Bolivia’s heavy rains cause river to flood homes near La Paz

La Paz, Bolivia Reuters Heavy rainfall in Bolivia over Saturday night caused the Pasajahuira River to overflow, flooding the neighbourhood of Bajo Llojeta on the outskirts of La Paz and leaving many people trapped in their homes awaiting rescue teams. This drone picture shows the flooded Inca Llojeta area in the aftermath of landslides caused […]
Postcards: Japanese manicurist takes on plastic pollution, one nail at a time

TOM BATEMAN, of Reuters, says Japanese manicurist Naomi Arimoto acknowledges her nail art is a drop in an ocean of plastic pollution, but says raising consciousness of the problem is a step towards a solution…
Australian prison ministry seeks new volunteers – with a little help from “Fishtail”

Geelong, Australia “I’ve seen the power of God’s love operating inside [prisons] with people who would never think would let it affect them but the Holy Spirit is just stronger than anything we realise.” So said Colin Stiller, recounting some of the impacting experiences he had when first encountering Kairos Prison Ministry Australia in a […]
Pakistan strikes seven-day ceasefire deal between warring sectarian groups

Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters A Pakistani government team mediated a seven-day ceasefire deal between rival sectarian groups on Sunday, halting days of clashes that have killed at least 68 people and injured dozens in the north-west of the country, one of the mediators said. The violence began when gunmen attacked convoys of civilian vehicles on Thursday, […]
Israeli army orders Gaza City suburb evacuated, spurring new wave of displacement

Cairo, Egypt Reuters The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders to residents in areas of an eastern Gaza City suburb, setting off a new wave of displacement on Sunday, and a Gaza hospital director was injured in an Israeli drone attack, Palestinian medics said. The new orders for the Shejaia suburb posted by the Israeli […]
Developing nations blast $US300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient

Baku, Azerbaijan Reuters Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $US300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient. The agreement, clinched in overtime at the two-week conference in Azerbaijan’s capital, was meant to […]
Hezbollah rockets land near Tel Aviv after big Israeli strike on Beirut

Jerusalem/Beirut, Lebanon Reuters Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement fired heavy rocket barrages at Israel on Sunday, and the Israeli military said houses had been destroyed or set alight near Tel Aviv, after a powerful Israeli airstrike killed at least 29 people in Beirut the day before. Israel also struck Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, where intensified bombardment over […]