Globe Trot: ‘A date which will live in infamy’

JAPAN attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor 75 years ago today. After leading the attack, Japanese flight commander Mitsuo Fuchida was led to Christ.

U.S. Navy seaman Robert Coles, now 92, traveled 5,000 miles and was among about 100 American survivors to make the trek back to the USS Arizona, his first visit since 1941.

INDONESIA: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake near the island of Sumatra in Indonesia has left a death toll nearing 100 and much damage.

VIETNAM: A new law on freedom of religion may restrict the practice of faith more than enhance it.

SYRIA: The saga of 226 Assyrian Christians kidnapped in 2015 and held for about $11 million in ransom highlights the industry ISIS has made of abductions—and the lack of political support or military protection Iraq and Syria’s Christians enjoy:

“Assyrians don’t have an army to go rescue them … don’t have SWAT teams … don’t have SEAL 6. The only option is to pay ransom.”

IRAQ: Sister Diana Momeka, one of the Dominican nuns of Qaraqosh, recently returned to inspect all that’s been destroyed, and tonight speaks at Westminster Institute about her efforts to rebuild Iraq’s Christian community.

EGYPT: Hebrew, it turns out, just may contain the oldest alphabet in the world.

THE HAGUE: The case of Dominic Ongwen raises an important question: Should child soldiers be held accountable for their crimes when they grow up?

FRANCE: Lawmakers are floating a bill that would criminalize pro-life speech via websites.

GERMANY: Angela Merkel may seek a ban on the burqa, and this discussion helpfully sorts the terminology surrounding Islamic head coverings.