Rescuers race to those trapped by unseasonal floods in China’s Guangdong
Qingyuan, China Reuters Rescuers on boats in China’s flood-hit Guangdong province raced to evacuate trapped residents, carrying some elderly people by piggyback from their homes and deploying helicopters to save villagers caught in landslides. Situated in the densely populated Pearl River Delta, the province once dubbed the “factory floor of the world” is prone to […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro rallies supporters in Rio
Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Reuters Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday rallied thousands of supporters in Rio de Janeiro in a bid to raise his political capital after losing a bid for reelection to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in October, 2022, and facing allegations of involvement in a coup. Images shared on […]
Israeli PM Netanyahu says he will fight any sanctions on army battalions
Jerusalem Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would fight against sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations, after media reports said Washington was planning such a step. Axios news site on Saturday reported that Washington was planning to impose sanctions on Israel’s Netzah Yehuda battalion, which […]
Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Egypt welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than three decades ago, the country’s antiquities ministry said on Sunday. The statue is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo but not on display. The artefact will […]
London police to meet with Jewish leaders as protests spark concerns about the safety of Jews
London, UK AP London’s police commissioner will meet with senior members of the Jewish community on Monday after the force bungled its apology for suggesting an “openly Jewish” man’s presence along the route of a pro-Palestinian march risked provoking the demonstrators. Amid calls for his resignation, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley is also expected to […]
Thousands of Colombians protest Petro’s economic, social reforms
Bogota, Colombia Reuters Tens of thousands of Colombians marched on Sunday to reject economic and social reforms being proposed by the leftist government of President Gustavo Petro, the latest in a series of demonstrations against Petro’s policies. The reforms, which Petro says will fight deep inequality but which opponents say will damage the country’s already-struggling […]
Israeli forces shoot three Palestinian assailants in West Bank, army says
Near Hebron, West Bank Reuters Israel’s military said its soldiers opened fire at three Palestinians who attacked them on Sunday in the occupied West Bank, where violence has flared in recent days, and the Palestinian health ministry said all three had died. In the first incident, at a junction near the Palestinian city of Hebron, […]
Church partnerships: Near Chicago, a Lutheran church finds new life at the YMCA
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on how a struggling Lutheran church has found new life by giving its building to the YMCA…
Haiti’s capital under gang attacks ahead of government transition
Port-au-Prince Reuters Armed gangs launched fresh attacks on parts of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince ahead of the installation of a transitional council set to usher in a new government, local media said on Sunday, reporting arson and heavy gunfire in the city centre. The Lower Delmas area is turning into “a battlefield between police and armed […]
Essay: Many prisoners go years without touching a smartphone. It means they struggle to navigate life on the outside
In an article first published on The Conversation, YE IN (JANE) HWANG looks ay how digital exclusion affects prisoners as they re-enter society…