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NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH RAISES FEAR OF KOREAN CONFLICT, BUT OPENS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR...
By Alex Pollock
On Tuesday, 21 November, North Korea launched its first successful spy satellite into orbit after two failed attempts earlier this year. The...
OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY SHOWCASES THE PROGRESS OF HUMANISM
By Gustav Krös
The 2024 Summer Olympics officially began in Paris, France on Friday, 26 July with 300,000 spectators viewing the event live along the...
KENYAN FORCES ARRIVE IN HAITI TO ASSIST WITH PEACE-MAKING EFFORTS
By Alex Pollock
On Sunday 20 August, a group of 1,000 Kenyan police officers arrived in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince to begin a year-long...
PAKISTAN FACES PRESSURE ON ALL SIDES AMIDST STRUGGLING ECONOMY
By Isolde Doubell
On Saturday, 16 March, a vehicle packed with explosives rammed into a military base in the Pakistani town of Mir Ali in...
UKRAINIAN HEARTS OPEN TO THE GOSPEL AMIDST HEARTACHE OF WAR
By Isolde Doubell
24/10/2024
There have been more than 960 days of war in the country of Ukraine. Tens of thousands of lives have been lost...
AVERTING WAR THROUGH LESSONS LEARNT FROM CURRENT CONFLICTS
By Donnelly McCleland
The ongoing Ukraine-Russia war and the recent Israel-Gaza conflict have heightened concerns in other volatile regions and historical conflict zones in the...
CHURCH REMINDED OF OUR CALLING AS WE REFLECT ON HAITI MISSIONARIES’ DEATH
By Katelin van Zyl
On Thursday, 23 May, three American missionaries serving in Haiti were shot and killed by gang members after leaving a youth...
MYANMAR’S HOUR OF NEED: MAY THOSE WHO BRING AID ALSO BRING JESUS
By Isolde Doubell
22/05/2025
China's President Xi Jinping has been standing with Myanmar after the deadliest earthquake in a century hit the Southeast Asian nation on...
CRUCIAL ROLE OF DIPLOMACY AS CALLS FOR A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE GROW
By Donnelly McCleland (with contributions from Gustav Krös and Gigi Kotze)
Today, 30 November, Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement to extend their six-day...
CAN THE VENEZUELAN CHURCH BE A BEACON OF HOPE AMIDST INCREASING POLITICAL TURMOIL?
By Alex Nyoni
On Sunday, 28 July, Venezuelans voted in what has turned out to be a highly contested presidential election. The country’s National Electoral...
