In rare comments, Myanmar’s Suu Kyi urges people to “be united” – source
Reuters Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for unity among her people, according to a source familiar with her legal proceedings, in rare remarks since her overthrow in a military coup last year. Suu Kyi, the daughter of Myanmar’s late independence hero Aung San, is on trial accused of a litany of […]
Ukraine says civilians killed in Lviv and in new Russia push in east
Lviv/Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine said on Monday that Russia had started an anticipated new offensive in the east while a Russian missile attack killed seven people in Lviv, the first civilian victims in the western city about 60 kilometres from Poland. Ukrainian officials said Russian shelling killed four people in the eastern Donetsk region on Monday, […]
Joint West African force says more than 100 insurgents killed in recent weeks
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters A joint military force from Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon said on Sunday it had killed more than 100 Islamist insurgents, including 10 commanders, in the past few weeks, as it intensifies a ground and air offensive in the Lake Chad region. Boko Haram fighters and its splinter Islamic State West Africa Province […]
For Japanese fishing town of Nemuro, Moscow holds key to survival
Nemuro, Japan Reuters Japanese fisherman Tsuruyuki Hansaku was barely out of high school when he served 10 months in a Soviet prison, arrested at sea on his father’s boat for catching cod in what the Russians considered their territory. The silver-maned resident of the northern Japanese fishing town of Nemuro, now 79, is still on […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy condemns shelling as bodies line streets of Mariupol
Lviv/Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian authorities condemned Russian artillery attacks on cities in the northeast and the continuing siege of the southern port city of Mariupol, of which Moscow said it had taken almost full control, following almost two months of bloody fighting. After failing to overcome Ukrainian resistance in the north, the Russian military has refocused […]
Jerusalem violence puts strain on Israel’s coalition government
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters Clashes in Jerusalem that have stoked tensions during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan spread into Sunday, triggering 18 arrests and putting further strain on Israel’s coalition government. Israeli riot police faced off with fireworks-hurling Palestinians in the alleyways of the walled Old City after a visit by Jews to a disputed holy […]
Planting seeds of hope: Prayer, worship lift unaccompanied migrant teens in US shelters
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on the mission of Catholic clergy and volunteers who minister to teens held in US immigration detention on the outskirts of El Paso…
Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for 2019 Easter attacks
Colombo, Sri LankaAP Sri Lankans protesting for days near the President’s office criticised a lack of progress in finding those responsible for the deaths of more than 260 people in Islamic State-inspired bombings on Easter Sunday three years ago, piling pressure on the government already embroiled in a deep economic crisis. The protesters demanded the government uncover […]
Dozens still missing as South Africa floods death toll rises to 443
Ethekwini, South AfricaReuters Rescuers searched for dozens of people still missing in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province on Sunday after heavy rains in recent days triggered floods and mudslides that have killed more than 440 people. The floods have left thousands homeless, knocked out power and water services and disrupted operations at one of Africa’s busiest […]
Christian faithful mark Easter in Jerusalem
AP Christian worshippers gathered in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepluchre, the traditional site of Jesus’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection, on Sunday to observe the Easter holiday. Orthodox Christian clergy marks Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, on […]