The Charity Commission is assessing concerns raised about sermons associated with Bread of Life Community Church in Essex, following complaints that some messages contained comments critics describe as Islamophobic, homophobic, and sexist. The…

Emmanuel Macron and Rwandan president Paul Kagame have inaugurated a new memorial in Paris honouring the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Unveiled on the banks of the River Seine, the monument, known…

Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine with some of the largest drone and missile barrages seen in recent months. On 1 June, Ukrainian officials reported hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles…

Three Christians were killed and 15 others abducted when armed attackers stormed a church prayer vigil in Kwara State, western Nigeria, on 23 May. The assault took place during an overnight gathering at…

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that severe funding cuts are creating unprecedented gaps in global humanitarian aid, leaving millions at risk of hunger. The agency reports a 75 per cent funding…

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that there is an 80% chance of El Niño conditions developing between June and August, rising to more than 90% by November. El Niño is a…

Tensions in the Gulf have risen sharply after the USA carried out what it described as self-defence strikes against Iranian targets on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. The military said the…

Communities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta are pursuing legal action against Shell over extensive environmental damage linked to repeated oil spills from the Nembe Creek Trunk Line pipeline. Internal company documents disclosed during court…

Canada has formally requested a sixteen-year extension of the USA-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the trade pact linking the three North American economies, as the July deadline to renegotiate it looms. Trade minister Dominic LeBlanc…

India has given a red-carpet welcome to Myanmar’s president Min Aung Hlaing on his first official visit since taking office, signalling a strengthening of ties between the two neighbouring countries. Discussions have focussed…