UN Security Council exempts aid efforts from sanctions
United NationsReuters The United Nations Security Council on Friday gave humanitarian efforts a blanket exemption from UN sanctions, addressing aid groups’ concerns about the impact of overcompliance with such measures on their work. The measure, proposed by the United States and Ireland, passed with 14 votes in favour and one abstention by India. Members of […]
Ukrainian security service accuses Orthodox cleric of supporting Russia
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s SBU security service accused a senior Orthodox Christian cleric on Friday of engaging in anti-Ukrainian activity by supporting Russian policies in social media posts. The announcement followed a series of raids of property used by a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church that is historically tied to Russia and has come […]
Dozens killed as jihadist groups clash in eastern Mali
Bamako, Mali Reuters Dozens of civilians have been killed and hundreds displaced over several days of heavy fighting between rival Islamist groups in Mali’s restive east, local government officials said on Thursday. Jihadists linked to Islamic State have been clashing with local al-Qaeda affiliates over territory in the regions of Gao and Menaka, where insurgents […]
Newborn baby airlifted from charity ship in Mediterranean
Rome, ItalyReuters A baby was born on a charity rescue boat in the central Mediterranean and flown to Sicily while more than 500 other migrants remain at sea waiting to reach Europe, NGO groups said on Thursday. The growing number of migrants stranded at sea risks leading to a new confrontation with Italy’s right-wing government, […]
Snapshot: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
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Soundbite – The TCM Update: 2022 in review, part I
Australia-born Mitch Wong won a Grammy Award this year. Listen to this week’s TCM Update…
Indigenous people seek stronger land rights at COP15 nature talks
Montreal, CanadaReuters Negotiations on a deal to protect 30 per cent of the Earth by 2030 are woefully behind in addressing the concerns of native people, whose land holds the majority of the world’s remaining biodiversity, Indigenous advocates told Reuters at the UN nature summit in Montreal. Indigenous participation is seen as key to reaching […]
Protests continue in Sudan’s capital days after political deal
Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudanese security forces used tear gas and blocked roads and bridges on Thursday as they sought to contain scattered protests in the capital, a Reuters reporter said, three days after an initial deal was signed to launch a new political transition. Thousands of protesters gathered in the afternoon in several areas of Khartoum, […]
North Korean hackers exploited Seoul Halloween tragedy to distribute malware, Google says
Seoul, South Korea Reuters North Korean government-backed hackers referenced the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul to distribute malware to users in South Korea, Google’s Threat Analysis group said in a report. The malware was embedded in Microsoft Office documents which purported to be a government report on the tragedy that killed more than 150 people […]
Advent: With race in mind, Christians reconsider language of dark and light
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on the growing number of Christians who are having conversations around Advent imagery of dark and light…