CBN Christian World News

• Twin Quake Death Toll Soars to 2,295, Operation Blessing Feeding Thousands of Survivors

  One week after devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, rescue crews and aid workers are still racing to reach survivors and deliver desperately needed relief. 

• Muslims Massacre 22 More Christians in Nigeria, Including a Pastor

  Militant Muslims have carried out a new round of bloody attacks against Christians in the African country of Nigeria. Fulani militants killed as many as 22 people in the town of Mushere in Plateau State.

• European Country Moves to Ban Islamic Call to Prayer from Loudspeakers

  Morten Bødskov, the immigration minister of the Danish nation, announced this week the government is launching talks to determine whether a nationwide prohibition on the Adhan — a five-times-a-day call to prayer ringing out from loudspeakers affixed to mosques — could be approved without violating Denmark’s constitutionally protected rights to religious freedom.

• The Fierce and Faithful: Honoring the Legacy of Female Martyrs on Day of the Christian Martyr

  On June 29, Christians around the world will pause to observe the Day of the Christian Martyr. Church tradition marks this as the date the Apostle Paul was beheaded outside Rome. While history often highlights prominent men who laid down their lives for the gospel, there is another deeply convicting lineage of faith: the legacy of Christian women who refused to deny their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

• Operation Blessing Deploys to Help Venezuelans After Earthquake Kills 1,400+

  CBN's Operation Blessing is deploying to Venezuela in the aftermath of back-to-back devastating earthquakes. The death toll has hit 1,430 and is expected to climb, with more than 4,000 people hurt and thousands more still missing.

• Operation Blessing Reaches Remote Village Destroyed by Philippine Earthquake: 'God Brought You Here'

  Two weeks after a powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines, some survivors have still received little to no assistance because of landslides. When Operation Blessing heard about one of those communities in a remote mountain village, they immediately got to work.

• 2 Major Quakes Strike Venezuela Killing 188; 2 More Quakes Hit Japan, California in 24 Hours

  Powerful earthquakes struck on three continents in 24 hours, collapsing buildings, rattling homes, and killing at least 164 people. Venezuela was the hardest hit when back-to-back quakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 quakes hit on Wednesday, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets. A 7.2 earthquake shook northern Japan, and some residents in a rural area of Northern California sustained injuries from the strongest quake since 1940.

• Sweden Takes Girls from Christian Parents, Won't Return Them Even After They Attempt Suicide

  Thousands of Romanians protested in Bucharest on Saturday over Sweden's refusal to return Sara and Tiana Samson to their parents, Daniel and Bianca. The girls are Romanian citizens from a Christian family who lived as residents in Sweden. They were seized from their parents under false pretenses by Swedish social services three and a half years ago.  

• 'Playing for Jesus': Curacao Stars Worship to 'Goodness of God', Glorify Him at World Cup

  The men's soccer team from the tiny country of Curaçao is setting records this year, and glorifying God as they do it. 

• UK Prime Minister Starmer Stepping Down as Country Roiled by Immigration Concerns

  The United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer is stepping down. Less than two years after he won a landslide election, Starmer announced his resignation today. 

• They Were Prepping to Divorce After Infidelity — Then God Did the Impossible

  A Texas couple whose marriage was once on the brink of total collapse is now helping other struggling spouses find faith, hope, and achieve matrimonial survival through Jesus.

• Brazilian Parents Sentenced to 50 Days in Jail for Homeschooling Their Girls

  A judge in Brazil has sentenced a mother and father to prison for 50 days because they homeschool their children, accusing them of "intellectual neglect" and failing to teach them "tolerance and diversity."

• Someone Is Paying Gunmen to Shoot and Burn Jewish Sites and a US Consulate in Canada

  Officials in Toronto say hired gunmen are targeting Jewish sites. Police say young people are being recruited through encrypted messaging apps and recording their attacks in order to get paid.

• US Pledges $25M to Bring Back Thousands of Ukrainian Kids Abducted, Brainwashed by Russia

  Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago, thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken into captivity and are still being held and brainwashed by Russian authorities.

• 'The Hub' Saving Thousands of Ukraine War Victims

  At the G7 meeting in France, European leaders are hoping to convince President Trump to re-engage in negotiating a peace between Ukraine and Russia. Some Eastern European nations are actively engeaged in helping Ukraine.

• Operation Blessing Brings Urgent Relief to Philippine Earthquake Victims; Muslims First to Receive Aid

  A massive earthquake in the Southern Philippines has left almost 50 dead, with many people still missing. Operation Blessing is one of the first groups to help give hope to the survivors, Muslim communities, living near the quakes' epicenter. 

• This Iranian Revolutionary Heard the Voice of God, Now He Preaches Jesus Across Iran's Airwaves

  The Iranian regime's ultimate goal is the destruction of Israel and America. Reza Safa is very acquainted with the radical Islamic belief, which views Israel as the little Satan, America as the great Satan, and all other non-Muslims as infidels. 

• 'The Blood of Iran's Martyrs Calls Out for Justice'

  Edmund Burke famously said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." In a joint statement this week, 30 archbishops, bishops, and rabbis stressed, "Iranian authorities have exploited the climate of war as a cover for intensifying repression and suppressing growing dissent inside the country, with dozens executed..."

• 'I Left Islam in Mecca': Ex-Muslim Reveals Why so Many Are Turning to Christ

  Seeing Jesus in dreams and visions. Suddenly questioning everything they’ve been taught since childhood. Christianity is seeing a noticeable surge in the Middle East, which leaves many asking: Why are so many Muslims all across the world coming to faith in Jesus?

• 'Let the Oil Flow!' After Trump Announces US-Iran Deal, Some Ask if It's Worth Anything

  The U.S. and Iran reached a tentative deal to end the war last night. Vice President JD Vance says the agreement will "fundamentally transform the Middle East."