.
China says it’s ready if US ‘stirs up any conflict’ in South China Sea
Posted on Friday, May 20, 2016
China's attempts to claim a nearly 1.4-million-square-mile swathe of open ocean are without precedent and probably without legal merit, but Beijing continues to assert its right to the economically critical zone — and increasingly puts its claims in…
ISIS, Syrian Conflict ‘Not Containable’ in Middle East
Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Threats emanating from the Middle East, including those caused by ISIS and the Syrian civil war, cannot be contained and therefore require the United States to significantly ramp up its military commitments in the region, according to a…
U.S. to activate $800 million missile defense site in Romania
Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2016
The United States will switch on a $800 million missile shield in Romania on Thursday, part of an umbrella from Greenland to the Azores against Iranian rockets that Russia aims to knock out its nuclear weapons.
U.S., Russia fine tune deal to share Syrian airspace
Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2016
Senior Pentagon leaders and their Russian counterparts on Wednesday fine tuned plans to ensure warplanes from both countries operating in the skies above Syria stay out of each other’s way.
Iran has deployed S-300 system, minister says
Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Iran’s army is now fully equipped with a Russian air defense system after a long and controversial delivery process, Defense Minister General Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying Tuesday.
U.S. Warship Challenges China’s Claims in South China Sea
Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2016
The U.S. Navy sent its third warship in less than seven months into waters of the South China Sea claimed by China as tensions rise ahead of an international court’s ruling on the territorial dispute.
U.S., Russia announce ceasefire in Aleppo
Posted on Thursday, May 5, 2016
A partial ceasefire in the Syrian province of Aleppa was reached Wednesday by the United States and Russia, in hopes it will reduce violence that has flared up after a two-month lull.
U.S. Defense Secretary Carter says Russia is ‘nuclear saber-rattling’
Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Defense Secretary Ash Carter used a U.S. military changing-of-the-guard ceremony Tuesday to blast Russian aggression in Europe, saying Moscow is “going backward in time” with warlike actions that compel a U.S. military buildup on NATO’s eastern flank.
Germany pushes for European army
Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Germany is pushing for a European army in the 28-member EU bloc, according to a white paper put forward by the German government. The army is envisaged to have a joint headquarters and shared military plans.
U.S., Russia to meet this week on Syria ceasefire
Posted on Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that he and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hope to meet by Thursday to find a way to boost the deteriorating ceasefire in Syria.
Iran to Build Seven New Nuke Plants By 2020
Posted on Monday, May 2, 2016
Iran is offering to help the global community construct nuclear power plants, according to a top official, who said that Iran would be home to seven new nuclear plants by 2020, according to recent remarks.
