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Attacks planned on Euro 2016
10 Jun 2016
On 4 June Ukraine’s security service said that a French citizen detained in late May on the border with Poland had been planning attacks in France to coincide with the Euro 2016 football championship. The unnamed…
Italy: lawmakers defy Church over same-sex union
10 Jun 2016
In Italy, the very birthplace of Roman Catholicism, a bill that contradicts the teaching of the Bible has been overwhelmingly approved by lawmakers, allowing the civil union of same-sex couples amid widespread strong objections, especially from…
Syria: facts to fuel prayer
10 Jun 2016
In Syria last month IS came under intense pressure from the US-led coalition, Kurdish forces, Syrian government troops and allies, the Iraqi army, and shelling from Turkey. The tide is turning against the brutal organisation, and…
Northern Cyprus: restrictions on churches
10 Jun 2016
The island of Cyprus is occupied mainly by Greeks in the south and Turks in the north. One of the biggest stumbling blocks to any kind of north / south reunion is that Greek houses and…
Christians in Kano, northern Nigeria, expected widespread violence following the killing of a Christian woman last week, but Sunday services passed peacefully. Bridget Patience Agbahime, 74, originally from the southern state of Imo, was ambushed by…
Israel: attack in Tel Aviv
10 Jun 2016
Two Palestinian gunmen dressed in suits opened fire at passers-by near the Benedict restaurant at the Sarona Market food and retail centre on Wednesday night. Police have captured the attackers, both from the same Hebron family.…