A Texas man is executed for the killing of a pastor during a robbery at a church
Huntsville, Texas, US AP A Texas man convicted of beating and suffocating a Dallas area pastor in his church during a robbery was put to death Wednesday evening, the second execution in the US this year and the first of four scheduled in Texas over the next three months. Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, received a […]
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Trump administration to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globally, sources say
Washington DC, US Reuters President Donald Trump’s administration plans to keep fewer than 300 staff at the US Agency for International Development out of the agency’s worldwide total of more than 10,000, four sources told Reuters on Thursday. Washington’s primary humanitarian aid agency has been a target of a government reorganization program spearheaded by businessman […]
“Dreams shattered” as Trump deports Indians ahead of Modi trip
Salempura, India Reuters It took Daler Singh six months and $US45,000 to reach the United States last month without paperwork. Within three weeks of his arrival, he was sent back to his native India on a military plane, his hands and legs cuffed throughout the journey. Singh, 37, was among 104 Indians deported by US […]
Countries staying committed to climate plans after US Paris pact exit, UN climate chief says
Brasilia, Brazil/Washington DC, US Reuters Countries are staying committed to their national climate plans and looking to lead the clean energy transition, as the United States plans to exit the Paris climate agreement, the UN’s top climate official said in his first speech of the year on Thursday. Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN […]
Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Donald Trump on Thursday authorised economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations of US citizens or US allies such as Israel, repeating action he took during his first term. The move coincides with a visit to Washington by Israel’s Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu, […]
US judge temporarily blocks Trump buyout offer for government workers
Reuters A US judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s proposed buyout for federal workers until at least Monday, giving an initial win to labor unions that sued to stop it. The ruling by US District Judge George O’Toole in Boston pushes back a midnight deadline set by the Trump administration, which is pressuring […]
Year begins with warmest January despite shift towards cooling La Nina
Brussels, Belgium Reuters Last month was the world’s warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift towards the cooling La Nina weather pattern, European Union scientists said on Thursday. January extended a run of extraordinary heat, in which 18 of the last 19 months saw an average global temperature […]
Fighting hunger: How the halt in US aid is crippling global efforts to feed the hungry
JAIMI DOWDELL, LENA MASRI, RYAN MCNEILL, GIULIA PARAVICINI and NAFISA ELTAHIR, of Reuters, report on the impacts of the US aid freeze…
“No forgetting”: Turks lament reconstruction delays two years after deadly quake
Ankara, Turkey Reuters Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced, with many still living in temporary housing, as rebuilding efforts lag behind initial targets. Residents of Antakya, the city hardest hit, gathered at 4:17am (0117 GMT) on Thursday with laurel branches and […]