Updated: Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in US drone strike in downtown Kabul
Updated: 6:55pm (AEST)Washington DC, USReuters The United States killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a “precision” strike in the centre of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President Joe Biden said, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon who had a $US25 million […]
Pope to visit Kazakhstan, may meet Russian Orthodox Patriarch
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis will attend a meeting of religious leaders in Kazakhstan in September, the Vatican said on Monday, a gathering where he has said previously he hoped to meet with the Russian Orthodox Patriarch, who backs the war in Ukraine. Francis is set to be in the capital Nur-Sultan from 13th to 15th […]
Updated: “Glimmer of hope” as Ukraine grain ship leaves Odesa port
Updated: 7:30am, 2nd August, 2022 (AEST)Kyiv, UkraineReuters The first ship to carry Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine five months ago left the port of Odesa for Lebanon on Monday under a safe passage deal described as a glimmer of hope in a worsening global food crisis. The sailing was made […]
Honduras launches ‘Bitcoin Valley’ in the tourist town of Santa Lucia
Reuters People can pay for a slushie with crypto in the streets of “Bitcoin Valley,” a project in the Honduran tourist enclave of Santa Lucia through which the country has entered the digital currency trend. The small town in the mountains, 20 minutes from the capital Tegucigalpa, has become a bitcoin city. A man checks […]
Mexico declares drought in northern state of Nuevo Leon matter of “national security”
Monterrey, MexicoReuters Mexico declared the water shortage in the northern state of Nuevo Leon a matter of “national security” on Friday as the region, home to Mexico’s industrial capital, has been crippled by a worsening drought in recent months. Buckets are refilled with water by residents as a water truck distributes it outside houses at […]
Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information
Washington DC, US Reuters A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had not shared the “specific trajectory information” needed to know where possible debris might fall. US Space Command said the Long March 5B rocket re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approximately 12:45pm EDT Saturday, but […]
US House Speaker Pelosi begins Asia tour, no mention of Taiwan
Beijing, China Reuters US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi starts a tour of four Asian countries on Sunday, her office said, without mentioning Taiwan amid intense speculation she might visit the self-ruled island claimed by China. “Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation to the Indo-Pacific region, including visits to Singapore, Malaysia, South […]
Out of school: Indian children without Aadhaar digital ID shut out of education
SAURABH SHARMA and RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report that millions of children risk being excluded from school and free food programs due to a lack of the Indian government’s biometric ID cards…
Salvadoran Archbishop praises government crackdown on gangs
San Salvador, El SalvadorAP The Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Salvador said Sunday that most people support a months-long state of emergency that has rounded of tens of thousands of suspects in a crackdown on violent street gangs. While critics say the campaign has violated human rights and swept up apparently innocent people, Archbishop José […]
Essay: Protests against UN in eastern Congo highlight peace mission’s crisis of legitimacy
In an article first published on The Conversation, JENNA RUSSO, a researcher and lecturer at the City University of New York, looks at what has sparked recent violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo…