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The European Union on Wednesday passed legislation to lift all economic sanctions on Syria, with the exception of those tied to security and human rights concerns, marking a significant policy shift aimed at supporting the war-torn nation’s reconstruction.

Iran has executed Pedram Madani, an Iranian national accused of spying for Israel, in a case that human rights organizations have condemned as deeply flawed and based on forced confessions.

Several thousand Hungarians marched against government measures that they fear will lead to a Russia-style crackdown on LGBTQI marches and other protests, as well as critical media and other groups.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a stern warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin, claiming that only his leadership has kept Russia from facing devastating consequences amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a fiery post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He’s playing with fire!”

Satellite imagery has revealed a significant U.S. military buildup at the Diego Garcia air base in the Indian Ocean, suggesting heightened readiness amid rising tensions with Iran. The Pentagon declined to comment, but open-source intelligence analysts say the activity reflects increased aerial and naval capabilities at the key U.S. outpost, located over 2,000 miles from Iran’s southern coast.

Facing mounting pressure to step down in January, U.S. President Joe Biden sought prayer in one of Philadelphia’s biggest Black churches.

Whether faith-based groups are allowed to solely hire people that agree with their faith is a question again before the courts.

The chorus of Democratic voices calling for U.S. President Joe Biden to step aside and not run again in upcoming elections is growing from lawmakers to donors, strategists, and constituents.

Iowa’s Supreme Court ruled last week that the state can implement its new “heartbeat law” which bans abortion at six weeks gestation is constitutional and may take effect. The law had been temporarily blocked following a legal challenge by abortion provider Planned Parenthood.

The Biden administration has allowed more than 5 million immigrants to enter the United States, and an additional nearly 2 million immigrants have been detected attempting unauthorized entry into the country, according to a recently released Congressional report.

The Biden Administration has cautioned Iran that its newly elected government and economy could face severe consequences if it launches a major attack against Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The Hamas Palestinian terror organization has named Yahya Sinwar, the man who is believed to have orchestrated the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, as its new highest-ranking leader, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.

Israel and its allies continue to arm and prepare as they await responses from the Iranian ‘Axis of Evil’ for the assassinations of top terror leaders in Tehran and Beirut, while the world hopes to prevent escalation into a full-blown war.

Hezbollah, the Iranian backed Lebanese terrorist organization, launched a series of drone and rocket attacks on Israel Tuesday, warning that the main retaliation for Israel’s assassinations of terrorist leaders was still to come.

Israel was anticipating an imminent massive attack by Iran and Lebanon-based Hezbollah on Tuesday following warnings by the United States.

Christians faced major challenges in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday after at least eight people died and thirty were taken hostage in Islamist attacks on a Pentecostal church and other targets.

Nicaragua’s Attorney General has charged three US missionaries and 11 Nicaraguan pastors with money laundering and organized crime, months after the Christians led large Gospel outreaches in the country, CBN News reports.

Christians in Pakistan are cautiously celebrating a major victory for religious freedom as the Pakistani government has decided that non-Muslim children will be exempt from previously required Islamic studies in school and will be able to study the Bible instead, the International Christian Concern (ICC) aid and advocacy organization reports.

Evangelical leaders, legislators, and intercessors will gather in Washington D.C. on January 31 for the “National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance,” which organizers called for “pray prayers of serious repentance” for America.

Christians in the Southeast African island country of Comoros are bracing for continued persecution as Sunni Muslim President Azali Assoumani was reelected in a disputed election earlier this month, the International Christian Concern aid and advocacy organization has reported. Catholic and Protestant Christians make up a tiny percentage of Comoros’ overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim population of less than one million people.