UK to deport migrants to Rwanda based on group agreed by Kigali, document shows
London, UK Reuters The first asylum seekers to be deported from Britain to Rwanda will come from a group of 5,700 people that Kigali has agreed in principle to take, according to a British government document published on Monday. Under a scheme that has divided political opinion in Britain, anyone who has arrived illegally after […]
Abducted retired Catholic bishop who mediated between cartels in Mexico is located, hospitalised
Mexico City AP A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico was located and taken to a hospital after apparently being briefly kidnapped, the Mexican Council of Bishops said Monday. The church leadership in Mexico said in a statement earlier that Monsignor Salvador Rangel, a bishop […]
US, Mexico to clamp down on illegal immigration, leaders say
Washington DC, US/Mexico City, Mexico Reuters The United States and Mexico plan to clamp down on illegal immigration at their shared border, leaders from both countries said on Monday, vowing to disrupt irregular crossings that have reached record levels in recent years. In a phone conversation on Sunday, US President Joe Biden and Mexican President […]
King Charles III to visit cancer centre on his return to public duties
London, UK Reuters King Charles III will visit a cancer treatment centre on Tuesday on his return to public duties after the British monarch himself was diagnosed with the disease in February. Buckingham Palace announced on Friday that doctors were sufficiently pleased with the 75-year-old King’s response to treatment for the unspecified form of cancer […]
Togo votes for a new parliament with stronger say in governance
Lome, Togo Reuters Voting got under way in legislative elections in Togo on Monday following approval of constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament that could extend the 19-year-old rule of President Faure Gnassingbe. Under a new charter adopted in March introducing a parliamentary system of government, the president will be elected by parliament instead of […]
Georgia’s Ivanishvili lashes out at West amid ‘foreign agent’ bill crisis
Tbilisi, Georgia Reuters Bidzina Ivanishvili, the influential billionaire founder of Georgia’s ruling party, accused a Western “global party of war” of meddling in Georgia in a rare speech at a rally backing a bill on foreign agents that has sparked a political crisis in the South Caucasus country. Ivanishvili, who served as Georgia’s Prime Minister […]
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In today’s world, I get the attraction of a cult. A group that you can belong to that has an alternative set of beliefs, often reminiscent of an older, simpler time. Opting out? PICTURE: FrankHH/Shutterstock If you join a cult, you’re now part of an exclusive community that has a truth that allows you to […]
UN experts say North Korea missile landed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
United Nations Reuters The debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on 2nd January was from a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, United Nations sanctions monitors told a Security Council committee in a report seen by Reuters on Monday. In the 32-page report, the UN sanctions monitors concluded that […]
Church and tech: The Catholic Church wants to have a say on the future of AI
A handful of Catholic priests are meeting with AI programmers and execs in Silicon Valley to address the ethical consequences of artificial intelligence. CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports…
Israel concerned over possible ICC arrest warrants related to Gaza war
Jerusalem Reuters Israel is voicing concern that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for government officials on charges related to the conduct of its war against Hamas. The ICC – which can charge individuals with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide – is investigating Hamas’ 7th October cross-border attack […]