Friday, 10 March 2023 03:58
France: Strikes
A general strike is causing cancellations to flight, ferry and rail services plus disruption on the roads, over plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. 9th March was the seventh day of walkouts…
Thursday, 02 March 2023 20:19
Prayer summit - a special moment
Ukraine was very much on everyone’s hearts, and some Ukrainian sisters and young Russian brothers came to the conference. It was not an easy situation for them, a Ukrainian sister expressed the deep wounds and pain…
Thursday, 02 March 2023 20:15
Europe: migrants shipwrecked
Over 100 migrants died and 80 were recovered alive after their overloaded boat of 200+ people sank in rough seas off southern Italy. It was trying to land near Crotone. 43 bodies were recovered from a…
Thursday, 23 February 2023 22:00
Russia / Ukraine: day 365 of the invasion
Pray for the women in Ukraine. Twelve months after Russia invaded the country, they are increasingly vulnerable to sexual violence with reports of abuse on the rise, according to a leading humanitarian organisation in the country.…
Thursday, 23 February 2023 21:57
Russia: conflict creating family divisions
It is hard to get an accurate picture of how Russians feel about invading Ukraine, given legislation which outlaws any comments discrediting the military or referring to the invasion as a war rather than a ‘special…
Thursday, 16 February 2023 23:24
Russia: soldiers’ deaths, Wagner
More Russian soldiers are dying this month than at any time since the invasion. 824 Russian losses a day is over four times the rate reported in June and July. The Ukrainian military claims 137,780 Russian…