Conversations: Chris Deckert, the Jesus Film Project
DAVID ADAMS speaks with the Jesus Film Project’s language studios director, Chris Deckert, about passing the recent milestone of the 2100th translation of the ‘Jesus’ film, why the film has been so enduring, and the organisation’s new aminated film project…
UK’s Sunak defends government’s handling of pandemic, restaurant scheme
London, UK Reuters Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an official inquiry he did not recognise testimony describing a dysfunctional government and saying his hospitality scheme was supported at the time. The inquiry is examining Britain’s response to the pandemic which killed more than 230,000 people in […]
New COP28 draft deal stops short of fossil fuel ‘phase out’
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters A draft of a potential climate deal at the COP28 summit on Monday suggested a range of measures countries could take to slash greenhouse gas emissions, but omitted the “phase out” of fossil fuels many nations have demanded – drawing criticism from the US, EU and climate-vulnerable countries. The draft […]
India’s top court upholds end of special status for Kashmir, orders polls
New Delhi, India Reuters India’s Supreme Court upheld on Monday a 2019 decision by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke special status for the state of Jammu and Kashmir and set a deadline of 30th September next year for local polls to be held. India’s only Muslim-majority region, Jammu and Kashmir has […]
Zelenskiy, in Washington, urges Congress not to play into Putin’s hands
Washington DC. US Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a US military audience on Monday that he hoped he can still count on the United States and urged Congress not play into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hands, as he started a critical visit to Washington to shore up security assistance. “We won’t give up. We […]
UN marks 75 years of human rights declaration in shadow of Gaza
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The UN human rights chief urged countries on Monday to work together to defeat threats such as war and pollution at an event to mark 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that risks being overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas conflict. Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, attends […]
Palestinians starve as Gaza war rages amid fears of exodus into Egypt
Gaza/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israel on Monday denied it intended to push Palestinians seeking refuge from its bombardment of Gaza over the border into Egypt as international relief agencies said hunger was spreading among the besieged enclave’s civilian population. Amid the worsening humanitarian crisis, Hamas fighters and Israeli troops fought across the territory, with the militants […]
All eyes on Polish parliament as Tusk set to become PM
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Former European Council President Donald Tusk is expected to be appointed Prime Minister of Poland on Monday, during a parliament sitting set to captivate the nation. Poland, a European Union and NATO member, has seen an unprecedented level of interest in the workings of the legislature since a 15th October election gave […]
UN appeals for $UN46 billion to meet humanitarian needs in 2024
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The United Nations on Monday appealed for $US46 billion in funding for 2024 to help millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the globe, including in the occupied Palestinian territories, Sudan and Ukraine. In its Global Humanitarian Overview for 2024, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that […]
Analysis – New Zealand’s swing right on Maori issues reveals new fault lines
Wellington, New Zealand Reuters Plans by New Zealand’s conservative government to roll back Maori rights reforms have revived race as a hot political issue in the Pacific nation, which was previously lauded globally for its advances on Indigenous matters. Thousands of protesters have taken to New Zealand’s streets this month against proposed legislation and plans […]