Pope implicitly accuses Russia of aggression, imperialism in Ukraine
Vatican CtyReuters Pope Francis implicitly accused Russia on Thursday of “armed conquest, expansionism and imperialism” in Ukraine, calling the conflict a “cruel and senseless war of aggression”. The Pope, speaking to a delegation of Orthodox leaders from the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate, said the conflict had pitted Christians against one another. Pope Francis meets with Job […]
Landslide kills 14 in eastern India, nearly 50 others feared dead
Guwahati, IndiaReuters At least 14 people have died and another four dozen are feared to have been killed after a massive landslide in a remote area of the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur, officials said on Thursday. Rescue workers battled heavy rains to pull out 19 survivors from the rubble on Thursday morning after the […]
Russia abandons Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in victory for Ukraine
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russian forces abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island on Thursday in a victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia’s blockade on Ukrainian ports. Russia said it had decided to withdraw from the outcrop off Ukraine’s south-western coast as a “gesture of goodwill” to show Moscow was not […]
Reporter gunned down in latest attack on Mexican journalists
Mexico City, MexicoReuters A Mexican reporter was killed Wednesday in one of the country’s most violent northern border states, authorities and his employer said, the latest in a series of attacks in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists. Antonio de la Cruz, a journalist for local newspaper Expreso, was shot and killed […]
Origins: Where was the world’s first zoo?
In an article first published on The Conversation, MICHAEL J RENNER, director of zoo and conservation science at Drake University, explores where the idea of zoos came from…
Philippines begins new era of Marcos rule, decades after overthrow
Manila, Philippines Reuters The son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was sworn in as President of the Philippines on Thursday, completing a stunning comeback for one of Asia’s most famous political dynasties, 36 years after it was ousted in a popular uprising. Marcos, Jr, scored a rare landslide victory in last month’s election, […]
In the US, FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans
New Orleans, USAP The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades, a rare federal foray into such cases looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them, officials and others familiar with the inquiry told The Associated Press. […]
Two pastors arrested in Uganda’s crackdown on noise pollution
Kampala, Uganda Two Ugandan pastors have been arrested and appeared in court over noise pollution as government launches crackdown on churches emitting noise beyond the set limits. The National Environmental Authority – the body charged with protecting the environment in the country – conducted the operations in which the pastors were arrested. NEMA identified them […]
“Lots of talk, little action”: Hundreds protest outside UN Ocean Conference
Lisbon, PortugalReuters Aboriginal Australian activist Theresa Ardler travelled halfway across the world to tell leaders at the UN Ocean Conference in Portugal that they are failing to protect her fishing community back home. Ardler, 50, fears the humpback whales that travel through the deep blue waters surrounding her aboriginal village of Wreck Bay, on the […]
Philippines: Drug killings leave agony, savage facet to Duterte’s legacy
JIM GOMEZ, of Associated Press, reports on the legacy of outgoing Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug crackdown…