India's Lok Sabha sent a bill letting the state seize foreign-funded church assets to committee Aug. 12 after a US congressman called it an attack on Christians.

Shanghai police arrested Pastor David Tang and six Christians from Wenzhou's Purpose Driven Church on Aug. 5; all remain held incommunicado.

Armed attackers killed at least 24 people in Bin Mper, Plateau State, Nigeria, on Aug. 18, forcing their way house to house as families slept.

Park Tae-Yeon, 69, arrested days before retiring after 33 years in Russia, faces 17 years in prison as her trial resumed August 17.

American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout, abducted in Niamey, Niger, was released Aug. 14, 2026, after more than nine months in captivity.

Abortion in America's legal arm demanded Live Action retract reports on 13 women; Lila Rose refused, citing free speech and life.

Gov. Maura Healey signed H.5595 Aug. 10, erasing Massachusetts' 24-week abortion limit after a 15-4 Senate vote, permitting abortion at any stage.

Nigerian forces freed 308 people, including dozens of Christians, held six months by jihadists after a deadly February raid in Kwara State.

Hundreds of Christians and other minorities marched in Karachi, Lahore, and Faisalabad on Pakistan's National Minorities Day demanding constitutional equality.

Historic White River flooding kills seven in Indiana; Gov. Braun declares emergency, Trump approves federal disaster aid for the state.