Eleven soldiers dead, 50 civilians missing after Burkina Faso convoy attack
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Reuters Eleven soldiers have been found dead and about 50 civilians are missing after an attack by Islamist militants on a 150-vehicle convoy taking supplies to a town in northern Burkina Faso on Monday, the government said on Tuesday. Twenty-eight people were wounded in the attack, including 20 soldiers, said the statement […]
Trudeau tours storm-hit Atlantic Canada; millions in Florida urged to evacuate as Hurricane Ian nears
Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Canada Reuters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday started a tour of Atlantic Canada, where thousands were still without power after record-setting storm Fiona ravaged the country’s east coast, tossing homes into the sea and killing at least three people. Fiona recorded the lowest barometric pressure ever for a storm when […]
Russia issues new nuclear warning as contested Ukraine referendums end
London, UK/Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine Reuters An ally of President Vladimir Putin issued a stark new nuclear warning to Ukraine and the West on Tuesday as Russia began releasing results of referendums it bills as a prelude to it annexing four Ukrainian regions. But an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters Kyiv would not be […]
With flowers and a gun salute, Japan bids farewell to Abe at state funeral
Tokyo, Japan Reuters With flowers, prayers and a 19-gun salute, Japan honoured slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday at the first state funeral for a former premier in 55 years – a ceremony that has become as controversial as he was in life. The ceremony started at 2pm, with Abe’s ashes carried into […]
Russian reservists leave behind sobbing relatives, new brides
Bataysk, Russia Reuters The sound of old Soviet war songs mixed with the sobbing of relatives in the small Russian town of Bataysk as freshly mobilised reservists in Russia’s southern Rostov region said goodbye to their families on Monday. Recruits were summoned as part of the partial mobilisation announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin after […]
US, allies push for UN rights body debate on Xinjiang abuses
Geneva, SwitzerlandAP The United States and several Western allies presented a proposal Monday for the UN’s main human rights body to hold a special debate over reported rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region. The US and Britain, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden were behind a draft […]
New coins, banknotes, stamps and cypher for Britain’s King Charles
London, UK Reuters Photo issued by Buckingham Palace of the new cypher that will be used by King Charles III. PICTURE: Buckingham Palace/Handout via Reuters Britain will gradually see coins, banknotes and stamps bearing the image of King Charles III, while the new monarch’s cypher will also appear on government buildings and red mail pillar […]
Sudan’s exodus: Young head north to Egypt seeking a brighter future
KHALID ABDELAZIZ and NAFISA ELTAHIR, of Reuters, report on the rising number of young people who are leaving Sudan in hope of better opportunities…
Many in Bosnia doubt elections will tackle dysfunctional economy
Zepce, Bosnia Reuters With nationalist rhetoric dominating the campaign for Bosnia’s 2nd October election, many doubt the vote will usher in leaders who would focus on reforms to tackle a dysfunctional economy and unblock the country’s path to European Union membership. Since the 2018 election, progress towards liberalising the economy and improving rule of law […]
Essay: Northern Ireland census shows more Catholics than Protestants – a political scientist on what this really means
LAURENCE COOLEY, of University of Birmingham, explores – in an article first published on The Conversation, what the latest statistics on religious affiliation in Northern Ireland mean…