Incidents of vandalism and arson of Christian churches have spiked in recent weeks in Germany and France, a Vienna-based watchdog group reports. Three churches were torched in Paris over the course of just one week, from January 17-26, revealed the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe (OIDACE) in a report Monday. Unknown perpetrators threw Molotov cocktails at the church of Saint Martin … Continue reading Report: Church Vandalism Spree Strikes Germany and France

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern Turkey near the Syrian border late on Monday, setting off panic and further damaging buildings two weeks after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history left tens of thousands dead. Two Reuters reporters said the tremors were strong and lasting, damaging buildings and leaving dust in the night air in central Antakya city, where it was centred. It was … Continue reading Panic as Turkey, Syria rocked again by 6.3M earthquake

Dutch internet cables, gas pipelines and wind farms in the North Sea are vulnerable to sabotage by Russia, according to an intelligence report.  Russia has covertly mapped the Dutch infrastructure in the North Sea and “undertakes activities that indicate espionage and preparatory actions for disruption and sabotage,” the intelligence agencies of the Netherlands said in a report on Monday.  Physical threats to other vital sectors, … Continue reading Dutch Say Maritime Infrastructure Faces Russian Sabotage Threat

Researchers monitoring the rapid melting of the world’s widest glacier now have a better understanding of its natural processes due to an extensive deployment of probes and warn that trouble looms due to a warming climate. Findings recently published in the journal Nature said changes under the Thwaites Glacier are different from what researchers first believed. Scientists reported melting below the ice shelf is slower … Continue reading Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting away differently than scientists first thought

A local British police department is saying it helped save Easter for fans of the chocolate egg. A man was arrested in England after allegedly stealing a semi truck that contained 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs last Saturday, police announced. The man, whom The Associated Press identified as 32-year-old Joby Pool, was stopped on the highway in Telford, a town in central England, shortly after the … Continue reading English police say they foiled an ‘eggs-travagent’ plot to steal Cadbury chocolates

An Israeli rocket strike early on Sunday hit a building in central Damascus’s Kafr Sousa neighborhood near a large, heavily guarded security complex close to Iranian installations, killing five people, witnesses and officials said. The rare, targeted strike damaged several buildings in the densely populated district close to Omayyad square in the heart of the capital, where multi-story security buildings are located within residential areas. … Continue reading Israeli missile strikes building in central Damascus, five dead

Armenia has presented Azerbaijan with a project for a full peace treaty to end the decades-long dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said. The two former Soviet republics have been locked in a state of conflict over the mountainous area, which lies in Azerbaijan but whose population is largely Armenian. An agreement would provide for monitoring mechanisms by both sides to prevent … Continue reading Armenia offers peace treaty project to Azerbaijan

In the event that Russia launches an attack or invasion against Estonia, the United States will enter the conflict, according to the head of the Department of the Defense. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III spoke Thursday at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Belgium. The conference focused heavily on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which is approaching its year anniversary. Austin was … Continue reading Defense Secretary Austin says US would enter conflict if Russia attacks Estonia

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday urged Turkey to ratify the applications of Finland and Sweden to join the military organization, repeating his claim that the Nordic neighbors have done enough to satisfy Ankara’s demands that they crack down on extremism. At a news conference in Ankara standing alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Stoltenberg also condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book, the … Continue reading NATO chief urges Turkey to let Nordic pair join quickly

China on Thursday accused the United States of escalating the dispute over the downed surveillance balloon, as concerns grew that the saga may send relations between the world’s two largest economies further into a tailspin. The episode and the mystery surrounding subsequent aerial objects shot down over North America have fueled a domestic media frenzy and piled political pressure on the White House, but also … Continue reading China warns U.S. against escalation as balloon saga spirals

The daughter of a man killed by his pet rooster has warned of the dangers of aggressive poultry after the bird also attacked her young child. Jasper Kraus, 67, suffered a heart attack after the bird plunged its spur into his leg, causing him to lose litres of blood. Daughter Virginia Guinan, 33, says Jasper – a dad-of-two and grandad-of-two – was an experienced animal … Continue reading Man killed by aggressive pet rooster

Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released a series of images showing a pilot from New Zealand who was taken hostage more than a week ago. The photos released on Tuesday show the pilot, identified by local police as Philip Mehrtens, standing fully clothed and apparently uninjured among a group of fighters who are holding guns, bows and arrows and other weapons. Mehrtens … Continue reading New Zealand hostage pilot appears in photos with armed West Papua rebels

The severed head of a woman was found in a bag in a street in a Parisian suburb. The head was discovered by a pedestrian who alerted the police. The identity of the victim is not yet known, and an investigation is underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. The discovery has shocked and alarmed local residents, and comes amid a wave of violent … Continue reading Woman’s decapitated head found in Paris park 

A news article from Breitbart reports that Catholic bishops in Nicaragua have condemned the persecution of Christians in the country. The bishops have expressed concern over the treatment of Christians by the government and its supporters, including incidents of violence, intimidation, and discrimination. The bishops have called on the international community to pay attention to the situation and to take action to support the persecuted … Continue reading Catholic Bishops Condemn Persecution of the Christians in Nicaragua

A news article from Yahoo reports that the United States government has issued a travel advisory for its citizens, urging them to depart the country of Burkina Faso. The advisory comes in response to the deteriorating security situation in the country, with the U.S. State Department warning of the risk of terrorism, kidnapping, and armed conflict. The advisory advises U.S. citizens to avoid non-essential travel … Continue reading United States tells citizens: Leave Russia immediately