Christian TikTok Influencers Are Introducing Gen Z To Evangelicalism

Liana Gordan says God used TikTok to save her. Though the Ontario, Canada-based 17-year-old grew up with parents who identified as Orthodox, she didn’t spend much time in church as…

Pope Francis to honor IS’s victims in Mosul

#Pope #Francis urged Iraqis on Friday to treat their #Christian brothers as a precious resource to protect, not an “obstacle” to eliminate as he opened the first-ever papal visit to…

ICC prosecutor to probe war crimes in Palestinian Territories, angering Israel

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Wednesday her office will formally investigate #warCrimes in the #Palestinian Territories, a move welcomed by the Palestinian Authority and denounced by #Israel. Subscribe…

Political prisoners in Egypt: Céline Lebrun Shaath calls for release of her husband

For 20 months now, #RamyShaath, a well-known Palestinian-Egyptian #activist, has been detained in a #Cairo #prison. Authorities accuse him of various terrorism-related offences. But Amnesty International and the United Nations…

In full: Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget 2021 announcement

Rishi Sunak has unveiled a £65bn boost for Covid-hit businesses and workers at the Budget but also warned he will soon begin the painful process of repairing the public finances.…

Your DNA Is Probably Out There, Like It or Not

Police around the U.S. have embraced "genetic genealogy," which uses DNA consumers offer up to the internet to identify criminal suspects. The method has helped solve rapes and murders dating…

Historic first: Iraq prepares for papal visit

In defiance of both the Covid-19 pandemic and security concerns, #PopeFrancis has confirmed that the first ever papal visit to #Iraq is going ahead. The three-day trip, starting on March…

Myanmar police fire live bullets at anti-coup protesters ahead of talks

#Myanmar security forces fired live rounds and tear gas at #protesters again on Tuesday, leaving at least three people critically injured as regional powers rebuked the junta over its deadly…

The Overleveraged Economy of Iceland

Try Storyblocks today and instantly receive unlimited access to millions of 4K & HD photos and videos (100% royalty-free) and much more! ➡️ http://storyblocks.com/EconomicsExplained Aluminum smelting. Geothermal power. Bitcoin mining.…

EU leaders seek to inject energy into slow vaccine rollout

European Union leaders sought to inject new energy and a fresh sense of unity into the bloc’s lagging #coronavirus #vaccination efforts Thursday as concern mounts that new #variants might spread…

Two dead in Niger election unrest, opposition figure sought

Two people in #Niger have died in post-#election #violence and hundreds have been arrested, the government said Thursday, accusing a prominent opposition figure of stoking the unrest. Subscribe to France…

Ghana first nation to receive coronavirus vaccines from COVAX

#Ghana received the world’s first delivery of #coronavirus #vaccines from the United Nations-backed #COVAX initiative on Wednesday — the long-awaited start for a program that has thus far fallen short…

Baguettes, a wine festival and Paris rooftops vie for a spot on UNESCO heritage list

French #baguettes, the grey zinc #rooftops of #Paris and the #wine festival in Arbois are all competing this year for a place on the #UNESCO heritage list. French Culture Minister…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi faces new charge as crackdown intensifies

Police in #Myanmar filed a new charge against ousted leader Aung San #SuuKyi, her lawyer said Tuesday, in a move that may allow her to be held indefinitely without #trial…

Iraq – 2018 ‘IS’ group attack: Ceremony held in Baghdad in honour of Yazidi victims

#Iraq on Thursday held an official funeral ceremony for a group of 104 #Yazidis kidnapped and slaughtered by #ISIS in 2014, whose remains were exhumed from mass graves and identified…