At least 56 killed in suicide bombing at Shi’ite mosque in Pakistan
Peshawar, PakistanReuters A suicide bombing at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque during Friday prayers in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar killed at least 56 people and injured nearly 200, police and hospital officials said. An armed man who arrived near the mosque on a motorcycle opened fire when he was stopped by police, before forcing […]
Russia seizes Ukraine nuclear power plant as forces lay siege to cities
Lviv/Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russian forces in Ukraine seized Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant on Friday in an assault that caused alarm around the world and that Washington said had risked catastrophe, although officials said later that the facility was now safe. Fighting also raged elsewhere in Ukraine as troops besieged and bombarded several cities in the […]
US lawmakers demand HSBC explain actions against Hong Kong activists, Americans
Washington DC, USReuters Influential US lawmakers have demanded that one of the world’s biggest banks, HSBC Holdings Plc, explain its actions in freezing accounts of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, moves that could leave it liable to severe sanctions under US law. The bipartisan group of six senators and seven members of the House of Representatives […]
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Updated: Fire put out near Ukrainian nuclear power plant
Updated: 4:45pm (AEDT)Borodyanka/Lviv, Ukraine Reuters A fire that broke out in a training building near the largest nuclear power plant in Europe during intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has been extinguished, Ukraine’s state emergency service said on Friday. US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said there was no indication of elevated radiation levels at […]
In the US, report finds white supremacist propaganda fell slightly in 2021; anti-Semitic disinformation grew
RNS Dissemination of white supremacist propaganda in the United States fell by five per cent in 2021, while specific anti-Semitic propaganda rose by 27 per cent, a new report by the Anti-Defamation League finds. The report – which collected instances of hate groups distributing or posting fliers, stickers, banners, pamphlets and graffiti – concluded that […]
Arctic Council in upheaval over Russia as climate change transforms region
London, UK/Washington DC, US Reuters Countries of the Arctic Council said on Thursday they would boycott future talks in Russia over its Ukraine invasion, throwing international cooperation in the region into upheaval at a time when climate change is opening it up to resource exploitation. The Arctic Council brings together countries with Arctic territories to […]
Lions and tigers driven out of Ukraine to safety in Polish zoo
Warsaw, PolandReuters A truck carrying six lions, six tigers, two caracals and an African wild dog from a sanctuary east of Kyiv reached Poland on Thursday after a two-day drive to escape the Russian invasion, a Polish zoo official said. Members of Poznan Zoo stand next to a truck carrying animals from a sanctuary east […]
EU backs move to give Ukraine refugees temporary residency
Brussels, Belgium/Budapest, Hungary Reuters European Union interior ministers gave unanimous backing on Thursday to a plan to grant temporary residency to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion, which should come into force within days. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin described as “important and historic” the backing for a package that would offer Ukrainians rights similar to […]
More than 200 gunmen killed in Nigeria security operation – official
Kaduna, NigeriaReuters At least 200 gunmen were killed in the past three days in Nigeria’s central-northern state of Niger during a security operation to clear armed gangs from the area, a state commissioner said on Thursday. Gunmen have terrorised citizens in the north and north-west of the country and have gained notoriety for kidnapping hundreds […]