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Thursday, 17 April 2025 22:16
USA / El Salvador: federal judge may hold Donald Trump in contempt
A US federal judge may hold the Trump administration in contempt for defying a court order which temporarily halted deportation flights carrying over 200 individuals to El Salvador. The administration had invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies…
Thursday, 17 April 2025 22:11
Tanzania: opposition party disqualified, leader arrested
Days after its leader Tundu Lissu was arrested and charged with treason, Tanzania’s opposition party CHADEMA has been disqualified from this year’s elections. The electoral commission claims it failed to sign an election code of conduct,…
Thursday, 17 April 2025 22:08
Nepal: motherhood programme at risk due to lack of funds
The Safe Motherhood Programme, which has drastically reduced maternal and neonatal mortality in Nepal, is at risk due to severe funding shortages. Rs 380 million (£2 million) is urgently needed to reimburse hospitals and continue essential…
Thursday, 17 April 2025 22:06
Peru: another former president found guilty of corruption
Former president Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, have been sentenced to fifteen years in prison for laundering $3 million from Brazilian firm Odebrecht and $200,000 from Venezuela’s former president Hugo Chavez. Humala, who served…
Friday, 11 April 2025 10:29
UK seeing 'quiet revival' as church attendance rises, especially among Gen Z
New research suggests a 'quiet revival' may be underway in the UK, with church attendance rising significantly - particularly among Generation Z. A study commissioned by the Bible Society found that 12% of UK adults now…
Friday, 11 April 2025 10:24
Russian pastors risk prison to oppose war in Ukraine
A quiet yet courageous resistance is growing among evangelical leaders in Russia who are risking their freedom to oppose the war in Ukraine. Bishop Albert Ratkin, pastor of Word of Life Church near Moscow, has been…