Conflicts and War

"And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet" (Matthew 24:6).

Conflict and war has been a recurring theme for most of mankind's brief stay on this earth. Read on to discover why, and how it will be stopped.

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World News and Trends: South Africa still in trouble

An article in a major newsweekly characterized South Africa as emerging from "a post-apartheid slump with a high-growth budget and Olympian hopes."
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Belief in Christ's Imminent Return Shook Europe a Thousand Years Ago

Belief in the imminent return of Jesus Christ and the dawn of a new age has existed since the days of the apostles. Nearly 1,000 years ago an interpretation of prophecies in the book of Revelation led to a belief...
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Why Will Christ Return?

Many churches understand and teach that Jesus Christ will return. Far fewer know why He will return and what will happen when He arrives.
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World News and Trends: European Army or NATO?

Romano Prodi, nominated for president of the European Commission, has called for the creation of a European army as the next logical step in Europe's integration.
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World News and Trends: U.S. crime peril ahead?

According to a recent report from Washington, D.C., "America is bracing itself for a storm of criminal violence that, if some experts are to be believed, will sweep the country on a scale unprecedented in the nation's history."
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Small Can Be Dangerous!

Small nations sometimes must be dependent on large nations but that isn't the only path.
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World News and Trends: U.S. concern over Mideast threats

The U.S. State Department has tried to draw the world's attention to developments in both Iran and Libya.
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World News and Trends: Hebron only a beginning

Some Arab states and the Palestinians regard the Hebron agreement as only a stepping-stone to more concessions on the part of Israel.
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World News and Trends: Europeanizing nuclear weapons

Increasing evidence exists of a Franco-German push to Europeanize nuclear weapons.
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World News and Trends: Peace in whose time?

The Stockholm Institute for Peace Research is celebrating a world without war between sovereign nations.
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World News and Trends: British rule over Gibraltar threatened

At the beginning of 1947 most of the British Empire was still intact, but the next 40 years saw a rapid unraveling of the empire on which it once could be said the sun never set. Threatened now are its...
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World News and Trends: Conflict sharpens over European Middle East role

In the first half of this century European involvement figured heavily in the Middle East during both world wars and their aftermath.
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World News and Trends: Illegal-drug trade builds worldwide economic powerhouse

The trade in illegal drugs has grown to a $500 billion annual business, according to a report by Freedom House tracking the meteoric rise of the trade.
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The Crisis at the Close

"We have reached a point of historic crisis." - Eric Hobsbawm, British author
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World News and Trends: Northern Irish peace also in jeopardy

The situation in Northern Ireland fares no better than that of the Middle East.
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World News and Trends: Middle East peace process in deep trouble

Arab-Israeli dispute continues to grow, leaving little room for peace talks.
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England's Growing Isolation

As the nations of mainland Europe become tightly bound together politically, economically and militarily, what are the consequences of England's more-independent path?
'Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares'', a sculpture by Evgeniy Vuchetich
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'Neither Shall They Learn War Anymore'

Will humanity ever find a way to settle its differences without resorting to the violence of war?
Men holding guns in a row - World News and Trends: New Three-Pronged Axis on the
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World News and Trends: New Three-Pronged Axis on the Rise in Europe?

From Europe to the environment, here's a look at the latest headlines and their significance from a Biblical standpoint.
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U.S. Election-Year Challenges Beyond President's Control

In this election year, suddenly old problems are reemerging that seem beyond the president's control. Problems in the Far East, Russia and the Middle East are back with us as if they had never gone away.
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