A new high-security mega-prison is Costa Rica’s response to rising organised crime and persistently high homicide rates. President Laura Fernández opened the High-Containment Centre Against Organised Crime, which will accommodate 5,100 prisoners, about…

A proposal to introduce uniform Friday sermons across mosques in Indian-administered Kashmir has provoked strong opposition from Muslim religious leaders and politicians concerned about religious freedom. The Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board, headed…

At least 27 pupils and a teacher have died, and more than fifty were injured, after a school roof collapsed in Peshawar, north-western Pakistan; it is feared that more children are still trapped…

Missionaries serving remote island communities across Southeast Asia are discovering new opportunities to share Jesus through social media and digital evangelism. International Mission Board missionary Amanda Clarkston, who has served in the region…

Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has publicly declared his dependence on Jesus Christ, insisting that his sporting achievements, strength and success are gifts from God. In a social media video, he challenged suggestions…

The Conservatives have pledged to invest £10 billion in a new British missile and drone defence system if they win the next general election. Named 'Britannia Shield', the proposed network would combine advanced…

The National Crime Agency has seized 25 inflatable 'mega-dinghies' at East Midlands Airport, preventing their suspected use by criminal gangs smuggling migrants across the English Channel. The boats, discovered in a shipment from…

Greater Manchester Police have launched a major operation targeting a suspected group accused of spreading violence and criminal activity across Heywood and surrounding areas of Rochdale. More than 250 officers executed twenty warrants…

Kemi Badenoch has pledged sweeping inheritance tax reductions as part of her party’s plans to revive Britain’s economy and challenge Andy Burnham’s government. Addressing the Conservative conference in Birmingham, she promised to abolish…

The man accused of murdering former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe has appeared in court facing an additional charge of preparing terrorist acts, including allegedly attempting to enter Nigel Farage’s home. Joshua Kerry, 28,…