Toxic smog persists over India’s north; Delhi pollution remains severe
New Delhi, India Reuters Residents in India’s northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday, as a layer of dense fog shrouded most of the region, and pollution in the capital Delhi remained severe. India battles air pollution every winter as cold, heavy air traps dust, emissions, and smoke from […]
Summit host Azerbaijan warns COP29 cannot succeed without G20 boost
Baku, Azerbaijan Reuters Leaders of the world’s biggest economies must send a clear signal on the need to tackle global warming, COP29 climate summit host Azerbaijan said on Monday. The plea came as G20 leaders met in Brazil with climate just one item on an agenda spanning war in Ukraine and the implications of Donald […]
‘Hong Kong 47’: Reaction to jailings of democrats in landmark national security trial
Updated: 10:45pm (AEDT) Hong Kong, China Reuters Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday sentenced 45 leading democrats to jail terms of up to 10 years in what critics say is a major blow to the financial hub’s rule of law. The following are comments on this landmark ruling: Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for the UN Human […]
Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial
Updated: 9:10am, 20th November, 2024 (AEDT) Hong Kong, China Reuters Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10 years in a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city’s once feisty democracy movement and drawn international condemnation. A total of 47 pro-democracy activists were arrested […]
South Africa’s Ramaphosa calls for safe recovery of illegal miners stuck underground
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday lives should not be put at risk in a standoff between police and hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft and the miners should be recovered safely. The police have blocked miners’ supplies of food and water to force […]
Ecuador declares national emergency as wildfires, drought intensify
Quito, Ecuador Reuters Ecuador’s government declared a 60-day national emergency due to raging forest fires made worse by a severe drought, risk management officials said on Monday. A cloud of smoke and ash is seen covering Quito, as the city has five active fires in its surroundings, Ecuador, on 4th September, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Karen Toro/File […]
Ukraine, marking 1,000 days of Russian invasion, eyes end to war next year
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine marked 1,000 days on Tuesday since Russia’s full-scale invasion, with weary troops battling on numerous fronts, Kyiv besieged by frequent drone and missile strikes, and officials preparing for Donald Trump to reclaim the White House in January. In a boost for the beleaguered country, US President Joe Biden gave the green […]
Thousands protesting New Zealand’s Indigenous bill set to march to parliament
Wellington, New Zealand Reuters A nine-day march by Maori and their supporters across New Zealand has culminated in Wellington on Tuesday at a rally with thousands readying to protest against a bill that opponents say seek to dilute the rights of the Maori. “Today is a show of kotahitanga, solidarity and being one as a […]
Which Gospel?
Which of these is the better Gospel? PICTURE: artplus/iStockphoto God has a plan for your life. A life of prosperity and dreams realised. Of fulfilment and abundant blessings. or… God has a plan for life. To seek the lost. Restore the broken hearted. Set the captives free. Feed the hungry. Reconcile the estranged. Forgive the […]
West Bank: Christian woman leads resistance to settlers’ seizure of family’s land
Alice Kisiya leads an interfaith effort to defend her family’s land against encroachment by Jewish settlers in the West Bank. HEATHER M SURLS, of Religion News Service, reports…