US Federal Reserve Leaves Rates Unchanged

The U.S. Federal Reserve, the world’s most influential central bank, held interest rates at a 23-year high on Wednesday but did not immediately indicate when it would begin cutting borrowing costs this year.

California: Child Evangelism Ministry Accuses Public School District Of Unlawful Discrimination

Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) has formally complained to California’s Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), accusing school officials of unlawfully refusing to let the ministry hold its after-school Good News Clubs in public school facilities, CBN News reports. The US Supreme Court ruled in 2001 that, under the First Amendment, public schools must give equal access and equal treatment to Christian clubs as they do to secular clubs.

Pakistan: Govt. Announces Christian Children Can Study The Bible Instead Of Islam In School

Christians in Pakistan are cautiously celebrating a major victory for religious freedom as the Pakistani government has decided that non-Muslim children will be exempt from previously required Islamic studies in school and will be able to study the Bible instead, the International Christian Concern (ICC) aid and advocacy organization reports.

Antisemitic Incidents in France Surge by 1,100% Following October 7

Antisemitic acts in France nearly quadrupled in 2023, compared to the previous year, according to a warning from the country’s leading Jewish interest group. The Council of Jewish Institutions in France (Crif) attributed this sharp increase in incidents to the aftermath of the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.

Speaker Johnson Works On FISA Overhaul By April Deadline

House Speaker Mike Johnson is urging two committees to resolve their differences and swiftly combine their conflicting bills to overhaul the government’s controversial surveillance law, according to The Washington Times.

Syphilis Infections Surge to Highest Levels Since 1950

The syphilis outbreak in the U.S. shows no signs of slowing down, as the rate of infectious cases increased by 9% in 2022, according to a recent federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases among adults.

Netanyahu: We Will Only Accept Total Victory; We Will Not Release Thousands of Terrorists

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on the reported agreements regarding hostages, prisoner exchanges, and a ceasefire. He asserted Israel would not release thousands of terrorists and that the conflict would not conclude until Israel achieved a complete victory, fulfilling all its objectives, including the elimination of Hamas from the Gaza Strip.

Comoros: Christians Face Ongoing Persecution Following Reelection Of President Assoumani

Christians in the Southeast African island country of Comoros are bracing for continued persecution as Sunni Muslim President Azali Assoumani was reelected in a disputed election earlier this month, the International Christian Concern aid and advocacy organization has reported. Catholic and Protestant Christians make up a tiny percentage of Comoros’ overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim population of less than one million people.

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