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Cathedrals grace Christmas stamps for first time in UK

Norwich, UK Eye-catching and decorative, this year’s UK Christmas stamps have been given an episcopal seal of approval with images of cathedrals amid gently falling snow. Designed by artist Judy Joel, the designs feature four Anglican cathedrals – Liverpool Cathedral in England, St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, St Patrick’s Cathedral in Armagh, Northern Ireland, […]

Explainer – What’s next after ICC issues warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders?

The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief and a Hamas leader for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The move comes after the ICC prosecutor Karim Khan announced on 20th May that he […]

As Ukraine war hits 1,000 days, Pope Francis renews call for peace

Vatican City RNS Marking 1,000 days since the start of the bloody war in Ukraine, with hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians and Russians dead and millions displaced, the Vatican on Wednesday welcomed Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and renewed earlier appeals for peace. In a half-hour private audience, Zelenska and the Pope […]

Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro on Thursday in response to the US and UK allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory with advanced Western weapons, in a further escalation of the 33-month-old war. Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a televised address, said Moscow struck a Ukrainian […]

Israeli strikes kill scores in Gaza with many trapped beneath the rubble

Cairo, Egypt Reuters The Israeli military bombed at least five crowded homes in northern Gaza early on Thursday with many casualties buried beneath the rubble, Palestinian health officials said, as troops deepened an incursion along the territory’s northern edge. Rescue operations were under way in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya, medics said. Hamas […]

Brazil police accuse Bolsonaro and ex-ministers of 2022 coup plot

Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the 2022 election along with dozens of ex-ministers and senior aides, federal police said in a formal accusation filed on Thursday with the country’s Supreme Court. The final police report caps a nearly two-year investigation into Bolsonaro’s role in the election-denying movement […]

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas leader

The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief, as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict. In their decision, the ICC judges said there were reasonable […]

Israeli strikes kill 47 people in eastern Lebanon, official says

Beirut, Lebanon/Jerusalem Reuters Israeli strikes killed at least 47 people in eastern Lebanon on Thursday, a Lebanese official said, pressing the campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group as a US mediator sought to advance ceasefire talks in Israel. US mediator Amos Hochstein, who said a ceasefire was “within our grasp” during a visit to Lebanon […]