Al Jazeera: At least 50 people have died in Bangladesh as cold weather continues to sweep across the country, officials have said. The country’s lowest temperature this year was recorded at 4.5 degrees Celsius (40.1 degrees Fahrenheit) early on Sunday…

The Christian Post, by Jim Denison: I need to begin with a disclaimer: this will be a positive article written to encourage Christians that we can face any circumstance we encounter this year with optimistic, joyful faith in our Father’s…

Fox News, by Matt London: “The rise of the ‘nones.’ Why is it happening?” FOX News contributor and Fox Nation host Tom Shillue asked a panel of experts on “Deep Dive.” Shillue was referring to new Pew Research Center polling…

WND: When the Church of England recently announced Stephen Cottrell as the next Archbishop of York, eyebrows were raised. The U.K.’s Christian Institute, for example, pointed to his view that the Bible must yield to the “cultural beliefs” of contemporary…

Reuters, by Stephanie Nebehay and Dave Sherwood: Chilean police and soldiers used excessive or unnecessary force to quell recent demonstrations, committing serious human rights violations including unlawful killings and torture that should be prosecuted, the United Nations said on Friday….

Reuters, by Andrew Osborn: A Russian court jailed a Jehovah’s Witness adherent for six years on Friday after finding him guilty of extremist activity, part of a crackdown on the group that human rights activists say violates religious freedom. A…

CBS News, by Audrey Mcnamara: A 13-year-old boy will be charged in the murder of Tessa Majors, a freshman at Barnard College in Manhattan, who died after being stabbed in Morningside Park on Wednesday night, CBS News has learned. The…

NBC News, by Denise Chow: The volcano in New Zealand that killed an estimated 14 people when it erupted with little warning is notoriously difficult to predict, making it one of the most dangerous in the world, according to scientists….

The Washington Post, by Brady Dennis: A year ago, a little known 15-year-old Swedish girl in a checked shirt and pigtails stood before world leaders in a snowy Polish coal town and told them they were blowing their chance to…

The Washington Post, by Miriam Berger: The evidence was overwhelming. Investigators had a list, exclusively viewed by the Associated Press, of 629 girls and women from across Pakistan who since 2018 had been allegedly trafficked to China and forced to…

CBN News, by Chris Mitchell: Israel faces a unique time in its history. It currently faces unprecedented challenges within; while at the same time [it] is surrounded by existential threats. For the first time, Israelis may be heading to the…

The Guardian, by Eleanor Ainge Roy: More than a third of all pornography watched in New Zealand depicts non-consensual sexual activity, a study by the chief censor has found in the first report of its kind into the country’s sexual…