Aid group NRC resumes work with female staff in Taliban heartland
United NationsReuters An international aid agency in Afghanistan has resumed operations in the southern province of Kandahar – the birthplace of the Taliban and home to its supreme spiritual leader – after its Afghan female staff were allowed to return to work. The move comes after Norwegian Refugee Council Secretary General Jan Egeland told Reuters […]
At least 42 dead, thousands homeless after floods in Haiti
Reuters Flooding from torrential rains in Haiti has left at least 42 people dead over the past couple days and dozens more missing and injured, officials said on Monday. Over 13,600 homes are also listed as flooded. The civil protection agency said on Twitter on Monday the death toll had risen since Sunday night after […]
Russia says it thwarted major attack in Ukraine but lost some ground
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Moscow said on Monday it had thwarted a major offensive against its forces in eastern Ukraine, although it was unclear whether the attack formed the beginning of Ukraine’s long-anticipated counter-offensive. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was enigmatic in his nightly video, hailing “the news we have been waiting for” in Bakhmut in the east. […]
Shelling, looting in Sudan’s capital as military factions battle for eighth week
Khartoum, SudanReuters Shelling and heavy clashes hit areas of Sudan’s capital on Monday, residents said, with reports of spreading lawlessness in Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur after more than seven weeks of conflict between rival military factions. Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensified after the expiry late […]
Support dips for Indigenous recognition referendum in Australia, poll shows
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Fewer than half of all Australian voters are supporting a proposal to include an Indigenous advisory body in the constitution that will be put to a referendum later this year, the latest opinion poll showed on Monday. About 46 per cent will vote yes to having the new advisory body, called the Indigenous […]
India rail crash probe focuses on electronic track management system
New Delhi, India Reuters Investigators are probing an electronic track management system that they suspect malfunctioned and caused India’s deadliest train crash in more than two decades, railways officials said on Sunday. At least 275 people were killed on Friday when a passenger train hit a stationary freight train, went off the tracks and hit […]
United Nations ‘alarmed’ by Hong Kong 4th June detentions
Hong Kong, ChinaReuters The United Nations said on Monday it was “alarmed” by detentions in Hong Kong linked to the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, while China said the financial hub was moving from “chaos” to prosperity. Hong Kong police said they detained 23 people on Sunday for “breaching public peace”, and also […]
Israel demands Egypt help in full probe of deadly attack at border
JerusalemReuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called the killing of three soldiers by a member of the Egyptian security services a terrorist attack and demanded a full joint investigation with Cairo. Egypt says it is working with Israel to investigate the incident which occurred on Saturday. A soldier reacts near the site of […]
Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds
Moscow, RussiaReuters Russia said on Monday that its forces had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops. It was not immediately clear whether or not the reported attack represented the start of a Ukrainian counteroffensive which Kyiv has […]
Senegal government cuts mobile internet access amid deadly rioting
Dakar, SenegalReuters Senegal’s government has cut access to mobile internet services in certain areas because of deadly rioting in which “hateful and subversive” messages have been posted online, it said in a statement on Sunday. The West African country has been rocked by three days of violent protests in which 16 people have died, one […]