Nigerian faith leaders appeal to US to pressure their country on religious violence
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Nearly four years ago, the Biden administration removed Nigeria from a list of countries whose threats to religious freedom are of “particular concern”, but continued attacks on Christians and other religious groups by Islamist militias have prompted calls from local faith leaders and members of the US Congress for the designation to […]
Essay: Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation – US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison
In an article first published on The Conversation, MNEESHA GELLMAN and SARAH C BISHOP – experts who have researched human rights and prison conditions in El Salvador – say they are “deeply concerned” over the conditions into which deportees are arriving…
US judge finds Musk’s USAID cuts likely unconstitutional, blocks him from making more cuts
Reuters A federal judge on Tuesday blocked billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from taking any more steps to shut down the US Agency for International Development, saying their efforts to close the foreign aid agency likely violated the US Constitution. In a preliminary ruling, US District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland […]
This Life: Inexplicable joy
SAMANTHA ELLEY reflects on being able to access an ever-present joy, in both extraordinary times and the mundane…
NASA astronauts ‘Butch and Suni’ return to Earth after drawn-out mission in space
Updated: 11:10am (AEDT) Washington DC, US Reuters NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday with a soft splashdown off Florida’s coast, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long stay on the International Space Station. Their return caps a […]
Israel is ramping up annexation of West Bank, UN rights chief says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Israel has expanded and consolidated settlements in the occupied West Bank as part of the steady integration of these territories into the State of Israel, in breach of international law, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday. The report, based on research between 1st November, 2023, and 31st October, 2024, said […]
US Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump’s attack on judge
Washington DC, US Reuters US Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked President Donald Trump on Tuesday for urging the impeachment of a federal judge, laying bare tensions between the country’s chief executive and the judiciary as Trump’s sweeping assertions of power run into judicial roadblocks. In a rare statement, Roberts wrote: “For more than two centuries, […]
Putin agrees to 30-day halt on energy facility strikes, Ukraine signals support
Updated: 10:55am (AEDT) Washington DC, US Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities temporarily but declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire that President Donald Trump hoped would be the first step toward a permanent peace deal. Ukraine said it would support the scaled-back agreement, which would require […]
Israel warns more to come as airstrikes kill over 400 in Gaza after two months of truce
Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza and killed more than 400 people on Tuesday, Palestinian health authorities said, shattering nearly two months of relative calm since a ceasefire began, as Israel warned the onslaught was “just the beginning.” Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas accused each other of breaching the truce. It had broadly […]