Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Russia Reveals Secret Nuclear-Armed Drone Sub
Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2015
A Russian document shown on state-run television confirmed that Moscow is developing a high-speed drone submarine capable of delivering a nuclear warhead.
U.S. to Help Iran Rebuild Nuclear Reactor
Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2015
The United States and other global powers are helping Iran to update and reconstruct a nuclear reactor that has been suspected of helping the Islamic Republic produce enough material for a potential nuclear weapon, according to regional reports…
Investigators ’90 percent sure’ bomb downed Russian plane
Posted on Monday, November 9, 2015
Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an explosion caused by a bomb, a member of the investigation team told Reuters…
US: Strikes against ISIS to increase
Posted on Monday, November 9, 2015
S and coalition forces are likely to increase air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in coming weeks after a lull in September and October, the head of US Air Forces Central Command said Saturday.
Russian weapons chief: S-300 deal with Iran has been signed
Posted on Monday, November 9, 2015
Russia and Iran have signed a contract on Moscow’s delivery of the advanced S-300 missile defense system to the Islamic Republic, Sergei Chemezov, chief executive of Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, said Monday.
Islamic State Gains Ground in Syria
Posted on Monday, November 2, 2015
The Islamic State has continued to make gains in central Syria amid a barrage of Russian airstrikes that have mostly targeted rebel groups elsewhere in the country, according to reports.
Al Qaeda leader hints at ‘unity’ with Islamic State
Posted on Monday, November 2, 2015
U.S. intelligence officials say al Qaeda has seen its standing as the leader of the global jihad movement "dented," and regard an audio recording reportedly released over the weekend by the group's leader as an attempt to reclaim…
Crunch talks for Merkel on refugee crisis as thousands more arrive
Posted on Sunday, November 1, 2015
Nearly 10,000 refugees continued to arrive in Germany daily, police said on Saturday, highlighting the scale of the challenge facing the country's stretched border staff ahead of a crunch meeting between Angela Merkel and a Bavarian ally on…
New U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq Is Not New
Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2015
When Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced Tuesday that the U.S. would begin "direct action" against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq, it sounded like a new mission for U.S. forces in a country where the president has…
