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Authorities in Sudan arrested and jailed a Christian leader on charges of witchcraft last week after he held a prayer meeting for his mother at a local church.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/rsh7PAQ

For the first time in history, new U.K. census data reveals a majority of people in England and Wales don't call themselves Christian anymore – a result that has sparked calls for the end of the church's involvement in government and schools.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/K7UHn6l

The U.S. team’s victory over Iran at the World Cup was closely watched across the Middle East. The two nations have been engaged in a cold war for over four decades and many blame one or both for the region’s woes. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/FfhOHZE

A senior Russian diplomat says Russia and the United States repeatedly came close to reaching agreement on a prisoner exchange and a deal remains possible before the year’s end. The Biden administration has been trying for months to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American jailed in Russia, Paul Whelan, Asked Tuesday whether a swap was possible before the end of the year, Russia's deputy foreign minister responded that “there always is a chance.”  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/78FNSMw

With police out in force, there was no word of additional protests against strict government anti-pandemic measures Tuesday in Beijing, as temperatures fell well below freezing. Shanghai, Nanjing and other cities where online calls to gather had been issued were also reportedly quiet. Rallies against China’s unusually strict anti-virus measures spread to several cities over the weekend in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/gm0zJVr

Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have dropped their case against a Christian street preacher who was arrested for alleged hate speech two years ago.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/v3VGkEs

Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures have called for China’s powerful leader to resign. That's an unprecedented rebuke. It came as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/I6ANOLj

The U.S. soccer federation is displaying Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic, saying it supports protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations' World Cup match Tuesday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/Mg26yZz

Sergeant First Class Christian Hickey is a former Marine who went on to join the Army as an elite Special Forces Green Beret. When war broke out in Ukraine, Hickey felt he had to do something. But fighting wasn't part of his calling. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/C4LRKGn

Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures have called for China’s powerful leader to resign. That's an unprecedented rebuke. It came as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/DVG6STh

Protests against China’s anti-virus controls that have confined millions of people to their homes spread to Shanghai and other cities after complaints the death toll in a fire in China’s northwest might have been worsened by the restrictions. A witness in Shanghai said police used pepper spray against about 300 protesters.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/5VvfHAE

Sergeant First Class Christian Hickey is a former Marine who went on to join the Army as an elite Special Forces Green Beret. When war broke out in Ukraine, Hickey felt he had to do something. But fighting wasn't part of his calling. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/QWKP0qT

Indonesian rescuers used jackhammers, circular saws and sometimes their bare hands Tuesday to shift the rubble of flattened buildings as they searched for the dead and missing from an earthquake that killed at least 268 people. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/VN3Ehtg

The situation in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and other major cities has deteriorated drastically after the largest missile attack on the country’s power grid on Tuesday. Ukrainian state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo reported that 40% of Ukrainians were experiencing difficulties, due to damage to at least 15 major energy hubs across the country. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/iJvTF6h

Some Iran fans at the team's World Cup opener against England showed their support for protests against the Islamic Republic's regime. Both women, who are banned from watching soccer at home, and men wore T-shirts or waved signs printed with the mantra of the uprising — “Woman, Life, Freedom.” The Iran team also appeared to make a statement, choosing to not sing along with the national anthem before the match. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/MOPr35m

Signs of joy are beginning here to return to Ukraine's southern city of Kherson, recently liberated after more than seven months of devastating Russian occupation. But residents here are still suffering a lack of almost everything, and volunteers are mounting a huge effort to get supplies into the city. CBN News joined one of these critical missions. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/nVItp8o

End Times author Jeff Kinley revealed what he believes will happen “30 seconds after the rapture,” selecting five words to express how he thinks non-believers might react to the mass exodus of Christians: “shock, confusion, panic, terror, and chaos.” from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/GmD07Zn

The leaders of the world's largest economies at the G20 meeting held in Bali, Indonesia, this week did much more than discuss current economic troubles. They also drafted and signed a declaration in which the 20 countries agreed to adopt vaccine passports with the purported goal to promote global travel and tourism.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/yk7Qwrj

The Pyramids were lit up to welcome world leaders to the UN climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in what almost looked like an end of the world trade show, sponsored by Coca-Cola and other big corporatio from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/r4JcEd0

More than 500 anti-Christian hate crimes were perpetrated across Europe in 2021, according to a new report. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/U1HaiCP

Poland says a Russian-made missile fell in the country’s east, killing two people. U.S. President Joe Biden says it was “unlikely” it was fired from Russia. The blast, which Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy decried as “a very significant escalation,” prompted Biden to call an emergency meeting of G-7 and NATO leaders.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/AiIhH62

Poland says a Russian-made missile fell in the country’s east, killing two people. U.S. President Joe Biden says it was “unlikely” it was fired from Russia. The blast, which Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy decried as “a very significant escalation,” prompted Biden to call an emergency meeting of G-7 and NATO leaders.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/GKIUsOE

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy on Tuesday decried an apparent Russian missile strike that hit neighboring NATO member Poland as “a very significant escalation” of the war. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/kXtZ7Ev

The world hit a new milestone today. The global population has reached 8 billion people, according to a projection by the United Nations. The U.N. and other public officials are wringing their hands about what they deem to be overpopulation of the planet. But economic experts point out that population growth leads to economic growth which is good for everyone. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/i6uhyHd

The first in-person meeting between the leaders of two global superpowers and the world's largest economies took place Monday.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/R1pn4NU

Residents of Kherson are celebrating for a third straight day the end of Russia’s eight-month occupation of the southern Ukrainian city. Yet even as they rejoice, authorities are taking stock of the huge extent of the damage left behind by the Kremlin’s retreating forces. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/rXp1lYI

A researcher who studies young people has found something stunning: those who pray and have a connection with God are more likely to flourish regarding happiness and mental health. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/I91HjD6

Residents of Kherson are celebrating for a third straight day the end of Russia’s eight-month occupation of the southern Ukrainian city. Yet even as they rejoice, authorities are taking stock of the huge extent of the damage left behind by the Kremlin’s retreating forces. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/jsYItEM

Turkey's interior minister says police have arrested a suspect who is believed to have planted the bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul. He said Monday that initial findings indicate that Kurdish militants were responsible for the attack. Six people were killed and dozens others wounded in Sunday’s explosion. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/HcKaPzG

A Greek soccer legend has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for criticizing a gender identity law on his social media posts five years ago.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/5cLIXVf

Many utopian-minded individuals are pushing for more global governance organizations to help order the billions of people around the world. Every freedom-loving person anywhere in the world must reject the attempts by governments, non-governmental organizations, and multinational corporations to lead us into the abyss of a globalist hell on earth. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/RIhXmAH

President Joe Biden will meet Monday with China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of next week’s Group of 20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia. The face-to-face meeting comes amid increasingly strained U.S.-China relations. It will be the first in-person meeting between the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies since Biden became president in January 2021. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/47UODtE

A new documentary sheds light on Iris Global Ministries and its efforts to share the love of Jesus Christ in Mozambique, even as a "campaign of terror" has displaced millions. The film about it, NIFENTO, will be officially released online Friday, Nov. 11.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/wHfZG1M

Russia’s military says it will withdraw from the only Ukrainian regional capital it’s captured but Ukrainian officials and analysts warn it could be a trap.  A pullout from Kherson would mark one of Russia’s most significant and humiliating setbacks in the 8-month-old war. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/H2IzpAn

At least 150 people were killed and dozens more are missing after Tropical Storm Nalgae lashed the Philippines. The destructive storm has affected more than a million Filipinos. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/psFe36B

A Baptist seminary in northern Myanmar was hit by artillery fire from the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army) late last week, injuring four students in the dormitory.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/09IRy3P

China’s trade shrank in October as global demand weakened and anti-virus controls weighed on domestic consumer spending. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/H5ahtbS

One week after Brazil's presidential election run-off, thousands of demonstrators remain gathered in front of a military building in downtown Rio for the 5th consecutive day, demanding the armed forces de intervene and block a change in government. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/vb0ZxNS

Former Hillsong Church founder and senior global pastor Brian Houston says he resigned from the global church last spring because the Hillsong Church board's public statements "made his position untenable."   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/246yA7z

In response to the massive humanitarian crisis spawned by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a longtime ministry to the region is calling on global ministries to come together and find ways to help Ukraine's churches meet the needs of the people. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/cSxpTUv

Christians in Iran are in urgent need of prayer as they risk their lives and safety assisting protesters injured in the ongoing, nationwide uprising. Join millions of people around the world in praying this Sunday, November 6th during the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/DJnZglP

The JESUS film, the most translated film of all time, has now reached another pinnacle: Its 2,000th translation from English into another language.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/pH4y2EX

Diplomatic efforts have saved a wartime agreement that allowed Ukrainian grain and other commodities to reach world markets. Russia said Wednesday it would stick to the deal after Ukraine pledged not to use a designated Black Sea corridor to attack Russian forces.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/MoA2vLP

A Canadian pastor, who was arrested twice in 2021 for defying the Canadian government's harsh public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, was acquitted of all charges Tuesday.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/hjl96xa

An Iranian schoolgirl was beaten to death by police after they found a torn picture of former Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini in one of her schoolbooks. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/JybiaUg

Human rights advocates were surprised after two Christians who were being held in Iran's notorious Evin Prison for their church leadership roles were suddenly released last month. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/SKD76Hq

Barna Group isn't new to generational research — and the discouragement that sometimes comes with it. It seems that most studies coming out these days through research organizations contain another swell of bad news. Usually, this is followed by another onslaught of pontification of the dire situation the Church is in today.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/Xw3WjVN

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday stopped short of conceding the election to leftist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, instead using his first public comments since his defeat two days ago to thank his supporters and encourage their protests, as long as they remain peaceful. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/LZ9ShKv

A person caught praying outside an abortion clinic in England can now face up to six months in prison–even if they pray silently from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/UM5JkHe

More than 40 Russian missiles rained down on Ukraine on Monday, targeting the country's critical infrastructure. Eighty percent of Kyiv residents lost water and many have no electricity. One group of Americans has been stepping up to help keep Ukrainians warm as the cold winter weather settles in. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/HA2ER0I