Nigeria ranked number one in the world last year for the number of Christians murdered by Islamic jihadists: 3,462 Nigerian Christians were slaughtered in what rights groups have described as a “killing field” for Christians. In its 2021 annual report, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) warned of a “Christian genocide” if the Nigerian government does not protect its Christian communities.
US missionaries in Ukraine have issued urgent calls for prayer for protection and for wisdom on whether to stay or leave as the current, dangerous Russia-Ukraine standoff continues, Christianity Today (CT) reports.
Among nearly 4,000 Christians murdered by Islamic jihadists in Nigeria last year was Reverend Shuaibu Yohanna, who was hacked to death in September in the northeastern state of Kano, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported on Saturday. Nigeria ranked number one in the world last year for the number of Christians murdered on account of their faith.
U.S. President Joe Biden warns that a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is possible, and an American security source tells Worthy News “there is already war” despite Moscow’s claims of a troops withdrawal.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday, “we don’t want war in Europe,” but doubts remained despite Moscow announcing a partial pullback of forces near Ukraine.
Inspired by similar Canadian protests, hundreds of vehicles drove along the main highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Monday to protest against COVID-19 restrictions.
Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation isn’t just imposing accountability for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 political trick to dirty up Donald Trump with the FBI; it’s also encroaching on the credibility of President Biden’s current chief foreign policy adviser and point man for the current Russia-Ukraine crisis.
New York City fired more than a thousand workers who failed to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the mayor’s office said Monday.
Canada’s prime minister imposed autocratic measures Monday to quell massive protests by truckers and others opposing his government’s COVID-19 restrictions.
Hungary’s anti-migration prime minister warns a Russian invasion of Ukraine could send hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing across the border into his nation.
A Muslim mob injured a man for allegedly burning pages of the Koran in Pakistan’s Punjab province after a person was lynched for a similar unproven offense in the region, sources told Worthy News on Monday.
hina’s Communist Party is imposing an oppressive new measure that will isolate Christians by prohibiting unregistered house churches from the online gatherings and teachings that have sustained them through the COVID-19 pandemic, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Three Christians convicted of spreading “Zionist Christianity” in Iran have been ordered to begin serving their prison sentences of between two and five years at the end of this month, Christian Persecution reports.
UK officials have told a group of Church leaders that the government has no intention of criminalizing Christian teaching on homosexuality, the Christian Post report. Officials gave the assurance last week at a meeting of leaders who are concerned any future ban on conversion therapy may ultimately criminalize and punish Christians who teach against LGBT ideology.
A California pastor who was homosexual before giving his life to Christ is asking the US Supreme Court to intervene in a case he brought against Vimeo, after the platform deleted video testimonies of his successful exit from the gay lifestyle. Claiming unfair discrimination and a violation of his right to freedom of expression and religion, Rev. Jim Domen of United Church in Newport Beach filed papers with the US Supreme Court last week.
Network and some print media outlets were slammed Monday for ignoring special counsel John Durham’s bombshell court filing that alleges the Clinton campaign paid technology experts to “infiltrate” servers at Trump Tower and the White House.
Israeli F-15 fighter jets escorted an American B-52 bomber as it made its way through Israeli airspace en route to the Persian Gulf on Monday in an apparent show of force to Iran amid lingering tensions in the region.
The United States said Monday it is relocating its embassy in Kyiv to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, citing a “dramatic acceleration” in the buildup of Russian forces at the country’s border.
Russian President Vladimir Putin added reinforcements to the troops deployed along the border despite diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing a Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the Pentagon.
Ukraine caused a stir by decreeing a “Day of Unity” on the date media reports say Russia may invade the country.