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Two U.S. missionaries remained trapped in Haiti on Friday, some two weeks after a gang uprising began seeking the ouster of the troubled Caribbean nation’s prime minister.

Israel’s army has rescued 70 orphans from wartorn Gaza and rushed them to safety in Bethlehem in the Biblical region of Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, several sources confirmed Friday.

A Japanese high court has ruled that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional in a case that was due to be closely followed by activists thousands of miles away in Europe.

Wycliffe Associates, an international organization that empowers mother-tongue Bible translators and partners with local churches in the advancement of Bible translation, is working to provide Christians in 35 language groups across Indonesia and Southeast Asia with Bible Translation Acceleration Kits (BTAKs)—and the training to use them.

The sound of gunfire echoed throughout Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Thursday, with well-armed groups saying they wanted to topple Prime Minister Ariel Henry, an unpopular leader.

emale prisoners at a jail in Nicaragua have been brutalized by staff after praying out loud, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports. Ruled by a dictatorial communist regime that is hostile to Christians, Nicaragua ranks 30TH on the US Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.

With all of his influential critics dead, jailed, or in exile, Russian President Vladimir Putin was due to win a controversial presidential contest, cementing his role as the nation’s longest-ruling leader since late Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

The Biden administration, on Wednesday, renewed a sanctions waiver that released more than $10 billion in assets previously frozen to the Iranian government, which the U.S. Department of State designated as a state sponsor of terrorism, according to documents submitted to Congress.

A federal judge on Thursday shot down one of former President Donald Trump’s two motions to dismiss charges that he mishandled classified documents.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, criticizing Prime Minister Netanyahu as an “obstacle to peace” and advocating for a two-state solution in the Middle East. His speech drew criticism from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).