Venezuelan refugee women face increasing violence in Colombia, Peru – Amnesty
Reuters Venezuelan refugee women face rising gender-based violence in Peru and Colombia, as governments are not guaranteeing their “right to a life free of violence,” Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday. Since Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took office in 2013, more than six million Venezuelans have fled due to an economic crisis that […]
Ukrainian rockets hit Russian-held area as Kyiv readies southern counter-attack
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine said on Tuesday it had carried out a long-range rocket strike against Russian forces and military equipment in southern Ukraine, territory it says it is planning to retake in a counter-offensive using hundreds of thousands of troops. The strike hit an ammunition dump in the town of Nova Kakhovka in the […]
In the US, Episcopalians to study their role in Native boarding schools
United StatesAP A fact-finding commission of the Episcopal Church will research the history of the denomination’s role in operating boarding schools for Native American children – part of a system the church now acknowledges was rooted in white supremacy and caused generations of trauma. The denomination’s General Convention, meeting in Baltimore, approved the commission’s formation […]
Japan bids sombre farewell to slain Shinzo Abe, its longest-serving premier
Tokyo, Japan Reuters With prayers, flowers and flags draped in black ribbons, Japan on Tuesday said farewell to Shinzo Abe, a polarising figure who dominated politics as the country’s longest-serving premier, before being gunned down at a campaign rally last week. Crowds packed pavements lined with a heavy police presence as the hearse carrying Abe […]
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Pakistan’s largest city flooded in latest bout of torrential rain
Karachi, Pakistan Reuters Torrential rains caused widespread flooding and damage in Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi on Monday, even inundating the business district, officials said. Most underpasses were flooded and there was nowhere to pump the flood waters out to, the chief minister for Sindh province, Murad Ali Shah told reporters. He said an unprecedented 126 […]
American Jewish groups denounce Presbyterian Church for calling Israel ‘apartheid’
United States RNS US Jewish organisations have responded angrily to the vote by the Presbyterian Church (USA) declaring Israel an apartheid state, with some saying it amounted to anti-Semitism. On Friday, the 1.1 million member denomination’s general assembly voted 266 to 116 on a resolution that stated “Israel’s laws, policies, and practices constitute apartheid against […]
India to surpass China as most populous country in 2023 -UN report
New Delhi, India Reuters India is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, a United Nations report said on Monday, warning that high fertility would challenge economic growth. The world’s population, estimated to reach eight billion by 15th November this […]
Biden releases first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
US President Joe Biden unveiled the first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in an event at the White House on Monday. The image – which covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground – reveals thousands of galaxies and provides the […]
UN adds Ukraine, Ethiopia, Mozambique to children killing inquiry
United Nations Reuters UN officials will investigate the killing and wounding of children in Ukraine, Ethiopia and Mozambique, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday in a report that found 2,515 children were killed and 5,555 maimed in global conflicts in 2021. The annual Children and Armed Conflict report also verified the recruitment and use of […]