Asia

Asia: Trump’s tour

10 Nov 2017
Escaping scandal in Washington after indictments of his campaign associates, President Trump is on a 13-day tour through five Asian capitals. Trump’s first stop was Japan, where the priorities were a Japan-US military…

Vietnam: Putin / Trump talks

10 Nov 2017
Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may bring different expectations to the table at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vietnam (their last meeting, at Germany’s G20 summit, produced a de-escalation plan for…

Pakistan: Christians seek answers after murder

10 Nov 2017
On his third day of high school, the parents of 17-year-old Sharoon Masih learned that he had been in a fight and had been taken to hospital. They rushed to the hospital but…

Iran: weapons-grade uranium warning

03 Nov 2017
Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s nuclear programme chief, said on 29 October that Iran can begin producing weapons-grade nuclear material quickly if the nuclear deal with foreign powers fails, and insisted that international inspectors…

India: persecution in Jharkhand state

03 Nov 2017
Six house church leaders were released on 16-17 October, after being detained for a month on false charges that they had forced Hindus to convert to Christianity. The five men and one woman…

99. NSFA Update #51

01 Nov 2017
NATIONAL SECURITY FOREIGN AFFAIRS UPDATEOCTOBER 23, 2017 (REPORT #51) Highlights: Cold War returns with nuclear-armed bombers on 24-hour alert CIA expands Taliban hunt ISIS battle converges in the Euphrates Valley Iraqi, Kurdish forces…

Praying for North Korea (Nov 2017)

01 Nov 2017
No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,”…

North Korea Former prisoner pleads for peace

01 Nov 2017
Dear President Trump, Thank you for taking the time to hear my plea for peace on the Korean Peninsula. I was a US prisoner of the Kim Jong-il regime from December 2009 to…

North Korean defector describes 'life of hell' for Christians

01 Nov 2017
North Korean Choi Kwanghyuk is one of the lucky ones. The 55-year-old managed to escape from the work camp where he was sent after being targeted and persecuted by the government for his…

North Korean Church Thrives

01 Nov 2017
OPERATION BIBLE SMUGGLING: NORTH KOREA Give thanks to Jesus for the growing Christian church in North Korea. Pray: for the Bibles that are smuggled into North Korea to get into the hands, and…