Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Russian troops join combat in Syria
Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2015
Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government troops, three Lebanese sources familiar with the political and military situation there said on Wednesday.
Russia Building Nuclear-Armed Drone Submarine
Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2015
Russia is building a drone submarine to deliver large-scale nuclear weapons against U.S. harbors and coastal cities, according to Pentagon officials.
Pope Francis to address refugee crisis in UN speech
Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2015
Pope Francis is expected to focus on the need for peace in a conflict-torn world facing the biggest refugee crisis since World War II when he addresses the United Nations later this month, the Holy See said Wednesday.
China forex reserves in record fall as Beijing tries to calm markets
Posted on Wednesday, September 9, 2015
China's foreign exchange reserves posted their biggest monthly fall on record in August, reflecting Beijing's attempts to halt a slide in the yuan and stabilize financial markets following its surprise move to devalue the currency last month.
Father of the euro fears EU superstate by the back door
Posted on Monday, September 7, 2015
The euro's founding father has warned that Europe's latest plan for an EMU-wide finance ministry is a dangerous attempt to smuggle through political union, and breaches the basic tenets of modern democracy.
Iran announces Air Force war games, with focus on combat
Posted on Monday, September 7, 2015
Iran will launch war games Saturday involving a range of aircraft, in which the primary functions are air combat and destroying targets in the air and on the ground, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Friday.
Tehran brags at superpowers’ ‘surrender’ in nuclear deal
Posted on Monday, September 7, 2015
Iran's defense minister hailed the nuclear accord struck with world powers as a 'surrender' by 'the superpowers' to 'the majesty' of Iran, a watchdog group said. The website of Iran's leader, meanwhile, published a poster hailing Iran as…
Russia ‘is building military base in Syria’
Posted on Monday, September 7, 2015
Russia is building a military base in Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's heartland, according to American intelligence officials, in the clearest indication yet of deepening Russian support for the embattled regime of Bashar al-Assad.
U.S. Shadowing Russian Ship in Atlantic Near Nuclear Submarine Areas
Posted on Friday, September 4, 2015
U.S. intelligence ships, aircraft, and satellites are closely watching a Russian military vessel in the Atlantic that has been sailing near a U.S. nuclear missile submarine base and underwater transit routes, according to Pentagon officials.
Iran thumbs nose at US even as Obama rallies support for nuke deal
Posted on Friday, September 4, 2015
Even as President Obama was securing the Senate support necessary to assure passage of the nuclear deal with Iran, Tehran's top defense officials were scoffing at U.S. claims the pact will restrict the Islamic Republic's military ambitions.
Iran Vows to Violate UN Restrictions on Ballistic Missiles
Posted on Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed that the Islamic Republic would violate outstanding United Nations restrictions governing the country's ballistic missile program and that the behavior would not violate the recent nuclear accord, according to a translation of the…
Iranian Guard chief says US ‘still the Great Satan’
Posted on Wednesday, September 2, 2015
The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard said Tuesday that the U.S. is still the "Great Satan," regardless of the nuclear deal struck with Americans and world powers over the Islamic Republic's contested nuclear program.
