Friday, 19 August 2022 00:12
France: ‘We are waiting for rain’
Hervé Trentin, a veteran firefighter, stood on the edge of a charred section of forest wiping tears from his cheeks. It was the second time he had cried that morning. He and his team were moving…
Friday, 12 August 2022 10:37
Russia: 'blackmailing the world'
Ukraine's nuclear agency Enerhoatom says the Russians are ‘blackmailing the entire world’ with threats to blow up the Zaporizhzhia power plant. In a post on messaging app Telegram, Enerhoatom says Maj Gen Valery Vasiliev - the…
Friday, 12 August 2022 10:34
Ukraine: Wagner mercenaries
Mercenary group Wagner does not officially exist, but billboards in Russia’s cities depicting three men in military uniform next to the words ‘Wagner2022.org’ are inviting fighters to join its ranks in Ukraine. They have transformed from…
Friday, 05 August 2022 10:10
Ukraine: pray for mission work
Since the USSR broke up, Ukrainians have experienced freedom and democracy, but more importantly they have experienced freedom to preach the good news, resulting in masses of people being saved and many church plants. Ukraine is…
Friday, 05 August 2022 10:08
Ukraine: American aid workers abducted
Ten people in Berdyansk, Ukraine, have been taken captive by Russian militia groups. They were kidnapped while helping evacuate residents from the southern port city, which Russia occupies. The captives include several Orphan's Promise (OP) volunteers,…
Thursday, 28 July 2022 22:23
Europe’s heatwaves: the worst is yet to come
It is not too late to avert the climate crisis from becoming even more deadly – but the window is closing. Across western Europe high temperature records are being obliterated; some had been set during the…