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Thursday, 27 February 2025 21:35
Myanmar: a desperate way of battling poverty
Struggling with debt and rising costs after the 2021 coup in Myanmar, farm worker Zeya decided to sell his kidney, believing it was his only way out of poverty. He found a broker who arranged his…
Thursday, 27 February 2025 21:31
Australia: couple sentenced for refusing medication to daughter
A court has sentenced Jason and Elizabeth Struhs, members of a sect called The Saints, to 14 years in prison for manslaughter after they denied their eight-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, lifesaving insulin. This resulted in her painful…
Thursday, 27 February 2025 21:27
Sudan: satellite images show use of advanced weaponry in civil war
Satellite images have revealed drone activity at Sudan’s Nyala airport, an RSF stronghold in South Darfur. These developments highlight the continued influx of advanced weaponry fuelling Sudan’s brutal conflict. The RSF, engaged in a power struggle…
Thursday, 20 February 2025 20:43
North Korea: she defected, encountered Jesus, then went back
Joo Min (not her real name) once risked her life leaving North Korea to escape starvation and oppression. But then she encountered Christ in a secret safe house run by Open Doors. Raised to believe Christians…
Thursday, 20 February 2025 20:41
Japan: plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions drastically
Japan’s government has approved new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, aiming for a 60% cut from 2013 levels by 2035 and a 73% reduction by 2040. The revised policy seeks to increase renewables to 50%…
Thursday, 20 February 2025 20:39
Gaza latest: Hamas releases bodies of four Israeli hostages
Hamas has returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages under the Gaza ceasefire deal: Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel (4) and Kfir (9 months), along with peace activist Oded Lifshitz (83). The IDF transported…