Sight-Seeing: Faith and true crime – the morals of writing about seekers and grisly deaths
True-crime writer MARK I PINSKY, in an article published on Religion News Service, says the Bible offers an “ethical lens” through which to judge modern wrongdoing, and the nature of justice…
Food supplies running low on foreign ships stuck in Ukraine
London, UK Reuters Food and medical supplies onboard over 100 foreign flagged ships stuck in Ukraine due to the conflict are running low, with little progress on creating a maritime corridor to allow them to sail away, industry officials said on Wednesday. London’s marine insurance market has widened the area of waters it considers high […]
Taliban orders girls’ high schools to remain closed, leaving students in tears
Kabul, Afghamistan Reuters The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen. The u-turn took many by surprise, leaving students in tears and drawing condemnation from humanitarian agencies, rights […]
Colombia’s violence causes more displacement, explosives’ victims – ICRC
Bogota, Colombia Reuters Surging violence in Colombia caused the number of people internally displaced, forced to restrict their movements and injured or killed by explosives to hit the highest in five years in 2021, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday. The South American country’s internal armed conflict has burned for almost […]
Pope says more weapons not a lasting solution to Ukraine war; Vatican announces Pope to meet Canadian Indigenous people
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Wednesday said the war in Ukraine showed that humanity had to shed a strange instinct for “self-destruction” and that buying more weapons was not the ultimate solution to any conflict. Francis asked participants at his weekly general audience to remember all the victims of the war – the dead, […]
As Ukraine war enters second month, Western leaders to put more pressure on Russia
Lviv/Mykolaiv/Kharkiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian forces bombed areas of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Wednesday as Western leaders began gathering in Brussels to plan more measures to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt his month-old campaign. Putin, responding to a welter of Western sanctions that have hit Russia’s economy hard and frozen its assets, said […]
Hillsong founder quits over inappropriate behaviour with women
Sydney, Australia Reuters Australia’s biggest evangelical church said on Wednesday its founder had resigned after acting inappropriately towards two women, another blow to an influential organisation already reeling from charges the leader had covered up sex abuse. Hillsong Church said an internal investigation into complaints from two women had found that its global senior pastor, […]
South Korea’s total COVID cases top 10 million as crematoria, funeral homes overwhelmed
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s total coronavirus infections topped 10 million, or nearly 20 per cent of its population, authorities said on Wednesday, as surging severe cases and deaths increasingly put a strain on crematories and funeral homes nationwide. The country has been battling a record COVID-19 wave driven by the highly infectious Omicron […]
Guatemala’s Supreme Court suspends senior anti-corruption judge
Guatemala City, Guatemala Reuters Guatemala’s Supreme Court of Justice said on Tuesday it has suspended Judge Pablo Xitumul, who is known for his fight against corruption and handling high-profile cases against the military and former government officials. The decision comes a day after the prominent Judge Erika Aifan resigned from the post and fled into […]
Moldova watching pro-Russia breakaway region for any escalation, says minister
Chisinau, Moldova Reuters Moldova is monitoring its breakaway pro-Russian region of Transdniestria for any sign of escalating tensions following Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu said on Tuesday. Transdniestria is a narrow strip of land held by pro-Russian separatists that runs along the east of Moldova and comes to within about 40 […]