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Starvation warning as Saudi-led coalition poised to take Yemen's main port city
Starvation warning as Saudi-led coalition poised to take Yemen's main port city

Forces from a Saudi-led coalition were poised to enter the airport of Yemen's main port, Hodeidah, on Friday as the Arab alliance prepared to seize the city in the biggest battle of a three-year war.

Trump promises action to improve plight of persecuted Christians in North Korea

US President Donald Trump has revealed that plans are underway to help Christians who are facing persecution in North Korea.

Egypt sees rise in disappearances of Coptic Christian women

The disappearance of a number of Coptic Christian women in Egypt in recent months has sparked fears that they are being targeted for human trafficking.

Pope says countries must unite on migration, as Italy, France clash

Pope Francis called on Thursday for a 'change in mindset' on migration policies, saying international cooperation was vital, as Italy and France engaged in a diplomatic spat over the issue.

Mike Pence making sure Christian and Yazidi victims of ISIS receive US aid
Mike Pence making sure Christian and Yazidi victims of ISIS receive US aid

Vice President Mike Pence has instructed the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to expedite aid to help rebuild Christian and Yazidi communities in Iraq.

Arab states launch biggest assault of Yemen war with attack on main port
Arab states launch biggest assault of Yemen war with attack on main port

The United Nations fears the assault could drastically worsen already desperate conditions in the region's poorest country.

Church Security Awareness Is Rising Around The Globe
Church Security Awareness Is Rising Around The Globe

(Sponsored) The church is a place of peace where people go to lower themselves before the Almighty. It creates the bondage of sacred feelings between the worshipers and God. Unfortunately, over the last few years, the church has become a targeted place for the terrorists to conduct mass-killings.

Turkey says mosque closures in Austria may lead to a 'war between the cross and the crescent'
Turkey says mosque closures in Austria may lead to a 'war between the cross and the crescent'

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has announced that the government will be shutting down a hardline Turkish nationalist mosque in Vienna and six other mosques being operated by the Arab Religious Community.

Heidi and Rolland Baker ask for prayers amid increasing terrorist attacks in Mozambique
Heidi and Rolland Baker ask for prayers amid increasing terrorist attacks in Mozambique

A Christian ministry operating in Mozambique has requested prayers due to increasing terrorist attacks in a number of villages in recent weeks.

Archaeologists discover 2,800-year-old sculpture that may depict mystery Biblical king
Archaeologists discover 2,800-year-old sculpture that may depict mystery Biblical king

Archaeologists digging in northern Israel have found a 2,800-year-old sculpture that could be the depiction of a Biblical king.

Open Doors: Remember North Korea's persecuted Christians

Persecution watchdog Open Doors has called for a renewed focus on the plight of Christians in North Korea following the meeting between US president Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.

Trump says Kim is 'very smart', that North Korea to denuclearise 'very, very quickly'

There were no immediate details on the contents of the document but Trump said he expected the denuclearisation process to start 'very, very quickly'.

Christian asylum seeker in Sweden says she has 'nightmares' of being deported and jailed in Iran
Christian asylum seeker in Sweden says she has 'nightmares' of being deported and jailed in Iran

A Christian convert in Sweden says she is having "nightmares every night" that she will be deported back to Iran, where she says she faces the risk of imprisonment.

Tearfund honoured for project tackling gender-based violence
Tearfund honoured for project tackling gender-based violence

Tearfund's project is based in KwaZulu-Natal, where a high proportion of men – 46 per cent – admit to perpetrating gender-based violence.

US missionary kidnapped in Africa's Sahel nearly 2 years ago is still alive, says Niger's president
US missionary kidnapped in Africa's Sahel nearly 2 years ago is still alive, says Niger's president

An American missionary who was abducted by unidentified assailants in October 2016 is still alive, according to Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou.

'Fair trade, fool trade': Trump vents fury on NATO allies, Trudeau
'Fair trade, fool trade': Trump vents fury on NATO allies, Trudeau

The escalating clash over trade between Washington and some of its closest global partners cast a cloud over Trump's efforts to make history in nuclear talks with Kim Jong Un of North Korea.