American doctor fired over vaccine mandates tells commission in California ‘religious liberty and free speech stand or fall together’
Nancy Costine told commissioners that her daughters had attended school in New York with approved religious exemptions until 2019, when the state repealed the policy that had been in place for more than 50 years.
Beyond falling bombs and lives gone silent: Hidden toll of war in Middle East as US, Israel and Iran trade fire
For 35-year-old Turkish sports coach Cem Demirok, the numbers on the scale have lost their significance. These days, it’s the explosive weight of the missiles Israel and Iran keep unveiling that occupy his thoughts. The deadly clash between the United States, Israel and Iran, which erupted at the end of...
Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Israeli-American rain of bombs on Tehran
Some of the first strikes on Iran appeared to hit near the offices of the 86-year-old Khamenei. Before Israeli officials confirmed the death, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC News that Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian were alive “as far as I know.” He called the attack “unprovoked, illegal and absolutely illegitimate.”
Media investigations detail how regimes in US retain ‘digital goons’ to do dirty jobs
Hours after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, the Trump administration was already working to shape the narrative. Official White House accounts flooded social media with clips of burning flags and clashes between locals and federal immigration agents, casting protesters – not the killing – as...
Muslim gay asylum-seeker accuses Trump administration of cruelty after deportation to Cameroon where homosexuality is illegal
The detention facility in Cameroon’s capital of Yaoundé, where Farah was held, currently has 15 deportees from various African countries who arrived on two flights, and none is Cameroonian, according to lawyer Joseph Awah Fru, who represents them.
Deepening economic crisis in Sudan has transformed Ramadhan from communal abundance living one-day-at-a-time
Since April 15, 2023, Sudan has been mired in war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The conflict rapidly spread nationwide, devastating infrastructure, crippling state institutions and displacing millions.
Libyan Presidential Council worry the murder of Muammar Gaddafi’s son dents national reconciliation
Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah said on Tuesday that the government is handling the investigation into the killing responsibly. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was killed in the western Libyan city of Zintan on February 3.
Forced vaccination: US Congress members petition attorney general to investigate four states for religious exemptions ban
In their letter, Steube and his colleagues argued that in two recent decisions, the US Supreme Court has provided clear guidance on First Amendment rights. In a June 2025 Supreme Court decision, Mahmoud v. Taylor, the court sided with parents who wanted to opt their children out of LGBTQ-themed elementary school books due to their religious beliefs.
Fear spreads in western Nigeria after suspected Islamic gunmen kill more than 160 people
Nigeria is in the grip of a complex security crisis, including an insurgency by Islamic militants and a surge in kidnappings for ransom by criminal gangs.
IEBC Chair Ethekon tells Evangelical Alliance of Kenya is finalising 2027 election milestones
Despite progress, Ethekon noted that the commission still faces many challenges that include inadequate and delayed funding, delays in electoral legal reforms that ideally should be finalised at least one year before a General Election to allow effective preparation.
