Gottfried Boehm, architect of concrete churches, dies at 101
Berlin, Germany AP German architect Gottfried Boehm, who was famous for his concrete brutalist-style church buildings, has died at 101. Boehm’s Cologne architecture office on Thursday confirmed his death on Wednesday night but didn’t give a cause. In this 22nd September, 2006, file photo people sit in front of the illuminated Potsdam’s new Hans Otto […]
Great Prayers: The Drake Prayer
DAVID ADAMS looks at a prayer attributed to 16th century English adventurer Sir Francis Drake…
France ends West African Barkhane military operation
Paris, FranceReuters President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday France’s operation battling Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa would come to an end with troops now operating as part of broader international efforts in the region. France, the former colonial power, has hailed some success against Sahel militants in recent months but the […]