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Manila Attack: 36 dead as officials deny Islamist terror link
Manila Attack: 36 dead as officials deny Islamist terror link

At least 36 people are dead and 54 injured in the Philippine capital of Manila after a lone gunman burst into a casino and opened fire.

Anger and dismay as Trump rejects Paris climate change deal
Anger and dismay as Trump rejects Paris climate change deal

Trump, tapping into the 'America First' message he used when he was elected president last year, said the Paris accord would undermine the US economy, cost US jobs, weaken American national sovereignty and put the country at a permanent disadvantage to the other countries of the world.

In the heart of communist North Korea, a Christian-funded school is flourishing

The teaching staff, many of whom are Korean-American missionaries, have to be careful of their actions.

\'Dodgy allies\': Why won\'t Theresa May publish a report on jihadist funding in the UK?
'Dodgy allies': Why won't Theresa May publish a report on jihadist funding in the UK?

Theresa May is being urged to publish a report on Saudi funding of extremism in the UK after the second attack by a British-born terrorist in two months.

Analysis: What does it mean for a charity to call itself Christian?
Analysis: What does it mean for a charity to call itself Christian?

Gone are the days when it is acceptable for a charity to use aid as a 'front' for evangelism.

Q & A explainer: Why Trump is likely to disappoint the Israelis by not moving the US embassy to Jerusalem
Q & A explainer: Why Trump is likely to disappoint the Israelis by not moving the US embassy to Jerusalem

The reason today is significant goes back to 1995, when the US Congress approved the Jerusalem Embassy Act, which requires that the American embassy be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Today, June 1, marks one of the six-month intervals in which the waiver has come up for being signed.

Jesus spoke of the importance of children. So why do they get so little international aid cash?
Jesus spoke of the importance of children. So why do they get so little international aid cash?

A tiny fraction of international aid money goes towards protecting children from violence, Christian charities are claiming.

\'BlessU-2\' robot priest in Germany marks 500 years since the Reformation
'BlessU-2' robot priest in Germany marks 500 years since the Reformation

The Protestant Church in Germany has unveiled a robot priest called BlessU-2 marking 500 years since the Reformation.

Mike Pence to address John Hagee's pro-Israel annual summit

Vice President Mike Pence will address Christians United for Israel – the largest pro-Israel group in the US – at its annual conference in July.

Huge car bomb near embassies in Kabul kills or wounds dozens
Huge car bomb near embassies in Kabul kills or wounds dozens

A powerful car bomb exploded in the center of Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, killing or wounding dozens of people.

Egypt's Christians say they are proud to die for Jesus as Islamic State continues deadly attacks

Coptic Christians have said that they "take pride" in dying for their faith following the latest slaughter at the hands of Islamic State terrorists.

Egypt bus attack victims refused to renounce Christian faith before being shot, bishop confirms

Victims of ISIS' deadly attack on a bus in Egypt were asked to renounce their Christian faith and when they refused they were shot dead, a senior Coptic bishop has confirmed.

Martha Collison, the Christian star of Great British Bake Off, is passionate about helping families living in poverty
Martha Collison, the Christian star of Great British Bake Off, is passionate about helping families living in poverty

Tearfund ambassador Martha Collison is famously known for being the youngest contestant on the BBC hit, Great British Bake Off. Now she is reaching out to help families in Malawi.

Priest abducted by Islamists appears in video appealing for Philippines to stop military offensive
Priest abducted by Islamists appears in video appealing for Philippines to stop military offensive

The priest taken hostage last week along with around a dozen parishioners by Islamist militants in the Philippines hasappeared in a video appealing for the government to halt military offensives in the troubled city of Marawi.

Justin Trudeau urges Pope Francis to apologise for Catholic abuse of indigenous children
Justin Trudeau urges Pope Francis to apologise for Catholic abuse of indigenous children

Justin Trudeau has urged Pope Francis to apologise for the Catholic Church's treatment of indigenous children in schools it ran in Canada.

Israel does not have a \'blank cheque\' from Trump\'s US administration, says PM
Israel does not have a 'blank cheque' from Trump's US administration, says PM

Despite the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's apparently close relationship with Donald Trump, he told agroup of his MPs yesterday that Israel does not have a 'blank cheque' from America.