Early signs show tight Kenyan presidential election
Nairobi/Eldoret, Kenya Reuters Preliminary results from Kenya’s presidential election showed a tight race between the two main candidates vying to replace President Uhuru Kenyatta, with citizens praying an announcement of a winner would not unleash violence as in years past. The Tuesday election is an important test for stability in East Africa’s biggest economy, where […]
Ukraine accuses Russia of using nuclear plant for deadly rocket attack
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of firing rockets from around a captured nuclear power plant, killing at least 13 people and wounding 10, in the knowledge it would be risky for Ukraine to return fire. The town Ukraine says Russia targeted – Marhanets – is one Moscow says its foes have used […]
Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes
Hostens, France Reuters Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of south-western France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooftops as the flames got closer. Black-and-orange skies, darkened by the smoke billowing from forests and lit up by the flames, were seen across the area […]
Japan PM shakes up cabinet amid outcry over party ties to Unification Church
Tokyo, JapanReuters Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, removing some ministers with links to the Unification Church to reverse a plunge in public support triggered by the ruling party’s ties to the controversial group. Kishida, in office since last October, announced his new government team in a shake-up that came earlier […]
Christians have a role to play in building resilient health systems, US Christian health network head tells Ugandan event
Kampala, Uganda Christians should join with governments in building resilient health systems that can deal with health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of a US-based health network has said in a speech in Uganda. In a lecture given at Uganda Christian University in late July, Doug Fountain, executive director of the Maryland-based Christian Connections […]
StrangeSights: Zelenskiy now an action figure; Ukraine in miniature; and, ‘Granny Jordan’ makes a mark in Mexico…
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Palestinians in Gaza grieve, assess damage following ceasefire
GazaReuters For many in Gaza, news of a truce between Israel and the Islamic Jihad after the most serious round of violence in just over a year was bittersweet. As families aired laundry on blasted walls and sifted through the rubble to salvage whatever documents and furniture they could find, others laid their loved ones […]
Torrential rain lessens in South Korean capital amid heavy flood damage
Seoul, South KoreaReuters Torrential rains that have slammed South Korea’s capital, Seoul, diminished on Wednesday after killing at least nine people and damaging about 2,800 homes and other buildings. More rain was forecast for Wednesday, but less than the heavy downpours on Monday and Tuesday that submerged some streets and buildings, trapping people in flooded […]
Pope concerned for Amazon and Indigenous peoples, says its first cardinal
Manaus, Brazil Reuters Pope Francis will install the first cardinal of Brazil’s Amazon region this month in a sign of his concern for the rainforest and its Indigenous inhabitants, the man whom he picked for the role said. Dom Leonardo Steiner, Archbishop of the Brazilian city of Manaus, said in an interview that Francis, the […]
The Interview: Kevin Nye, US author and advocate for the homeless
KATHRYN POST speaks with Kevin Nye, author of the new book, ‘Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness’…