Taliban releases detained US citizen Faye Hall
Reuters American citizen Faye Hall said on Saturday she had been released by the Taliban administration after being detained in Afghanistan last month. “I’ve never been so proud to be an American citizen,” Hall said in a video posted by President Donald Trump on Truth Social. “Thank you, Mr President,” she added. “God bless you.” […]
Ecuadorian President replaces Vice President after long-running feud
Quito Ecuador Reuters Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa appointed Cynthia Gellibert, secretary general of public administration, as interim Vice President on Saturday, replacing the elected-Vice President Veronica Abad. Over the past year, Noboa and Abad have feuded over who would represent the country as president while Noboa takes time out to campaign in the run-up to […]
Spain: Galicia’s wild horses in peril, despite key role in wildfire prevention
NACHO DOCE and CHARLIE DEVEREUX, of Reuters, reports Europe’s largest herd of wild horses has dwindled to less than half the size it was in the 1970s…
Qatar hosts talks between Congo and Rwanda, also meets with rebels, sources say
Reuters Qatari mediators hosted a second round of talks on Friday between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, and separately met representatives of the Rwandan-backed rebellion waging an insurgency in eastern Congo, four sources told Reuters. Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame met last week in Doha for their first talks […]
Sudan army chief vows no forgiveness for RSF, extends control over capital
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ruled out any reconciliation with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in a video statement on Saturday in which he vowed to crush the group. “We will neither forgive, nor compromise, nor negotiate,” he said, reaffirming the military’s commitment to restoring national unity and stability. Burhan also […]
Syria’s President al-Sharaa forms new transitional government
Reuters Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a transitional government on Saturday, a key milestone in the transition away from decades of Assad family rule and improving Syria’s ties with the West. Syria’s new Islamist-led authorities have been under pressure by the West and Arab countries to form a government that is more inclusive of the […]
Former Church of England leader says scale of abuse scandal was “overwhelming”
London, UK Reuters Justin Welby, the former spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide, reiterated he had failed to ensure proper investigations into allegations of abuse within the Church of England, saying the scale of the issue was “overwhelming”. Welby stepped down as Archbishop of Canterbury in November 2024, after calls for him to resign intensified following […]
Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal, the group’s chief says
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Hamas has agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal it received two days ago from mediators Egypt and Qatar, the Palestinian militant group’s chief said on Saturday. “Two days ago, we received a proposal from the mediators in Egypt and Qatar. We dealt with it positively and accepted it,” Khalil al-Hayya said in […]
In disaster-stricken Myanmar, a desperate bid to rescue survivors with bare hands
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters In the hours after a massive earthquake flattened buildings in Myanmar’s Mandalay on Friday, survivors scrambled through the debris using their bare hands in desperate attempts to save those still trapped. Without heavy machinery to assist them and with authorities absent, a resident and rescue workers in the South-East Asian country’s second-largest […]
Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,600, as junta lets in foreign rescuers
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters Myanmar’s military rulers let in hundreds of foreign rescue personnel on Saturday after an earthquake killed more than 1,600 people, the deadliest natural disaster to hit the impoverished, war-torn country in years. Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake, among the biggest to jolt the South-East Asian nation in the last century, crippled airports, bridges […]