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Good News Roundup: Ukraine’s Harvest, a Cyclone Met Prepared, a Lost Bird Found
Some weeks the headlines feel heavy, but there are always signs of hard work, wise preparation and wonder. Here are four stories…
545 Gifts of Life: The Melbourne Officer Who Gave Blood at All 85 Centers in Australia
Some people collect postcards. Some collect stamps in a passport. Trevor Bergman, a 59-year-old police officer from Melbourne, Australia, collected something far…
Hopeful Headlines: A Rare Rescue in Ukraine, HIV-Free Babies and a New Treatment
Some weeks the headlines feel heavy. This week, alongside the hard news, there were real signs of mercy, healing and progress. Here…
Lights Out for the Little Ones: How Portugal’s Islands Help Baby Seabirds Find the Sea
Imagine a whole island agreeing to sit in the dark for a few nights, not because of a storm or a power…
On This Day, Nov. 4, 1979: The Iran Hostage Crisis Begins in Tehran
On Nov. 4, 1979, Iranian students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, starting a 444-day hostage crisis that ended when 52 Americans…
“As Bound With Them”: A November Call to Remember the Persecuted Church
After the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on Nov. 1, Hebrews 13:3 calls believers to remember the more than…
Iran Says 4 Tankers Hit Mines Near Hormuz as Trump Weighs Larger Strike
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says four tankers were destroyed by mines south of the Strait of Hormuz and two ships seized, as President…
Ukraine Honors Melania Trump for Oleshky Truce Ahead of White House Meeting
Zelensky awarded Melania Trump the Order of Princess Olga for helping broker a truce that evacuated nearly 800 people from occupied Oleshky,…
Trump Says U.S. Will End $4 Billion a Year in Aid to Israel by Year’s End
President Trump said he and Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed to stop annual U.S. military aid, but Congress controls the money and Israeli…
Russian Bombs Hit Ukraine Aid Center, Killing at Least 31, as Talks Are Set
A strike on a school used for humanitarian aid in Zaporizhzhia region left dozens dead or missing, hours before the U.S. said…
U.S. Strikes Near Hormuz as Qatar-Led Iran Peace Talks Grind On
U.S. forces hit Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz after Iran fired on a U.S. aircraft, officials said, while Qatar and…
Congo Ebola outbreak passes 5,000 deaths, now second-deadliest on record
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 5,000 people since May, with cases now reported in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria and no…
Oil Prices Post Biggest Drop in Months as U.S.-Iran Talk Hopes Grow
Crude oil fell more than 7% Monday on signs of renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy, and gas prices are easing, but analysts warn the…
Valdas Adamkus Turns 100: From War Refugee to EPA Leader to Lithuania’s President
Former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus marks his 100th birthday today with conferences, music and a gala honoring a life that spanned exile,…
A New World Beyond Pluto, Screen-Free Dinners, and More Hopeful News This Week
This week brought hard news, but also quiet signs of wonder, care, and good sense. Here are four stories from the past…
Made by Hands That Cannot See: Inside Delhi’s Blind Relief Diwali Bazaar
In New Delhi, India, one of the city’s best-loved holiday markets opened its gates on Friday, October 30. Shoppers came looking for…
Undas in the Philippines: Over a Million Remember Loved Ones With Candles
In the Philippines, the first days of November are not about costumes. They are about family, flowers and candlelight. This past weekend,…
Greenland’s New Airport, a Family’s Grace, and Farewell to Sir Patrick Stewart
Some weeks the news feels like one storm after another. This week brought its share of hard headlines, but it also brought…
On Tanzania’s Pemba Island, Fishing Villages Are Helping Their Sea Come Back to Life
Imagine heading out to sea before sunrise, the way your father and grandfather did, and coming home with an empty boat. For…
Mexico City’s Record-Breaking Catrina Invites Families to Remember
This week, in the heart of Mexico City, a giant smiling skeleton lady rose above the great public square called the Zócalo.…
Moon Plans, a Car-Free Oxford Street and a Janitor’s School: This Week’s News
This week brought plenty of serious news, but also some genuinely hopeful moments: a clearer path back to the Moon, a famous…
Lismore’s Lost Monastery: How a Tiny Scottish Island Uncovered Its Christian Roots
Off the west coast of Scotland, at the mouth of a long sea loch called Loch Linnhe, sits the small island of…
Ebola Passes 10,000 Cases, a Wrong Turn Saves 14 and a New Dinosaur: This Week’s News
This week brought a serious health challenge in Africa, a close count in Israel’s election, a rescue that began with a wrong…
All Brothers: How One Man’s Mercy at Solferino Gave the World the Red Cross
On a hot June evening in 1859, a Swiss businessman named Henry Dunant rode into the Italian countryside hoping to settle a…