The Australian government is investigating the alleged suicide bombing death of a teen recruited by the Islamic State who also had plans to carry out terrorist attacks at multiple sites in Melbourne.
Iran is receiving criticism from an international human rights group for new bills that would limit voluntary sterilization and the use of contraceptives to increase the birth rate in the Middle Eastern country.
Islamic State militants have released another execution video, this time purportedly showing a boy fatally shooting a 19-year-old man accused of spying for the Israel intelligence service Mossad.
Police in the remote state of Nagaland, India have arrested 42 suspects in connection with the recent death of a rape suspect, who was forcibly removed from a local prison by an angry mob who then brutally beat him in the streets before lynching him.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced this week that both Ukrainian fighters and pro-Russian separatists have almost completed their weapons withdrawal, following the ceasesfire agreement established between the two groups last month.
Hikers in Israel have reportedly found a collection of coins dating back 2,300 years in a cave in northern Israel.
U.S. President Barack Obama warned Monday that the country of Venezuela poses a national security threat to the U.S. while setting sanctions on seven officials from the Latin American country.
Nigeria\'s Boko Haram terrorist group pledged allegiance to the Syrian-based Islamic State over the weekend, making it one of the most recent groups to offer its support to the Middle Eastern terrorist organization.
An American missionary who was kidnapped in Nigeria last month has been released
Iraqi forces successfully pushed Islamic State militants from their terrorist stronghold near a U.S. military base in Iraq on Friday, officials reported.
A new counterterrorism law proposal in China is drawing criticism from the U.S. government, human rights groups and western tech companies, who argue that the law uses terrorism as an excuse to impose tougher security measures on foreign businesses.
Arkansas has been named the most pro-life state in the United States for the seventh consecutive year in an annual ranking by Americans United for Life (AUL), which also recognized Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill for her legal efforts challenging federal abortion pill regulations. The advocacy organization released its 2027 Life List on Wednesday, evaluating all 50 states according to laws addressing “all bioethical issues from conception to natural death, not just abortion.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected allegations that his government is persecuting Christians, defending religious freedom in Ukraine and criticizing American political commentator Tucker Carlson for making claims about a country he suggested Carlson had never visited. Zelensky addressed the accusations during a Saturday interview with Tony Perkins on “This Week on Capitol Hill.”
More than half of Protestant pastors in the United States say economic conditions are negatively affecting their congregations, as church donations continue to lag behind inflation, according to a new Lifeway Research survey. The annual study found that 54% of pastors believe the economy is hurting their churches, compared with 36% who reported no impact and 8% who described its effects as positive.
A new federal school choice initiative is being hailed as the “greatest evangelism opportunity since the Billy Graham crusades,” with supporters expecting it to expand access to Christian education for millions of American children beginning in 2027. The Ohio-based Center for Christian Virtue has established the Christian Education Network Scholarship Granting Organization to provide financial assistance to families seeking Christian schooling.
The United Methodist Church (UMC) will convene its 2028 General Conference at two locations simultaneously for the first time in the denomination’s history, bringing together delegates in the United States and Africa for its highest legislative assembly. The UMC Commission on the General Conference announced Tuesday that Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Harare, Zimbabwe, will jointly host the gathering.