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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu said on Sunday that conflict with the United States would be an “unbearable disaster” but that his country seeks dialogue over confrontation. Speaking at Asia’s top security summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, dressed in the uniform of a general in the People’s Liberation Army, Li said the world was big enough for China and the U.S. to grow together. “China and the U.S. […]

(Reuters) – Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne labelled his team’s qualification for the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs as a “highlight” of his career as Saturday’s 41-17 win over the Queensland Reds set up a quarter-final clash with champions the Canterbury Crusaders. The pair meet in Christchurch on Saturday after the Drua sealed a seventh place finish, their best performance since joining Super Rugby last year, to leave Byrne praising the […]

Despite several recent Supreme Court rulings that found government cannot treat religious institutions WORSE than everybody else. Minnesota lawmakers has passed a bill that bars Christian schools from a program that helps high school students earn college credit at no cost. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is taking the state to court, stating that the new restriction is “not only patently anti-religious; it is also against the law.” Brought […]

When you ask self-identified Christians about sharing the gospel — as Life Way Research did — they’re all for it. 93% of believers say they are open to having a conversation about Christ with a friend and 81% say they would also talk to a stranger. But real life is different. The same poll finds only about half of Christians have shared their faith with a loved one in the […]

Saudi Arabia and UAE’s Rivalry Intensifies in Race for Foreign Investments The two Gulf neighbors have reached the point where they are enacting laws that contravene their common Gulf Cooperation Council goals By Hudhaifa Ebrahim/The Media Line Intense competition between Gulf Cooperation Council members and geographical neighbors Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to attract foreign investments and foreign billionaires has reached the point where they have begun enacting […]

Saudi Arabia and UAE’s Rivalry Intensifies in Race for Foreign Investments The two Gulf neighbors have reached the point where they are enacting laws that contravene their common Gulf Cooperation Council goals By Hudhaifa Ebrahim/The Media Line Intense competition between Gulf Cooperation Council members and geographical neighbors Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to attract foreign investments and foreign billionaires has reached the point where they have begun enacting […]

Exclusive: Priest Says He Became ‘Scapegoat’ for Controversial Armenian Land Deal Armenian Patriarchate tells TML that the patriarch was deceived by the priest By Nicole Jansezian/The Media Line The Armenian priest recently defrocked by the patriarchate said that he is being made the scapegoat in a controversial property deal involving a large swath of land in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter. Father Khachik (Baret) Yeretzian—former real estate director of the Armenian Patriarchate […]

Mass Exodus of Doctors, Nurses Threatens Lebanese Health Care System Approximately 3,000 doctors and 5,000 nurses have left Lebanon since the country fell into economic crisis in 2019 By Andrea López-Tomàs/The Media Line [Beirut] In the grip of a crippling economic crisis, Lebanon now faces another dire consequence—a worrying exodus of health care workers. With one of the worst recessions any country has experienced since the 1850s, around 80% of […]

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu said on Sunday that a Cold War mentality was resurgent in the Asia-Pacific region although his country seeks dialogue over confrontation. Speaking at the Asia’s top security summit in Singapore, the Shangri-La Dialogue, Li took thinly veiled digs at the United States, accusing “some countries” of intensifying an arms race and wilfully interfering in the internal affairs of others. “A Cold War […]