Asia

Pastors and other Christians Brutalized in Odisha State, India

01 Aug 2025
Twenty pastors were brutally attacked in Kotamateru village, Odisha state, India, while attending a Christian seed-blessing ceremony on June 21. Local villagers, armed with axes, knives, and wooden sticks, ambushed the pastors as…

Bangladesh: at least fifty killed after jet crashes into school

25 Jul 2025
A tragic accident occurred in Dhaka when a military training jet crashed into Milestone School and College, killing at least twenty people and injuring more than 186. The F-7 aircraft, which had just…

Japan: prime minister expected to resign

25 Jul 2025
Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is expected to resign following a major electoral defeat that saw his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lose its coalition majority in the upper house. Ishiba, who has held…

How a latter-day Joseph changed the world

18 Jul 2025
James O Fraser, a missionary to China in the early 1900s, is being remembered as a 'latter-day Joseph' whose quiet faithfulness sparked a spiritual awakening. Working among the Lisu people in remote southwest…

Israel bombs Syrian forces attacking a Druze area, then Damascus

17 Jul 2025
Deadly violence has erupted in Suweida between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes, resulting in at least two hundred deaths, including children and civilians. The fighting, which began after the abduction of a Druze…

Malaysia: calls for more thought about elephant relocations

17 Jul 2025
Human-elephant conflict in Malaysia has resulted in nearly five thousand complaints and RM40 million (£7 million) in losses over the past four years, prompting conservationists to call for a deeper, more strategic approach…

Hope for Christians In a hugely dangerous place

10 Jul 2025
In Iran, one of the world’s most dangerous places to be a Christian, the underground church is growing remarkably. Amid an oppressive regime enforcing Twelver Ja’afari Shia Islam, over one million believers now…

Afghanistan: ICC issues arrest warrants for two leaders

10 Jul 2025
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban figures - supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani - accusing them of crimes against humanity through…

Bangladesh: did Sheikh Hasina authorise killing protesters?

10 Jul 2025
A leaked audio recording verified by BBC Eye reveals that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina authorised lethal force against student-led protesters during last year’s deadly unrest. In the recording, Hasina is heard instructing…

Iran raises death toll, fails to guarantee safety for nuclear inspectors

03 Jul 2025
The official Iranian death toll from the recent twelve-day war with Israel has been raised to 935, including 38 children and 132 women, based on new forensic data. Iranian officials accused Israel of…
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