Christian News from a Biblical Worldview

The State Department has approved a possible $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, bringing the kingdom closer to acquiring one of America’s most advanced warplanes.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed an unprecedented proposal for Canada to become the European Union’s first “associate member” despite threats of economic retaliation from U.S. President Donald J. Trump.

A Hungarian television and radio presenter has been fired after failing to immediately cut off a live caller who suggested using a sniper to “eliminate” Prime Minister Péter Magyar, amid wider concerns over violent political rhetoric in Hungary.

The U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to let Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas address next week’s gathering by video after the United States denied him a visa for the second year in a row. The measure passed 152–3, with four abstentions. The United States, Israel and Paraguay voted against it.

The United States will continue denying visas to Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a decision that will keep President Mahmoud Abbas and other senior Palestinian leaders from attending next week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York in person. It is the second year in a row that a Palestinian delegation has faced the restriction. The Associated Press reported that Abbas was among those affected.

Vice President JD Vance said the United States should maintain its close partnership with Israel without treating agreement with its government as a condition of that relationship.

Two figures in the latest Census Bureau report offer a clear sign of economic progress: American households earned more, and a smaller share of the country lived in poverty in 2025.

Space Force plans to double in size over the next five years as America’s top military officer calls on U.S. forces to prepare for a battlefield that could extend to the space around the moon.

The Air Force’s plans for pilotless combat aircraft are moving beyond prototypes. This week, the service gave two of them official names: FQ-42 Vengeance and FQ-44 Fury. It also laid out an ambitious timetable, saying it intends to have 500 combat-ready aircraft by 2032 as part of an eventual fleet of about 1,000.

For decades, St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in central Tehran was more than a sanctuary. Its ten-acre compound held homes, two schools and offices tied to Iran’s Protestant community. Now the church is closed, its residents have been evicted, and guards have been posted to keep worshippers from returning.

For years, Campus Bible Fellowship had a place among the student clubs at SUNY Broome Community College. Now the Christian ministry is in federal court, fighting for the right to choose leaders who share its faith.