Syria’s Assad wins warm welcome at Arab summit after years of isolation
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Reuters Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was given a warm welcome at an Arab summit on Friday, winning a hug from Saudi Arabia’s crown prince at a meeting of leaders who had shunned him for years, in a policy shift opposed by the US and other Western powers. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]
Tim Keller, retired New York megachurch pastor and bestselling author, dies at 72
United StatesRNS Tim Keller, an influential Presbyterian Church in America minister who founded a network of evangelical Christian churches in New York City, has died. He was 72. Timothy Keller in 2011. PICTURE: Nathan Troester Known for his brainy and winsome approach to evangelism, Keller founded Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan in 1989 and grew […]
G7 tightens Russia sanctions, looks to cut China trade reliance
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters Leaders of the world’s richest democracies acted on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia, while a draft communique to be issued after their talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima stressed the need to reduce reliance on trade with China. The Group of Seven leaders, to be joined this weekend by Ukrainian […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to attend Hiroshima G7 summit, deepening focus on Russia
Hiroshima, JapanReuters Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the Group of Seven Hiroshima summit this weekend, a Ukrainian security official said, putting fresh pressure on Russia against the backdrop of a city synonymous with the horrors of nuclear war. Zelenskiy will attend the gathering on Sunday, the third and final day, two officials involved in […]
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Sudan’s conflict inflicts heavy toll on children
Cairo, Egypt Reuters After surviving weeks of fighting in Khartoum, Sanaa Mahmoud has finally got her family to safety in Cairo but says her daughter still wakes up at night screaming because of the gunfire and airstrikes that rocked her neighbourhood. “They saw everything, the gunfire was falling on us at home…they saw horrible scenes,” […]
Vatican recalls stamp celebrating Portugal’s colonial empire after complaints
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican has recalled a postage stamp promoting this year’s World Youth Day in Portugal following complaints that it celebrated Portugal’s colonial empire and the nationalist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar at a time when the Holy See has been atoning for colonial-era abuses. The stamp, which was still available for purchase online Thursday, features Pope […]
Mexico rescues 49 migrants kidnapped from bus
Mexico City, MexicoReuters Forty-nine migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela, El Salvador, Brazil and Cuba who had been kidnapped from a commercial bus in central Mexico have been found, Mexico’s defense minister said on Thursday. The migrants were found in several groups in the central state of San Luis Potosi and the neighboring state of Nuevo […]
Ecuador could hold early elections on 20th August: electoral court
Quito, EcuadorReuters Ecuador could hold early legislative and presidential elections on 20th August, the electoral court said on Thursday, a day after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree and brought forward the vote scheduled for 2025. Lasso invoked the constitution’s so-called “two-way death” provision on Wednesday, which allows the President to call […]