Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120, striking near holy Buddhist city
Updated: 7:25am, 8th January, 2024 (AEDT) Beijing, China Reuters A strong earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and flattening hundreds of houses, Chinese authorities said. The magnitude 6.8 quake’s epicentre was about 80 kilometres north of Mount Everest, the world’s highest […]
Trump Bible gets new ‘Inauguration Day Edition’ just in time for 6th January
United States RNS The makers of the God Bless the USA Bible, endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, have issued a new edition just in time for Trump’s second inauguration. Launched on Monday, the limited-run “Inauguration Day Bible” costs $US69.99 – or four copies for $US59.49 each – and features an embossed cover with Trump’s name […]
UK’s Starmer defends record over child sex gangs after Musk criticism
London, UK Reuters Keir Starmer defended his work as Britain’s top prosecutor on Monday, refusing to mention US billionaire Elon Musk by name but addressing Musk’s criticism that, long before he became Prime Minister, he had failed to prosecute gangs who sexually abused girls. Musk, an ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, has spent days […]
Russia’s Orthodox Patriarch, marking Christmas, says West trying to smother Russia
Reuters The Patriarch of Russia’s Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its “alternative path of civilised development”. Orthodox Christians in Russia celebrate Christmas on 7th January, according to the Julian calendar. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends the Orthodox Christmas liturgy at the […]
Venezuela, Paraguay break relations over Pena’s support for opposition; Gonzalez meets with Biden
Caracas, Venezuela/Asuncion, Paraguay Reuters Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations with Paraguay on Monday, with Paraguay expelling Venezuela’s diplomats in the country in return, a day after Paraguayan President Santiago Pena expressed support for Venezuela’s opposition. Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Asuncion, Paraguay, on 21st August, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Cesar Olmedo/File […]
Thousands left without heat or gas in Moldova’s pro-Russian separatist region
Reuters More than 51,000 households were left without gas and 1,500 apartment buildings had no winter heat in Moldova’s pro-Russian separatist enclave, authorities said on Monday, as Moldova and Russia traded blame for an escalating energy crisis. Transdniestria, a mainly Russian-speaking breakaway region along the Ukrainian border, had received Russian gas via Ukraine for decades, […]
Faith, not fear
Do you have loved ones whose eternal destiny you worry about? Listen up… PICTURE: Alex Shute/Unsplash The Bible isn’t a fan of fear. “Perfect love casts out fear” it says. So, when we witness to loved ones out of fear, it comes from the wrong place. I understand your feelings, but fear taints our witness. It […]
Austrian President tasks far-right leader with forming government
Vienna, Austria Reuters Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen tasked the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) on Monday with forming a coalition government after a centrist bid to assemble one without the FPO collapsed unexpectedly over the weekend. The announcement marks a dramatic reversal for the president, a former leader of the left-wing […]
Rise and fall: How Trudeau’s star power dimmed after weathering pandemic and Trump
DAVID LJUNGGREN, of Reuters, reports on the wins and losses of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Cardinal Robert McElroy appointed to lead Archdiocese of Washington
Washington DC, US RNS Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, currently Bishop of San Diego, to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, replacing Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the US’s first Black Catholic cardinal, whose resignation has been accepted by the Pope two years past the traditional retirement age of 75. The appointment came just as Washington […]