Tehran has condemned a decision by the German government to ban an Iran-linked Islamic group over “extremism” and to close one of Germany’s oldest mosques.

n a move unthinkable decades ago, former World War Two foes Britain and Germany have signed a defense cooperation declaration.

Archaeologists in the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain have unearthed an ancient residence built by the ‘long-lost’ Nestorian Church – a Christian community that thrived in the area from the 4th Century AD until Islam spread and took root 300 years later, Crosswalk reports.

A plane crash in Nepal has killed 18 people on board while leaving the pilot injured, police said Wednesday.

Faced with mounting losses at the frontlines, Ukraine’s embattled president told the Vatican on Tuesday that he understands the need to end the war against Russia “as soon as possible.”

French authorities say they have detained a Russian man for allegedly plotting acts of “destabilization” during the Paris Olympics, just hours after a separate video emerged promising “rivers of blood” in Paris.

A new survey shows that the October 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel and the outpouring of global antisemitism that followed the Israeli response to Hamas’ aggression has left 78% of Jewish community leaders across Europe feeling isolated and fearful for their safety.

As modern slavery increasingly makes headlines in Europe, the government of the United Kingdom stated in a report earlier this year that the country saw 17,004 potential victims of modern slavery in 2023, with the numbers for child and female potential victims at their highest on record.

Russian and Ukrainian leaders are among European government representatives reacting to U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek reelection. His decision has added to uncertainty in Europe, which faces its biggest armed conflict since the Second World War.

Russia may start supplying Yemen’s jihadist Houthi terror group with anti-ship missiles to punish the United States for helping Ukraine resist the ongoing Russian invasion, the Wall Street Journal reported exclusively on Friday (July 19).

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the US Congress in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, marking his first appearance since the severe Hamas attacks on southern Israel last year. He declared that Israel would continue fighting until a “total victory” over Hamas was secured. Netanyahu emphasized that the root of the conflict lies with Iran and its proxies, framing the global situation as a critical historical crossroads and a “struggle between those who glorify death and those who cherish life.”

Israeli archaeologists excavating in Jerusalem’s City of David announced Sunday that they have uncovered a 3,000-year-old moat that dates back to the time when Jerusalem was the capital of the Kingdom of Judah under King Josiah, The Media Line reports. The discovery was made by researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University.

With much of the Middle East in turmoil. U.S. presidential nominee Donald J. Trump confirmed he will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

Israel said Tuesday it killed an important commander of Hamas as part of a broader operation targeting fighters of the group that it designated as a terrorist organization.

China became involved in the future of Israel on Tuesday as it announced that more than a dozen Palestinian factions agreed on “ending division and strengthening Palestinian unity” in Beijing.

Israel was taking the next step Tuesday on declaring the leading United Nations relief organization for Palestinians a “terrorist organization” after several of its workers were linked to the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7.

The Israel Antiquities Authority announced last week that archaeologists excavating in the Judean Desert have uncovered a tiny 3,800-year-old dyed-red textile of the type that was used in the Biblical tabernacle and the Israelites’ priestly garments, the Jewish News Syndicate reports.

Nine months after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General expressed alarm that under the Biden administration, DHS agencies couldn’t locate where illegal foreign nationals were after they released them into the U.S., ongoing problems persist and terrorism threats are heightened.

Several families, including clergy, are suing the state of Louisiana over a new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in an “easy-to-read, poster-sized” format in all public classrooms from kindergarten to colleges, Reuters reports.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided in a landmark case that the Biden administration may pressure social media companies to restrict content it considers harmful, including topics related to COVID-19 and election security, in order to censor speech on the internet.

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill that aims to force the ruling Chinese Communist Party to cease its persecution, including forced organ harvesting, against China’s Falun Gong spiritual community, it imposes, NTD reports.

Former President Donald Trump spoke to a group of evangelicals over the weekend, emphasizing that they “cannot afford to sit on the sidelines” during the 2024 election and, at one point, earnestly requesting, “Go and vote, Christians, please!” Additionally, Trump advocated for the display of the Ten Commandments in schools.

Illegal border crossings at the northern border continue to break records, according to the latest data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Within five years of a new program created to prevent deportation of minors brought into the country illegally by their parents, nearly 80,000 were released into the U.S. with arrest records. The majority were between the ages of 19 and 22 when they were arrested, according to the latest available data published by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Seven Christian families in eastern India’s Odisha state have been rendered homeless after Hindu nationalists pressured their village leaders to evict them for leaving Hinduism, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

An Islamic social media campaign has come under condemnation for using controversial statistics and statements to stir up fear and strife over the spread of Christianity in Indonesia, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. 

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Jun. 27 issued a report recommending that the US State Department designate Sri Lanka as a Special Watch List country in 2023 and 2024, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

A Christian man has been sentenced to death in Punjab Province, Pakistan for sharing allegedly hateful content against Muslims on TikTok, The Hindu reports.

Suspected Fulani terrorists in Nigeria’s Plateau state murdered eight Christians, including two children, in attacks on three villages in the last week of June, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. 

As Islamic terrorism continues to grip swathes of Nigeria, jihadist terrorists are threatening to execute a pastor and his wife whom they abducted in Borno state last year – unless their demands and hefty ransom are not met, Crosswalk reports.

A long-time harsh critic of Israel and its policies toward Palestinians, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) on Monday, July 1 voted unanimously to divest from Israel bonds and called on pertinent US companies to stop trading with Israel, the Religion News Service (RNS) reports. With one million members and 8,000 churches, the Presbyterian Church (USA) is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the US.