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Thursday, 03 February 2022 20:24
USA: troops deployed to NATO allies
3,000 additional American troops will aid in defending NATO allies in Eastern Europe. A recent satellite image shows Russia has an entire new housing area, established in the past ten days, next to the existing military…
Thursday, 03 February 2022 20:21
Mexico: four journalists killed in a month
A fourth journalist has been killed in Mexico in a month, drawing condemnation from freedom-of-the-press groups. Roberto Toledo, a 55-year-old lawyer, was gunned down by three men in a parking area by the law office where…
Thursday, 27 January 2022 20:13
USA / Russia / Ukraine: tensions and threats
Joe Biden said there would be ‘enormous consequences’ globally if Russia invaded Ukraine and threatened personal sanctions on Putin if he does. His comments came as other Western leaders warned Russia would pay a heavy price…
Thursday, 27 January 2022 20:11
Global: persecution in 2022
Islamist extremists are gaining ground in sub-Saharan Africa, including Burkina Faso and Mali. Christians are bombed, killed, and kidnapped; schools are burnt. Jihadists have assaulted religious leaders and places of worship, and forced churches to close…
Thursday, 27 January 2022 20:09
Pakistan: Christian sentenced to death
Zafar Bhatti, a Pakistani Christian, was convicted of ‘blasphemy’ in 2017 and sentenced to life in jail. He has fought to clear his name since then, but an appeal court sentenced him to death on 3…
Thursday, 27 January 2022 20:07
Peru: oil spill an ecological disaster
The Peruvian government has asked for international support after 6,000 barrels of crude oil washed onto beaches in the ‘worst ecological disaster’ in recent history. Tonga’s volcano eruption caused unusual waves to disrupt an oil tanker…