Driver arrested after seven, including migrants, killed in Brownsville, Texas
Reuters At least seven pedestrians were killed and several others injured on Sunday when an SUV mowed down people near a homeless shelter that attends to migrants in Brownsville, Texas, police said. The male driver was in custody, Lieutenant Martin Sandoval of the Brownsville Police Department said, adding he was charged with reckless driving and […]
Russia’s Wagner group appears to do U-turn on Bakhmut withdrawal
Reuters Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying they had been promised more arms by Moscow and suggesting they may keep up their assault on what Russia sees as a stepping stone to other cities in the Donbas region. Elsewhere, Ukrainian and Russian media […]
Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to Sudan conflict
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan’s warring parties were in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end to a three-week-old conflict that has killed hundreds and triggered an exodus. The US-Saudi initiative is the first serious attempt to end fighting […]
Prince William invokes late Queen in tribute to King Charles III after coronation
Updated: 10:30am (AEST)London, UKReuters The late Queen Elizabeth II would be “very proud” of King Charles III on his coronation, his son William said on Sunday as he celebrated his father at a concert at Windsor Castle, and Britons held thousands of street parties in the king’s honour. Amid pomp and pageantry, Charles and his […]
Australia, NZ mark King Charles III’s coronation with 21-gun salutes
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia and New Zealand on Sunday celebrated the coronation of King Charles III with 21-gun salutes in their capitals, after the countries’ leaders, both republicans, attended the coronation ceremony in London. King Charles is head of state in Australia, New Zealand and 12 other Commonwealth realms outside the United Kingdom, although the role […]
At least eight people killed by gunman at Texas mall; shooter killed by police
Reuters A gunman shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at a busy mall north of Dallas on Saturday, police said. The gunman, whom authorities said they think acted alone and whose motive was not yet known, was killed by a police officer after he began firing outside of the Allen […]
IAEA head warns of dangers around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Reuters The head of the UN’s nuclear power watchdog warned on Saturday that the situation around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear station had become “increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous” and called for measures to ensure its safe operation. A view shows Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant from the town of Nikopol, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in […]
India verifying cause of deaths in tension-hit north-east state
Guwahati, India Reuters Authorities in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur are investigating if the death of 18 to 20 people in the last few days was due to recent clashes between tribal and non-tribal groups, a government official said. There have been incidents of looting and arson in parts of the remote state bordering Myanmar […]
The Long Read: New books spotlight women’s leadership in New Testament
“It’s not that we’re trying to rewrite history. It’s simply that women have been obscured,” said Beth Allison Barr. EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports…
Thousands of Albertans evacuated in “unprecedented” wildfire situation
Toronto, CanadaReuters Tens of thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes as “unprecedented” wildfires rage on in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith, head of the ruling United Conservative Party, said at a press conference on Saturday. A smoke column rises from wildfire EWF-035 near Shining Bank, Alberta, Canada, on 5th May, 2023. PICTURE: […]