Violent protests in France force postponement of King Charles III’s visit
Paris, France Reuters Britain’s King Charles III on Friday cancelled a state visit to France next week after social unrest over President Emmanuel Macron’s new pension law erupted into some of the worst street violence seen in years across the country. The postponement – at Macron’s request – will be a major embarrassment to the […]
At least 13 dead in latest clash with police outside Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Reuters At least 13 people were killed in clashes with police just outside Brazil’s seaside city of Rio de Janeiro after a raid to arrest a gang leader, police said on Thursday, marking another bloody episode in the sprawling metro area. The clashes took place in the working-class Salgueiro neighborhood in […]
Snapshot: Recife, Brazil
See DENYS BARABANOV’s image…
Tourists to get chance to walk in King Charles III’s coronation footsteps
London, UKReuters London’s Westminster Abbey said visitors will get the chance this summer to follow King Charles III’s coronation footsteps, getting access for the first time in living memory to an area sealed off to the public. The official emblem in English language of the coronation of Britain’s King Charles created by designer Jony Ive […]
On the Screen: ‘Shazam! Fury of The Gods’ loses its spark
MARCUS CHEONG watches the second ‘Shazam’ movie…
Male guardianship rules in north Yemen restrict women’s aid work
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Female aid workers in north Yemen cannot do their jobs tackling one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises as tightening male guardianship rules by Houthi authorities restrict their movement, nine female humanitarians told Reuters. When women refuse to take a guardian, they cannot travel to oversee aid projects, collect data […]
13th May – Sight’s Christian History Walk, Geelong
Join Sight’s editor David Adams for two hour walk around Geelong’s CBD looking at some of the city’s rich Christian heritage…
Canada, US reach deal to close unofficial border crossings – reports
Ottawa, CanadaReuters The Canadian and US governments have agreed to update an asylum seekers pact that would allow for the closure of an unofficial US-Canada border crossing at Roxham Road, between New York state and the province of Quebec, according to media reports on Thursday. A sharp increase in asylum seekers entering Canada through unofficial […]
Ethiopia scraps bid to end UN-ordered Tigray abuses probe early – sources
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Ethiopia has dropped a draft motion that sought to bring an early end to a UN mandated investigative probe into the Tigray war, diplomats and observers told Reuters, after pressure from Western countries. The International Commission on Ethiopia, the only independent probe into the two-year conflict which pitted Ethiopia’s army against forces […]
Israel ratifies law limiting conditions for a Netanyahu ouster
JerusalemReuters Israel ratified a law on Thursday limiting the circumstances in which a prime minister can be removed, despite worries voiced by a government jurist that it may be meant to shield the incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu from any fallout from his corruption trials. The amended definition for the “incapacity” of national leaders is among legislative […]