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Snipers take out ISIS militants seconds before they behead Christian family
Just two snipers pulled off the amazing rescue of a Christian family of eight as ISIS executioners held their knives to their throats, ready to behead them.
Christian family praise God after 16-year-old daughter kidnapped by Islamic extremists comes home
16-year-old Marilyn was kidnapped in June and forced to convert to Islam. It is feared she would have been married or sold off against her will if she had not been rescued by police.
iPhone 9 release date, specs features news: Foldable OLED iPhone in the works?
The production of the new foldable OLED display could start as early as 2020. If Apple chooses not to delay the launch of the iPhone model at a later date, it might debut in 2021.
Pope Francis implicitly criticises Trump over the US leaving Paris climate accord
Pope Francis implicitly criticised the US today for pulling out of the Paris agreement on climate change, praising the agreement as a means to control the devastating effects of global warming.
How crack SAS snipers saved a Christian family seconds from death
A Christian family near Mosul, Iraq, narrowly escaped death as a result of intervention by SAS snipers.
As Israeli PM hails evangelical 'best friends,' a heartfelt cry from Bethlehem's mayor over the 'strangling' of Jesus' birthplace
The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday told a group of Christian media representatives that Israel has no better friend than the world's Christian communities. The message has caused criticism from the mayor of Bethlehem.
'Crucify no voters' graffitied on church walls in Australia's toxic same-sex marriage poll
'Crucify "no" voters' has been graffitied on a Melbourne church in the latest call to violence during Australia's increasingly toxic same-sex marriage postal survey.
Death toll from blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu tops 200
More than 200 people were killed by twin bomb blasts that struck busy junctions in the heart of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, officials said on Sunday, marking the deadliest attacks since an Islamist insurgency began in 2007.
Pope canonises first New World martyrs, calls Amazon synod for 2019
Pope Francis canonised 35 new Roman Catholic saints on Sunday, including three indigenous children martyred in 16th century Mexico and considered the first Christians killed for their faith in the New World.
Handwashing Day: Sesame Street team and World Vision unite for life-saving children's program
Today â October 15 â is Global Handwashing Day. It will this year see the team behind the children's programme Sesame Street unite with humanitarian agency World Vision for a major expansion of a program that empowers young people with life-saving education about hygiene and healthy sanitation.
Car bombs kill at least 22 in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
Two car bombs in separate parts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu killed at least 22 people on Saturday and injured several others, police said.
Islamic State faces imminent Raqqa defeat, Syrian YPG says
Islamic State is on the verge of defeat in Syria's Raqqa and the city may finally be cleared of the jihadists on Saturday or Sunday, the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia told Reuters.
Trump strikes blow at Iran nuclear deal in major US policy shift
President Donald Trump struck a blow against the 2015 Iran nuclear deal on Friday, defying both US allies and adversaries by refusing to formally certify that Tehran is complying with the accord even though international inspectors say it is.
Hungary's Prime Minister vows to combat Middle East persecution, return displaced Christians home
Hungary's Prime Minister has pledged to support Middle Eastern Christians suffering persecution, highlighting the plight of those belonging to 'the most persecuted religion in the world today'. The Prime Minister implicitly rejected immigration as a solution for refugees, and plans to serve the afflicted by helping them return to their 'ancestral homes'.
'The challenge of our generation' â Pete Greig joins calls for climate change action
Best-selling author and International Director of the 24-7 prayer movement, Pete Grieg, is calling climate change the 'challenge of our generation'.
Christians face worse persecution than at any time in history, new report claims
Persecution against Christians is the worst it has ever been in history, a new report from a Catholic charity is claiming.