Wow!: Abused women find freedom in Kenyan village where men are banned
JEFFERSON KAHINJU and MONICAH MWANGI, of Reuters, report from Umoja village in Kenya’s north-eastern Samburu region…
Ukraine troops prepare for threat of Russia capturing Bakhmut
Siversk, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian troops conducting weekend exercises near the small town of Siversk, in the country’s east, said they were preparing to defend one of the possible targets of a new Russian offensive. Siversk, which had a pre-war population of 10,000, is 35 kilometres north of Bakhmut – scene of fierce fighting in recent […]
King Charles III’s coronation to feature 12 new pieces of music
London, UKReuters Twelve newly commissioned pieces of music will play at the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III at Westminster Abbey this May, including Greek Orthodox music, Buckingham Palace said, with the 18th century Zadok the Priest also to be featured. Six orchestral commissions, five choral commissions and one organ commission have been composed for […]
Israeli missile strikes building in central Damascus, five dead
Amman, JordanReuters An Israeli rocket strike early on Sunday hit a building in central Damascus, killing five people and damaging several buildings in the densely populated district, witnesses and officials said. The strike hit near a security complex around which Syria’s ally Iran has installed bases, two intelligence sources said. Police officers stand near a […]
NZ police reach more people previously not contactable after Cyclone Gabrielle; death toll at 11
Sydney, Australia Reuters As New Zealand starts its long road to recovery following the devastation from Cyclone Gabrielle, the number of people still not reachable has fallen as communications in hard hit areas improve, the country’s police commissioner said on Monday. The cyclone hit the North Island’s northernmost region on 12th February and tracked down […]
Medecins Sans Frontieres gains access to quake zone in Syria
Antakya/Kahramanmaras, Turkey Reuters Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said a convoy of 14 of its trucks had entered northwestern Syria on Sunday to assist in earthquake rescue operations, as concerns grow over lack of access to the war-ravaged area. The World Food Programme has been pressuring authorities in that region of Syria to stop blocking […]
At least 60,000 minors set to cross dangerous Panama-Colombia jungle gap in 2023, says UN
Panama City, PanamaReuters A substantial hike in children crossing the Darien jungle – linking Panama with Colombia – is expected this year, the United Nations said on Friday, amid a surge in migrants making the dangerous journey to reach the United States. By the end of 2023, more than 300,000 migrants are set to have […]
US completes recovery of Chinese balloon but other “object” searches called off
Washington DC, US Reuters The United States said on Friday it had successfully concluded recovery efforts off South Carolina to collect sensors and other debris from a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon shot down by a US fighter jet on 4th February, and investigators are now analysing its “guts.” But US and Canadian authorities also announced […]
Kyiv’s ‘art shelter’ basement theatre heals the scars of war
Kyiv, UkraineReuters The bombs fall and the sirens blare but, in a Kyiv basement, rehearsals for the show – about a German town relentlessly attacked during World War II – go on. The ProEnglish Theatre’s next performance of The Book of Sirens is on 21st February, three days before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Anabell […]
In the US, Todd Benkert leaves SBC abuse task force after conflict over pastor’s restoration
United StatesRNS Todd Benkert, a Southern Baptist pastor who helped force reforms in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination’s sexual abuse policies, has stepped down from a task force he was appointed to last year to implement those reforms. Benkert’s role on the committee became controversial this week due to a public dispute involving a Florida […]