East African regional leaders demand ceasefire in eastern Congo
Bujumbura, Democratic Republic of CongoReuters East African regional leaders on Saturday renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that pits the country’s military against a rebel group it has accused Rwanda of supporting. At a summit in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura, the leaders of […]
US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon
Washington DC, US Reuters The United States shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floated off the country’s southeastern coast on Saturday, a Reuters witness and US officials said, drawing to a close a dramatic spying saga that drew a spotlight on worsening Sino-US relations. President Joe Biden approved a military plan to […]
Germany has evidence of war crimes in Ukraine “in three-digit range” – prosecutor
Berlin, GermanyReuters Germany has collected evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, the country’s prosecutor general said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday, adding that he saw a need for a judicial process at international level. “Currently, for example, we are focusing on the mass killings in Bucha or attacks against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure,” Peter […]
Pope offers “wings to your hope” to displaced children in South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan Reuters Pope Francis on Saturday met South Sudanese children displaced by conflict and heard of the hardships of their lives in camps, telling them they would build a better future for the world’s newest country by replacing ethnic hatred with forgiveness. People wait before Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with priests, […]
South Sudan’s late liberation hero Garang in focus during Pope’s visit
Juba, South Sudan Reuters Pope Francis will lead prayers at the mausoleum of South Sudanese liberation hero John Garang on Saturday, an acknowledgement of the importance for the world’s youngest nation of perhaps the one leader who could ensure unity. Garang was killed in a helicopter crash in July, 2005, less than a month after […]
Roadkill rate for California cougars puts population at risk
Los Angeles, US Reuters Mountain lions have been dying on California highways at the rate of at least one or two every week in recent years, a roadkill toll that may exceed healthy reproductive levels for the big cats, new wildlife mortality data showed on Thursday. Maps documenting deadly highway crossings – clustered most heavily […]
Struggling in Jordan, Syrians choose to move to refugee camps
Beirut, LebanonThomson Reuters Foundation Unemployed and hit by rising fuel and electricity prices, some Syrian refugees in Jordan are making a painful choice: moving to the refugee camps they thought they had left behind. Abdallah Hasan al-Jaseem, a father of an almost two-year-old child, gave up on living and working outside the Zaatari camp and […]
“Frank” talks on Myanmar dominate ASEAN foreign ministers meeting
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters The conflict in Myanmar dominated the year’s first meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Jakarta on Friday, with Indonesia’s top diplomat saying that member states had “frank” discussions on the issue. The foreign minister of Indonesia, which chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this year, said the bloc was pushing for […]
Cross-border incursions: Turkey’s push into Iraq risks deeper conflict
AMINA ISMAIL of Reuters, reports from Sararo village in northern Iraq…
Four dead in Chile as fires blaze through area south of capital
Santiago, Chile Reuters Dozens of raging wildfires in Chile claimed at least four lives while torching some 14,000 hectares, authorities reported on Friday, as a summer heat wave engulfs a large swath of the South American country. The deaths occurred in the town of Santa Juana in Biobio, a region some 500 kilometres south of […]