A crowning recalled: King Charles III’s coronation stirs memories of Queen 70 years ago
HANNAH MCKAY and NATALIE THOMAS, of Reuters, speak to some of those who remember the last coronation of a monarch, that of Queen Elizabeth II, in London in 1953…
Kenya sets up inquiry into cult deaths, leader to remain in prison
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appointed a commission of inquiry into the deaths of more than 100 people believed to have starved themselves to death, while a court ordered that their alleged cult leader remain in prison. Kenyan authorities say the dead were members of the Good News International Church led by […]
Russia’s Wagner threatens to leave Bakhmut, Ukraine says mercenaries reinforcing
Reuters Russia’s main mercenary group announced plans on Friday to withdraw from the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, but Ukraine said the fighters were reinforcing positions to try to seize it before Russia marks World War II Victory Day next week. Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said his men had been starved of ammunition and […]
After acrimonious resignation, Pope tells abuse commission to ‘move forward’
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Friday praised the work of an international Vatican commission on sexual abuse prevention, following the recent acrimonious resignation of a high-profile member who accused it of lacking transparency. In an address to a plenary session of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Francis made no reference or […]