Ancient Cuban flatbread makes comeback as economic crisis bites
Havana, Cuba Reuters A bustling restaurant in old Havana offers diners a blast from the distant past – small circular flatbreads made from ground yucca served alone or topped with any combination of onion, tomato, pork and garlic. The dish, known locally as casabe, has been around for over a thousand years, historians said. More […]
In Peru’s north, locals remember Pope Leo driving pick-up, playing tennis
Chiclayo, Peru Reuters The small city of Chiclayo in northern Peru was bustling with excitement on Friday, with businesses and locals sharing photos, memories and stories about its most famous former resident: Pope Leo XIV. The new head of the global Roman Catholic Church was born in Chicago, but spent decades in Peru. He first […]
Pope Leo faces packed schedule, inherits many events from Francis
Vatican City Reuters Pope Leo XIV has only been in the job one day and already faces a packed schedule of religious services, diplomatic meetings and Holy Year events, many of which were organised for his predecessor Francis. After presiding over a Mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, his next expected public […]
Seafarers stranded off Yemen port eye exit after US-Houthi ceasefire deal
Aden, Yemen Reuters Some 200 seafarers aboard more than 15 ships stuck for weeks off Yemen’s port of Ras Isa are preparing to offload cargoes and leave thanks to a ceasefire deal between Houthi militia and the US, maritime and labour union sources said on Thursday. Still, threat levels for shipping remained high given the […]
Israel won’t be involved in new Gaza aid plan, only in security, US envoy says
Jerusalem, Israel Reuters A US-backed mechanism for getting aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington’s envoy to Israel said on Friday ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East, without detailing how this would work with no ceasefire in place. Gaza’s residents face possible famine, the UN says, with Israel enforcing a […]
Few doctors, throttled aid: How Myanmar’s junta worsened earthquake toll
WA LONE, POPPY MCPHERSON and SHOON NAING, of Reuters, report on claims attacks on healthcare facilities and medical staff meant many victims of the earthquake went without immediate medical attention or had to wait a long time to receive the care they needed…
Leo XIV’s brother recalls feeling of “disbelief” over his sibling becoming Pope
New Lenox, Illinois, US AP When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his television in Illinois, called his niece and they watched in awe as his brother’s name was announced. “She started screaming because it was her uncle and I was […]
Cardinal Prevost put his head in his hands as papacy loomed
Vatican City Reuters As US Cardinal Robert Prevost realised during the secret conclave that he might be elected the next Catholic pope, he put his head in his hands at the daunting prospect of leading the 1.4-billion-member church, a cardinal said on Friday. New Jersey Cardinal Joseph Tobin, one of the other 132 clerics locked […]
Gunmen kill 30 travellers in Nigeria’s unstable south-east, Amnesty says
Lagos, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen shot dead at least 30 travellers in an attack in Nigeria’s south-eastern Imo state, Amnesty International said on Friday, raising fresh concerns about violence in a region rife with insecurity. More than 20 vehicles and trucks were set ablaze by the attackers, who were suspected to be members of the banned […]
European leaders head to Kyiv to show support after Putin’s parade
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland headed to Kyiv on Saturday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a show of unity a day after Russia’s Vladimir Putin hosted his allies in a Victory Day parade on Red Square. The summit will discuss a US and European proposal for […]