Tearful Zelenskiy honours top Ukrainian officials killed in helicopter crash
Kyiv, UkraineReuters A tearful Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended a memorial service on Saturday to commemorate seven senior officials killed in a helicopter crash, a fresh blow to a nation already grieving its many war dead. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy and five other high-ranking ministry officials were killed on Wednesday when their French-made […]
Peru’s Machu Picchu, Inca trail ordered closed as protests flare
Reuters Peruvian authorities ordered the closure of the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu and the Inca trail which leads to the world-renowned archeological site as of Saturday amid anti-government demonstrations that have spread nationwide and left a mounting death toll. Dozens of Peruvians were injured after tensions flared again on Friday as police clashed with […]
Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu justice plans
Tel Aviv, IsraelReuters Tens of thousands of Israelis joined demonstrations on Saturday against judicial reform plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government that protesters say will threaten democratic checks and balances on ministers by the courts. The plans, which the government says are needed to curb overreach by activist judges, have drawn fierce opposition […]
Bulgaria faces snap polls as Socialists abandon plans to form government
Sofia, Bulgaria Reuters Bulgaria is facing new general election in the spring, the country’s fifth in two years, after the Socialists on Friday gave up on plans to form a working government. The Socialists, who had the third and final chance to form a cabinet following an inconclusive election on 2nd October, said they had […]
Two years after US recognised Uyghur genocide, rights groups warn time is running out
United StatesRNS Two years since then-US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China’s repression of the Uyghurs a genocide, rights groups and political leaders continue to demand an end to China’s human rights abuses. “Time is running out,” said Salih Hudayar, prime minister of the East Turkistan Government in Exile and leader of the […]
Brazil police raid governor’s house over capital riots
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Brazil’s federal police on Friday raided the house of the suspended Governor of Brasilia, Ibaneis Rocha, who is under investigation for failing to prevent the storming of government buildings by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro. Rocha was removed from office for 90 days by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes […]
“A huge impact on every family”: Chinese who lost relatives to COVID angry at failure to protect elderly
MARTIN QUIN POLLARD, of Reuters, reports that for many grieving relatives, bereavement is mixed with anger over what they say was a lack of preparation to protect the elderly before China suddenly abandoned its “zero-COVID” policy in December…
At March for Life, a jubilant crowd prepares for state-level fights
Washngton DC, US RNS Thousands assembled on Friday to participate in this year’s edition of the anti-abortion March for Life on the National Mall in Washington, DC, where throngs celebrated the fall of Roe v Wade while expressing trepidation as the abortion debate moves to the states. Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life, opened […]
Russians lay flowers at improvised memorials to commemorate Dnipro dead
Reuters Russians in St Petersburg and Moscow have been laying flowers at improvised memorials to the victims of a Russian missile attack on a nine-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Tuesday, after calling off search operations, that 44 people were confirmed dead from Saturday’s attack, including […]