Ukraine warns talks with Russia may collapse as battles rage in east
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine warned on Friday that peace talks with Moscow were in danger of collapse and said Russia was pounding areas in the east as US lawmakers vowed to swiftly approve a massive new weapons package for Kyiv. Russian forces have turned their focus toward Ukraine’s east and south after failing to capture the […]
Blast kills more than 50 at Kabul mosque, its leader says
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, its leader said, the latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The blast hit the Khalifa Sahib Mosque in the west of the capital in the early […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Tauren Wells spends a month at top of Aussie chart
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Snapshot: Mural celebrating Cabo Verde life
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“Our hands are tied”: Liberia grapples with heaps of city waste
Monrovia, LiberiaReuters As the sun set over Liberia’s vast West Point slum, youth leader Archie Gbezay shook his head as children meandered around dense piles of trash, playing catch with jars of old hair product plucked from polluted puddles of water. Gbezay, 34, has seen his neighbours in corrugated iron shacks grapple with […]
After pandemic drop, Canada’s detention of immigrants rises again
Toronto, Canada Reuters Canada is locking up more people in immigration detention without charge after the numbers fell during the pandemic, government data obtained by Reuters shows. Authorities cite an overall rise in foreign travelers amid easing restrictions but lawyers say their detained clients came to Canada years ago. Two closed Canadian border checkpoints are seen after it was […]
International pilgrims to be among those at Uganda’s Martyrs’ Day commemorations for first time in two years
Kampala, Uganda The Ugandan Government has allowed international pilgrims to attend this year’s Martyrs’ Day commemorations on 3rd June after their involvement was barred for the past two years due to COVID-19. At a press conference held in Kampala on Wednesday, Catholic Bishop Robert Muhiirwa, vice-chairman of the Uganda Episcopal Conference, said that the Ugandan Ministry […]
Africa seeing uptick in COVID cases driven by South Africa, WHO says
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Africa is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 infections, largely driven by a doubling in cases reported in South Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, urging people across the continent to continue to get vaccinated. Africa had been experiencing a lull in COVID cases, with the WHO earlier this month pointing […]
Preserving the past: Online army deploys to save Ukraine’s art and heritage
UMBERTO BACCHI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on efforts to preserve Ukraine’s cultural heritage in the midst of war…
Christian leaders step up aid as people face multiple crises in Burkina Faso
Nairobi, Kenya Religious leaders in Burkina Faso have stepped up to assist millions of citizens who crises, including conflict and climate change, have impacted. The West African nation of more than 20 million people has experienced many challenges over the past decade. Early this year, the military overthrew the government, making it the fourth coup […]