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Thursday, 18 February 2021 20:20
USA: prayer for politics
The current president's strategy for handling the former president's impeachment trial has been to keep the whole ordeal at arm's length. The Biden administration's long-term political fortunes rest on success in dealing with the pandemic, the…
Thursday, 18 February 2021 20:17
Nepal: roses among thousands of thorns
When a pastor shared the gospel with a Nepali family, they eagerly placed their faith in Christ and began attending church regularly, walking eight miles each way to attend. But when the owner of the land…
Thursday, 18 February 2021 20:14
Myanmar: army promises new elections amid protests
The military held its first news conference since toppling the government. They said the armed forces would not remain in power for long, and would ‘hand power back to the winning party’ following another election. On…
Thursday, 18 February 2021 20:11
Mozambique: IS terrorism
IS has taken a firm grip on territory in Mozambique, far from its original strongholds in Syria. Even though it is losing territory in most other places, it has killed and kidnapped thousands in the country…
Thursday, 11 February 2021 20:39
Myanmar: Christian villagers flee military
Thousands of Christian villagers fled military bombardment in Karen State on the same day that Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was ousted from power in a military coup. The army shelled districts of mainly Christian…
Thursday, 11 February 2021 20:31
Kenya: kill the disbelievers, torch churches
On 29 January Al-Qaeda’s Somali affiliate Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen released a video documenting preparations for a raid on Camp Simba US military base. The 55-minute video features a meeting between Al-Shabab leaders and the attackers; of training…