Pope urges Russian “brothers” to restore Black Sea grain deal
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Sunday called on Russia to reverse its decision to abandon the Black Sea grain deal, under which it had allowed Ukraine to export grain from its seaports despite the ongoing war. Russia walked out of the Black Sea deal on 17th July after saying its demands to ease sanctions […]
At least six die in Palestinian faction clashes in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon Reuters At least six people were killed in two days of clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, where the mainstream faction Fatah fought against rival groups that support Islamists, security sources said. A Fatah commander was killed on Sunday in an ambush that also injured several of his aides in the […]
West Africa threatens force on Niger coup leaders, French embassy attacked
NIamey, Niger/Abuja, Nigeria Reuters West African nations imposed sanctions and threatened force on Sunday if Niger’s coup leaders fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week, while supporters of the junta attacked the French embassy in Niamey. The 15-nation ECOWAS bloc’s response to the Sahel region’s seventh coup of recent years came as […]
Suicide bomb at political rally in Pakistan kills more than 40
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan Reuters At least 42 people were killed and over 130 injured when a suicide bomber set off explosives at a political rally in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, police and rescue officials said. The blast took place at a gathering of the conservative Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) party, known […]
A rebounding Pope Francis adds an overnight visit to France to his busy travel schedule
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis will make a two-day trip to Marseille, France, in late September, adding to a flurry of trips the 86-year-old pontiff will soon be making only weeks after leaving hospital following abdominal surgery. Early this year, Francis had said that he would go to the port city to participate in a meeting […]
Brazilian citizen scientists see humpbacks return decades after mass killings
Ilha Bela, Brazil Reuters Julio Cardoso leans over the side of a boat to photograph a humpback whale as it slaps its giant tail into the water off Brazil’s south-eastern coast. Like other citizen scientists, as they are known, Cardoso uses the photographs to collect information on the numbers of the marine mammals, helping researchers […]
Israeli protesters keep pressure on Netanyahu after judicial turmoil
Tel Aviv. Israel Reuters Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israelis renewed their protests nationwide after sundown on Saturday, capping a week of turmoil in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed through a highly contested law that limited some Supreme Court power. From a remote intersection among the lush hills of the northern Galilee to the […]
The Long Read: In Ukraine, land mines left by Russian forces pose a deadly threat
GERRY DOYLE, HAN HUANG and JACKIE GU, of Reuters, investigate…
Ukraine moves official Christmas Day holiday to 25th December, denouncing Russian-imposed traditions
Kyiv, Ukraine AP Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday signed a law moving the official Christmas Day holiday to 25th December from 7th January, the day when the Russian Orthodox Church observes it. The explanatory note attached to the law said its goal is to “abandon the Russian heritage,” including that of “imposing the celebration […]
Kenya ready to lead multi-national force to Haiti
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Kenya is ready to lead a multi-national force into Haiti, which is experiencing a surge in violence between police and gangs, its foreign minister said on Saturday. An escalation of violence by Haiti’s armed gangs is driving a humanitarian crisis that has displaced tens of thousands of people. People move away from […]