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Japan PM Kishida seeks to solidify South Korea ties on farewell visit

Seoul, South Korea Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived for a whirlwind visit to South Korea on Friday, seeking to seal a newfound partnership between the neighbours which will be tested by imminent changes of leaders in Tokyo and Washington. Prodded by US President Joe Biden, Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol […]

US calls for renewing Haiti security mission mandate

Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called for renewing a United Nations mandate for an international security mission to help Haiti fight armed gangs that have taken over much of the country’s capital and expanded to nearby regions. The mission’s mandate, first approved for 12 months, is set to expire […]

Summer of 2024 was world’s hottest on record, EU climate change monitor says

Brussels, Belgium Reuters The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service said on Friday, as global warming continues to intensify. The boreal summer of June to August this year blew past last summer to become the world’s warmest, the Copernicus Climate Change Service […]

Georgia arrests father of teen suspected of killing four at school

Atlanta, US Reuters Georgia state officials arrested the father of the 14-year-old suspected school shooter Colt Gray on Thursday in connection with Wednesday’s shooting that killed four people and wounded nine at Apalachee High School. Colin Gray, 54, was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of […]

Members of shuttered Rwandan churches gather in homes as leaders quietly protest

Kigali, Rwanda RNS On a recent Sunday morning, a dozen people congregated in a home in the Nyabisindu neighbourhood of Rwanda’s capital to ponder their next steps after the government shuttered numerous churches for noncompliance with health and safety regulations. “We are appalled by the government’s denial of our freedom to worship our God,” said […]