Armoured vehicles deployed to major Myanmar cities after mass protests
Reuters Security forces in Myanmar opened fire to disperse protesters at a power plant on Sunday and armoured vehicles rolled into major cities as the new army rulers faced a ninth day of anti-coup demonstrations that saw hundreds of thousands on the streets. As well as mass protests around the country, the military rulers were […]
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem says Biden will need to ‘rebuild trust’ with Palestinians
Vatican CityRNS The incoming Biden administration will need to rebuild trust with the Christian community in Israel after years in which Palestinians have felt shunted aside by the US mideast policy, according to the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa. “We will wait and see how the new administration in the United States is,” Pizzaballa […]
Protesters burn security post at US Embassy in Iraq in new foreign policy test for Trump
Baghdad, Iraq/Washington DC, USReuters Protesters angry about US air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the US Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, setting off a confrontation with guards and posing a new challenge for US President Donald Trump. The protests, led by Iranian-backed militias, prompted the United States to deploy […]
STRANGESIGHTS: US EMBASSY’S CATTY MESSAGE; A GIANT HAMMER GOES WALKABOUT; AND, OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOK RETURNED
DAVID ADAMS looks at the odder side of life…
World Council of Churches condemns “excessive force” against Gaza protestors; “worried” some Christians celebrating US embassy move
The World Council Churches has issued a statement condemning the use of “excessive violence” by Israeli forces against “civilian protestors” in Gaza during the past week. In a strongly worded statement, the WCC also said it was “particularly worried” that some Christians were celebrating the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem as a “gift […]
ESSAY: NEW US POLICY TOWARD JERUSALEM WILL ADVANCE PEACE IN THE REGION
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JOHN HAGEE, founder and chairman of Christians United for Israel, argues that the US move to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a step forward in bringing peace to the region…
JERUSALEM: SOME CHRISTIANS AND JEWS HAIL US EMBASSY MOVE AS KEY TO A BIBLICAL PLAN
MICHELE CHABIN, of Religion News Service, reports on responses to the contentious opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem…
Pence: US embassy to move to Jerusalem in 2019
USA Today (via RNS) A view of the Dome of the Rock and Jerusalem’s Old City seen from Mount of Olives. President Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on 6th December and instructed the State Department to begin the multi-year process of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city. PICTURE: Oded Balilty/AP Photo. […]
US President’s evangelical supporters disappointed about Israel embassy decision
RNS US President Donald Trump touches the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem’s Old City on 22nd May. PICTURE: Reuters/Ronen Zvulun US President Donald Trump’s decision to maintain the US Embassy in Tel Aviv has disappointed conservative Christians who were counting on him to make good on a key campaign promise. But […]