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(LifeSiteNews) As the U.K. enters its latest round of lockdown restrictions, police chiefs have warned that anyone outside their home is liable to be stopped and questioned as to the reason for their being outdoors. Anyone who does not have a satisfactory answer could face a £200 fine, with that figure doubling for every subsequent infraction, up to £6,400. In an article … [Read more...] about UK Police Warn Those Without ‘Reasonable Excuses’ for Being Outdoors Will Be Stopped and Fined

(CBN News) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised President Trump and condemned the violence at the US Capitol. The remarks came in advance of a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Jerusalem on Thursday. "For generations American democracy has inspired millions around the world and in Israel. American democracy has always inspired me,” Netanyahu … [Read more...] about Netanyahu Thanks President Trump, Condemns Capitol Rampage

(Morning Star News) A Korean Christian and three nationals of India are in jail in Uttar Pradesh state, accused of fraudulent conversion attempts while distributing food and other aid to people in need due to COVID-19 lockdown, sources said. Under a new “anti-conversion” law that went into effect in Uttar Pradesh state, India on Nov. 28, police arrested 50-year-old Mi Kyung … [Read more...] about First Christian Arrested under New ‘Anti-Conversion’ Law in Uttar Pradesh, India

(Christian Headlines) Forty officials in China's Taiyuan city raided a house church and detained the worshippers and the pastor, The Christian Post reports. The man and pastor whose home was raided, An Yankui, told International Christian Concern that this is the second time his home was raided in the last one and a half months. Five women were detained in … [Read more...] about 40 Chinese Communist Party Agents Raid House Church, Arrest Pastor, Worshippers

by Michele Chabin JERUSALEM (RNS) In an unprecedented move, Israel’s population registry has recognized the marriages of three Israeli couples who obtained online marriage certificates from the state of Utah. The move by the Interior Ministry’s Population, Immigration and Border Authority, which came late last month, could allow thousands of Israeli couples who are … [Read more...] about Israel’s Recognition of Utah Marriages Gives Hope to Ineligible Couples