At least 40 killed in air strike on Khartoum market, volunteers say
Reuters At least 40 civilians were killed and dozens injured in an air strike by the army on a market in southern Khartoum, a local volunteer group said in a statement on Sunday, marking the largest single-incident death toll since the war in Sudan began in April. Air and artillery strikes in residential areas have […]
Catholic Church beatifies Polish family for sheltering Jews
Warsaw, Poland Reuters The Catholic Church beatified on Sunday a Polish family of nine, including a new-born baby, who died at the hands of Nazi Germans during World War II for sheltering a Jewish family from the Holocaust. The beatification service for Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children was held in the south-eastern […]
G20 summit wraps up in New Delhi; Macron says it confirms isolation of Russia
New Delhi, India Reuters The G20 summit in New Delhi ended on Sunday as India handed over the bloc presidency to Brazil, while both the US and Russia praised a consensus that did not condemn Moscow for the war in Ukraine but called on members to shun the use of force. Indian Prime Minister Narendra […]
Morocco survivors seek aid as earthquake toll passes 2,100
Moulay Brahim, Morocco Reuters Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food, water and shelter on Sunday as the search for the missing continued in remote villages and the death toll of more than 2,100 seemed likely to rise further. Many people were spending a third night in the […]
Colombian President proposes Latin American alliance to transform ‘war on drugs’
Bogota, Colombia Reuters Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed on Saturday an alliance between Latin American countries to bring a unified voice to the fight against drug trafficking, by recognizing drug consumption as a public health problem instead of confronting it with what he called a “failed” militarised approach. President of Colombia Gustavo Petro and Mexico’s […]
El Salvador, US agree to bring back Peace Corps after hiatus
San Salvador, El Salvador Reuters The governments of El Salvador and the United States will revive the Peace Corps program in the Central American country, after the US agency concluded that security conditions have improved following a seven-year freeze blamed on deadly gang violence. The Peace Corps, a popular US volunteer abroad program dating back […]
Deal reached to open roads to Azerbaijan’s breakaway Karabakh region
Tbilisi, Georgia Reuters Ethnic Armenian authorities in Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed on Saturday to let in aid shipments from Baku-held territory for the first time in decades, in return for the restoration of road links to Armenia. The moves – initially reported by Armenia’s Armenpress state news agency and confirmed by Baku – […]
“You can count on us”: Synod organisers attempt to dismiss fears ahead of fall meeting
The Catholic Church’s Synod on Synodality has a communication problem, and it risks reinforcing papal critics. CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports…
Ecuador youth choosing gangs as route out of poverty, UN expert says
Quito, Ecuador Reuters Poor young Ecuadoreans are choosing to join criminal gangs as an easy way to escape poverty due to a lack of opportunity, according to a UN Special Rapporteur, who urged the country to increase social investment to combat violence. Lawlessness has soared across Ecuador since the coronavirus pandemic, something outgoing President Guillermo […]
Greek rescue teams move into worst-hit flood villages
Athens, Greece Reuters Rescue teams took people out of floodwaters in inflatable boats and in bulldozers on Saturday as they moved into villages hit hardest by a sweeping rainstorm that killed at least 10 people in central Greece this week. Storm Daniel, which meteorologists said was the worst to hit the country since records began […]