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Thursday, 01 June 2017 23:32
Escalating violence in the Philippines
The Maute group, an Islamic extremist group linked to IS, captured nine Christians, tied their hands together and shot them dead in Marawi city, according to the Mail Online. Images circulated online show the Christians lying…
Friday, 26 May 2017 11:29
Afghanistan: warlord joins the government
A missionary writes, ‘Thank you for praying for our recent International Board meeting (see ). Board members and country directors are freshly united in our vision to see unreached people groups reached with the Good News.…
Friday, 26 May 2017 11:18
Egypt: Jesus and tourism
Egypt’s tourism minister recently met Vatican tourism officials in Rome, to discuss the idea of expanding the country’s religious tourism map by adding the route that Jesus, Mary and Joseph are believed to have used when…
Friday, 26 May 2017 11:14
Kenya: police abuse of power
Praise God for the release of a new advocacy song by a Kenyan artist calling for an end to police abuse of power. The International Justice Mission (IJM) has been working with partners in the human…
Friday, 26 May 2017 11:12
Israel: Netanyahu sees hope for peace
This week, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed hope for the possibility of a diplomatic resolution with the Palestinians, and with the Arab world in general, under Donald Trump’s tutelage. Speaking at a festive dinner at his…
Friday, 26 May 2017 11:09
Ukraine: media crisis
The Russian media is repeatedly criticised for the use of misleading images, false narratives, misrepresentation, suppression and fabricated news stories when it comes to Ukraine. A regular claim has been that the Ukrainian army is committing…