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Friday, 17 August 2018 09:54
Turkey: Erdogan refuses to release pastor, lira plunges
The Turkish currency is in freefall after President Trump escalated a feud with Ankara by doubling tariffs on metals imports. The lira has long been falling due to worries about President Erdogan's influence over monetary policy…
Friday, 17 August 2018 09:51
Cuba: same-sex marriage
Cuba’s national assembly is considering changes to the 1976 constitution. A draft new constitution recognises private property and opens the door to same-sex marriage. In July five evangelical churches in Cuba spoke out their opposition to…
Friday, 17 August 2018 09:48
Cameroon: growing violence
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has called on the Cameroonian government to stop using force to punish its people in the English-speaking region. The authorities should immediately cease using ‘disproportionate and deadly force against civilians…
Friday, 17 August 2018 09:46
Yemen: mass funeral for boys
On 12 August, a Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen killed 51 people (including 40 children) and wounded 79. The next day hundreds of mourners gathered for a mass funeral for the schoolboys. By the caskets stood signs…
Friday, 17 August 2018 09:44
USA: Jesus is holding family together
The Christian relatives of Richard Russell say they are ‘stunned and heartbroken’ after the airline worker stole a passenger plane from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on 10 August, and was killed when he crashed 25 miles…
Friday, 17 August 2018 09:42
USA: Colorado baker back in court
Less than three months after winning a Supreme Court case backing his religious freedom of expression, Colorado Christian cake artist Jack Phillips is facing yet another battle. A new complaint was recently filed against him after…