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.
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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Immigration
ICE Arrests 117 Illegal Immigrants in East Tennessee Smoky Mountains Sweep
ICE arrested 117 illegal immigrants in a weeklong enforcement operation in Sevier County and surrounding East Tennessee areas near the Smoky Mountains.
Crime
Former Airman at Scott Air Force Base Gets 25 Years for Child Exploitation
Michael E. McCay, 33, a former Senior Airman at Scott Air Force Base, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting minors.
Crime
Afghan National Faces Death Penalty in 17-Count Indictment for Guard Killing Near White House
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 30, faces a 17-count superseding indictment and potential death penalty for the ambush killing of a National Guard specialist near the White House.
Faith
Pakistan's Blasphemy Accusations Surge 50-Fold Since 2020, Fueling Extortion Racket
An organized blasphemy business network in Pakistan uses social media traps and corrupt officials to extort religious minorities, with cases up nearly 50 times since 2020.
Crime
Illegal Immigrant From Mexico Pleads Guilty to Firearm Charge in Oregon
Pablo Villasenor-Ochoa, 38, a Mexican national unlawfully in the U.S., pleaded guilty in Portland to illegal firearm possession after threatening to kill his partner.
Faith
India's Uttar Pradesh Orders 'Conversion Prevention Cells' in All Colleges
Uttar Pradesh governor directs all universities and medical colleges to establish conversion-prevention cells, alarming Christian leaders and rights advocates.
Faith
Muslims Assault Sudanese Convert in South Sudan Refugee Camp Church
Drake Haron, a Sudanese convert from Islam, was attacked by a group of Muslims inside his church at Gorom Refugee Camp in South Sudan.
Faith
Christian Minister Abducted, Stabbed in Zanzibar After Leading Worship Service
Gospel minister Ester Felisian Wakala was beaten, stabbed, and abducted in Zanzibar, Tanzania, after attackers stormed her church during an April worship service.
Faith
Ethiopian Convert Beaten, Displaced Repeatedly for Leaving Islam to Preach Christ
Ethiopian minister Juhar Bekele has been beaten, threatened, and displaced multiple times since converting from Islam to Christianity in 2016.
Security
Israel Confirms Killing Hezbollah Commander Who Orchestrated Murder of 5 U.S. Soldiers
The IDF confirmed the killing of Ali Mousa Daqduq, a senior Hezbollah commander tied to Iran-backed militias responsible for at least 600 American deaths in Iraq.
Immigration
Mexican Smuggler Gets 87 Months for Moving 200-Plus Aliens From Asia, Africa
Raul Saucedo-Huipio, 51, sentenced to 87 months for running a smuggling ring that moved over 200 people from Central Asia, Africa, and the Middle East into the U.S.
Immigration
Border Patrol, HSI Dismantle El Paso Stash House, Arrest 12 Illegal Immigrants
U.S. Border Patrol and HSI agents raided an El Paso stash house used for human smuggling, arresting 12 illegal immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala.