Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum
Khartoum, SudanReuters Air strikes and clashes between Sudan’s warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday, residents said, after a Saudi and US-brokered deal for a week-long ceasefire raised hopes of a pause in the five-week conflict. The deal, signed on Saturday by the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces […]
At least 12 dead in stampede at El Salvador stadium
San SalvadorReuters At least 12 people died and an unspecified number were injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in El Salvador on Saturday, the Central American country’s government said. Alianza FC and Club Deportivo FAS were playing the second leg of their playoff quarter-final game at the Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, the […]
Ukraine aims to encircle Bakhmut as Russia says it captures city
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine said on Sunday that its forces were still advancing around the edges of Bakhmut, aiming to encircle the ruined eastern city after Moscow congratulated the Wagner private army and Russian troops for capturing it. Russia said on Saturday it had completely taken Bakhmut, which, if confirmed, would mark an end to the […]
Pope calls for rival Sudanese parties to lay down arms
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis on Sunday called for warring factions in Sudan to set aside their weapons, expressing sadness at the violence that has continued for more than a month in the African nation. “In encouraging the partial agreements reached so far, I renew my heartfelt plea for weapons to be set aside,” the Pope […]
Deaths from latest Nigerian inter-communal clashes pass 100
Bauchi, Nigeria Reuters The death toll from fighting between farmers and herders in Nigeria’s north-central state of Plateau has risen beyond 100, with locals searching in the bush for more bodies, residents and local authorities said on Friday. Gunmen stormed villages and burned several houses in the Mangu local government area on Tuesday, with at […]
In the US, judge clears way for disaffiliations from United Methodist Church in north Georgia
United StatesRNS The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church can’t just press “pause” on disaffiliations from the denomination by churches in its area, according to a ruling on Tuesday by a Georgia judge. Cobb County Superior Court Judge J Stephen Schuster ruled from the bench that the North Georgia Conference “has an affirmative […]
Tens of thousands protest against planned Israeli judicial overhaul
Tel AvivReuters Tens of thousands of Israelis joined protests across the country, now entering their 20th week, on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contested plans to tighten controls on the Supreme Court. The planned overhaul, which would give the government control over naming judges to the Supreme Court and let parliament override many rulings, […]
Saving the farm: US heartland clergy train to prevent agriculture workers’ suicides
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on an initiative in which states such as Minnesota and South Dakota are offering suicide prevention training to clergy – a crucial, trusted presence in rural America…
Russia says Ukrainian city of Bakhmut captured; Pope asks Italian cardinal to carry out peace mission
Reuters Russia claimed on Saturday to have fully captured the smashed eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which would mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15-month war. The assault on the largely levelled city was led by troops from the Wagner Group of mercenaries, whose leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said earlier in […]
Hiroshima G7 marks costs of war and welcomes Ukraine’s Zelenskiy
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters The United States and other rich democracies on Sunday will bring to a close a Group of Seven gathering that has focused on undermining Russia and managing China with a show of force behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Zelenskiy will receive a hero’s welcome during the closing day of the G7 summit […]