Cities face ‘whiplash’ of floods, droughts as temperatures rise, study warns
Singapore Reuters The weather in some of the world’s most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a study commissioned by the charity WaterAid showed on Wednesday. South and South-East Asia face the strongest wetting trends, while Europe, the Middle […]
Former Texas megachurch pastor indicted in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges
Dallas, Oklahoma, US AP A former pastor of a Texas megachurch who resigned after a woman accused him of sexually abusing her in the 1980s has been indicted in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges, that state’s Attorney General’s office said Wednesday. Robert Preston Morris, 63, has been charged with five counts of lewd or […]
For families of Philippines drug war victims, Duterte’s arrest revives hopes for justice
Manila, The Phlippines Reuters The moment Jerica Ann Pico, the widow of a man who was killed during the war on drugs in the Philippines, heard the news of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest, she said it felt like a fresh breath of life had rushed back into her. She said she never thought she […]
A Sustainable Life: Butterflies declined by 22 per cent in just two decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them
ELIZA GRAMES, a member of the US Geological Survey’s Powell Center Status of Butterflies of the United States Working Group, looks at the decline of butterflies in the continental US, why that’s important and how you can help reverse it…
US faith-based refugee resettlement groups concerned about Trump administration’s new plans
United States RNS In a Monday night status report on refugee resettlement, President Donald Trump’s administration acknowledged there had been a “significant deterioration of functions” due to its stop-work orders and suspension of resettlement programs. The status report was produced to comply with a federal judge’s order after the administration was sued by three faith-based […]
UK watchdog rejects calls to redefine terrorism, backs new offence
London, UK Reuters Britain should not redefine terrorism in the wake of last summer’s murders at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event but the government should consider a new law to tackle those bent on mass killings, the UK’s terrorism watchdog said. Axel Radukabana, 18, stabbed to death three young girls and wounded 10 others last […]
Ethiopia’s Tigray region urges federal intervention after town seized
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Reuters Officials administering Ethiopia’s Tigray region asked for federal help on Wednesday as a faction of the main regional party seized control of a town, stoking fears of a return to conflict in the war-scarred region. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) runs Tigray’s interim administration, established in 2023 as part of […]
Russia lays out demands for talks with US on Ukraine, sources say
New York/Washington DC, US Reuters Russia has presented the US with a list of demands for a deal to end its war against Ukraine and reset relations with Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter. It is not clear what exactly Moscow included on its list or whether it is willing to engage […]
East African bloc urges South Sudan to free arrested officials
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters A bloc of East African nations on Wednesday called for South Sudan’s government to release detained officials and lift security restrictions as part of efforts to prevent recent mounting factional tensions from erupting into renewed war. South Sudan has formally been at peace since a 2018 peace deal ended a five-year civil […]
Judicial security: After a murder, cartels loom over Mexico’s new system of electing judges
CASSANDRA GARRISON, of Reuters, reports from Acapulco on the threats facing judges as a sea change in how Mexico runs its judicial system takes effect…