Wow!: Greek potter keeps ancient ways alive, wins UNESCO recognition

ELIAS MARCOU, of Reuters, reports on the work of potter Dimitris Kouvdis…
New leader takes over after protests in breakaway Georgian region

Reuters The leader of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia resigned on Tuesday and was replaced by his deputy until new elections, days after protesters seized government buildings and forced him to scrap an unpopular deal with Russia. Aslan Bzhania said he was stepping down as self-styled president of the Russian-backed territory “in order to […]
Africa’s Anglican prelates say Archbishop Welby’s resignation is warning on abuse

Nairobi, Kenya RNS In his sermon on Sunday, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town, the Anglican primate of Southern Africa, warned that reports of abuse by church leaders will likely rise in the wake of the resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby over his handling of child abuse allegations. Welby quit on 12th November, […]
Lula urges G20 leaders to move faster on net zero climate targets

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Reuters Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday urged leaders of the Group of 20 major economies to accelerate their national climate targets, calling on them to reach net zero climate emissions five to 10 years ahead of schedule. Opening the last session of the G20 summit in Rio […]
Netanyahu, in Gaza, says Hamas will no longer rule enclave

Jerusalem Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a visit to Gaza on Tuesday that Hamas would not rule the Palestinian enclave after the war had ended and that Israel had destroyed the Islamist group’s military capabilities. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a discussion on the subject of hostages kidnapped during the deadly […]
End to Israel-Hezbollah war “within our grasp”, US envoy says

Beirut, Lebanon Reuters A senior US mediator said on Tuesday there was a “real opportunity” to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and that gaps were narrowing, signalling progress in Washington’s efforts to clinch a ceasefire. White House envoy Amos Hochstein spoke in Beirut after talks with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a day after […]
Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles for first time on war’s 1,000th day

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory on Tuesday, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden on the war’s 1,000th day. Russia said its forces shot down five out of six missiles, which were fired at a military facility in the Bryansk region. […]