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Friday, 15 December 2017 11:19
Palestine: a call to recognise East Jerusalem
Leaders of over fifty countries condemned US president Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and called on the world to respond by recognising East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine at an…
Friday, 15 December 2017 11:11
Iran: Boris Johnson's visit
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s court case, at which she was expected to have her jail sentence extended, was postponed following the Foreign Secretary’s visit to Iran. Boris Johnson has said he held ‘worthwhile’ meetings in Tehran over the…
Friday, 15 December 2017 11:07
Philippines: Christian city gives refuge to Muslim refugees
In October Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte declared Marawi city liberated from the terrorists led by Malaysian Mahmud bin Ahmad. Marawi is now battle-scarred and broken, after two months of fierce fighting destroyed half of the homes…
Friday, 08 December 2017 12:22
Israel: Trump recognises Jerusalem as capital
In 1995 the US passed the ‘Jerusalem Embassy Act,’ which formally recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and called for their embassy to move there from Tel Aviv. With overwhelming support it passed the Senate by 93…
Friday, 08 December 2017 12:20
Global: do Mormons know Jesus?
Jesus is the central character in the Christmas story. But 15 million Mormons have a false understanding of Him, believing that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three gods. They believe the lie that salvation…
Friday, 08 December 2017 12:16
Global: freedom of thought regressing
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who has been on death row for blasphemy since 2010, has been nominated for this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The 2017 report by the International Humanist and…