Russia accuses Ukraine of striking supermarket in Donetsk
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of carrying out a missile strike on a supermarket in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Denis Pushilin, who heads the parts of Donetsk region controlled by Russia, said on Telegram that he had “confirmed information” that four people were injured in the attack in […]
Vatican approves document allowing gay men to become priests in Italy
Vatican City RNS A provisional document published by the Italian Bishops’ Conference on Friday and approved by the Vatican cautiously opens the door for the ordination of openly gay men to the priesthood, while maintaining the normal requirement of chastity. “In the formative process, when referring to homosexual tendencies, it’s also appropriate not to reduce […]
US House votes to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel
Washington DC, US Reuters The US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest at its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister over Israel’s campaign in Gaza. The vote was 243 to 140 in favour of the “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act”, which […]
Televangelist Joyce Meyer pauses program at Daystar, citing scandal at network
United States RNS Joyce Meyer, the bestselling Christian author and longtime ministry leader and speaker, is pausing her programming with Daystar Television Network after years as a leading host at the influential Christian television broadcaster, according to an email obtained from an unnamed spokesperson for Joyce Meyer Ministries. Meyer, whose popular show Enjoying Everyday Life has […]
Israeli military confirms hostage killed alongside father in Gaza
Jerusalem Reuters Israel confirmed on Friday that the remains of a hostage found killed in Gaza were of Hamza Ziyadne, the son of deceased hostage Youssef Ziyadne, whose body was found beside him in an underground tunnel near the southern city of Rafah. Israeli forces continued on Friday to pound Gaza, with Palestinian medics saying […]
Quick facts: Donald Trump’s criminal and civil cases
Reuters US President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or pay a fine over his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, but the sentence imposed by a judge on Friday places a judgment of guilt on his record. The sentencing in Trump’s New York criminal case closes out a […]
Greenland: Trump looks cement his legacy and expand sphere of US influence
STEVE HOLLAND, GRAM SLATTERY and TIM REID, of Reuters, speak to some Trump insiders about the US President-elect’s wish to acquire Greenland…
US hits Russian oil with toughest sanctions yet in bid to give Ukraine, Trump leverage
Washington DC, US/New Delhi, India/London, UK Reuters US President Joe Biden’s administration imposed its broadest package of sanctions so far targeting Russia’s oil and gas revenues on Friday, in an effort to give Kyiv and Donald Trump’s incoming team leverage to reach a deal for peace in Ukraine. The move is meant to cut Russia’s […]
Gaza war death toll could be 40 per cent higher, says study
London, UK Reuters An official Palestinian tally of direct deaths in the Israel-Hamas war likely undercounted the number of casualties by around 40 per cent in the first nine months of the war as the Gaza Strip’s healthcare infrastructure unravelled, according to a study published on Thursday. The peer-reviewed statistical analysis published in The Lancet […]
Last year was the hottest year on record, scientists say
Brussels, Belgium Reuters Global temperatures in 2024 exceeded 1.5 Celsius above the pre-industrial era for the first time, bringing the world closer to breaching the pledge governments made under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, scientists said on Friday. The World Meteorological Organization confirmed the 1.5 degrees breach, after reviewing data from US, UK, Japan and […]