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In UK political news, Britain may have to delay its departure from the European Union if Parliament do not agree the government’s proposed Brexit deal in a vote next week, Chancellor Philip Hammond said. Britain is due to leave the EU in 22 days, but if Mp’s reject the deal this will put in doubt how, when or possibly even if Britain’s biggest foreign and trade policy shift in more than 40 years will take place.

A desperately-needed global movement to push for religious freedom rights worldwide has begun, U.S. Ambassador for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback said at a United Nations event focused on religious freedom. The event kicked off by moderator Monsignor Tomasz Grysa, the deputy permanent observer of the Holy See to the U.N, who said that “the protection of the right to religious freedom must be one of the most urgent responsibilities of the international community.” He laid out the troubling landscape for religious freedom worldwide and said there has been a steady rise in persecution and discrimination against Christians and other religious…

Carmakers at the Geneva Motor Show unveiled some of their hybrid and electric models as they go forward in implementing the EU’s plans to slash carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from vehicles. The European Parliament and EU countries struck an agreement in December to cut emissions from cars by 37.5 percent by 2030, compared with 2021, and by 31 percent from vans. Renault will introduce hybrid versions of its top-selling models as the European auto industry races to meet tightening emissions goals.

London’s counter-terrorism police said they had launched an investigation into who mailed three small bombs to two airports and a major rail station on earlier this week. No one was injured by the devices, one of which caused a small fire in an office building at Heathrow airport. The Metropolitan Police received the first report of a suspicious device at Heathrow at 0955 GMT after staff opened a package which caught fire. Later, a similar package was identified in the post room of London’s busiest rail station, Waterloo, and a third was found in an office at London City airport…

On March 12 the government is expected to try again to get its deal approved, having sought extra assurances from the EU. If a deal is not reached May will ask parliament on March 13 if it wants to leave without a deal. If parliament rejects that outcome as well, mp’s will decide on March 14 if they want to try to delay Brexit, opening the door to a wholesale renegotiation, or a second referendum. “This is the first time the public decided in a referendum something that was not what most members of parliament were in favour of -…

Nearly 50 more members, including 11 kids, of a Chinese megachurch closed down by the communist government in December, were arrested at two different venues last Sunday, a watchdog group has reported. According to an update from the church, multiple homes that were hosting prayer gatherings on Feb. 24 were surrounded by police officers who ultimately interrupted the proceedings. At two of the home church services, every person in attendance was detained. In December following the arrest of Pastor Wang, over 160 church members were arrested. China ranks as the 27th worst country in the world when it comes to…

“This month is the month of possessing your possessions,” Pastor Chris says to global audience. During the Global Communion Service, the man of God, Reverend (Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome, announced the prophetic word for the month, saying “this month is the month of possessing your possessions!” Pastor Chris explained the message of the month, using the account of Jacob and Caleb in the scriptures, as he pointed to the faith with which they possessed the lands promised by God. The account, read from Numbers 13-14 were buttressed by the Prophet’s declaration in Obadiah 1:17-18, parts of which state “But upon mount…

Congregation expresses thanksgiving and praise to God, connected to Global Communion Service. The March 2019 Global Communion Service with Pastor Chris has availed a global congregation of opportunities to express profound thanks and praises to the Lord for the prior month of February, ‘the Month of Walking in the Light’. Moments of worship and times of prayer, led by the highly esteemed Secretary-General, Pastor Kay Adesina, culminated in the manifest presence of the Lord throughout viewing centers around the world. Highlights from last week’s Healing School Online Prayer Conference gave the brethren more reason to glorify the Lord for His…

LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose by 0.4 percent in annual terms in February, only a small pick-up after they stagnated in January as the approach of Brexit weighs on the economy, data from mortgage lender Nationwide showed on Thursday. In monthly terms, prices fell by 0.1 percent, Nationwide said. Economists who took part in a Reuters poll of economists had expected prices to rise by 0.4 percent when compared with February last year and to be flat in monthly terms.

The United Methodist Church, America’s second-largest Protestant denomination, upheld it’s position against homosexuality after delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to strengthen the church’s bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy. At the final day of the UMC’s meeting, delegates defeated a proposal that would have let regional and local church bodies decide for themselves on gay-friendly policies. After several more hours of debate, the conservatives’ proposal, called the Traditional Plan, was approved by a vote of 438-384. Opponents unsuccessfully sought to weaken the plan with hostile amendments or to prolong the debate past a mandatory adjournment…