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This Christmas will be even harder for China’s Christians
In a coordinated sweep, police detained Ezra Jin, Zion’s 56-year-old founding pastor, and nearly 30 other church leaders and members in eight cities, including Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Chengdu. At least 18 people have been charged on suspicion …
China’s crackdown on Christians is an assertion of religious policy and a message to the US
Chinese authorities detained Ezra Jin, the leader of the Zion Church, on October 10 alongside more than 30 church staff and pastors. The arrests come amid the largest crackdown on Christian churches in China in recent years, and have put renewed light …
Mark Carney, Canada’s cosmopolitan man of steel, has given liberals a new playbook
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney achieved a stunning political upset, running on an anti-Trump platform and promising to revive the economy. Now, he needs to deliver. Photograph: Cole Burston/The New York Times
We all knew Donald Trump can win elect…
Who is Friedrich Merz, the conservative set to become Germany’s next chancellor
Open this photo in gallery: German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union party leader Friedrich Merz reacts after the exit poll results are announced for the 2025 general election, in Berlin, on Feb.…
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Jimmy Carter wasn’t just the ‘best former president’. He was the most successful
Jimmy Carter has died. He is sometimes referred to, especially by Republican critics, as America’s best former president – implying that his time in the White House was, by contrast, a failure.…
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‘Unusual location’
Archaeologists recently discovered the oldest-known Chinese inscription at the holy site of Mount Zion, according to the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA).
The inscription, which was found on a porcelain bowl, was discovered during a joint excavation…
Swiss politicians concerned by Ukraine peace conference
Swiss politicians concerned by Ukraine peace conference
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the Swiss parliament in Bern in June 2023. Keystone / Peter Klaunzer
Officially Switzerland has not invited Russia to the Ukraine peace conference …
A three-day family trip around Co Waterford: ‘the most amazingest day ever’ are the kids’ verdicts
Who books the holiday in your family? Picking the right destination, taking time off work or school, the travel, the cost – when you need a break it can all get a bit high stakes.…
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How real is Shōgun?
Shōgun, FX’s period drama-action series on Hulu, has drawn comparisons to Game of Thrones, thanks to its shocking violence, like people pulling out their own guts with swords and others being boiled alive slowly.…
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The Guide #130: Shōgun’s TV mastery
It’s been a little quiet for TV so far in 2024, hasn’t it? Sure, One Day was a treat, Mr Bates v the Post Office was significant to say the least and The Traitors was nothing short of an event – and, yes, there’s also been Mary & George, Mr & M…