My Mission: Finding faith among the UK’s peaks
ANGELA YOUNGMAN reports on the ‘Mountain Pilgrims’ initiative…
Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks at ISS to bring back stranded crew
Reuters A Russian spacecraft on a mission to bring back to Earth a crew stranded on the International Space Station has docked at the station, Russian space agency Roscosmos said early on Sunday. The Soyuz MS-23, which lifted off from Baikonour space centre in Kazakhstan on Friday, is to bring back Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev […]
Nigeria’s electoral commission starts announcing state-wide results
Abuja, Nigeria Reuters Nigeria’s electoral commission began announcing state-by-state results from national elections on Sunday, though it is not expected to name a victor in the race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari for several days. The presidential vote is expected to be the closest in Nigeria’s history, with candidates from two parties that have alternated […]
In Mexico thousands protest electoral overhaul they say threatens democracy
Mexico City Reuters Huge crowds gathered across Mexico on Sunday to oppose a government drive to shrink the independent electoral authority, arguing the changes threaten democracy, in what appeared to be the largest protests yet against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration. Organisers said in Mexico City over 500,000 people attended, with video footage on […]
Israelis, Palestinians pledge to curb violence at Jordan meeting
Updated: 11:25am (AEST)Amman, JordanReuters Israeli and Palestinian officials pledged to de-escalate surging violence after meeting on Sunday, issuing a joint statement in which Israel said it would halt discussions about new settlement units in the occupied West Bank for four months. Attended by senior US, Jordanian and Egyptian officials in addition to the Israeli and […]
Migrant shipwreck in Italy kills at least 59, including 12 children
Rome, ItalyReuters At least 59 people died, including 12 children, when a wooden sailing boat carrying migrants to Europe crashed against rocks near the southern Italian coast early on Sunday, authorities said. The vessel, which sailed from Turkey and was carrying people from Afghanistan, Iran and several other countries, sank in rough seas before dawn […]
Children play, mother mourns: life grinds on in a Turkey camp
Antayka, Turkey Reuters With a smile on her face but pain in her eyes, Fatima Asheri watched her two surviving children play with other young earthquake survivors at a camp for displaced people near the centre of Turkey’s disaster zone. “The children are having fun and playing. But the parents feel defeated,” the 28-year-old said, […]
In Belgium’s Ypres, a museum draws a line from World War I to Ukraine
Brussels, Belgium Reuters The massed ranks of empty chairs at the Belgian World War I exhibition – one for each country and region that sent soldiers to die here a century ago – have been replaced by just two to mark the new conflict raging on the continent. One empty chair for Ukraine, one for […]
Italy approves clampdown on migrant rescue ships, fines charity
Rome, Italy Reuters Italy’s parliament on Thursday passed into law a government decree establishing a code of conduct for migrant charity ships, despite criticism from the United Nations and humanitarian groups that it will imperil lives. The new set of rules is part of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s efforts to crack down on the rescue […]
Heritage celebration: At Maryland church, it’s ‘Caribbean Sabbath,’ not just Black History Month
“It’s a space where our members and their family and friends can feel celebrated, can feel affirmed,” said Pastor Trevor Kinlock. ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports…