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China’s Drive for Party Discipline Underscores Threat to Independent Churches
As the Chinese Communist Party publicly enforced political discipline within its ranks at its annual party gathering this week, independent religious organizations continue to experience ever-tightening restrictions on their activities. China’s 20th Central Committee concluded it...
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Priest Found Murdered Inside Home
Father Samir Daou, a Syriac Maronite priest, was found murdered at his home in the village of Ain Jrain in Lebanon’s Jbeil District. Daou’s phone signal reportedly went undetected around 1 p.m. on Wednesday. After his reported disappearance, search operations were launched near h...
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World: OCHA Annual Report 2025
. Foreword The year 2025 was one of hard truths. Overlapping crises pushed people and the humanitarian system to their limits. Across the world, from Sudan and Ukraine to Myanmar, Yemen and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, conflict and armed violence continued to devastate com...
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Haiti: Haïti: Cadre d’Action Anticipatoire Tempêtes/Ouragans
. Executive Summary Context: Ranked first in the global climate risk index and third in the long-term climate risk index, Haiti is at the forefront of climate vulnerability, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).¹ Some 96 per cent of Haiti’s population is e...