Armed men fire on Haiti hospital reopening, killing at least three
Port-au-Prince Reuters At least three people were killed and others injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists gathered for a government press conference set to announce the reopening of Haiti’s largest public hospital, a witness to the attack told Reuters. Two reporters and a police officer were killed, said […]
Brazil probes risks from chemicals after tankers plunged off collapsed bridge
Estreito, Brazil Reuters Brazilian state and federal authorities were assessing on Tuesday the risks of water contamination after trucks carrying sulfuric acid and agricultural pesticides plunged into a river on Sunday in a deadly bridge collapse. The central span of a 533-metre bridge that links the cities of Estreito in Maranhao state and Aguiarnopolis in […]
Cities worldwide hold subdued Christmas Eve celebrations amid conflicts
Bethlehem, West Bank AP Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that typically descends on the West Bank during Christmas week were nowhere to be found. The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were […]
Church of England must repent, leading cleric says at Christmas
London, UK Reuters The Church of England’s second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on Wednesday for repentance and change within an institution reeling from child abuse cover-up scandals. This year’s festivities have been overshadowed by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s resignation over a cover-up and accusations of further […]
French officials raise Mayotte death toll to 39 after Storm Chido
Paris, France Reuters French officials raised the death toll in Mayotte to 39 from 35, about 10 days after the islands were battered by a devastating cyclone. People clean the debris around the destroyed houses in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, France on 20th December, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes. Authorities have said […]
Russian missile strike kills one, injures 15 in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih
Reuters A ballistic missile struck an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring 15, four of them seriously, officials said. Ukrainian officials denounced the Christmas Eve attack on the city, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hometown. A view shows a site of Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s […]
Israeli army forces patients out of north Gaza hospital, medics say
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli troops forced the evacuation of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza and many patients, some of them on foot, arrived at another hospital miles away in Gaza City, the territory’s health ministry said on Tuesday. The Indonesian Hospital is one of the Gaza Strip’s few still partially functioning hospitals, on its […]
Twenty-one dead in Mozambique unrest after top court decision on election
Maputo, Mozambique Reuters At least 21 people have been killed in unrest after Mozambique’s top court on Monday confirmed long-ruling party Frelimo’s victory in the election, the country’s interior minister said late on Tuesday. The decision by Mozambique’s Constitutional Council sparked fresh nationwide protests by opposition groups and their supporters who say the vote was […]
Syrian Christians attend Christmas Mass for first time since fall of Assad
Damascus, Syria Reuters Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in early December, in an early test of the new Islamist rulers’ pledges to protect the rights of the country’s religious minorities. The service was held amid tight security due to concerns of […]
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis appeals for courage to better the world
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis said the story of Jesus’ birth as a poor carpenter’s son should instil hope that all people can make an impact on the world, as the pontiff on Tuesday led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas. Francis, celebrating the 12th Christmas of his pontificate, presided at a solemn Christmas Eve […]