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  Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal brokered by Trump

  Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, a long-awaited breakthrough that U.S. President Donald Trump said could mark the first step toward ending the two-year war in Gaza.

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  ‘True security lies in protecting all Syrians,’ Patriarch Aphrem tells human rights leaders following first post-Assad elections

  Leaders of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) met Monday (Oct. 6) with His Eminence Ignatius Aphrem II, Syriac-Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, in Damascus to discuss the challenges facing Syria’s Christian communities following the country’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of the Assad regime.

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  Spanish public broadcaster apologizes for program labeling evangelical churches ‘dangerous’

  Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE has apologized for a program that described the growth of evangelical churches as “worrying” and portrayed them as “dangerous,” promising to handle religious issues with “the utmost care” following a wave of complaints from evangelical organizations and viewers.

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  Nigeria security agents prevent clergy from officiating funeral service in Jos, arrest Christian journalists covering altercation

  Nigeria’s security agents on Saturday prevented the president of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) from entering the sanctuary during a funeral service at the church’s headquarters in Jos, Plateau State, and arrested two Christian female journalists who were covering the altercation at the event.

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  ‘Far from a holy nation’: Mexican deputy says cartels now rule much of the country, calls for spiritual renewal

  A Mexican lawmaker from the ruling party said that organized crime, not elected officials, controls much of the country, warning that Mexico is “far from being a holy nation.” Speaking at a Christian conference on the topic of “Kings and Priests, or Kings or Priests, or Neither Kings nor Priests,” Hugo Eric Flores Cervantes — an evangelical politician and deputy with the ruling MORENA party — told a large audience that “70% of Mexico is governed by drug cartels.”

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  ‘Buddies for life’: Joni and Friends president shares moving story of faith and friendship from disability retreat

  In a heartfelt and moving post on LinkedIn, Shawn Thornton, president of the disability ministry Joni and Friends, recently shared his experience of becoming “buddies” with a young man with Down syndrome named Paul.

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  ‘Bring back Scripture to the center of youth ministry’, says global youth leader

  As the world changes at breakneck speed, the Church is grappling with how to reach a generation formed by digital culture, moral fluidity, and deep questions about identity. Ashish Hirday, Global Facilitator of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) Youth Commission, believes the answer is found in the Word of God rather than in programs.

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