Half a million Somali children face hunger in world’s worst famine this century
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters More than 500,000 Somali children under five are expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition and risk death from famine this year, a number unseen in any country this century, the UN children’s agency said on Tuesday. “We’ve got more than half a million children facing preventable death. It’s a pending nightmare,” James Elder, […]
Ukraine vows to drive out Russian forces as US readies more military aid
Balakliia, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine has set its sights on freeing all territory occupied by invading Russian forces after driving them back in a speedy counter-offensive in the north-east and there are indications of more US military aid on the way to back Ukraine’s mission. In an evening address, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said around 8,000 square […]
Queen’s coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace as huge crowds line London route
London/Belfast, UKReuters King Charles III and members of the royal family received the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, after tens of thousands of people lined the streets in heavy rain to mark its arrival in the British capital. On a dark night, the well-lit hearse travelled slowly from […]
Fight against AIDS, TB and malaria bounced back post-COVID – but not enough
London, UKReuters Efforts to tackle AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria began to recover last year after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but the world is still not on track to defeat these killer diseases, according to a report. In its 2022 report, released on Monday, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis […]
New Zealand child abuse survivors call for intervention from Pope Francis
Sydney, AustraliaReuters A New Zealand group representing survivors of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has called on Pope Francis to intervene in the redress process, claiming that church authorities were mishandling it and retraumatising victims. In a letter sent to the Vatican and seen by Reuters, the New Zealand chapter of Survivors Network […]
Explainer – How will the public be able to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II?
London, UKReuters The body of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state inside Westminster Hall for the public to pay their respects before her funeral on Monday, 19th September. Below is a look at the arrangements and the lying-in-state tradition. Britain’s King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York […]
UN investigator says Facebook provided vast amount of Myanmar war crimes information
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The head of a UN team of investigators on Myanmar said on Monday that Facebook has handed over millions of items that could support allegations of war crimes and genocide. The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar aims to build case files for proceedings in national, regional or international courts. It was established […]
Books: Biblical insights into the issue of anxiety
DAVID ADAMS reads Paul Grimmond’s book addressing the issue of anxiety, ‘When The Noise Won’t Stop’…
In Transylvanian Saxon village, Britain’s King Charles III is a good neighbour
Viscri, Romania Reuters For many people in the Transylvanian village of Viscri in central Romania, Britain’s King Charles III has been a gracious and engaged neighbour. The monarch, who is distantly related to Romania’s former King Michael, has bought and restored an 18th century Saxon cottage in the hillside village, and has made many visits […]
US general urges faster repatriation of IS families in Syria camp
Amman, Jordan Reuters The repatriation and reintegration of thousands of families of Islamic State militants languishing in a Kurdish-run detention camp in north-east Syria should be speeded up, the top US general in the Middle East said on Monday. General Michael “Erik” Kurilla, who leads US Central Command (CENTCOM), said many of the residents of […]