Essay: We want a king
PAUL CLARK says events in the US this week echo a strangely similar cry in the Old Testament book of Samuel – one that didn’t go so well…
UN rights chief warns about rise of far-right in Europe
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday called for vigilance in the face of far-right political gains in Europe, citing narratives that dehumanise migrants and asylum seekers. “We need to be very vigilant because especially history tells us, in particular in Europe, that the vilification of the other, that […]
Sight-Seeing: Pro-life takes on new meaning in the cancer centre
KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that it’s not just bumper stickers and memes, protests and op-eds…
UK’s Conservatives say Labour rivals heading for record-breaking election win
London, UK Reuters Britain’s Conservative Party all-but conceded election defeat to Keir Starmer’s Labour on Wednesday, a day before polling stations even opened, and warned that the opposition party was on course for a record-breaking victory. Opinion polls show the centre-left Labour Party is set for a big win in Thursday’s vote that would end […]
“I am running” – Biden scrambles as pressure grows to abandon his campaign
Updated: 10:45am (AEST) Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race during a call with campaign staff on Wednesday and insisted in meetings with Democratic lawmakers and governors that he is fit for reelection despite his shaky debate performance last week. Biden dialled in to a call […]
Gaza ceasefire effort shows signs of revival as Israel pounds enclave
Cairo, Egypt/Gaza/Jerusalem Reuters Signs of renewed activity emerged on Wednesday in the quest for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the nine-month-old war in the Gaza Strip while Israel launched more strikes on the devastated enclave. After weeks with little public diplomacy, mediators Egypt and Qatar delivered a response from Hamas to a […]
Hurricane Beryl strikes Jamaica as death toll creeps up, destruction widespread
Kingston, Jamaica/Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Hurricane Beryl churned menacingly over Jamaica on Wednesday afternoon, after uprooting trees, ripping off roofs and destroying farms as it forged a destructive, water-soaked path across smaller Caribbean islands over the past couple days. The death toll from the powerful Category 4 hurricane rose to at least nine, but it is […]
India stampede killed 121 in wake of massive overcrowding, police say
Phulrai Mughal Garhi, India Reuters More than three times the permitted number of people attended a Hindu religious event in north India that culminated in a stampede, killing at least 121 people, authorities said on Wednesday, adding that most of the victims were women. About 250,000 people gathered for Tuesday’s event in the Hathras district […]