(Fox News) — A remarkably intact 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath dating to around the time of Jesus has been unearthed in Israel — shedding light not only on Christ’s life but also “illuminating the world of the Bible,” according to a bestselling author and filmmaker. The mikveh, which dates to the Second Temple period roughly […]
Journalist and rights advcocate Lawrence Zongo was arrested by the Nigerian military on Oct. 5, 2026 and denied access to legal counsel. (Equipping The Persecuted Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A religious freedom advocate and Christian journalist in Nigeria was being held without charges and incommunicado after soldiers arrested him at a military […]
Mosque of Islamic Solidarity in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Hiram A. Ruiz, Creative Commons) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The Muslim uncle of a 20-year-old woman in Somalia has confined her to his home, where he has beaten her and deprived her of adequate food and water for converting to Christianity, sources said. Mariam Fatuma has lost […]
Location of Plateau state, Nigeria. (Map data © 2026 Google) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani gunmen in Nigeria shot two Christians to death in a village of Bokkos County, Plateau state, on Sunday (Oct. 4) and four others in Riyom County on Saturday, sources said. “Two Christians were killed and three others were […]
Fulani cattleman in southern nigeria. (Screenshot of DW report on YouTube) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 12 Christians in Barkin Ladi County, Plateau state over three days at the end of September, sources said. Five of the Christians were killed, and two wounded, in Marit village on […]
Muslim reportedly identified as Aji Cahyono Putra threatens violence at GDPI church in Mekarsari village, Banten Province, Indonesia, on Sept. 20, 2026. (Screenshot from Tribune Network, YouTube) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Christians are pursuing prosecution of a machete-wielding Muslim who threatened bloodshed if a congregation on Java Island, Indonesia continued worshipping. Following the disruption […]
Central Mosque in Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. (El-siddeeq lame, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani gunmen killed two Christians and wounded three others on Sunday night (Oct. 4) in an attack in Bokkos County, Plateau State, central Nigeria, sources said. Area resident Aaron Nyam said “Fulani terrorists” raided predominantly Christian Angwan Tsarki […]
Nicolas Levrat, U.N. special rapporteur on minority issues, addresses a side-event of U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Oct. 1, 2026. (Jubilee Campaign) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Three United Nations special rapporteurs last week urged Pakistan to protect girls from abduction, forced religious conversion and child marriage, warning that existing laws […]
Shahbaz Masih (L), rights activist Safdar Choudhry (in blue pants) and legal team for Maria Shahbaz’s family outside the Lahore High Court on Oct. 1, 2026. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A high court judge on Thursday (Oct. 1) ordered restoration of a police case against a Muslim […]
(New York Post) — One of the hero passengers who helped subdue the hijacking suspect on Wednesday’s flydubai flight met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — while still covered in blood. Ynav Sharir met with Netanyahu after the rescue flight landed at the Ben Gurion Airport, with the passenger still wearing the T-shirt stained in […]