Aid cuts could leave more women dying in pregnancy and birth, UN says
London, UK Reuters Cuts to aid budgets are threatening to undermine years of progress in reducing the number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth, and could lead to a rise in deaths, the United Nations has warned. Globally, there was a 40 per cent decline in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2023, a report […]
EU seeks unity in first strike back at Trump tariffs
Brussels, Belgium Reuters European Union countries will seek to present a united front in the coming days against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, likely approving a first set of targeted countermeasures on up to $US28 billion of US imports from dental floss to diamonds. Such a move would mean the EU joining China and Canada […]
Le Pen evokes spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr, as supporters rally in Paris
Paris, France Reuters French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Sunday she would peacefully fight her five-year ban from running for office and draw inspiration from American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr, as thousands of people rallied in Paris to back her. A Paris court convicted Le Pen and two dozen National […]
Russian troops push into Ukraine’s Sumy region; Russian strike kills one in Kyiv
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russia said on Sunday that its troops had taken the village of Basivka in Ukraine’s north-eastern Sumy region, and were battering Ukrainian forces at a host of settlements in the area. More than two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv sent thousands of troops over the border into Russia’s Kursk […]
Palestinian teenager with US citizenship killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters A Palestinian teenager with US citizenship was killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, Palestinian officials said on Sunday, with the Israeli military saying it shot a “terrorist” who endangered civilians by hurling rocks. The incident is the latest in a surge of violence and near-daily […]
Iran wants indirect talks with US, warns regional countries over strikes against it
Reuters Iran is pushing back against US demands that it directly negotiate over its nuclear program or be bombed, warning neighbours that host US bases that they could be in the firing line if involved, a senior Iranian official said. Although Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s demand for direct talks, it wants to […]
Turkey’s opposition vows to sustain protests over jailing of Erdogan’s main rival
Ankara, Turkey Reuters Turkey’s main opposition leader on Sunday pledged further protests against the jailing of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan’s chief rival, aiming to sustain Turkey’s biggest demonstrations in more than a decade. The protests began on 19th March when Imamoglu, a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), was detained […]
Legal troubles: As judges stymie Trump with nationwide orders, pressure builds on US Supreme Court
ANDREW CHUNG, of Reuters, reports that the power of a single judge to issue a nationwide injunction has become pivotal in the question of whether US President Trump can quickly implement his aggressive agenda…
Quick facts – Which countries are quitting a key landmine treaty and why?
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters NATO members Poland, Finland and all three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – have queued up over the past few weeks to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, in the face of what they say are growing military threats from Russia. The moves threaten to reverse decades of […]
Essay: Research shows that a majority of Christian religious leaders accept the reality of climate change but have never mentioned it to their congregations
In an article first published on The Conversation, STYLIANOS SYROPOULOS and GREGG SPARKMAN explain what their research found with regard US Christian leaders and climate change…