The leaders of two Communist and one post-Communist nation met together Tuesday, as China‘s Xi Jinping put on a display of hundreds of advanced weapons and more than 10,000 troops in a massive parade in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russia‘s Vladimir Putin joining him. Over the last few years,Continue reading “A Gathering of Oppressive Nations”
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Afghan Quake Update, Sudan Landslide and Other Prayers
AFGHANISTAN: The death toll from Sunday’s midnight earthquake and a subsequent 5.2 aftershock Tuesday has risen to over 1,411, with more than 3,124 injured in the mountainous eastern region. Dozens of commandos have been airlifted to rescue survivors where planes cannot land. SUDAN: A landslide leveled the village of Tarasin in Central Darfur Sunday, leavingContinue reading “Afghan Quake Update, Sudan Landslide and Other Prayers”
Blast and Floods in Pakistan
At least 11 died and about 40 others were injured in a suicide bombing at a political rally in Quetta, Balochistan province, where hundreds had gathered. Meanwhile, severe flooding in Punjab‘s farming belt has affected more than two million people and brought a death toll of at least 33 over just a few days. AboutContinue reading “Blast and Floods in Pakistan”
Earthquake in Afghanistan
At least 800 people have died, about 2,800 have been injured, and hundreds more could be buried beneath rubble, after a shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook buildings from Kabul, Afghanistan to Islamabad, Pakistan early yesterday morning. (See September 4 update.) The epicenter was about 27 km (17 miles) from the city of Jalalabad, Nangarhar province,Continue reading “Earthquake in Afghanistan”
Child Soldiers of Haiti
Nearly 90 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is now under the control of gangs. Other areas of the Caribbean island have also fallen to mass abductions, rapes, murders and other gang violence in the four years since the assassination of their president. An estimated more than 13,000 people have died in gang violence sinceContinue reading “Child Soldiers of Haiti”
Two Hostages Found in Gaza City
Israeli forces recovered the bodies of Ilan Weiss, 56, and Idan Shtivi, 28, this week in Gaza City. Ilan died October 7, 2023, defending Be’eri kibbutz against Hamas terrorists, who took his wife, Shiri, 54, daughter, Noga, 19, and his body hostage in Gaza. Shiri and Nora were released November 25, 2023, in a temporaryContinue reading “Two Hostages Found in Gaza City”
War Updates
UKRAINE and RUSSIA exchanged 146 prisoners of war each on Sunday. GAZA: At least 22 died in a double strike on a hospital in Gaza City. Perhaps more than 62,000 Palestinians have died since the war began in 2023. About 50 hostages from ISRAEL remain in Gaza, less than 20 of which may still beContinue reading “War Updates”
Prayers for Vietnam, Thailand, China, Kenya and the USA
VIETNAM and THAILAND: After lashing CHINA‘s Hainan Island and Guangdong province, Typhoon Kajiki brought heavy rain, flooding and landslides to northern and central Vietnam, injuring more than 34 and killing at least seven. One person also died in a landslide in Chiangmai, Thailand. Hundreds of thousands have been evacuated. Lord, please rescue those who areContinue reading “Prayers for Vietnam, Thailand, China, Kenya and the USA”
Minnesota School Shooting
Two children, ages 8 and 10, died and 14 others were wounded at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when a 23-year-old former student armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol fired shots through the church windows at children gathered for Mass on August 27. (See September 8 update.) Annunciation Catholic School teaches several hundredContinue reading “Minnesota School Shooting”
76 Hostages Rescued in Nigeria
About two million people have been displaced in Nigeria due to jihadist attacks in recent years, and more than 35,000 civilians have been brutally killed, many of those Christians. But Muslim civilians are also in danger. Around 30,000 bandits in more than 100 gangs terrorize the people in northwestern Nigeria. Last week, gunmen opened fireContinue reading “76 Hostages Rescued in Nigeria”
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