International News

PARIS (BP) – France and the United Kingdom are the latest countries to announce advances investigating social platform X for possible offenses including the proliferation of Grok-generated deepfake sexual exploitation images.

KADUNA STATE, Nigeria (BP) – The Nigerian Army killed a key Boko Haram commander, at least 10 Boko Haram terrorists and more than 70 terroristic bandits in ongoing defensive maneuvers in northeastern Nigeria since Jan. 11, ABC News and others reported.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Monday (Jan. 26) it had recovered the remains of the last hostage in Gaza, closing a painful chapter for the country and clearing the way for the next and more challenging phase of its ceasefire with Hamas.

KADUNA STATE, Nigeria (BP) – Nearly 175 worshippers were abducted Jan. 18 from three churches in Kaduna State in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, Christian advocacy groups reported, after at least 35 were killed in separate attacks on villages in the Middle Belt and eastern Nigeria.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (BP) – Violence against Christians is at an all-time high in 15 nations including Nigeria and Syria, Open Doors International said Jan. 14 in releasing its annual World Watch List of the 50 most dangerous countries for believers.

TEHRAN, Iran (BP) – Christians have been shot as police respond to protests across Iran, a U.S.-based evangelist told Baptist Press, with Southern Baptists requesting prayer for persecuted Christians and others across the nation.

NASHVILLE (BP) – American Christians keeping track of recent protests throughout Iran should continue to pray for an evangelical Church with a bigger footprint than most may imagine, said a Southern Baptist seminary professor.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (BP) – Nigeria, Rwanda, China, Mozambique and Mexico were the most dangerous countries for Christians from 2023-2025 in five distinct categories of persecution, Global Christian Relief (GCR) said in its second annual Red List.

NIGER STATE, Nigeria (BP) – Militants have killed at least 58 individuals in Christian villages in northeastern and northcentral Nigeria since Christmas, and kidnapped others from a Catholic boarding school, according to numerous reports.

NASHVILLE (BP) – As the U.S extraction of now-former President Nicólas Maduro brought widespread celebration among Venezuelans amid pockets of protest inside and outside the country, Baptist leaders are calling on others to keep the country in consistent prayer for peace now and in times ahead.