Pope Francis says he’ll meet with Mongolia’s “noble, wise” people in first visit there by a pontiff
Vatican City AP Pope Francis on Sunday described his visit later this week to Mongolia, the first-ever pilgrimage by a pontiff to the east Asian country, as a much-desired occasion to encounter a “noble, wise” people. People gather in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican as Pope Francis recites the Angelus noon prayer from the […]
Zimbabwe President denies poll fraud as opposition rejects his re-election
Harare, Zimbabwe Reuters Zimbabwe’s re-elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa suggested on Sunday that anyone questioning the results of last week’s election take their case to court as an opposition leader accused him of “gigantic fraud”. Mnangagwa, 80, won the election with 52.6 per cent of the vote while the opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change leader Nelson […]
Russia says genetic tests confirm Wagner chief Prigozhin died in plane crash
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian investigators said on Sunday that genetic tests had confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash last week. Russia’s aviation agency had previously published the names of all 10 on board the private jet which crashed in the Tver […]
Russia launches overnight air attack on northern, central Ukraine
Reuters Russia launched an overnight air attack against Ukraine on Sunday, sending missiles over other northern and central parts of the country, authorities said. The Ukrainian military reported shooting down four cruise missiles out of up to eight total airborne targets detected, adding that the rest of the targets were “probably false”. It also said […]
At least seven killed after Haiti gang opens fire on church-led protest – rights group
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters At least seven people were killed in Haiti on Saturday, local rights group CARDH said, after a gang that controls a northern suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince opened fire with machine guns on a protest organised by a Christian church leader. Local media reported at least 10 had been killed, and CARDH […]
In Argentina, scattered looting portends ugly election race as inflation bites
Buenos Aires/Bariloche, Argentina Reuters A spate of looting of stores and supermarkets around Argentina has led to dozens of arrests, a possible sign of increasing volatility with inflation over 100 per cent and a tense race to general elections in October. The looting, from southern Patagonian city Bariloche to wine region Mendoza and around capital […]
Harvard Divinity School selects first Black woman as dean
RNS A cultural anthropologist of the Black religious experience has been named dean of the Harvard Divinity School beginning om 1st January. Marla Frederick, a professor of religion and culture at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, will succeed David Hempton, who has served as dean of the divinity school since 2012. Marla Frederick. PICTURE: […]
Uganda bans imports of used clothing from “dead people”
Kampala, Uganda Reuters Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has banned the importation of used clothing into the east African country, saying it stifles the development of local textile industries and that the clothes belonged to dead Westerners. Like most African countries, Uganda has traditionally imported large quantities of used clothing, which some consumers prefer because it […]
Pope warns of social media perils: relationships reduced to algorithms, partisan propaganda, hatred
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis on Saturday warned against the danger of reducing human relationships to “mere algorithms” and urged lawmakers to be vigilant against “partisan” propaganda and divisiveness on social media. Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, on Wednesday, 23rd August, 2023. PICTURE: AP […]
Pakistan: Stranded cable car highlights school accessibility crisis
SALAH UDDIN and CHARLOTTE GREENFIELD, of Reuters, report…