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Iran Orders 20 Christian Families Evicted to Seize Historic Tehran Church
Iranian authorities are confiscating St. Peter's Evangelical Church in Tehran, evicting 20 Armenian and Assyrian families from the 10-acre compound.
Immigration
Immigration
Two Guatemalans Plead Guilty in 2021 Smuggling Crash That Killed Over 50
Two Guatemalan nationals admitted roles in a tractor-trailer crash that killed more than 50 illegal aliens packed among 160 in Chiapas, Mexico.
Immigration
Illegal Immigrant From Mexico Indicted in Utah With 171 Grams of Fentanyl
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City indicted a 25-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico on fentanyl distribution and immigration charges.
Crime
Crime
San Antonio Extremist Gets 40 Years for Coercing Children Into Self-Harm
Alexis Chavez, 19, an online leader of a nihilistic violent extremist network tied to 764, sentenced to 40 years for child exploitation.
World
World
Syria Seats 210-Member Parliament as Israeli Clashes Flare Near Border
Syria's new 210-member People's Assembly includes 70 presidential appointees as IDF operations near the Golan ceasefire line continue.
World
Ukraine Offers $6,700 Monthly Pay in Sweeping Military Contract Reforms
Ukraine announced fixed-term military contracts with assault infantry earning 300,000 hryvnias monthly to address chronic manpower shortages.
Faith
Faith
Iran Orders 20 Christian Families Evicted to Seize Historic Tehran Church
Iranian authorities are confiscating St. Peter's Evangelical Church in Tehran, evicting 20 Armenian and Assyrian families from the 10-acre compound.
Faith
Lahore Court Acquits Blind Christian Jailed 10 Months on False Blasphemy Charge
Nadeem Masih, a visually impaired Christian, was acquitted in Lahore after 10 months in prison on a blasphemy accusation fabricated by park workers.
Faith
Cardinal McElroy Says Exorcist Removal Was About Privacy, Not UFOs
Cardinal Robert McElroy told CNS his removal of Msgr. Stephen Rossetti as Washington exorcist targeted the public nature of the ministry, not UFO beliefs.
Faith
Nigerian Christians Appeal to U.S. After Fulani Militants Kill Church Worker
Community leaders in Plateau state, Nigeria, appeal to the U.S. government after Fulani militants killed a Christian church worker and three others at a mining site.
Security
Security
Maryland Man Gets 15 Years for Plot to Join ISIS, Target Jews
Michael Sam Teekaye Jr., 22, sentenced to 15 years for attempting to join ISIS and planning attacks against Jewish targets in Maryland.
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Crime
Memphis Gang Member Gets 87 Months in RICO Case Tied to Armed Robbery
Larry Wilson, 36, sentenced to 87 months for RICO conspiracy involving armed robbery and methamphetamine distribution as part of Memphis-based Young Mob gang.
Crime
San Diego Man Pleads Guilty in Smuggling Scheme That Held Migrants for Ransom
Isaac Jimenez admitted to collecting tens of thousands in ransom payments from families of migrants held captive in Tijuana as part of a smuggling conspiracy.
Crime
Previously Deported Dominican National Gets Two Years for Identity Theft in Boston
Mariano Andujar Perez, 43, sentenced to two years and one day for stealing a U.S. citizen's identity to obtain a Real ID and apply for a passport.
Faith
Yemeni Christian Convert Living Under Fatwa Warns of Arrests Back Home
John Ghanim, a Yemeni ex-Muslim evangelist in the U.K., describes growing persecution of Christians in Yemen and a fatwa issued against him.
Crime
Mexican National Extradited From Austria to Texas for Child Exploitation Charges
Abelardo Sanchez, 39, a Mexican national who fled from Ireland to Austria, was extradited to McAllen, Texas, to face federal child sexual abuse material charges.
Faith
Pope Leo XIV Calls Eucharist 'Antidote to Division' in Final Audience Before August
Pope Leo XIV devoted his final general audience before Aug. 5 to the Eucharist as a remedy for division in families and communities.
Security
FBI Arrests Two More Suspects in Plot to Attack White House UFC Event
FBI arrested William Falkner in Washington and Jordan Rincker in Missouri for alleged conspiracy to murder government officials at the UFC Freedom 250 event.
Crime
Nicaraguan Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Cruise Ship Sexual Assault of 15-Year-Old
Elias Luis Herrera, a Nicaraguan national and fugitive for over 20 years, pleaded guilty in Houston to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old on a cruise ship.
Immigration
ICE Houston Arrests 735 Criminal Illegal Aliens in May With 1,711 Convictions
ICE Houston arrested 735 criminal illegal aliens in May who accounted for 1,711 criminal convictions, including 495 DWIs and 5 homicides.
Crime
Third Suspect Charged in Plot to Kill Officials at UFC White House Event
A St. Joseph, Mo., man faces conspiracy to commit murder charges in an alleged plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.
Faith
Muslim Gunmen Kill 31 Christians in Plateau, Kaduna States in One Week
Armed attackers killed 22 Christians in Kawel and nine in Ungwan Magaji village within days, targeting homes, a hospital, and a pastor.
Immigration
Illegal Immigrant From El Salvador Gets 50 Years for 2005 Kansas Murder
Angel Maria Herrera, 43, sentenced to 50 years for the 2005 murder of Maria Morfin in Lenexa, Kansas, after fleeing to El Salvador for nearly 20 years.