Foreign missions in Kabul issue joint call for Taliban ceasefire
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Fifteen diplomatic missions and the NATO representative in Kabul joined hands on Monday to urge the Taliban to halt military offensives across Afghanistan, just hours after a peace meeting in Doha failed to agree on a ceasefire. A senior delegation of Afghan leaders met the Taliban’s political leadership in the Qatari capital over […]
Washington pledges $US1 billion for coronavirus vaccine as pandemic risks grow
Beijing, China/Washington DC, USReuters US President Donald Trump will seek $US2.5 billion from Congress to fight the coronavirus epidemic and US and South Korean militaries are considering scaling back joint training as the virus spreads in Europe and the Middle East. Countries around the world are stepping up efforts to prevent a pandemic of the […]
Churches invited to join in Sunday of prayer for the reunification of the Korean Peninsula
The World Council of Churches has invited “all people of good will” to join in a Sunday of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula on 11th August. The day is held annually on the Sunday before 15th August – a date, celebrated as Liberation Day in South and North Korea, which commemorates the […]
KNOW IT ALL: THE KOREAN PENINSULA
With the on-again/off again summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to perhaps take place in just a few days, we thought it a good time to study up on the Korean Peninsula’s tragic history. DAVID ADAMS takes a look…
Evangelical church leaders in US issue call for prayer for peace on Korean Peninsula
A group of US evangelical leaders has issued a statement calling for Christians to pray for peace on the Korean Peninsula. The statement, which was issued on 27th March, said the leaders were “heartened” by proposals for dialogue to take place between US and Korean national leaders “at a time when increasing tensions seemed to be […]
Christian activists in Korea pray and fast to protest nuclear dangers
Ekklesia Pastors and peace activists gathered in Korea are holding a 40-day “fasting prayer” in front of the Busan City Hall. They are protesting the dangers of nuclear radiation and asking to shut down South Korea”s oldest and incident-prone Kori Nuclear Power Plant, some 20 kilometres from the venue of the forthcoming World Council of […]