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Friday, 16 June 2017 11:21
Afghanistan: prayer requests
A missionary reports that the Afghan government is demanding that NGOs write more and more reports. For Bible translators, this means more bureaucracy and finding new ways through changes and confusion. They ask us to pray…
Friday, 16 June 2017 11:18
Israel: Palestinian children taught hatred
Dr Daphne Burdman, a psychiatrist, pathologist and lieutenant colonel in the US army, says that in both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas-ruled Gaza, there are carefully planned and widespread campaigns to incite children to hatred. This…
Friday, 16 June 2017 11:15
Canada: children could be removed from non-LGBT homes
Pro-family advocates are in an uproar over a newly-passed bill which allows the government to take children away from parents who don't support the LGBT ideology. The bill replaces the Child and Family Services Act which…
Friday, 16 June 2017 11:13
Global: storms, floods, mudslides, fires, hurricanes
On 8 June Cape Town, South Africa suffered its worst storm in thirty years. 10,000 people were evacuated, and the military helped to battle multiple blazes which destroyed dozens of homes and damaged a hospital and…
Friday, 16 June 2017 10:49
US president obstructing justice?
President Donald Trump is being investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller for possible obstruction of justice. US media say senior intelligence officials will be interviewed on whether Mr Trump tried to end an inquiry into his…
Friday, 16 June 2017 10:38
Gulf tensions continue
A ransom paid by Qatar to Iranian Al Qaeda-linked terrorists to secure the release of members of Qatar’s royal family being held hostage is believed to have prompted Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt to sever…