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It comes from NORC at the University of Chicago and it reveals that 50% say they believe in God with NO DOUBTS. 16% tells pollsters that they believe with some doubts and five percent “believe sometimes”. The survey also finds that 14% of Americans think there’s some kind of higher power out there, but not necessarily God. 8% say they don’t know and seven percent say they do not believe […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch an artificial satellite between May 31 and June 11, NHK reported citing a Japanese government official on Monday. (Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; editing by Diane Craft) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Violence by armed gangs has fallen “drastically” since the emergence of a vigilante justice movement that has seen at least 160 suspected criminals killed in the last month, a report by local human rights research group CARDH said on Sunday. The situation in the Caribbean country remains extremely volatile as heavily armed gangs continue to drive a humanitarian crisis that has displaced tens of thousands amid frequent […]

Netanyahu Shelves NGO Financing Bill After International Pushback Six months after entering office, Netanyahu still hasn’t received the customary White House invitation, leaving him caught between promotion of controversial domestic policies and pursuit of international support By Keren Setton/The Media Line A controversial bill meant to curb the activities of nongovernmental organizations in Israel has been shelved by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, reportedly in response to significant international pushback. Unnamed […]

Turkish Opposition’s Nationalist Turn Will Fail, Analysts Say Opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has increased nationalist and anti-refugee rhetoric for second round of Turkey’s presidential election By Kristina Jovanovski/The Media Line Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s nationalist turn will fail to help him win the second round of the presidential election on Sunday, analysts told The Media Line. Kılıçdaroğlu, who heads the main opposition party the secularist Republican People’s Party, received […]

Pakistan Presents Captured Terrorist Commander to Media Counterterrorism experts are divided as to whether the arrest of Baloch separatist Gulzar Imam will significantly reduce terrorism in the region By Arshad Mehmood/The Media Line [Islamabad] Pakistan presented an apprehended terrorist commander to the media on Tuesday. At the press conference, captured Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA) Commander Gulzar Imam, also known as Shambay, urged the Baloch people to give up their armed rebellion. […]

(Reuters) -American Josef Newgarden of Team Penske edged out Marcus Ericsson to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday in a nail-biting finish to the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” as he denied the Swede back-to-back wins at the Brickyard. Three red flags late in the race set up a two-lap shootout with Ericsson leading the restart before Newgarden, who moved from fourth to second by virtue of race control, blasted past […]

(Reuters) – American Fred Kerley powered past Akani Simbine and Ferdinand Omanyala as he won the men’s 100 metres in 9.94 seconds at the Diamond League in Rabat on Sunday. Kerley, who won silver in the 100 metres at the Tokyo Olympics, stormed to victory with a meeting record in lane five, using his long strides to his advantage in the final few metres and giving Simbine (9.99) and Omanyala […]

(Reuters) -U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham disputed Russian criticism of his support for Ukraine on Sunday, saying he had simply praised the spirit of Ukrainians in resisting a Russian invasion with assistance provided by Washington. Graham, shown in a video clip of his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Friday, acknowledged his host’s praise for military assistance valued at $38 billion since the outset of the conflict in […]