IFF Report: Global Debt hits staggering new record of over $272 trillion in Q3 2020

The Institute of International Finance (IFF) has issued a quarterly report showing that global debt has surged by over $15 trillion since 2019, reaching a massive new record of over $272 trillion in Q3 2020. The IFF also reports that, while there has been a dramatic increase since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has also been an “unprecedented” build-up of debt over the last four years, with global debt rising by $52 trillion since 2016.

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Pompeo: US to withdraw funding from organizations involved with “cancer” of BDS movement

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday that the US will withdraw government funding from organizations it identifies as engaging in “hateful BDS conduct,” the Washington Examiner reports. Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions (BDS) is an international Palestinian-led, non-violent movement that challenges what its founders describe as “Israeli apartheid and settler-colonialism.”

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School stops giving Christmas gifts to children in need after complaint from atheist group

A middle school in Kansas has stopped participating in Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a Christian project which involves packing shoeboxes with toys and supplies for children in need, following a complaint from an atheist group that such participation is unconstitutional, Christian Headlines reports.

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Zuckerberg: Facebook does not coordinate censorship policies with Twitter and Google

At a congressional hearing Tuesday, Republican Senator Josh Hawley questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about information received from a whistle-blower that suggests the social media giant coordinates content moderation, including censorship policies, with Google and Twitter, Politico reports.

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Christians prayed for believers from Muslim-backgrounds on special day of prayer

This week saw a special International Day of Prayer held for Muslim- background believers (MBBs), Christians who leave Islam to follow Jesus, CBN News reports. Highlighting the particular needs of those leaving Islam for Christ, MBB Global launched November 18 as a day of prayer, encouraging believers all over the world to seek God for their MBB brothers and sisters.

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Evangelical churches are a ‘beacon of hope’ for suffering people in Armenia

Writing for CBN News, Michael Cherenkov has highlighted the crucial front-line role the Evangelical church has in Armenia where, although hostilities have currently ended in a ceasefire, an ongoing humanitarian crisis is worsening. “The churches have become the beacons of hope for scared and suffering people,” Cherenkov said following his recent visit to the tiny remote country under Russian control.

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