'Invest in the People First': The Powerful Ministry That's Rebuilding Lives in Haiti

How the Christian ministry Extollo International is training Haitians to be builders and skilled tradesmen to break the cycle of extreme poverty and dependence on foreign aid.

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'An Extraordinary Hero': Franklin Graham Honors French Police Officer Who Gave His Life for a Hostage

Evangelist Franklin Graham, the son of the late evangelist Billy Graham, honored the French police officer who sacrificed his life during a terror attack Friday in France by volunteering to trade places with a female hostage.

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Leading Atheist: Beware the Decline of Christianity in Europe

Atheist author Richard Dawkins is warning his followers against celebrating the reported demise of Christianity in Europe.

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One Man's Plan to End Haiti's Cycle of Extreme Poverty and Dependence by Investing in Its People

How the Christian ministry Extollo International is training Haitians to be builders and skilled tradesmen to break the cycle of extreme poverty and dependence on foreign aid.

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Trump Expels 60 Russian Diplomats, Shuts Down Seattle Consulate

The Trump administration expelled 60 Russian diplomats on Monday and ordered Russia's consulate in Seattle to close, as the United States and European nations sought to jointly punish Moscow for its alleged role in poisoning an ex-spy in Britain.

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Blaze Kills 64 People and 200 Animals in Russian Shopping Mall Filled with Children

With the fire alarms silent and staff reportedly nowhere to be seen, a fire at a shopping mall packed with children and their parents on the first weekend of the school recess killed 64 people in Russia's Siberia.

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37 Dead, 69 Missing in Russian Shopping Center Fire

A devastating fire at a shopping center in a Siberian city killed 37 people and left 69 others missing Sunday, many of them children, a Russian state news agency reported.

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China Appeals for Cooperation as it Warns of ‘Trade War’

A top Chinese official warned Sunday that a “trade war” would harm all sides but gave no indication of Beijing’s possible next move in a spiraling dispute with President Donald Trump over steel and technology.

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Mass for French Officer Whose Sacrifice ‘Saved the Nation’

Survivors and families of the victims of Friday’s Islamic extremist attack packed the Saint-Etienne-de-Trebes church for Sunday’s special Mass honoring Lt. Col. Arnaud Beltrame and the three others killed in the attack.

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The Intriguing Answer Stephen Hawking Gave When Asked ‘Do You Believe in God?’

Despite being diagnosed with a rare form of ALS at age 22, Hawking went on to become one of the famous scientists in history. Writing in a Brief History, Hawking said that if we ever discovered a “theory of everything,” it would be “the ultimate triumph of human reason – for then we should know the mind of God.”

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Koreas to Hold High-Level Talks to Set Up Kim-Moon Summit

The rival Koreas have agreed to hold high-level talks this coming week to prepare for an April summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, South Korea said Saturday.

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French Hero Officer Who Swapped Himself for Hostage Dies

A French police officer who offered himself up to an Islamic extremist gunman in exchange for a hostage died of his injuries, raising the death toll in the attack to four, and the officer was honored Saturday as a national hero of “exceptional courage and selflessness.”

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Mother Pleads with Islamic Terrorists for Release of Kidnapped Christian Daughter

The mother of a kidnapped Christian girl is pleading with her Islamic captors to release her daughter.

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Justice Dept. Charges 9 Iranians in Massive Hacking Scheme

The Justice Department on Friday announced charges against 9 Iranians in a government-sponsored hacking scheme that pilfered sensitive information from hundreds of universities, private companies and government agencies.

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Why All Americans Should Care About President Trump's Tariffs Against China

President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum that would impose up to $60 billion in annual tariffs on Chinese imports. One analyst calls the president's move long overdue – but it could come at a price.

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Terrorist Hostage Situation Unfolding in France, at Least 1 Killed

A hostage situation is unfolding at a grocery store in southern France, and there are unconfirmed media reports that the assailant claimed connections to the Islamic State group.

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'These Children Are Often Forgotten About': One Man's Musical Quest to Reach China's Orphans for Christ

Many Americans visited China this year to participate in Chinese New Year celebrations. Inspired by what they witnessed about the country, some say they want to return to share God's love to unreached people – particularly China's orphaned children.  

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24 Vietnamese Christians Attacked, Forced to Renounce Christ

The incident happened in the north-western highlands of the country when members of an ethnic group known as Hmong decided to accept Jesus Christ.

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Christian Teacher Dismissed for Saying 'God Loves You' to Lesbian Student

A UK Employment Tribunal has dismissed the discrimination claim by a Christian teacher dismissed by a UK government-funded pre-apprenticeship academy for answering students’ questions about her beliefs.

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Boko Haram Jihadists Free Nigerian School Girls

Many of the Nigerian schoolgirls abducted from their village a month ago have just been released back to their families. Villagers say Boko Haram jihadists said they returned the girls "out of pity." But it came with a warning. The Islamic terrorists told the residents, "Don't ever put your daughters in school again." Boko Haram translates as "western education is forbidden" in the local Hausa language. Nigerian Minister of Information Lai Mohammed confirmed that 101 of the 110 girls abducted are back home safe, and one boy was also returned. Mohammed said many of the girls were dropped on the road and found their way home to their parents' houses. He says they are now documenting the girls. "No ransoms were paid," Mohammed said in a statement. "The girls were released through back-channel efforts and with the help of some friends of the country, and it was unconditional."   In 2014, the Islamic extremist group abducted 276 schoolgirls from Chibok, and about 100 of them have never returned to their families. Officials say the latest mass abduction is thought to have been carried out by a Boko Haram group that has aligned with ISIS.

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'Congratulating Dictators on Winning Sham Elections': Is Criticism of Trump's Phone Call to Putin Valid?

President Trump says he will soon meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Syrian Christians Fear Persecution Under Turkish Rule

Just before the invasion, Syrian rebels who were leading the assault on Afrin, reportedly posted a video online threatening to kill Kurds in Afrin unless they converted to Islam.

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The New Russian Czar: Why Putin Doesn't Want Peace

Putin may say he wants peace, but others argue that his actions haven't matched his words. 

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Syrian Christian Kurd: 'World Stood Silent' as Turkey Intent on 'Ethnic Cleansing'

"Turkey is specifically going after the Kurdish people and their land," Nidal Bakr, a Syrian Kurdish Christian told CBN News. "The whole world is seeing what they are doing and no one is stopping them."

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Sign of the Times: Why 'Jesus' Was Temporarily Removed from Easter Message

A church in New South Wales was forced to remove the word "Jesus" from its Easter signs at a local shopping center out of fear non-Christians would be offended by the word.

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Russia Votes to Hand Vladimir Putin 4th Presidential Term

Election monitors were reporting irregularities at voting stations across Russia, even though election authorities were under orders to ensure that the voting was free and fair after violations marred Putin’s last election in 2012.

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600,000 Clay Figures to Remember Carnage in WWI

A special remembrance installation of 600,000 crouching clay figures is opening to the public soon in Ypres, Belgium, seeking to help visitors from around the world reflect on what happened during World War I a century ago.

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Russia Boots 23 UK Diplomats in Spy-Poisoning Tit for Tat

Russia on Saturday announced it is expelling 23 British diplomats and threatened further measures in retaliation in a growing diplomatic dispute over a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain.

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Violence Claims More Lives in Syria as Thousands Flee Ghouta

Government airstrikes on a rebel-held town east of the capital Damascus killed dozens and wounded scores on Friday, opposition activists said, as thousands of people left the besieged areas known as eastern Ghouta.

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Christian Organizations Team Up to Help Earthquake-Weary New Guinea

A catastrophic and deadly earthquake rocked the small country of Papua New Guinea two weeks ago, but Christian organizations are banding together to bring relief to the island.

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'Please Pray for Us:' Christian Families in Hiding, Fleeing Syrian Town

About 30,000 people are on the run after weeks of bombardment by Turkish, Russian and Syrian forces. Those who've decided to stay in Afrin, Syria face face a perilous future.      

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No Survivors: All 7 US Service Members Killed In Iraq Helicopter Crash

Seven US service members were killed Thursday in a helicopter crash in western Iraq, the US military said.

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The Russian Bear Strikes Back: Moscow Threatens US After New Sanctions Target Russia's Hacks on US Power Grid

The Trump administration accused Russia of a rigorous and ongoing campaign to hack and spy on America's energy grid. Meanwhile, in a separate move, the administration issued new sanctions against 19 Russians for their alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

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'Contempt and Defiance': Britain Expels Russian Diplomats Over Nerve Gas Attack on British Soil

Britain is taking action to sever certain diplomatic ties with Russia on suspicions the nation is behind the poisoning of an ex-spy with a nerve gas attack on British soil. "They have treated the use of a military-grade nerve agent in Europe with sarcasm, contempt and defiance," Prime Minister Theresa May charged.

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Mike Pompeo's Nomination is 'Very Positive for the Cause of International Religious Freedom'

International religious freedom advocates are welcoming President Trump's nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State.

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3 American Christians Imprisoned in NK: Families Hope Summit Means Release

Sol Kim's father, Tony Kim is languishing in a North Korean prison. Now the family is hoping president Trump's sudden decision to meet North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un in a historic US-NK summit will lead to his father's release.

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British Store Takes ‘Mom” Out of Mother’s Day to be More Inclusive of Transgenders

As many celebrate March as Women's History month, one retailer in the United Kingdom seeks to nullify the importance of dear old mom by removing her from “Mother’s Day” cards.  

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'Glorify Jesus Christ': Mama Maggie Honored for 'Risky' Ministry in This Hostile Islamic Land

She spent her life taking care of impoverished children in a place that could be hostile to her and now "Mama Maggie" is receiving a special award for her years of sacrifice. Why her story might be considered as inspiring as Mother Teresa.

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Forget the Bomb: Will America Face Chemical Attacks after Britain?

British Prime Minister Theresa May said 23 Russian diplomats will be expelled after last week's chemical attack against a former Russian spy, his daughter and a police officer.

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Turkish Prosecutor Seeks Life Sentence for American Missionary

Brunson is accused of being a "member and executive of the terrorist group" behind the 2016 coup attempt.

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Update: Sweden Tries to 'Starve' Out Christian Asylum Seeker

An update on Iranian born Christian, Aideen Strandsson, who moved to Sweden in 2014, but has now been targeted by the Swedish government for deportation back to Iran. If she is sent back, she faces certain imprisonment, torture and possibly death, but the Swedish government does not care about her plight and will not grant her asylum.

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Mattis Calls Russia's Hyper-sonic Missile Threat 'Disappointing but Unsurprising'

Russia has successfully launched a hypersonic missile, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced earlier this month.

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UK Leader: Russia 'Highly Likely' Behind Nerve Agent Attack on Ex-Spy and Daughter

Britain's prime minister said Monday that it's "highly likely" that Russia was responsible for poisoning ex-spy Sergei Skripal with a military-grade nerve agent in southwestern England last week.   

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Tillerson Cuts Africa Trip Short Due to North Korea Meeting

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is ending his first diplomatic trip early and flying back to Washington Monday because of new developments in the administration's approach to North Korea.

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Putin Suggests Jews Were Behind US Election Interference

Russian President Vladimir Putin angered several Jewish organizations and US lawmakers after suggesting in an interview over the weekend that it was "Jews" who were behind Russia's interference in the 2016 US election.

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Historic Vote in China Will let President Rule for Life

Xi Jinping, already China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, received a vastly expanded mandate Sunday as lawmakers abolished presidential term limits that have been in place for more than 35 years and wrote his political philosophy into the country’s constitution.

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Lightning Strike Kills 16, Injures 140 at Church in Rwanda

At least 16 people were killed in Rwanda and 140 others injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist church in the country’s south, said a provincial governor.

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Trade Free Sundays: Poland's 'Day of Rest' Begins

The law was introduced by a leading trade union, Solidarity, which has argued that employees should have the chance to rest and spend time with their families.

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Putin on Alleged US Election Interference: 'I Don’t Care'

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he doesn’t care about alleged Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election because the actions weren’t connected to his government.

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Olive Branch or Ploy? The Calculus Behind the Trump-Kim Jong Un Meeting

President Donald Trump is set to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un about ending the North's nuclear weapons program. CBN's senior international correspondents sat down to discuss what exactly Kim's intentions are, and how they will have a ripple effect across the globe.

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Freedom Seeking Iranian Women Defy Islamic Law by Removing Headscarves

Women in Iran are protesting the Islamic regime's rule by removing their headscarves in public and posting images on social media.

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Canadian Court Rules Parents' Religious Rights Violated in Shocking Easter Bunny Case

An Ontario court has ruled a Christian couple's rights were violated when the government closed their foster home for refusing to tell their foster kids about the Easter Bunny.

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Trump Strategy Vindicated? North Korea Asks for Talks and Trump Accepts

South Korea's national security adviser briefed reporters at the White House saying President Donald Trump will meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un by May this year. 

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South Korean Official to Speak at White House

Presidential spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says South Korea's national security adviser will be briefing reporters at the White House Thursday evening.

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'My Secret Life in the CIA': Undercover in The War On Terror

Michele Rigby Assad undercover officer for the CIA. Trained as a counterterrorism specialist, she served in the Middle East for 10 years and has now written a book about her experience, Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA.

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'Brazen and Reckless' Nerve Agent Attack Sickened 21 People in Britain

British police now say a total of roughly 21 people have sought treatment after a nerve agent was used to attack an ex-Russian spy and his daughter.

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Future Royal Meghan Markle Baptized into Church of England in Private Ceremony

Prince Harry's future wife, Meghan Markle, is now officially confirmed in the Church of England.

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Several People Injured in Knife Attack in Austria

The attack happened Wednesday evening, when a man with a knife randomly attacked pedestrians near the capital's famous Prater park.

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Why Are These Missionaries Are Running a Business? To Share the Love of God

Going to the nations so that the nations will come to you. That's the mission behind the newly owned Zion Hostel and Cafe. It's located in the heart of Chiang Mai, Thailand, an international hub for human trafficking. 

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Pentagon 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Talks Between North & South Korea

For the first time, members of a South Korean special delegation will met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un on Monday.

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Malaysia: Sharia Courts to Judge Christian Conversions

A recent Malaysia Federal Court ruling that apostasy cases should be heard in Sharia courts has led to disappointment for the country's Christians, but determination from Islamic groups to prevent Muslims from converting out of their faith. Members of the Sarawak Evangelical Christian Association (SECA) said they're troubled over the court decision because it violates freedom of religion guarantees in the country's constitution.  

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China's Xi Poised to Make Historic Grab at Indefinite Rule

President Xi Jinping is poised to make a historic power grab as China's legislators gather beginning Monday to approve changes that will let him rule indefinitely and undo decades of efforts to prevent a return to crushing dictatorship.

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Merkel in Line for a Fourth Term After Months of Uncertainty

Germany ended months of political uncertainty Sunday when Chancellor Angela Merkel gained the support needed to preserve her governing coalition and secure a fourth term as leader of Europe's most powerful economy.

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Global School Security Measures Vary, but no Arming Teachers

The United States is in the midst of a national debate over school security after the mass shooting at a Florida school.

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MH370, 4 Years on: Malaysia Says Search to End in June

A Malaysian official said Saturday that the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 by a U.S. company will likely end in June, as families of passengers marked the fourth anniversary of the plane's disappearance with renewed hope that the world's biggest aviation mystery will be solved.

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Deadly Attacks by Extremists Strike Burkina Faso Capital

Islamic extremists struck the French Embassy and army headquarters in simultaneous attacks of gunfire and explosives Friday in Burkina Faso’s capital, killing eight people and wounding more than 80 others. All eight militants were slain by security forces.

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Scores Dead as Islamic Extremists Hit Multiple Targets in Burkina Faso

Thirty people are dead and more than 90 wounded in a series of attacks by Islamic militants in the West African nation of Burkina Faso.

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'God Opened This Door for Me': The Hip-Hop Sound That's Breaking Ground for Jesus

Younger generation in China are embracing the "Hip-Hop"dance music. A small group of Chinese Christians take advantage of this trend to bring more Chinese to Jesus. 

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Activists and Lawmakers Warn Iranian Christians Face 'Imminent Danger' if Returned Home

Scores of religious minorities escaping persecution in Iran are now facing an uncertain future as they continue to wait for the United States to grant them asylum.

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