US faith leaders, labour advocates push for White House meeting on poverty
Washington DC, USRNS Faith-led advocacy group the Poor People’s Campaign is pushing for a broad-based meeting with US President Joe Biden to discuss poverty, arguing the White House has not adequately responded to requests for a summit despite the president endorsing the group while running for office and speaking at their events. Speaking at National […]
Essay: The Queen – (Online) visibility with restraint
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER says the Queen provides us with an important lesson for us, facing as we do the temptation to incessantly promote, through technology, our own personal “brands”…
Sudan security forces kill 100th person in anti-coup protests
Reuters A protester was shot and killed in the Sudanese city of Omdurman on Monday by security forces, medics say, making them the 100th protester killed in anti-coup demonstrations since October. The protester, the second death after the lifting of a state of emergency on 29th May, was most likely killed by buckshot, said the […]
This Life: Shining a light in a broken world
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what it means, as followers of Christ, to bring light into the darkness…
Two days after deadly blasts, Bangladesh container depot still burns
Dhaka, Bangladesh Reuters Firefighters battled for a third day on Monday to control a huge fire that killed dozens when it triggered explosions at a Bangladesh container depot, as officials warned of the risk of further blasts if the flames spread to chemicals stored nearby. Drone footage from the BM Container Depot at Sitakunda, 40 […]