Anugrah Kumar

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  Jul 12, 2024

  Pakistan raises legal age for Christian marriage amid concerns over forced conversions, abuse

  Pakistan's National Assembly has passed a transformative law that sets the minimum marriage age for Christians at 18 years for both boys and girls, with the intent to protect minority children from child marriage, sexual abuse and forced conversions.

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  Jul 10, 2024

  2 UMC pastors killed in car crash after attending joint worship service together

  Congregations and family members are grieving the loss of two United Methodist Church pastors, Rev. Charles Layton, 65, and Rev. Carol Mart, 77, in a car accident in Bertram, Iowa, this past Sunday.

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  Jul 9, 2024

  Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden isn’t being treated for Parkinson’s

  In a clear denial, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has claimed President Joe Biden is not undergoing treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The assertion comes amid inquiries sparked by a concerning debate performance and the frequent visits of a Parkinson’s specialist to the White House, revealed through visitor logs and reports.

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  Jul 8, 2024

  Berlin bans Hamas red triangle used to target Jews, supporters of Israel

  The state senate in Berlin, Germany, has passed a motion to ban the inverted red triangle, identified as a symbol used by Hamas and their supporters to mark targets, amid escalating tensions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This decision comes as a response to the symbol’s increasing visibility in propaganda and public spaces, posing a direct threat to Jews and advocates for Israel’s security.

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  Jul 8, 2024

  11 Christians sentenced to combined 90 years in prison in Vietnam go missing

  Eleven Vietnamese Christians, sentenced to a total of 90 years and eight months in prison for their religious activities, have mysteriously disappeared, raising significant concerns about the treatment of religious minorities in Vietnam. These individuals, arrested between 2011 and 2016, include six Protestants and five Catholics, now unaccounted for in the Southeast Asian nation’s prison system.

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  Jul 7, 2024

  Biden doctor met with Parkinson’s expert at White House, visitor logs show

  White House visitor logs reveal that President Joe Biden’s personal physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, met with Parkinson’s disease expert Dr. Kevin Cannard from Walter Reed Medical Center earlier this year.

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  Jul 7, 2024

  ‘Divine judgment’: Pastor John MacArthur on Biden, Trump, immorality and the Church

  Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church articulated a stern view of President Joe Biden’s leadership during a recent interview, framing it as a divine judgment and a reflection of societal moral decline. America is a nation reaping the consequences of its moral choices, he declared.

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  Jul 7, 2024

  Hundreds decide to follow Jesus at Will Graham’s ‘Look Up Celebration’ on Australia's Gold Coast

  In Queensland’s Gold Coast, known for its entertainment and nightlife, an evangelical event drew large crowds. Hundreds of attendees at the “Look Up Celebration,” led by Will Graham at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, committed to following Jesus.

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  Jul 6, 2024

  Social worker denied job over biblical views: ‘Dangerous precedent for Christians’

  A 46-year-old devout Christian social worker in the U.K., Felix Ngole, has described an employment tribunal ruling as setting a “dangerous precedent for Christians” by upholding his employer’s decision not to reinstate him after being denied a position over his biblical views on homosexuality.

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  Jul 5, 2024

  UK’s Labour Party ends 14 years of Conservative Party rule; Keir Starmer becomes prime minister

  The United Kingdom's Labour Party won a landslide victory in the parliamentary election, capturing nearly two-thirds of the seats with just a third of the popular vote as Sir Keir Starmer became the nation's new prime minister. A British newspaper calls it the most "distorted" election in history.