Asia
Hong Kong: protests now violent and ‘illegal’
Demonstrators' demands have included the withdrawal of an extradition bill; demanding an inquiry into police brutality; removing the ‘riot’ label from peaceful protests; the release of arrested demonstrators; and universal suffrage. Their marches…
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas After Protesters Defy Ban
HONG KONG (AP) — Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas Saturday at protesters who defied authorities’ warnings not to march in a neighborhood where six days earlier a mob apparently targeting demonstrators…
China Update – A Message from the Church in China
Do you notice anything different about the photo on the right? It was taken earlier this year and shows a group of Christians from the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China. The…
Muslims in Turkey showing interest in Jesus amid Erdogan's authoritarian crackdown, Andrew Brunson says
WASHINGTON — Evangelical missionary Andrew Brunson said Thursday that the authoritarian crackdown and struggling economy in Turkey are causing more Muslim Turks to show interest in the Bible at a time in which…
Christians persecuted in 3 of 4 nations globally
'Have been harassed in more countries than any other religious group' There are some 197 countries around the world. And in 144 of them, Christians are persecuted, according to a report commissioned by…
Pakistan: Prayer Update
Pray for something so big and dramatic to happen in Pakistan that can only be explained by it being the work of God. Missionary Visas Missionaries are still being thrown out of the…
IRAN: Believers targeted amid US-Iran tensions
Iran (MNN) — Tensions rise between the United States and Iran amid sanctions, threats, and fights over missiles, nuclear deals, oil stores, and shipping routes. Last week, Iran tested ballistic missiles as the…
Israel: Iran recruiting spies via social media
On 24 July Shin Bet (the Israeli security agency) reported that Iran has been trying to recruit a wide network of agents in Israel via social networking sites. A joint Shin Bet /…
Saudi Arabia: US troops return after 16 years
In 2003 the Americans left Saudi Arabia, but now hundreds of American troops will deploy to an airbase outside Riyadh as tensions spike between Iran and its allies and the Trump administration and…
South Korea: jets fire at Russian aircraft
South Korean F-15 fighter jets, sent to intercept a Russian surveillance plane, fired 360 machine-gun rounds to prevent it from entering the airspace over the disputed Dokdo/Takeshima islands, occupied by South Korea but…
