Globe Trot: Syrian forces recapture Palmyra

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SYRIA: Syrian government forces recaptured Palmyra from Islamic State over the weekend. In pictures, here’s the damage wrought by the terror group on the ancient site.

PAKISTAN: Authorities launched a crackdown after an Easter bomb blast directed at Christians in Lahore killed 70, with more than 280 injured. At least 29 children were among those killed, in Pakistan’s deadliest attack since a December 2014 blast in Peshawar—also directed against Christians.

BELGIUM: Jihadists plotting the Brussels attacks left a trail of dots not connected by authorities.

A pastor working in Brussels reported five Muslim background believers “giving their hearts to the Lord” yesterday at joint Easter services.

AFRICA: Child malnutrition, responsible for one-third of childhood deaths worldwide (one-third!), may be eased by introducing healthy gut bacteria to its sufferers. Major parts of Africa, facing extended drought, teeter on the brink of famine.

Mindy Belz

Mindy, a former senior editor for WORLD Magazine, wrote the publication’s first cover story in 1986. She has covered wars in Syria, Afghanistan, Africa, and the Balkans and is author of They Say We Are Infidels: On the Run From ISIS With Persecuted Christians in the Middle East. Mindy resides in Asheville, N.C.

@MindyBelz