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Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:25
Afghanistan: Taliban control - weekly bombings
A large explosion, claimed by IS, tore through a Shi’ite mosque in Kandahar during Friday prayers, killing at least 47 people. That bombing was the third in twelve days, and the deadliest since US forces left…
Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:22
Afghanistan: Taliban control - extreme poverty and starvation
Afghanistan is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world. International funds which propped up the country’s fragile economy have stopped as the world debates how to deal with the Taliban. The UN has issued a…
Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:20
China: Early Rain Church face ongoing harassment
On 26 October unknown people vandalised the door of preacher Dai Zhichao, filled the keyhole with glue, and cut off the electricity. Another church leader and his family were detained for over ten hours. Other members…
Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:16
Sudan: military dissolves government, arrests leaders
The Sudanese military have declared a state of emergency and dissolved civilian rule, an event which many had feared. They have been at odds with civilian leaders since Omar al-Bashir was overthrown two years ago. time.…
Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:14
Burma (Myanmar): ‘we work with tears’
A third Covid wave hit Myanmar amid ongoing violence from February’s coup. A ministry leader said, ‘This morning the wife of one of our workers cried on the phone, “My husband is struggling for breath. We…
Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:10
Pray for the Solomon Islands
Ethnic diversity across six islands creates a divided society across tribes with different languages, cultures and political groups that inhibit Christian work. Denominations divide along tribal lines. Nominalism is a problem even though the islands are…