Essay: From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools
SETH T KANNARR, DEREK H ALDERMAN, AND JORDAN BRASHER look, in an article first published on The Conversation, at what’s behind Trump administration’s push to change place names…
Funding shortages may halt global child malnutrition programs, World Food Programme warns
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Programs to help prevent malnourishment in children in Yemen, Afghanistan and Syria could be suspended within months if urgent funding is not found, the UN’s World Food Programme warned on Wednesday. “If we fail to act, we are condemning millions of children to a lifetime of suffering”, said WFP Executive Director Cindy […]
Sight-Seeing: Are we expecting too much of the church?
KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says the church is not a sugar daddy whose purpose is to meet all our personal, social and vocational needs…
Jesuits make broad offer of reparations to women who say they were abused by ex-Jesuit artist
New York, US AP Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order is making a broad gesture of reparations to some 20 women who say they were sexually, psychologically and spiritually abused by a famous ex-Jesuit artist and have been waiting for justice for years from the Vatican. A top Jesuit official in Rome, Rev Johan Versuchen, said Wednesday […]
South Korea wildfires kill at least 24, pilot killed as firefighting helicopter crashes
Uiseong County, South Korea Reuters The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea’s south-eastern region rose to 24 and the pilot of a firefighting helicopter was killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, as the country battles some of its worst forest fires in decades. The deadly wildfires have spread rapidly and forced […]
Bolivia declares emergency after floods kill over 50
La Paz, Bolivia Reuters Bolivian President Luis Arce declared a national emergency on Wednesday after torrential rains and severe floods left more than 50 dead and displaced more than 100,000 across the country. All nine of Bolivia’s departmental regions have been affected by the heavy rains, with one being designated in a state of disaster […]
Ukraine and Russia’s truce agreements run into trouble within hours
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine and Russia accused one another on Wednesday of flouting a truce on energy strikes brokered by the United States, and the European Union said it would not meet conditions set by Russia for a planned ceasefire in the Black Sea. The United States announced separate agreements with Ukraine and Russia on […]
Sudanese army drives RSF from central Khartoum, witnesses say
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters The Sudanese army drove its rival Rapid Support Forces from most of Khartoum city, residents said on Wednesday, as the army chief toured the presidential palace and airport, marking a major military gain though the wider war looks far from over. The residents said RSF troops had withdrawn and the […]
Hundreds stage Gaza protest against Hamas after conflict resumes
Cairo, Egypt/Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Hundreds of Palestinians have protested in northern Gaza to demand an end to war, chanting “Hamas out”, social media posts showed, in a rare public show of opposition to the militant group that sparked the latest war with its 7th October, 2023 raid on Israel. Northern Gaza has been one […]