Essay: The climate apocalypse is real, and it is coming
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says concern for the environment can no longer be an optional or secondary aspect of Christianity but must be central to who we are as Christians…
Wow!: Lebanese rediscover local flavours as crisis hits food imports
TIMOUR AZHARI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how Lebanon’s economic and COVID-19 crises have led to a shift away from imported food to more locally produced products…
More than 18,000 children recruited by Colombia’s FARC rebels – court
Bogota, ColombiaReuters At least 18,667 children in Colombia were forced to join the now-demobilised FARC guerrilla group and subjected to abuses and treatment considered war crimes over a 20-year period, the country’s transitional justice court (JEP) said on Tuesday. The JEP’s investigation, which will see 26 former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia […]
Taliban control 65 per cent of Afghanistan, EU official says, after series of sudden gains
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on captured Afghan territory on Tuesday as civilians hid in their homes, and a European Union official said the militants now control 65 per cent of the country after a string of gains as foreign forces pull out. Pul-e-Khumri, capital of the northern province of Baghlan, fell to […]