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A military coup was taking place in Myanmar early Monday and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was detained under house arrest, reports said, as communications were cut to the capital. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/39B2pwk

A Christian nurse in Pakistan was accused of blasphemy against Islam following a disagreement she had with a Muslim co-worker. The dispute led to an alleged assault against the woman, who is now in hiding for her safety. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/39BUS0d

A group of Scottish church leaders is pursuing legal action against the Scottish Minsters' decision to close churches and outlaw public worship during the current COVID lockdown. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3r7qosQ

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of a Pakistani man convicted and later acquitted in the gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2NKoW17

Religious persecution by China's communist party has reached well-known evangelist and author Francis Chan after authorities in Hong Kong rejected his visa. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3sTkddH

Up to two million Ethiopians are facing starvation amid intense fighting between the government and rebel groups in the northern part of that country. Fighting increased last week in the Tigray region, spurring reports of a bloody massacre at a church in the Ethiopian city of Aksum that killed over 700 people.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/36bJiXp

Argentina's landmark abortion law went into effect Sunday, guaranteeing abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy and beyond that in cases of rape or when a woman's health is at risk. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2YaObM8

January 12th marked one year since the devastating Taal Volcano eruption in the Philippines. It forced tens of thousands from their homes and the evacuation cost 39 lives.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3pctB9O

Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Y90N6i

A Pakistani Christian girl was rescued from a Muslim man who reportedly abducted, raped, and forced her to marry him. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3c494jY

There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death than the original strain, the British government’s chief scientific adviser said Friday -- though he stressed that the data is uncertain. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2NpU0Tv

Thousands of Hong Kong residents were locked down in their homes Saturday in an unprecedented move to contain a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the city. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3c5odld

Germans caught flouting COVID-19 quarantine rules will be held in detention centers, according to several recent reports. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Mm1ira

A Catholic priest was kidnapped and murdered last week in northern Nigeria by a group of unidentified armed men who first asked for ransom money from the priest's diocese before killing him.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3sQffhK

Numerous media outlets are reporting the massacre of 750 people at the Maryam Tsiyon Church in Aksum, Ethiopia.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2LVEr5J

Stephen Lungu, a well-known evangelist and retired CEO of African Enterprise (AE), died Jan. 18 in Malawi in southeastern Africa from COVID-19 complications.  He was 78. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3o9s3fo

Two of the world's most dangerous regimes, known for violating human rights on a broad scale and threatening U.S. national security and global peace, couldn't be happier that President Trump is no longer in office, clearly relieved that he'll no longer be around to hold them accountable. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2KyuZEC

Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 73 others, officials said. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2MdlFX7

Hong Kong is changing as China tightens its grip on the city, and Christians there are preparing for increased persecution. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2M3nLJg

Chinese police and other communist officials raided a house in Chengdu, China on Thursday where children of Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) were being homeschooled. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3qEzWuT

On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hit China with new sanctions by declaring that China’s policies on Muslims and ethnic minorities in western Xinjiang Province constitute a “genocide.” from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2LEdKm8

Astronaut Victor Glover recently reflected on the beauty of a sunrise and sunset from outer space, adding that they remind him of a Bible verse in Psalms.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/35PsXrm

A Russian judge on Monday ordered opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for 30 days, a ruling that comes after the leading Kremlin critic returned to Russia from Germany where he was recovering from nerve agent poisoning that he blames on President Vladimir Putin's government.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2LKCXLp

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard conducted a drill Saturday launching anti-warship ballistic missiles at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean, state television reported, amid heightened tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program and a U.S. pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3oMUocC

A mob of radical Muslims killed a man in Uganda one week after he converted to Christianity. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2LXwVag

We’re living through an era in which novelist George Orwell’s book “1984” seems less like fiction and more like a blueprint of what’s to come. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3ikA000

Damaged roads and bridges, power blackouts and lack of heavy equipment on Saturday hampered rescuers after a strong earthquake left at least 46 people dead and hundreds injured on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3nLn9oF

Mexico’s president vowed Thursday to lead an international effort to combat what he considers censorship by social media companies that have blocked or suspended the accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/35EJcaz

The watchdog organization Open Doors USA says levels of Christian persecution are at a record high around the world. The group announced the 2021 World Watch List this week. The report ranks the top 50 countries where it is the most dangerous to be a follower of Jesus Christ. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2XCI96u

Several well-known Christian prophets who predicted that President Donald Trump would win a second term have been asking for forgiveness, saying they made a mistake. But does that make them "false prophets"? from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/39sSHuu

Political conspiracy theories helped fuel last week's Capitol Riot, and some continue to spread, even in the church. Now, key pastors are stepping up to condemn them as dangerous lies. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3oEBEvT

China has been busy trying to show the world that it offers a better, more stable, and prosperous way than the US and that its economy has recovered from coronavirus while other nations are still stuck in lockdowns. But is that true? from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3i9Pbco

Christians in India are facing more persecution as the Indian government tries to enforce the Hindu religion across the country.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3smuK0o

The Trump administration on Monday re-designated Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” in a move that hits the country with new sanctions shortly before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/35wbJPD

Pakistani police discovered the bodies of two Christian women in Lahore on Jan. 4 who were reportedly killed by their Muslim supervisors for not converting to Islam. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/39kYimG

A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Saturday on a domestic flight, officials said.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2LBzhLy

In October, fighting broke out between two former Soviet-held countries, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The short war resulted in more than 5,000 dead and 100,000 displaced. Now it's winter in Armenia. The cold weather might be brutal, but the citizens of this historically Christian nation make it through by drawing on warm traditions of faith and family.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2LizlA5

In October, fighting broke out between two former Soviet-held countries, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The short war resulted in more than 5,000 dead and 100,000 displaced. Now it's winter in Armenia. The cold weather might be brutal, but the citizens of this historically Christian nation make it through by drawing on warm traditions of faith and family.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2MGE66R

A Canadian church was fined for a second time due to holding an in-person worship service, despite orders banning large gatherings during the pandemic. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/35jA7Ue

Hong Kong police arrested about 50 former lawmakers and pro-democracy activists Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in unofficial election primaries for the territory's legislature last year. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/38ikwWR

More than a dozen college professors and researchers working for America's higher education institutes were arrested last year for their affiliation with China. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3pLgyvU

A judge in the UK has ordered doctors to withhold life-sustaining treatment from a middle-aged Polish man hospitalized with a brain injury, despite evidence showing his improvement. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2JSn4Ss

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus, even as Britain ramped up its vaccination program by becoming the first nation to start using the shot developed by Oxford University and drugmaker AstraZeneca. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3hGhL51

Iran began enriching uranium Monday to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a double-barreled challenge to the West that further raised Mideast tensions. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/35qbEwT

China’s communist government is increasing its pressure on the Catholic Church in Hong Kong following the passage in May of the National Security Law, which gives mainland China jurisdiction in the once-autonomous region. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3b5lebN

Iran said Saturday it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordo nuclear facility “as soon as possible,” pushing its program a technical step away from weapons-grade levels as it increases pressure on the West over the tattered atomic deal. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3o82Ov1