After surprise Trump-Kim meeting, US and North Korea to reopen talks
Panmunjom/Seoul, South KoreaReuters US President Donald Trump became the first sitting US President to set foot in North Korea on Sunday when he met its leader, Kim Jong-un, in the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks. The meeting, initiated by a spur-of-the-moment tweet by Trump that Kim said […]
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Explainer – Why are US Catholic schools firing gay teachers – and how can one refuse?
RNS A pair of schools in Indiana drew national attention to the Catholic Church’s attempts to grapple with LGBTQ relationships this month, highlighting the church’s complex position in a country increasingly welcoming to different sexual identities. The controversy began when it was revealed that the Archdiocese of Indianapolis would strip Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School of its status as […]
Nearly half a million people urge Indian govt to declare a “climate emergency”
New Delhi, India Thomson Reuters Foundation More than 450,000 people have signed two petitions demanding that the Indian government declare a climate emergency as severe heatwaves and crippling water shortages grip the country. Inspired by teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old student Aman Sharma launched a petition on Change.org in May after noticing that […]