Trump orders US exit from the World Health Organization
New York, US Reuters The United States will exit the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises. Trump said the WHO had failed to act independently from the “inappropriate political influence of WHO member states” and required “unfairly […]
Analysis – A new American era is ushered in by a familiar Trump
Washington DC, US Reuters In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised a new golden age, casting himself as a uniter. But for a speech that heralded a bright future, it often echoed the past. Much of Trump’s rhetoric mirrored his words eight years ago, when he was first sworn in as President and spoke […]
Trump pardons nearly all charged with 6th January US Capitol riot
Washington DC, US Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned nearly everyone criminally charged with participating in the 6th January, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, in a show of solidarity with supporters who stormed the seat of American power in his name. The far-reaching action also cuts short the sentences of 14 members of […]
Nigeria death toll from fuel truck blast reaches 98
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters The death toll from a weekend fuel truck blast in Nigeria has reached 98 after more bodies were recovered from the wreckage on Monday, the head of the regional emergency agency said, adding 69 people were receiving treatment in hospital. A petrol truck overturned and exploded on Saturday in Dikko, northern Niger […]
Italian church probe reveals scores of abuse cases in a single diocese
Rome, Italy Reuters Dozens of sex abuse cases committed by members of the clergy over six decades emerged on Monday from an independent report into a northern Italian diocese that considered a far longer timescale than others produced by the Italian Catholic Church. While Italian bishops have been criticised for issuing reports on abuse limited […]
Trump withdraws from Paris climate agreement, again
Washington DC, US Reuters President Donald Trump once again withdrew the United States from the Paris climate deal on Monday, removing the world’s biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade. The move places the United States alongside Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries […]
Rebel violence in the Colombian jungle leaves 20 dead
Bogota, Colombia Reuters At least 20 Colombian fighters from rival rebel factions were killed in weekend clashes over control of a strategic jungle area for drug trafficking, military sources and the human rights ombudsman office reported on Monday. The clashes pitted opposing factions from what was once the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) against […]
Los Angeles fires: Faith communities help victims with shelter, necessities while planning for future
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on how faith communities in Los Angeles are responding to the devastating wildfires…
Pope dissolves Peru-based conservative Catholic movement after abuses uncovered by Vatican
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after years of attempts at reform and a Vatican investigation. The probe uncovered sexual abuses by its founder, financial mismanagement by its leaders and spiritual abuses by its top members. The Sodalitium on Monday confirmed the […]
Essay: Trump’s executive orders can make change – but are limited and can be undone by the courts
SHARECE THROWER, in an article first published on The Conversation, explains what a US presidential executive order is, how they’ve used in the past and their limitations…