In the three years since my biography of Elisabeth Elliot was published, I’ve gradually tidied away my notes and research materials. I finished the last such task early this year: cleaning up my typed copies of Elliot’s family letters so the Wheaton Archives can make them accessible to other researc
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In July 2020, Louisiana congressman Mike Johnson penned an op-ed celebrating American independence. “A century ago,” he stated, “the great English writer G.K. Chesterton famously observed that ‘America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed. That creed is set ...
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Mariah was 11 years old when her mother was shot to death in a West Memphis police chase. At 19, she landed her first job out of high school at a local McDonald’s—only to leave it two days later upon news that her father had metastasizing liver cancer. She became his sole home ca...
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. Enlil Center sets out the evidence and four policy priorities. Summary In 2022, Iraq's annual freshwater withdrawals reached 120 per cent of its internal renewable water resources — the rainfall and river flow generated within its own territory. The balance is met by inflows fr...
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. Enlil traces the pattern and what enforcement would actually require. Summary On Thursday, 24 September 2026, Iraq's parliament voted to approve the recommendations of a special committee (Parliamentary Order No. 63) that investigated pollution in the Tigris and Euphrates river...
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. INTRODUCTION Protection monitoring findings highlight persistent insecurity and deteriorating living conditions affecting displaced populations across Gaza, with approaching winter adding to concerns over safety, shelter, and access to essential services. During this reporting ...
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Countries: World, Argentina, Aruba (The Netherlands), Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao (The Netherlands), Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama,...
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Countries: Timor-Leste, Indonesia . Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Education and the Ministry of State Administration has said it would shut schools nationwide from Thursday, and asked families to avoid leaving children outside ‘unnecessarily’ and for all children to avoid outdoor phy...
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. Key trend highlights for September : Armed conflict and the deterioration of the security situation remain the main drivers of new displacement in eastern DRC. Clashes between the AFC/M23, the FARDC and Wazalendo groups, together with attacks and violence by other armed groups,...
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. Highlights • In week 40, the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 13 reported in epi week 39 of 2026 to 3. These were reported in Bauchi and Benue States (Table 3). • Cumulatively, 268 deaths have been reported with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 23.6% which is higher th...
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. In Katsina state, where MSF runs its largest nutrition programme, the number of children treated between January and August 2026 was slightly lower than during the same period in 2025. However, the figure remains extremely high, and the nutritional crisis across the region cont...
