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Cities across the U.S. celebrated Independence Day on Thursday with dramatic displays of fireworks. The annual show in Washington D.C. lit up skies that, until a few hours before, had been covered by storm clouds. In Las Vegas, fireworks blended into the glittery lights of the Vegas strip. And in Los Angeles, neighborhoods across the sprawling city set off their own displays – the same day that they were struck with a 6.4 magnitude earthquake, the largest in two decades in the area.  The quake touched off some fires and damaged buildings north of Los Angeles, but authorities said there…

China told Britain to keep its hands off Hong Kong, while London called for Beijing to honour the agreements made when the city was handed over in 1997, escalating a diplomatic spat over the former British colony. Beijing denounced British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt as “shameless” and said it had made a diplomatic complaint to London after he warned of consequences if China neglected its commitments to guarantee basic freedoms. The growing war of words between China and Britain follows mass protests in Hong Kong against a now suspended bill that would allow extradition to mainland China. Hundreds of protesters…

A devout Christian thrown off a university social work course after being accused of posting derogatory comments about gay and bisexual people on Facebook has won the latest round of a legal battle. Felix Ngole said he was expressing a traditional Christian view and complained that Sheffield University bosses unfairly stopped him completing a postgraduate degree. A judge ruled against him after a high court trial in London in 2017, but three appeal judges have overturned the ruling by deputy high court judge Rowena Collins Rice. They said the university should reconsider Ngole’s case. He said his rights to freedom…

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, appointed by European Union leaders as the next head of the bloc’s executive, attended the weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday before she was expected to attend a session of the European Parliament, the approval of which she needs to take on the job. An official with the assembly’s largest faction, the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), said von der Leyen would be in the parliament – sitting in the French city of Strasbourg – on Wednesday afternoon and attend the group’s meeting at 1300 GMT. Polyglot von der Leyen’s nomination as European Commission…

The World Evangelism Conference is the first of its kind global convergence of ministers of the Gospel, Church Pastors and Leaders for training, equipping and impartation for fervent soul-winning and evangelism in these last days. Ministering at the program will be Rev. Chris Oyakhilome, DSC, DD, President of LoveWorld Inc., Pastor Benny Hinn, President and Founder of Benny Hinn Ministries and other renowned ministers of the Gospel from around the world. The Conference Schedule would include plenary sessions, workshops, and breakout sessions, exhibitions, welcome luncheon, awards ceremony and lots more Click here to register.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that the nominations for the European Union’s top posts were the result of efforts to build consensus between nations and political groups. Macron defended the decision to appoint German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen to head up the Commission and IMF chief Christine Lagarde as the new European Central Bank governor. On acting Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, who was elected European Council President, Macron said he valued the fact that he originated from a country that is “a member of the euro zone and of the Schengen area”. Macron added that Europe should…

“Israel is a miraculous country says Ambassador David Friedman.” LoveWorld President, Reverend (Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome, in a special “Your LoveWorld” TV episode, held an exclusive interview with the US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman. Opening the discussion, Pastor Chris questions Ambassador Friedman about his impressions to the reactions and backlash experienced in the last year since the US announced it would be moving its diplomatic mission to the officially recognized capital of Jerusalem. In his response, Friedman reflected on the successful year, citing the peaceful and tranquil transition of the embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. He asserted that…

Portuguese Maritime Police rescued 37 migrants including children from a dinghy in the Aegean sea and transported them to the island of Lesbos in Greece. Two babies, five children and 12 women including two pregnant women were among those rescued. They said they had come from Afghanistan and Iraq. Irregular sea arrivals from the Middle East and North Africa have dropped from over 1 million in 2015 to a little over 140,000 people last year, United Nations data shows, with fewer than 23,000 refugees and migrants crossing the sea to Europe so far this year. This week rights group the…

Mobile phone customers can now switch providers with a single free text under new rules which have come into effect. At the moment, customers have to phone their mobile provider when they want to switch to a new firm. They are then given a porting authorisation code (PAC) to give to a new provider if they want to keep the same phone number. But watchdog Ofcom says the need to speak to a provider can be one of the main factors stopping people switching.

European Union leaders were locked in negotiations all night over the bloc’s top jobs, but as day broke on Monday there was still no deal on who should lead its executive as political groups jockeyed for influence. When the leaders of the EU’s 28 member-states gathered for the emergency summit on Sunday, Dutch socialist Frans Timmermans was in pole position to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the next European Commission president, under a deal hatched on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan last week. However, the plan encountered stiff opposition from eastern European states as well as the centre-right…