Ukraine inches closer to EU dream after decade of war
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters A veteran of Ukraine’s 2014 revolution who is now fighting Russian forces, Yehor Sobolev knows the price of Kyiv’s decade-long drive to join the European Union as well as anyone. Having backed tough reforms as a lawmaker after the pro-democracy uprising 10 years ago, he says he will look on proudly from […]
Essay: Kim-Putin deal – why this is a coded message aimed at China and how it worries Beijing
CHEE MENG TAN and CHI ZHANG, in an article first published on The Conversation, say the pact between North Korea and Russia “severely threatens Chinese security”…
The Explainer: What is a Gutenberg Bible? And why is it relevant 500 years after its printing?
MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ, of Associated Press, explores the history and significance of the Gutenberg Bible…
ChatGPT in the pulpit: Australian conference hears about AI’s possibilities – and limitations
Sydney, Australia Pastors should not feel afraid of artificial intelligence but be ready to think about its impacts, according to Rev Alison Gerber, keynote speaker at a conference examining AI and its impacts in Sydney this week. “I really want pastors not to feel afraid about AI but feel equipped to be able to think […]
Record rains paralyse China’s southern city Changsha
Beijing, China Reuters Heavy rains swamped the southern Chinese city of Changsha on Monday, turning roads into rivers and submerging pedestrian underpasses and subway tunnels. Emergency crews ferried locals to and from their homes on rubber boats and headed out to rescue drivers trapped on flooded roads, state CCTV reported. A drone view shows buildings […]
Death toll rises to 20 after gunmen attack Russia’s Dagestan
Moscow, Russia Reuters The death toll from a series of brazen attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia’s mainly Muslim region of Dagestan rose to 20 on Monday after gunmen went on the rampage in coordinated attacks in two of the republic’s most important cities. Gunmen with automatic weapons burst into an Orthodox church and […]
Israel strikes kill at least 11 in Gaza, tanks push further into Rafah
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Two Israeli air strikes targeting aid supplies killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, medics said, as Israeli tanks pushed deeper into Rafah in the south and fought their way back into areas in the north they had already subdued months ago. One strike at a food distribution centre in […]
Russian missiles kill five, wound 41 in Ukraine’s Pokrovsk
Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine Reuters A Russian double-tap missile attack killed at least five people and wounded 41 others, including four children, in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk on Monday, regional officials said. “This is one of the largest enemy attacks on civilians recently,” Regional Governor Vadym Filashkin said on Telegram. People stand near […]