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Missionary Britt Hancock of the ministry Mountain Gateway followed God's call to help lead mass evangelism campaigns in Nicaragua, where he says close to a million people attended. Now, he faces criminal charges from the Nicaraguan government, along with his son Jacob and daughter-in-law Cassandra, over allegations of money laundering and organized crime.

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At least six children, three teachers, and the driver of a Christian school bus were kidnapped by suspected Muslim Fulani herdsmen Monday night in Nigeria's Ekiti State. 

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Two climate protesters hurled soup Sunday at the glass protecting the "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre Museum in Paris and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system.

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Harvard University announced the creation of an antisemitism task force late last week, and it’s already facing intense scrutiny for choosing as its co-chair a professor who has accused Israel of ethnic cleansing and labeled the Jewish state “a regime of apartheid.”

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The Islamic State is claiming responsibility for killing ten Christians and burning 200 homes in Northern Mozambique over the course of two weeks, a new report revealed.

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The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees fired a number of its staffers in Gaza suspected of taking part in the Oct. 7 terror attack by Hamas on southern Israel, its director said Friday, prompting the United States — the agency's biggest donor — to temporarily halt its funding.

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Eighty years after diabolical German leader Adolf Hitler went on a reign of terror, killing millions of Jewish men, women, and children, the stories of pain, horror, loss, and tragedy continue to reverberate.

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A Canadian judge has ruled the government's use of the country's Emergencies Act to suppress weeks of protests by truckers and others angry over COVID-19 restrictions in 2022 was unreasonable and unconstitutional.

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The threat of an all-out war in the Middle East is intensifying.Iranian-backed forces have launched a wave of attacks against American and Israeli targets in the region.

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Despite the efforts of The Satanic Temple (TST) to force the removal of Christian clubs from public elementary schools in the name of diversity, one of the leaders of the largest child evangelism ministry in the world says Christian clubs are thriving throughout the country and around the world. 

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A Christian math teacher, who was barred from teaching in the United Kingdom after he was found guilty of "misgendering" a biologically female student who identified as a boy, has appealed his expulsion from the teaching profession.    

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A study issued Tuesday by researchers collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar supported reports that air strikes by the military government damaged churches in the Buddhist-dominated country’s sole Christian-majority state.

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A troubling trend is emerging in the world's largest democracy. Millions of Indians believe the country belongs to Hindus and that all other religions, including Christianity and Islam, must be eliminated from society. 

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The "Foar Brothers" rowing team, including Cedarville University alumni Thomas Hamilton, Timothy Hamilton, Trent Hamilton, and their nephew, Ben Clark, completed their 3,000-mile World's Toughest Row on Friday, Jan. 19 when they reached Antigua. 

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The weekend brought more attacks, deaths, and growing threats across various locations in the Middle East, all fueled by the radical Islamic regime in Iran.

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Semiconductor chips are basically the brains of all modern electronics, including countless, essential items you use daily. Now China's potential targeting of Taiwan could lead to a "chip war," putting the world's most critical technology at risk. 

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As global persecution rages, a watchdog has launched a first-of-its-kind, open-sourced database allowing people to track incidents of violent religious persecution.

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An Illinois police department is praising three officers who entered frigid waters to save a toddler and two adults trapped inside a sinking car.

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Worldwide, 365 million Christians face persecution or discrimination for their faith in Christ.

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A former Palestinian sniper turned Christian believes revival will break out in Gaza and thousands will come to Christ after the end of the Israel-Hamas war.

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North Korea remains the worst nation in the world for Christian persecution, with the situation in Nigeria continuing to devolve, according to a new report on global religious discrimination.

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The United States sent a strong message to Iran on Wednesday: Stop arming the Houthi rebels targeting ships in the Red Sea.

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A British Army veteran who is being criminally prosecuted for silently praying outside an abortion clinic has had his trial delayed for the second time.

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A Christian street preacher in Glasgow, Scotland will receive a substantial settlement after he was unlawfully arrested and detained by police over an unfounded complaint made about his alleged "homophobic language" in 2022. 

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A persecution watchdog is delivering a pointed message to the Biden administration after the U.S. State Department again declined to list Nigeria on its Countries of Particular Concern list, with the expert warning that there’s a “slow-motion genocide” unfolding against Christians inside the African nation.

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The U.S. launched a new strike against the Yemen-based Houthis on Tuesday, targeting the group's anti-ship missiles in the third assault on the Iranian-backed terrorists in recent days, a U.S. official said. Meanwhile, two Navy SEALs, who are still missing in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia, were involved in a mission to seize a small dhow or boat later found to be carrying Iranian-made missile parts and other weaponry to be delivered to Yemen's Houthi rebels. 

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The current chairman of Hamas' so-called political bureau has called on Muslims around the world to "build on" the Oct. 7 murderous terror attacks on Israel, which he called a "victory," by sending their money to Hamas to wage "financial jihad."

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One church family has made it their mission to plant 1,000 churches in our generation to offset the alarming rate of church closures. 

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Author, speaker, and poet Jackie Hill Perry has inspired millions with her story of leaving behind a gay lifestyle and finding true fulfillment in Jesus.

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Ex-psychic Jenn Nizza is issuing a dire warning after Fox News’ Jesse Watters interviewed a psychic last week named Paula Roberts. Nizza said she was “surprised” and concerned over the “demonic” practice being so prevalent on a TV news network.

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The people of Taiwan go to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president and legislature. But the shadow of mainland China looms large over the election, amid threats the election could trigger war with the island nation. 

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Dr. Päivi Räsänen, the Finnish politician who was victorious in court this past November after facing a years-long legal battle for sharing her biblical views on sexuality, is back in the prosecution’s crosshairs.

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An international alliance of multiple countries has been pushing to undermine the power of the U.S. Dollar, and now, they've added more key members. The BRICS nations comprise almost half of the world's population, possess close to half the world's oil, and want to dethrone the Dollar as the world's reserve currency. 

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Evangelist Franklin Graham has called out The Methodist Church of Great Britain for trying to "edit what the Word of God says" to avoid "what might offend people."

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Iran's navy seized an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States over sanctions linked to Tehran's nuclear program. 

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Islamic extremists in Nigeria have continued their attacks into the new year against Christian communities after carrying out widespread murder and other atrocities in multiple locations on Christmas Eve.

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One church family has made it their mission to plant 1,000 churches in our generation to offset the alarming rate of church closures. 

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Florida Baptist missionaries say "God is moving among the churches and people in Cuba," as nearly 5,000 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ during a missionary trip to the communist nation in early December.

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A theology lecturer in the U.K. who was reportedly fired from his job at a Christian college over a tweet about biblical sexuality is suing to raise awareness and stop similar instances from unfolding.

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A Christian pastor and one of his guests were arrested and detained by local police in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh for the crime of praying in the pastor's own home on New Year's Eve. 

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While Israel is battling Hamas, another terrorist threat is rising in the north. The Iranian proxy militia Hezbollah has been repeatedly launching rocket and missile strikes against Israelis from Lebanon. One of the worst attacks occurred on December 26th.

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Rescuers in Japan are still working to reach people trapped under collapsed buildings in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake that brought small tsunami waves which further damaged homes. 

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Millions of revelers around the world ushered in 2024. Many cities hosted massive fireworks displays and in New York City, more than a million gathered in Times Square.

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