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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said the attack at a Chinese consulate in Karachi was “not surprising”. Three suicide attackers stormed the consulate amid a series of gunshots and an explosion, but were killed before they could get into the building in a car packed with explosives, police said. At least two police officers were killed in the attack, which was claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist insurgent group that opposes Chinese projects in the resource-rich southwestern province of Baluchistan. All Chinese staff at the consulate were safe, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and China’s Foreign…

There’s no true child of God that wouldn’t know or recognise the voice of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27).

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba announced his retirement, calling time on a 20-year career in which the bullish centre-forward won four Premier League titles and the 2012 Champions League. Ivorian Drogba, who had been playing in the United States for Phoenix Rising, had two spells at Chelsea, scoring 164 goals in 381 games having spearheaded the west London club’s revival under owner Roman Abramovich. He was signed by Chelsea where he became the attacking focal point of the team under Jose Mourinho and helped the club win their first top flight English title in 50 years and he went on…

Trade tensions and higher interest rates are slowing the global economy, though for now there are no signs of a sharp downturn, the OECD said lowering its outlook for next year. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development forecast that global growth would slow from 3.7 percent this year to 3.5 percent in 2019 and 2020. It had previously projected 3.7 percent for 2019. The OECD left its forecasts for the United States in 2018 and 2019 unchanged, projecting growth in the world’s biggest economy would slow from nearly 3.0 this year to slightly more than 2.0 percent in 2020…

Refuse to be subject to the principles of this world’s system. Your citizenship is of heaven, not of this world. Philippians 3:20 (MSG) tells us,  “But there’s far more to life for us. We’re citizens of high heaven….” Hallelujah!

Theresa May was unable to make a breakthrough in Brussels this evening despite last-ditch talks over her Brexit deal with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. The pair made progress in the crucial talks but have yet to reach a final deal, an EU spokesman said. The Prime Minister said she will return on Saturday for further talks as there are “some further issues that need resolution”. Mrs Mat travelled to meet Mr Juncker on Wednesday to discuss the UK’s future relationship with the European Union. “I will be returning on Saturday for further meetings, including again with President Juncker, to discuss…

International police body Interpol elected Kim Jong-yang of South Korea as president for a two-year term, beating a Russian national whose candidacy raised concerns in Europe and the United States about the risk of Kremlin interference. Interpol’s 194 member states, meeting in Dubai for their annual congress, elected Kim to succeed China’s Meng Hongwei, who disappeared in September and later resigned after Chinese authorities said he was being investigated for suspected bribery. Interpol said on Twitter that Kim, who had been serving as acting president, had been elected for a two-year term. The body’s presidency, a largely ceremonial role, is…

As a child of God, His glory is in your life, and that glory is continually on the increase, as you meditate on, and live the Word. It’s one of the reasons we emphasise going to church. Every time you’re in church or in your group fellowship meetings, and you listen to the preaching and teaching of the Word of God, the glory on your life increases.

Spain will vote against the European Union’s draft Brexit agreement if the included text on the disputed British territory of Gibraltar is not changed, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said. “As of today, I am sorry to say that the pro-European government of Spain will vote no to the agreement on Brexit if there is no change,” Sanchez said during an Economist conference in Madrid. A small peninsula on Spain’s southern coast and a British territory since 1713, Gibraltar is a major point of contention in Anglo-Spanish relations, as Spain has long claimed sovereignty over it. Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell…

Emmanuel Macron’s popularity took a further hit in recent weeks, according to a recent poll, as fuel tax protests rumbled on across France in the latest sign of discontent with the president’s economic reforms. Only 25 percent of those questioned in an Ifop poll between Nov. 9 and 17 said they were satisfied with Macron, down from 29 percent in October, according to the survey of almost 2,000 people published in the Journal du Dimanche Macron, who came to power 18 months ago vowing to reshape the economy and overhaul institutions, has brushed off slumping ratings to push through a…