Worldwide
Thursday, 27 May 2021 21:46
India: second cyclone in eight days
Cyclone Yaas has hit the eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal. Nearly two million people were evacuated from West Bengal prior to its arrival. Yaas is the second powerful cyclone to hit India in just…
Thursday, 27 May 2021 21:42
Congo: fears of fresh eruption
As the death toll increased to 32 from recent volcanic action, the lava lake in Mount Nyiragongo’s crater has refilled, prompting fears of new fissures or another eruption. Residents who fled from the eruption are slowly…
Thursday, 27 May 2021 21:39
Holy Land unrest is a 'spiritual battle'
A Christian journalist in Bethlehem said the unrest between Israel and Gaza is a ‘spiritual battle’. In Genesis God tells the Jews, ‘I will give you this land’. Muslims believe that ‘a Messiah is coming soon…
Thursday, 27 May 2021 21:32
USA: police have killed over a thousand since George Floyd’s death
At least 1,068 people have been killed by police since the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in Minnesota on 25 May 2020. His killing triggered worldwide protests demanding justice and an end to…
Thursday, 27 May 2021 20:32
Communism - global threat?
Communism was Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ answer to corruption and greed. They vowed it would eliminate ‘the exploitation of one part of society by the other’ to create a utopian paradise on earth. In reality…
Thursday, 27 May 2021 20:28
Global: day of the Christian martyrs
29 June is traditionally regarded as the date on which the Apostle Paul was beheaded on the Appian Way in Rome. Join Christians around the world who will take time on that day to honor the…