AP News, by Jim Gomez: Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed ashore on Sunday in the northeastern coast of the Philippines, where the massive storm had already left at least two people dead and forced more than a million people to evacuate…

Christian Daily, by Morning Star News: When a Hindu extremist mob assaulted Christian men, women and children during a church service in India in late September, police jailed the pastor and charged him and four other Christians, sources said. In Rajasthan…

The Christian Post, by Anugrah Kumar: Academics punished for controversial speech in the United States reported little to no public support from their colleagues or faculty unions, a new survey shows, highlighting a climate of fear and silence on college campuses…

The Christian Post, by Anugrah Kumar: A United Methodist church in Texas painted its front steps in rainbow colors, following Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to withhold funding from cities and counties that maintain LGBT rainbow crosswalks. Oak Lawn United Methodist Church…

NBC News: Police in China detained dozens of pastors of one of its largest underground churches over the weekend, a church spokesperson and relatives said, in the biggest crackdown on Christians since 2018. The detentions, which come amid renewed China-U.S….

USA Today, by Ignacio Calderon: This year’s extreme weather disasters have wreaked so much destruction that they collectively eclipse the annual GDP of more than 100 countries and come close to New York City’s massive budget, the largest in the…

CNN, by Sophie Tanno: Rescue efforts are underway across the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa tore through the region as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in more than 150 years. Torrential downpours and forceful winds have already unleashed widespread…