For months, Yahya Sinwar has resisted pressure to cut a ceasefire-and-hostages deal with Israel. Behind his decision, messages the Hamas military leader in Gaza has sent to mediators show, is a calculation that more fighting – and more Palestinian civilian
As the battle over parental rights intensifies, Californian politicians are attempting to ban school districts from mandating teachers notifying parents if kids start using new pronouns at school. The California Senate approved AB 1955, paving the way for it to
In one of the most anticipated votes at their annual convention, Southern Baptist delegates voted down a measure that would have enshrined a ban on churches with women pastors in the convention’s constitution. “It failed to reach the two-thirds threshold
A former BBC journalist and deselected Liberal Democrat candidate, David Campanale, has filed a lawsuit against his party, alleging discrimination due to his Christian faith, sparking significant controversy in the United Kingdom. Campanale claims he was prevented from contesting as
The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, has warned the ability of Australians to “gather, speak freely, pray together and undertake works of service for others” is being reduced “slice by slice”, as he calls on political leaders to come
After months of political and social division, a frightening rise of anti-Semitism, threatening and damaging attacks on federal parliamentarians’ offices, increasingly tense street protests, the spreading of lies about the Israeli-Gaza conflict and warnings of Islamist extremist involvement in pro-Palestinian
Praise, prayer, and the Word of God filled the streets of Paris recently as more than 25,000 people participated in the March for Jesus in France. The massive gathering of believers across Paris on May 25th reportedly broke record participation
The official results have been tallied from the 2024 India election. It was the world’s largest election in history with more than 640 million votes cast over six weeks. But it was a surprise result as incumbent Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya
Human rights groups say 36,000 North Koreans defected to South Korea in the last two decades, including Mrs. Son, a former official of the North Korean military. During the great North Korea starvation in 1998, Mrs. Son served in the
A regional body of the United Methodist Church (UMC) with approximately 1 million members has voted to leave the mainline denomination over its acceptance of same-sex marriage and noncelibate homosexual clergy. The Côte d’Ivoire Conference based in West Africa has
