Haiti gangs set fire to building once home to nation’s oldest radio station
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Armed men set fire to a building in Haiti’s capital that had long served as headquarters for the nation’s oldest radio station, as an alliance of gangs continues to grow its power despite efforts by local security forces. Videos shared on social media on Thursday showed the multi-story building in downtown Port-au-Prince […]
Southern Baptist lawyers say the DOJ investigation is over
United States RNS Lawyers for the Southern Baptist Convention said on Wednesday that the US Department of Justice has ended an investigation into the denomination’s response to allegations of sexual abuse committed by Southern Baptist pastors and institutional leaders. That investigation was launched in 2022 after the release of the Guidepost report that demonstrated that […]
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Mexicans hope uncovered mass grave sheds light on missing relatives
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters The families of many Mexicans who have been missing for years are looking for answers in the discovery of piles of clothes, shoes and skeletal remains at a ranch in western Mexico that may have been a base to burn bodies and bury the remains. Civilian activists searching for missing loved […]
Pakistan train attack survivors “crouched for hours” to survive
Quetta, Pakistan Reuters Hostages freed after a day-long ordeal following an attack by militants on a train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province described crouching on the floor for hours before their release, as the bodies of 25 people killed arrived in Quetta. The separatist Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack on the Jaffar Express, […]
Portugal’s President disbands parliament, calls election for 18th May
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Portugal will hold an early parliamentary election – its third in just over three years – on 18th May, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Thursday, two days after the centre-right minority government lost a parliamentary confidence vote. The president made the widely-expected decision to disband parliament and call the national […]
EU pledges €4.7 billion to South Africa as Trump brings them closer
Cape Town, South Africa Reuters European Union leaders announced a €4.7 billion investment package during a visit to South Africa on Thursday, at a time when both are on worse terms with the United States than they have been for decades. The European leaders said the visit was an opportunity to strengthen close ties with […]
US judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired workers
Reuters A California federal judge on Thursday ordered six US agencies to reinstate thousands of recently hired employees who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump’s purge of the federal workforce. The ruling by US District Judge William Alsup during a hearing in San Francisco was the most significant blow yet to the […]
Trump tells NATO chief the US needs Greenland
Washington DC, US Reuters President Donald Trump told NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday that US control of Greenland is necessary to enhance international security, escalating his campaign to annex the strategic Arctic island. “You know, Mark, we need that for international security, not just security – international – we have a lot of our […]
Syria: Signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
ABBY SEWELL, of Associated Press, reports on a tumultuous week in the Middle Eastern nation…