Live updates on faith, culture, politics, and humanitarian issues impacting Christians across the globe.
Nuclear Deal has been Reached with Iran
Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015
A landmark Iran nuclear agreement was reached Tuesday after clearing final obstacles, and a senior diplomat said it included a compromise between Washington and Tehran that would allow U.N. inspectors to press for visits to Iranian military sites…
Greece’s Still Teetering on the Verge of Collapse
Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015
After all-night negotiations, Greece and its creditors salvaged a deal Monday that lessens the chance of Athens going bankrupt and needing to exit the 19-nation eurozone currency bloc. But the drama is not over yet.
In Fiery Speeches, Francis Excoriates Global Capitalism
Posted on Monday, July 13, 2015
His speeches can blend biblical fury with apocalyptic doom. Pope Francis does not just criticize the excesses of global capitalism. He compares them to the "dung of the devil." He does not simply argue that systemic "greed for…
Greece, Eurozone leaders agree to new bailout deal
Posted on Monday, July 13, 2015
Marathon talks between Greece and its European creditors ended with a new bailout agreement early Monday, hours after negotiators in Brussels blew through a self-imposed deadline.
Russia developing ‘carrier killer’ submarines
Posted on Sunday, July 12, 2015
The Russian Navy is investing in two new submarines, one of which is being described by the head of Russia's state-owned shipbuilding corporation as a "carrier killer," according to the independent Moscow Times.
After Major U.S. Concessions, Iran deal ‘done,’ Israeli report says
Posted on Sunday, July 12, 2015
A deal has been reached between the world powers and Iran over the latter’s nuclear program after a series of major American concessions, Ehud Yaari, the Middle East affairs commentator for Israel's Channel 2 television, said Friday night.…
ISIS Bombed Italian Consulate in Cairo
Posted on Sunday, July 12, 2015
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion on 11 July that ripped through the Italian consulate building in central Cairo, the first attack in Egypt against a foreign mission since violence in the country escalated two years ago.
U.S. Offers Billions in Arms to Ease Mideast’s Iran Anxiety
Posted on Friday, July 10, 2015
An agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program could create a bonanza for U.S. defense contractors who already are benefiting as the Obama administration tries to assuage Israeli and Gulf Arab concerns by cutting deals for more than $6…
Russian Nuclear Threat Grows
Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2015
Russia is emerging as a new strategic nuclear threat to the United States, a senior member of the House Committee on Armed Services revealed on Wednesday.
US floating possibility of open-ended Iran nuclear talks
Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2015
After missing a second deadline in a week on Tuesday for concluding the nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers, the US administration has begun to suggest the talks could continue without set timetables.
Greece ’48 Hours Away From Unrest’
Posted on Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras probably has 48 hours to resolve a standoff with creditors before civil unrest breaks out and ATMs run out of cash, hedge fund Balyasny Asset Management said.
Chinese chaos worse than Greece
Posted on Tuesday, July 7, 2015
A stock market crash there has seen $3.2 trillion wiped from the value of Chinese shares in just three weeks, triggering an emergency response from the government and warnings of "monstrous" public disorder.
Iran Talks Set to Miss Second Deadline in Vienna
Posted on Tuesday, July 7, 2015
World powers were set Tuesday to miss yet another deadline to nail down an elusive nuclear deal ending a 13-year standoff with Iran, despite hours of difficult top-level negotiations.
