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Thursday, 10 December 2020 20:20
DR Congo: Christians murdered and raped in jihadi attacks
Between 20 November and 3 December, at least thirty Christians were killed, and ten young women and girls raped, in attacks on five villages by the extremist Allied Democratic Forces. Locals described scenes of terrified Christians…
Thursday, 10 December 2020 20:18
USA: Christian geneticist urges churches to remain closed
Famed Christian geneticist Francis Collins has urged churches to remain closed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 amongst congregations. Speaking to the Southern Baptist Convention, Collins said that churches gathering in person are a ‘source of…
Thursday, 10 December 2020 20:14
South Georgia: huge iceberg threatens wildlife
Experts from around the world are anxiously monitoring the world’s largest iceberg - the size of Devon - as it creeps close to the shores of South Georgia, putting the lives of thousands of seals, penguins…
Thursday, 10 December 2020 20:09
India / China: water war
Beijing and New Delhi have long been at loggerheads over a disputed border in the Himalayan mountains (see ) This led to massive skirmishes earlier this year. The two Asian powers are battling it out over…
Thursday, 10 December 2020 19:59
Turkey: bogus reforms ‘charm offensive’
Last week we prayed for change and the need for reforms to alter the way Turkey polices, prosecutes, judges, and imprisons its residents. Almost all Kurdish mayors have been replaced by government-appointed administrators. Judges whose verdicts…
Thursday, 10 December 2020 19:56
Ethiopia: thousands displaced by conflict in Tigray
Ashenafi Hailu was racing on his motorcycle to the aid of a friend trapped by the Ethiopian government’s military offensive in the Tigray region when a group of men on foot confronted him, identifying themselves as…