Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Iranian weapons seized in Arabian Sea
Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2015
A ship carrying illicit arms believed to be from Iran was intercepted last week off the southern Arabian Peninsula by a member of a US-backed naval coalition and was not registered with any country, the US Navy said…
Russia’s legislature authorizes Putin to use military force in Syria
Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
The Russian legislature on Wednesday voted to give President Vladimir V. Putin authorization to use military force in Syria, where Putin deployed warplanes and battle tanks earlier this month and has called for an international coalition to battle…
IS preparing for a global nuclear holocaust
Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2015
A German journalist who became the first embedded reporter within the Islamic State recently revealed that its jihadists intend to trigger a worldwide nuclear holocaust.
Obama to head UN gathering on countering terrorism
Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2015
President Barack Obama is chairing a U.N. gathering of world leaders to discuss countering terrorism, a day after he and the leaders of Russia, China and Iran addressed the General Assembly on its 70th anniversary.
Obama and Putin spar over Syria at the U.N.
Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2015
President Obama and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin tried to downplay personal and policy tensions during a rare face-to-face meeting Monday in New York, but fierce disagreements bubbled to the surface in competing speeches to an audience of other…
Obama and Putin to meet; Syria and Ukraine vie for attention
Posted on Friday, September 25, 2015
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East, but the Kremlin and the White House disagreed on Thursday…
EU leaders claim unity regained, pledge aid for Syrians
Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2015
EU leaders pledged at least 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for Syrian refugees in the Middle East and closer cooperation to stem migrant flows into Europe at a summit described as less tense than feared after weeks of…
Iran on Israel: ‘We Are Going to Destroy Them’
Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2015
The commander of Iran's army said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic would destroy Israel at all costs despite the recent nuclear deal aimed at reining in the country’s rogue behavior, according to comments by these officials.
Russia starts Syria drone surveillance missions: U.S. officials
Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Russia has started flying drone aircraft on surveillance missions in Syria, U.S. officials said on Monday, in what appeared to be Moscow's first military air operations there since staging a rapid buildup at a Syrian air base.
IAEA Chief Granted Access to Covert Iran Military Site
Posted on Monday, September 21, 2015
The head of the UN atomic watchdog was granted access Sunday to a controversial Iranian military site where it is alleged covert research to build a nuclear bomb took place, AFP reported.
US starts carrying out Iran nuke deal, appoints coordinator
Posted on Friday, September 18, 2015
The Obama administration began carrying out the Iran nuclear deal Thursday as time expired on Republican efforts to derail it, appointing a senior diplomat to ensure that Tehran moves further away from bomb-making capability and outlining a months-long…
Syrian army starts using new weapons from Russia
Posted on Friday, September 18, 2015
The Syrian military has recently started using new types of air and ground weapons supplied by Russia, a Syrian military source told Reuters on Thursday, underlining growing Russian support for Damascus that is alarming the United States.
Big quake rattles north Chile, sets off small tsunami waves
Posted on Thursday, September 17, 2015
A major earthquake just offshore rattled Chileans, killing five people and shaking the Earth so strongly the tremor was felt in places across South America. Authorities worked into the early hours Thursday assessing damage in several coastal towns…
