Ukrainian volunteers make ‘trench candles’ for troops from tin cans
Kyiv, UkraineReuters A group of Ukrainian volunteers has been making “trench candles” from tin cans for troops serving on the frontline as an energy crisis triggered by the war takes its toll on both the armed forces and civilians. Russian forces have increasingly targeted Ukraine’s infrastructure including power stations and the electricity grid, causing regular […]
This Life: What are we working towards in this life?
CHARISSA CHEONG, a year into her post-university life, writes that amid uncertainty we should never lose sight of our ultimate goal – an eternity with Christ…
Netanyahu poised for comeback in Israeli election, exit polls show
JerusalemReuters Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared well placed to return to power after exit polls following Tuesday’s election showed his right-wing bloc heading for a narrow majority lifted by a strong showing from his far-right allies. Israel’s longest-serving premier, on trial over corruption charges which he denies, was poised to take 61 to […]
Modi seeks detailed inquiry as India bridge toll rises to 135
Morbi, India Reuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said lessons must be learned as he visited the site of a bridge collapse that killed 135 people and met some of the injured in hospital on Tuesday. Army, navy and national disaster response force teams continued their search while locals gathered on the banks of the […]
Russia orders wider evacuation of occupied southern Ukraine
Kyiv/Mykolaiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia told civilians on Tuesday to leave an area along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian province of Kherson, a major extension of an evacuation order that Kyiv says amounts to the forced depopulation of occupied territory. Russia had previously ordered civilians out of a pocket it controls […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro avoids concession to Lula, but transition to begin
Brasilia/São Paulo Reuters Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday avoided conceding defeat in his first public remarks since losing Sunday’s election, saying protests since then were the fruit of “indignation and a sense of injustice” over the vote. His chief of staff, Ciro Nogueira, speaking after Bolsonaro’s brief public address, said Bolsonaro had authorised […]
ICC prosecutor allowed to resume probe of Afghanistan atrocities
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters Judges at the International Criminal Court on Monday ruled that prosecutor Karim Khan can resume his investigations into atrocities in Afghanistan, a probe that had been put on hold for more than two years. According to the ruling, published by the ICC, the judges said the investigation could move forward as […]
Macau mass tests its population after COVID-19 infections
Hong Kong, ChinaReuters Macau carried out mass testing of its 700,000 residents on Tuesday after the emergence of COVID-19 cases in the past week, including at a major casino that prompted authorities to seal 1,500 people inside. All residents in the world’s biggest gambling hub have been told to take a PCR test on Tuesday […]
Explainer – Why are West and Central Africa’s floods so devastating this year?
Dakar, Senegal Reuters Unusually intense seasonal rains have drenched swathes of West and Central Africa since June, unleashing deadly floods that have affected millions and submerged farmland in 19 countries. Below are factors that are making the floods worse and data on the scale of their impact. An aerial view of the flooded Obagi community […]
Battling cholera, Lebanon gets first vaccines, and sharp words, from France
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanon took delivery on Monday of its first vaccines to combat a worsening cholera outbreak – together with sharply worded criticism of the crisis-hit country’s crumbling public health infrastructure from donor nation France. By Sunday, cases of cholera – a disease typically spread through contaminated water, food or sewage – stood at 1,447, […]