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Friday, 23 October 2015 17:58
General elections with global repercussions
On 19 October Canadians chose Justin Trudeau to be their new prime minister as Liberals returned to power. A Liberal government will change Canadian politics and be felt on the world stage as Canada ends its…
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:57
Lebanon
Embroiled this year in mounting discontent, Lebanon’s protesting population has called for government replacement due to ‘political garbage’. At least 1.5 million refugees from war-ravaged countries like Syria constitute nearly 25% of the population. They have…
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:56
Syria: Aleppo offensive sends 70,000 Syrians fleeing from homes
Another wave of Syrian refugees have started their hazardous journey to safety as forces loyal to President al-Assad moved in on Aleppo last Friday, backed by Russian warplanes, Iranian ground troops and militia fighters. An estimated…
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:55
Israel: A prayer walk by Israeli and Palestinian Christians
Recently twenty Palestinian and Israeli women met in a small village in the north of Israel. This village is not well known - there is not even a sign from the main road pointing in its…
Friday, 16 October 2015 17:29
Colombia: A possibility of peace
The longest running conflict in the Americas may now have a chance of peace. Historic progress was made recently as Colombia's president and the leader of the FARC rebel group set a six-month deadline to sign…
Friday, 16 October 2015 17:28
Cameroon: Obama sends 300 troops and drones to battle Boko Haram
The United States is sending 300 troops along with surveillance drones to Cameroon to bolster a West African effort to counter the Nigerian militant Islamist group, Boko Haram. An advance force of 90 military personnel began…