Global Prayer Alerts
Multiple People Injured, Shot in NYC Subway Attack
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the suspected gunman who opened fire on a Brooklyn subway train during the morning rush hour is dangerous and still on the loose. “We are asking individuals to be very vigilant and alert,”...
UN: More Aid Needed to Handle Ukraine Displacement Crisis
GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR says it is beefing up its humanitarian aid operation for millions of Ukrainians forced to flee their homes in the face of intensified fighting and increased brutality by Russia’s military forces. Russia’s...
Accusations Of Russian Atrocities in Ukraine Prompt Calls for Tougher Sanctions, Prosecutions
Russia faced mounting international condemnation amid reports of possible war crimes committed by Russian forces in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha and other parts of Ukraine. In a post on Twitter on April 3 , European Council President Charles Michel...
Russia Suggests Second Round of Ukraine Peace Talks as Troops Shell Cities
Russian forces shelled multiple Ukrainian cities Wednesday, while Russian officials said they were ready for another round of talks with Ukraine and a key Russian opposition leader urged people in Russia and across the world to hold daily protests...
Undocumented Afghan Refugees in Turkey Struggle to Access COVID Treatments, Vaccines
ERZURUM, TURKEY — Undocumented Afghan migrants who fled to Turkey to escape the Taliban say they are unable to get treatment and vaccines for the coronavirus. While officially registered refugees qualify for health care in Turkey, it is believed...
India Denies Bid for Foreign Funding by Mother Teresa's Charity
India's government on Monday denied a bid by the late Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity to seek foreign funding, a move that would terminate a vital source of assistance for one of the leading groups providing aid and shelter to the country's...
Haiti Gang Releases All American Missionaries
WASHINGTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Twelve Christian Aid Ministries missionaries held captive by a Haitian gang since October 16 have been released. Gary Desrosiers, spokesperson for Haiti’s National Police, PNH, confirmed the news in a...
Attacks Kill Dozens of Displaced People in Eastern DR Congo
GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency has expressed outrage at the sharp rise in deadly attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri and South Kivu provinces. Dozens of people have been killed and scores wounded in the last month...
World Reacts to New COVID Variant
U.S. President Joe Biden announced the United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other African countries, effective Monday. Any non-U.S. citizen who has been in one of the eight nations during the 14 days before coming to the...
In Syria Camp, IS Ideology Molds Forgotten Children
At the sprawling al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, children pass their days roaming the dirt roads, playing with mock swords and black banners in imitation of Islamic State group militants. Few can read or write. For some, the only education is from...