Grenfell Tower report to detail what led to deadly 2017 London blaze
London, UK Reuters A public inquiry into a fire at the Grenfell Tower apartments in London that killed 72 people seven years ago will issue a report on Wednesday with survivors and families hoping it spells out who was to blame. The fire that ripped through the 23-storey social housing block in one of the […]
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In the US, National Baptists hold annual meeting as leadership questions continue
Baltimore, US RNS As the annual session of the National Baptist Convention, USA, the historically Black denomination, opened on Tuesday, the biggest question that loomed is how the meeting will end: Will it have a new president or not? In the months leading up to the gathering at the Baltimore Convention Center, members of the […]
Clash between isolated Indigenous group and loggers leaves two dead in Peru’s Amazon
Lima, Peru Reuters Two loggers in Peru’s Amazon have been killed and two others are missing after a clash with the Mashco Piro, an Indigenous community that has long isolated itself, a local advocacy organisation said Tuesday. Members of the Mashco Piro Indigenous community, a reclusive tribe and one of the world’s most withdrawn, gather […]
Trump to plead not guilty to charges in revised US indictment
Washington DC, US Reuters Former US President Donald Trump said in a court filing on Tuesday that he would plead not guilty to criminal charges in a revised indictment accusing him of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Trump, the Republican candidate in the 5th November presidential election, waived his right to appear in […]
US charges Hamas leaders over 7th October attack on Israel
Reuters The United States announced criminal charges on Tuesday against Hamas’ top leaders over their roles in planning, supporting and perpetrating the deadly 7th October attack in southern Israel. The charges against Yahya Sinwar, the militant group’s chief, and at least five others accuse them of orchestrating the 7th October attack, which killed 1,200 people, […]
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 37 in Nigeria attack
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants roared into a north-eastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and set shops and homes ablaze, killing at least 37 people, according to a military official. Residents said the death toll could be even higher, with villagers still missing and feared dead after fighters […]
“Very worrying”: In Ecuador’s Amazon, scant progress after landmark oil vote
A year after Ecuador voted to protect part of its rainforest, the outlook is for five more years of oil drilling. ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Context, reports…
Shortages and delays hit morale of Kenyan officers in Haiti morale
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Pay issues and shortages of equipment and manpower have sapped morale among Kenyan police officers deployed to Haiti and hampered their ability to confront heavily armed gangs, four officers told Reuters. After three years of rampant killing, rape and extortion by gangs that control most of the capital Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s transitional government […]
Essay: Islamic State remains a potent threat five years after its military defeat
BUSRA NISA SARAC, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at Islamic State as it is today…