Ukraine says it still holds parts of Bakhmut, Russia reports progress
Lviv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine said on Sunday its troops were holding onto parts of the eastern city of Bakhmut, focus of a prolonged Russian assault, while the head of a major pro-Moscow force said his men were making progress. Russian forces, which have struggled for months to capture Bakhmut, are slowly taking over more and […]
Sudan sides trade blame, fight on despite ceasefire
Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudan’s rival military forces accused each other of fresh violations of a ceasefire on Sunday as their deadly conflict rumbled on for a third week despite warnings of a slide towards civil war. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded since a long-simmering power struggle between the Sudanese army and the […]
Pope says Vatican involved in secret Ukraine peace mission
Aboard the papal planeReuters The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on Sunday, declining to give further details. “I am willing to do everything that has to be done. There is a mission in course now but it is not yet […]
Pope in final Mass in Budapest urges Hungary to open doors
Budapest, Hungary AP Pope Francis urged Hungarians to open their doors to others on Sunday, as he wrapped up a weekend visit with a plea for Europe to welcome migrants and the poor and for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Francis issued the appeal from the banks of the Danube as he celebrated […]
UN body deplores “grave” rights abuses by Russia in Ukraine
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A United Nations committee said it was deeply concerned about human rights violations by Russian forces and private military companies in Ukraine, including enforced disappearances, torture, rape and extrajudicial executions. The flags alley is seen outside the United Nations building during the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on 27th February, 2023. PICTURE: […]
Nigeria again postpones first census in 17 years
Abuja, Nigera Reuters Nigeria has postponed a census due to take place next week and a new date will be set by the incoming government, the information ministry said on Saturday as it announced the latest delay to the country’s first census in 17 years. The census had been scheduled for 3rd to 7th May, […]
A race to the border after childbirth as fighting forces Sudanese to flee
Koufroune Camp, Chad Reuters As armed militias attacked and pillaged her village near the town of El Geneina in the western Darfur region of Sudan, pregnant 23-year-old Zamzam Adam was stranded, in labour, and alone, as neighbours fled across the border into Chad. The conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has […]
Residents and survivors say 136 killed in Burkina Faso massacre, blaming army
Ouagadougou Reuters Residents and survivors of a massacre in a Burkina Faso village said on Saturday 136 people including women and infants were killed, blaming the country’s security forces for the 20th April attack. A prosecutor last week launched a probe into the massacre which took place in the northern village of Karma and surrounding […]
Dust to dust?: New Mexicans fight to save old adobe churches
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports from the US state of New Mexico on efforts to preserve historic places of worship and the uniquely New Mexican way of life they represent…
Details revealed about King Charles III’s coronation service; Stone of Scone arrives in London
London, UKAP It will be a coronation of many faiths and many languages. King Charles III, keen to show that he can be a unifying figure for everyone in the United Kingdom, will be crowned in a ceremony that will for the first time include the active participation of faiths other than the Church of […]