PA: Worldwide
Friday, 30 August 2019 09:44
Uganda: Christian persecution
Charity struggled with depression after her husband became a Muslim, abandoned her, and threatened to take their three children. ‘I just couldn’t let my children become Muslims, but I trusted the Lord to help us through…
Friday, 30 August 2019 09:42
Iraq: who is behind attacks?
Recently there have been four attacks on weapons storage facilities belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) militia. Some factions of the PMU are believed to be Iran proxies, which might explain why there have been…
Friday, 30 August 2019 09:39
Lebanon: escalation of tensions
Lebanon opened fire on Israeli surveillance drones on 28 August, heightening the conflict between the warring neighbours. Lebanon does not usually attempt to down Israel’s unmanned surveillance planes, but its Hizbollah military wing said it was…
Friday, 30 August 2019 09:35
Israel: project unites settlers and Druze
Emil Masud is an Arab Druze farmer who identifies as ‘for ever Syrian’, and Ofer Megged is a physics professor settler in the contested Golan Heights. The unlikely partners are working together to save the environment…
Friday, 30 August 2019 09:33
USA: military suicides highest ever
US military suicide deaths reflect a national trend. The national suicide rate has increased by 33% since 1999, and suicide is the second leading cause of death among people 10 to 34 years old. 325 active-duty…
Friday, 30 August 2019 09:30
USA: Labour Day hurricane warning
On 29 August Florida residents were being told they should ‘prepare now’, especially in areas along the east coast, for a growing storm currently moving in their direction. The media said they should have a plan…