Netherlands Has West Europe’s First Lockdown
The Netherlands’ police used water cannon and force to crackdown on protestors after the prime minister announced West Europe’s first partial COVID-lockdown this winter.
Africa
Last Apartheid-Era President Of South Africa De Klerk Dies At 85
Frederik Willem de Klerk – the last president of a segregated South Africa, who freed Nelson Mandela – has died aged 85, sources confirm.
Burkina Faso: 147 Christians forced to flee their homes from Islamic terrorists
The Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) non-profit organization has been told that 147 Christians, including children, elderly and pregnant women, fled from two villages on the Niger border in Burkina Faso last month, as Islamic extremists were seeking to kill them, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Nigeria: Islamic militants kill one, abduct 100 others from church; “please remain in fervent prayer”
Amid Nigeria’s intensifying extremist violence against Christians, Islamic militants carried out yet another atrocity on October 31, murdering a congregant and abducting over 100 others from a church in Kaduna state, the Catholic Herald reports. Islamists have murdered over 15,000 Christians in Nigeria since 2015: rights groups are warning of genocide.
Sierra Leone Mourns As Tank Explosion Kills Nearly 100
Sierra Leone was plunged into mourning after at least 99 people died and more than 100 were injured when an oil tanker truck exploded near the capital, officials said.
Eritrea Rearrests 15 Christians For Faith In Ongoing Crackdown
Concerns were mounting Tuesday about the situation of 15 devoted Christians who were reportedly rearrested by Eritrea’s authorities for their faith.
Christian Broadcaster In Ivory Coast Amid Islamic Violence
Global Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) launches a radio station “of hope” in the capital of Ivory Coast in response to mounting Islamic extremism and deadly diseases.
Victims Black Church Massacre Receive $88 million
The U.S. Justice Department says it has reached an $88 million settlement with families of the nine victims killed in a racist attack at a Black South Carolina church in 2015.
Coup Underway In Sudan; Prime Minister Detained
Sudan’s army took the prime minister to an undisclosed location in a coup early Monday, overshadowing attempts to introduce regular civil leadership after three decades.
‘Thousands Turn To Christ In Malawi’
Tens of thousands of people in Malawi indicated their decision to follow Jesus Christ at a massive evangelism campaign by preachers Andrew and Wendy Palau, organizers say.
Afghan Christian Girls Fear Being Abducted As Taliban Brides
Young Christian women and underaged girls in Afghanistan have appealed for help as they fear being abducted as brides for Islamist Taliban fighters, a Christian broadcaster announced Tuesday.
Virginia: Archaeologists uncover one of America’s oldest black church buildings
Archaeologists in Virginia believe they have uncovered the foundation of an early 19th-century building that used to house Williamsburg’s First Baptist Church, one of America’s oldest black churches, Religious News Service (RNS) reports.
Uganda Police Detain Muslims For Killing Evangelist
Two men in eastern Uganda have been detained and charged in the September 12 killing of a Christian evangelist, Christian sources confirmed Friday.
La Palma volcano: Third fissure erupts after eight new earthquakes
An erupting volcano in the Canary Islands has blown open a third fissure – sending a fresh river of lava down the mountainside.
Christians continue to be slaughtered in Nigeria “killing field,” Please Pray
Christians in Nigeria continue to be slaughtered with impunity and, on Sunday night, suspected Fulani militants murdered more than 30 people in the Madamai and Abun villages of Kaduna state on Sunday night, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Christians from nearly 30 countries bless Israel on Sukkot
Christian recording artists and musicians from 28 countries have sent a prayer for God’s peace and blessing to Israel through a special Feast of Tabernacles video of their performing the song “Btfilah Amen” (In Prayer Amen), the Israeli entry at the 1995 Eurovision song contest, the Jerusalem Post (JP) reports.
Prayers For La Palma As Volcano Erupts
The situation remains volatile for many living near the volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, prompting prayers from the pope and, doubtless others. Dramatic footage emerged of a church wiped away in seconds Sunday by a relentless lava stream.
Eritrea Detains 15 Christians Curtailing Hopes Of More Tolerance
Eritrean authorities have detained 15 Christians during a series of raids on their houses in the capital city of Asmara, well-informed sources said Thursday.
Ex-Vice President Pence Hopeful Supreme Court Will End Abortion Rights
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is “hopeful” that the new conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court will soon end abortion rights and “restore the sanctity of life.”
Iran Foreign Minister vows to eliminate Zionism at UN Anti-Racism conference
At the United Nations Anti-Racism conference, Iran’s foreign minister says his nation’s “willpower is dedicated,” to the elimination of Zionism.