Europe
Friday, 14 September 2018 08:59
Putin: Novichok suspects not criminals
Many believe the Russian government hopes that a TV interview with the two men suspected of being spies and using Novichok in the UK will generate sympathy at home (see ). Putin says they are sports…
Friday, 07 September 2018 00:12
Russia ready to be cut off from internet
If Western sanctions go as far as excluding Russia from the World Wide Web, the country's own internet is ready, according to Russia’s presidential aide on the internet. ‘Technically, we are ready for anything now,’ he…
Friday, 07 September 2018 00:10
Nominals: Europe’s mission field
How do you persuade someone who already thinks they’re a Christian to become one? The largest mission field in Western Europe is not self-identifying atheists or Muslim immigrants; it is people who call themselves Christians but…
Thursday, 30 August 2018 22:09
Arctic Resilience Forum
Last week it was reported that the Arctic Sea is breaking up for the first time on record, and we prayed for nations to acknowledge climate change and seek ways to turn it around. The acceleration…
Thursday, 30 August 2018 22:06
Ireland: Pope begs forgiveness for sex abuse
Pope Francis visited Ireland on 25 and 26 August and begged forgiveness for clerical child sex abuse. He said no-one could fail to be moved by stories of those who ‘suffered abuse, were robbed of their…
Friday, 24 August 2018 10:45
European Commission statement
After meeting Dominic Raab on 21 August, Michel Barnier outlined things yet to be done: a backstop solution for avoiding a hard border in Ireland; outstanding issues of the Withdrawal Agreement, eg protection of borders; and…