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After the war: Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra

SALLY ABOU ALJOUD and GHAITH ALSAYED, of Associated Press, report on efforts to restore damaged site and, hopefully, revive tourism…

Affordable housing: In the US, a Brooklyn church hopes to build on its parking lot to help accomodation crisis

St Paul Community Baptist Church believes up to 800 affordable units could be built on its main parking lot. FIONA ANDRÉ, of Religion News Service, reports…

Germany: Struggle to house refugees fuels election debate

RIHAM ALKOUSAA, of Reuters, reports on how some German communities are grappling with the issue of refugees in the lead-up to a national election later this month…

“Going after the lost sheep”: He’s a young millennial Catholic priest; of course he’s a social media influencer

For Fr David Michael Moses, whose humorous and heartfelt videos have tens of millions of views, social media isn’t a tool – it’s a mission field. FIONA MURPHY, of Religion News Service, reports…

USAID freeze: Christian aid groups weigh life-threatening choices about who to help

TIFFANY STANLEY, of Associated Press, reports on the tough decisions facing non-profits after the Trump administration froze most foreign aid and sidelined the US Agency for International Development…

Restricted movement: More Israeli checkpoints are slicing up the West Bank

ISABEL DEBRE, of Associated Press, reports on the growing number of Israeli checkpoints which have appeared in the West Bank in recent weeks…

18th February, 2025
KILLED: At least 31 people and with over a dozen more injured after a bus fell nearly 800 metres off a precipice in the south-western municipality of Yocalla, according to local police.
PLEDGED: Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, that he would release soon the full details of a comprehensive strategic partnership deal signed between China and his country, which has raised concerns in New Zealand with which it has constitutional ties.
ASSIGNED: An Argentine judge, to investigate President Javier Milei’s role in promoting a cryptocurrency that crashed, the latest shockwave from a scandal that has threatened to slow the libertarian leader’s momentum.

18th February, 2025
Number of people killed or injured in Syria as a result of encountering explosive ordnance since 1st December, 2024: More than 430
Source: UN

“Europe must play its role, and I’m prepared to consider committing British forces on the ground alongside others, if there is a lasting peace agreement, but there must be a US backstop, because a US security guarantee is the only way to effectively deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again.”
– British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in comments to reporters on Monday (as quoted on Reuters).

Magnifying God: Seeking to honour God in worship and in deeds.

Finding hope and a future

In an article marking International Women’s Day, SALLY BRUCE, of DFN (Dignity Freedom Network), looks at how the organisation is working to set women free…

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