By NICK PERRY and SAM METZ Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) When the coronavirus began spreading around the world, the remote Pacific archipelago of Kiribati closed its borders, ensuring the disease didn't reach its shores for nearly two full years. Kiribati finally began reopening this month, allowing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to … [Read more...] about COVID Hits One of the Last Uninfected Places on the Planet
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Ukraine Baptists Prepare for Possible Russian Invasion
by Diana Chandler LVIV, Ukraine (BP) Baptists in Western Ukraine have made plans to shelter fellow believers in the case of a Russian invasion at Ukraine’s eastern border, a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate who now leads a Baptist seminary in Ukraine told Baptist Press. “If Russia will invade, they will invade in eastern part and northern part, and a … [Read more...] about Ukraine Baptists Prepare for Possible Russian Invasion
At a West Bank Outpost, Israeli Settlers Flaunt Their Power
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press BURQA, West Bank (AP) The Jewish settlement of Homesh, built on privately owned Palestinian land deep inside the occupied West Bank, was dismantled in 2005 and cannot be rebuilt. At least, that's what Israeli law says. But when a group of settlers drove up to the site last week, they were waved through army checkpoints that were closed … [Read more...] about At a West Bank Outpost, Israeli Settlers Flaunt Their Power
World Remembers Holocaust as Antisemitism Rises in Pandemic
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) Holocaust survivors and politicians warned about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on Thursday. “I have lived in New York for 75 years, but I still remember well the … [Read more...] about World Remembers Holocaust as Antisemitism Rises in Pandemic
Boko Haram Terrorists Abduct 17 Girls, Kill ‘Many Christians’, and Burn Down Two Churches in Single Attack
Nigeria (International Christian Concern) Boko Haram terrorists abducted 17 girls in the Chibok area of Borno state on Thursday, January 20th. The ISIS affiliated group made a statement on Friday claiming responsibility for the attack, adding that they killed ‘many Christians’, set fire to two churches, and burned down two homes. Eyewitness and local leader Hassan Chibok … [Read more...] about Boko Haram Terrorists Abduct 17 Girls, Kill ‘Many Christians’, and Burn Down Two Churches in Single Attack