Haiti gang leader says fuel distribution can resume as blockade ends
Port-au-Prince, HaitiReuters Haitian gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier said on Sunday that fuel trucks can approach the Varreux terminal without fear for their safety, days after police broke up a blockade that had halted fuel distribution for nearly two months. The G9 coalition of gangs led by Cherizier in mid-September dug trenches and put up […]
Sight-Seeing: It’s not un-Christian to require people to treat you in healthy ways
LYSA TERKEURST, president of Proverbs 31 Ministries and the author of more than 25 books, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that having boundaries in our relationships isn’t selfish…
COP27 kicks off with deal to discuss climate compensation
Sharm el Sheikh, EgyptReuters Delegates from nearly 200 countries kicked off the UN climate summit in Egypt on Sunday with an agreement to discuss compensating poor nations for mounting damage linked to global warming, placing the controversial topic on the agenda for the first time since climate talks began decades ago. The agreement set a […]
Israel’s premier calls for unity after Netanyahu victory
Jerusalem AP Israel’s Prime Minister on Sunday issued a plea for national unity, days after he was defeated in national elections by the former premier, Benjamin Netanyahu, with the backing of a far-right ultranationalist party. In a memorial ceremony for the assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned of the deep […]
Pope says women’s rights fight is “continuous struggle”, condemns mutilation
Updated: 10:30am (AEST)Aboard the papal planeReuters Pope Francis said on Sunday the fight for women’s rights was a “continuous struggle”, and condemned male chauvinism as deadly for humanity and female genital mutilation as a crime that must be stopped. Speaking to reporters on the plane returning from a four-day trip to predominantly Muslim Bahrain, he […]
Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Reuters At least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday while trying to land at a nearby airport, the Prime Minister and airline said. Flight PW494, operated by Precision Air, hit the water during storms and heavy rain, the state Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation reported. […]
Pope wraps up Bahrain trip with visit to Gulf’s oldest church
Manama, Bahrain Reuters Pope Francis wound up his trip to Bahrain on Sunday by visiting the oldest Catholic church in the Gulf, telling bishops, priests and nuns to remain united as they ministered to the faithful in the majority Muslim area. The last event of his four-day trip took place at Sacred Heart church, built […]
COP27 climate summit to test resolve of world battling war, inflation
Reuters An international climate summit starting today in Egypt will test the resolve of nations to combat global warming, even as many of the biggest players are distracted by urgent crises ranging from war in Europe to rampant consumer inflation. More than 30,000 delegates, including representatives from some 200 countries, will gather on 6th to […]
Haitians hope for fuel supplies after police break up gang blockade at terminal
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Haitians on Saturday hoped for a quick return of fuel supplies after police broke up a gang blockade that for two months had left the economy without gasoline or diesel and triggered a humanitarian crisis. Haiti’s National Police said in a statement late on Friday that it took back control of the […]
From Russia with cash: Georgia booms as Russians flee Putin’s war
JAKE CORDELL, of Reuters, reports on how an influx of Russians has boosted Georgia’s economy…