Britain Police Say Gunman Killed 5 People In Six Minutes
British police have revealed the identity of a gunman saying Jake Davison killed five people, including a young girl, in Plymouth late Thursday.
Month: August 2021
Turkey Flooding Kills Dozens
Turkish authorities struggled to save lives as floods at the Black Sea coast killed dozens of people. The death toll from severe floods and mudslides along the Black Sea coast has climbed to at least 51, the country’s emergency and disaster agency said.
Mass Shooting Takes Place in Britain, Six Killed
Britain’s interior minister urged people to remain calm after a mass shooting killed six people, including the suspected gunman in the southwest city of Plymouth.
Dozens Of Bangladesh Christians Flee Buddhist Attacks
Dozens of devoted Christians have fled their homes in southeastern Bangladesh after militant Buddhists damaged their church, church sources say.
IDF says it downed Hezbollah drone that entered Israeli airspace
Israeli troops downed a drone belonging to the Hezbollah terror group on Wednesday after it entered Israeli airspace, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.
Israel forming axis of moderate countries against Iran, Lapid says
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday said that Israel was forming an axis of moderate Middle Eastern countries to oppose the religious extremism of Iran and its proxies in the region.
Pentagon sees increased chances of nuclear conflict, newly disclosed report says
A Pentagon report secretly published in 2020 and first disclosed this week, raises the potential for some form of armed conflict between nuclear-armed powers.
Supreme Court temporarily blocks part of New York’s eviction moratorium
An unsigned order from the Supreme Court temporarily blocks part of New York’s eviction moratorium that was instituted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
China building third missile field for hundreds of new ICBMs
China is building a third missile field that will hold more than 100 new DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles, The Washington Times has learned.
Messianic Believers Attacked In Israel
Jews and others believing in Jesus as the Messiah reportedly face attacks in southern Israel by followers of a strict Orthodox sect. Details of the incident in Arad emerged Thursday, with rights investigators blaming the Gur Hasidim group.
Eritrea Detains Elderly Pastors
Three elderly “semi-retired pastors” have been arrested in Eritrea’s capital Asmara apparently, for their faith in Christ, an advocacy group said late Thursday.
Thousands Of US, British Forces Rushing To Afghanistan
Britain and the United States have agreed to send thousands of troops to help evacuate their citizens as the Islamist militant Taliban group moves towards control over Afghanistan.
US Racing To Rescue Kabul Embassy Staff As Taliban Moves Closer
As Taliban fighters were edging closer to Afghanistan’s capital Thursday, the United States was preparing to evacuate the U.S. embassy in Kabul.
Fulani jihadists destroy Christian orphanage in Nigeria; ‘Please pray’
As Fulani jihadists continue their sustained campaign of terror attacks against Christians in Nigeria, they have now attacked and destroyed a Christian orphanage in the country’s Plateau state, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
US jobless applications continue steady decline
The number of US citizens applying for unemployment benefits fell for the third week in a row last week, the Washington Times reports. On Thursday the Labour Department said unemployment claims had fallen to 375,000 from 387,000 the previous week.
Virginia: Loudoun County school board to greatly expand transgender student rights
The Loudoun County school board in Virginia voted Wednesday to require staff to refer to transgender students by their preferred pronouns and to allow trans students to participate in sports and use facilities based on their gender identity, the Washington Times reports. The Rights of Transgender and Gender-Expansive Students policy was approved 7-2 after an extensive public comment session.
Court rules private Catholic school cannot be forced to hire staff member who is in same-sex union
A federal court ruled Wednesday that the government cannot force a private Catholic school in Indiana to renew the contract of a staff member who entered into a same-sex union against the teachings of the Catholic Church, CBN reports.
Taliban Closer To Afghan Capital After Seizing Key City
The militant Taliban group was closing Thursday in on Afghanistan’s capital Kabul after the US already urged citizens to leave “immediately.”
“Not just for people who have an alphabet . . .” Wycliffe Associates Helps Spoken-Only Language Groups Gain Access to the Scriptures
Wycliffe Associates, an international organization that empowers mother-tongue Bible translators and partners with local churches in the advancement of Bible translation, is helping spoken-only language groups gain access to the Scriptures by strategically equipping and training national Bible translators.
Russia, China Holding Massive Military Drills
Russia and China are holding massive military exercises in north-central China involving more than 10,000 troops amid shared concerns over the instability in Afghanistan and tensions with the West, officials confirmed.