This Life: God is not hiding from you
CHARISSA CHEONG reflects on what the Bible says about God’s desire to connect with us…
West Africa bloc mediator “satisfied” after meeting Burkina Faso new military leader
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters The mediator sent to Burkina Faso by West Africa’s main political and economic bloc ECOWAS, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Tuesday said he was satisfied by a meeting with the country’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore. Issoufou added that the 15-member bloc would continue accompanying Burkina Faso’s transition to constitutional rule after the country […]
A new film by Emmy-winning director centres on Pope’s vision for environment
Vatican CityRNS A new documentary titled The Letter, directed by Emmy-winner Nicholas Brown, premiered at the Vatican on Tuesday. The letter of the title is Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical, Laudato Sì, addressed to “all people of good will” and urging an interconnected vision for humanity and the planet. Brown, who has directed many environment-focused documentaries, […]
Tear gas, locked gates led to Indonesian soccer stampede, spectators say
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters It was the closing stages of the match, a soccer derby in Indonesia’s East Java province, and 29-year-old spectator Ahmad Nizar Habibi said he had a gut feeling things were about to turn ugly. “I wanted to leave, but suddenly I heard explosions,” he said, describing rounds of tear gas fired as […]
Russia presses on with annexation plan despite battlefield setbacks
Kramatorsk/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin looked set to finalise his plan to annex four Ukrainian regions on Tuesday even as Ukraine pushed back his forces on two separate battlefield fronts, reducing the amount of seized territory Moscow controls. Russia has escalated its seven-month war with the annexation drive, a military mobilisation and warnings […]
Pakistan out of money for flood recovery, UN boosts aid request- minister
Islamabad, PakistanReuters Pakistan is out of money to spend on recovery from devastating floods, its climate change minister said on Tuesday, urging prompt international help at the UN launch of an aid appeal as funds needed by the country were ramped up five-fold. The United Nations revised up its humanitarian aid appeal for Pakistan five-fold […]
North Korea conducts longest-range missile test yet over Japan
Seoul, South Korea/Tokyo, Japan Reuters Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan. The Japanese Government warned citizens to take cover as the missile appeared to have […]
Lack of funding in focus as Congo hosts pre-COP27 climate talks
Kinshasa, Democratc Republic of CongoReuters High-level speakers at climate talks in Kinshasa called out rich nations on Monday for failing to honour a $US100 billion per year funding pledge to developing countries, warning that fair finance was needed to avert the worst of the climate crisis. Dozens of ministers and senior delegates are in Democratic […]
Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso’s latest coup?
Dakar, SenegalReuters As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso’s capital on Sunday morning, the boyish face of the country’s latest military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traore, emerged from the turret of an armoured personnel carrier. Sporting fatigues and a red beret, the 34-year-old smiled and raised his thumb as onlookers […]
Indigenous wall paintings uncovered at Mexican convent
Mexico City, MexicoAP Indigenous symbols like a feather headdress, an axe and a shield have been found under layers of lime plaster at open-air chapels in a convent just south of Mexico City, experts announced Monday. The finds suggest Spanish priests not only altered their church architecture to accommodate the large number of Indigenous converts, […]