The death toll from Myanmar's devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake has surpassed 1,600 as the U.S. Geological Survey warns there is a "strong possibility" of over 10,000 casualties and economic loss exceeding the country's gross domestic product.
A rare Chinese Bible donated to an Oxfam shop in England has sold at auction for over $72,000 (£56,280), far surpassing its estimated value of up to $1,000.
An oil painting of President Donald Trump, which has hung in the Colorado state Capitol since 2019, is set to be removed following the president’s scathing criticism of the artwork.
Soldiers from Burma's Buddhist nationalist military junta reportedly set fire to St. Patrick's Cathedral in the majority-Christian Kachin state, reducing the historic church to ashes amid escalating attacks targeting Christian communities and religious sites.
An Evangelical mission doctor has warned that millions of lives are at stake surrounding the potential dismantling of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), as country music artists led by Amy Grant have called for the program's reauthorization.
A Tennessee man has been arrested after allegedly sending a threatening email to a church’s choir director, warning that he would “butcher people in that church with a machete” if his demands were not met.
A primary school in the United Kingdom has canceled its annual Easter Bonnet Parade and Easter service, citing “respect for diversity” as the reason behind the decision. The move, announced in a letter to parents, has sparked significant backlash online, with critics labeling it “disgraceful” and accusing the school of eroding traditional celebrations.
A former pastor of Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, where former President Jimmy Carter had long been a member before his death on Dec. 29, has been arrested in Volusia County, Florida, on child sexting charges.
Children of ISIS terrorists in detention camps in northeast Syria have been observed making beheading gestures, shouting threats and taunting guards, raising fears of the Islamic State’s potential resurgence. This comes as Kurdish forces warn that the threat from the terror group is escalating inside and outside these camps amid the region’s ongoing instability.
A Christian teacher in the United Kingdom who told her students that identifying as LGBT was a sin has lost a High Court challenge over her firing as a professional conduct panel concluded that her remarks amounted to unprofessional conduct.
