Greece’s Santorini bursts with tourists as locals call for a cap
Santorini, Greece Reuters Armed with selfie sticks and phones, the tourists flood into Santorini from everywhere – on dinghies from giant ocean liners, on coaches that zigzag up the steep hillsides, atop donkeys that clip-clop along the narrow cobbled streets. Some brave the afternoon heat to find a good spot among the white-washed houses and […]
Gaza death toll: how many Palestinians has Israel’s campaign killed?
Reuters Palestinian health authorities say Israel’s ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 39,000 people, mostly civilians, and driven most of the enclave’s 2.3 million people from their homes. The war began on 7th October when Hamas militants stormed across the border into Israeli communities. Israel says the militants killed more than […]
At least 22 killed in RSF attack on Sudan’s al-Fashir, activist group says
Cairo, Egypt Reuters A pro-democracy group said Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed at least 22 people in an attack on the city of al-Fashir in the western Darfur region on Saturday, though the paramilitary force denied launching an assault. The al-Fashir Resistance Committees said on Facebook that the RSF had fired artillery shells on […]
Nigeria courts convict 125 Boko Haram Islamist insurgents in mass trial
Abuja, Nigeria Reuters Nigerian courts convicted 125 Boko Haram Islamist militants and financiers of a series of terrorism-related offences in a mass trial this week, the attorney-general’s office said. A Boko Haram insurgency has killed thousands of people and displaced millions since it began in 2009, creating a humanitarian crisis in north-eastern Nigeria and putting […]
Israel-Hamas conflict: How Biden’s Gaza pier project unraveled
PHIL STEWART and IDREES ALI, of Reuters, report on a controversial attempt to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza…
Pouring rain disrupts Games after drenched opening ceremony
Paris, France Reuters Pouring rain in Paris on Saturday forced the men’s Olympics street skateboarding competition to be postponed and tennis matches were also delayed, while athletes had mixed feelings about how to cope with the unexpectedly wet weather. On Friday, a dazzling but soaked opening ceremony for the Summer Games saw thousands of athletes […]
Trump tells Christians they won’t have to vote after this election
Washington DC, US Reuters Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Christians on Friday that if they vote for him this November, “in four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.” It was not clear what the former president meant by his remarks, in […]
Yellen launches Amazon basin effort to disrupt nature crimes
Belem, Brazil Reuters US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen launched on Saturday a new effort with Amazon basin governments to disrupt illicit finance that fuels nature crimes, including illegal harvesting of trees and other plants, minerals and wildlife. Yellen said the initiative aims to increase cooperation among finance ministries, law-enforcement agencies and other entities from Brazil, […]
Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 12 at football ground, vows response
Jerusalem/Beirut, Lebanon Reuters A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 people including children on Saturday, Israeli authorities said, blaming Hezbollah and vowing to inflict a heavy price on the Iran-backed Lebanese group. Hezbollah denied any responsibility for the strike, the deadliest in Israel or Israeli-annexed territory since the […]
At least 30 dead in Gaza school airstrike, Israel says targeted militants
Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem/Gaza Reuters At least 30 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian health officials said, an attack that Israel said targeted militants who were using the compound. The Hamas-run government media office said 15 children and eight women were among those killed in […]