Sight-Seeing: The restorative justice of God
NILS VON KALM argues that our division of people into “good” and “bad” is not the way Jesus sees us…
Italy urges “stop” to migrant boats as shipwreck death toll hits 63
Crotone, Italy Reuters Rescuers recovered four more bodies on Monday, a day after a wooden sailboat carrying migrants to Europe smashed onto rocks in stormy weather off southern Italy, bringing the death toll to 63, including at least 14 children. Rescuers said most of the migrants came from Afghanistan, as well as from Iran, Somalia, […]
Pope to visit Hungary in April, migration and war on agenda
Rome, Italy/Budapest, Hungary AP Pope Francis will visit Hungary at the end of April, the Vatican said Monday, in a trip expected to focus on migration to Europe and Russia’s war in Ukraine. The 28th to 30th April trip to Budapest represents a proper state visit after Francis made a brief, hours-long stopover in 2021 […]
New Turkey quake kills one person, flattens more buildings
Osmaniye, Turkey Reuters An earthquake shook south-east Turkey on Monday, killing one person, injuring 110 and causing 29 buildings to collapse, Turkish authorities said, triggering frantic work to rescue several people believed trapped in rubble. The latest aftershock, with a magnitude of 5.6 and depth of 6.15 kilometres, hit three weeks after a massive quake […]
Rishi Sunak strikes post-Brexit Northern Ireland deal with EU
London, UKReuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck a new deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland on Monday, saying it would pave the way for a new chapter in London’s relationship with the bloc. Standing alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a news conference in Windsor, […]
Tinubu ahead in Nigeria election as opposition parties reject vote
Abuja, NIgeria Reuters Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was ahead in the vote count after Saturday’s presidential poll, a Reuters tally of provisional results in 15 of 36 states showed on Monday, but opposition parties walked out of the counting process citing concerns of fraud. The tally of provisional electoral commission results showed Tinubu, […]
Plastic consumption on course to nearly double by 2050 – research
Singapore Reuters Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive and legally binding global treaty to curb consumption is drawn up, according to research published on Monday. Existing programmes to boost recycling or cut single-use plastic consumption only “scratched the surface” and a […]
Colombia must do more to stop child recruitment by armed groups – NGO
Bogota, ColombiaReuters Colombia’s government must increase efforts to stop armed groups from recruiting children, as it pushes for peace and surrender deals with rebels and crime gangs, thinktank International Crisis Group said on Friday, warning recruitment is rising. Colombian leftist President Gustavo Petro has made “total peace” – an end to almost six decades of […]
Malaysia pressed to probe deaths of 150 foreigners in detention last year
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaReuters Human rights groups have urged Malaysia to investigate conditions at migrant detention centres after the government said 150 foreigners, including seven children, died at the facilities last year. Malaysia routinely detains foreigners without valid permits to remain in the country, including asylum seekers. It is home to millions of undocumented migrants and […]
Syria’s Assad meets senior Arab lawmakers in Damascus
Damascus, Syria Reuters A delegation of senior Arab parliamentarians met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Sunday, another sign of thawing ties after more than a decade of isolation over the conflict in Syria. The heads of the Iraqi, Jordanian, Palestinian, Libyan, Egyptian and Emirati houses of representatives, as well as representatives from […]