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Virginia gun background checks surge ahead of ban

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Nigeria Cholera Outbreak: Situation Report #2 (June 4, 2026)

. FAST FACTS International Medical Corps is active in seven of the 12 local government areas (LGAs) where suspected cases of acute watery diarrhea have spread, involving 138 settlements across 40 wards. According to the State Ministry of Health, 6,078 suspected cases and 65 deaths had been reported

Nigeria Cholera Outbreak: Situation Report #1 (June 4, 2026)

. FAST FACTS International Medical Corps is active in seven of the 12 local government areas (LGAs) where suspected cases of acute watery diarrhea have spread, involving 138 settlements across 40 wards. According to the State Ministry of Health, 6,078 suspected cases and 65 deaths had been reported

Nigeria’s Killings Offer Perspective for Policy Change

By Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow Violence — particularly gun violence — features prominently in political debates across the U.S. “Gun violence is an epidemic in this country, yet Congress remains hamstrung by obstructionists when it comes to passing meaningful gun safety legislation,” U.S. Rep. Seth

Protected: Beacons of Gospel Hope

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Protected: Hope for the World

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Protected: More Than a Building

More Than a Building Previous Chapter Table of Contents Close Table of Contents × Table of Contents Rebuilt Churches Shine More Than a Building Hope for the World Beacons of Gospel Hope const cards = document.querySelectorAll('.card'); Array.prototype.forEach.call(cards, card => { let down, up, link

Parasitic screwworm detected in Texas calf decades after U.S. eradication

DR Congo: Note d'orientation du Cluster Éducation pour la préparation et la réponse à l'épidémie d'Ebola en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC)

. En date du 15 mai 2026, le Gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) par l’entremise de son Ministère de la Santé a fait l’annonce officielle de la survenue de la 17ᵉ épidémie de la maladie à virus Ebola (MVE) en RDC. Suite à cette déclaration, le Cluster Éducation en République dé

DR Congo: Procédures opérationnelles pour l'organisation sécurisée des examens dans le contexte de l'épidemie d'Ebola

. Contexte : En date du 15 mai 2026, le Gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) par l’entremise de son ministère de la Santé a fait l’annonce officielle de la survenue de la 17ᵉ épidémie de la maladie à virus Ebola en RDC. Le Cluster Education joue un rôle actif dans la coordinatio

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda | Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak and EU response - DG ECHO Daily Map | 04/06/2026

Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda .

Venezuela: ✨ Conectar para Fortalecer

. Durante cinco días, actores humanitarios del sector educativo en Venezuela se reunieron en un espacio estratégico de intercambio, aprendizaje y fortalecimiento de la coordinación. ? El Encuentro Nacional del Clúster de Educación contribuyó a: ✔️ Fortalecer capacidades para la coordinación de accio

Biola University approves plan to merge with Phoenix Seminary

Military attack endangers Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant

SpaceX plans to go public with record IPO

World: Countries unite at WHA79 to advance refugee and migrant health through stronger national systems

. Hosted by the Government of Spain, co-sponsored by the Governments of Brazil, Colombia, Egypt and Nepal, and supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), the event focused on translating policy commitments into practical approaches to improving access to health services. “Ensuring equity for

South Sudan Key Message Update: Fragile gains in assistance delivery amid lull in conflict, but risk of Famine persists , May - September 2026

Countries: South Sudan, Sudan . Key Messages Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are expanding during the lean season, likely reaching 34 counties across the north and northeast by September. Deterioration is due to expected conflict- and flood-driven disruptions to household access to markets, assista

Attacks on Health Care in the occupied Palestinian territory (13-26 May 2026)

. Data collected by Insecurity Insight shows that since 08 April 2026 and 12 May 2026, violence against health care across the occupied Palestinian territory has continued. This includes: At least 27 attacks on health care recorded during this period. Continued exposure of health facilities, health

World: Readiness Assessment of UNHCR’s Focus Area Strategic Plan for Climate Action

. Executive Summary UNHCR’s Evaluation Office (EvO) commissioned a global strategic and thematic Readiness Assessment (RA) to provide a formative assessment of how well-positioned UNHCR is to implement its Focus Area Strategic Plan for Climate Action (FASP); hereafter referred to as the Strategic Pl

No state charges for anti-ICE protest in Minnesota church

Sri Lanka: Simplified early action protocol activation (sEAP №: sEAP2024LK01)

. Activation Overview The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) has activated its simplified Early Action Protocol for dengue after the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) reported a confirmed weekly caseload exceeding the trigger point of 1,500. As of May 2026, the NDCU has reported a total of 32,071

Malawi Food Insecurity, DREF Operational Update MDRMW024

. What happened, where and when? In 2025/2026 season, Malawi faced the worst food insecurity crisis of the past 7 years, aecting over 4 million people during the 2025/2026 consumption year. According to the recently released Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC), the aected population spa

Lebanon: Conflict Intensity Snapshot (2 March - 3 June 2026)

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Lebanon: Conflict Intensity Snapshot (2 March - 2 June 2026)

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Somalia: Empowering Crisis-Affected Communities through Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) Support

. Extended periods of drought and below-average rainfall have severely affected agricultural output and livelihoods, while sudden flash and riverine floods have caused widespread damage to critical infrastructure. Together with continued insecurity, these pressures have resulted in significant level

Lebanon: WHO Situation Report No.10: Middle East Conflict (15 May - 2 June 2026)

Countries: Lebanon, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen . CRISIS IN NUMBERS 115 million people in need of humanitarian aid in the Region (48% of global total) prior to the current conflict US$ 30.3 million required for WHO Middle East conflict flash appeal (12% funded) US$

Operational Review – Türkiye Earthquake Response Appeal (April 2025)

. The Operational Review (OR) aims to evaluate the first year of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Network’s response to the February 2023 earthquakes in Southeast Türkiye, focusing on key lessons learned in supporting locally led humanitarian action and the

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Location Map (2026)

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Bulgaria: Case Study: Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) for protection of children and adults with disabilities (June 2026)

. One of the main assistance modalities used to support people through the Emergency Appeal for Ukraine and Impacted Countries was cash and voucher assistance (CVA). The Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) provided more than CHF 4,740,174 through this modality, representing 32% of all International Federation

AI Only Responds to the Questions We Know to Ask

The day she turned 10 months old, my daughter decided she would take her first steps. As my husband and I watched in awe, her little brain made the needed connections between the idea of movement and actual movement. As she put one little foot after another, we cheered her on. She cooed and exclaime

The God Who Gives You Worth

Is God’s pursuit of his glory and man’s pursuit of our joy a selfish transaction? Pastor John insists on keeping our joy in God connected to God himself.Listen Now

Church Targeted with Islamic Graffiti, Mob Attack

A mob attacked a church after claiming a deacon had blasphemed Islam. The deacon discovered “Muhammad,” the name of Islam’s founder, painted on an alleyway in front of a church. He cleaned it up before anyone could walk on it and accuse the church of blasphemy. Regardless, someone

Police Question Church Activities

A pastor in Morocco is asking for prayer that local Christians in house churches will be bolder in their witness for Christ and have favor with police and other local officials. Morocco is 99.9% Muslim, and only a few churches exist for Moroccans. Those churches are mostly small, often meet secretly

Constantly Opposed by Voodooist Family

Two young Christians persist in their faith despite opposition from their family. Marie, 18, and Rosaline, 17, are cousins in a voodooist family. The girls had never heard the gospel until a Christian woman who sold soap started coming to their home, and they placed their trust in Christ and started

Help! My Coworkers Claim to Be Christians but Don’t Act Like It

I work as an administrative assistant in a public school system. This has been challenging and often discouraging, but I’ve also been able to share my faith with non-Christian colleagues. My bigger challenge is actually fellow Christian colleagues, some of whom are so liberal I’m not sure what parts

Uganda Ebola outbreak highlights need for trained medical workers

Uganda (MNN) — As Uganda responds to an Ebola outbreak, ministries continue meeting physical and spiritual needs. As of early June, Uganda had recorded at least 15 Ebola cases and one death in an ongoing outbreak. Brian Dennett with AMG International says, “This is a very serious disease. This seems

Iran: Political leadership confusion, internet reboot, and Kuwait strikes

Iran (MNN) – Conflict with Iran continues, including recent Iranian strikes on a Kuwait airport that injured over 60 people and killed one. Iran called it retaliation for the latest US airstrikes, as the ceasefire grows increasingly fragile. At the same time, Edwin Abnous with Heart4Iran says report

Evacuation orders in southern Lebanon mean a change of plans for summer outreach

Lebanon (MNN) — Hezbollah’s conflict with Israel hit close to home this week for a ministry in Lebanon. On Monday, Israel ordered the residents of seven villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate. Two of the villages are a mere 20-minute drive from Heart for Lebanon’s Hope Center. “We still can operat

Before You Use AI, Read Ecclesiastes

In April, a tech company called Just Like Me launched an AI-generated avatar of Jesus that people can talk to, pray with, and seek spiritual counsel from for $1.99 per minute. The avatar was trained on the King James Bible and modeled after Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus on The Chosen. T