Russia announces joint military drills with China

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Monday that it will be carrying out military drills with China between September 1-7, the Associated Press reports. The Ministry specified that the exercise is “purely defensive.”

Ukraine Launches Counter Offensive In South

Backed by NATO military alliance weapons and perhaps international forces, Ukrainian troops began a counter-offensive in the south, several sources said.

Evangelicals Pray For Ukraine As Rockets Take Toll

Two groups representing more than 600 million evangelical Christians urged prayers for an end to the war in Ukraine as territories still controlled by Kyiv observed Ukraine’s Independence Day.

15 Killed As Russia Fires Rockets In Ukraine On Independence Day

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that at least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a Ukrainian railway station as his nation marked the 31st anniversary of its independence from the Moscow-ruled Soviet Union.

Israeli warplanes entered Iranian airspace undetected

Israeli fighter planes have entered Iran’s airspace multiple times in recent months without being detected by either Iranian or Russian radar, the Jerusalem Post reports. The news that Israeli Air Force F-35 stealth planes had penetrated Iranian airspace in the last two months was reported by the Saudi media outlet Elaph.

Evangelicals called for prayer for end of war in Ukraine on August 24

A call has been issued for evangelicals around the world to join in prayer on August 24 to pray for an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Christian Today (CT) reports. Organized by the World Evangelical Alliance and by the European Evangelical Alliance, the day of prayer was chosen to coincide with Independence Day in Ukraine.

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