David Fletcher
David Fletcher is Prayer Alert’s Editor.
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Four Russian journalists have gone on trial in Moscow, accused of involvement in an ‘extremist’ group linked to FBK, an organisation set up by the late dissident Alexei Navalny. The defendants face up…
An Israeli airstrike on central Beirut, targeting a building connected to Hezbollah’s health unit, has killed at least six people and wounded seven more. On 28 September another airstrike on the city resulted…
The Amazon is experiencing a huge environmental crisis; fires have ravaged over 62,000 square kilometres of forest, exacerbated by Brazil’s most severe drought. The fires, usually deliberately started by loggers, miners, and farmers…
On 1 October, in a televised speech to mark Nigeria’s 64 years of independence, President Bola Tinubu acknowledged the financial struggles and search for meaningful employment faced by many people. He listed security…
According to the IPC, a world hunger watchdog, nearly 48% of Haiti's population faces acute food shortages. Over five million people are enduring ‘high levels of acute food insecurity’ from August 2024 to…
A devastating monsoon downpour in Nepal has led to severe flooding and mudslides, claiming over 200 lives, injuring 127, and leaving 56 missing. Rescue operations successfully saved over four thousand stranded people. However,…
Hans Schmidt, a street preacher and military veteran, was shot in the head while sharing the Gospel in Arizona. Unaware of the gunshot, he drove to his church, Victory Chapel, with blood streaming…
A four-year-old boy, whose life support was withdrawn after doctors at King’s College Hospital in London declared he was certain to die, has miraculously improved. Despite his Christian parents’ pleas to continue treatment…
A system error has led to the mistaken early release of 37 prisoners jailed for breaching restraining orders, sparking serious concerns about public safety. The issue arose because some offenders were incorrectly logged…
Sir Keir Starmer has faced scrutiny after it was revealed that he accepted £20,437 worth of accommodation from Labour peer Waheed Alli to help his son study peacefully for his GCSEs. The accommodation…
