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Blackburn Slams NBA’s China Ties: Demands Transparency on Media Rights, Human Rights

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., turned up the heat on NBA executive Bill Koenig during a Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday, grilling him over the league’s ...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/7/2025

3 min read

Trump to Welcome Freed American Ballerina Ksenia Karelina After Russian Prison Swap

Donald Trump is set to welcome a unique guest to the White House: Ksenia Karelina, the Russian-American ballerina whose dramatic story reads more like...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/5/2025

3 min read

Easter in Nigeria: Christians Face Ongoing Persecution as Attacks Escalate

This Easter is marked by fear and mourning for Christians in Nigeria, where attacks by Islamist militants show no sign of slowing down. Despite Christ...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/22/2025

4 min read

Iran Hits Grim Record for State Executions as Nuclear Talks with US Resume

Iran has set a chilling new record, executing 1,051 people since President Masoud Pezeshkian took office on July 8, 2024—a spike that’s making interna...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/22/2025

4 min read

Faith Leaders Urge Trump to Halt Deportations of Afghan Christians Facing Taliban Persecution

EXCLUSIVE: Christian leaders are pressing President Donald Trump to rectify a Biden-era policy by stopping the deportation of Afghan Christians who fa...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/19/2025

4 min read

Daughter of German-American Dissident Mutilated by Iran Urges Trump to End Nuclear Talks

The daughter of Jamshid "Jimmy" Sharmahd, a German-American journalist who died in Iranian custody with his body returned mutilated, made a heartfelt...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/18/2025

4 min read

American Missionary Freed After 13 Months in Tunisian Detention Following US Negotiations

Robert Vieira, an American missionary who spent over a year detained in Tunisia, has finally returned home to the U.S. after negotiations led by offic...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/18/2025

3 min read

Turkey's Erdogan Tightens Grip Amid Mass Protests Over Rival's Arrest

Turkey is boiling over with tension as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces backlash for the arrest of his main political rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem ...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

3/27/2025

6 min read

Rubio Calls for Protection of White South African Farmers, Offers U.S. Admission Amid Violence

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that White South Africans facing threats of violence would be welcomed in the United States, addressin...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

3/27/2025

4 min read