# disaster relief (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover disaster relief. Page: Feed: --- ## [Residents killed overnight not far from police station in Haiti](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/residents-killed-in-gang-attack-haiti-thousands-flee/107077738) _2026-08-25 · World_ Hundreds of Haitians have been killed in frequent gang raids, with a fresh attack prompting thousands to flee their homes. ## [Trump administration proposes $103,000 fee for skilled worker visas](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/trump-administration-proposed-h1b-visa-explained/107075218) _2026-08-25 · Hanan Dervisevic · World_ A new proposal would charge employers $US103,265 for H-1B visas and attempt to make permanent a temporary rule challenged by the US courts. ## [Concerns AFP's new drugs team may implicate Australia in US boat strikes](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/afp-colombia-drugs-taskforce-leaves-questions-unanswered/106989490) _2026-08-25 · Luke Cooper · World_ Unanswered questions about the Australian Federal Police's new anti-drugs taskforce in Colombia have sparked concerns it could aid the Trump administration's strikes against trafficking vessels. ## [Once-discreet museum thefts turn violent with explosives and axes](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/museum-heists-becoming-more-violent-in-europe/107074598) _2026-08-25 · Brianna Morris-Grant · World_ Europe's museum thieves once relied on deception, stealth and reconnaissance, but sledgehammers, axes, and explosives are now the weapons of choice, according to Europol. ## [US imposes visa bonds of up to $27k for several Pacific countries](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/us-forcing-some-pacific-visitors-to-pay-up-to-27k-bond/107051660) _2026-08-22 · Kyle Evans · World_ Travellers in several Pacific countries will now need to pay a bond of up to $27,000 to travel to the US as that government cracks down on overstayers. ## [Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on US, prime minister says](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/canada-to-impose-retaliatory-tariffs-on-us-goods/107067920) _2026-08-22 · World_ Negotiations over the United States' newly announced tariffs on Canada have fallen apart, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the countries won't "return to our old relationship". ## [Ukraine's deadly strikes on Russia open 'Pandora's Box', Putin says](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/civilians-killed-in-ukrainian-drone-strikes-over-russia-/107067556) _2026-08-22 · World_ Ukrainian drones kill at least 10 people in attacks across Russia and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, after a Russian strike on a Ukrainian shopping centre killed 16. ## [Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/the-robot-that-can-beat-usain-bolt/107067592) _2026-08-22 · World_ A robot has beaten the 100 metres human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt at this year's World Humanoid Robot Games. ## [Japan executes man convicted of killing five in pachinko fire](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/japan-executes-man-convicted-fire-pachinko-osaka/107066666) _2026-08-21 · World_ A man who killed five people by setting fire to a pachinko parlour in Osaka in 2009 has been hanged in Japan's first execution by Sanae Takaichi's government. ## [FROM THE SEMINARIES: NOBTS mourns alumnus; SBTS chapel schedule released](https://www.brnow.org/news/from-the-seminaries-nobts-mourns-alumnus-sbts-chapel-schedule-released/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-seminaries-nobts-mourns-alumnus-sbts-chapel-schedule-released) _2026-08-21 · Joey Prince · Biblical Recorder_ NOBTS mourns loss of alumnus Clay Carroll By Timothy Cockes/NOBTS NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) is mourning the loss of alumnus and former staff member Clay Carroll, who died Aug. 17 at the age of 38 after a battle with cancer. Carroll graduated with his Master of Arts in missiology in \[...\] Read More... The post FROM THE SEMINARIES: NOBTS mourns alumnus; SBTS… ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OIYUEol4tMYY) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## ['Shameful': Australia, UK, Canada slam Israel over probe into aid killings](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/australia-uk-canada-israel-aid-worker-probe/107066540) _2026-08-21 · World_ Australian Zomi Frankcom, three Britons, a dual US-Canadian national, a Pole and a Palestinian died in a drone strike in Gaza in 2024. ## [Mallette named to lead Nevada Baptists](https://www.brnow.org/news/mallette-named-to-lead-nevada-baptists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mallette-named-to-lead-nevada-baptists) _2026-08-21 · Joey Prince · Biblical Recorder_ LAS VEGAS (BP) — The executive board of the Nevada Baptist Convention (NBC) announced its approval of Adam Mallette, lead teaching pastor of King’s Church in Las Vegas, to serve as the next NBC executive director/treasurer following a unanimous vote on Aug. 11 at a special called business meeting. Beginning in March, a search team \[...\] Read More... The post Mallette named to lead Nevada Baptists… ## [Faithriders lead bikers to Jesus](https://www.brnow.org/news/faithriders-lead-bikers-to-jesus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faithriders-lead-bikers-to-jesus) _2026-08-21 · Joey Prince · Biblical Recorder_ STURGIS, S.D. — At the F.A.I.T.H. Rider’s ministry tent during the 86th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally last week, “I met a quiet man with tattoos all over his arms wearing a T-shirt with cutoff sleeves who said he wanted to hear my testimony and enter our bike giveaway,” a F.A.I.T.H. Rider said. “As part of \[...\] Read More... The post Faithriders lead bikers to Jesus appeared first on Biblical… ## [MedAdvance 2026 unites healthcare professionals to IMB missions](https://www.brnow.org/news/medadvance-2026-unites-health-care-professionals-to-imb-missions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=medadvance-2026-unites-health-care-professionals-to-imb-missions) _2026-08-21 · Joey Prince · Biblical Recorder_ LUTZ, Fla. — More than 300 healthcare professionals, students, church leaders, missionaries and volunteers gathered at Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz on Aug. 13-15 for MedAdvance 2026, a conference designed to help believers use their medical skills and professional expertise to advance the gospel around the world. From plenary sessions led by International Mission Board \[...\] Read More... The… ## [At least 15 killed in 'despicable' Russian attack on shopping centre in Ukraine](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/six-dead-in-ukraine-shopping-centre-attack/107066370) _2026-08-21 · World_ About 130 others, including children, were injured in the Russian drone attack. ## [Man charged with foreign interference had 'military-style training' in Russia](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/russian-australian-foreign-interference-charges-afp/107063538) _2026-08-21 · Stephen Dziedzic, Ewa Staszewska, and Hannah Moon · World_ A dual citizen allegedly travelled to Ukraine, collecting information about military personnel, locations and operations for the benefit of Russia. ## [Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organisers convicted](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/hong-kong-protestors-organisers-tiananmen-vigil-convicted/107063308) _2026-08-21 · World_ The former organisers of Hong Kong's vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted in a case brought under a China-imposed national security law. ## [Four Australians investigated over alleged Bali bar assault that left Perth man dead](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/perth-man-paul-dougan-bali-assault-death/107062456) _2026-08-21 · Tim Swanston and Blake Kagi · World_ Indonesian police say they are investigating four Australians over the death of a Perth man following a Kuta bar fight. ## [Once-secret son of Belgium royal becomes a prince at age 26](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/belgiums-prince-laurent-officially-recognises-secret-son/107062106) _2026-08-21 · Tessa Flemming · World_ The 26-year-old's existence was first recognised last year by his father, who said the pair had "spoken openly and honestly about this in recent years". ## [NC Baptists on Mission responding to deadly flooding in Indiana](https://www.brnow.org/news/nc-baptists-on-mission-responding-to-deadly-flooding-in-indiana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nc-baptists-on-mission-responding-to-deadly-flooding-in-indiana) _2026-08-20 · Stephen Halley · Biblical Recorder_ CARY, N.C. — N.C. Baptists on Mission disaster response volunteers have deployed to Muncie, Indiana, to help residents recover from deadly storms that brought torrential rain, catastrophic flooding and damaging winds across the state. At least seven people have died as a result of the severe weather that began Aug. 11, according to Indiana emergency \[...\] Read More... The post NC Baptists on… ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fihAoGJRGiIi) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [Nature attacks Front Range with wind-driven fire, floods and mudslides](https://www.brnow.org/news/nature-attacks-front-range-with-wind-driven-fire-floods-and-mudslides/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nature-attacks-front-range-with-wind-driven-fire-floods-and-mudslides) _2026-08-20 · Stephen Halley · Biblical Recorder_ BEULAH, Colo. — Four floods have ravaged the fire-blackened Beulah Valley since last month’s 102,004-acre Aspen Acres fire, which even now is but 72 percent contained. The worst flooding came Sunday (Aug. 16), Pastor Issac Cowger said, when the gurgling Squirrel Creek turned into a rampaging river. An 80-something man died trying to sandbag his \[...\] Read More... The post Nature attacks Front… ## [ERLC presents religious liberty award to daughter of freed pastor Ezra Jin](https://www.brnow.org/news/erlc-presents-religious-liberty-award-to-daughter-of-freed-pastor-ezra-jin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=erlc-presents-religious-liberty-award-to-daughter-of-freed-pastor-ezra-jin) _2026-08-20 · Stephen Halley · Biblical Recorder_ WASHINGTON (BP) — When Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) trustees named Grace Jin Drexel the recipient of the John Leland Religious Liberty Award, her father, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingra, was imprisoned in China for his faith. But she stood Aug. 19 with her father, freed in early July, when the ERLC physically presented her \[...\] Read More... The post ERLC presents religious liberty award to… ## [Arkansas church maintenance worker arrested on sexual assault charges](https://www.brnow.org/news/arkansas-church-maintenance-worker-arrested-on-sexual-assault-charges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arkansas-church-maintenance-worker-arrested-on-sexual-assault-charges) _2026-08-20 · Stephen Halley · Biblical Recorder_ ROGERS, Ark. — A maintenance worker at Cross Church Pinnacle Hills in Rogers was arrested and charged with second degree sexual assault after an incident on church property. According to court documents, Jason Barrowman, 57, was clearing equipment from a Conex container. Helping him was a minor, who was volunteering at the church over the \[...\] Read More... The post Arkansas church maintenance… ## [At NOBTS convocation, Dew challenges students to examine themselves](https://www.brnow.org/news/at-nobts-convocation-dew-challenges-students-to-examine-themselves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-nobts-convocation-dew-challenges-students-to-examine-themselves) _2026-08-20 · Stephen Halley · Biblical Recorder_ NEW ORLEANS — Jamie Dew, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) and Leavell College, challenged students to examine themselves and their calling during his convocation address Aug. 18. The convocation service, held in Leavell Chapel, marked the official start of the 2026-27 academic year. Dew began the service by welcoming students and noting \[...\] Read More... The post At… ## [Incoming Spurgeon College student Benjamin Speidel dies](https://www.brnow.org/news/incoming-spurgeon-college-student-benjamin-speidel-dies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=incoming-spurgeon-college-student-benjamin-speidel-dies) _2026-08-20 · Stephen Halley · Biblical Recorder_ KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) and Spurgeon College are mourning the death of Benjamin Speidel, an incoming student at Spurgeon College. The son of Peter and Maria Speidel, Ben unexpectedly collapsed on Saturday, August 15, while participating in missions training week and, after being transferred to a local hospital, passed away. \[...\] Read More... The post… ## [Zomi Frankcom's family 'deeply disappointed' IDF won't pursue charges](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/zomi-frankcom-statement-slams-idf-decision-no-criminal-charges/107060282) _2026-08-20 · Andrew Thorpe · World_ Zomi Frankcom's brother Mal says the decision to announce the outcome of the IDF investigation on World Humanitarian Day was "an insult to my sister's memory". ## [Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison by Chinese court](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/evergrande-founder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-china-guangzhou/107060008) _2026-08-20 · World_ Hui Ka Yan, who had faced eight charges including misuse of funds and illegally taking public deposits, pleaded guilty in April, following China Evergrande's collapse five years ago after a quarter of a century in operation. ## [Albanese dinner host's family fortune linked to corruption involving relatives](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/fortune-of-billionaire-phillip-lee-and-albanese-dinner/107051152) _2026-08-20 · Echo Hui · World_ The fortune of Australian billionaire Phillip Lee, whose son recently hosted a dinner attended by Anthony Albanese, has been linked to major corruption scandals involving relatives in China. ## [Prince Harry, Meghan and family to move back to UK, the ABC understands](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-move-back-to-uk/107056622) _2026-08-19 · World_ Harry, the younger son of King Charles, and his wife, Meghan, intend to relocate from the US to a private, non-royal residence outside London, the ABC understands. ## [NC Baptist EC hears reports, reviews administrative items](https://www.brnow.org/news/nc-baptist-ec-hears-reports-reviews-administrative-items/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nc-baptist-ec-hears-reports-reviews-administrative-items) _2026-08-19 · Joey Prince · Biblical Recorder_ SOPHIA, N.C. — The Executive Committee of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s board of directors heard a series of ministry reports and took action on some administrative items during a regularly scheduled meeting held Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Caraway Conference Center. Financial report N.C. Baptist officials reported that Cooperative Program (CP) giving for \[...\] Read More... The post NC… ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vNv0x6H8HQoL) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [Hunt files appeal days after judge’s dismissal](https://www.brnow.org/news/hunt-files-appeal-days-after-judges-dismissal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hunt-files-appeal-days-after-judges-dismissal) _2026-08-19 · Joey Prince · Biblical Recorder_ NASHVILLE (BP) — Days after a U.S. District Court ordered the final claim dropped in a case against the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), its Executive Committee and Guidepost Solutions, former SBC President Johnny Hunt filed an appeal not only of that decision, but several others in favor of the defendants going back to March 2024. \[...\] Read More... The post Hunt files appeal days after judge’s… ## [SEBTS students hear from new president Scott Pace at fall convocation](https://www.brnow.org/news/sebts-students-hear-from-new-president-scott-pace-at-fall-convocation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sebts-students-hear-from-new-president-scott-pace-at-fall-convocation) _2026-08-19 · Joey Prince · Biblical Recorder_ WAKE FOREST, N.C. — On Tuesday, Aug. 18, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) and Judson College welcomed faculty, staff and students to campus for the fall convocation chapel, celebrating the start of the new school year. The ceremony also marked President Scott Pace’s first public address to students since taking office Aug. 1. During his \[...\] Read More... The post SEBTS students… ## [Israel investigates killing of Hind Rajab as part of five internal probes into IDF](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/idf-findings-from-five-gaza-reports-explained/107056310) _2026-08-19 · Riley Stuart · World_ The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has published the findings of five internal probes that examined deadly attacks its soldiers launched on aid and medical workers in Gaza. ## [U.S. circuit court upholds block on immigration arrests at certain houses of worship](https://www.brnow.org/news/u-s-circuit-court-upholds-block-on-immigration-arrests-at-certain-houses-of-worship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-circuit-court-upholds-block-on-immigration-arrests-at-certain-houses-of-worship) _2026-08-19 · Joey Prince · Biblical Recorder_ RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — A Trump administration policy allowing certain arrests at houses of worship likely “substantially burdens the plaintiffs’ free exercise of religion,” a federal appeals court ruled Aug. 18, upholding a 2025 U.S. District Court preliminary injunction limiting such arrests. The plaintiffs have shown they will likely succeed on the merits of their \[...\] Read More... The post U.S.… ## [Israeli military clears soldiers over Gaza strike that killed Australian Zomi Frankcom](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/idf-clears-soldiers-of-criminal-wrongdoing/107056204) _2026-08-19 · Matthew Doran · World_ Penny Wong said she is "outraged" and plans to haul in the Israeli ambassador after the Israel Defense Forces cleared its personnel of any criminal wrongdoing in the April 2024 strike on a World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza, where Australian woman Zomi Frankcom was killed. ## [Australian dies in Vietnam, DFAT confirms](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/australian-dies-in-vietnam-dfat-confirms/107055436) _2026-08-19 · World_ The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirms it is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who has died in Vietnam. ## [Before and after photos show impact of SpaceX rocket that slammed into Moon](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/nasa-images-show-moon-crater-caused-by-spacex-rocket/107053592) _2026-08-19 · World_ A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of a crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket. ## [US Navy destroyer with 300 sailors stranded in the Pacific for four days](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/us-navy-destroyer-with-300-sailors-aboard-broke-down-for-days/107053286) _2026-08-19 · World_ More than 300 sailors aboard a US Navy ship endured four days stranded in the Pacific, without power, amid serious questions about the quality of life aboard naval vessels. ## [Lone doctor's plea for help in quake-struck Indonesia as 40,000 displaced](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/indonesia-earthquake-survivors-await-support/107051076) _2026-08-18 · Tim Swanston and Erwin Renaldi · World_ "I am physically unable to handle this many patients alone," came the viral plea from the young doctor working alone in one of the earthquake's worst-affected areas. ## [Jailed former Pakistan PM Imran Khan moved to hospital over health concerns](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/imran-khan-hospital-cricket-prime-minister-pakistan/107052546) _2026-08-18 · World_ The cricketer-turned-politician has been in jail for three years, convicted in a string of cases he insists are politically motivated. ## [At least 68 killed in Indonesia quake as aftershocks hamper rescue efforts](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/indonesia-eathquake-deathtoll-rises-as-aftershocks-continue/107047982) _2026-08-17 · World_ Thousands of displaced people are sheltering in tents and government buildings afraid to return home due to fears of aftershocks as the number of people killed in the earthquake climbs. ## [Trump scales back joint military drills with South Korea, calling them 'hostile'](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/trump-says-south-korean-military-drills-to-scale-back-/107045056) _2026-08-16 · World_ US President Donald Trump orders the Pentagon to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea, saying it declined to help denuclearise Iran and citing his good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. ## [Pakistan doesn't want the world to know what these people saw](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/pakistan-controlled-kashmir-violent-crackdown-against-protests/107035532) _2026-08-16 · Rachel Clayton and Bhat Burhan · World_ After months of an internet and mobile blackout in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, people on the ground describe scenes of excessive, deadly force by government forces. ## [Ukraine targets Moscow and Wildberries warehouse in aerial assault](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/ukraine-attack-russia-warehouse-drones/107044644) _2026-08-16 · World_ Ukraine's strikes against targets across Russia are some of its largest so far, and come as Russian forces carry out attacks on Ukrainian cities.