A court in Finland has acquitted a Christian lawmaker and a Lutheran bishop who was indicted on charges of hate speech for sharing their belief that Biblical marriage is between one man and one woman, CBN reports.
Canadian pastor Artur Pawlowski has been released after spending 51 days in jail on charges of inciting “mischief” while preparing to hold a service in Alberta for Freedom Convoy activists protesting US-Canada border Covid-19 restrictions on February 8, CBN reports. The pastor is reported to have been in solitary confinement during his incarceration.
A historic and symbol church in Myanmar’s Christian-majority Chin state has been looted and set on fire by the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army), in what local believers describe as an ongoing effort by the ruling military regime to suppress Christianity in the country, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Serbia’s hardline President Aleksandar Vucic was seen winning the presidential poll Sunday while his party was due to become the most significant force in Parliament.
At least six people have been killed and 12 injured in shootings in the center of Sacramento, the capital of the U.S. state of California, police said.
Emergency relief and evacuation convoys for the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol remained in doubt Friday following reports of Russian interference. At the same time, Russian officials accused Ukraine of flying helicopter gunships across the border between the two countries and striking an oil depot inside Russia.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has won a fourth consecutive term in office despite being seen as the European Union’s closest ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Pentagon has announced $300 million in additional aid to Ukraine.
Economy and Industry Minister Maj.-Gen. (Ret.) Orna Barbivay and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Trade Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi announced the conclusion of negotiations on a comprehensive bilateral free trade agreement.
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi has also told the army to prepare for another war with Gaza.
A judge has ruled that California’s mandate for corporate boards to diversify with members from certain racial, ethnic or LGBT groups violates the constitution.
In a vote of 220 to 204, the House on Friday passed a bill that would legalize marijuana and eliminate criminal penalties for those who distribute or possess it.
The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the world’s largest organization of law enforcement officers, has counted 101 officers shot in the line of duty as of April 1, including 17 fatally, so far in 2022.
Rioting broke out near the Old City of Jerusalem Sunday night, centered around the Damascus Gate.
Covid-19 infections have risen sharply across most of the UK and are nearing record levels in England, while both Scotland and Wales have reached an all-time high, new figures show.
High-ranking delegates have discussed setting up a new world order during the World Government Summit in Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates.
The increasingly isolated Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will “halt natural gas supplies to unfriendly countries” if they don’t deal in the Russian currency from Friday.
Two Christian girls who were abducted in early March by suspected Muslim kidnappers in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi remained missing Thursday, rights activists confirmed.
Some 29 evangelical Christians have been detained in Eritrea after security forces raided a home prayer meeting in Asmara, the capital, said Christians familiar with the situation.
Hungarians head to the polls Sunday for what could be one of Europe’s most consequential elections overshadowed by the Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, long a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, seeks a fourth term in office, and opinion polls suggest he will succeed.