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North Korea tops 2026 'World Watch List'

North Korea tops 2026 'World Watch List'

Lydia Houghton
Lydia Houghton

Christian charity Open Doors has released its 2026 World Watch List, and it's North Korea where believers are facing the most extreme persecution.

Worldwide, 4,849 Christians were murdered for their faith in Jesus in the last year; of these, 72 per cent were from Nigeria - that's more than the rest of the world combined.

Yemen: lives changed by new outreach

Yemen: lives changed by new outreach

Evangelical Focus

After 59 years of broadcasts into the Middle East, Yemen was recently added to the group of countries being reached by Trans World Radio (TWR) with a programme called Hope for Yemen.

By far the poorest state in the Middle East, suffering from an ongoing civil war, a humanitarian crisis of massive proportions is adding to the turmoil in Yemen.