Kenyan opposition leader Odinga suspends anti-government protests
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Sunday he was suspending anti-government protests and was ready for talks after an appeal from President William Ruto, though he warned that demonstrations could restart in days. Thousands have joined three marches over the past two weeks against high living costs and alleged fraud in […]
Christians celebrate Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, striving to maintain presence
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters Christians celebrated Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, facing an increasing struggle to maintain their status in the Holy City in the face of the expansion of Jewish settlements and repeated acts of violence. Hundreds attended the traditional procession on the Mount of Olives with palm fronds and olive branches that celebrates the entry of […]
Ukraine furious over Russian UN Security Council presidency
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia, whose leader is accused of war crimes, assumed charge of the United Nations Security Council on Saturday causing fury in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy calling it an absurd and destructive move. The last time Russia held the rotating presidency of the body responsible for maintaining peace and combating acts of international […]
Pope Francis leads Palm Sunday service, bounces back from illness
Vatican CtyReuters Pope Francis led a Palm Sunday service the day after he was discharged from hospital following a bout of bronchitis, and urged the world to take better care of the poor, the lonely and the infirm. Thousands of people waved palm and olive branches as Francis was driven into St Peter’s Square sitting […]
War has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes, sports minister says
Reuters Russia’s war against Ukraine has claimed the lives of 262 Ukrainian athletes and destroyed 363 sports facilities, the country’s sports minister, Vadym Huttsait, said on Saturday. Meeting the visiting president of the International Federation of Gymnastics, Morinari Watanabe, Huttsait said no athletes from Russia should be allowed at the Olympics or other sports competitions. […]
Montenegro holds run-off presidential election
Podgorica, MontenegroReuters Montenegrins were set to vote in a run-off presidential election on Sunday, pitting long-time incumbent Milo Djukanovic against a Western-educated economist pledging to lift the nation out of a crisis marked by no-confidence votes in two governments. Polling stations opened at 7am and will close at 8pm. First unofficial results by pollsters, based […]
Ukrainian court puts an Orthodox leader under house arrest
Kyiv, Ukraine AP A Kyiv court ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest Saturday after Ukraine’s top security agency said he was suspected of justifying Russian aggression, a criminal offence. It was the latest move in a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery. Metropolitan Pavel is the abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine’s […]
Mexican probe into missing students beset by delays and failure, watchdog says
Mexico City Reuters Mexican authorities have failed to carry out all arrests ordered by prosecutors over the 2014 disappearance of 43 students and the military has denied access to important information, a rights group said on Friday, expressing concern over continued delays in the investigation. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office in 2018 vowing […]
Replica of Kremlin critic Navalny’s cell on display at Dutch exhibit
Loevestein Castle, Netherlands Reuters A replica of the two-by-three-metre prison cell holding Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny went on display in the Netherlands on Friday as part of an exhibit entitled Silenced about political prisoners through the centuries. Navalny, the leading Russian opposition figure, nearly died after being poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent while campaigning against Russian President […]
Clean energy transition: Mining in South Africa looks to solar, AI and chickens to go green
Africa has many of the metals needed for a clean energy transition – but mining them needs to be greener and more sustainable. KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…