DEADLY LANDSLIDES HIT INDONESIA

The tropical region of central Indonesia experiences a rainy season that begins in September and lasts until April. This season has already seen disastrous landslides in the Central Java region due to heavy rains. Homes have washed away. So far, the landslides have killed at least 18 people, with dozens still missing. Search efforts are [...]

Christian persecution is alive and well in China

Where there is a free press, the world will still be able to hear the truth about the welfare or lack of it in China. China will periodically renew its “crackdown” on Christians in the country to let its people know that there is still no freedom to worship as one pleases. There is a [...]

Tragic Accident Near Jakarta, Indonesia: 91 Missing

On Monday, hundreds of families waited in agony, not knowing if their sons were dead or alive. They were gathered anxiously at the site of a collapsed school. There should never have been anyone in the edifice, but safety protocols appear to have been ignored or never enforced in a boys' school near Jakarta, Indonesia. [...]

A Natural Disaster Contributes to Sudan’s Desperate Plight

Sudan has been in a civil war for the last several years, with the country’s army engaged in armed combat with a paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). So far, 40,000 people have been killed, and more than 14 million have had to flee their homes. Now, a natural disaster compounds Sudan’s woes. Continuous [...]

Deadly Landslide In Sudan Kills Over 1,000 Amid Ongoing War

A huge landslide in western Sudan’s Marra mountains killed over 1,000 people, leaving only one survivor, said the rebel group Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM), which controls the area. The village of Tarasin was destroyed after heavy rain. The SLM asked the UN and aid groups for help to recover bodies. The UN said 300 to [...]

International Criminal Court (ICC) Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders

The tropical region of central Indonesia experiences a rainy season that begins in September and lasts until April. This season has already seen disastrous landslides in the Central Java region due to heavy rains. Homes have washed away. So far, the landslides have killed at least 18 people, with dozens still missing. Search efforts are [...]

Morocco Shaken By Worst Earthquake In Over 100 Years

Friday night in the high Atlas mountains with an epicenter 45 miles southwest of Marrakech a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck killing over 2681 and injuring over 2501 persons, many critical. It has been over 100 years since such a powerful quake has hit the country. People are still too [...]

Nigeria’s Recent Presidential Election Raises Some Concerns

Bola Tinubu won Nigeria’s February 25 presidential election. He was the candidate of Nigeria’s ruling party, the All-Progressive Congress. He was sworn in on May 29; however, his election was not without controversy. Some think that the judges dismissed objections to Tinubu’s lack of legitimate educational certificates and his [...]

Nigeria’s Perfect Storm

Nigeria is experiencing a perfect storm. According to Google, a perfect storm exists when “a particularly bad or critical state of affairs, arising from a number of negative and unpredictable factors” exist. That definition perfectly describes what is occurring in Nigeria today. If not successfully addressed, it appears that [...]

Hopelessness Fuels Suicides In Afghanistan

What if you were told that you could only go to school through the sixth grade, you could not leave your home without a male escort, you could not choose your own mate to marry because only your parents could do that, and that your future dreams and aspirations [...]

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