Jerusalem Controversy

Popular Benue gospel artist, Israel Terhemba Ikyereve, known by his stage name New Jerusalem, has passed away at the age of 53, sparking widespread mourning across the Christian community in Benue State and beyond. Renowned for using Tiv Swange music as a tool for evangelism, New Jerusalem’s influence extended internationally.…

Popular Benue gospel singer, New Jerusalem, has died at 53, sparking tears across Nigeria Ex-governor Ortom paid the family a tribute, revealing that the singer’s music once featured in Australia The late singer’s family confirmed the burial date, named the late singer’s son after Ortom in appreciation of his support…

Death toll climbs as Thai-Cambodia clashes continue despite calls for ceasefire The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the crisis on July 25. China must strike a delicate balance in its approach towards Thai-Cambodian conflict, say analysts Lights dimmed at South-east Asia’s scam hub but ‘pig butchering’ continues…

Jerusalem CNN  —  Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank on Wednesday, Palestinian health authorities said, as settler violence against Palestinians surged in the occupied territory. The military shot 15-year-old Rayan Tamer Hawshiya in the neck, the Ministry of Health in Ramallah said, after troops raided…

In a significant and assertive move, Saudi Arabia has declared that it will not recognize Israel unless a fully independent Palestinian state is created, with Jerusalem as its capital. This announcement comes as international calls for normalization between Arab nations and Israel grow louder, but Saudi officials emphasize that peace…

The Israeli Settlements Prohibition of Importation of Goods Bill “must include services to be effective”, the former Senator who pioneered the legislation has argued.  Previously known as the Occupied Territories Bill, the legislation was introduced into the Oireachtas in 2018 by independent Senator Frances Black.  If passed, it would ban…

A missile launched from Iran towards Israel is seen from Tubas, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 24, 2025. PUBLISHED ON June 24, 2025 9:21 AM JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON — Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday (June 24) he had ordered the military to strike Tehran…

Jerusalem Post / Opinion Israelis now safer than at any other time in a generation - editorial Iran’s proxies still hold rockets, and cyberspace remains contested. Jerusalem must keep its defensive shields high and alliances tight. A road in Tel Aviv, June 14, 2025. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV) By JPOST…

ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM — The world braced on Sunday (June 22) for Iran's response after the US attacked key Iranian nuclear sites, joining Israel in the biggest Western military action against the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution. Iran vowed to defend itself a day after the US dropped 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Before his death on April 21, Pope Francis made it a habit to call the 500 people taking shelter in the Holy Family Church, a Catholic parish in Gaza City, every evening to ask about how they and their supplies were holding up. In early June,…