Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
US Helping Iran Access Billions in Frozen Funds
Posted on Wednesday, April 6, 2016
The Obama administration is helping Iran access billions of dollars in funds that are tied up in international banks across the globe by rewriting regulations and other measures, according to testimony Tuesday by a top U.S. official, who…
Panama Papers blowback rocks world capitals
Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2016
A world of blowback descended on capitals from Moscow and Riyadh to Washington and Reykjavik Monday a day after the publication of the so-called "Panama Papers" exposed the offshore and potentially illegal financial dealings of dozens of wealthy,…
Russia Doubling Nuclear Warheads
Posted on Monday, April 4, 2016
Russia is doubling the number of its strategic nuclear warheads on new missiles by deploying multiple reentry vehicles that have put Moscow over the limit set by the New START arms treaty, according to Pentagon officials.
US and allies urge UN action against Iran for missile launches
Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2016
The United States and three allies are calling for a Security Council meeting to formulate an "appropriate response" to Iran's recent ballistic missile tests which they say were carried out in defiance of a UN resolution and to…
ISIS has sent 400 fighters to attack Europe, officials say
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2016
The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and…
Obama arrives in Cuba in first for US president in 88 years
Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2016
Stepping into history, President Barack Obama opened an extraordinary visit to Cuba on Sunday, eager to push decades of acrimony deeper into the past and forge irreversible ties with America's former adversary.
Kerry declares ISIS committing genocide against Christians, others
Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry declared Thursday that the Islamic State is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in the Middle East, after facing heavy pressure from lawmakers and rights groups to make the rare designation.
China, Russia Planning Space Attacks on U.S. Satellites
Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2016
China and Russia are preparing to attack and disrupt critical U.S. military and intelligence satellites in a future conflict with crippling space missile, maneuvering satellite, and laser attacks, senior Pentagon and intelligence officials told Congress on Tuesday.
Putin orders start of Russian forces’ withdrawal from Syria
Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered his military to start the withdrawal of the main part of Russia's forces from Syria, saying that the Russian military intervention had largely achieved its objectives.
US, France warn Syria regime ahead of new peace talks
Posted on Sunday, March 13, 2016
The United States and France warned the Syrian regime on Sunday against trying to disrupt the fragile ceasefire as the warring sides prepared for fresh peace talks to end the brutal conflict.
Iran fires 2 missiles marked with ‘Israel must be wiped out’
Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Iran test-launched two ballistic missiles Wednesday emblazoned with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" in Hebrew, Iranian media reported, in a show of power by the Shiite nation as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's visited Jerusalem.
